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authorAssim Deodia <assim.deodia@gmail.com>2008-06-14 04:29:07 (GMT)
committer Assim Deodia <assim.deodia@gmail.com>2008-06-14 04:29:07 (GMT)
commit070b7aebaf3870e42d709d394b17201c47291ccb (patch)
tree01f815366a56e8780a309928d82c4062e0fe4483 /dict
Initial Import
Diffstat (limited to 'dict')
-rw-r--r--dict/Note.dtd7
-rw-r--r--dict/gcide.dtd561
-rw-r--r--dict/gcide.xml577
-rw-r--r--dict/gcide_a.xml46763
-rw-r--r--dict/gcide_abbreviations.xml467
-rw-r--r--dict/gcide_authorities.xml12295
-rw-r--r--dict/gcide_b.xml41372
-rw-r--r--dict/k.xml6233
-rw-r--r--dict/kc.xml49
-rw-r--r--dict/memo.xml36
-rw-r--r--dict/notes.xml8
-rw-r--r--dict/tdict.xml19
12 files changed, 108387 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/dict/Note.dtd b/dict/Note.dtd
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+<!DOCTYPE note [
+ <!ELEMENT note (to,from,heading,body)>
+ <!ELEMENT to (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT from (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT heading (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT body (#PCDATA)>
+]>
diff --git a/dict/gcide.dtd b/dict/gcide.dtd
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+++ b/dict/gcide.dtd
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+<!DOCTYPE dictionary [
+
+<!-- I have used ISO 8879 entity names when they exist.
+ Otherwise, I made up a name ending with an underscore. -->
+
+<!-- Unicode 0000 - 007F C0 Controls and Basic Latin -->
+ <!ENTITY amp '&#x26;#x0026;'> <!-- ISOnum, ampersand -->
+ <!ENTITY lt '&#x26;#x003C;'> <!-- ISOnum, less-than sign -->
+ <!ENTITY gt '&#x003E;'> <!-- ISOnum, greater-than sign -->
+<!-- Unicode 0080 - 00FF C1 Controls and Latin-1 Supplement -->
+ <!ENTITY nbsp '&#x00A0;'> <!-- ISOnum, no-break space = non-breaking space -->
+ <!ENTITY pound '&#x00A3;'> <!-- ISOnum, pound sign -->
+ <!ENTITY sect '&#x00A7;'> <!-- ISOnum, section sign -->
+ <!ENTITY uml '&#x00A8;'> <!-- ISOdia, diaeresis = spacing diaeresis -->
+ <!ENTITY deg '&#x00B0;'> <!-- ISOnum, degree sign -->
+ <!ENTITY para '&#x00B6;'> <!-- ISOnum, pilcrow sign = paragraph sign -->
+ <!ENTITY iquest '&#x00BF;'> <!-- ISOnum, inverted question mark = turned question mark -->
+ <!ENTITY Auml '&#x00C4;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin capital letter A with diaeresis -->
+ <!ENTITY AElig '&#x00C6;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin capital letter AE = latin capital ligature AE -->
+ <!ENTITY Ccedil '&#x00C7;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin capital letter C with cedilla -->
+ <!ENTITY Eacute '&#x00C9;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin capital letter E with acute -->
+ <!ENTITY ETH '&#x00D0;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin capital letter ETH -->
+ <!ENTITY times '&#x00D7;'> <!-- ISOnum, multiplication sign -->
+ <!ENTITY Uuml '&#x00DC;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin capital letter U with diaeresis -->
+ <!ENTITY agrave '&#x00E0;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter a with grave = latin small letter a grave -->
+ <!ENTITY aacute '&#x00E1;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter a with acute -->
+ <!ENTITY acirc '&#x00E2;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter a with circumflex -->
+ <!ENTITY atilde '&#x00E3;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter a with tilde -->
+ <!ENTITY auml '&#x00E4;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter a with diaeresis -->
+ <!ENTITY aring '&#x00E5;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter a with ring above = latin small letter a ring -->
+ <!ENTITY aelig '&#x00E6;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter ae = latin small ligature ae -->
+ <!ENTITY ccedil '&#x00E7;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter c with cedilla -->
+ <!ENTITY egrave '&#x00E8;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter e with grave -->
+ <!ENTITY eacute '&#x00E9;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter e with acute -->
+ <!ENTITY ecirc '&#x00EA;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter e with circumflex -->
+ <!ENTITY euml '&#x00EB;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter e with diaeresis -->
+ <!ENTITY igrave '&#x00EC;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter i with grave -->
+ <!ENTITY iacute '&#x00ED;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter i with acute -->
+ <!ENTITY icirc '&#x00EE;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter i with circumflex -->
+ <!ENTITY iuml '&#x00EF;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter i with diaeresis -->
+ <!ENTITY eth '&#x00F0;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter eth -->
+ <!ENTITY ntilde '&#x00F1;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter n with tilde -->
+ <!ENTITY ograve '&#x00F2;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter o with grave -->
+ <!ENTITY oacute '&#x00F3;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter o with acute -->
+ <!ENTITY ocirc '&#x00F4;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter o with circumflex -->
+ <!ENTITY ouml '&#x00F6;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter o with diaeresis -->
+ <!ENTITY divide '&#x00F7;'> <!-- ISOnum, division sign -->
+ <!ENTITY ugrave '&#x00F9;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter u with grave -->
+ <!ENTITY uacute '&#x00FA;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter u with acute -->
+ <!ENTITY ucirc '&#x00FB;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter u with circumflex -->
+ <!ENTITY uuml '&#x00FC;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter u with diaeresis -->
+ <!ENTITY thorn '&#x00FE;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter thorn with -->
+<!-- Unicode 0100 - 017F Latin Extended-A -->
+ <!ENTITY amacr '&#x0101;'> <!-- ISOlat2, latin small letter a with macron -->
+ <!ENTITY abreve '&#x0103;'> <!-- ISOlat2, latin small letter a with breve -->
+ <!ENTITY cacute '&#x0107;'> <!-- ISOlat2, latin small letter c with acute -->
+ <!ENTITY ccaron '&#x010D;'> <!-- ISOlat2, latin small letter c with caron -->
+ <!ENTITY emacr '&#x0113;'> <!-- ISOlat2, latin small letter e with macron -->
+ <!ENTITY ebreve_ '&#x0115;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter e with breve -->
+ <!ENTITY imacr '&#x012B;'> <!-- ISOlat2, latin small letter i with macron -->
+ <!ENTITY ibreve_ '&#x012D;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter i with breve -->
+ <!ENTITY Omacr '&#x014C;'> <!-- ISOlat2, latin capital letter o with macron -->
+ <!ENTITY omacr '&#x014D;'> <!-- ISOlat2, latin small letter o with macron -->
+ <!ENTITY obreve_ '&#x014F;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter o with breve -->
+ <!ENTITY OElig '&#x0152;'> <!-- ISOlat2, latin capital ligature OE -->
+ <!ENTITY oelig '&#x0153;'> <!-- ISOlat2, latin small ligature oe -->
+ <!ENTITY umacr '&#x016B;'> <!-- ISOlat2, latin small letter u with macron -->
+ <!ENTITY ubreve '&#x016D;'> <!-- ISOlat2, latin small letter u with breve -->
+ <!ENTITY uring '&#x016F;'> <!-- ISOlat2, latin small letter u with ring above -->
+ <!ENTITY zdot '&#x017C;'> <!-- ISOlat2, latin small letter z with dot above -->
+<!-- Unicode 0180 - 024F Latin Extended-B -->
+ <!ENTITY aemacr_ '&#x01E3;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter ae with macron (ash) * -->
+ <!ENTITY yogh_ '&#x021D;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter yogh -->
+ <!ENTITY adot_ '&#x0227;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter a with dot above -->
+ <!ENTITY ymacr_ '&#x0233;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter y with macron -->
+ <!ENTITY schwa_ '&#x0259;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter schwa -->
+<!-- Unicode 02B0 - 02FF Spacing Modifier Letters -->
+ <!ENTITY asper_ '&#x02BD;'> <!-- non-SGML, modifier letter reversed comma -->
+ <!ENTITY breve '&#x02D8;'> <!-- ISOdia, breve -->
+<!-- Unicode 0370 - 03FF Greek -->
+ <!ENTITY Alpha '&#x0391;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter alpha -->
+ <!ENTITY Beta '&#x0392;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter beta -->
+ <!ENTITY Gamma '&#x0393;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter gamma -->
+ <!ENTITY Delta '&#x0394;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter delta -->
+ <!ENTITY Epsilon '&#x0395;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter epsilon -->
+ <!ENTITY Zeta '&#x0396;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter zeta -->
+ <!ENTITY Eta '&#x0397;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter eta -->
+ <!ENTITY Theta '&#x0398;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter theta -->
+ <!ENTITY Iota '&#x0399;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter iota -->
+ <!ENTITY Kappa '&#x039A;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter kappa -->
+ <!ENTITY Lambda '&#x039B;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter lambda -->
+ <!ENTITY Mu '&#x039C;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter mu -->
+ <!ENTITY Nu '&#x039D;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter nu -->
+ <!ENTITY Xi '&#x039E;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter xi -->
+ <!ENTITY Omicron '&#x039F;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter omicron -->
+ <!ENTITY Pi '&#x03A0;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter pi -->
+ <!ENTITY Rho '&#x03A1;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter rho -->
+ <!ENTITY Sigma '&#x03A3;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter sigma -->
+ <!ENTITY Tau '&#x03A4;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter tau -->
+ <!ENTITY Upsilon '&#x03A5;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter upsilon -->
+ <!ENTITY Phi '&#x03A6;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter phi -->
+ <!ENTITY Chi '&#x03A7;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter chi -->
+ <!ENTITY Psi '&#x03A8;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter psi -->
+ <!ENTITY Omega '&#x03A9;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter omega -->
+ <!ENTITY alpha '&#x03B1;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter alpha -->
+ <!ENTITY beta '&#x03B2;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter beta -->
+ <!ENTITY gamma '&#x03B3;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter gamma -->
+ <!ENTITY delta '&#x03B4;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter delta -->
+ <!ENTITY epsilon '&#x03B5;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter epsilon -->
+ <!ENTITY zeta '&#x03B6;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter zeta -->
+ <!ENTITY eta '&#x03B7;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter eta -->
+ <!ENTITY theta '&#x03B8;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter theta -->
+ <!ENTITY iota '&#x03B9;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter iota -->
+ <!ENTITY kappa '&#x03BA;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter kappa -->
+ <!ENTITY lambda '&#x03BB;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter lambda -->
+ <!ENTITY mu '&#x03BC;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter mu -->
+ <!ENTITY nu '&#x03BD;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter nu -->
+ <!ENTITY xi '&#x03BE;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter xi -->
+ <!ENTITY omicron '&#x03BF;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter omicron -->
+ <!ENTITY pi '&#x03C0;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter pi -->
+ <!ENTITY rho '&#x03C1;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter rho -->
+ <!ENTITY sigmav '&#x03C2;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small ketter final sigma -->
+ <!ENTITY sigma '&#x03C3;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter sigma -->
+ <!ENTITY tau '&#x03C4;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter tau -->
+ <!ENTITY upsilon '&#x03C5;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter upsilon -->
+ <!ENTITY phi '&#x03C6;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter phi -->
+ <!ENTITY chi '&#x03C7;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter chi -->
+ <!ENTITY psi '&#x03C8;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter psi -->
+ <!ENTITY omega '&#x03C9;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter omega -->
+ <!ENTITY digamma_ '&#x03DD;'> <!-- non-SGML, greek small letter digamma -->
+<!-- Unicode 1E00 - 1EFF Latin Extended Additional -->
+ <!ENTITY dsdot_ '&#x1E0D;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter d with dot below -->
+ <!ENTITY hsdot_ '&#x1E25;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter h with dot below -->
+ <!ENTITY lsdot_ '&#x1E37;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter l with dot below -->
+ <!ENTITY mdot_ '&#x1E41;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter m with dot above -->
+ <!ENTITY msdot_ '&#x1E43;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter m with dot below -->
+ <!ENTITY ndot_ '&#x1E45;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter n with dot above -->
+ <!ENTITY nsdot_ '&#x1E47;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter n with dot below -->
+ <!ENTITY nsmacr_ '&#x1E49;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter n with line below -->
+ <!ENTITY rsdot_ '&#x1E5B;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter r with dot below -->
+ <!ENTITY tsdot_ '&#x1E6D;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter t with dot below -->
+ <!ENTITY usuml_ '&#x1E73;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter u with diaeresis below -->
+ <!ENTITY zsdot_ '&#x1E93;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter z with dot below -->
+ <!ENTITY etilde_ '&#x1EBD;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter e with tilde -->
+ <!ENTITY usdot_ '&#x1EE5;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter u with dot below -->
+<!-- Unicode 2000 - 206F General Punctuation -->
+ <!ENTITY mdash '&#x2014;'> <!-- ISOpub, em dash -->
+ <!ENTITY Verbar '&#x2016;'> <!-- ISOtech, double vertical line -->
+ <!ENTITY lsquo '&#x2018;'> <!-- ISOnum, left single quotation mark -->
+ <!ENTITY ldquo '&#x201C;'> <!-- ISOnum, left double quotation mark -->
+ <!ENTITY rdquo '&#x201D;'> <!-- ISOnum, right double quotation mark -->
+ <!ENTITY dagger '&#x2020;'> <!-- ISOpub, dagger -->
+ <!ENTITY Dagger '&#x2021;'> <!-- ISOpub, double dagger -->
+ <!ENTITY bull '&#x2022;'> <!-- ISOpub, bullet = black small circle -->
+ <!ENTITY prime '&#x2032;'> <!-- ISOtech, prime = minutes = feet -->
+ <!ENTITY Prime '&#x2033;'> <!-- ISOtech, double prime = seconds = inches -->
+ <!ENTITY asterism_ '&#x2042;'> <!-- non-SGML, asterism -->
+<!-- Unicode 2190 - 21FF Mathematical Operators -->
+ <!ENTITY rarr '&#x2192;'> <!-- ISOnum -->
+<!-- Unicode 2200 - 22FF Mathematical Operators -->
+ <!ENTITY nabla '&#x2207;'> <!-- ISOtech, nabla = backward difference -->
+ <!ENTITY radic '&#x221A;'> <!-- ISOtech, square root = radical sign -->
+ <!ENTITY cuberoot_ '&#x221B;'> <!-- non-SGML, cube root -->
+ <!ENTITY int '&#x222B;'> <!-- ISOtech, integral -->
+<!-- Unicode 2300 - 23FF Miscellaneous Technical -->
+ <!ENTITY frown '&#x2322;'> <!-- ISOamsr, frown -->
+ <!ENTITY smile '&#x2323;'> <!-- ISOamsr, smile -->
+<!-- Unicode 2600 - 26FF Miscellaneous Symbols -->
+ <!ENTITY sun_ '&#x2609;'> <!-- non-SGML, sun -->
+ <!ENTITY ascendnode_ '&#x260A;'> <!-- non-SGML, ascending node -->
+ <!ENTITY descendnode_ '&#x260B;'> <!-- non-SGML, descending node -->
+ <!ENTITY hand_ '&#x261E;'> <!-- non-SGML, white right pointing index -->
+ <!ENTITY mercury_ '&#x263F;'> <!-- non-SGML, mercury -->
+ <!ENTITY male '&#x2642;'> <!-- ISOpub, male sign -->
+ <!ENTITY jupiter_ '&#x2643;'> <!-- non-SGML, jupiter -->
+ <!ENTITY aries_ '&#x2648;'> <!-- non-SGML, aries -->
+ <!ENTITY taurus_ '&#x2649;'> <!-- non-SGML, taurus -->
+ <!ENTITY gemini_ '&#x264A;'> <!-- non-SGML, gemini -->
+ <!ENTITY cancer_ '&#x264B;'> <!-- non-SGML, cancer -->
+ <!ENTITY leo_ '&#x264C;'> <!-- non-SGML, leo -->
+ <!ENTITY virgo_ '&#x264D;'> <!-- non-SGML, virgo -->
+ <!ENTITY libra_ '&#x264E;'> <!-- non-SGML, libra -->
+ <!ENTITY scorpius_ '&#x264F;'> <!-- non-SGML, scorpius -->
+ <!ENTITY sagittarius_ '&#x2650;'> <!-- non-SGML, sagittarius -->
+ <!ENTITY capricorn_ '&#x2651;'> <!-- non-SGML, capricorn -->
+ <!ENTITY aquarius_ '&#x2652;'> <!-- non-SGML, aquarius -->
+ <!ENTITY pisces_ '&#x2653;'> <!-- non-SGML, pisces -->
+ <!ENTITY flat '&#x266D;'> <!-- ISOpub, music flat sign -->
+ <!ENTITY natur '&#x266E;'> <!-- ISOpub, music natural sign -->
+ <!ENTITY sharp '&#x266F;'> <!-- ISOpub, music sharp sign -->
+<!-- Unicode 2700 - 27BF Dingbats -->
+ <!ENTITY sext '&#x2736;'> <!-- ISOpub, six pointed black star -->
+<!-- Unicode FB00 - FB4F Alphabetic Presentation Forms -->
+ <!ENTITY filig '&#xFB01;'> <!-- ISOpub, latin small ligature fi -->
+ <!ENTITY fllig '&#xFB02;'> <!-- ISOpub, laton small ligature fl -->
+ <!ENTITY ffllig '&#xFB04;'> <!-- ISOpub, latin small ligature ffl -->
+<!-- Unicode FFF0 - FFFF Specials -->
+ <!ENTITY Crev_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY aitalic_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY asuml_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY auptack_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY csdot_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY deletemark_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY eitalic_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY euptack_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY iuptack_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY ltilde_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY mtilde_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY ncirc_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY nsmallcap_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY oobreve_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY oomacr_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY ouptack_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY pause_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY thlig_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY unr_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY uuptack_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY withdot_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY ybreve_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY dotted2_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY dotted3_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+
+ <!ELEMENT CAPTION (b)*>
+ <!ELEMENT H1 (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT H2 (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT I (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT TITLE (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT a (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT ab (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT ab.entry (ab|ab.full)*>
+ <!ELEMENT ab.full (#PCDATA|it)*>
+ <!ELEMENT abbr (#PCDATA|it|sc)*>
+ <!ELEMENT adjf (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT altname (#PCDATA|asp|class|col|colf|cref|ecol|er|fam|gen|hw|ord|spn|sub|subclass|sup)*>
+ <!ELEMENT altnpluf (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT altsp (#PCDATA|abbr|as|asp|au|er|ets|ex|grk|hw|it|pluf|plw|pos|pr|sd|wf)*>
+ <!ELEMENT amorph (#PCDATA|adjf|au|er|ex|it|pos|pr|qex|xex)*>
+ <!ELEMENT ant (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT antiquetype (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT as (#PCDATA|altname|ant|au|chform|city|col|contr|corpn|cref|ecol|er|ex|examp|exp|fam|film|fld|frac|fract|gen|grk|hascons|it|mark|mathex|mcol|ord|org|partof|persfn|person|pos|ptcl|qex|sc|sd|sig|spn|styp|stype|subs|universbold|xex)*>
+ <!ELEMENT asp (#PCDATA|fam|gen|hw)*>
+ <!ELEMENT au (#PCDATA|i|mark)*>
+ <!ELEMENT au.entry (au|au.see|au.who|au.work)*>
+ <!ELEMENT au.see (#PCDATA|i)*>
+ <!ELEMENT au.who (#PCDATA|i)*>
+ <!ELEMENT au.work (#PCDATA|i)*>
+ <!ELEMENT b (#PCDATA|br|ex|i|it|plain|xex)*>
+ <!ELEMENT bar EMPTY>
+ <!ELEMENT bio (#PCDATA|booki|br|city|date|edi|er|it|note|org|pbr|persfn|person|pr|publ|sc)*>
+ <!ELEMENT biography (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT blacklettertype (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT body (note|p)*>
+ <!ELEMENT bold (#PCDATA|xex)*>
+ <!ELEMENT boldfacetype (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT book (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT booki (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT bourgeoistype (#PCDATA|xex)*>
+ <!ELEMENT boxtype (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT br EMPTY>
+ <!ELEMENT branchof (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT caption (#PCDATA|er|note|qex|spn|xex)*>
+ <!ELEMENT cas (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT causedby (#PCDATA|gen|spn)*>
+ <!ELEMENT causedbyp (spn)*>
+ <!ELEMENT causes (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT cd (#PCDATA|a|abbr|altname|altsp|ant|as|asp|au|book|br|cas|chform|chname|city|class|cnvto|col|compof|contr|country|cp|cref|ecol|er|ets|etsep|ety|ex|examp|exp|fam|fexp|figref|fld|frac|fract|gen|geog|grk|illust|isa|it|itran|mark|mathex|matrix2x5|member|members|note|ord|part|partof|parts|pbr|persfn|person|pluf|pos|pr|prod|prodby|prodmac|ptcl|sc|sd|ship|sig|source|specif|spn|state|styp|stype|subclass|supr|table|trademark|universbold|var|varn|xex)*>
+ <!ELEMENT cd2 (#PCDATA|au|cd|ex)*>
+ <!ELEMENT centered (#PCDATA|point16|point18|point26)*>
+ <!ELEMENT chform (#PCDATA|sups)*>
+ <!ELEMENT chname (#PCDATA|it)*>
+ <!ELEMENT chreact (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT city (#PCDATA|etsep)*>
+ <!ELEMENT clarendontype (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT class (#PCDATA|er)*>
+ <!ELEMENT cnvto (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT col (#PCDATA|b|cd|it|plain)*>
+ <!ELEMENT colbreak EMPTY>
+ <!ELEMENT colf (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT colheads (coltitle)*>
+ <!ELEMENT colp (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT colret EMPTY>
+ <!ELEMENT coltitle (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT column1 (#PCDATA|vertical)*>
+ <!ELEMENT comm (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT comp (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT company (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT compof (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT conjf (#PCDATA|i|pr)*>
+ <!ELEMENT conseq (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT consof (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT contains (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT contr (#PCDATA|colf|cref|er|i)*>
+ <!ELEMENT contxt (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT corpn (#PCDATA|etsep)*>
+ <!ELEMENT corr (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT country (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT cp (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT cref (#PCDATA|i)*>
+ <!ELEMENT cs (#PCDATA|altname|altsp|au|bold|br|cd|cd2|chreact|col|cref|def|er|ety|ex|fld|it|mark|mcol|note|pbr|plu|pluf|pos|pr|q|qau|qex|rj|sd|see|sn|source|specif|spn|stype|subclass|table|wordforms|xex)*>
+ <!ELEMENT ct (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT date (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT datey (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT decf (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT def (#PCDATA|a|abbr|altname|altnpluf|altsp|ant|as|asp|au|b|book|booki|boxtype|br|branchof|causedby|causedbyp|causes|cd|chform|chname|chreact|city|class|cnvto|col|colf|colp|comp|company|compof|contains|contr|corpn|corr|country|cref|date|datey|divof|ecol|er|ets|etsep|ety|ex|examp|exp|fam|fld|frac|fract|funct|gen|geog|grk|grp|hascons|haspart|hw|hwf|hypen|i|illu|inv|iref|isa|it|itrans|jour|kingdom|mark|markp|mathex|mcol|member|memberof|members|membof|methodfor|mord|note|ord|org|part|partof|parts|persfn|person|phylum|plu|pluf|plw|pos|pr|prod|prodby|ptcl|publ|q|qex|recipr|river|rj|sansserif|sc|sd|sfield|sig|simto|singf|singw|sn|source|specif|spn|stage|stageof|state|street|styp|stype|sub|subclass|subfam|subord|suborder|subphylum|subs|subtypes|sup|sups|tr|tradename|tran|unit|universbold|usage|usedby|usedfor|uses|var|varn|wordforms|xex|xlati)*>
+ <!ELEMENT def2 (#PCDATA|au|def|ety|fld|hw|mark|plu|pluf|pos|pr|rj|sd|see|singf|specif|xex)*>
+ <!ELEMENT dictionary (body|front)*>
+ <!ELEMENT div0 (H1|H2|ab.entry|au.entry|p)*>
+ <!ELEMENT divof (org)*>
+ <!ELEMENT ecol (b)*>
+ <!ELEMENT edi (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT emits (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT englishtype (#PCDATA|sc)*>
+ <!ELEMENT er (#PCDATA|as|it|pos)*>
+ <!ELEMENT ets (#PCDATA|gen|grk|spn)*>
+ <!ELEMENT etsep (#PCDATA|plain)*>
+ <!ELEMENT ety (#PCDATA|altname|as|asp|au|b|booki|city|company|contr|corpn|country|cref|er|ets|etsep|ex|film|frac|fu|gen|grk|it|itran|itrans|org|persfn|person|pluf|plw|pos|pr|publ|sc|sd|sig|sn|spn|title|tr|tran|xex|xlati)*>
+ <!ELEMENT ex (#PCDATA|plain|subs)*>
+ <!ELEMENT examp (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT exp (#PCDATA|frac)*>
+ <!ELEMENT extendedtype (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT fam (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT fexp (#PCDATA|exp)*>
+ <!ELEMENT figcap (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT figref (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT figtitle (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT figure (figtitle)*>
+ <!ELEMENT film (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT fld (#PCDATA|er|it|xex)*>
+ <!ELEMENT fr (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT frac (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT fract (#PCDATA|it|mathex)*>
+ <!ELEMENT frenchelzevirtype (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT front (div0)*>
+ <!ELEMENT fu (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT funct (it|sups)*>
+ <!ELEMENT gen (#PCDATA|etsep)*>
+ <!ELEMENT geog (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT germantype (point10)*>
+ <!ELEMENT gothictype (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT greatprimertype (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT grk (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT grp (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT h1 (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT h2 (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT hascons (#PCDATA|er)*>
+ <!ELEMENT haspart (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT headrow (item|mitem)*>
+ <!ELEMENT hw (#PCDATA|sub|supr)*>
+ <!ELEMENT hwf (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT hypen (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT i (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT illu (#PCDATA|er|ex|spn)*>
+ <!ELEMENT illust (#PCDATA|matrix|xex)*>
+ <!ELEMENT img EMPTY>
+ <!ELEMENT intensi (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT inv (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT iref (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT isa (#PCDATA|cref|ecol|fam|phylum)*>
+ <!ELEMENT it (#PCDATA|exp)*>
+ <!ELEMENT item (#PCDATA|i|pre)*>
+ <!ELEMENT itran (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT itrans (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT jour (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT kingdom (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT longprimertype (#PCDATA|it)*>
+ <!ELEMENT mark (#PCDATA|as|er|ex|i|it|plain|plw|pos|singf|xex)*>
+ <!ELEMENT markp (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT mathex (#PCDATA|exp|frac|fract|it|ratio|root|sub|subs|vinc)*>
+ <!ELEMENT matrix (row)*>
+ <!ELEMENT matrix2x5 (row)*>
+ <!ELEMENT mcol (#PCDATA|altname|au|cd|chform|col|ety|fld|i|it|mark|note|pos|pr|prod|sd|spn|xex)*>
+ <!ELEMENT member (#PCDATA|spn)*>
+ <!ELEMENT memberof (org)*>
+ <!ELEMENT members (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT membof (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT method (#PCDATA|def|sd)*>
+ <!ELEMENT methodfor (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT mhw (#PCDATA|ety|hw|i|it|mark|plu|pluf|pos|pr|vmorph|xex)*>
+ <!ELEMENT miniontype (#PCDATA|it)*>
+ <!ELEMENT mitem (#PCDATA|colret|item|str)*>
+ <!ELEMENT mord (#PCDATA|er|ets|pos|xex)*>
+ <!ELEMENT mstypec (#PCDATA|it|stypec)*>
+ <!ELEMENT mtable (row)*>
+ <!ELEMENT musfig (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT nmorph (#PCDATA|decf|er|plu|pos|pr)*>
+ <!ELEMENT nonpareiltype (#PCDATA|ex)*>
+ <!ELEMENT note (#PCDATA|H1|I|TITLE|a|abbr|altname|altsp|ant|as|asp|au|b|bold|booki|bourgeoistype|br|causedby|cd|centered|chform|chname|chreact|city|class|col|colf|consof|contr|country|cref|ecol|emits|englishtype|er|ets|etsep|ety|ex|examp|exp|extendedtype|fam|figref|fld|frac|fract|gen|geog|germantype|gothictype|grk|h2|hascons|hw|i|img|intensi|inv|iref|isa|it|longprimertype|mark|mathex|matrix|mcol|member|membof|musfig|nonpareiltype|ord|part|partof|parts|pbr|perf|persfn|person|phylum|picatype|pluf|plw|pos|pr|pre|prod|prodby|ptcl|q|qau|qex|rj|sc|sd|see|sig|singw|smpicatype|sn|source|spn|stage|state|styp|stype|suborder|subphylum|subs|subtypes|table|title|tt|unit|universbold|uses|varn|xex)*>
+ <!ELEMENT oldenglishtype (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT oldstyletype (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT ord (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT org (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT p (#PCDATA|abbr|altname|altsp|amorph|ant|as|au|b|bio|biography|bold|br|caption|cd|centered|col|colbreak|comm|conseq|contr|contxt|cref|cs|def|def2|er|ets|ety|ex|figcap|figure|fld|fr|fu|gen|grk|h1|hascons|hw|hypen|illu|illust|it|mark|mcol|method|mhw|miniontype|mord|mtable|nmorph|note|pearltype|person|plu|pluf|plw|pos|pr|pre|q|qau|qex|refs|rj|sd|see|simto|sing|singf|sn|source|specif|stype|subtypes|syn|table|title|usage|vmorph|wn16s|wnote|wns|wordforms|xex)*>
+ <!ELEMENT part (#PCDATA|er)*>
+ <!ELEMENT partof (#PCDATA|er)*>
+ <!ELEMENT parts (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT pbr EMPTY>
+ <!ELEMENT pearltype (#PCDATA|ex)*>
+ <!ELEMENT perf (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT persfn (#PCDATA|etsep|it|xex)*>
+ <!ELEMENT person (#PCDATA|altname|b|ets|etsep|ex|it)*>
+ <!ELEMENT phylum (#PCDATA|er)*>
+ <!ELEMENT picatype (#PCDATA|it)*>
+ <!ELEMENT plain (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT plu (#PCDATA|au|col|er|hw|i|it|mark|note|pluf|plw|pos|pr|xex)*>
+ <!ELEMENT pluf (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT plw (#PCDATA|abbr|it|pr)*>
+ <!ELEMENT point1 (bar)*>
+ <!ELEMENT point1.5 (bar)*>
+ <!ELEMENT point10 (#PCDATA|bar)*>
+ <!ELEMENT point11 (bar)*>
+ <!ELEMENT point12 (bar)*>
+ <!ELEMENT point14 (bar)*>
+ <!ELEMENT point16 (#PCDATA|bar)*>
+ <!ELEMENT point18 (bar|greatprimertype)*>
+ <!ELEMENT point2 (bar)*>
+ <!ELEMENT point2.5 (bar)*>
+ <!ELEMENT point20 (bar)*>
+ <!ELEMENT point26 (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT point3 (bar)*>
+ <!ELEMENT point3.5 (bar)*>
+ <!ELEMENT point4 (bar)*>
+ <!ELEMENT point4.5 (bar)*>
+ <!ELEMENT point5 (bar)*>
+ <!ELEMENT point5.5 (bar)*>
+ <!ELEMENT point6 (bar)*>
+ <!ELEMENT point7 (bar)*>
+ <!ELEMENT point8 (bar)*>
+ <!ELEMENT point9 (bar)*>
+ <!ELEMENT pos (#PCDATA|altsp|i|plain)*>
+ <!ELEMENT pr (#PCDATA|er|i|it|mark|pos|xex)*>
+ <!ELEMENT pre (#PCDATA|b|br|colbreak|colf|headrow|row|source|table|tt)*>
+ <!ELEMENT prod (#PCDATA|col|ecol)*>
+ <!ELEMENT prodby (#PCDATA|gen|spn)*>
+ <!ELEMENT prodmac (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT ptcl (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT publ (#PCDATA|it)*>
+ <!ELEMENT q (#PCDATA|altname|au|br|city|company|corpn|country|er|ex|examp|frac|grk|h2|it|mark|note|org|persfn|person|publ|qau|qex|qpers|qperson|rj|sb|sc|spn|stype|xex)*>
+ <!ELEMENT qau (#PCDATA|er|publ)*>
+ <!ELEMENT qex (#PCDATA|plain)*>
+ <!ELEMENT qpers (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT qperson (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT ratio (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT recipr (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT ref (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT refs (#PCDATA|booki|br|person)*>
+ <!ELEMENT river (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT rj (#PCDATA|au|mark|qau)*>
+ <!ELEMENT root (#PCDATA|exp)*>
+ <!ELEMENT row (#PCDATA|antiquetype|blacklettertype|boldfacetype|br|clarendontype|frenchelzevirtype|gothictype|item|oldenglishtype|oldstyletype|scripttype|typewritertype)*>
+ <!ELEMENT sansserif (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT sb EMPTY>
+ <!ELEMENT sc (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT scripttype (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT sd (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT see (#PCDATA|ant|cref|er|ex|pos|simto|xex)*>
+ <!ELEMENT sfield (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT ship (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT sig (#PCDATA|chform|i|it)*>
+ <!ELEMENT simto (#PCDATA|persfn)*>
+ <!ELEMENT sing (#PCDATA|it|pr|singf|singw)*>
+ <!ELEMENT singf (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT singw (#PCDATA|it)*>
+ <!ELEMENT smpicatype (#PCDATA|it)*>
+ <!ELEMENT sn (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT source (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT specif (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT spn (#PCDATA|ets|i|plain)*>
+ <!ELEMENT stage (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT stageof (gen)*>
+ <!ELEMENT state (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT str (td)*>
+ <!ELEMENT street (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT styp (#PCDATA|class|col|cref|ecol|er|ex|gen|hw|ord|spn)*>
+ <!ELEMENT stype (#PCDATA|col|colf|ecol|er|ex|gen|it|ord|spn|sub|suborder|subs)*>
+ <!ELEMENT stypec (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT sub (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT subclass (#PCDATA|er|stype)*>
+ <!ELEMENT subfam (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT subord (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT suborder (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT subphylum (#PCDATA|er)*>
+ <!ELEMENT subs (#PCDATA|frac)*>
+ <!ELEMENT subtypes (#PCDATA|cd|col|mcol|mstypec|pbr|sd|spn|stypec|xex)*>
+ <!ELEMENT sup (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT supr (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT sups (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT syn (#PCDATA|as|au|b|chname|class|er|fam|gen|ord|org|person|pos|sd|spn|subclass|subfam|subord|subs|varn|xex)*>
+ <!ELEMENT table (#PCDATA|CAPTION|altname|br|caption|centered|colheads|column1|er|frac|it|pbr|point1|point1.5|point10|point11|point12|point14|point16|point18|point2|point2.5|point20|point3|point3.5|point4|point4.5|point5|point5.5|point6|point7|point8|point9|pre|row|source|tabtitle|title|tr|ttitle|xex)*>
+ <!ELEMENT tabtitle (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT td (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT th (#PCDATA|i)*>
+ <!ELEMENT title (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT tr (#PCDATA|mitem|str|td|th)*>
+ <!ELEMENT trademark (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT tradename (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT tran (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT tt (#PCDATA|b|br|colf|ct|er|it|pbr|sc)*>
+ <!ELEMENT ttitle (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT typewritertype (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT uex (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT unit (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT universbold (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT usage (#PCDATA|as|asp|au|br|contr|cref|def|er|ets|ex|it|pbr|person|pos|q|ref|rj|singw|sn|source|stype|uex|xex)*>
+ <!ELEMENT usedby (#PCDATA|er)*>
+ <!ELEMENT usedfor (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT uses (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT var (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT varn (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT vertical (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT vinc (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT vmorph (#PCDATA|altsp|au|conjf|er|ets|i|it|mark|pos|pr|usage|xex)*>
+ <!ELEMENT wf (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT wn16s (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT wnote (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT wns (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT wordforms (#PCDATA|au|col|def|er|ety|fld|hw|it|mark|pos|pr|rj|wf)*>
+ <!ELEMENT xex (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT xlati (#PCDATA)>
+
+ <!ATTLIST a
+ href CDATA #IMPLIED
+ HREF CDATA #IMPLIED>
+ <!ATTLIST div0
+ name CDATA #IMPLIED>
+ <!ATTLIST img
+ src CDATA #IMPLIED>
+ <!ATTLIST table
+ FRAME CDATA #IMPLIED
+ RULES CDATA #IMPLIED>
+ <!ATTLIST th
+ COLSPAN CDATA #IMPLIED>
+
+ <!ENTITY gcide_authorities SYSTEM "gcide_authorities.xml">
+ <!ENTITY gcide_abbreviations SYSTEM "gcide_abbreviations.xml">
+ <!ENTITY gcide_a SYSTEM "gcide_a.xml">
+ <!ENTITY gcide_b SYSTEM "gcide_b.xml">
+ <!ENTITY gcide_c SYSTEM "gcide_c.xml">
+ <!ENTITY gcide_d SYSTEM "gcide_d.xml">
+ <!ENTITY gcide_e SYSTEM "gcide_e.xml">
+ <!ENTITY gcide_f SYSTEM "gcide_f.xml">
+ <!ENTITY gcide_g SYSTEM "gcide_g.xml">
+ <!ENTITY gcide_h SYSTEM "gcide_h.xml">
+ <!ENTITY gcide_i SYSTEM "gcide_i.xml">
+ <!ENTITY gcide_j SYSTEM "gcide_j.xml">
+ <!ENTITY gcide_k SYSTEM "gcide_k.xml">
+ <!ENTITY gcide_l SYSTEM "gcide_l.xml">
+ <!ENTITY gcide_m SYSTEM "gcide_m.xml">
+ <!ENTITY gcide_n SYSTEM "gcide_n.xml">
+ <!ENTITY gcide_o SYSTEM "gcide_o.xml">
+ <!ENTITY gcide_p SYSTEM "gcide_p.xml">
+ <!ENTITY gcide_q SYSTEM "gcide_q.xml">
+ <!ENTITY gcide_r SYSTEM "gcide_r.xml">
+ <!ENTITY gcide_s SYSTEM "gcide_s.xml">
+ <!ENTITY gcide_t SYSTEM "gcide_t.xml">
+ <!ENTITY gcide_u SYSTEM "gcide_u.xml">
+ <!ENTITY gcide_v SYSTEM "gcide_v.xml">
+ <!ENTITY gcide_w SYSTEM "gcide_w.xml">
+ <!ENTITY gcide_x SYSTEM "gcide_x.xml">
+ <!ENTITY gcide_y SYSTEM "gcide_y.xml">
+ <!ENTITY gcide_z SYSTEM "gcide_z.xml">
+]>
diff --git a/dict/gcide.xml b/dict/gcide.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f48d1d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dict/gcide.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,577 @@
+<?xml version ="1.0"?>
+
+<!--
+ This is file gcide.xml of GCIDE_XML 0.46,
+ a translation of GCIDE 0.46 into XML.
+
+ The translation was performed
+ by Michael Dyck (jmdyck@metalab.unc.edu)
+ on June 16, 2002.
+
+ Since GCIDE is made available under the terms
+ of the GNU General Public License, GCIDE_XML
+ is necessarily also published under those terms.
+ See the file gpl.txt or http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.txt
+-->
+
+<!DOCTYPE dictionary [
+
+<!-- I have used ISO 8879 entity names when they exist.
+ Otherwise, I made up a name ending with an underscore. -->
+
+<!-- Unicode 0000 - 007F C0 Controls and Basic Latin -->
+ <!ENTITY amp '&#x26;#x0026;'> <!-- ISOnum, ampersand -->
+ <!ENTITY lt '&#x26;#x003C;'> <!-- ISOnum, less-than sign -->
+ <!ENTITY gt '&#x003E;'> <!-- ISOnum, greater-than sign -->
+<!-- Unicode 0080 - 00FF C1 Controls and Latin-1 Supplement -->
+ <!ENTITY nbsp '&#x00A0;'> <!-- ISOnum, no-break space = non-breaking space -->
+ <!ENTITY pound '&#x00A3;'> <!-- ISOnum, pound sign -->
+ <!ENTITY sect '&#x00A7;'> <!-- ISOnum, section sign -->
+ <!ENTITY uml '&#x00A8;'> <!-- ISOdia, diaeresis = spacing diaeresis -->
+ <!ENTITY deg '&#x00B0;'> <!-- ISOnum, degree sign -->
+ <!ENTITY para '&#x00B6;'> <!-- ISOnum, pilcrow sign = paragraph sign -->
+ <!ENTITY iquest '&#x00BF;'> <!-- ISOnum, inverted question mark = turned question mark -->
+ <!ENTITY Auml '&#x00C4;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin capital letter A with diaeresis -->
+ <!ENTITY AElig '&#x00C6;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin capital letter AE = latin capital ligature AE -->
+ <!ENTITY Ccedil '&#x00C7;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin capital letter C with cedilla -->
+ <!ENTITY Eacute '&#x00C9;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin capital letter E with acute -->
+ <!ENTITY ETH '&#x00D0;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin capital letter ETH -->
+ <!ENTITY times '&#x00D7;'> <!-- ISOnum, multiplication sign -->
+ <!ENTITY Uuml '&#x00DC;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin capital letter U with diaeresis -->
+ <!ENTITY agrave '&#x00E0;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter a with grave = latin small letter a grave -->
+ <!ENTITY aacute '&#x00E1;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter a with acute -->
+ <!ENTITY acirc '&#x00E2;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter a with circumflex -->
+ <!ENTITY atilde '&#x00E3;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter a with tilde -->
+ <!ENTITY auml '&#x00E4;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter a with diaeresis -->
+ <!ENTITY aring '&#x00E5;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter a with ring above = latin small letter a ring -->
+ <!ENTITY aelig '&#x00E6;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter ae = latin small ligature ae -->
+ <!ENTITY ccedil '&#x00E7;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter c with cedilla -->
+ <!ENTITY egrave '&#x00E8;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter e with grave -->
+ <!ENTITY eacute '&#x00E9;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter e with acute -->
+ <!ENTITY ecirc '&#x00EA;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter e with circumflex -->
+ <!ENTITY euml '&#x00EB;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter e with diaeresis -->
+ <!ENTITY igrave '&#x00EC;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter i with grave -->
+ <!ENTITY iacute '&#x00ED;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter i with acute -->
+ <!ENTITY icirc '&#x00EE;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter i with circumflex -->
+ <!ENTITY iuml '&#x00EF;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter i with diaeresis -->
+ <!ENTITY eth '&#x00F0;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter eth -->
+ <!ENTITY ntilde '&#x00F1;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter n with tilde -->
+ <!ENTITY ograve '&#x00F2;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter o with grave -->
+ <!ENTITY oacute '&#x00F3;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter o with acute -->
+ <!ENTITY ocirc '&#x00F4;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter o with circumflex -->
+ <!ENTITY ouml '&#x00F6;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter o with diaeresis -->
+ <!ENTITY divide '&#x00F7;'> <!-- ISOnum, division sign -->
+ <!ENTITY ugrave '&#x00F9;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter u with grave -->
+ <!ENTITY uacute '&#x00FA;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter u with acute -->
+ <!ENTITY ucirc '&#x00FB;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter u with circumflex -->
+ <!ENTITY uuml '&#x00FC;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter u with diaeresis -->
+ <!ENTITY thorn '&#x00FE;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter thorn with -->
+<!-- Unicode 0100 - 017F Latin Extended-A -->
+ <!ENTITY amacr '&#x0101;'> <!-- ISOlat2, latin small letter a with macron -->
+ <!ENTITY abreve '&#x0103;'> <!-- ISOlat2, latin small letter a with breve -->
+ <!ENTITY cacute '&#x0107;'> <!-- ISOlat2, latin small letter c with acute -->
+ <!ENTITY ccaron '&#x010D;'> <!-- ISOlat2, latin small letter c with caron -->
+ <!ENTITY emacr '&#x0113;'> <!-- ISOlat2, latin small letter e with macron -->
+ <!ENTITY ebreve_ '&#x0115;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter e with breve -->
+ <!ENTITY imacr '&#x012B;'> <!-- ISOlat2, latin small letter i with macron -->
+ <!ENTITY ibreve_ '&#x012D;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter i with breve -->
+ <!ENTITY Omacr '&#x014C;'> <!-- ISOlat2, latin capital letter o with macron -->
+ <!ENTITY omacr '&#x014D;'> <!-- ISOlat2, latin small letter o with macron -->
+ <!ENTITY obreve_ '&#x014F;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter o with breve -->
+ <!ENTITY OElig '&#x0152;'> <!-- ISOlat2, latin capital ligature OE -->
+ <!ENTITY oelig '&#x0153;'> <!-- ISOlat2, latin small ligature oe -->
+ <!ENTITY umacr '&#x016B;'> <!-- ISOlat2, latin small letter u with macron -->
+ <!ENTITY ubreve '&#x016D;'> <!-- ISOlat2, latin small letter u with breve -->
+ <!ENTITY uring '&#x016F;'> <!-- ISOlat2, latin small letter u with ring above -->
+ <!ENTITY zdot '&#x017C;'> <!-- ISOlat2, latin small letter z with dot above -->
+<!-- Unicode 0180 - 024F Latin Extended-B -->
+ <!ENTITY aemacr_ '&#x01E3;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter ae with macron (ash) * -->
+ <!ENTITY yogh_ '&#x021D;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter yogh -->
+ <!ENTITY adot_ '&#x0227;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter a with dot above -->
+ <!ENTITY ymacr_ '&#x0233;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter y with macron -->
+ <!ENTITY schwa_ '&#x0259;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter schwa -->
+<!-- Unicode 02B0 - 02FF Spacing Modifier Letters -->
+ <!ENTITY asper_ '&#x02BD;'> <!-- non-SGML, modifier letter reversed comma -->
+ <!ENTITY breve '&#x02D8;'> <!-- ISOdia, breve -->
+<!-- Unicode 0370 - 03FF Greek -->
+ <!ENTITY Alpha '&#x0391;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter alpha -->
+ <!ENTITY Beta '&#x0392;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter beta -->
+ <!ENTITY Gamma '&#x0393;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter gamma -->
+ <!ENTITY Delta '&#x0394;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter delta -->
+ <!ENTITY Epsilon '&#x0395;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter epsilon -->
+ <!ENTITY Zeta '&#x0396;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter zeta -->
+ <!ENTITY Eta '&#x0397;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter eta -->
+ <!ENTITY Theta '&#x0398;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter theta -->
+ <!ENTITY Iota '&#x0399;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter iota -->
+ <!ENTITY Kappa '&#x039A;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter kappa -->
+ <!ENTITY Lambda '&#x039B;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter lambda -->
+ <!ENTITY Mu '&#x039C;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter mu -->
+ <!ENTITY Nu '&#x039D;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter nu -->
+ <!ENTITY Xi '&#x039E;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter xi -->
+ <!ENTITY Omicron '&#x039F;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter omicron -->
+ <!ENTITY Pi '&#x03A0;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter pi -->
+ <!ENTITY Rho '&#x03A1;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter rho -->
+ <!ENTITY Sigma '&#x03A3;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter sigma -->
+ <!ENTITY Tau '&#x03A4;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter tau -->
+ <!ENTITY Upsilon '&#x03A5;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter upsilon -->
+ <!ENTITY Phi '&#x03A6;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter phi -->
+ <!ENTITY Chi '&#x03A7;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter chi -->
+ <!ENTITY Psi '&#x03A8;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter psi -->
+ <!ENTITY Omega '&#x03A9;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter omega -->
+ <!ENTITY alpha '&#x03B1;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter alpha -->
+ <!ENTITY beta '&#x03B2;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter beta -->
+ <!ENTITY gamma '&#x03B3;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter gamma -->
+ <!ENTITY delta '&#x03B4;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter delta -->
+ <!ENTITY epsilon '&#x03B5;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter epsilon -->
+ <!ENTITY zeta '&#x03B6;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter zeta -->
+ <!ENTITY eta '&#x03B7;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter eta -->
+ <!ENTITY theta '&#x03B8;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter theta -->
+ <!ENTITY iota '&#x03B9;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter iota -->
+ <!ENTITY kappa '&#x03BA;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter kappa -->
+ <!ENTITY lambda '&#x03BB;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter lambda -->
+ <!ENTITY mu '&#x03BC;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter mu -->
+ <!ENTITY nu '&#x03BD;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter nu -->
+ <!ENTITY xi '&#x03BE;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter xi -->
+ <!ENTITY omicron '&#x03BF;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter omicron -->
+ <!ENTITY pi '&#x03C0;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter pi -->
+ <!ENTITY rho '&#x03C1;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter rho -->
+ <!ENTITY sigmav '&#x03C2;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small ketter final sigma -->
+ <!ENTITY sigma '&#x03C3;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter sigma -->
+ <!ENTITY tau '&#x03C4;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter tau -->
+ <!ENTITY upsilon '&#x03C5;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter upsilon -->
+ <!ENTITY phi '&#x03C6;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter phi -->
+ <!ENTITY chi '&#x03C7;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter chi -->
+ <!ENTITY psi '&#x03C8;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter psi -->
+ <!ENTITY omega '&#x03C9;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter omega -->
+ <!ENTITY digamma_ '&#x03DD;'> <!-- non-SGML, greek small letter digamma -->
+<!-- Unicode 1E00 - 1EFF Latin Extended Additional -->
+ <!ENTITY dsdot_ '&#x1E0D;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter d with dot below -->
+ <!ENTITY hsdot_ '&#x1E25;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter h with dot below -->
+ <!ENTITY lsdot_ '&#x1E37;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter l with dot below -->
+ <!ENTITY mdot_ '&#x1E41;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter m with dot above -->
+ <!ENTITY msdot_ '&#x1E43;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter m with dot below -->
+ <!ENTITY ndot_ '&#x1E45;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter n with dot above -->
+ <!ENTITY nsdot_ '&#x1E47;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter n with dot below -->
+ <!ENTITY nsmacr_ '&#x1E49;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter n with line below -->
+ <!ENTITY rsdot_ '&#x1E5B;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter r with dot below -->
+ <!ENTITY tsdot_ '&#x1E6D;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter t with dot below -->
+ <!ENTITY usuml_ '&#x1E73;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter u with diaeresis below -->
+ <!ENTITY zsdot_ '&#x1E93;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter z with dot below -->
+ <!ENTITY etilde_ '&#x1EBD;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter e with tilde -->
+ <!ENTITY usdot_ '&#x1EE5;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter u with dot below -->
+<!-- Unicode 2000 - 206F General Punctuation -->
+ <!ENTITY mdash '&#x2014;'> <!-- ISOpub, em dash -->
+ <!ENTITY Verbar '&#x2016;'> <!-- ISOtech, double vertical line -->
+ <!ENTITY lsquo '&#x2018;'> <!-- ISOnum, left single quotation mark -->
+ <!ENTITY ldquo '&#x201C;'> <!-- ISOnum, left double quotation mark -->
+ <!ENTITY rdquo '&#x201D;'> <!-- ISOnum, right double quotation mark -->
+ <!ENTITY dagger '&#x2020;'> <!-- ISOpub, dagger -->
+ <!ENTITY Dagger '&#x2021;'> <!-- ISOpub, double dagger -->
+ <!ENTITY bull '&#x2022;'> <!-- ISOpub, bullet = black small circle -->
+ <!ENTITY prime '&#x2032;'> <!-- ISOtech, prime = minutes = feet -->
+ <!ENTITY Prime '&#x2033;'> <!-- ISOtech, double prime = seconds = inches -->
+ <!ENTITY asterism_ '&#x2042;'> <!-- non-SGML, asterism -->
+<!-- Unicode 2190 - 21FF Mathematical Operators -->
+ <!ENTITY rarr '&#x2192;'> <!-- ISOnum -->
+<!-- Unicode 2200 - 22FF Mathematical Operators -->
+ <!ENTITY nabla '&#x2207;'> <!-- ISOtech, nabla = backward difference -->
+ <!ENTITY radic '&#x221A;'> <!-- ISOtech, square root = radical sign -->
+ <!ENTITY cuberoot_ '&#x221B;'> <!-- non-SGML, cube root -->
+ <!ENTITY int '&#x222B;'> <!-- ISOtech, integral -->
+<!-- Unicode 2300 - 23FF Miscellaneous Technical -->
+ <!ENTITY frown '&#x2322;'> <!-- ISOamsr, frown -->
+ <!ENTITY smile '&#x2323;'> <!-- ISOamsr, smile -->
+<!-- Unicode 2600 - 26FF Miscellaneous Symbols -->
+ <!ENTITY sun_ '&#x2609;'> <!-- non-SGML, sun -->
+ <!ENTITY ascendnode_ '&#x260A;'> <!-- non-SGML, ascending node -->
+ <!ENTITY descendnode_ '&#x260B;'> <!-- non-SGML, descending node -->
+ <!ENTITY hand_ '&#x261E;'> <!-- non-SGML, white right pointing index -->
+ <!ENTITY mercury_ '&#x263F;'> <!-- non-SGML, mercury -->
+ <!ENTITY male '&#x2642;'> <!-- ISOpub, male sign -->
+ <!ENTITY jupiter_ '&#x2643;'> <!-- non-SGML, jupiter -->
+ <!ENTITY aries_ '&#x2648;'> <!-- non-SGML, aries -->
+ <!ENTITY taurus_ '&#x2649;'> <!-- non-SGML, taurus -->
+ <!ENTITY gemini_ '&#x264A;'> <!-- non-SGML, gemini -->
+ <!ENTITY cancer_ '&#x264B;'> <!-- non-SGML, cancer -->
+ <!ENTITY leo_ '&#x264C;'> <!-- non-SGML, leo -->
+ <!ENTITY virgo_ '&#x264D;'> <!-- non-SGML, virgo -->
+ <!ENTITY libra_ '&#x264E;'> <!-- non-SGML, libra -->
+ <!ENTITY scorpius_ '&#x264F;'> <!-- non-SGML, scorpius -->
+ <!ENTITY sagittarius_ '&#x2650;'> <!-- non-SGML, sagittarius -->
+ <!ENTITY capricorn_ '&#x2651;'> <!-- non-SGML, capricorn -->
+ <!ENTITY aquarius_ '&#x2652;'> <!-- non-SGML, aquarius -->
+ <!ENTITY pisces_ '&#x2653;'> <!-- non-SGML, pisces -->
+ <!ENTITY flat '&#x266D;'> <!-- ISOpub, music flat sign -->
+ <!ENTITY natur '&#x266E;'> <!-- ISOpub, music natural sign -->
+ <!ENTITY sharp '&#x266F;'> <!-- ISOpub, music sharp sign -->
+<!-- Unicode 2700 - 27BF Dingbats -->
+ <!ENTITY sext '&#x2736;'> <!-- ISOpub, six pointed black star -->
+<!-- Unicode FB00 - FB4F Alphabetic Presentation Forms -->
+ <!ENTITY filig '&#xFB01;'> <!-- ISOpub, latin small ligature fi -->
+ <!ENTITY fllig '&#xFB02;'> <!-- ISOpub, laton small ligature fl -->
+ <!ENTITY ffllig '&#xFB04;'> <!-- ISOpub, latin small ligature ffl -->
+<!-- Unicode FFF0 - FFFF Specials -->
+ <!ENTITY Crev_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY aitalic_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY asuml_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY auptack_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY csdot_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY deletemark_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY eitalic_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY euptack_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY iuptack_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY ltilde_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY mtilde_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY ncirc_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY nsmallcap_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY oobreve_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY oomacr_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY ouptack_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY pause_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY thlig_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY unr_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY uuptack_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY withdot_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY ybreve_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY dotted2_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY dotted3_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+
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+<!--
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+ this is file gcide_a.xml of GCIDE_XML 0.46,
+ a translation of GCIDE 0.46 into XML.
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+ The translation was performed
+ by Michael Dyck (jmdyck@metalab.unc.edu)
+ on June 16, 2002.
+
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+ is necessarily also published under those terms.
+ See the file gpl.txt or <http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.txt>.
+-->
+<!-- Begin file 1 of 26: Letter A (Version 0.46)
+
+ This file is part 1 of the GNU version of
+ The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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+ Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
+ Version published 1913
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+
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+ -->
+
+<p><q>A dictionary containing a natural history requires too many <qex>hands</qex>, as well as too much time, ever to be hoped for.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj></p>
+
+
+<p><centered><point26>NUMBERS.</point26></centered></p>
+
+
+<p><hw>0</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration; -- representing the number zero as an Arabic numeral</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> zero</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>1</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>used of a single unit or thing; not two or more; -- representing the number one as an Arabic numeral</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> one, i, ane</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>1-dodecanol</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>An insoluble solid alcohol (<chform>C12H25OH</chform>) with an unbranched paraffin chain, used to make detergents, such as sodium lauryl sulfate.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> lauryl alcohol</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>1-hitter</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a baseball game in which one team's pitchers allow the opposing team only one hit.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> one-hitter</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>1st-class</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a class mail comprising letters, postcards, and other mail sealed against inspection, having a higher priority than second, third, or fourth-class mail; -- it is the highest class of mail not handled in a special manner, as is registered or priority mail.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> first-class, first-class mail, 1st-class mail</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>10</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>denoting a quantity consisting of one more than nine and one less than eleven; -- representing the number ten as Arabic numerals</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ten, x</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>100</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the Arabic numerals representing the number one hundred; denoting a quantity consisting of one more than ninety nine and one less than one hundred and one; ten times ten</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> hundred, a hundred, one hundred, c</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>1000</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>denoting a quantity consisting of one more than nine hundred ninety nine and one less than one thousand and one; -- representing the number one thousand as Arabic numerals</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> thousand, a thousand, one thousand, m, k</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>1000th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>coming next after the nine hundred ninety-ninth in a series</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> thousandth</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>10th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>coming next after the ninth in a series</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> tenth</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>100th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>coming next after the ninety-ninth in a series</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> hundredth, centesimal</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>11</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>denoting a quantity consisting of one more than ten and one less than twelve; -- representing the number eleven as Arabic numerals</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> eleven, xi</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>11-plus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an examination taken by 11 and 12 year old students to select suitable candidates for grammar school.</def> <mark>[formerly in England]</mark><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> eleven-plus</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>11th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>coming next after the tenth in a series</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> eleventh</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>12</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units; -- representing the number twelve as Arabic numerals</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> twelve, xii, dozen</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>12th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>coming next after the eleventh in a series</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> twelfth</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>13</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>denoting a quantity consisting of one more than twelve and one less than fourteen; -- representing the number thirteen as Arabic numerals</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> thirteen, xiii</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>13th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>coming next after the twelfth in a series</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> thirteenth</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>14</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>denoting a quantity consisting of one more than thirteen and one less than fifteen; -- representing the number fourteen as Arabic numerals</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> fourteen, xiv</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>14th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>coming next after the thirteenth in a series</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> fourteenth</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>15</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>denoting a quantity consisting of one more than fourteen and one less than sixteen; -- representing the number fifteen as Arabic numerals</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> fifteen, xv</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>15th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>coming next after the fourteenth in a series</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> fifteenth</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>16</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>denoting a quantity consisting of one more than fifteen and one less than seventeen; -- representing the number sixteen as Arabic numerals</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> sixteen, xvi</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>16th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>coming next after the fifteenth in a series</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> sixteenth</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>17</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>denoting a quantity consisting of one more than sixteen and one less than eighteen; -- representing the number seventeen as Arabic numerals</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> seventeen, xvii</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>17th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>coming next after the sixteenth in a series</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> seventeenth</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>18</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>one more than seventeen; denoting a quantity consisting of one more than seventeen and one less than nineteen; -- representing the number eighteen as Arabic numerals</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> eighteen, xviii</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>18th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>coming next after the seventeenth in a series</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> eighteenth</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>19</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>one more than eighteen; denoting a quantity consisting of one more than eighteen and one less than twenty; -- representing the number nineteen as Arabic numerals</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> nineteen, xix</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>19th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>coming next after the eighteenth in a series</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> nineteenth</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>1st</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>preceding all other objects or events in order, time, or importance; occurring before all other members of a series.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> first</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>2</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>denoting a quantity consisting of one more than one; one plus one more; -- representing the number two as an Arabic numeral</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> two, ii</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>2-hitter</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only 2 hits.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> two-hitter</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>20</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>one more than nineteen; denoting a quantity consisting of twenty items or units; -- representing the number twenty as Arabic numerals</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> twenty, xx, score</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>20th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>coming next after the nineteenth in a series</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> twentieth</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>21</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>one more than twenty; twenty plus one more; denoting a quantity consisting of twenty-one items or units; -- representing the number twenty-one as Arabic numerals</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> twenty-one, xxi</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>21st</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>coming next after the twentieth in a series</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> twenty-first</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>22</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>one more than twenty-one; denoting a quantity consisting of twenty-two items or units; -- representing the number twenty-two as Arabic numerals</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> twenty-two, xxii</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>22nd</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>coming next after the twenty-first in a series</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> twenty-second</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>23</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>one more than twenty-two; denoting a quantity consisting of twenty-three items or units; -- representing the number twenty-three as Arabic numerals</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> twenty-three, xxiii</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>23rd</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>coming next after the twenty-second in a series</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> twenty-third</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>24</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>one more than twenty-three; denoting a quantity consisting of twenty-four items or units; -- representing the number twenty-four as Arabic numerals</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> twenty-four, xxiv</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>24/7</hw> <pos>adj. &amp; adv.</pos> <pr>(tw&ebreve_;n"t&emacr;f&ocirc;r-s&ebreve_;v"&eitalic_;n)</pr> <ety>[From <ets>24</ets> hours per day, <ets>7</ets> days per week.]</ety> <def>Without interruption; non-stop; continuous; <as>as, the computer manufacturer provides <ex>24/7</ex> technical help</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> twenty-four-seven, 7/24</syn><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>24th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>coming next after the twenty-third in a series</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> twenty-fourth</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>25</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>one more than twenty-four; denoting a quantity consisting of twenty-five items or units; -- representing the number twenty-five as Arabic numerals</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> twenty-five, xxv</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>25th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>coming next after the twenty-fourth in a series</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> twenty-fifth</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>26</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>denoting a quantity consisting of twenty-six items or units; -- representing the number twenty-six as Arabic numerals</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> twenty-six, xxvi</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>26th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>coming next after the twenty-fifth in a series</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> twenty-sixth</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>27</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>denoting a quantity consisting of twenty-seven items or units; -- representing the number twenty-seven as Arabic numerals</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> twenty-seven, xxvii</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>27th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>coming next after the twenty-sixth in a series</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> twenty-seventh</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>28</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>denoting a quantity consisting of twenty-eight items or units; -- representing the number twenty-eight as Arabic numerals</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> twenty-eight, xxviii</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>28th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>coming next after the twenty-seventh in a series</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> twenty-eighth</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>29</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>denoting a quantity consisting of twenty-nine items or units; -- representing the number twenty-nine as Arabic numerals</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> twenty-nine, xxix</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>29th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>coming next after the twenty-eighth in a series</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> twenty-ninth</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>2d</hw> <hw>2nd</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> second, 2nd</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>3</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>one more than two; denoting a quantity consisting of three items or units; -- representing the number three as an Arabic numeral</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> three, iii</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>30</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>one more than twenty-nine; three times ten; denoting a quantity consisting of thirty items or units; -- representing the number thirty as an Arabic numeral</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> thirty, xxx</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>30th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>coming next after the twenty-ninth in a series</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> thirtieth</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>3rd</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>coming next after the second in a series</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> third, tertiary</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>4</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>one more than three; denoting a quantity consisting of four items or units; -- representing the number four as an Arabic numeral</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> four, iv</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>4-hitter</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team 4 hits.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> four-hitter</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>40</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>one more than thirty-nine; four times ten; denoting a quantity consisting of fourty items or units; -- representing the number fourty as an Arabic numeral</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> forty, xl, twoscore</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>40th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>coming next after the thirty-ninth in position</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> fortieth</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>4th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>coming next after the third in position</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> fourth, quaternary</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>4to</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper twice to form four leaves.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> quarto</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>5</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>one more than four; denoting a quantity consisting of five items or units; -- representing the number five as an Arabic numeral</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> five, v</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>5-hitter</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team 5 hits.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> five-hitter</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>50</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>one more than fourty-nine; five times ten; denoting a quantity consisting of fifty items or units; -- representing the number fifty as an Arabic numeral</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> fifty, l</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>500</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>one more than four hundred ninety-nine; five times one hundred; denoting a quantity consisting of five hundred items or units; -- representing the number five hundred as Arabic numerals</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> five hundred, d</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>50th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>coming next after the fourty-ninth in a series</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> fiftieth</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>5th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>coming next after the fourth in a series</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> fifth</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>6</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>one more than five; denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units; -- representing the number six as an Arabic numeral</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> six, vi, half dozen, half a dozen</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>60</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>one more than fifty-nine; denoting a quantity consisting of sixty items or units; -- representing the number sixty as an Arabic numeral</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> sixty, lx, threescore</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><h1>60 minutes</h1> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> hour, hr</syn> <def>a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn><br/>
+<def>a 1-hour television program broadcast once weekly on the CBS television network since the 1970's. Its format is that of a "news magazine" treating typically three topics during each show, plus occasional commentary.</def> <mark>[Proper name]</mark><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Sixty Minutes</syn><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>60th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>coming next after the fifty-ninth in a series</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> sixtieth</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>6th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>Coming next after the fifth in a series</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> sixth</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>7</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>One more than six; constituting or denoting a quantity consisting of seven items or units; -- representing the number seven as an Arabic numeral</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> seven, vii</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>7/24</hw> <pos>adj. &amp; adv.</pos> <def>Same as <er>24/7</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>70</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>one more than sixty-nine; denoting a quantity consisting of seventy items or units; -- representing the number sevent as an Arabic numeral</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> seventy, lxx</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>70th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>coming next after the sixty-ninth in a series</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> seventieth</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>7th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>coming next after the sixth in a series</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> seventh</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>8</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>one more than seven; denoting a quantity consisting of eight items or units; -- representing the number eight as an Arabic numeral</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> eight, viii</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>80</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>one more than seventy-nine and one less than eighty-one; denoting a quantity consisting of eighty items or units; -- representing the number eighty as Arabic numerals</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> eighty, lxxx, fourscore</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>80th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>coming next after the seventy-ninth in a series</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> eightieth</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>8th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>coming next after the seventh in a series</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> eighth</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>9</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>one more than eight and one less than ten; denoting a quantity consisting of nine items or units; -- representing the number nine as an Arabic numeral</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> nine, ix</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>90</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>one more than eighty-nine and one less than ninety-one; denoting a quantity consisting of ninety items or units; -- representing the number ninety as Arabic numerals</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ninety, xc</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>90th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>coming next after the eighty-ninth in a series</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ninetieth</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>9th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>coming next after the eighth and just before the tenth in position</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ninth</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>3-D</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a movie with images having three dimensional form or appearance.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> three-D, 3D</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>3-hitter</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only 3 hits.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> three-hitter</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>8vo</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> octavo, eightvo</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 1 --></p>
+
+<p><centered><point26>A.</point26></centered></p>
+
+<p><hw>A</hw> <pr>(<it>named &amacr; in the English, and most commonly &auml; in other languages</it>)</pr>. <def>The first letter of the English and of many other alphabets. The capital A of the alphabets of Middle and Western Europe, as also the small letter (a), besides the forms in Italic, black letter, etc., are all descended from the old Latin A, which was borrowed from the Greek <spn>Alpha</spn>, of the same form; and this was made from the first letter (&unr_;) of the Ph&oelig;nician alphabet, the equivalent of the Hebrew <xex>Aleph</xex>, and itself from the Egyptian origin. The <xex>Aleph</xex> was a consonant letter, with a guttural breath sound that was not an element of Greek articulation; and the Greeks took it to represent their vowel <xex>Alpha</xex> with the &auml; sound, the Ph&oelig;nician alphabet having no vowel symbols.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>This letter, in English, is used for several different vowel sounds. See <xex>Guide to pronunciation</xex>, &sect;&sect; 43-74. The regular long <it>a</it>, as in <xex>fate</xex>, etc., is a comparatively modern sound, and has taken the place of what, till about the early part of the 17th century, was a sound of the quality of &auml; (as in <xex>far</xex>).<br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The name of the sixth tone in the model major scale (that in C), or the first tone of the minor scale, which is named after it the scale in A minor. The second string of the violin is tuned to the A in the treble staff. -- A sharp (A&sharp;) is the name of a musical tone intermediate between A and B. -- A flat (A&flat;) is the name of a tone intermediate between A and G.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>A per se</b></col> <ety>(L. <ets>per se</ets> by itself)</ety>, <cd>one pre&euml;minent; a nonesuch.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>O fair Creseide, the flower and <qex>A per se</qex><br/>
+Of Troy and Greece.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A</hw> <pr>(&adot_; <it>emph.</it> &amacr;)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <ety>[Shortened form of <ets>an</ets>. AS. &amacr;n one. See <er>One</er>.]</ety> <def>An adjective, commonly called the indefinite article, and signifying <xex>one</xex> or <xex>any</xex>, but less emphatically.</def> &ldquo;At <xex>a</xex> birth&rdquo;; &ldquo;In <xex>a</xex> word&rdquo;; &ldquo;At <xex>a</xex> blow&rdquo;. <au>Shak.</au> <note>It is placed before nouns of the singular number denoting an individual object, or a quality individualized, before collective nouns, and also before plural nouns when the adjective <xex>few</xex> or the phrase <xex>great many</xex> or <xex>good many</xex> is interposed; <as>as, <ex>a</ex> dog, <ex>a</ex> house, <ex>a</ex> man; <ex>a</ex> color; <ex>a</ex> sweetness; <ex>a</ex> hundred, <ex>a</ex> fleet, <ex>a</ex> regiment; <ex>a</ex> few persons, <ex>a</ex> great many days.</as> It is used for <xex>an</xex>, for the sake of euphony, before words beginning with a consonant sound [for exception of certain words beginning with <xex>h</xex>, see <er>An</er>]; <as>as, a table, <ex>a woman</ex>, <ex>a</ex> year, <ex>a</ex> unit, <ex>a</ex> eulogy, <ex>a</ex> ewe, <ex>a</ex> oneness, such <ex>a</ex> one, etc.</as> Formally <xex>an</xex> was used both before vowels and consonants.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <ety>[Originally the preposition <ets>a</ets> (<ets>an</ets>, <ets>on</ets>).]</ety> <def>In each; to or for each; <as>as, &ldquo;twenty leagues <ex>a</ex> day&rdquo;, &ldquo;a hundred pounds <ex>a</ex> year&rdquo;, &ldquo;a dollar <ex>a</ex> yard&rdquo;, etc.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A</hw> <pr>(&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <ety>[Abbreviated form of <ets>an</ets> (AS. <ets>on</ets>). See <er>On</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In; on; at; by.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>A</xex> God's name.&rdquo; &ldquo;Torn <xex>a</xex> pieces.&rdquo; &ldquo;Stand <xex>a</xex> tiptoe.&rdquo; &ldquo;<xex>A</xex> Sundays&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au> &ldquo;Wit that men have now <xex>a</xex> days.&rdquo; <au>Chaucer.</au> &ldquo;Set them <xex>a</xex> work.&rdquo; <au>Robynson (More's Utopia).</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In process of; in the act of; into; to; -- used with verbal substantives in <xex>-ing</xex> which begin with a consonant. This is a shortened form of the preposition <xex>an</xex> (which was used before the vowel sound); as in <xex>a</xex> hunting, <xex>a</xex> building, <xex>a</xex> begging.</def> &ldquo;Jacob, when he was <xex>a</xex> dying&rdquo; <au>Heb. xi. 21.</au> &ldquo;We'll <xex>a</xex> birding together.&rdquo; &ldquo; It was <xex>a</xex> doing.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au> &ldquo;He burst out <xex>a</xex> laughing.&rdquo; <au>Macaulay.</au> <note>The hyphen may be used to connect <xex>a</xex> with the verbal substantive (as, <xex>a</xex>-hunting, <xex>a</xex>-building) or the words may be written separately. This form of expression is now for the most part obsolete, the <xex>a</xex> being omitted and the verbal substantive treated as a participle.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A</hw>. <ety>[From AS. <ets>of</ets> off, from. See <er>Of</er>.]</ety> <def>Of.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;The name of John <xex>a</xex> Gaunt.&rdquo; &ldquo;What time <xex>a</xex> day is it ?&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au> &ldquo;It's six <xex>a</xex> clock.&rdquo; <au>B. Jonson.</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A</hw>. <def>A barbarous corruption of <xex>have</xex>, of <xex>he</xex>, and sometimes of <xex>it</xex> and of <xex>they</xex>.</def> &ldquo;So would I <xex>a</xex> done&rdquo; &ldquo;<xex>A</xex> brushes his hat.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A</hw>. <def>An expletive, void of sense, to fill up the meter</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A merry heart goes all the day,<br/>
+Your sad tires in a mile-<qex>a</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A-</hw>. <def>A, as a prefix to English words, is derived from various sources. (1) It frequently signifies <xex>on</xex> or <xex>in</xex> (from <xex>an</xex>, <xex>a</xex> forms of AS. <xex>on</xex>), denoting a state, as in <xex>a</xex>foot, on foot, <xex>a</xex>bed, <xex>a</xex>miss, <xex>a</xex>sleep, aground, <xex>a</xex>loft, <xex>a</xex>way (AS. <xex>onweg</xex>), and analogically, <xex>a</xex>blaze, <xex>a</xex>tremble, etc. (2) AS. <xex>of</xex> off, from, as in <xex>a</xex>down (AS. <xex>ofd&umacr;ne</xex> off the <xex>dun</xex> or hill). (3) AS. &amacr;- (Goth. <xex>us-</xex>, <xex>ur-</xex>, Ger. <xex>er-</xex>), usually giving an intensive force, and sometimes the sense of <xex>away</xex>, <xex>on</xex>, <xex>back</xex>, as in <xex>a</xex>rise, <xex>a</xex>bide, <xex>a</xex>go. (4) Old English <xex>y-</xex> or <xex>i-</xex> (corrupted from the AS. inseparable particle <xex>ge-</xex>, cognate with OHG. <xex>ga-</xex>, <xex>gi-</xex>, Goth. <xex>ga-</xex>), which, as a prefix, made no essential addition to the meaning, as in aware. (5) French <xex>&agrave;</xex> (L. <xex>ad</xex> to), as in <xex>a</xex>base, <xex>a</xex>chieve. (6) L. <xex>a</xex>, <xex>ab</xex>, <xex>abs</xex>, from, as in <xex>a</xex>vert. (7) Greek insep. prefix &alpha; without, or privative, not, as in <xex>a</xex>byss, <xex>a</xex>theist; akin to E. <xex>un-</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>Besides these, there are other sources from which the prefix <ex>a</ex> takes its origin.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A 1</hw> <pr>(&amacr; w&ubreve;n)</pr>. <def>A registry mark given by underwriters (as at Lloyd's) to ships in first-class condition. Inferior grades are indicated by A 2 and A 3.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note><ex>A 1</ex> is also applied colloquially to other things to imply superiority; prime; first-class; first-rate.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>a.u.</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn><fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>the unit of length equal to the mean distance of the Earth from the sun, about 93 million miles (150 million kiometers); -- used almost exclusively in astronomy, or to describe astronomical distances.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> astronomical unit, AU, A.U.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>AA</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>acronym for <er>Associate in Arts</er>, a college degree granted for successful completion of a two-year course of study in arts or general topics.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Associate in Arts</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def><org>Alcoholics Anonymous</org>.</def> <mark>[Acronym.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Aam</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;m <it>or</it> &auml;m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. <ets>aam</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>ama</ets>; cf. L. <ets>hama</ets> a water bucket, Gr. &unr_;]</ety> <def>A Dutch and German measure of liquids, varying in different cities, being at Amsterdam about 41 wine gallons, at Antwerp 36<frac>1/2</frac>, at Hamburg 38<frac>1/4</frac>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Aum</asp> and <asp>Awm</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>aard"vark`</hw> <pr>(&auml;rd"v&auml;rk`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D., earth-pig.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An edentate mammal, of the genus <gen>Orycteropus</gen> (<spn>Orycteropus afer</spn>), somewhat resembling a pig, common in some parts of Southern Africa. It is a nocturnal <isa>ungulate</isa>, burrows in the ground with its powerful claws, and feeds entirely on ants and termites, which it catches with its long, extensile, slimy tongue. It is the sole extant representative of the order <ord>Tubulidentata</ord>.</def> <altsp>[Spelled also <asp>Aard-vark</asp>.]</altsp> <br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b>ant bear, anteater, <spn>Orycteropus afer</spn>, oryctere, orycterope</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Aard"-wolf`</hw> <pr>(&auml;rd"w&oobreve_;lf)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D, earth-wolf]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A carnivorous, striped, quadruped mammal (<spn>Proteles cristata</spn>, formerly <spn>Proteles Lalandii</spn>), of South Africa, resembling the fox and hyena. It feeds chiefly on insects. See <er>Proteles</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Aa*ron"ic</hw> <pr>(&auptack_;*r&obreve_;n"&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <hw>Aa*ron"ic*al</hw> <pr>(-&ibreve_;*k&aitalic_;l)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to Aaron, the first high priest of the Jews.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aar"on's rod`</hw> <pr>(&acirc;r"&ubreve;nz r&obreve_;d`)</pr>. <ety>[See Exodus vii. 9 and Numbers xvii. 8]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A rod with one serpent twined around it, thus differing from the caduceus of Mercury, which has two.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant with a tall flowering stem; esp. the great mullein, or hag-taper, and the golden-rod.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>AAS</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an associate degree conferred for successful studies in applied science.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>AAAS</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the <org>American Association for the Advancement of Science</org>, an organization with headquarters in Washington, D.C. Its goal is to advance the physical and social sciences, and it publishes a weekly journal <jour>Science</jour>, with original research articles as well as reviews and commentary.</def> <mark>[Acronym.]</mark><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> <org>American Association for the Advancement of Science</org>.</syn>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>aas</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth; worn by Arabs.</def> <hypen>overgarment, outer garment</hypen><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab-</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b)</pr>. <ety>[Latin prep., etymologically the same as E. <ets>of</ets>, <ets>off</ets>. See <er>Of</er>.]</ety> <def>A prefix in many words of Latin origin. It signifies <xex>from</xex>, <xex>away</xex> , <xex>separating</xex>, or <xex>departure</xex>, as in <xex>ab</xex>duct, <xex>abs</xex>tract, <xex>abs</xex>cond. See <er>A-</er>(6).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ab</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Of Syriac origin.]</ety> <def>The fifth month of the Jewish year according to the ecclesiastical reckoning, the eleventh by the civil computation, coinciding nearly with August.</def> <rj><au>W. Smith.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ab"a*ca</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b"&adot_;*k&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[The native name.]</ety> <def>The Manila-hemp plant (<spn>Musa textilis</spn>); also, its fiber. See <cref>Manila hemp</cref> under <er>Manila</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bac"i*nate</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&abreve;s"&ibreve_;*n&amacr;t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>abacinatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>abacinare</ets>; <ets>ab</ets> off + <ets>bacinus</ets> a basin.]</ety> <def>To blind by a red-hot metal plate held before the eyes.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bac`i*na"tion</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&abreve;s`&ibreve_;*n&amacr;"sh&ubreve;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of abacinating.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ab`a*cis"cus</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b`&adot_;*s&ibreve_;s"k&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'abaki`skos</grk>, dim of <grk>'a`bax</grk>. See <er>Abacus</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>One of the tiles or squares of a tessellated pavement; an abaculus.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"a*cist</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b"&adot_;*s&ibreve_;st)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL <ets>abacista</ets>, fr. <ets>abacus</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who uses an abacus in casting accounts; a calculator.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*back"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&abreve;k")</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>back</ets>; AS. <ets>on b&aelig;c</ets> at, on, or toward the back. See <er>Back</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Toward the back or rear; backward.</def> &ldquo;Therewith <xex>aback</xex> she started.&rdquo; <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Behind; in the rear.</def> <rj><au>Knolles.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Backward against the mast; -- said of the sails when pressed by the wind.</def> <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To be taken aback</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To be driven backward against the mast; -- said of the sails, also of the ship when the sails are thus driven.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To be suddenly checked, baffled, or discomfited.</cd> <rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"ack</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b"&aitalic_;k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An abacus.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*ac"ti*nal</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b*&abreve;k"t&ibreve_;*n&aitalic_;l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ab</ets> + E. <ets>actinal</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the surface or end opposite to the mouth in a radiate animal; -- opposed to <contr>actinal</contr>.</def> &ldquo;The aboral or <xex>abactinal</xex> area.&rdquo; <rj><au>L. Agassiz.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*ac"tion</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b*&abreve;k"sh&ubreve;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Stealing cattle on a large scale.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*ac"tor</hw> <pr>(-t&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>abigere</ets> to drive away; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>agere</ets> to drive.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>One who steals and drives away cattle or beasts by herds or droves.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*bac"u*lus</hw> <pr>(&adot_;b*&abreve;k"&uuptack_;*l&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Abaculi</plw> <pr>(-l&imacr;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., dim. of <ets>abacus</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A small tile of glass, marble, or other substance, of various colors, used in making ornamental patterns in mosaic pavements.</def> <rj><au>Fairholt.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"a*cus</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b"&adot_;*k&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; E. <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Abacuses</plw> ; L. pl. <plw>Abaci</plw> <pr>(-s&imacr;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>abacus</ets>, <ets>abax</ets>, Gr. <grk>'a`bax</grk>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A table or tray strewn with sand, anciently used for drawing, calculating, etc.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A calculating table or frame; an instrument for performing arithmetical calculations by balls sliding on wires, or counters in grooves, the lowest line representing units, the second line, tens, etc. It is still employed in China.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The uppermost member or division of the capital of a column, immediately under the architrave. See <er>Column</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A tablet, panel, or compartment in ornamented or mosaic work.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A board, tray, or table, divided into perforated compartments, for holding cups, bottles, or the like; a kind of cupboard, buffet, or sideboard.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Abacus harmonicus</b></col> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>, <cd>an ancient diagram showing the structure and disposition of the keys of an instrument.</cd> <rj><au>Crabb.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"a*da</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b"&adot_;*d&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pg., the female rhinoceros.]</ety> <def>The rhinoceros.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Purchas.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bad"don</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&abreve;d"d&ubreve;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Heb. <ets>&amacr;badd&omacr;n</ets> destruction, abyss, fr. <ets>&amacr;bad</ets> to be lost, to perish.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The destroyer, or angel of the bottomless pit; -- the same as Apollyon and Asmodeus.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hell; the bottomless pit.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In all her gates, <qex>Abaddon</qex> rues<br/>
+Thy bold attempt.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*baft"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&adot_;ft")</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> on + OE. <ets>baft</ets>, <ets>baften</ets>, <ets>biaften</ets>, AS. <ets>be&aelig;ftan</ets>; <ets>be</ets> by + <ets>&aelig;ftan</ets> behind. See <er>After</er>, <er>Aft</er>, <er>By</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Behind; toward the stern from; <as>as, <ex>abaft</ex> the wheelhouse</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Abaft the beam</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Beam</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*baft"</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Toward the stern; aft; <as>as, to go <ex>abaft</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bai"sance</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&amacr;"s&aitalic_;ns)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[For <ets>obeisance</ets>; confused with F. <ets>abaisser</ets>, E. abase.]</ety> <def>Obeisance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bai"ser</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&amacr;"s&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Ivory black or animal charcoal.</def> <rj><au>Weale.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 2 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>A*baist"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&amacr;st")</pr>, <pos>p. p.</pos> <def>Abashed; confounded; discomfited.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*al"ien*ate</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b*&amacr;l"y&eitalic_;n*&amacr;t; 94, 106)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abalienatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>abalienare</ets>; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>alienus</ets> foreign, alien. See <er>Alien</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Civil Law)</fld> <def>To transfer the title of from one to another; to alienate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To estrange; to withdraw.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To cause alienation of (mind).</def> <rj><au>Sandys.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*al`ien*a"tion</hw> <pr>(-&amacr;l`y&eitalic_;n*&amacr;"sh&ubreve;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abalienatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>abali&eacute;nation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of abalienating; alienation; estrangement.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ab`a*lo"ne</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b`&adot_;*l&omacr;"n&euptack_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A univalve mollusk of the genus <gen>Haliotis</gen>. The shell is lined with mother-of-pearl, and used for ornamental purposes; the sea-ear. Several large species are found on the coast of California, clinging closely to the rocks.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>abampere</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <fld>(Electricity)</fld> <def>a unit of electrical current equal to 10 amperes.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> abamp</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*band"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&abreve;nd")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Contracted from <ets>abandon</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To abandon.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q> Enforced the kingdom to <qex>aband</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To banish; to expel.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Mir. for Mag.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ban"don</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&abreve;n"d&ubreve;n)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Abandoned</conjf> <pr>(-d&ubreve;nd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Abandoning</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>abandoner</ets>, F. <ets>abandonner</ets>; <ets>a</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>bandon</ets> permission, authority, LL. <ets>bandum</ets>, <ets>bannum</ets>, public proclamation, interdiction, <ets>bannire</ets> to proclaim, summon: of Germanic origin; cf. Goth. <ets>bandwjan</ets> to show by signs, to designate OHG. <ets>ban</ets> proclamation. The word meant to proclaim, put under a ban, put under control; hence, as in OE., to compel, subject, or to leave in the control of another, and hence, to give up. See <er>Ban</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cast or drive out; to banish; to expel; to reject.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>That he might . . . <qex>abandon</qex> them from him.</q> <rj><qau>Udall.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Being all this time <qex>abandoned</qex> from your bed.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To give up absolutely; to forsake entirely ; to renounce utterly; to relinquish all connection with or concern on; to desert, as a person to whom one owes allegiance or fidelity; to quit; to surrender.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Hope was overthrown, yet could not be <qex>abandoned</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Reflexively: To give (one's self) up without attempt at self-control; to yield (one's self) unrestrainedly; -- often in a bad sense.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He <qex>abandoned</qex> himself . . . to his favorite vice.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Mar. Law)</fld> <def>To relinquish all claim to; -- used when an insured person gives up to underwriters all claim to the property covered by a policy, which may remain after loss or damage by a peril insured against.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To give up; yield; forego; cede; surrender; resign; abdicate; quit; relinquish; renounce; desert; forsake; leave; retire; withdraw from.</syn> -- <usage><er>To Abandon</er>, <er>Desert</er>, <er>Forsake</er>. These words agree in representing a person as <xex>giving up</xex> or <xex>leaving</xex> some object, but differ as to the mode of doing it. The distinctive sense of abandon is that of giving up a thing absolutely and finally; as, to abandon one's friends, places, opinions, good or evil habits, a hopeless enterprise, a shipwrecked vessel. <xex>Abandon</xex> is more widely applicable than <xex>forsake</xex> or <xex>desert</xex>. The Latin original of <xex>desert</xex> appears to have been originally applied to the case of deserters from military service. Hence, the verb, when used of <ex>persons</ex> in the active voice, has usually or always a bad sense, implying some breach of fidelity, honor, etc., the leaving of something which the person should rightfully stand by and support; as, to <ex>desert</ex> one's colors, to <ex>desert</ex> one's post, to <ex>desert</ex> one's principles or duty. When used in the passive, the sense is not necessarily bad; as, the fields were <ex>deserted</ex>, a <ex>deserted</ex> village, <ex>deserted</ex> halls. <ex>Forsake</ex> implies the breaking off of previous habit, association, personal connection, or that the thing left had been familiar or frequented; as, to forsake old friends, to <ex>forsake</ex> the paths of rectitude, the blood <ex>forsook</ex> his cheeks. It may be used either in a good or in a bad sense.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ban"don</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>abandon</ets>. fr. <ets>abandonner</ets>. See <er>Abandon</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <def>Abandonment; relinquishment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`ban`don"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;`b&auml;N`d&ocirc;N")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>Abandon</er>.]</ety> <def>A complete giving up to natural impulses; freedom from artificial constraint; careless freedom or ease.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ban"doned</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&abreve;n"d&ubreve;nd)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Forsaken, deserted.</def> &ldquo;Your <xex>abandoned</xex> streams.&rdquo; <rj><au>Thomson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Self-abandoned, or given up to vice; extremely wicked, or sinning without restraint; irreclaimably wicked ; <as>as, an <ex>abandoned</ex> villain</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Profligate; dissolute; corrupt; vicious; depraved; reprobate; wicked; unprincipled; graceless; vile.</syn> -- <usage><er>Abandoned</er>, <er>Profligate</er>, <er>Reprobate</er>. These adjectives agree in expressing the idea of great personal depravity. <er>Profligate</er> has reference to open and shameless immoralities, either in private life or political conduct; as, a <er>profligate</er> court, a <er>profligate</er> ministry. <er>Abandoned</er> is stronger, and has reference to the searing of conscience and hardening of heart produced by a man's giving himself wholly up to iniquity; as, a man of <er>abandoned</er> character. <er>Reprobate</er> describes the condition of one who has become insensible to reproof, and who is morally abandoned and lost beyond hope of recovery.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>God gave them over to a <qex>reprobate</qex> mind.</q> <rj><qau>Rom. i. 28.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ban"doned*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Unrestrainedly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ban`don*ee"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&abreve;n`d&ubreve;n*&emacr;")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>One to whom anything is legally abandoned.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ban"don*er</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&abreve;n"d&ubreve;n*&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who abandons.</def> <rj><au>Beau. &amp; Fl.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ban"don*ment</hw> <pr>(-m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>abandonnement</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>abandonment</qex> of the independence of Europe.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mar. Law)</fld> <def>The relinquishment by the insured to the underwriters of what may remain of the property insured after a loss or damage by a peril insured against.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Com. Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The relinquishment of a right, claim, or privilege, as to mill site, etc.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The voluntary leaving of a person to whom one is bound by a special relation, as a wife, husband, or child; desertion.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Careless freedom or ease; abandon.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*ban"dum</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&abreve;n"d&ubreve;m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. See <er>Abandon</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Anything forfeited or confiscated.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"a*net</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b"&adot_;*n&ebreve_;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Abnet</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*ban"ga</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&abreve;&nsmacr_;"g&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Name given by the negroes in the island of St. Thomas.]</ety> <def>A West Indian palm; also the fruit of this palm, the seeds of which are used as a remedy for diseases of the chest.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ab`an*na"tion</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b`&abreve;n*n&amacr;"sh&ubreve;n)</pr>, <hw>Ab`an*nition</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b`&abreve;n*n&ibreve_;sh"&ubreve;n)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>abannatio</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + LL. <ets>bannire</ets> to banish.]</ety> <fld>(Old Law)</fld> <def>Banishment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab`ar*tic`u*la"tion</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b`&auml;r*t&ibreve_;k`&uuptack_;*l&amacr;"sh&ubreve;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ab</ets> + E. <ets>articulation</ets> : cf. F. <ets>abarticulation</ets>. See <er>Article</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Articulation, usually that kind of articulation which admits of free motion in the joint; diarthrosis.</def> <rj><au>Coxe.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*base"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&amacr;s")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Abased</conjf> <pr>(&adot_;*b&amacr;st")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Abasing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>abaisser</ets>, LL. <ets>abassare</ets>, <ets>abbassare</ets> ; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>bassare</ets>, fr. <ets>bassus</ets> low. See <er>Base</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To lower or depress; to throw or cast down; <as>as, to <ex>abase</ex> the eye</as>.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Saying so, he <qex>abased</qex> his lance.</q> <rj><qau>Shelton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To cast down or reduce low or lower, as in rank, office, condition in life, or estimation of worthiness; to depress; to humble; to degrade.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Whosoever exalteth himself shall be <qex>abased</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Luke xiv. ll.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To <er>Abase</er>, <er>Debase</er>, <er>Degrade</er>. These words agree in the idea of bringing down from a higher to a lower state. <xex>Abase</xex> has reference to a bringing down in condition or feelings; <as>as, to <ex>abase</ex> the proud, to <ex>abase</ex> one's self before God</as>. <xex>Debase</xex> has reference to the bringing down of a thing in purity, or <xex>making it base</xex>. It is, therefore, always used in a bad sense, as, to <xex>debase</xex> the coin of the kingdom, to <xex>debase</xex> the mind by vicious indulgence, to <xex>debase</xex> one's style by coarse or vulgar expressions. <xex>Degrade</xex> has reference to a bringing down from some higher <xex>grade</xex> or from some standard. Thus, a priest is <xex>degraded</xex> from the clerical office. When used in a moral sense, it denotes a bringing down in character and just estimation; as, <xex>degraded</xex> by intemperance, a <xex>degrading</xex> employment, etc. &ldquo;Art is <xex>degraded</xex> when it is regarded only as a trade.&rdquo;</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*based"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&amacr;st")</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Lowered; humbled.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <ety>[F. <ets>abaiss&eacute;</ets>.]</ety> <def>Borne lower than usual, as a fess; also, having the ends of the wings turned downward towards the point of the shield.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bas"ed*ly</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&amacr;s"&ebreve_;d*l&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Abjectly; downcastly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*base"ment</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&amacr;s"m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>abaissement</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low; the state of being abased or humbled; humiliation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bas"er</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&amacr;s"&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>He who, or that which, abases.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bash"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&abreve;sh")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Abashed</conjf> <pr>(&adot_;*b&abreve;sht")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Abashing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>abaissen</ets>, <ets>abaisshen</ets>, <ets>abashen</ets>, OF. <ets>esbahir</ets>, F. <ets>&eacute;bahir</ets>, to astonish, fr. L. <ets>ex</ets> + the interjection <ets>bah</ets>, expressing astonishment. In OE. somewhat confused with <ets>abase</ets>. Cf. <er>Finish</er>.]</ety> <def>To destroy the self-possession of; to confuse or confound, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to put to shame; to disconcert; to discomfit.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Abashed</qex>, the devil stood,<br/>
+And felt how awful goodness is.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He was a man whom no check could <qex>abash</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To confuse; confound; disconcert; shame.</syn> <usage> -- To <er>Abash</er>, Confuse, <er>Confound</er>. <xex>Abash</xex> is a stronger word than <xex>confuse</xex>, but not so strong as <xex>confound</xex>. We are <xex>abashed</xex> when struck either with sudden shame or with a humbling sense of inferiority; as, Peter was <xex>abashed</xex> by the look of his Master. So a modest youth is <xex>abashed</xex> in the presence of those who are greatly his superiors. We are <xex>confused</xex> when, from some unexpected or startling occurrence, we lose clearness of thought and self-possession. Thus, a witness is often <xex>confused</xex> by a severe cross-examination; a timid person is apt to be <xex>confused</xex> in entering a room full of strangers. We are <xex>confounded</xex> when our minds are overwhelmed, as it were, by something wholly unexpected, amazing, dreadful, etc., so that we have nothing to say. Thus, a criminal is usually <xex>confounded</xex> at the discovery of his guilt.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Satan stood<br/>
+Awhile as mute, <qex>confounded</qex> what to say.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bash"ed*ly</hw> <pr>(-&ebreve_;d*l&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an abashed manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bash"ment</hw> <pr>(-m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>&eacute;bahissement</ets>.]</ety> <def>The state of being abashed; confusion from shame.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*ba"si*a</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&amacr;"zh&ibreve_;*&adot_;; -z&ibreve_;*&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.; Gr. <grk>'a-</grk> not + <grk>ba`sis</grk> a step.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Inability to co&ouml;rdinate muscular actions properly in walking.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>A*ba"sic</wf> <pr>(&adot_;*b&amacr;"s&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>A*bas"si</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&abreve;s"s&ibreve_;)</pr>, &Verbar;<hw>A*bas"sis</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&abreve;s"s&ibreve_;s)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar. &amp; Per. <ets>ab&amacr;s&imacr;</ets>, belonging to Abas (a king of Persia).]</ety> <def>A silver coin of Persia, worth about twenty cents.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bat"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&amacr;t"&adot_;*b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being abated; <as>as, an <ex>abatable</ex> writ or nuisance</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bate"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&amacr;t")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Abated</conjf>, <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Abating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>abatre</ets> to beat down, F. <ets>abattre</ets>, LL. <ets>abatere</ets>; <ets>ab</ets> or <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>batere</ets>, <ets>battere</ets> (popular form for L. <ets>batuere</ets> to beat). Cf. <er>Bate</er>, <er>Batter</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To beat down; to overthrow.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The King of Scots . . . sore <qex>abated</qex> the walls.</q> <rj><qau>Edw. Hall.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To bring down or reduce from a higher to a lower state, number, or degree; to lessen; to diminish; to contract; to moderate; to cut short; <as>as, to <ex>abate</ex> a demand; to <ex>abate</ex> pride, zeal, hope.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His eye was not dim, nor his natural force <qex>abated</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Deut. xxxiv. 7.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To deduct; to omit; <as>as, to <ex>abate</ex> something from a price</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Nine thousand parishes, <qex>abating</qex> the odd hundreds.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To blunt.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To <qex>abate</qex> the edge of envy.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To reduce in estimation; to deprive.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>She hath <qex>abated</qex> me of half my train.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>To bring entirely down or put an end to; to do away with; <as>as, to <ex>abate</ex> a nuisance, to <ex>abate</ex> a writ</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld> <def>To diminish; to reduce. Legacies are liable to be <xex>abated</xex> entirely or in proportion, upon a deficiency of assets.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To abate a tax</b></col>, <cd>to remit it either wholly or in part.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bate"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&amacr;t")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Abate</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To decrease, or become less in strength or violence; <as>as, pain <ex>abates</ex>, a storm <ex>abates</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The fury of Glengarry . . . rapidly <qex>abated</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To be defeated, or come to naught; to fall through; to fail; <as>as, a writ <ex>abates</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>To abate into a freehold</b></col>, <col><b>To abate in lands</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>to enter into a freehold after the death of the last possessor, and before the heir takes possession. See <er>Abatement</er>, 4.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To subside; decrease; intermit; decline; diminish; lessen.</syn> <usage> -- To <er>Abate</er>, <er>Subside</er>. These words, as here compared, imply a coming down from some previously raised or excited state. <xex>Abate</xex> expresses this in respect to degrees, and implies a diminution of force or of intensity; as, the storm <xex>abates</xex>, the cold <xex>abates</xex>, the force of the wind <xex>abates</xex>; or, the wind <xex>abates</xex>, a fever <xex>abates</xex>. <xex>Subside</xex> (to settle down) has reference to a previous state of agitation or commotion; as, the waves <xex>subside</xex> after a storm, the wind <xex>subsides</xex> into a calm. When the words are used figuratively, the same distinction should be observed. If we conceive of a thing as having different degrees of intensity or strength, the word to be used is <xex>abate</xex>. Thus we say, a man's anger <xex>abates</xex>, the ardor of one's love <xex>abates</xex>, &ldquo;Winter's rage <xex>abates</xex>&rdquo;. But if the image be that of a sinking down into quiet from preceding excitement or commotion, the word to be used is <xex>subside</xex>; as, the tumult of the people <xex>subsides</xex>, the public mind <xex>subsided</xex> into a calm. The same is the case with those emotions which are tumultuous in their nature; as, his passion <xex>subsides</xex>, his joy quickly <xex>subsided</xex>, his grief <xex>subsided</xex> into a pleasing melancholy. Yet if, in such cases, we were thinking of the degree of violence of the emotion, we might use <xex>abate</xex>; as, his joy will <xex>abate</xex> in the progress of time; and so in other instances.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bate</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&amacr;t")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Abatement.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bate"ment</hw> <pr>(-m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>abatement</ets>, F. <ets>abattement</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; removal or putting an end to; <as>as, the <ex>abatement</ex> of a nuisance is the suppression thereof</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The amount abated; that which is taken away by way of reduction; deduction; decrease; a rebate or discount allowed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A mark of dishonor on an escutcheon.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The entry of a stranger, without right, into a freehold after the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devisee.</def> <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Defense in abatement</b></col>, <col><b>Plea in abatement</b></col></mcol>, <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>plea to the effect that from some formal defect (e.g. misnomer, lack of jurisdiction) the proceedings should be abated.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bat"er</hw> <pr>(-&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, abates.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ab"a*tis</hw>, <hw>Aba"t*tis</hw>, }</mhw> <pr>(&abreve;b"&adot_;*t&ibreve_;s; <it>French</it> &adot_;`b&adot_;`t&emacr;")</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>abatis</ets>, <ets>abattis</ets>, mass of things beaten or cut down, fr. <ets>abattre</ets>. See <er>Abate</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>A means of defense formed by felled trees, the ends of whose branches are sharpened and directed outwards, or against the enemy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"a*tised</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b"&adot_;*t&ibreve_;st)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Provided with an abatis.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ba"tor</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&amacr;t"&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>One who abates a nuisance.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A person who, without right, enters into a freehold on the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devisee.</def> <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`bat`toir"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;`b&adot_;t`tw&auml;r")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Abattoirs</plw> <pr>(-tw&auml;rz")</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>abattre</ets> to beat down. See <er>Abate</er>.]</ety> <def>A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"a*ture</hw> <pr>(&adot_;b"&adot_;*t&uuptack_;r; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>abatture</ets>, fr. <ets>abattre</ets>. See <er>Abate</er>.]</ety> <def>Grass and sprigs beaten or trampled down by a stag passing through them.</def> <rj><au>Crabb.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`bat`voix"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;`b&adot_;`vw&auml;")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>abattre</ets> to beat down + <ets>voix</ets> voice.]</ety> <def>The sounding-board over a pulpit or rostrum.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*awed"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b*&asuml_;d")</pr>, <pos>p. p.</pos> <ety>[Perh. p. p. of a verb fr. OF. <ets>abaubir</ets> to frighten, disconcert, fr. L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>balbus</ets> stammering.]</ety> <def>Astonished; abashed.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ab*ax"i*al</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b*&abreve;ks"&ibreve_;*&aitalic_;l)</pr>, <hw>Ab*ax"ile</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b*&abreve;ks"&ibreve_;l)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>axis</ets> axle.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Away from the axis or central line; eccentric.</def> <rj><au>Balfour.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bay"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&amacr;")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>abay</ets> barking.]</ety> <def>Barking; baying of dogs upon their prey. See <er>Bay</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Abb</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>&amacr;web</ets>, <ets>&amacr;b</ets>; pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>web</ets>. See <er>Web</er>.]</ety> <def>Among weavers, yarn for the warp. <as>Hence, <er><it>abb wool</it></er> is wool for the <ex>abb</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"ba</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b"b&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Syriac <ets>abb&amacr;</ets> father. See <er>Abbot</er>.]</ety> <def>Father; religious superior; -- in the Syriac, Coptic, and Ethiopic churches, a title given to the bishops, and by the bishops to the patriarch.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"ba*cy</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b"b&adot_;*s&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Abbacies</plw> <pr>(-s&ibreve_;z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>abbatia</ets>, fr. <ets>abbas</ets>, <ets>abbatis</ets>, abbot. See <er>Abbey</er>.]</ety> <def>The dignity, estate, or jurisdiction of an abbot.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*ba"tial</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b*b&amacr;"sh&aitalic_;l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>abbatialis</ets> : cf. F. <ets>abbatial</ets>.]</ety> <def>Belonging to an abbey; <as>as, <ex>abbatial</ex> rights</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*bat"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b*b&abreve;t"&ibreve_;*k&aitalic_;l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Abbatial.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ab"b&eacute;`</hw> <pr>(&adot_;b"b&auptack_;`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>abb&eacute;</ets>. See <er>Abbot</er>.]</ety> <def>The French word answering to the English <xex>abbot</xex>, the head of an abbey; but commonly a title of respect given in France to every one vested with the ecclesiastical habit or dress.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; After the 16th century, the name was given, in social parlance, to candidates for some priory or abbey in the gift of the crown. Many of these aspirants became well known in literary and fashionable life. By further extension, the name came to be applied to unbeneficed secular ecclesiastics generally.</note> <rj><au>Littr&eacute;.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"bess</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b"b&ebreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>abaesse</ets>, <ets>abeesse</ets>, F. <ets>abbesse</ets>, L. <ets>abbatissa</ets>, fem. of <ets>abbas</ets>, <ets>abbatis</ets>, abbot. See <er>Abbot</er>.]</ety> <def>A female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent of nuns, having the same authority over the nuns which the abbots have over the monks. See <er>Abbey</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"bey</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b"b&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Abbeys</plw> <pr>(-b&ibreve_;z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OF. <ets>aba&iuml;e</ets>, <ets>abba&iuml;e</ets>, F. <ets>abbaye</ets>, L. <ets>abbatia</ets>, fr. <ets>abbas</ets> abbot. See <er>Abbot</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A monastery or society of persons of either sex, secluded from the world and devoted to religion and celibacy; also, the monastic building or buildings.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The men are called <member>monks</member>, and governed by an abbot; the women are called <member>nuns</member>, and governed by an abbess.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The church of a monastery.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>In London, <xex>the Abbey</xex> means Westminster Abbey, and in Scotland, the precincts of the Abbey of Holyrood. The name is also retained for a private residence on the site of an abbey; as, Newstead <ex>Abbey</ex>, the residence of Lord Byron.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Monastery; convent; nunnery; priory; cloister. See <er>Cloister</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 3 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"bot</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>abbod</ets>, <ets>abbad</ets>, L. <ets>abbas</ets>, <ets>abbatis</ets>, Gr. <grk>'abba^s</grk>, fr. Syriac <ets>abb&amacr;</ets> father. Cf. <er>Abba</er>, <er>Abb&Eacute;</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The superior or head of an abbey.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One of a class of bishops whose sees were formerly abbeys.</def> <rj><au>Encyc. Brit.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Abbot of the people</b></col>. <cd>a title formerly given to one of the chief magistrates in Genoa.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Abbot of Misrule</b></col> (or <col><b>Lord of Misrule</b></col>)</mcol>, <cd>in medi&aelig;val times, the master of revels, as at Christmas; in Scotland called the <er>Abbot of Unreason</er>.</cd> <rj><au>Encyc. Brit.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"bot*ship</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Abbot</ets> + <ets>-ship</ets>.]</ety> <def>The state or office of an abbot.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*bre"vi*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Abbreviated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Abbreviating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>abbreviatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>abbreviare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>breviare</ets> to shorten, fr. <ets>brevis</ets> short. See <er>Abridge</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make briefer; to shorten; to abridge; to reduce by contraction or omission, especially of words written or spoken.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It is one thing to <qex>abbreviate</qex> by contracting, another by cutting off.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*bre"vi*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abbreviatus</ets>, p. p.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Abbreviated; abridged; shortened.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> &ldquo;The <xex>abbreviate</xex> form.&rdquo; <rj><au>Earle.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*bre"vi*ate</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An abridgment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Elyot.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*bre"vi*a`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Shortened; relatively short; abbreviate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*bre`vi*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>abbreviatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>abbr&eacute;viation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of shortening, or reducing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The result of abbreviating; an abridgment.</def> <rj><au>Tylor.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The form to which a word or phrase is reduced by contraction and omission; a letter or letters, standing for a word or phrase of which they are a part; as, <xex>Gen.</xex> for <xex>Genesis</xex>; <xex>U.S.A.</xex> for <xex>United States of America</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>One dash, or more, through the stem of a note, dividing it respectively into quavers, semiquavers, or demi-semiquavers.</def> <rj><au>Moore.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*bre"vi*a`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.: cf. F. <ets>abbr&eacute;viateur</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who abbreviates or shortens.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One of a college of seventy-two officers of the papal court whose duty is to make a short minute of a decision on a petition, or reply of the pope to a letter, and afterwards expand the minute into official form.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*bre"vi*a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Serving or tending to abbreviate; shortening; abridging.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*bre"vi*a*ture</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An abbreviation; an abbreviated state or form.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An abridgment; a compendium or abstract.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This is an excellent <qex>abbreviature</qex> of the whole duty of a Christian.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Abb" wool</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b" w&oobreve_;l)</pr>. <def>See <er>Abb</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A B C"</hw> <pr>(&amacr; b&emacr; s&emacr;")</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>The first three letters of the alphabet, used for the whole alphabet.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A primer for teaching the alphabet and first elements of reading.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The simplest rudiments of any subject; <as>as, the <ex>A B C</ex> of finance</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>A B C book</b></col>, <cd>a primer.</cd> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ab"dal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar. <ets>bad&imacr;l</ets>, pl. <ets>abd&amacr;l</ets>, a substitute, a good, religious man, saint, fr. <ets>badala</ets> to change, substitute.]</ety> <def>A religious devotee or dervish in Persia.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*de"ri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>Abdera</ets>, a town in Thrace, of which place Democritus, the Laughing Philosopher, was a native.]</ety> <def>Given to laughter; inclined to foolish or incessant merriment.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*de"rite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Abderita</ets>, <ets>Abderites</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>'Abdhri`ths</grk>.]</ety> <def>An inhabitant of Abdera, in Thrace.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>The Abderite</b></col>, <cd>Democritus, the Laughing Philosopher.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"dest</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Per. <ets>&amacr;bdast</ets>; <ets>ab</ets> water + <ets>dast</ets> hand.]</ety> <def>Purification by washing the hands before prayer; -- a Mohammedan rite.</def> <rj><au>Heyse.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"di*ca*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being abdicated.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"di*cant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abdicans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>abdicare</ets>.]</ety> <def>Abdicating; renouncing; -- followed by <xex>of</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Monks <qex>abdicant</qex> of their orders.</q> <rj><qau>Whitlock.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"di*cant</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who abdicates.</def> <rj><au>Smart.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"di*cate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Abdicated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Abdicating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>abdicatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>abdicare</ets>; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>dicare</ets> to proclaim, akin to <ets>dicere</ets> to say. See <er>Diction</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To surrender or relinquish, as sovereign power; to withdraw definitely from filling or exercising, as a high office, station, dignity; <as>as, to <ex>abdicate</ex> the throne, the crown, the papacy</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The word <xex>abdicate</xex> was held to mean, in the case of James II., to abandon without a formal surrender.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The cross-bearers <qex>abdicated</qex> their service.</q> <rj><qau>Gibbon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To renounce; to relinquish; -- said of authority, a trust, duty, right, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He <qex>abdicates</qex> all right to be his own governor.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The understanding <qex>abdicates</qex> its functions.</q> <rj><qau>Froude.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To reject; to cast off.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Civil Law)</fld> <def>To disclaim and expel from the family, as a father his child; to disown; to disinherit.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To give up; quit; vacate; relinquish; forsake; abandon; resign; renounce; desert.</syn> <usage> -- To <er>Abdicate</er>, <er>Resign</er>. <xex>Abdicate</xex> commonly expresses the act of a monarch in voluntary and formally yielding up sovereign authority; <as>as, to <ex>abdicate</ex> the government</as>. <xex>Resign</xex> is applied to the act of any person, high or low, who gives back an office or trust into the hands of him who conferred it. Thus, a minister <xex>resigns</xex>, a military officer <xex>resigns</xex>, a clerk <xex>resigns</xex>. The expression, &ldquo;The king <xex>resigned</xex> his crown,&rdquo; sometimes occurs in our later literature, implying that he held it from his people. -- There are other senses of <xex>resign</xex> which are not here brought into view.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"di*cate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To relinquish or renounce a throne, or other high office or dignity.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Though a king may <qex>abdicate</qex> for his own person, he cannot <qex>abdicate</qex> for the monarchy.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab`di*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abdicatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>abdication</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder; commonly the voluntary renunciation of sovereign power; <as>as, <ex>abdication</ex> of the throne, government, power, authority</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"di*ca*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abdicativus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Causing, or implying, abdication.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"di*ca`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who abdicates.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"di*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abditivus</ets>, fr. <ets>abdere</ets> to hide.]</ety> <def>Having the quality of hiding.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"di*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abditorium</ets>.]</ety> <def>A place for hiding or preserving articles of value.</def> <rj><au>Cowell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*do"men</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abdomen</ets> (a word of uncertain etymol.): cf. F. <ets>abdomen</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis. Also, the cavity of the belly, which is lined by the peritoneum, and contains the stomach, bowels, and other viscera. In man, often restricted to the part between the diaphragm and the commencement of the pelvis, the remainder being called the pelvic cavity.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The posterior section of the body, behind the thorax, in insects, crustaceans, and other Arthropoda.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*dom"i*nal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>abdominal</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral; <as>as, the <ex>abdominal</ex> regions, muscles, cavity</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having abdominal fins; belonging to the Abdominales; <as>as, <ex>abdominal</ex> fishes</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Abdominal ring</b></col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>a fancied ringlike opening on each side of the abdomen, external and superior to the <xex>pubes</xex>; -- called also <altname>inguinal ring</altname>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*dom"i*nal</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>E. pl. <plw>Abdominals</plw>, L. pl. <plw>Abdominales</plw>.</plu> <def>A fish of the group Abdominales.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ab*dom`i*na"les</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., masc. pl.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A group including the greater part of fresh-water fishes, and many marine ones, having the ventral fins under the abdomen behind the pectorals.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ab*dom`i*na"li*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., neut. pl.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A group of cirripeds having abdominal appendages.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*dom`i*nos"co*py</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abdomen</ets> + Gr. &unr_; to examine.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Examination of the abdomen to detect abdominal disease.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*dom`i*no*tho*rac"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to the abdomen and the thorax, or chest.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*dom"i*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a protuberant belly; pot-bellied.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Gorgonius sits, <qex>abdominous</qex> and wan,<br/>
+Like a fat squab upon a Chinese fan.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>abdominousness</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>distension of the stomach area due to overweight.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> paunchiness</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*duce"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Abduced</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Abducing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>abducere</ets> to lead away; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>ducere</ets> to lead. See <er>Duke</er>, and cf. <er>Abduct</er>.]</ety> <def>To draw or conduct away; to withdraw; to draw to a different part.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>If we <qex>abduce</qex> the eye unto either corner, the object will not duplicate.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>abducens</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> abducent, abducent nerve, nervus abducens, sixth cranial nerve</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>abducent</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> abducent nerve, abducens, nervus abducens, sixth cranial nerve</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>abducent</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <fld>(physiol)</fld> <def>drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part; -- especially of muscles</def> <ant>adducent</ant><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> abducting</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*duct"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Abducted</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Abducting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>abductus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>abducere</ets>. See <er>Abduce</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To take away surreptitiously by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually by violence; to kidnap.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To draw away, as a limb or other part, from its ordinary position.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>abducting</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part; -- used especially of muscles</def> <ant>adducent</ant><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> abducent </syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*duc"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abductio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>abduction</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; a carrying away.</def> <rj><au>Roget.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The wrongful, and usually the forcible, carrying off of a human being; <as>as, the <ex>abduction</ex> of a child, the <ex>abduction</ex> of an heiress</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Logic)</fld> <def>A syllogism or form of argument in which the major is evident, but the minor is only probable.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*duc"tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who abducts.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A muscle which serves to draw a part out, or form the median line of the body; <as>as, the <ex>abductor oculi</ex>, which draws the eye outward</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*beam"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>beam</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>On the beam, that is, on a line which forms a right angle with the ship's keel; opposite to the center of the ship's side.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bear"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>&amacr;beran</ets>; pref. <ets>&amacr;-</ets> + <ets>beran</ets> to bear.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To bear; to behave.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>So did the faery knight himself <qex>abear</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To put up with; to endure.</def> <mark>[Prov.]</mark> <rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bear"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Behavior.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bear"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Behavior.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir. T. More.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`be*ce*da"ri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abecedarius</ets>. A word from the first four letters of the alphabet.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who is learning the alphabet; hence, a tyro.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One engaged in teaching the alphabet.</def> <rj><au>Wood.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A`be*ce*da"ri*an</hw>, <hw>A`be*ce"da*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or formed by, the letters of the alphabet; alphabetic; hence, rudimentary.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Abecedarian psalms</b></col>, <col><b>hymns</b></col></mcol>, <cd>etc., compositions in which (like the 119th psalm in Hebrew) distinct portions or verses commence with successive letters of the alphabet.</cd> <rj><au>Hook.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`be*ce"da*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A primer; the first principle or rudiment of anything.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bed"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> in, on + <ets>bed</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In bed, or on the bed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Not to be <qex>abed</qex> after midnight.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To childbed (in the phrase &ldquo;<xex>brought abed</xex>,&rdquo; that is, delivered of a child).</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*beg"ge</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>Same as <er>Aby</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bele"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. <ets>abeel</ets> (<ets>abeel-boom</ets>), OF. <ets>abel</ets>, <ets>aubel</ets>, fr. a dim. of L. <ets>albus</ets> white.]</ety> <def>The white poplar (<spn>Populus alba</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Six <qex>abeles</qex> i' the churchyard grow.</q> <rj><qau>Mrs. Browning.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*bel"i*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A"bel*ite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A`bel*o"ni*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>One of a sect in Africa (4th century), mentioned by St. Augustine, who states that they married, but lived in continence, after the manner, as they pretended, of Abel.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Abelmoschus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>genus of tropical coarse herbs having large lobed leaves and often yellow flowers.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus Abelmoschus</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"bel*mosk`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>abelmoschus</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>abu-l-misk</ets> father of musk, <it>i. e.</it>, producing musk. See <er>Musk</er>. (or Ar. <ets>&hsdot_;abb-al-mosk</ets>, musk seed <au>RHUD 1.3</au>]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An evergreen shrub (<spn>Abelmoschus moschatus</spn> -- formerly <gen>Hibiscus moschatus</gen>), of the East and West Indies and Northern Africa, whose musky seeds are used in perfumery and to flavor coffee; -- sometimes called <altname>musk mallow</altname>. The seeds produce <prod>ambrette-seed oil</prod>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab`er-de-vine"</hw> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The European siskin (<spn>Carduelis spinus</spn>), a small green and yellow finch, related to the goldfinch.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*err"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aberrare</ets>. See <er>Aberrate</er>.]</ety> <def>To wander; to stray.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ab*er"rance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ab*er"ran*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the state or condition of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude, etc.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> aberrance, aberration, deviance</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Aberrancy of curvature</b></col> <fld>(Geom.)</fld>, <cd>the deviation of a curve from a circular form.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>aberrancy</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an aberrant state or condition.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*er"rant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aberrans</ets>, <ets>-rantis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>aberrare</ets>. See <er>Aberr</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Wandering; straying from the right way.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Deviating from the ordinary or natural type; exceptional; abnormal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The more <qex>aberrant</qex> any form is, the greater must have been the number of connecting forms which, on my theory, have been exterminated.</q> <rj><qau>Darwin.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"er*rate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aberratus</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>aberrare</ets>; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>errare</ets> to wander. See <er>Err</er>.]</ety> <def>To go astray; to diverge.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Their own defective and <qex>aberrating</qex> vision.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab`er*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aberratio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>aberration</ets>. See <er>Aberrate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of wandering; deviation, especially from truth or moral rectitude, from the natural state, or from a type.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>aberration</xex> of youth.&rdquo; <au>Hall.</au> &ldquo;<xex>Aberrations</xex> from theory.&rdquo; <au>Burke.</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A partial alienation of reason.</def> &ldquo;Occasional <xex>aberrations</xex> of intellect.&rdquo; <au>Lingard.</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Whims, which at first are the <qex>aberrations</qex> of a single brain, pass with heat into epidemic form.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>A small periodical change of position in the stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined effect of the motion of light and the motion of the observer; called <altname>annual aberration</altname>, when the observer's motion is that of the earth in its orbit, and <xex>daily</xex> or <altname>diurnal aberration</altname>, when of the earth on its axis; amounting when greatest, in the former case, to 20.4'', and in the latter, to 0.3''. <stype>Planetary aberration</stype> is that due to the motion of light and the motion of the planet relative to the earth.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Opt.)</fld> <def>The convergence to different foci, by a lens or mirror, of rays of light emanating from one and the same point, or the deviation of such rays from a single focus; called <stype>spherical aberration</stype>, when due to the spherical form of the lens or mirror, such form giving different foci for central and marginal rays; and <stype>chromatic aberration</stype>, when due to different refrangibilities of the colored rays of the spectrum, those of each color having a distinct focus.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The passage of blood or other fluid into parts not appropriate for it.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The producing of an unintended effect by the glancing of an instrument, as when a shot intended for A glances and strikes B.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Insanity; lunacy; madness; derangement; alienation; mania; dementia; hallucination; illusion; delusion. See <er>Insanity</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab`er*ra"tion*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Characterized by aberration.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab`e*run"cate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aberuncare</ets>, for <ets>aberruncare</ets>. See <er>Averruncate</er>.]</ety> <def>To weed out.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab`e*run"ca*tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A weeding machine.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bet"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Abetted</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Abetting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>abeter</ets>; <ets>a</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>beter</ets> to bait (as a bear), fr. Icel. <ets>beita</ets> to set dogs on, to feed, originally, to cause to bite, fr. Icel. <ets>b&imacr;ta</ets> to bite, hence to bait, to incite. See <er>Bait</er>, <er>Bet</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To instigate or encourage by aid or countenance; -- used in a bad sense of persons and acts; <as>as, to <ex>abet</ex> an ill-doer; to <ex>abet</ex> one in his wicked courses; to <ex>abet</ex> vice; to <ex>abet</ex> an insurrection.</as></def> &ldquo;The whole tribe <xex>abets</xex> the villany.&rdquo; <rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Would not the fool <qex>abet</qex> the stealth,<br/>
+Who rashly thus exposed his wealth?</q> <rj><qau>Gay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To support, uphold, or aid; to maintain; -- in a good sense.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>.</p>
+
+<p><q>Our duty is urged, and our confidence <qex>abetted</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To contribute, as an assistant or instigator, to the commission of an offense.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To incite; instigate; set on; egg on; foment; advocate; countenance; encourage; second; uphold; aid; assist; support; sustain; back; connive at.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bet"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>abet</ets>, fr. <ets>abeter</ets>.]</ety> <def>Act of abetting; aid.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bet"ment</hw> <pr>(-m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of abetting; <as>as, an <ex>abetment</ex> of treason, crime, etc.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bet"tal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Abetment.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 4 --></p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*bet"ter</hw>, <hw>A*bet*tor</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who abets; an instigator of an offense or an offender.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The form <xex>abettor</xex> is the legal term and also in general use.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Abettor</er>, <er>Accessory</er>, <er>Accomplice</er>.</syn> <usage> These words denote different degrees of complicity in some deed or crime. An <xex>abettor</xex> is one who incites or encourages to the act, without sharing in its performance. An <xex>accessory</xex> supposes a principal offender. One who is neither the chief actor in an offense, nor present at its performance, but <xex>accedes</xex> to or becomes involved in its guilt, either by some previous or subsequent act, as of instigating, encouraging, aiding, or concealing, etc., is an <xex>accessory</xex>. An <xex>accomplice</xex> is one who participates in the commission of an offense, whether as principal or accessory. Thus in treason, there are no <xex>abettors</xex> or <xex>accessories</xex>, but all are held to be principals or <xex>accomplices</xex>.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab`e*vac"u*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>ab-</ets> + <ets>evacuation</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A partial evacuation.</def> <rj><au>Mayne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bey"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>abeance</ets> expectation, longing; <ets>a</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>baer</ets>, <ets>beer</ets>, to gape, to look with open mouth, to expect, F. <ets>bayer</ets>, LL. <ets>badare</ets> to gape.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Expectancy; condition of being undetermined.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; When there is no person in existence in whom an inheritance (or a dignity) can vest, it is said to be in <xex>abeyance</xex>, that is, in expectation; the law considering it as always potentially existing, and ready to vest whenever a proper owner appears.</note> <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Suspension; temporary suppression.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Keeping the sympathies of love and admiration in a dormant state, or state of <qex>abeyance</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bey"an*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Abeyance.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Hawthorne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bey"ant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Being in a state of abeyance.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ab"ge*ord`ne*ten*haus`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G.]</ety> <def>See <er>Legislature</er>, <xex>Austria</xex>, <xex>Prussia</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ab"hal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The berries of a species of cypress in the East Indies.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*hom"i*na*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Abominable.</def> <note>[A false orthography anciently used; <xex>h</xex> was foisted into various words; hence <xex>abholish</xex>, for <xex>abolish</xex>, etc.]</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This is <qex>abhominable</qex>, which he [Don Armado] would call <qex>abominable</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak. Love's Labor's Lost, v. 1.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*hom`i*nal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ab</ets> away from + <ets>homo</ets>, <ets>hominis</ets>, man.]</ety> <def>Inhuman.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*hor"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Abhorred</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Abhorring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>abhorrere</ets>; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>horrere</ets> to bristle, shiver, shudder: cf. F. <ets>abhorrer</ets>. See <er>Horrid</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To shrink back with shuddering from; to regard with horror or detestation; to feel excessive repugnance toward; to detest to extremity; to loathe.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Abhor</qex> that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.</q> <rj><qau>Rom. xii. 9.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To fill with horror or disgust.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It doth <qex>abhor</qex> me now I speak the word.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Canon Law)</fld> <def>To protest against; to reject solemnly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I utterly <qex>abhor</qex>, yea, from my soul<br/>
+Refuse you for my judge.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To hate; detest; loathe; abominate. See <er>Hate</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*hor"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To shrink back with horror, disgust, or dislike; to be contrary or averse; -- with</def> <xex>from</xex>. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;To <xex>abhor</xex> from those vices.&rdquo; <rj><au>Udall.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Which is utterly <qex>abhorring</qex> from the end of all law.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*hor"rence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Extreme hatred or detestation; the feeling of utter dislike.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*hor"ren*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Abhorrence.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*hor"rent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abhorens</ets>, <ets>-rentis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>abhorrere</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Abhorring; detesting; having or showing abhorrence; loathing; hence, strongly opposed to; <as>as, <ex>abhorrent</ex> thoughts</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The persons most <qex>abhorrent</qex> from blood and treason.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The arts of pleasure in despotic courts<br/>
+I spurn <qex>abhorrent</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Clover.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Contrary or repugnant; discordant; inconsistent; -- followed by <xex>to</xex>.</def> &ldquo;Injudicious profanation, so <xex>abhorrent</xex> to our stricter principles.&rdquo; <rj><au>Gibbon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Detestable.</def> &ldquo;Pride, <xex>abhorrent</xex> as it is.&rdquo; <rj><au>I. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*hor"rent*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With abhorrence.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*hor"rer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who abhors.</def> <rj><au>Hume.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*hor"ri*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Detestable.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*hor"ring</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Detestation.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Object of abhorrence.</def> <rj><au>Isa. lxvi. 24.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A"bib</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Heb. <ets>ab&imacr;b</ets>, lit. an ear of corn. The month was so called from barley being at that time in ear.]</ety> <def>The first month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, corresponding nearly to our April. After the Babylonish captivity this month was called <altname>Nisan</altname>.</def> <rj><au>Kitto.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bid"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of abiding; abode; continuance; compliance (<xex>with</xex>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The Christians had no longer <qex>abidance</qex> in the holy hill of Palestine.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A judicious <qex>abidance</qex> by rules.</q> <rj><qau>Helps.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bide"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Abode</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, formerly <conjf>Abid</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Abiding</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>&amacr;b&imacr;dan</ets>; pref. <ets>&amacr;-</ets> (cf. Goth. <ets>us-</ets>, G. <ets>er-</ets>, orig. meaning <ets>out</ets>) + <ets>b&imacr;dan</ets> to bide. See <er>Bide</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To wait; to pause; to delay.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To stay; to continue in a place; to have one's abode; to dwell; to sojourn; -- with <xex>with</xex> before a person, and commonly with <xex>at</xex> or <xex>in</xex> before a place.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Let the damsel abide with us a few days.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. xxiv. 55.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to continue; to remain.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Let every man <qex>abide</qex> in the same calling.</q> <rj><qau>1 Cor. vii. 20.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs>Followed by <it>by</it>: <col><b>To abide by</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To stand to; to adhere; to maintain.</cd><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]<pbr/>
+<q>The poor fellow was obstinate enough <qex>to abide by</qex> what he said at first.</q> <rj><qau>Fielding.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]<pbr/>
+<sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To acquiesce; to conform to; <as>as, <ex>to abide by</ex> a decision or an award</as>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bide"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To wait for; to be prepared for; to await; to watch for; <as>as, I <ex>abide</ex> my time</as>.</def> &ldquo;I will <xex>abide</xex> the coming of my lord.&rdquo; <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>[[Obs.], with a <xex>personal</xex> object.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Bonds and afflictions <qex>abide</qex> me.</q> <rj><qau>Acts xx. 23.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To endure; to sustain; to submit to.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>[Thou] shalt <qex>abide</qex> her judgment on it.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To bear patiently; to tolerate; to put up with.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>She could not <qex>abide</qex> Master Shallow.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <note>[Confused with <xex>aby</xex> to pay for. See <er>Aby</er>.]</note> <def>To stand the consequences of; to answer for; to suffer for.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Dearly I <qex>abide</qex> that boast so vain.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bid"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who abides, or continues.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;Speedy goers and strong <xex>abiders</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Sidney.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who dwells; a resident.</def> <rj><au>Speed.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bid"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Continuing; lasting.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bid"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Permanently.</def> <rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A"bi*es</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fir tree.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of coniferous trees, properly called Fir, as the balsam fir and the silver fir. The spruces are sometimes also referred to this genus.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"i*e*tene</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abies</ets>, <ets>abietis</ets>, a fir tree.]</ety> <def>A volatile oil distilled from the resin or balsam of the nut pine (<spn>Pinus sabiniana</spn>) of California.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab`i*et"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the fir tree or its products; <as>as, <ex>abietic</ex> acid, called also <ex>sylvic</ex> acid</as>.</def> <rj><au>Watts.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ab"i*e*tin</hw>, <hw>Ab"i*e*tine</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Abietene</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A resinous obtained from Strasburg turpentine or Canada balsam. It is without taste or smell, is insoluble in water, but soluble in alcohol (especially at the boiling point), in strong acetic acid, and in ether.</def> <rj><au>Watts.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab`i*e*tin"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to abietin; <as>as, <ex>abietinic</ex> acid</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"i*e*tite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A substance resembling mannite, found in the needles of the common silver fir of Europe (<spn>Abies pectinata</spn>).</def> <rj><au>Eng. Cyc.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ab"i*gail</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[The proper name used as an appellative.]</ety> <def>A lady's waiting-maid.</def> <rj><au>Pepys.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Her <qex>abigail</qex> reported that Mrs. Gutheridge had a set of night curls for sleeping in.</q> <rj><qau>Leslie.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bil"i*ment</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&ibreve_;l"&ibreve_;*m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Habiliment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&ibreve_;l"&ibreve_;*t&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Abilities</plw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&ibreve_;l"&ibreve_;*t&ibreve_;z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>habilet&eacute;</ets>, earlier spelling <ets>habilit&eacute;</ets> (with silent <it>h</it>), L. <ets>habilitas</ets> aptitude, ability, fr. <ets>habilis</ets> apt. See <er>Able</er>.]</ety> <def>The quality or state of being able; power to perform, whether physical, moral, intellectual, conventional, or legal; capacity; skill or competence in doing; sufficiency of strength, skill, resources, etc.; -- in the <xex>plural</xex>, faculty, talent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Then the disciples, every man according to his <qex>ability</qex>, determined to send relief unto the brethren.</q> <rj><qau>Acts xi. 29.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Natural <qex>abilities</qex> are like natural plants, that need pruning by study.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The public men of England, with much of a peculiar kind of <qex>ability</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Capacity; talent; cleverness; faculty; capability; efficiency; aptitude; aptness; address; dexterity; skill.</syn> <usage> <er>Ability</er>, <er>Capacity</er>. These words come into comparison when applied to the higher intellectual powers. <xex>Ability</xex> has reference to the <xex>active</xex> exercise of our faculties. It implies not only native vigor of mind, but that ease and promptitude of execution which arise from mental training. Thus, we speak of the <xex>ability</xex> with which a book is written, an argument maintained, a negotiation carried on, etc. It always something to be <xex>done</xex>, and the power of <xex>doing</xex> it. <xex>Capacity</xex> has reference to the <xex>receptive</xex> powers. In its higher exercises it supposes great quickness of apprehension and breadth of intellect, with an uncommon aptitude for acquiring and retaining knowledge. Hence it carries with it the idea of <xex>resources</xex> and undeveloped power. Thus we speak of the extraordinary <xex>capacity</xex> of such men as Lord Bacon, Blaise Pascal, and Edmund Burke. &ldquo;<xex>Capacity</xex>,&rdquo; says H. Taylor, &ldquo;is requisite to devise, and <xex>ability</xex> to execute, a great enterprise.&rdquo; The word <xex>abilities</xex>, in the plural, embraces both these qualities, and denotes high mental endowments.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>A*bime"</hw> or <hw>A*byme"</hw></mhw> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>ab&icirc;me</ets>. See <er>Abysm</er>.]</ety> <def>A abyss.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab`i*o*gen"e*sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + <grk>bi`os</grk> life + <grk>ge`nesis</grk>, origin, birth.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The supposed origination of living organisms from lifeless matter; such genesis as does not involve the action of living parents; spontaneous generation; -- called also <altname>abiogeny</altname>, and opposed to <contr>biogenesis</contr>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I shall call the . . . doctrine that living matter may be produced by not living matter, the hypothesis of <qex>abiogenesis</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Huxley, 1870.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab`i*o*ge*net"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to abiogenesis.</def> <wordforms><wf>Ab`i*o*ge*net"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab`i*og"e*nist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>One who believes that life can be produced independently of antecedent.</def> <rj><au>Huxley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab`i*og"e*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Produced by spontaneous generation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab`i*og"e*ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Abiogenesis</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab`i*o*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + E. <ets>biological</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to the study of inanimate things.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*ir"ri*tant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A medicine that diminishes irritation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*ir"ri*tate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>ab-</ets> + <ets>irritate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>To diminish the sensibility of; to debilitate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*ir`ri*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A pathological condition opposite to that of irritation; debility; lack of strength; asthenia.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*ir"ri*ta*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Characterized by abirritation or debility.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bit"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>,<def>3d sing. pres. of <er>Abide</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ab"ject</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b"j&ebreve_;kt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abjectus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>abjicere</ets> to throw away; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>jacere</ets> to throw. See <er>Jet</er> a shooting forth.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Cast down; low-lying.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>From the safe shore their floating carcasses<br/>
+And broken chariot wheels; so thick bestrown<br/>
+<qex>Abject</qex> and lost lay these, covering the flood.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Degraded; servile; groveling; despicable; <as>as, <ex>abject</ex> posture, fortune, thoughts</as>.</def> &ldquo;Base and <xex>abject</xex> flatterers.&rdquo; <au>Addison.</au> &ldquo;An <xex>abject</xex> liar.&rdquo; <au>Macaulay.</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And banish hence these <qex>abject</qex>, lowly dreams.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Sunk to a low condition; down in spirit or hope; miserable; -- of persons.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Humiliating; degrading; wretched; -- of situations; <as>as, <ex>abject</ex> poverty</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Mean; groveling; cringing; mean-spirited; slavish; ignoble; worthless; vile; beggarly; contemptible; degraded.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*ject"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b*j&ebreve_;kt")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Abject</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>To cast off or down; hence, to abase; to degrade; to lower; to debase.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Donne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"ject</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b"j&ebreve_;kt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person in the lowest and most despicable condition; a castaway.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Shall these <qex>abjects</qex>, these victims, these outcasts, know any thing of pleasure?</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*ject"ed*ness</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b*j&ebreve_;kt"&ebreve_;d*n&ebreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A very abject or low condition; abjectness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*jec"tion</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b*j&ebreve_;k"sh&ubreve;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>abjection</ets>, L. <ets>abjectio</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of bringing down or humbling.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>abjection</xex> of the king and his realm.&rdquo; <rj><au>Joye.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being rejected or cast out.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>An <qex>abjection</qex> from the beatific regions where God, and his angels and saints, dwell forever.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A low or downcast state; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>That this should be termed baseness, <qex>abjection</qex> of mind, or servility, is it credible?</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"ject*ly</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b"j&ebreve_;kt*l&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Meanly; servilely.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"ject*ness</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b"j&ebreve_;kt*n&ebreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being <er>abject</er>; abasement; meanness; servility.</def> <rj><au>Grew.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*judge"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b*j&ubreve;j")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>ab-</ets> + <ets>judge</ets>, v. Cf. <er>Abjudicate</er>.]</ety> <def>To take away by judicial decision.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*ju"di*cate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abjudicatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>abjudicare</ets>; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>judicare</ets>. See <er>Judge</er>, and cf. <er>Abjudge</er>.]</ety> <def>To reject by judicial sentence; also, to abjudge.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Ash.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*ju`di*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Rejection by judicial sentence.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Knowles.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"ju*gate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abjugatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>abjugare</ets>.]</ety> <def>To unyoke.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*junc"tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abjunctus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>abjungere</ets>; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>jungere</ets> to join.]</ety> <def>Exceptional.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It is this power which leads on from the accidental and <qex>abjunctive</qex> to the universal.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab`ju*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abjuratio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>abjuration</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of abjuring or forswearing; a renunciation upon oath; <as>as, <ex>abjuration</ex> of the realm, a sworn banishment, an oath taken to leave the country and never to return</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A solemn recantation or renunciation; <as>as, an <ex>abjuration</ex> of heresy</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Oath of abjuration</b></col>, <cd>an oath asserting the right of the present royal family to the crown of England, and expressly abjuring allegiance to the descendants of the Pretender.</cd> <rj><au>Brande &amp; C.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*ju"ra*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Containing abjuration.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*jure"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Abjured</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Abjuring</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>abjurare</ets> to deny upon oath; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>jurare</ets> to swear, fr. <ets>jus</ets>, <ets>juris</ets>, right, law; cf. F. <ets>abjurer</ets>. See <er>Jury</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow; <as>as, to <ex>abjure</ex> allegiance to a prince</as>. <xex>To abjure the realm</xex>, is to swear to abandon it forever.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To renounce or reject with solemnity; to recant; to abandon forever; to reject; repudiate; <as>as, to <ex>abjure</ex> errors</as>.</def> &ldquo;Magic I here <xex>abjure</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Renounce</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*jure"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To renounce on oath.</def> <rj><au>Bp. Burnet.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*jure"ment</hw> <pr>(-m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Renunciation.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*jur"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who abjures.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*lac"tate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ablactatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>ablactare</ets>; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>lactare</ets> to suckle, fr. <ets>lac</ets> milk.]</ety> <def>To wean.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab`lac*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The weaning of a child from the breast, or of young beasts from their dam.</def> <rj><au>Blount.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Hort.)</fld> <def>The process of grafting now called <altname>inarching</altname>, or <altname>grafting by approach</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*la"que*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ablaqueatus</ets>, p. p. of. <ets>ablaqueare</ets>; fr. <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>laqueus</ets> a noose.]</ety> <def>To lay bare, as the roots of a tree.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*la`que*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ablaqueatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act or process of laying bare the roots of trees to expose them to the air and water.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Evelyn.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab`las*tem"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; growth.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Non-germinal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*la"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ablatio</ets>, fr. <ets>ablatus</ets> p. p. of <ets>auferre</ets> to carry away; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>latus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>ferre</ets> carry: cf. F. <ets>ablation</ets>. See <er>Tolerate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A carrying or taking away; removal.</def> <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Extirpation.</def> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Wearing away; superficial waste.</def> <rj><au>Tyndall.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab`la*ti"tious</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Diminishing; <as>as, an <ex>ablatitious</ex> force</as>.</def> <rj><au>Sir J. Herschel.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"la*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>ablatif</ets>, <ets>ablative</ets>, L. <ets>ablativus</ets> fr. <ets>ablatus</ets>. See <er>Ablation</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Taking away or removing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Where the heart is forestalled with misopinion, <qex>ablative</qex> directions are found needful to unteach error, ere we can learn truth.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Hall.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>Applied to one of the cases of the noun in Latin and some other languages, -- the fundamental meaning of the case being <xex>removal</xex>, <xex>separation</xex>, or <xex>taking away</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"la*tive</hw>, <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>The ablative case.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>ablative absolute</b></col>, <cd>a construction in Latin, in which a noun in the ablative case has a participle (either expressed or implied), agreeing with it in gender, number, and case, both words forming a clause by themselves and being unconnected, grammatically, with the rest of the sentence; as, <xex>Tarquinio regnante</xex>, Pythagoras venit, <it>i. e.</it>, Tarquinius reigning, Pythagoras came.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ab"laut</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ger., off-sound; <ets>ab</ets> off + <ets>laut</ets> sound.]</ety> <fld>(Philol.)</fld> <def>The substitution of one root vowel for another, thus indicating a corresponding modification of use or meaning; vowel permutation; as, <xex>get</xex>, <xex>gat</xex>, <xex>got</xex>; <xex>sing</xex>, <xex>song</xex>; <xex>hang</xex>, <xex>hung</xex>.</def> <rj><au>Earle.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 5 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>A*blaze"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>blaze</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>On fire; in a blaze, gleaming.</def> <rj><au>Milman.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>All <qex>ablaze</qex> with crimson and gold.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In a state of glowing excitement or ardent desire.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The young Cambridge democrats were all <qex>ablaze</qex> to assist Torrijos.</q> <rj><qau>Carlyle.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>comp.</pos> <adjf>Abler</adjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Ablest</adjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</amorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>habile</ets>, L. <ets>habilis</ets> that may be easily held or managed, apt, skillful, fr. <ets>habere</ets> to have, hold. Cf. <er>Habile</er> and see <er>Habit</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Fit; adapted; suitable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A many man, to ben an abbot <qex>able</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having sufficient power, strength, force, skill, means, or resources of any kind to accomplish the object; possessed of qualifications rendering competent for some end; competent; qualified; capable; <as>as, an <ex>able</ex> workman, soldier, seaman, a man <ex>able</ex> to work; a mind <ex>able</ex> to reason; a person <ex>able</ex> to be generous; <ex>able</ex> to endure pain; <ex>able</ex> to play on a piano.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Specially: Having intellectual qualifications, or strong mental powers; showing ability or skill; talented; clever; powerful; <as>as, the <ex>ablest</ex> man in the senate; an <ex>able</ex> speech.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>No man wrote <qex>abler</qex> state papers.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Legally qualified; possessed of legal competence; <as>as, <ex>able</ex> to inherit or devise property</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note><col><b>Able for</b></col>, is Scotticism. <q>&ldquo;Hardly <qex>able for</qex> such a march.&rdquo;</q> <au>Robertson.</au></note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Competent; qualified; fitted; efficient; effective; capable; skillful; clever; vigorous; powerful.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"ble</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Able</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make able; to enable; to strengthen.</def> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To vouch for.</def> &ldquo;I 'll <xex>able</xex> them.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>-a*ble</hw> <pr>(-&adot_;*b'l)</pr>. <ety>[F. <ets>-able</ets>, L. <ets>-abilis</ets>.]</ety> <def>An adjective suffix now usually in a passive sense; able to be; fit to be; expressing capacity or worthiness in a passive sense; <as>as, mov<ex>able</ex>, able to be moved; amend<ex>able</ex>, able to be amended; blam<ex>able</ex>, fit to be blamed; sal<ex>able</ex>.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>The form <altsp><wf>-ible</wf></altsp> is used in the same sense.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; It is difficult to say when we are not to use -<xex>able</xex> instead of <xex>-ible</xex>. &ldquo;Yet a rule may be laid down as to when we are to use it. To all verbs, then, from the Anglo-Saxon, to all based on the uncorrupted infinitival stems of Latin verbs of the first conjugation, and to all substantives, whencesoever sprung, we annex -<xex>able</xex> only.&rdquo;</note> <rj><au>Fitzed. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`ble-bod"ied</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a sound, strong body; physically competent; robust.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Able-bodied</xex> vagrant.&rdquo; <au>Froude.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>A`ble-bod"ied*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos>.</wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"le*gate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ablegatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>ablegare</ets>; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>legare</ets> to send with a commission. See <er>Legate</er>.]</ety> <def>To send abroad.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"le*gate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <def>A representative of the pope charged with important commissions in foreign countries, one of his duties being to bring to a newly named cardinal his insignia of office.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab`le*ga"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ablegatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of sending abroad.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`ble-mind"ed</hw> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having much intellectual power.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>A`ble-mind"ed*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"ble*ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Ability of body or mind; force; vigor.</def> <mark>[Obs. or R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"lep*sy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; to see.]</ety> <def>Blindness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Urquhart.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"bler</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>, <def><pos>comp.</pos> of <er>Able</er>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>A"blest</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>, <def><pos>superl.</pos> of <er>Able</er>.</def></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Ab"let</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ab"len</hw></mhw> <ety>[F. <ets>ablet</ets>, <ets>ablette</ets>, a dim. fr. LL. <ets>abula</ets>, for <ets>albula</ets>, dim. of <ets>albus</ets> white. Cf. <er>Abele</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small fresh-water fish (<spn>Leuciscus alburnus</spn>); the bleak.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"li*gate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>ligatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>ligare</ets> to tie.]</ety> <def>To tie up so as to hinder from.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*lig`u*ri"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abligurito</ets>, fr. <ets>abligurire</ets> to spend in luxurious indulgence; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>ligurire</ets> to be lickerish, dainty, fr. <ets>lingere</ets> to lick.]</ety> <def>Prodigal expense for food.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"blins</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Able</er>.]</ety> <def>Perhaps.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bloom"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>bloom</ets>.]</ety> <def>In or into bloom; in a blooming state.</def> <rj><au>Masson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*lude"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abludere</ets>; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>ludere</ets> to play.]</ety> <def>To be unlike; to differ.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"lu*ent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abluens</ets>, p. pr. of. <ets>abluere</ets> to wash away; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>luere</ets> (<ets>lavere</ets>, <ets>lavare</ets>). See <er>Lave</er>.]</ety> <def>Washing away; carrying off impurities; detergent.</def> -- <wordforms><pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A detergent.</def></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*blush"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>blush</ets>.]</ety> <def>Blushing; ruddy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*lu`tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ablutio</ets>, fr. <ets>abluere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>ablution</ets>. See <er>Abluent</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of washing or cleansing; specifically, the washing of the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The water used in cleansing.</def> &ldquo;Cast the <xex>ablutions</xex> in the main.&rdquo; <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <def>A small quantity of wine and water, which is used to wash the priest's thumb and index finger after the communion, and which then, as perhaps containing portions of the consecrated elements, is drunk by the priest.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*lu"tion*a*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to ablution.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*lu"vi*on</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>abluvio</ets>. See <er>Abluent</er>.]</ety> <def>That which is washed off.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Dwight.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"bly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an able manner; with great ability; <as>as, <ex>ably</ex> done, planned, said</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>-a*bly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A suffix composed of <it>-able</it> and the adverbial suffix <it>-ly</it>; as, <it>favorably</it>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"ne*gate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Abnegated</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Abnegating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>abnegatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>abnegare</ets>; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>negare</ets> to deny. See <er>Deny</er>.]</ety> <def>To deny and reject; to abjure.</def> <rj><au>Sir E. Sandys. Farrar.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab`ne*ga"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abnegatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>abn&eacute;gation</ets>.]</ety> <def>a denial; a renunciation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>With <qex>abnegation</qex> of God, of his honor, and of religion, they may retain the friendship of the court.</q> <rj><qau>Knox.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"ne*ga*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abnegativus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Denying; renouncing; negative.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Clarke.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"ne*ga`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>One who abnegates, denies, or rejects anything.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ab"net</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Heb.]</ety> <def>The girdle of a Jewish priest or officer.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"no*date</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abnodatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>abnodare</ets>; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>nodus</ets> knot.]</ety> <def>To clear (tress) from knots.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Blount.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab`no*da"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of cutting away the knots of trees.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Crabb.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*nor"mal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[For earlier <ets>anormal</ets>, F. <ets>anormal</ets>, LL. <ets>anormalus</ets> for <ets>anomalus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;. Confused with L. <ets>abnormis</ets>. See <er>Anomalous</er>, <er>Abnormous</er>, <er>Anormal</er>.]</ety> <def>Not conformed to rule or system; deviating from the type; anomalous; irregular.</def> &ldquo;That deviating from the type; anomalous; irregular. &rdquo; <rj><au>Froude.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>abnormalcy</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an abnormal condition.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> abnormality</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab`nor*mal"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Abnormalities</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state or quality of being abnormal; variation; irregularity.</def> <rj><au>Darwin.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Something abnormal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*nor"mal*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an abnormal manner; irregularly.</def> <rj><au>Darwin.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*nor"mi*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Abnormities</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[LL. <ets>abnormitas</ets>. See <er>Abnormous</er>.]</ety> <def>Departure from the ordinary type; irregularity; monstrosity.</def> &ldquo;An <xex>abnormity</xex> . . . like a calf born with two heads.&rdquo; <rj><au>Mrs. Whitney.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*nor"mous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abnormis</ets>; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>norma</ets> rule. See <er>Normal</er>.]</ety> <def>Abnormal; irregular.</def> <rj><au>Hallam.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A character of a more <qex>abnormous</qex> cast than his equally suspected coadjutor.</q> <rj><au>State Trials.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*board"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> on, in + <ets>board</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Alongside; <as>as, close <ex>aboard</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><fld>(Naut.)</fld>: <col><b>To fall aboard of</b></col>, <cd>to strike a ship's side; to fall foul of.</cd> -- <col><b>To haul the tacks aboard</b></col>, <cd>to set the courses.</cd> -- <col><b>To keep the land aboard</b></col>, <cd>to hug the shore.</cd> -- <col><b>To lay (a ship) aboard</b></col>, <cd>to place one's own ship close alongside of (a ship) for fighting.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*board"</hw>, <pos>prep.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>On board of; <as>as, to go <ex>aboard</ex> a ship</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Across; athwart.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Nor iron bands <qex>aboard</qex><br/>
+The Pontic Sea by their huge navy cast.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bod"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bode</er>.]</ety> <def>An omen; a portending.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bode"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <def><pos>pret.</pos> of <er>Abide</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bode"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>abad</ets>, <ets>abood</ets>, fr. <ets>abiden</ets> to abide. See <er>Abide</er>. For the change of vowel, cf. <ets>abode</ets>, imp. of <ets>abide</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Act of waiting; delay.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And with her fled away without <qex>abode</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Stay or continuance in a place; sojourn.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He waxeth at your <qex>abode</qex> here.</q> <rj><qau>Fielding.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Place of continuance, or where one dwells; abiding place; residence; a dwelling; a habitation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Come, let me lead you to our poor <qex>abode</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bode"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bode</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>An omen.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>High-thundering Juno's husband stirs my spirit with true <qex>abodes</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Chapman.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bode"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To bode; to foreshow.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bode"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be ominous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bode"ment</hw> <pr>(-m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A foreboding; an omen.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>Abodements</xex> must not now affright us.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bod"ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A foreboding.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bol"ish</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Abolished</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Abolishing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>abolir</ets>, L. <ets>abolere</ets>, <ets>aboletum</ets>; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>olere</ets> to grow. Cf. <er>Finish</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To do away with wholly; to annul; to make void; -- said of laws, customs, institutions, governments, etc.; <as>as, to <ex>abolish</ex> slavery, to <ex>abolish</ex> folly</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To put an end to, or destroy, as a physical objects; to wipe out.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And with thy blood <qex>abolish</qex> so reproachful blot.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His quick instinctive hand<br/>
+Caught at the hilt, as to <qex>abolish</qex> him.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To <er>Abolish</er>, <er>Repeal</er>, <er>Abrogate</er>, <er>Revoke</er>, <er>Annul</er>, <er>Nullify</er>, <er>Cancel</er>.</syn> <usage> These words have in common the idea of setting aside by some overruling act. <xex>Abolish</xex> applies particularly to things of a permanent nature, such as institutions, usages, customs, etc.; as, to <xex>abolish</xex> monopolies, serfdom, slavery. <xex>Repeal</xex> describes the act by which the legislature of a state sets aside a law which it had previously enacted. <xex>Abrogate</xex> was originally applied to the repeal of a law by the Roman people; and hence, when the power of making laws was usurped by the emperors, the term was applied to <xex>their</xex> act of setting aside the laws. Thus it came to express that act by which a sovereign or an executive government sets aside laws, ordinances, regulations, treaties, conventions, etc. <xex>Revoke</xex> denotes the act of recalling some previous grant which conferred, privilege, etc.; as, to <xex>revoke</xex> a decree, to <xex>revoke</xex> a power of attorney, a promise, etc. Thus, also, we speak of the <xex>revocation</xex> of the Edict of Nantes. <xex>Annul</xex> is used in a more general sense, denoting simply to make void; as, to <xex>annul</xex> a contract, to <xex>annul</xex> an agreement. <xex>Nullify</xex> is an old word revived in this country, and applied to the setting of things aside either by force or by total disregard; as, to <xex>nullify</xex> an act of Congress. <xex>Cancel</xex> is to strike out or annul, by a deliberate exercise of power, something which has operative force.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bol"ish*a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>abolissable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being abolished.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bol"ish*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who abolishes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bol"ish*ment</hw> <pr>(-m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>abolissement</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of abolishing; abolition; destruction.</def> <rj><au>Hooker.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"o*li"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abolitio</ets>, fr. <ets>abolere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>abolition</ets>. See <er>Abolish</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of abolishing, or the state of being abolished; an annulling; abrogation; utter destruction; <as>as, the <ex>abolition</ex> of slavery or the slave trade; the <ex>abolition</ex> of laws, decrees, ordinances, customs, taxes, debts, etc.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The application of this word to persons is now unusual or obsolete</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>abolitionary</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>relating to or favoring abolition, especially the abolition of slavery.</def> <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to abolition</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab`o*li"tion*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The principles or measures of abolitionists.</def> <rj><au>Wilberforce.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab`o*li"tion*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person who favors the abolition of any institution, especially negro slavery.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab`o*li`tion*ize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To imbue with the principles of abolitionism.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Bartlett.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*bo"ma</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A large South American serpent (<spn>Boa aboma</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Ab`o*ma"sum</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, &Verbar;<hw>Ab`o*ma"sus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>omasum</ets> (a Celtic word).]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The fourth or digestive stomach of a ruminant, which leads from the third stomach <xex>omasum</xex>. See <er>Ruminantia</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bom"i*na*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>abominable</ets>. L. <ets>abominalis</ets>. See <er>Abominate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Excessive; large; -- used as an intensive.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Juliana Berners . . . informs us that in her time [15th c.], &ldquo;a<xex>bomynable</xex> syght of monkes&rdquo; was elegant English for &ldquo;a large company of friars.&rdquo;</note> <rj><au>G. P. Marsh.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bom"i*na*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being abominable; odiousness.</def> <rj><au>Bentley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bom"i*na*bly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an abominable manner; very odiously; detestably.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bom"i*nate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Abominated</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Abominating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>abominatus</ets>, p. p. or <ets>abominari</ets> to deprecate as ominous, to abhor, to curse; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>omen</ets> a foreboding. See <er>Omen</er>.]</ety> <def>To turn from as ill-omened; to hate in the highest degree, as if with religious dread; loathe; <as>as, to <ex>abominate</ex> all impiety</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To hate; abhor; loathe; detest. See <er>Hate</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bom`i*na"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>abominacioun</ets>, <ets>-cion</ets>, F. <ets>abominatio</ets>. See <er>Abominate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The feeling of extreme disgust and hatred; abhorrence; detestation; loathing; <as>as, he holds tobacco in <ex>abomination</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is abominable; anything hateful, wicked, or shamefully vile; an object or state that excites disgust and hatred; a hateful or shameful vice; pollution.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Antony, most large in his <qex>abominations</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A cause of pollution or wickedness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Detestation; loathing; abhorrence; disgust; aversion; loathsomeness; odiousness.</syn> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*boon"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <def>and <xex>adv</xex>. Above.</def> <mark>[Scot. &amp; Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Aboon</qex> the pass of Bally-Brough.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The ceiling fair that rose <qex>aboon</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>J. R. Drake.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Abor</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a language spoken in Northeast India and adjacent regions of West Burma (Myanmar).</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Miri, Mirish, Dafla</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*o"ral</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ab</ets>. + E. <ets>oral</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Situated opposite to, or away from, the mouth.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*bord"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>Manner of approaching or accosting; address.</def> <rj><au>Chesterfield.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bord"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>aborder</ets>, <ets>&agrave;</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>bord</ets> rim, brim, or side of a vessel. See <er>Border</er>, <er>Board</er>.]</ety> <def>To approach; to accost.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Digby.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab`o*rig"i*nal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Aborigines</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>First; original; indigenous; primitive; native; <as>as, the <ex>aboriginal</ex> tribes of America</as>.</def> &ldquo;Mantled o'er with <xex>aboriginal</xex> turf.&rdquo; <rj><au>Wordsworth.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to aborigines; <as>as, a Hindu of <ex>aboriginal</ex> blood</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab`o*rig"i*nal</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An original inhabitant of any land; one of the aborigines.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An animal or a plant native to the region.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It may well be doubted whether this frog is an <qex>aboriginal</qex> of these islands.</q> <rj><qau>Darwin.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab`o*rig`i*nal"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being aboriginal.</def> <rj><au>Westm. Rev.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab`o*rig"i*nal*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Primarily.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab`o*rig"i*nes</hw> <pr>(-r&ibreve_;j"&ibreve_;*n&emacr;z)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Aborigines</ets>; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>origo</ets>, especially the first inhabitants of Latium, those who originally (<ets>ab origine</ets>) inhabited Latium or Italy. See <er>Origin</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The earliest known inhabitants of a country; native races.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The original fauna and flora of a geographical area</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*borse"ment</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&ocirc;rs"m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Abortment; abortion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bor"sive</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&ocirc;r"s&ibreve_;v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Abortive.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bort"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&ocirc;rt")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abortare</ets>, fr. <ets>abortus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>aboriri</ets>; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>oriri</ets> to rise, to be born. See <er>Orient</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To miscarry; to bring forth young prematurely.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>To become checked in normal development, so as either to remain rudimentary or shrink away wholly; to become sterile.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>to stop, cease, or fail prior to normal completion.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bort"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&ocirc;rt")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>to cause (an action or process) to stop at an early stage, or before normal completion; <as>as, to <ex>abort</ex> a rocket flight</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bort"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abortus</ets>, fr. <ets>aboriri</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An untimely birth.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir H. Wotton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An aborted offspring.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bort"ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Brought forth prematurely.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Rendered abortive or sterile; undeveloped; checked in normal development at a very early stage; <as>as, spines are <ex>aborted</ex> branches</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>stopped prior to normal completion.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The eyes of the cirripeds are more or less <qex>aborted</qex> in their mature state.</q> <rj><qau>Owen.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bor"ti*cide</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&ocirc;r"t&ibreve_;*s&imacr;d)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abortus</ets> + <ets>caedere</ets> to kill. See <er>Abort</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The act of destroying a fetus in the womb; feticide.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bor`ti*fa"cient</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&ocirc;r`t&ibreve_;*f&amacr;"sh&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abortus</ets> (see <er>Abort</er>, <pos>v.</pos>) + <ets>faciens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>facere</ets> to make.]</ety> <def>Producing miscarriage.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A drug or an agent that causes premature delivery.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bor"tion</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&ocirc;r"sh&ubreve;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abortio</ets>, fr. <ets>aboriri</ets>. See <er>Abort</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of giving premature birth; particularly, the expulsion of the human fetus prematurely, or before it is capable of sustaining life; miscarriage.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 6 --></p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The immature product of an untimely birth; a fetus which has been delivered prematurely due to spontaneous or voluntary abortion, and is dead.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Arrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Any fruit or produce that does not come to maturity, or anything which in its progress, before it is matured or perfect; a complete failure; <as>as, his attempt proved an <ex>abortion</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>the removal of a fetus from the womb prior to normal delivery in a manner such as to cause the death of the fetus; also called <altname>voluntary abortion</altname>, or when performed by a physician, <altname>therapeutic abortion</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>In the 1913 Webster there was the following note appended to sense 1:<br/>
+&hand_; It is sometimes used for the offense of procuring a premature delivery, but strictly the early delivery is the <xex>abortion</xex>, &ldquo;causing or procuring <xex>abortion</xex>&rdquo; is the full name of the offense. <rj><au>Abbott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</note></p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>something considered to be a repulsive or monstrous variant of a normal object; a monstrosity.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bor"tion*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to abortion; miscarrying; abortive.</def> <rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bor"tion*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who performs or procures abortion; among medical personnel, also called an <altname>abortion provider</altname>.</def> <note>The word <ex>abortionist</ex> has negative connotations from the time when the practise was illegal in the United States, and the latter term is preferred among those who do not consider the procedure as morally reprehensible.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>a*bor"tion pro*vid"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as <er>abortionist</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bor"tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abortivus</ets>, fr. <ets>aboriri</ets>. See <er>Abort</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Produced by abortion; born prematurely; <as>as, an <ex>abortive</ex> child</as>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Made from the skin of a still-born animal; <as>as, <ex>abortive</ex> vellum</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Rendering fruitless or ineffectual.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;Plunged in that <xex>abortive</xex> gulf.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Coming to naught; failing in its effect; miscarrying; fruitless; unsuccessful; <as>as, an <ex>abortive</ex> attempt</as>.</def> &ldquo;An <xex>abortive</xex> enterprise.&rdquo; <rj><au>Prescott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile; <as>as, an <ex>abortive</ex> organ, stamen, ovule, etc.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Causing abortion; <as>as, <ex>abortive</ex> medicines</as>.</def> <au>Parr.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Cutting short; <as>as, <ex>abortive</ex> treatment of typhoid fever</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bor"tive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which is born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A fruitless effort or issue.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A medicine to which is attributed the property of causing abortion; -- also called an <altname>abortifacient</altname>.</def> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bor"tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an abortive or untimely manner; immaturely; fruitlessly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bor"tive*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being abortive.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bort"ment</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&ocirc;rt"m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Abortion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>a*bort"us</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&ocirc;rt"&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>a fetus which has been aborted; same as <er>abortion{2}</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bought"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <def><pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> of <er>Aby</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bound"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Abounded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Abounding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>abounden</ets>, F. <ets>abonder</ets>, fr. L. <ets>abundare</ets> to overflow, abound; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>unda</ets> wave. Cf. <er>Undulate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To be in great plenty; to be very prevalent; to be plentiful.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The wild boar which <qex>abounds</qex> in some parts of the continent of Europe.</q> <rj><qau>Chambers.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Where sin <qex>abounded</qex> grace did much more <qex>abound</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Rom. v. 20.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To be copiously supplied; -- followed by <xex>in</xex> or <xex>with</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To abound in</b></col>, <cd>to possess in such abundance as to be characterized by.</cd> -- <col><b>To abound with</b></col>, <cd>to be filled with; to possess in great numbers.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Men <qex>abounding in</qex> natural courage.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A faithful man shall <qex>abound with</qex> blessings.</q> <rj><qau>Prov. xxviii. 20.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It <qex>abounds with</qex> cabinets of curiosities.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>abounding</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>same as <er>abundant</er></def> <illu><ex>abounding</ex> confidence</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> galore(postnominal)</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bout"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>aboute</ets>, <ets>abouten</ets>, <ets>abuten</ets>; AS. <ets>&amacr;butan</ets>, <ets>onbutan</ets>; <ets>on</ets> + <ets>butan</ets>, which is from <ets>be</ets> by + u<ets>tan</ets> outward, from <ets>ut</ets> out. See <er>But</er>, <er>Out</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Around; all round; on every side of.</def> &ldquo;Look <xex>about</xex> you.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au> &ldquo;Bind them <xex>about</xex> thy neck.&rdquo; <au>Prov. iii. 3.</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In the immediate neighborhood of; in contiguity or proximity to; near, as to place; by or on (one's person).</def> &ldquo;Have you much money <xex>about</xex> you?&rdquo; <rj><au>Bulwer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Over or upon different parts of; through or over in various directions; here and there in; to and fro in; throughout.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Lampoons . . . were handed <qex>about</qex> the coffeehouses.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Roving still <qex>about</qex> the world.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Near; not far from; -- determining approximately time, size, quantity.</def> &ldquo;To-morrow, <xex>about</xex> this time.&rdquo; <au>Exod. ix. 18.</au> &ldquo;<xex>About</xex> my stature.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He went out <qex>about</qex> the third hour.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. xx. 3.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; This use passes into the adverbial sense.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>In concern with; engaged in; intent on.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I must be <qex>about</qex> my Father's business.</q> <rj><qau>Luke ii. 49.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <mark>Before a verbal noun or an infinitive:</mark> <def>On the point or verge of; going; in act of.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Paul was now <qex>about</qex>to open his mouth.</q> <rj><qau>Acts xviii. 14.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Concerning; with regard to; on account of; touching.</def> &ldquo;To treat <xex>about</xex> thy ransom.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>She must have her way <qex>about</qex> Sarah.</q> <rj><qau>Trollope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bout"</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>On all sides; around.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>'Tis time to look <qex>about</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the outside; <as>as, a mile <ex>about</ex>, and a third of a mile across</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Here and there; around; in one place and another.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Wandering <qex>about</qex> from house to house.</q> <rj><qau>1 Tim. v. 13.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence, in quality, manner, degree, etc.; <as>as, <ex>about</ex> as cold; <ex>about</ex> as high</as>; -- also of quantity, number, time.</def> &ldquo;There fell . . . <xex>about</xex> three thousand men.&rdquo; <rj><au>Exod. xxii. 28.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To a reserved position; half round; in the opposite direction; on the opposite tack; <as>as, to face <ex>about</ex>; to turn one's self <ex>about</ex>.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To bring about</b></col>, <cd>to cause to take place; to accomplish.</cd> -- <col><b>To come about</b></col>, <cd>to occur; to take place. See under <er>Come</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>To go about</b></col>, <col><b>To set about</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to undertake; to arrange; to prepare.</cd> &ldquo;Shall we <xex>set about</xex> some revels?&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au> -- <col><b>Round about</b></col>, <cd>in every direction around.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bout"-sledge"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The largest hammer used by smiths.</def> <rj><au>Weale.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bove"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>above</ets>, <ets>aboven</ets>, <ets>abuffe</ets>, AS. <ets>abufon</ets>; <ets>an</ets> (or <ets>on</ets>) on + <ets>be</ets> by + <ets>ufan</ets> upward; cf. Goth. <ets>uf</ets> under. &radic;199. See <er>Over</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper surface; over; -- opposed to <ant>below</ant> or <ant>beneath</ant>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Fowl that may fly <qex>above</qex> the earth.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. i. 20.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Figuratively, higher than; superior to in any respect; surpassing; beyond; higher in measure or degree than; <as>as, things <ex>above</ex> comprehension; <ex>above</ex> mean actions; conduct <ex>above</ex> reproach.</as></def> &ldquo;Thy worth . . . is actions <xex>above</xex> my gifts.&rdquo; <rj><au>Marlowe.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I saw in the way a light from heaven <qex>above</qex> the brightness of the sun.</q> <rj><qau>Acts xxxvi. 13.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Surpassing in number or quantity; more than; <as>as, <ex>above</ex> a hundred</as>. (Passing into the adverbial sense. See <er>Above</er>, <pos>adv.</pos>, 4.)</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>above all</b></col>, <cd>before every other consideration; chiefly; in preference to other things.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Over and above</b></col>, <pos>prep. or adv.</pos>, <cd>besides; in addition to.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bove"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In a higher place; overhead; into or from heaven; <as>as, the clouds <ex>above</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Earlier in order; higher in the same page; hence, in a foregoing page.</def> &ldquo;That was said <xex>above</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Higher in rank or power; <as>as, he appealed to the court <ex>above</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>More than; <as>as, <ex>above</ex> five hundred were present</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note><xex>Above</xex> is often used elliptically as an adjective by omitting the word <xex>mentioned</xex>, <xex>quoted</xex>, or the like; as, the <xex>above</xex> observations, the <xex>above</xex> reference, the <xex>above</xex> articles. -- <xex>Above</xex> is also used substantively. &ldquo;The waters that come down from <xex>above</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Josh. iii. 13.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]<pbr/>
+It is also used as the first part of a compound in the sense of <xex>before</xex>, <xex>previously</xex>; as, <xex>above</xex>-cited, <xex>above</xex>-described, <xex>above</xex>-mentioned, <xex>above</xex>-named, <xex>above</xex>said, <xex>above</xex>specified, <xex>above</xex>-written, <xex>above</xex>-given.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bove"board`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Above the board or table. Hence: in open sight; without trick, concealment, or deception.</def> &ldquo;Fair and <xex>aboveboard</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; This expression is said by Johnson to have been borrowed from gamesters, who, when they change their cards, put their hands under the table.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bove"-cit`ed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Cited before, in the preceding part of a book or writing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bove"deck`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>On deck; and hence, like <xex>aboveboard</xex>, without artifice.</def> <rj><au>Smart.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>A*bove"-men`tioned</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*bove"-named`</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Mentioned or named before; aforesaid; mentioned or named earlier in the same text (in written documents).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bove"said`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Mentioned or recited before.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*box"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Braced aback.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A"bra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp., a bay, valley, fissure.]</ety> <def>A narrow pass or defile; a break in a mesa; the mouth of a ca&ntilde;on.</def> <mark>[Southwestern U. S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab`ra*ca*dab"ra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. Of unknown origin.]</ety> <def>A mystical word or collocation of letters written as in the figure. Worn on an amulet it was supposed to ward off fever. At present the word is used chiefly in jest to denote something without meaning; jargon.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*ra"dant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A material used for grinding, as emery, sand, powdered glass, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*rade"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Abraded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Abrading</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>abradere</ets>, <ets>abrasum</ets>, to scrape off; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>radere</ets> to scrape. See <er>Rase</er>, <er>Raze</er>.]</ety> <def>To rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction; <as>as, to <ex>abrade</ex> rocks</as>.</def> <rj><au>Lyell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*brade"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Abraid</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`bra*ham"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to Abraham, the patriarch; <as>as, the <ex>Abrachamic</ex> covenant</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>A`bra*ham*it"ic</hw>, <hw>*ic*al</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to the patriarch Abraham.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>A"bra*ham-man`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <it>or</it> <hw>A"bram-man`</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Possibly in allusion to the parable of the beggar Lazarus in Luke xvi. <au>Murray (New Eng. Dict. ).</au>]</ety> <def>One of a set of vagabonds who formerly roamed through England, feigning lunacy for the sake of obtaining alms.</def> <rj><au>Nares.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To sham Abraham</b></col>, <cd>to feign sickness.</cd> <au>Goldsmith.</au></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*braid"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>abraiden</ets>, to awake, draw (a sword), AS. <ets>&amacr;bredgan</ets> to shake, draw; pref. <ets>&amacr;-</ets> (cf. Goth. <ets>us-</ets>, Ger. <ets>er-</ets>, orig. meaning <ets>out</ets>) + <ets>bregdan</ets> to shake, throw. See <er>Braid</er>.]</ety> <def>To awake; to arouse; to stir or start up; also, to shout out.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Abramis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a genus of European fishes.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus Abramis</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bran"chi*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Abranchiate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*bran`chi*a"ta</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_;, pl., the gills of fishes.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A group of annelids, so called because the species composing it have no special organs of respiration.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bran"chi*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Without gills.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>abranchious</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>having no gills; -- same as <er>abranchiate</er>.</def> <ant>branchiate</ant><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> abranchiate, abranchial, gill-less</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*rase"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abrasus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>abradere</ets>. See <er>Abrade</er>.]</ety> <def>Rubbed smooth.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;An <xex>abrase</xex> table.&rdquo; <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*ra"sion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abrasio</ets>, fr. <ets>abradere</ets>. See <er>Abrade</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction; <as>as, the <ex>abrasion</ex> of coins</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The substance rubbed off.</def> <rj><au>Berkeley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A superficial excoriation, with loss of substance under the form of small shreds.</def> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*ra"sive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Producing abrasion.</def> <rj><au>Ure.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>A*braum"</hw> <it>or</it> <hw>A*braum" salts</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ger., fr. <ets>abr&auml;umen</ets> to remove.]</ety> <def>A red ocher used to darken mahogany and for making chloride of potassium.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*brax"as</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A name adopted by the Egyptian Gnostic Basilides, containing the Greek letters &alpha;, &beta;, &rho;, &alpha;, &xi;, &alpha;, &sigma;, which, as numerals, amounted to 365. It was used to signify the supreme deity as ruler of the 365 heavens of his system.]</ety> <def>A mystical word used as a charm and engraved on gems among the ancients; also, a gem stone thus engraved.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bray"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v.</pos> <ety>[A false form from the preterit <ets>abraid</ets>, <ets>abrayde</ets>.]</ety> <def>See <er>Abraid</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab`re*ac"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>ab-</ets> + <ets>reaction</ets>, after G. <ets>Abreagirung</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Psychotherapy)</fld> <def>the purging of emotional tensions. See <er>Catharsis</er>, below.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> catharsis, katharsis</syn><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*breast"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>breast</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Side by side, with breasts in a line; <as>as, &ldquo;Two men could hardly walk <ex>abreast</ex></as>.&rdquo;</def> <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Side by side; also, opposite; over against; on a line with the vessel's beam; -- with <xex>of</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Up to a certain level or line; equally advanced; <as>as, to keep <ex>abreast</ex> of [or with] the present state of science</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>At the same time; simultaneously.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Abreast</qex> therewith began a convocation.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*breg"ge</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See <er>Abridge</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab`re*nounce"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abrenuntiare</ets>; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>renuntiare</ets>. See <er>Renounce</er>.]</ety> <def>To renounce.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;They <xex>abrenounce</xex> and cast them off.&rdquo; <rj><au>Latimer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab`re*nun`ci*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>abrenuntiatio</ets>. See <er>Abrenounce</er>.]</ety> <def>Absolute renunciation or repudiation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>An <qex>abrenunciation</qex> of that truth which he so long had professed, and still believed.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*rep"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abreptus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>abripere</ets> to snatch away; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>rapere</ets> to snatch.]</ety> <def>A snatching away.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`breu`voir"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., a watering place.]</ety> <fld>(Masonry)</fld> <def>The joint or interstice between stones, to be filled with mortar.</def> <rj><au>Gwilt.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"bri*cock</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Apricot</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bridge"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Abridged</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Abridging</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>abregen</ets>, OF. <ets>abregier</ets>, F. <ets>abr&eacute;ger</ets>, fr. L. <ets>abbreviare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>brevis</ets> short. See <er>Brief</er> and cf. <er>Abbreviate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make shorter; to shorten in duration; to lessen; to diminish; to curtail; <as>as, to <ex>abridge</ex> labor; to <ex>abridge</ex> power or rights.</as></def> &ldquo;The bridegroom . . . <xex>abridged</xex> his visit.&rdquo; <rj><au>Smollett.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>She retired herself to Sebaste, and <qex>abridged</qex> her train from state to necessity.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense; <as>as, to <ex>abridge</ex> a history or dictionary</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To deprive; to cut off; -- followed by <xex>of</xex>, and formerly by <xex>from</xex>; <as>as, to <ex>abridge</ex> one of his rights</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>abridged</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>shortened by condensing or rewriting; -- said of texts</def>: <illu>an <ex>abridged</ex> version</illu> [Narrower terms: <stype>half-length</stype>] <ant>unabridged, full-length</ant><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> condensed</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>abridgement</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a shortened version .</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> condensation, abridgment</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+
+<p><hw>A*bridg"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who abridges.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bridg"ment</hw> <pr>(-br&ibreve_;j"m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>abregement</ets>. See <er>Abridge</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of abridging, or the state of being abridged; diminution; lessening; reduction or deprivation; <as>as, an <ex>abridgment</ex> of pleasures or of expenses</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form, esp. of a written work; an abbreviation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Ancient coins as <qex>abridgments</qex> of history.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>What <qex>abridgment</qex> have you for this evening? What mask? What music?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>a diminution or curtailment, as of legal rights.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Abridgment</er>, <er>Compendium</er>, <er>Epitome</er>, <er>Abstract</er>, <er>Synopsis</er>.</syn> <usage> An <xex>abridgment</xex> is made by omitting the less important parts of some larger work; as, an <xex>abridgment</xex> of a dictionary. A <xex>compendium</xex> is a brief exhibition of a subject, or science, for common use; as, a <xex>compendium</xex> of American literature. An <xex>epitome</xex> corresponds to a <xex>compendium</xex>, and gives briefly the most material points of a subject; as, an <xex>epitome</xex> of history. An <xex>abstract</xex> is a brief statement of a thing in its main points. A <xex>synopsis</xex> is a bird's-eye view of a subject, or work, in its several parts.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*broach"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>abrochen</ets>, OF. <ets>abrochier</ets>. See <er>Broach</er>.]</ety> <def>To set abroach; to let out, as liquor; to broach; to tap.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*broach"</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>broach</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Broached; in a condition for letting out or yielding liquor, as a cask which is tapped.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Hogsheads of ale were set <qex>abroach</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: In a state to be diffused or propagated; afoot; astir.</def> &ldquo;Mischiefs that I set <xex>abroach</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*broad"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>broad</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space; <as>as, a tree spreads its branches <ex>abroad</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The fox roams far <qex>abroad</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode; <as>as, to walk <ex>abroad</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I went to St. James', where another was preaching in the court <qex>abroad</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Evelyn.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries; <as>as, we have broils at home and enemies <ex>abroad</ex></as>.</def> &ldquo;Another prince . . . was living <xex>abroad</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Before the public at large; throughout society or the world; here and there; widely.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze <qex>abroad</qex> the matter.</q> <rj><qau>Mark i. 45.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To be abroad</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To be wide of the mark; to be at fault; as, you <xex>are all abroad</xex> in your guess.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To be at a loss or nonplused.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>abrocome</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>ratlike rodent of the Andes with soft fur and large ears.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> chinchilla rat, rat chinchilla</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"ro*ga*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being abrogated.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"ro*gate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abrogatus</ets>, p. p.]</ety> <def>Abrogated; abolished.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Latimer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"ro*gate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Abrogated</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Abrogating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>abrogatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>abrogare</ets>; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>rogare</ets> to ask, require, propose. See <er>Rogation</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To annul by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or his successor; to repeal; -- applied to the repeal of laws, decrees, ordinances, the abolition of customs, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Let us see whether the New Testament <qex>abrogates</qex> what we so frequently see in the Old.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Whose laws, like those of the Medes and Persian, they can not alter or <qex>abrogate</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To put an end to; to do away with.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To abolish; annul; do away; set aside; revoke; repeal; cancel; annihilate. See <er>Abolish</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab`ro*ga"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abrogatio</ets>, fr. <ets>abrogare</ets>: cf. F. <ets>abrogation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of abrogating; repeal by authority.</def>
+ <rj><qau>Hume.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"ro*ga*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Tending or designed to abrogate; <as>as, an <ex>abrogative</ex> law</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"ro*ga`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who repeals by authority.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*brood"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>brood</ets>.]</ety> <def>In the act of brooding.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Abp. Sancroft.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*brook"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>brook</ets>, v.]</ety> <def>To brook; to endure.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*rupt"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abruptus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>abrumpere</ets> to break off; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>rumpere</ets> to break. See <er>Rupture</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Broken off; very steep, or craggy, as rocks, precipices, banks; precipitous; steep; <as>as, <ex>abrupt</ex> places</as>.</def> &ldquo;Tumbling through ricks <xex>abrupt</xex>,&rdquo; <rj><au>Thomson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious.</def> &ldquo;The cause of your <xex>abrupt</xex> departure.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Having sudden transitions from one subject to another; unconnected.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>abrupt</qex> style, which hath many breaches.</q> <rj><qau>B. Jonson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 7 --></p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Suddenly terminating, as if cut off.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Sudden; unexpected; hasty; rough; curt; unceremonious; rugged; blunt; disconnected; broken.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*rupt"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abruptum</ets>.]</ety> <def>An abrupt place.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark> <q>&ldquo;Over the vast <xex>abrupt</xex>.&rdquo;</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*rupt"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To tear off or asunder.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;Till death <xex>abrupts</xex> them.&rdquo; <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*rup"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abruptio</ets>, fr. <ets>abrumpere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>abruption</ets>.]</ety> <def>A sudden breaking off; a violent separation of bodies.</def> <rj><au>Woodward.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*rupt"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Precipitously.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Abruptly pinnate</hw>, <hw>abruptly-pinnate</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>pinnate with a pair of leaflets at the apex, i.e. without an odd leaflet, or other appendage, at the end; -- said of a leaf shape</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> even-pinnate, paripinnate</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*rupt"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state of being abrupt or broken; craggedness; ruggedness; steepness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Suddenness; unceremonious haste or vehemence; <as>as, <ex>abruptness</ex> of style or manner</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Abruzzi</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>an administrative region of Italy.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Abruzzi e Molise</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>abs</hw> <pr>(&abreve;bz)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The abductor muscles of the stomach; -- a contraction used by body-building and health enthusiasts. Used similarly to <er>pecs</er> and <er>delts</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"scess</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Abscesses</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>abscessus</ets> a going away, gathering of humors, abscess, fr. <ets>abscessus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>absedere</ets> to go away; <ets>ab</ets>, <ets>abs</ets> + <ets>cedere</ets> to go off, retire. See <er>Cede</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A collection of pus or purulent matter in any tissue or organ of the body, the result of a morbid process.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Cold abscess</b></col>, <cd>an abscess of slow formation, unattended with the pain and heat characteristic of ordinary abscesses, and lasting for years without exhibiting any tendency towards healing; a chronic abscess.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*sces"sion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abscessio</ets> a separation; fr. <ets>absedere</ets>. See <er>Abscess</er>.]</ety> <def>A separating; removal; also, an abscess.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Gauden. Barrough.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*scind"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>absindere</ets>; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>scindere</ets> to rend, cut. See <er>Schism</er>.]</ety> <def>To cut off.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> &ldquo;Two syllables . . . <xex>abscinded</xex> from the rest.&rdquo; <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*sci"sion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abscisio</ets>.]</ety> <def>See <er>Abscission</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"sciss</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Abscisses</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <def>See <er>Abscissa</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*scis"sa</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>E. pl. <plw>Abscissas</plw>, L. pl. <plw>Absciss&aelig;</plw>.</plu> <ety>[L., fem. of <ets>abscissus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>absindere</ets> to cut of. See <er>Abscind</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>One of the elements of reference by which a point, as of a curve, is referred to a system of fixed rectilineal co&ouml;rdinate axes.</def> <note>When referred to two intersecting axes, one of them called the axis of abscissas, or of X, and the other the axis of ordinates, or of Y, the <xex>abscissa</xex> of the point is the distance cut off from the axis of X by a line drawn through it and parallel to the axis of Y. When a point in space is referred to three axes having a common intersection, the <xex>abscissa</xex> may be the distance measured parallel to either of them, from the point to the plane of the other two axes. Abscissas and ordinates taken together are called co&ouml;rdinates. -- OX or PY is the <xex>abscissa</xex> of the point P of the curve, OY or PX its ordinate, the intersecting lines OX and OY being the axes of abscissas and ordinates respectively, and the point O their origin.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*scis"sion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abscissio</ets>. See <er>Abscind</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of cutting off.</def> &ldquo;Not to be cured without the <xex>abscission</xex> of a member.&rdquo; <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being cut off.</def> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>A figure of speech employed when a speaker having begun to say a thing stops abruptly: thus, &ldquo;He is a man of so much honor and candor, and of such generosity -- but I need say no more.&rdquo;</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*scond"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Absconded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Absconding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>abscondere</ets> to hide; <ets>ab</ets>, <ets>abs</ets> + <ets>condere</ets> to lay up; <ets>con</ets> + <ets>d&abreve;re</ets> (only in comp.) to put. Cf. <er>Do</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To hide, withdraw, or be concealed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The marmot <qex>absconds</qex> all winter.</q> <rj><qau>Ray.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To depart clandestinely; to steal off and secrete one's self; -- used especially of persons who withdraw to avoid a legal process; <as>as, an <ex>absconding</ex> debtor</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>That very homesickness which, in regular armies, drives so many recruits to <qex>abscond</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*scond"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To hide; to conceal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bentley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*scond"ence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Fugitive concealment; secret retirement; hiding.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Phillips.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*scond"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who absconds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ab*scond"ment</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>the act of running away sectretly (as to avoid arrest).</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> decampment</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"sence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>absentia</ets>. See <er>Absent</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A state of being absent or withdrawn from a place or from companionship; -- opposed to <ant>presence</ant>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Not as in my presence only, but now much more in my <qex>absence</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Phil. ii. 12.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Want; destitution; withdrawal.</def> &ldquo;In the <xex>absence</xex> of conventional law.&rdquo; <rj><au>Kent.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Inattention to things present; abstraction (of mind); <as>as, <ex>absence</ex> of mind</as>.</def> &ldquo;Reflecting on the little <xex>absences</xex> and distractions of mankind.&rdquo; <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To conquer that abstraction which is called <qex>absence</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Landor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"sent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>absens</ets>, <ets>absentis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>abesse</ets> to be away from; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>esse</ets> to be. Cf. <er>Sooth</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not present.</def> &ldquo;Expecting <xex>absent</xex> friends.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not existing; lacking; <as>as, the part was rudimental or <ex>absent</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied; <as>as, an <ex>absent</ex> air</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>What is commonly called an <qex>absent</qex> man is commonly either a very weak or a very affected man.</q> <rj><qau>Chesterfield.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Absent</er>, <er>Abstracted</er>.</syn> <usage> These words both imply a lack of attention to surrounding objects. We speak of a man as <xex>absent</xex> when his thoughts wander unconsciously from present scenes or topics of discourse; we speak of him as <xex>abstracted</xex> when his mind (usually for a brief period) is drawn off from present things by some weighty matter for reflection. <xex>Absence</xex> of mind is usually the result of loose habits of thought; <xex>abstraction</xex> commonly arises either from engrossing interests and cares, or from unfortunate habits of association.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*sent"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Absented</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Absenting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>absenter</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To take or withdraw (one's self) to such a distance as to prevent intercourse; -- used with the reflexive pronoun.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>If after due summons any member <qex>absents</qex> himself, he is to be fined.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To withhold from being present.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;Go; for thy stay, not free, <xex>absents</xex> thee more.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab`sen*ta"ne*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>absentaneus</ets>. See <er>absent</er>]</ety> <def>Pertaining to absence.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab`sen*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of absenting one's self.</def> <rj><au>Sir W. Hamilton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab`sen*tee"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who absents himself from his country, office, post, or duty; especially, a landholder who lives in another country or district than that where his estate is situated; <as>as, an Irish <ex>absentee</ex></as>.</def> <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab`sen*tee"ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or practice of an absentee; esp. the practice of absenting one's self from the country or district where one's estate is situated.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*sent"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who absents one's self.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"sent*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an absent or abstracted manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*sent"ment</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b*s&ebreve_;nt"m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being absent; withdrawal.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Barrow.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab`sent-mind"ed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Absent in mind; abstracted; preoccupied.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ab`sent-mind"ed*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> -- <wf>Ab`sent-mind"ed*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"sent*ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being absent-minded.</def> <rj><au>H. Miller.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"sey-book`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An A-B-C book; a primer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>absiemens</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>A unit of conductance equal to 10<exp>9</exp> mhos; -- the inverse of the abohm.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> abmho</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ab"sinth`</hw>, <hw>Ab"sinthe`</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&abreve;b"s&ibreve_;nth`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>absinthe</ets>. See <er>Absinthium</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The plant absinthium or common wormwood.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A strong spirituous liqueur made from wormwood and brandy or alcohol.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Absinthe</qex> makes the tart grow fonder.</q> <rj><qau>Ernest Dowson</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>An <a href="absinth.htm">article on absinthe</a> was prepared by Matthew Baggott (bagg@ellis.uchicago.edu)
+ for distribution on the newsgroup alt.drugs.</note><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"sin"thate</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b*s&ibreve_;n"th&auptack_;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A combination of absinthic acid with a base or positive radical.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*sin"thi*al</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b*s&ibreve_;n"th&ibreve_;*&aitalic_;l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to wormwood; absinthian.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*sin"thi*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Of the nature of wormwood.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Absinthian</xex> bitterness.&rdquo; <rj><au>T. Randolph.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"sin"thi*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[From L. <ets>absinthium</ets>: cf. L. <ets>absinthiatus</ets>, a.]</ety> <def>To impregnate with wormwood.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*sin"thi*a`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Impregnated with wormwood; <as>as, <ex>absinthiated</ex> wine</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*sin"thic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Relating to the common wormwood or to an acid obtained from it.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*sin"thin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The bitter principle of wormwood (<spn>Artemisia absinthium</spn>).</def> <rj><au>Watts.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"sin*thism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The condition of being poisoned by the excessive use of absinth.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*sin"thi*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., from Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The common wormwood (<spn>Artemisia absinthium</spn>), an intensely bitter plant, used as a tonic and for making the oil of wormwood.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Apsis</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*sist"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>absistere</ets>, p. pr. <ets>absistens</ets>; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>sistere</ets> to stand, causal of <ets>stare</ets>.]</ety> <def>To stand apart from; top leave off; to desist.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Raleigh.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*sist"ence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A standing aloof.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"so*lute</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>absolutus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>absolvere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>absolu</ets>. See <er>Absolve</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Loosed from any limitation or condition; uncontrolled; unrestricted; unconditional; <as>as, <ex>absolute</ex> authority, monarchy, sovereignty, an <ex>absolute</ex> promise or command; <ex>absolute</ex> power; an <ex>absolute</ex> monarch.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Complete in itself; perfect; consummate; faultless; <as>as, <ex>absolute</ex> perfection; <ex>absolute</ex> beauty.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>So <qex>absolute</qex> she seems,<br/>
+And in herself complete.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Viewed apart from modifying influences or without comparison with other objects; actual; real; -- opposed to <contr>relative</contr> and <contr>comparative</contr>; <as>as, <ex>absolute</ex> motion; <ex>absolute</ex> time or space.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note><xex>Absolute</xex> rights and duties are such as pertain to man in a state of nature as contradistinguished from <xex>relative</xex> rights and duties, or such as pertain to him in his social relations.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Loosed from, or unconnected by, dependence on any other being; self-existent; self-sufficing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In this sense God is called <xex>the Absolute</xex> by the Theist. The term is also applied by the Pantheist to the universe, or the total of all existence, as only capable of relations in its parts to each other and to the whole, and as dependent for its existence and its phenomena on its mutually depending forces and their laws.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Capable of being thought or conceived by itself alone; unconditioned; non-relative.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; It is in dispute among philosopher whether the term, in this sense, is not applied to a mere logical fiction or abstraction, or whether <xex>the absolute</xex>, as thus defined, can be known, as a reality, by the human intellect.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To Cusa we can indeed articulately trace, word and thing, the recent philosophy of <qex>the absolute</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Hamilton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Positive; clear; certain; not doubtful.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I am <qex>absolute</qex> 't was very Cloten.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Authoritative; peremptory.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The peddler stopped, and tapped her on the head,<br/>
+With <qex>absolute</qex> forefinger, brown and ringed.</q> <rj><qau>Mrs. Browning.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pure; unmixed; <as>as, <ex>absolute</ex> alcohol</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>Not immediately dependent on the other parts of the sentence in government; <as>as, the case <ex>absolute</ex></as>. See <cref>Ablative absolute</cref>, under <er>Ablative</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Absolute curvature</b></col> <fld>(Geom.)</fld>, <cd>that curvature of a curve of double curvature, which is measured in the osculating plane of the curve.</cd> -- <col><b>Absolute equation</b></col> <fld>(Astron.)</fld>, <cd>the sum of the optic and eccentric equations.</cd> -- <col><b>Absolute space</b></col> <fld>(Physics)</fld>, <cd>space considered without relation to material limits or objects.</cd> -- <col><b>Absolute terms</b></col>. <fld>(Alg.)</fld>, <cd>such as are known, or which do not contain the unknown quantity.</cd> <au>Davies &amp; Peck.</au> -- <col><b>Absolute temperature</b></col> <fld>(Physics)</fld>, <cd>the temperature as measured on a scale determined by certain general thermo-dynamic principles, and reckoned from the absolute zero.</cd><!-- hyphen in "thermo-dynamic" is in original --> -- <col><b>Absolute zero</b></col> <fld>(Physics)</fld>, <cd>the be ginning, or zero point, in the scale of absolute temperature. It is equivalent to -273&deg; centigrade or -459.4&deg; Fahrenheit.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Positive; peremptory; certain; unconditional; unlimited; unrestricted; unqualified; arbitrary; despotic; autocratic.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"so*lute</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>In a plane, the two imaginary circular points at infinity; in space of three dimensions, the imaginary circle at infinity.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"so*lute*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an absolute, independent, or unconditional manner; wholly; positively.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"so*lute*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being absolute; independence of everything extraneous; unlimitedness; absolute power; independent reality; positiveness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab`so*lu"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>absolution</ets>, L. <ets>absolutio</ets>, fr. <ets>absolvere</ets> to absolve. See <er>Absolve</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty; forgiveness of an offense.</def> &ldquo;Government . . . granting <xex>absolution</xex> to the nation.&rdquo; <rj><au>Froude.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Civil Law)</fld> <def>An acquittal, or sentence of a judge declaring and accused person innocent.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <def>The exercise of priestly jurisdiction in the sacrament of penance, by which Catholics believe the sins of the truly penitent are forgiven.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In the English and other Protestant churches, this act regarded as simply declaratory, not as imparting forgiveness.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>An absolving from ecclesiastical penalties, -- for example, excommunication.</def> <rj><au>P. Cyc.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The form of words by which a penitent is absolved.</def> <rj><au>Shipley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Delivery, in speech.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Absolution day</b></col> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld>, <cd>Tuesday before Easter.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"so*lu`tism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state of being absolute; the system or doctrine of the absolute; the principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; despotism.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The element of <qex>absolutism</qex> and prelacy was controlling.</q> <rj><qau>Palfrey.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Theol.)</fld> <def>Doctrine of absolute decrees.</def> <rj><au>Ash.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"so*lu`tist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who is in favor of an absolute or autocratic government.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Metaph.)</fld> <def>One who believes that it is possible to realize a cognition or concept of <xex>the absolute</xex>.</def> <rj><au>Sir. W. Hamilton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"so*lu`tist</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to absolutism; arbitrary; despotic; <as>as, <ex>absolutist</ex> principles</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab`so*lu*tis"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to absolutism; absolutist.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*sol"u*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>absolutorius</ets>, fr. <ets>absolvere</ets> to absolve.]</ety> <def>Serving to absolve; absolving.</def> &ldquo;An absolutory sentence.&rdquo; <rj><au>Ayliffe.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*solv"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That may be absolved.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*solv"a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Conferring absolution; absolutory.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*solve"</hw> <pr>(#; 277)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Absolved</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Absolving</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>absolvere</ets> to set free, to absolve; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>solvere</ets> to loose. See <er>Assoil</er>, <er>Solve</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To set free, or release, as from some obligation, debt, or responsibility, or from the consequences of guilt or such ties as it would be sin or guilt to violate; to pronounce free; <as>as, to <ex>absolve</ex> a subject from his allegiance; to <ex>absolve</ex> an offender, which amounts to an acquittal and remission of his punishment.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Halifax was <qex>absolved</qex> by a majority of fourteen.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To free from a penalty; to pardon; to remit (a sin); -- said of the sin or guilt.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In his name I <qex>absolve</qex> your perjury.</q> <rj><qau>Gibbon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To finish; to accomplish.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The work begun, how soon <qex>absolved</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To resolve or explain.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;We shall not <xex>absolve</xex> the doubt.&rdquo;
+ <rj><qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To <er>Absolve</er>, <er>Exonerate</er>, <er>Acquit</er>.</syn> <usage> We speak of a man as <xex>absolved</xex> from something that binds his conscience, or involves the charge of wrongdoing; as, to <xex>absolve</xex> from allegiance or from the obligation of an oath, or a promise. We speak of a person as <xex>exonerated</xex>, when he is released from some burden which had rested upon him; as, to <xex>exonerate</xex> from suspicion, to <xex>exonerate</xex> from blame or odium. It implies a purely moral acquittal. We speak of a person as <xex>acquitted</xex>, when a decision has been made in his favor with reference to a specific charge, either by a jury or by disinterested persons; as, he was <xex>acquitted</xex> of all participation in the crime.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*solv"ent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>absolvens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>absolvere</ets>.]</ety> <def>Absolving.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*solv"ent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An absolver.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Hobbes.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*solv"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who absolves.</def> <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"so*nant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>sonans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>sonare</ets> to sound.]</ety> <def>Discordant; contrary; -- opposed to <ant>consonant</ant>.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Absonant</xex> to nature.&rdquo; <rj><au>Quarles.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"so*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>absonus</ets>; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>sonus</ets> sound.]</ety> <def>Discordant; inharmonious; incongruous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>Absonous</xex> to our reason.&rdquo; <rj><au>Glanvill.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*sorb"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Absorbed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Absorbing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>absorbere</ets>; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>sorbere</ets> to suck in, akin to Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. <ets>absorber</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To swallow up; to engulf; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to use up; to include.</def> &ldquo;Dark oblivion soon <xex>absorbs</xex> them all.&rdquo; <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The large cities <qex>absorb</qex> the wealth and fashion.</q> <rj><qau>W. Irving.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To suck up; to drink in; to imbibe; as a sponge or as the lacteals of the body.</def> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To engross or engage wholly; to occupy fully; <as>as, <ex>absorbed</ex> in study or the pursuit of wealth</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To take up by cohesive, chemical, or any molecular action, as when charcoal <xex>absorbs</xex> gases. So heat, light, and electricity are <xex>absorbed</xex> or taken up in the substances into which they pass.</def> <rj><au>Nichol.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To <er>Absorb</er>, <er>Engross</er>, <er>Swallow up</er>, <er>Engulf</er>.</syn> <usage> These words agree in one general idea, that of <xex>completely taking up</xex>. They are chiefly used in a figurative sense and may be distinguished by a reference to their etymology. We speak of a person as <xex>absorbed</xex> (lit., drawn in, swallowed up) in study or some other employment of the highest interest. We speak of a person as <xex>ebgrossed</xex> (lit., seized upon in the <xex>gross</xex>, or wholly) by something which occupies his whole time and thoughts, as the acquisition of wealth, or the attainment of honor. We speak of a person (under a stronger image) as <xex>swallowed up</xex> and lost in that which completely occupies his thoughts and feelings, as in grief at the death of a friend, or in the multiplied cares of life. We speak of a person as <xex>engulfed</xex> in that which (like a gulf) takes in all his hopes and interests; as, <xex>engulfed</xex> in misery, ruin, etc.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 8 --></p>
+
+<p><q>That grave question which had begun to <qex>absorb</qex> the Christian mind -- the marriage of the clergy.</q> <rj><qau>Milman.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Too long hath love <qex>engrossed</qex> Britannia's stage,<br/>
+And sunk to softness all our tragic rage.</q> <rj><qau>Tickell.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Should not the sad occasion <qex>swallow up</qex><br/>
+My other cares?</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And in destruction's river<br/>
+<qex>Engulf</qex> and swallow those.</q> <rj><qau>Sir P. Sidney.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*sorb`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being absorbable.</def> <rj><au>Graham (Chemistry).</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*sorb"a*ble</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>absorbable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being absorbed or swallowed up.</def> <rj><au>Kerr.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>absorbed</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>wholly absorbed as in thought</def> <illu>that engrossed look -- that <ex>absorbed</ex> and rapt delight</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> engrossed, intent, rapt, wrapped</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>not allowed to pass through; -- said of radiant waves such as light</def> <illu>the <ex>absorbed</ex> light intensity</illu><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>taken in through the pores of a surface</def> <illu>the <ex>absorbed</ex> water expanded the sponge</illu><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*sorb"ed*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a manner as if wholly engrossed or engaged.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>absorbefacient</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>inducing or promoting absorption</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> sorbefacient</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*sorb"en*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Absorptiveness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*sorb"ent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>absorbens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>absorbere</ets>.]</ety> <def>Absorbing; swallowing; absorptive.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Absorbent ground</b></col> <fld>(Paint.)</fld>, <cd>a ground prepared for a picture, chiefly with distemper, or water colors, by which the oil is absorbed, and a brilliancy is imparted to the colors.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*sorb"ent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Anything which absorbs.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The ocean, itself a bad <qex>absorbent</qex> of heat.</q> <rj><qau>Darwin.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Any substance which absorbs and neutralizes acid fluid in the stomach and bowels, as magnesia, chalk, etc.; also a substance e. g., iodine) which acts on the absorbent vessels so as to reduce enlarged and indurated parts.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The vessels by which the processes of absorption are carried on, as the lymphatics in animals, the extremities of the roots in plants.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*sorb"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, absorbs.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*sorb"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Swallowing, engrossing; <as>as, an <ex>absorbing</ex> pursuit</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ab*sorb"ing</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab`sor*bi"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Absorption.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*sorpt`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>absorptus</ets>, p. p.]</ety> <def>Absorbed.</def> <mark>[Arcahic.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>Absorpt</xex> in care.&rdquo; <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*sorp"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>absorptio</ets>, fr. <ets>absorbere</ets>. See <er>Absorb</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything, or of being absorbed and made to disappear; <as>as, the <ex>absorption</ex> of bodies in a whirlpool, the <ex>absorption</ex> of a smaller tribe into a larger</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem. &amp; Physics)</fld> <def>An imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action; <as>as, the <ex>absorption</ex> of light, heat, electricity, etc.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>In living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind; <as>as, <ex>absorption</ex> in some employment</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*sorp"tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe.</def> <rj><au>E. Darwin.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*sorp"tive*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being absorptive; absorptive power.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab`sorp*tiv"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Absorptiveness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*squat"u*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To take one's self off; to decamp.</def> <mark>[A jocular word. U. S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Abs"que hoc</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[L., without this.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The technical words of denial used in traversing what has been alleged, and is repeated.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*stain"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Abstained</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Abstaining</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>absteynen</ets>, <ets>abstenen</ets>, OF. <ets>astenir</ets>, <ets>abstenir</ets>, F. <ets>abstenir</ets>, fr. L. <ets>abstinere</ets>, <ets>abstentum</ets>, v. t. &amp; v. i., to keep from; <ets>ab</ets>, <ets>abs</ets> + <ets>tenere</ets> to hold. See <er>Tenable</er>.]</ety> <def>To hold one's self aloof; to forbear or refrain voluntarily, and especially from an indulgence of the passions or appetites; -- with <xex>from</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Not a few <qex>abstained</qex> from voting.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Who <qex>abstains</qex> from meat that is not gaunt?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To refrain; forbear; withhold; deny one's self; give up; relinquish.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*stain"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To hinder; to withhold.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Whether he <qex>abstain</qex> men from marrying.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*stain"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who abstains; esp., one who abstains from the use of intoxicating liquors.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*ste"mi*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abstemius</ets>; <ets>ab</ets>, <ets>abs</ets> + root of <ets>temetum</ets> intoxicating drink.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Abstaining from wine.</def> <mark>[Orig. Latin sense.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Under his special eye<br/>
+<qex>Abstemious</qex> I grew up and thrived amain.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Sparing in diet; refraining from a free use of food and strong drinks; temperate; abstinent; sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Instances of longevity are chiefly among the <qex>abstemious</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Arbuthnot.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation; <as>as, an <ex>abstemious</ex> diet</as>.</def> <rj><au>Gibbon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Marked by, or spent in, abstinence; <as>as, an <ex>abstemious</ex> life</as>.</def> &ldquo;One <xex>abstemious</xex> day.&rdquo; <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Promotive of abstemiousness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Such is the virtue of the <qex>abstemious</qex> well.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*ste"mi*ous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being abstemious, temperate, or sparing in the use of food and strong drinks. It expresses a greater degree of abstinence than <xex>temperance</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*sten"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>Abstain</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of abstaining; a holding aloof.</def> <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*sten"tious</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Characterized by abstinence; self-restraining.</def> <rj><au>Farrar.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*sterge</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abstergere</ets>, <ets>abstersum</ets>; <ets>ab</ets>, <ets>abs</ets> + <ets>tergere</ets> to wipe. Cf. F <ets>absterger</ets>.]</ety> <def>To make clean by wiping; to wipe away; to cleanse; hence, to purge.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Quincy.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*ster"gent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abstergens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>abstergere</ets>.]</ety> <def>Serving to cleanse, detergent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*ster"gent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A substance used in cleansing; a detergent; <as>as, soap is an <ex>abstergent</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*sterse"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To absterge; to cleanse; to purge away.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*ster"sion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>abstersion</ets>. See <er>Absterge</er>.]</ety> <def>Act of wiping clean; a cleansing; a purging.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The task of ablution and <qex>abstersion</qex> being performed.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*ster"sive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>abstersif</ets>. See <er>Absterge</er>.]</ety> <def>Cleansing; purging.</def> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*ster"sive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Something cleansing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The strong <qex>abstersive</qex> of some heroic magistrate.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*ster"sive*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being abstersive.</def> <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"sti*nence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>abstinence</ets>, L. <ets>abstinentia</ets>, fr. <ets>abstinere</ets>. See <er>Abstain</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or practice of abstaining; voluntary forbearance of any action, especially the refraining from an indulgence of appetite, or from customary gratifications of animal or sensual propensities. Specifically, the practice of abstaining from intoxicating beverages, -- called also <altname>total abstinence</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>abstinence</qex> from a present pleasure that offers itself is a pain, nay, oftentimes, a very great one.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The practice of self-denial by depriving one's self of certain kinds of food or drink, especially of meat.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Penance, fasts, and <qex>abstinence</qex>,<br/>
+To punish bodies for the soul's offense.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"sti*nen*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Abstinence.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"sti*nent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>abstinent</ets>, L. <ets>abstinens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>abstinere</ets>. See <er>Abstain</er>.]</ety> <def>Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite; abstemious; continent; temperate.</def> <rj><au>Beau. &amp; Fl.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"sti*nent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who abstains.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>One of a sect who appeared in France and Spain in the 3d century.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"sti*nent*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With abstinence.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*stort"ed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[As if fr. <ets>abstort</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ab</ets>, <ets>abs</ets> + <ets>tortus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>torquere</ets> to twist.]</ety> <def>Wrested away.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"stract`</hw> <pr>(#; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abstractus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>abstrahere</ets> to draw from, separate; <ets>ab</ets>, <ets>abs</ets> + <ets>trahere</ets> to draw. See <er>Trace</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Withdraw; separate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The more <qex>abstract</qex> . . . we are from the body.</q> <rj><qau>Norris.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Considered apart from any application to a particular object; separated from matter; existing in the mind only; <as>as, <ex>abstract</ex> truth, <ex>abstract</ex> numbers</as>. Hence: ideal; abstruse; difficult.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Logic)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Expressing a particular property of an object viewed apart from the other properties which constitute it; -- opposed to <ant>concrete</ant>; <as>as, honesty is an <ex>abstract</ex> word</as>.</def> <au>J. S. Mill.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Resulting from the mental faculty of abstraction; general as opposed to particular; <as>as, &ldquo;reptile&rdquo; is an <ex>abstract</ex> or general name</as>.</def> <rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A concrete name is a name which stands for a thing; an <qex>abstract</qex> name which stands for an attribute of a thing. A practice has grown up in more modern times, which, if not introduced by Locke, has gained currency from his example, of applying the expression &ldquo;<qex>abstract</qex> name&rdquo; to all names which are the result of abstraction and generalization, and consequently to all general names, instead of confining it to the names of attributes.</q> <rj><qau>J. S. Mill.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Abstracted; absent in mind.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Abstract</xex>, as in a trance.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>An abstract idea</b></col> <fld>(Metaph.)</fld>, <cd>an idea separated from a complex object, or from other ideas which naturally accompany it; as the solidity of marble when contemplated apart from its color or figure.</cd> -- <col><b>Abstract terms</b></col>, <cd>those which express abstract ideas, as beauty, whiteness, roundness, without regarding any object in which they exist; or <xex>abstract terms</xex> are the names of orders, genera or species of things, in which there is a combination of similar qualities.</cd> -- <col><b>Abstract numbers</b></col> <fld>(Math.)</fld>, <cd>numbers used without application to things, as 6, 8, 10; but when applied to any thing, as 6 feet, 10 men, they become concrete.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Abstract mathematics</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>Pure mathematics</b></col></mcol>. <cd>See <er>Mathematics</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*stract"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Abstracted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Abstracting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[See <er>Abstract</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To withdraw; to separate; to take away.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He was incapable of forming any opinion or resolution <qex>abstracted</qex> from his own prejudices.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To draw off in respect to interest or attention; <as>as, his was wholly <ex>abstracted</ex> by other objects</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The young stranger had been <qex>abstracted</qex> and silent.</q> <rj><qau>Blackw. Mag.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To separate, as ideas, by the operation of the mind; to consider by itself; to contemplate separately, as a quality or attribute.</def> <rj><au>Whately.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To epitomize; to abridge.</def> <rj><au>Franklin.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To take secretly or dishonestly; to purloin; <as>as, to <ex>abstract</ex> goods from a parcel, or money from a till</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Von Rosen had quietly <qex>abstracted</qex> the bearing-reins from the harness.</q> <rj><qau>W. Black.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>To separate, as the more volatile or soluble parts of a substance, by distillation or other chemical processes. In this sense <xex>extract</xex> is now more generally used.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*stract"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To perform the process of abstraction.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I own myself able to <qex>abstract</qex> in one sense.</q> <rj><qau>Berkeley.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"stract`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Abstract</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which comprises or concentrates in itself the essential qualities of a larger thing or of several things. Specifically: A summary or an epitome, as of a treatise or book, or of a statement; a brief.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>An <qex>abstract</qex> of every treatise he had read.</q> <rj><qau>Watts.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Man, the <qex>abstract</qex><br/>
+Of all perfection, which the workmanship<br/>
+Of Heaven hath modeled.</q> <rj><qau>Ford.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A state of separation from other things; <as>as, to consider a subject in the <ex>abstract</ex>, or apart from other associated things</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An abstract term.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The concretes &ldquo;father&rdquo; and &ldquo;son&rdquo; have, or might have, the <qex>abstracts</qex> &ldquo;paternity&rdquo; and &ldquo;filiety.&rdquo;</q> <rj><qau>J. S. Mill.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A powdered solid extract of a vegetable substance mixed with sugar of milk in such proportion that one part of the abstract represents two parts of the original substance.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Abstract of title</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>an epitome of the evidences of ownership.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Abridgment; compendium; epitome; synopsis. See <er>Abridgment</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*stract"ed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Separated or disconnected; withdrawn; removed; apart.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The evil <qex>abstracted</qex> stood from his own evil.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Separated from matter; abstract; ideal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Abstract; abstruse; difficult.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Inattentive to surrounding objects; absent in mind.</def> &ldquo;An <xex>abstracted</xex> scholar.&rdquo; <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*stract"ed*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an abstracted manner; separately; with absence of mind.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*stract"ed*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being abstracted; abstract character.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*stract"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who abstracts, or makes an abstract.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*strac"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>abstraction</ets>. See <er>Abstract</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of abstracting, separating, or withdrawing, or the state of being withdrawn; withdrawal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A wrongful <qex>abstraction</qex> of wealth from certain members of the community.</q> <rj><qau>J. S. Mill.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Metaph.)</fld> <def>The act process of leaving out of consideration one or more properties of a complex object so as to attend to others; analysis. <as>Thus, when the mind considers the form of a tree by itself, or the color of the leaves as separate from their size or figure, the act is called <ex>abstraction</ex>.</as> So, also, when it considers <xex>whiteness</xex>, <xex>softness</xex>, <xex>virtue</xex>, <xex>existence</xex>, as separate from any particular objects.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <ex>Abstraction</ex> is necessary to classification, by which things are arranged in genera and species. We separate in idea the qualities of certain objects, which are of the same kind, from others which are different, in each, and arrange the objects having the same properties in a class, or collected body.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Abstraction</qex> is no positive act: it is simply the negative of attention.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Hamilton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An idea or notion of an abstract, or theoretical nature; <as>as, to fight for mere <ex>abstractions</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A separation from worldly objects; a recluse life; <as>as, a hermit's <ex>abstraction</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Absence or absorption of mind; inattention to present objects.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>The taking surreptitiously for one's own use part of the property of another; purloining.</def> <mark>[Modern]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A separation of volatile parts by the act of distillation.</def> <rj><au>Nicholson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*strac"tion*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to abstraction.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*strac"tion*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An idealist.</def> <rj><au>Emerson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab`strac*ti"tious</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Obtained from plants by distillation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Crabb.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*strac"tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>abstractif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the power of abstracting; of an abstracting nature.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>abstractive</xex> faculty.&rdquo; <rj><au>I. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*strac"tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a abstract manner; separately; in or by itself.</def> <rj><au>Feltham.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*strac"tive*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being abstractive; abstractive property.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"stract`ly</hw> <pr>(#; 277)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an abstract state or manner; separately; absolutely; by itself; <as>as, matter <ex>abstractly</ex> considered</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab"stract`ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being abstract.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>abstractness</xex> of the ideas.&rdquo; <rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*stringe"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>stringere</ets>, <ets>strictum</ets>, to press together.]</ety> <def>To unbind.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*strude"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abstrudere</ets>. See <er>Abstruse</er>.]</ety> <def>To thrust away.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*struse"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abstrusus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>abstrudere</ets> to thrust away, conceal; <ets>ab</ets>, <ets>abs</ets> + <ets>trudere</ets> to thrust; cf. F. <ets>abstrus</ets>. See <er>Threat</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Concealed or hidden out of the way.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The eternal eye whose sight discerns<br/>
+<qex>Abstrusest</qex> thoughts.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Remote from apprehension; difficult to be comprehended or understood; recondite; <as>as, <ex>abstruse</ex> learning</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Profound and <qex>abstruse</qex> topics.</q> <rj><qau>Milman.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*struse"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an abstruse manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*struse"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being abstruse; difficulty of apprehension.</def> <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*stru"sion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abstrusio</ets>. See <er>Abstruse</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of thrusting away.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Ogilvie.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*stru"si*ty</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b*str&usuml_;"s&ibreve_;*t&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Abstruseness; that which is abstruse.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*sume"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b*s&umacr;m")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>absumere</ets>, <ets>absumptum</ets>; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>sumere</ets> to take.]</ety> <def>To consume gradually; to waste away.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*sump"tion</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b*s&ubreve;mp"sh&ubreve;n; 215)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>absumptio</ets>. See <er>Absume</er>.]</ety> <def>Act of wasting away; a consuming; extinction.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*surd"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b*s&ucirc;rd")</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>absurdus</ets> harsh-sounding; <ets>ab</ets> + (prob) a derivative fr. a root <ets>svar</ets> to sound; not connected with <ets>surd</ets>: cf. F. <ets>absurde</ets>. See <er>Syringe</er>.]</ety> <def>Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory; nonsensical; ridiculous; <as>as, an <ex>absurd</ex> person, an <ex>absurd</ex> opinion; an <ex>absurd</ex> dream.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This proffer is <qex>absurd</qex> and reasonless.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>'This phrase <qex>absurd</qex> to call a villain great.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj>
+ <rj><qau>p. 9</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Foolish; irrational; ridiculous; preposterous; inconsistent; incongruous.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Absurd</er>, <er>Irrational</er>, <er>Foolish</er>, <er>Preposterous</er>. Of these terms, <xex>irrational</xex> is the weakest, denoting that which is plainly inconsistent with the dictates of sound reason; as, an <xex>irrational</xex> course of life. <xex>Foolish</xex> rises higher, and implies either a perversion of that faculty, or an absolute weakness or fatuity of mind; as, <xex>foolish</xex> enterprises. <xex>Absurd</xex> rises still higher, denoting that which is plainly opposed to received notions of propriety and truth; as, an <xex>absurd</xex> man, project, opinion, story, argument, etc. <xex>Preposterous</xex> rises still higher, and supposes an absolute <xex>inversion</xex> in the order of things; or, in plain terms, a &ldquo;putting of the cart before the horse;&rdquo; as, a <xex>preposterous</xex> suggestion, <xex>preposterous</xex> conduct, a <xex>preposterous</xex> regulation or law.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 9 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*surd"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b*s&ucirc;rd")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An absurdity.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*surd"i*ty</hw> <pr>(-&ibreve_;*t&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Absurdities</plw> <pr>(-t&ibreve_;z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>absurditas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>absurdite</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>absurdity</xex> of the actual idea of an infinite number.&rdquo; <rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His travels were full of <qex>absurdities</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*surd"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an absurd manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab*surd"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Absurdity.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Abudefduf</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>a genus comprising the damsel fishes.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Abudefduf</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>abulia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an abnormally intense inability to make decisions; severe irresolution.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> indecision, indecisiveness, irresolution</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>abulic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>showing abnormal inability to act or make decisions</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> aboulic</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*bu"na</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&oomacr_;"n&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Eth. and Ar., our father.]</ety> <def>The Patriarch, or head of the Abyssinian Church.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bun"dance</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&ubreve;n"d&aitalic_;ns)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>(h)abundaunce</ets>, <ets>abundance</ets>, F. <ets>abondance</ets>, L. <ets>abundantia</ets>, fr. <ets>abundare</ets>. See <er>Abound</er>.]</ety> <def>An overflowing fullness; ample sufficiency; great plenty; profusion; copious supply; superfluity; wealth: -- strictly applicable to quantity only, but sometimes used of number.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It is lamentable to remember what <qex>abundance</qex> of noble blood hath been shed with small benefit to the Christian state.</q> <rj><qau>Raleigh.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Exuberance; plenteousness; plenty; copiousness; overflow; riches; affluence; wealth.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Abundance</er>, <er>Plenty</er>, <er>Exuberance</er>. These words rise upon each other in expressing the idea of fullness. <xex>Plenty</xex> denotes a sufficiency to supply every want; as, <xex>plenty</xex> of food, <xex>plenty</xex> of money, etc. <xex>Abundance</xex> express more, and gives the idea of superfluity or excess; as, <xex>abundance</xex> of riches, an <xex>abundance</xex> of wit and humor; often, however, it only denotes plenty in a high degree. <xex>Exuberance</xex> rises still higher, and implies a bursting forth on every side, producing great superfluity or redundance; as, an <xex>exuberance</xex> of mirth, an <xex>exuberance</xex> of animal spirits, etc.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bun"dant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>(h)abundant</ets>, <ets>aboundant</ets>, F. <ets>abondant</ets>, fr. L. <ets>abudans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>abundare</ets>. See <er>Abound</er>.]</ety> <def>Fully sufficient; plentiful; in copious supply; -- followed by <xex>in</xex>, rarely by <xex>with</xex>.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Abundant</xex> in goodness and truth.&rdquo; <rj><au>Exod. xxxiv. 6.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Abundant number</b></col> <fld>(Math.)</fld>, <cd>a number, the sum of whose aliquot parts exceeds the number itself. Thus, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, the aliquot parts of 12, make the number 16. This is opposed to a <contr>deficient</contr> number, as 14, whose aliquot parts are 1, 2, 7, the sum of which is 10; and to a <contr>perfect</contr> number, which is equal to the sum of its aliquot parts, as 6, whose aliquot parts are 1, 2., 3.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Ample; plentiful; copious; plenteous; exuberant; overflowing; rich; teeming; profuse; bountiful; liberal. See <er>Ample</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bun"dant*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a sufficient degree; fully; amply; plentifully; in large measure.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*burst"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>burst</ets>.]</ety> <def>In a bursting condition.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bus"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That may be abused.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bus"age</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Abuse.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Whately (1634).</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*buse"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Abused</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Abusing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>abuser</ets>; L. <ets>abusus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>abuti</ets> to abuse, misuse; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>uti</ets> to use. See <er>Use</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to misuse; to put to a bad use; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert; <as>as, to <ex>abuse</ex> inherited gold</as>; to make an excessive use of; <as>as, to <ex>abuse</ex> one's authority</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This principle (if one may so <qex>abuse</qex> the word) shoots rapidly into popularity.</q> <rj><qau>Froude.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To use ill; to maltreat; to act injuriously to; to punish or to tax excessively; to hurt; <as>as, to <ex>abuse</ex> prisoners, to <ex>abuse</ex> one's powers, one's patience</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To revile; to reproach coarsely; to disparage.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The . . . tellers of news <qex>abused</qex> the general.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To dishonor.</def> &ldquo;Shall flight <xex>abuse</xex> your name?&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To violate; to ravish.</def> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To deceive; to impose on.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Their eyes red and staring, cozened with a moist cloud, and <qex>abused</qex> by a double object.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To maltreat; injure; revile; reproach; vilify; vituperate; asperse; traduce; malign.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*buse"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>abus</ets>, L. <ets>abusus</ets>, fr. <ets>abuti</ets>. See <er>Abuse</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Improper treatment or use; application to a wrong or bad purpose; misuse; <as>as, an <ex>abuse of our natural powers</ex>; <ex>an abuse</ex> of civil rights, or of privileges or advantages; an <ex>abuse</ex> of language.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Liberty may be endangered by the <qex>abuses</qex> of liberty, as well as by the <qex>abuses</qex> of power.</q> <rj><qau>Madison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Physical ill treatment; injury.</def> &ldquo;Rejoice . . . at the <xex>abuse</xex> of Falstaff.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A corrupt practice or custom; offense; crime; fault; <as>as, the <ex>abuses</ex> in the civil service</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Abuse</qex> after disappeared without a struggle..</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Vituperative words; coarse, insulting speech; abusive language; virulent condemnation; reviling.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The two parties, after exchanging a good deal of <qex>abuse</qex>, came to blows.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Violation; rape; <as>as, <ex>abuse</ex> of a female child</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Or is it some <qex>abuse</qex>, and no such thing?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Abuse of distress</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>a wrongful using of an animal or chattel distrained, by the distrainer.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Invective; contumely; reproach; scurrility; insult; opprobrium.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Abuse</er>, <er>Invective</er>. <xex>Abuse</xex> is generally prompted by anger, and vented in harsh and unseemly words. It is more personal and coarse than <xex>invective</xex>. <xex>Abuse</xex> generally takes place in private quarrels; <xex>invective</xex> in writing or public discussions. <xex>Invective</xex> may be conveyed in refined language and dictated by indignation against what is blameworthy. <rj><au>C. J. Smith.</au></rj>
+</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*buse"ful</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of abuse; abusive.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>Abuseful</xex> names.&rdquo; <rj><au>Bp. Barlow.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bus"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who abuses [in the various senses of the verb].</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bu"sion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>abusion</ets>, <ets>abusioun</ets>, OF. <ets>abusion</ets>, fr. L. <ets>abusio</ets> misuse of words, f. <ets>abuti</ets>. See <er>Abuse</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>Evil or corrupt usage; abuse; wrong; reproach; deception; cheat.</def> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bu"sive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>abusif</ets>, fr. L. <ets>abusivus</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Wrongly used; perverted; misapplied.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I am . . . necessitated to use the word Parliament improperly, according to the <qex>abusive</qex> acceptation thereof.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Given to misusing; also, full of abuses.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> &ldquo;The <xex>abusive</xex> prerogatives of his see.&rdquo; <rj><au>Hallam.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Practicing abuse; prone to ill treat by coarse, insulting words or by other ill usage; <as>as, an <ex>abusive</ex> author; an <ex>abusive</ex> fellow.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Containing abuse, or serving as the instrument of abuse; vituperative; reproachful; scurrilous.</def> &ldquo;An <xex>abusive</xex> lampoon.&rdquo; <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Tending to deceive; fraudulent; cheating.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;An <xex>abusive</xex> treaty.&rdquo; <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Reproachful; scurrilous; opprobrious; insolent; insulting; injurious; offensive; reviling.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bu"sive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an abusive manner; rudely; with abusive language.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bu"sive*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being abusive; rudeness of language, or violence to the person.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Pick out mirth, like stones out of thy ground,<br/>
+Profaneness, filthiness, <qex>abusiveness</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Herbert.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*but"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Abutted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Abutting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>abouter</ets>, <ets>aboter</ets>; cf. F. <ets>aboutir</ets>, and also <ets>abuter</ets>; <ets>a</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + OF. <ets>boter</ets>, <ets>buter</ets>, to push: cf. F. <ets>bout</ets> end, and <ets>but</ets> end, purpose.]</ety> <def>To project; to terminate or border; to be contiguous; to meet; -- with <xex>on</xex>, <xex>upon</xex>, or <xex>against</xex>; <as>as, his land <ex>abuts</ex> on the road</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bu"ti*lon</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar. <ets>aub&umacr;t&imacr;l&umacr;n</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of malvaceous plants of many species, found in the torrid and temperate zones of both continents; -- called also <altname>Indian mallow</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*but"ment</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&ubreve;t"m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>State of abutting.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That on or against which a body abuts or presses</def>; <specif>as</specif> <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The solid part of a pier or wall, etc., which receives the thrust or lateral pressure of an arch, vault, or strut.</def> <au>Gwilt.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>A fixed point or surface from which resistance or reaction is obtained, as the cylinder head of a steam engine, the fulcrum of a lever, etc.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>In breech-loading firearms, the block behind the barrel which receives the pressure due to recoil.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*but"tal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The butting or boundary of land, particularly at the end; a headland.</def> <rj><au>Spelman.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*but"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, abuts. Specifically, the owner of a contiguous estate; <as>as, the <ex>abutters</ex> on a street or a river</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*buzz"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>buzz</ets>.]</ety> <def>In a buzz; buzzing.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> <rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+
+
+<p><hw>Abyssinia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>same as Ethiopia.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Ethiopia, Yaltopya</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+
+
+<p><hw>aby</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>atone for, make amends for</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*by"</hw>, <hw>A*bye"</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Abought</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>&amacr;bycgan</ets> to pay for; pref. <ets>&amacr;-</ets> (cf. Goth. <ets>us-</ets>, Ger. <ets>er-</ets>, orig. meaning <ets>out</ets>) + <ets>bycgan</ets> to buy. See <er>Buy</er>, and cf. <er>Abide</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To pay for; to suffer for; to atone for; to make amends for; to give satisfaction.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> expiate</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Lest to thy peril thou <qex>aby</qex> it dear.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To endure; to abide.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>But nought that wanteth rest can long <qex>aby</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bysm"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>abisme</ets>; F. <ets>abime</ets>, LL. <ets>abyssimus</ets>, a superl. of L. <ets>abyssus</ets>; Gr. &unr_;. See <er>Abyss</er>.]</ety> <def>An abyss; a gulf.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>abysm</xex> of hell.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bys"mal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, an abyss; bottomless; unending; profound.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Geology gives one the same <qex>abysmal</qex> extent of time that astronomy does of space.</q> <rj><qau>Carlyle.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*bys"mal*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>To a fathomless depth; profoundly.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Abysmally</xex> ignorant.&rdquo; <rj><au>G. Eliot.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*byss"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abyssus</ets> a bottomless gulf, fr. Gr. &unr_; bottomless; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; depth, bottom.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence, any deep, immeasurable, and, specifically, hell, or the bottomless pit.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Ye powers and spirits of this nethermost <qex>abyss</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The throne is darkness, in the <qex>abyss</qex> of light.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Infinite time; a vast intellectual or moral depth.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>abysses</qex> of metaphysical theology.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In unfathomable <qex>abysses</qex> of disgrace.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>The center of an escutcheon.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; This word, in its leading uses, is associated with the cosmological notions of the Hebrews, having reference to a supposed illimitable mass of waters from which our earth sprung, and beneath whose profound depths the wicked were punished.</note> <rj><au>Encyc. Brit.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*byss"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Abysmal</er>.]</ety> <def>Belonging to, or resembling, an abyss; unfathomable.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Abyssal zone</b></col> <fld>(Phys. Geog.)</fld>, <cd>one of the belts or zones into which Sir E. Forbes divides the bottom of the sea in describing its plants, animals, etc. It is the one furthest from the shore, embracing all beyond one hundred fathoms deep. <as>Hence, <ex>abyssal</ex> animals, plants, etc.</as></cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab`ys*sin"i*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Abyssinia.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Abyssinian gold</b></col>, <cd>an alloy of 90.74 parts of copper and 8.33 parts of zink.</cd> <rj><au>Ure.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ab`ys*sin"i*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A native of Abyssinia.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A member of the Abyssinian Church.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the chemical symbol for <altname>actinum</altname>, a radioactive element.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> actinium</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>AC</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Acronym from <ets>a</ets>lternating <ets>c</ets>urrent.]</ety> <def>an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally. Alternative to <contr>direct curent</contr>, <contr>DC</contr>.</def> <mark>[acron.]</mark> <br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> alternating current</syn> <br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ca"ci*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Antiq.)</fld> <def>A roll or bag, filled with dust, borne by Byzantine emperors, as a memento of mortality. It is represented on medals.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ca"cia</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> E. <plw>Acacias</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, L. <plw>Acaci&aelig;</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. from Gr. &unr_;; orig. the name of a thorny tree found in Egypt; prob. fr. the root <ets>ak</ets> to be sharp. See <er>Acute</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A genus of leguminous trees and shrubs. Nearly 300 species are Australian or Polynesian, and have terete or vertically compressed leaf stalks, instead of the bipinnate leaves of the much fewer species of America, Africa, etc. Very few are found in temperate climates.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The inspissated juice of several species of acacia; -- called also <altname>gum acacia</altname>, and <altname>gum arabic</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Ac"a*cin</hw>, <hw>Ac"a*cine</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Gum arabic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`a*deme"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>academia</ets>. See <er>Academy</er>.]</ety> <def>An academy.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`a*de"mi*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Academic.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`a*de"mi*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A member of an academy, university, or college.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ac`a*dem"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ac`a*dem"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>academicus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>acad&eacute;migue</ets>. See <er>Academy</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato; <as>as, the <ex>Academic</ex> sect or philosophy</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning; scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction from scientific.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Academic</xex> courses.&rdquo; <au>Warburton.</au> &ldquo;<xex>Academical</xex> study.&rdquo; <au>Berkeley.</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`a*dem"ic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One holding the philosophy of Socrates and Plato; a Platonist.</def> <rj><au>Hume.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A member of an academy, college, or university; an academician.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`a*dem`ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an academical manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`a*dem"ic*als</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>The articles of dress prescribed and worn at some colleges and universities.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`a*de*mi"cian</hw> <pr>(#; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>acad&eacute;micien</ets>. See <er>Academy</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A member of an academy, or society for promoting science, art, or literature, as of the French Academy, or the Royal Academy of arts.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A collegian.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Chesterfield.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>academicianship</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the position or state of being a member of an honorary academy.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`a*dem"i*cism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A tenet of the Academic philosophy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A mannerism or mode peculiar to an academy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cad"e*mism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The doctrines of the Academic philosophy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Baxter.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cad"e*mist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>academiste</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An Academic philosopher.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An academician.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Ray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cad"e*my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Academies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>acad&eacute;mie</ets>, L. <ets>academia</ets>. Cf. <er>Academe</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A garden or grove near Athens (so named from the hero <etsep>Academus</etsep>), where Plato and his followers held their philosophical conferences; hence, the school of philosophy of which Plato was head.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An institution for the study of higher learning; a college or a university. Popularly, a school, or seminary of learning, holding a rank between a college and a common school.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A place of training; a school.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Academies</xex> of fanaticism.&rdquo; <rj><au>Hume.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A society of learned men united for the advancement of the arts and sciences, and literature, or some particular art or science; <as>as, the French <ex>Academy</ex>; the American <ex>Academy</ex> of Arts and Sciences; <ex>academies</ex> of literature and philology.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A school or place of training in which some special art is taught; <as>as, the military <ex>academy</ex> at West Point; a riding <ex>academy</ex>; the <ex>Academy</ex> of Music.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Academy figure</b></col> <fld>(Paint.)</fld>, <cd>a drawing usually half life-size, in crayon or pencil, after a nude model.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Acadia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the French-speaking part of the Canadian Maritime Provinces.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ca"di*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Acadia, or Nova Scotia.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Acadian</xex> farmers.&rdquo; <au>Longfellow.</au> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native of Acadie.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Acadian epoch</b></col> <fld>(Geol.)</fld>, <cd>an epoch at the beginning of the American paleozoic time, and including the oldest American rocks known to be fossiliferous. See <er>Geology</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Acadian owl</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a small North American owl (<spn>Nyctule Acadica</spn>); the saw-whet.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac"a*jou</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>Cashew</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The cashew tree; also, its fruit. See <er>Cashew</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The mahogany tree; also, its timber.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ac"a*leph</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ac`a*le"phan</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Acalephs</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <plw>Acalephans</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[See <er>Acaleph&aelig;</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the Acaleph&aelig;.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac`a*le"ph&aelig;</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. &unr_;, a nettle.]</ety> <def>A group of C&oelig;lenterata, including the Medus&aelig; or jellyfishes, and hydroids; -- so called from the stinging power they possess. Sometimes called <altname>sea nettles</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`ale"phoid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Acaleph</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Belonging to or resembling the Acaleph&aelig; or jellyfishes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>A*cal"y*cine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ac`a*lys`i*nous</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; calyx.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Without a calyx, or outer floral envelope.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*canth"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Acanthus</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*can"tha</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; thorn, fr. &unr_; point. See <er>Acute</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A prickle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A spine or prickly fin.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The vertebral column; the spinous process of a vertebra.</def> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"an*tha"ceous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Armed with prickles, as a plant.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of which the acanthus is the type.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 10 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>A*can"thine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acanthinus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, thorny, fr. &unr_;. See <er>Acanthus</er>.]</ety> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the plant acanthus.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*can`tho*car"pous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; thorn + &unr_; fruit.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having the fruit covered with spines.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*can`tho*ceph"a*la</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. &unr_; a spine, thorn + &unr_; head.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A group of intestinal worms, having the proboscis armed with recurved spines.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*can`tho*ceph"a*lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having a spiny head, as one of the Acanthocephala.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>acanthoid</hw> <hw>acanthous</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>shaped like a spine or thorn</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> spinous</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Acanthophis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a genus of Australian elapid snakes.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Acanthophis</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`an*thoph"o*rous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; spine + <grk>fe`rein</grk> to bear.]</ety> <def>Spine-bearing.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*can`tho*po"di*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; thorn + &unr_;, &unr_;, foot.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having spinous petioles.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac`an*thop"ter*i</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. &unr_; thorn + &unr_; wing, fin.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A group of teleostean fishes having spiny fins. See <er>Acanthopterygii</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`an*thop"ter*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; spine + &unr_; wing.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Spiny-winged.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Acanthopterygious.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`an*thop`ter*yg"i*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Belonging to the order of fishes having spinose fins, as the perch.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A spiny-finned fish.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac`an*thop`ter*yg"i*i</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. &unr_; thorn + &unr_; fin, dim. fr. &unr_; wing.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An order of fishes having some of the rays of the dorsal, ventral, and anal fins unarticulated and spinelike, as the perch.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`an*thop`ter*yg"i*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having fins in which the rays are hard and spinelike; spiny-finned.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Acanthuridae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a family of fishes consisting of the surgeonfishes.</def> <hypen>fish family</hypen><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family Acanthuridae</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Acanthurus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>type genus of the family <fam>Acanthuridae</fam>; doctorfishes.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus Acanthurus</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*can"thus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> E. <plw>Acanthuses</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></plu>, L. <plw>Acanthi</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[L., from Gr. &unr_;. Cf. <er>Acantha</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of herbaceous prickly plants, found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India; bear's-breech.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of the acanthus (<spn>Acanthus spinosus</spn>); -- used in the capitals of the Corinthian and Composite orders.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A cap*pel"la</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[It. See <er>Chapel</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>In church or chapel style; -- said of compositions sung in the old church style, without instrumental accompaniment; <as>as, a mass <ex>a capella</ex>, i. e., a mass purely vocal</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A time indication, equivalent to <xex>alla breve</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cap"su*lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> not + <ets>capsular</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having no capsule.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*car"di*ac</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; heart.]</ety> <def>Without a heart; <as>as, an <ex>acardiac</ex> fetus</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>acarid</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>very small free-living arachnid that is parasitic on animals or plants; related to ticks.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Acaridae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>the family consisting of mites.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Acaridae</fam>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*car"i*dan</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Acarus</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of a group of arachnids, including the mites and ticks.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac`a*ri"na</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. &unr_; a mite.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The group of Arachnida which includes the mites and ticks. Many species are parasitic, and cause diseases like the itch and mange.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"a*rine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Of or caused by <xex>acari</xex> or mites; <as>as, <ex>acarine</ex> diseases</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"a*roid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[NL., <ets>acarus</ets> a mite + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Shaped like or resembling a mite.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(botany)</fld> <def>having no carpels</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Ac`ar*pel"lous</hw>, <hw>ac`ar*pel"ous</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> not + <ets>carpel</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having no carpels. Opposite of <ant>carpellate</ant>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> acarpe</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*car"pous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; fruit.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Not producing fruit; unfruitful.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac"a*rus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Acari</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., from Gr. &unr_; the cheese mite, tick.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus including many species of small mites.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cat`a*lec"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acatalecticus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, not defective at the end; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; to cease.]</ety> <fld>(Pros.)</fld> <def>Not defective; complete; <as>as, an <ex>acatalectic</ex> verse</as>.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A verse which has the complete number of feet and syllables.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cat"a*lep`sy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; to seize, comprehend.]</ety> <def>Incomprehensibility of things; the doctrine held by the ancient Skeptic philosophers, that human knowledge never amounts to certainty, but only to probability.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cat`a*lep"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Incapable of being comprehended; incomprehensible.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ca"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Caterer</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cates"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>See <er>Cates</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cau"date</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> not + <ets>caudate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Tailless.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`au*les"cent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> not + <ets>caulescent</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having no stem or caulis, or only a very short one concealed in the ground.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cau"line</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> not + <ets>cauline</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Acaulescent</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*cau"lose</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*cau"lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; stalk or L. <ets>caulis</ets> stalk. See <er>Cole</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Acaulescent</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*ca"di*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From the city <ets>Accad</ets>. See Gen. x. 10.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to a race supposed to have lived in Babylonia before the Assyrian conquest.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Ac*ca"di*an</wf>, <pos>n.</pos>, <wf>Ac"cad</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> <rj><au>Sayce.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cede"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Acceded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Acceding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>accedere</ets> to approach, accede; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>cedere</ets> to move, yield: cf. F. <ets>acc</ets>&eacute;<ets>dere</ets>. See <er>Cede</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To approach; to come forward; -- opposed to <ant>recede</ant>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>T. Gale.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To enter upon an office or dignity; to attain.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Edward IV., who had <qex>acceded</qex> to the throne in the year 1461.</q> <rj><qau>T. Warton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>If Frederick had <qex>acceded to the supreme power</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Morley.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To become a party by associating one's self with others; to give one's adhesion. Hence, to agree or assent to a proposal or a view; <as>as, he <ex>acceded</ex> to my request</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The treaty of Hanover in 1725 . . . to which the Dutch afterwards <qex>acceded</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Chesterfield.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To agree; assent; consent; comply; acquiesce; concur.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*ced"ence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of acceding.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*ced"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who accedes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac*cel`er*an"do</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[It.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Gradually accelerating the movement.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cel"er*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Accelerated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Accelerating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>acceleratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>accelerare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>celerare</ets> to hasten; <ets>celer</ets> quick. See <er>Celerity</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of; -- opposed to <ant>retard</ant>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of; <as>as, to <ex>accelerate</ex> the growth of a plant, the increase of wealth, etc.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To hasten, as the occurence of an event; <as>as, to <ex>accelerate</ex> our departure</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Accelerated motion</b></col> <fld>(Mech.)</fld>, <cd>motion with a continually increasing velocity.</cd> -- <col><b>Accelerating force</b></col>, <cd>the force which causes accelerated motion.</cd></cs>
+ <rj><qau>Nichol.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To hasten; expedite; quicken; dispatch; forward; advance; further.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>accelerated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>caused to move faster</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> speeded up</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>caused to be completed in a shorter than normal time period; speeded up, as of an academic course; <as>He took an <ex>accelerated</ex> curriculum, and graduated in three years</as>. Opposite of <ant>delayed</ant>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> expedited</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cel`er*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acceleratio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>acc&eacute;l&eacute;ration</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; <as>as, a falling body moves toward the earth with an <ex>acceleration</ex> of velocity</as>; -- opposed to <contr>retardation</contr>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A period of social improvement, or of intellectual advancement, contains within itself a principle of <qex>acceleration</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><fld>(Astr. &amp; Physics.)</fld> <col><b>Acceleration of the moon</b></col>, <cd>the increase of the moon's mean motion in its orbit, in consequence of which its period of revolution is now shorter than in ancient times.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Acceleration</b></col> and <col><b>retardation of the tides</b></col></mcol>. <cd>See <cref>Priming of the tides</cref>, under <er>Priming</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Diurnal acceleration of the fixed stars</b></col>, <cd>the amount by which their apparent diurnal motion exceeds that of the sun, in consequence of which they daily come to the meridian of any place about three minutes fifty-six seconds of solar time earlier than on the day preceding.</cd> -- <col><b>Acceleration of the planets</b></col>, <cd>the increasing velocity of their motion, in proceeding from the apogee to the perigee of their orbits.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cel"er*a*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to acceleration; adding to velocity; quickening.</def> <rj><au>Reid.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cel"er*a`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, accelerates. Also as an <xex>adj</xex>.; <as>as, <ex>accelerator</ex> nerves</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cel"er*a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Accelerative.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cel"er*o*graph</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Acceler</ets>ate + <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>An apparatus for studying the combustion of powder in guns, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cel`er*om"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Acceler</ets>ate + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <def>An apparatus for measuring the velocity imparted by gunpowder.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cend"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>accendere</ets>, <ets>accensum</ets>, to kindle; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>cand&ebreve_;re</ets> to kindle (only in compounds); rel. to <ets>cand&emacr;re</ets> to be white, to gleam. See <er>Candle</er>.]</ety> <def>To set on fire; to kindle.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Fotherby.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cend`i*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Capacity of being kindled, or of becoming inflamed; inflammability.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cend"i*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being inflamed or kindled; combustible; inflammable.</def> <rj><au>Ure.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cen"sion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of kindling or the state of being kindled; ignition.</def> <rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cen"sor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL., from p. p. <ets>accensus</ets>. See <er>Accend</er>.]</ety> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <def>One of the functionaries who light and trim the tapers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"cent`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>accent</ets>, L. <ets>accentus</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>cantus</ets> a singing, <ets>canere</ets> to sing. See <er>Cant</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A superior force of voice or of articulative effort upon some particular syllable of a word or a phrase, distinguishing it from the others.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Many English words have two accents, the <xex>primary</xex> and the <xex>secondary</xex>; the primary being uttered with a greater stress of voice than the secondary; as in <xex>as</xex>'<xex>pira</xex>"<xex>tion</xex>, where the chief stress is on the third syllable, and a slighter stress on the first. Some words, as <xex>an'tiap'o-plec"tic</xex>, <xex>in-com'pre-hen'si-bil"i-ty</xex>, have two secondary accents. See Guide to Pron., &sect;&sect; 30-46.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A mark or character used in writing, and serving to regulate the pronunciation; esp.: <sd>(a)</sd> a mark to indicate the nature and place of the spoken accent; <sd>(b)</sd> a mark to indicate the quality of sound of the vowel marked; <as>as, the French <ex>accents</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In the ancient Greek the <xex>acute accent</xex> (') meant a raised tone or pitch, the <xex>grave</xex> (<xex>`</xex>), the level tone or simply the negation of accent, the <xex>circumflex</xex> ( ~ or ^) a tone raised and then depressed. In works on elocution, the first is often used to denote the rising inflection of the voice; the second, the falling inflection; and the third (^), the compound or waving inflection. In dictionaries, spelling books, and the like, the acute accent is used to designate the syllable which receives the chief stress of voice.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Modulation of the voice in speaking; manner of speaking or pronouncing; peculiar or characteristic modification of the voice; tone; <as>as, a foreign <ex>accent</ex>; a French or a German <ex>accent</ex>.</as></def> &ldquo;Beguiled you in a plain <xex>accent</xex>.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au> &ldquo;A perfect <xex>accent</xex>.&rdquo; <au>Thackeray.</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The tender <qex>accent</qex> of a woman's cry.</q> <rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A word; a significant tone</def>; <plu>(pl.)</plu> <def>expressions in general; speech.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Winds! on your wings to Heaven her <qex>accents</qex> bear,<br/>
+Such words as Heaven alone is fit to hear.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Pros.)</fld> <def>Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the measure.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part of the measure.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The <xex>rhythmical accent</xex>, which marks phrases and sections of a period.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>The <xex>expressive</xex> emphasis and shading of a passage.</def> <rj><au>J. S. Dwight.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A mark placed at the right hand of a letter, and a little above it, to distinguish magnitudes of a similar kind expressed by the same letter, but differing in value, as y', y&Prime;.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Trigon.)</fld> <def>A mark at the right hand of a number, indicating minutes of a degree, seconds, etc.; <as>as, 12'27&Prime;, <it>i. e.</it>, twelve minutes twenty seven seconds.</as></def> <sd>(c)</sd> <fld>(Engin.)</fld> <def>A mark used to denote feet and inches; <as>as, 6' 10&Prime; is six feet ten inches</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cent"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Accented</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Accenting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>accenter</ets>, F. <ets>accentuer</ets>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To express the accent of (either by the voice or by a mark); to utter or to mark with accent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To mark emphatically; to emphasize.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"cent`less</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without accent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>accented</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Phonology)</fld> <def>having the main stress of a word; -- used of syllables</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> tonic (vs. atonic)</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>being pronounced with sterss; -- used of syllables</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> heavy, strong</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>accenting</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the act of giving special importance or significance to something.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> emphasizing</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cen"tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ad</ets>. + <ets>cantor</ets> singer, <ets>canere</ets> to sing.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>One who sings the leading part; the director or leader.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of European birds (so named from their sweet notes), including the hedge warbler. In America sometimes applied to the water thrushes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cen"tu*a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being accented.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cen"tu*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to accent; characterized or formed by accent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cen`tu*al"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being accentual.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cen"tu*al*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an accentual manner; in accordance with accent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cen"tu*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Accentuated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Accentuating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[LL. <ets>accentuatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>accentuare</ets>, fr. L. <ets>accentus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>accentuer</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To pronounce with an accent or with accents.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To bring out distinctly; to make prominent; to emphasize.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In Bosnia, the struggle between East and West was even more <qex>accentuated</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>London Times.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To mark with the written accent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cen`tu*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>accentuatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>accentuation</ets>.]</ety> <def>Act of accentuating; applications of accent.</def> Specifically <fld>(Eccles. Mus.)</fld>, <def>pitch or modulation of the voice in reciting portions of the liturgy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cept"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k*s&ebreve_;pt")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Accepted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Accepting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>accepter</ets>, L. <ets>acceptare</ets>, freq. of <ets>accipere</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>capere</ets> to take; akin to E. <ets>heave</ets>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To receive with a consenting mind (something offered); <as>as, to <ex>accept</ex> a gift</as>; -- often followed by <xex>of</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>If you <qex>accept</qex> them, then their worth is great.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To <qex>accept</qex> of ransom for my son.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>She <qex>accepted</qex> of a treat.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To receive with favor; to approve.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The Lord <qex>accept</qex> thy burnt sacrifice.</q> <rj><au>Ps. xx. 3.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Peradventure he will <qex>accept</qex> of me.</q> <rj><au>Gen. xxxii. 20.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To receive or admit and agree to; to assent to; <as>as, I <ex>accept</ex> your proposal, amendment, or excuse</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To take by the mind; to understand; as, How are these words to be <xex>accepted</xex>?</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <def>To receive as obligatory and promise to pay; <as>as, to <ex>accept</ex> a bill of exchange</as>.</def> <rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>In a deliberate body, to receive in acquittance of a duty imposed; <as>as, to <ex>accept</ex> the report of a committee</as>. [This makes it the property of the body, and the question is then on its adoption.]</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To accept a bill</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>to agree (on the part of the drawee) to pay it when due.</cd> -- <col><b>To accept service</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>to agree that a writ or process shall be considered as regularly served, when it has not been.</cd> -- <col><b>To accept the person</b></col> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld>, <cd>to show favoritism.</cd> &ldquo;God <xex>accepteth</xex> no man's <xex>person</xex>.&rdquo; <au>Gal. ii. 6.</au></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To receive; take; admit. See <er>Receive</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cept"</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Accepted.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cept`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>acceptabilitas</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being acceptable; acceptableness.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Acceptability</xex> of repentance.&rdquo; <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cept"a*ble</hw> <pr>(-s&ebreve_;pt"&adot_;*b'l; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>acceptable</ets>, L. <ets>acceptabilis</ets>, fr. <ets>acceptare</ets>.]</ety> <def>Capable, worthy, or sure of being accepted or received with pleasure; pleasing to a receiver; gratifying; agreeable; welcome; <as>as, an <ex>acceptable</ex> present, one <ex>acceptable</ex> to us</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cept"a*ble*ness</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k*s&ebreve_;pt"&adot_;*b'l*n&ebreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being acceptable, or suitable to be favorably received; acceptability.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cept"a*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an acceptable manner; in a manner to please or give satisfaction.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cept"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of accepting; a receiving what is offered, with approbation, satisfaction, or acquiescence; esp., favorable reception; approval; <as>as, the <ex>acceptance</ex> of a gift, office, doctrine, etc.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They shall come up with <qex>acceptance</qex> on mine altar.</q> <rj><qau>Isa. lx. 7.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>State of being accepted; acceptableness.</def> &ldquo;Makes it assured of <xex>acceptance</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An assent and engagement by the person on whom a bill of exchange is drawn, to pay it when due according to the terms of the acceptance.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The bill itself when accepted.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>An agreeing to terms or proposals by which a bargain is concluded and the parties are bound; the reception or taking of a thing bought as that for which it was bought, or as that agreed to be delivered, or the taking possession as owner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>An agreeing to the action of another, by some act which binds the person in law.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; What acts shall amount to such an <xex>acceptance</xex> is often a question of great nicety and difficulty. <rj><au>Mozley &amp; W.</au></rj></note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 11 --></p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In modern law, <xex>proposal</xex> and <xex>acceptance</xex> are the constituent elements into which all contracts are resolved.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>acceptance of a bill of exchange</b></col>, <col><b>acceptance of a check</b></col>, <col><b>acceptance of a draft</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>acceptance of an order</b></col></mcol>, <cd>is an engagement to pay it according to the terms. This engagement is usually made by writing the word &ldquo;accepted&rdquo; across the face of the bill.</cd> <col><b>Acceptance of goods</b></col>, <cd>under the statute of frauds, is an intelligent acceptance by a party knowing the nature of the transaction.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Meaning; acceptation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Acceptance of persons</b></col>, <cd>partiality, favoritism. See under <er>Accept</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cept"an*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Acceptance.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Here's a proof of gift,<br/>
+But here's no proof, sir, of <qex>acceptancy</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Mrs. Browning.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cept"ant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Accepting; receiving.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cept"ant</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An accepter.</def> <rj><au>Chapman.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`cep*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Acceptance; reception; favorable reception or regard; state of being acceptable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This is saying worthy of all <qex>acceptation</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>1 Tim. i. 15.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Some things . . . are notwithstanding of so great dignity and <qex>acceptation</qex> with God.</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The meaning in which a word or expression is understood, or generally received; <as>as, term is to be used according to its usual <ex>acceptation</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>My words, in common <qex>acceptation</qex>,<br/>
+Could never give this provocation.</q> <rj><qau>Gay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cept"ed*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a accepted manner; admittedly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cept"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A person who accepts; a taker.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A respecter; a viewer with partiality.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>God is no <qex>accepter</qex> of persons.</q> <rj><qau>Chillingworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>An acceptor.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cep`ti*la"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acceptilatio</ets> entry of a debt collected, acquittance, fr. p. p. of <ets>accipere</ets> (cf. <er>Accept</er>) + <ets>latio</ets> a carrying, fr. <ets>latus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>ferre</ets> to carry: cf. F. <ets>acceptilation</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Civil Law)</fld> <def>Gratuitous discharge; a release from debt or obligation without payment; free remission.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cep"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acceptio</ets> a receiving, accepting: cf. F. <ets>acception</ets>.]</ety> <def>Acceptation; the received meaning.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Here the word &ldquo;baron&rdquo; is not to be taken in that restrictive sense to which the modern <qex>acception</qex> hath confined it.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Acception of persons</b></col> or <col><b>faces</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld>, <cd>favoritism; partiality.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Wyclif.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cept"ive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Fit for acceptance.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Ready to accept.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cept"or</hw> <pr>(#; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>One who accepts</def>; <specif>specifically</specif> <fld>(Law &amp; Com.)</fld>, <def>one who accepts an order or a bill of exchange; a drawee after he has accepted.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cess"</hw> <pr>(#; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>acc&egrave;s</ets>, L. <ets>accessus</ets>, fr. <ets>accedere</ets>. See <er>Accede</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A coming to, or near approach; admittance; admission; accessibility; <as>as, to gain <ex>access</ex> to a prince</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I did repel his letters, and denied<br/>
+His <qex>access</qex> to me.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The means, place, or way by which a thing may be approached; passage way; <as>as, the <ex>access</ex> is by a neck of land</as>.</def> &ldquo;All <xex>access</xex> was thronged.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Admission to sexual intercourse.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>During coverture, <qex>access</qex> of the husband shall be presumed, unless the contrary be shown.</q> <rj><qau>Blackstone.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Increase by something added; addition; <as>as, an <ex>access</ex> of territory</as>. [In this sense <xex>accession</xex> is more generally used.]</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I, from the influence of thy looks, receive<br/>
+<qex>Access</qex> in every virtue.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>An onset, attack, or fit of disease.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The first <qex>access</qex> looked like an apoplexy.</q> <rj><qau>Burnet.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A paroxysm; a fit of passion; an outburst; <as>as, an <ex>access</ex> of fury</as>.</def> <mark>[A Gallicism]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*ces"sa*ri*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the manner of an accessary.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*ces"sa*ri*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being accessary.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*ces"sa*ry</hw> <pr>(#; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Accompanying, as a subordinate; additional; accessory; esp., uniting in, or contributing to, a crime, but not as chief actor. See <er>Accessory</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To both their deaths thou shalt be <qex>accessary</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Amongst many secondary and <qex>accessary</qex> causes that support monarchy, these are not of least reckoning.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*ces"sa*ry</hw> <pr>(277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Accessaries</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Cf. <er>Accessory</er> and LL. <ets>accessarius</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>One who, not being present, contributes as an assistant or instigator to the commission of an offense.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Accessary before the fact</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>one who commands or counsels an offense, not being present at its commission.</cd> -- <col><b>Accessary after the fact</b></col>, <cd>one who, after an offense, assists or shelters the offender, not being present at the commission of the offense.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; This word, as used in law, is spelt <xex>accessory</xex> by Blackstone and many others; but in this sense is spelt <xex>accessary</xex> by Bouvier, Burrill, Burns, Whishaw, Dane, and the Penny Cyclopedia; while in other senses it is spelt <xex>accessory</xex>. In recent text-books on criminal law the distinction is not preserved, the spelling being either <xex>accessary</xex> or <xex>accessory</xex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cess`i*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>accessibilitas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>accessibilit&eacute;</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach; receptibility.</def> <rj><au>Langhorne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cess"i*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>accessibilis</ets>, fr. <ets>accedere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>accessible</ets>. See <er>Accede</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Easy of access or approach; approachable; <as>as, an <ex>accessible</ex> town or mountain, an <ex>accessible</ex> person</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Open to the influence of; -- with <xex>to</xex>.</def> &ldquo;Minds <xex>accessible</xex> to reason.&rdquo; <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Obtainable; to be got at.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The best information . . . at present <qex>accessible</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cess"i*bly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an accessible manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*ces"sion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>accessio</ets>, fr. <ets>accedere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>accession</ets>. See <er>Accede</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A coming to; the act of acceding and becoming joined; <as>as, a king's <ex>accession</ex> to a confederacy</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Increase by something added; that which is added; augmentation from without; <as>as, an <ex>accession</ex> of wealth or territory</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The only <qex>accession</qex> which the Roman empire received was the province of Britain.</q> <rj><qau>Gibbon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A mode of acquiring property, by which the owner of a corporeal substance which receives an addition by growth, or by labor, has a right to the part or thing added, or the improvement (provided the thing is not changed into a different species). Thus, the owner of a cow becomes the owner of her calf.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The act by which one power becomes party to engagements already in force between other powers.</def> <rj><au>Kent.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The act of coming to or reaching a throne, an office, or dignity; <as>as, the <ex>accession</ex> of the house of Stuart</as>; -- applied especially to the epoch of a new dynasty.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The invasion, approach, or commencement of a disease; a fit or paroxysm.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Increase; addition; augmentation; enlargement.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*ces"sion*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to accession; additional.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*ces"sive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Additional.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`ces*so"ri*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to an accessory; <as>as, <ex>accessorial</ex> agency, <ex>accessorial</ex> guilt</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*ces"so*ri*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the manner of an accessory; auxiliary.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*ces"so*ri*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being accessory, or connected subordinately.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*ces"so*ry</hw> <pr>(#; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>accessorius</ets>. See <er>Access</er>, and cf. <er>Accessary</er>.]</ety> <def>Accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; additional; connected as an incident or subordinate to a principal; contributing or contributory; said of persons and things, and, when of persons, usually in a bad sense; <as>as, he was <ex>accessory</ex> to the riot; <ex>accessory</ex> sounds in music.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Ash accents the antepenult; and this is not only more regular, but preferable, on account of easiness of pronunciation. Most orho&euml;pists place the accent on the <xex>first</xex> syllable.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Accompanying; contributory; auxiliary; subsidiary; subservient; additional; acceding.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*ces"so*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Accessories</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which belongs to something else deemed the principal; something additional and subordinate.</def> &ldquo;The aspect and <xex>accessories</xex> of a den of banditti.&rdquo; <rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Accessary</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Fine Arts)</fld> <def>Anything that enters into a work of art without being indispensably necessary, as mere ornamental parts.</def> <rj><au>Elmes.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Abettor; accomplice; ally; coadjutor. See <er>Abettor</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac*ciac`ca*tu"ra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It., from <ets>acciaccare</ets> to crush.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A short grace note, one semitone below the note to which it is prefixed; -- used especially in organ music. Now used as equivalent to the short <xex>appoggiatura</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"ci*dence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A corruption of Eng. <ets>accidents</ets>, pl. of <ets>accident</ets>. See <er>Accident</er>, 2.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The accidents, of inflections of words; the rudiments of grammar.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The rudiments of any subject.</def> <rj><au>Lowell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"ci*dent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>accident</ets>, fr. L. <ets>accidens</ets>, <ets>-dentis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>accidere</ets> to happen; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>cadere</ets> to fall. See <er>Cadence</er>, <er>Case</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Literally, a befalling; an event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; an undesigned, sudden, and unexpected event; chance; contingency; often, an undesigned and unforeseen occurrence of an afflictive or unfortunate character; a casualty; a mishap; <as>as, to die by an <ex>accident</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Of moving <qex>accidents</qex> by flood and field.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Thou cam'st not to thy place by <qex>accident</qex>:<br/>
+It is the very place God meant for thee.</q> <rj><qau>Trench.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>A property attached to a word, but not essential to it, as gender, number, case.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A point or mark which may be retained or omitted in a coat of arms.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Log.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A property or quality of a thing which is not essential to it, as <xex>whiteness</xex> in paper; an attribute.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A quality or attribute in distinction from the substance, as <xex>sweetness</xex>, <xex>softness</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Any accidental property, fact, or relation; an accidental or nonessential; <as>as, beauty is an <ex>accident</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This <qex>accident</qex>, as I call it, of Athens being situated some miles from the sea.</q> <rj><qau>J. P. Mahaffy.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Unusual appearance or effect.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Accident</xex>, in <xex>Law</xex>, is equivalent to <xex>casus</xex>, or such unforeseen, extraordinary, extraneous interference as is out of the range of ordinary calculation.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`ci*den"tal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>accidentel</ets>, earlier <ets>accidental</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; casual; fortuitous; <as>as, an <ex>accidental</ex> visit</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Nonessential; not necessary belonging; incidental; <as>as, are <ex>accidental</ex> to a play</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Accidental chords</b></col> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>, <cd>those which contain one or more tones foreign to their proper harmony.</cd> -- <col><b>Accidental colors</b></col> <fld>(Opt.)</fld>, <cd>colors depending on the hypersensibility of the retina of the eye for complementary colors. They are purely subjective sensations of color which often result from the contemplation of actually colored bodies.</cd> -- <col><b>Accidental point</b></col> <fld>(Persp.)</fld>, <cd>the point in which a right line, drawn from the eye, parallel to a given right line, cuts the perspective plane; so called to distinguish it from the principal point, or point of view, where a line drawn from the eye perpendicular to the perspective plane meets this plane.</cd> -- <col><b>Accidental lights</b></col> <fld>(Paint.)</fld>, <cd>secondary lights; effects of light other than ordinary daylight, such as the rays of the sun darting through a cloud, or between the leaves of trees; the effect of moonlight, candlelight, or burning bodies.</cd> <rj><au>Fairholt.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Casual; fortuitous; contingent; occasional; adventitious.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Accidental</er>, <er>Incidental</er>, <er>Casual</er>, <er>Fortuitous</er>, <er>Contingent</er>. We speak of a thing as <xex>accidental</xex> when it falls out as by chance, and not in the regular course of things; <as>as, an <ex>accidental</ex> meeting, an <ex>accidental</ex> advantage, etc.</as> We call a thing <xex>incidental</xex> when it falls, as it were, <xex>into</xex> some regular course of things, but is secondary, and forms no essential part thereof; <as>as, an <ex>incremental</ex> remark, an <ex>incidental</ex> evil, an <ex>incidental</ex> benefit</as>. We speak of a thing as <xex>casual</xex>, when it falls out or happens, as it were, by mere chance, without being prearranged or premeditated; <as>as, a <ex>casual</ex> remark or encounter; a <xex>casual</xex> observer</as>. An idea of the unimportant is attached to what is <xex>casual</xex>. <xex>Fortuitous</xex> is applied to what occurs without any known cause, and in opposition to what has been foreseen; <as>as, a <ex>fortuitous</ex> concourse of atoms</as>. We call a thing <xex>contingent</xex> when it is such that, considered in itself, it may or may not happen, but is dependent for its existence on something else; <as>as, the time of my coming will be <ex>contingent</ex> on intelligence yet to be received</as>.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`ci*den"tal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A property which is not essential; a nonessential; anything happening accidentally.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He conceived it just that <qex>accidentals</qex> . . . should sink with the substance of the accusation.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Paint.)</fld> <def>Those fortuitous effects produced by luminous rays falling on certain objects so that some parts stand forth in abnormal brightness and other parts are cast into a deep shadow.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A sharp, flat, or natural, occurring not at the commencement of a piece of music as the signature, but before a particular note.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`ci*den"tal*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Accidental character or effect.</def> <rj><au>Ruskin.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`ci*den*tal"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being accidental; accidentalness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`ci*den"tal*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an accidental manner; unexpectedly; by chance; unintentionally; casually; fortuitously; not essentially.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`ci*den"tal*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being accidental; casualness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"ci*die</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>accide</ets>, <ets>accidie</ets>, LL. <ets>accidia</ets>, <ets>acedia</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; care.]</ety> <def>Sloth; torpor.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;The sin of <xex>accidie</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`ci*pen"ser</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Acipenser</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cip"i*ent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>accipiens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>accipere</ets>. See <er>Accept</er>.]</ety> <def>A receiver.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Bailey</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac*cip"i*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> E. <plw>Accipiters</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. L. <plw>Accipitres</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., hawk.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of rapacious birds; one of the Accipitres or Raptores.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>A bandage applied over the nose, resembling the claw of a hawk.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cip"i*tral</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or of the nature of, a falcon or hawk; hawklike.</def> <rj><au>Lowell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac*cip"i*tres</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L., hawks.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The order that includes rapacious birds. They have a hooked bill, and sharp, strongly curved talons. There are three families, represented by the vultures, the falcons or hawks, and the owls.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Accipitridae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a family of birds consisting of the hawks; -- this family includes the Old World vultures; kites; harriers; and eagles.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Accipitridae</fam>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Accipitriformes</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>in some classifications an alternative name for the <ord>Falconiformes</ord>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> order <ord>Accipitriformes</ord>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cip"i*trine</hw> <pr>(#; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>accipitrin</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Like or belonging to the Accipitres; raptorial; hawklike.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac*cis"mus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>Affected refusal; coyness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cite"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>accitus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>accire</ets>, <ets>accere</ets>, to call for; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>ciere</ets> to move, call. See <er>Cite</er>.]</ety> <def>To cite; to summon.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Our heralds now <qex>accited</qex> all that were<br/>
+Endamaged by the Elians.</q> <rj><qau>Chapman.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*claim"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acclamare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>clamare</ets> to cry out. See <er>Claim</er>, <er>Clamor</er>.]</ety> <mark>[R.]</mark> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To applaud.</def> &ldquo;A glad <xex>acclaiming</xex> train.&rdquo; <rj><au>Thomson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To declare by acclamations.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>While the shouting crowd<br/>
+<qex>Acclaims</qex> thee king of traitors.</q> <rj><qau>Smollett.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To shout; <as>as, to <ex>acclaim</ex> my joy</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*claim"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To shout applause.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*claim"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Acclamation.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*claim"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who acclaims.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`cla*ma"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acclamatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>acclamation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A shout of approbation, favor, or assent; eager expression of approval; loud applause.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>On such a day, a holiday having been voted by <qex>acclamation</qex>, an ordinary walk would not satisfy the children.</q> <rj><qau>Southey.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Antiq.)</fld> <def>A representation, in sculpture or on medals, of people expressing joy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>In parliamentary usage, the act or method of voting orally and by groups rather than by ballot, esp. in elections;</def> <specif>specif.</specif> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld>, <def>the election of a pope or other ecclesiastic by unanimous consent of the electors, without a ballot.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Acclamation medals</b></col> <cd>are those on which laudatory acclamations are recorded.</cd> <rj><au>Elmes.</au></rj>
+</cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*clam"a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or expressing approval by, acclamation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cli"ma*ta*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being acclimated.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cli`ma*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>acclimation</ets>. See <er>Acclimate</er>.]</ety> <def>Acclimatization.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cli"mate</hw> <pr>(#; 277)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Acclimated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Acclimating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>acclimater</ets>; <ets>&agrave;</ets> (l. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>climat</ets> climate. See <er>Climate</er>.]</ety> <def>To habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize.</def> <rj><au>J. H. Newman.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cli"mate*ment</hw> <pr>(-m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Acclimation.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`cli*ma"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The process of becoming, or the state of being, acclimated, or habituated to a new climate; acclimatization.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cli"ma*ti`za*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being acclimatized.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 12 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cli"ma*ti*za"tion</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k`kl&imacr;"m&adot_;*t&ibreve_;*z&amacr;"sh&ubreve;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of acclimatizing; the process of inuring to a new climate, or the state of being so inured.</def> <rj><au>Darwin.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cli"ma*tize</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k`kl&imacr;"m&adot_;*t&imacr;z)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Acclimatized</conjf> <pr>(&abreve;k`kl&imacr;"m&adot_;*t&imacr;zd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Acclimatizing</conjf> <pr>(&abreve;k`kl&imacr;"m&adot_;*t&imacr;`z&ibreve_;ng)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To inure or habituate to a climate different from that which is natural; to adapt to the peculiarities of a foreign or strange climate; said of man, the inferior animals, or plants.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cli"ma*ture</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k`kl&imacr;"m&adot_;*t&uuptack_;r; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of acclimating, or the state of being acclimated.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Caldwell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*clive"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Acclivous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cliv"i*tous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Acclivous.</def> <rj><au>I. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cliv"i*ty</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Acclivities</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>acclivitas</ets>, fr. <ets>acclivis</ets>, <ets>acclivus</ets>, ascending; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>clivus</ets> a hill, slope, fr. root <ets>kli</ets> to lean. See <er>Lean</er>.]</ety> <def>A slope or inclination of the earth, as the side of a hill, considered as <xex>ascending</xex>, in opposition to <xex>declivity</xex>, or <xex>descending</xex>; an upward slope; ascent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cli"vous</hw> <pr>(#; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acclivis</ets> and <ets>acclivus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Sloping upward; rising as a hillside; -- opposed to <ant>declivous</ant>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cloy"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k*kloi")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>encloyer</ets>, <ets>encloer</ets>, F. <ets>enclouer</ets>, to drive in a nail, fr. L. <ets>in</ets> + <ets>clavus</ets> nail.]</ety> <def>To fill to satiety; to stuff full; to clog; to overload; to burden. See <er>Cloy</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*coast"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k*k&omacr;st")</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Accost</er>, <er>Coast</er>.]</ety> <def>To lie or sail along the coast or side of; to accost.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Whether high towering or <qex>accoasting</qex> low.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*coil"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k*koil")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>acoillir</ets> to receive, F. <ets>accueillir</ets>; L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>colligere</ets> to collect. See <er>Coil</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To gather together; to collect.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To coil together.</def> <rj><au>Ham. Nav. Encyc.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`co*lade"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k`k&ouptack_;*l&amacr;d" <it>or</it> &abreve;k`k&ouptack_;*l&adot_;d"; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>accolade</ets>, It. <ets>accolata</ets>, fr. <ets>accollare</ets> to embrace; L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>collum</ets> neck.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A ceremony formerly used in conferring knighthood, consisting of an embrace, and a slight blow on the shoulders with the flat blade of a sword.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A brace used to join two or more staves.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*com*bi*na"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ad</ets> + E. <ets>combination</ets>.]</ety> <def>A combining together.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*com"mo*da*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>accommodable</ets>.]</ety> <def>That may be accommodated, fitted, or made to agree.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>I. Watts.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*com"mo*dable*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or condition of being accommodable.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Todd.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*com"mo*date</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Accommodated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Accommodating</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>accommodatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>accommodare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>commodare</ets> to make fit, help; <ets>con-</ets> + <ets>modus</ets> measure, proportion. See <er>Mode</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To render fit, suitable, or correspondent; to adapt; to conform; <as>as, to <ex>accommodate</ex> ourselves to circumstances</as>.</def> &ldquo;They <xex>accommodate</xex> their counsels to his inclination.&rdquo; <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To bring into agreement or harmony; to reconcile; to compose; to adjust; to settle; <as>as, to <ex>accommodate</ex> differences, a dispute, etc.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To furnish with something desired, needed, or convenient; to favor; to oblige; <as>as, to <ex>accommodate</ex> a friend with a loan or with lodgings</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To show the correspondence of; to apply or make suit by analogy; to adapt or fit, as teachings to accidental circumstances, statements to facts, etc.; <as>as, to <ex>accommodate</ex> prophecy to events</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To suit; adapt; conform; adjust; arrange.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*com"mo*date</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To adapt one's self; to be conformable or adapted.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*com"mo*date</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>accommodatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>accommodare</ets>.]</ety> <def>Suitable; fit; adapted; <as>as, means <ex>accommodate</ex> to end</as>.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>Tillotson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*com"mo*date*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Suitably; fitly.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*com"mo*date*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Fitness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*com"mo*da`ting</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Affording, or disposed to afford, accommodation; obliging; as an <xex>accommodating</xex> man, spirit, arrangement.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*com`mo*da"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>accommodatio</ets>, fr. <ets>accommodare</ets>: cf. F. <ets>accommodation</ets>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of fitting or adapting, or the state of being fitted or adapted; adaptation; adjustment; -- followed by <xex>to</xex>.</def> &ldquo;The organization of the body with <xex>accommodation</xex> to its functions.&rdquo; <rj><au>Sir M. Hale.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Willingness to accommodate; obligingness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Whatever supplies a want or affords ease, refreshment, or convenience; anything furnished which is desired or needful; -- often in the plural; <as>as, the <ex>accommodations</ex> -- that is, lodgings and food -- at an inn</as>.</def> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>An adjustment of differences; state of agreement; reconciliation; settlement.</def> &ldquo;To come to terms of <xex>accommodation</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The application of a writer's language, on the ground of analogy, to something not originally referred to or intended.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Many of those quotations from the Old Testament were probably intended as nothing more than <qex>accommodations</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Paley.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A loan of money.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An accommodation bill or note.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Accommodation bill</b></col>, or <col><b>note</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Com.)</fld>, <cd>a bill of exchange which a person accepts, or a note which a person makes and delivers to another, not upon a consideration received, but for the purpose of raising money on credit.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Accommodation coach</b></col>, or <col><b>train</b></col></mcol>, <cd>one running at moderate speed and stopping at all or nearly all stations.</cd> -- <col><b>Accommodation ladder</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a light ladder hung over the side of a ship at the gangway, useful in ascending from, or descending to, small boats.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*com"mo*da`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>He who, or that which, accommodates.</def> <rj><au>Warburton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*com"pa*na*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Sociable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir P. Sidney.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>accompanied</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>having companions or an escort</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> accompanied (vs. un), attended</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*com"pa*ni*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>He who, or that which, accompanies.</def> <rj><au>Lamb.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*com"pa*ni*ment</hw> <pr>(-m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>accompagnement</ets>.]</ety> <def>That which accompanies; something that attends as a circumstance, or which is added to give greater completeness to the principal thing, or by way of ornament, or for the sake of symmetry.</def> <specif>Specifically:</specif> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A part performed by instruments, accompanying another part or parts performed by voices; the subordinate part, or parts, accompanying the voice or a principal instrument; also, the harmony of a figured bass.</def> <rj><au>P. Cyc.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*com"pa*nist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The performer in music who takes the accompanying part.</def> <rj><au>Busby.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*com"pa*ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Accompanied</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Accompanying</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>aacompaignier</ets>, F. <ets>accompagner</ets>, to associate with, fr. OF. <ets>compaign</ets>, <ets>compain</ets>, companion. See <er>Company</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep company with; to go along with; -- followed by <xex>with</xex> or <xex>by</xex>; <as>as, he <ex>accompanied</ex> his speech with a bow</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The Persian dames, . . . <br/>
+In sumptuous cars, <qex>accompanied</qex> his march.</q> <rj><qau>Glover.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They are never alone that are <qex>accompanied</qex> with noble thoughts.</q> <rj><qau>Sir P. Sidney.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He was <qex>accompanied</qex> by two carts filled with wounded rebels.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To cohabit with.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T. Herbert.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To attend; escort; go with.</syn> <usage> -- To <er>Accompany</er>, <er>Attend</er>, <er>Escort</er>. We <xex>accompany</xex> those with whom we go as companions. The word imports an <xex>equality</xex> of station. We <xex>attend</xex> those whom we wait upon or follow. The word conveys an idea of <xex>subordination</xex>. We <xex>escort</xex> those whom we attend with a view to guard and protect. A gentleman <xex>accompanies</xex> a friend to some public place; he <xex>attends</xex> or <xex>escorts</xex> a lady.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*com"pa*ny</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To associate in a company; to keep company.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Men say that they will drive away one another, . . . and not <qex>accompany</qex> together.</q> <rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To cohabit (with).</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>To perform an accompanying part or parts in a composition.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>accompanyist</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a person who provides musical accompaniment (usually on a piano).</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> accompanist</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*com"ple*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>complere</ets>, <ets>completum</ets>, to fill up.]</ety> <def>Tending to accomplish.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*com"plice</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ac- (perh. for the article a or for L. ad) + E. complice. See <er>Complice</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A cooperator.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Success unto our valiant general,<br/>
+And happiness to his <qex>accomplices</qex>!</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory.</def> &ldquo;And thou, the cursed <xex>accomplice</xex> of his treason.&rdquo; <au>Johnson.</au> <note>It is followed by <xex>with</xex> or <xex>of</xex> before a person and by <xex>in</xex> (or sometimes <xex>of</xex>) before the crime; <as>as, A was an <ex>accomplice</ex> with B in the murder of C</as>. Dryden uses it with <xex>to</xex> before a thing. &ldquo;Suspected for <xex>accomplice</xex> to the fire.&rdquo; <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj>
+</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Abettor; accessory; assistant; associate; confederate; coadjutor; ally; promoter. See <er>Abettor</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*com"plice*ship</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being an accomplice.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir H. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`com*plic"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or state of being an accomplice.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*com"plish</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Accomplished</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Accomplishing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>acomplissen</ets>, OF. <ets>accomplir</ets>, F. <ets>accomplir</ets>; L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>complere</ets> to fill up, complete. See <er>Complete</er>, <er>Finish</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To complete, as time or distance.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>That He would <qex>accomplish</qex> seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem.</q> <rj><qau>Dan. ix. 2.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He had <qex>accomplished</qex> half a league or more.</q> <rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To bring to an issue of full success; to effect; to perform; to execute fully; to fulfill; <as>as, to <ex>accomplish</ex> a design, an object, a promise</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This that is written must yet be <qex>accomplished</qex> in me.</q> <rj><qau>Luke xxii. 37.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To equip or furnish thoroughly; hence, to complete in acquirements; to render accomplished; to polish.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The armorers <qex>accomplishing</qex> the knights.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It [the moon] is fully <qex>accomplished</qex> for all those ends to which Providence did appoint it.</q> <rj><qau>Wilkins.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>These qualities . . . go to <qex>accomplish</qex> a perfect woman.</q> <rj><qau>Cowden Clarke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To gain; to obtain.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To do; perform; fulfill; realize; effect; effectuate; complete; consummate; execute; achieve; perfect; equip; furnish.</syn> -- <usage>To <er>Accomplish</er>, <er>Effect</er>, <er>Execute</er>, <er>Achieve</er>, <er>Perform</er>. These words agree in the general idea of carrying out to some end proposed. To <xex>accomplish</xex> (to fill up to the measure of the intention) generally implies perseverance and skill; as, to <xex>accomplish</xex> a plan proposed by one's self, an object, a design, an undertaking. &ldquo;Thou shalt <xex>accomplish</xex> my desire.&rdquo; <rj><au>1 Kings v. 9.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]<pbr/>
+<q>He . . . expressed his desire to see a union <qex>accomplished</qex> between England and Scotland.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]<pbr/>
+To <xex>effect</xex> (to work out) is much like <xex>accomplish</xex>. It usually implies some degree of difficulty contended with; as, he <xex>effected</xex> or <xex>accomplished</xex> what he intended, his purpose, but little. &ldquo;What he decreed, he <xex>effected</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]<pbr/>
+<q>To work in close design by fraud or guile<br/>
+What force <qex>effected</qex> not.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]<pbr/>
+To <xex>execute</xex> (to follow out to the end, to carry out, or into effect) implies a set mode of operation; as, to <xex>execute</xex> the laws or the orders of another; to <xex>execute</xex> a work, a purpose, design, plan, project. To <xex>perform</xex> is much like to <xex>do</xex>, though less generally applied. It conveys a notion of protracted and methodical effort; as, to <xex>perform</xex> a mission, a part, a task, a work. &ldquo;Thou canst best <xex>perform</xex> that office.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]<pbr/>
+<q>The Saints, like stars, around his seat<br/>
+<qex>Perform</qex> their courses still.</q> <rj><qau>Keble.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]<pbr/>
+To <xex>achieve</xex> (to come to the end or arrive at one's purpose) usually implies some enterprise or undertaking of importance, difficulty, and excellence.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*com"plish*a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being accomplished; practicable.</def> <rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*com"plished</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Completed; effected; established; <as>as, an <ex>accomplished</ex> fact</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Complete in acquirements as the result usually of training; -- commonly in a good sense; <as>as, an <ex>accomplished</ex> scholar, an <ex>accomplished</ex> villain</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They . . . show themselves <qex>accomplished</qex> bees.</q> <rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Daughter of God and man, <qex>accomplished</qex> Eve.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*com"plish*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who accomplishes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*com"plish*ment</hw> <pr>(-m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>accomplissement</ets>, fr. <ets>accomplir</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of accomplishing; entire performance; completion; fulfillment; <as>as, the <ex>accomplishment</ex> of an enterprise, of a prophecy, etc.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training.</def> &ldquo;My new <xex>accomplishment</xex> of dancing.&rdquo; <au>Churchill.</au> &ldquo;<xex>Accomplishments</xex> befitting a station.&rdquo; <au>Thackeray.</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Accomplishments</qex> have taken virtue's place,<br/>
+And wisdom falls before exterior grace.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*compt"</hw> <pr>(#; <it>formerly</it> #)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Account</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Accompt</xex>, <xex>accomptant</xex>, etc., are archaic forms.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*compt"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Accountable</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*compt"ant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Accountant</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cord"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>acord</ets>, <ets>accord</ets>, OF. <ets>acort</ets>, <ets>acorde</ets>, F. <ets>accord</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>acorder</ets>, F. <ets>accorder</ets>. See <er>Accord</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Agreement or concurrence of opinion, will, or action; harmony of mind; consent; assent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A mediator of an <qex>accord</qex> and peace between them.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>These all continued with one <qex>accord</qex> in prayer.</q> <rj><qau>Acts i. 14.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Harmony of sounds; agreement in pitch and tone; concord; <as>as, the <ex>accord</ex> of tones</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Those sweet <qex>accords</qex> are even the angels' lays.</q> <rj><au>Sir J. Davies.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Agreement, harmony, or just correspondence of things; <as>as, the <ex>accord</ex> of light and shade in painting</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Voluntary or spontaneous motion or impulse to act; -- preceded by <xex>own</xex>; <as>as, of one's own <ex>accord</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>That which groweth of its own <qex>accord</qex> of thy harvest thou shalt not reap.</q> <rj><qau>Lev. xxv. 5.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Of his own <qex>accord</qex> he went unto you.</q> <rj><qau>2 Cor. vii. 17.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>An agreement between parties in controversy, by which satisfaction for an injury is stipulated, and which, when executed, bars a suit.</def> <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>With one accord</b></col>, <cd>with unanimity.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They rushed <qex>with one accord</qex> into the theater.</q> <rj><qau>Acts xix. 29.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cord"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Accorded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>According</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>acorden</ets>, <ets>accorden</ets>, OF. <ets>acorder</ets>, F. <ets>accorder</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>accordare</ets>; L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>cor</ets>, <ets>cordis</ets>, heart. Cf. <er>Concord</er>, <er>Discord</er>, and see <er>Heart</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust; -- followed by <xex>to</xex>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Her hands <qex>accorded</qex> the lute's music to the voice.</q> <rj><qau>Sidney.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To bring to an agreement, as persons; to reconcile; to settle, adjust, harmonize, or compose, as things; <as>as, to <ex>accord</ex> suits or controversies</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>When they were <qex>accorded</qex> from the fray.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>All which particulars, being confessedly knotty and difficult can never be <qex>accorded</qex> but by a competent stock of critical learning.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To grant as suitable or proper; to concede; to award; <as>as, to <ex>accord</ex> to one due praise</as>.</def> &ldquo;<xex>According</xex> his desire.&rdquo; <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cord"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To agree; to correspond; to be in harmony; -- followed by <xex>with</xex>, formerly also by <xex>to</xex>; <as>as, his disposition <ex>accords</ex> with his looks</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>My heart <qex>accordeth</qex> with my tongue.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Thy actions to thy words <qex>accord</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To agree in pitch and tone.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cord"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>acordable</ets>, F. <ets>accordable</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Agreeing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Reconcilable; in accordance.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cord"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>acordance</ets>.]</ety> <def>Agreement; harmony; conformity.</def> &ldquo;In strict <xex>accordance</xex> with the law.&rdquo; <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Harmony; unison; coincidence.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cord"an*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Accordance.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Paley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cord"ant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>acordant</ets>, F. <ets>accordant</ets>.]</ety> <def>Agreeing; consonant; harmonious; corresponding; conformable; -- followed by <xex>with</xex> or <xex>to</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Strictly <qex>accordant</qex> with true morality.</q> <rj><qau>Darwin.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And now his voice <qex>accordant</qex> to the string.</q> <rj><qau>Coldsmith.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cord"ant*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In accordance or agreement; agreeably; conformably; -- followed by <xex>with</xex> or <xex>to</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cord"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who accords, assents, or concedes.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cord"ing</hw>, <pos>p. a.</pos> <def>Agreeing; in agreement or harmony; harmonious.</def> &ldquo;This <xex>according</xex> voice of national wisdom.&rdquo; <au>Burke.</au> &ldquo;Mind and soul <xex>according</xex> well.&rdquo; <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>According to</qex> him, every person was to be bought.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Our zeal should be <qex>according to</qex> knowledge.</q> <rj><qau>Sprat.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>According to</xex> has been called a prepositional phrase, but strictly speaking, <xex>according</xex> is a participle in the sense of <xex>agreeing</xex>, <xex>acceding</xex>, and <xex>to</xex> alone is the preposition.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>According as</b></col>, <cd>precisely as; the same as; corresponding to the way in which. <xex>According as</xex> is an adverbial phrase, of which the propriety has been doubted; but good usage sanctions it. See <er>According</er>, <pos>adv.</pos></cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Is all things well,<br/>
+<qex>According as</qex> I gave directions?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The land which the Lord will give you <qex>according as</qex> he hath promised.</q> <rj><qau>Ex. xii. 25.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 13 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cord"ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Accordingly; correspondingly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cord"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Agreeably; correspondingly; suitably; in a manner conformable.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Behold, and so proceed <qex>accordingly</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In natural sequence; consequently; so.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Consequently; therefore; wherefore; hence; so.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Accordingly</er>, <er>Consequently</er>, indicate a connection between two things, the latter of which is done on account of the former. <xex>Accordingly</xex> marks the connection as one of simple accordance or congruity, leading naturally to the result which followed; as, he was absent when I called, and I <xex>accordingly</xex> left my card; our preparations were all finished, and we <xex>accordingly</xex> set sail. <xex>Consequently</xex> all finished, and we <xex>accordingly</xex> set sail. <xex>Consequently</xex> marks a closer connection, that of logical or causal sequence; <as>as, the papers were not ready, and <ex>consequently</ex> could not be signed</as>.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cor"di*on</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Accord</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A small, portable, keyed wind instrument, whose tones are generated by play of the wind upon free metallic reeds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cor"di*on*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A player on the accordion.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cord"ment</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k*k&ocirc;rd"m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>acordement</ets>. See <er>Accord</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <def>Agreement; reconcilement.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Gower.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cor"po*rate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>accorporare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>corpus</ets>, <ets>corporis</ets>, body.]</ety> <def>To unite; to attach; to incorporate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cost"</hw> <pr>(#; 115)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Accosted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Accosting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>accoster</ets>, LL. <ets>accostare</ets> to bring side by side; L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>costa</ets> rib, side. See <er>Coast</er>, and cf. <er>Accoast</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To join side to side; to border; hence, to sail along the coast or side of.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;So much [of Lapland] as <xex>accosts</xex> the sea.&rdquo; <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To approach; to make up to.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To speak to first; to address; to greet.</def> &ldquo;Him, Satan thus <xex>accosts</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cost"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To adjoin; to lie alongside.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;The shores which to the sea <xex>accost</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cost"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Address; greeting.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>J. Morley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cost"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>accostable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Approachable; affable.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Hawthorne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cost"ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Supported on both sides by other charges; also, side by side.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac*couche"ment</hw> <pr>(#; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>accoucher</ets> to be delivered of a child, to aid in delivery, OF. <ets>acouchier</ets> orig. to lay down, put to bed, go to bed; L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>collocare</ets> to lay, put, place. See <er>Collate</er>.]</ety> <def>Delivery in childbed</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac*cou*cheur"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>accoucher</ets>. See <er>Accouchement</er>.]</ety> <def>A man who assists women in childbirth; a man midwife; an obstetrician.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac*cou*cheuse"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.., fem. of <ets>accoucher</ets>.]</ety> <def>A midwife.</def> <mark>[Recent]</mark> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*count"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>acount</ets>, <ets>account</ets>, <ets>accompt</ets>, OF. <ets>acont</ets>, fr. <ets>aconter</ets>. See <er>Account</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, <er>Count</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 1.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A reckoning; computation; calculation; enumeration; a record of some reckoning; <as>as, the Julian <ex>account</ex> of time</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A beggarly <qex>account</qex> of empty boxes.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review; <as>as, to keep one's <ex>account</ex> at the bank</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc., explanatory of some event; <as>as, no satisfactory <ex>account</ex> has been given of these phenomena</as>. Hence, the word is often used simply for <xex>reason</xex>, <xex>ground</xex>, <xex>consideration</xex>, <xex>motive</xex>, etc.; <as>as, on no <ex>account</ex>, on every <ex>account</ex>, on all <ex>accounts</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A statement of facts or occurrences; recital of transactions; a relation or narrative; a report; a description; <as>as, an <ex>account</ex> of a battle</as>.</def> &ldquo;A laudable <xex>account</xex> of the city of London.&rdquo; <rj><au>Howell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A statement and explanation or vindication of one's conduct with reference to judgment thereon.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Give an <qex>account</qex> of thy stewardship.</q> <rj><qau>Luke xvi. 2.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>An estimate or estimation; valuation; judgment.</def> &ldquo;To stand high in your <xex>account</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Importance; worth; value; advantage; profit.</def> &ldquo;Men of <xex>account</xex>.&rdquo; <au>Pope.</au> &ldquo;To turn to <xex>account</xex>.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Account current</b></col>, <cd>a running or continued account between two or more parties, or a statement of the particulars of such an account.</cd> -- <col><b>In account with</b></col>, <cd>in a relation requiring an account to be kept.</cd> -- <col><b>On account of</b></col>, <cd>for the sake of; by reason of; because of.</cd> -- <col><b>On one's own account</b></col>, <cd>for one's own interest or behalf.</cd> -- <col><b>To make account</b></col>, <cd>to have an opinion or expectation; to reckon.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]<pbr/>
+<q>This other part . . . <qex>makes account</qex> to find no slender arguments for this assertion out of those very scriptures which are commonly urged against it.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]<pbr/>
+-- <col><b>To make account of</b></col>, <cd>to hold in estimation; to esteem; <as>as, he <ex>makes</ex> small <ex>account of</ex> beauty</as>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>To take account of</b></col>, or <col><b>to take into account</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to take into consideration; to notice.</cd> &ldquo;<xex>Of</xex> their doings, God <xex>takes</xex> no <xex>account</xex>.&rdquo; <qau>Milton</qau>. -- <col><b>A writ of account</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>a writ which the plaintiff brings demanding that the defendant shall render his just account, or show good cause to the contrary; -- called also an <altname>action of account</altname>.</cd> <au>Cowell.</au></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Narrative; narration; relation; recital; description; explanation; rehearsal.</syn> -- <usage><er>Account</er>, <er>Narrative</er>, <er>Narration</er>, <er>Recital</er>. These words are applied to different modes of rehearsing a series of events. <uex>Account</uex> turns attention not so much to the speaker as to the fact related, and more properly applies to the report of some single event, or a group of incidents taken as whole; as, an <uex>account</uex> of a battle, of a shipwreck, etc. A <uex>narrative</uex> is a continuous story of connected incidents, such as one friend might tell to another; as, a <uex>narrative</uex> of the events of a siege, a <uex>narrative</uex> of one's life, etc. <uex>Narration</uex> is usually the same as <uex>narrative</uex>, but is sometimes used to describe the <uex>mode</uex> of relating events; as, his powers of <uex>narration</uex> are uncommonly great. <uex>Recital</uex> denotes a series of events drawn out into minute particulars, usually expressing something which peculiarly interests the feelings of the speaker; as, the <uex>recital</uex> of one's wrongs, disappointments, sufferings, etc.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*count"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Accounted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Accounting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>acounten</ets>, <ets>accompten</ets>, OF. <ets>aconter</ets>, <ets>&agrave;</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>conter</ets> to count. F. <ets>conter</ets> to tell, <ets>compter</ets> to count, L. <ets>computare</ets>. See <er>Count</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To reckon; to compute; to count.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The motion of . . . the sun whereby years are <qex>accounted</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To place to one's account; to put to the credit of; to assign; -- with <xex>to</xex>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Clarendon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To value, estimate, or hold in opinion; to judge or consider; to deem.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Accounting</qex> that God was able to raise him up.</q> <rj><qau>Heb. xi. 19.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To recount; to relate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*count"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To render or receive an account or relation of particulars; <as>as, an officer must <ex>account</ex> with or to the treasurer for money received</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To render an account; to answer in judgment; -- with <xex>for</xex>; <as>as, we must <ex>account</ex> for the use of our opportunities</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To give a satisfactory reason; to tell the cause of; to explain; -- with <xex>for</xex>; <as>as, idleness <ex>accounts</ex> for poverty</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To account of</b></col>, <cd>to esteem; to prize; to value. Now used only in the passive.</cd> &ldquo;I <xex>account of</xex> her beauty.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Newer was preaching more <qex>accounted of</qex> than in the sixteenth century.</q> <rj><qau>Canon Robinson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*count`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account; the obligation to bear the consequences for failure to perform as expected; accountableness.</def> &ldquo;The awful idea of <xex>accountability</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>R. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> answerability, answerableness</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*count"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Liable to be called on to render an account; answerable; <as>as, every man is <ex>accountable</ex> to God for his conduct</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Capable of being accounted for; explicable.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>True religion . . . intelligible, rational, and <qex>accountable</qex>, -- not a burden but a privilege.</q> <rj><qau>B. Whichcote.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Amenable; responsible; liable; answerable.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*count"a*ble ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being accountable; accountability.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*count"a*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an accountable manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*count"an*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The art or employment of an accountant.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*count"ant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>accomptant</ets>, OF. <ets>acontant</ets>, p. pr.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who renders account; one accountable.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A reckoner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>One who is skilled in, keeps, or adjusts, accounts; an officer in a public office, who has charge of the accounts.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Accountatn general</b></col>, <cd>the head or superintending accountant in certain public offices. Also, formerly, an officer in the English court of chancery who received the moneys paid into the court, and deposited them in the Bank of England.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*count"ant</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Accountable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*count"ant*ship</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Accountant</ets> + <ets>-ship</ets>.]</ety> <def>The office or employment of an accountant.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*count" book`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A book in which accounts are kept.</def> <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cou"ple</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>acopler</ets>, F. <ets>accoupler</ets>. See <er>Couple</er>.]</ety> <def>To join; to couple.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The Englishmen <qex>accoupled</qex> themselves with the Frenchmen.</q> <rj><qau>Hall.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cou"ple*ment</hw> <pr>(-k&ubreve;p"'l*m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>accouplement</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of coupling, or the state of being coupled; union.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Caxton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which couples, as a tie or brace.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cour"age</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>acoragier</ets>; <ets>&agrave;</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>corage</ets>. See <er>Courage</er>.]</ety> <def>To encourage.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*court"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Ac-</ets>, for L. <er>ad</er>. See <er>Court</er>.]</ety> <def>To treat courteously; to court.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ac*cou"ter</hw>, <hw>Ac*cou"tre</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Accoutered</conjf> or <conjf>Accoutred</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Accoutering</conjf> or <conjf>Accoutring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>accouter</ets>, OF. <ets>accoutrer</ets>, <ets>accoustrer</ets>; <ets>&agrave;</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + perh. LL. <ets>custor</ets>, for <ets>custos</ets> guardian, sacristan (cf. <er>Custody</er>), or perh. akin to E. <ets>guilt</ets>.]</ety> <def>To furnish with dress, or equipments, esp. those for military service; to equip; to attire; to array.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Both <qex>accoutered</qex> like young men.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>For this, in rags <qex>accoutered</qex> are they seen.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Accoutered</qex> with his burden and his staff.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>accoutered</hw>, <hw>accoutred</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>provided with necessary articles of equipment for a specialized purpose especially military; <as>as, troops <ex>accoutered</ex> for battle</as></def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>accoutrement</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an item of clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of one's main clothing.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> accessory, accouterment</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ac*cou"ter*ments</hw>, <hw>Ac*cou"tre*ments</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>accoutrement</ets>, earlier also <ets>accoustrement</ets>, earlier also <ets>accoustrement</ets>. See <er>Accouter</er>.]</ety> <def>Dress; trappings; equipment; specifically, the devices and equipments worn by soldiers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>How gay with all the <qex>accouterments</qex> of war!</q><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*coy"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>acoyer</ets>; <ets>ac-</ets>, for L. <ets>ad</ets>. See <er>Coy</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To render quiet; to soothe.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To subdue; to tame; to daunt.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Then is your careless courage <qex>accoyed</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Accra</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the capital city of Ghana.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cred"it</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Accredited</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Accrediting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>accr&eacute;diter</ets>; <ets>&agrave;</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + cr&eacute;dit credit. See <er>Credit</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To put or bring into credit; to invest with credit or authority; to sanction.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His censure will . . . <qex>accredit</qex> his praises.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>These reasons . . . which <qex>accredit</qex> and fortify mine opinion.</q> <rj><qau>Shelton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To send with letters credential, as an ambassador, envoy, or diplomatic agent; to authorize, as a messenger or delegate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Beton . . . was <qex>accredited</qex> to the Court of France.</q> <rj><qau>Froude.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To believe; to credit; to put trust in.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The version of early Roman history which was <qex>accredited</qex> in the fifth century.</q> <rj><qau>Sir G. C. Lewis.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He <qex>accredited</qex> and repeated stories of apparitions and witchcraft.</q> <rj><qau>Southey.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To credit; to vouch for or consider (some one) as doing something, or (something) as belonging to some one.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>To accredit</b></col> (one) <col><b>with</b></col> (something)</mcol>, <cd>to attribute something to him; <as>as, Mr. Clay was <ex>accredited with</ex> these views; they <ex>accredit</ex> him <ex>with</ex> a wise saying</as>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cred`i*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of accrediting; <as>as, letters of <ex>accreditation</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`cre*men*ti"tial</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to accremention.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ac`cre*men*ti"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>accresce</er>, <er>Increment</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The process of generation by development of blastema, or fission of cells, in which the new formation is in all respects like the individual from which it proceeds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ac*cresce"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k*kr&ebreve_;s")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>accrescere</ets>. See <er>Accrue</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To accrue.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To increase; to grow.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Gillespie.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ac*cres"cence</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k*kr&ebreve_;s"s&eitalic_;ns)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>accrescentia</ets>.]</ety> <def>Continuous growth; an accretion.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The silent <qex>accrescence</qex> of belief from the unwatched depositions of a general, never contradicted hearsy.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ac*cres"cent</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k*kr&ebreve_;s"s&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>accrescens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>accrescere</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>crescere</ets> to grow. See <er>Crescent</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Growing; increasing.</def> <rj><au>Shuckford.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Growing larger after flowering.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ac*crete"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k*kr&emacr;t")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[From L. <ets>accretus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>accrescere</ets> to increase.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To grow together.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To adhere; to grow (to); to be added; -- with <xex>to</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ac*crete"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make adhere; to add.</def> <rj><au>Earle.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ac*crete"</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Characterized by accretion; made up; <as>as, <ex>accrete</ex> matter</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Grown together.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ac*cre"tion</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k*kr&emacr;"sh&ubreve;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>accretio</ets>, fr. <ets>accrescere</ets> to increase. Cf. <er>Crescent</er>, <er>Increase</er>, <er>Accrue</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of increasing by natural growth; esp. the increase of organic bodies by the internal accession of parts; organic growth.</def> <rj><au>Arbuthnot.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of increasing, or the matter added, by an accession of parts externally; an extraneous addition; <as>as, an <ex>accretion</ex> of earth</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A mineral . . . augments not by growth, but by <qex>accretion</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Owen.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To strip off all the subordinate parts of his narrative as a later <qex>accretion</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir G. C. Lewis.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Concretion; coherence of separate particles; <as>as, the <ex>accretion</ex> of particles so as to form a solid mass</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A growing together of parts naturally separate, as of the fingers or toes.</def> <rj><au>Dana.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The adhering of property to something else, by which the owner of one thing becomes possessed of a right to another; generally, gain of land by the washing up of sand or soil from the sea or a river, or by a gradual recession of the water from the usual watermark.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Gain to an heir or legatee, by failure of a coheir to the same succession, or a co-legatee of the same thing, to take his share.</def> <rj><au>Wharton. Kent.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>accretionary</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>Marked or produced by accretion.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ac*cre"tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to accretion; increasing, or adding to, by growth.</def> <rj><au>Glanvill.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ac*crim"i*nate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ac-</ets> (for <ets>ad</ets> to) + <ets>criminari</ets>.]</ety> <def>To accuse of a crime.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> -- <wordforms><wf>Ac*crim`i*na"tion</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ac*croach"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k*kr&omacr;ch")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>acrochen</ets>, <ets>accrochen</ets>, to obtain, OF. <ets>acrochier</ets>, F. <ets>accrocher</ets>; <ets>&agrave;</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>croc</ets> hook (E. <ets>crook</ets>).]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To hook, or draw to one's self as with a hook.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To usurp, as jurisdiction or royal prerogatives.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They had attempted to <qex>accroach</qex> to themselves royal power.</q> <rj><qau>Stubbs.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*croach"ment</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k*kr&omacr;ch"m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>accrochement</ets>.]</ety> <def>An encroachment; usurpation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cru"al</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k*kr&usuml_;"&aitalic_;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Accrument.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*crue"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k*kr&usuml_;")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Accrued</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Accruing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[See <er>Accrue</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, <ets>and cf</ets>. <er>Accresce</er>, <er>Accrete</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To increase; to augment.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And though power failed, her courage did <qex>accrue</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To come to by way of increase; to arise or spring as a growth or result; to be added as increase, profit, or damage, especially as the produce of money lent.</def> &ldquo;Interest <xex>accrues</xex> to principal.&rdquo; <rj><au>Abbott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The great and essential advantages <qex>accruing</qex> to society from the freedom of the press.</q> <rj><qau>Junius.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*crue"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>accr&ucirc;</ets>, OF. <ets>acre&uuml;</ets>, p. p. of <ets>accroitre</ets>, OF. <ets>acroistre</ets> to increase; L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>crescere</ets> to increase. Cf. <er>Accretion</er>, <er>Crew</er>. See <er>Crescent</er>.]</ety> <def>Something that accrues; advantage accruing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cru"er</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k*kr&usuml_;"&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The act of accruing; accretion; <as>as, title by <ex>accruer</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cru"ment</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k*kr&usuml_;"m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The process of accruing, or that which has accrued; increase.</def> <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`cu*ba"tion</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k*k&uuptack_;*b&amacr;"sh&ubreve;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>accubatio</ets>, for <ets>accubitio</ets>, fr. <ets>accubare</ets> to recline; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>cubare</ets> to lie down. See <er>Accumb</er>.]</ety> <def>The act or posture of reclining on a couch, as practiced by the ancients at meals.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>acculturative</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to acculturation (definition 3).</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> acculturational</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cumb"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k*k&ubreve;mb")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>accumbere</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>cumbere</ets> (only in compounds) to lie down.]</ety> <def>To recline, as at table.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cum"ben*cy</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k*k&ubreve;m"b&eitalic_;n*s&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being accumbent or reclining.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cum"bent</hw> <pr>(-b&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Leaning or reclining, as the ancients did at their meals.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The Roman . . . <qex>accumbent</qex> posture in eating.</q> <rj><qau>Arbuthnot.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Lying against anything, as one part of a leaf against another leaf.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Accumbent</qex> cotyledons have their edges placed against the caulicle.</q> <rj><qau>Eaton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cum"bent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who reclines at table.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cum"ber</hw> <pr>(-b&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To encumber.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cu"mu*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Accumulated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Accumulating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>accumulatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>accumulare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>cumulare</ets> to heap. See <er>Cumulate</er>.]</ety> <def>To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together; to amass; <as>as, to <ex>accumulate</ex> a sum of money</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To collect; pile up; store; amass; gather; aggregate; heap together; hoard.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 14 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cu"mu*late</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k*k&umacr;"m&uuptack_;*l&amacr;t)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To grow or increase in quantity or number; to increase greatly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey,<br/>
+Where wealth <qex>accumulates</qex>, and men decay.</q> <rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cu"mu*late</hw> <pr>(-l&auptack_;t)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>accumulatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>accumulare</ets>.]</ety> <def>Collected; accumulated.</def> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>accumulated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>brought together into a group or crowd</def> <illu>the <ex>accumulated</ex> letters in my office</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> assembled, collected, congregate, massed</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cu`mu*la"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>accumulatio</ets>; cf. F. <ets>accumulation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of accumulating, the state of being accumulated, or that which is accumulated; <as>as, an <ex>accumulation</ex> of earth, of sand, of evils, of wealth, of honors</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The concurrence of several titles to the same proof.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Accumulation of energy</b></col> or <col><b>power</b></col></mcol>, <cd>the storing of energy by means of weights lifted or masses put in motion; electricity stored.</cd> -- <col><b>An accumulation of degrees</b></col> <fld>(Eng. Univ.)</fld>, <cd>the taking of several together, or at smaller intervals than usual or than is allowed by the rules.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cu"mu*la*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Characterized by accumulation; serving to collect or amass; cumulative; additional.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ac*cu"mu*la*tive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Ac*cu"mu*la*tive*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cu"mu*la`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, accumulates, collects, or amasses.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>An apparatus by means of which energy or power can be stored, such as the cylinder or tank for storing water for hydraulic elevators, the secondary or storage battery used for accumulating the energy of electrical charges, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A system of elastic springs for relieving the strain upon a rope, as in deep-sea dredging.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"cu*ra*cy</hw> <pr>(#; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Accurate</er>.]</ety> <def>The state of being accurate; freedom from mistakes, this exemption arising from carefulness; exact conformity to truth, or to a rule or model; precision; exactness; nicety; correctness; <as>as, the value of testimony depends on its <ex>accuracy</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The professed end [of logic] is to teach men to think, to judge, and to reason, with precision and <qex>accuracy</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Reid.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>accuracy</qex> with which the piston fits the sides.</q> <rj><qau>Lardner.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"cu*rate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>accuratus</ets>, p. p. and a., fr. <ets>accurare</ets> to take care of; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>curare</ets> to take care, <ets>cura</ets> care. See <er>Cure</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In exact or careful conformity to truth, or to some standard of requirement, the result of care or pains; free from failure, error, or defect; exact; <as>as, an <ex>accurate</ex> calculator; an <ex>accurate</ex> measure; <ex>accurate</ex> expression, knowledge, etc.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Precisely fixed; executed with care; careful.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Those conceive the celestial bodies have more <qex>accurate</qex> influences upon these things below.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Correct; exact; just; nice; particular.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Accurate</er>, <er>Correct</er>, <er>Exact</er>, <er>Precise</er>. We speak of a thing as <xex>correct</xex> with reference to some rule or standard of comparison; as, a <xex>correct</xex> account, a <xex>correct</xex> likeness, a man of <xex>correct</xex> deportment. We speak of a thing as <xex>accurate</xex> with reference to the care bestowed upon its execution, and the increased correctness to be expected therefrom; as, an <xex>accurate</xex> statement, an <xex>accurate</xex> detail of particulars. We speak of a thing as <xex>exact</xex> with reference to that perfected state of a thing in which there is no defect and no redundance; as, an <xex>exact</xex> coincidence, the <xex>exact</xex> truth, an <xex>exact</xex> likeness. We speak of a thing as <xex>precise</xex> when we think of it as strictly conformed to some rule or model, as if <xex>cut down</xex> thereto; as a <xex>precise</xex> conformity instructions; <xex>precisely</xex> right; he was very <xex>precise</xex> in giving his directions.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"cu*rate*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an accurate manner; exactly; precisely; without error or defect.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"cu*rate*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being accurate; accuracy; exactness; nicety; precision.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*curse"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>acursien</ets>, <ets>acorsien</ets>; pref. <ets>a</ets> + <ets>cursien</ets> to curse. See <er>Curse</er>.]</ety> <def>To devote to destruction; to imprecate misery or evil upon; to curse; to execrate; to anathematize.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And the city shall be <qex>accursed</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Josh. vi. 17.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Thro' you, my life will be <qex>accurst</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ac*cursed"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ac*curst"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>p. p. &amp; a.</pos> <def>Doomed to destruction or misery; cursed; hence, bad enough to be under the curse; execrable; detestable; exceedingly hateful; -- <as>as, an <ex>accursed</ex> deed</as>.</def> <au>Shak.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>Ac*curs"ed*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Ac*curs"ed*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cus"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>accusabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>accusable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Liable to be accused or censured; chargeable with a crime or fault; blamable; -- with <xex>of</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cus"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Accusation.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Byron.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cus"ant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>accusans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>accusare</ets>: cf. F. <ets>accusant</ets>.]</ety> <def>An accuser.</def> <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`cu*sa"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>acusation</ets>, F. <ets>accusation</ets>, L. <ets>accusatio</ets>, fr. <ets>accusare</ets>. See <er>Accuse</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of accusing or charging with a crime or with a lighter offense.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>We come not by the way of <qex>accusation</qex><br/>
+To taint that honor every good tongue blesses.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That of which one is accused; the charge of an offense or crime, or the declaration containing the charge.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>[They] set up over his head his <qex>accusation</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. xxvii. 37.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Impeachment; crimination; censure; charge.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cu`sa*ti"val</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to the accusative case.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cu"sa*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>accusatif</ets>, L. <ets>accusativus</ets> (in sense 2), fr. <ets>accusare</ets>. See <er>Accuse</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Producing accusations; accusatory.</def> &ldquo;This hath been a very <xex>accusative</xex> age.&rdquo; <rj><au>Sir E. Dering.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>Applied to the case (as the fourth case of Latin and Greek nouns) which expresses the immediate object on which the action or influence of a transitive verb terminates, or the immediate object of motion or tendency to, expressed by a preposition. It corresponds to the objective case in English.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cu"sa*tive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>The accusative case.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cu"sa*tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In an accusative manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In relation to the accusative case in grammar.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cu`sa*to"ri*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Accusatory.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cu`sa*to"ri*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By way accusation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cu"sa*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>accusatorius</ets>, fr. <ets>accusare</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or containing, an accusation; <as>as, an <ex>accusatory</ex> libel</as>.</def> <rj><au>Grote.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cuse"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Accusation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cuse"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Accused</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Accusing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>acuser</ets>, F. <ets>accuser</ets>, L. <ets>accusare</ets>, to call to account, accuse; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>causa</ets> cause, lawsuit. Cf. <er>Cause</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To charge with, or declare to have committed, a crime or offense</def>; <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>to charge with an offense, judicially or by a public process; -- with <xex>of</xex>; <as>as, to <ex>accuse</ex> one of a high crime or misdemeanor</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Neither can they prove the things whereof they now <qex>accuse</qex> me.</q> <rj><qau>Acts xxiv. 13.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>We are <qex>accused of</qex> having persuaded Austria and Sardinia to lay down their arms.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To charge with a fault; to blame; to censure.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Their thoughts the meanwhile <qex>accusing</qex> or else excusing one another.</q> <rj><qau>Rom. ii. 15.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To betray; to show.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><qau>Sir P. Sidney.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To charge; blame; censure; reproach; criminate; indict; impeach; arraign.</syn> <usage> -- To <er>Accuse</er>, <er>Charge</er>, <er>Impeach</er>, <er>Arraign</er>. These words agree in bringing home to a person the imputation of wrongdoing. To <xex>accuse</xex> is a somewhat formal act, and is applied usually (though not exclusively) to crimes; as, to <xex>accuse</xex> of treason. <xex>Charge</xex> is the most generic. It may refer to a crime, a dereliction of duty, a fault, etc.; more commonly it refers to moral delinquencies; as, to <xex>charge</xex> with dishonesty or falsehood. To <xex>arraign</xex> is to bring (a person) before a tribunal for trial; as, to <xex>arraign</xex> one before a court or at the bar public opinion. To <xex>impeach</xex> is officially to charge with misbehavior in office; as, to <xex>impeach</xex> a minister of high crimes. Both <xex>impeach</xex> and <xex>arraign</xex> convey the idea of peculiar dignity or impressiveness.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cused"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Charged with offense; <as>as, an <ex>accused</ex> person</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>Commonly used substantively; as, the <xex>accused</xex>, one charged with an offense; the defendant in a criminal case.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cuse"ment</hw> <pr>(-k&umacr;z"m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>acusement</ets>. See <er>Accuse</er>.]</ety> <def>Accusation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cus"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>acuser</ets>, <ets>accusour</ets>; cf. OF. <ets>acuseor</ets>, fr. L. <ets>accusator</ets>, fr. <ets>accusare</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who accuses; one who brings a charge of crime or fault.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>accusing</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>serving to accuse; expressing accusation</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> accusatorial, accusatory</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cus"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an accusing manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cus"tom</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Accustomed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Accustoming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>acostumer</ets>, <ets>acustumer</ets>, F. <ets>accoutumer</ets>; <ets>&agrave;</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + OF. <ets>costume</ets>, F. <ets>coutume</ets>, custom. See <er>Custom</er>.]</ety> <def>To make familiar by use; to habituate, familiarize, or inure; -- with <xex>to</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I shall always fear that he who <qex>accustoms</qex> himself to fraud in little things, wants only opportunity to practice it in greater.</q> <rj><qau>Adventurer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To habituate; inure; exercise; train.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cus"tom</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To be wont.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Carew.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To cohabit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>We with the best men <qex>accustom</qex> openly; you with the basest commit private adulteries.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cus"tom</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Custom.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cus"tom*a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Habitual; customary; wonted.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Accustomable</xex> goodness.&rdquo; <rj><au>Latimer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cus"tom*a*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>According to custom; ordinarily; customarily.</def> <rj><au>Latimer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cus"tom*ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>accoustumance</ets>, F. <ets>accoutumance</ets>.]</ety> <def>Custom; habitual use.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cus"tom*a*ri*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Customarily.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cus"tom*a*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Usual; customary.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>Featley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cus"tomed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Familiar through use; usual; customary.</def> &ldquo;An <xex>accustomed</xex> action.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Frequented by customers.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;A well <xex>accustomed</xex> shop.&rdquo; <rj><au>Smollett.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*cus"tomed*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Habituation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Accustomedness</qex> to sin hardens the heart.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Pearce.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ace</hw> <pr>(&amacr;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Aces</plw> <pr>(&amacr;"s&ebreve_;z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>as</ets>, F. <ets>as</ets>, fr. L. <ets>as</ets>, <ets>assis</ets>, unity, copper coin, the unit of coinage. Cf. <er>As</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A unit; a single point or spot on a card or die; the card or die so marked; <as>as, the <ex>ace</ex> of diamonds</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: A very small quantity or degree; a particle; an atom; a jot.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I 'll not wag an <qex>ace</qex> further.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Sport)</fld> <def>A single point won by a stroke, as in handball, rackets, etc.; in tennis, frequently, a point won by a service stroke.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To bate an ace</b></col>, <cd>to make the least abatement. <mark>[Obs.]</mark></cd> -- <col><b>Within an ace of</b></col>, <cd>very near; on the point of.</cd> <rj><au>W. Irving.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ace</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of the highest quality</def> <illu>an <ex>ace</ex> reporter</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> A-one, first-class, first-rate, super, tip-top, topnotch(predicate)</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ace</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>to get a grade of "A"; <as>as, to <ex>ace</ex> an exam</as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>acedia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins).</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> sloth, laziness</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cel"da*ma</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. Syr. <ets>&omacr;k&emacr;l dam&omacr;</ets> the field of blood.]</ety> <def>The potter's field, said to have lain south of Jerusalem, purchased with the bribe which Judas took for betraying his Master, and therefore called <altname>the field of blood</altname>. Fig.: A field of bloodshed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The system of warfare . . . which had already converted immense tracts into one universal <qex>aceldama</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>acellular</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>not containing cells</def> <ant>cellular</ant><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> cell-free</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>not made up of or divided into cells</def> <ant>cellular</ant><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> noncellular</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>occurring outside of cells or without the participation of cells. Opposite of <ant>cellular</ant>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cen"tric</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; a point, a center.]</ety> <def>Not centered; without a center.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"e*phal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; head: cf. F. <ets>ac&eacute;phale</ets>, LL. <ets>acephalus</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the Acephala.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*ceph"a*la</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, adj. neut. pl., headless. See <er>Acephal</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>That division of the Mollusca which includes the bivalve shells, like the clams and oysters; -- so called because they have no evident head. Formerly the group included the Tunicata, Brachiopoda, and sometimes the Bryozoa. See <er>Mollusca</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ceph"a*lan</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Acephal</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ceph"a*lan</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Belonging to the Acephala.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*ceph"a*li</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[LL., pl. of <ets>acephalus</ets>. See <er>Acephal</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A fabulous people reported by ancient writers to have heads.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A Christian sect without a leader.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Bishops and certain clergymen not under regular diocesan control.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A class of levelers in the time of K. Henry I.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ceph"a*list</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who acknowledges no head or superior.</def> <rj><au>Dr. Gauden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ceph"a*lo*cyst</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'ake`falos</grk> without a head + <grk>ky`stis</grk> bladder.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A larval entozo&ouml;n in the form of a subglobular or oval vesicle, or hydatid, filled with fluid, sometimes found in the tissues of man and the lower animals; -- so called from the absence of a head or visible organs on the vesicle. These cysts are the immature stages of certain tapeworms. Also applied to similar cysts of different origin.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ceph`a*lo*cys"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, the acephalocysts.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ceph"a*lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Acephal</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Headless.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Without a distinct head; -- a term applied to bivalve mollusks.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having the style spring from the base, instead of from the apex, as is the case in certain ovaries.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Without a leader or chief.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Wanting the beginning.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A false or <qex>acephalous</qex> structure of sentence.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Pros.)</fld> <def>Deficient at the beginning, as a line of poetry.</def> <rj><au>Brande.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ce"qui*a</hw> <pr>(&auml;*s&amacr;"k&euptack_;*&adot_;; <it>Sp.</it> &auml;*th&amacr;"k&euptack_;*&auml;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <def>A canal or trench for irrigating land.</def> <mark>[Sp. Amer.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Acer</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>type genus of the Aceraceae; trees or shrubs having winged fruit.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus Acer</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aceraceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>the family of trees including the maples.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family Aceraceae, maple family</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"er*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Aceric</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A combination of aceric acid with a salifiable base.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"er*ate</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Acerose; needle-shaped.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cerb"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acerbus</ets>, fr. <ets>acer</ets> sharp: cf. F. <ets>acerbe</ets>. See <er>Acrid</er>.]</ety> <def>Sour, bitter, and harsh to the taste, as unripe fruit; sharp and harsh.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cerb"ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acerbatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>acerbare</ets>, fr. <ets>acerbus</ets>.]</ety> <def>To sour; to imbitter; to irritate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cerb"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Sour or severe.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cerb"i*tude</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acerbitudo</ets>, fr. <ets>acerbus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Sourness and harshness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cerb"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>acerbit&eacute;</ets>, L. <ets>acerbitas</ets>, fr. <ets>acerbus</ets>. See <er>Acerb</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe fruit.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Harshness, bitterness, or severity; <as>as, <ex>acerbity</ex> of temper, of language, of pain</as>.</def> <rj><au>Barrow.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cer"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acer</ets> maple.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or obtained from, the maple; <as>as, <ex>aceric</ex> acid</as>.</def> <rj><au>Ure.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"er*ose`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[(a) L. <ets>acerosus</ets> chaffy, fr. <ets>acus</ets>, gen. <ets>aceris</ets>, chaff; (b) as if fr. L. <ets>acus</ets> needle: cf. F. <ets>ac&eacute;reux</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Having the nature of chaff; chaffy.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Needle-shaped, having a sharp, rigid point, as the leaf of the pine.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Acerose</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"er*ous</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &alpha; priv. + <grk>ke`ras</grk> a horn.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Destitute of tentacles, as certain mollusks.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Without antenn&aelig;, as some insects.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cer"val</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acervalis</ets>, fr. <ets>acervus</ets> heap.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to a heap.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cer"vate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acervatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>acervare</ets> to heap up, fr. <ets>acervus</ets> heap.]</ety> <def>To heap up.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cer"vate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Heaped, or growing in heaps, or closely compacted clusters.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`er*va"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acervatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>A heaping up; accumulation.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cer"va*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Heaped up; tending to heap up.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cer"vose</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of heaps.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cer"vu*line</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Resembling little heaps.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*ces"cence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*ces"cen*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>acescence</ets>. See <er>Acescent</er>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being acescent; the process of acetous fermentation; a moderate degree of sourness.</def> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ces"cent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acescens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>acescere</ets> to turn sour; inchoative of <ets>acere</ets> to be sour: cf. F. <ets>acescent</ets>. See <er>Acid</er>.]</ety> <def>Turning sour; readily becoming tart or acid; slightly sour.</def> <rj><au>Faraday.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ces"cent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A substance liable to become sour.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"e*ta*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An acetabulum; or about one eighth of a pint.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`e*tab"u*lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Cup-shaped; saucer-shaped; acetabuliform.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac`e*tab`u*lif"e*ra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Acetabuliferous</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The division of Cephalopoda in which the arms are furnished with cup-shaped suckers, as the cuttlefishes, squids, and octopus; the Dibranchiata. See <er>Cephalopoda</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`e*tab`u*lif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acetablum</ets> a little cup + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Furnished with fleshy cups for adhering to bodies, as cuttlefish, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`e*tab"u*li*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acetabulum</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Shaped like a shallow cup; saucer-shaped; <as>as, an <ex>acetabuliform</ex> calyx</as>.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac`e*tab"u*lum</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., a little saucer for vinegar, fr. <ets>acetum</ets> vinegar, fr. <ets>acere</ets> to be sour.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Rom. Antiq.)</fld> <def>A vinegar cup; socket of the hip bone; a measure of about one eighth of a pint, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The bony cup which receives the head of the thigh bone.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The cavity in which the leg of an insect is inserted at its articulation with the body.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A sucker of the sepia or cuttlefish and related animals.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>The large posterior sucker of the leeches.</def> <sd>(e)</sd> <def>One of the lobes of the placenta in ruminating animals.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"e*tal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Acet</ets>ic + <ets>al</ets>cohol.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A limpid, colorless, inflammable liquid from the slow oxidation of alcohol under the influence of platinum black.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`et*al"de*hyde</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Acetic aldehyde. See <er>Aldehyde</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`et*am"ide</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Acet</ets>yl + <ets>amide</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A white crystalline solid, from ammonia by replacement of an equivalent of hydrogen by acetyl.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>acetaminophen</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a white crystalline compound (<chform>HO.C6H4.NH.CO.CH3</chform>) used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic. It has molecular weight 151.16. It is the active ingredient in the commercial analgesics <er>Tylenol</er> and <er>Datril</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> p-hydroxyacetanilide, p-acetamidophenol, N-acetyl-p-aminophenol, paracetamol, N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)acetamide</syn> <note>It is sold under many trade names, and has been one of the most popular analgesics in the late 20th century. It is used in place of aspirin by people in whom aspirin causes undesirable side effects, such as stomach irritation or stomach bleeding.</note><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`et*an"i*lide</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Acet</ets>yl + <ets>anilide</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An amide formed from aniline and an acetyl group (<chform>C6H5.NH.CO.CH3</chform>); it is a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic. It has molecular weight 135.16.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> acetanilide, phenylacetamide, N-phenylacetamide, antifebrin, antifebrine, acetylaminobenzene, acetylaniline</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`e*ta"ri*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acetaria</ets>, n. pl., salad, fr. <ets>acetum</ets> vinegar, fr. <ets>acere</ets> to be sour.]</ety> <def>Used in salads; <as>as, <ex>acetarious</ex> plants</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 15 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"e*ta*ry</hw> <pr>(&abreve;s"&euptack_;*t&auptack_;*r&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acetaria</ets> salad plants.]</ety> <def>An acid pulp in certain fruits, as the pear.</def> <rj><au>Grew.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"e*tate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acetum</ets> vinegar, fr. <ets>acere</ets> to be sour.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt formed by the union of acetic acid with a base or positive radical; <as>as, <ex>acetate</ex> of lead, <ex>acetate</ex> of potash</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"e*ta`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Combined with acetic acid.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ce"tic</hw> <pr>(#; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acetum</ets> vinegar, fr. <ets>acere</ets> to be sour.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Of a pertaining to vinegar; producing vinegar; producing vinegar; <as>as, <ex>acetic</ex> fermentation</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Pertaining to, containing, or derived from, acetyl, <as>as <ex>acetic</ex> ether, <ex>acetic</ex> acid</as>. The latter is the acid to which the sour taste of vinegar is due.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cet`i*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of making acetous or sour; the process of converting, or of becoming converted, into vinegar.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cet"i*fi`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An apparatus for hastening acetification.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cet"i*fy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Acetified</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Acetifying</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>acetum</ets> vinegar + <ets>-fly</ets>.]</ety> <def>To convert into acid or vinegar.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cet"i*fy</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To turn acid.</def> <rj><au>Encyc. Dom. Econ.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`e*tim"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acetum</ets> vinegar + <ets>-meter</ets>: cf. F. <ets>ac&eacute;tim&egrave;tre</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for estimating the amount of acetic acid in vinegar or in any liquid containing acetic acid.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`e*tim"e*try</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or method of ascertaining the strength of vinegar, or the proportion of acetic acid contained in it.</def> <rj><au>Ure.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"e*tin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A combination of acetic acid with glycerin.</def> <rj><au>Brande &amp; C.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"e*tize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To acetify.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ac"e*tol</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Acet</ets>ic + <ets>-ol</ets> as in <ets>alcohol</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Methyl ketol; also, any of various homologues of the same.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <mark>[cap.]</mark> <def>a trade name used at different times to represent different substances, as hydroxyacetone, acetylsalicylic acid, acetal, diethyl aldehyde, or cellulose acetate.</def> <au>MI11</au><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`e*tom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Acetimeter</er>.</def> <rj><au>Brande &amp; C.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>&Verbar;<hw>Ac`e*to*n&aelig;"mi*a</hw>, <hw>-ne"mi*a</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Acetone</er>; <er>H&aelig;ma-</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A morbid condition characterized by the presence of acetone in the blood, as in diabetes.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"e*tone</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Acetic</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A volatile liquid consisting of three parts of carbon, six of hydrogen, and one of oxygen; pyroacetic spirit, -- obtained by the distillation of certain acetates, or by the destructive distillation of citric acid, starch, sugar, or gum, with quicklime.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The term in also applied to a number of bodies of similar constitution, more frequently called <xex>ketones</xex>. See <er>Ketone</er>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`e*ton"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to acetone; <as>as, <ex>acetonic</ex> bodies</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac`e*to*nu"ri*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Acetone</er>; <er>Urine</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Excess of acetone in the urine, as in starvation or diabetes; -- a form of <isa>ketonuria</isa>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>acetophenetidin</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> acetphenetidin, phenacetin</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`e*to*phe"none</hw> <pr>(-f&emacr;"n&omacr;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Acet</ets>ic + <ets>phen</ets>yl + <ets>one</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A crystalline ketone, <chform>CH3.CO.C6H5</chform>, which may be obtained by the dry distillation of a mixture of the calcium salts of acetic and benzoic acids. It is used as a hypnotic under the name of <altname>hypnone</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"e*tose`</hw> <pr>(&abreve;s"&euptack_;*t&omacr;s`)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Sour like vinegar; acetous.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`e*tos"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>acetositas</ets>. See <er>Acetous</er>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being acetous; sourness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ce"tous</hw> <pr>(#; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acetum</ets> vinegar, fr. <ets>acere</ets> to be sour.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having a sour taste; sour; acid.</def> &ldquo;An <xex>acetous</xex> spirit.&rdquo; <au>Boyle.</au> &ldquo;A liquid of an <xex>acetous</xex> kind.&rdquo; <rj><au>Bp. Lowth.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Causing, or connected with, acetification; <as>as, <ex>acetous</ex> fermentation</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Acetous acid</b></col>, <cd>a name formerly given to vinegar, which is a dilute solution of acetic acid.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>acetphenetidin</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> acetophenetidin, phenacetin</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"e*tyl</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acetum</ets> vinegar + Gr. &unr_; substance. See <er>-yl</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A complex, hypothetical radical, composed of two parts of carbon to three of hydrogen and one of oxygen. Its hydroxide is acetic acid.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>acetylate</hw> <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>receive substitution of an acetyl group; of chemical compounds</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> acetylize</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>acetylate</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <fr>1</fr> <def>introduce an acetyl group into a chemical compound</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> acetylize</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>acetylcholine</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a neurotransmitter released by the transmitting dendron at autononmous synapses and at neuromuscular junctions. It is a quaternary amine with an obligatory negative counterion. The nominal formula for the hydroxide form is <chform>C7H17NO3</chform>. Structural formula <chform>(CH3)3N(+)CH2CH2.O.CO.CH3.OH(-)</chform>.</def> <note>Acetylcholine is the first recognized and best-studied of the neurotransmitters. At receptors it is recycled into choline by the action of acetylcholinesterase. Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors therefore function as nerve poisons. For biochemical studies it is prepared typically in the chloride or bromide forms.</note><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>acetylcholinesterase</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an enzyme which exists in nerve cells and hydrolyses acetylcholine into choline and acetic acid.</def> <note>It is essential for neurotransmission at autonomous synapses and neuromuscular junctions, and its inhibition by acetylcholinesterase inhibitors can paralyze or kill an animal.</note><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ACE</syn><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cet"y*lene</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A gaseous compound of carbon and hydrogen, in the proportion of two atoms of the former to two of the latter. It is a colorless gas, with a peculiar, unpleasant odor, and is produced for use as an illuminating gas in a number of ways, but chiefly by the action of water on calcium carbide. Its light is very brilliant.</def> <rj><au>Watts.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ach</hw>, <hw>Ache</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>ache</ets>, L. <ets>apium</ets> parsley.]</ety> <def>A name given to several species of plants; as, smallage, wild celery, parsley.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*ch&aelig;"an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*cha"ian</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Achaeus</ets>, <ets>Achaius</ets>; Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Achaia in Greece; also, Grecian.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native of Achaia; a Greek.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*char"ne*ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>Savage fierceness; ferocity.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ach"ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An agate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Evelyn.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*chate"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>achat</ets> purchase. See <er>Cates</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Purchase; bargaining.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Provisions. Same as <er>Cates</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ach`a*ti"na</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. &unr_; agate.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of land snails, often large, common in the warm parts of America and Africa.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cha*tour"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Cater</er>.]</ety> <def>Purveyor; acater.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ache</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>ache</ets>, AS. <ets>&aelig;ce</ets>, <ets>ece</ets>, fr. <ets>acan</ets> to ache. See <er>Ache</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety> <def>Continued pain, as distinguished from sudden twinges, or spasmodic pain. &ldquo;Such an <xex>ache</xex> in my bones.&rdquo;</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Often used in composition, as, a head<xex>ache</xex>, an ear<xex>ache</xex>, a tooth<xex>ache</xex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ache</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Ached</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Aching</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>aken</ets>, AS. <ets>acan</ets>, both strong verbs, AS. <ets>acan</ets>, imp. <ets>&omacr;c</ets>, p. p. <ets>acen</ets>, to ache; perh. orig. to drive, and akin to <ets>agent</ets>.]</ety> <def>To suffer pain; to have, or be in, pain, or in continued pain; to be distressed.</def> &ldquo;My old bones <xex>ache</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The sins that in your conscience <qex>ache</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Keble.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*che"an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a &amp; n.</pos> <def>See <er>Ach&aelig;an</er>, <er>Achaian</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*chene"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*che"ni*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; to gape.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A small, dry, indehiscent fruit, containing a single seed, as in the buttercup; -- called a <altname>naked seed</altname> by the earlier botanists.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>akene</asp> and <asp>ach&aelig;nium</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*che"ni*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to an achene.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ach"e*ron</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Myth.)</fld> <def>A river in the Nether World or infernal regions; also, the infernal regions themselves. By some of the English poets it was supposed to be a flaming lake or gulf.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Acherontia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>death's-head moth.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus Acherontia</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ach`e*ron"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Acheron; infernal; hence, dismal, gloomy; moribund.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Acheta</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a genus of Orthopteran insects consisting of common house and field crickets.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus Acheta</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A` che*val"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[F., lit., on horseback.]</ety> <def>Astride; with a part on each side; -- used specif. in designating the position of an army with the wings separated by some line of demarcation, as a river or road.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A position <qex>&agrave; cheval</qex> on a river is not one which a general willingly assumes.</q> <rj><qau>Swinton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>achievability</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>the possibility of being achieved or accomplished; -- a property which may be possessed by a contemplated act.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> attainability, attainableness</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*chiev"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being achieved.</def> <rj><au>Barrow.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*chiev"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>achevance</ets>.]</ety> <def>Achievement.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T. Elyot.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*chieve"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Achieved</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Achieving</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>acheven</ets>, OF. <ets>achever</ets>, <ets>achiever</ets>, F. <ets>achever</ets>, to finish; <ets>&agrave;</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + OF. <ets>chief</ets>, F. <ets>chef</ets>, end, head, fr. L. <ets>caput</ets> head. See <er>Chief</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To carry on to a final close; to bring out into a perfected state; to accomplish; to perform; -- as, to <xex>achieve</xex> a feat, an exploit, an enterprise.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Supposing faculties and powers to be the same, far more may be <qex>achieved</qex> in any line by the aid of a capital, invigorating motive than without it.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To obtain, or gain, as the result of exertion; to succeed in gaining; to win.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Some are born great, some <qex>achieve</qex> greatness.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Thou hast <qex>achieved</qex> our liberty.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>[[Obs]., with a material thing as the aim.]</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Show all the spoils by valiant kings <qex>achieved</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He hath <qex>achieved</qex> a maid<br/>
+That paragons description.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To finish; to kill.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To accomplish; effect; fulfill; complete; execute; perform; realize; obtain. See <er>Accomplish</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*chieve"ment</hw> <pr>(-m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>ach&egrave;vement</ets>, E. <er>Hatchment</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of achieving or performing; an obtaining by exertion; successful performance; accomplishment; <as>as, the <ex>achievement</ex> of his object</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A great or heroic deed; something accomplished by valor, boldness, or praiseworthy exertion; a feat.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>[The exploits] of the ancient saints . . . do far surpass the most famous <qex>achievements</qex> of pagan heroes.</q> <rj><qau>Barrow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The highest <qex>achievements</qex> of the human intellect.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>An escutcheon or ensign armorial; now generally applied to the funeral shield commonly called <altname>hatchment</altname>.</def> <rj><au>Cussans.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*chiev"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who achieves; a winner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ach`il*le"an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Resembling Achilles, the hero of the Iliad; invincible.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Achilles</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a mythical Greek hero of the Iliad; a foremost Greek warrior at the seige of Troy.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*chil"les' ten"don</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Achillis tendo</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The strong tendon formed of the united tendons of the large muscles in the calf of the leg, an inserted into the bone of the heel; -- so called from the mythological account of Achilles being held by the heel when dipped in the River Styx.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*chi"lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; lip.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Without a lip.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>achimenes</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>any plant of the genus <gen>Achimenes</gen> having gloxinialike flowers.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> hot water plant</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ach"ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That aches; continuously painful. See <er>Ache</er>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ach"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>aching</qex> heart, the <qex>aching</qex> head.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`chi*o"te</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>achiote</ets>, fr. Indian <ets>achiotl</ets>.]</ety> <def>Seeds of the annotto tree; also, the coloring matter, annotto.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*chlam"y*date</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_;. &unr_;. a short cloak.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Not possessing a mantle; -- said of certain gastropods.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ach`la*myd"e*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Naked; having no floral envelope, neither calyx nor corolla.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*cho"li*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; bile.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Deficiency or lack of bile.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ach"o*lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Lacking bile.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>achondrite</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a stony meteor lacking chondrules.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>achondritic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to achondrite.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <ant>chondritic</ant><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>achondroplasia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>achondroplastic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to achondroplasia.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Achras</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>tropical trees having papery leaves and large fruit.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus Achras</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ach`ro*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; colorless; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_;, &unr_;, color: cf. F. <ets>achromatique</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Opt.)</fld> <def>Free from color; transmitting light without decomposing it into its primary colors.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Uncolored; not absorbing color from a fluid; -- said of tissue.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Achromatic lens</b></col> <fld>(Opt.)</fld>, <cd>a lens composed usually of two separate lenses, a convex and concave, of substances having different refractive and dispersive powers, as crown and flint glass, with the curvatures so adjusted that the chromatic aberration produced by the one is corrected by other, and light emerges from the compound lens undecomposed.</cd> -- <col><b>Achromatic prism</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Prism</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Achromatic telescope</b></col>, or <col><b>microscope</b></col></mcol>, <cd>one in which the chromatic aberration is corrected, usually by means of a compound or achromatic object glass, and which gives images free from extraneous color.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ach`ro*mat"ic*al*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an achromatic manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ach`ro*ma*tic"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Achromatism.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*chro"ma*tin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Tissue which is not stained by fluid dyes.</def> <rj><au>W. Flemming.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>achromatinic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>not readily colored by stains; -- of substance of a cell nucleus</def> <ant>chromatinic</ant><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>achromatise</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>remove color from.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> achromatize, make achromatic</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*chro"ma*tism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>achromatisme</ets>.]</ety> <def>The state or quality of being achromatic; <as>as, the <ex>achromatism</ex> of a lens</as>; achromaticity.</def> <rj><au>Nichol.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*chro`ma*ti*za"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>achromatisation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act or process of achromatizing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*chro"ma*tize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Achromatized</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Achromatizing</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; color.]</ety> <def>To deprive of color; to make achromatic.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>achromatise</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*chro"ma*tous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Ahromatic</er>.]</ety> <def>Lacking, or deficient in, color; <as>as, <ex>achromatous</ex> blood</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*chro"ma*top"sy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; color + &unr_; sight.]</ety> <def>Color blindness; inability to distinguish colors; Daltonism.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*chro"mic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; colorless; &unr_; priv. + &unr_; color.]</ety> <def>Free from color; colorless; <as>as, in <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld>, the <ex>achromic</ex> point of a starch solution acted upon by an amylolytic enzyme is the point at which it fails to give any color with iodine</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*chron"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Acronyc</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ach`ro*&ouml;*dex"trin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; colorless + E. <ets>dextrin</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>Dextrin not colorable by iodine. See <er>Dextrin</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ach"ro*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; color.]</ety> <def>Colorless; achromatic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*chy"lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; without juice.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Without chyle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*chy"mous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; without juice.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Without chyme.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*cic"u*la</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Acicul&aelig;</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., a small needle, dimin. of <ets>acus</ets> needle.]</ety> <fld>(Nat. Hist.)</fld> <def>One of the needlelike or bristlelike spines or prickles of some animals and plants; also, a needlelike crystal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cic"u*lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Needle-shaped; slender like a needle or bristle, as some leaves or crystals; also, having sharp points like needles.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><wordforms><wf>A*cic"u*lar*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>.<br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*cic"u*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*cic"u*la"ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Nat. Hist.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Furnished with acicul&aelig;.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Acicular.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>Marked with fine irregular streaks as if scratched by a needle.</def> <rj><au>Lindley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cic"u*li*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acicula</ets> needle + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Needle-shaped; acicular.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cic"u*lite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Needle ore.</def> <rj><au>Brande &amp; C.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"id</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acidus</ets> sour, fr. the root <ets>ak</ets> to be sharp: cf. F. <ets>acide</ets>. Cf. <er>Acute</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar: as, <xex>acid</xex> fruits or liquors. Also fig.: Sour-tempered.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He was stern and his face as <qex>acid</qex> as ever.</q> <rj><qau>A. Trollope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to an acid; <as>as, <ex>acid</ex> reaction</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"id</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A sour substance.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>One of a class of compounds, generally but not always distinguished by their sour taste, solubility in water, and reddening of vegetable blue or violet colors. They are also characterized by the power of destroying the distinctive properties of alkalies or bases, combining with them to form salts, at the same time losing their own peculiar properties. They all contain hydrogen, united with a more negative element or radical, either alone, or more generally with oxygen, and take their names from this negative element or radical. Those which contain no oxygen are sometimes called <stype>hydracids</stype> in distinction from the others which are called <stype>oxygen acids</stype> or <stype>oxacids</stype>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In certain cases, sulphur, selenium, or tellurium may take the place of oxygen, and the corresponding compounds are called respectively <stype>sulphur acids</stype> or <stype>sulphacids</stype>, <stype>selenium acids</stype>, or <stype>tellurium acids</stype>. When the hydrogen of an acid is replaced by a positive element or radical, a salt is formed, and hence acids are sometimes named as salts of hydrogen; as <xex>hydrogen nitrate</xex> for nitric acid, <xex>hydrogen sulphate</xex> for sulphuric acid, etc. In the old chemistry the name <ex>acid</ex> was applied to the oxides of the negative or nonmetallic elements, now sometimes called <xex>anhydrides</xex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>acid-forming</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>yielding an acid in aqueous solution</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cid"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Containing a high percentage of silica; -- opposed to <ant>basic</ant>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>of or relating to acid; having the character of an acid, <as>as an <ex>acidic</ex> solution</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`id*if"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acidus</ets> sour + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Containing or yielding an acid.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cid"i*fi`a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being acidified, or converted into an acid.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`id*if"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Producing acidity; converting into an acid.</def> <rj><au>Dana.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cid`i*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>acidification</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act or process of acidifying, or changing into an acid.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cid"i*fi`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A simple or compound principle, whose presence is necessary to produce acidity, as oxygen, chlorine, bromine, iodine, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cid"i*fy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Acidified</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Acidifying</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>acidus</ets> sour, acid + <ets>-fy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>acidifier</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make acid; to convert into an acid; <as>as, to <ex>acidify</ex> sugar</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To sour; to imbitter.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His thin existence all <qex>acidified</qex> into rage.</q> <rj><qau>Carlyle.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`id*im"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acidus</ets> acid + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An instrument for ascertaining the strength of acids.</def> <rj><au>Ure.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`id*im"e*try</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acidus</ets> acid + <ets>-metry</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The measurement of the strength of acids, especially by a chemical process based on the law of chemical combinations, or the fact that, to produce a complete reaction, a certain definite weight of reagent is required.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ac`id*i*met"ric*al</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cid"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acidites</ets>, fr. <ets>acidus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>acidit&eacute;</ets>. See <er>Acid</er>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being sour; sourness; tartness; sharpness to the taste; <as>as, the <ex>acidity</ex> of lemon juice</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>acid-loving</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>thriving in a relatively acid environment; -- especially of plants requiring a pH well below 7</def> <ant>alkaline-loving</ant><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"id*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Sourly; tartly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"id*ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Acidity; sourness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>acidophilic</hw> <hw>acidophilous</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>growing well in an acid medium; said of some bacteria</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> aciduric</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>acidosis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>abnormally high acidity of the blood and other body fluids.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>acidotic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to acidosis; suffering from acidosis.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"id proc"ess</hw>. <fld>(Iron Metal.)</fld> <def>That variety of either the Bessemer or the open-hearth process in which the converter or hearth is lined with acid, that is, highly siliceous, material. Opposed to <contr>basic process</contr>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cid"u*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Acidulated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Acidulating</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>aciduler</ets>. See <er>Acidulous</er>.]</ety> <def>To make sour or acid in a moderate degree; to sour somewhat.</def> <rj><au>Arbuthnot.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>acidulated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>made slightly acidic</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cid"u*lent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having an acid quality; sour; acidulous.</def> &ldquo;With anxious, <xex>acidulent</xex> face.&rdquo; <rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cid"u*lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acidulus</ets>, dim. of <ets>acidus</ets>. See Acid.]</ety> <def>Slightly sour; sub-acid; sourish; <as>as, an <ex>acidulous</ex> tincture</as>.</def> <rj><au>E. Burke.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Acidulous mineral waters</b></col>, <cd>such as contain carbonic anhydride.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>acid-wash</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>to wash (blue jeans) in acid, so as to cause the color to fade.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`i*er*age</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>aci&eacute;rage</ets>, fr. <ets>acier</ets> steel.]</ety> <def>The process of coating the surface of a metal plate (as a stereotype plate) with steellike iron by means of voltaic electricity; steeling.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"i*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acus</ets> needle + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Shaped like a needle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"i*na"ceous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acinus</ets> a grape, grapestone.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Containing seeds or stones of grapes, or grains like them.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*cin"a*ces</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., from Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Anc. Hist.)</fld> <def>A short sword or saber.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`i*nac"i*form</hw> <pr>(&abreve;s`&ibreve_;*n&abreve;s"&ibreve_;*f&ocirc;rm)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acinaces</ets> a short sword + <ets>-form</ets>: cf. F. <ets>acinaciforme</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Scimeter-shaped; <as>as, an <ex>acinaciform</ex> leaf</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac`i*ne"si*a</hw> <pr>(&abreve;s`&ibreve_;*n&emacr;"s&ibreve_;*&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Akinesia</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac`i*ne"t&aelig;</hw> <pr>(&abreve;s`&ibreve_;*n&emacr;"t&emacr;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'akinhtos</grk> immovable.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A group of suctorial Infusoria, which in the adult stage are stationary. See <er>Suctoria</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`i*net"i*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Acinet&aelig;</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Resembling the Acinet&aelig;.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cin"i*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acinus</ets> a grape, grapestone + <ets>-form</ets>: cf. F. <ets>acinoforme</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having the form of a cluster of grapes; clustered like grapes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Full of small kernels like a grape.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ac"i*nose`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ac"i*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acinosus</ets>, fr. acinus grapestone.]</ety> <def>Consisting of <xex>acini</xex>, or minute granular concretions; <as>as, <ex>acinose</ex> or <ex>acinous</ex> glands</as>.</def> <rj><au>Kirwan.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 16 --></p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac"i*nus</hw> <pr>(&abreve;s"&ibreve_;*n&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Acini</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., grape, grapestone.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>One of the small grains or drupelets which make up some kinds of fruit, as the blackberry, raspberry, etc.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A grapestone.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>One of the granular masses which constitute a racemose or compound gland, as the pancreas; also, one of the saccular recesses in the lobules of a racemose gland.</def> <rj><au>Quain.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac`i*pen"ser</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[L., the name of a fish.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of ganoid fishes, including the sturgeons, having the body armed with bony scales, and the mouth on the under side of the head. See <er>Sturgeon</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Acipenseridae</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>The natural family of fish including the sturgeons.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Acipenseridae</fam>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"i*ur`gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; a point + <grk>'e`rgon</grk> work.]</ety> <def>Operative surgery.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ack-ack</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[from <ets>AA</ets>, meaning <ets>antiaircraft</ets> pronounced <ets>ack-ack</ets> by British signalmen.]</ety> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>Artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes; antiaircraft artillery.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> antiaircraft, antiaircraft gun, flak, pompom, pom-pom, ack-ack gun</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ackee</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds; its flesh is poisonous when unripe or overripe.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> akee</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*know"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k*n&omacr;")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>know</ets>; AS. <ets>oncn&amacr;wan</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To recognize.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;You will not be <xex>acknown</xex>, sir.&rdquo; <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To acknowledge; to confess.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To be acknown</b></col> (often with <xex>of</xex> or <xex>on</xex>), <cd>to acknowledge; to confess.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>We say of a stubborn body that standeth still in the denying of his fault, This man will not acknowledge his fault, or, He will not <qex>be acknown</qex> of his fault.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. More.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ac*knowl"edge</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k*n&obreve_;l"&ebreve_;j)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>acknowledged</conjf> <pr>(&abreve;k*n&obreve_;l"&ebreve_;jd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>acknowledging</conjf> <pr>(&abreve;k*n&obreve_;l"&ebreve_;j*&ibreve_;ng)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Prob. fr. pref. <ets>a-</ets> + the verb <ets>knowledge</ets>. See <er>Knowledge</er>, and cf. <er>Acknow</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To own or admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in; <as>as, to <ex>acknowledge</ex> the being of a God</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I <qex>acknowledge</qex> my transgressions.</q> <rj><qau>Ps. li. 3.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>For ends generally <qex>acknowledged</qex> to be good.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To own or recognize in a particular character or relationship; to admit the claims or authority of; to give recognition to.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In all thy ways <qex>acknowledge</qex> Him.</q> <rj><qau>Prov. iii. 6.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>By my soul, I'll ne'er <qex>acknowledge</qex> thee.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To own with gratitude or as a benefit or an obligation; <as>as, to <ex>acknowledge</ex> a favor, the receipt of a letter</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They his gifts <qex>acknowledged</qex> none.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To own as genuine; to assent to, as a legal instrument, to give it validity; to avow or admit in legal form; <as>as, to <ex>acknowledge</ex> a deed</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To avow; proclaim; recognize; own; admit; allow; concede; confess.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Acknowledge</er>, <er>Recognize</er>. <xex>Acknowledge</xex> is opposed to <xex>keep back</xex>, or <xex>conceal</xex>, and supposes that something had been previously known to us (though perhaps not to others) which we now feel bound to lay open or make public. Thus, a man <xex>acknowledges</xex> a secret marriage; one who has done wrong <xex>acknowledges</xex> his fault; and author <xex>acknowledges</xex> his obligation to those who have aided him; we <xex>acknowledge</xex> our ignorance. <xex>Recognize</xex> supposes that we have either forgotten or not had the evidence of a thing distinctly before our minds, but that now we know it (as it were) anew, or receive and admit in on the ground of the evidence it brings. Thus, we <xex>recognize</xex> a friend after a long absence. We <xex>recognize</xex> facts, principles, truths, etc., when their evidence is brought up fresh to the mind; as, bad men usually <xex>recognize</xex> the providence of God in seasons of danger. A foreign minister, consul, or agent, of any kind, is <xex>recognized</xex> on the ground of his producing satisfactory credentials. See also <er>Confess</er>.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ac*knowl"edge*a*ble</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>Capable of being acknowledged.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ac*knowl"edged</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k*n&obreve_;l"&ebreve_;jd)</pr> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>Generally accepted or recognized as correct or reasonable. Opposite of <ant>unacknowledged</ant>.</def> [Narrower terms: <stype>given, granted</stype>; <stype>unquestionable (vs. questionable)</stype>] <see>Also See: <er>known</er>.</see><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> accepted, recognized</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*knowl"edged*ly</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k*n&obreve_;l"&ebreve_;jd*l&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Confessedly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*knowl"edg*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who acknowledges.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Ac*knowl"edg*ment</hw>, <hw>Ac*knowl"edge*ment</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k*n&obreve_;l"&ebreve_;j*m&eitalic_;nt)</pr></mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of acknowledging; admission; avowal; owning; confession.</def> &ldquo;An <xex>acknowledgment</xex> of fault.&rdquo; <rj><au>Froude.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of owning or recognizing in a particular character or relationship; recognition as regards the existence, authority, truth, or genuineness; a statement acknowledging something or someone.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> +<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Immediately upon the <qex>acknowledgment</qex> of the Christian faith, the eunuch was baptized by Philip.</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The owning of a benefit received; courteous recognition; the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged; an expression of thanks.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> recognition</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> +<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Something given or done in return for a favor, message, etc.</def> <rj><au>Smollett.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A declaration or avowal of one's own act, to give it legal validity; <as>as, the <ex>acknowledgment</ex> of a deed before a proper officer</as>. Also, the certificate of the officer attesting such declaration.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Acknowledgment money</b></col>, <cd>in some parts of England, a sum paid by copyhold tenants, on the death of their landlords, as an acknowledgment of their new lords.</cd> <rj><au>Cowell.</au></rj>
+</cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Confession; concession; recognition; admission; avowal; recognizance.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*clin"ic</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*kl&ibreve_;n"&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + <grk>kli`nein</grk> to incline.]</ety> <fld>(Physics.)</fld> <def>Without inclination or dipping; -- said of the imaginary line near the earth's equator on which the magnetic needle balances itself horizontally, having no dip. The <xex>aclinic line</xex> is also termed the <xex>magnetic equator</xex>.</def> <rj><au>Prof. August.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"me</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; point, top.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The top or highest point; the culmination.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The very <qex>acme</qex> and pitch of life for epic poetry.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The moment when a certain power reaches the <qex>acme</qex> of its supremacy.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The crisis or height of a disease.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Mature age; full bloom of life.</def> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"ne</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., prob. a corruption of Gr. &unr_;]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A pustular affection of the skin, due to changes in the sebaceous glands.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*no"dal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to acnodes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"node</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acus</ets> needle + E. <ets>node</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>An isolated point not upon a curve, but whose co&ouml;rdinates satisfy the equation of the curve so that it is considered as belonging to the curve.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Acocanthera</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as <er>Akocanthera</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Akocanthera, genus <gen>Acocanthera</gen>, <gen>genus Acokanthera</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cock"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>cock</ets>.]</ety> <def>In a cocked or turned up fashion.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cock"bill`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Prefix <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>cock</ets> + <ets>bill</ets>: with bills cocked up.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Hanging at the cathead, ready to let go, as an anchor.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Topped up; having one yardarm higher than the other.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Acokanthera</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>small genus of trees and shrubs containing strongly toxic cardiac glycosides; distributed from Arabia to Africa.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Acocanthera, genus Acocanthera, genus Acokanthera</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cold"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Prob. p. p. of OE. <ets>acolen</ets> to grow cold or cool, AS. <ets>&amacr;c&omacr;lian</ets> to grow cold; pref. <ets>a-</ets> (cf. Goth. <ets>er-</ets>, orig. meaning <ets>out</ets>) + <ets>c&omacr;lian</ets> to cool. See <er>Cool</er>.]</ety> <def>Cold.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;Poor Tom's <xex>acold</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`o*log"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to acology.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*col"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; remedy + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>Materia medica; the science of remedies.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*col"o*thist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Acolythist</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`o*lyc"tine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From the name of the plant.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An organic base, in the form of a white powder, obtained from <spn>Aconitum lycoctonum</spn>.</def> <rj><au>Eng. Cyc.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`o*lyte</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>acolythus</ets>, <ets>acoluthus</ets>, Gr. &unr_; following, attending: cf. F. <ets>acolyte</ets>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>One who has received the highest of the four minor orders in the Catholic church, being ordained to carry the wine and water and the lights at the Mass.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who attends; an assistant.</def> &ldquo;With such chiefs, and with James and John as <xex>acolytes</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Motley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"o*lyth</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Acolyte</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*col"y*thist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An acolyte.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*cond"dy*lose`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*con"dy*lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; joint.]</ety> <fld>(Nat. Hist.)</fld> <def>Being without joints; jointless.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`o*ni"tal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of the nature of aconite.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"o*nite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aconitum</ets>, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. <ets>aconit</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; -- applied to any plant of the genus <gen>Aconitum</gen> (tribe <gen>Hellebore</gen>), all the species of which are poisonous.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An extract or tincture obtained from <spn>Aconitum napellus</spn>, used as a poison and medicinally.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Winter aconite</b></col>, <cd>a plant (<spn>Eranthis hyemalis</spn>) allied to the aconites.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac`o*ni"ti*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Aconitine</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`o*nit"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to aconite.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pert. to or designating a crystalline tribasic acid, <chform>C6H6O6</chform>, obtained from aconite and other plants. It is a carboxyl derivative of itaconic acid. Both the natural forma from plants and the form prepared chemically have the trans-configuration. It is used in the manufacture of itaconic acid (propylene dicarboxylic acid).</def> <rj><au>MI11</au></rj><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> <chname>1-propene-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid</chname>, equisetic acid, citridic acid, achilleic acid</syn>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*con"i*tine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An intensely poisonous alkaloid, extracted from aconite.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac`o*ni"tum</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. See <er>Aconite</er>.]</ety> <def>The poisonous herb aconite; also, an extract from it.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Strong<br/>
+As <qex>aconitum</qex> or rash gunpowder.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*con"ti*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. &unr_; a little dart.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Threadlike defensive organs, composed largely of nettling cells (<xex>cnid&aelig;</xex>), thrown out of the mouth or special pores of certain Actini&aelig; when irritated.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*con"ti*as</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;, dim. &unr_; dart.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Anciently, a snake, called <altname>dart snake</altname>; now, one of a genus of reptiles closely allied to the lizards.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cop"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets> priv. + &unr_; striking. weariness, &unr_; to strike.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Relieving weariness; restorative.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"corn</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>&aelig;cern</ets>, fr. <ets>&aelig;cer</ets> field, acre; akin to D. <ets>aker</ets> acorn, Ger. <ets>ecker</ets>, Icel. <ets>akarn</ets>, Dan. <ets>agern</ets>, Goth. <ets>akran</ets> fruit, <ets>akrs</ets> field; -- orig. fruit of the field. See <er>Acre</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup or cupule.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A cone-shaped piece of wood on the point of the spindle above the vane, on the mast-head.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Acorn-shell</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"corn cup</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>The involucre or cup in which the acorn is fixed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"corned</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Furnished or loaded with acorns.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Fed or filled with acorns.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"corn-shell`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the sessile cirripeds; a barnacle of the genus <gen>Balanus</gen>. See <er>Barnacle</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cos"mism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; world.]</ety> <def>A denial of the existence of the universe as distinct from God.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cos"mist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Acosmism</er>.]</ety> <def>One who denies the existence of the universe, or of a universe as distinct from God.</def> <rj><au>G. H. Lewes.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cot`y*le"don</hw> <pr>(#; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; anything cup-shaped. See <er>Cotyledon</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant which has no cotyledons, as the dodder and all flowerless plants.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cot`y*led"on*ous</hw> <pr>(#; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having no seed lobes, as the dodder; also applied to plants which have no true seeds, as ferns, mosses, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cou"chy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>acouchi</ets>, from the native name Guiana.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small species of agouti (<spn>Dasyprocta acouchy</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cou"me*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; to hear + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physics.)</fld> <def>An instrument for measuring the acuteness of the sense of hearing.</def> <rj><au>Itard.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cou"me*try</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; to hear + <ets>-metry</ets>.]</ety> <def>The measuring of the power or extent of hearing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cous"tic</hw> <pr>(#; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>acoustique</ets>, Gr. &unr_; relating to hearing, fr. &unr_; to hear.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the science of sounds; auditory.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Acoustic duct</b></col>, <cd>the auditory duct, or external passage of the ear.</cd> -- <col><b>Acoustic telegraph</b></col>, <cd>a telegraph making audible signals; a telephone.</cd> -- <col><b>Acoustic vessels</b></col>, <cd>brazen tubes or vessels, shaped like a bell, used in ancient theaters to propel the voices of the actors, so as to render them audible to a great distance.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cous"tic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A medicine or agent to assist hearing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cous"tic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to acoustics.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cous"tic*al*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In relation to sound or to hearing.</def> <rj><au>Tyndall.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`ous*ti"cian</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One versed in acoustics.</def> <rj><au>Tyndall.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cous"tics</hw> <pr>(#; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Names of sciences in <ets>-ics</ets>, as, <ets>acoustics</ets>, <ets>mathematics</ets>, etc., are usually treated as singular. See <er>-ics</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Physics.)</fld> <def>The science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena, and laws.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Acoustics</qex>, then, or the science of sound, is a very considerable branch of physics.</q> <rj><qau>Sir J. Herschel.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The science is, by some writers, divided, into <xex>diacoustics</xex>, which explains the properties of sounds coming directly from the ear; and <xex>catacoustica</xex>, which treats of reflected sounds or echoes.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*quaint"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>acoint</ets>. See <er>Acquaint</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>Acquainted.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*quaint"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Acquainted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Acquainting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>aqueinten</ets>, <ets>acointen</ets>, OF. <ets>acointier</ets>, LL. <ets>adcognitare</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>cognitus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>cognoscere</ets> to know; <ets>con-</ets> + <ets>noscere</ets> to know. See <er>Quaint</er>, <er>Know</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make (one) to know; to make familiar; -- followed by <xex>with</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Before a man can speak on any subject, it is necessary to be <qex>acquainted</qex> with it.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A man of sorrows and <qex>acquainted</qex> with grief.</q> <rj><qau>Isa. liii. 3.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To communicate notice to; to inform; to make cognizant; -- followed by <xex>with</xex> (formerly, also, by <xex>of</xex>), or by <xex>that</xex>, introducing the intelligence; <as>as, to <ex>acquaint</ex> a friend with the particulars of an act</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Acquaint</qex> her here of my son Paris' love.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I must <qex>acquaint</qex> you that I have received<br/>
+New dated letters from Northumberland.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To familiarize; to accustom.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Evelyn.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To be acquainted with</b></col>, <cd>to be possessed of personal knowledge of; to be cognizant of; to be more or less familiar with; to be on terms of social intercourse with.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To inform; apprise; communicate; advise.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*quaint"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>acointable</ets>]</ety>. <def>Easy to be acquainted with; affable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Rom. of R.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*quaint"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>aqueintance</ets>, OF. <ets>acointance</ets>, fr. <ets>acointier</ets>. See <er>Acquaint</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A state of being acquainted, or of having intimate, or more than slight or superficial, knowledge; personal knowledge gained by intercourse short of that of friendship or intimacy; <as>as, I know the man; but have no <ex>acquaintance</ex> with him.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Contract no friendship, or even <qex>acquaintance</qex>, with a guileful man.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Jones.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A person or persons with whom one is acquainted.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Montgomery was an old <qex>acquaintance</qex> of Ferguson.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In this sense the collective term <xex>acquaintance</xex> was formerly both singular and plural, but it is now commonly singular, and has the regular plural <xex>acquaintances</xex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To be of acquaintance</b></col>, <cd>to be intimate.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>To take acquaintance of</b></col> or <col><b>with</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to make the acquaintance of.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Familiarity; intimacy; fellowship; knowledge.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Acquaintance</er>, <er>Familiarity</er>, <er>Intimacy</er>. These words mark different degrees of closeness in social intercourse. <xex>Acquaintance</xex> arises from occasional intercourse; as, our <xex>acquaintance</xex> has been a brief one. We can speak of a slight or an intimate <xex>acquaintance</xex>. <xex>Familiarity</xex> is the result of continued <xex>acquaintance</xex>. It springs from persons being frequently together, so as to wear off all restraint and reserve; as, the <xex>familiarity</xex> of old companions. <xex>Intimacy</xex> is the result of close connection, and the freest interchange of thought; as, the <xex>intimacy</xex> of established friendship.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Our admiration of a famous man lessens upon our nearer <qex>acquaintance</qex> with him.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>We contract at last such a <qex>familiarity</qex> with them as makes it difficult and irksome for us to call off our minds.</q> <rj><qau>Atterbury.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It is in our power to confine our friendships and <qex>intimacies</qex> to men of virtue.</q> <rj><qau>Rogers.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*quaint"ance*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A state of being acquainted; acquaintance.</def> <rj><au>Southey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*quaint"ant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>acointant</ets>, p. pr.]</ety> <def>An acquaintance.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*quaint"ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Personally known; familiar. See <cref>To be acquainted with</cref>, under <er>Acquaint</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*quaint"ed*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>State of being acquainted; degree of acquaintance.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*quest"</hw> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>aquest</ets>, F. <ets>acqu&ecirc;t</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>acquestum</ets>, <ets>acquis&imacr;tum</ets>, for L. <ets>acquis&imacr;tum</ets>, p. p. (used substantively) of <ets>acquirere</ets> to acquire. See <er>Acquire</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Acquisition; the thing gained.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Property acquired by purchase, gift, or otherwise than by inheritance.</def> <rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`qui*esce"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Acquiesced</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Acquiescing</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>acquiescere</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>quiescere</ets> to be quiet, fr. <ets>quies</ets> rest: cf. F. <ets>acquiescer</ets>. See <er>Quiet</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest without opposition and discontent (usually implying previous opposition or discontent); to accept or consent by silence or by omitting to object; -- followed by <xex>in</xex>, formerly also by <xex>with</xex> and <xex>to</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They were compelled to <qex>acquiesce</qex> in a government which they did not regard as just.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To concur upon conviction; <as>as, to <ex>acquiesce</ex> in an opinion</as>; to assent to; usually, to concur, not heartily but so far as to forbear opposition.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To submit; comply; yield; assent; agree; consent; accede; concur; conform; accept tacitly.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`qui*es"cence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>acquiescence</ets>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent content; -- distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Crim. Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Submission to an injury by the party injured.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Tacit concurrence in the action of another.</def> <rj><au>Wharton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 17 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`qui*es"cen*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being acquiescent; acquiescence.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`qui*es"cent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acquiescens</ets>, <ets>-centis</ets>; p. pr.]</ety> <def>Resting satisfied or submissive; disposed tacitly to submit; assentive; <as>as, an <ex>acquiescent</ex> policy</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`qui*es"cent*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an acquiescent manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*qui"et</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>acquietare</ets>; L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>quies</ets> rest. See <er>Quiet</er> and cf. <er>Acquit</er>.]</ety> <def>To quiet.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Acquiet</qex> his mind from stirring you against your own peace.</q> <rj><au>Sir A. Sherley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*quir"a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being acquirable; attainableness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Paley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*quir"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being acquired.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*quire"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Acquired</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Acquiring</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>acquirere</ets>, <ets>acquisitum</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>quarere</ets> to seek for. In OE. was a verb <ets>aqueren</ets>, fr. the same, through OF. <ets>aquerre</ets>. See <er>Quest</er>..]</ety> <def>To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own; <as>as, to <ex>acquire</ex> a title, riches, knowledge, skill, good or bad habits</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>No virtue is <qex>acquired</qex> in an instant, but step by step.</q> <rj><qau>Barrow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Descent is the title whereby a man, on the death of his ancestor, <qex>acquires</qex> his estate, by right of representation, as his heir at law.</q> <rj><qau>Blackstone.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To obtain; gain; attain; procure; win; earn; secure. See <er>Obtain</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>acquired</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>gotten through environmental forces. Contrasted with <contr>inherited</contr>.</def> <illu><ex>acquired</ex> characteristics cannot be passed on</illu> <conseq>noninheritable (vs. inheritable), nonheritable</conseq><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> nurtural</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*quire"ment</hw> <pr>(-m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of acquiring, or that which is acquired; attainment.</def> &ldquo;Rules for the <xex>acquirement</xex> of a taste.&rdquo; <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His <qex>acquirements</qex> by industry were . . . enriched and enlarged by many excellent endowments of nature.</q> <rj><qau>Hayward.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Acquisition</er>, <er>Acquirement</er>.</syn> <usage> <xex>Acquirement</xex> is used in opposition to a natural gift or talent; as, eloquence, and skill in music and painting, are <xex>acquirements</xex>; genius is the gift or endowment of nature. It denotes especially <xex>personal</xex> attainments, in opposition to material or external things gained, which are more usually called <xex>acquisitions</xex>; but this distinction is not always observed.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*quir"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person who acquires.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*quir"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Acquirement.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Barrow.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"qui*site</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acquisitus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>acquirere</ets>. See <er>Acquire</er>.]</ety> <def>Acquired.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Burton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`qui*si"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acquisitio</ets>, fr. <ets>acquirere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>acquisition</ets>. See <er>Acquire</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of acquiring.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>acquisition</qex> or loss of a province.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Specifically:</specif> <fld>(Business, Finance)</fld> <def>The purchase of one commercial enterprise by another, whether for cash, or in a trade of stock of the purchasing company for that of the purchased company.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> buyout, takeover.</syn><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The thing acquired or gained; an acquirement; a gain; <as>as, learning is an <ex>acquisition</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Acquirement</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*quis"i*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Acquired.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He died not in his <qex>acquisitive</qex>, but in his native soil.</q> <rj><qau>Wotton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Able or disposed to make acquisitions; acquiring; <as>as, an <ex>acquisitive</ex> person or disposition</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*quis"i*tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the way of acquisition.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*quis"i*tive*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality of being acquisitive; propensity to acquire property; desire of possession.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Phren.)</fld> <def>The faculty to which the phrenologists attribute the desire of acquiring and possessing.</def> <rj><au>Combe.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*quis"i*tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who acquires.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*quist"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Acquest</er>.]</ety> <def>Acquisition; gain.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*quit"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>p. p.</pos> <def>Acquitted; set free; rid of.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*quit"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Acquitted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Acquitting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>aquiten</ets>, OF. <ets>aquiter</ets>, F. <ets>acquitter</ets>; <ets>&unr_;</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + OF. <ets>quiter</ets>, F. <ets>quitter</ets>, to quit. See <er>Quit</er>, and cf. <er>Acquiet</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To discharge, as a claim or debt; to clear off; to pay off; to requite.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A responsibility that can never be absolutely <qex>acquitted</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To pay for; to atone for.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To set free, release or discharge from an obligation, duty, liability, burden, or from an accusation or charge; -- now followed by <xex>of</xex> before the charge, formerly by <xex>from</xex>; <as>as, the jury <ex>acquitted</ex> the prisoner; we <ex>acquit</ex> a man of evil intentions.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> Reflexively: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>To clear one's self.</def> <au>Shak.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>To bear or conduct one's self; to perform one's part; <as>as, the soldier <ex>acquitted</ex> himself well in battle; the orator <ex>acquitted</ex> himself very poorly.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To absolve; clear; exonerate; exonerate; exculpate; release; discharge. See <er>Absolve</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*quit"ment</hw> <pr>(-m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>aquitement</ets>.]</ety> <def>Acquittal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*quit"tal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of acquitting; discharge from debt or obligation; acquittance.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A setting free, or deliverance from the charge of an offense, by verdict of a jury or sentence of a court.</def> <rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*quit"tance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>aquitance</ets>, fr. <ets>aquiter</ets>. See <er>Acquit</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The clearing off of debt or obligation; a release or discharge from debt or other liability.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A writing which is evidence of a discharge; a receipt in full, which bars a further demand.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>You can produce <qex>acquittances</qex><br/>
+For such a sum, from special officers.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*quit"tance</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To acquit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*quit"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who acquits or releases.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*cra"ni*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; skull.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Partial or total absence of the skull.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The lowest group of Vertebrata, including the amphioxus, in which no skull exists.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cra"ni*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Wanting a skull.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*crase"</hw>, <hw>A*craze"</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>crase</ets>; or cf. F. <ets>&eacute;craser</ets> to crush. See <er>Crase</er>, <er>Craze</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To craze.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Grafton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To impair; to destroy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Hacket.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>A*cra"si*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ac"ra*sy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>akrasia</grk>.]</ety> <def>Excess; intemperance.</def> <mark>[Obs. except in <xex>Med</xex>.]</mark> <rj><au>Farindon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*cras"pe*da</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; border.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A group of acalephs, including most of the larger jellyfishes; the Discophora.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"cre</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>aker</ets>, AS. <ets>&aelig;cer</ets>; akin to OS. <ets>accar</ets>, OHG. <ets>achar</ets>, Ger. <ets>acker</ets>, Icel. <ets>akr</ets>, Sw. <ets>&aring;ker</ets>, Dan. <ets>ager</ets>, Goth. <ets>akrs</ets>, L. <ets>ager</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, Skr. <ets>ajra</ets>. &radic;2, 206.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Any field of arable or pasture land.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A piece of land, containing 160 square rods, or 4,840 square yards, or 43,560 square feet. This is the English statute acre. That of the United States is the same. The Scotch <xex>acre</xex> was about 1.26 of the English, and the Irish 1.62 of the English.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The <xex>acre</xex> was limited to its present definite quantity by statutes of Edward I., Edward III., and Henry VIII.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Broad acres</b></col>, <cd>many acres, much landed estate.</cd> <mark>[Rhetorical]</mark> -- <col><b>God's acre</b></col>, <cd>God's field; the churchyard.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I like that ancient Saxon phrase, which calls<br/>
+The burial ground, <qex>God's acre</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"cre*a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of an acre; per acre; <as>as, the <ex>acreable</ex> produce</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"cre*age</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Acres collectively; <as>as, the <ex>acreage</ex> of a farm or a country</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"cred</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Possessing acres or landed property; -- used in composition; <as>as, large-<ex>acred</ex> men</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"rid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acer</ets> sharp; prob. assimilated in form to <ets>acid</ets>. See <er>Eager</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not, to the taste; pungent; <as>as, <ex>acrid</ex> salts</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Causing heat and irritation; corrosive; <as>as, <ex>acrid</ex> secretions</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Caustic; bitter; bitterly irritating; <as>as, <ex>acrid</ex> temper, mind, writing</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Acrid poison</b></col>, <cd>a poison which irritates, corrodes, or burns the parts to which it is applied.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*crid"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ac"rid*ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being acrid or pungent; irritant bitterness; extreme bitterness; acrimony; <as>as, the <ex>acridity</ex> of a plant, of a speech</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> acridness</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>having an acrid smell.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> pungency</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"rid*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an acid manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Acridotheres</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a genus of birds comprising the mynas.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Acridotheres</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Acrilan</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a strong soft crease-resistant fabric.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"ri*mo"ni*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. LL. <ets>acrimonious</ets>, F. <ets>acrimonieux</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Acrid; corrosive; <as>as, <ex>acrimonious</ex> gall</as>.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>Harvey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Caustic; bitter-tempered' sarcastic; <as>as, <ex>acrimonious</ex> dispute, language, temper</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`ri*mo"ni*ous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an acrimonious manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`ri*mo"ni*ous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being acrimonious; asperity; acrimony.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"ri*mo*ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Acrimonies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>acrimonia</ets>, fr. <ets>acer</ets>, sharp: cf. F. <ets>acrimonie</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A quality of bodies which corrodes or destroys others; also, a harsh or biting sharpness; <as>as, the <ex>acrimony</ex> of the juices of certain plants</as>.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Sharpness or severity, as of language or temper; irritating bitterness of disposition or manners.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>John the Baptist set himself with much <qex>acrimony</qex> and indignation to baffle this senseless arrogant conceit of theirs.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Acrimony</er>, <er>Asperity</er>, <er>Harshness</er>, <er>Tartness</er>.</syn> <usage> These words express different degrees of angry feeling or language. <xex>Asperity</xex> and <xex>harshness</xex> arise from angry feelings, connected with a disregard for the feelings of others. <xex>Harshness</xex> usually denotes needless severity or an undue measure of severity. <xex>Acrimony</xex> is a biting sharpness produced by an imbittered spirit. <xex>Tartness</xex> denotes slight asperity and implies some degree of intellectual readiness. <xex>Tartness</xex> of reply; <xex>harshness</xex> of accusation; <xex>acrimony</xex> of invective.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In his official letters he expressed, with great <qex>acrimony</qex>, his contempt for the king's character.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It is no very cynical <qex>asperity</qex> not to confess obligations where no benefit has been received.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A just reverence of mankind prevents the growth of <qex>harshness</qex> and brutality.</q> <rj><qau>Shaftesbury.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>A*cris"i*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ac"ri*sy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>acrisia</ets>, Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; to separate, to decide.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Inability to judge.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Undecided character of a disease.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac"ri*ta</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. &unr_; indiscernible; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; to distinguish.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The lowest groups of animals, in which no nervous system has been observed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"ri*tan</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the Acrita.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An individual of the Acrita.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"rite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Acritan.</def> <rj><au>Owen.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*crit"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; critical.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Having no crisis; giving no indications of a crisis; <as>as, <ex>acritical</ex> symptoms, an <ex>acritical</ex> abscess</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`ri*to*chro"ma*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; undistinguishable; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; to separate, distinguish + &unr_; color.]</ety> <def>Color blindness; achromatopsy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"ri*tude</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acritudo</ets>, from <ets>acer</ets> sharp.]</ety> <def>Acridity; pungency joined with heat.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"ri*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acritas</ets>, fr. <ets>acer</ets> sharp: cf. F. <ets>&acirc;cret&eacute;</ets>.]</ety> <def>Sharpness; keenness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ac`ro*a*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ac`ro*a*mat"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to hear.]</ety> <def>Communicated orally; oral; -- applied to the <xex>esoteric</xex> teachings of Aristotle, those intended for his genuine disciples, in distinction from his <xex>exoteric</xex> doctrines, which were adapted to outsiders or the public generally. Hence: Abstruse; profound.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`ro*at"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to hear.]</ety> <def>Same as <er>Acroamatic</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"ro*bat</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>acrobate</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_; walking on tiptoe, climbing aloft; &unr_; high + &unr_; to go.]</ety> <def>One who practices rope dancing, high vaulting, or other daring gymnastic feats.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Acrobates</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a genus of mammals.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Acrobates</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`ro*bat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>acrobatique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to an acrobat.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Ac`ro*bat"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"ro*bat*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Feats of the acrobat; daring gymnastic feats; high vaulting.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`ro*car"pous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; extreme, highest + &unr_; fruit.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Having a terminal fructification; having the fruit at the end of the stalk.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Having the fruit stalks at the end of a leafy stem, as in certain mosses.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>acrocentric</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>having a subterminal centromere</def> <illu>an <ex>acrocentric</ex> chromosome</illu><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`ro*ce*phal"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; highest + &unr_;. See <er>Cephalic</er>.]</ety> <def>Characterized by a high skull.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Acrocephalus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a genus of birds.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Acrocephalus</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`ro*ceph"a*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Loftiness of skull.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`ro*ce*rau"ni*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acroceraunius</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_; high, n. pl. &unr_; heights + &unr_; thunderbolt.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the high mountain range of &ldquo;thunder-smitten&rdquo; peaks (now Kimara), between Epirus and Macedonia.</def> <rj><au>Shelley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Acroclinium</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a genus of herbs and shrubs of Australia and Southern Africa, with an everlasting flower; most species are usually placed in genus <gen>Helipterum</gen>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus Acroclinium</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Acrocomia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a genus of Central and South American feather palms.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus Acrocomia</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac`ro*dac"tyl*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. &unr_; topmost + &unr_; finger.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The upper surface of the toes, individually.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"ro*dont</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`kros</grk> summit + <grk>'odoy`s</grk>, <grk>'odo`ntos</grk>, a tooth.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of a group of lizards having the teeth immovably united to the top of the alveolar ridge.</def> -- <def2><pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the acrodonts.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"ro*gen</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`kros</grk> extreme, high + <ets>-gen</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant of the highest class of cryptogams, including the ferns, etc. See <er>Cryptogamia</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>The Age of Acrogens</b></col> <fld>(Geol.)</fld>, <cd>the age of coal plants, or the carboniferous era.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>acrogenic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>pertaining to acrogens, flowerless plants (ferns or mosses) in which growth occurs only at the tip of the main stem.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> acrogenous</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*rog"e*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Increasing by growth from the extremity; <as>as, an <ex>acrogenous</ex> plant</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cro"le*in</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acer</ets> sharp + <ets>ol&emacr;re</ets> to smell.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A limpid, colorless, highly volatile liquid, obtained by the dehydration of glycerin, or the destructive distillation of neutral fats containing glycerin. Its vapors are intensely irritating.</def> <rj><au>Watts.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"ro*lith</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acrolthus</ets>, Gr. <grk>'akroli`qos</grk> with the ends made of stone; <grk>'a`kros</grk> extreme + <grk>li`qos</grk> stone.]</ety> <fld>(Arch. &amp; Sculp.)</fld> <def>A statue whose extremities are of stone, the trunk being generally of wood.</def> <rj><au>Elmes.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*crol"i*than</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ac`ro*lith"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or like, an acrolith.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`ro*meg"a*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>acromegalia</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>'a`kron</grk> point, peak + &unr_;, &unr_;, big.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Chronic enlargement of the extremities and face.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cro"mi*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>acromial</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the acromion.</def> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*cro"mi*on</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a`kros</grk> extreme + &unr_; shoulder: cf. F. <ets>acromion</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The outer extremity of the shoulder blade.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`ro*mon`o*gram*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`kros</grk> extreme + &unr_; alone + &unr_; a letter.]</ety> <def>Having each verse begin with the same letter as that with which the preceding verse ends.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*cron"yc</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*cron"ych*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'akro`nychos</grk> at nightfall; <grk>'a`kros</grk> + <grk>ny`x</grk> night.]</ety> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>Rising at sunset and setting at sunrise, as a star; -- opposed to <ant>cosmical</ant>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The word is sometimes incorrectly written <xex>acronical</xex>, <xex>achronychal</xex>, <xex>acronichal</xex>, and <xex>acronical</xex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cron"yc*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an acronycal manner as rising at the setting of the sun, and <xex>vice versa</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"ro*nyc"tous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'akro`nyktos</grk>; <grk>'a`kros</grk> + <grk>ny`x</grk>, <grk>nykto`s</grk>, night.]</ety> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>Acronycal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*crook"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Crookedly.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Udall.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*crop"e*tal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`kros</grk> summit + L. <ets>petere</ets> to seek.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Developing from below towards the apex, or from the circumference towards the center; centripetal; -- said of certain inflorescence.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*croph"o*ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`kros</grk> extreme + &unr_; sound.]</ety> <def>The use of a picture symbol of an object to represent phonetically the initial sound of the name of the object.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac`ro*po"di*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`kros</grk> topmost + <grk>poy`s</grk>, <grk>podo`s</grk>, foot.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The entire upper surface of the foot.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*crop"o*lis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'akro`polis</grk>; <grk>'a`kros</grk> extreme + <grk>po`lis</grk> city.]</ety> <def>The upper part, or the citadel, of a Grecian city; especially, the citadel of Athens.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"ro*pol"i*tan</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to an acropolis.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"ro*spire</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; + &unr_; anything twisted.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The sprout at the end of a seed when it begins to germinate; the plumule in germination; -- so called from its spiral form.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"ro*spire</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To put forth the first sprout.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"ro*spore</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; + &unr_; fruit.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A spore borne at the extremity of the cells of fructification in fungi.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"ro*spor"ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having acrospores.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cross"</hw> <pr>(#; 115)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>cross</ets>: cf. F. <ets>en croix</ets>. See Cross, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>From side to side; athwart; crosswise, or in a direction opposed to the length; quite over; <as>as, a bridge laid <ex>across</ex> a river</as>.</def> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To come across</b></col>, <cd>to come upon or meet incidentally.</cd> <au>Freeman.</au> -- <col><b>To go across the country</b></col>, <cd>to go by a direct course across a region without following the roads.</cd></cs><!-- = to go cross country. --><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cross"</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>From side to side; crosswise; <as>as, with arms folded <ex>across</ex></as>.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Obliquely; athwart; amiss; awry.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The squint-eyed Pharisees look <qex>across</qex> at all the actions of Christ.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Hall.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>across-the-board</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>broad in scope or content</def> <ant>limited, exclusive</ant><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> all-embracing, all-inclusive, blanket(prenominal), broad, complete, global, panoptic, wide</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cros"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; extreme + &unr_; order, line, verse.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A composition, usually in verse, in which the first or the last letters of the lines, or certain other letters, taken in order, form a name, word, phrase, or motto.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A Hebrew poem in which the lines or stanzas begin with the letters of the alphabet in regular order (as Psalm cxix.). See <er>Abecedarian</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Double acrostic</b></col>, <cd>a species of enigma<!-- crossword puzzle -->, in which words are to be guessed whose initial and final letters form other words.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*cros"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*cros"tic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or characterized by, acrostics.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cros"tic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>After the manner of an acrostic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac`ro*tar"si*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. &unr_; topmost + &unr_; tarsus.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The instep or front of the tarsus.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 18 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`ro*te*leu"tic</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k`r&ouptack_;*t&euptack_;*l&umacr;"t&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`kros</grk> extreme + <grk>teley`th</grk> end.]</ety> <fld>(Eccles.)</fld> <def>The end of a verse or psalm, or something added thereto, to be sung by the people, by way of a response.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"ro*ter</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k`r&ouptack_;*t&etilde_;r <it>or</it> &adot_;*kr&omacr;*t&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>acrot&egrave;re</ets>. See <er>Acroterium</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Acroterium</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`ro*te"ri*al</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k`r&ouptack_;*t&emacr;"r&ibreve_;*&aitalic_;l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to an acroterium; <as>as, <ex>acroterial</ex> ornaments</as>.</def> <rj><au>P. Cyc.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac`ro*te`ri*um</hw> <pr>(-&ubreve;m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Acroteria</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <grk>'akrwth`rion</grk> summit, fr. <grk>'a`kros</grk> topmost.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>One of the small pedestals, for statues or other ornaments, placed on the apex and at the basal angles of a pediment. Acroteria are also sometimes placed upon the gables in Gothic architecture.</def> <au>J. H. Parker.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>One of the pedestals, for vases or statues, forming a part roof balustrade.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*crot"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; an extreme, fr. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to or affecting the surface.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"ro*tism</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k"r&ouptack_;*t&ibreve_;z'm)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + <grk>kro`tos</grk> a rattling, beating.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Lack or defect of pulsation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*crot"o*mous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'akro`tomos</grk> cut off sharp; <grk>'a`kros</grk> extreme + <grk>te`mnein</grk> to cut.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Having a cleavage parallel with the base.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cryl"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of or containing <xex>acryl</xex>, the hypothetical radical of which acrolein is the hydride; <as>as, <ex>acrylic</ex> acid</as>. The characteristic residue in an acrylic compound is the carbonyl group attached directly to an ethylenic carbon.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>same as <er>acrylic resin</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>same as <er>acrylic fiber</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>a paint in which the pigment is suspended in a solution of an <er>acrylic resin</er>, which dries to a hard film on exposure to air.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>a painting made using an acrylic paint.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cryl"ic re"sin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>a thermoplastic made by polymerization of acrylic acid or methacrylic acid or some derivative of these (such as the esters or amides). It can be formed into a clear hard plastic, and is the basis for the commercial plastics called <tradename>Lucite</tradename> and <tradename>Plexiglass</tradename>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>acrylonitrile</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a colorless liquid compound (<chform>H2C:CH.CN</chform>); used as raw material for acrylic fibers, and as a solvent.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> vinyl cyanide, cyanoethylene, 2-propenenitrile</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Act</hw> <pr>(&abreve;kt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>actus</ets>, fr. <ets>agere</ets> to drive, do: cf. F. <ets>acte</ets>. See <er>Agent</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>That best portion of a good man's life,<br/>
+His little, nameless, unremembered <qex>acts</qex><br/>
+Of kindness and of love.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>Hence, in specific uses: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The result of public deliberation; the decision or determination of a legislative body, council, court of justice, etc.; a decree, edit, law, judgment, resolve, award; <as>as, an <ex>act</ex> of Parliament, or of Congress</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A formal solemn writing, expressing that something has been done.</def> <au>Abbott.</au> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A performance of part of a play; one of the principal divisions of a play or dramatic work in which a certain definite part of the action is completed.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>A thesis maintained in public, in some English universities, by a candidate for a degree, or to show the proficiency of a student.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A state of reality or real existence as opposed to a possibility or possible existence.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The seeds of plants are not at first in <qex>act</qex>, but in possibility, what they afterward grow to be.</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Process of doing; action. <xex>In act</xex>, in the very doing; on the point of (doing).</def> &ldquo;<xex>In act</xex> to shoot.&rdquo; <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This woman was taken . . . in the very <qex>act</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>John viii. 4.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Act of attainder</b></col>. <fld>(Law)</fld> <cd>See <er>Attainder</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Act of bankruptcy</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>an act of a debtor which renders him liable to be adjudged a bankrupt.</cd> -- <col><b>Act of faith</b></col>. <fld>(Ch. Hist.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Auto-da-F&eacute;</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Act of God</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>an inevitable accident; such extraordinary interruption of the usual course of events as is not to be looked for in advance, and against which ordinary prudence could not guard.</cd> -- <col><b>Act of grace</b></col>, <cd>an expression often used to designate an act declaring pardon or amnesty to numerous offenders, as at the beginning of a new reign.</cd> -- <col><b>Act of indemnity</b></col>, <cd>a statute passed for the protection of those who have committed some illegal act subjecting them to penalties.</cd> <au>Abbott.</au> -- <col><b>Act in pais</b></col>, <cd>a thing done out of court (anciently, in <xex>the country</xex>), and not a matter of record.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Action</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Act</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Acted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Acting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>actus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>agere</ets> to drive, lead, do; but influenced by E. <ets>act</ets>, n.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To move to action; to actuate; to animate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Self-love, the spring of motion, <qex>acts</qex> the soul.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To perform; to execute; to do.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>That we <qex>act</qex> our temporal affairs with a desire no greater than our necessity.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Industry doth beget by producing good habits, and facility of <qex>acting</qex> things expedient for us to do.</q> <rj><qau>Barrow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Uplifted hands that at convenient times<br/>
+Could <qex>act</qex> extortion and the worst of crimes.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To perform, as an actor; to represent dramatically on the stage.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To assume the office or character of; to play; to personate; <as>as, to <ex>act</ex> the hero</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To feign or counterfeit; to simulate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>With <qex>acted</qex> fear the villain thus pursued.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To act a part</b></col>, <cd>to sustain the part of one of the characters in a play; hence, to simulate; to dissemble.</cd> -- <col><b>To act the part of</b></col>, <cd>to take the character of; to fulfill the duties of.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Act</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To exert power; to produce an effect; <as>as, the stomach <ex>acts</ex> upon food</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To perform actions; to fulfill functions; to put forth energy; to move, as opposed to remaining at rest; to carry into effect a determination of the will.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He hangs between, in doubt to <qex>act</qex> or rest.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To behave or conduct, as in morals, private duties, or public offices; to bear or deport one's self; <as>as, we know not why he has <ex>acted</ex> so</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To perform on the stage; to represent a character.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To show the world how Garrick did not <qex>act</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>To act as</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>To act for</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to do the work of; to serve as.</cd> -- <col><b>To act on</b></col>, <cd>to regulate one's conduct according to.</cd> -- <col><b>To act up to</b></col>, <cd>to equal in action; to fulfill in practice; <as>as, he has <ex>acted up to</ex> his engagement or his advantages</as>.</cd><!-- to act up, to misbehave --></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Act"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being acted.</def>
+ <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Actaea</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>baneberry.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus Actaea</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ACTH</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a growth hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; stimulates the adrenal cortex.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotropin, adrenocorticotrophin, corticotropin, corticotrophin</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Actias</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>luna moths.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus Actias</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"ti*nal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the part of a radiate animal which contains the mouth.</def> <rj><au>L. Agassiz.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac`ti*na"ri*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An order of Anthozoa, including those which have simple tentacles and do not form stony corals. Sometimes, in a wider sense, applied to all the Anthozoa, expert the Alcyonaria, whether forming corals or not.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Act"ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Operating in any way.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Doing duty for another; officiating; <as>as, an <ex>acting</ex> superintendent</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac*tin"i*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> L. <plw>Actini&aelig;</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, E. <plw>Actinias</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Latinized fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An animal of the class Anthozoa, and family <fam>Actinid&aelig;</fam>. From a resemblance to flowers in form and color, they are often called <altname>animal flowers</altname> and <altname>sea anemones</altname>. [See <er>Polyp</er>.].</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A genus in the family <fam>Actinid&aelig;</fam>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>actinian</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>any sea anemone or related animal.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> actinia, actiniarian</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Actiniaria</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>the order comprising sea anemones.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> order <ord>Actiniaria</ord>, Actinaria, order <ord>Actinaria</ord></syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>actiniarian</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>any sea anemone or related animal.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> actinia, actinian</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*tin"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to actinism; <as>as, <ex>actinic</ex> rays</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Actinidia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a small Asiatic woody vine bearing many-seeded fruit.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Actinidia</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Actinidiaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>tropical trees or shrubs or woody vines.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family Actinidiaceae</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*tin"i*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having a radiated form, like a sea anemone.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Actiniopteris</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a genus of terrestrial ferns of tropical Asia and Africa.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Actiniopteris</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"tin*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_; ray.]</ety> <def>The property of radiant energy (found chiefly in solar or electric light) by which chemical changes are produced, as in photography.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*tin"i*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A supposed metal, said by Phipson to be contained in commercial zinc; -- so called because certain of its compounds are darkened by exposure to light.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`ti*no-chem"is*try</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Chemistry in its relations to actinism.</def> <rj><au>Draper.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*tin"o*gram</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray + <ets>-gram</ets>.]</ety> <def>A record made by the actinograph.</def><br/> <mark>[Obsolescent]</mark>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*tin"o*graph</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray + <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for measuring and recording the variations in the <xex>actinic</xex> or chemical force of rays of light.</def> <rj><au>Nichol.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"tin*oid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the form of rays; radiated, as an actinia.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*tin"o*lite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray + <ets>-lite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A bright green variety of amphibole occurring usually in fibrous or columnar masses.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`tin*o*lit"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Of the nature of, or containing, actinolite.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`ti*nol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The science which treats of rays of light, especially of the actinic or chemical rays.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*tin"o*mere</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray + &unr_; part.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the radial segments composing the body of one of the C&oelig;lenterata.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`ti*nom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray + <ets>-meter</ets>]</ety> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An instrument for measuring the direct heating power of the sun's rays.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An instrument for measuring the actinic effect of rays of light.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`ti*no*met"ric</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to the measurement of the intensity of the solar rays, either <it>(a)</it> heating, or <it>(b)</it> actinic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`ti*nom"e*try</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The measurement of the force of solar radiation.</def> <rj><au>Maury.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The measurement of the chemical or actinic energy of light.</def> <rj><au>Abney.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Actinomycetales</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> order Actinomycetales</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>actinomycetes</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>branched gram-positive bacteria, often found in soil, some of which are pathogenic for humans and animals.</def> <note>some species have been found to produce metabolites which are useful in medicine. Many species of these bacteria have been isolated and extensively screened by pharmaceutical companies and university research groups for production of useful therapeutic agents. Among the agent produced by actinomycetes are tetracyclines, streptomycin, avermectin, and thienamycin</note><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>actinomycetous</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to actinomycetes.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> actinomycetal</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>actinomycin</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>actinomyces</ets>, the genus of the organism in which they were first found.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>any of various red antibiotics isolated from soil bacteria with a three-ring heterocyclic nucleus with an attached peptide chain.</def> <note>Actinomycin D is the most well-known and has been used to treat certain tumors. They act by binding to DNA and inhibiting the transcription of RNA. Their binding to DNA has been much studied.</note><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> actinomycin</syn> <stype>actinomycin C</stype> <stype>actinomycin F<subs>1</subs></stype> <stype>actinomycin D</stype><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>actinomycin D</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>actinomyces</ets>, the genus of the organism in which they were first found.]</ety> <def>The most well-known of the actinomycins (<chform>C62H86N12O16</chform>), a class of antibiotics which act by binding to DNA and inhibiting synthesis of RNA; they act agains gram-positive bacteria and many eukaryotic organisma. <ex>Actinomycin D</ex> has been used in human medicine to treat certain tumors.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> dactinomycin, actinomycin IV, Cosmegen[trade name], actinomycin C<subs>1</subs>, actinomycin I<subs>1</subs></syn><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`ti*no*my*co"sis</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k`t&ibreve_;*n&ouptack_;*m&imacr;*k&omacr;"s&ibreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A chronic infectious disease of cattle and man due to infection with actinomycetes, especially by <spn>Actinomyces bovis</spn> in cattle and by <spn>Actinomyces israeli</spn> or <spn>Arachnia propionica</spn> in man. It is characterized by hard swellings usually in the mouth and jaw. In man the disease may also affect the abdomen or thorax. Called also <altname>lumpy jaw</altname> or <altname>big jaw</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`ti*no*my*cot"ic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to actinomycosis.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Actinomyxidia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an order comprising parasites of worms.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> order <ord>Actinomyxidia</ord>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>actinomyxidian</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a type of parasite of worms.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*tin"o*phone</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray + &unr_; voice.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>An apparatus for the production of sound by the action of the actinic, or ultraviolet, rays.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*tin`o*phon"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or causing the production of, sound by means of the actinic, or ultraviolet, rays; <as>as, <ex>actinophonic</ex> phenomena</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`ti*noph"o*rous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray + <grk>fe`rein</grk> to bear.]</ety> <def>Having straight projecting spines.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>actinopod</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>protozoa having stiff rodlike radiating pseudopods.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Actinopoda</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>heliozoans; radiolarians.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> subclass Actinopoda</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*tin"o*some</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; ray + &unr_; body.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The entire body of a c&oelig;lenterate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"tin*ost</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray + &unr_; bone.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>One of the bones at the base of a paired fin of a fish.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*tin"o*stome</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, a ray + &unr_; mouth.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The mouth or anterior opening of a c&oelig;lenterate animal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac`ti*not"ro*cha</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.; Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, a ray + &unr_; a ring.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A peculiar larval form of <gen>Phoronis</gen>, a genus of marine worms, having a circle of ciliated tentacles.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac"ti*no*zo"a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray + <grk>zw^on</grk> animal.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A group of C&oelig;lenterata, comprising the Anthozoa and Ctenophora. The sea anemone, or actinia, is a familiar example.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`ti*no*zo"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the Actinozoa.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac"ti*no*zo"&ouml;n</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the Actinozoa.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac*tin"u*la</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, a ray.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A kind of embryo of certain hydroids (<gen>Tubularia</gen>), having a stellate form.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>action</ets>, L. <ets>actio</ets>, fr. <ets>agere</ets> to do. See <er>Act</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A process or condition of acting or moving, as opposed to rest; the doing of something; exertion of power or force, as when one body acts on another; the effect of power exerted on one body by another; agency; activity; operation; <as>as, the <ex>action</ex> of heat; a man of <ex>action</ex>.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>One wise in council, one in <qex>action</qex> brave.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An act; a thing done; a deed; an enterprise. <plu>(pl.)</plu>: Habitual deeds; hence, conduct; behavior; demeanor.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The Lord is a Good of knowledge, and by him <qex>actions</qex> are weighed.</q> <rj><qau>1 Sam. ii. 3.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The event or connected series of events, either real or imaginary, forming the subject of a play, poem, or other composition; the unfolding of the drama of events.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Movement; <as>as, the horse has a spirited <ex>action</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>Effective motion; also, mechanism; <as>as, the breech <ex>action</ex> of a gun</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Any one of the active processes going on in an organism; the performance of a function; <as>as, the <ex>action</ex> of the heart, the muscles, or the gastric juice</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Orat.)</fld> <def>Gesticulation; the external deportment of the speaker, or the suiting of his attitude, voice, gestures, and countenance, to the subject, or to the feelings.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Paint. &amp; Sculp.)</fld> <def>The attitude or position of the several parts of the body as expressive of the sentiment or passion depicted.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A suit or process, by which a demand is made of a right in a court of justice; in a broad sense, a judicial proceeding for the enforcement or protection of a right, the redress or prevention of a wrong, or the punishment of a public offense.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A right of action; <as>as, the law gives an <ex>action</ex> for every claim</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>10.</sn> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <def>A share in the capital stock of a joint-stock company, or in the public funds; hence, in the plural, equivalent to stocks.</def> <mark>[A Gallicism]</mark> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The Euripus of funds and <qex>actions</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>11.</sn> <def>An engagement between troops in war, whether on land or water; a battle; a fight; <as>as, a general <ex>action</ex>, a partial <ex>action</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>12.</sn> <fld>(Music)</fld> <def>The mechanical contrivance by means of which the impulse of the player's finger is transmitted to the strings of a pianoforte or to the valve of an organ pipe.</def> <rj><au>Grove.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Chose in action</b></col>. <fld>(Law)</fld> <cd>See <er>Chose</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Quantity of action</b></col> <fld>(Physics)</fld>, <cd>the product of the mass of a body by the space it runs through, and its velocity.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Action</er>, <er>Act</er>.</syn> <usage> In many cases <xex>action</xex> and <xex>act</xex> are synonymous; but some distinction is observable. <xex>Action</xex> involves the mode or process of acting, and is usually viewed as occupying some time in doing. <xex>Act</xex> has more reference to the effect, or the operation as complete.<pbr/>
+<q>To poke the fire is an <qex>act</qex>, to reconcile friends who have quarreled is a praiseworthy <qex>action</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>C. J. Smith.</qau></rj>
+</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"tion*a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. LL. <ets>actionabilis</ets>. See <er>Action</er>.]</ety> <def>That may be the subject of an action or suit at law; <as>as, to call a man a thief is <ex>actionable</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"tion*a*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an actionable manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ac"tion*a*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ac"tion*ist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>actionnaire</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <def>A shareholder in joint-stock company.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"tion*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Void of action.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Actium</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>naval battle where Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian's fleet under Agrippa in 31 BC.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"ti*vate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make active.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>activated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Sewage treatment)</fld> <def>treated with aeration and bacteria to aid decomposition; -- of sewage</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>made reactive or more reactive; -- of e.g. a molecule</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> activated, excited</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>rendered active; -- as e.g. radioactive or luminescent or photosensitive or conductive</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> activated</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Military)</fld> <def> set up and placed on active assignment</def> <illu>a newly <ex>activated</ex> unit</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> activated</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>activating</hw> <pos>adj. prenom.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>causing motion or action or change</def> <br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> actuating(prenominal)</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>activating</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>same as activation{1}.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> energizing, activation</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>activation</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the process of making active.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> energizing, activating</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <sn>2.</sn> <def>making active and effective (as a bomb).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>certain devices, as bombs or artillery shells, are designed to be unable to operate until a specific action (activation or arming) is taken to make them operable.</note><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>activator</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>any agency bringing about activation; (Biol.) a molecule that increases the activity of an enzyme or a protein that increases the production of a gene product in DNA transcription.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>actif</ets>, L. <ets>activus</ets>, fr. <ets>agere</ets> to act.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting; -- opposed to <ant>passive</ant>, that receives; <as>as, certain <ex>active</ex> principles</as>; the powers of the mind.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble; <as>as, an <ex>active</ex> child or animal</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Active</qex> and nervous was his gait.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>In action; actually proceeding; working; in force; -- opposed to <contr>quiescent</contr>, <contr>dormant</contr>, or <contr>extinct</contr>; <as>as, <ex>active</ex> laws; <ex>active</ex> hostilities; an <ex>active</ex> volcano.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Given to action; constantly engaged in action; energetic; diligent; busy; -- opposed to <ant>dull</ant>, <ant>sluggish</ant>, <ant>indolent</ant>, or <ant>inert</ant>; <as>as, an <ex>active</ex> man of business; <ex>active</ex> mind; <ex>active</ex> zeal.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Requiring or implying action or exertion; -- opposed to <ant>sedentary</ant> or to <ant>tranquil</ant>; <as>as, <ex>active</ex> employment or service; <ex>active</ex> scenes.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative; -- opposed to <ant>speculative</ant> or <ant>theoretical</ant>; <as>as, an <ex>active</ex> rather than a speculative statesman</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Brisk; lively; <as>as, an <ex>active</ex> demand for corn</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>Implying or producing rapid action; <as>as, an <ex>active</ex> disease; an <ex>active</ex> remedy.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Applied to a form of the verb; -- opposed to <ant>passive</ant>. See <cref>Active voice</cref>, under <er>Voice</er>. </def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts upon or affects something else; transitive.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct from mere <xex>existence</xex> or state.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Active capital</b></col>, <col><b>Active wealth</b></col></mcol>, <cd>money, or property that may readily be converted into money.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Agile; alert; brisk; vigorous; nimble; lively; quick; sprightly; prompt; energetic.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In an active manner; nimbly; briskly; energetically; also, by one's own action; voluntarily, not passively.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>In an active signification; <as>as, a word used <ex>actively</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"tive*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being active; nimbleness; quickness of motion; activity.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>activism</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a policy of taking direct and militant action to achieve a political or social goal.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>activist</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>one who is aggressively active on behalf of a cause.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> militant</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>activist</hw> <hw>activistic</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>advocating a cause or engaged in activism</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*tiv"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Activities</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>activit&eacute;</ets>, LL. <ets>activitas</ets>.]</ety> <def>The state or quality of being active; nimbleness; agility; vigorous action or operation; energy; active force; <as>as, an increasing variety of human <ex>activities</ex></as>.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>activity</xex> of toil.&rdquo; <rj><au>Palfrey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Liveliness; briskness; quickness.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Act"less</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without action or spirit.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"ton</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>aketon</ets>, <ets>auqueton</ets>, F. <ets>hoqueton</ets>, a quilted jacket, fr. Sp. <ets>alcoton</ets>, <ets>algodon</ets>, cotton. Cf. <er>Cotton</er>.]</ety> <def>A stuffed jacket worn under the mail, or (later) a jacket plated with mail.</def> <altsp>[Spelled also <asp>hacqueton</asp>.]</altsp> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Halliwell. Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>actor</ets>, fr. <ets>agere</ets> to act.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who acts, or takes part in any affair; a doer.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A theatrical performer; a stageplayer.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>After a well graced <qex>actor</qex> leaves the stage.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An advocate or proctor in civil courts or causes.</def> <au>Jacobs.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>One who institutes a suit; plaintiff or complainant.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`tress</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>actrice</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A female actor or doer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Cockeram.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A female stageplayer; a woman who acts a part.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Acts</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>one of the books of the Christian New Testament describing the activities of Christ's apostles after his death.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Acts of the Apostles</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"tu*al</hw> <pr>(#; 135)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>actuel</ets>, F. <ets>actuel</ets>, L. <ets>actualis</ets>, fr. <ets>agere</ets> to do, act.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Involving or comprising action; active.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Her walking and other <qex>actual</qex> performances.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Let your holy and pious intention be <qex>actual</qex>; that is . . . by a special prayer or action, . . . given to God.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Existing in act or reality; really acted or acting; in fact; real; -- opposed to <ant>potential</ant>, <ant>possible</ant>, <ant>virtual</ant>, <ant>speculative</ant>, <ant>conceivable</ant>, <ant>theoretical</ant>, or <ant>nominal</ant>; <as>as, the <ex>actual</ex> cost of goods; the <ex>actual</ex> case under discussion.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>In action at the time being; now exiting; present; as the <xex>actual</xex> situation of the country.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Actual cautery</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Cautery</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Actual sin</b></col> <fld>(Theol.)</fld>, <cd>that kind of sin which is done by ourselves in contradistinction to &ldquo;<xex>original sin</xex>.&rdquo;</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Real; genuine; positive; certain. See <er>Real</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 19 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"tu*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Finance)</fld> <def>Something actually received; real, as distinct from estimated, receipts.</def> <mark>[Cant]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The accounts of revenues supplied . . . were not real receipts: not, in financial language, &ldquo;<qex>actuals</qex>,&rdquo; but only Egyptian budget estimates.</q> <rj><qau>Fortnightly Review.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"tu*al*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who deals with or considers actually existing facts and conditions, rather than fancies or theories; a realist; -- opposed to <ant>idealist</ant>.</def> <rj><au>J. Grote.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`tu*al"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Actualities</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <def>The state of being actual; reality; <as>as, the <ex>actuality</ex> of God's nature</as>.</def> <rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Ac`tu*al*i*sa"tion</hw>, <hw>Ac`tu*al*i*za"tion</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A making actual or really existent; giving the appearance of reality.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Emerson.</au></rj><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> realization, realisation.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"tu*al*ize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make actual; to realize in action.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>actualized</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>changed from potential to actual; <as>as, saw his worst fears <ex>actualized</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> realized</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"tu*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Actively.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;Neither <xex>actually</xex> . . . nor passively.&rdquo; <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"tu*al*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality of being actual; actuality.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`tu*a"ri*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to actuaries; <as>as, the <ex>actuarial</ex> value of an annuity</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"tu*a*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Actuaries</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>actuarius</ets> copyist, clerk, fr. <ets>actus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>agere</ets> to do, act.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A registrar or clerk; -- used originally in courts of civil law jurisdiction, but in Europe used for a clerk or registrar generally.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The computing official of an insurance company; one whose profession it is to calculate for insurance companies the risks and premiums for life, fire, and other insurances.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"tu*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Actuated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Actuating</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[LL. <ets>actuatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>actuare</ets>, fr. L. <ets>actus</ets> act.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To put into action or motion; to move or incite to action; to influence actively; to move as motives do; -- more commonly used of persons.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Wings, which others were contriving to <qex>actuate</qex> by the perpetual motion.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Men of the greatest abilities are most fired with ambition; and, on the contrary, mean and narrow minds are the least <qex>actuated</qex> by it.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To carry out in practice; to perform.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;To <xex>actuate</xex> what you command.&rdquo; <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To move; impel; incite; rouse; instigate; animate.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"tu*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>actuatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>actuare</ets>.]</ety> <def>Put in action; actuated.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>actuated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>moved to action</def> <conseq>motivated (vs. unmotivated)</conseq><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>actuating</hw> <pos>adj. prenom.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>causing motion or action or change</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> activating(prenominal)</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`tu*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. LL. <ets>actuatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>A bringing into action; movement.</def> <rj><au>Bp. Pearson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"tu*a`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who actuates, or puts into action.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Melville.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"tu*ose`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>actuosus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Very active.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`tu*os"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Abundant activity.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Dr. H. More.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"ture</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Action.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac*tu"ri*ence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A desid. of L. <ets>agere</ets>, <ets>actum</ets>, to act.]</ety> <def>Tendency or impulse to act.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Acturience</qex>, or desire of action, in one form or another, whether as restlessness, ennui, dissatisfaction, or the imagination of something desirable.</q> <rj><qau>J. Grote.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"u*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acus</ets> needle.]</ety> <def>To sharpen; to make pungent; to quicken.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;[To] <xex>acuate</xex> the blood.&rdquo; <rj><au>Harvey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"u*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Sharpened; sharp-pointed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`u*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Act of sharpening.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`u*i"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acutus</ets>, as if <ets>acuitus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>acuere</ets> to sharpen.]</ety> <def>The act of sharpening.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cu"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>acuitas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>acuit&eacute;</ets>.]</ety> <def>Sharpness or acuteness, as of a needle, wit, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cu"le*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aculeus</ets>, dim. of <ets>acus</ets> needle.]</ety> <def>A small spiny outgrowth on the wings of certain insects.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cu"le*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aculeatus</ets>, fr. <ets>aculeus</ets>, dim. of <ets>acus</ets> needle.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having a sting; covered with prickles; sharp like a prickle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having prickles, or sharp points; beset with prickles.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Severe or stinging; incisive.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cu"le*a`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a sharp point; armed with prickles; prickly; aculeate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cu"le*i*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a prickle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cu"le*o*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aculeolus</ets> little needle.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having small prickles or sharp points.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cu"le*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Aculeate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Sir T. Browne.</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*cu"le*us</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Aculei</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., dim. of <ets>acus</ets> needle.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A prickle growing on the bark, as in some brambles and roses.</def> <rj><au>Lindley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A sting.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cu"men</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acumen</ets>, fr. <ets>acuere</ets> to sharpen. Cf. <er>Acute</er>.]</ety> <def>Quickness of perception or discernment; penetration of mind; the faculty of nice discrimination.</def> <rj><au>Selden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Sharpness; sagacity; keenness; shrewdness; acuteness.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cu"mi*nate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acuminatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>acuminare</ets> to sharpen, fr. <ets>acumen</ets>. See <er>Acumen</er>.]</ety> <def>Tapering to a point; pointed; <as>as, <ex>acuminate</ex> leaves, teeth, etc.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cu"mi*nate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To render sharp or keen.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> &ldquo;To <xex>acuminate</xex> even despair.&rdquo; <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cu"mi*nate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To end in, or come to, a sharp point.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Acuminating</xex> in a cone of prelacy.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cu`mi*na"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A sharpening; termination in a sharp point; a tapering point.</def> <rj><au>Bp. Pearson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cu"mi*nose`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Terminating in a flat, narrow end.</def> <rj><au>Lindley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cu"mi*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Characterized by acumen; keen.</def> <rj><au>Highmore.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`u*pres"sure</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acus</ets> needle + <ets>premere</ets>, <ets>pressum</ets>, to press.]</ety> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>A mode of arresting hemorrhage resulting from wounds or surgical operations, by passing under the divided vessel a needle, the ends of which are left exposed externally on the cutaneous surface.</def> <rj><au>Simpson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`u*punc`tu*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Acupuncture</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`u*punc"ture</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acus</ets> needle + <ets>punctura</ets> a pricking, fr. <ets>pungere</ets> to prick: cf. F. <ets>acuponcture</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pricking with a needle; a needle prick.</def> <specif>Specifically</specif> <fld>(Med.)</fld>: <def>The insertion of needles into the living tissues for remedial purposes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`u*punc"ture</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To treat with acupuncture.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cus"tum*aunce</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Accustomance</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cut"an`gu*lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Acute-angled.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cute"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acutus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>acuere</ets> to sharpen, fr. a root <ets>ak</ets> to be sharp. Cf. <er>Ague</er>, <er>Cute</er>, <er>Edge</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Sharp at the end; ending in a sharp point; pointed; -- opposed to <ant>blunt</ant> or <ant>obtuse</ant>; <as>as, an <ex>acute</ex> angle; an <ex>acute</ex> leaf.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having nice discernment; perceiving or using minute distinctions; penetrating; clever; shrewd; -- opposed to <ant>dull</ant> or <ant>stupid</ant>; <as>as, an <ex>acute</ex> observer; <ex>acute</ex> remarks, or reasoning.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Having nice or quick sensibility; susceptible to slight impressions; acting keenly on the senses; sharp; keen; intense; <as>as, a man of <ex>acute</ex> eyesight, hearing, or feeling; <ex>acute</ex> pain or pleasure.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>High, or shrill, in respect to some other sound; -- opposed to <ant>grave</ant> or <ant>low</ant>; <as>as, an <ex>acute</ex> tone or accent</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Attended with symptoms of some degree of severity, and coming speedily to a crisis; -- opposed to <ant>chronic</ant>; <as>as, an <ex>acute</ex> disease</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Acute angle</b></col> <fld>(Geom.)</fld>, <cd>an angle less than a right angle.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Subtile; ingenious; sharp; keen; penetrating; sagacious; sharp-witted; shrewd; discerning; discriminating. See <er>Subtile</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cute"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To give an acute sound to; <as>as, he <ex>acutes</ex> his rising inflection too much</as>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Walker.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cute"-an`gled</hw> <pr>(-&abreve;&nsmacr_;"g'ld)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having acute angles; <as>as, an <ex>acute-angled</ex> triangle, a triangle with every one of its angles less than a right angle</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cute"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an acute manner; sharply; keenly; with nice discrimination.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cute"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality of being acute or pointed; sharpness; <as>as, the <ex>acuteness</ex> of an angle</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The faculty of nice discernment or perception; acumen; keenness; sharpness; sensitiveness; -- applied to the senses, or the understanding. By <xex>acuteness</xex> of feeling, we perceive small objects or slight impressions: by <xex>acuteness</xex> of intellect, we discern nice distinctions.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Perhaps, also, he felt his professional <qex>acuteness</qex> interested in bringing it to a successful close.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Shrillness; high pitch; -- said of sounds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Violence of a disease, which brings it speedily to a crisis.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Penetration; sagacity; keenness; ingenuity; shrewdness; subtlety; sharp-wittedness.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cu`ti*fo"li*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acutus</ets> sharp + <ets>folium</ets> leaf.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having sharp-pointed leaves.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cu`ti*lo"bate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acutus</ets> sharp + E. <ets>lobe</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having acute lobes, as some leaves.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac`u*tor"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acus</ets> needle + <ets>torsion</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The twisting of an artery with a needle to arrest hemorrhage.</def> <note>[Not in Stedman -- an obsolete procedure?]</note><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*cyc"lic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> not + <ets>cyclic</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not cyclic; not disposed in cycles or whorls</def>; <specif>as:</specif> <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Of a flower, having its parts inserted spirally on the receptacle.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Org. Chem.)</fld> <def>Having an open-chain structure; aliphatic.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ac"yl</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Ac</ets>id + <ets>-yl</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Org. Chem.)</fld> <def>An acid radical, as acetyl, malonyl, or benzoyl. An acyl radical can be depicted as <chform>R-CO-</chform>, where <chform>-CO-</chform> is the carbonyl group, and R is the group that characterizes the acyl moiety.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ad-</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[A Latin preposition, signifying <ets>to</ets>. See <er>At</er>.]</ety> <def>As a prefix <xex>ad-</xex> assumes the forms <xex>ac-</xex>, <xex>af-</xex>, <xex>ag-</xex>, <xex>al-</xex>, <xex>an-</xex>, <xex>ap-</xex>, <xex>ar-</xex>, <xex>as-</xex>, <xex>at-</xex>, assimilating the <it>d</it> with the first letter of the word to which <xex>ad-</xex> is prefixed. It remains unchanged before vowels, and before <it>d</it>, <it>h</it>, <it>j</it>, <it>m</it>, <it>v</it>. Examples: <xex>ad</xex>duce, <xex>ad</xex>here, <xex>ad</xex>jacent, <xex>ad</xex>mit, <xex>ad</xex>vent, <xex>ac</xex>cord, <xex>af</xex>fect, <xex>ag</xex>gregate, <xex>al</xex>lude, <xex>an</xex>nex, <xex>ap</xex>pear, etc. It becomes <xex>ac-</xex> before <it>qu</it>, as in <xex>ac</xex>quiesce.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*act"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adactus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>adigere</ets>.]</ety> <def>To compel; to drive.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Fotherby.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*dac"tyl</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*dac"tyl*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; finger.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Without fingers or without toes.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Without claws on the feet (of crustaceous animals).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Adad</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the Babylonian god of storms and wind.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"age</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>adage</ets>, fr. L. <ets>adagium</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + the root of L. <ets>aio</ets> I say.]</ety> <def>An old saying, which has obtained credit by long use; a proverb.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Letting &ldquo;I dare not&rdquo; wait upon &ldquo;I would,&rdquo;<br/>
+Like the poor cat i' the <qex>adage</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Axiom; maxim; aphorism; proverb; saying; saw; apothegm. See <er>Axiom</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*da"gi*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to an adage; proverbial.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Adagial</xex> verse.&rdquo; <rj><au>Barrow.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*da"gio</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; adv.</pos> <ety>[It. <ets>adagio</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) at + <ets>agio</ets> convenience, leisure, ease. See <er>Agio</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Slow; slowly, leisurely, and gracefully. When repeated, <xex>adagio</xex>, <xex>adagio</xex>, it directs the movement to be very slow.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*da"gio</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A piece of music in <xex>adagio</xex> time; a slow movement; <as>as, an <ex>adagio</ex> of Haydn</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"am</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The name given in the Bible to the first man, the progenitor of the human race.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(As a symbol)</fld> <def>&ldquo;Original sin;&rdquo; human frailty.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And whipped the offending <qex>Adam</qex> out of him.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Adam's ale</b></col>, <cd>water.</cd> <mark>[Coll.]</mark> -- <col><b>Adam's apple</b></col>. <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A species of banana (<spn>Musa paradisiaca</spn>). It attains a height of twenty feet or more.</cd> <au>Paxton.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A species of lime (<spn>Citris limetta</spn>).</cd> <sn>2.</sn> <cd>The projection formed by the thyroid cartilage in the neck. It is particularly prominent in males, and is so called from a notion that it was caused by the forbidden fruit (an apple) sticking in the throat of our first parent.</cd> -- <col><b>Adam's flannel</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the mullein (<spn>Verbascum thapsus</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>Adam's needle</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the popular name of a genus (<gen>Yucca</gen>) of liliaceous plants.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>adamance</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>same as <er>adamancy</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> obstinacy, obduracy, unyieldingness, adamancy</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>adamancy</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>obstinacy.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> obstinacy, obduracy, unyieldingness, adamance</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>adam-and-eve</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>North American orchid (<spn>Aplectrum hyemale</spn>) bearing a single leaf and yellowish-brown flowers.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> puttyroot.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"a*mant</hw> <pr>(&abreve;d"&adot_;*m&abreve;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>adamaunt</ets>, <ets>adamant</ets>, diamond, magnet, OF. <ets>adamant</ets>, L. <ets>adamas</ets>, <ets>adamantis</ets>, the hardest metal, fr. Gr. <grk>'ada`mas</grk>, <grk>-antos</grk>; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + <grk>dama^,n</grk> to tame, subdue. In OE., from confusion with L. <ets>adamare</ets> to love, be attached to, the word meant also <ets>magnet</ets>, as in OF. and LL. See <er>Diamond</er>, <er>Tame</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A stone imagined by some to be of impenetrable hardness; a name given to the diamond and other substances of extreme hardness; but in modern mineralogy it has no technical signification. It is now a rhetorical or poetical name for the embodiment of impenetrable hardness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Opposed the rocky orb<br/>
+Of tenfold <qex>adamant</qex>, his ample shield.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Lodestone; magnet.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;A great <xex>adamant</xex> of acquaintance.&rdquo; <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>As true to thee as steel to <qex>adamant</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Greene.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`a*man*te"an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adamant&emacr;us</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of adamant; hard as adamant.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`a*man"tine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adamantinus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Made of adamant, or having the qualities of adamant; incapable of being broken, dissolved, or penetrated; <as>as, <ex>adamantine</ex> bonds or chains</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Like the diamond in hardness or luster.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`am*bu*la"cral</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ad</ets> + E. <ets>ambulacral</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Next to the ambulacra; <as>as, the <ex>adambulacral</ex> ossicles of the starfish</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*dam"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*dam"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Adam, or resembling him.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Adamic earth</b></col>, <cd>a name given to common red clay, from a notion that <xex>Adam</xex> means <xex>red earth</xex>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"am*ite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>Adam</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A descendant of Adam; a human being.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>One of a sect of visionaries, who, professing to imitate the state of Adam, discarded the use of dress in their assemblies.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"am's ap"ple</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>See under <er>Adam</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dance"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Dancing.</def> <rj><au>Lowell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dan"gle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Dangling.</def> <rj><au>Browning.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ad`an*so"ni*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>Adanson</ets>, a French botanist.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of great trees related to the Bombax. There are two species, <spn>Adansonia digitata</spn>, the baobab or monkey-bread of Africa and India, and <spn>Adansonia Gregorii</spn>, the sour gourd or cream-of-tartar tree of Australia. Both have a trunk of moderate height, but of enormous diameter, and a wide-spreading head. The fruit is oblong, and filled with pleasantly acid pulp. The wood is very soft, and the bark is used by the natives for making ropes and cloth.</def> <rj><au>D. C. Eaton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Adapa</hw> <ety>[Babylonian.]</ety> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a demigod or first man: "seed of mankind"; sometimes identified with Adam.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Adapid</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>extinct small mostly diurnal lower primates that fed on leaves and fruit; abundant in North America and Europe 30 to 50 million years ago; their descendents probably include the lemurs and lorises; some authorities consider them ancestral to anthropoids but others consider them only cousins.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Adapid group</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dapt"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Fitted; suited.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dapt"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Adapted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Adapting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>adaptare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>aptare</ets> to fit; cf. F. <ets>adapter</ets>. See <er>Apt</er>, <er>Adept</er>.]</ety> <def>To make suitable; to fit, or suit; to adjust; to alter so as to fit for a new use; -- sometimes followed by <xex>to</xex> or <xex>for</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>For nature, always in the right,<br/>
+To your decays <qex>adapts</qex> my sight.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Appeals <qex>adapted</qex> to his [man's] whole nature.</q> <rj><qau>Angus.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Streets ill <qex>adapted</qex> for the residence of wealthy persons.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*dapt`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*dapt"a*ble*ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being adaptable; suitableness.</def> &ldquo;General <xex>adaptability</xex> for every purpose.&rdquo; <rj><au>Farrar.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dapt"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being adapted.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`ap*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>adaptation</ets>, LL. <ets>adaptatio</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of adapting, or fitting; or the state of being adapted or fitted; fitness.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Adaptation</xex> of the means to the end.&rdquo; <rj><au>Erskine.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The result of adapting; an adapted form.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dapt"a*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Adaptive.</def> <rj><au>Stubbs.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>adaptational</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>having a capacity for adaptation. Opposed to <ant>maladaptive</ant>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> adaptive, adaptative</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dapt"ed*ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being adapted; suitableness; special fitness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dapt"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who adapts.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A connecting tube; an adopter.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- 2. any device connecting two parts of an apparatus (e.g. tubes of different diameters, or electric cords with different plug types); a device allowing an apparatus to be used for purposes other than originally intended --></p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dap"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Adaptation.</def> <rj><au>Cheyne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dapt"ive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Suited, given, or tending, to adaptation; characterized by adaptation; capable of adapting.</def> <au>Coleridge.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>A*dapt"ive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dapt"ive*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being adaptive; capacity to adapt.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>adaptive optics</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>an optical system used in some telescopes since the 1980's which rapidly changes the shape of the primary reflecting mirror to adjust for distortions of light which are caused by atmospheric turbulence. By reducing the distortions caused by the atmosphere, telescopes fitted with such optics can achieve a higher resolving power than normal telescopes with static mirrors.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>adaptive radiation</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Palaeontology)</fld> <def>the evolutionary generation of multiple specialized life forms from one ancestral form, evidenced in the fossil record. The inverse of <contr>extinction</contr>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dapt"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a suitable manner.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Prior.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dapt"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Adaptedness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`ap*to"ri*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Adaptive.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A"dar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Heb. <ets>ad&auml;r</ets>.]</ety> <def>The twelfth month of the Hebrew ecclesiastical year, and the sixth of the civil. It corresponded nearly with March.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*dar"ce</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adarce</ets>, <ets>adarca</ets>, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>A saltish concretion on reeds and grass in marshy grounds in Galatia. It is soft and porous, and was formerly used for cleansing the skin from freckles and tetters, and also in leprosy.</def> <rj><au>Dana.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ad"a*tis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A fine cotton cloth of India.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*daunt"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>adaunten</ets> to overpower, OF. <ets>adonter</ets>; <ets>&agrave;</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>donter</ets>, F. <ets>dompter</ets>. See <er>Daunt</er>.]</ety> <def>To daunt; to subdue; to mitigate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Skelton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*daw"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OE. <ets>adawe</ets> of dawe, AS. <ets>of dagum</ets> from days, <it>i. e.</it>, from life, out of life.]</ety> <def>To subdue; to daunt.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The sight whereof did greatly him <qex>adaw</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*daw"</hw>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>adawen</ets> to wake; pref. <ets>a-</ets> (cf. Goth. <ets>us</ets>-, Ger. <ets>er</ets>-) + <ets>dawen</ets>, <ets>dagon</ets>, to dawn. See <er>Daw</er>.]</ety> <def>To awaken; to arouse.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A man that waketh of his sleep<br/>
+He may not suddenly well taken keep<br/>
+Upon a thing, ne seen it parfitly<br/>
+Till that he be <qex>adawed</qex> verily.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*days"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> (for <ets>on</ets>) + <ets>day</ets>; the final <it>s</it> was orig. a genitive ending, afterwards forming adverbs.]</ety> <def>By day, or every day; in the daytime.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Fielding.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ad cap*tan"dum</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[L., for catching.]</ety> <def>A phrase used adjectively sometimes of meretricious attempts to catch or win popular favor.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Add</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Added</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Adding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>addere</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>dare</ets> to give, put. Cf. <er>Date</er>, <er>Do</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To give by way of increased possession (<xex>to</xex> any one); to bestow (<xex>on</xex>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The Lord shall <qex>add</qex> to me another son.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. xxx. 24.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 20 --></p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To join or unite, as one thing to another, or as several particulars, so as to increase the number, augment the quantity, enlarge the magnitude, or so as to form into one aggregate. Hence: To sum up; to put together mentally; <as>as, to <ex>add</ex> numbers; to <ex>add</ex> up a column.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Back to thy punishment,<br/>
+False fugitive, and to thy speed <qex>add</qex> wings.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>As easily as he can <qex>add</qex> together the ideas of two days or two years.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To append, as a statement; to say further.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He <qex>added</qex> that he would willingly consent to the entire abolition of the tax.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>To Add</er>, <er>Join</er>, <er>Annex</er>, <er>Unite</er>, <er>Coalesce</er>.</syn> <usage>We <uex>add</uex> by bringing things together so as to form a whole. We <uex>join</uex> by putting one thing to another in close or continuos connection. We <uex>annex</uex> by attaching some adjunct to a larger body. We <uex>unite</uex> by bringing things together so that their parts adhere or intermingle. Things <uex>coalesce</uex> by coming together or mingling so as to form one organization. To <uex>add</uex> quantities; to join houses; to <uex>annex</uex> territory; to <uex>unite</uex> kingdoms; to make parties <uex>coalesce</uex>.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Add</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make an addition. <xex>To add to</xex>, to augment; to increase; <as>as, it <ex>adds</ex> to our anxiety</as>.</def> &ldquo;I will <xex>add</xex> to your yoke.&rdquo; <rj><au>1 Kings xii. 14.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To perform the arithmetical operation of addition; <as>as, he <ex>adds</ex> rapidly</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Add"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Add</ets>, v. + <ets>-able</ets>.]</ety> <def>Addible.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"dax</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the largest African antelopes (<spn>Hippotragusnasomaculatus</spn> <it>or</it> <spn>Oryx nasomaculatus</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; It is now believed to be the <altname>Strepsiceros</altname> (twisted horn) of the ancients. By some it is thought to be the <xex>pygarg</xex> of the Bible.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>added</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>being in addition [to something else]</def> [Narrower terms: <stype>accessorial </stype>] <simto>additional, further(prenominal), more(prenominal) --- (used with mass nouns: "takes on added significance"; "asked for additional help"; "we have further information"; "there will be further delays"; "kids have more fun than anybody")</simto> [Narrower terms: <stype>another(prenominal), other(prenominal), else(postnominal), extra, intercalary</stype>] [Narrower terms: <stype>superimposed </stype>] [Narrower terms: <stype>supplementary, supplemental </stype>] [Narrower terms: <stype>value-added </stype>] <ant>subtracted</ant><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*deem"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>deem</ets>.]</ety> <def>To award; to adjudge.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;Unto him they did <xex>addeem</xex> the prise.&rdquo; <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>addend</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a number that is added to another number.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ad*den"dum</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Addenda</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>addere</ets> to add.]</ety> <def>A thing to be added; an appendix or addition.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Addendum circle</b></col> <fld>(Mech.)</fld>, <cd>the circle which may be described around a circular spur wheel or gear wheel, touching the crests or tips of the teeth.</cd> <rj><au>Rankine.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Add"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Add</er>.]</ety> <def>One who, or that which, adds; esp., a machine for adding numbers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"der</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>addere</ets>, <ets>naddere</ets>, <ets>eddre</ets>, AS. <ets>n&aelig;dre</ets>, adder, snake; akin to OS. <ets>nadra</ets>, OHG. <ets>natra</ets>, <ets>natara</ets>, Ger. <ets>natter</ets>, Goth. <ets>nadrs</ets>, Icel. <ets>na&eth;r</ets>, masc., <ets>na&eth;ra</ets>, fem.: cf. W. <ets>neidr</ets>, Gorn. <ets>naddyr</ets>, Ir. <ets>nathair</ets>, L. <ets>natrix</ets>, water snake. <ets>An adder</ets> is for <ets>a nadder</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A serpent.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;The <xex>eddre</xex> seide to the woman.&rdquo; <rj><au>Wyclif. Gen. iii. 4. )</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A small venomous serpent of the genus <gen>Vipera</gen>. The common European adder is the <spn>Vipera berus</spn> <it>or</it> <spn>Pelias berus</spn>. The puff adders of Africa are species of <gen>Clotho</gen>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>In America, the term is commonly applied to several harmless snakes, as the <stype>milk adder</stype>, <stype>puffing adder</stype>, etc.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>Same as <er>Sea Adder</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In the sculptures the appellation is given to several venomous serpents, -- sometimes to the horned viper (<gen>Cerastles</gen>).</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"der fly/</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A dragon fly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"der's-tongue`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A genus of ferns (<gen>Ophioglossum</gen>), whose seeds are produced on a spike resembling a serpent's tongue.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The yellow dogtooth violet.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"der*wort`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The common bistort or snakeweed (<spn>Polygonum bistorta</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Add`i*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quantity of being addible; capability of addition.</def> <rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Add"i*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being added.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Addible</xex> numbers.&rdquo; <rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"dice</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Adze</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Moxon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*dict"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>p. p.</pos> <def>Addicted; devoted.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*dict"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Addicted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Addicting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>addictus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>addicere</ets> to adjudge, devote; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>dicere</ets> to say. See <er>Diction</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To apply habitually; to devote; to habituate; -- with <xex>to</xex>.</def> &ldquo;They <xex>addict</xex> themselves to the civil law.&rdquo; <rj><au>Evelyn.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He is <qex>addicted</qex> to his study.</q> <rj><qau>Beau. &amp; Fl.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>That part of mankind that <qex>addict</qex> their minds to speculations.</q> <rj><qau>Adventurer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His genius <qex>addicted</qex> him to the study of antiquity.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A man gross . . . and <qex>addicted</qex> to low company.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To adapt; to make suitable; to fit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The land about is exceedingly <qex>addicted</qex> to wood, but the coldness of the place hinders the growth.</q> <rj><qau>Evelyn.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Addict</er>, <er>Devote</er>, <er>Consecrate</er>, <er>Dedicate</er>. <xex>Addict</xex> was formerly used in a good sense; as, <xex>addicted</xex> to letters; but is now mostly employed in a bad sense or an indifferent one; as, <xex>addicted</xex> to vice; <xex>addicted</xex> to sensual indulgence. &ldquo;<xex>Addicted</xex> to staying at home.&rdquo; <au>J. S. Mill.</au> <xex>Devote</xex> is always taken in a good sense, expressing habitual earnestness in the pursuit of some favorite object; as, <xex>devoted</xex> to science. <xex>Consecrate</xex> and <xex>dedicate</xex> express devotion of a higher kind, involving religious sentiment; as, <xex>consecrated</xex> to the service of the church; <xex>dedicated</xex> to God.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*dict"ed*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being addicted; attachment.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*dic"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. L. <ets>addictio</ets> an adjudging.]</ety> <def>The state of being addicted; devotion; inclination.</def> &ldquo;His <xex>addiction</xex> was to courses vain.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"di*son's dis*ease"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[Named from Thomas Addison, M. D., of London, who first described it.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A morbid condition causing a peculiar brownish discoloration of the skin, and thought, at one time, to be due to disease of the suprarenal capsules (two flat triangular bodies covering the upper part of the kidneys), but now known not to be dependent upon this causes exclusively. It is usually fatal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*dit"a*ment</hw> <pr>(&abreve;d*d&ibreve_;t"&adot_;*m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>additamentum</ets>, fr. <ets>additus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>addere</ets> to add.]</ety> <def>An addition, or a thing added.</def> <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>My persuasion that the latter verses of the chapter were an <qex>additament</qex> of a later age.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*di"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>addition</ets>, L. <ets>additio</ets>, fr. <ets>addere</ets> to add.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of adding two or more things together; -- opposed to <ant>subtraction</ant> or <ant>diminution</ant>.</def> &ldquo;This endless <xex>addition</xex> or addibility of numbers.&rdquo; <rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Anything added; increase; augmentation; <as>as, a piazza is an <ex>addition</ex> to a building</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>That part of arithmetic which treats of adding numbers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A dot at the right side of a note as an indication that its sound is to be lengthened one half.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A title annexed to a man's name, to identify him more precisely; <as>as, John Doe, <ex>Esq</ex></as>.; Richard Roe, <xex>Gent</xex>.; Robert Dale, <xex>Mason</xex>; Thomas Way, <xex>of New York</xex>; a mark of distinction; a title.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Something added to a coat of arms, as a mark of honor; -- opposed to <ant>abatement</ant>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Vector addition</b></col> <fld>(Geom.)</fld>, <cd>that kind of addition of two lines, or vectors, AB and BC, by which their sum is regarded as the line, or vector, AC.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Increase; accession; augmentation; appendage; adjunct.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*di"tion*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Added; supplemental; in the way of an addition.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*di"tion*al</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Something added.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*di"tion*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By way of addition.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*di"tion*a*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Additional.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Herbert.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`di*ti"tious</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>addititius</ets>, fr. <ets>addere</ets>.]</ety> <def>Additive.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir J. Herschel.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"di*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>additivus</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>Proper to be added; positive; -- opposed to <ant>subtractive</ant>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"di*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Tending to add; making some addition.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Arbuthnot.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"dle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>adel</ets>, AS. <ets>adela</ets>, mud.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Liquid filth; mire.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Lees; dregs.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Wright.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"dle</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having lost the power of development, and become rotten, as eggs; putrid. Hence: Unfruitful or confused, as brains; muddled.</def> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"dle</hw>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Addled</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Addling</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To make addle; to grow addle; to muddle; <as>as, he <ex>addled</ex> his brain</as>.</def> &ldquo;Their eggs were <xex>addled</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"dle</hw>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>adlen</ets>, <ets>adilen</ets>, to gain, acquire; prob. fr. Icel. <ets>&ouml;&eth;lask</ets> to acquire property, akin to <ets>o&eth;al</ets> property. Cf. <er>Allodial</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To earn by labor.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Forby.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To thrive or grow; to ripen.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Kill ivy, else tree will <qex>addle</qex> no more.</q> <rj><qau>Tusser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ad"dle-brain`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ad"dle-head`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ad"dle-pate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A foolish or dull-witted fellow.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ad"dle-brained`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ad"dle-head`ed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ad"dle-pa`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Dull-witted; stupid.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>addle-brained</xex> Oberstein.&rdquo; <rj><au>Motley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Dull and <qex>addle-pated</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"dle-pa`ted*ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Stupidity.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"dlings</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Addle</er>, to earn.]</ety> <def>Earnings.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Wright.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*doom"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>doom</ets>.]</ety> <def>To adjudge.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*dorsed"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>dorsum</ets>, back: cf. F. <ets>adoss&eacute;</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Set or turned back to back.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*dress"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;d*dr&ebreve_;s")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Addressed</conjf> <pr>(-dr&ebreve_;st")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Addressing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>adressen</ets> to raise erect, adorn, OF. <ets>adrecier</ets>, to straighten, address, F. <ets>adresser</ets>, fr. <ets>&agrave;</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + OF. <ets>drecier</ets>, F. <ets>dresser</ets>, to straighten, arrange. See <er>Dress</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To aim; to direct.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And this good knight his way with me <qex>addrest</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To prepare or make ready.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His foe was soon <qex>addressed</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Turnus <qex>addressed</qex> his men to single fight.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The five foolish virgins <qex>addressed</qex> themselves at the noise of the bridegroom's coming.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Reflexively: To prepare one's self; to apply one's skill or energies (<xex>to</xex> some object); to betake.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>These men <qex>addressed</qex> themselves to the task.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To clothe or array; to dress.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Tecla . . . <qex>addressed</qex> herself in man's apparel.</q> <rj><qau>Jewel.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To direct, as words (<xex>to</xex> any one or any thing); to make, as a speech, petition, etc. (<xex>to</xex> any one, an audience).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The young hero had <qex>addressed</qex> his players to him for his assistance.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To direct speech to; to make a communication to, whether spoken or written; to apply to by words, as by a speech, petition, etc., to speak to; to accost.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Are not your orders to <qex>address</qex> the senate?</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The representatives of the nation <qex>addressed</qex> the king.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>To direct in writing, as a letter; to superscribe, or to direct and transmit; <as>as, he <ex>addressed</ex> a letter</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>To make suit to as a lover; to court; to woo.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <def>To consign or intrust to the care of another, as agent or factor; <as>as, the ship was <ex>addressed</ex> to a merchant in Baltimore</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To address one's self to</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To prepare one's self for; to apply one's self to.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To direct one's speech or discourse to.</cd> -- <col><b>To address the ball</b></col> <fld>(Golf)</fld>, <cd>to take aim at the ball, adjusting the grip on the club, the attitude of the body, etc., to a convenient position.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*dress"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;d*dr&ebreve_;s")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To prepare one's self.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;Let us <xex>address</xex> to tend on Hector's heels.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To direct speech.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Young Turnus to the beauteous maid <qex>addrest</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The intransitive uses come from the dropping out of the reflexive pronoun.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*dress</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>adresse</ets>. See <er>Address</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Act of preparing one's self.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Jer Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Act of addressing one's self to a person; verbal application.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A formal communication, either written or spoken; a discourse; a speech; a formal application to any one; a petition; a formal statement on some subject or special occasion; <as>as, an <ex>address</ex> of thanks, an <ex>address</ex> to the voters</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Direction or superscription of a letter, or the name, title, and place of residence of the person addressed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Manner of speaking to another; delivery; <as>as, a man of pleasing or insinuating <ex>address</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Attention in the way one's <xex>addresses</xex> to a lady.</def> <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Skill; skillful management; dexterity; adroitness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Speech; discourse; harangue; oration; petition; lecture; readiness; ingenuity; tact; adroitness.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>addressed</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>marked with a destination; -- of mail</def> [Narrower terms: <stype>self-addressed </stype>] <ant>unaddressed</ant><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`dress*ee"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One to whom anything is addressed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*dres"sion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of addressing or directing one's course.</def> <mark>[Rare &amp; Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chapman.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Addressograph</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a printer that automatically prints addresses on letters for mailing.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> addressing machine</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*duce"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Adduced</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Adducing</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>adducere</ets>, <ets>adductum</ets>, to lead or bring to; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>ducere</ets> to lead. See <er>Duke</er>, and cf. <er>Adduct</er>.]</ety> <def>To bring forward or offer, as an argument, passage, or consideration which bears on a statement or case; to cite; to allege.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Reasons . . . were <qex>adduced</qex> on both sides.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Enough could not be <qex>adduced</qex> to satisfy the purpose of illustration.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To present; allege; advance; cite; quote; assign; urge; name; mention.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*du"cent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>addunces</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>adducere</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Bringing together or towards a given point; -- a word applied to those muscles of the body which pull one part towards another. Opposed to <ant>abducent</ant>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*du"cer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who adduces.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*du"ci*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being adduced.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Proofs innumerable, and in every imaginable manner diversified, are <qex>adducible</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*duct"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adductus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>adducere</ets>. See <er>Adduce</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>To draw towards a common center or a middle line.</def> <rj><au>Huxley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*duc"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>adduction</ets>. See <er>Adduce</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of adducing or bringing forward.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>An <qex>adduction</qex> of facts gathered from various quarters.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The action by which the parts of the body are drawn towards its axis]; -- opposed to <ant>abduction</ant>.</def> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*duc"tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Adducing, or bringing towards or to something.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*duc"tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>adducere</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A muscle which draws a limb or part of the body toward the middle line of the body, or closes extended parts of the body; -- opposed to <ant>abductor</ant>; <as>as, the <ex>adductor</ex> of the eye, which turns the eye toward the nose</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In the bivalve shells, the muscles which close the values of the shell are called <qex>adductor</qex> muscles.</q> <rj><qau>Verrill.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*dulce"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Like F. <ets>adoucir</ets>; fr. L. <ets>ad</ets>. + <ets>dulcis</ets> sweet.]</ety> <def>To sweeten; to soothe.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*deem"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adimere</ets>. See <er>Ademption</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To revoke, as a legacy, grant, etc., or to satisfy it by some other gift.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`de*lan`ta*dil"lo</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <def>A Spanish red wine made of the first ripe grapes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`de*lan*ta"do</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp., prop. p. of <ets>adelantar</ets> to advance, to promote.]</ety> <def>A governor of a province; a commander.</def> <rj><au>Prescott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ad*e*las"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; not manifest + &unr_; a star.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A provisional name for a plant which has not had its flowers botanically examined, and therefore has not been referred to its proper genus.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"el*ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Atheling</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*del`o*co*don"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; invisible + &unr_; a bell.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Applied to sexual zooids of hydroids, that have a saclike form and do not become free; -- opposed to <ant>phanerocodonic</ant>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*del"o*pod</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; invisible + &unr_;, &unr_;, foot.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An animal having feet that are not apparent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*del"phi*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'adelfo`s</grk> brother.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A &ldquo;brotherhood,&rdquo; or collection of stamens in a bundle; -- <as>used in composition, as in the class names, Mon<ex>adelphia</ex>, Di<ex>adelphia</ex>, etc.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*del"phous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'adelfo`s</grk> brother.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having coalescent or clustered filaments; -- said of stamens; <as>as, <ex>adelphous</ex> stamens</as>. Usually in composition; <as>as, mon<ex>adelphous</ex></as>.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dempt"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*d&ebreve_;mt"; 215)</pr>, <pos>p. p.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ademptus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>adimere</ets> to take away.]</ety> <def>Taken away.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></p>
+
+<p><q>Without any sinister suspicion of anything being added or <qex>adempt</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Latimer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 21 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>A*demp"tion</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*d&ebreve_;mp"sh&ubreve;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ademptio</ets>, fr. <ets>adimere</ets>, <ets>ademptum</ets>, to take away; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>emere</ets> to buy, orig. to take.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The revocation or taking away of a grant, donation, legacy, or the like.</def> <rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Aden-</hw> or <hw>Adeno-</hw>.</mhw> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, gland.]</ety> <def>Combining forms of the Greek word for <xex>gland</xex>; -- used in words relating to the structure, diseases, etc., of the glands.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Ad`e*nal"gi*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ad"e*nal`gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; + &unr_; pain.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Pain in a gland.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*den"i*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Aden-</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Shaped like a gland; adenoid.</def> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ad`e*ni"tis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Aden-</ets> + <ets>-itis</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Glandular inflammation.</def> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`e*no*graph"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to adenography.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`e*nog"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Adeno-</ets> + <ets>-graphy</ets>.]</ety> <def>That part of anatomy which describes the glands.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"e*noid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A swelling produced by overgrowth of the adenoid tissue in the roof of the pharynx; -- usually in <pluf>pl.</pluf></def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ad"e*noid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ad`e*noid"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Glandlike; glandular.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`e*no*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to adenology.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`e*nol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Adeno-</ets> + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The part of physiology that treats of the glands.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ad`e*no"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>L. pl.</it> <plw>-mata</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL.; <ets>adeno-</ets> + <ets>-oma</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A benign tumor of a glandlike structure; morbid enlargement of a gland.</def> <wordforms>-- <wf>Ad`e*nom"a*tous</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"e*nop"a*thy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Adeno-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; suffering, &unr_; to suffer.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Disease of a gland.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`e*noph"o*rous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Adeno-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; bearing.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Producing glands.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`e*noph"yl*lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Adeno-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; leaf.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having glands on the leaves.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ad"e*no*scle*ro"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.; <ets>adeno-</ets> + <ets>sclerosis</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The hardening of a gland.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"e*nose`</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a gland; full of glands; glandulous; adenous.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`e*no*tom"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to adenotomy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`e*not"o*my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Adeno-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; a cutting, &unr_; to cut.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Dissection of, or incision into, a gland or glands.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"e*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Adenose</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"den ul"cer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[So named after <etsep>Aden</etsep>, a seaport in Southern Arabia, where it occurs.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A disease endemic in various parts of tropical Asia, due to a specific micro&ouml;rganism which produces chronic ulcers on the limbs. It is often fatal. Called also <altname>Cochin China ulcer</altname>, <altname>Persian ulcer</altname>, <altname>tropical ulcer</altname>, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ad"eps</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>Animal fat; lard.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dept"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adeptus</ets> obtained (sc. <ets>artem</ets>), &unr_;he who has obtained an art, p. p. of <ets>adipsci</ets> to arrive &unr_;at, to obtain; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>apisci</ets> to pursue. See <er>Apt</er>, and cf. <er>Adapt</er>.]</ety> <def>One fully skilled or well versed in anything; a proficient; <as>as, <ex>adepts</ex> in philosophy</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dept"</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Well skilled; completely versed; thoroughly proficient.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Beaus <qex>adept</qex> in everything profound.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dep"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adeptio</ets>. See <er>Adept</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>An obtaining; attainment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In the wit and policy of the capitain consisteth the chief <qex>adeption</qex> of the victory.</q> <rj><qau>Grafton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dept"ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A skilled alchemist.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dept"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being adept; skill.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"e*qua*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Adequate</er>.]</ety> <def>The state or quality of being adequate, proportionate, or sufficient; a sufficiency for a particular purpose; <as>as, the <ex>adequacy</ex> of supply to the expenditure</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"e*quate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adaequatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>adaequare</ets> to make equal to; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>aequare</ets> to make equal, <ets>aequus</ets> equal. See <er>Equal</er>.]</ety> <def>Equal to some requirement; proportionate, or correspondent; fully sufficient; <as>as, powers <ex>adequate</ex> to a great work; an <ex>adequate</ex> definition.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Ireland had no <qex>adequate</qex> champion.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Proportionate; commensurate; sufficient; suitable; competent; capable.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"e*quate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Adequate</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To equalize; to make adequate.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Fotherby.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To equal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It [is] an impossibility for any creature to <qex>adequate</qex> God in his eternity.</q> <rj><qau>Shelford.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"e*quate*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an adequate manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"e*quate*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being adequate; suitableness; sufficiency; adequacy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`e*qua"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adaequatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of equalizing; act or result of making adequate; an equivalent.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp. Barlow.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*des"my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; unfettered; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; a fetter.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The division or defective coherence of an organ that is usually entire.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*es`se*na"ri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Formed fr. L. <ets>adesse</ets> to be present; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>esse</ets> to be.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>One who held the real presence of Christ's body in the eucharist, but not by transubstantiation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*fect"ed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adfectus</ets> or <ets>affectus</ets>. See <er>Affect</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Alg.)</fld> <def>See <er>Affected</er>, 5.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*fil"i*a`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Affiliated</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*fil`i*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Affiliation</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*flux"ion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Affluxion</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*ha"mant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From L. <ets>adhamare</ets> to catch; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>hamus</ets> hook.]</ety> <def>Clinging, as by hooks.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*here"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Adhered</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Adhering</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>adhaerere</ets>, <ets>adhaesum</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>haerere</ets> to stick: cf. F. <ets>adh&eacute;rer</ets>. See <er>Aghast</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united; <as>as, wax to the finger; the lungs sometimes <ex>adhere</ex> to the pleura.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To hold, be attached, or devoted; to remain fixed, either by personal union or conformity of faith, principle, or opinion; <as>as, men <ex>adhere</ex> to a party, a cause, a leader, a church</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree.</def> &ldquo;Nor time nor place did then <xex>adhere</xex>.&rdquo; &ldquo;Every thing <xex>adheres</xex> together.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To attach; stick; cleave; cling; hold</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*her"ence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>adh&eacute;rence</ets>, LL. <ets>adhaerentia</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or state of adhering.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being fixed in attachment; fidelity; steady attachment; adhesion; <as>as, <ex>adherence</ex> to a party or to opinions</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Adherence</er>, <er>Adhesion</er>.</syn> <usage> These words, which were once freely interchanged, are now almost entirely separated. <xex>Adherence</xex> is no longer used to denote physical union, but is applied, to mental states or habits; as, a strict <xex>adherence</xex> to one's duty; close <xex>adherence</xex> to the argument, etc. <xex>Adhesion</xex> is now confined chiefly to the physical sense, except in the phrase &ldquo;To give in one's <xex>adhesion</xex> to a cause or a party.&rdquo;</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*her"en*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state or quality of being adherent; adherence.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which adheres.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Dr. H. More.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*her"ent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adhaerens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr.: cf. F. <ets>adh&eacute;rent</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Sticking; clinging; adhering.</def> <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Attached as an attribute or circumstance.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Congenitally united with an organ of another kind, as calyx with ovary, or stamens with petals.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*her"ent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who adheres; one who adheres; one who follows a leader, party, or profession; a follower, or partisan; a believer in a particular faith or church.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which adheres; an appendage.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Follower; partisan; upholder; disciple; supporter; dependent; ally; backer.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*her"ent*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an adherent manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*her"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who adheres; an adherent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*he"sion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adhaesio</ets>, fr. <ets>adhaerere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>adh&eacute;sion</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The action of sticking; the state of being attached; intimate union; <as>as, the <ex>adhesion</ex> of glue, or of parts united by growth, cement, or the like</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Adherence; steady or firm attachment; fidelity; <as>as, <ex>adhesion</ex> to error, to a policy</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His <qex>adhesion</qex> to the Tories was bounded by his approbation of their foreign policy.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Agreement to adhere; concurrence; assent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To that treaty Spain and England gave in their <qex>adhesion</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>The molecular attraction exerted between bodies in contact. See <er>Cohesion</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Union of surface, normally separate, by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The union of parts which are separate in other plants, or in younger states of the same plant.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Adherence; union. See <er>Adherence</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*he"sive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>adh&eacute;sif</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Apt or tending to adhere; clinging.</def> <rj><au>Thomson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Adhesive attraction</b></col>. <fld>(Physics)</fld> <cd>See <er>Attraction</er></cd>. -- <col><b>Adhesive inflammation</b></col> <fld>(Surg.)</fld>, <cd>that kind of inflammation which terminates in the reunion of divided parts without suppuration.</cd> -- <col><b>Adhesive plaster</b></col>, <cd>a sticking; a plaster containing resin, wax, litharge, and olive oil.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*he"sive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an adhesive manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*he"sive*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality of sticking or adhering; stickiness; tenacity of union.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Phren.)</fld> <def>Propensity to form and maintain attachments to persons, and to promote social intercourse.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*hib"it</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adhibitus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>adhibere</ets> to hold to; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>habere</ets> to have.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To admit, as a person or thing; to take in.</def> <rj><au>Muirhead.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To use or apply; to administer.</def> <rj><au>Camden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To attach; to affix.</def> <rj><au>Alison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`hi*bi"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adhibitio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of adhibiting; application; use.</def> <rj><au>Whitaker.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ad hom"i*nem</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[L., to the man.]</ety> <def>A phrase applied to an appeal or argument addressed to the principles, interests, or passions of a man.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*hort"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adhortari</ets>. See <er>Adhortation</er>.]</ety> <def>To exhort; to advise.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Feltham.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`hor*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adhortatio</ets>, fr. <ets>adhortari</ets> to advise; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>hortari</ets> to exhort.]</ety> <def>Advice; exhortation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Peacham.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*hor"ta*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Containing counsel or warning; hortatory; advisory.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Potter.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`i*a*bat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; not passable; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; through + &unr_; to go.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>Not giving out or receiving heat.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ad`i*a*bat`ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_;The <ex>adiabatic</ex> expansion of carbon dioxide from a compressed container causes the temperature of the gas to decrease rapidly below its freezing point, resulting in the familiar carbon dioxide &ldquo;snow&rdquo; emitted by carbon dioxide fire extinguishers.</note><br/>
+[<source>PJC.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Adiabatic line</b></col> or <col><b>curve</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a curve exhibiting the variations of pressure and volume of a fluid when it expands without either receiving or giving out heat.</cd> <rj><au>Rankine.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`i*ac*tin"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> not + <ets>diactinic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Not transmitting the actinic rays.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ad`i*an"tum</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, maidenhair; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; to wet.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of ferns, the leaves of which shed water; maidenhair. Also, the black maidenhair, a species of spleenwort.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`i*aph"o*rism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Religious indifference.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`i*aph"o*rist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Adiaphorous</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>One of the German Protestants who, with Melanchthon, held some opinions and ceremonies to be indifferent or nonessential, which Luther condemned as sinful or heretical.</def> <rj><au>Murdock.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`i*aph`o*ris"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to matters indifferent in faith and practice.</def> <rj><au>Shipley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`i*aph"o*rite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Adiaphorist</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`i*aph"o*rous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; different; &unr_; through + <grk>fe`rein</grk> to bear.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Indifferent or neutral.</def> <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Incapable of doing either harm or good, as some medicines.</def> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`i*aph"o*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Indifference.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`i*a*ther"mic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; through + &unr_;heat.]</ety> <def>Not pervious to heat.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dieu"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>interj. &amp; adv.</pos> <ety>[OE. also <ets>adew</ets>, <ets>adewe</ets>, <ets>adue</ets>, F. &unr_; <ets>dieu</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ad</ets> to + <ets>deus</ets> God.]</ety> <def>Good-by; farewell; an expression of kind wishes at parting.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dieu"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Adieus</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <def>A farewell; commendation to the care of God at parting.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dight"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>p. p.</pos> <conjf>Adight</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> (intensive) + OE. <ets>dihten</ets>. See <er>Dight</er>.]</ety> <def>To set in order; to array; to attire; to deck, to dress.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ad in`fi*ni"tum</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[L., to infinity.]</ety> <def>Without limit; endlessly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ad in"ter*im</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>Meanwhile; temporary.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`dios"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <ety>[Sp., fr. L. <ets>ad</ets> to + <ets>deus</ets> god. Cf. <er>Adieu</er>.]</ety> <def>Adieu; farewell; good-by; -- chiefly used among Spanish-speaking people.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; This word is often pronounced <pr>&aring;*d&emacr;"&ouptack_;s</pr>, but the Spanish accent, though weak, is on the final syllable.</note><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`i*pes"cent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adeps</ets>, <ets>adipis</ets>, fat + <ets>-escent</ets>.]</ety> <def>Becoming fatty.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dip"ic</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*d&ibreve_;p"&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adeps</ets>, <ets>adipis</ets>, fat.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or derived from, fatty or oily substances; -- applied to certain acids obtained from fats by the action of nitric acid.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>adipic acid</hw> <def>an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid (<chform>HO.CO.(CH2)4.CO.OH</chform>), containing six carbon atoms in a linear chain. It is found in beet juice. It is used in the manufacture of synthetic plastics such as Nylon, as well as other products.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`i*poc"er*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To convert into adipocere.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`i*poc`er*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or process of changing into adipocere.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"i*po*cere`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adeps</ets>, <ets>adipis</ets>, fat + <ets>cera</ets> wax: cf. F. <ets>adipocere</ets>.]</ety> <def>A soft, unctuous, or waxy substance, of a light brown color, into which the fat and muscle tissue of dead bodies sometimes are converted, by long immersion in water or by burial in moist places. It is a result of fatty degeneration.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`i*po*cer"i*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Adipocere</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the form or appearance of adipocere; <as>as, an <ex>adipoceriform</ex> tumor</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`i*poc"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like adipocere.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`i*pog"e*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Adipose</er>; <er>-genous</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Producing fat.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ad`i*pol"y*sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.; L. <ets>adeps</ets>, <ets>adipis</ets>, fat + Gr. &unr_; a loosing.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The digestion of fats.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`i*po*lyt"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adeps</ets>, <ets>adipis</ets>, fat + Gr. &unr_; to loose.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Hydrolyzing fats; converting neutral fats into glycerin and free fatty acids, esp. by the action of an enzyme; <as>as, <ex>adipolytic</ex> action</as>. Contrast <er>saponify</er>, to hydrolyze fat by the action of an alkali.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ad`i*po"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>L. pl.</it> <plw>-mata</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL. See <er>Adipose</er>; <er>-oma</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A mass of fat found internally; also, a fatty tumor.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ad`i*pom"a*tous</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"i*pose`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The fat present in the cells of adipose tissue, composed mainly of varying mixtures of tripalmitin, tristearin, and triolein. It solidifies after death.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"i*pose`</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adeps</ets>, <ets>adipis</ets>, fat, grease.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to animal fat; fatty.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Adipose fin</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a soft boneless fin.</cd> -- <col><b>Adipose tissue</b></col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>that form of animal tissue which forms or contains fat.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ad"i*pose`ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ad`i*pos"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being fat; fatness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"i*pous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Fatty; adipose.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dip"sous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_;, thirst.]</ety> <def>Quenching thirst, as certain fruits.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"ip*sy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; not thirsty; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; thirst.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Absence of thirst.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"it</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aditus</ets>, fr. <ets>adire</ets>, <ets>&unr_;aitum</ets>, to go to; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>ire</ets> to go.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An entrance or passage. Specifically: The nearly horizontal opening by which a mine is entered, or by which water and ores are carried away; -- called also <altname>drift</altname> and <altname>tunnel</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Admission; approach; access.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Yourself and yours shall have<br/>
+Free <qex>adit</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aditya</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Hinduism)</fld> <def>one of 7 to 12 sons of Aditi; gods of celestial light.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ad"ja"cence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ad*ja"cen*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <ety>[Cf. LL. <ets>adjacentia</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state or attribute of being adjacent or contiguous; contiguity; the attribute of being so near as to be touching; <as>as, the <ex>adjacency</ex> of lands or buildings</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> contiguousness</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is adjacent.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*ja"cent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adjacens</ets>, <ets>-centis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>adjacere</ets> to lie near; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>jac&emacr;re</ets> to lie: cf. F. <ets>adjacent</ets>.]</ety> <def>Lying near, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on; <as>as, a field <ex>adjacent</ex> to the highway</as>.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>adjacent</xex> forest.&rdquo; <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Adjacent</b></col> or <col><b>contiguous angle</b></col></mcol>. <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Angle</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Adjoining; contiguous; near.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Adjacent</er>, <er>Adjoining</er>, <er>Contiguous</er>. Things are <xex>adjacent</xex> when they lie close each other, not necessary in actual contact; <as>as, <ex>adjacent</ex> fields, <ex>adjacent</ex> villages, etc.</as> <pbr/>
+<q>I find that all Europe with her <qex>adjacent</qex> isles is peopled with Christians.</q> <rj><qau>Howell.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]<pbr/>
+Things are <xex>adjoining</xex> when they meet at some line or point of junction; as, <xex>adjoining</xex> farms, an <xex>adjoining</xex> highway. What is spoken of as <xex>contiguous</xex> should touch with some extent of one side or the whole of it; as, a row of <xex>contiguous</xex> buildings; a wood <xex>contiguous</xex> to a plain.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*ja"cent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which is adjacent.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*ja"cent*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>So as to be adjacent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*ject"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adjectus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>adjicere</ets> to throw to, to add to; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>jac&ebreve_;re</ets> to throw. See <er>Jet</er> a shooting forth.]</ety> <def>To add or annex; to join.</def> <rj><au>Leland.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*jec"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adjectio</ets>, fr. <ets>adjicere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>adjection</ets>. See <er>Adject</er>.]</ety> <def>The act or mode of adding; also, the thing added.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*jec"tion*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to adjection; that is, or may be, annexed.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Earle.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`jec*ti"tious</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <ety>[L. <ets>adjectitius</ets>.]</ety> <def>Added; additional.</def> <rj><au>Parkhurst.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`jec*ti"val</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or relating to the relating to the adjective; of the nature of an adjective; adjective.</def> <rj><au>W. Taylor (1797)</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`jec*ti"val*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>As, or in the manner of, an adjective; adjectively.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"jec*tive</hw> <pr>(&abreve;d"j&ebreve_;k*t&ibreve_;v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Adjective</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Added to a substantive as an attribute; of the nature of an adjunct; <as>as, an <ex>adjective</ex> word or sentence</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not standing by itself; dependent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Adjective color</b></col>, <cd>a color which requires to be fixed by some mordant or base to give it permanency.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Relating to procedure.</def> &ldquo;The whole English law, substantive and <xex>adjective</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"jec*tive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adjectivum</ets> (sc. <ets>nomen</ets>), neut. of <ets>adjectivus</ets> that is added, fr. <ets>adjicere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>adjectif</ets>. See <er>Adject</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>A word used with a noun, or substantive, to express a quality of the thing named, or something attributed to it, or to limit or define it, or to specify or describe a thing, as distinct from something else. Thus, in phrase, &ldquo;a wise ruler,&rdquo; <xex>wise</xex> is the adjective, expressing a property of <xex>ruler</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A dependent; an accessory.</def> <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"jec*tive</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Adjectived</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Adjectiving</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To make an adjective of; to form or change into an adjective.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Language has as much occasion to <qex>adjective</qex> the distinct signification of the verb, and to <qex>adjective</qex> also the mood, as it has to <qex>adjective</qex> time. It has . . . <qex>adjectived</qex> all three.</q> <rj><qau>Tooke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"jec*tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the manner of an adjective; <as>as, a word used <ex>adjectively</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*join"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Adjoined</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Adjoining</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>ajoinen</ets>, OF. <ets>ajoindre</ets>, F. <ets>adjoindre</ets>, fr. L. <ets>adjungere</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>jungere</ets> to join. See <er>Join</er>, and cf. <er>Adjunct</er>.]</ety> <def>To join or unite to; to lie contiguous to; to be in contact with; to attach; to append.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Corrections . . . should be, as remarks, <qex>adjoined</qex> by way of note.</q> <rj><qau>Watts.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 22 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*join"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;d*join")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To lie or be next, or in contact; to be contiguous; <as>as, the houses <ex>adjoin</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>When one man's land <qex>adjoins</qex> to another's.</q> <rj><qau>Blackstone.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The construction with <xex>to</xex>, <xex>on</xex>, or <xex>with</xex> is obsolete or obsolescent.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To join one's self.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>She lightly unto him <qex>adjoined</qex> side to side.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*join"ant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Contiguous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Carew.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*join"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Joining to; contiguous; adjacent; <as>as, an <ex>adjoining</ex> room</as>.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>adjoining</xex> fane.&rdquo; <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Upon the hills <qex>adjoining</qex> to the city.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Adjacent; contiguous; near; neighboring; abutting; bordering. See <er>Adjacent</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"joint</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An adjunct; a helper.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*journ</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Adjourned</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Adjourning</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>ajornen</ets>, OF. <ets>ajoiner</ets>, <ets>ajurner</ets>, F. <ets>ajourner</ets>; OF. <ets>a</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>jor</ets>, <ets>jur</ets>, <ets>jorn</ets>, F. <ets>jour</ets>, day, fr. L. <ets>diurnus</ets> belonging to the day, fr. <ets>dies</ets> day. Cf. <er>Journal</er>, <er>Journey</er>.]</ety> <def>To put off or defer to another day, or indefinitely; to postpone; to close or suspend for the day; -- commonly said of the meeting, or the action, of convened body; <as>as, to <ex>adjourn</ex> the meeting; to <ex>adjourn</ex> a debate.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It is a common practice to <qex>adjourn</qex> the reformation of their lives to a further time.</q> <rj><qau>Barrow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>'Tis a needful fitness<br/>
+That we <qex>adjourn</qex> this court till further day.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To delay; defer; postpone; put off; suspend.</syn> <usage> -- To <er>Adjourn</er>, <er>Prorogue</er>, <er>Dissolve</er>. These words are used in respect to public bodies when they lay aside business and separate. <xex>Adjourn</xex>, both in Great Britain and this country, is applied to all cases in which such bodies separate for a brief period, with a view to meet again. <xex>Prorogue</xex> is applied in Great Britain to that act of the executive government, as the sovereign, which brings a session of Parliament to a close. The word is not used in this country, but a legislative body is said, in such a case, to adjourn <xex>sine die</xex>. To <xex>dissolve</xex> is to annul the corporate existence of a body. In order to exist again the body must be reconstituted.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*journ"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To suspend business for a time, as from one day to another, or for a longer period, or indefinitely; usually, to suspend public business, as of legislatures and courts, or other convened bodies; <as>as, congress <ex>adjourned</ex> at four o'clock; the court <ex>adjourned</ex> without day.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*journ"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Adjournment; postponement.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> &ldquo;An <xex>adjournal</xex> of the Diet.&rdquo; <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*journ"ment</hw> <pr>(-m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. f. <ets>adjournement</ets>, OF. <ets>ajornement</ets>. See <er>Adjourn</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of adjourning; the putting off till another day or time specified, or without day.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The time or interval during which a public body adjourns its sittings or postpones business.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*judge"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Adjudged</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Adjudging</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>ajugen</ets>, OF. <ets>ajugier</ets>, fr. L. <ets>adjudicare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>judicare</ets> to judge. See <er>Judge</er>, and cf. <er>Adjudicate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To award judicially in the case of a controverted question; <as>as, the prize was <ex>adjudged</ex> to the victor</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To determine in the exercise of judicial power; to decide or award judicially; to adjudicate; <as>as, the case was <ex>adjudged</ex> in the November term</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To sentence; to condemn.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Without reprieve, <qex>adjudged</qex> to death<br/>
+For want of well pronouncing Shibboleth.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To regard or hold; to judge; to deem.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He <qex>adjudged</qex> him unworthy of his friendship.</q> <rj><qau>Knolles.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To decree; award; determine; adjudicate; ordain; assign.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*judg"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who adjudges.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*judg"ment</hw> <pr>(-m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of adjudging; judicial decision; adjudication.</def> <rj><au>Sir W. Temple.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*ju"di*cate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Adjudicated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Adjudicating</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>adjudicatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>adjudicare</ets>. See <er>Adjudge</er>.]</ety> <def>To adjudge; to try and determine, as a court; to settle by judicial decree.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*ju"di*cate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To come to a judicial decision; <as>as, the court <ex>adjudicated</ex> upon the case</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*ju`di*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adjudicatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>adjudication</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of adjudicating; the act or process of trying and determining judicially.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A deliberate determination by the judicial power; a judicial decision or sentence.</def> &ldquo;An <xex>adjudication</xex> in favor of natural rights.&rdquo; <rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bankruptcy practice)</fld> <def>The decision upon the question whether the debtor is a bankrupt.</def> <rj><au>Abbott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld> <def>A process by which land is attached security or in satisfaction of a debt.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*ju"di*ca*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Adjudicating.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*ju"di*ca`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who adjudicates.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*ju"di*ca*ture</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Adjudication.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"ju*gate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adjugatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>adjugare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>jugum</ets> a yoke.]</ety> <def>To yoke to.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"ju*ment</hw> <pr>(&abreve;d"j&uuptack_;*m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adjumentum</ets>, for <ets>adjuvamentum</ets>, fr. <ets>adjuvare</ets> to help; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>juvare</ets> to help.]</ety> <def>Help; support; also, a helper.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Waterhouse.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"ju*vant</hw> <pr>(&abreve;d"j&uuptack_;*v&aitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adjuvamentum</ets>, fr. <ets>adjuvare</ets> to help; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>juvare</ets> to help.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Immunology)</fld> <def>A substance added to an immunogenic agent to enhance the production of antibodies.</def> <rj><au>Stedman.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A substance added to a formulation of a drug which enhances the effect of the active ingredient.</def> <rj><au>Stedman.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"junct`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adjunctus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>adjungere</ets>. See <er>Adjoin</er>.]</ety> <def>Conjoined; attending; consequent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Though that my death were <qex>adjunct</qex> to my act.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Adjunct notes</b></col> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>, <cd>short notes between those essential to the harmony; auxiliary notes; passing notes.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"junct`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Something joined or added to another thing, but not essentially a part of it.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Learning is but an <qex>adjunct</qex> to our self.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A person joined to another in some duty or service; a colleague; an associate.</def> <rj><au>Wotton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>A word or words added to quality or amplify the force of other words; <as>as, the History <ex>of the American Revolution</ex>, where the words in italics are the <ex>adjunct</ex> or <ex>adjuncts</ex> of &ldquo;History</as>.&rdquo;</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Metaph.)</fld> <def>A quality or property of the body or the mind, whether natural or acquired; <as>as, <ex>color</ex>, in the body, <ex>judgment</ex> in the mind</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A key or scale closely related to another as principal; a relative or attendant key. <mark>[R.]</mark> See <cref>Attendant keys</cref>, under <er>Attendant</er>, <pos>a.</pos></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*junc"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adjunctio</ets>, fr. <ets>adjungere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>adjonction</ets>, and see <er>Adjunct</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of joining; the thing joined or added.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*junc"tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adjunctivus</ets>, fr. <ets>adjungere</ets>. See <er>Adjunct</er>.]</ety> <def>Joining; having the quality of joining; forming an adjunct.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*junc"tive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, is joined.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*junc"tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an adjunctive manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*junct"ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By way of addition or adjunct; in connection with.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`ju*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adjuratio</ets>, fr. <ets>adjurare</ets>: cf. F. <ets>adjuration</ets>. See <er>Adjure</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of adjuring; a solemn charging on oath, or under the penalty of a curse; an earnest appeal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>What an accusation could not effect, an <qex>adjuration</qex> shall.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Hall.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The form of oath or appeal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Persons who . . . made use of prayer and <qex>adjurations</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*ju"ra*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adjuratorius</ets>.]</ety> <def>Containing an adjuration.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*jure"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Adjured</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Adjuring</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>]</vmorph>. <ety>[L. <ets>adjurare</ets>, <ets>adjurdium</ets>, to swear to; later, to adjure: cf. F. <ets>adjurer</ets>. See <er>Jury</er>.]</ety> <def>To charge, bind, or command, solemnly, as if under oath, or under the penalty of a curse; to appeal to in the most solemn or impressive manner; to entreat earnestly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Joshua <qex>adjured</qex> them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the Lord, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho.</q> <rj><qau>Josh. vi. 26.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The high priest . . . said . . . I <qex>adjure</qex> thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. xxvi. 63.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The commissioners <qex>adjured</qex> them not to let pass so favorable an opportunity of securing their liberties.</q> <rj><qau>Marshall.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*jur"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who adjures.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*just"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Adjusted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Adjusting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>ajuster</ets>, <ets>ajoster</ets> (whence F. <ets>ajouter</ets> to add), LL. <ets>adjuxtare</ets> to fit; fr. L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>juxta</ets> near; confused later with L. <ets>ad</ets> and <ets>justus</ets> just, right, whence F. <ets>ajuster</ets> to adjust. See <er>Just</er>, v. t. and cf. <er>Adjute</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make exact; to fit; to make correspondent or conformable; to bring into proper relations; <as>as, to <ex>adjust</ex> a garment to the body, or things to a standard</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To put in order; to regulate, or reduce to system.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Adjusting</qex> the orthography.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To settle or bring to a satisfactory state, so that parties are agreed in the result; <as>as, to <ex>adjust</ex> accounts; the differences are <ex>adjusted</ex>.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To bring to a true relative position, as the parts of an instrument; to regulate for use; <as>as, to <ex>adjust</ex> a telescope or microscope</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To adapt; suit; arrange; regulate; accommodate; set right; rectify; settle.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*just"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being adjusted.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*just"age</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Ajutage</er>.]</ety> <def>Adjustment.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>adjusted</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>accommodated to certain requirements</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> regulated</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>having become accustomed [to surroundings, a situation. etc.]</def> [Narrower terms: <stype>oriented (vs. unoriented), orientated </stype>]<br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> familiarized</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <fld>(Music)</fld> <def>so tuned as to allow modulation into other keys</def> [Narrower terms: <stype>tempered (vs. untempered)</stype>]<br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> tuned</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>adjusted to produce a clear image; -- of an optical system (e.g. eye or opera glasses)</def> [Narrower terms: <stype>focused (vs. unfocused), focussed </stype>] <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*just"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, adjusts.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>an insurance agent who examines claims against personal or property damage insurance policies and makes estimates and recommendations regarding the amount which should be paid to the policyholder.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Adjusting plane</hw>, <hw>Adjusting surface</hw>. }</mhw> <fld>(A&euml;ronautics)</fld> <def>A small plane or surface, usually capable of adjustment but not of manipulation, for preserving lateral balance in an a&euml;roplane or flying machine.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*just"ive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Tending to adjust.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*just"ment</hw> <pr>(-m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>ajustement</ets>. See <er>Adjust</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of adjusting, or condition of being adjusted; act of bringing into proper relations; regulation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Success depends on the nicest and minutest <qex>adjustment</qex> of the parts concerned.</q> <rj><qau>Paley.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Settlement of claims; an equitable arrangement of conflicting claims, as in set-off, contribution, exoneration, subrogation, and marshaling.</def> <rj><au>Bispham.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The operation of bringing all the parts of an instrument, as a microscope or telescope, into their proper relative position for use; the condition of being thus adjusted; <as>as, to get a good <ex>adjustment</ex>; to be <ex>in</ex> or <ex>out of adjustment</ex>.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Suiting; fitting; arrangement; regulation; settlement; adaptation; disposition.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"ju*tage</hw> <pr>(&abreve;d"j&uuptack_;*t&auptack_;j)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Ajutage</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"ju*tan*cy</hw> <pr>(-t&aitalic_;n*s&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Adjutant</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The office of an adjutant.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Skillful arrangement in aid; assistance.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It was, no doubt, disposed with all the <qex>adjutancy</qex> of definition and division.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"ju*tant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adjutans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>adjutare</ets> to help. See <er>Aid</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A helper; an assistant.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A regimental staff officer, who assists the colonel, or commanding officer of a garrison or regiment, in the details of regimental and garrison duty.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Adjutant general</b></col> <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>the principal staff officer of an army, through whom the commanding general receives communications and issues military orders. In the U. S. army he is brigadier general.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Among the Jesuits)</fld>, <cd>one of a select number of fathers, who resided with the general of the order, each of whom had a province or country assigned to his care.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A species of very large stork (<spn>Ciconia argala</spn>), a native of India; -- called also the <altname>gigantic crane</altname>, and by the native name <altname>argala</altname>. It is noted for its serpent-destroying habits.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"ju*ta`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eng. Hist.)</fld> <def>A corruption of <er>Agitator</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*jute"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>ajouter</ets>; confused with L. <ets>adjutare</ets>.]</ety> <def>To add.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*ju"tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>adjuvare</ets>. See <er>Aid</er>.]</ety> <def>A helper or assistant.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*ju"to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adjutorius</ets>.]</ety> <def>Serving to help or assist; helping.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*ju"trix</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. See <er>Adjutor</er>.]</ety> <def>A female helper or assistant.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"ju*vant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adjuvans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>adjuvare</ets> to aid: cf. F. <ets>adjuvant</ets>. See <er>Aid</er>.]</ety> <def>Helping; helpful; assisting.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>Adjuvant</xex> causes.&rdquo; <rj><au>Howell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"ju*vant</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An assistant.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Yelverton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An ingredient, in a prescription, which aids or modifies the action of the principal ingredient.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`le*ga"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adlegatio</ets>, <ets>allegatio</ets>, a sending away; fr. <ets>adlegare</ets>, <ets>allegare</ets>, to send away with a commission; <ets>ad</ets> in addition + <ets>legare</ets> to send as ambassador. Cf. <er>Allegation</er>.]</ety> <def>A right formerly claimed by the states of the German Empire of joining their own ministers with those of the emperor in public treaties and negotiations to the common interest of the empire.</def> <rj><au>Encyc. Brit.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ad lib"i*tum</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>At one's pleasure; as one wishes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`lo*cu"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Allocution</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*mar"gin*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>ad-</ets> + <ets>margin</ets>.]</ety> <def>To write in the margin.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*max"il*la*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>ad-</ets> + <ets>maxillary</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Near to the maxilla or jawbone.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*meas"ure</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>amesurer</ets>, LL. <ets>admensurare</ets>. See <er>Measure</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To measure.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To determine the proper share of, or the proper apportionment; <as>as, to <ex>admeasure</ex> dower; to <ex>admeasure</ex> common of pasture.</as></def> <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The measure of a thing; dimensions; size.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Formerly, the adjustment of proportion, or ascertainment of shares, as of dower or pasture held in common. This was by writ of <xex>admeasurement</xex>, directed to the sheriff.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*meas"ur*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who admeasures.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*men`su*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>admensuratio</ets>; L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>mensurare</ets> to measure. See <er>Mensuration</er>.]</ety> <def>Same as <er>Admeasurement</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*min"i*cle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adminculum</ets> support, orig., that on which the hand rests; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>manus</ets> hand + dim. ending <ets>-culym</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Help or support; an auxiliary.</def> <rj><au>Grote.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Corroborative or explanatory proof.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>In <xex>Scots law</xex>, any writing tending to establish the existence or terms of a lost deed. <rj><au>Bell.</au></rj>
+</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`mi*nic"u*lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Supplying help; auxiliary; corroborative; explanatory; <as>as, <ex>adminicular</ex> evidence</as>.</def> <rj><au>H. Spencer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`mi*nic"u*la*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Adminicular.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*min"is*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Administered</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Administering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>aministren</ets>, OF. <ets>aministrer</ets>, F. <ets>administer</ets>, fr. L. <ets>administrare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>ministrare</ets> to serve. See <er>Minister</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To manage or conduct, as public affairs; to direct or superintend the execution, application, or conduct of; <as>as, to <ex>administer</ex> the government or the state</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>For forms of government let fools contest:<br/>
+Whate'er is best <qex>administered</qex> is best.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To dispense; to serve out; to supply; execute; <as>as, to <ex>administer</ex> relief, to <ex>administer</ex> the sacrament</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>[Let zephyrs] <qex>administer</qex> their tepid, genial airs.</q> <rj><qau>Philips.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Justice was <qex>administered</qex> with an exactness and purity not before known.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To apply, as medicine or a remedy; to give, as a dose or something beneficial or suitable. Extended to a <xex>blow</xex>, a <xex>reproof</xex>, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A noxious drug had been <qex>administered</qex> to him.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To tender, as an oath.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Swear . . . to keep the oath that we <qex>administer</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To settle, as the estate of one who dies without a will, or whose will fails of an executor.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To manage; conduct; minister; supply; dispense; give out; distribute; furnish.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*min"is*ter</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To contribute; to bring aid or supplies; to conduce; to minister.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A fountain . . . <qex>administers</qex> to the pleasure as well as the plenty of the place.</q> <rj><qau>Spectator.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To perform the office of administrator; to act officially; <as>as, A <ex>administers</ex> upon the estate of B</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*min"is*ter</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Administrator.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*min`is*te"ri*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to administration, or to the executive part of government.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*min"is*tra*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being administered; <as>as, an <ex>administrable</ex> law</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*min"is*trant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., p. pr. of <ets>administrer</ets>. See <er>Administer</er>.]</ety> <def>Executive; acting; managing affairs.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One who administers.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*min"is*trate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>administratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>administrare</ets>.]</ety> <def>To administer.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Milman.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*min`is*tra"tion</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>administracioun</ets>, L. <ets>administratio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>administration</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of administering; government of public affairs; the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting affairs; the conducting of any office or employment; direction; management.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His financial <qex>administration</qex> was of a piece with his military <qex>administration</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The executive part of government; the persons collectively who are intrusted with the execution of laws and the superintendence of public affairs; the chief magistrate and his cabinet or council; or the council, or ministry, alone, as in Great Britain.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A mild and popular <qex>administration</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>administration</qex> has been opposed in parliament.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The act of administering, or tendering something to another; dispensation; <as>as, the <ex>administration</ex> of a medicine, of an oath, of justice, or of the sacrament</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 23 --></p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The management and disposal, under legal authority, of the estate of an intestate, or of a testator having no competent executor.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The management of an estate of a deceased person by an executor, the strictly corresponding term <xex>execution</xex> not being in use.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Administration with the will annexed</b></col>, <cd>administration granted where the testator has appointed no executor, or where his appointment of an executor for any cause has failed, as by death, incompetency, refusal to act, etc.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Conduct; management; direction; regulation; execution; dispensation; distribution.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*min"is*tra`tive</hw> <pr>(&abreve;d*m&ibreve_;n"&ibreve_;s*tr&amacr;`t&ibreve_;v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>administrativus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>administratif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to administration; administering; executive; <as>as, an <ex>administrative</ex> body, ability, or energy</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ad*min"is*tra`tive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*min`is*tra"tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who administers affairs; one who directs, manages, executes, or dispenses, whether in civil, judicial, political, or ecclesiastical affairs; a manager.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A man who manages or settles the estate of an intestate, or of a testator when there is no competent executor; one to whom the right of administration has been committed by competent authority.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*min`is*tra"tor*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The position or office of an administrator.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*min`is*tra"trix</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <def>A woman who administers; esp., one who administers the estate of an intestate, or to whom letters of administration have been granted; a female administrator.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`mi*ra*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>admirabilitac</ets>.]</ety> <def>Admirableness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"mi*ra*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>admirabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>admirable</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Fitted to excite wonder; wonderful; marvelous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In man there is nothing <qex>admirable</qex> but his ignorance and weakness.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having qualities to excite wonder united with approbation; deserving the highest praise; most excellent; -- used of persons or things.</def> &ldquo;An <xex>admirable</xex> machine.&rdquo; &ldquo;<xex>Admirable</xex> fortitude.&rdquo; <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Wonderful; marvelous; surprising; excellent; delightful; praiseworthy.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"mi*ra*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being admirable; wonderful excellence.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"mi*ra*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an admirable manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"mi*ral</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>amiral</ets>, <ets>admiral</ets>, OF. <ets>amiral</ets>, ultimately fr. Ar. <ets>am&imacr;r-al-bahr</ets> commander of the sea; Ar. <ets>am&imacr;r</ets> is commander, <ets>al</ets> is the Ar. article, and <ets>am&imacr;r-al</ets>, heard in different titles, was taken as one word. Early forms of the word show confusion with L. <ets>admirabilis</ets> admirable, fr. <ets>admirari</ets> to admire. It is said to have been introduced into Europe by the Genoese or Venetians, in the 12th or 13th century. Cf. <er>Ameer</er>, <er>Emir</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A naval officer of the highest rank; a naval officer of high rank, of which there are different grades. The chief gradations in rank are <xex>admiral</xex>, <xex>vice admiral</xex>, and <xex>rear admiral</xex>. The <xex>admiral</xex> is the commander in chief of a fleet or of fleets.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The ship which carries the admiral; also, the most considerable ship of a fleet.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Like some mighty <qex>admiral</qex>, dark and terrible, bearing down upon his antagonist with all his canvas straining to the wind, and all his thunders roaring from his broadsides.</q> <rj><qau>E. Everett.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A handsome butterfly (<spn>Pyrameis Atalanta</spn>) of Europe and America. The larva feeds on nettles.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Admiral shell</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the popular name of an ornamental cone shell (<spn>Conus admiralis</spn>).</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Lord High Admiral</b></col>, <cd>a great officer of state, who (when this rare dignity is conferred) is at the head of the naval administration of Great Britain.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"mi*ral*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office or position oaf an admiral; also, the naval skill of an admiral.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"mi*ral*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Admiralties</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>amiraut&eacute;</ets>, for an older <ets>amiralt&eacute;</ets>, office of admiral, fr. LL. <ets>admiralitas</ets>. See <er>Admiral</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The office or jurisdiction of an admiral.</def> <rj><au>Prescott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The department or officers having authority over naval affairs generally.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The court which has jurisdiction of maritime questions and offenses.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In England, admiralty jurisdiction was formerly vested in the High Court of Admiralty, which was held before the Lord High Admiral, or his deputy, styled the Judge of the Admiralty; but admiralty jurisdiction is now vested in the probate, divorce, and admiralty division of the High Justice. In America, there are no admiralty courts distinct from others, but admiralty jurisdiction is vested in the district courts of the United States, subject to revision by the circuit courts and the Supreme Court of the United States. Admiralty jurisprudence has cognizance of maritime contracts and torts, collisions at sea, cases of prize in war, etc., and in America, admiralty jurisdiction is extended to such matters, arising out of the navigation of any of the public waters, as the Great Lakes and rivers.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The system of jurisprudence of admiralty courts.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The building in which the lords of the admiralty, in England, transact business.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*mir"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>admirance</ets>.]</ety> <def>Admiration.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`mi*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>admiratio</ets>. See <er>Admire</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Wonder; astonishment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Season your <qex>admiration</qex> for a while.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Wonder mingled with approbation or delight; an emotion excited by a person or thing possessed of wonderful or high excellence; <as>as, <ex>admiration</ex> of a beautiful woman, of a landscape, of virtue</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Cause of admiration; something to excite wonder, or pleased surprise; a prodigy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Now, good Lafeu, bring in the <qex>admiration</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Note of admiration</b></col>, <cd>the mark (!), called also <altname>exclamation point</altname>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Wonder; approval; appreciation; adoration; reverence; worship.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*mir"a*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to or expressing admiration or wonder.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Earle.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*mire"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Admired</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Admiring</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>admirer</ets>, fr. L. <ets>admirari</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>mirari</ets> to wonder, for <ets>smirari</ets>, akin to Gr. &unr_; to smile, Skr. <ets>smi</ets>, and E. <ets>smile</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To regard with wonder or astonishment; to view with surprise; to marvel at.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Examples rather to be <qex>admired</qex> than imitated.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To regard with wonder and delight; to look upon with an elevated feeling of pleasure, as something which calls out approbation, esteem, love, or reverence; to estimate or prize highly; <as>as, to <ex>admire</ex> a person of high moral worth, to <ex>admire</ex> a landscape</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Admired</qex> as heroes and as gods obeyed.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Admire</xex> followed by the infinitive is obsolete or colloquial; as, I <xex>admire</xex> to see a man consistent in his conduct.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To esteem; approve; delight in.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*mire"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To wonder; to marvel; to be affected with surprise; -- sometimes with <xex>at</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To wonder at Pharaoh, and even <qex>admire</qex> at myself.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*mired"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Regarded with wonder and delight; highly prized; <as>as, an <ex>admired</ex> poem</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Wonderful; also, admirable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>Admired</xex> disorder.&rdquo; &ldquo; <xex>Admired</xex> Miranda.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*mir"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who admires; one who esteems or loves greatly.</def> <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*mir"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Expressing admiration; <as>as, an <ex>admiring</ex> glance</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ad*mir"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*mis`si*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>admissibilit&eacute;</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being admissible; admissibleness; <as>as, the <ex>admissibility</ex> of evidence</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*mis"si*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>admissible</ets>, LL. <ets>admissibilis</ets>. See <er>Admit</er>.]</ety> <def>Entitled to be admitted, or worthy of being admitted; that may be allowed or conceded; allowable; <as>as, the supposition is hardly <ex>admissible</ex></as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ad*mis"si*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> -- <wf>Ad*mis"si*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*mis"sion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>admissio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>admission</ets>. See <er>Admit</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or practice of admitting.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Power or permission to enter; admittance; entrance; access; power to approach.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>What numbers groan for sad <qex>admission</qex> there!</q> <rj><qau>Young.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The granting of an argument or position not fully proved; the act of acknowledging something &unr_;serted; acknowledgment; concession.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The too easy <qex>admission</qex> of doctrines.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Acquiescence or concurrence in a statement made by another, and distinguishable from a confession in that an admission presupposes prior inquiry by another, but a confession may be made without such inquiry.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A fact, point, or statement admitted; <as>as, <ex>admission</ex> made out of court are received in evidence</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Eng. Eccl. Law)</fld> <def>Declaration of the bishop that he approves of the presentee as a fit person to serve the cure of the church to which he is presented.</def> <rj><au>Shipley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Admittance; concession; acknowledgment; concurrence; allowance. See <er>Admittance</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*mis"sive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Implying an admission; tending to admit.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Lamb.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*mis"so*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to admission.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*mit"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Admitted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Admitting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>amitten</ets>, L. <ets>admittere</ets>, <ets>admissum</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>mittere</ets> to send: cf. F. <ets>admettre</ets>, OF. <ets>admettre</ets>, OF. <ets>ametre</ets>. See <er>Missile</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To suffer to enter; to grant entrance, whether into a place, or into the mind, or consideration; to receive; to take; <as>as, they were into his house; to <ex>admit</ex> a serious thought into the mind; to <ex>admit</ex> evidence in the trial of a cause.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To give a right of entrance; <as>as, a ticket <ex>admits</ex> one into a playhouse</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To allow (one) to enter on an office or to enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise; <as>as, to <ex>admit</ex> an attorney to practice law; the prisoner was <ex>admitted</ex> to bail.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to deny; to own or confess; <as>as, the argument or fact is <ex>admitted</ex>; he <ex>admitted</ex> his guilt.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To be capable of; to permit; <as>as, the words do not <ex>admit</ex> such a construction</as>. In this sense, <xex>of</xex> may be used after the verb, or may be omitted.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Both Houses declared that they could <qex>admit</qex> of no treaty with the king.</q> <rj><qau>Hume.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*mit"ta*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Admissible.</def>
+ <rj><qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*mit"tance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of admitting.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Permission to enter; the power or right of entrance; also, actual entrance; reception.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To gain <qex>admittance</qex> into the house.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He desires <qex>admittance</qex> to the king.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To give <qex>admittance</qex> to a thought of fear.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Concession; admission; allowance; <as>as, the <ex>admittance</ex> of an argument</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Admissibility.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld> <def>The act of giving possession of a copyhold estate.</def> <rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Admission; access; entrance; initiation.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Admittance</er>, <er>Admission</er>. These words are, to some extent, in a state of transition and change. <xex>Admittance</xex> is now chiefly confined to its primary sense of access into some locality or building. Thus we see on the doors of factories, shops, etc. &ldquo;No <xex>admittance</xex>.&rdquo; Its secondary or moral sense, as &ldquo;<xex>admittance</xex> to the church,&rdquo; is almost entirely laid aside. <xex>Admission</xex> has taken to itself the secondary or figurative senses; <as>as, <ex>admission</ex> to the rights of citizenship; <xex>admission</xex> to the church; the <xex>admissions</xex> made by one of the parties in a dispute</as>. And even when used in its primary sense, it is not identical with <xex>admittance</xex>. Thus, we speak of <xex>admission</xex> into a country, territory, and other larger localities, etc., where <xex>admittance</xex> could not be used. So, when we speak of <xex>admission</xex> to a concert or other public assembly, the meaning is not perhaps exactly that of <xex>admittance</xex>, viz., access within the walls of the building, but rather a reception into the audience, or access to the performances. But the lines of distinction on this subject are one definitely drawn.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*mit"tance</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>The reciprocal of impedance.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ad`mit*ta"tur</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., let him be admitted.]</ety> <def>The certificate of admission given in some American colleges.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*mit"ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Received as true or valid; acknowledged.</def> -- <def2><hw>Ad*mit"ted*ly</hw> <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Confessedly.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*mit"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who admits.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*mix"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>ad-</ets> + <ets>mix</ets>: cf. L. <ets>admixtus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>admiscere</ets>. See <er>Mix</er>.]</ety> <def>To mingle with something else; to mix.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*mix"tion</hw> <pr>(?; 106)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>admixtio</ets>.]</ety> <def>A mingling of different things; admixture.</def> <rj><au>Glanvill.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*mix"ture</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>admiscere</ets>, <ets>admixtum</ets>, to admix; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>miscere</ets> to mix. See <er>Mix</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of mixing; mixture.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The compound formed by mixing different substances together.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That which is mixed with anything.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*mon"ish</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Admonished</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Admonishing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>amonesten</ets>, OF. <ets>amonester</ets>, F. <ets>admonester</ets>, fr. a supposed LL. <ets>admonesstrare</ets>, fr. L. <ets>admonere</ets> to remind, warn; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>monere</ets> to warn. See <er>Monition</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To warn or notify of a fault; to reprove gently or kindly, but seriously; to exhort.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Admonish</xex> him as a brother.&rdquo; <rj><au>2 Thess. iii. 15.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To counsel against wrong practices; to cation or advise; to warn against danger or an offense; -- followed by <xex>of</xex>, <xex>against</xex>, or a subordinate clause.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Admonishing</qex> one another in psalms and hymns.</q> <rj><qau>Col. iii. 16.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I warned thee, I <qex>admonished</qex> thee, foretold<br/>
+The danger, and the lurking enemy.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To instruct or direct; to inform; to notify.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Moses was <qex>admonished</qex> of God, when he was about to make the tabernacle.</q> <rj><qau>Heb. viii. 5.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*mon"ish*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who admonishes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>admonishing</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>expressing adverse criticism as a corrective</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> admonitory, reproachful, reproving</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*mon"ish*ment</hw> <pr>(-m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>amonestement</ets>, <ets>admonestement</ets>.]</ety> <def>Admonition.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`mo*ni"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>amonicioun</ets>, OF. <ets>amonition</ets>, F. <ets>admonition</ets>, fr. L. <ets>admonitio</ets>, fr. <ets>admonere</ets>. See <er>Admonish</er>.]</ety> <def>Gentle or friendly reproof; counseling against a fault or error; expression of authoritative advice; friendly caution or warning.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Admonition</er>, <er>Reprehension</er>, <er>Reproof</er>.</syn> <usage> <xex>Admonition</xex> is prospective, and relates to moral delinquencies; its object is to prevent further transgression. <xex>Reprehension</xex> and <xex>reproof</xex> are retrospective, the former being milder than the latter. A person of any age or station may be liable to <xex>reprehension</xex> in case of wrong conduct; but <xex>reproof</xex> is the act of a superior. It is authoritative fault-finding or censure addressed to children or to inferiors.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`mo*ni"tion*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Admonisher.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*mon"i*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Admonitory.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <au>Barrow.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>Ad*mon"i*tive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*mon"i*tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>Admonisher; monitor.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Conscience is at most times a very faithful and prudent <qex>admonitor</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shenstone.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*mon`i*to"ri*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Admonitory.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> &ldquo;An <xex>admonitorial</xex> tone.&rdquo; <rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*mon"i*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>admonitorius</ets>.]</ety> <def>That conveys admonition; warning or reproving; <as>as, an <ex>admonitory</ex> glance</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ad*mon"i*to*ri*ly</wf>, <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*mon"i*trix</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>A female admonitor.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*mor`ti*za"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>admortizatio</ets>. Cf. <er>Amortization</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The reducing or lands or tenements to mortmain. See <er>Mortmain</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*move"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>admovere</ets>. See <er>Move</er>.]</ety> <def>To move or conduct to or toward.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*nas"cent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adnascens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>adnasci</ets> to be born, grow.]</ety> <def>Growing to or on something else.</def> &ldquo;An <xex>adnascent</xex> plant.&rdquo; <rj><au>Evelyn.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"nate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adnatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>adnasci</ets>. See <er>Adnascent</er>, and cf. <er>Agnate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Grown to congenitally.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Growing together; -- said only of organic cohesion of unlike parts.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>An anther is <qex>adnate</qex> when fixed by its whole length to the filament.</q> <rj><qau>Gray.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Growing with one side adherent to a stem; -- a term applied to the lateral zooids of corals and other compound animals.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*na"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The adhesion or cohesion of different floral verticils or sets of organs.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*nom"i*nal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>nomen</ets> noun.]</ety> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to an adnoun; adjectival; attached to a noun.</def> <au>Gibbs.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>Ad*nom"i*nal*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"noun`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>ad-</ets> + <ets>noun</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>An adjective, or attribute.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*nu"bi*la`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adnubilatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>adnubilare</ets>.]</ety> <def>Clouded; obscured.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*do"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*d&oomacr_;")</pr>, (1) <pos>v. inf.</pos>, (2) <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>at do</ets>, northern form for <ets>to do</ets>. Cf. <er>Affair</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To do; in doing; <as>as, there is nothing <ex>ado</ex></as>.</def> &ldquo;What is here <xex>ado</xex>?&rdquo; <rj><au>J. Newton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Doing; trouble; difficulty; troublesome business; fuss; bustle; <as>as, to make a great <ex>ado</ex> about trifles</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>With much <qex>ado</qex>, he partly kept awake.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Let's follow to see the end of this <qex>ado</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*do"be</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*d&omacr;"b&auptack_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An unburnt brick dried in the sun; also used as an adjective, <as>as, an <ex>adobe</ex> house, in Texas or New Mexico</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Earth from which unburnt bricks are made.</def> <mark>[Western U. S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Alluvial and playa clays of desert and arid regions, differing from ordinary clays of humid regions in containing carbonates and other soluble minerals.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>adobe-lily</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a California herb (<spn>Fritillaria pluriflora</spn>) with pinkish purple flowers.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> adobe lily, pink fritillary, Fritillaria pluriflora</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>adobo</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a Philippine dish of marinated vegetables and meat or fish; served with rice.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`o*les"cence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Fr., fr. L. <ets>adolescentia</ets>.]</ety> <def>The state of growing up from childhood to manhood or womanhood; youth, or the period of life between puberty and maturity, generally considered to be, in the male sex, from fourteen to twenty-one. Sometimes used with reference to the lower animals.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`o*les"cen*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being adolescent; youthfulness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 24 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`o*les"cent</hw> <pr>(&abreve;d`&ouptack_;*l&ebreve_;s"s&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adolescens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>adolescere</ets> to grow up to; <ets>ad</ets> + the inchoative <ets>olescere</ets> to grow: cf. F. <ets>adolescent</ets>. See <er>Adult</er>.]</ety> <def>Growing; advancing from childhood to maturity.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Schools, unless discipline were doubly strong,<br/>
+Detain their <qex>adolescent</qex> charge too long.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`o*les"cent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A youth.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ad`o*na"i</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Heb. <ets>ad&omacr;n&amacr;i</ets>, lit., my lord.]</ety> <def>A Hebrew name for God, usually translated in the Old Testament by the word &ldquo;Lord&rdquo;.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The later Jews used its vowel points to fill out the tetragrammaton <er>Yhvh</er>, or <er>Ihvh</er>, &ldquo;the incommunicable name,&rdquo; and in reading substituted &ldquo;Adonai&rdquo;.</note><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`o*ne"an</hw> <pr>(-n&emacr;"&aitalic_;n)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Adon&emacr;us</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to Adonis; Adonic.</def> &ldquo;Fair <xex>Adonean</xex> Venus.&rdquo; <rj><au>Faber.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*don"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>adonique</ets>: cf. L. <ets>Adonius</ets>.]</ety> <def>Relating to Adonis, famed for his beauty.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An Adonic verse.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Adonic verse</b></col>, <cd>a verse consisting of a dactyl and spondee (-- &breve; &breve; | -- --).</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*do"nis</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*d&omacr;"n&ibreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., gr. Gr. <grk>'A`dwnis</grk>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Gr. Myth.)</fld> <def>A youth beloved by Venus for his beauty. He was killed in the chase by a wild boar.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A pre&euml;minently beautiful young man; a dandy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of plants of the family <fam>Ranunculace&aelig;</fam>, containing the pheasant's eye (<spn>Adonis autumnalis</spn>); -- named from Adonis, whose blood was fabled to have stained the flower.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*do"nist</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*d&omacr;"n&ibreve_;st)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Heb. <ets>&abreve;d&omacr;n&amacr;i</ets> my Lords.]</ety> <def>One who maintains that points of the Hebrew word translated &ldquo;Jehovah&rdquo; are really the vowel points of the word &ldquo;Adonai.&rdquo; See <er>Jehovist</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"o*nize</hw> <pr>(&abreve;d"&ouptack_;*n&imacr;z)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>adoniser</ets>, fr. <ets>Adonis</ets>.]</ety> <def>To beautify; to dandify.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I employed three good hours at least in adjusting and <qex>adonozing</qex> myself.</q> <rj><qau>Smollett.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*door</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*doors</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <def>At the door; of the door; <as>as, out <ex>adoors</ex></as>.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I took him in <qex>adoors</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Vicar's Virgil (1630).</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dopt"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Adopted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Adopting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>adoptare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>optare</ets> to choose, desire: cf. F. <ets>adopter</ets>. See <er>Option</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.; esp. to take voluntarily (a child of other parents) to be in the place of, or as, one's own child.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally; to select and take or approve; <as>as, to <ex>adopt</ex> the view or policy of another; these resolutions were <ex>adopted</ex>.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dopt"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being adopted.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dopt"ed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Taken by adoption; taken up as one's own; <as>as, an <ex>adopted</ex> son, citizen, country, word</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>A*dopt"ed*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dopt"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who adopts.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A receiver, with two necks, opposite to each other, one of which admits the neck of a retort, and the other is joined to another receiver. It is used in distillations, to give more space to elastic vapors, to increase the length of the neck of a retort, or to unite two vessels whose openings have different diameters.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>adapter</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dop"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adoptio</ets>, allied to <ets>adoptare</ets> to adopt: cf. F. <ets>adoption</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of adopting, or state of being adopted; voluntary acceptance of a child of other parents to be the same as one's own child.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Admission to a more intimate relation; reception; <as>as, the <ex>adoption</ex> of persons into hospitals or monasteries, or of one society into another</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so; acceptance; <as>as, the <ex>adoption</ex> of opinions</as>.</def> <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dop"tion*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>One of a sect which maintained that Christ was the Son of God not by nature but by adoption.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dop"tious</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Adopted.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dopt"ive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adoptivus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>adoptif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to adoption; made or acquired by adoption; fitted to adopt; <as>as, an <ex>adoptive</ex> father, an child; an <ex>adoptive</ex> language.</as></def> -- <wordforms><wf>A*dopt"ive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dor`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Adorableness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dor"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adorabilis</ets>, fr. <ets>adorare</ets>: cf. F. <ets>adorable</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Deserving to be adored; worthy of divine honors.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>adorable</qex> Author of Christianity.</q> <rj><qau>Cheyne.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Worthy of the utmost love or respect.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dor"a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being adorable, or worthy of adoration.</def> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dor"a*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an adorable manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`o*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adoratio</ets>, fr. <ets>adorare</ets>: cf. F. <ets>adoration</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of playing honor to a divine being; the worship paid to God; the act of addressing as a god.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The more immediate objects of popular <qex>adoration</qex> amongst the heathens were deified human beings.</q> <rj><qau>Farmer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Homage paid to one in high esteem; profound veneration; intense regard and love; fervent devotion.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A method of electing a pope by the expression of homage from two thirds of the conclave.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>[Pole] might have been chosen on the spot by <qex>adoration</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Froude.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>a*dore"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*d&omacr;r")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>adored</conjf> <pr>(&adot_;*d&omacr;rd")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>adoring</conjf> <pr>(&adot_;*d&omacr;r"&ibreve_;ng)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>aouren</ets>, <ets>anouren</ets>, <ets>adoren</ets>, OF. <ets>aorer</ets>, <ets>adorer</ets>, F. <ets>adorer</ets>, fr. L. <ets>adorare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>orare</ets> to speak, pray, <ets>os</ets>, <ets>oris</ets>, mouth. In OE. confused with <ets>honor</ets>, the French prefix <ets>a-</ets> being confused with OE. <ets>a</ets>, <ets>an</ets>, on. See <er>Oral</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To worship with profound reverence; to pay divine honors to; to honor as a deity or as divine.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Bishops and priests, . . . bearing the host, which he [James II.] publicly <qex>adored</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Smollett.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To love in the highest degree; to regard with the utmost esteem and affection; to idolize.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The great mass of the population abhorred Popery and <qex>adored</qex> Monmouth.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dore"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To adorn.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Congealed little drops which do the morn <qex>adore</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dore"ment</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*d&omacr;r"m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of adoring; adoration.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dor"er</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*d&omacr;r"&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who adores; a worshiper; one who admires or loves greatly; an ardent admirer.</def> &ldquo;An <xex>adorer</xex> of truth.&rdquo; <rj><au>Clarendon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I profess myself her <qex>adorer</qex>, not her friend.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>adoring</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>feeling or showing profound respect or veneration. Opposite of <ant>irreverent</ant>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> worshipful, reverent</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>feeling or showing a deep love and devotion to.</def> <illu>her <ex>adoring</ex> parents</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> doting, fond, lovesome</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dor"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With adoration.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dorn"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Adorned</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Adorning</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>aournen</ets>, <ets>anournen</ets>, <ets>adornen</ets>, OF. <ets>aorner</ets>, fr. L. <ets>aaornare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>ornare</ets> to furnish, embellish. See <er>Adore</er>, <er>Ornate</er>.]</ety> <def>To deck or dress with ornaments; to embellish; to set off to advantage; to render pleasing or attractive.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>As a bride <qex>adorneth</qex> herself with her jewels.</q> <rj><qau>Isa. lxi. 10.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>At church, with meek and unaffected grace,<br/>
+His looks <qex>adorned</qex> the venerable place.</q> <rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To deck; decorate; embellish; ornament; beautify; grace; dignify; exalt; honor.</syn> <usage> -- To <er>Adorn</er>, <er>Ornament</er>, <er>Decorate</er>, <er>Embellish</er>. We <xex>decorate</xex> and <xex>ornament</xex> by putting on some <xex>adjunct</xex> which is attractive or beautiful, and which serves to heighten the general effect. Thus, a lady's head-dress may be <xex>ornament</xex> or <xex>decorated</xex> with flowers or jewelry; a hall may be <xex>decorated</xex> or <xex>ornament</xex> with carving or gilding, with wreaths of flowers, or with hangings. <xex>Ornament</xex> is used in a wider sense than <xex>decorate</xex>. To <xex>embellish</xex> is to beautify or ornament richly, not so much by mere additions or details as by modifying the thing itself as a whole. It sometimes means gaudy and artificial decoration. We <xex>embellish</xex> a book with rich engravings; a style is <xex>embellished</xex> with rich and beautiful imagery; a shopkeeper <xex>embellishes</xex> his front window to attract attention. <xex>Adorn</xex> is sometimes identical with <xex>decorate</xex>, as when we say, a lady was <xex>adorned</xex> with jewels. In other cases, it seems to imply something more. Thus, we speak of a gallery of paintings as <xex>adorned</xex> with the works of some of the great masters, or <xex>adorned</xex> with noble statuary and columns. Here <xex>decorated</xex> and <xex>ornamented</xex> would hardly be appropriate. There is a value in these works of genius beyond mere show and ornament. <xex>Adorn</xex> may be used of what is purely moral; <as>as, a character <ex>adorned</ex> with every Christian grace</as>. Here neither <xex>decorate</xex>, nor <xex>ornament</xex>, nor <xex>embellish</xex> is proper.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dorn"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Adornment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dorn"</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Adorned; decorated.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`or*na"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Adornment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dorn"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>He who, or that which, adorns; a beautifier.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dorn"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By adorning; decoratively.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dorn"ment</hw> <pr>(-m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>adornement</ets>. See <er>Adorn</er>.]</ety> <def>An adorning; an ornament; a decoration.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*os"cu*la"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adosculari</ets>, <ets>adosculatum</ets>, to kiss. See <er>Osculate</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Impregnation by external contact, without intromission.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*down"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>adun</ets>, <ets>adoun</ets>, <ets>adune</ets>. AS. <ets>of d</ets>&umacr;<ets>ne</ets> off the hill. See <er>Down</er>.]</ety> <def>From a higher to a lower situation; downward; down, to or on the ground.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> &ldquo;Thrice did she sink <xex>adown</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*down"</hw>, <pos>prep.</pos> <def>Down.</def> <mark>[Archaic &amp; Poetic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Her hair <qex>adown</qex> her shoulders loosely lay displayed.</q> <rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*press"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adpressus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>adprimere</ets>.]</ety> <def>See <er>Appressed</er>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ad*pressed"</wf>, <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*drad"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>p. a.</pos> <ety>[P. p. of <ets>adread</ets>.]</ety> <def>Put in dread; afraid.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"ra*gant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., a corruption of <ets>tragacanth</ets>.]</ety> <def>Gum tragacanth.</def> <rj><au>Brande &amp; C.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dread"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>andr&aelig;dan</ets>, <ets>ondr&aelig;</ets>; pref. <ets>a-</ets> (for <ets>and</ets> against) + <ets>dr&aelig;den</ets> to dread. See <er>Dread</er>.]</ety> <def>To dread.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir P. Sidney.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dreamed"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>p. p.</pos> <def>Visited by a dream; -- used in the phrase, <xex>To be adreamed</xex>, to dream.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*re"nal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>ad-</ets> + <ets>renal</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Suprarenal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>adrenaline</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> epinephrine, adrenalin</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Ad*re"nal*ine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> Also <hw>Ad*re"nal*in</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>. <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>a hormone secreted by the adrenal medulla that acts as a powerful stimulant in reponse to fear or stress; it stimulates autonomic nerve action. It can be obtained as a crystalline substance, <chform>C9H13NO3</chform>. It is used in medicine as a vasoconstrictor (hemostatic) and cardiac stimulant, also to reduce allergic reactions and to stimulate the heart in cases of cardiac arrest.</def> <au>MI11</au><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> epinephrine; <chname>3,4-dihydroxy-1-[1-hydroxy-2-(methylamino)-ethyl]benzene</chname>.</syn>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>adrenergic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>producing or activated by epinephrine or adrenaline</def> <illu>an <ex>adrenergic</ex> nerve fiber</illu><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>adrenocortical</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to the adrenal cortex.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>adrenocorticotrophic</hw> <hw>adrenocorticotropic</hw> </mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>stimulating or acting on the adrenal cortex</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>adrenocorticotropin</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a growth hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; it stimulates the adrenal cortex.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotrophin, corticotropin, corticotrophin, ACTH</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>adrenosterone</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a steroid having androgenic activity; obtained from the cortex of the adrenal gland.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"dri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Hadrianus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to the Adriatic Sea; <as>as, <ex>Adrian</ex> billows</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Adrianople</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a city in Northwest Turkey; a Thracian town that was rebuilt and renamed by the Roman emperor Hadrian.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Edirne, Adrianopolis</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Adrianopolis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a city in Northwest Turkey; a Thracian town that was rebuilt and renamed by the Roman emperor Hadrian.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Edirne, Adrianople</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`dri*at"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Adriaticus</ets>, <ets>Hadriaticus</ets>, fr. <ets>Adria</ets> or <ets>Hadria</ets>, a town of the Veneti.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to a sea so named, the northwestern part of which is known as the Gulf of Venice.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*drift"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> (for <ets>on</ets>) + <ets>drift</ets>.]</ety> <def>Floating at random; in a drifting condition; at the mercy of wind and waves. Also fig.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>So on the sea shall be set <qex>adrift</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Were from their daily labor turned <qex>adrift</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*drip"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> in + <ets>drip</ets>.]</ety> <def>In a dripping state; <as>as, leaves all <ex>adrip</ex></as>.</def> <rj><au>D. G. Mitchell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"ro*gate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Arrogate</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Rom. Law)</fld> <def>To adopt (a person who is his own master).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`ro*ga"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adrogatio</ets>, <ets>arrogatio</ets>, fr. <ets>adrogare</ets>. See <er>Arrogate</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Rom. Law)</fld> <def>A kind of adoption in ancient Rome. See <er>Arrogation</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*droit"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>adroit</ets>; <ets>&agrave;</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) = <ets>droit</ets> straight, right, fr. L. <ets>directus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>dirigere</ets>. See <er>Direct</er>.]</ety> <def>Dexterous in the use of the hands or in the exercise of the mental faculties; exhibiting skill and readiness in avoiding danger or escaping difficulty; ready in invention or execution; -- applied to persons and to acts; <as>as, an <ex>adroit</ex> mechanic, an <ex>adroit</ex> reply</as>.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Adroit</xex> in the application of the telescope and quadrant.&rdquo; <au>Horsley.</au> &ldquo;He was <xex>adroit</xex> in intrigue.&rdquo; <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Dexterous; skillful; expert; ready; clever; deft; ingenious; cunning; ready-witted.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*droit"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an adroit manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*droit"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being adroit; skill and readiness; dexterity.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Adroitness</qex> was as requisite as courage.</q> <rj><qau>Motley.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Skill</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dry"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> (for <ets>on</ets>) + <ets>dry</ets>.]</ety> <def>In a dry or thirsty condition.</def> &ldquo;A man that is <xex>adry</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Burton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`sci*ti"tious</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adscitus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>adsciscere</ets>, <ets>asciscere</ets>, to take knowingly; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>sciscere</ets> to seek to know, approve, <ets>scire</ets> to know.]</ety> <def>Supplemental; additional; adventitious; ascititious.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Adscititious</xex> evidence.&rdquo; <au>Bowring.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>Ad`sci*ti"tious*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"script</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adscriptus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>adscribere</ets> to enroll. See <er>Ascribe</er>.]</ety> <def>Held to service as attached to the soil; -- said of feudal serfs.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"script</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One held to service as attached to the glebe or estate; a feudal serf.</def> <rj><au>Bancroft.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*scrip"tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adscriptivus</ets>. See <er>Adscript</er>.]</ety> <def>Attached or annexed to the glebe or estate and transferable with it.</def> <rj><au>Brougham.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*sig`ni*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Additional signification.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Tooke.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*sig"ni*fy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adsignificare</ets> to show.]</ety> <def>To denote additionally.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Tooke.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ad*sorb"</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>to attract and bind (molecules of a substance in a fluid) so as to form a thin layer on the surface, by non-electrostatic forces; to bind by adsorption. Distinguished from <contr>absorb</contr>, in which the foreign substance penetrates the body of the absorbing material.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> surface assimilation</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>adsorption</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>the process by which molecules of a substance form a thin film on the surface of a solid. Distinguished from <contr>absorption</contr>, in which the foreign substance penetrates the body of the absorbing material.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> surface assimilation</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>adsorptive</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface; displaying <er>adsorption</er>.</def> [Narrower terms: <stype>chemisorptive, chemosorptive </stype>] <ant>nonadsorbent</ant><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> adsorbent, surface-assimilative</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*strict"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> -- <wordforms><wf>Ad*stric"tion</wf>, <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> <def>See <er>Astrict</er>, and <er>Astriction</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*stric"to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Astrictory</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*strin"gent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Astringent</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*su"ki bean</hw> <pr>(&abreve;d*s&oomacr_;"k&ibreve_;; &abreve;d*z&oomacr_;"k&ibreve_;)</pr>. <ety>[Jap. <ets>adzuki</ets>.]</ety> <def>A cultivated variety of the Asiatic gram, now introduced into the United States.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ad`u*la"ri*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>Adula</ets>, a mountain peak in Switzerland, where fine specimens are found.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A transparent or translucent variety of common feldspar, or orthoclase, which often shows pearly opalescent reflections; -- called by lapidaries <xex>moonstone</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"u*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adulatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>adulari</ets>.]</ety> <def>To flatter in a servile way.</def> <rj><au>Byron.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`u*la"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>adulation</ets>, fr. L. <ets>adulatio</ets>, fr. <ets>adulari</ets>, <ets>adulatum</ets>, to flatter.]</ety> <def>Servile flattery; praise in excess, or beyond what is merited.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Think'st thou the fiery fever will go out<br/>
+With titles blown from <qex>adulation</qex>?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Sycophancy; cringing; fawning; obsequiousness; blandishment.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Adulation</er>, <er>Flattery</er>, <er>Compliment</er>. Men deal in <xex>compliments</xex> from a desire to please; they use <xex>flattery</xex> either from undue admiration, or a wish to gratify vanity; they practice <xex>adulation</xex> from sordid motives, and with a mingled spirit of falsehood and hypocrisy. <xex>Compliment</xex> may be a sincere expression of due respect and esteem, or it may be unmeaning; <xex>flattery</xex> is apt to become gross; <xex>adulation</xex> is always servile, and usually fulsome.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"u*la`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>adulari</ets>: cf. F. <ets>adulateur</ets>.]</ety> <def>A servile or hypocritical flatterer.</def> <rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"u*la*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adulatorius</ets>, fr. <ets>adulari</ets>: cf. OF. <ets>adulatoire</ets>.]</ety> <def>Containing excessive praise or compliment; servilely praising; flattering; <as>as, an <ex>adulatory</ex> address</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A mere rant of <qex>adulatory</qex> freedom.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"u*la`tress</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A woman who flatters with servility.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dult"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adultus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>adolescere</ets>, akin to <ets>alere</ets> to nourish: cf. F. <ets>adulte</ets>. See <er>Adolescent</er>, <er>Old</er>.]</ety> <def>Having arrived at maturity, or to full size and strength; matured; <as>as, an <ex>adult</ex> person or plant; an <ex>adult</ex> ape; an <ex>adult</ex> age.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dult"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person, animal, or plant grown to full size and strength; one who has reached maturity.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In the <xex>common law</xex>, the term is applied to a person who has attained full age or legal majority; in the <xex>civil law</xex>, to males after the age of fourteen, and to females after twelve.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dul"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adulterare</ets>.]</ety> <def>To commit adultery; to pollute.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dul"ter*ant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adulterans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>adulterare</ets>.]</ety> <def>That which is used to adulterate anything.</def> -- <def2><pos>a.</pos> <def>Adulterating; <as>as, <ex>adulterant</ex> agents and processes</as>.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dul"ter*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Adulterated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Adulterating</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>adulteratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>adulterare</ets>, fr. <ets>adulter</ets> adulterer, prob. fr. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>alter</ets> other, properly one who approaches another on account of unlawful love. Cf. <er>Advoutry</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To defile by adultery.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To corrupt, debase, or make impure by an admixture of a foreign or a baser substance; <as>as, to <ex>adulterate</ex> food, drink, drugs, coin, etc.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The present war has . . . <qex>adulterated</qex> our tongue with strange words.</q> <rj><qau>Spectator.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To corrupt; defile; debase; contaminate; vitiate; sophisticate.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dul"ter*ate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To commit adultery.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dul"ter*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Tainted with adultery.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Debased by the admixture of a foreign substance; adulterated; spurious.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>-- <wordforms><wf>A*dul"ter*ate*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>A*dul"ter*ate*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>adulterated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>having been made impure by addition of inferior ingredients; -- said of substances or foods</def> <note> used ususally of articles of commerce, dulted with less costly materials so as to enhance profit; -- usually imlying that the dilution is surreptitious and unethical</note><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> adulterate, debased</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>adulterating</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>making impure or corrupt by virtue of extraneous origin; -- of impurities.</def> <illu>the <ex>adulterating</ex> effect of extraneous materials</illu> <ant>purifying</ant><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> adulterant</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials; -- of people.</def> <br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> adulterant.</syn><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dul`ter*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adulteratio</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of adulterating; corruption, or debasement (esp. of food or drink) by foreign mixture.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The shameless <qex>adulteration</qex> of the coin.</q> <rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An adulterated state or product.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dul"ter*a`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>One who adulterates or corrupts.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Cudworth.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dul"ter*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Formed fr. the verb <ets>adulter</ets>, with the E. ending <ets>-er</ets>. See <er>Advoutrer</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A man who commits adultery; a married man who has sexual intercourse with a woman not his wife.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Script.)</fld> <def>A man who violates his religious covenant.</def> <rj><au>Jer. ix. 2.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dul"ter*ess</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Fem. from L. <ets>adulter</ets>. Cf. <er>Advoutress</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A woman who commits adultery.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Script.)</fld> <def>A woman who violates her religious engagements.</def> <rj><au>James iv. 4.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dul"ter*ine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adulterinus</ets>, fr. <ets>adulter</ets>.]</ety> <def>Proceeding from adulterous intercourse. Hence: Spurious; without the support of law; illegal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>When any particular class of artificers or traders thought proper to act as a corporation without a charter, such were called <qex>adulterine</qex> guilds.</q> <rj><qau>Adam Smith.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dul"ter*ine</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An illegitimate child.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dul"ter*ize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To commit adultery.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dul"ter*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Guilty of, or given to, adultery; pertaining to adultery; illicit.</def> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Characterized by adulteration; spurious.</def> &ldquo;An <xex>adulterous</xex> mixture.&rdquo; <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Smollett.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dul"ter*ous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an adulterous manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dul"ter*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Adulteries</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>adulterium</ets>. See <er>Advoutry</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The unfaithfulness of a married person to the marriage bed; sexual intercourse by a married man with another than his wife, or voluntary sexual intercourse by a married woman with another than her husband.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 25 --></p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; It is adultery on the part of the married wrongdoer.<pbr/>
+The word has also been used to characterize the act of an unmarried participator, the other being married. In the United States the definition varies with the local statutes. Unlawful intercourse between two married persons is sometimes called <stype>double adultery</stype>; between a married and an unmarried person, <stype>single adultery</stype>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Adulteration; corruption.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Script.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Lewdness or unchastity of thought as well as act, as forbidden by the seventh commandment.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Faithlessness in religion.</def> <rj><au>Jer. iii. 9.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Old Law)</fld> <def>The fine and penalty imposed for the offense of adultery.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>The intrusion of a person into a bishopric during the life of the bishop.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Injury; degradation; ruin.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>You might wrest the caduceus out of my hand to the <qex>adultery</qex> and spoil of nature.</q> <rj><qau>B. Jonson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dult"ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being adult.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*um"brant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adumbrans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>adumbrare</ets>.]</ety> <def>Giving a faint shadow, or slight resemblance; shadowing forth.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*um"brate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adumbratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>adumbrare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>umbrare</ets> to shade; <ets>umbra</ets> shadow.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To give a faint shadow or slight representation of; to outline; to shadow forth.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Both in the vastness and the richness of the visible universe the invisible God is <qex>adumbrated</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>L. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To overshadow; to shade.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`um*bra"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adumbratio</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of adumbrating, or shadowing forth.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A faint sketch; an outline; an imperfect portrayal or representation of a thing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Elegant <qex>adumbrations</qex> of sacred truth.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Horsley.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>The shadow or outlines of a figure.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*um"bra*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Faintly representing; typical.</def> <rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`u*na"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adunatio</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>unus</ets> one.]</ety> <def>A uniting; union.</def> <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*dunc"</hw>, <hw>A*dunque"</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Hooked; <as>as, a parrot has an <ex>adunc</ex> bill</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dun"ci*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aduncitas</ets>. See <er>Aduncous</er>.]</ety> <def>Curvature inwards; hookedness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>aduncity</qex> of the beaks of hawks.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dun"cous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aduncus</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>uncus</ets> hooked, hook.]</ety> <def>Curved inwards; hooked.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dure"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adurere</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>urere</ets> to burn.]</ety> <def>To burn up.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"u*rol</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Photog.)</fld> <def>Either of two compounds, a chlorine derivative and bromine derivative, of hydroquinone, used as developers.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dust"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adustus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>adurere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>aduste</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Inflamed or scorched; fiery.</def> &ldquo;The Libyan air <xex>adust</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Looking as if or scorched; sunburnt.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A tall, thin man, of an <qex>adust</qex> complexion.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Having much heat in the constitution and little serum in the blood. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> Hence: Atrabilious; sallow; gloomy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dust"ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Burnt; adust.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Howell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dust"i*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That may be burnt.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dus"tion</hw> <pr>(?; 106)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adustio</ets>, fr. <ets>adurere</ets>, <ets>adustum</ets>: cf. F. <ets>adustion</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of burning, or heating to dryness; the state of being thus heated or dried.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Harvey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>Cauterization.</def> <rj><au>Buchanan.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ad va*lo"rem</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[L., according to the value.]</ety> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <def>A term used to denote a duty or charge laid upon goods, at a certain rate per cent upon their value, as stated in their invoice, -- in opposition to a specific sum upon a given quantity or number; <as>as, an <ex>ad valorem</ex> duty of twenty per cent</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*vance"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Advanced</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Advancing</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>(#).]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>avancen</ets>, <ets>avauncen</ets>, F. <ets>avancer</ets>, fr. a supposed LL. <ets>abantiare</ets>; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>ante</ets> (F. <ets>avant</ets>) before. The spelling with <it>d</it> was a mistake, <ets>a-</ets> being supposed to be fr. L. <ets>ad</ets>. See <er>Avaunt</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To bring forward; to move towards the van or front; to make to go on.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To raise; to elevate.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They . . . <qex>advanced</qex> their eyelids.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To raise to a higher rank; to promote.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Ahasueres . . . <qex>advanced</qex> him, and set his seat above all the princes.</q> <rj><qau>Esther iii. 1.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To accelerate the growth or progress; to further; to forward; to help on; to aid; to heighten; <as>as, to <ex>advance</ex> the ripening of fruit; to <ex>advance</ex> one's interests.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To bring to view or notice; to offer or propose; to show; <as>as, to <ex>advance</ex> an argument</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Some ne'er <qex>advance</qex> a judgment of their own.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To make earlier, as an event or date; to hasten.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>To furnish, as money or other value, before it becomes due, or in aid of an enterprise; to supply beforehand; <as>as, a merchant <ex>advances</ex> money on a contract or on goods consigned to him</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>To raise to a higher point; to enhance; to raise in rate; <as>as, to <ex>advance</ex> the price of goods</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>To extol; to laud.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Greatly <qex>advancing</qex> his gay chivalry.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To raise; elevate; exalt; aggrandize; improve; heighten; accelerate; allege; adduce; assign.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*vance"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To move or go forward; to proceed; <as>as, he <ex>advanced</ex> to greet me</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To increase or make progress in any respect; <as>as, to <ex>advance</ex> in knowledge, in stature, in years, in price</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To rise in rank, office, or consequence; to be preferred or promoted.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Advanced</qex> to a level with ancient peers.</q> <rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*vance"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>avance</ets>, fr. <ets>avancer</ets>. See <er>Advance</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of advancing or moving forward or upward; progress.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Improvement or progression, physically, mentally, morally, or socially; <as>as, an <ex>advance</ex> in health, knowledge, or religion; an <ex>advance</ex> in rank or office.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An addition to the price; rise in price or value; <as>as, an <ex>advance</ex> on the prime cost of goods</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The first step towards the attainment of a result; approach made to gain favor, to form an acquaintance, to adjust a difference, etc.; an overture; a tender; an offer; -- usually in the plural.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>[He] made the like <qex>advances</qex> to the dissenters.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A furnishing of something before an equivalent is received (as money or goods), towards a capital or stock, or on loan; payment beforehand; the money or goods thus furnished; money or value supplied beforehand.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I shall, with pleasure, make the necessary <qex>advances</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Jay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The account was made up with intent to show what <qex>advances</qex> had been made.</q> <rj><qau>Kent.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>In advance</b></col> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>In front; before.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Beforehand; before an equivalent is received.</cd> <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>In the state of having advanced money on account; as, A is <xex>in advance</xex> to B a thousand dollars or pounds.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*vance"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Before in place, or beforehand in time; -- used for <xex>advanced</xex>; <as>as, an <ex>advance</ex> guard, or that before the main guard or body of an army; <ex>advance</ex> payment, or that made before it is due; <ex>advance</ex> proofs, <ex>advance</ex> sheets, pages of a forthcoming volume, received in advance of the time of publication.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*vanced"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In the van or front.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In the front or before others, as regards progress or ideas; <as>as, <ex>advanced</ex> opinions, <ex>advanced</ex> thinkers</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Far on in life or time.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A gentleman <qex>advanced</qex> in years, with a hard experience written in his wrinkles.</q> <rj><qau>Hawthorne.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Advanced guard</b></col>, <cd>a detachment of troops which precedes the march of the main body.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*vance"ment</hw> <pr>(&abreve;d*v&adot_;ns"m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>avancement</ets>, F. <ets>avancement</ets>. See <er>Advance</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of advancing, or the state of being advanced; progression; improvement; furtherance; promotion to a higher place or dignity; <as>as, the <ex>advancement</ex> of learning</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In heaven . . . every one (so well they love each other) rejoiceth and hath his part in each other's <qex>advancement</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. More.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>True religion . . . proposes for its end the joint <qex>advancement</qex> of the virtue and happiness of the people.</q> <rj><qau>Horsley.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An advance of money or value; payment in advance. See <er>Advance</er>, 5.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Property given, usually by a parent to a child, in advance of a future distribution.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Settlement on a wife, or jointure.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*van"cer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who advances; a promoter.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A second branch of a buck's antler.</def> <rj><au>Howell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*van"cing edge</hw>. <fld>(A&euml;ronautics)</fld> <def>The front edge (in direction of motion) of a supporting surface; -- contr. with <contr>following edge</contr>, which is the rear edge.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*van"cing sur"face</hw>. <fld>(A&euml;ronautics)</fld> <def>The first of two or more surfaces arranged in tandem; -- contr. with <contr>following surface</contr>, which is the rear surface.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*van"cive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Tending to advance.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*van"tage</hw> <pr>(?; 61, 48)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>avantage</ets>, <ets>avauntage</ets>, F. <ets>avantage</ets>, fr. <ets>avant</ets> before. See <er>Advance</er>, and cf. <er>Vantage</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success, or to any desired end; benefit; <as>as, the enemy had the <ex>advantage</ex> of a more elevated position</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Give me <qex>advantage</qex> of some brief discourse.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>advantages</qex> of a close alliance.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Superiority; mastery; -- with <xex>of</xex> or <xex>over</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Lest Satan should get an <qex>advantage</qex> of us.</q> <rj><qau>2 Cor. ii. 11.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Superiority of state, or that which gives it; benefit; gain; profit; <as>as, the <ex>advantage</ex> of a good constitution</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Interest of money; increase; overplus (as the thirteenth in the baker's dozen).</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And with <qex>advantage</qex> means to pay thy love.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Tennis)</fld> <def>The first point scored after deuce.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Advantage ground</b></col>, <cd>vantage ground.</cd> <mark>[R.]</mark> <au>Clarendon.</au> -- <col><b>To have the advantage of</b></col> (any one), <cd>to have a personal knowledge of one who does not have a reciprocal knowledge.</cd> &ldquo;You <xex>have the advantage of</xex> me; I don't remember ever to have had the honor.&rdquo; <au>Sheridan.</au> -- <col><b>To take advantage of</b></col>, <cd>to profit by; (often used in a bad sense) to overreach, to outwit.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Advantage</er>, <er>Advantageous</er>, <er>Benefit</er>, <er>Beneficial</er>.</syn> <usage> We speak of a thing as a <xex>benefit</xex>, or as <xex>beneficial</xex>, when it is simply productive of good; as, the <xex>benefits</xex> of early discipline; the <xex>beneficial</xex> effects of adversity. We speak of a thing as an <xex>advantage</xex>, or as <xex>advantageous</xex>, when it affords us the means of getting forward, and places us on a &ldquo;vantage ground&rdquo; for further effort. Hence, there is a difference between the <xex>benefits</xex> and the <xex>advantages</xex> of early education; between a <xex>beneficial</xex> and an <xex>advantageous</xex> investment of money.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*van"tage</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Advantaged</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Advantaging</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>avantager</ets>, fr. <ets>avantage</ets>. See <er>Advance</er>.]</ety> <def>To give an advantage to; to further; to promote; to benefit; to profit.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The truth is, the archbishop's own stiffness and averseness to comply with the court designs, <qex>advantaged</qex> his adversaries against him.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>What is a man <qex>advantaged</qex>, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?</q> <rj><qau>Luke ix. 25.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To advantage one's self of</b></col>, <cd>to avail one's self of.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*van"tage*a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Advantageous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`van*ta"geous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>avantageux</ets>, fr. <ets>avantage</ets>.]</ety> <def>Being of advantage; conferring advantage; gainful; profitable; useful; beneficial; <as>as, an <ex>advantageous</ex> position; trade is <ex>advantageous</ex> to a nation.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Advabtageous</qex> comparison with any other country.</q> <rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>You see . . . of what use a good reputation is, and how swift and <qex>advantageous</qex> a harbinger it is, wherever one goes.</q> <rj><qau>Chesterfield.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`van*ta"geous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Profitably; with advantage.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`van*ta"geous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Profitableness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*vene"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>advenire</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>venire</ets> to come: cf. F. <ets>avenir</ets>, <ets>advenir</ets>. See <er>Come</er>.]</ety> <def>To accede, or come (<xex>to</xex>); to be added to something or become a part of it, though not essential.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Where no act of the will <qex>advenes</qex> as a coefficient.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*ven"ient</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adviens</ets>, p. pr.]</ety> <def>Coming from outward causes; superadded.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`vent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adventus</ets>, fr. <ets>advenire</ets>, <ets>adventum</ets>: cf. F. <ets>avent</ets>. See <er>Advene</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>The period including the four Sundays before Christmas.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Advent Sunday</b></col> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld>, <cd>the first Sunday in the season of Advent, being always the nearest Sunday to the feast of St. Andrew (Now. 30).</cd> <rj><au>Shipley.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The first or the expected second coming of Christ.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Coming; any important arrival; approach.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Death's dreadful <qex>advent</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Young.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Expecting still his <qex>advent</qex> home.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Adventism</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>any Christian religion that believes the second coming of Christ is imminent.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Second Adventism</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"vent*ist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One of a religious body, embracing several branches, who look for the proximate personal coming of Christ; -- called also <altname>Second Adventists</altname>.</def> <rj><au>Schaff-Herzog Encyc.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>adventitia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the membranous outer covering of an organ or blood vessel.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>adventitial</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to adventitia.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`ven*ti"tious</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adventitius</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Added extrinsically; not essentially inherent; accidental or causal; additional; supervenient; foreign.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To things of great dimensions, if we annex an <qex>adventitious</qex> idea of terror, they become without comparison greater.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Nat. Hist.)</fld> <def>Out of the proper or usual place; <as>as, <ex>adventitious</ex> buds or roots</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Accidentally or sparingly spontaneous in a country or district; not fully naturalized; adventive; -- applied to foreign plants.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Acquired, as diseases; accidental.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Ad`ven*ti"tious*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Ad`ven*ti"tious*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*ven"tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Accidental.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Adventitious.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*ven"tive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A thing or person coming from without; an immigrant.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*ven"tu*al</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to the season of advent.</def> <rj><au>Sanderson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*ven"ture</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>aventure</ets>, <ets>aunter</ets>, <ets>anter</ets>, F. <ets>aventure</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>adventura</ets>, fr. L. <ets>advenire</ets>, <ets>adventum</ets>, to arrive, which in the Romance languages took the sense of &ldquo;to happen, befall.&rdquo; See <ets>Advene</ets>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>That which happens without design; chance; hazard; hap; hence, chance of danger or loss.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Nay, a far less good to man it will be found, if she must, at all <qex>adventures</qex>, be fastened upon him individually.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Risk; danger; peril.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He was in great <qex>adventure</qex> of his life.</q> <rj><qau>Berners.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The encountering of risks; hazardous and striking enterprise; a bold undertaking, in which hazards are to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; a daring feat.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He loved excitement and <qex>adventure</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A remarkable occurrence; a striking event; a stirring incident; <as>as, the <ex>adventures</ex> of one's life</as>.</def> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A mercantile or speculative enterprise of hazard; a venture; a shipment by a merchant on his own account.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>A bill of adventure</b></col> <fld>(Com.)</fld>, <cd>a writing setting forth that the goods shipped are at the owner's risk.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Undertaking; enterprise; venture; event.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*ven"ture</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Adventured</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Adventuring</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>aventuren</ets>, <ets>auntren</ets>, F. <ets>aventurer</ets>, fr. <ets>aventure</ets>. See <er>Adventure</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To risk, or hazard; jeopard; to venture.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He would not <qex>adventure</qex> himself into the theater.</q> <rj><qau>Acts xix. 31.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To venture upon; to run the risk of; to dare.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Yet they <qex>adventured</qex> to go back.</q> <rj><qau>Bunyan,</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Discriminations might be <qex>adventured</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>J. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*ven"ture</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To try the chance; to take the risk.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I would <qex>adventure</qex> for such merchandise.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*ven"ture*ful</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Given to adventure.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*ven"tur*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>aventurier</ets>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>One who adventures; <as>as, the merchant <ex>adventurers</ex></as>; one who seeks his fortune in new and hazardous or perilous enterprises.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A social pretender on the lookout for advancement.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*ven"ture*some</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of risk; adventurous; venturesome.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ad*ven"ture*some*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*ven"tur*ess</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A female adventurer; a woman who tries to gain position by equivocal means.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>adventurism</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>recklessness in politics or foreign affairs.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>adventuristic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to adventurism.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*ven"tur*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>aventurous</ets>, <ets>aunterous</ets>, OF. <ets>aventuros</ets>, F. <ets>aventureux</ets>, fr. <ets>aventure</ets>. See <er>Adventure</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Inclined to adventure; willing to incur hazard; prone to embark in hazardous enterprise; rashly daring; -- applied to persons.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Bold deed thou hast presumed, <qex>adventurous</qex> Eve.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Full of hazard; attended with risk; exposing to danger; requiring courage; rash; -- applied to acts; <as>as, an <ex>adventurous</ex> undertaking, deed, song</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Rash; foolhardy; presumptuous; enterprising; daring; hazardous; venturesome. See <er>Rash</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*ven"tur*ous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an adventurous manner; venturesomely; boldly; daringly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*ven"tur*ous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being adventurous; daring; venturesomeness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"verb</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adverbium</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>verbum</ets> word, verb: cf. F. <ets>adverbe</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>A word used to modify the sense of a verb, participle, adjective, or other adverb, and usually placed near it; <as>as, he writes <ex>well</ex>; paper <ex>extremely</ex> white.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*ver"bi*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adverbialis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>adverbial</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to an adverb; of the nature of an adverb; <as>as, an <ex>adverbial</ex> phrase or form</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*ver`bi*al"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being adverbial.</def> <rj><au>Earle.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*ver"bi*al*ize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To give the force or form of an adverb to.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*ver"bi*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the manner of an adverb.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ad`ver*sa"ri*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adversaria</ets> (sc. <ets>scripta</ets>), neut. pl. of <ets>adversarius</ets>.]</ety> <def>A miscellaneous collection of notes, remarks, or selections; a commonplace book; also, commentaries or notes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>These parchments are supposed to have been St. Paul's <qex>adversaria</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Bull.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`ver*sa"ri*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Hostile.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Southey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`ver*sa*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Adversaries</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>adversarie</ets>, direct fr. the Latin, and <ets>adversaire</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>adversier</ets>, <ets>aversier</ets>, fr. L. <ets>adversarius</ets> (a.) turned toward, (n.) an adversary. See <er>Adverse</er>.]</ety> <def>One who is turned against another or others with a design to oppose<!-- p. 26 --> or resist them; a member of an opposing or hostile party; an opponent; an antagonist; an enemy; a foe.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His ancient knot of dangerous <qex>adversaries</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Agree with thine <qex>adversary</qex> quickly.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. v. 25.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It may be thought that to vindicate the permanency of truth is to dispute without an <qex>adversary</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Beattie.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>The Adversary</b></col>, <cd>The Satan, or the Devil.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Adversary</er>, <er>Enemy</er>, <er>Opponent</er>, <er>Antagonist</er>.</syn> <usage> <xex>Enemy</xex> is the only one of these words which necessarily implies a state of personal hostility. Men may be <xex>adversaries</xex>, <xex>antagonists</xex>, or <xex>opponents</xex> to each other in certain respects, and yet have no feelings of general animosity. An <xex>adversary</xex> may be simply one who is placed for a time in a hostile position, as in a lawsuit, an argument, in chess playing, or at fence. An <xex>opponent</xex> is one who is ranged against another (perhaps passively) on the opposing side; as a political <xex>opponent</xex>, an <xex>opponent</xex> in debate. An <xex>antagonist</xex> is one who struggles against another with active effort, either in a literal fight or in verbal debate.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"ver*sa*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Opposed; opposite; adverse; antagonistic.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>Bp. King.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Having an opposing party; not unopposed; <as>as, an <ex>adversary</ex> suit</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*ver"sa*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adversativus</ets>, fr. <ets>adversari</ets>.]</ety> <def>Expressing contrariety, opposition, or antithesis; <as>as, an <ex>adversative</ex> conjunction (<ex>but</ex>, <ex>however</ex>, <ex>yet</ex>, etc.</as> ); an <xex>adversative</xex> force.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ad*ver"sa*tive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*ver"sa*tive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An adversative word.</def> <rj><au>Harris.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"verse</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>advers</ets>, OF. <ets>avers</ets>, <ets>advers</ets>, fr. L. <ets>adversus</ets>, p. p. <ets>advertere</ets> to turn to. See <er>Advert</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Acting against, or in a contrary direction; opposed; contrary; opposite; conflicting; <as>as, <ex>adverse</ex> winds; an <ex>adverse</ex> party; a spirit <ex>adverse</ex> to distinctions of caste.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Opposite.</def> &ldquo;Calpe's <xex>adverse</xex> height.&rdquo; <rj><au>Byron.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>In hostile opposition to; unfavorable; unpropitious; contrary to one's wishes; unfortunate; calamitous; afflictive; hurtful; <as>as, <ex>adverse</ex> fates, <ex>adverse</ex> circumstances, things <ex>adverse</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Happy were it for us all if we bore prosperity as well and wisely as we endure an <qex>adverse</qex> fortune.</q> <rj><qau>Southey.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Adverse possession</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>a possession of real property avowedly contrary to some claim of title in another person.</cd> <rj><au>Abbott.</au></rj>
+</cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Averse; reluctant; unwilling. See <er>Averse</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*verse"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adversari</ets>: cf. OF. <ets>averser</ets>.]</ety> <def>To oppose; to resist.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Gower.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"verse*ly</hw> <pr>(277)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an adverse manner; inimically; unfortunately; contrariwise.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"verse*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being adverse; opposition.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ad*ver`si*fo"li*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ad*ver`si*fo"li*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adversus</ets> opposite + <ets>folium</ets> leaf.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having opposite leaves, as plants which have the leaves so arranged on the stem.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*ver"sion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adversio</ets>]</ety> <def>A turning towards; attention.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Dr. H. More.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*ver"si*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Adversities</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>adversite</ets>, F. <ets>adversit&eacute;</ets>, fr. L. <ets>adversitas</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Opposition; contrariety.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Wyclif.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Adversity</qex> is not without comforts and hopes.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Affliction; distress; misery; disaster; trouble; suffering; trial.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*vert"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Adverted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Adverting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>advertere</ets>, v. t., to turn to; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>vertere</ets> to turn: cf. F. <ets>avertir</ets>. See <er>Advertise</er>.]</ety> <def>To turn the mind or attention; to refer; to take heed or notice; -- with <xex>to</xex>; <as>as, he <ex>adverted</ex> to what was said</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I may again <qex>advert</qex> to the distinction.</q> <rj><qau>Owen.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b>- To refer; allude; regard. See <er>Refer</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ad*vert"ence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ad*vert"en*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <ety>[OF. <ets>advertence</ets>, <ets>avertence</ets>, LL. <ets>advertentia</ets>, fr. L. <ets>advertens</ets>. See <er>Advertent</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of adverting, of the quality of being advertent; attention; notice; regard; heedfulness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To this difference it is right that <qex>advertence</qex> should be had in regulating taxation.</q> <rj><qau>J. S. Mill.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*vert"ent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>advertens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>advertere</ets>. See <er>Advert</er>.]</ety> <def>Attentive; heedful; regardful.</def> <au>Sir M. Hale.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>Ad*vert"ent*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`ver*tise"</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Advertised</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Advertising</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>avertir</ets>, formerly also spelt <ets>advertir</ets>, to warn, give notice to, L. <ets>advertere</ets> to turn to. The ending was probably influenced by the noun <ets>advertisement</ets>. See <er>Advert</er>.]</ety> <def>To give notice to; to inform or apprise; to notify; to make known; hence, to warn; -- often followed by <xex>of</xex> before the subject of information; <as>as, to <ex>advertise</ex> a man of his loss</as>.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I will <qex>advertise</qex> thee what this people shall do.</q> <rj><qau>Num. xxiv. 14.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To give public notice of; to announce publicly, esp. by a printed notice; <as>as, to <ex>advertise</ex> goods for sale, a lost article, the sailing day of a vessel, a political meeting</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To apprise; inform; make known; notify; announce; proclaim; promulgate; publish.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>advertised</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>called to public attention.</def> <illu>these <ex>advertised</ex> products</illu><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*ver"tise*ment</hw> <pr>(&abreve;d*v&etilde_;r"t&ibreve_;z*m&eitalic_;nt <it>or</it> &abreve;d`v&etilde_;r*t&imacr;z"m&eitalic_;nt; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>avertisement</ets>, formerly also spelled <ets>advertissement</ets>, a warning, giving notice, fr. <ets>avertir</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of informing or notifying; notification.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>An <qex>advertisement</qex> of danger.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Burnet.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Admonition; advice; warning.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Therefore give me no counsel:<br/>
+My griefs cry louder than <qex>advertisement</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A public notice, especially a paid notice in some public print; anything that advertises; <as>as, a newspaper containing many <ex>advertisements</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`ver*tis"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, advertises.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>advertising</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a communication publicly promoting some product or service.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ad, advertisement, advert</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>the business of advertising; the activity engaged in by professional publicists for pay.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> advertizing, publicizing, the advertising profession, the advertising industry</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>advertize</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>same as <er>advertise</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*vice"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>avis</ets>, F. <ets>avis</ets>; <ets>&unr_;</ets> + OF. <ets>vis</ets>, fr. L. <ets>visum</ets> seemed, seen; really p. p. of <ets>videre</ets> to see, so that <ets>vis</ets> meant that which has seemed best. See <er>Vision</er>, and cf. <er>Avise</er>, <er>Advise</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An opinion recommended or offered, as worthy to be followed; counsel.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>We may give <qex>advice</qex>, but we can not give conduct.</q> <rj><qau>Franklin.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Deliberate consideration; knowledge.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>How shall I dote on her with more <qex>advice</qex>,<br/>
+That thus without <qex>advice</qex> begin to love her?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Information or notice given; intelligence; <as>as, late <ex>advices</ex> from France</as>; -- commonly in the plural.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In commercial language, <xex>advice</xex> usually means information communicated by letter; -- used chiefly in reference to drafts or bills of exchange; as, a letter of <xex>advice</xex>.</note> <rj><au>McElrath.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Crim. Law)</fld> <def>Counseling to perform a specific illegal act.</def> <rj><au>Wharton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Advice boat</b></col>, <cd>a vessel employed to carry dispatches or to reconnoiter; a dispatch boat.</cd> -- <col><b>To take advice</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To accept advice.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To consult with another or others.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Counsel; suggestion; recommendation; admonition; exhortation; information; notice.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Advil</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ets>[Trade name.]</ets> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medicine used to relieve the pain of arthritis and as an analgesic and antipyretic; Advil and Motrin and Nuprin are trademarks of brands of <altname>ibuprofen</altname> tablets.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ibuprofen, isobutylphenyl propionic acid, Motrin, Nuprin</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*vis`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being advisable; advisableness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*vis"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Proper to be advised or to be done; expedient; prudent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Some judge it <qex>advisable</qex> for a man to account with his heart every day.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Ready to receive advice.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Expedient; proper; desirable; befitting.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*vis"a*ble-ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being advisable or expedient; expediency; advisability.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*vis"a*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With advice; wisely.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*vise"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Advised</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Advising</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>avisen</ets> to perceive, consider, inform, F. <ets>aviser</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>advisare</ets>. <ets>advisare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>visare</ets>, fr. L. <ets>videre</ets>, <ets>visum</ets>, to see. See <er>Advice</er>, and cf. <er>Avise</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To give advice to; to offer an opinion, as worthy or expedient to be followed; to counsel; to warn.</def> &ldquo;I shall no more <xex>advise</xex> thee.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To give information or notice to; to inform; -- with <xex>of</xex> before the thing communicated; <as>as, we were <ex>advised</ex> of the risk</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To advise one's self</b></col>, <cd>to bethink one's self; to take counsel with one's self; to reflect; to consider.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Bid thy master well <qex>advise</qex> himself.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To counsel; admonish; apprise; acquaint.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*vise"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To consider; to deliberate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Advise</qex> if this be worth attempting.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To take counsel; to consult; -- followed by <xex>with</xex>; <as>as, to <ex>advise</ex> with friends</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ad*vised"</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>Carefully thought out; likely to be the best course; -- said of actions. Often used in combination; <as>as, ill-<ex>advised</ex>, well-<ex>advised</ex></as>.</def> <see>Also See: <simto>wise</simto></see> <ant>unadvised, ill-advised</ant><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> considered, well-advised</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having received information; <as>as, be kept <ex>advised</ex></as>.</def> <ant>uninformed</ant><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*vis"ed*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Circumspectly; deliberately; leisurely.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>With deliberate purpose; purposely; by design.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Advisedly</xex> undertaken.&rdquo; <rj><au>Suckling.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*vis"ed*ness</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Deliberate consideration; prudent procedure; caution.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*vise"ment</hw> <pr>(&abreve;d*v&imacr;z"m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>avisement</ets>, F. <ets>avisement</ets>, fr. <ets>aviser</ets>. See <er>Advise</er>, and cf. <er>Avisement</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Counsel; advice; information.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And mused awhile, waking <qex>advisement</qex> takes of what had passed in sleep.</q> <rj><qau>Daniel.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Consideration; deliberation; consultation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Tempering the passion with <qex>advisement</qex> slow.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*vis"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who advises.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*vis"er*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office of an adviser.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*vi"so</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Sp. <ets>aviso</ets>. See <er>Advice</er>.]</ety> <def>Advice; counsel; suggestion; also, a dispatch or advice boat.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*vi"so*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having power to advise; containing advice; <as>as, an <ex>advisory</ex> council; their opinion is merely <ex>advisory</ex>.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The General Association has a general <qex>advisory</qex> superintendence over all the ministers and churches.</q> <rj><qau>Trumbull.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>advize</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>give bad advice to</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> misadvise, mismisguide, advize</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"vo*ca*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>advocatie</ets>, LL. <ets>advocatia</ets>. See <er>Advocate</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of pleading for or supporting; work of advocating; intercession.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"vo*cate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>avocat</ets>, <ets>avocet</ets>, OF. <ets>avocat</ets>, fr. L. <ets>advocatus</ets>, one summoned or called to another; properly the p. p. of <ets>advocare</ets> to call to, call to one's aid; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>vocare</ets> to call. See <er>Advowee</er>, <er>Avowee</er>, <er>Vocal</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who pleads the cause of another. Specifically: One who pleads the cause of another before a tribunal or judicial court; a counselor.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In the English and American Law, <xex>advocate</xex> is the same as &ldquo;counsel,&rdquo; &ldquo;counselor,&rdquo; or &ldquo;barrister.&rdquo; In the civil and ecclesiastical courts, the term signifies the same as &ldquo;counsel&rdquo; at the common law.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who defends, vindicates, or espouses any cause by argument; a pleader; <as>as, an <ex>advocate</ex> of free trade, an <ex>advocate</ex> of truth</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Christ, considered as an intercessor.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>We have an <qex>Advocate</qex> with the Father.</q> <rj><qau>1 John ii. 1.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Faculty of advocates</b></col> <fld>(Scot.)</fld>, <cd>the Scottish bar in Edinburgh.</cd> -- <col><b>Lord advocate</b></col> <fld>(Scot.)</fld>, <cd>the public prosecutor of crimes, and principal crown lawyer.</cd> -- <col><b>Judge advocate</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Judge</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"vo*cate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Advocated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Advocating</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[See <er>Advocate</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, <er>Advoke</er>, <er>Avow</er>.]</ety> <def>To plead in favor of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To <qex>advocate</qex> the cause of thy client.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Sanderson (1624).</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This is the only thing distinct and sensible, that has been <qex>advocated</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Eminent orators were engaged to <qex>advocate</qex> his cause.</q> <rj><qau>Mitford.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"vo*cate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To act as advocate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"vo*cate*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Office or duty of an advocate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`vo*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>advocatio</ets>: cf. OF. <ets>avocation</ets>. See <er>Advowson</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of advocating or pleading; plea; advocacy.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The holy Jesus . . . sits in heaven in a perpetual <qex>advocation</qex> for us.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Advowson.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The donations or <qex>advocations</qex> of church livings.</q> <rj><qau>Sanderson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld> <def>The process of removing a cause from an inferior court to the supreme court.</def> <rj><au>Bell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad"vo*ca*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to an advocate.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*voke"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>advocare</ets>. See <er>Advocate</er>.]</ety> <def>To summon; to call.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Queen Katharine had privately prevailed with the pope to <qex>advoke</qex> the cause to Rome.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`vo*lu"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>advolvere</ets>, <ets>advolutum</ets>, to roll to.]</ety> <def>A rolling toward something.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*vou"trer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>avoutre</ets>, <ets>avoltre</ets>, fr. L. <ets>adulter</ets>. Cf. <er>Adulterer</er>.]</ety> <def>An adulterer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*vou"tress</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An adulteress.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ad*vou"try</hw>, <hw>Ad*vow"try</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>avoutrie</ets>, <ets>avouterie</ets>, <ets>advoutrie</ets>, OF. <ets>avoutrie</ets>, <ets>avulterie</ets>, fr. L. <ets>adulterium</ets>. Cf. <er>Adultery</er>.]</ety> <def>Adultery.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*vow*ee"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>avowe</ets>, F. <ets>avou&eacute;</ets>, fr. L. <ets>advocatus</ets>. See <er>Advocate</er>, <er>Avowee</er>, <er>Avoyer</er>.]</ety> <def>One who has an advowson.</def> <rj><au>Cowell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*vow"son</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>avoweisoun</ets>, OF. <ets>avo&euml;son</ets>, fr. L. <ets>advocatio</ets>. Cf. <er>Advocation</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld> <def>The right of presenting to a vacant benefice or living in the church. [Originally, the relation of a patron (<xex>advocatus</xex>) or protector of a benefice, and thus privileged to nominate or present to it.]</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The benefices of the Church of England are in every case subjects of presentation. They are nearly 12,000 in number; the <xex>advowson</xex> of more than half of them belongs to private persons, and of the remainder to the crown, bishops, deans and chapters, universities, and colleges.</note> <rj><au>Amer. Cyc.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*voy"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Avoyer</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad*ward"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Award.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ad`y*na"mi*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>adynamia</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_; lack of strength; &unr_; priv + &unr_; power, strength.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Considerable debility of the vital powers, as in typhoid fever.</def> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ad`y*nam"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>adynamique</ets>. See <er>Adynamy</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or characterized by, debility of the vital powers; weak.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>Characterized by the absence of power or force.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Adynamic fevers</b></col>, <cd>malignant or putrid fevers attended with great muscular debility.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*dyn"a*my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Adynamia.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Morin.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ad"y*tum</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <plu><plw>Adyta</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, n., fr. &unr_;, a., not to be entered; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; to enter.]</ety> <def>The innermost sanctuary or shrine in ancient temples, whence oracles were given. Hence: A private chamber; a sanctum.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Adz</hw>, <hw>Adze</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>adese</ets>, <ets>adis</ets>, <ets>adse</ets>, AS. <ets>adesa</ets>, <ets>adese</ets>, ax, hatchet.]</ety> <def>A carpenter's or cooper's tool, formed with a thin arching blade set at right angles to the handle. It is used for chipping or slicing away the surface of wood.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Adz</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cut with an adz.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>&AElig;</hw> or <hw>Ae</hw></mhw>. <def>A diphthong in the Latin language; used also by the Saxon writers. It answers to the Gr. <grk>ai</grk>. The Anglo-Saxon short <it>&aelig;</it> was generally replaced by <xex>a</xex>, the long &aemacr_; by <it>e</it> or <it>ee</it>. In derivatives from Latin words with <it>ae</it>, it is mostly superseded by <it>e</it>. For most words found with this initial combination, the reader will therefore search under the letter E.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>&AElig;*cid"i*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>&AElig;cidia</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., dim. of Gr. &unr_; injury.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A form of fruit in the cycle of development of the Rusts or Brands, an order of fungi, formerly considered independent plants.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&AElig;"dile</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aedilis</ets>, fr. <ets>aedes</ets> temple, public building. Cf. <er>Edify</er>.]</ety> <def>A magistrate in ancient Rome, who had the superintendence of public buildings, highways, shows, etc.; hence, a municipal officer.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&AElig;"dile*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office of an &aelig;dile.</def> <rj><au>T. Arnold.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&AElig;*ge"an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Aegeus</ets>; Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the sea, or arm of the Mediterranean sea, east of Greece. See <er>Archipelago</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>&AElig;`gi*cra"ni*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, goat + &unr_;, n. pl., heads.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>Sculptured ornaments, used in classical architecture, representing rams' heads or skulls.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&AElig;g"i*lops</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aegilopis</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;, gen. &unr_;, goat + &unr_; eye.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An ulcer or fistula in the inner corner of the eye.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The great wild-oat grass or other cornfield weed.</def> <au>Crabb.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A genus of plants, called also <altname>hardgrass</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>&AElig;"gis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aegis</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_; a goat skin, a shield, &unr_; goat, or fr. &unr_; to rush.]</ety> <def>A shield or protective armor; -- applied in mythology to the shield of Jupiter which he gave to Minerva. Also fig.: A shield; a protection.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&AElig;*goph"o*ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Egophony</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>&AElig;*gro"tat</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., he is sick.]</ety> <fld>(Camb. Univ.)</fld> <def>A medical certificate that a student is ill.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aegyptopithecus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an extinct primate of about 38 million years ago; -- fossils were found in <etsep>Egypt</etsep>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&AElig;*ne"id</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Aeneis</ets>, <ets>Aeneidis</ets>, or <ets>-dos</ets>: cf. F. <ets>&Eacute;n&eacute;ide</ets>.]</ety> <def>The great epic poem of Virgil, of which the hero is &AElig;neas.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*&euml;"ne*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>a&euml;neus</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Colored like bronze.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aengus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the Irish god of love and beauty; patron deity of young men and women.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Angus Og, Oengus, Angus</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&AElig;*o"li*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Aeolius</ets>, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to &AElig;olia or &AElig;olis, in Asia Minor, colonized by the Greeks, or to its inhabitants; &aelig;olic; <as>as, the <ex>&AElig;olian</ex> dialect</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Pertaining to &AElig;olus, the mythic god of the winds; a&euml;rial.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Viewless forms the <qex>&aelig;olian</qex> organ play.</q> <rj><qau>Campbell.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>relating to or caused by wind.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>&AElig;olian attachment</b></col>, <cd>a contrivance often attached to a pianoforte, which prolongs the vibrations, increases the volume of sound, etc., by forcing a stream of air upon the strings.</cd> <au>Moore.</au> -- <mcol><col><b>&AElig;olian harp</b></col>, <col><b>&AElig;olian lyre</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a musical instrument consisting of a box, on or in which are stretched strings, on which the wind acts to produce the notes; -- usually placed at an open window.</cd> <au>Moore.</au> -- <col><b>&AElig;olian mode</b></col> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>, <cd>one of the ancient Greek and early ecclesiastical modes.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 27 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Aeolian</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a member of one of the four divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Eolian</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ae*ol"ic</hw> <pr>(&euptack_;*&obreve_;l"&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Aeolicus</ets>; Gr. <grk>A'ioliko`s</grk>, name of the god of the winds.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>&AElig;olian, 1; <as>as, the <ex>&AElig;olic</ex> dialect; the <ex>&AElig;olic</ex> mode.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Phys. Geog.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, caused by, or designating, the action of the wind in modifying the earth's surface; <as>as, <ex>&aelig;olic</ex> erosion; <ex>&aelig;olic</ex> sand</as>. Same as <er>aeolian{3}</er>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>eolic</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aeolic</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Thessaly and Boeotia and Aeolis.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Eolic</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>&AElig;*ol"i*pile</hw>, <hw>&AElig;*ol"i*pyle</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aeolipilae</ets>; <ets>Aeolus</ets> god of the winds + <ets>pila</ets> a ball, or Gr. &unr_; gate (<it>i. e.</it>, doorway of &AElig;olus); cf. F. <ets>&eacute;olipyle</ets>.]</ety> <def>An apparatus consisting chiefly of a closed vessel (as a globe or cylinder) with one or more projecting bent tubes, through which steam is made to pass from the vessel, causing it to revolve.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>eolipile</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Such an apparatus was first described by Hero of Alexandria about 200 years <sc>b. c.</sc> It has often been called the first steam engine.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>aeolotropic</hw>, <hw>&AElig;`o*lo*trop"ic</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; changeful + &unr_; a turning, &unr_; to turn.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>Exhibiting differences of quality or property in different directions; having properties with different values along different axes; not isotropic. In specialized contexts, synonymous with <stype>anisotropic</stype>.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>eolotropic</asp>.]</altsp> <rj><au>Sir W. Thomson.</au></rj><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> </syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&AElig;`o*lot"ro*py</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>Difference of quality or property in different directions.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw> <hw>Aeolus</hw>, <hw>&AElig;"o*lus</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Gr. &amp; Rom. Myth.)</fld> <def>The god of the winds, in ancient mythology.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>aeon</hw>, <hw>&AElig;"on</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A period of immeasurable duration. See <er>Eon</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gnosticism)</fld> <def>a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> eon</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>the longest division of geological time; two or more eras.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> eon</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>aeonian</hw>, <hw>&AElig;*o"ni*an</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Eternal; everlasting; lasting for an indefinitely long time; immortal; not subject to death. Opposite of <ant>mortal</ant>.</def> &ldquo;<xex>&AElig;onian</xex> hills.&rdquo; <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> eonian</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to an eon.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aepyceros</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>African antelopes: impalas.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus Aepyceros</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aepyornidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>coextensive with the order Aepyorniformes.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family Aepyornidae</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aepyorniformes</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>huge extinct flightless birds: elephant birds.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> order Aepyorniformes</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>aepyornis</hw>, &Verbar;<hw>&AElig;`py*or"nis</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; high + &unr_; bird.]</ety> <def>A gigantic (to 9 ft.) extinct flightless bird, of which fossils were found in Madagascar.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> elephant bird</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"&euml;r*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>A&euml;rated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>A&euml;rating</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>a&eacute;rer</ets>. See <er>Air</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To combine or charge with gas; usually with carbonic acid gas, formerly called <xex>fixed air</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His sparkling sallies bubbled up as from <qex>a&euml;rated</qex> natural fountains.</q> <rj><qau>Carlyle.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To supply or impregnate with common air; <as>as, to <ex>a&euml;rate</ex> soil; to <ex>a&euml;rate</ex> water.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>To expose to the chemical action of air; to oxygenate (the blood) by respiration; to arterialize.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>cause a change by passing air through (of sewage)</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> activate</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>A&euml;rated bread</b></col>, <cd>bread raised by charging dough with carbonic acid gas, instead of generating the gas in the dough by fermentation.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>aerated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>treated by having air passed or bubbled through it for purification; -- of a liquid</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>supplied with oxygen by respiration; -- used of tissues or especially blood</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> oxygenated</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>supplied with carbon dioxide</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> charged</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>aer*a"tion</hw>, <hw>A`&euml;r*a"tion</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>a&eacute;ration</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Exposure to the free action of the air; airing; <as>as, <ex>a&euml;ration</ex> of soil, of spawn, etc.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>A change produced in the blood by exposure to the air in respiration; oxygenation of the blood in respiration; arterialization.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The act or preparation of charging a liquid with carbon dioxide gas to make it effervescent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>the act of charging a liquid with air or oxygen for the purpose of purification.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>aerator</hw>, <hw>A"&euml;r*a`tor</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which supplies with air or gas</def>; <specif>specif.:</specif> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An apparatus used for charging mineral waters with gas and in making soda water.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A fumigator used to bleach grain, destroying fungi and insects.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>an apparatus for exposing something to the air (as sewage).</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A"&euml;r*en`chym</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, &Verbar;<hw>A`&euml;r*en"chy*ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>a&euml;renchyma</ets>. See <er>A&euml;ro-</er>; <er>Enchyma</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A secondary respiratory tissue or modified periderm, found in many aquatic plants and distinguished by the large intercellular spaces.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>aerial</hw>, <hw>A*&euml;"ri*al</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>a&euml;rius</ets>. See <er>Air</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the air, or atmosphere; inhabiting or frequenting the air; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air; <as>as, <ex>a&euml;rial</ex> regions or currents; the <ex>a&euml;rial</ex> maneuvers of a fighter plane</as>.</def> &ldquo;<xex>A&euml;rial</xex> spirits.&rdquo; <au>Milton.</au> &ldquo;<xex>A&euml;rial</xex> voyages.&rdquo; <au>Darwin.</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Consisting of air; resembling, or partaking of the nature of air. Hence: Unsubstantial; unreal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Rising aloft in air; high; lofty; <as>as, <ex>a&euml;rial</ex> spires</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Growing, forming, living, or existing in the air, as opposed to growing or existing in earth or water, or underground; <as>as, <ex>a&euml;rial</ex> rootlets, <ex>a&euml;rial</ex> plants; the <ex>aerial</ex> roots of a philodendron</as>.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Light as air; ethereal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>operating or operated overhead especially on elevated cables.</def> <illu><ex>aerial</ex> conveyers for transporting raw materials</illu><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>operating or moving in the air.</def> <illu>an <ex>aerial</ex> cable car</illu>; <illu><ex>aerial</ex> combat</illu><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Aerial acid</b></col>, <cd>carbonic acid.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Ure.</au> -- <col><b>Aerial perspective</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Perspective</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>aerial</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Football)</fld> <def>a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> forward pass</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a metallic wire, rod, or combination of rods connected to an electronic device, designed to send or receive radio or television signals.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> antenna</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>aer"i*al*ist</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an athlete who performs acts high above the ground on a trapeze or high wire, requiring skill and agility and coordination.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> trapeze artist</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a burglar who gains entrance to buildings from the rooftop, sometimes leaping from building to building in the process. A type of <isa>second-story man</isa>.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark> <br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*&euml;`ri*al rail"way`</hw>. <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A stretched wire or rope elevated above the ground and forming a way along which a trolley may travel, for conveying a load suspended from the trolley.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An elevated cableway.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*&euml;"ri*al sick"ness</hw>. <def>A sickness felt by a&euml;ronauts due to high speed of flights and rapidity in changing altitudes, combining some symptoms of mountain sickness and some of seasickness. The nauseous symptoms similar to seasickness experienced by passengers in pressurized aircraft is called <altname>air sickness</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*&euml;`ri*al"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being a&euml;rial; unsubstantiality.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>De Quincey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*&euml;"ri*al*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Like, or from, the air; in an a&euml;rial manner.</def> &ldquo;A murmur heard <xex>a&euml;rially</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>aerides</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>any orchid of the genus Aerides.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ae"rie</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>aire</ets>, <ets>eire</ets>, <ets>air</ets>, nest, also origin, descent, OF. <ets>aire</ets>, LL. <ets>area</ets>, <ets>aera</ets>, nest of a bird of prey, perh. fr. L. <ets>area</ets> an open space (for birds of prey like to build their nests on flat and open spaces on the top of high rocks). Cf. <er>Area</er>.]</ety> <def>The nest of a bird of prey, as of an eagle or hawk; also a brood of such birds; eyrie. <au>Shak.</au> Also fig.: A human residence or resting place perched like an eagle's nest.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`&euml;r*if"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>a&euml;r</ets> air + <ets>-ferous</ets>: cf. F. <ets>a&eacute;rif&egrave;re</ets>.]</ety> <def>Conveying or containing air; air-bearing; <as>as, the windpipe is an <ex>a&euml;riferous</ex> tube</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`&euml;r*i*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>a&eacute;rification</ets>. See <er>A&unr_;rify</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of combining air with another substance, or the state of being filled with air.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of becoming a&euml;rified, or of changing from a solid or liquid form into an a&euml;riform state; the state of being a&euml;riform.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"&euml;r*i*form</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>a&euml;r</ets> air + <ets>-form</ets>: cf. F. <ets>a&eacute;riforme</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the form or nature of air, or of an elastic fluid; gaseous. Hence fig.: Unreal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"&euml;r*i*fy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>a&euml;r</ets> air + <ets>-fly</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To infuse air into; to combine air with.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To change into an a&euml;riform state.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"&euml;r*o</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An a&euml;roplane, airship, or the like.</def> <mark>[Colloq. in 1900, now obsolescent.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aer"*o</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to aeronautics or aircraft.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"&euml;r*o-</hw>. <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, air.]</ety> <def>The combining form of the Greek word meaning <xex>air</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aer"*obe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>aerobies</er>.]</ety> <def>an organism such as a microorganism that requires oxygen for life or growth.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`&euml;r*o"bic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Growing or thriving only in the presence of oxygen; also, pertaining to, or induced by, a&euml;robies; <as>as, <ex>a&euml;robic</ex> fermentation</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>A`&euml;r*o"bic*al*ly</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aer*o"bics</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl., but sing. or pl. in usage</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>physical exercises performed in a sustained and strenuous fashion designed to cause a temporary increase in respiration rate and heart rate, such a running, swimming, walking, or calisthenics. Calisthenic sessions in groups, performed by following a leader in moving to a rhythmic musical accompaniment, are a popular form of aerobics.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a system of physical conditioning relying largely on aerobics exercises.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"&euml;r*o*bies</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + Gr. <grk>bi`os</grk> life.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Micro&ouml;rganisms which live in contact with the air and need oxygen for their growth; as the microbacteria which form on the surface of putrefactive fluids; aerobes.</def> <mark>[obsolescent]</mark> <br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`&euml;r*o*bi*ot"ic</hw> <pr>(?; 101)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Related to, or of the nature of, a&euml;robies; <as>as, <ex>a&euml;robiotic</ex> plants, which live only when supplied with free oxygen</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"&euml;r*o*boat`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + <ets>boat</ets>.]</ety> <def>A form of hydro-a&euml;roplane; a flying boat.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"&euml;r*o*bus`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + <ets>bus</ets>.]</ety> <def>An a&euml;roplane or airship designed to carry passengers. Now called a <altname>passenger plane</altname> or <altname>commercial airliner</altname>.</def> <mark>[obsolescent]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"&euml;r*o*club`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + <ets>club</ets>.]</ety> <def>A club or association of persons interested in a&euml;ronautics.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"&euml;r*o*curve`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + <ets>curve</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(A&euml;ronautics)</fld> <def>A modification of the a&euml;roplane, having curved surfaces, the advantages of which were first demonstrated by Lilienthal.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"&euml;r*o*cyst</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + <ets>cyst</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>One of the air cells of algals.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`&euml;*ro*do*net"ics</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; shaken, &unr_; to shake.]</ety> <fld>(A&euml;ronautics)</fld> <def>The science of gliding and soaring flight.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"&euml;*ro*drome`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; a running.]</ety> <fld>(A&euml;ronautics)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A shed for housing an airship or a&euml;roplane.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A ground or field, esp. one equipped with housing and other facilities, used for flying purposes.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>A`&euml;r*o*drom"ic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Aer`o*dy*nam"ic</hw>, <hw>A`&euml;r*o*dy*nam"ic</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to the force of air in motion.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>having a shape designed to minimize wind resistance (aerodynamic drag) when moving through the air or other gas; -- used especially of vehicles; <as>as, the <ex>aerodynamic</ex> styling of an automobile</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>aer`o*dy*nam"ic drag</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the resistance caused by a gas to the motion of a solid body moving through it. Studied in <er>aerodynamics</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>aer`o*dy*nam"ics</hw> <hw>A`&euml;r*o*dy*nam"ics</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + <ets>dynamics</ets>: cf. F. <ets>a&eacute;rodynamique</ets>.]</ety> <def>The science which treats of the air and other gaseous bodies under the action of force, and of their mechanical effects.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aer"o*dyne`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; .]</ety> <fld>(A&euml;ronautics)</fld> <def>a heavier-than-air aircraft; same as <er>aeroplane</er>. Contrasted with <er>aerostat</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"&euml;r*o*foil`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + <ets>foil</ets>.]</ety> <def>A plane or arched surface for sustaining bodies by its movement through the air; a spread wing, as of a bird.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`&euml;r*og"no*sy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; knowing, knowledge: cf. F. <ets>a&eacute;rognosie</ets>.]</ety> <def>The science which treats of the properties of the air, and of the part it plays in nature.</def> <rj><au>Craig.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`&euml;r*og"ra*pher</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One versed in a&euml;ography: an a&euml;rologist.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A`&euml;r*o*graph"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A`&euml;r*o*graph"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to a&euml;rography; a&euml;rological.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`&euml;r*og"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + <ets>-graphy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>a&eacute;rographie</ets>.]</ety> <def>A description of the air or atmosphere; a&euml;rology.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"&euml;r*o*gun`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + <ets>gun</ets>.]</ety> <def>A cannon capable of being trained at very high angles for use against aircraft. Now usually referred to an <altname>anitaircraft cannon</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`&euml;r*o*hy`dro*dy*nam"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + <ets>hydrodynamic</ets>.]</ety> <def>Acting by the force of air and water; <as>as, an <ex>a&euml;rohydrodynamic</ex> wheel</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"&euml;r*o*lite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + <ets>-lite</ets>: cf. F. <ets>a&eacute;rolithe</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Meteor.)</fld> <def>A stone, or metallic mass, which has fallen to the earth from distant space; a meteorite; a meteoric stone.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Some writers limit the word to <xex>stony</xex> meteorites.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"&euml;r*o*lith</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>A&unr_;rolite</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`&euml;r*o*li*thol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + <ets>lithology</ets>.]</ety> <def>The science of a&euml;rolites.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`&euml;r*o*lit"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a&euml;rolites; meteoric; <as>as, <ex>a&euml;rolitic</ex> iron</as>.</def> <rj><au>Booth.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A`&euml;r*o*log"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A`&euml;r*o*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a&euml;rology.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`&euml;r*ol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One versed in a&euml;rology.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`&euml;r*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + <ets>-logy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>a&eacute;rologie</ets>.]</ety> <def>That department of physics which treats of the atmosphere.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"&euml;r*o*man`cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + <ets>-mancy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>a&eacute;romancie</ets>.]</ety> <def>Divination from the state of the air or from atmospheric substances; also, forecasting changes in the weather.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`&euml;r*o*me*chan"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mechanic or mechanician expert in the art and practice of a&euml;ronautics.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A`&euml;r*o*me*chan"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>A`&euml;r*o*me*chan"ical</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pert. to a&euml;romechanics.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`&euml;r*o*me*chan"ics</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The science of equilibrium and motion of air or an a&euml;riform fluid, including a&euml;rodynamics and a&euml;rostatics.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`&euml;r*om"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + <ets>-meter</ets>: cf. F. <ets>&eacute;rom&egrave;tre</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for ascertaining the weight or density of air and gases.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`&euml;r*o*met"ric</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a&euml;rometry; <as>as, <ex>a&euml;rometric</ex> investigations</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`&euml;r*om"e*try</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + <ets>-metry</ets>: cf. F. <ets>&eacute;rom&eacute;trie</ets>.]</ety> <def>The science of measuring the air, including the doctrine of its pressure, elasticity, rarefaction, and condensation; pneumatics.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"&euml;r*o*naut</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>a&eacute;ronaute</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_; air + &unr_; sailor. See <er>Nautical</er>.]</ety> <def>An a&euml;rial navigator; a balloonist.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"&euml;r*o*nat`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>a&eacute;ronat</ets>. See <er>A&euml;ro-</er>; <er>Natation</er>.]</ety> <def>A dirigible balloon.</def> <mark>[obsolescent]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"&euml;r*o*nef`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>a&eacute;ronef</ets>.]</ety> <def>A power-driven, heavier-than-air flying machine. Now called <er>airplane</er>.</def> <mark>[obsolescent]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A`&euml;r*o*naut"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A`&euml;r*o*naut"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>a&eacute;ronauitique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to a&euml;ronautics, or a&euml;rial sailing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`&euml;r*o*naut"ics</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The science or art of ascending and sailing in the air, as by means of a balloon; a&euml;rial navigation; ballooning.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>A`&euml;r*o*pho"bi*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A`&euml;r*oph"o*by</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; fear: cf. F. <ets>a&eacute;rophobie</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Dread of a current of air.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"&euml;r*o*phone`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; voice.]</ety> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A form of combined speaking and ear trumpet.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An instrument, proposed by Edison, for greatly intensifying speech. It consists of a phonograph diaphragm so arranged that its action opens and closes valves, producing synchronous air blasts sufficient to operate a larger diaphragm with greater amplitude of vibration.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"&euml;r*o*phyte</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + Gr. <grk>fyto`n</grk> plant, <grk>fy`ein</grk> to grow: cf. F. <ets>a&eacute;rophyte</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant growing entirely in the air, and receiving its nourishment from it; an air plant or epiphyte.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>aer"*o*plane`</hw> <hw>a"&euml;r*o*plane`</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>a&euml;ro-</ets> + <ets>plane</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(A&euml;ronautics)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A light rigid plane used in a&euml;rial navigation to oppose sudden upward or downward movement in the air, as in gliding machines; specif., such a plane slightly inclined and driven forward as a lifting device in some flying machines. Also called <altname>airfoil</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>hence, a heavier-than-air flying machine using such a device to provide lift. In a modern aeroplane, the airfoils are called the <er>wings</er>, and most of the lift is derived from these surfaces. In contrast to helicopters, the wings are fixed to the passenger compartment (airframe) and do not move relative to the frame; thus such a machine is called a <altname>fixed-wing aircraft</altname>. These machines are called monoplanes, biplanes, triplanes, or quadruplanes, according to the number of main supporting planes (wings) used in their construction. After 1940 few planes with more than one airfoil were constructed, and these are used by hobbyists or for special purposes. Being heavier than air they depend for their levitation on motion imparted by the thrust from either propellers driven by an engine, or, in a jet plane, by the reaction from a high-velocity stream of gases expelled rearward from a jet engine. They start from the ground by a run on small wheels or runners, and are guided by a steering apparatus consisting of horizontal and vertical movable planes, which usually form part of the wings or tail. There are many varieties of form and construction, which in some cases are known by the names of their inventors. In U.S., an aeroplane is usually called an <altname>airplane</altname> or <altname>plane</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"&euml;r*o*plan`ist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who flies in an a&euml;roplane.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> aviator, aviatrix, airman.</syn>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"&euml;r*o*scope</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; to look out.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>An apparatus designed for collecting spores, germs, bacteria, etc., suspended in the air.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`&euml;r*os"co*py</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; a looking out; &unr_; to spy out.]</ety> <def>The observation of the state and variations of the atmosphere.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&AElig;*rose"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aerosus</ets>, fr. <ets>aes</ets>, <ets>aeris</ets>, brass, copper.]</ety> <def>Of the nature of, or like, copper; brassy.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`&euml;r*o*sid"er*ite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + <ets>siderite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Meteor.)</fld> <def>A mass of meteoric iron.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>aerospace</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the atmosphere and outer space considered together or as a whole.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the sector of industry that designs and builds aircraft, rockets, missiles, and devices or vehicles intended to operate in outer space.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>aerospace</hw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to <er>aerospace</er> in either sense.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"&euml;r*o*sphere</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + <ets>sphere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>a&eacute;rosph&egrave;re</ets>.]</ety> <def>The atmosphere.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"&euml;r*o*stat</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>a&eacute;rostat</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_; air + &unr_; placed. See <er>Statics</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(A&euml;ronautics)</fld> <def>A balloon, especially a passive balloon; a balloon without motive power. Contrasted with <er>aerodyne</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A balloonist; an a&euml;ronaut.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{<hw>A`&euml;r*o*stat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A`&euml;r*o*stat"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. <ets>a&eacute;rostatique</ets>. See <er>Statical</er>, <er>Statics</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a&euml;rostatics; pneumatic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A&euml;ronautic; <as>as, an <ex>a&euml;rostatic</ex> voyage</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`&euml;r*o*stat"ics</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The science that treats of the equilibrium of elastic fluids, or that of bodies sustained in them. Hence it includes a&euml;ronautics.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`&euml;r*os*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>a&eacute;rostation</ets> the art of using <ets>a&euml;rostats</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That part of a&euml;ronautics that deals with passive balloons; the art of raising and guiding balloons in the air.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The science of weighing air; a&euml;rostatics.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A"&euml;r*o*tax`is</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>A&euml;ro-</er>; <er>Taxis</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bacteriology)</fld> <def>The positive or negative stimulus exerted by oxygen on a&euml;robic and ana&euml;robic bacteria.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>A`&euml;r*o*tac"tic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`&euml;r*o*ther`a*peu"tics</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + <ets>therapeutics</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Treatment of disease by the use of air or other gases.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"&euml;r*o*yacht`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + <ets>yacht</ets>.]</ety> <def>A form of hydro-a&euml;roplane; a flying boat.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aertex</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a trademark for a loosely woven cotton fabric that is used to make shirts and underwear.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&AElig;*ru"gi*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aeruginosus</ets>, fr. <ets>aerugo</ets> rust of copper, fr. <ets>aes</ets> copper: cf. F. <ets>&eacute;rugineux</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of the nature or color of verdigris, or the rust of copper.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>&AElig;*ru"go</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aes</ets> brass, copper.]</ety> <def>The rust of any metal, esp. of brass or copper; verdigris.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ae"ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An aerie.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"&euml;r*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Air</er>.]</ety> <def>A&euml;rial; ethereal; incorporeal; visionary.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark> <rj><au>M. Arnold.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&AElig;s`cu*la"pi*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to &AElig;sculapius or to the healing art; medical; medicinal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&AElig;s`cu*la"pi*us</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Aesculapius</ets>, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Myth.)</fld> <def>The god of medicine. Hence, a physician.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&AElig;s"cu*lin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Esculin</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>&AElig;"sir</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[Icel., pl. of <ets>&amacr;ss</ets> god.]</ety> <def>In the old Norse mythology, the gods Odin, Thor, Loki, Balder, Frigg, and the others. Their home was called Asgard.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&AElig;*so"pi*an</hw>, <hw>E*so"pi*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Aesopius</ets>, from Gr. &unr_;, fr. the famous Greek fabulist &AElig;sop <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to &AElig;sop, or in his manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>&AElig;*sop"ic</hw>, <hw>E*sop"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Aesopicus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Same as <er>&AElig;sopian</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>&AElig;s*the"si*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; sensation, fr. &unr_; to perceive.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Perception by the senses; feeling; -- the opposite of <xex>an&aelig;sthesia</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>&AElig;s*the`si*om"e*ter</hw>, <hw>Es*the`si*om"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; (see <er>&AElig;sthesia</er>) + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument to measure the degree of sensation, by determining at how short a distance two impressions upon the skin can be distinguished, and thus to determine whether the condition of tactile sensibility is normal or altered.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>&AElig;s*the""sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Sensuous perception.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Ruskin.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&AElig;s`the*sod"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; sensation + &unr_; a way; cf. F. <ets>esth&eacute;sodique</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Conveying sensory or afferent impulses; -- said of nerves.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&AElig;s"thete</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; one who perceives.]</ety> <def>One who makes much or overmuch of &aelig;sthetics.</def> <mark>[Recent]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{<hw>&AElig;s*thet"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>&AElig;s*thet"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or Pertaining to &aelig;sthetics; versed in &aelig;sthetics; <as>as, <ex>&aelig;sthetic</ex> studies, emotions, ideas, persons, etc.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>-- <wordforms><wf>&AElig;s*thet"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&AElig;s`the*ti"can</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One versed in &aelig;sthetics.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&AElig;s*thet"i*cism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The doctrine of &aelig;sthetics; &aelig;sthetic principles; devotion to the beautiful in nature and art.</def> <rj><au>Lowell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>&AElig;s*thet"ics</hw>, <hw>Es*thet"ics</hw> <pr>(&unr_;; 277)</pr></mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; perceptive, esp. by feeling, fr. &unr_; to perceive, feel: cf. G. <ets>&auml;sthetik</ets>, F. <ets>esth&eacute;tique</ets>.]</ety> <def>The theory or philosophy of taste; the science of the beautiful in nature and art; esp. that which treats of the expression and embodiment of beauty by art.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&AElig;s`tho-phys`i*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; to perceive + E. <ets>physiology</ets>.]</ety> <def>The science of sensation in relation to nervous action.</def> <rj><au>H. Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&AElig;s"ti*val</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aestivalis</ets>, <ets>aestivus</ets>, fr. <ets>aestas</ets> summer.]</ety> <def>Of or belonging to the summer; <as>as, <ex>&aelig;stival</ex> diseases</as>.</def> <altsp>[Spelt also <asp>estival</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&AElig;s"ti*vate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aestivare</ets>, <ets>aestivatum</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To spend the summer.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>To pass the summer in a state of torpor.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><altsp>[Spelt also <asp>estivate</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&AElig;s`ti*va"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The state of torpidity induced by the heat and dryness of summer, as in certain snails; -- opposed to <contr>hibernation</contr>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The arrangement of the petals in a flower bud, as to folding, overlapping, etc.; prefloration.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><altsp>[Spelt also <asp>estivation</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&AElig;s"tu*a*ry</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n. &amp; a.</pos> <def>See <er>Estuary</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&AElig;s"tu*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aestuosus</ets>, fr. <ets>aestus</ets> fire, glow.]</ety> <def>Glowing; agitated, as with heat.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*&euml;`the*og"a*mous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; unusual (<grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; custom) + &unr_; marriage.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Propagated in an unusual way; cryptogamous.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&AElig;"ther</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Ether</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&AElig;"thi*ops min"er*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Ethiops mineral</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&AElig;th"o*gen</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; fire, light + <ets>-gen</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A compound of nitrogen and boro&unr_;, which, when heated before the blowpipe, gives a brilliant phosphorescent; boric nitride.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&AElig;"thri*o*scope</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; clear + &unr_; to observe.]</ety> <def>An instrument consisting in part of a differential thermometer. It is used for measuring changes of temperature produced by different conditions of the sky, as when clear or clouded.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&AElig;`ti*o*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to &aelig;tiology; assigning a cause.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>&AElig;`ti*o*log"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&AElig;`ti*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aetologia</ets>, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; cause + &unr_; description: cf. F. <ets>&eacute;tiologie</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The science, doctrine, or demonstration of causes; esp., the investigation of the causes of any disease; the science of the origin and development of things.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The assignment of a cause.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`&euml;*ti"tes</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_; (sc. &unr_;) stone, fr. &unr_; eagle.]</ety> <def>See <er>Eaglestone</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*far"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> (for <ets>on</ets> or <ets>of</ets>) + <ets>far</ets>.]</ety> <def>At, to, or from a great distance; far away; -- often used with <xex>from</xex> preceding, or <xex>off</xex> following; <as>as, he was seen from <ex>afar</ex>; I saw him <ex>afar</ex> off.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The steep where Fame's proud temple shines <qex>afar</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Beattie.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*feard"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*f&emacr;rd")</pr>, <pos>p. a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>afered</ets>, AS. <ets>&amacr;f&aemacr_;red</ets>, p. p. of <ets>&amacr;f&aemacr_;ran</ets> to frighten; <ets>&amacr;-</ets> (cf. Goth. <ets>us-</ets>, Ger. <ets>er-</ets>, orig. meaning <ets>out</ets>) + <ets>f&aemacr_;ran</ets> to frighten. See <er>Fear</er>.]</ety> <def>Afraid.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Be not <qex>afeard</qex>; the isle is full of noises.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A"fer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>The southwest wind.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af`fa*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>affabilitas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>affabilit&eacute;</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being affable; readiness to converse; courteousness in receiving others and in conversation; complaisant behavior.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Affability</qex> is of a wonderful efficacy or power in procuring love.</q> <rj><qau>Elyot</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af"fa*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>affable</ets>, L. <ets>affabilis</ets>, fr. <ets>affari</ets> to speak to; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>fari</ets> to speak. See <er>Fable</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Easy to be spoken to or addressed; receiving others kindly and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner; courteous; sociable.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>An <qex>affable</qex> and courteous gentleman.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His manners polite and <qex>affable</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Gracious; mild; benign.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A serene and <qex>affable</qex> countenance.</q> <rj><qau>Tatler.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Courteous; civil; complaisant; accessible; mild; benign; condescending.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af"fa*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Affability.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af"fa*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an affable manner; courteously.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 28 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Af"fa*brous</hw> <pr>(&abreve;f*f&adot_;"br&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>affaber</ets> workmanlike; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>faber</ets>.]</ety> <def>Executed in a workmanlike manner; ingeniously made.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fair"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;f*f&acirc;r")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>afere</ets>, <ets>affere</ets>, OF. <ets>afaire</ets>, F. <ets>affaire</ets>, fr. <ets>a faire</ets> to do; L.. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>facere</ets> to do. See <er>Fact</er>, and cf. <er>Ado</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which is done or is to be done; matter; concern; <as>as, a difficult <ex>affair</ex> to manage; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public; -- often in the plural. &ldquo;At the head of <ex>affairs</ex>.&rdquo; <au>Junius.</au></as></def> &ldquo;A talent for <xex>affairs</xex>.&rdquo; <au>Prescott.</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely; <as>as, an <ex>affair</ex> of honor, <it>i. e.</it>, a duel; an <ex>affair</ex> of love, <it>i. e.</it>, an intrigue</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>An action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Action; endeavor.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And with his best <qex>affair</qex><br/>
+Obeyed the pleasure of the Sun.</q> <rj><qau>Chapman.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A material object (vaguely designated).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A certain <qex>affair</qex> of fine red cloth much worn and faded.</q> <rj><qau>Hawthorne.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fam"ish</hw> <pr>(&abreve;f*f&abreve;m"&ibreve_;sh)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>affamer</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>fames</ets> hunger. See <er>Famish</er>.]</ety> <def>To afflict with, or perish from, hunger.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fam"ish*ment</hw> <pr>(-m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Starvation.</def> <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fat"u*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>fatuus</ets> foolish.]</ety> <def>To infatuate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fear"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>aferen</ets>, AS. <ets>&amacr;f&unr_;ran</ets>. See <er>Afeard</er>.]</ety> <def>To frighten.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fect"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Affected</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Affecting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>affectus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>afficere</ets> to affect by active agency; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>facere</ets> to make: cf. F. <ets>affectere</ets>, L. <ets>affectare</ets>, freq. of <ets>afficere</ets>. See <er>Fact</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To act upon; to produce an effect or change upon.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>As might <qex>affect</qex> the earth with cold heat.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The climate <qex>affected</qex> their health and spirits.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To influence or move, as the feelings or passions; to touch.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A consideration of the rationale of our passions seems to me very necessary for all who would <qex>affect</qex> them upon solid and pure principles.</q><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To love; to regard with affection.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>As for Queen Katharine, he rather respected than <qex>affected</qex>, rather honored than loved, her.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To show a fondness for; to like to use or practice; to choose; hence, to frequent habitually.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>For he does neither <qex>affect</qex> company, nor is he fit for it, indeed.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Do not <qex>affect</qex> the society of your inferiors in rank, nor court that of the great.</q> <rj><au>Hazlitt.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To dispose or incline.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Men whom they thought best <qex>affected</qex> to religion and their country's liberty.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To aim at; to aspire; to covet.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This proud man <qex>affects</qex> imperial &unr_;way.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>To tend to by affinity or disposition.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The drops of every fluid <qex>affect</qex> a round figure.</q> <rj><qau>Newton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>To make a show of; to put on a pretense of; to feign; to assume; <as>as, to <ex>affect</ex> ignorance</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Careless she is with artful care,<br/>
+<qex>Affecting</qex> to seem unaffected.</q> <rj><qau>Congreve.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Thou dost <qex>affect</qex> my manners.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>To assign; to appoint.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>One of the domestics was <qex>affected</qex> to his special service.</q> <rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To influence; operate; act on; concern; move; melt; soften; subdue; overcome; pretend; assume.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fect"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;f*f&ebreve_;kt")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>affectus</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Affection; inclination; passion; feeling; disposition.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Psychotherapy)</fld> <def>The emotional complex associated with an idea or mental state. In hysteria, the <xex>affect</xex> is sometimes entirely dissociated, sometimes transferred to another than the original idea.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af`fec*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>affectatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>affectation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show.</def> &ldquo;An <xex>affectation</xex> of contempt.&rdquo; <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Affectation</qex> is an awkward and forced imitation of what should be genuine and easy, wanting the beauty that accompanies what is natural what is natural.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A striving after.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp. Pearson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Fondness; affection.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Hooker.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af`fec*ta"tion*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who exhibits affectation.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Fitzed. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fect"ed</hw> <pr>(&abreve;f*f&ebreve_;kt"&ebreve_;d)</pr>, <pos>p. p. &amp; a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Regarded with affection; beloved.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His <qex>affected</qex> Hercules.</q> <rj><qau>Chapman.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Inclined; disposed; attached.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>How stand you <qex>affected</qex> to his wish?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Given to false show; assuming or pretending to possess what is not natural or real.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He is . . . too spruce, too <qex>affected</qex>, too odd.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Assumed artificially; not natural.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Affected</qex> coldness and indifference.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Alg.)</fld> <def>Made up of terms involving different powers of the unknown quantity; adfected; <as>as, an <ex>affected</ex> equation</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fect"ed*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In an affected manner; hypocritically; with more show than reality.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Lovingly; with tender care.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fect"ed*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Affectation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fect"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who affects, assumes, pretends, or strives after.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Affecters</xex> of wit.&rdquo; <rj><au>Abp. Secker.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fect`i*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being affectible.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fect"i*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That may be affected.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Lay aside the absolute, and, by union with the creaturely, become <qex>affectible</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fect"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Moving the emotions; fitted to excite the emotions; pathetic; touching; <as>as, an <ex>affecting</ex> address; an <ex>affecting</ex> sight.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The most <qex>affecting</qex> music is generally the most simple.</q><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Affected; given to false show.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A drawling; <qex>affecting</qex> rouge.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fect"ing*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an affecting manner; is a manner to excite emotions.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fec"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>affection</ets>, L. <ets>affectio</ets>, fr. <ets>afficere</ets>. See <er>Affect</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of affecting or acting upon; the state of being affected.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An attribute; a quality or property; a condition; a bodily state; <as>as, figure, weight, etc. , are <ex>affections</ex> of bodies</as>.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>affections</xex> of quantity.&rdquo; <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And, truly, waking dreams were, more or less,<br/>
+An old and strange <qex>affection</qex> of the house.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Bent of mind; a feeling or natural impulse or natural impulse acting upon and swaying the mind; any emotion; <as>as, the benevolent <ex>affections</ex>, esteem, gratitude, etc.; the malevolent <ex>affections</ex>, hatred, envy, etc.</as>; inclination; disposition; propensity; tendency.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Affection</qex> is applicable to an unpleasant as well as a pleasant state of the mind, when impressed by any object or quality.</q> <rj><qau>Cogan.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A settled good will; kind feeling; love; zealous or tender attachment; -- often in the <pluf>pl.</pluf> Formerly followed by <xex>to</xex>, but now more generally by <xex>for</xex> or <xex>towards</xex>; <as>as, filial, social, or conjugal <ex>affections</ex>; to have an <ex>affection</ex> for or towards children.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>All his <qex>affections</qex> are set on his own country.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Prejudice; bias.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp. Aylmer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Disease; morbid symptom; malady; <as>as, a pulmonary <ex>affection</ex></as>.</def> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>The lively representation of any emotion.</def> <rj><au>Wotton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>Affectation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;Spruce <xex>affection</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>Passion; violent emotion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Most wretched man,<br/>
+That to <qex>affections</qex> does the bridle lend.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Attachment; passion; tenderness; fondness; kindness; love; good will. See <er>Attachment</er>; <er>Disease</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fec"tion*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the affections; <as>as, <ex>affectional</ex> impulses; an <ex>affectional</ex> nature.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fec"tion*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>affectionn&eacute;</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; <as>as, an <ex>affectionate</ex> brother</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Kindly inclined; zealous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Johson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Man, in his love God, and desire to please him, can never be too <qex>affectionate</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sprat.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Proceeding from affection; indicating love; tender; <as>as, the <ex>affectionate</ex> care of a parent; <ex>affectionate</ex> countenance, message, language.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Strongly inclined; -- with <xex>to</xex>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Tender; attached; loving; devoted; warm; fond; earnest; ardent.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fec"tion*a`ted</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Disposed; inclined.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Affectionated</qex> to the people.</q> <rj><qau>Holinshed.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fec"tion*ate*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With affection; lovingly; fondly; tenderly; kindly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fec"tion*ate*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being affectionate; fondness; affection.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fec"tioned</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Disposed.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Be kindly <qex>affectioned</qex> one to another.</q> <rj><qau>Rom. xii. 10.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Affected; conceited.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fec"tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>affectif</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Tending to affect; affecting.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Burnet.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Pertaining to or exciting emotion; affectional; emotional.</def> <rj><au>Rogers.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fec"tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an affective manner; impressively; emotionally.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fec"tu*ous</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>affectuous</ets>: cf. F. <ets>affectueux</ets>. See <er>Affect</er>.]</ety> <def>Full of passion or emotion; earnest.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> -- <wordforms><wf>Af*fec"tu*ous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms> <rj><au>Fabyan.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*feer"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>aforer</ets>, <ets>afeurer</ets>, to tax, appraise, assess, fr. L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>forum</ets> market, court of justice, in LL. also meaning <ets>price</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To confirm; to assure.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;The title is <xex>affeered</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Old Law)</fld> <def>To assess or reduce, as an arbitrary penalty or amercement, to a certain and reasonable sum.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Amercements . . . were <qex>affeered</qex> by the judges.</q> <rj><qau>Blackstone.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Af*feer"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Af*feer"or</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>aforeur</ets>, LL. <ets>afforator</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Old Law)</fld> <def>One who affeers.</def> <rj><au>Cowell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*feer"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>aforement</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Old Law)</fld> <def>The act of affeering.</def> <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af"fer*ent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>afferens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>afferre</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>ferre</ets> to bear.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Bearing or conducting inwards to a part or organ; -- opposed to <ant>efferent</ant>; <as>as, <ex>afferent</ex> vessels; <ex>afferent</ex> nerves, which convey sensations from the external organs to the brain.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Af*fet`tu*o"so</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[It.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>With feeling.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fi"ance</hw> <pr>(&abreve;f*f&imacr;"&aitalic_;ns)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>afiaunce</ets> trust, confidence, OF. <ets>afiance</ets>, fr. <ets>afier</ets> to trust, fr. LL. <ets>affidare</ets> to trust; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>fidare</ets> to trust, fr. L. <ets>fides</ets> faith. See <er>Faith</er>, and cf. <er>Affidavit</er>, <er>Affy</er>, <er>Confidence</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Plighted faith; marriage contract or promise.</def> <mark>[archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Trust; reliance; faith; confidence.</def> <mark>[archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Such feelings promptly yielded to his habitual <qex>affiance</qex> in the divine love.</q> <rj><qau>Sir J. Stephen.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Lancelot, my Lancelot, thou in whom I have<br/>
+Most joy and most <qex>affiance</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>af*fi"ance</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>affianced</conjf> <pr>(&abreve;f*f&imacr;"&aitalic_;nst)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>affiancing</conjf> <pr>(&abreve;f*f&imacr;"&aitalic_;n*s&ibreve_;ng)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>afiancier</ets>, fr. <ets>afiance</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To betroth; to pledge one's faith to for marriage, or solemnly promise (one's self or another) in marriage.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To me, sad maid, he was <qex>affianced</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To assure by promise.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fi"an*cer</hw> <pr>(&abreve;f*f&imacr;"&aitalic_;n*s&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who makes a contract of marriage between two persons.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fi"ant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From p. pr. of OF. <ets>afier</ets>, LL. <ets>affidare</ets>. See <er>Affidavit</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>One who makes an affidavit.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark> <rj><au>Burrill.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Deponent. See <er>Deponent</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Af`fiche"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>afficher</ets> to affix.]</ety> <def>A written or printed notice to be posted, as on a wall; a poster; a placard.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af`fi*da"vit</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>affidavit</ets> he has made oath, perfect tense of <ets>affidare</ets>. See <er>Affiance</er>, <er>Affy</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A sworn statement in writing; a declaration in writing, signed and made upon oath before an authorized magistrate.</def> <rj><au>Bouvier.</au> <au>Burrill.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; It is always made <xex>ex parte</xex>, and without cross-examination, and in this differs from a <xex>deposition</xex>. It is also applied to written statements made on affirmation.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Deposition. See <er>Deposition</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*file"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>afiler</ets>, F. <ets>affiler</ets>, to sharpen; <ets>a</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>fil</ets> thread, edge.]</ety> <def>To polish.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fil"i*a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being affiliated to or on, or connected with in origin.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fil"i*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Affiliated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Affiliating</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[LL. <ets>adfiliare</ets>, <ets>affiliare</ets>, to adopt as son; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>filius</ets> son: cf. F. <ets>affilier</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To adopt; to receive into a family as a son; hence, to bring or receive into close connection; to ally.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Is the soul <qex>affiliated</qex> to God, or is it estranged and in rebellion?</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To fix the paternity of; -- said of an illegitimate child; <as>as, to <ex>affiliate</ex> the child <ex>to</ex> (or <ex>on</ex> or <ex>upon</ex>) one man rather than another</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To connect in the way of descent; to trace origin to.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>How do these facts tend to <qex>affiliate</qex> the faculty of hearing upon the aboriginal vegetative processes?</q> <rj><qau>H. Spencer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To attach (<xex>to</xex>) or unite (<xex>with</xex>); to receive into a society as a member, and initiate into its mysteries, plans, etc.; -- followed by <xex>to</xex> or <xex>with</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Affiliated societies</b></col>, <cd>societies connected with a central society, or with each other.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fil"i*ate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To connect or associate one's self; -- followed by <xex>with</xex>; <as>as, they <ex>affiliate</ex> with no party</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>affiliated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>being joined in close association</def> <illu><ex>affiliated</ex> clubs</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> attached, connected</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fil`i*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>affiliation</ets>, LL. <ets>affiliatio</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Adoption; association or reception as a member in or of the same family or society.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The establishment or ascertaining of parentage; the assignment of a child, as a bastard, to its father; filiation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Connection in the way of descent.</def> <rj><au>H. Spencer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fi"nal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>affinis</ets>.]</ety> <def>Related by marriage; from the same source.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fine"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>affiner</ets> to refine; <ets>&unr_;</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>fin</ets> fine. See <er>Fine</er>.]</ety> <def>To refine.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fined"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>afin&eacute;</ets> related, p. p., fr. LL. <ets>affinare</ets> to join, fr. L. <ets>affinis</ets> neighboring, related to; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>finis</ets> boundary, limit.]</ety> <def>Joined in affinity or by any tie.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;All <xex>affined</xex> and kin.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fin"i*ta*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of the nature of affinity.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Af*fin"i*ta*tive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fin"i*tive</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Closely connected, as by affinity.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fin"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Affinities</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OF. <ets>afinit&eacute;</ets>, F. <ets>affinit&eacute;</ets>, L. <ets>affinites</ets>, fr. <ets>affinis</ets>. See <er>Affined</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Relationship by marriage (as between a husband and his wife's blood relations, or between a wife and her husband's blood relations); -- in contradistinction to <xex>consanguinity</xex>, or relationship by blood; -- followed by <xex>with</xex>, <xex>to</xex>, or <xex>between</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Solomon made <qex>affinity</qex> with Pharaoh.</q> <rj><qau>1 Kings iii. 1.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Kinship generally; close agreement; relation; conformity; resemblance; connection; <as>as, the <ex>affinity</ex> of sounds, of colors, or of languages</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>There is a close <qex>affinity</qex> between imposture and credulity.</q> <rj><qau>Sir G. C. Lewis.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Companionship; acquaintance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>About forty years past, I began a happy <qex>affinity</qex> with William Cranmer.</q> <rj><qau>Burton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>That attraction which takes place, at an insensible distance, between the heterogeneous particles of bodies, and unites them to form chemical compounds; chemism; chemical or elective affinity or attraction.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Nat. Hist.)</fld> <def>A relation between species or higher groups dependent on resemblance in the whole plan of structure, and indicating community of origin.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Spiritualism)</fld> <def>A superior spiritual relationship or attraction held to exist sometimes between persons, esp. persons of the opposite sex; also, the man or woman who exerts such psychical or spiritual attraction.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*firm"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;f*f&etilde_;rm")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Affirmed</conjf> <pr>(-f&etilde_;rmd")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Affirming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>affermen</ets>, OF. <ets>afermer</ets>, F. <ets>affirmer</ets>, <ets>affermir</ets>, fr. L. <ets>affirmare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>firmare</ets> to make firm, <ets>firmus</ets> firm. See <er>Firm</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> To make firm; to confirm, or ratify; esp. <fld>(Law)</fld>, <def>to assert or confirm, as a judgment, decree, or order, brought before an appellate court for review.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true; -- opposed to <ant>deny</ant>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Jesus, . . . whom Paul <qex>affirmed</qex> to be alive.</q> <rj><qau>Acts xxv. 19.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To declare, as a fact, solemnly, under judicial sanction. See <er>Affirmation</er>, 4.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To assert; aver; declare; asseverate; assure; pronounce; protest; avouch; confirm; establish; ratify.</syn> <usage> -- To <er>Affirm</er>, <er>Asseverate</er>, <er>Aver</er>, <er>Protest</er>. We <xex>affirm</xex> when we declare a thing as a fact or a proposition. We <xex>asseverate</xex> it in a peculiarly earnest manner, or with increased positiveness as what can not be disputed. We <xex>aver</xex> it, or formally declare it to be true, when we have positive knowledge of it. We <xex>protest</xex> in a more public manner and with the energy of perfect sincerity. People <xex>asseverate</xex> in order to produce a conviction of their veracity; they <xex>aver</xex> when they are peculiarly desirous to be believed; they <xex>protest</xex> when they wish to free themselves from imputations, or to produce a conviction of their innocence.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*firm"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To declare or assert positively.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Not that I so <qex>affirm</qex>, though so it seem<br/>
+To thee, who hast thy dwelling here on earth.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To make a solemn declaration, before an authorized magistrate or tribunal, under the penalties of perjury; to testify by affirmation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*firm"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being affirmed, asserted, or declared; -- followed by <xex>of</xex>; <as>as, an attribute <ex>affirmable</ex> of every just man</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*firm"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>afermance</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Confirmation; ratification; confirmation of a voidable act.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This statute . . . in <qex>affirmance</qex> of the common law.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A strong declaration; affirmation.</def> <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 29 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*firm"ant</hw> <pr>(&abreve;f*f&etilde_;rm"&aitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>affirmans</ets>, <ets>-antis</ets>, p. pr. See <er>Affirm</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who affirms or asserts.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>One who affirms, instead of taking an oath.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af`fir*ma"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>affirmatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>affirmation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Confirmation of anything established; ratification; <as>as, the <ex>affirmation</ex> of a law</as>.</def> <rj><au>Hooker.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of affirming or asserting as true; assertion; -- opposed to <ant>negation</ant> or <ant>denial</ant>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That which is asserted; an assertion; a positive statement; an averment; <as>as, an <ex>affirmation</ex>, by the vender, of title to property sold, or of its quality</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A solemn declaration made under the penalties of perjury, by persons who conscientiously decline taking an oath, which declaration is in law equivalent to an oath.</def> <rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*firm"a*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>affirmativus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>affirmatif</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Confirmative; ratifying; <as>as, an act <ex>affirmative</ex> of common law</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That affirms; asserting that the fact is so; declaratory of what exists; answering &ldquo;yes&rdquo; to a question; -- opposed to <ant>negative</ant>; <as>as, an <ex>affirmative</ex> answer; an <ex>affirmative</ex> vote.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Positive; dogmatic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>J. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Lysicles was a little by the <qex>affirmative</qex> air of Crito.</q> <rj><qau>Berkeley.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(logic)</fld> <def>Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a proposition.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Alg.)</fld> <def>Positive; -- a term applied to quantities which are to be added, and opposed to <ant>negative</ant>, or such as are to be subtracted.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*firm"a*tive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which affirms as opposed to that which denies; an affirmative proposition; that side of question which affirms or maintains the proposition stated; -- opposed to <ant>negative</ant>; <as>as, there were forty votes in the <ex>affirmative</ex>, and ten in the <xex>negative</xex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Whether there are such beings or not, 't is sufficient for my purpose that many have believed the <qex>affirmative</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A word or phrase expressing affirmation or assent; <as>as, <ex>yes</ex>, <ex>that is so</ex>, etc.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>affirmative action</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a policy of making active efforts to improve the employment or educational opportunities available to members of minority groups or women; -- achieved by employers or schools by using various techniques, but excluding the use of simple quotas or outright discrimination against white males.</def> <note>affirmative action is required by law for certain employers in the United States.</note><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*firm"a*tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an affirmative manner; on the affirmative side of a question; in the affirmative; -- opposed to <ant>negatively</ant>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*firm"a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Giving affirmation; assertive; affirmative.</def> <rj><au>Massey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*firm"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who affirms.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fix"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Affixed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Affixing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[LL. <ets>affixare</ets>, L. <ets>affixus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>affigere</ets> to fasten to; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>figere</ets> to fasten: cf. OE. <ets>affichen</ets>, F. <ets>afficher</ets>, ultimately fr. L. <ets>affigere</ets>. See <er>Fix</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To subjoin, annex, or add at the close or end; to append to; to fix to any part of; <as>as, to <ex>affix</ex> a syllable to a word; to <ex>affix</ex> a seal to an instrument; to <ex>affix</ex> one's name to a writing.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To fix or fasten in any way; to attach physically.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Should they [caterpillars] <qex>affix</qex> them to the leaves of a plant improper for their food.</q> <rj><qau>Ray.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To attach, unite, or connect with; <as>as, names <ex>affixed</ex> to ideas, or ideas <ex>affixed</ex> to things; to <ex>affix</ex> a stigma to a person; to <ex>affix</ex> ridicule or blame to any one.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To fix or fasten figuratively; -- with <xex>on</xex> or <xex>upon</xex>; <as>as, eyes <ex>affixed</ex> upon the ground</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To attach; subjoin; connect; annex; unite.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af"fix</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Affixes</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>affixus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>affigere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>affixe</ets>.]</ety> <def>That which is affixed; an appendage; esp. one or more letters or syllables added at the end of a word; a suffix; a postfix.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>affixal</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>of or pertaining to an affix.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> affixial</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>affixed</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>attached physically. Opposite of <ant>unaffixed</ant>.</def> <note>Various more specific adjectives meaning affixed are: <stype>appendant </stype>, <stype>basifixed</stype>, <stype>fastened, secured</stype>, <stype>glued, pasted, stuck to(predicate) </stype>, <stype>pegged-down </stype>, <stype>pinned, stapled </stype>, <stype>taped to(predicate)</stype>, <stype>mounted </stype>.</note><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>affixial</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to an affix.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> affixal</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fix"ion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>affixio</ets>, fr. <ets>affigere</ets>.]</ety> <def>Affixture.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>T. Adams.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fix"ture</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of affixing, or the state of being affixed; attachment.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fla"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>afflatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>afflare</ets> to blow or breathe on; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>flare</ets> to blow.]</ety> <def>A blowing or breathing on; inspiration.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fla"tus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>afflare</ets>. See <er>Afflation</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A breath or blast of wind.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A divine impartation of knowledge; supernatural impulse; inspiration.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A poet writing against his genius will be like a prophet without his <qex>afflatus</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spence.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*flict"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Afflicted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Afflicting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>afflictus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>affigere</ets> to cast down, deject; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>fligere</ets> to strike: cf. OF. <ets>aflit</ets>, <ets>afflict</ets>, p. p. Cf. <er>Flagellate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To strike or cast down; to overthrow.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;Reassembling our <xex>afflicted</xex> powers.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To inflict some great injury or hurt upon, causing continued pain or mental distress; to trouble grievously; to torment.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They did set over them taskmasters to <qex>afflict</qex> them with their burdens.</q> <rj><qau>Exod. i. 11.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>That which was the worst now least <qex>afflicts</qex> me.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To make low or humble.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Men are apt to prefer a prosperous error before an <qex>afflicted</qex> truth.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To trouble; grieve; pain; distress; harass; torment; wound; hurt.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*flict"</hw>, <pos>p. p. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>afflictus</ets>, p. p.]</ety> <def>Afflicted.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Becon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*flict"ed*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being afflicted; affliction.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*flict"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who afflicts.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*flict"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Grievously painful; distressing; afflictive; <as>as, an <ex>afflicting</ex> event</as>. -- Af*flict"ing*ly, <xex>adv</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*flic"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>affliction</ets>, L. <ets>afflictio</ets>, fr. <ets>affligere</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The cause of continued pain of body or mind, as sickness, losses, etc.; an instance of grievous distress; a pain or grief.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To repay that money will be a biting <qex>affliction</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being afflicted; a state of pain, distress, or grief.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Some virtues are seen only in <qex>affliction</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Calamity; sorrow; distress; grief; pain; adversity; misery; wretchedness; misfortune; trouble; hardship.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Affliction</er>, <er>Sorrow</er>, <er>Grief</er>, <er>Distress</er>. Affliction and <xex>sorrow</xex> are terms of wide and general application; <xex>grief</xex> and <xex>distress</xex> have reference to particular cases. <xex>Affliction</xex> is the stronger term. The suffering lies deeper in the soul, and usually arises from some powerful cause, such as the loss of what is most dear -- friends, health, etc. We do not speak of mere sickness or pain as &ldquo;an affliction,&rdquo; though one who suffers from either is said to be <xex>afflicted</xex>; but deprivations of every kind, such as deafness, blindness, loss of limbs, etc., are called <xex>afflictions</xex>, showing that term applies particularly to prolonged sources of suffering. <xex>Sorrow</xex> and <xex>grief</xex> are much alike in meaning, but <xex>grief</xex> is the stronger term of the two, usually denoting poignant mental suffering for some definite cause, as, <xex>grief</xex> for the death of a dear friend; <xex>sorrow</xex> is more reflective, and is tinged with regret, as, the misconduct of a child is looked upon with <xex>sorrow</xex>. <xex>Grief</xex> is often violent and demonstrative; <xex>sorrow</xex> deep and brooding. <xex>Distress</xex> implies extreme suffering, either bodily or mental. In its higher stages, it denotes pain of a restless, agitating kind, and almost always supposes some struggle of mind or body. <xex>Affliction</xex> is allayed, <xex>grief</xex> subsides, <xex>sorrow</xex> is soothed, <xex>distress</xex> is mitigated.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*flic"tion*less</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Free from affliction.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*flic"tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>afflictif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Giving pain; causing continued or repeated pain or grief; distressing.</def> &ldquo;Jove's <xex>afflictive</xex> hand.&rdquo; <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Spreads slow disease, and darts <qex>afflictive</qex> pain.</q> <rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*flic"tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an afflictive manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af"flu*ence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>affluence</ets>, L. <ets>affluentia</ets>, fr. <ets>affluens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>affluere</ets> to flow to; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>fluere</ets> to flow. See <er>Flux</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A flowing to or towards; a concourse; an influx.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>affluence</qex> of young nobles from hence into Spain.</q> <rj><qau>Wotton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>There is an unusual <qex>affluence</qex> of strangers this year.</q> <rj><qau>Carlyle.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An abundant supply, as of thought, words, feelings, etc.; profusion; also, abundance of property; wealth.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And old age of elegance, <qex>affluence</qex>, and ease.</q> <rj><qau>Coldsmith.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Abundance; riches; profusion; exuberance; plenty; wealth; opulence.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af"flu*en*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Affluence.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af"flu*ent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>affluent</ets>, L. <ets>affluens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr. See <er>Affluence</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Flowing to; flowing abundantly.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Affluent</xex> blood.&rdquo; <rj><au>Harvey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Abundant; copious; plenteous; hence, wealthy; abounding in goods or riches.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Language . . . <qex>affluent</qex> in expression.</q> <rj><qau>H. Reed.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Loaded and blest with all the <qex>affluent</qex> store,<br/>
+Which human vows at smoking shrines implore.</q> <rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af"flu*ent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; a tributary stream.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af"flu*ent*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Abundantly; copiously.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*flu*ent*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Great plenty.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af"flux`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>affluxum</ets>, p. p. of <ets>affluere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>afflux</ets>. See <er>Affluence</er>.]</ety> <def>A flowing towards; that which flows to; <as>as, an <ex>afflux</ex> of blood to the head</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*flux"ion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of flowing towards; afflux.</def> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af"fo*dill</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Asphodel.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*force"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>afforcier</ets>, LL. <ets>affortiare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>fortiare</ets>, fr. L. <ets>fortis</ets> strong.]</ety> <def>To re&euml;nforce; to strengthen.</def> <rj><au>Hallam.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*force"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A fortress; a fortification for defense.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A re&euml;nforcement; a strengthening.</def> <rj><au>Hallam.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*for"ci*a*ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Afforcement</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*ford"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;f*f&omacr;rd")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Afforded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Affording</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>aforthen</ets>, AS. <ets>gefor&eth;ian</ets>, <ets>for&eth;ian</ets>, to further, accomplish, afford, fr. <ets>for&eth;</ets> forth, forward. The prefix <ets>ge-</ets> has no well defined sense. See <er>Forth</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To give forth; to supply, yield, or produce as the natural result, fruit, or issue; <as>as, grapes <ex>afford</ex> wine; olives <ex>afford</ex> oil; the earth <ex>affords</ex> fruit; the sea <ex>affords</ex> an abundant supply of fish.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To give, grant, or confer, with a remoter reference to its being the natural result; to provide; to furnish; <as>as, a good life <ex>affords</ex> consolation in old age</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His tuneful Muse <qex>affords</qex> the sweetest numbers.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The quiet lanes . . . <qex>afford</qex> calmer retreats.</q> <rj><qau>Gilpin.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To offer, provide, or supply, as in selling, granting, expending, with profit, or without loss or too great injury; <as>as, A <ex>affords</ex> his goods cheaper than B; a man can <ex>afford</ex> a sum yearly in charity.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious; -- with an auxiliary, as <xex>can</xex>, <xex>could</xex>, <xex>might</xex>, etc.; to be able or rich enough.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The merchant can <qex>afford</qex> to trade for smaller profits.</q> <rj><qau>Hamilton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He could <qex>afford</qex> to suffer<br/>
+With those whom he saw suffer.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*ford"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That may be afforded.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*ford"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Anything given as a help; bestowal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*for"est</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>afforestare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>forestare</ets>. See <er>Forest</er>.]</ety> <def>To convert into a forest; <as>as, to <ex>afforest</ex> a tract of country</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*for`es*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of converting into forest or woodland.</def> <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*form"a*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An affix.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fran"chise</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>affranchir</ets>; <ets>&unr_;</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>franc</ets> free. See <er>Franchise</er> and <er>Frank</er>.]</ety> <def>To make free; to enfranchise.</def> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fran"chise*ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>affranchissement</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of making free; enfranchisement.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*frap"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <ety>[Cf. It. <ets>affrappare</ets>, <ets>frappare</ets>, to cut, mince, F. <ets>frapper</ets> to strike. See <er>Frap</er>.]</ety> <def>To strike, or strike down.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fray"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>p. p.</pos> <conjf>Affrayed</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>afraien</ets>, <ets>affraien</ets>, OF. <ets>effreer</ets>, <ets>esfreer</ets>, F. <ets>effrayer</ets>, orig. to disquiet, put out of peace, fr. L. <ets>ex</ets> + OHG. <ets>fridu</ets> peace (akin to E. <ets>free</ets>). Cf. <er>Afraid</er>, <er>Fray</er>, <er>Frith</er> inclosure.]</ety> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To startle from quiet; to alarm.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Smale foules a great heap<br/>
+That had <qex>afrayed</qex> [affrayed] me out of my sleep.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To frighten; to scare; to frighten away.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>That voice doth us <qex>affray</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fray"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>afrai</ets>, <ets>affrai</ets>, OF. <ets>esfrei</ets>, F. <ets>effroi</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>esfreer</ets>. See <er>Affray</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of suddenly disturbing any one; an assault or attack.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Alarm; terror; fright.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A tumultuous assault or quarrel; a brawl; a fray.</def> &ldquo;In the very midst of the <xex>affray</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Motley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The fighting of two or more persons, in a public place, to the terror of others.</def> <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; A fighting in private is not, in a legal sense, an <xex>affray</xex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Quarrel; brawl; scuffle; encounter; fight; contest; feud; tumult; disturbance.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fray"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One engaged in an affray.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fray"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Affray.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*freight"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>ad-</ets> + <ets>freight</ets>: cf. F. <ets>affr&eacute;ter</ets>. See <er>Freight</er>.]</ety> <def>To hire, as a ship, for the transportation of goods or freight.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*freight"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who hires or charters a ship to convey goods.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*freight"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>affr&eacute;tement</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of hiring, or the contract for the use of, a vessel, or some part of it, to convey cargo.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fret"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. It. <ets>affrettare</ets> to hasten, <ets>fretta</ets> haste.]</ety> <def>A furious onset or attack.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af"fri*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>affricatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>affricare</ets> to rub against; <ets>af- = ad-</ets> + <ets>fricare</ets> to rub.]</ety> <fld>(Phon.)</fld> <def>A combination of a stop, or explosive, with an immediately following fricative or spirant of corresponding organic position, as <xex>pf</xex> in german <xex>Pfeffer</xex>, pepper, <xex>z</xex> (<xex>= ts</xex>) in German <xex>Zeit</xex>, time.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fric"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>affricare</ets> to rub on. See <er>Friction</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of rubbing against.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*friend"ed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>p. p.</pos> <def>Made friends; reconciled.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;Deadly foes . . . <xex>affriended</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fright"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Affrighted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Affrighting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Orig. p. p.; OE. <ets>afright</ets>, AS. <ets>&amacr;fyrhtan</ets> to terrify; <ets>&amacr;-</ets> (cf. Goth. <ets>us-</ets>, Ger. <ets>er-</ets>, orig. meaning <ets>out</ets>) + <ets>fyrhto</ets> fright. See <er>Fright</er>.]</ety> <def>To impress with sudden fear; to frighten; to alarm.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Dreams <qex>affright</qex> our souls.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A drear and dying sound<br/>
+<qex>Affrights</qex> the flamens at their service quaint.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To terrify; frighten; alarm; dismay; appall; scare; startle; daunt; intimidate.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fright"</hw>, <pos>p. a.</pos> <def>Affrighted.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fright"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Sudden and great fear; terror. It expresses a stronger impression than <xex>fear</xex>, or <xex>apprehension</xex>, perhaps less than <xex>terror</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He looks behind him with <qex>affright</qex>, and forward with despair.</q> <rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of frightening; also, a cause of terror; an object of dread.</def> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fright"ed*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With fright.</def> <rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fright"en</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To frighten.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> &ldquo;Fit tales . . . to <xex>affrighten</xex> babes.&rdquo; <rj><au>Southey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fright"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who frightens.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fright"ful</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Terrifying; frightful.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Af*fright"ful*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> <mark>[Archaic]</mark></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Bugbears or <qex>affrightful</qex> apparitions.</q> <rj><qau>Cudworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fright"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Affright; the state of being frightened; sudden fear or alarm.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Passionate words or blows . . . fill the child's mind with terror and <qex>affrightment</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*front"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Affronted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Affronting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>afronter</ets>, F. <ets>affronter</ets>, to confront, LL. <ets>affrontare</ets> to strike against, fr. L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>frons</ets> forehead, front. See <er>Front</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To front; to face in position; to meet or encounter face to face.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>All the sea-coasts do <qex>affront</qex> the Levant.</q> <rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>That he, as 't were by accident, may here<br/>
+<qex>Affront</qex> Ophelia.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To face in defiance; to confront; <as>as, to <ex>affront</ex> death</as>; hence, to meet in hostile encounter.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To offend by some manifestation of disrespect; to insult to the face by demeanor or language; to treat with marked incivility.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>How can any one imagine that the fathers would have dared to <qex>affront</qex> the wife of Aurelius?</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To insult; abuse; outrage; wound; illtreat; slight; defy; offend; provoke; pique; nettle.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*front"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>affront</ets>, fr. <ets>affronter</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An encounter either friendly or hostile.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I walked about, admired of all, and dreaded<br/>
+On hostile ground, none daring my <qex>affront</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Contemptuous or rude treatment which excites or justifies resentment; marked disrespect; a purposed indignity; insult.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Offering an <qex>affront</qex> to our understanding.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An offense to one's self-respect; shame.</def> <rj><au>Arbuthnot.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Affront</er>, <er>Insult</er>, <er>Outrage</er>.</syn> <usage>An <xex>affront</xex> is a designed mark of disrespect, usually in the presence of others. An <xex>insult</xex> is a personal attack either by words or actions, designed to humiliate or degrade. An <xex>outrage</xex> is an act of extreme and violent insult or abuse. An <xex>affront</xex> piques and mortifies; an <xex>insult</xex> irritates and provokes; an <xex>outrage</xex> wounds and injures.<pbr/>
+<q>Captious persons construe every innocent freedom into an <qex>affront</qex>. When people are in a state of animosity, they seek opportunities of offering each other <qex>insults</qex>. Intoxication or violent passion impels men to the commission of <qex>outrages</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Crabb.</qau></rj></usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fron*t&eacute;"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>affront&eacute;</ets>, p. p.]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Face to face, or front to front; facing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*front"ed*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Shamelessly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fron*tee"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who receives an affront.</def> <rj><au>Lytton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*front"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who affronts, or insults to the face.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*front"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an affronting manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*front"ive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Tending to affront or offend; offensive; abusive.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>How <qex>affrontive</qex> it is to despise mercy.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 30 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*front"ive*ness</hw> <pr>(&abreve;f*fr&ubreve;nt"&ibreve_;v*n&ebreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality that gives an affront or offense.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fuse"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;f*f&umacr;z")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Affused</conjf> <pr>(-f&umacr;zd")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Affusing</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>affusus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>affundere</ets> to pour to; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>fundere</ets>. See <er>Fuse</er>.]</ety> <def>To pour out or upon.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I first <qex>affused</qex> water upon the compressed beans.</q> <rj><qau>Boyle.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fu"sion</hw> <pr>(&abreve;f*f&umacr;"zh&ubreve;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>affusion</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of pouring upon, or sprinkling with a liquid, as water upon a child in baptism.</def> Specifically: <fld>(Med)</fld> <def>The act of pouring water or other fluid on the whole or a part of the body, as a remedy in disease.</def> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fy"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Affied</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr.</pos> <conjf>Affying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>afier</ets>, LL. <ets>affidare</ets>. Cf. <er>Affiance</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To confide (one's self <xex>to</xex>, or <xex>in</xex>); to trust.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To betroth or espouse; to affiance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To bind in faith.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp. Montagu.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af*fy"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To trust or confide.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af"ghan</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Afghanistan.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af"ghan</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A native of Afghanistan.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A kind of worsted blanket or wrap.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Afghani</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Afghan, Afghanistani, afghanistani</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Afghanistan</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a mountainous country in central Asia.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Afghanistani</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to Afghanis.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Afghani, Afghan, afghanistani</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Afghanistani</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Afghan, Pashto, Pathan</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*field"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>field</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To, in, or on the field.</def> &ldquo;We drove <xex>afield</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>How jocund did they drive their team <qex>afield</qex>!</q> <rj><qau>Gray.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Out of the way; astray.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Why should he wander <qex>afield</qex> at the age of fifty-five!</q> <rj><qau>Trollope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*fire"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*f&imacr;r")</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>fire</ets>.]</ety> <def>On fire.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>AFL</hw> <mark>[acronym.]</mark> <def>the American Football League.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> A. F. L.</syn><br/>
+[<source>PJC.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>AFL-CIO</hw> <mark>[acronym.]</mark> <def>the combined organizations of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*flame"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*fl&amacr;m")</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>flame</ets>.]</ety> <def>In flames; glowing with light or passion; ablaze.</def> <rj><au>G. Eliot.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*flat"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*fl&abreve;t")</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>flat</ets>.]</ety> <def>Level with the ground; flat.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*flaunt"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*fl&asuml_;nt")</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>flaunt</ets>.]</ety> <def>In a flaunting state or position.</def> <rj><au>Copley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*flick"er</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*fl&ibreve_;k"&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>flicker</ets>.]</ety> <def>In a flickering state.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*float"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*fl&omacr;t")</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>float</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Borne on the water; floating; on board ship.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>On such a full sea are we now <qex>afloat</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Moving; passing from place to place; in general circulation; <as>as, a rumor is <ex>afloat</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Unfixed; moving without guide or control; adrift; <as>as, our affairs are all <ex>afloat</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Covered with water bearing floating articles; flooded; <as>as, the decks are <ex>afloat</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*flow"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*fl&omacr;")</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>flow</ets>.]</ety> <def>Flowing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Their founts <qex>aflow</qex> with tears.</q> <rj><qau>R. Browning.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*flush"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*fl&ubreve;sh")</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>flush</ets>, n.]</ety> <def>In a flushed or blushing state.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*flush"</hw>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>flush</ets>, a.]</ety> <def>On a level.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The bank is . . . <qex>aflush</qex> with the sea.</q> <rj><qau>Swinburne.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*flut"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>flutter</ets>.]</ety> <def>In a flutter; agitated.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*foam"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>foam</ets>.]</ety> <def>In a foaming state; <as>as, the sea is all <ex>afoam</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A. F. of L.</hw> (<mark>Abbrev.</mark>) <def>American Federation of Labor.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> AFL.</syn>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*foot"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>foot</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>On foot.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>We 'll walk <qex>afoot</qex> a while.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: In motion; in action; astir; in progress.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The matter being <qex>afoot</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*fore"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>afore</ets>, <ets>aforn</ets>, AS. <ets>onforan</ets> or <ets>&aelig;tforan</ets>; pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>fore</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Before.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>If he have never drunk wine <qex>afore</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>In the fore part of a vessel.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*fore"</hw>, <pos>prep.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Before (in all its senses).</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Before; in front of; farther forward than; <as>as, <ex>afore</ex> the windlass</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Afore the mast</b></col>, <cd>among the common sailors; -- a phrase used to distinguish the ship's crew from the officers.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*fore"cit`ed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Named or quoted before.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*fore"go`ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Go&imacr;ng before; foregoing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*fore"hand`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Beforehand; in anticipation.</def> <mark>[Archaic or <xex>Dial</xex>.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>She is come <qex>aforehand</qex> to anoint my body.</q> <rj><qau>Mark xiv. 8.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*fore"hand`</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Prepared; previously provided; -- opposed to <ant>behindhand</ant>.</def> <mark>[Archaic or Dial.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Aforehand</qex> in all matters of power.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*fore"men`tioned</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Previously mentioned; before-mentioned.</def> <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*fore"named`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Named before.</def> <rj><au>Peacham.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*fore"said`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Said before, or in a preceding part; already described or identified.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*fore"thought`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Premeditated; prepense; previously in mind; designed; <as>as, malice <ex>aforethought</ex>, which is required to constitute murder</as>.</def> <rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*fore"thought`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Premeditation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*fore"time`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In time past; formerly.</def> &ldquo;He prayed . . . as he did <xex>aforetime</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Dan. vi. 10.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A for`ti*o"ri</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Logic &amp; Math.)</fld> <def>With stronger reason.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*foul"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>foul</ets>.]</ety> <def>In collision; entangled.</def> <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To run afoul of</b></col>, <cd>to run against or come into collision with, especially so as to become entangled or to cause injury.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*fraid"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>p. a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>afrayed</ets>, <ets>affraide</ets>, p. p. of <ets>afraien</ets> to affray. See <er>Affray</er>, and cf. <er>Afeard</er>.]</ety> <def>Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear; apprehensive.</def> <mark>[Afraid comes after the noun it limits.]</mark> &ldquo;Back they recoiled, <xex>afraid</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; This word expresses a less degree of fear than <xex>terrified</xex> or <xex>frightened</xex>. It is followed by <xex>of</xex> before the object of fear, or by the infinitive, or by a dependent clause; as, to be <xex>afraid of</xex> death. &ldquo;I am <xex>afraid</xex> to die.&rdquo; &ldquo;I am <xex>afraid</xex> he will chastise me.&rdquo; &ldquo;Be not <xex>afraid</xex> that I your hand should take.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au> <xex>I am afraid</xex> is sometimes used colloquially to soften a statement; as, <xex>I am afraid</xex> I can not help you in this matter.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Fearful; timid; timorous; alarmed; anxious.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af"reet</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Afrit</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*fresh"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>fresh</ets>.]</ety> <def>Anew; again; once more; newly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They crucify . . . the Son of God <qex>afresh</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Heb. vi. 6.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af"ric</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>African.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>Africa.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af"ri*can</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Africus</ets>, <ets>Africanus</ets>, fr. <ets>Afer</ets> African.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Africa.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>African hemp</b></col>, <cd>a fiber prepared from the leaves of the <spn>Sanseviera Guineensis</spn>, a plant found in Africa and India.</cd> -- <col><b>African marigold</b></col>, <cd>a tropical American plant (<spn>Tagetes erecta</spn>).</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>African oak</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>African teak</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a timber furnished by <spn>Oldfieldia Africana</spn>, used in ship building.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>African violet</b></col> <cd></cd>. -- <col><b>African-American</b></col>, <cd>see <er>African-American</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af"ri*can</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A native of Africa; also one ethnologically belonging to an African race.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>African-American</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of African ancestry or their history or culture</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Afro-American</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>African-American</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>an American whose ancestors were born in Africa, especially a United States citizen of African descent.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Afro-American, African, black, negro</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af`ri*can"der</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One born in Africa, the offspring of a white father and a &ldquo;colored&rdquo; mother. Also, and now commonly in Southern Africa, a native born of European settlers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>African hunting dog</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>same as <er>African wild dog</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> painted wolf, African hunting dog.</syn><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af"ri*can*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A word, phrase, idiom, or custom peculiar to Africa or Africans.</def> &ldquo;The knotty <xex>Africanisms</xex> . . . of the fathers.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Af"ri*can*ize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To place under the domination of Africans or negroes.</def> <mark>[Amer.]</mark> <rj><au>Bartlett.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>African wild dog</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>a dog (<spn>Lycaon pictus</spn>) with mottled fur found in Africa, notable for the strong social structure of its family groups.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> painted wolf, African hunting dog.</syn><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Af"rit</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Af"rite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Af"reet</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Arab. '<ets>ifr&imacr;t</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Moham. Myth.)</fld> <def>A powerful evil jinnee, demon, or monstrous giant.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Afro-American</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an American whose ancestors were born in Africa.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> African-American, African.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Afro-American</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>of or pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of African ancestry or their history or culture.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> African-American.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Afro-Asian</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or relating to the nations of Africa and Asia or their peoples.</def> <illu><ex>Afro-Asian</ex> population</illu><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Afrocarpus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>dioecious evergreen trees or shrubs; equatorial to S and SE Africa: yellowwood2; similar to trees or genus Podocarpus.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus Afrocarpus</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*front"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>front</ets>.]</ety> <def>In front; face to face.</def> -- <def2><pos>prep.</pos> <def>In front of.</def></def2> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>afropavo</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>an African fowl genus; both sexes are brightly colored.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Congo peafowl, Afropavo congensis</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>afro-wig</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a wig that gives the appearance of an afro hairdo.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aft</hw> <pr>(&adot_;ft)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>&aelig;ftan</ets> behind; orig. superl. of <ets>of</ets>, <ets>off</ets>. See <er>After</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Near or towards the stern of a vessel; astern; abaft.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aft"er</hw> <pr>(&adot_;ft"t&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>&aelig;fter</ets> after, behind; akin to Goth. <ets>aftaro</ets>, <ets>aftra</ets>, backwards, Icel. <ets>aptr</ets>, Sw. and Dan. <ets>efter</ets>, OHG. <ets>aftar</ets> behind, Dutch and LG. <ets>achter</ets>, Gr. <grk>'apwte`rw</grk> further off. The ending <ets>-ter</ets> is an old comparative suffix, in E. generally <ets>-ther</ets> (as in <ets>other</ets>), and <ets>after</ets> is a compar. of <ets>of</ets>, <ets>off</ets>. &radic;194. See <er>Of</er>; cf. <er>Aft</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Next; later in time; subsequent; succeeding; <as>as, an <ex>after</ex> period of life</as>.</def> <rj><au>Marshall.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In this sense the word is sometimes needlessly combined with the following noun, by means of a hyphen, as, <xex>after</xex>-ages, <xex>after</xex>-act, <xex>after</xex>-days, <xex>after</xex>-life. For the most part the words are properly kept separate when <xex>after</xex> has this meaning.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hinder; nearer the rear.</def> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To ward the stern of the ship; -- applied to any object in the rear part of a vessel; as the <xex>after</xex> cabin, <xex>after</xex> hatchway.</def> <note>It is often combined with its noun; <as>as, <ex>after</ex>-bowlines, <ex>after</ex>-braces, <ex>after</ex>-sails, <ex>after</ex>-yards, those on the mainmasts and mizzenmasts</as>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>After body</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>the part of a ship abaft the dead flat, or middle part.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aft"er</hw>, <pos>prep.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Behind in place; <as>as, men in line one <ex>after</ex> another</as>.</def> &ldquo;Shut doors <xex>after</xex> you.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Below in rank; next to in order.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Codrus <qex>after</qex> Ph&unr_;bus sings the best.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Later in time; subsequent; <as>as, <ex>after</ex> supper, <ex>after</ex> three days</as>. It often precedes a clause. Formerly <xex>that</xex> was interposed between it and the clause.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>After</qex> I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. xxvi. 32.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Subsequent to and in consequence of; <as>as, <ex>after</ex> what you have said, I shall be careful</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Subsequent to and notwithstanding; <as>as, <ex>after</ex> all our advice, you took that course</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Moving toward from behind; following, in search of; in pursuit of.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Ye shall not go <qex>after</qex> other gods.</q> <rj><qau>Deut. vi. 14.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>After</qex> whom is the king of Israel come out?</q> <rj><qau>1 Sam. xxiv. 14.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to; <as>as, to look <ex>after</ex> workmen; to inquire <ex>after</ex> a friend; to thirst <ex>after</ex> righteousness.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>In imitation of; in conformity with; after the manner of; <as>as, to make a thing <ex>after</ex> a model; a picture <ex>after</ex> Rubens; the boy takes <ex>after</ex> his father.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>To name</b></col> or <col><b>call after</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to name like and reference to.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Our eldest son was <qex>named</qex> George <qex>after</qex> his uncle.</q> <rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>According to; in accordance with; in conformity with the nature of; <as>as, he acted <ex>after</ex> his kind</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He shall not judge <qex>after</qex> the sight of his eyes.</q> <rj><qau>Isa. xi. 3.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They that are <qex>after</qex> the flesh do mind the things of the flesh.</q> <rj><qau>Rom. viii. 5.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>10.</sn> <def>According to the direction and influence of; in proportion to; befitting.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He takes greatness of kingdoms according to bulk and currency, and not <qex>after</qex> their intrinsic value.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>After all</b></col>, <cd>when everything has been considered; upon the whole.</cd> -- <col><b>After</b></col> (with the same noun preceding and following), as, wave <xex>after</xex> wave, day <xex>after</xex> day, several or many (waves, etc.) <cd>successively.</cd> -- <col><b>One after another</b></col>, <cd>successively.</cd> -- <col><b>To be after</b></col>, <cd>to be in pursuit of in order to reach or get; <as>as, he is <ex>after</ex> money</as>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aft"er</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Subsequently in time or place; behind; afterward; <as>as, he follows <ex>after</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It was about the space of three hours <qex>after</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Acts. v. 7.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>After</xex> is prefixed to many words, forming compounds, but retaining its usual signification. The prefix may be adverbial, prepositional, or adjectival; as in <xex>after-</xex> described, <xex>after</xex>-dinner, <xex>after</xex>-part. The hyphen is sometimes needlessly used to connect the adjective <xex>after</xex> with its noun. See <er>Note</er> under <er>After</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, 1.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aft"er*birth`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The placenta and membranes with which the fetus is connected, and which come away after delivery.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aft"er*cast`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A throw of dice after the game in ended; hence, anything done too late.</def> <rj><au>Gower.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aft"er*clap`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An unexpected subsequent event; something disagreeable happening after an affair is supposed to be at an end.</def> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aft"er*crop`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A second crop or harvest in the same year.</def> <rj><au>Mortimer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aft"er damp`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.<def>An irrespirable gas, remaining after an explosion of fire damp in mines; choke damp. See <er>Carbonic acid</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aft"er-din`ner</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The time just after dinner.</def> &ldquo;An <xex>after-dinner's</xex> sleep.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> -- <def2><pos>a.</pos> <def>Following dinner; post-prandial; <as>as, an <ex>after-dinner</ex> nap</as>.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aft"er-eat`age</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Aftergrass.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aft"er*eye`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To look after.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aft"er*game`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A second game; hence, a subsequent scheme or expedient.</def> <rj><au>Wotton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Aftergame at Irish</b></col>, <cd>an ancient game very nearly resembling backgammon.</cd> <rj><au>Beau. &amp; Fl.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aft"er-glow</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A glow of refulgence in the western sky after sunset.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aft"er*grass`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The grass that grows after the first crop has been mown; aftermath.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aft"er*growth`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A second growth or crop, or (metaphorically) development.</def> <rj><au>J. S. Mill.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aft"er*guard`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The seaman or seamen stationed on the poop or after part of the ship, to attend the after-sails.</def> <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aft"er-im`age</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The impression of a vivid sensation retained by the retina of the eye after the cause has been removed; also extended to impressions left of tones, smells, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aft"er*ings</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>The last milk drawn in milking; strokings.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Grose.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aft"er*math</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>After</ets> + <ets>math</ets>. See <er>Math</er>.]</ety> <def>A second moving; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season; rowen.</def> <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aft"er-men`tioned</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Mentioned afterwards; <as>as, persons <ex>after-mentioned</ex> (in a writing)</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aft"er*most</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. superl.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>eftemest</ets>, AS. <ets>&aelig;ftemest</ets>, akin to Gothic <ets>aftumist</ets> and <ets>aftuma</ets>, the last, orig. a superlative of <ets>of</ets>, with the superlative endings <ets>-te</ets>, <ets>-me</ets>, <ets>-st</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Hindmost; -- opposed to <ant>foremost</ant>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Nearest the stern; most aft.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aft"er*noon"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The part of the day which follows noon, between noon and evening.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aft"er-note`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>One of the small notes occur on the unaccented parts of the measure, taking their time from the preceding note.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aft"er*pains`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The pains which succeed childbirth, as in expelling the afterbirth.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aft"er*piece`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A piece performed after a play, usually a farce or other small entertainment.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The heel of a rudder.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aft"er-sails`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The sails on the mizzenmast, or on the stays between the mainmast and mizzenmast.</def> <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>after-school</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>outside regular school hours.</def> <illu>a special <ex>after-school</ex> class</illu><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aft"er*sen*sa`tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Psychol.)</fld> <def>A sensation or sense impression following the removal of a stimulus producing a primary sensation, and reproducing the primary sensation in positive, negative, or complementary form. The aftersensation may be continuous with the primary sensation or follow it after an interval.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aft"er*shaft`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The <er>hypoptilum</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>aftershafted</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>having an aftershaft (a small feather at the base of some feathers)</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>after-shave</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as <er>after-shave lotion</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> after-shave lotion</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>after-shave lotion</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a fragrant lotion for a man's face after shaving.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> after-shave</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aft"er*taste`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A taste which remains in the mouth after eating or drinking.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aft"er*thought`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Reflection after an act; later or subsequent thought.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>an action taken after another action and related to the first action, which would normally or optimally be done along with the first action; -- <as>as, to do something as an <ex>afterthought</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>a feature or part added to a device, not thought of in its original design.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Aft"er*wards</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Aft"er*ward</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>&aelig;fteweard</ets>, a., behind. See <er>Aft</er>, and <er>-ward</er> (suffix). The final <it>s</it> in <ets>afterwards</ets> is adverbial, orig. a genitive ending.]</ety> <def>At a later or succeeding time.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aft"er*wise`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Wise after the event; wise or knowing, when it is too late.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aft"er-wit`</hw> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wisdom or perception that comes after it can be of use.</def> &ldquo;<xex>After-wit</xex> comes too late when the mischief is done.&rdquo; <rj><au>L'Estrange.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aft"er-wit`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Characterized by after-wit; slow-witted.</def> <rj><au>Tyndale.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aft"most</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Nearest the stern.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aft"ward</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Toward the stern.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>&Verbar;<hw>A*ga"</hw> or &Verbar;<hw>A*gha"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*g&auml;" <it>or</it> &amacr;"g&adot_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Turk. <ets>agh&amacr;</ets> a great lord, chief master.]</ety> <def>In Turkey, a commander or chief officer. It is used also as a title of respect.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*gain"</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>agein</ets>, <ets>agayn</ets>, AS. <ets>ongegn</ets>, <ets>onge&aacute;n</ets>, against, again; <ets>on</ets> + <ets>ge&aacute;n</ets>, akin to Ger. <ets>gegewn</ets> against, Icel. <ets>gegn</ets>. Cf. <er>Gainsay</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In return, back; <as>as, bring us word <ex>again</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Another time; once more; anew.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>If a man die, shall he live <qex>again</qex>?</q> <rj><qau>Job xiv. 14.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Once repeated; -- of quantity; <as>as, as large <ex>again</ex>, half as much <ex>again</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>In any other place.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>On the other hand.</def> &ldquo;The one is my sovereign . . . the other <xex>again</xex> is my kinsman.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Moreover; besides; further.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Again</qex>, it is of great consequence to avoid, etc.</q> <rj><qau>Herschel.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Again and again</b></col>, <cd>more than once; often; repeatedly.</cd> -- <col><b>Now and again</b></col>, <cd>now and then; occasionally.</cd> -- <col><b>To and again</b></col>, <cd>to and fro.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>De Foe.</au></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Again was formerly used in many verbal combinations, as, <xex>again</xex>-witness, to witness against; <xex>again</xex>-ride, to ride against; <xex>again</xex>-come, to come against, to encounter; <xex>again</xex>-bring, to bring back, etc.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*gain"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*gains"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>prep.</pos> <def>Against; also, towards (in order to meet).</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Albeit that it is <qex>again</qex> his kind.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*gain"buy`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To redeem.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Wyclif.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*gain"say`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To gainsay.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Wyclif.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*gainst"</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>agens</ets>, <ets>ageynes</ets>, AS. <ets>ongegn</ets>. The <it>s</it> is adverbial, orig. a genitive ending. See <er>Again</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Abreast; opposite to; facing; towards; <as>as, <ex>against</ex> the mouth of a river</as>; -- in this sense often preceded by <xex>over</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Jacob saw the angels of God come <qex>against</qex> him.</q> <rj><qau>Tyndale.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>From an opposite direction so as to strike or come in contact with; in contact with; upon; <as>as, hail beats <ex>against</ex> the roof</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>In opposition to, whether the opposition is of sentiment or of action; on the other side; counter to; in contrariety to; hence, adverse to; <as>as, <ex>against</ex> reason; <ex>against</ex> law; to run a race <ex>against</ex> time.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The gate would have been shut <qex>against</qex> her.</q> <rj><qau>Fielding.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>An argument <qex>against</qex> the use of steam.</q> <rj><qau>Tyndale.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>By of before the time that; in preparation for; so as to be ready for the time when.</def> <mark>[Archaic or <xex>Dial</xex>.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Urijah the priest made it, <qex>against</qex> King Ahaz came from Damascus.</q> <rj><qau>2 Kings xvi. 11.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Against the sun</b></col>, <cd>in a direction contrary to that in which the sun appears to move.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*gain"stand`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To withstand.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*gain"ward</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Back again.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 31 --></p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Ag`a*lac"ti*a</hw> <pr>(&abreve;g`&adot_;*l&abreve;k"t&ibreve_;*&adot_;)</pr>, <hw>Ag"a*lax`y</hw> <pr>(&abreve;g"&adot_;*l&abreve;k`s&ybreve_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'agalakti`a</grk>; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + <grk>ga`la</grk>, <grk>gala`ktos</grk>]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Failure of the due secretion of milk after childbirth.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag`a*lac"tous</hw> <pr>(&abreve;g`&adot_;*l&abreve;k"t&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Lacking milk to suckle with.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`gal-a"gal</hw> <pr>(&auml;`g&abreve;l*&auml;"g&abreve;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Agar-agar</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ag"al*loch</hw> <pr>(&abreve;g"&abreve;l*l&obreve_;k)</pr>, &Verbar;<hw>A*gal"lo*chum</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*g&abreve;l"l&ouptack_;*k&ubreve;m)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>a`ga`llochon</grk>, of Eastern origin: cf. Skr. <ets>aguru</ets>, Heb. pl. <ets>ah&amacr;l&imacr;m</ets>.]</ety> <def>A soft, resinous wood (<spn>Aquilaria Agallocha</spn>) of highly aromatic smell, burnt by the orientals as a perfume. It is called also <altname>agalwood</altname> and <altname>aloes wood</altname>. The name is also given to some other species.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag`al*mat"o*lite</hw> <pr>(&abreve;g`&abreve;l*m&abreve;t"&ouptack_;*l&imacr;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`galma</grk>, <grk>'a`galmatos</grk>, image, statue + <ets>-lite</ets>: cf. F. <ets>agalmatolithe</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A soft, compact stone, of a grayish, greenish, or yellowish color, carved into images by the Chinese, and hence called <altname>figure stone</altname>, and <altname>pagodite</altname>. It is probably a variety of pinite.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ag"a*ma</hw> <pr>(&abreve;g"&adot_;*m&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <er>Agamas</er> <pr>(&abreve;g"&adot_;*m&adot_;z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[From the Caribbean name of a species of lizard.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of lizards, one of the few which feed upon vegetable substances; also, one of these lizards.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ag"a*mi</hw> <pr>(&abreve;g"&adot_;*m&emacr;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Agamis</plw> <pr>(&abreve;g"&adot_;*m&emacr;z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ex>agami</ex>, fr. the native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A South American bird (<spn>Psophia crepitans</spn>), allied to the cranes, and easily domesticated; -- called also the <altname>gold-breasted trumpeter</altname>. Its body is about the size of the pheasant. See <er>Trumpeter</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*gam"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<er>Agamous</er>.]</ety> <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Produced without sexual union; <as>as, <ex>agamic</ex> or unfertilized eggs</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Not having visible organs of reproduction, as flowerless plants; agamous.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*gam"ic*al*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an agamic manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag"a*mist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Agamous</er>.]</ety> <def>An unmarried person; also, one opposed to marriage.</def> <rj><au>Foxe.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ag`a*mo*gen"e*sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; unmarried (<grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; marriage) + &unr_; reproduction.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Reproduction without the union of parents of distinct sexes: asexual reproduction.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag`a*mo*ge*net"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Reproducing or produced without sexual union.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ag`a*mo*ge*net"ic*al*ly</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>All known <qex>agamogenetic</qex> processes end in a complete return to the primitive stock.</q> <rj><qau>Huxley.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag"a*mous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`gamos</grk> unmarried; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + <grk>ga`mos</grk> marriage.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Having no visible sexual organs; asexual.</def> <specif>In</specif> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <def>cryptogamous.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*gan`gli*o"nic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> not + <ets>ganglionic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Without ganglia.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*gape"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>gape</ets>.]</ety> <def>Gaping, as with wonder, expectation, or eager attention.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Dazzles the crowd and sets them all <qex>agape</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ag"a*pe</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Agap&aelig;</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'aga`ph</grk> love, pl. <grk>'aga`pai</grk>.]</ety> <def>The love feast of the primitive Christians, being a meal partaken of in connection with the communion.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>a"gar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>agar-agar</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>common shortened form of <er>agar-agar{2}</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> gelose, agar-agar.</syn><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent; -- used especially with a modifying prefix, <as>as, EMB <ex>agar</ex></as>. The term is applied both to the dehydrated medium powder containing <ex>agar</ex> and to the gelatinous medium prepared from it.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> nutrient agar</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`gar-a"gar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ceylonese local name.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A fucus or seaweed much used in the East for soups and jellies; Ceylon moss (<spn>Gracilaria lichenoides</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A gelatinlike substance, or a solution of it, prepared from certain seaweeds containing gelose (such as Ceylon moss, <spn>Gracilaria lichenoides</spn> or other seaweeds of the genera <gen>Gelidium</gen>, <gen>Ceramium</gen>, <gen>Pterocladia</gen>, and <gen>Eucheuma</gen>), and used for solidifying growth media in the artificial cultivation of bacteria, or as a gelling agent in foods; -- usually called simply <altname>agar</altname>, by abbreviation.</def> <note>In composition it is predominantly a polysaccharide, and is not degraded by most bacteria. It thus almost completely replaced the earlier protein-based gelatins used for fixing bacterial colonies on culture plates, as the gelatins were often dissolved by the proteolytic enzymes common in bacteria.</note><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> gelose, agar.</syn><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag"a*ric</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>agaricum</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, said to be fr. <ets>Agara</ets>, a town in Sarmatia.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A fungus of the genus <gen>Agaricus</gen>, of many species, of which the common mushroom is an example.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An old name for several species of <gen>Polyporus</gen>, corky fungi growing on decaying wood.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The &ldquo;<xex>female agaric</xex>&rdquo; (<spn>Polyporus officinalis</spn>) was renowned as a cathartic; the &ldquo;<xex>male agaric</xex>&rdquo; (<spn>Polyporus igniarius</spn>) is used for preparing touchwood, called punk or German tinder.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Agaric mineral</b></col>, <cd>a light, chalky deposit of carbonate of lime, sometimes called <altname>rock milk</altname>, formed in caverns or fissures of limestone.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*gasp"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>gasp</ets>.]</ety> <def>In a state of gasping.</def> <rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>A*gast"</hw> or <hw>A*ghast"</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To affright; to terrify.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer. Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*gast"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>p. p. &amp; a.</pos> <def>See <er>Aghast</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Agastache</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>giant hyssop; Mexican hyssop.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Agastache</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*gas"tric</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*g&abreve;s"tr&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + <grk>gasth'r</grk> stomach.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Having to stomach, or distinct digestive canal, as the tapeworm.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*gate"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> on + <ets>gate</ets> way.]</ety> <def>On the way; agoing; <as>as, to be <ex>agate</ex>; to set the bells <ex>agate</ex>.</as></def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Cotgrave.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag"ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>agate</ets>, It. <ets>agata</ets>, L. <ets>achates</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A semipellucid, uncrystallized variety of quartz, presenting various tints in the same specimen. Its colors are delicately arranged in stripes or bands, or blended in clouds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The <xex>fortification agate</xex>, or Scotch pebble, the <xex>moss agate</xex>, the <xex>clouded agate</xex>, etc., are familiar varieties.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>A kind of type, larger than pearl and smaller than nonpareil; in England called <xex>ruby</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; This line is printed in the type called <xex>agate</xex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A diminutive person; so called in allusion to the small figures cut in agate for rings and seals.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A tool used by gold-wire drawers, bookbinders, etc.; -- so called from the agate fixed in it for burnishing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag`a*tif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Agate</ets> + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Containing or producing agates.</def> <rj><au>Craig.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag"a*tine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or like, agate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag"a*tize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Usually p. p. <er>Agatized</er> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</ety> <def>To convert into agate; to make resemble agate.</def> <rj><au>Dana.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag"a*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of the nature of agate, or containing agate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Agavaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a natural family of chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and the Liliaceae.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Agavaceae</fam>, agave family, sisal family.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ga"ve</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Agave</ets>, prop. name, fr. Gr. &unr_;, fem. of &unr_; illustrious, noble.]</ety> <fld>(bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of plants (order <ord>Amaryllidace&aelig;</ord>) of which the chief species is the maguey or century plant (<spn>Agave Americana</spn>), wrongly called Aloe. It is from ten to seventy years, according to climate, in attaining maturity, when it produces a gigantic flower stem, sometimes forty feet in height, and perishes. The fermented juice is the <prod>pulque</prod> of the Mexicans; distilled, it yields <prod>mescal</prod>. A strong thread and a tough paper are made from the leaves, and the wood has many uses.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>agaze</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>looking intently; -- used of eyes.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> staring</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*gazed"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>p. p.</pos> <ety>[Only in p. p.; another spelling for <ets>aghast</ets>.]</ety> <def>Gazing with astonishment; amazed.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The whole army stood <qex>agazed</qex> on him.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Agdistis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Asiatic epithet for Rhea or Cybele.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Age</hw> <pr>(&amacr;j)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>aage</ets>, <ets>eage</ets>, F. <ets>&acirc;ge</ets>, fr. L. <ets>aetas</ets> through a supposed LL. <ets>aetaticum</ets>. L. <ets>aetas</ets> is contracted fr. <ets>aevitas</ets>, fr. <ets>aevum</ets> lifetime, age; akin to E. <ets>aye</ets> ever. Cf. <er>Each</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The whole duration of a being, whether animal, vegetable, or other kind; lifetime.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Mine <qex>age</qex> is as nothing before thee.</q> <rj><qau>Ps. xxxix. 5.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That part of the duration of a being or a thing which is between its beginning and any given time; as, what is the present <xex>age</xex> of a man, or of the earth?</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The latter part of life; an advanced period of life; seniority; state of being old.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Nor wrong mine <qex>age</qex> with this indignity.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>One of the stages of life; <as>as, the <ex>age</ex> of infancy, of youth, etc.</as></def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Mature age; especially, the time of life at which one attains full personal rights and capacities; <as>as, to come of <ex>age</ex>; he (or she) is of <ex>age</ex></as>.</def> <au>Abbott.</au> <note>In the United States, both males and females are of <ex>age</ex> when twenty-one years old. Some rights, such as that of voting in elections, are conferred earlier.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>The time of life at which some particular power or capacity is understood to become vested; <as>as, the <ex>age</ex> of consent; the <ex>age</ex> of discretion.</as></def> <rj><au>Abbott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others; <as>as, the golden <ex>age</ex>, the <ex>age</ex> of Pericles</as>.</def> &ldquo;The spirit of the <xex>age</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Prescott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Truth, in some <qex>age</qex> or other, will find her witness.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note><colf>Archeological ages</colf> are designated as three: The Stone <xex>age</xex> (the early and the later stone age, called <xex>paleolithic</xex> and <xex>neolithic</xex>), the Bronze <xex>age</xex>, and the Iron <xex>age</xex>. During the Age of Stone man is supposed to have employed stone for weapons and implements.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><see>See <er>Augustan</er>, <er>Brazen</er>, <er>Golden</er>, <er>Heroic</er>, <er>Middle</er>.</see><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>A great period in the history of the Earth.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>The <colf>geologic ages</colf> are as follows: 1. The Arch&aelig;an, including the time when was no life and the time of the earliest and simplest forms of life. 2. The <ex>age</ex> of Invertebrates, or the Silurian, when the life on the globe consisted distinctively of invertebrates. 3. The <ex>age</ex> of Fishes, or the Devonian, when fishes were the dominant race. 4. The <ex>age</ex> of Coal Plants, or Acrogens, or the Carboniferous <ex>age</ex>. 5. The Mesozoic or Secondary <ex>age</ex>, or <ex>age</ex> of Reptiles, when reptiles prevailed in great numbers and of vast size. 6. The Tertiary <ex>age</ex>, or <ex>age</ex> of Mammals, when the mammalia, or quadrupeds, abounded, and were the dominant race. 7. The Quaternary <ex>age</ex>, or <ex>age</ex> of Man, or the modern era.</note> <rj><au>Dana.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>A century; the period of one hundred years.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Fleury . . . apologizes for these five <qex>ages</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Hallam.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>10.</sn> <def>The people who live at a particular period; hence, a generation.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Ages</xex> yet unborn.&rdquo; <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The way which the <qex>age</qex> follows.</q> <rj><qau>J. H. Newman.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Lo! where the stage, the poor, degraded stage,<br/>
+Holds its warped mirror to a gaping <qex>age</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>C. Sprague.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>11.</sn> <def>A long time.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> &ldquo;He made minutes an <xex>age</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>12.</sn> <fld>(poker)</fld> <def>the right belonging to the player to the left of the dealer to pass the first round in betting, and then to come in last or stay out; also, the player holding this position; the eldest hand.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Age of a tide</b></col>, <cd>the time from the origin of a tide in the South Pacific Ocean to its arrival at a given place.</cd> -- <col><b>Moon's age</b></col>, <cd>the time that has elapsed since the last preceding conjunction of the sun and moon.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Age</xex> is used to form the first part of many compounds; as, <xex>age</xex>lasting, <xex>age</xex>-adorning, <xex>age</xex>-worn, <xex>age</xex>-enfeebled, <xex>age</xex>long.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Time; period; generation; date; era; epoch.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Age</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Aged</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Aging</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To grow aged; to become old; to show marks of age; <as>as, he grew fat as he <ex>aged</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They live one hundred and thirty years, and never <qex>age</qex> for all that.</q> <rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I am <qex>aging</qex>; that is, I have a whitish, or rather a light-colored, hair here and there.</q> <rj><qau>Landor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Age</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age to; <as>as, grief <ex>ages</ex> us</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"ged</hw> <pr>(&amacr;"j&ebreve_;d)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Old; having lived long; having lived almost to or beyond the usual time allotted to that species of being; <as>as, an <ex>aged</ex> man; an <ex>aged</ex> oak.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Belonging to old age.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Aged</xex> cramps.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <pr>(&amacr;"j&ebreve_;d <it>or</it> &amacr;jd)</pr> <def>Having a certain age; at the age of; having lived; <as>as, a man <ex>aged</ex> forty years</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>age-old</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>of very long duration</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ancient</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>having reached a desired or final condition as a result of standing for a period of time; -- of wines, whiskey, fruit, or cheeses.</def> <note>As a result of having been aged, the product may be said to be <hascons>mature</hascons> or <hascons>ripe</hascons> (vs. green).</note><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ripened</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"ged*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the manner of an aged person.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"ged*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being aged; oldness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Custom without truth is but <qex>agedness</qex> of error.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ageing</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>having lived for a relatively long (or a specified) time; not young; -- used especially of persons. Opposite of <ant>young</ant>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> aging, senescent, old.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ageing</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as <er>aging</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ripening, aging, mellowing</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>age"ism</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>discrimination against middle-aged and elderly people.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> agism</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Agelaius</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A genus of birds including the red-winged blackbirds.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Agelaius</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Age"less</hw> <pr>(&amacr;j"l&ebreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without old age limits of duration; <as>as, fountains of <ex>ageless</ex> youth</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>age"long</hw> <pr>(&amacr;j"l&obreve_;ng)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>lasting through all time; unending; <as>as, The <ex>agelong</ex> struggle for freedom</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> unending</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>a*gen"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*g&ebreve_;n")</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; prep.</pos> <def>See <er>Again</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>a"gen*cy</hw> <pr>(&amacr;"j&eitalic_;n*s&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Agencies</plw> <pr>(&amacr;"j&eitalic_;n*s&ibreve_;z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[<ets>agentia</ets>, fr. L. <ets>agens</ets>, <ets>agentis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>agence</ets>. See <er>Agent</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The faculty of acting or of exerting power; the state of being in action; action; instrumentality.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The superintendence and <qex>agency</qex> of Providence in the natural world.</q> <rj><qau>Woodward.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The office of an agent, or factor; the relation between a principal and his agent; business of one intrusted with the concerns of another.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The place of business of am agent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Action; operation; efficiency; management.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"gend</hw> <pr>(&amacr;"j&ebreve_;nd)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Agendum</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>agenda</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*j&ebreve_;n"d&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> docket, schedule</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A list of matters to be discussed (as at a meeting).</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> agendum, docket, order of business</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A motive or set of goals; <as>as, to have one's own <ex>agenda</ex></as>;</def> <specif>especially,</specif> <def>a secret motive; also called <altname>hidden agenda</altname>; <as>as, some of the news commentators themselves have an <ex>agenda</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> goal, hidden motive, secret motive, hidden agenda.</syn><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*gen"dum</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*j&ebreve_;n"d&ubreve;m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Agenda</plw> <pr>(&adot_;*j&ebreve_;n"d&adot_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., neut. of the gerundive of <ets>agere</ets> to act.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Something to be done; in the <pluf>pl.</pluf>, a memorandum book; also, a list of items to be considered. See <er>agenda</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A church service; a ritual or liturgy. [In this sense, usually <xex>Agenda</xex>.]</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag`e*nes"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Agensis</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Characterized by sterility; infecund.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*gen"e*sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; birth.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Any imperfect development of the body, or any anomaly of organization.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ag`en*ne"sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; an engendering.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Impotence; sterility.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"gent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>agens</ets>, <ets>agentis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>agere</ets> to act; akin to Gr. &unr_; to lead, Icel. <ets>aka</ets> to drive, Skr. <ets>aj</ets>. &radic;2.]</ety> <def>Acting; -- opposed to <ant>patient</ant>, or sustaining, action.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> &ldquo;The body <xex>agent</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"gent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who exerts power, or has the power to act; an actor.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Heaven made us <qex>agents</qex>, free to good or ill.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who acts for, or in the place of, another, by authority from him; one intrusted with the business of another; a substitute; a deputy; a factor.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An active power or cause; that which has the power to produce an effect, such as a physical, chemical, or medicinal <ex>agent</ex>; <as>as, heat is a powerful <ex>agent</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Biochem., Med.)</fld> <def>a chemical substance having biological effects; a drug.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*gen"tial</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to an agent or an agency.</def> <rj><au>Fitzed. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>a"gent*ship</hw> <pr>(&amacr;"j&eitalic_;nt*sh&ibreve_;p)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Agency.</def> <rj><au>Beau. &amp; Fl.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*ger"a*tum</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*j&ebreve_;r"&adot_;*t&ubreve;m <it>or</it> &abreve;j`&etilde_;r*&amacr;"t&ubreve;m)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'agh`raton</grk> a sort of plant; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + <grk>gh`ras</grk> old age.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of plants, one species of which (<spn>Ageratum Mexicanum</spn>) has lavender-blue flowers in dense clusters.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag*gen`er*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aggenerare</ets> to beget in addition. See <er>Generate</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of producing in addition.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>T. Stanley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ag"ger</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., a mound, fr. <ets>aggerere</ets> to bear to a place, heap up; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>gerere</ets> to bear.]</ety> <def>An earthwork; a mound; a raised work.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Hearne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag"ger*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aggeratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>aggerare</ets>. See <er>Agger</er>.]</ety> <def>To heap up.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Foxe.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag`ger*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aggeratio</ets>.]</ety> <def>A heaping up; accumulation; <as>as, <ex>aggerations</ex> of sand</as>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag`ger*ose"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>In heaps; full of heaps.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag*gest"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aggestus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>aggerere</ets>. See <er>Agger</er>.]</ety> <def>To heap up.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The violence of the waters <qex>aggested</qex> the earth.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag*glom"er*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Agglomerated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Agglomerating</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>agglomeratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>agglomerare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>glomerare</ets> to form into a ball. See <er>Glomerate</er>.]</ety> <def>To wind or collect into a ball; hence, to gather into a mass or anything like a mass.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Where he builds the <qex>agglomerated</qex> pile.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag*glom"er*ate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To collect in a mass.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ag*glom"er*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ag*glom"er*a`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Collected into a ball, heap, or mass.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Collected into a rounded head of flowers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag*glom"er*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A collection or mass.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>A mass of angular volcanic fragments united by heat; -- distinguished from <xex>conglomerate</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>agglomerated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>clustered together but not coherent.</def> <illu>an <ex>agglomerated</ex> flower head</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> agglomerate, agglomerative, aggregate, clustered.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag*glom`er*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>agglom&eacute;ration</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of collecting in a mass; a heaping together.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>An excessive <qex>agglomeration</qex> of turrets.</q> <rj><qau>Warton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>State of being collected in a mass; a mass; cluster.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag*glom"er*a*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a tendency to gather together, or to make collections.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Taylor is eminently discursive, accumulative, and (to use one of his own words) <qex>agglomerative</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag*glu"ti*nant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>agglutinans</ets>, <ets>-antis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>agglutinare</ets>.]</ety> <def>Uniting, as glue; causing, or tending to cause, adhesion.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>Any viscous substance which causes bodies or parts to adhere.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag*glu"ti*nate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Agglutinated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Agglutinating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>agglutinatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>agglutinare</ets> to glue or cement to a thing; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>glutinare</ets> to glue; <ets>gluten</ets> glue. See <er>Glue</er>.]</ety> <def>To unite, or cause to adhere, as with glue or other viscous substance; to unite by causing an adhesion of substances.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag*glu"ti*nate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>United with glue or as with glue; cemented together.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Consisting of root words combined but not materially altered as to form or meaning; <as>as, <ex>agglutinate</ex> forms, languages, etc.</as> See <er>Agglutination</er>, 2.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag*glu`ti*na"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>agglutination</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of uniting by glue or other tenacious substance; the state of being thus united; adhesion of parts.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Combination in which root words are united with little or no change of form or loss of meaning. See <er>Agglutinative</er>, 2.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag*glu"ti*na*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>agglutinatif</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to agglutination; tending to unite, or having power to cause adhesion; adhesive.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> polysynthetic, holophrastic.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Philol.)</fld> <def>Formed or characterized by agglutination, as a language or a compound.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In <qex>agglutinative</qex> languages the union of words may be compared to mechanical compounds, in inflective languages to chemical compounds.</q> <rj><qau>R. Morris.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Cf. <qex>man-kind</qex>, <qex>heir-loom</qex>, <qex>war-like</qex>, which are <qex>agglutinative</qex> compounds. The Finnish, Hungarian, Turkish, the Tamul, etc., are <qex>agglutinative</qex> languages.</q> <rj><qau>R. Morris.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Agglutinative</qex> languages preserve the consciousness of their roots.</q> <rj><qau>Max M&uuml;ller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag*grace"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>grace</ets>: cf. It. <ets>aggraziare</ets>, LL. <ets>aggratiare</ets>. See <er>Grace</er>.]</ety> <def>To favor; to grace.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;That knight so much <xex>aggraced</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 32 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag*grace"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Grace; favor.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag*grade"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Aggraded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Aggrading</conjf>.]</vmorph> <fld>(Phys. Geog.)</fld> <def>To bring, or tend to bring, to a uniform grade, or slope, by addition of material; <as>as, streams <ex>aggrade</ex> their beds by depositing sediment</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag"gran*di"za*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being aggrandized.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag*gran`di*za"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Aggrandizement.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Waterhouse.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag"gran*dize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Aggrandized</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Aggrandizing</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>agrandir</ets>; <ets>&agrave;</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>grandir</ets> to increase, L. <ets>grandire</ets>, fr. <ets>grandis</ets> great. See <er>Grand</er>, and cf. <er>Finish</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make great; to enlarge; to increase; <as>as, to <ex>aggrandize</ex> our conceptions, authority, distress</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make great or greater in power, rank, honor, or wealth; -- applied to persons, countries, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His scheme for <qex>aggrandizing</qex> his son.</q> <rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To make appear great or greater; to exalt.</def> <rj><au>Lamb.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To augment; exalt; promote; advance.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag"gran*dize</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To increase or become great.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Follies, continued till old age, do <qex>aggrandize</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>J. Hall.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag*gran"dize*ment</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>agrandissement</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of aggrandizing, or the state of being aggrandized or exalted in power, rank, honor, or wealth; exaltation; enlargement; <as>as, the emperor seeks only the <ex>aggrandizement</ex> of his own family</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Augmentation; exaltation; enlargement; advancement; promotion; preferment.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag"gran*di`zer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who aggrandizes, or makes great.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag*grate"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[It. <ets>aggratare</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>gratus</ets> pleasing. See <er>Grate</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>To please.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Each one sought his lady to <qex>aggrate</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag"gra*vate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Aggravated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Aggravating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>aggravatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>aggravare</ets>. See <er>Aggrieve</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make heavy or heavier; to add to; to increase.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;To <xex>aggravate</xex> thy store.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make worse, or more severe; to render less tolerable or less excusable; to make more offensive; to enhance; to intensify.</def> &ldquo;To <xex>aggravate</xex> my woes.&rdquo; <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To <qex>aggravate</qex> the horrors of the scene.</q> <rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The defense made by the prisoner's counsel did rather <qex>aggravate</qex> than extenuate his crime.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To give coloring to in description; to exaggerate; <as>as, to <ex>aggravate</ex> circumstances</as>.</def> <rj><au>Paley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To exasperate; to provoke; to irritate.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>If both were to <qex>aggravate</qex> her parents, as my brother and sister do mine.</q> <rj><qau>Richardson (Clarissa).</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To heighten; intensify; increase; magnify; exaggerate; provoke; irritate; exasperate.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>aggravated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>made more severe or intense, especially in law; <as>as, <ex>aggravated</ex> assault</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> intensified.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>incited, especially deliberately, to anger.</def> <illu><ex>aggravated</ex> by passive resistance</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> provoked.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag"gra*va`ting</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Making worse or more heinous; <as>as, <ex>aggravating</ex> circumstances</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Exasperating; provoking; irritating.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A thing at once ridiculous and <qex>aggravating</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>J. Ingelow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag"gra*va`ting*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an aggravating manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag`gra*va"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>aggravatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>aggravation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of aggravating, or making worse; -- used of evils, natural or moral; the act of increasing in severity or heinousness; something additional to a crime or wrong and enhancing its guilt or injurious consequences.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Exaggerated representation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>By a little <qex>aggravation</qex> of the features changed it into the Saracen's head.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An extrinsic circumstance or accident which increases the guilt of a crime or the misery of a calamity.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Provocation; irritation.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> <rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag"gra*va*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Tending to aggravate.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>That which aggravates.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag"gre*gate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Aggregated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Aggregating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>aggregatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>aggregare</ets> to lead to a flock or herd; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>gregare</ets> to collect into a flock, <ets>grex</ets> flock, herd. See <er>Gregarious</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To bring together; to collect into a mass or sum. &ldquo;The <xex>aggregated</xex> soil.&rdquo;</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To add or unite, <as>as, a person, <ex>to</ex> an association</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It is many times hard to discern to which of the two sorts, the good or the bad, a man ought to be <qex>aggregated</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Wollaston.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To amount in the aggregate to; <as>as, ten loads, <ex>aggregating</ex> five hundred bushels</as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To heap up; accumulate; pile; collect.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag"gre*gate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aggregatus</ets>, p. p.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Formed by a collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; collective.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>aggregate</qex> testimony of many hundreds.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Formed into clusters or groups of lobules; <as>as, <ex>aggregate</ex> glands</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Composed of several florets within a common involucre, as in the daisy; or of several carpels formed from one flower, as in the raspberry.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Min. &amp; Geol.)</fld> <def>Having the several component parts adherent to each other only to such a degree as to be separable by mechanical means.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>United into a common organized mass; -- said of certain compound animals.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Corporation aggregate</b></col>. <fld>(Law)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Corporation</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag"gre*gate</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A mass, assemblage, or sum of particulars; <as>as, a house is an <ex>aggregate</ex> of stone, brick, timber, etc.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In an <xex>aggregate</xex> the particulars are less intimately mixed than in a <xex>compound</xex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>A mass formed by the union of homogeneous particles; -- in distinction from a <contr>compound</contr>, formed by the union of heterogeneous particles.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>In the aggregate</b></col>, <cd>collectively; together.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag"gre*gate*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Collectively; in mass.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag`gre*ga"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. LL. <ets>aggregatio</ets>, F. <ets>agr&eacute;gation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of aggregating, or the state of being aggregated; collection into a mass or sum; a collection of particulars; an aggregate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Each genus is made up by <qex>aggregation</qex> of species.</q> <rj><qau>Carpenter.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A nation is not an idea only of local extent and individual momentary <qex>aggregation</qex>, but . . . of continuity, which extends in time as well as in numbers, and in space.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag"gre*ga*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Fr. <ets>agr&eacute;gatif</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Taken together; collective.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Gregarious; social.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>tending to gather into a mass.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag"gre*ga`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who aggregates.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag*grege"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>agreger</ets>. See <er>Aggravate</er>.]</ety> <def>To make heavy; to aggravate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag*gress"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Aggressed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Aggressing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>aggressus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>aggredi</ets> to go to, approach; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>gradi</ets> to step, go, <ets>gradus</ets> step: cf. OF. <ets>aggresser</ets>. See <er>Grade</er>.]</ety> <def>To commit the first act of hostility or offense; to begin a quarrel or controversy; to make an attack; -- with <ptcl>on</ptcl>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>take the initiative and go on the offensive, as in a game.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> attack</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag*gress"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To set upon; to attack.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag*gress"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aggressus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Aggression.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Their military <qex>aggresses</qex> on others.</q> <rj><qau>Sir M. Hale.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag*gres"sion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aggressio</ets>, fr. <ets>aggredi</ets>: cf. F. <ets>agression</ets>.]</ety> <def>The first attack, or act of hostility; the first act of injury, or first act leading to a war or a controversy; unprovoked attack; assault; <as>as, a war of <ex>aggression</ex></as>. &ldquo;<xex>Aggressions</xex> of power.&rdquo;</def> <rj><au>Hallam</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Attack; offense; intrusion; provocation.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag*gres"sive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>agressif</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Tending or disposed to aggress; having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of one's own ends at the expense of others or mindless of others' needs or desires; characterized by aggression; making assaults; unjustly attacking; <as>as, an <ex>aggressive</ex> policy, war, person, nation; an <ex>aggressive</ex> businessman; an <ex>aggressive</ex> basketball player; he was <ex>aggressive</ex> and imperious in his convictions; <ex>aggressive</ex> drivers</as>. Opposite of <ant>unaggressive</ant>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>No <qex>aggressive</qex> movement was made.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>marked by self-confident ambition, competitiveness, energy and initiative; <as>as, an <ex>aggressive</ex> young executive</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> enterprising, pushful, pushing, pushy</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <fld>(Med., Biol.)</fld> <def>tending to spread quickly</def> <illu>an <ex>aggressive</ex> tumor</illu> [Narrower terms: <stype>invasive (vs. noninvasive) </stype>]<br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> fast-growing(prenominal)</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight</def> <illu><ex>aggressive</ex> acts against another country</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> belligerent</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>Narrower related terms: <stype>bellicose, combative, pugnacious, scrappy, truculent </stype>; <stype>hard-hitting, high-pressure </stype>; <stype>hostile</stype> (used of attempts to buy or take control of a business: "hostile takeover"; "hostile tender offer"); <stype>predatory, rapacious, raptorial, ravening, vulturine, vulturous </stype>. <see>See also: assertive, hostile, offensive.</see></note><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Ag*gres"sive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Ag*gres"sive*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag*gres"sor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.: cf. F. <ets>agresseur</ets>.]</ety> <def>The person who first attacks or makes an aggression; he who begins hostility or a quarrel; an assailant.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The insolence of the <qex>aggressor</qex> is usually proportioned to the tameness of the sufferer.</q> <rj><qau>Ames.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag*griev"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>agrevance</ets>, fr. <ets>agrever</ets>. See <er>Aggrieve</er>.]</ety> <def>Oppression; hardship; injury; grievance.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag*grieve"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Aggrieved</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Aggrieving</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>agreven</ets>, OF. <ets>agrever</ets>; <ets>a</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>grever</ets> to burden, injure, L. <ets>gravare</ets> to weigh down, fr. <ets>gravis</ets> heavy. See <er>Grieve</er>, and cf. <er>Aggravate</er>.]</ety> <def>To give pain or sorrow to; to afflict; hence, to oppress or injure in one's rights; to bear heavily upon; -- now commonly used in the passive <xex>TO be aggrieved</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Aggrieved</qex> by oppression and extortion.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag*grieve"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To grieve; to lament.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>aggrieved</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>subjected to an injustice.</def> <illu>the <ex>aggrieved</ex> mother.</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> injured, wronged.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>aggro</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>aggravation or aggression.</def> <mark>[informal British usage]</mark> <illu>I skipped it because it was too much <ex>aggro</ex></illu><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag*group"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Aggrouped</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Aggrouping</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>agrouper</ets>; <ets>&agrave;</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>groupe</ets> group. See <er>Group</er>..]</ety> <def>To bring together in a group; to group.</def> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag*group"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Arrangement in a group or in groups; grouping.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>&Verbar;<hw>Ag"gry</hw>, &Verbar;<hw>Ag"gri</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Applied to a kind of variegated glass beads of ancient manufacture; <as>as, <ex>aggry</ex> beads are found in Ashantee and Fantee in Africa</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ghast"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See <er>Agast</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos></def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ghast"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; p. p.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>agast</ets>, <ets>agasted</ets>, p. p. of <ets>agasten</ets> to terrify, fr. AS. pref. <ets>&amacr;-</ets> (cf. Goth. <ets>us-</ets>, G. <ets>er-</ets>, orig. meaning <ets>out</ets>) + <ets>g&unr_;stan</ets> to terrify, torment: cf. Goth. <ets>usgaisjan</ets> to terrify, primitively to fix, to root to the spot with terror; akin to L. <ets>haerere</ets> to stick fast, cling. See <er>Gaze</er>, <er>Hesitate</er>.]</ety> <def>Terrified; struck with amazement; showing signs of terror or horror.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Aghast</qex> he waked; and, starting from his bed,<br/>
+Cold sweat in clammy drops his limbs o'erspread.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The commissioners read and stood <qex>aghast</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag"i*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. LL. <ets>agibilis</ets>, fr. L. <ets>agere</ets> to move, do.]</ety> <def>Possible to be done; practicable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;Fit for <xex>agible</xex> things.&rdquo; <rj><au>Sir A. Sherley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag"ile</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>agile</ets>, L. <ets>agilis</ets>, fr. <ets>agere</ets> to move. See <er>Agent</er>.]</ety> <def>Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move; nimble; active; <as>as, an <ex>agile</ex> boy; an <ex>agile</ex> tongue.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Shaking it with <qex>agile</qex> hand.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Active; alert; nimble; brisk; lively; quick.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag"ile*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an agile manner; nimbly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag"ile*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Agility; nimbleness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*gil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>agili&eacute;</ets>, L. <ets>agilitas</ets>, fr. <ets>agilis</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality of being agile; the power of moving the limbs quickly and easily; nimbleness; activity; quickness of motion; <as>as, strength and <ex>agility</ex> of body</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They . . . trust to the <qex>agility</qex> of their wit.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Wheeling with the <qex>agility</qex> of a hawk.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Activity; powerful agency.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>agility</qex> of the sun's fiery heat.</q> <rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Agincourt</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a battle in which English longbowmen under Henry V decisively defeated a much larger French army in 1415. It was named for the site at which it occurred.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag"ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>the process by which objects or materials acquire desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time under specific conditions. It is used mostly for foods snd beverages, but also for other materials.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>ageing</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag"i*o</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Agios</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[It. <ets>aggio</ets> exchange, discount, premium, the same word as <ets>agio</ets> ease. See Ease.]</ety> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <def>The premium or percentage on a better sort of money when it is given in exchange for an inferior sort. The premium or discount on foreign bills of exchange is sometimes called <xex>agio</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag"i*o*tage</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>agiotage</ets>, fr. <ets>agioter</ets> to practice stockjobbing, fr. <ets>agio</ets>.]</ety> <def>Exchange business; also, stockjobbing; the maneuvers of speculators to raise or lower the price of stocks or public funds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Vanity and <qex>agiotage</qex> are to a Parisian the oxygen and hydrogen of life.</q> <rj><qau>Landor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>agism</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>discrimination against middle-aged and elderly people.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>ageism</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*gist"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>agister</ets>; <ets>&agrave;</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>gister</ets> to assign a lodging, fr. <ets>giste</ets> lodging, abode, F. <ets>g&icirc;te</ets>, LL. <ets>gistum</ets>, <ets>gista</ets>, fr. L. <ets>jacitum</ets>, p. p. of <ets>jac&unr_;re</ets> to lie: cf. LL. <ets>agistare</ets>, <ets>adgistare</ets>. See <er>Gist</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To take to graze or pasture, at a certain sum; -- used originally of the feeding of cattle in the king's forests, and collecting the money for the same.</def> <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag`is*ta"tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.]</ety> <def>See <er>Agister</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*gist"er</hw>, <hw>A*gist"or</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Anglo-Norman <ets>agistour</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Formerly, an officer of the king's forest, who had the care of cattle agisted, and collected the money for the same; -- hence called <altname>gisttaker</altname>, which in England is corrupted into <altname>guest-taker</altname>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Now, one who agists or takes in cattle to pasture at a certain rate; a pasturer.</def> <rj><au>Mozley &amp; W.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*gist"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>agistement</ets>. See <er>Agist</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Formerly, the taking and feeding of other men's cattle in the king's forests.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The taking in by any one of other men's cattle to graze at a certain rate.</def> <au>Mozley &amp; W.</au> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The price paid for such feeding.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>A charge or rate against lands; <as>as, an <ex>agistment</ex> of sea banks, <it>i. e.</it>, charge for banks or dikes</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag"i*ta*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>agitabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>agitable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being agitated, or easily moved.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag"i*tate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Agitated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Agitating</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>agitatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>agitare</ets> to put in motion, fr. <ets>agere</ets> to move: cf. F. <ets>agiter</ets>. See <er>Act</er>, <er>Agent</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To move with a violent, irregular action; <as>as, the wind <ex>agitates</ex> the sea; to <ex>agitate</ex> water in a vessel.</as></def> &ldquo;Winds . . . <xex>agitate</xex> the air.&rdquo; <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To move or actuate.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Thomson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To stir up; to disturb or excite; to perturb; <as>as, he was greatly <ex>agitated</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The mind of man is <qex>agitated</qex> by various passions.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To discuss with great earnestness; to debate; <as>as, a controversy hotly <ex>agitated</ex></as>.</def> <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To revolve in the mind, or view in all its aspects; to contrive busily; to devise; to plot; <as>as, politicians <ex>agitate</ex> desperate designs</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To move; shake; excite; rouse; disturb; distract; revolve; discuss; debate; canvass.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>agitated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>troubled emotionally and usually deeply. Opposite of <ant>unagitated</ant>.</def> <illu><ex>agitated</ex> parents</illu> <note>Narrower terms are: <stype>demoniac, demoniacal </stype>; <intensi>distraught, overwrought</intensi>; <stype>disturbed, jolted, shaken</stype>; <stype>feverish, hectic</stype>; <stype>frantic, frenetic, phrenetic, frenzied</stype>; <stype>psychedelic </stype>; <stype>rampageous, raging, frenzied </stype>; <stype>wild-eyed </stype>.</note> <see>Also See: <ex>discomposed</ex>, <ex>excited</ex>, <ex>impatient</ex>, <ex>tense</ex>, <ex>unquiet</ex>, <ex>unsteady</ex>.</see><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>throwing oneself from side to side.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> tossing</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>physically disturbed or set in motion; <as>as, the <ex>agitated</ex> mixture foamed and bubbled</as>. Opposite of <ant>unagitated</ant> and <ant>left alone</ant>, <ant>allowed to stand</ant>.</def> <note>[Narrower terms are: <stype>churning, churned-up, roiling, roiled, roily, turbulent </stype>; <stype>stirred</stype>.]</note><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag"i*ta`ted*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an agitated manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag`i*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>agitatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>agitation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being moved with violence, or with irregular action; commotion; <as>as, the sea after a storm is in <ex>agitation</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A stirring up or arousing; disturbance of tranquillity; disturbance of mind which shows itself by physical excitement; perturbation; <as>as, to cause any one <ex>agitation</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Excitement of public feeling by discussion, appeals, etc.; <as>as, the antislavery <ex>agitation</ex>; labor <ex>agitation</ex>.</as></def> &ldquo;Religious <xex>agitations</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Prescott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Examination or consideration of a subject in controversy, or of a plan proposed for adoption; earnest discussion; debate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A logical <qex>agitation</qex> of the matter.</q> <rj><qau>L'Estrange.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The project now in <qex>agitation</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Emotion; commotion; excitement; trepidation; tremor; perturbation. See <er>Emotion</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>agitating</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>causing or tending to cause anger or resentment.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> agitative, provoking.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag"i*ta*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Tending to agitate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`gi*ta"to</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[It., agitated.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Sung or played in a restless, hurried, and spasmodic manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag"i*ta`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who agitates; one who stirs up or excites others; <as>as, political reformers and <ex>agitators</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Eng. Hist.)</fld> <def>One of a body of men appointed by the army, in Cromwell's time, to look after their interests; -- called also <altname>adjutators</altname>.</def> <rj><au>Clarendon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An implement for shaking or mixing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>agitprop</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <ety>[<ets>agit</ets>ation + <ets>prop</ets>aganda.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>agitation and propaganda; -- used especially for such activities carried out on behalf of communist activists.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a person who disseminates messages calculated to assist some cause or some government; one disseminating <er>agitprop{1}</er>. Also called <altname>agitpropist</altname>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> propagandist</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>agitpropist</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>agit</ets>ation + <ets>prop</ets>aganda + <ets>-ist</ets>.]</ety> <def>same as <er>agitprop{2}</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Agkistrodon</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of snakes comprising the copperheads.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Agkistrodon</gen>, Ancistrodon, genus <gen>Ancistrodon</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aglaomorpha</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a genus of epiphytic ferns of tropical Asia.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Aglaomorpha</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aglaonema</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a genus of Indo-Malayan climbing herbs having thick fleshy oblong leaves and naked unisexual flowers: Chinese evergreen.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Aglaonema</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*gleam"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>gleam</ets>.]</ety> <def>Gleaming; <as>as, faces <ex>agleam</ex></as>.</def> <rj><au>Lowell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ag"let</hw> <pr>(&abreve;g"l&ebreve_;t)</pr>, <hw>Aig"let</hw> <pr>(&amacr;g"l&ebreve_;t)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>aiguillette</ets> point, tagged point, dim. of <ets>aiguilee</ets> needle, fr. LL. <ets>acucula</ets> for <ets>acicula</ets>, dim. of L. <ets>acus</ets> needle, pin; cf. OF. <ets>agleter</ets> to hook on. See <er>Acute</er>, and cf. <er>Aiguillette</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A tag of a lace or of the points, braids, or cords formerly used in dress. They were sometimes formed into small images. <as>Hence, &ldquo;<xex>aglet</xex> baby&rdquo; (<au>Shak.</au>), an <ex>aglet</ex> image.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Haberdashery)</fld> <def>A round white staylace.</def> <rj><au>Beck.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*gley"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Aside; askew.</def> <mark>[Scotch]</mark> <rj><au>Burns.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*glim"mer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>glimmer</ets>.]</ety> <def>In a glimmering state.</def> <rj><au>Hawthorne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*glit"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>glitter</ets>.]</ety> <def>Glittering; in a glitter.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*glos"sal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Without tongue; tongueless.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*glow"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>glow</ets>.]</ety> <def>In a glow; glowing; <as>as, cheeks <ex>aglow</ex>; the landscape all <ex>aglow</ex>.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag`lu*ti"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> not + L. <ets>glutire</ets> to swallow.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Inability to swallow.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag"mi*nal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>agminalis</ets>; <ets>agmen</ets>, <ets>agminis</ets>, a train.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to an army marching, or to a train.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ag"mi*nate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ag"mi*na`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>agmen</ets>, <ets>agminis</ets>, a train, crowd.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Grouped together; <as>as, the <ex>agminated</ex> glands of Peyer in the small intestine</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag"nail</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>angn&aelig;gl</ets>; <ets>ange</ets> vexation, trouble + <ets>n&aelig;gel</ets> nail. Cf. <er>Hangnail</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A corn on the toe or foot.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An inflammation or sore under or around the nail; also, a hangnail.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag"nate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>agnatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>agnasci</ets> to be born in addition to; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>nasci</ets> (for <ets>gnasci</ets>) to be born. Cf. <er>Adnate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Related or akin by the father's side; also, sprung from the same male ancestor; <as>as, <ex>agnate</ex> brother: a brother having the same father, but a different mother</as>; in ths sense it is a correlative of <contr>uterine</contr>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Allied; akin.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Agnate</xex> words.&rdquo; <rj><au>Pownall.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Assume more or less of a fictitious character, but congenial and <qex>agnate</qex> with the former.</q> <rj><qau>Landor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag"nate</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>agnat</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Civil Law)</fld> <def>A relative whose relationship can be traced exclusively through males.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Agnatha</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a class of eel-shaped chordates with a cartilaginous skeleton lacking jaws, scales, and pelvic fins. Among these are the lampreys and hagfishes. There are some extinct forms.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> class <class>Agnatha</class>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>agnathan</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an eel-shaped vertebrate without jaws or paired appendages; a member of the <class>Agnatha</class>. The group includes the cyclostomes and some extinct forms.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> jawless vertebrate, jawless fish</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag*nat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>agnatique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to descent by the male line of ancestors.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>agnatic</xex> succession.&rdquo; <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag*na"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>agnatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>agnation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Civil Law)</fld> <def>Consanguinity by a line of males only, as distinguished from <contr>cognation</contr>.</def> <rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 33 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>agnise</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>be fully aware or cognizant of.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> recognize, realize, agnize.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag*ni"tion</hw> <pr>(&abreve;g*n&ibreve_;sh"&ubreve;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>agnitio</ets>, fr. <ets>agnoscere</ets>. See <er>Notion</er>.]</ety> <def>Acknowledgment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Grafton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag*nize"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;g*n&imacr;z")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Formed like <ets>recognize</ets>, fr. L. <ets>agnoscere</ets>.]</ety> <def>To recognize; to acknowledge.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I do <qex>agnize</qex> a natural and prompt alacrity.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag`noi*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&abreve;g`noi*&obreve_;l"&ouptack_;*j&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`gnoia</grk> ignorance + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Metaph.)</fld> <def>The doctrine concerning those things of which we are necessarily ignorant.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ag*no"men</hw> <pr>(&abreve;g*n&omacr;"m&ebreve_;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>nomen</ets> name.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An additional or fourth name given by the Romans, on account of some remarkable exploit or event; <as>as, Publius Caius Scipio <examp>Africanus</examp></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An additional name, or an epithet appended to a name; <as>as, Aristides <examp>the Just</examp></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag*nom"i*nate</hw> <pr>(&abreve;g*n&obreve_;m"&ibreve_;*n&amacr;t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To name.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag*nom`i*na"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>agnominatio</ets>. See <er>Agnomen</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A surname.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Minsheu.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Paronomasia; also, alliteration; annomination.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag*nos"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; knowing, &unr_; to know.]</ety> <def>Professing ignorance; involving no dogmatic; pertaining to or involving agnosticism.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ag*nos"tic*al*ly</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag*nos"tic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who professes ignorance, or denies that we have any knowledge, save of phenomena; one who supports agnosticism, neither affirming nor denying the existence of a personal Deity, a future life, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>agnostical</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to agnosticism; agnostic.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> agnostic.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag*nos"ti*cism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That doctrine which, professing ignorance, neither asserts nor denies.</def> <specif>Specifically:</specif> <fld>(Theol.)</fld> <def>The doctrine that the existence of a personal Deity, an unseen world, etc., can be neither proved nor disproved, because of the necessary limits of the human mind (as sometimes charged upon Hamilton and Mansel), or because of the insufficiency of the evidence furnished by physical and physical data, to warrant a positive conclusion (as taught by the school of Herbert Spencer); -- opposed alike dogmatic skepticism and to dogmatic theism.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ag"nus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> E. <plw>Agnuses</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; L. <plw>Agni</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., a lamb.]</ety> <def>Agnus Dei.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ag"nus cas"tus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[Gr. &unr_; a willowlike tree, used at a religious festival; confused with &unr_; holy, chaste.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A species of <gen>Vitex</gen> (<spn>Vitex agnus castus</spn>); the chaste tree.</def> <rj><au>Loudon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And wreaths of <qex>agnus castus</qex> others bore.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ag"nus De"i</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[L., lamb of God.]</ety> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A figure of a lamb bearing a cross or flag.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A cake of wax stamped with such a figure. It is made from the remains of the paschal candles and blessed by the Pope.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A triple prayer in the sacrifice of the Mass, beginning with the words &ldquo;<xex>Agnus Dei</xex>.&rdquo;</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ag"nus Scyth"i*cus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[L., Scythian lamb.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The Scythian lamb, a kind of woolly-skinned rootstock. See <er>Barometz</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*go"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; adv.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>ago</ets>, <ets>agon</ets>, p. p. of <ets>agon</ets> to go away, pass by, AS. <ets>&amacr;g&amacr;n</ets> to pass away; <ets>&amacr;-</ets> (cf. Goth. <ets>us-</ets>, Ger. <ets>er-</ets>, orig. meaning <ets>out</ets>) + <ets>g&amacr;n</ets> to go. See <er>Go</er>.]</ety> <def>Past; gone by; since; <as>as, ten years <ex>ago</ex>; gone long <ex>ago</ex>.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*gog"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; adv.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>gogue</ets> fun, perhaps of Celtic origin.]</ety> <def>In eager desire; eager; astir.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>All <qex>agog</qex> to dash through thick and thin.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*go"ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + p. pr. of <ets>go</ets>.]</ety> <def>In motion; in the act of going; <as>as, to set a mill <ex>agoing</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ag"on</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Agones</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to lead.]</ety> <fld>(Gr. Antiq.)</fld> <def>A contest for a prize at the public games.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*gone"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; adv.</pos> <def>Ago.</def> <mark>[Archaic &amp; Poet.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Three days <qex>agone</qex> I fell sick.</q> <rj><qau>1 Sam. xxx. 13.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"gone</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Agonic</er>.]</ety> <def>Agonic line.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*gon"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; without angles; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; an angle.]</ety> <def>Not forming an angle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Agonic line</b></col> <fld>(Physics)</fld>, <cd>an imaginary line on the earth's surface passing through those places where the magnetic needle points to the true north; the line of no magnetic variation. There is one such line in the Western hemisphere, and another in the Eastern hemisphere.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag"o*nism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to contend for a prize, fr. &unr_;. See <er>Agon</er>.]</ety> <def>Contention for a prize; a contest.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Blount.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag"o*nist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>One who contends for the prize in public games.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ag`o*nis"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ag`o*nis"tic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;. See <er>Agonism</er>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to violent contests, bodily or mental; pertaining to athletic or polemic feats; athletic; combative; hence, strained; unnatural.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>As a scholar, he [Dr. Parr] was brilliant, but he consumed his power in <qex>agonistic</qex> displays.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag`o*nis"tic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an agonistic manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag`o*nis"tics</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The science of athletic combats, or contests in public games.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag"o*nize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Agonized</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Agonizing</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>agoniser</ets>, LL. <ets>agonizare</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_;. See <er>Agony</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To smart and <qex>agonize</qex> at every pore.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To struggle; to wrestle; to strive desperately.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag"o*nize</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cause to suffer agony; to subject to extreme pain; to torture.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He <qex>agonized</qex> his mother by his behavior.</q> <rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>agonized</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>expressing pain or agony.</def> <illu><ex>agonized</ex> screams</illu><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>agonizing</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>causing agony. Opposite to <ant>painless</ant>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> excruciating, harrowing, torturing, torturous, torturesome.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag"o*ni`zing*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With extreme anguish or desperate struggles.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag"o*no*thete`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; + &unr_; to set. appoint.]</ety> <mark>[Antiq.]</mark> <def>An officer who presided over the great public games in Greece.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag`o*no*thet"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to the office of an agonothete.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag"o*ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Agonies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>agonia</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, orig. a contest, fr. &unr_;: cf. F. <ets>agonie</ets>. See <er>Agon</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Violent contest or striving.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The world is convulsed by the <qex>agonies</qex> of great nations.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Pain so extreme as to cause writhing or contortions of the body, similar to those made in the athletic contests in Greece; and hence, extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; paroxysm of grief; specifically, the sufferings of Christ in the garden of Gethsemane.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Being in an <qex>agony</qex> he prayed more earnestly.</q> <rj><qau>Luke xxii. 44.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Paroxysm of joy; keen emotion.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>With cries and <qex>agonies</qex> of wild delight.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The last struggle of life; death struggle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Anguish; torment; throe; distress; pangs; suffering.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Agony</er>, <er>Anguish</er>, <er>Pang</er>. These words agree in expressing extreme pain of body or mind. <ets>Agony </ets>denotes acute and permanent pain, usually of the whole system., and often producing contortions. <ets>Anguish</ets> denotes severe pressure, and, considered as bodily suffering, is more commonly local (as <ets>anguish</ets> of a wound), thus differing from <ets>agony</ets>. A <ets>pang</ets> is a paroxysm of excruciating pain. It is severe and transient. The <ets>agonies</ets> or <ets>pangs</ets> of remorse; the <ets>anguish</ets> of a wounded conscience. &ldquo;Oh, sharp convulsive <ets>pangs</ets> of <ets>agonizing</ets> pride!&rdquo;</usage> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*good</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*g&oobreve_;d")</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>good</ets>.]</ety> <def>In earnest; heartily.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;I made her weep <xex>agood</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ag"o*ra</hw> <pr>(&abreve;g"&ouptack_;*r&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'agora`</grk>.]</ety> <def>An assembly; hence, the place of assembly, especially the market place, in an ancient Greek city.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*gou"a*ra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The crab-eating raccoon (<spn>Procyon cancrivorus</spn>), found in the tropical parts of America.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*gou"ta</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small insectivorous mammal (<spn>Solenodon paradoxus</spn>), allied to the moles, found only in Haiti.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*gou"ti</hw>, <hw>A*gou"ty</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&adot_;*g&oomacr_;"t&ibreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>agouti</ets>, <ets>acouti</ets>, Sp. <ets>aguti</ets>, fr. native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A rodent of the genus <gen>Dasyprocta</gen>, about the size of a rabbit, peculiar to South America and the West Indies. The most common species is the <spn>Dasyprocta agouti</spn>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the color of the agouti{1}, a grayish-brown of grizzled texture; -- used especially to describe the color of the fur of a strain of mice. Also used attributively.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*grace"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. &amp; v.</pos> <def>See <er>Aggrace</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*graffe"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>agrafe</ets>, formerly <ets>agraffe</ets>, OF. <ets>agrappe</ets>. See <er>Agrappes</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A hook or clasp.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The feather of an ostrich, fastened in her turban by an <qex>agraffe</qex> set with brilliants.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A hook, eyelet, or other device by which a piano wire is so held as to limit the vibration.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*gram"ma*tist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; illiterate; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; letters, fr. &unr_; to write.]</ety> <def>A illiterate person.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*graph"i*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; to write.]</ety> <def>The absence or loss of the power of expressing ideas by written signs. It is one form of aphasia.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*graph"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Characterized by agraphia.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*grappes"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>agrappe</ets>, F. <ets>agrafe</ets>; <ets>a</ets> + <ets>grappe</ets> (see <er>Grape</er>) fr. OHG. <ets>kr&amacr;pfo</ets> hook.]</ety> <def>Hooks and eyes for armor, etc.</def> <rj><au>Fairholt.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*gra"ri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>agrarius</ets>, fr. <ets>ager</ets> field.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to fields, or lands, or their tenure; esp., relating to an equal or equitable division of lands; <as>as, the <ex>agrarian</ex> laws of Rome, which distributed the conquered and other public lands among citizens</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His Grace's landed possessions are irresistibly inviting to an <qex>agrarian</qex> experiment.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Wild; -- said of plants growing in the fields.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*gra"ri*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One in favor of an equal division of landed property.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An agrarian law.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>An equal <qex>agrarian</qex> is perpetual law.</q> <rj><qau>Harrington.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*gra"ri*an*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An equal or equitable division of landed property; the principles or acts of those who favor a redistribution of land.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*gra"ri*an*ize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To distribute according to, or to imbue with, the principles of agrarianism.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*gre"</hw>, <hw>A*gree"</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>&agrave; gr&eacute;</ets>. See <er>Agree</er>.]</ety> <def>In good part; kindly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Rom. of R.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*gree"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Agreed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Agreeing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>agr&eacute;er</ets> to accept or receive kindly, fr. <ets>&agrave; gr&eacute;</ets>; <ets>&agrave;</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>gr&eacute;</ets> good will, consent, liking, fr. L. <ets>gratus</ets> pleasing, agreeable. See <er>Grateful</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To harmonize in opinion, statement, or action; to be in unison or concord; to be or become united or consistent; to concur; <as>as, all parties <ex>agree</ex> in the expediency of the law</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>If music and sweet poetry <qex>agree</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Their witness <qex>agreed</qex> not together.</q> <rj><qau>Mark xiv. 56.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The more you <qex>agree</qex> together, the less hurt can your enemies do you.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To yield assent; to accede; -- followed by <xex>to</xex>; <as>as, to <ex>agree</ex> to an offer, or to opinion</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To make a stipulation by way of settling differences or determining a price; to exchange promises; to come to terms or to a common resolve; to promise.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Agree</qex> with thine adversary quickly.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. v. 25.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Didst not thou <qex>agree</qex> with me for a penny ?</q> <rj><qau>Matt. xx. 13.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To be conformable; to resemble; to coincide; to correspond; <as>as, the picture does not <ex>agree</ex> with the original; the two scales <ex>agree</ex> exactly.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To suit or be adapted in its effects; to do well; <as>as, the same food does not <ex>agree</ex> with every constitution</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>To correspond in gender, number, case, or person.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The auxiliary forms of <xex>to be</xex> are often employed with the participle <xex>agreed</xex>. &ldquo;The jury <xex>were agreed</xex>.&rdquo; <au>Macaulay.</au> &ldquo;Can two walk together, except they <xex>be agreed</xex> ?&rdquo; <au>Amos iii. 3.</au> The principal intransitive uses were probably derived from the transitive verb used reflexively. &ldquo;I <xex>agree</xex> me well to your desire.&rdquo; <rj><au>Ld. Berners.</au></rj>
+</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To assent; concur; consent; acquiesce; accede; engage; promise; stipulate; contract; bargain; correspond; harmonize; fit; tally; coincide; comport.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*gree"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make harmonious; to reconcile or make friends.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To admit, or come to one mind concerning; to settle; to arrange; <as>as, to <ex>agree</ex> the fact; to <ex>agree</ex> differences.</as></def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*gree`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>agreablete</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Easiness of disposition.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The quality of being, or making one's self, agreeable; agreeableness.</def> <rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*gree"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>agr&eacute;able</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pleasing, either to the mind or senses; pleasant; grateful; <as>as, <ex>agreeable</ex> manners or remarks; an <ex>agreeable</ex> person; fruit <ex>agreeable</ex> to the taste.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A train of <qex>agreeable</qex> reveries.</q> <rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Willing; ready to agree or consent.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>These Frenchmen give unto the said captain of Calais a great sum of money, so that he will be but content and <qex>agreeable</qex> that they may enter into the said town.</q> <rj><qau>Latimer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Agreeing or suitable; conformable; correspondent; concordant; adapted; -- followed by <xex>to</xex>, rarely by <xex>with</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>That which is <qex>agreeable</qex> to the nature of one thing, is many times contrary to the nature of another.</q> <rj><qau>L'Estrange.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>In pursuance, conformity, or accordance; -- in this sense used adverbially for <xex>agreeably</xex>; <as>as, <ex>agreeable</ex> to the order of the day, the House took up the report</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Pleasing; pleasant; welcome; charming; acceptable; amiable. See <er>Pleasant</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*gree"a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality of being agreeable or pleasing; that quality which gives satisfaction or moderate pleasure to the mind or senses.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>That author . . . has an <qex>agreeableness</qex> that charms us.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The quality of being agreeable or suitable; suitableness or conformity; consistency.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>agreeableness</qex> of virtuous actions to human nature.</q> <rj><qau>Pearce.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Resemblance; concordance; harmony; -- with <xex>to</xex> or <xex>between</xex>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>agreeableness</qex> between man and the other parts of the universe.</q> <rj><qau>Grew.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*gree"a*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In an agreeably manner; in a manner to give pleasure; pleasingly.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Agreeably</xex> entertained.&rdquo; <rj><au>Goldsmith.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In accordance; suitably; consistently; conformably; -- followed by <xex>to</xex> and rarely by <xex>with</xex>. See <er>Agreeable</er>, 4.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The effect of which is, that marriages grow less frequent, <qex>agreeably</qex> to the maxim above laid down.</q> <rj><qau>Paley.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Alike; similarly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Both clad in shepherds' weeds <qex>agreeably</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>agreeing</hw> <pos>adj. prenom.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>in agreement; of the same mind; having the same opinion.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> concordant, concurring(prenominal).</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>expressing agreement or consent.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> assentient, assenting.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*gree"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an agreeing manner (<xex>to</xex>); correspondingly; agreeably.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*gree"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>agr&eacute;ment</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>State of agreeing; harmony of opinion, statement, action, or character; concurrence; concord; conformity; <as>as, a good <ex>agreement</ex> subsists among the members of the council</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>What <qex>agreement</qex> hath the temple of God with idols ?</q> <rj><qau>2 Cor. vi. 16.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Expansion and duration have this further <qex>agreement</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>Concord or correspondence of one word with another in gender, number, case, or person.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A concurrence in an engagement that something shall be done or omitted; an exchange of promises; mutual understanding, arrangement, or stipulation; a contract.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The language, oral or written, embodying reciprocal promises.</def> <rj><au>Abbott. Brande &amp; C.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Bargain; contract; compact; stipulation.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*gre"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who agrees.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*gres"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>agrestis</ets>, fr. <ets>ager</ets> field.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to fields or the country, in opposition to the city; rural; rustic; unpolished; uncouth.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Agrestic</xex> behavior.&rdquo; <rj><au>Gregory.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*gres"tic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Agrestic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*gric`o*la"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., <ets>agricolatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>Agriculture.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*gric"o*list</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A cultivator of the soil; an agriculturist.</def> <rj><au>Dodsley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag"ri*cul`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>ager</ets> field + <ets>cultor</ets> cultivator.]</ety> <def>An agriculturist; a farmer.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag`ri*cul"tur*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to agriculture; connected with, or engaged in, tillage; <as>as, the <ex>agricultural</ex> class; <ex>agricultural</ex> implements, wages, etc.</as></def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ag`ri*cul"tur*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Agricultural ant</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a species of ant which gathers and stores seeds of grasses, for food. The remarkable species (<spn>Myrmica barbata</spn>) found in Texas clears circular areas and carefully cultivates its favorite grain, known as ant rice.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag`ri*cul"tur*al*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An agriculturist (which is the preferred form.)</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag"ri*cul`ture</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>agricultura</ets>; <ets>ager</ets> field + <ets>cultura</ets> cultivation: cf. F. <ets>agriculture</ets>. See <er>Acre</er> and <er>Culture</er>.]</ety> <def>The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of live stock; tillage; husbandry; farming.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag`ri*cul"tur*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Agriculture.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag`ri*cul"tur*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One engaged or skilled in agriculture; a husbandman.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The farmer is always a practitioner, the <qex>agriculturist</qex> may be a mere theorist.</q> <rj><qau>Crabb.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*grief"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>grief</ets>.]</ety> <def>In grief; amiss.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag"ri*mo*ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>agremoyne</ets>, OF. <ets>aigremoine</ets>, L. <ets>agrimonia</ets> for <ets>argemonia</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A genus of plants of the Rose family.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The name is also given to various other plants; <as>as, hemp <ex>agrimony</ex> (<spn>Eupatorium cannabinum</spn>); water <ex>agrimony</ex> (<gen>Bidens</gen>).</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The <spn>Agrimonia eupatoria</spn>, or common agrimony, a perennial herb with a spike of yellow flowers, was once esteemed as a medical remedy, but is now seldom used.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 34 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>A*grin"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*gr&ibreve_;n")</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>grin</ets>.]</ety> <def>In the act of grinning.</def> &ldquo;His visage all <xex>agrin</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag`ri*ol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(&abreve;g`r&ibreve_;*&obreve_;l"&ouptack_;*j&ibreve_;st)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One versed or engaged in agriology.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag`ri*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&abreve;g`r&ibreve_;*&obreve_;l"&ouptack_;*j&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; wild, savage + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>Description or comparative study of the customs of savage or uncivilized tribes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*grise"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>&amacr;gr&imacr;san</ets> to dread; <ets>&amacr;-</ets> (cf. Goth. <ets>us-</ets>, Ger. <ets>er-</ets>, orig. meaning <ets>out</ets>) + <ets>gr&imacr;san</ets>, for <ets>gr&unr_;san</ets> (only in comp.), akin to OHG. <ets>gr&unr_;is&unr_;n</ets>, G. <ets>grausen</ets>, to shudder. See <er>Grisly</er>.]</ety> <def>To shudder with terror; to tremble with fear.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*grise"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To shudder at; to abhor; to dread; to loathe.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Wyclif.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To terrify; to affright.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His manly face that did his foes <qex>agrise</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>agrologic</hw> <hw>agrological</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to agrology.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>agrology</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the science of soils in relation to crops.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A"grom</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A disease occurring in Bengal and other parts of the East Indies, in which the tongue chaps and cleaves.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ag`ro*nom"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ag`ro*nom"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>agronomique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to agronomy, of the management of farms.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>agronomic</hw> <hw>agronomical</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>of or pertaining to agronomy.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag`ro*nom"ics</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The science of the distribution and management of land.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*gron"o*mist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One versed in agronomy; a student of agronomy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*gron"o*my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; rural; as a noun, an overseer of the public lands; &unr_; field + &unr_; usage, &unr_; to deal out, manage: cf. F. <ets>agronomie</ets>.]</ety> <def>The management of land; rural economy; agriculture.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*grope"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>grope</ets>.]</ety> <def>In the act of groping.</def> <rj><au>Mrs. Browning.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Agrostemma</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a genus comprising the corncockles.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Agrostemma</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*gros"tis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>A genus of grasses, including species called in common language <xex>bent grass</xex>. Some of them, as redtop (<spn>Agrostis vulgaris</spn>), are valuable pasture grasses.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*gros`to*graph"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*gros`to*graph"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>agrostographique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to agrostography.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag`ros*tog"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; + <ets>-graphy</ets>.]</ety> <def>A description of the grasses.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*gros`to*log"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*gros`to*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to agrostology.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag`ros*tol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One skilled in agrostology.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag`ros*tol"ogy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>That part of botany which treats of the grasses.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ground"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>ground</ets>.]</ety> <def>On the ground; stranded; -- a nautical term applied to a ship when its bottom lodges on the ground.</def> <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*group"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Aggroupment</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag`ryp*not"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; sleepless; &unr_; to chase, search for + &unr_; sleep: cf. F. <ets>agrypnotique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Anything which prevents sleep, or produces wakefulness, as strong tea or coffee.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`guar*di*en"te</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp., contr. of <ets>agua ardiente</ets> burning water (L. <ets>aqua</ets> water + <ets>ardens</ets> burning).]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A inferior brandy of Spain and Portugal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A strong alcoholic drink, especially pulque.</def> <mark>[Mexico and Spanish America.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"gue</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>agu</ets>, <ets>ague</ets>, OF. <ets>agu</ets>, F. <ets>aigu</ets>, sharp, OF. fem. <ets>ague</ets>, LL. (febris) <ets>acuta</ets>, a sharp, acute fever, fr. L. <ets>acutus</ets> sharp. See <er>Acute</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An acute fever.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;Brenning <xex>agues</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>P. Plowman.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An intermittent fever, attended by alternate cold and hot fits.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The cold fit or rigor of the intermittent fever; <as>as, fever and <ex>ague</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A chill, or state of shaking, as with cold.</def> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Ague cake</b></col>, <cd>an enlargement of the spleen produced by ague.</cd> -- <col><b>Ague drop</b></col>, <cd>a solution of the arsenite of potassa used for ague.</cd> -- <col><b>Ague fit</b></col>, <cd>a fit of the ague.</cd> <au>Shak.</au> -- <col><b>Ague spell</b></col>, <cd>a spell or charm against ague.</cd> <au>Gay.</au> -- <col><b>Ague tree</b></col>, <cd>the sassafras, -- sometimes so called from the use of its root formerly, in cases of ague.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"gue</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Agued</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To strike with an ague, or with a cold fit.</def> <rj><au>Heywood.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>agueweed</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a gentian of East North America having clusters of bristly blue flowers.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ague weed, five-flowered gentian, stiff gentian, Gentianella quinquefolia, Gentiana quinquefolia</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a perennial herb of the southeastern U. S. having white-rayed flower heads. It was formerly used in folk medicine.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> boneset, thoroughwort, Eupatorium perfoliatum</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*guilt"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To be guilty of; to offend; to sin against; to wrong.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*guise"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Dress.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Dr. H. More.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*guise"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>guise</ets>.]</ety> <def>To dress; to attire; to adorn.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Above all knights ye goodly seem <qex>aguised</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"gu*ish</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having the qualities of an ague; somewhat cold or shivering; chilly; shaky.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Her <qex>aguish</qex> love now glows and burns.</q> <rj><qau>Granville.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Productive of, or affected by, ague; <as>as, the <ex>aguish</ex> districts of England</as>.</def> <rj><au>T. Arnold.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>-- <wordforms><wf>A"gu*ish*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*gush"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>gush</ets>.]</ety> <def>In a gushing state.</def> <rj><au>Hawthorne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ag"y*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + <grk>gynh`</grk> woman.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Without female organs; male.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ah</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>a</ets>: cf. OF. <ets>a</ets>, F. <ets>ah</ets>, L. <ets>ah</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, Sk. <ets>&amacr;</ets>, Icel. &aelig;, OHG. <ets>&amacr;</ets>, Lith. <ets>&aacute;</ets>, <ets>&aacute;&aacute;</ets>.]</ety> <def>An exclamation, expressive of surprise, pity, complaint, entreaty, contempt, threatening, delight, triumph, etc., according to the manner of utterance.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ha"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Ah</ets>, interj. + <ets>ha</ets>.]</ety> <def>An exclamation expressing, by different intonations, triumph, mixed with derision or irony, or simple surprise.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ha"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A sunk fence. See <er>Ha-ha</er>.</def> <rj><au>Mason.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*head"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>head</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In or to the front; in advance; onward.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The island bore but a little <qex>ahead</qex> of us.</q> <rj><qau>Fielding.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Headlong; without restraint.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>L'Estrange.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To go ahead</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To go in advance.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To go on onward.</cd> <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>To push on in an enterprise.</cd> <mark>[Colloq]</mark> -- <col><b>To get ahead of</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To get in advance of.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To surpass; to get the better of.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*heap"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>heap</ets>.]</ety> <def>In a heap; huddled together.</def> <rj><au>Hood.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*height"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>height</ets>.]</ety> <def>Aloft; on high.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;Look up <xex>aheight</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*hem"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <def>An exclamation to call one's attention; hem.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*hey"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <def>Hey; ho.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*high"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>On high.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*hold"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>hold</ets>.]</ety> <def>Near the wind; <as>as, to lay a ship <ex>ahold</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*horse"back</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>On horseback.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Two suspicious fellows <qex>ahorseback</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Smollet.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*hoy"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <ety>[OE. a, interj. + <ets>hoy</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A term used in hailing; <as>as, &ldquo;Ship <ex>ahoy</ex></as>.&rdquo;</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ah"ri*man</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Per.]</ety> <def>The Evil Principle or Being of the ancient Persians; the Prince of Darkness as opposer to <xex>Ormuzd</xex>, the King of Light.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A"hu</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The Asiatic gazelle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*hull"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>hull</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>With the sails furled, and the helm lashed alee; -- applied to ships in a storm. See <er>Hull</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*hun"gered</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>hungered</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pinched with hunger; very hungry.</def> <rj><au>C. Bront&eacute;.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"i</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Ais</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Braz. <ets>a&iuml;</ets>, <ets>ha&iuml;</ets>, from the animal's cry: cf. F. <ets>a&iuml;</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The three-toed sloth (<spn>Bradypus tridactylus</spn>) of South America. See <er>Sloth</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>&Verbar;<hw>Ai"blins</hw>, <hw>A"blins</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Able</er>.]</ety> <def>Perhaps; possibly.</def> <mark>[Scotch]</mark> <rj><au>Burns.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aich's met"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A kind of gun metal, containing copper, zinc, and iron, but no tin.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Aided</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Aiding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>aider</ets>, OF. <ets>aidier</ets>, fr. L. <ets>adjutare</ets> to help, freq. of <ets>adjuvare</ets> to help; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>juvare</ets> to help. Cf. <er>Adjutant</er>.]</ety> <def>To support, either by furnishing strength or means in co&ouml;peration to effect a purpose, or to prevent or to remove evil; to help; to assist.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>You speedy helpers . . . <br/>
+Appear and <qex>aid</qex> me in this enterprise.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To help; assist; support; sustain; succor; relieve; befriend; co&ouml;perate; promote. See <er>Help</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aid</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>aide</ets>, OF. <ets>a&iuml;de</ets>, <ets>a&iuml;e</ets>, fr. the verb. See <er>Aid</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Help; succor; assistance; relief.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>An unconstitutional mode of obtaining <qex>aid</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Hallam.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The person or thing that promotes or helps in something done; a helper; an assistant.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It is not good that man should be alone; let us make unto him an <qex>aid</qex> like unto himself.</q> <rj><qau>Tobit viii. 6.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Eng. Hist.)</fld> <def>A subsidy granted to the king by Parliament; also, an exchequer loan.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Feudal Law)</fld> <def>A pecuniary tribute paid by a vassal to his lord on special occasions.</def> <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>An aid-de-camp, so called by abbreviation; <as>as, a general's <ex>aid</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Aid prayer</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>a proceeding by which a defendant beseeches and claims assistance from some one who has a further or more permanent interest in the matter in suit.</cd> -- <col><b>To pray in aid</b></col>, <cd>to beseech and claim such assistance.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aid"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>aidance</ets>.]</ety> <def>Aid.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Aidance</qex> 'gainst the enemy.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aid"ant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>aidant</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>aider</ets> to help.]</ety> <def>Helping; helpful; supplying aid.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aid"-de-camp`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Aids-de-camp</plw>. <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>aide de camp</ets> (literally) camp assistant.]</ety> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>An officer selected by a general to carry orders, also to assist or represent him in correspondence and in directing movements.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aid"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, aids.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aid"ful</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Helpful.</def> <mark>[Archaic.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aid"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Helpless; without aid.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aid"-ma`jor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The adjutant of a regiment.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ai"el</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Ayle</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aig"let</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Aglet</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ai"gre</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>Eager</er>.]</ety> <def>Sour.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ai"gre*more</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. origin unknown.]</ety> <def>Charcoal prepared for making powder.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ai"gret</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ai*grette</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., a sort of white heron, with a tuft of feathers on its head; a tuft of feathers; dim. of the same word as <ets>heron</ets>. See <er>Heron</er>, and cf. <er>Egret</er>, <er>Egrette</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The small white European heron. See <er>Egret</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A plume or tuft for the head composed of feathers, or of gems, etc.</def> <rj><au>Prescott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A tuft like that of the egret.</def> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A feathery crown of seed; egret; <as>as, the <ex>aigrette</ex> or down of the dandelion or the thistle</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ai`guille"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., a needle. See <er>Aglet</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A needle-shaped peak.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An instrument for boring holes, used in blasting.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ai`guil*lette"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>Aglet</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A point or tag at the end of a fringe or lace; an aglet.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One of the ornamental tags, cords, or loops on some military and naval uniforms.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ai"gu*let</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Aglet</er>.</def> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ail</hw> <pr>(&amacr;l)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Ailed</conjf> <pr>(&amacr;ld)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Ailing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>eilen</ets>, <ets>ailen</ets>, AS. <ets>eglan</ets> to trouble, pain; akin to Goth. us-<ets>agljan</ets> to distress, <ets>agls</ets> troublesome, irksome, <ets>aglo</ets>, <ets>aglitha</ets>, pain, and prob. to E. <ets>awe</ets>. &radic;3.]</ety> <def>To affect with pain or uneasiness, either physical or mental; to trouble; to be the matter with; -- used to express some uneasiness or affection, whose cause is unknown; <as>as, what <ex>ails</ex> the man? I know not what <ex>ails</ex> him</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>What <qex>aileth</qex> thee, Hagar?</q> <rj><qau>Gen. xxi. 17.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; It is never used to express a specific disease. We do not say, a fever <xex>ails</xex> him; but, something <xex>ails</xex> him.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ail</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be affected with pain or uneasiness of any sort; to be ill or indisposed or in trouble.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>When he <qex>ails</qex> ever so little . . . he is so peevish.</q> <rj><qau>Richardson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ail</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Indisposition or morbid affection.</def>
+ <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ai*lan"thus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Ailantus</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ai*lan"tus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>aylanto</ets>, i. e., tree of heaven, the name of the tree in the Moluccas.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of beautiful trees, natives of the East Indies. The tree imperfectly di&oelig;cious, and the staminate or male plant is very offensive when blossom.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ai"le*ron</hw> <pr>(&amacr;"l&euptack_;*r&obreve_;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., dim. of <ets>aile</ets> wing.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A half gable, as at the end of a penthouse or of the aisle of a church.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(A&euml;ronautics)</fld> <def>A small plane or surface capable of being manipulated by the pilot of a flying machine to control lateral balance; a hinged wing tip; a lateral stabilizing or balancing plane.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ai*lette</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>ailette</ets>, dim. of <ets>aile</ets> wing, L. <ets>ala</ets>.]</ety> <def>A small square shield, formerly worn on the shoulders of knights, -- being the prototype of the modern epaulet.</def> <rj><au>Fairholt.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ailing</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>sick; unhealthy. Opposite of <ant>well</ant> or <ant>healthy</ant>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> indisposed, peaked(predicate), poorly(predicate), sickly, unwell.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ail"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Indisposition; morbid affection of the body; -- not applied ordinarily to acute diseases.</def> &ldquo;Little <xex>ailments</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Landsdowne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ai`lu*roid"e*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; cat + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A group of the Carnivora, which includes the cats, civets, and hyenas.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ailuropodidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>in some classifications considered the family comprising the giant pandas.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Ailuropodidae</fam>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ailurus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a genus comprising the lesser pandas.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Ailurus</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aim</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Aimed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Aiming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>amen</ets>, <ets>aimen</ets>, <ets>eimen</ets>, to guess at, to estimate, to aim, OF. <ets>esmer</ets>, <ets>asmer</ets>, fr. L. <ets>aestimare</ets> to estimate; or perh. fr. OF. <ets>aesmer</ets>; &unr_; (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>esmer</ets>. See <er>Estimate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To point or direct a missile weapon, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it; <as>as, to <ex>aim</ex> at a fox, or at a target</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To direct the indention or purpose; to attempt the accomplishment of a purpose; to try to gain; to endeavor; -- followed by <xex>at</xex>, or by an infinitive; <as>as, to <ex>aim</ex> at distinction; to <ex>aim</ex> to do well.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Aim'st</qex> thou at princes?</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To guess or conjecture.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aim</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To direct or point, as a weapon, at a particular object; to direct, as a missile, an act, or a proceeding, at, to, or against an object; <as>as, to <ex>aim</ex> a musket or an arrow, the fist or a blow (<ex>at</ex> something); to <ex>aim</ex> a satire or a reflection (<ex>at</ex> some person or vice).</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aim</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>esme</ets> estimation, fr. <ets>esmer</ets>. See <er>Aim</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, in the line of direction with the object intended to be struck; the line of fire; the direction of anything, as a spear, a blow, a discourse, a remark, towards a particular point or object, with a view to strike or affect it.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Each at the head leveled his deadly <qex>aim</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The point intended to be hit, or object intended to be attained or affected.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To be the <qex>aim</qex> of every dangerous shot.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Intention; purpose; design; scheme.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>How oft ambitious <qex>aims</qex> are crossed!</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Conjecture; guess.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>What you would work me to, I have some <qex>aim</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To cry aim</b></col> <fld>(Archery)</fld>, <cd>to encourage.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj>
+</cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- End; object; scope; drift; design; purpose; intention; scheme; tendency; aspiration.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aim"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who aims, directs, or points.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aim"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without aim or purpose; <as>as, an <ex>aimless</ex> life</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Aim"less*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Aim"less*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ain</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>belonging to or on behalf of a specified person especially one's self; preceded by a possessive.</def> <illu>`my <ex>ain</ex>' is Scottish</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> own(prenominal).</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ai"no</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Said to be the native name for man.]</ety> <def>same as <er>Ainu</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ai"nu</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Said to be the native name for man.]</ety> <def>One of a peculiar race found primarily in Hokkaido, in the northern part of the empire of Japan, the Kurile Islands, and nearby. They are believed to be the native inhabitants of the Japanese islands. The Ainus are stout and short, with hairy bodies. Also called <altname>Aino</altname> and <altname>hairy Ainu</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ain't</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A contraction for <xex>are not</xex> and <xex>am not</xex>; also used for <xex>is not</xex>. <mark>[Colloq. or illiterate speech]</mark>. See <er>An't</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>aioli</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Cooking)</fld> <def>a French garlic-flavored mayonnaise. It is often served with fish and other seafood, and sometimes with vegetables.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> aioli sauce, garlic sauce</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Air</hw> <pr>(&acirc;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>air</ets>, <ets>eir</ets>, F. <ets>air</ets>, L. <ets>a&euml;r</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>'ah`r</grk>, air, mist, for <grk>'a&digamma_;hr</grk>, fr. root <grk>'a&digamma_;</grk> to blow, breathe, probably akin to E. <ets>wind</ets>. In sense 10 the French has taking a meaning fr. It. <ets>aria</ets> atmosphere, air, fr. the same Latin word; and in senses 11, 12, 13 the French meaning is either fr. L. <ets>aria</ets>, or due to confusion with F. <ets>aire</ets>, in an older sense of origin, descent. Cf. <er>A&euml;ry</er>, <er>Debonair</er>, <er>Malaria</er>, <er>Wind</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The fluid which we breathe, and which surrounds the earth; the atmosphere. It is invisible, inodorous, insipid, transparent, compressible, elastic, and ponderable.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; By the ancient philosophers, <xex>air</xex> was regarded as an element; but modern science has shown that it is essentially a mixture of oxygen and nitrogen, with a small amount of carbon dioxide, the average proportions being, by volume: oxygen, 20.96 per cent.; nitrogen, 79.00 per cent.; carbon dioxide, 0.04 per cent. These proportions are subject to a very slight variability. Air also always contains some vapor of water.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Symbolically: Something unsubstantial, light, or volatile.</def> &ldquo;Charm ache with <xex>air</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He was still all <qex>air</qex> and fire.</q>
+[<qex>Air</qex> and <qex>fire</qex> being the finer and quicker elements as opposed to <qex>earth</qex> and <qex>water</qex>.] <rj><qau>Macaulay</qau></rj>.<br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A particular state of the atmosphere, as respects heat, cold, moisture, etc., or as affecting the sensations; <as>as, a smoky <ex>air</ex>, a damp <ex>air</ex>, the morning <ex>air</ex>, etc.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Any a&euml;riform body; a gas; <as>as, oxygen was formerly called vital <ex>air</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Air in motion; a light breeze; a gentle wind.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Let vernal <qex>airs</qex> through trembling osiers play.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Odoriferous or contaminated air.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>That which surrounds and influences.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The keen, the wholesome <qex>air</qex> of poverty.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>Utterance abroad; publicity; vent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>You gave it <qex>air</qex> before me.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>Intelligence; information.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>10.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A musical idea, or <xex>motive</xex>, rhythmically developed in consecutive single tones, so as to form a symmetrical and balanced whole, which may be sung by a single voice to the stanzas of a hymn or song, or even to plain prose, or played upon an instrument; a melody; a tune; an aria.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>In harmonized chorals, psalmody, part songs, etc., the part which bears the tune or melody -- in modern harmony usually the upper part -- is sometimes called the <xex>air</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>11.</sn> <def>The peculiar look, appearance, and bearing of a person; mien; demeanor; <as>as, the <ex>air</ex> of a youth; a heavy <ex>air</ex>; a lofty <ex>air</ex>.</as></def> &ldquo;His very <xex>air</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>12.</sn> <def>Peculiar appearance; apparent character; semblance; manner; style.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It was communicated with the <qex>air</qex> of a secret.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>12.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>An artificial or affected manner; show of pride or vanity; haughtiness; <as>as, it is said of a person, he puts on <ex>airs</ex></as>.</def> <rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 35 --></p>
+
+<p><sn>14.</sn> <fld>(Paint.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The representation or reproduction of the effect of the atmospheric medium through which every object in nature is viewed.</def> <au>New Am. Cyc.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Carriage; attitude; action; movement; <as>as, the head of that portrait has a good <ex>air</ex></as>.</def> <rj><au>Fairholt.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>15.</sn> <fld>(Man.)</fld> <def>The artificial motion or carriage of a horse.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Air</xex> is much used adjectively or as the first part of a compound term. In most cases it might be written indifferently, as a separate limiting word, or as the first element of the compound term, with or without the hyphen; as, <xex>air</xex> bladder, <xex>air</xex>-bladder, or <xex>air</xex>bladder; <xex>air</xex> cell, <xex>air</xex>-cell, or <xex>air</xex>cell; <xex>air</xex>-pump, or <xex>air</xex>pump.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Air balloon</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Balloon</er>. </cd> -- <col><b>Air bath</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>An apparatus for the application of air to the body.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>An arrangement for drying substances in air of any desired temperature.</cd> -- <col><b>Air castle</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Castle in the air</er>, under <er>Castle</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Air compressor</b></col>, <cd>a machine for compressing air to be used as a motive power.</cd> -- <col><b>Air crossing</b></col>, <cd>a passage for air in a mine.</cd> -- <col><b>Air cushion</b></col>, <cd>an air-tight cushion which can be inflated; also, a device for arresting motion without shock by confined air.</cd> -- <col><b>Air fountain</b></col>, <cd>a contrivance for producing a jet of water by the force of compressed air.</cd> -- <col><b>Air furnace</b></col>, <cd>a furnace which depends on a natural draft and not on blast.</cd> -- <col><b>Air line</b></col>, <cd>a straight line; a bee line.</cd> Hence <col><b>Air-line</b></col>, <pos>adj.</pos>; <cd><as>as, <ex>air-line</ex> road</as>.</cd> -- <col><b>Air lock</b></col> <fld>(Hydr. Engin.)</fld>, <cd>an intermediate chamber between the outer air and the compressed-air chamber of a pneumatic caisson.</cd> <au>Knight.</au> -- <col><b>Air port</b></col> <fld>(Nav.)</fld>, <cd>a scuttle or porthole in a ship to admit air.</cd> -- <col><b>Air spring</b></col>, <cd>a spring in which the elasticity of air is utilized.</cd> -- <col><b>Air thermometer</b></col>, <cd>a form of thermometer in which the contraction and expansion of air is made to measure changes of temperature.</cd> -- <col><b>Air threads</b></col>, <cd>gossamer.</cd> -- <col><b>Air trap</b></col>, <cd>a contrivance for shutting off foul air or gas from drains, sewers, etc.; a stench trap.</cd> -- <col><b>Air trunk</b></col>, <cd>a pipe or shaft for conducting foul or heated air from a room.</cd> -- <col><b>Air valve</b></col>, <cd>a valve to regulate the admission or egress of air; esp. a valve which opens inwardly in a steam boiler and allows air to enter.</cd> -- <col><b>Air way</b></col>, <cd>a passage for a current of air; as the <xex>air way</xex> of an air pump; an <xex>air way</xex> in a mine.</cd> -- <col><b>In the air</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>Prevalent without traceable origin or authority, as rumors.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Not in a fixed or stable position; unsettled.</cd> <sd>(c)</sd> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <cd>Unsupported and liable to be turned or taken in flank; <as>as, the army had its wing <ex>in the air</ex></as>.</cd> -- <col><b>on the air</b></col>, <cd>currently transmitting; live; -- used of radio and television broadcasts, to indicate that the images and sounds being picked up by cameras and microphones are being broadcast at the present moment.</cd> <note>In call-in programs where individuals outside a radio or television studio have telephoned into the station, when their voice is being directly broadcast, the host of the program commonly states &ldquo;You're <ex>on the air</ex>.&rdquo; as a warning that the conversation is not private.</note> -- <col><b>To take air</b></col>, <cd>to be divulged; to be made public.</cd> -- <col><b>To take the air</b></col>, <cd>to go abroad; to walk or ride out.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Air</hw> <pr>(&acirc;r)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Aired</conjf> <pr>(&acirc;rd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Airing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[See <er>Air</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, and cf. <er>A&euml;rate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To expose to the air for the purpose of cooling, refreshing, or purifying; to ventilate; <as>as, to <ex>air</ex> a room</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It were good wisdom . . . that the jail were <qex>aired</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Were you but riding forth to <qex>air</qex> yourself.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To expose for the sake of public notice; to display ostentatiously; <as>as, to <ex>air</ex> one's opinion</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Airing</qex> a snowy hand and signet gem.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To expose to heat, for the purpose of expelling dampness, or of warming; <as>as, to <ex>air</ex> linen; to <ex>air</ex> liquors.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>air"ball`</hw> <pr>(&acirc;r"b&asuml_;l`)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Basketball)</fld> <def>A throw at the basket that completely misses, not even hitting the rim. Compare <er>swoosh</er> and <er>nothing but net</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>air"bed`</hw>, <hw>air" bed`</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A sack or mattress inflated with air, and used as a bed.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> air mattress, air-bed</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>air" blad`der</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>An air sac, sometimes double or variously lobed, in the visceral cavity of many fishes. It originates in the same way as the lungs of air-breathing vertebrates, and in the adult may retain a tubular connection with the pharynx or esophagus.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A sac or bladder full of air in an animal or plant; also an air hole in a casting.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>airborne</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>conveyed by or through air, as dust or pollen; <as>as, a clean room is needed to avoid <ex>airborne</ex> contaminants</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>in flight; flying; -- said of an airplane.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>carried directly to the site of battle by aircraft; -- said of combat troops, <as>as, an <ex>airborne</ex> division</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Air" brake`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>A railway brake powered by compressed air.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> airbrake.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>airbrake</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a small parachute or articulated flap to reduce the speed of an aircraft.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> dive brake</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a vehicular brake that operates by compressed air; especially for heavy vehicles. Same as <er>air brake</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> air brake</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an atomizer to spray by means of compressed air.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>airbrush</hw>, <hw>air brush</hw></mhw>. <def>A kind of atomizer for applying liquid coloring matter, such as paint, in a spray by compressed air.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>airbrush</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <sn>1.</sn> <def>to paint with an airbrush.</def> <illu>The old car looks like new now that we <ex>airbrushed</ex> it</illu><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>to alter or remove by use of an airbrush.</def> &ldquo;After the photographer <ex>airbrushed</ex> out the wrinkles on her face she looked twenty years younger.&rdquo;<br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Air"-built`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Erected in the air; having no solid foundation; chimerical; <as>as, an <ex>air-built</ex> castle</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Air" cell`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A cavity in the cellular tissue of plants, containing air only.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A receptacle of air in various parts of the system; as, a cell or minute cavity in the walls of the air tubes of the lungs; the air sac of birds; a dilatation of the air vessels in insects.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Air" cham`ber</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>A chamber or cavity filled with air, in an animal or plant.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A cavity containing air to act as a spring for equalizing the flow of a liquid in a pump or other hydraulic machine.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Air" cock`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A faucet to allow escape of air.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Air cooling</hw>. <def>In devices generating heat, such as gasoline-engine motor vehicles, the cooling of the device by increasing its radiating surface by means of ribs or radiators, and placing it so that it is exposed to a current of air. Cf. <er>Water cooling</er>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Air"-cooled`</wf>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Air"craft`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. sing. &amp; pl.</pos> <def>Any vehicle, such as an airplane, helicopter, balloon, etc., for floating in, or flying through, the air.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>aircraftman</hw>, <hw>aircraftsman</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a noncommissioned officer in the British Royal Air Force.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>aircrew</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the crew of an aircraft.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>aircrewman</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a member of an <membof>aircrew</membof>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>airdock</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a large building at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> hangar, repair shed</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Air"-drawn"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Drawn in air; imaginary.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This is the <qex>air-drawn</qex> dagger.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Air" drill`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A drill driven by the elastic pressure of condensed air; a pneumatic drill.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>air"drome`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an airfield equipped with control tower and hangers as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> airport, aerodrome</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>aired</hw> <pr>(&acirc;rd)</pr>, <pos>adj.</pos> <def>abounding in fresh air.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> airy</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>made public by radio or television.</def> <illu>The report was <ex>aired</ex> on the seven o'clock news.</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> broadcast</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Airedale</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a breed of large wiry-coated terriers, bred in Yorkshire.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Airedale terrier</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Air" engine`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>An engine driven by heated or by compressed air.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Air"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who exposes to the air.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A frame on which clothes are aired or dried.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>air"field`</hw> <pr>(&acirc;r"f&emacr;ld`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a place where planes take off and land; an airport; -- usually used of airports other than those with regularly sheduled commercial flights, such as those at military bases or small fields for private aircraft.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> landing field, flying field, field</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>air"flow`</hw> <pr>(&acirc;r"fl&omacr;`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the flow of air.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>air"foil`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a surface such as the wing of an airplane designed to provide reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> aerofoil</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>airframe</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the framework and covering of an airplane or rocket (excluding the engines).</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Air gap</hw>. <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>An air-filled gap in a magnetic or electric circuit; specif., in a dynamo or motor, the space between the field-magnet poles and the armature; clearance.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Air" gas`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>See under <er>Gas</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>air"gun`</hw>, <hw>air" gun`</hw></mhw> <pr>(g&ubreve;n`)</pr>. <def>A kind of gun in which the elastic force of condensed air is used to discharge the ball. The air is powerfully compressed into a reservoir attached to the gun, by a condensing pump, and is controlled by a valve actuated by the trigger. The common <stype>BB gun</stype> is a type of air gun.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Air hammer</hw>. <def>a hammer powered by compressed air so as to be able to provide powerful repeated strokes; a pneumatic hammer.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>air"head`</hw> <pr>(&acirc;r" h&ebreve_;d`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>an airheaded person.</def> <mark>[disparaging]</mark> <br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>airheaded</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; scatterbrained; stupid; simple-minded; <as>as, <ex>airheaded</ex> teenagers</as>. Contrasted with <ant>serious</ant>, <ant>solemn</ant></def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> dizzy, empty-headed, featherbrained, giddy, lightheaded, light-headed, silly</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Air" hole`</hw> <pr>(&acirc;r" h&omacr;l`)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>A hole to admit or discharge air; specifically, a spot in the ice not frozen over.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Founding)</fld> <def>A fault in a casting, produced by a bubble of air; a blowhole.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(A&euml;ronautics)</fld> <def>A local region in the atmosphere having a downward movement and offering less than normal support for the sustaining surfaces of a flying machine, causing an airplane to drop suddenly. Same as <altname>air pocket</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Air"i*ly</hw> <pr>(&acirc;r"&ibreve_;*l&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an airy manner; lightly; gaily; jauntily; flippantly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Air"i*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state or quality of being airy; openness or exposure to the air; <as>as, the <ex>airiness</ex> of a country seat</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Lightness of spirits; gayety; levity; <as>as, the <ex>airiness</ex> of young persons</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Air"ing</hw> <pr>(&acirc;r"&ibreve_;ng)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A walk or a ride in the open air; a short excursion for health's sake.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An exposure to air, or to a fire, for warming, drying, etc.; <as>as, the <ex>airing</ex> of linen, or of a room</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Air" jack`et</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A jacket having air-tight cells, or cavities which can be filled with air, to render persons buoyant in swimming.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Air"less</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not open to a free current of air; wanting fresh air, or communication with the open air.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Air" lev`el</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>Spirit level. See <er>Level</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Air"like`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Resembling air.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Air line</hw>. <def>A path through the air made easy for a&euml;rial navigation by steady winds.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>air"line`</hw>. <def>an organization, usually commercial or governmental, providing transportation by airplane for freight or passengers. The term includes the organization, its personnel, equipment and other properties, such as approved air routes.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Air"ling</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A thoughtless, gay person.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;Slight <xex>airlings</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Air"man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A man who ascends or flies in an aircraft; an aviator; an airplane pilot.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>an enlisted man in the air force; there are several grades.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Air"man*ship</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Art, skill, or ability in the practice of aerial navigation; aircraft piloting.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Air"ol</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Pharm.)</fld> <def>A grayish green antiseptic powder, consisting of a basic iodide and gallate of bismuth, sometimes used in place of iodoform.</def> <mark>[A Trademark]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Air*om"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Air</ets> + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <def>A hollow cylinder to contain air. It is closed above and open below, and has its open end plunged into water.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Air" pipe`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A pipe for the passage of air; esp. a ventilating pipe.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>air"plane</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a heavier-than-air aircraft. Same as <altname><er>aeroplane{2}</er></altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>airplane propeller</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a <er>propeller</er> designed for propelling airplanes.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> airscrew, propeller, prop.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Air" plant`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant deriving its sustenance from the air alone; an a&euml;rophyte.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The &ldquo;Florida moss&rdquo; (<gen>Tillandsia</gen>, many tropical orchids, and most mosses and lichens are air plants. Those which are lodged upon trees, but not parasitic on them, such as the <stype>Spanish moss</stype> <spn>Tillandsia usneoides</spn>), are <stype>epiphytes</stype>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Air" pock"et</hw> <pr>(p&obreve_;k"&ebreve_;t)</pr>. <fld>(aeronautics)</fld> <def>A local region in the atmosphere having a downward movement and offering less than normal support for the sustaining surfaces of a flying machine, causing an airplane to drop suddenly. Same as <altname>air hole</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Air" poise`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[See <er>Poise</er>.]</ety> <def>An instrument to measure the weight of air.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Air" pump`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>A kind of pump for exhausting air from a vessel or closed space; also, a pump to condense air or force it into a closed space.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Steam Engines)</fld> <def>A pump used to exhaust from a condenser the condensed steam, the water used for condensing, and any commingled air.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Air" sac`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>One of the spaces in different parts of the bodies of birds, which are filled with air and connected with the air passages of the lungs; an air cell.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An <er>alveolus</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>airscrew</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an <er>airplane propeller</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> airplane propeller, prop</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Air" shaft`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A passage, usually vertical, for admitting fresh air into a mine or a tunnel.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>airship</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a steerable self-propelled light-than-air aircraft.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> dirigible</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Air"sick`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Affected with air sickness or a&euml;rial sickness; feeling nauseous due to riding in an airplane.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Air"sick`ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Air" sick"ness</hw>. <def>A vomiting or nauseous feeling similar to seasickness experienced by passengers in aircraft; -- it is caused by motion and distinguished from the effects of low air pressure, as it may also occur in the pressurized cabins of large aircraft.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Air"-slacked`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Slacked, or pulverized, by exposure to the air; <as>as, <ex>air-slacked</ex> lime</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>air"space`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the atmosphere above a nation and deemed to be under its jurisdiction.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Air" stove`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A stove for heating a current of air which is directed against its surface by means of pipes, and then distributed through a building.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>air"stream`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a relatively well-defined prevailing wind.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> slipstream, race, backwash, wash</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>air"strip`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>an airfield without normal airport facilities.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> flight strip, landing strip, strip</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>airt</hw> <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>to pick one's way.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> pass, make one's way, work one's way, work</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>airt</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>airth</asp>.]</altsp> <mark>[Chiefly Scottish]</mark> <sn>1.</sn> <def>to point out the way; to direct or guide.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>channel into a new direction</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> redirect</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Air"-tight`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>So tight as to be impermeable to air or other gases; <as>as, an <ex>air-tight</ex> cylinder</as>; -- said of containers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>of such close construction as to have little leakage of air in or out; -- said of structures</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>so thoroughly convincing as to be insusceptible to doubt; having no apparent counterarguments; -- of arguments or assertions</def> <illu>an <ex>airtight</ex> alibi</illu> <illu>an <ex>airtight</ex> argument</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> airtight, uncontradictable, undeniable.</syn><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Air"-tight`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A stove the draft of which can be almost entirely shut off.</def> <mark>[Colloq. U. S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Air" ves`sel</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A vessel, cell, duct, or tube containing or conducting air; as the <xex>air vessels</xex> of insects, birds, plants, etc.; the <xex>air vessel</xex> of a pump, engine, etc. For the latter, see <er>Air chamber</er>. The <xex>air vessels</xex> of insects are called <xex>trache&aelig;</xex>, of plants <xex>spiral vessels</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Air"ward</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Air"wards</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Toward the air; upward.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Keats.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>air"waves</hw> <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>the medium of transmission of signals by radio or television stations; by radio transmission; -- used non-technically; <as>as, over the <ex>airwaves</ex>, i. e. by radio or television</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>airway</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a duct that provides ventilation, as in mines.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> air passage, air duct.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Air"wom`an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A woman who ascends or flies in an aircraft; a woman aviator; a woman airplane pilot or balloonist; an aviatrix.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> aviatrix, aviatress</syn><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>airworthiness</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>fitness to fly.</def> &ldquo;the plane received a certificate of airworthiness&rdquo;.<br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>airworthy</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>fit to fly; -- said of aircraft. Opposite of <ant>unairworthy</ant>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Air"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Consisting of air; <as>as, an <ex>airy</ex> substance; the <ex>airy</ex> parts of bodies.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Relating or belonging to air; high in air; a&euml;rial; <as>as, an <ex>airy</ex> flight</as>.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>airy</xex> region.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Open to a free current of air; exposed to the air; breezy; <as>as, an <ex>airy</ex> situation</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Resembling air; thin; unsubstantial; not material; airlike.</def> &ldquo;An <xex>airy</xex> spirit.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Relating to the spirit or soul; delicate; graceful; <as>as, <ex>airy</ex> music</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Without reality; having no solid foundation; empty; trifling; visionary.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Airy</xex> fame.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Empty sound, and <qex>airy</qex> notions.</q> <rj><qau>Roscommon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Light of heart; vivacious; sprightly; flippant; superficial.</def> &ldquo;Merry and <xex>airy</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>Having an affected manner; being in the habit of putting on airs; affectedly grand.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Paint.)</fld> <def>Having the light and a&euml;rial tints true to nature.</def> <rj><au>Elmes.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aisle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>ele</ets>, F. <ets>aile</ets>, wing, wing of a building, L. <ets>ala</ets>, contr. fr. <ets>axilla</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A lateral division of a building, separated from the middle part, called the nave, by a row of columns or piers, which support the roof or an upper wall containing windows, called the clearstory wall.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Improperly used also for the have; -- as in the phrases, a church with three <xex>aisles</xex>, the middle <xex>aisle</xex>.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>Also (perhaps from confusion with <xex>alley</xex>), a passage into which the pews of a church open.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aisled</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Furnished with an aisle or aisles.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ais"less</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without an aisle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ait</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. &unr_;, &unr_;, perh. dim. of <ets>&imacr;eg</ets>, <ets>&imacr;g</ets>, island. See <er>Eyot</er>.]</ety> <def>An islet, or little isle, in a river or lake; an eyot.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>ait</qex> where the osiers grew.</q> <rj><qau>R. Hodges (1649).</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Among green <qex>aits</qex> and meadows.</q> <rj><qau>Dickens.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ait</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Oat.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark> <rj><au>Burns.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aitch</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The letter <it>h</it> or <it>H.</it></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aitch"bone`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[For <ets>nachebone</ets>. For loss of <it>n</it>, cf. <er>Adder</er>. See <er>Natch</er>.]</ety> <def>The bone of the rump; also, the cut of beef surrounding this bone.</def> <altsp>[Spelt also <asp>edgebone</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ai`ti*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>&AElig;tiology</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aizoaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a natural family of succulent herbs or small shrubs mostly of South Africa but also New Zealand and North America: carpetweeds; fig marigolds.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Aizoaceae</fam>, <fam>Tetragoniaceae</fam>, family <fam>Tetragoniaceae</fam>, carpetweed family.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*jar"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>on char</ets> ajar, on the turn; AS. <ets>cerr</ets>, <ets>cyrr</ets>, turn, akin to G. <ets>kehren</ets> to turn, and to D. <ets>akerre</ets>. See <er>Char</er>.]</ety> <def>Slightly turned or opened; <as>as, the door was standing <ex>ajar</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*jar"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>jar</ets>.]</ety> <def>In a state of discord; out of harmony; <as>as, he is <ex>ajar</ex> with the world</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Aj"a*va</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See <er>Ajouan</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*jog"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>jog</ets>.]</ety> <def>On the jog.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Aj"ou*an</hw> &Verbar;<hw>Aj"ow*an</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <altsp>[Written also <asp>ajwain</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[Prob. native name.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The fruit of <spn>Ammi Copticum</spn>, syn. <spn>Carum Ajowan</spn>, used both as a medicine and as a condiment. An oil containing thymol is extracted from it. Called also <altname>Javanee seed</altname>, <altname>Javanese seed</altname>, and <altname>ajava</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>a`jour`</hw> <pr>(&adot_;`zh&oobreve_;r`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>&agrave; jour</ets>, open to day.]</ety> <def>of or pertaining to objects which are pierced or decorated with an openwork pattern.</def> <au>RHUD 1.3</au><br/>
+[<source>PJC.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aj"u*tage</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>ajutage</ets>, for <ets>ajoutage</ets>, fr. <ets>ajouter</ets> to add, LL. <ets>adjuxtare</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>juxta</ets> near to, nigh. Cf. <er>Adjutage</er>, <er>Adjustage</er>, <er>Adjust</er>.]</ety> <def>A tube through which water is discharged; an efflux tube; <as>as, the <ex>ajutage</ex> of a fountain</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ake</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. &amp; v.</pos> <def>See <er>Ache</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>akee</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a tree (<spn>Blighia sapida</spn>) widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits; introduced in Jamaica by <person>Captain Bligh</person> of the HMS Bounty.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> akee tree.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds; the flesh is poisonous when unripe or overripe.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ackee</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*kene"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Achene</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Akeridae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a family comprising the bubble shells.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Akeridae</fam>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ak"e*ton</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <def>See <er>Acton</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*kim"bo</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Etymology unknown. Cf. <er>Kimbo</er>.]</ety> <def>With a crook or bend; with the hand on the hip and elbow turned outward.</def> &ldquo;With one arm <xex>akimbo</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Irving.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*kin"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> (for <ets>of</ets>) + <ets>kin</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of the same kin; related by blood; -- used of persons; <as>as, the two families are near <ex>akin</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Allied by nature; partaking of the same properties; of the same kind.</def> &ldquo;A joy <xex>akin</xex> to rapture.&rdquo; <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The literary character of the work is <qex>akin</qex> to its moral character.</q> <rj><qau>Jeffrey.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; This adjective is used only after the noun.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ak`i*ne"si*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; quiescence; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; motion.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Paralysis of the motor nerves; loss of movement.</def> <rj><au>Foster.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ak`i*ne"sic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to akinesia.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*knee"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>On the knee.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Southey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ak*now"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>Earlier form of <er>Acknow</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To be aknow</b></col>, <cd>to acknowledge; to confess.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>akvavit</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def> Scandinavian liquor usually flavored with caroway seeds.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> aquavit</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>All.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>the chemical symbol for aluminum.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al</hw>. <pos>conj.</pos> <def>Although; if.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <see>See <er>All</er>, <pos>conj.</pos></see><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>al-</hw>. <pos>prefix.</pos> <sd>(a)</sd> <ety>[AS. <ets>eal</ets>.]</ety> <def>All; wholly; completely; <as>as, <ex>al</ex>mighty, <ex>al</ex>most</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <ety>[L. <ets>ad</ets>.]</ety> <def>To; at; on; -- in OF. shortened to <xex>a-</xex>. See <er>ad-</er>.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The Arabic definite article answering to the English <it>the</it>; <as>as, <ex>Al</ex>koran, <it>the</it> Koran or <it>the</it> Book; <ex>al</ex>chemy, <it>the</it> chemistry.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>a"la</hw> <pr>(&amacr;"l&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Al&aelig;</plw> <pr>(&amacr;"l&emacr;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., a wing.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A winglike organ, or part.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Alabaman</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A native or resident of Alabama.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Alabamian</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`a*ba"ma pe"ri*od</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>A period in the American eocene, the lowest in the tertiary age except the lignitic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Alabamian</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A native or resident of Alabama.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Alabaman</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"a*bas"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alabaster</ets>, Gr. <grk>'ala`bastros</grk>, said to be derived fr. <ets>Alabastron</ets>, the name of a town in Egypt, near which it was common: cf. OF. <ets>alabastre</ets>, F. <ets>alb&acirc;tre</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A compact variety or sulphate of lime, or gypsum, of fine texture, and usually white and translucent, but sometimes yellow, red, or gray. It is carved into vases, mantel ornaments, etc.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A hard, compact variety of carbonate of lime, somewhat translucent, or of banded shades of color; stalagmite. The name is used in this sense by Pliny. It is sometimes distinguished as <xex>oriental alabaster</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A box or vessel for holding odoriferous ointments, etc.; -- so called from the stone of which it was originally made.</def> <rj><au>Fosbroke.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`a*bas"tri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Alabastrine.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`a*bas"trine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or like, alabaster; <as>as <ex>alabastrine</ex> limbs</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al`a*bas"trum</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Alabastra</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A flower bud.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*lack"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <ety>[Prob. from <ets>ah! lack!</ets> OE. <ets>lak</ets> loss, failure, misfortune. See <er>Lack</er>.]</ety> <def>An exclamation expressive of sorrow.</def> <mark>[Archaic. or Poet.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*lack"a*day`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <ety>[For <ets>alack the day</ets>. Cf. Lackaday.]</ety> <def>An exclamation expressing sorrow.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Shakespeare has &ldquo;<xex>alack</xex> the day&rdquo; and &ldquo;<xex>alack</xex> the heavy day.&rdquo; Compare &ldquo;woe worth the day.&rdquo;</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*lac"ri*fy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alacer</ets>, <ets>alacris</ets>, lively + <ets>-fly</ets>.]</ety> <def>To rouse to action; to inspirit.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*lac"ri*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alacer</ets>, <ets>alacris</ets>.]</ety> <def>Brisk; joyously active; lively.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>'T were well if we were a little more <qex>alacrious</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Hammond.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*lac"ri*ous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With alacrity; briskly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*lac"ri*ous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Alacrity.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Hammond.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*lac"ri*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alacritas</ets>, fr. <ets>alacer</ets> lively, eager, prob. akin to Gr. &unr_; to drive, Goth. <ets>aljan</ets> zeal.]</ety> <def>A cheerful readiness, willingness, or promptitude; joyous activity; briskness; sprightliness; <as>as, the soldiers advanced with <ex>alacrity</ex> to meet the enemy</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I have not that <qex>alacrity</qex> of spirit,<br/>
+Nor cheer of mind that I was wont to have.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*lad"in*ist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <etsep>Aladin</etsep>, for Ala Eddin, <it>i. e.</it>, height of religion, a learned divine under Mohammed II. and Bajazet II.]</ety> <def>One of a sect of freethinkers among the Mohammedans.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*la"li*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; priv. + &unr_; a talking; cf. &unr_; speechless.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Inability to utter articulate sounds, due either to paralysis of the larynx or to that form of aphasia, called <xex>motor</xex>, or <xex>ataxis</xex>, <xex>aphasia</xex>, due to loss of control of the muscles of speech.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Al`a*lon"ga</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, or <hw>Al`i*lon"ghi</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The tunny. See <er>Albicore</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`la*mi"re</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Compounded of <ets>a la mi re</ets>, names of notes in the musical scale.]</ety> <def>The lowest note but one in Guido Aretino's scale of music.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`a*mo*dal"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being <xex>&agrave; la mode</xex>; conformity to the mode or fashion; fashionableness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Southey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"a*mode`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>&agrave; la mode</ets> after the fashion.]</ety> <def>According to the fashion or prevailing mode.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Alamode</xex> beef shops.&rdquo; <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"a*mode`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A thin, black silk for hoods, scarfs, etc.; -- often called simply <xex>mode</xex>.</def> <rj><au>Buchanan.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`a*mort"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>&agrave; la mort</ets> to the death. Cf. <er>Amort</er>.]</ety> <def>To the death; mortally.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*lan"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*l&adot_;n")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>alan</ets>, <ets>alant</ets>; cf. Sp. <ets>alano</ets>.]</ety> <def>A wolfhound.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*land"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>land</ets>.]</ety> <def>On land; to the land; ashore.</def> &ldquo;Cast <xex>aland</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Sir P. Sidney.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"a*nine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Aldehyde</ets> + the ending <ets>-ine</ets>. The <ets>-n-</ets> is a euphonic insertion.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>one of the natural <isa>amino acids</isa> found combined in the proteins of most living tissues. It can be isolated as a white crystalline base, <chform>C3H7NO2</chform>. The natural form is the L-configuration.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*lan"tin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G. <ets>alant</ets> elecampane, the <ets>Inula helenium</ets> of Linn&aelig;us.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See <er>Inulin</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alarius</ets>, fr. <ets>ala</ets> wing: cf. F. <ets>alaire</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, or having, wings.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Axillary; in the fork or axil.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 36 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>A*larm"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*l&auml;rm")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>alarme</ets>, It. <ets>all' arme</ets> to arms ! fr. L. <ets>arma</ets>, pl., arms. See <er>Arms</er>, and cf. <er>Alarum</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Arming to answer in a night <qex>alarm</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Sound an <qex>alarm</qex> in my holy mountain.</q> <rj><qau>Joel ii. 1.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A sudden attack; disturbance; broil.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> &ldquo;These home <xex>alarms</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Thy palace fill with insults and <qex>alarms</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Sudden surprise with fear or terror excited by apprehension of danger; in the military use, commonly, sudden apprehension of being attacked by surprise.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Alarm</qex> and resentment spread throughout the camp.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A mechanical contrivance for awaking persons from sleep, or rousing their attention; an alarum.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Alarm bell</b></col>, <cd>a bell that gives notice on danger.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Alarm clock</b></col> or <col><b>watch</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a clock or watch which can be so set as to ring or strike loudly at a prearranged hour, to wake from sleep, or excite attention.</cd> -- <col><b>Alarm gauge</b></col>, <cd>a contrivance attached to a steam boiler for showing when the pressure of steam is too high, or the water in the boiler too low.</cd> -- <col><b>Alarm post</b></col>, <cd>a place to which troops are to repair in case of an alarm.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Fright; affright; terror; trepidation; apprehension; consternation; dismay; agitation; disquiet; disquietude.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Alarm</er>, <er>Fright</er>, <er>Terror</er>, <er>Consternation</er>. These words express different degrees of fear at the approach of danger. <xex>Fright</xex> is fear suddenly excited, producing confusion of the senses, and hence it is unreflecting. <xex>Alarm</xex> is the hurried agitation of feeling which springs from a sense of immediate and extreme exposure. <xex>Terror</xex> is agitating and excessive fear, which usually benumbs the faculties. <xex>Consternation</xex> is overwhelming fear, and carries a notion of powerlessness and amazement. <xex>Alarm</xex> agitates the feelings; <xex>terror</xex> disorders the understanding and affects the will; <xex>fright</xex> seizes on and confuses the sense; <xex>consternation</xex> takes possession of the soul, and subdues its faculties. See <er>Apprehension</er>.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*larm"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Alarmed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Alarming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[<ets>Alarm</ets>, n. Cf. F. <ets>alarmer</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To call to arms for defense; to give notice to (any one) of approaching danger; to rouse to vigilance and action; to put on the alert.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To keep in excitement; to disturb.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To surprise with apprehension of danger; to fill with anxiety in regard to threatening evil; to excite with sudden fear.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Alarmed</qex> by rumors of military preparation.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*larm"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Easily alarmed or disturbed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*larmed"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Aroused to vigilance; excited by fear of approaching danger; agitated; disturbed; <as>as, an <ex>alarmed</ex> neighborhood; an <ex>alarmed</ex> modesty.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The white pavilions rose and fell<br/>
+On the <qex>alarmed</qex> air.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*larm"ed*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an alarmed manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*larm"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Exciting, or calculated to excite, alarm; causing apprehension of danger; <as>as, an <ex>alarming</ex> crisis or report</as>. -- A*larm"ing*ly, <xex>adv</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>alarmism</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the act of giving, or tendency to give, needless warnings.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*larm"ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alarmiste</ets>.]</ety> <def>One prone to sound or excite alarms, especially, needless alarms.</def> <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*lar"um</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>alarom</ets>, the same word as <ets>alarm</ets>, n.]</ety> <def>See <er>Alarm</er>.</def> <mark>[Now Poetic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The variant form <xex>alarum</xex> is now commonly restricted to an alarm signal or the mechanism to sound an alarm (as in an alarm clock.)</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"a*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alarius</ets>, fr. <ets>ala</ets> wing.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to wings; also, wing-shaped.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>alary</qex> system of insects.</q> <rj><qau>Wollaston.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*las"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>alas</ets>, <ets>allas</ets>, OF. <ets>alas</ets>, F. <ets>h&eacute;las</ets>; <ets>a</ets> interj. (L. <ets>ah</ets>.) + <ets>las</ets> wretched (that I am), L. <ets>lassus</ets> weary, akin to E. <ets>late</ets>. See <er>Late</er>.]</ety> <def>An exclamation expressive of sorrow, pity, or apprehension of evil; -- in old writers, sometimes followed by <xex>day</xex> or <xex>white</xex>; <xex>alas the day</xex>, like <xex>alack a day</xex>, or <xex>alas the white</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Alaskan</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a resident of Alaska.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*late"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>late</ets>.]</ety> <def>Lately; of late.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>There hath been <qex>alate</qex> such tales spread abroad.</q> <rj><qau>Latimer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A"late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A"la*ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alatus</ets>, from <ets>ala</ets> wing.]</ety> <def>Winged; having wings, or side appendages like wings.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al"a*tern</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, &Verbar;<hw>Al`a*ter"nus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ala</ets> wing + <ets>terni</ets> three each.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An ornamental evergreen shrub (<spn>Rhamnus alaternus</spn>) belonging to the buckthorns.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*la"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>alatus</ets> winged.]</ety> <def>The state of being winged.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*launt"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Alan</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Alb</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>albe</ets>, LL. <ets>alba</ets>, fr. L. <ets>albus</ets> white. Cf. <er>Album</er> and <er>Aube</er>.]</ety> <def>A vestment of white linen, reaching to the feet, an enveloping the person; -- in the Roman Catholic church, worn by those in holy orders when officiating at mass. It was formerly worn, at least by clerics, in daily life.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ba*core</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A name applied to several large fishes of the Mackerel family (<fam>Scombridae</fam>), esp. <spn>Thunnus alalunga</spn> (formerly <spn>Orcynus alalonga</spn>); it is a type of <isa>tuna</isa> or <isa>tunny</isa>. The name has been also applied to a larger related species, <spn>Thunnus thynnus</spn> (formerly <spn>Orcynus thynnus</spn>), common in the <geog>Mediterranean</geog> and <geog>Atlantic</geog>, which is called in <geog>New England</geog> the <altname>horse mackerel</altname>.</def> <altsp>[formerly spelled <asp>albicore</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ban</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>albus</ets> white.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A white crystalline resinous substance extracted from gutta-percha by the action of alcohol or ether.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*ba"ni*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Albania, a province of Turkey.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native of Albania.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al*ba"ta</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>albatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>albare</ets> to make white, fr. <ets>albus</ets> white.]</ety> <def>A white metallic alloy; which is made into spoons, forks, teapots, etc. British plate or German silver. See <cref>German silver</cref>, under <er>German</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ba*tross</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Corrupt. fr. Pg. <ets>alcatraz</ets> cormorant, albatross, or Sp. <ets>alcatraz</ets> a pelican: cf. Pg. <ets>alcatruz</ets>, Sp. <ets>arcaduz</ets>, a bucket, fr. Ar. <ets>al-q&amacr;dus</ets> the bucket, fr. Gr. <grk>ka`dos</grk>, a water vessel. So an Arabic term for <ets>pelican</ets> is <ets>water-carrier</ets>, as a bird carrying water in its pouch.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A web-footed bird, of the genus <gen>Diomedea</gen>, of which there are several species. They are the largest of sea birds, capable of long-continued flight, and are often seen at great distances from the land. They are found chiefly in the southern hemisphere.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al`be"</hw>, <hw>Al`bee"</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>conj.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Albeit</er>.]</ety> <def>Although; albeit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Albe</qex> Clarissa were their chiefest founderess.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al*be"do</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>albus</ets> white.]</ety> <def>Whiteness.</def> <specif>Specifically:</specif> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>The ratio which the light reflected from an unpolished surface bears to the total light falling upon that surface.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`be"it</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>conj.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>al be</ets> although it be, where <ets>al</ets> is our <ets>all</ets>. Cf. <er>Although</er>.]</ety> <def>Even though; although; notwithstanding.</def> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Albeit</qex> so masked, Madam, I love the truth.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"bert*ite</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l"b&etilde_;rt*&imacr;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A bituminous mineral resembling asphaltum, found in the county of Albert, New Brunswick.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"bert ware</hw>. <def>A soft ornamental terra-cotta pottery, sold in the biscuit state for decorating.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ber*type</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l"b&etilde_;r*t&imacr;p)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From the name of the inventor, <etsep>Albert</etsep>, of Munich.]</ety> <def>A picture printed from a kind of gelatine plate produced by means of a photographic negative.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*bes"cence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of becoming white; whitishness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*bes"cent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>albescens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>albescere</ets> to grow white, fr. <ets>albus</ets> white.]</ety> <def>Becoming white or whitish; moderately white.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"bi*cant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>albicans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>albicare</ets>, <ets>albicatum</ets>, to be white, fr. <ets>albus</ets> white.]</ety> <def>Growing or becoming white.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`bi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The process of becoming white, or developing white patches, or streaks.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"bi*core</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>albicore</ets> (cf. Sp. <ets>albacora</ets>, Pg. <ets>albacor</ets>, <ets>albacora</ets>, <ets>albecora</ets>), fr. Ar. <ets>bakr</ets>, <ets>bekr</ets>, a young camel, young cow, heifer, and the article <ets>al</ets>: cf. Pg. <ets>bacoro</ets> a little pig.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>same as <er>albacore</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`bi*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>albification</ets>: L. <ets>albus</ets> white + <ets>ficare</ets> (only in comp.), <ets>facere</ets>, to make.]</ety> <def>The act or process of making white.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al`bi*gen"ses</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, &Verbar;<hw>Al`bi`geois"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>Albi</ets> and <ets>Albigeois</ets>, a town and its district in the south of France, in which the sect abounded.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>A sect of reformers opposed to the church of Rome in the 12th centuries.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>The Albigenses were a branch of the <xex>Catharists</xex> (the pure). They were exterminated by crusades and the Inquisition. They were distinct from the Waldenses.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`bi*gen"sian</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Albigenses.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*bi"ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A female albino.</def> <rj><au>Holmes.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"bi*nism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or condition of being an albino: abinoism; leucopathy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`bi*nis"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Affected with albinism.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*bi"no</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Albinos</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Sp. or Pg. <ets>albino</ets>, orig. whitish, fr. <ets>albo</ets> white, L. <ets>albus</ets>.]</ety> <def>A person, whether negro, Indian, or white, in whom by some defect of organization the substance which gives color to the skin, hair, and eyes is deficient or in a morbid state. An albino has a skin of a milky hue, with hair of the same color, and eyes with deep red pupil and pink or blue iris. The term is also used of the lower animals, as white mice, elephants, etc.; and of plants in a whitish condition from the absence of chlorophyll.</def> <rj><au>Amer. Cyc.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The term was originally applied by the Portuguese to negroes met with on the coast of Africa, who were mottled with white spots.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*bi"no*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or condition of being an albino; albinism.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`bi*not"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Affected with albinism.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"bi*on</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. from the same root as Gael. <ets>alp</ets> a height or hill. &ldquo;It may have been bestowed on the land lying behind the white cliffs visible from the coast of Gaul. <ets>Albany</ets>, the old name of Scotland, means probably the &ldquo;hilly land.&rdquo; <au>I. Taylor.</au>]</ety> <def>An ancient name of England, still retained in poetry.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In that nook-shotten isle of <qex>Albion</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"bite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>albus</ets> white.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A mineral of the feldspar family, triclinic in crystallization, and in composition a silicate of alumina and soda. It is a common constituent of granite and of various igneous rocks. See <er>Feldspar</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>albizzia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <ety>[Named after <person>Filipo Delgi <etsep>Albizzi</etsep></person>, a Tuscan nobleman of the mid-18th century.]</ety> <def>any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus <gen>Albizia</gen>, of the legume family.</def> <au>[RHUD]</au><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> albizia</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"bo*lith</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>albus</ets> white + <ets>-lith</ets>.]</ety> <def>A kind of plastic cement, or artificial stone, consisting chiefly of magnesia and silica; -- called also <altname>albolite</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al"bo*rak</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar. <ets>al-bur&amacr;q</ets>, fr. <ets>baraqa</ets> to flash, shine.]</ety> <def>The imaginary milk-white animal on which Mohammed was said to have been carried up to heaven; a white mule.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Alb Sunday</hw>. <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>The first Sunday after Easter Sunday, properly <altname>Albless Sunday</altname>, because in the early church those who had been baptized on Easter eve laid aside on the following Saturday their white albs which had been put on after baptism.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>albuca</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>any of various plants of the genus <gen>Albuca</gen> having large clusters of pale yellow flowers; native to South Africa.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Albuginaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a family of fungi that produce white blisterlike sori on certain flowering plants.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Albuginaceae</fam>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`bu*gin"e*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Albugo</er>.]</ety> <def>Of the nature of, or resembling, the white of the eye, or of an egg; albuminous; -- a term applied to textures, humors, etc., which are perfectly white.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al*bu"go</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Albugines</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., whiteness, fr. <ets>albus</ets> white.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Leucoma</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Albula</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a genus of fish, the type and sole genus of the family <fam>Albulidae</fam>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Albula</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Albulidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a family comprising the bonefish.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Albulidae</fam>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"bum</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., neut. of <ets>albus</ets> white: cf. F. <ets>album</ets>. Cf. <er>Alb</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Rom. Antiq.)</fld> <def>A white tablet on which anything was inscribed, as a list of names, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A register for visitors' names; a visitors' book.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A blank book, in which to insert autographs, sketches, memorial writing of friends, photographs, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*bu"men</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>albus</ets> white.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The white of an egg.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Nourishing matter stored up within the integuments of the seed in many plants, but not incorporated in the embryo. It is the floury part in corn, wheat, and like grains, the oily part in poppy seeds, the fleshy part in the cocoanut, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Albumin</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*bu"men*ize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Albumenized</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Albumenizing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To cover or saturate with albumen; to coat or treat with an albuminous solution; <as>as, to <ex>albumenize</ex> paper</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al"bum Gr&aelig;"cum</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[L., Greek white.]</ety> <def>Dung of dogs or hyenas, which becomes white by exposure to air. It is used in dressing leather, and was formerly used in medicine.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*bu"min</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A thick, viscous nitrogenous substance, which is the chief and characteristic constituent of white of eggs and of the serum of blood, and is found in other animal substances, both fluid and solid, also in many plants. It is soluble in water and is coagulated by heat and by certain chemical reagents.</def><!-- = protein --><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Acid albumin</b></col>, <cd>a modification of albumin produced by the action of dilute acids. It is not coagulated by heat.</cd> -- <col><b>Alkali albumin</b></col>, <cd>albumin as modified by the action of alkaline substances; -- called also <altname>albuminate</altname>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*bu"mi*nate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A substance produced by the action of an alkali upon albumin, and resembling casein in its properties; also, a compound formed by the union of albumin with another substance.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*bu`mi*nif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>albumen</ets> + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Supplying albumen.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*bu`mi*nim"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>albumen</ets>, <ets>albuminis</ets> + <ets>-meter</ets>: cf. F. <ets>albuminim&egrave;tre</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for ascertaining the quantity of albumen in a liquid.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*bu"mi*nin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The substance of the cells which inclose the white of birds' eggs.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*bu`mi*nip"a*rous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>albumen</ets> + <ets>parere</ets> to bear, bring forth.]</ety> <def>Producing albumin.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*bu"mi*noid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>albumen</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Resembling albumin.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One of a class of organic principles (called also <altname>proteids</altname>) which form the main part of organized tissues.</def></def2><!-- = protein. --> <rj><au>Brunton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*bu`mi*noid"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of the nature of an albuminoid.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*bu"mi*nose`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A diffusible substance formed from albumin by the action of natural or artificial gastric juice. See <er>Peptone</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al*bu`mi*no"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. E. <ets>albumin</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A morbid condition due to excessive increase of albuminous elements in the blood.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- *note* this term is used in this dictionary in the sense now expressed as "proteinaceous" -->
+<mhw>{ <hw>Al*bu"mi*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al*bu"mi*nose`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>albumineux</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, or containing, albumen; having the properties of, or resembling, albumen or albumin.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>proteinaceous; containing or composed of protein.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Al*bu"mi*nous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al*bu`mi*nu"ri*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>albumen</ets> + Gr. &unr_; urine.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A morbid condition in which albumin is present in the urine.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"bu*mose`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>albumin</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A compound or class of compounds formed from albumin by dilute acids or by an acid solution of pepsin. Used also in combination, as anti<xex>albumose</xex>, hemi<xex>albumose</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"burn</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alburnus</ets>, fr. L. <ets>albus</ets> white. Cf. <ets>Auburn</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The bleak, a small European fish having scales of a peculiarly silvery color which are used in making artificial pearls.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*bur"nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to alburnum; of the alburnum; <as>as, <ex>alburnous</ex> substances</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*bur"num</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>albus</ets> white.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The white and softer part of wood, between the inner bark and the hard wood or duramen; sapwood.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"byn</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Albion</er>.]</ety> <def>Scotland; esp. the Highlands of Scotland.</def> <rj><au>T. Cambell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*cade"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k*k&amacr;d")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Alcaid</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ca*hest</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Alkahest</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*ca"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Alca&iuml;cus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to Alc&aelig;us, a lyric poet of Mitylene, about 6000 <sc>b. c.</sc></def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A kind of verse, so called from Alc&aelig;us. One variety consists of five feet, a spondee or iambic, an iambic, a long syllable, and two dactyls.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>&Verbar;<hw>Al*caid"</hw>, <hw>Al*cayde"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>alcaide</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>al-q&amacr;&imacr;d</ets> governor, fr. <ets>q&amacr;da</ets> to lead, govern.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A commander of a castle or fortress among the Spaniards, Portuguese, and Moors.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The warden, or keeper of a jail.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al*cal"de</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>alcalde</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>al-q&amacr;d&imacr;</ets> judge, fr. <ets>qada</ets> to decide, judge. Hence, the <ets>cadi</ets> of the Turks. Cf. <er>Cadi</er>.]</ety> <def>A magistrate or judge in Spain and in Spanish America, etc.</def> <rj><au>Prescott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Sometimes confounded with <er>Alcaid</er>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al`cal*di"a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>Alcald&iacute;a</ets>.]</ety> <def>The jurisdiction or office of an alcalde; also, the building or chamber in which he conducts the business of his office.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`ca*lim"e*ter</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Alkalimeter</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al*can"na</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>alcana</ets>, <ets>alhe&unr_;a</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>al-hinn&amacr;</ets>. See <er>Henna</er>, and cf. <er>Alkanet</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An oriental shrub (<spn>Lawsonia inermis</spn>) from which henna is obtained.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al`car*ra"za</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Alcarrazas</plw>. <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></plu> <ety>[Sp., from Ar. <ets>al-kurr&amacr;z</ets> earthen vessel.]</ety> <def>A vessel of porous earthenware, used for cooling liquids by evaporation from the exterior surface.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 37 --></p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al*cayde"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l*k&amacr;d")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Alcaid</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al*ca"zar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[ fr. Ar. <ets>al</ets> the + <ets>qacr</ets> (in pl.) a castle.]</ety> <def>A fortress; also, a royal palace.</def> <rj><au>Prescott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al*ce"do</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., equiv. to Gr. &unr_;. See <er>Halcyon</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of perching birds, including the European kingfisher (<spn>Alcedo ispida</spn>). See <er>Halcyon</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Alces</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a genus of elk or moose.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Alces</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al*chem"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al*chem"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alchimique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or relating to alchemy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*chem"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the manner of alchemy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"che*mist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>alquemiste</ets>, F. <ets>alchimiste</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who practices alchemy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>You are <qex>alchemist</qex>; make gold.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al`che*mis"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al`che*mis"tic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to or practicing alchemy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Metaphysical and <qex>alchemistical</qex> legislators.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"che*mis*try</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Alchemy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"che*mize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To change by alchemy; to transmute.</def> <rj><au>Lovelace.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"che*my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>alkemie</ets>, <ets>arquemie</ets>, F. <ets>alchimie</ets>, Ar. <ets>al-k&imacr;m&imacr;a</ets>, fr. late Gr. &unr_;, for &unr_;, a mingling, infusion, &unr_; juice, liquid, especially as extracted from plants, fr. &unr_; to pour; for chemistry was originally the art of extracting the juices from plants for medicinal purposes. Cf. Sp. <ets>alquimia</ets>, It. <ets>alchimia</ets>. Gr. &unr_; is prob. akin to L. <ets>fundere</ets> to pour, Goth. <ets>guitan</ets>, AS. <ets>ge&oacute;tan</ets>, to pour, and so to E. <ets>fuse</ets>. See <er>Fuse</er>, and cf. <er>Chemistry</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An imaginary art which aimed to transmute the baser metals into gold, to find the panacea, or universal remedy for diseases, etc. It led the way to modern chemistry.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A mixed metal composed mainly of brass, formerly used for various utensils; hence, a trumpet.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Put to their mouths the sounding <qex>alchemy</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Miraculous power of transmuting something common into something precious.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Kissing with golden face the meadows green,<br/>
+Gilding pale streams with heavenly <qex>alchemy</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Al*chym"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>, <hw>Al"chy*mist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>, <hw>Al`chy*mis"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>, <hw>Al"chy*my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos></mhw> <def>See <er>Alchemic</er>, <er>Alchemist</er>, <er>Alchemistic</er>, <er>Alchemy</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al"co</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A small South American dog, domesticated by the aborigines.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al"co*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al"co*hate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Shortened forms of <er>Alcoholate</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"co*hol</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l"k&ouptack_;*h&obreve_;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alcool</ets>, formerly written <ets>alcohol</ets>, Sp. <ets>alcohol</ets> alcohol, antimony, galena, OSp. <ets>alcofol</ets>; all fr. Ar. <ets>al-kohl</ets> a powder of antimony or galena, to paint the eyebrows with. The name was afterwards applied, on account of the fineness of this powder, to highly rectified spirits, a signification unknown in Arabia. The Sp. word has both meanings. Cf. <er>Alquifou</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An impalpable powder.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The fluid essence or pure spirit obtained by distillation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Pure spirit of wine; pure or highly rectified spirit (called also <altname>ethyl alcohol</altname> or <altname>ethanol</altname>, <chform>CH3.CH2.OH</chform>); the spirituous or intoxicating element of fermented or distilled liquors, or more loosely a liquid containing it in considerable quantity. It is extracted by simple distillation from various vegetable juices and infusions of a saccharine nature, which have undergone vinous fermentation.</def> <note>[The ferementation is usually carried out by addition of brewer's yeast, <spn>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</spn> to an aqueous solution containing carbohydrates.]</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; As used in the U. S. &ldquo;Pharmacop&oelig;ia,&rdquo; <ex>alcohol</ex> contains 91 per cent by weight of ethyl alcohol and 9 per cent of water; and <xex>diluted alcohol</xex> (proof spirit) contains 45.5 per cent by weight of ethyl alcohol and 54.5 per cent of water.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Organic Chem.)</fld> <def>A class of compounds analogous to vinic alcohol in constitution. Chemically speaking, they are hydroxides of certain organic radicals; <as>as, the radical ethyl forms common or <stype>ethyl alcohol</stype> (<chform>C2H5.OH</chform>); methyl forms <stype>methyl alcohol</stype> (<chform>CH3.OH</chform>) or <stype>wood spirit</stype>; amyl forms <stype>amyl alcohol</stype> (<chform>C5H11.OH</chform>) or <stype>fusel oil</stype>, etc.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"co*hol*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alcolaie</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A crystallizable compound of a salt with alcohol, in which the latter plays a part analogous to that of water of crystallization.</def> <rj><au>Graham.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`co*hol"a*ture</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alcoolature</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An alcoholic tincture prepared with fresh plants.</def> <rj><au>New Eng. Dict.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`co*hol"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alcolique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to alcohol, or partaking of its qualities; derived from, or caused by, alcohol; containing alcohol; <as>as, <ex>alcoholic</ex> mixtures; <ex>alcoholic</ex> gastritis; <ex>alcoholic</ex> odor.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`co*hol"ic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A person given to the use of alcoholic liquors.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Alcoholic liquors.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"co*hol*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alcoolisme</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A diseased condition of the system, brought about by the continued use of alcoholic liquors.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`co*hol`i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alcoolisation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of reducing a substance to a fine or impalpable powder.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act rectifying spirit.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Saturation with alcohol; putting the animal system under the influence of alcoholic liquor.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"co*hol*ize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Alcoholized</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Alcoholizing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alcooliser</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To reduce to a fine powder.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To convert into alcohol; to rectify; also, to saturate with alcohol.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al`co*hol*om"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al`co*hol"me*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Alcohol</ets> + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An instrument for determining the strength of spirits, with a scale graduated so as to indicate the percentage of pure alcohol, either by weight or volume. It is usually a form of hydrometer with a special scale.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Al`co*hol`o*met"ric</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al`co*hol`o*met"ric*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al`co*hol*met"ric*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to the alcoholometer or alcoholometry.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>alcoholometrical</qex> strength of spirituous liquors.</q> <rj><qau>Ure.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`co*hol"om"e*try</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The process or method of ascertaining the proportion of pure alcohol which spirituous liquors contain.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Al`co*hom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>, <hw>Al`co*ho*met"ric</hw></mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Alcoholometer</er>, <er>Alcoholometric</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`co*&ouml;m"e*try</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Alcoholometry</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The chemists say <xex>alcom&egrave;tre,</xex> <xex>alcoom&egrave;trie</xex>, doubtless by the suppression of a syllable in order to avoid a disagreeable sequence of sounds. (Cf. <er>Idolatry</er>.)</note> <rj><au>Littr&eacute;.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"co*ran</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>alcoran</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>al-qor&amacr;n</ets>, orig. the reading, the book, fr. <ets>qaraa</ets> to read. Cf. <er>Koran</er>.]</ety> <def>The Mohammedan Scriptures; the Koran (now the usual form).</def> <altsp>[Spelt also <er>Alkoran</er>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`co*ran"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Koran.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`co*ran"ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who adheres to the letter of the Koran, rejecting all traditions.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"cove</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>alc&ocirc;ve</ets>, Sp. or Pg. <ets>alcoba</ets>, from Ar. <ets>al-quobbah</ets> arch, vault, tent.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A recessed portion of a room, or a small room opening into a larger one; especially, a recess to contain a bed; a lateral recess in a library.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A small ornamental building with seats, or an arched seat, in a pleasure ground; a garden bower.</def> <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Any natural recess analogous to an alcove or recess in an apartment.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The youthful wanderers found a wild <qex>alcove</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Falconer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"cy*on</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Halcyon</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al`cy*o*na"ce*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A group of soft-bodied <ord>Alcyonaria</ord>, of which <gen>Alcyonium</gen> is the type. See <xex>Illust.</xex> under <er>Alcyonaria</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al`cy*o*na"ri*a</hw> <pr>(acr/l`s&ibreve_;*&obreve_;*n&amacr;"r&ibreve_;*&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>prop. n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the orders of Anthozoa. It includes the Alcyonacea, Pennatulacea, and Gorgonacea.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al*cy"o*nes</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l*s&ibreve_;*&obreve_;*n&emacr;z)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L., pl. of <er>Alcyon</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The kingfishers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`cy*on"ic</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l`s&ibreve_;*&obreve_;n"&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the <ord>Alcyonaria</ord>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al`cy*o"ni*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; a zo&ouml;phyte, so called from being like the halcyon's nest.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of fleshy Alcyonaria, its polyps somewhat resembling flowers with eight fringed rays. The term was also formerly used for certain species of sponges.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"cy*o*noid</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l"s&ibreve_;*&ouptack_;*noid)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'alkyo`nion</grk> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Like or pertaining to the <ord>Alcyonaria</ord>.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A zo&ouml;phyte of the order <ord>Alcyonaria</ord>.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"day</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;l"d&auptack_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Continually.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*deb"a*ran</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l*d&ebreve_;b"&adot_;*r&abreve;n)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[Ar. <ets>al-debar&amacr;n</ets>, fr. <ets>dabar</ets> to follow; so called because this star follows upon the Pleiades.]</ety> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>A red star of the first magnitude, situated in the eye of Taurus; the Bull's Eye. It is the bright star in the group called the <membof>Hyades</membof>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Now when <qex>Aldebaran</qex> was mounted high<br/>
+Above the shiny Cassiopeia's chair.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"de*hyde</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l"d&euptack_;*h&imacr;d)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Abbrev. fr. <ets>al</ets>cohol <ets>dehyd</ets>rogenatum, alcohol deprived of its hydrogen.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A colorless, mobile, and very volatile liquid obtained from alcohol by certain processes of oxidation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Any compound having the group <chform>-CHO</chform>. Methyl aldehyde, the simplest aldehyde, is more commonly called formaldehyde, <chform>H-CHO</chform>, and acetic aldehyde is now more commonly called <altname>acetaldehyde</altname>. The higher aldehydes may be solids. A <cref>reducing sugar</cref> typically contains the aldehyde group.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The <ex>aldehydes</ex> are intermediate between the alcohols and acids, and differ from the alcohols in having two less hydrogen atoms in the molecule, as common <ex>aldehyde</ex> (called also <altname>acetaldehyde</altname>, <altname>acetic aldehyde</altname> or <altname>ethyl aldehyde</altname>), <chform>C2H4O</chform>; methyl <ex>aldehyde</ex> (called also <altname>formaldehyde</altname>), <chform>CH2O</chform>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Aldehyde ammonia</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a compound formed by the union of aldehyde with ammonia.</cd></cs><!-- = imine? --><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`de*hy"dic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to aldehyde; <as>as, <ex>aldehydic</ex> acid</as>.</def> <rj><au>Miller.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"der</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;l"d&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>aldir</ets>, <ets>aller</ets>, fr. AS. <ets>alr</ets>, <ets>aler</ets>, <ets>alor</ets>, akin to D. <ets>els</ets>, G. <ets>erle</ets>, Icel. <ets>erlir</ets>, <ets>erli</ets>, Swed. <ets>al</ets>, Dan. <ets>elle</ets>, <ets>el</ets>, L. <ets>alnus</ets>, and E. <ets>elm</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A tree, usually growing in moist land, and belonging to the genus <gen>Alnus</gen>. The wood is used by turners, etc.; the bark by dyers and tanners. In the <country>U. S.</country> the species of alder are usually shrubs or small trees.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Black alder</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A European shrub (<spn>Rhamnus frangula</spn>); Alder buckthorn.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>An American species of holly (<spn>Ilex verticillata</spn>), bearing red berries.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al"der</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;l"d&etilde_;r)</pr>, <hw>Al"ler</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;l"l&etilde_;r)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>ealra</ets>, <ets>alra</ets>, gen. pl. of AS. <ets>eal</ets>. The <it>d</it> is excrescent.]</ety> <def>Of all; -- used in composition; <as>as, <ex>alder</ex>best, best of all, <ex>alder</ex>wisest, wisest of all</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>al"der*fly`</hw>, <hw>Al"der fly</hw></mhw>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>Any of numerous dark-colored neuropterous insects of the genus <gen>Sialis</gen> or allied genera. They have predaceous aquatic larv&aelig;, which are used for bait.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Angling)</fld> <def>An artificial fly with brown mottled wings, body of peacock harl, and black legs.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`der-lief"est</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;l`d&etilde_;r*l&emacr;f"&ebreve_;st)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[For <ets>allerliefest</ets> dearest of all. See <er>Lief</er>.]</ety> <def>Most beloved.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"der*man</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;l"d&etilde_;r*m&aitalic_;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Aldermen</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[AS. <ets>aldormon</ets>, <ets>ealdorman</ets>; <ets>ealdor</ets> an elder + <ets>man</ets>. See <er>Elder</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A senior or superior; a person of rank or dignity.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The title was applied, among the Anglo-Saxons, to princes, dukes, earls, senators, and presiding magistrates; also to archbishops and bishops, implying superior wisdom or authority. Thus Ethelstan, duke of the East-Anglians, was called <xex>Alderman</xex> of all England; and there were <xex>aldermen</xex> of cities, counties, and castles, who had jurisdiction within their respective districts.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>One of a board or body of municipal officers next in order to the mayor and having a legislative function. They may, in some cases, individually exercise some magisterial and administrative functions.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"der*man*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office of an alderman.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"der*man"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to, becoming to, or like, an alderman; characteristic of an alderman.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`der*man"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Aldermen collectively; the body of aldermen.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being an alderman.</def> <mark>[Jocular]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`der*man*like`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like or suited to an alderman.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"der*man*ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or like, an alderman.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"der*man*ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or like, an alderman.</def> &ldquo;An <xex>aldermanly</xex> discretion.&rdquo; <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"der*man*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The district or ward of an alderman.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The office or rank of an alderman.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"der*man*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The condition, position, or office of an alderman.</def> <rj><au>Fabyan.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"dern</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Made of alder.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"der*ney</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One of a breed of cattle raised in Alderney, one of the Channel Islands. Alderneys are of a dun or tawny color and are often called <altname>Jersey cattle</altname>. See <er>Jersey</er>, 3.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"dine</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bibliog.)</fld> <def>An epithet applied to editions (chiefly of the classics) which proceeded from the press of <etsep>Aldus</etsep> Manitius, and his family, of Venice, for the most part in the 16th century and known by the sign of the anchor and the dolphin. The term has also been applied to certain elegant editions of English works.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"dol</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Ald</ets>ehyde + <ets>-ol</ets> as in <ets>alcohol</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A colorless liquid, <chform>C4H8O2</chform>, obtained by condensation of two molecules of acetaldehyde: <chreact>CH3CHO + CH3CHO = H3CH(OH)CH2CO</chreact>; also, any of various derivatives of this. The same reaction has been applied, under the name of <col><b>aldol condensation</b></col>, to the production of many compounds.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ale</hw> <pr>(&amacr;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>ealu</ets>, akin to Icel., Sw., and Dan. <ets>&ouml;l</ets>, Lith. <ets>alus</ets> a kind of beer, OSlav. <ets>ol&ubreve;</ets> beer. Cf. Ir. <ets>ol</ets> drink, drinking.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An intoxicating liquor made from an infusion of malt by fermentation and the addition of a bitter, usually hops.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The word <xex>ale</xex>, in England and the United States, usually designates a heavier kind of fermented liquor, and the word <xex>beer</xex> a lighter kind. The word <xex>beer</xex> is also in common use as the generic name for all malt liquors.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A festival in English country places, so called from the liquor drunk.</def> &ldquo;At wakes and <xex>ales</xex>.&rdquo; <au>B. Jonson.</au>&ldquo;On ember eves and holy <xex>ales</xex>.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*leak"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>leak</ets>.]</ety> <def>In a leaking condition.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"le*a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aleatorius</ets>, fr. <ets>alea</ets> chance, die.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Depending on some uncertain contingency; <as>as, an <ex>aleatory</ex> contract</as>.</def> <rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ale"bench`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bench in or before an alehouse.</def> <rj><au>Bunyan.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ale"ber`ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>alebery</ets>, <ets>alebrey</ets>; <ets>ale</ets> + <ets>bre</ets> broth, fr. AS. <ets>br&imacr;w</ets> pottage.]</ety> <def>A beverage, formerly made by boiling ale with spice, sugar, and sops of bread.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Their <qex>aleberries</qex>, caudles, possets.</q> <rj><qau>Beau. &amp; Fl.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*lec"i*thal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; yelk.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Applied to those ova which segment uniformly, and which have little or no food yelk embedded in their protoplasm.</def> <rj><au>Balfour.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ale"con`ner</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>/Ale</ets> + <ets>con</ets>, OE. <ets>cunnen</ets> to test, AS. <ets>cunnian</ets> to test. See <er>Con</er>.]</ety> <def>Orig., an officer appointed to look to the goodness of ale and beer; also, one of the officers chosen by the liverymen of London to inspect the measures used in public houses. But the office is a sinecure. [Also called <xex>aletaster</xex>.]</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ale"cost`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Ale</ets> + L. <ets>costus</ets> an aromatic plant: cf. <er>Costmary</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The plant costmary, which was formerly much used for flavoring ale.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al`ec*tor"i*des</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a cock.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A group of birds including the common fowl and the pheasants.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*lec`to*rom"a*chy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; cock + &unr_; fight.]</ety> <def>Cockfighting.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*lec"to*ro*man`cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Alectryomancy</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*lec`try*om'a*chy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; cock + &unr_; fight.]</ety> <def>Cockfighting.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*lec"try*o*man`cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; cock + <ets>-mancy</ets>.]</ety> <def>Divination by means of a cock and grains of corn placed on the letters of the alphabet, the letters being put together in the order in which the grains were eaten.</def> <rj><au>Amer. Cyc.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Alectura</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a genus of brush turkeys.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Alectura</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*lee"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>lee</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>On or toward the lee, or the side away from the wind; the opposite of <xex>aweather</xex>. The helm of a ship is <xex>alee</xex> when pressed close to the lee side.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Hard alee</b></col>, or <col><b>Luff alee</b></col></mcol>, <cd>an order to put the helm to the lee side.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"e*gar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Ale</ets> + <ets>eager</ets> sour, F. <ets>aigre</ets>. Cf. <er>Vinegar</er>.]</ety> <def>Sour ale; vinegar made of ale.</def> <rj><au>Cecil.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"e*ger</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>all&egrave;gre</ets>, earlier <ets>al&egrave;gre</ets>, fr. L. <ets>alacer</ets>.]</ety> <def>Gay; cheerful; sprightly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*legge"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>aleggen</ets>, <ets>alegen</ets>, OF. <ets>alegier</ets>, F. <ets>all&eacute;ger</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>alleviare</ets>, for L. <ets>allevare</ets> to lighten; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>levis</ets> light. Cf. <er>Alleviate</er>, <er>Allay</er>, <er>Allege</er>.]</ety> <def>To allay or alleviate; to lighten.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>That shall <qex>alegge</qex> this bitter blast.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ale"hoof`</hw> <pr>(&amacr;l"h&oomacr_;f`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>h&omacr;fe</ets> ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. <ets>heyhowe</ets> hedgehove, ground ivy, &ldquo;in old MSS. <ets>heyhowe</ets>, <ets>heyoue</ets>, <ets>haihoue</ets>, <ets>halehoue</ets>.&rdquo; <au>Prior</au>.]</ety> <def>Ground ivy (<spn>Nepeta Glechoma</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 38 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Ale"house`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A house where ale is retailed; hence, a tippling house.</def> <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ale"-knight`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A pot companion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al"em</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Turk. <ets>'alem</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>'alam</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>The imperial standard of the Turkish Empire.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`e*man"nic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Belonging to the Alemanni, a confederacy of warlike German tribes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`e*man"nic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The language of the Alemanni.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The Swabian dialect . . . is known as the <qex>Alemannic</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Amer. Cyc.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*lem"bic</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*l&ebreve_;m"b&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>alambic</ets> (cf. Sp. <ets>alambique</ets>), Ar. <ets>al-anb&imacr;q</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>'a`mbix</grk> cup, cap of a still. The cap or head was the <ets>alembic</ets> proper. Cf. <er>Limbec</er>.]</ety> <def>An apparatus formerly used in distillation, usually made of glass or metal. It has mostly given place to the <xex>retort</xex> and <xex>worm still</xex>.</def><br/>
+ <note>Used also metaphorically.<br/>
+<br/>
+<q>The <qex>alembic</qex> of a great poet's imagination.</q> <rj><qau>Brimley.</qau></rj></note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*lem"broth</hw> <pr>(-br&obreve_;th)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Origin uncertain.]</ety> <def>The <altname>salt of wisdom</altname> of the alchemists, a double salt composed of the chlorides of ammonium and mercury. It was formerly used as a stimulant.</def> <rj><au>Brande &amp; C.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`len`&ccedil;on" lace"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>See under <er>Lace</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*length"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*l&ebreve_;ngth")</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>length</ets>.]</ety> <def>At full length; lengthwise.</def> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*lep"i*dote</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_;, &unr_;, a scale.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Not having scales.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A fish without scales.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ale"pole`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A pole set up as the sign of an alehouse.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aleppo</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a city in Syria.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*lep"po boil</hw>, <hw>A*lep"po button</hw>, <it>or</it> <hw>A*lep"po evil</hw> }</mhw>. <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A chronic skin affection terminating in an ulcer, most commonly of the face. It is endemic along the Mediterranean, and is probably due to a specific bacillus. Called also <altname>Aleppo ulcer</altname>, <altname>Biskara boil</altname>, <altname>Delhi boil</altname>, <altname>Oriental sore</altname>, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aleppo grass</hw>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>One of the cultivated forms of <spn>Andropogon Halepensis</spn> (syn. <spn>Sorghum Halepense</spn>). See <er>Andropogon</er>, below.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*lert"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*l&etilde_;rt")</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>alerte</ets>, earlier <ets>&agrave; l'erte</ets> on the watch, fr. It. <ets>all' erta</ets> on the watch, prop. (standing) on a height, where one can look around; <ets>erta</ets> a declivity, steep, <ets>erto</ets> steep, p. p. of <ets>ergere</ets>, <ets>erigere</ets>, to erect, raise, L. <ets>erigere</ets>. See <er>Erect</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Watchful; vigilant; active in vigilance.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Brisk; nimble; moving with celerity.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>An <qex>alert</qex> young fellow.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Active; agile; lively; quick; prompt.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*lert"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>An alarm from a real or threatened attack; a sudden attack; also, a bugle sound to give warning.</def> &ldquo;We have had an <xex>alert</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Farrow.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>On the alert</b></col>, <cd>on the lookout or watch against attack or danger; ready to act.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>alerting</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>a state of readiness to respond.</def> <illu><ex>alerting</ex> was indicated by the desynchronization of the EEG</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> alertness</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a warning serves to make you more alert to danger.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> alert</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*lert"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an alert manner; nimbly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*lert"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being alert or on the alert; briskness; nimbleness; activity.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ale" sil`ver</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A duty payable to the lord mayor of London by the sellers of ale within the city.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ale"stake</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A stake or pole projecting from, or set up before, an alehouse, as a sign; an alepole. At the end was commonly suspended a garland, a bunch of leaves, or a &ldquo;bush.&rdquo;</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ale"tast`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Aleconner</er>.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*le`thi*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; truth + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The science which treats of the nature of truth and evidence.</def> <rj><au>Sir W. Hamilton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*leth"o*scope</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; true + &unr_; to view.]</ety> <def>An instrument for viewing pictures by means of a lens, so as to present them in their natural proportions and relations.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*leu"ro*man`cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; wheaten flour + <ets>-mancy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>aleuromancie</ets>.]</ety> <def>Divination by means of flour.</def> <rj><au>Encyc. Brit.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`eu*rom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; flour + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for determining the expansive properties, or quality, of gluten in flour.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*leu"ro*nat</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Aleurone</er>.]</ety> <def>Flour made of aleurone, used as a substitute for ordinary flour in preparing bread for diabetic persons.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*leu"rone</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; flour.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An albuminoid substance which occurs in minute grains (&ldquo;protein granules&rdquo;) in maturing seeds and tubers; -- supposed to be a modification of protoplasm.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`eu*ron"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having the nature of aleurone.</def> <rj><au>D. C. Eaton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aleut</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a member of the people inhabiting the Aleutian Islands. Same as <er>Aleutian</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Aleutian.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*leu"tian</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*leu"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Said to be from the Russ. <ets>aleut</ets> a bold rock.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to a chain of islands between Alaska and Kamtchatka; also, designating these islands.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aleutian</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a member of the people inhabiting the Aleutian Islands.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Aleut</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aleutians</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an archipelago in the North Pacific extending southwest from Alaska.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Aleutian Islands.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"e*vin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>alevin</ets>, OF. <ets>alever</ets> to rear, fr. L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>levare</ets> to raise.]</ety> <def>Young fish; fry.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*lew"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Halloo.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ale"wife`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Alewives</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <def>A woman who keeps an alehouse.</def> <rj><au>Gay.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ale"wife`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Alewives</plw>.</plu> <ety>[This word is properly <ets>aloof</ets>, the Indian name of a fish. See Winthrop on the culture of maize in America, &ldquo;Phil Trans.&rdquo; No. 142, p. 1065, and Baddam's &ldquo;Memoirs,&rdquo; vol. ii. p. 131.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A North American fish (<spn>Clupea vernalis</spn>) of the Herring family. It is called also <altname>ellwife</altname>, <altname>ellwhop</altname>, <altname>branch herring</altname>. The name is locally applied to other related species.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Alexander</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a European herb (<spn>Smyrnium olusatrum</spn>) somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Alexanders, black lovage, horse parsley</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>the famous king of Macedon, son of Philip; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia; founder of Alexandria -- (356-323 BC).</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Alexander the Great</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Alexanders</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>same as <er>Alexander[wn1]</er>; <spn>Smyrnium olusatrum</spn>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Alexander, black lovage, horse parsley, <spn>Smyrnium olusatrum</spn></syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Al`ex*an"ders</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al`i*san"ders</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>alisaundre</ets>, OF. <ets>alissandere</ets>, fr. <etsep>Alexander</etsep> or <etsep>Alexandria</etsep>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot)</fld> <def>A name given to two species of the genus <gen>Smyrnium</gen>, formerly cultivated and used as celery now is; -- called also <altname>horse parsely</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Alexandria</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a city on the Mediterranean Sea, the chief port of Egypt.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> El Iskandariyah</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`ex*an"dri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to Alexandria in Egypt; <as>as, the <ex>Alexandrian</ex> library</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Applied to a kind of heroic verse. See <er>Alexandrine</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`ex*an"drine</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Belonging to Alexandria; Alexandrian.</def> <rj><au>Bancroft.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`ex*an"drine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>alexandrin</ets>.]</ety> <def>A kind of verse consisting in English of twelve syllables.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The needless <qex>Alexandrine</qex> ends the song,<br/>
+That, like a wounded snake, drags its slow length along.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*lex"i*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.; <ets>a-</ets> not + Gr. &unr_; speech, fr. &unr_; to speak, confused with L. <ets>legere</ets> to read.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>As used by some, inability to read aloud, due to brain disease.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>More commonly, inability, due to brain disease, to understand written or printed symbols although they can be seen, as in case of word blindness.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*lex`i*phar"mac</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*lex`i*phar"ma*cal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Alexipharmic</er>.]</ety> <def>Alexipharmic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*lex`i*phar"mic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*lex`i*phar"mic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; keeping off poison; &unr_; to keep off + &unr_; drug, poison: cf. F. <ets>alexipharmaque</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Expelling or counteracting poison; antidotal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*lex`i*phar"mic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An antidote against poison or infection; a counterpoison.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*lex`i*py*ret"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; + &unr_; burning heat, fever, &unr_; fire.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Serving to drive off fever; antifebrile.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A febrifuge.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*lex`i*ter"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*lex`i*ter"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; fit to keep off or help, fr. &unr_; one who keeps off, helper; &unr_; to keep off: cf. F. <ets>alexit&egrave;re</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Resisting poison; obviating the effects of venom; alexipharmic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*lex`i*ter"ic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; a remedy, an amulet: cf. F. <ets>alexit&egrave;re</ets>, LL. <ets>alexiterium</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A preservative against contagious and infectious diseases, and the effects of poison in general.</def> <rj><au>Brande &amp; C.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>&Verbar;<hw>Al"fa</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> or <hw>Al"fa grass"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A plant (<spn>Macrochloa tenacissima</spn>) of North Africa; also, its fiber, used in paper making.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*fal"fa</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The lucern (<spn>Medicago sativa</spn>), a leguminous plant having bluish purple cloverlike flowers, and cultivated for fodder; -- so called in California, Texas, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"fe*nide</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Metal.)</fld> <def>An alloy of nickel and silver electroplated with silver.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al*fe"res</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp., fr. Ar. <ets>al-f&amacr;rs</ets> knight.]</ety> <def>An ensign; a standard bearer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>J. Fletcher.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"fet</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>alfetum</ets>, fr. AS. <ets>&amacr;lf&aelig;t</ets> a pot to boil in; <ets>&amacr;l</ets> burning + <ets>f&aelig;t</ets> vat.]</ety> <def>A caldron of boiling water into which an accused person plunged his forearm as a test of innocence or guilt.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al*fil`a*ri"a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The pin grass (<spn>Erodium cicutarium</spn>), a weed in California.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Al*fil`e*ri"a</hw> , &Verbar;<hw>Al*fil`e*ril"la</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Mex. Sp., fr. Sp. <ets>alfiler</ets> pin.]</ety> <def>Same as <er>Alfilaria</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al`fi*o"ne</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An edible marine fish of California (<spn>Rhacochilus toxotes</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al*for"ja</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Also <ets>alfarga</ets>, <ets>alforge</ets>.]</ety> <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <def>A saddlebag.</def> <mark>[Sp. Amer.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al*fres"co</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[It. <ets>al fresco</ets> in or on the fresh.]</ety> <def>In the open-air.</def> <rj><au>Smollett.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al"ga</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Alg&aelig;</plw> or <plw>algae</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., seaweed.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A kind of seaweed; <pluf>pl.</pluf> the class of cellular cryptogamic plants which includes the black, red, and green seaweeds, as kelp, dulse, sea lettuce, also marine and fresh water conferv&aelig;, etc. The algae are primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>algae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>plural of <er>alga</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"gal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>, <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or like, alg&aelig;.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al`ga*ro"ba</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>algarroba</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>al-kharr&unr_;bah</ets>. Cf. <er>Carob</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The Carob, a leguminous tree of the Mediterranean region; also, its edible beans or pods, called <altname>St. John's bread</altname>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The Honey mesquite (<spn>Prosopis juliflora</spn>), a small tree found from California to Buenos Ayres; also, its sweet, pulpy pods. A valuable gum, resembling gum arabic, is collected from the tree in Texas and Mexico.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al"ga*rot</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al"ga*roth</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>algaroth</ets>, fr. the name of the inventor, <ets>Algarotti</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A term used for the Powder of Algaroth, a white powder which is a compound of trichloride and trioxide of antimony. It was formerly used in medicine as an emetic, purgative, and diaphoretic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al`ga*ro*vil"la</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The agglutinated seeds and husks of the legumes of a South American tree (<spn>Inga Marth&aelig;</spn>). It is valuable for tanning leather, and as a dye.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al"gate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al"gates</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[<ets>All</ets> + <ets>gate</ets> way. The s is an adverbial ending. See <er>Gate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Always; wholly; everywhere.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Ulna now he <qex>algates</qex> must forego.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Still used in the north of England in the sense of &ldquo;everywhere.&rdquo;</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>By any or means; at all events.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Fairfax.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Notwithstanding; yet.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ga*zel`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar. <ets>al</ets> the + <ets>ghaz&amacr;l</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The true gazelle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ge*bra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>algebra</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>al-jebr</ets> reduction of parts to a whole, or fractions to whole numbers, fr. <ets>jabara</ets> to bind together, consolidate; <ets>al-jebr w'almuq&amacr;balah</ets> reduction and comparison (by equations): cf. F. <ets>alg&egrave;bre</ets>, It. &amp; Sp. <ets>algebra</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>That branch of mathematics which treats of the relations and properties of quantity by means of letters and other symbols. It is applicable to those relations that are true of every kind of magnitude.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A treatise on this science.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al`ge*bra"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al`ge*bra"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to algebra; using algebra; according to the laws of algebra; containing an operation of algebra, or deduced from such operation; <as>as, <ex>algebraic</ex> characters; <ex>algebraical</ex> writings; <ex>algebraic</ex> geometry.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>progressing by constant multiplicatory factors; -- of a series of numbers. Contrasted to <contr>arithmetical</contr>.</def> <illu><ex>algebraic</ex> progression</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> algebraic</syn><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Algebraic curve</b></col>, <cd>a curve such that the equation which expresses the relation between the co&ouml;rdinates of its points involves only the ordinary operations of algebra; -- opposed to a <xex>transcendental curve</xex>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`ge*bra"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By algebraic process.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ge*bra`ist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One versed in algebra.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ge*bra*ize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To perform by algebra; to reduce to algebraic form.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*ge"ri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Algeria.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native of Algeria.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`ge*rine"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Algiers or Algeria.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`ge*rine"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A native or one of the people of Algiers or Algeria. Also, a pirate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"gid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>algidus</ets> cold, fr. <ets>algere</ets> to be cold: cf. F. <ets>algide</ets>.]</ety> <def>Cold; chilly.</def> <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Algid cholera</b></col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>Asiatic cholera.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*gid"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Chilliness; coldness</def>; <specif>especially</specif> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <def>coldness and collapse.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"gid*ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Algidity.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*gif"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>algificus</ets>, fr. <ets>algus</ets> cold + <ets>facere</ets> to make.]</ety> <def>Producing cold.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"gin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A nitrogenous substance resembling gelatin, obtained from certain alg&aelig;.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"goid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alga</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of the nature of, or resembling, an alga.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"gol</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar. <ets>al-gh&umacr;l</ets> destruction, calamity, fr. <ets>gh&amacr;la</ets> to take suddenly, destroy.]</ety> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>A fixed star, in Medusa's head, in the constellation Perseus, remarkable for its periodic variation in brightness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`go*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to algology; <as>as, <ex>algological</ex> specimens</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*gol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One learned about alg&aelig;; a student of algology.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*gol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alga</ets> seaweed + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The study or science of alg&aelig; or seaweeds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*gom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; pain + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Psychol.)</fld> <def>An instrument for measuring sensations of pain due to pressure. It has a piston rod with a blunted tip which is pressed against the skin.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Al*gom"e*try</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> -- <wf>Al`go*met"ric</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <wf>*met"ric*al</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> -- <wf>Al`go*met"ric*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*gon"ki*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Var. of <er>Algonquian</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to or designating a period or era recognized by the United States Geological Survey and some other authorities, between the Arch&aelig;an and the Paleozoic, from both of which it is generally separated in the record by unconformities. Algonkian rocks are both sedimentary and igneous. Although fossils are rare, life certainly existed in this period.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>The Algonkian period or era, or system or group of systems.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*gon"qui*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to or designating the most extensive of the linguistic families of North American Indians, their territory formerly including practically all of Canada east of the 115th meridian and south of Hudson's Bay and the part of the United States east of the Mississippi and north of Tennessee and Virginia, with the exception of the territory occupied by the northern Iroquoian tribes. There are nearly 100,000 Indians of the Algonquian tribes, of which the strongest are the Ojibwas (Chippewas), Ottawas, Crees, Algonquins, Micmacs, and Blackfeet.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An Algonquian Indian.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al*gon"quin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al*gon"kin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>One of a widely spread family of Indians, including many distinct tribes, which formerly occupied most of the northern and eastern part of North America. The name was originally applied to a group of Indian tribes north of the River St. Lawrence.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al"gor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Cold; chilliness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al"go*rism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al"go*rithm</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>algorism</ets>, <ets>algrim</ets>, <ets>augrim</ets>, OF. <ets>algorisme</ets>, F. <ets>algorithme</ets> (cf. Sp. <ets>algoritmo</ets>, OSp. <ets>alguarismo</ets>, LL. <ets>algorismus</ets>), fr. the Ar. <ets>al-Khow&amacr;rezm&imacr;</ets> of Khow&amacr;rezm, the modern Khiwa, surname of Abu Ja'far Mohammed ben Mus&amacr;, author of a work on arithmetic early in the 9th century, which was translated into Latin, such books bearing the name <ets>algorismus</ets>. The spelling with <ets>th</ets> is due to a supposed connection with Gr. &unr_; number.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The art of calculating by nine figures and zero; computation with Arabic figures.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the Arabic system of numeration.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> decimal system</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The art of calculating with any species of notation; <as>as, the <ex>algorithms</ex> of fractions, proportions, surds, etc.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>algorithm</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem; a set of procedures guaranteed to find the solution to a problem.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> algorithmic rule, algorithmic program</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>algorithmic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to an algorithm.</def>
+<stype>recursive</stype><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>definitively solvable by a finite number of steps; -- said of mathematical or logical problems. Contrasted with <contr>heuristic</contr>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"gous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>algosus</ets>, fr. <ets>alga</ets> seaweed.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the alg&aelig;, or seaweeds; abounding with, or like, seaweed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al`gua*zil"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>alguacil</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>alwaz&imacr;r</ets> the vizier. Cf. <er>Vizier</er>.]</ety> <def>An inferior officer of justice in Spain; a warrant officer; a constable.</def> <rj><au>Prescott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"gum</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Almug</er> (and etymologically preferable).</def> <rj><au>2 Chron. ii. 8.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*ham"bra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ultimately fr. Ar. <ets>al</ets> the + <ets>hamr&amacr;</ets> red; <it>i. e.</it>, the red (<it>sc.</it> house).]</ety> <def>The palace of the Moorish kings at Granada.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al`ham*bra"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al`ham*bresque"</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Made or decorated after the fanciful style of the ornamentation in the Alhambra, which affords an unusually fine exhibition of Saracenic or Arabesque architecture.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al*hen"na</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Henna</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"li*as</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>alius</ets>. See <er>Else</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Otherwise; otherwise called; -- a term used in legal proceedings to connect the different names of any one who has gone by two or more, and whose true name is for any cause doubtful; <as>as, Smith, <ex>alias</ex> Simpson</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>At another time.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"li*as</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Aliases</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., otherwise, at another time.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A second or further writ which is issued after a first writ has expired without effect.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Another name; an assumed name.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"i*bi</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., elsewhere, at another place. See <er>Alias</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove that he was in another place when the alleged act was committed; <as>as, to set up an <ex>alibi</ex>; to prove an <ex>alibi</ex>.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`i*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality of being alible.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"i*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alibilis</ets>, fr. <ets>alere</ets> to nourish.]</ety> <def>Nutritive; nourishing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"i*cant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kind of wine, formerly much esteemed; -- said to have been made near Alicant, in Spain.</def> <rj><au>J. Fletcher.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`i*cyc"lic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Org. Chem.)</fld> <def>pertaining to compounds that have a ring in the structure, but are not aromatic, as cyclohexane or cyclohexene. Compare <contr>aliphatic</contr> and <contr>aromatic</contr>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"i*dade</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>alidada</ets>, <ets>alhidada</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>al-'id&amacr;da</ets> a sort of rule: cf. F. <ets>alidade</ets>.]</ety> <def>The portion of a graduated instrument, as a quadrant or astrolabe, carrying the sights or telescope, and showing the degrees cut off on the arc of the instrument</def> <rj><au>Whewell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ien</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>alien</ets>, L. <ets>alienus</ets>, fr. <ets>alius</ets> another; properly, therefore, belonging to another. See <er>Else</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Not belonging to the same country, land, or government, or to the citizens or subjects thereof; foreign; <as>as, <ex>alien</ex> subjects, enemies, property, shores</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Wholly different in nature; foreign; adverse; inconsistent (<xex>with</xex>); incongruous; -- followed by <xex>from</xex> or sometimes by <xex>to</xex>; <as>as, principles <ex>alien</ex> from our religion</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>An <qex>alien</qex> sound of melancholy.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Alien enemy</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>one who owes allegiance to a government at war with ours.</cd> <au>Abbott.</au></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ien</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A foreigner; one owing allegiance, or belonging, to another country; a foreign-born resident of a country in which he does not possess the privileges of a citizen. Hence, a stranger. See <er>Alienage</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One excluded from certain privileges; one alienated or estranged; <as>as, <ex>aliens</ex> from God's mercies</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Aliens</qex> from the common wealth of Israel.</q> <rj><qau>Ephes. ii. 12.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ien</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>ali&eacute;ner</ets>, L. <ets>alienare</ets>.]</ety> <def>To alienate; to estrange; to transfer, as property or ownership.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> &ldquo;It the son <xex>alien</xex> lands.&rdquo; <rj><au>Sir M. Hale.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The prince was totally <qex>aliened</qex> from all thoughts of . . . the marriage.</q> <rj><qau>Clarendon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`ien*a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Capability of being alienated.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>alienability</xex> of the domain.&rdquo; <rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ien*a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>ali&eacute;nable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being alienated, sold, or transferred to another; <as>as, land is <ex>alienable</ex> according to the laws of the state</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ien*age</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>ali&eacute;nage</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state or legal condition of being an alien.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The disabilities of <xex>alienage</xex> are removable by naturalization or by special license from the State of residence, and in some of the United States by declaration of intention of naturalization.</note> <rj><au>Kent. Wharton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Estates forfeitable on account of <qex>alienage</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Story.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being alienated or transferred to another.</def> <rj><au>Brougham.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 39 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ien*ate</hw> <pr>(&amacr;l"y&eitalic_;n*&auptack_;t)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alienatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>alienare</ets>, fr. <ets>alienus</ets>. See <er>Alien</er>, and cf. <er>Aliene</er>.]</ety> <def>Estranged; withdrawn in affection; foreign; -- with <ptcl>from</ptcl>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>O <qex>alienate</qex> from God.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ien*ate</hw> <pr>(-&amacr;t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Alienated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Alienating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To convey or transfer to another, as title, property, or right; to part voluntarily with ownership of.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To withdraw, as the affections; to make indifferent of averse, where love or friendship before subsisted; to estrange; to wean; -- with <xex>from</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The errors which . . . <qex>alienated</qex> a loyal gentry and priesthood from the House of Stuart.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The recollection of his former life is a dream that only the more <qex>alienates</qex> him from the realities of the present.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ien*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A stranger; an alien.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>alienated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>socially disoriented.</def> <illu>we live in an age of rootless <ex>alienated</ex> people</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> anomic, disoriented</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>having become indifferent or hostile to one's peers or social group.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> estranged</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`ien*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>ali&eacute;nation</ets>, L. <ets>alienatio</ets>, fr. <ets>alienare</ets>, fr. <ets>alienare</ets>. See <er>Alienate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of alienating, or the state of being alienated.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A transfer of title, or a legal conveyance of property to another.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A withdrawing or estrangement, as of the affections.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>alienation</qex> of his heart from the king.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Mental alienation; derangement of the mental faculties; insanity; <as>as, <ex>alienation</ex> of mind</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Insanity; lunacy; madness; derangement; aberration; mania; delirium; frenzy; dementia; monomania. See <er>Insanity</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ien*a"tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who alienates.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*iene</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To alien or alienate; to transfer, as title or property; <as>as, <ex>to aliene</ex> an estate</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ien*ee"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>One to whom the title of property is transferred; -- opposed to <inv>alienor</inv>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It the <qex>alienee</qex> enters and keeps possession.</q> <rj><qau>Blackstone.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ien*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The status or legal condition of an alien; alienage.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The law was very gentle in the construction of the disability of <qex>alienism</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Kent.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The study or treatment of diseases of the mind.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ien*ist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>ali&eacute;niste</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who treats diseases of the mind.</def> <rj><au>Ed. Rev.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`ien*or"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>ali&eacute;neur</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who alienates or transfers property to another.</def> <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al`i*eth"moid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al`i*eth*moid"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ala</ets> wing + E. <ets>ethomoid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to expansions of the ethmoid bone or cartilage.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*life"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <ets>lief</ets> dear.]</ety> <def>On my life; dearly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;I love that sport <xex>alife</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Beau. &amp; Fl.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*lif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ala</ets> wing + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having wings, winged; aligerous.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"i*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ala</ets> wing + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Wing-shaped; winglike.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*lig"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aliger</ets>; <ets>ala</ets> wing + <ets>gerere</ets> to carry.]</ety> <def>Having wings; winged.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*light"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Alighted</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> sometimes <conjf>Alit</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Alighting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>alihten</ets>, fr. AS. <ets>&amacr;l&imacr;htan</ets>; pref. <ets>&amacr;-</ets> (cf. Goth. <ets>us-</ets>, G. <ets>er-</ets>, orig. meaning <ets>out</ets>) + <ets>l&imacr;htan</ets>, to alight, orig. to render light, to remove a burden from, fr. <ets>l&imacr;ht</ets>, <ets>leoht</ets>, light. See <er>Light</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To spring down, get down, or descend, as from on horseback or from a carriage; to dismount.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop; <as>as, a flying bird <ex>alights</ex> on a tree; snow <ex>alights</ex> on a roof.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To come or chance (<xex>upon</xex>).</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*light"</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>light</ets>.]</ety> <def>Lighted; lighted up; in a flame.</def> &ldquo;The lamps were <xex>alight</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*lign"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>aligner</ets>; <ets>&agrave;</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>ligne</ets> (L. <ets>linea</ets>) line. See <er>Line</er>, and cf. <er>Allineate</er>.]</ety> <def>To adjust or form to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line; to aline.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*lign"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To form in line; to fall into line.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>aligned</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>in or brought into line with or into proper relative position; -- of spatial position.</def> <illu>well-<ex>aligned</ex> wheels</illu> <ant>unaligned</ant><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> alined</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>brought into agreement or cooperation on the side of a faction, party, or cause. Opposite of <ant>nonaligned</ant>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>brought into a straight or uniformly curved line.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>aligning</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>bringing into alignment</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> positioning</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*lign"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>alignement</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of adjusting to a line; arrangement in a line or lines; the state of being so adjusted; a formation in a straight line; also, the line of adjustment; esp., an imaginary line to regulate the formation of troops or of a squadron.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Engin.)</fld> <def>The ground-plan of a railway or other road, in distinction from the grades or profile.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*like"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*l&imacr;k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>onl&imacr;c</ets>, <ets>gel&imacr;c</ets>; pref. <ets>&amacr;</ets> + <ets>like</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference.</def> <mark>[Now used only predicatively.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The darkness and the light are both <qex>alike</qex> to thee.</q> <rj><qau>Ps. cxxxix. 12.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*like"</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>gel&imacr;ce</ets>, <ets>onl&imacr;ce</ets>.]</ety> <def>In the same manner, form, or degree; in common; equally; <as>as, we are all <ex>alike</ex> concerned in religion</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*like"-mind`ed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like-minded.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"i*ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alimentum</ets>, fr. <ets>alere</ets> to nourish; akin to Goth. <ets>alan</ets> to grow, Icel. <ets>ala</ets> to nourish: cf. F. <ets>aliment</ets>. See <er>Old</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which nourishes; food; nutriment; anything which feeds or adds to a substance in natural growth. Hence: The necessaries of life generally: sustenance; means of support.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Aliments</qex> of their sloth and weakness.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An allowance for maintenance.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"i*ment</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To nourish; to support.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To provide for the maintenance of.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`i*men"tal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Supplying food; having the quality of nourishing; furnishing the materials for natural growth; <as>as, <ex>alimental</ex> sap</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`li*men"tal*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>So as to serve for nourishment or food; nourishing quality.</def> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`i*men"ta*ri*ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being alimentary; nourishing quality.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`i*men"ta*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alimentarius</ets>, fr. <ets>alimentum</ets>: cf. F. <ets>alimentaire</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to aliment or food, or to the function of nutrition; nutritious; alimental; <as>as, <ex>alimentary</ex> substances</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Alimentary canal</b></col>, <cd>the entire channel, extending from the mouth to the anus, by which aliments are conveyed through the body, and the useless parts ejected.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`i*men*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alimentation</ets>, LL. <ets>alimentatio</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of affording nutriment; the function of the alimentary canal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>State or mode of being nourished.</def> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`i*men"tive*ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The instinct or faculty of appetite for food.</def> <mark>[Chiefly in Phrenol.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`i*mo"ni*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Affording food; nourishing.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>Alimonious</xex> humors.&rdquo; <rj><au>Harvey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"i*mo*ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alimonia</ets>, <ets>alimonium</ets>, nourishment, sustenance, fr. <ets>alere</ets> to nourish.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Maintenance; means of living.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>An allowance made to a wife out of her husband's estate or income for her support, upon her divorce or legal separation from him, or during a suit for the same.</def> <rj><au>Wharton. Burrill.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`i*na"sal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ala</ets> wing + E. <ets>nasal</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to expansions of the nasal bone or cartilage.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*line"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To range or place in a line; to bring into line; to align.</def> <rj><au>Evelyn.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*lin`e*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Allineation</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*line"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Alignment</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>[The Eng. form <xex>alinement</xex> is preferable to <xex>alignment</xex>, a bad spelling of the French].</note> <rj><au>New Eng. Dict. (Murray).</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*lin"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who adjusts things to a line or lines or brings them into line.</def> <rj><au>Evelyn.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"i*oth</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar. <ets>aly&amacr;t</ets> the tail of a fat sheep.]</ety> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>A star in the tail of the Great Bear, the one next the bowl in the Dipper.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"i*ped</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alipes</ets>; <ets>ala</ets> wing + <ets>pes</ets>, <ets>pedis</ets>, foot: cf. F. <ets>alip&egrave;de</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Wing-footed, as the bat.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An animal whose toes are connected by a membrane, serving for a wing, as the bat.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`i*phat"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, oil, fat.]</ety> <fld>(Org. Chem.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or derived from, fat; fatty; -- applied to compounds having an open-chain structure. The <xex>aliphatic</xex> compounds thus include not only the <xex>fatty</xex> acids and other derivatives of the paraffin hydrocarbons, but also unsaturated compounds, as the ethylene and acetylene series. Compare <contr>alicyclic</contr> and <contr>aromatic</contr>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"i*quant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aliquantus</ets> some, moderate; <ets>alius</ets> other + <ets>quantus</ets> how great: cf. F. <ets>aliquante</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>An <xex>aliquant</xex> part of a number or quantity is one which does not divide it without leaving a remainder; thus, 5 is an <xex>aliquant</xex> part of 16. Opposed to <contr>aliquot</contr>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"i*quot</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aliquot</ets> some, several; <ets>alius</ets> other + <ets>quot</ets> how many: cf. F. <ets>aliquote</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>An <xex>aliquot</xex> part of a number or quantity is one which will divide it without a remainder; <as>thus, 5 is an <ex>aliquot</ex> part of 15</as>. Opposed to <contr>aliquant</contr>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`i*sep"tal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ala</ets> wing + E. <ets>septal</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Relating to expansions of the nasal septum.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ish</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like ale; <as>as, an <ex>alish</ex> taste</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al`i*sphe"noid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al`i*sphe*noid"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ala</ets> wing + E. <ets>sphenoid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to or forming the wing of the sphenoid; relating to a bone in the base of the skull, which in the adult is often consolidated with the sphenoid; <as>as, <ex>alisphenoid</ex> bone; <ex>alisphenoid</ex> canal.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`i*sphe"noid</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The alisphenoid bone.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"i*trunk</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ala</ets> wing + <ets>truncus</ets> trunk.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The segment of the body of an insect to which the wings are attached; the thorax.</def> <rj><au>Kirby.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`i*tur"gic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>liturgical</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>Applied to those days when the holy sacrifice is not offered.</def> <rj><au>Shipley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`li*un"de</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>From another source; from elsewhere; <as>as, a case proved <ex>aliunde</ex>; evidence <ex>aliunde</ex>.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*live"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>on live</ets>, AS. <ets>on l&imacr;fe</ets> in life; <ets>l&imacr;fe</ets> being dat. of <ets>l&imacr;f</ets> life. See <er>Life</er>, and cf. <er>Live</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having life, in opposition to <xex>dead</xex>; living; being in a state in which the organs perform their functions; <as>as, an animal or a plant which is <ex>alive</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In a state of action; in force or operation; unextinguished; unexpired; existent; <as>as, to keep the fire <ex>alive</ex>; to keep the affections <ex>alive</ex>.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Exhibiting the activity and motion of many living beings; swarming; thronged.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The Boyne, for a quarter of a mile, was <qex>alive</qex> with muskets and green boughs.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Sprightly; lively; brisk.</def> <rj><au>Richardson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Having susceptibility; easily impressed; having lively feelings, as opposed to apathy; sensitive.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Tremblingly <qex>alive</qex> to nature's laws.</q> <rj><qau>Falconer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Of all living (by way of emphasis).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Northumberland was the proudest man <qex>alive</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Clarendon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>Used colloquially as an intensive; as, <xex>man alive!</xex></note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Alive</xex> always follows the noun which it qualifies.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>aliveness</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the condition of living or the state of being alive.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> animation, life, living</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>having animal life as distinguished from plant life.</def> <illu>full of <ex>life</ex></illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> animateness, liveness</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`li*za"ri</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Perh. fr. Ar. <ets>'a&ccedil;&amacr;rah</ets> juice extracted from a plant, fr. <ets>'a&ccedil;ara</ets> to press.]</ety> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <def>The madder of the Levant.</def> <rj><au>Brande &amp; C.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>A*liz"a*rin</hw>, <hw>A*liz"a*rine</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>alizarine</ets>, fr. <ets>alizari</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A coloring principle, <chform>C14H6O2(OH)2</chform>, found in madder, and now produced artificially as an an orange-red crystalline compound from anthracene. It is used in making red pigments (such as the Turkish reds), and in dyeing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ka*hest</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>alchahest</ets>, F. <ets>alcahest</ets>, a word that has an Arabic appearance, but was probably arbitrarily formed by Paracelsus.]</ety> <def>The fabled &ldquo;universal solvent&rdquo; of the alchemists; a menstruum capable of dissolving all bodies.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Al`ka*hes"tic</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`kal*am"ide</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Alkali</ets> + <ets>amide</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>One of a series of compounds that may be regarded as ammonia in which a part of the hydrogen has been replaced by basic, and another part by acid, atoms or radicals.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al`ka*les`cence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al`ka*les"cen*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A tendency to become alkaline; or the state of a substance in which alkaline properties begin to be developed, or to predominant.</def> <rj><au>Ure.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`ka*les"cent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alcalescent</ets>.]</ety> <def>Tending to the properties of an alkali; slightly alkaline.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ka*li</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Alkalis</plw> or <plw>Alkalies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>alcali</ets>, ultimately fr. Ar. <ets>alqal&imacr;</ets> ashes of the plant saltwort, fr. <ets>qalay</ets> to roast in a pan, fry.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>One of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, ammonia, and lithia, whose distinguishing peculiarities are solubility in alcohol and water, uniting with oils and fats to form soap, neutralizing and forming salts with acids, turning to brown several vegetable yellows, and changing reddened litmus to blue.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Soluble mineral matter, other than common salt, contained in soils of natural waters.</def> <mark>[Western U. S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Fixed alkalies</b></col>, <cd>potash and soda.</cd> -- <col><b>Vegetable alkalies</b></col>. <cd>Same as <er>Alkaloids</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Volatile alkali</b></col>, <cd>ammonia, so called in distinction from the fixed alkalies.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>alkalic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>having the properties of an alkali. Opposite of <ant>acidic</ant>.</def> <note>when used of aqueous solutions, it signifies that the solution has a pH greater than 7.</note><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> alkaline (vs. acidic), basic</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Alkali flat</hw>. <def>A sterile plain, containing an excess of alkali, at the bottom of an undrained basin in an arid region; a playa.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ka*li*fi`a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alcalifiable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being alkalified, or converted into an alkali.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ka*li*fy</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Alkalified</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Alkalifying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[<ets>Alkali</ets> + <ets>-fly</ets>: cf. F. <ets>alcalifier</ets>.]</ety> <def>To convert into an alkali; to give alkaline properties to.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ka*li*fy</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To become changed into an alkali.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Alkali metal</hw>. <def>Any one of the univalent metals of group I of the periodic table of the elements, including lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium, and francium. The hydroxides of these metals are soluble in water and form strongly basic solutions.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`ka*lim"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Alkali</ets> + <ets>-meter</ets>. cf. F. <ets>alcalim&egrave;tre</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument to ascertain the strength of alkalies, or the quantity of alkali in a mixture.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al`ka*li*met"ric</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al`ka*li*met"ric*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to alkalimetry.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`ka*lim"e*try</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alcalim&egrave;trie</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The art or process of ascertaining the strength of alkalies, or the quantity present in alkaline mixtures.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ka*line</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alcalin</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to an alkali or to alkalies; having the properties of an alkali.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Alkaline earths</b></col>, <cd>certain substances, as lime, baryta, strontia, and magnesia, possessing some of the qualities of alkalies.</cd> -- <col><b>Alkaline metals</b></col>, <cd>potassium, sodium, c&aelig;sium, lithium, rubidium.</cd> -- <col><b>Alkaline reaction</b></col>, <cd>a reaction indicating alkalinity, as by the action on limits, turmeric, etc.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>alkaline-loving</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>thriving in a relatively alkaline environment; (especially of plants requiring a pH above 7)</def> <ant>acid-loving</ant><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> alkali-loving</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`ka*lin"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality which constitutes an alkali; alkaline property.</def> <rj><au>Thomson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*ka"li*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Alkaline.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Alkali soil</hw>. <def>Any one of various soils found in arid and semiarid regions, containing an unusual amount of soluble mineral salts which effloresce in the form of a powder or crust (usually white) in dry weather following rains or irrigation. The basis of these salts is mainly soda with a smaller amount of potash, and usually a little lime and magnesia. Two main classes of alkali are commonly distinguished: <stype>black alkali</stype>, which may be any alkaline carbonate, but which practically consists of sodium carbonate (sal soda), which is highly corrosive and destructive to vegetation; and <stype>white alkali</stype>, characterized by the presence of sodium sulphate (Glauber's salt), which is less injurious to vegetation. Black alkali is so called because water containing it dissolves humus, forming a dark-colored solution which, when it collects in puddles and evaporates, produces characteristic black spots.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Alkali waste</hw>. <def>Waste material from the manufacture of alkali; specif., soda waste.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ka*li*zate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Alkaline.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ka*li**zate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To alkalizate.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`ka*li*za"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alcalisation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of rendering alkaline by impregnating with an alkali; a conferring of alkaline qualities.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ka*lize</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l"k&adot_;*l&imacr;z)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Alkalized</conjf> <pr>(&abreve;l"k&adot_;*l&imacr;zd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Alkalizing</conjf> <pr>(&abreve;l"k&adot_;*l&imacr;`z&ibreve_;ng)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alcaliser</ets>.]</ety> <def>To render alkaline; to communicate the properties of an alkali to.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al"ka*loid</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l"k&adot_;*loid)</pr>, <hw>Al`ka*loid"al</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l`k&adot_;*loid"&aitalic_;l)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Alkali</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>: cf. F. <ets>alcalo&iuml;de</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, resembling, or containing, alkali.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to alkaloids.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ka*loid</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l"k&adot_;*loid)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An organic base, especially one of a class of nitrogen-containing substances occurring ready formed in the tissues of plants and the bodies of animals.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Alkaloids</xex> all contain nitrogen, carbon, and hydrogen, and many of them also contain oxygen. They include many of the active principles in plants; thus, morphine and narcotine are <xex>alkaloids</xex> found in opium.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>alkalosis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>abnormally high alkalinity in the blood and other body fluids.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>alkalotic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to alkalosis.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>alkane</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>a non-aromatic saturated acyclic hydrocarbon with the general formula <chform>CnH(2n+2)</chform>. A member of the <er>alkane series</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>alkane series</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>a series of acyclic non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula <chform>CnH(2n+2)</chform>. They include <member>methane</member>, <member>ethane</member>, <member>propane</member>, <member>butane</member>, and the paraffins.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> methane series, alkane series, paraffin</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> PC]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ka*net</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l"k&adot_;*n&ebreve_;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Dim. of Sp. <ets>alcana</ets>, <ets>alhe&ntilde;a</ets>, in which <ets>al</ets> is the Ar. article. See <er>Henna</er>, and cf. <er>Orchanet</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A dyeing matter extracted from the roots of <spn>Alkanna tinctoria</spn>, which gives a fine deep red color.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A boraginaceous herb (<spn>Alkanna tinctoria</spn>) yielding the dye; orchanet.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The similar plant <spn>Anchusa officinalis</spn>; bugloss; also, the American puccoon.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*kar"gen</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Alkar</ets>sin + oxy<ets>gen</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Cacodylic acid</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*kar"sin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Alkali</ets> + <ets>ars</ets>enic + <ets>-in</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A spontaneously inflammable liquid, having a repulsive odor, and consisting of cacodyl and its oxidation products; -- called also <altname>Cadel's fuming liquid</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Alka-seltzer</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a commerical antacid; -- the tablets dissolve in water to give an effervescent solution.</def> <mark>[trademark]</mark> <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*ka"zar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>See <er>Alcazar</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`ke*ken"gi</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alk&eacute;kenge</ets>, Sp. <ets>alquequenje</ets>, ultimately fr. Ar. <ets>al-k&amacr;kanj</ets> a kind of resin from Herat.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An herbaceous plant of the nightshade family (<spn>Physalis alkekengi</spn>) and its fruit, which is a well flavored berry, the size of a cherry, loosely inclosed in a enlarged leafy calyx; -- also called <altname>winter cherry</altname>, <altname>ground cherry</altname>, and <altname>strawberry tomato</altname>.</def> <rj><au>D. C. Eaton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*ker"mes</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar. <ets>al-qirmiz</ets> kermes. See <er>Kermes</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Old Pharmacy)</fld> <def>A compound cordial, in the form of a confection, deriving its name from the kermes insect, its principal ingredient.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ko*ran</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The Mohammedan Scriptures. Same as <er>Alcoran</er> and <er>Koran</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`ko*ran"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Alcoranic</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`ko*ran"ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Alcoranist</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>All</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>al</ets>, pl. <ets>alle</ets>, AS. <ets>eal</ets>, pl. <ets>ealle</ets>, Northumbrian <ets>alle</ets>, akin to D. &amp; OHG. <ets>al</ets>, Ger. <ets>all</ets>, Icel. <ets>allr</ets>. Dan. <ets>al</ets>, Sw. <ets>all</ets>, Goth. <ets>alls</ets>; and perh. to Ir. and Gael. <ets>uile</ets>, W. <ets>oll</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The whole quantity, extent, duration, amount, quality, or degree of; the whole; the whole number of; any whatever; every; <as>as, <ex>all</ex> the wheat; <ex>all</ex> the land; <ex>all</ex> the year; <ex>all</ex> the strength; <ex>all</ex> happiness; <ex>all</ex> abundance; loss of <ex>all</ex> power; beyond <ex>all</ex> doubt; you will see us <ex>all</ex> (or all of us).</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Prove <qex>all</qex> things: hold fast that which is good.</q> <rj><qau>1 Thess. v. 21.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;Without <xex>all</xex> remedy.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; When the definite article &ldquo;the,&rdquo; or a possessive or a demonstrative pronoun, is joined to the noun that <xex>all</xex> qualifies, <xex>all</xex> precedes the article or the pronoun; as, <xex>all</xex> the cattle; <xex>all</xex> my labor; <xex>all</xex> his wealth; <xex>all</xex> our families; <xex>all</xex> your citizens; <xex>all</xex> their property; <xex>all</xex> other joys.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>This word, not only in popular language, but in the Scriptures, often signifies, indefinitely, a large portion or number, or a great part. Thus, <xex>all</xex> the cattle in Egypt died, <xex>all</xex> Judea and <xex>all</xex> the region round about Jordan, <xex>all</xex> men held John as a prophet, are not to be understood in a literal sense, but as including a large part, or very great numbers.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Only; alone; nothing but.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I was born to speak <qex>all</qex> mirth and no matter.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>All the whole</b></col>, <cd>the whole (emphatically).</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>All the whole</xex> army.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>All</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Wholly; completely; altogether; entirely; quite; very; <as>as, <ex>all</ex> bedewed; my friend is <ex>all</ex> for amusement.</as></def> &ldquo;And cheeks <xex>all</xex> pale.&rdquo; <rj><au>Byron.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 40 --></p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In the ancient phrases, <xex>all</xex> too dear, <xex>all</xex> too much, <xex>all</xex> so long, etc., this word retains its appropriate sense or becomes intensive.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Even; just. (Often a mere intensive adjunct.)</def> <mark>[Obs. or Poet.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>All</qex> as his straying flock he fed.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A damsel lay deploring<br/>
+<qex>All</qex> on a rock reclined.</q> <rj><qau>Gay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>All to</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>All-to</b></col></mcol>. <cd>In such phrases as &ldquo;<xex>all to</xex> rent,&rdquo; &ldquo;<xex>all to break</xex>,&rdquo; &ldquo;<xex>all-to</xex> frozen,&rdquo; etc., which are of frequent occurrence in our old authors, the <xex>all</xex> and the <xex>to</xex> have commonly been regarded as forming a compound adverb, equivalent in meaning to <xex>entirely</xex>, <xex>completely</xex>, <xex>altogether</xex>. But the sense of entireness lies wholly in the word <xex>all</xex> (as it does in &ldquo;<xex>all</xex> forlorn,&rdquo; and similar expressions), and the <xex>to</xex> properly belongs to the following word, being a kind of intensive prefix (orig. meaning <xex>asunder</xex> and answering to the LG. <xex>ter-</xex>, HG. <xex>zer-</xex>). It is frequently to be met with in old books, used without the <xex>all</xex>. Thus Wyclif says, &ldquo;The vail of the temple was <xex>to rent</xex>:&rdquo; and of Judas, &ldquo;He was hanged and <xex>to-burst</xex> the middle:&rdquo; <it>i. e.</it>, burst in two, or asunder.</cd> -- <col><b>All along</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Along</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>All and some</b></col>, <cd>individually and collectively, one and all.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;Displeased <xex>all and some</xex>.&rdquo; <au>Fairfax.</au> -- <col><b>All but</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>Scarcely; not even.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Shak.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Almost; nearly.</cd> &ldquo;The fine arts were <xex>all but</xex> proscribed.&rdquo; <au>Macaulay.</au> -- <col><b>All hollow</b></col>, <cd>entirely, completely; <as>as, to beat any one <ex>all hollow</ex></as>.</cd> <mark>[Low]</mark> -- <col><b>All one</b></col>, <cd>the same thing in effect; that is, wholly the same thing.</cd> -- <col><b>All over</b></col>, <cd>over the whole extent; thoroughly; wholly; <as>as, she is her mother <ex>all over</ex></as>.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> -- <col><b>All the better</b></col>, <cd>wholly the better; that is, better by the whole difference.</cd> -- <col><b>All the same</b></col>, <cd>nevertheless.</cd> &ldquo;There they [certain phenomena] remain rooted <xex>all the same</xex>, whether we recognize them or not.&rdquo; <au>J. C. Shairp.</au> &ldquo;But Rugby is a very nice place <xex>all the same</xex>.&rdquo; <au>T. Arnold.</au> -- See also under <er>All</er>, <pos>n.</pos></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>All</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The whole number, quantity, or amount; the entire thing; everything included or concerned; the aggregate; the whole; totality; everything or every person; <as>as, our <ex>all</ex> is at stake</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Death, as the Psalmist saith, is certain to <qex>all</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>All</qex> that thou seest is mine.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. xxxi. 43.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note><xex>All</xex> is used with <it>of</it>, like a partitive; as, <xex>all</xex> of a thing, <xex>all</xex> of us.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>After all</b></col>, <cd>after considering everything to the contrary; nevertheless.</cd> -- <col><b>All in all</b></col>, <cd>a phrase which signifies <xex>all</xex> things to a person, or everything desired; (also <xex>adverbially</xex>) wholly; altogether.</cd><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]<pbr/>
+<q>Thou shalt be <qex>all in all</qex>, and I in thee,<br/>
+Forever.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]<pbr/>
+<q>Trust me not at all, or <qex>all in all</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]<pbr/>
+-- <col><b>All in the wind</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a phrase denoting that the sails are parallel with the course of the wind, so as to shake.</cd> -- <col><b>All told</b></col>, <cd>all counted; in all.</cd> -- <col><b>And all</b></col>, <cd>and the rest; and everything connected.</cd> &ldquo;Bring our crown <xex>and all</xex>.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au> -- <col><b>At all</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>In every respect; wholly; thoroughly.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;She is a shrew <xex>at al(l)</xex>.&rdquo; <au>Chaucer.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A phrase much used by way of enforcement or emphasis, usually in negative or interrogative sentences, and signifying <xex>in any way or respect</xex>; <xex>in the least degree</xex> or <xex>to the least extent</xex>; <xex>in the least</xex>; <xex>under any circumstances</xex>; <as>as, he has no ambition <ex>at all</ex>; has he any property <ex>at all</ex>?</as></cd> &ldquo;Nothing <xex>at all</xex>.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au> &ldquo;If thy father <xex>at all</xex> miss me.&rdquo; <au>1 Sam. xx. 6</au>. -- <col><b>Over all</b></col>, <cd>everywhere.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Chaucer.</au></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>All</xex> is much used in composition to enlarge the meaning, or add force to a word. In some instances, it is completely incorporated into words, and its final consonant is dropped, as in <xex>al</xex>mighty, <xex>al</xex>ready, <xex>al</xex>ways: but, in most instances, it is an adverb prefixed to adjectives or participles, but usually with a hyphen, as, <xex>all</xex>-bountiful, <xex>all</xex>-glorious, <xex>all</xex>important, <xex>all</xex>-surrounding, etc. In others it is an adjective; as, <xex>all</xex>power, <xex>all</xex>-giver. Anciently many words, as, <xex>al</xex>about, <xex>al</xex>aground, etc., were compounded with <xex>all</xex>, which are now written separately.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>All</hw>, <pos>conj.</pos> <ety>[Orig. <ets>all</ets>, adv., wholly: used with <ets>though</ets> or <ets>if</ets>, which being dropped before the subjunctive left <ets>all</ets> as if in the sense <ets>although</ets>.]</ety> <def>Although; albeit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>All</qex> they were wondrous loth.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al`la bre"ve</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[It., according to the <ets>breve</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Old Church Music)</fld> <def>With one <xex>breve</xex>, or four minims, to measure, and sung faster like four crotchets; in quick common time; -- indicated in the time signature by &unr_;.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al"lah</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[ contr. fr. the article <ets>al</ets> the + <ets>ilah</ets> God.]</ety> <def>The name of the Supreme Being, in use among the Arabs and the Mohammedans generally.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>All`-a-mort"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Alamort</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"lan*ite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From T. <ets>Allan</ets>, who first distinguished it as a species.]</ety> <fld>(min.)</fld> <def>A silicate containing a large amount of cerium. It is usually black in color, opaque, and is related to epidote in form and composition.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`lan*to"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>allanto&iuml;que</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or contained in, the allantois.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Allantoic acid</b></col>. <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Allantoin</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al*lan"toid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al`lan*toid"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; shaped like a sausage; &unr_; sausage + <grk>e'i^dos</grk> form.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the allantois.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al`lan*toid"e*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The division of Vertebrata in which the embryo develops an allantois. It includes reptiles, birds, and mammals.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lan"to*in</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A crystalline, transparent, colorless substance found in the allantoic liquid of the fetal calf; -- formerly called <xex>allantoic acid</xex> and <xex>amniotic acid</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Al*lan"to*is</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al*lan"toid</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, } <pos>n.</pos>. <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A membranous appendage of the embryos of mammals, birds, and reptiles, -- in mammals serving to connect the fetus with the parent; the urinary vesicle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"la*trate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>allatrare</ets>. See <er>Latrate</er>.]</ety> <def>To bark as a dog.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Stubbes.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lay"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Allayed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Allaying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>alaien</ets>, <ets>aleggen</ets>, to lay down, put down, humble, put an end to, AS. <ets>&amacr;lecgan</ets>; <ets>&amacr;-</ets> (cf. Goth. <ets>us-</ets>, G. <ets>er-</ets>, orig. meaning <ets>out</ets>) + <ets>lecgan</ets> to lay; but confused with old forms of <ets>allege</ets>, <ets>alloy</ets>, <ets>alegge</ets>. See <er>Lay</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm; <as>as, to <ex>allay</ex> popular excitement; to <ex>allay</ex> the tumult of the passions.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate; <as>as, to <ex>allay</ex> the severity of affliction or the bitterness of adversity</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It would <qex>allay</qex> the burning quality of that fell poison.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To alleviate; check; repress; assuage; appease; abate; subdue; destroy; compose; soothe; calm; quiet. See <er>Alleviate</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lay"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To diminish in strength; to abate; to subside.</def> &ldquo;When the rage <xex>allays</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lay"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Alleviation; abatement; check.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lay"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Alloy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lay"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to deteriorate.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lay"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, allays.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lay"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An allaying; that which allays; mitigation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The like <qex>allayment</qex> could I give my grief.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>all-devouring</hw> <pos>adj. prenom.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>both plant- and flesh-eating; -- said of animals.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"le*cret</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>alecret</ets>, <ets>halecret</ets>, <ets>hallecret</ets>.]</ety> <def>A kind of light armor used in the sixteenth century, esp. by the Swiss.</def> <rj><au>Fairholt.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lect"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>allectare</ets>, freq. of <ets>allicere</ets>, <ets>allectum</ets>.]</ety> <def>To allure; to entice.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`lec*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>allectatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>Enticement; allurement.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lec"tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>allectivus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Alluring.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lec"tive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Allurement.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*ledge"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See <er>Allege</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; This spelling, corresponding to <xex>abridge</xex>, was once the prevailing one.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`le*ga"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>allegatio</ets>, fr. <ets>allegare</ets>, <ets>allegatum</ets>, to send a message, cite; later, to free by giving reasons; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>legare</ets> to send, commission. Cf. <er>Allege</er> and <er>Adlegation</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of alleging or positively asserting.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is alleged, asserted, or declared; positive assertion; formal averment</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I thought their <qex>allegation</qex> but reasonable.</q> <rj><qau>Steele.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A statement by a party of what he undertakes to prove, -- usually applied to each separate averment; the charge or matter undertaken to be proved.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lege"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l*l&ebreve_;j")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Alleged</conjf> <pr>(-l&ebreve_;jd")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Alleging</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>aleggen</ets> to bring forward as evidence, OF. <ets>esligier</ets> to buy, prop. to free from legal difficulties, fr. an assumed LL. <ets>exlitigare</ets>; L. <ets>ex</ets> + <ets>litigare</ets> to quarrel, sue (see <er>Litigate</er>). The word was confused with L. <ets>allegare</ets> (see <er>Allegation</er>), and <ets>lex</ets> law. Cf. <er>Allay</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To bring forward with positiveness; to declare; to affirm; to assert; <as>as, to <ex>allege</ex> a fact</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To cite or quote; <as>as, to <ex>allege</ex> the authority of a judge</as>.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To produce or urge as a reason, plea, or excuse; <as>as, he refused to lend, <ex>alleging</ex> a resolution against lending</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To bring forward; adduce; advance; assign; produce; declare; affirm; assert; aver; predicate.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lege"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Allay</er>.]</ety> <def>To alleviate; to lighten, as a burden or a trouble.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Wyclif.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lege"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being alleged or affirmed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The most authentic examples <qex>allegeable</qex> in the case.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lege"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Allegation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lege"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Allegation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>With many complaints and <qex>allegements</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Sanderson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*leg"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who affirms or declares.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*legge"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See <er>Alegge</er> and <er>Allay</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Al`le*ghe"ni*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> Also <hw>Al`le*gha"ni*an</hw></mhw>. <fld>(Biogeography)</fld> <def>Pertaining to or designating the humid division of the Transition zone extending across the northern United States from New England to eastern Dakota, and including also most of Pennsylvania and the mountainous region as far south as northern Georgia.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"le*ghe`ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the Allegheny Mountains, or the region where they are situated. Also <hw>Al"le*gha`ny</hw>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <ety>[From the <etsep>Allegheny</etsep> River, Pennsylvania.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to or designating a subdivision of the Pennsylvanian coal measure.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*le"giance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>alegeaunce</ets>; pref. <ets>a-</ets> + OF. <ets>lige</ets>, <ets>liege</ets>. The meaning was influenced by L. <ets>ligare</ets> to bind, and even by <ets>lex</ets>, legis, law. See <er>Liege</er>, <er>Ligeance</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The tie or obligation, implied or expressed, which a subject owes to his sovereign or government; the duty of fidelity to one's king, government, or state.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Devotion; loyalty; <as>as, <ex>allegiance</ex> to science</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Loyalty; fealty.</syn> -- <usage><er>Allegiance</er>, <er>Loyalty</er>. These words agree in expressing the general idea of fidelity and attachment to the &ldquo;powers that be.&rdquo; <xex>Allegiance</xex> is an obligation to a ruling power. <xex>Loyalty</xex> is a feeling or sentiment towards such power. <xex>Allegiance</xex> may exist under any form of government, and, in a republic, we generally speak of <xex>allegiance</xex> to the government, to the state, etc. In well conducted monarchies, <xex>loyalty</xex> is a warm-hearted feeling of fidelity and obedience to the sovereign. It is personal in its nature; and hence we speak of the <xex>loyalty</xex> of a wife to her husband, not of her <xex>allegiance</xex>. In cases where we personify, <xex>loyalty</xex> is more commonly the word used; <as>as, <ex>loyalty</ex> to the constitution; <ex>loyalty</ex> to the cause of virtue; <ex>loyalty</ex> to truth and religion, etc.</as></usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Hear me, recreant, on thine <qex>allegiance</qex> hear me!</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>So spake the Seraph Abdiel, faithful found, . . . <br/>
+Unshaken, unseduced, unterrified,<br/>
+His <qex>loyalty</qex> he kept, his love, his zeal.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*le"giant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Loyal.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al`le*gor"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al`le*gor"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>all&eacute;gorique</ets>, L. <ets>allegorius</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_;. See <er>Allegory</er>.]</ety> <def>Belonging to, or consisting of, allegory; of the nature of an allegory; describing by resemblances; figurative.</def> &ldquo;An <xex>allegoric</xex> tale.&rdquo; <au>Falconer.</au> &ldquo;An <xex>allegorical</xex> application.&rdquo; <au>Pope.</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Allegorical</qex> being . . . that kind of language which says one thing, but means another.</q> <rj><qau>Max Miller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><wordforms><wf>Al`le*gor"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Al`le*gor"ic*al*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"le*go*rist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>allegoriste</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who allegorizes; a writer of allegory.</def> <rj><au>Hume.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`le*gor"i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of turning into allegory, or of understanding in an allegorical sense.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"le*go*rize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Allegorized</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Allegorizing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>all&eacute;goriser</ets>, fr. L. <ets>allegorizare</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To form or turn into allegory; <as>as, to <ex>allegorize</ex> the history of a people</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To treat as allegorical; to understand in an allegorical sense; <as>as, when a passage in a writer may understood literally or figuratively, he who gives it a figurative sense is said to <ex>allegorize</ex> it</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"le*go*rize</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To use allegory.</def> <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"le*go*ri`zer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who allegorizes, or turns things into allegory; an allegorist.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"le*go*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Allegories</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>allegoria</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, description of one thing under the image of another; &unr_; other + &unr_; to speak in the assembly, harangue, &unr_; place of assembly, fr. &unr_; to assemble: cf. F. <ets>all&eacute;gorie</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A figurative sentence or discourse, in which the principal subject is described by another subject resembling it in its properties and circumstances. The real subject is thus kept out of view, and we are left to collect the intentions of the writer or speaker by the resemblance of the secondary to the primary subject.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Anything which represents by suggestive resemblance; an emblem.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Paint. &amp; Sculpt.)</fld> <def>A figure representation which has a meaning beyond notion directly conveyed by the object painted or sculptured.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Metaphor; fable.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Allegory</er>, <er>Parable</er>. &ldquo;An <xex>allegory</xex> differs both from fable and <xex>parable</xex>, in that the properties of persons are fictitiously represented as attached to things, to which they are as it were transferred. . . . A figure of Peace and Victory crowning some historical personage is an <xex>allegory</xex>. &ldquo;I am the Vine, ye are the branches&rdquo; [<au>John xv. 1-6</au>] is a spoken <xex>allegory</xex>. In the <xex>parable</xex> there is no transference of properties. The <xex>parable</xex> of the sower [<au>Matt. xiii. 3-23</au>] represents all things as according to their proper nature. In the <xex>allegory</xex> quoted above the properties of the vine and the relation of the branches are transferred to the person of Christ and His apostles and disciples.&rdquo;</usage> <rj><au>C. J. Smith.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>An <xex>allegory</xex> is a prolonged metaphor. Bunyan's &ldquo;Pilgrim's Progress&rdquo; and Spenser's &ldquo;Fa&euml;rie Queene&rdquo; are celebrated examples of the <xex>allegory</xex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al`le`gresse"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>all&eacute;gresse</ets>, fr. L. <ets>alacer</ets> sprightly.]</ety> <def>Joy; gladsomeness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al`le*gret"to</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[It., dim. of <ets>allegro</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Quicker than <xex>andante</xex>, but not so quick as <xex>allegro</xex>.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A movement in this time.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al*le"gro</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[It., merry, gay, fr. L. <ets>alacer</ets> lively. Cf. <er>Aleger</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Brisk, lively.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An allegro movement; a quick, sprightly strain or piece.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>al*lele"</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <sn>1.</sn> <def>one of two or more alternative forms of a gene that can have the same place on homologous chromosomes and are responsible for alternative traits.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> allelomorph</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>either of a pair of Mendelian characters that may occur in an organism as a consequence of variation at one gene locus.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>allelic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to alleles.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*le"lo*morph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; of one another + Gr. <grk>morfh`</grk> form.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>One of the pure unit characters commonly existing singly or in pairs in the germ cells of Mendelian hybrids, and exhibited in varying proportion among the organisms themselves; same as <er>allele</er>, 2. Allelomorphs which under certain circumstances are themselves compound are called <stype>hypallelomorphs</stype>. See <er>Mendel's law</er>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Al*le`lo*mor"phic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>As we know that the several unit characters are of such a nature that any one of them is capable of independently displacing or being displaced by one or more alternative characters taken singly, we may recognize this fact by naming such characters <qex>allelomorphs</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Bateson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>allelomorphic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an allelomorph.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al`le*lu"ia</hw>, <hw>Al`le*lu"iah</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alleluia</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, fr. Heb. <ets>hall&emacr;l&umacr;-y&amacr;h</ets>. See <er>Hallelujah</er>.]</ety> <def>An exclamation signifying <xex>Praise ye Jehovah</xex>. Hence: A song of praise to God. See <er>Hallelujah</er>, the commoner form.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, <qex>Alleluia</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Rev. xix. 1.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al"le*mande"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>allemand</ets> German.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A dance in moderate twofold time, invented by the French in the reign of Louis XIV.; -- now mostly found in suites of pieces, like those of Bach and Handel.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A figure in dancing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`le*man"nic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Alemannic</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>all-embracing</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>broad in scope or content.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> all-inclusive, across-the-board, blanket(prenominal), broad, complete, global, panoptic, wide</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*len"ar*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[<ets>All</ets> + <ets>anerly</ets> singly, fr. <ets>ane</ets> one.]</ety> <def>Solely; only.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ler</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[For <ets>ealra</ets>, the AS. gen. pl. of <ets>eal</ets> all.]</ety> <def>Same as <er>Alder</er>, of all.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>allergenic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to allergens or allergenicity.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>causing an allergy or an allergic reaction.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>allergic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to allergy.</def> <illu><ex>allergic</ex> reaction</illu><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibilty especially to a specific factor</def> <illu><ex>allergic</ex> children</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> hypersensitive, hypersensitized, sensitized, supersensitive, supersensitized</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>allergist</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a physician skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of allergies.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>allergy</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>hypersensitivity to a particular substance.</def> &ldquo;an <ex>allergy</ex> to bee venom so severe that a second sting may be fatal&rdquo;<br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al*le"ri*on</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>al&eacute;rion</ets>, LL. <ets>alario</ets> a sort of eagle; of uncertain origin.]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Am eagle without beak or feet, with expanded wings.</def> <rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*le"vi*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Alleviated</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Alleviating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[LL. <ets>alleviare</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>levis</ets> light. See <er>Alegge</er>, <er>Levity</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To lighten or lessen the force or weight of.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Should no others join capable to <qex>alleviate</qex> the expense.</q> <rj><qau>Evelyn.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Those large bladders . . . conduce much to the <qex>alleviating</qex> of the body [of flying birds].</q> <rj><qau>Ray.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To lighten or lessen (physical or mental troubles); to mitigate, or make easier to be endured; <as>as, to <ex>alleviate</ex> sorrow, pain, care, etc.</as> ; -- opposed to <ant>aggravate</ant>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The calamity of the want of the sense of hearing is much <qex>alleviated</qex> by giving the use of letters.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Horsley.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To extenuate; to palliate.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He <qex>alleviates</qex> his fault by an excuse.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To lessen; diminish; soften; mitigate; assuage; abate; relieve; nullify; allay.</syn> <usage> -- To <er>Alleviate</er>, <er>Mitigate</er>, <er>Assuage</er>, <er>Allay</er>. These words have in common the idea of relief from some painful state; and being all figurative, they differ in their application, according to the image under which this idea is presented. <xex>Alleviate</xex> supposes a load which is lightened or taken off; <as>as, to <ex>alleviate</ex> one's cares</as>. <xex>Mitigate</xex> supposes something fierce which is made mild; <as>as, to <ex>mitigate</ex> one's anguish</as>. <xex>Assuage</xex> supposes something violent which is quieted; <as>as, to <ex>assuage</ex> one's sorrow</as>. <xex>Allay</xex> supposes something previously excited, but now brought down; <as>as, to <ex>allay</ex> one's suffering or one's thirst</as>. To <xex>alleviate</xex> the distresses of life; to <xex>mitigate</xex> the fierceness of passion or the violence of grief; to <xex>assuage</xex> angry feeling; to <xex>allay</xex> wounded sensibility.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>alleviated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>made less severe or intense.</def> <ant>unmitigated</ant><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> eased, relieved, mitigated.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*le`vi*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>alleviatio</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of alleviating; a lightening of weight or severity; mitigation; relief.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 41 --></p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which mitigates, or makes more tolerable.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I have not wanted such <qex>alleviations</qex> of life as friendship could supply.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*le"vi*a*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Tending to alleviate.</def> -- <wordforms><pos>n.</pos> <def>That which alleviates.</def></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*le"vi*a`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, alleviates.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*le"vi*a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Alleviative.</def> <rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ley</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Alleys</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>aley</ets>, <ets>alley</ets>, OF. <ets>al&eacute;e</ets>, F. <ets>all&eacute;e</ets>, a going, passage, fr. OE. <ets>aler</ets>, F. <ets>aller</ets>, to go; of uncertain origin: cf. Prov. <ets>anar</ets>, It. <ets>andare</ets>, Sp. <ets>andar</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A narrow passage; especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes; a bordered way.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I know each lane and every <qex>alley</qex> green.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A narrow passage or way in a city, as distinct from a public street.</def> <rj><au>Gay.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A passageway between rows of pews in a church.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Persp.)</fld> <def>Any passage having the entrance represented as wider than the exit, so as to give the appearance of length.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The space between two rows of compositors' stands in a printing office.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ley</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Alleys</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[A contraction of <ets>alabaster</ets>, of which it was originally made.]</ety> <def>A choice taw or marble.</def> <rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"leyed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Furnished with alleys; forming an alley.</def> &ldquo;An <xex>alleyed</xex> walk.&rdquo; <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ley*way`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <def>An alley.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>All" Fools' Day`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>The first day of April, a day on which sportive impositions are practiced.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The first of April, some do say,<br/>
+Is set apart for <qex>All Fools' Day</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Poor Robin's Almanack (1760).</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>All`fours"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[All + four (cards).]</ety> <def>A game at cards, called &ldquo;High, Low, Jack, and the Game.&rdquo;</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>All` fours"</hw> <ety>[formerly, <er>All` four"</er>.]</ety> <def>All four legs of a quadruped; or the two legs and two arms of a person.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>To be</b></col>, <col><b>go</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>run</b></col>, <col><b>on all fours</b></col></mcol> (Fig.), <cd>to be on the same footing; to correspond (<xex>with</xex>) exactly; to be alike in all the circumstances to be considered.</cd> &ldquo;This example <xex>is on all fours</xex> with the other.&rdquo; &ldquo;No simile can <xex>go on all fours</xex>.&rdquo; <au>Macaulay.</au></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>All` hail"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[<ets>All</ets> + <ets>hail</ets>, <pos>interj.</pos>]</ety> <def>All health; -- a phrase of salutation or welcome.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>All`-hail"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To salute; to greet.</def> <mark>[Poet.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Whiles I stood rapt in the wonder of it, came missives from the king, who <qex>all-hailed</qex> me &ldquo;Thane of Cawdor.&rdquo;</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>All`hal"lond</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Allhallows.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>All`hal"low</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>All`hal"lows</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>All the saints (in heaven).</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>All Saints' Day, November 1st.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- All Hallows Eve = Halloween, Dec. 31 st. --></p>
+
+<p><hw>All`hal"low eve`</hw> <pr>(&emacr;v`)</pr>. <def>The evening before Allhallows. See <er>Halloween</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>All`hal"low*mas</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The feast of All Saints.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>All`hal"lown</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the time of Allhallows. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>Allhallown</xex> summer.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au> (i. e., <xex>late summer</xex>; &ldquo;Indian Summer&rdquo;).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>All`hal"low*tide`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>t&imacr;d</ets> time.]</ety> <def>The time at or near All Saints, or November 1st.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>All"heal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A name popularly given to the officinal valerian, and to some other plants.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*li"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Able to enter into alliance.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`li*a"ceous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the genus <gen>Allium</gen>, or garlic, onions, leeks, etc.; having the smell or taste of garlic or onions.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*li"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>aliaunce</ets>, OF. <ets>aliance</ets>, F. <ets>alliance</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>alier</ets>, F. <ets>allier</ets>. See <er>Ally</er>, and cf. LL. <ets>alligantia</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state of being allied; the act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc., especially between families by marriage and states by compact, treaty, or league; <as>as, matrimonial <ex>alliances</ex>; an <ex>alliance</ex> between church and state; an <ex>alliance</ex> between France and England.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any union resembling that of families or states; union by relationship in qualities; affinity.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>alliance</qex> of the principles of the world with those of the gospel.</q> <rj><qau>C. J. Smith.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>alliance</qex> . . . between logic and metaphysics.</q> <rj><qau>Mansel.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The persons or parties allied.</def> <rj><au>Udall.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Connection; affinity; union; confederacy; confederation; league; coalition.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*li"ance</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To connect by alliance; to ally.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*li"ant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alliant</ets>, p. pr.]</ety> <def>An ally; a confederate.</def> <mark>[Obs. &amp; R.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir H. Wotton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al"lice</hw>, <hw>Al"lis</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The European shad (<spn>Clupea vulgaris</spn>); allice shad. See <er>Alose</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*li"cien*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Attractive power; attractiveness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*li"cient</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alliciens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>allicere</ets> to allure; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>lacere</ets> to entice.]</ety> <def>That attracts; attracting.</def> -- <wordforms><pos>n.</pos> <def>That attracts.</def> <mark>[Rare or Obs.]</mark></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lied"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>United; joined; leagued; akin; related. See <er>Ally</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*li*gate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alligatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>alligare</ets>. See <er>Ally</er>.]</ety> <def>To tie; to unite by some tie.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Instincts <qex>alligated</qex> to their nature.</q> <rj><qau>Sir M. Hale.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`li*ga"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alligatio</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of tying together or attaching by some bond, or the state of being attached.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arith.)</fld> <def>A rule relating to the solution of questions concerning the compounding or mixing of different ingredients, or ingredients of different qualities or values.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The rule is named from the method of connecting together the terms by certain ligature-like signs. <xex>Alligation</xex> is of two kinds, medial and <xex>alternate</xex>; <xex>medial</xex> teaching the method of finding the price or quality of a mixture of several simple ingredients whose prices and qualities are known; <xex>alternate</xex>, teaching the amount of each of several simple ingredients whose prices or qualities are known, which will be required to make a mixture of given price or quality.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"li*ga`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>el lagarto</ets> the lizard (<ets>el lagarto de Indias</ets>, the cayman or American crocodile), fr. L. <ets>lacertus</ets>, <ets>lacerta</ets>, lizard. See <er>Lizard</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A large carnivorous reptile of the Crocodile family, peculiar to America. It has a shorter and broader snout than the crocodile, and the large teeth of the lower jaw shut into pits in the upper jaw, which has no marginal notches. Besides the common species of the southern United States, there are allied species in South America.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>Any machine with strong jaws, one of which opens like the movable jaw of an alligator</def>; <specif>as,</specif> <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Metal Working)</fld> <def>a form of squeezer for the puddle ball</def>; <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>a rock breaker</def>; <sd>(c)</sd> <fld>(Printing)</fld> <def>a kind of job press, called also <altname>alligator press</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Alligator apple</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the fruit of the <spn>Anona palustris</spn>, a West Indian tree. It is said to be narcotic in its properties.</cd> <au>Loudon.</au> -- <col><b>Alligator fish</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a marine fish of northwestern America (<spn>Podothecus acipenserinus</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>Alligator gar</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>one of the gar pikes (<spn>Lepidosteus spatula</spn>) found in the southern rivers of the United States. The name is also applied to other species of gar pikes.</cd> -- <col><b>Alligator pear</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a corruption of <cref>Avocado pear</cref>. See <er>Avocado</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Alligator snapper</b></col>, <col><b>Alligator tortoise</b></col>, <col><b>Alligator turtle</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a very large and voracious turtle (<spn>Macrochelys lacertina</spn>) inhabiting the rivers of the southern United States. It sometimes reaches the weight of two hundred pounds. Unlike the common snapping turtle, to which the name is sometimes erroneously applied, it has a scaly head and many small scales beneath the tail. This name is sometimes given to other turtles, as to species of <gen>Trionyx</gen>.</cd> -- <col><b>Alligator wood</b></col>, <cd>the timber of a tree of the West Indies (<spn>Guarea Swartzii</spn>).</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>al"li*ga`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i. &amp; t.</pos> <ety>[Because of the resemblance to the pattern on the skin of an alligator.]</ety> <def>to form shallow cracks in a reticulated pattern on the surface, or in a coating on the surface, of an object.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>alligatored</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>having cracks in a reticulated pattern, giving an appearance reminiscent of alligator hide; -- said of a surface coating, e.g., of paint, varnish, or glazing</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> cracked</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>alligatorfish</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>small very elongate sea poachers.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Aspidophoroides monopterygius</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Alligatoridae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>the family of reptiles comprising the alligators, and including the caimans.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Alligatoridae</fam>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"li*ga`tor wrench</hw>. <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>A kind of pipe wrench having a flaring jaw with teeth on one side.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lign"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Alignment</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>all-important</hw> <pos>adj. prenom.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of the greatest importance.</def> <illu>the <ex>all-important</ex> subject of disarmament</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> all important(predicate), crucial, essential, of the essence(predicate).</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>all-inclusive</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>broad in scope or content.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> all-embracing, across-the-board, blanket(prenominal), broad, complete, global, panoptic, wide.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lin"e*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>lineatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>lineare</ets> to draw a line.]</ety> <def>To align.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Herschel.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al*lin`e*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*lin`e*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Alignment; position in a straight line, as of two planets with the sun.</def> <rj><au>Whewell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>allineation</qex> of the two planets.</q> <rj><qau>C. A. Young.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Allionia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a small genus of chiefly American herbs.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Allionia</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>allis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a European shad, (<spn>Alosa alosa</spn>).</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> allice shad, allis shad, allice</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*li"sion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>allisio</ets>, fr. <ets>allidere</ets>, to strike or dash against; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>laedere</ets> to dash against.]</ety> <def>The act of dashing against, or striking upon.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The boisterous <qex>allision</qex> of the sea.</q> <rj><qau>Woodward.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lit"er*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or characterized by alliteration.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lit"er*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To employ or place so as to make alliteration.</def> <rj><au>Skeat.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lit"er*ate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To compose alliteratively; also, to constitute alliteration.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lit`er*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>litera</ets> letter. See <er>Letter</er>.]</ety> <def>The repetition of the same letter at the beginning of two or more words immediately succeeding each other, or at short intervals; as in the following lines: -</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Behemoth, biggest born of earth, upheaved<br/>
+His vastness.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Fly o'er waste fens and windy fields.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The recurrence of the same letter in accented parts of words is also called <xex>alliteration</xex>. Anglo-Saxon poetry is characterized by alliterative meter of this sort. Later poets also employed it.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In a somer seson whan soft was the sonne,<br/>
+I <qex>sh</qex>ope me in <qex>sh</qex>roudes as I a <qex>sh</qex>epe were.</q> <rj><qau>P. Plowman.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lit"er*a*tive</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or characterized by, alliteration; <as>as, <ex>alliterative</ex> poetry</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Al*lit"er*a*tive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Al*lit"er*a*tive*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lit"er*a`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who alliterates.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al"li*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., garlic.]</ety> <fld>(bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of plants, including the onion, garlic, leek, chive, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>all-knowing</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>knowing everything.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> omniscient.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>all-mains</hw> <pos>adj. prenom.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>adaptable to all voltages; -- of a radio receiver.</def> <mark>[British]</mark> <note>For power supplies, the term "switching" is used to designate ability to use more than one voltage as a power source. Typically, it is used for the ability to use both 110 and 220 volt AC sources.</note> <illu>an <ex>all-mains</ex> set</illu><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>All"mouth`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The angler.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>All"ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Totality; completeness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>allness</qex> of God, including his absolute spirituality, supremacy, and eternity.</q> <rj><qau>R. Turnbull.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>All"night`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Light, fuel, or food for the whole night.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>allocatable</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>capable of being allocated.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> allocable, apportionable.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"lo*cate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>allocatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>allocare</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>locare</ets> to place. See <er>Allow</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To distribute or assign; to allot.</def> <rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To localize.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`lo*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>allocatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>allocation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of putting one thing to another; a placing; disposition; arrangement.</def> <rj><au>Hallam.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An allotment or apportionment; <as>as, an <ex>allocation</ex> of shares in a company</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>allocation</qex> of the particular portions of Palestine to its successive inhabitants.</q> <rj><qau>A. R. Stanley.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The admission of an item in an account, or an allowance made upon an account; -- a term used in the English exchequer.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al`lo*ca"tur</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL., it is allowed, fr. <ets>allocare</ets> to allow.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>&ldquo;Allowed.&rdquo; The word <xex>allocatur</xex> expresses the allowance of a proceeding, writ, order, etc., by a court, judge, or judicial officer.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`lo*chro"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Changeable in color.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*loch"ro*ite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>See <er>Garnet</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*loch"ro*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; changed in color, fr. &unr_; other + &unr_; color.]</ety> <def>Changing color.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`lo*cu"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>allocuto</ets>, fr. <ets>alloqui</ets> to speak to; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>loqui</ets> to speak: cf. F. <ets>allocution</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or manner of speaking to, or of addressing in words.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An address; a hortatory or authoritative address as of a pope to his clergy.</def> <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"lod</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Allodium</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lo"di*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>allodialis</ets>, fr. <ets>allodium</ets>: cf. F. <ets>allodial</ets>. See <er>Allodium</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Pertaining to allodium; freehold; free of rent or service; held independent of a lord paramount; -- opposed to <ant>feudal</ant>; <as>as, <ex>allodial</ex> lands; <ex>allodial</ex> system.</as></def> <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lo"di*al</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Anything held allodially.</def> <rj><au>W. Coxe.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lo"di*al*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The allodial system.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lo"di*al*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who holds allodial land.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lo"di*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By allodial tenure.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lo"di*a*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who holds an allodium.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lo"di*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>allodium</ets>, <ets>alodium</ets>, <ets>alodis</ets>, <ets>alaudis</ets>, of Ger. origin; cf. OHG. <ets>al</ets> all, and <ets>&unr_;t</ets> (AS. <ets>e&amacr;d</ets>) possession, property. It means, therefore, entirely one's property.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Freehold estate; land which is the absolute property of the owner; real estate held in absolute independence, without being subject to any rent, service, or acknowledgment to a superior. It is thus opposed to <ant>feud</ant>.</def> <rj><au>Blackstone.</au> <au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*log"a*mous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Characterized by allogamy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*log"a*my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; other + &unr_; marriage.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Fertilization of the pistil of a plant by pollen from another of the same species; cross-fertilization.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`lo*ge"ne*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Different in nature or kind.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"lo*graph</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; another + <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> <def>A writing or signature made by some person other than any of the parties thereto; -- opposed to <contr>autograph</contr>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>allographic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to an allograph.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- Allomer; Allomeric --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lom"er*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; other + &unr_; part.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Variability in chemical constitution without variation in crystalline form.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lom"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Characterized by allomerism.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>allometric</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to allometry.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>allometry</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the study of the relative growth of a part of an organism in relation to the growth of the whole.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"lo*morph</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; other + <grk>morfh`</grk> form.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Any one of two or more distinct crystalline forms of the same substance; or the substance having such forms; -- <as>as, carbonate of lime occurs in the <ex>allomorphs</ex> calcite and aragonite</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A variety of pseudomorph which has undergone partial or complete change or substitution of material; -- thus limonite is frequently an <xex>allomorph</xex> after pyrite.</def> <rj><au>G. H. Williams.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`lo*mor"phic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to allomorphism.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`lo*mor"phism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>The property which constitutes an allomorph; the change involved in becoming an allomorph.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*longe"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>allonge</ets>, earlier <ets>alonge</ets>, a lengthening. See <er>Allonge</er>, <pos>v.</pos>, and cf. <er>Lunge</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Fencing)</fld> <def>A thrust or pass; a lunge.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A slip of paper attached to a bill of exchange for receiving indorsements, when the back of the bill itself is already full; a rider.</def> <mark>[A French usage]</mark> <rj><au>Abbott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*longe"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>allonger</ets>; <ets>&agrave;</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>long</ets> (L. <ets>longus</ets>) long.]</ety> <def>To thrust with a sword; to lunge.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"lo*nym</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>allonyme</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_; other + &unr_; name.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The name of another person assumed by the author of a work.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A work published under the name of some one other than the author.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lon"y*mous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Published under the name of some one other than the author.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*loo"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Halloo</er>.]</ety> <def>To incite dogs by a call; to halloo.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"lo*path</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>allopathe</ets>.]</ety> <def>An allopathist.</def> <rj><au>Ed. Rev.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`lo*path"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>allopathique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to allopathy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`lo*path"ic*al*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a manner conformable to allopathy; by allopathic methods.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lop"a*thist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who practices allopathy; one who professes allopathy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lop"a*thy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; other + &unr_; suffering, &unr_;, &unr_;, to suffer: cf. G. <ets>allopathie</ets>, F. <ets>allopathie</ets>. See <er>Pathos</er>.]</ety> <def>That system of medical practice which aims to combat disease by the use of remedies which produce effects different from those produced by the special disease treated; -- a term invented by Hahnemann to designate the ordinary practice, as opposed to <contr>homeopathy</contr>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>allophone</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>any one of two or more speech sounds that considered variants of the same phoneme. <as>For example, the <it>p</it> sounds of <it>pin</it> and <it>spin</it> are <ex>allophones</ex> of <it>p</it>; and the <it>t</it> sounds of <it>toe</it> <it>stop</it> and <it>catnip</it> are <ex>allophones</ex> of <it>t</it></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>allophonic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to an allophone.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al`lo*phyl"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al`lo*phyl"i*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; of another tribe; &unr_; other + &unr_; class or tribe.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to a race or a language neither Aryan nor Semitic.</def> <rj><au>J. Prichard.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"lo*quy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alloquim</ets>, fr. <ets>alloqui</ets>.]</ety> <def>A speaking to another; an address.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lot"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Allotted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Allotting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>aloter</ets>, F. <ets>allotir</ets>; <ets>a</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>lot</ets> lot. See <er>Lot</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To distribute by lot.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To distribute, or parcel out in parts or portions; or to distribute to each individual concerned; to assign as a share or lot; to set apart as one's share; to bestow on; to grant; to appoint; <as>as, let every man be contented with that which Providence <ex>allots</ex> him</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Ten years I will <qex>allot</qex> to the attainment of knowledge.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"lo*the*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; other + &unr_; god.]</ety> <def>The worship of strange gods.</def> <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lot"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>alotement</ets>, F. <ets>allotement</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of allotting; assignment.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed; that which is assigned by lot, or by the act of God; anything set apart for a special use or to a distinct party.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>alloments</qex> of God and nature.</q> <rj><qau>L'Estrange.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A vineyard and an <qex>allotment</qex> for olives and herbs.</q> <rj><qau>Broome.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(law)</fld> <def>The allowance of a specific amount of scrip or of a particular thing to a particular person.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Cottage allotment</b></col>, <cd>an allotment of a small portion of land to a country laborer for garden cultivation.</cd> <mark>[Eng.]</mark></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 42 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`lo*tri*oph"a*gy</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l`l&ouptack_;*tr&ibreve_;*&obreve_;f"&adot_;*j&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'allo`trios</grk> strange + <grk>fagei^n</grk> to eat: cf. F. <ets>allotriophagie</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A depraved appetite; a desire for improper food.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`lo*troph"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; other + <ets>trophic</ets>.]</ety> <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Changed or modified in nutritive power by the process of digestion.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Plant Physiol.)</fld> <def>Dependent upon other organisms for nutrition; heterotrophic; -- said of plants unable to perform photosynthesis, as all saprophytes; -- opposed to <contr>autotrophic</contr>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al`lo*trop"ic</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l`l&ouptack_;*tr&obreve_;p"&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <hw>Al`lo*trop"ic*al</hw> <pr>(-&ibreve_;k*&aitalic_;l)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>allotropique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to allotropism.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Al`lo*trop"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Allotropic state</b></col>, <cd>the several conditions which occur in a case of allotropism.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lot`ro*pic"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Allotropic property or nature.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al*lot"ro*pism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al*lot"ro*py</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; other + direction, way, &unr_; to turn: cf. F. <ets>allotropie</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The property of existing in two or more conditions which are distinct in their physical or chemical relations.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Thus, carbon occurs crystallized in octahedrons and other related forms, in a state of extreme hardness, in the diamond; it occurs in hexagonal forms, and of little hardness, in black lead; and again occurs in a third form, with entire softness, in lampblack and charcoal. In some cases, one of these is peculiarly an active state, and the other a passive one. Thus, ozone is an active state of oxygen, and is distinct from ordinary oxygen, which is the element in its passive state.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lot"ro*pize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To change in physical properties but not in substance.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lot"ta*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being allotted.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lot`tee"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One to whom anything is allotted; one to whom an allotment is made.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lot"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who allots.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lot"ter*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Allotment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>all-out</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>using all available resources.</def> <illu><ex>all-out</ex> war</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> full-scale.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>all-over</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>covering the entire surface.</def> <illu>an <ex>all-over</ex> pattern</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> allover.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*low"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Allowed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Allowing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>alouen</ets>, OF. <ets>alouer</ets>, <ets>aloer</ets>, <ets>aluer</ets>, F. <ets>allouer</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>allocare</ets> to admit as proved, to place, use; confused with OF. <ets>aloer</ets>, fr. L. <ets>allaudare</ets> to extol; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>laudare</ets> to praise. See <er>Local</er>, and cf. <er>Allocate</er>, <er>Laud</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To praise; to approve of; hence, to sanction.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Ye <qex>allow</qex> the deeds of your fathers.</q> <rj><qau>Luke xi. 48.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>We commend his pains, condemn his pride, <qex>allow</qex> his life, approve his learning.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To like; to be suited or pleased with.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>How <qex>allow</qex> you the model of these clothes?</q> <rj><qau>Massinger.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To sanction; to invest; to intrust.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Thou shalt be . . . <qex>allowed</qex> with absolute power.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have; <as>as, to <ex>allow</ex> a servant his liberty; to <ex>allow</ex> a free passage; to <ex>allow</ex> one day for rest.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He was <qex>allowed</qex> about three hundred pounds a year.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To own or acknowledge; to accept as true; to concede; to accede to an opinion; <as>as, to <ex>allow</ex> a right; to <ex>allow</ex> a claim; to <ex>allow</ex> the truth of a proposition.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I <qex>allow</qex>, with Mrs. Grundy and most moralists, that Miss Newcome's conduct . . . was highly reprehensible.</q> <rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; esp. to abate or deduct; <as>as, to <ex>allow</ex> a sum for leakage</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>To grant license to; to permit; to consent to; <as>as, to <ex>allow</ex> a son to be absent</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To allot; assign; bestow; concede; admit; permit; suffer; tolerate. See <er>Permit</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*low"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To admit; to concede; to make allowance or abatement.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Allowing</qex> still for the different ways of making it.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To allow of</b></col>, <cd>to permit; to admit.</cd> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*low"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>allouable</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Praiseworthy; laudable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Hacket.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Proper to be, or capable of being, allowed; permissible; admissible; not forbidden; not unlawful or improper; <as>as, a certain degree of freedom is <ex>allowable</ex> among friends</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*low"a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being allowable; permissibleness; lawfulness; exemption from prohibition or impropriety.</def> <rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*low"a*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an allowable manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*low"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>alouance</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Approval; approbation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Crabbe.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Without the king's will or the state's <qex>allowance</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Acknowledgment.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The censure of the which one must in your <qex>allowance</qex> o'erweigh a whole theater of others.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>License; indulgence.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>That which is allowed; a share or portion allotted or granted; a sum granted as a reimbursement, a bounty, or as appropriate for any purpose; a stated quantity, as of food or drink; hence, a limited quantity of meat and drink, when provisions fall short.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I can give the boy a handsome <qex>allowance</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances; <as>as, to make <ex>allowance</ex> for the inexperience of youth</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>After making the largest <qex>allowance</qex> for fraud.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(com.)</fld> <def>A customary deduction from the gross weight of goods, different in different countries, such as <xex>tare</xex> and <xex>tret</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*low"ance</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Allowancing</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[See <er>Allowance</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>To put upon a fixed allowance (esp. of provisions and drink); to supply in a fixed and limited quantity; <as>as, the captain was obliged to <ex>allowance</ex> his crew; our provisions were <ex>allowanced</ex>.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*low"ed*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By allowance; admittedly.</def> <rj><au>Shenstone.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*low"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An approver or abettor.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who allows or permits.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lox"an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>All</ets>antoin + <ets>oxa</ets>lic, as containing the elements of <ets>allantion</ets> and <ets>oxalic</ets> acid.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An oxidation product of uric acid. It is of a pale reddish color, readily soluble in water or alcohol.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lox"a*nate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A combination of alloxanic acid and a base or base or positive radical.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`lox*an"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to alloxan; -- applied to an acid obtained by the action of soluble alkalies on alloxan.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`lox*an"tin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A substance produced by acting upon uric with warm and very dilute nitric acid.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*loy"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>alai</ets>, OF. <ets>alei</ets>, F. <ets>aloyer</ets>, to alloy, <ets>alier</ets> to ally. See <er>Alloy</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Any combination or compound of metals fused together; a mixture of metals; for example, brass, which is an alloy of copper and zinc. But when mercury is one of the metals, the compound is called an <xex>amalgam</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The quality, or comparative purity, of gold or silver; fineness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A baser metal mixed with a finer.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Fine silver is silver without the mixture of any baser metal. <qex>Alloy</qex> is baser metal mixed with it.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Admixture of anything which lessens the value or detracts from; <as>as, no happiness is without <ex>alloy</ex></as>.</def> &ldquo;Pure English without Latin <xex>alloy</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>F. Harrison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*loy"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Alloyed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Alloying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>aloyer</ets>, OF. <ets>alier</ets>, <ets>allier</ets>, later <ets>allayer</ets>, fr. L. <ets>aligare</ets>. See <er>Alloy</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, <er>Ally</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, and cf. <er>Allay</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To reduce the purity of by mixing with a less valuable substance; <as>as, to <ex>alloy</ex> gold with silver or copper, or silver with copper</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To mix, as metals, so as to form a compound.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To abate, impair, or debase by mixture; to allay; <as>as, to <ex>alloy</ex> pleasure with misfortunes</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*loy"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To form a metallic compound.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Gold and iron <qex>alloy</qex> with ease.</q> <rj><qau>Ure.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*loy"age</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>aloyage</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act or art of alloying metals; also, the combination or alloy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"loy steel</hw>. <def>Any steel containing a notable quantity of some other metal alloyed with the iron, usually chromium, nickel, manganese, tungsten, or vanadium.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>All`-pos*sessed"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Controlled by an evil spirit or by evil passions; wild.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>all-powerful</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>having full power over all aspects of a situation.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> almighty, omnipotent.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>all-purpose</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>not limited in use or function.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> general-purpose.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>all right</hw> <pos>pred. adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>satisfactory; better than average; <as>as, everything is <ex>all right</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> all-right(predicate), ok, o.k., okay.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>all-right</hw> <pos>adj. prenom.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>satisfactory; better than average.</def> <illu>an <ex>all-right</ex> movie</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> all right(predicate), ok, o.k., okay</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>all-round</hw> <pos>adj. prenom.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>many-sided.</def> <illu>an <ex>all-round</ex> athlete</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> all-around(prenominal), well-rounded</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>all-rounder</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a versatile person who is expert at many things.</def> <illu>she's the best <ex>all-rounder</ex> they've seen in years</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> all arounder</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>All" Saints`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>All" Saints'</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <def>The first day of November, called, also, <xex>Allhallows</xex> or <xex>Hallowmas</xex>; a feast day kept in honor of all the saints; also, the season of this festival.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>All" Souls' Day`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>The second day of November; a feast day of the Roman Catholic church, on which supplications are made for the souls of the faithful dead.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>All"spice`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The berry of the pimento (<spn>Eugenia pimenta</spn>), a tree of the West Indies; a spice of a mildly pungent taste, and agreeably aromatic; Jamaica pepper; pimento. It has been supposed to combine the flavor of cinnamon, nutmegs, and cloves; and hence the name. The name is also given to other aromatic shrubs; as, the <stype>Carolina allspice</stype> (<spn>Calycanthus floridus</spn>); <stype>wild allspice</stype> (<spn>Lindera benzoin</spn>), called also <altname>spicebush</altname>, <altname>spicewood</altname>, and <altname>feverbush</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>All`thing`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[For <ets>in all</ets> (= every) <ets>thing</ets>.]</ety> <def>Altogether.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>all-time</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>unsurpassed in some respect up to the present.</def> <illu>prices at an <ex>all-time</ex> high</illu>; <illu>morale at an <ex>all-time</ex> low</illu>; <illu>among the <ex>all-time</ex> great lefthanders</illu><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lude"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Alluded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Alluding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>alludere</ets> to play with, to allude; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>ludere</ets> to play.]</ety> <def>To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; to have reference to a subject not specifically and plainly mentioned; -- followed by <xex>to</xex>; <as>as, the story <ex>alludes</ex> to a recent transaction</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>These speeches . . . do seem to <qex>allude</qex> unto such ministerial garments as were then in use.</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To refer; point; indicate; hint; suggest; intimate; signify; insinuate; advert. See <er>Refer</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lude"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To compare allusively; to refer (something) as applicable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Wither.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al`lu`mette</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., from <ets>allumer</ets> to light.]</ety> <def>A match for lighting candles, lamps, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lu"mi*nor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>alumineor</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>liminare</ets>. See <er>Luminate</er>.]</ety> <def>An illuminator of manuscripts and books; a limner.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Cowell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lur"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Allurement.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lure"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Alluded</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Alluring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>aleurrer</ets>, <ets>alurer</ets>, fr. <ets>a</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>leurre</ets> lure. See <er>Lure</er>.]</ety> <def>To attempt to draw; to tempt by a lure or bait, that is, by the offer of some good, real or apparent; to invite by something flattering or acceptable; to entice; to attract.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>With promised joys <qex>allured</qex> them on.</q> <rj><qau>Falconer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The golden sun in splendor likest Heaven<br/>
+<qex>Allured</qex> his eye.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To attract; entice; tempt; decoy; seduce.</syn> <usage> -- To <er>Allure</er>, <er>Entice</er>, <er>Decoy</er>, <er>Seduce</er>. These words agree in the idea of acting upon the mind by some strong controlling influence, and differ according to the image under which is presented. They are all used in a bad sense, except <xex>allure</xex>, which has sometimes (though rarely) a good one. We are <xex>allured</xex> by the prospect or offer (usually deceptive) of some future good. We are commonly <xex>enticed</xex> into evil by appeals to our passions. We are <xex>decoyed</xex> into danger by false appearances or representations. We are <xex>seduced</xex> when drawn aside from the path of rectitude. What <xex>allures</xex> draws by gentle means; what <xex>entices</xex> leads us by promises and persuasions; what <xex>decoys</xex> betrays us, as it were, into a snare or net; what <xex>seduces</xex> deceives us by artful appeals to the passions.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lure"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Allurement.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Hayward.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al`lure"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.; <ets>aller</ets> to go.]</ety> <def>Gait; bearing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The swing, the gait, the pose, the <qex>allure</qex> of these men.</q> <rj><qau>Harper's Mag.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lure"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act alluring; temptation; enticement.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Though Adam by his wife's <qex>allurement</qex> fell.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which allures; any real or apparent good held forth, or operating, as a motive to action; <as>as, the <ex>allurements</ex> of pleasure, or of honor</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lur"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, allures.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lur"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That allures; attracting; charming; tempting.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Al*lur"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Al*lur"ing*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lu"sion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>allusio</ets>, fr. <ets>alludere</ets> to allude: cf. F. <ets>allusion</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A figurative or symbolical reference.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned; a covert indication; indirect reference; a hint.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lu"sive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Figurative; symbolical.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having reference to something not fully expressed; containing an allusion.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lu"sive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Figuratively <mark>[Obs.]</mark>; by way of allusion; by implication, suggestion, or insinuation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lu"sive*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being allusive.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lu"so*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Allusive.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Warburton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lu"vi*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Alluvial soil; specif., in Australia, gold-bearing alluvial soil.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lu"vi*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alluvial</ets>. See <er>Alluvion</er>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, contained in, or composed of, alluvium; relating to the deposits made by flowing water; washed away from one place and deposited in another; <as>as, <ex>alluvial</ex> soil, mud, accumulations, deposits</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lu"vi*on</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>alluvion</ets>, L. <ets>alluvio</ets>, fr. <ets>alluere</ets> to wash against; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>luere</ets>, equiv. to <ets>lavare</ets>, to wash. See <er>Lave</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Wash or flow of water against the shore or bank.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An overflowing; an inundation; a flood.</def> <rj><au>Lyell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Matter deposited by an inundation or the action of flowing water; alluvium.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The golden <qex>alluvions</qex> are there [in California and Australia] spread over a far wider space: they are found not only on the banks of rivers, and in their beds, but are scattered over the surface of vast plains.</q> <rj><qau>R. Cobden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>An accession of land gradually washed to the shore or bank by the flowing of water. See <er>Accretion</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lu"vi*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alluvius</ets>. See <er>Alluvion</er>.]</ety> <def>Alluvial.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*lu"vi*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> E. <plw>Alluviums</plw>, L. <plw>Alluvia</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., neut. of <ets>alluvius</ets>. See <er>Alluvious</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Deposits of earth, sand, gravel, and other transported matter, made by rivers, floods, or other causes, upon land not permanently submerged beneath the waters of lakes or seas.</def> <rj><au>Lyell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>all-victorious</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>victorious in every battle.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>All"where`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Everywhere.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>All"work`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Domestic or other work of all kinds; <as>as, a maid of <ex>allwork</ex>, that is, a general servant</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*ly"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Allied</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Allying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>alien</ets>, OF. <ets>alier</ets>, F. <ets>alier</ets>, fr. L. <ets>alligare</ets> to bind to; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>ligare</ets> to bind. Cf. <er>Alligate</er>, <er>Alloy</er>, <er>Allay</er>, <er>Ligament</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To unite, or form a connection between, as between families by marriage, or between princes and states by treaty, league, or confederacy; -- often followed by <xex>to</xex> or <xex>with</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>O chief! in blood, and now in arms <qex>allied</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To connect or form a relation between by similitude, resemblance, friendship, or love.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>These three did love each other dearly well,<br/>
+And with so firm affection were <qex>allied</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The virtue nearest to our vice <qex>allied</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Ally</xex> is generally used in the passive form or reflexively.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*ly"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Allies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[See <er>Ally</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A relative; a kinsman.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One united to another by treaty or league; -- usually applied to sovereigns or states; a confederate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The English soldiers and their French <qex>allies</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Anything associated with another as a helper; an auxiliary.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Science, instead of being the enemy of religion, becomes its <qex>ally</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Buckle.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Anything akin to another by structure, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Alley</er>, a marble or taw.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"lyl</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>all</ets>ium garlic + <ets>-yl</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An organic radical, <chform>C3H5</chform>, existing especially in oils of garlic and mustard.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ly*lene</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A gaseous hydrocarbon, <chform>C3H4</chform>, homologous with acetylene; propine.</def>
+<!-- =propyne, <chform>CH3.C.CH</chform> --><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Al"ma</hw>, <hw>Al"mah</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Alme</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`ma*can"tar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Same as <er>Almucantar</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A recently invented instrument for observing the heavenly bodies as they cross a given almacantar circle. See <er>Almucantar</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Al`ma*di"a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, &Verbar;<hw>Al"ma*die</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>almadie</ets> (cf. Sp. &amp; Pg. <ets>almadia</ets>), fr. Ar. <ets>alma'd&imacr;yah</ets> a raft, float.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A bark canoe used by the Africans.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A boat used at Calicut, in India, about eighty feet long, and six or seven broad.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ma*gest</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>almageste</ets>, LL. <ets>almageste</ets>, Ar. <ets>al-majist&imacr;</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_; (sc. &unr_;), the greatest composition.]</ety> <def>The celebrated work of Ptolemy of Alexandria, which contains nearly all that is known of the astronomical observations and theories of the ancients. The name was extended to other similar works.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al*ma"gra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>almagra</ets>, <ets>almagre</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>al</ets>-<ets>maghrah</ets> red clay or earth.]</ety> <def>A fine, deep red ocher, somewhat purplish, found in Spain. It is the <altname>sil atticum</altname> of the ancients. Under the name of <altname>Indian red</altname> it is used for polishing glass and silver.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al"main</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l"m&amacr;n)</pr>, <hw>Al"mayne</hw> <pr>(-m&amacr;n)</pr>, <hw>Al"man</hw> <pr>(-m&aitalic_;n)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>Aleman</ets>, F. <ets>Allemand</ets>, fr. L. <ets>Alemanni</ets>, ancient Ger. tribes.]</ety> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A German.</def> <specif>Also</specif> <def2><pos>adj.</pos>, <def>German.</def></def2> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The German language.</def> <rj><au>J. Foxe.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A kind of dance. See <er>Allemande</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Almain rivets</b></col>, <col><b>Almayne rivets</b></col>, or <col><b>Alman rivets</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a sort of light armor from Germany, characterized by overlapping plates, arranged to slide on rivets, and thus afford great flexibility.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al"ma Ma"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[L., fostering mother.]</ety> <def>A college or seminary where one is educated.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ma*nac</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>almanac</ets>, <ets>almanach</ets>: cf. F. <ets>almanach</ets>, Sp. <ets>almanaque</ets>, It. <ets>almanacco</ets>, all of uncertain origin.]</ety> <def>A book or table, containing a calendar of days, and months, to which astronomical data and various statistics are often added, such as the times of the rising and setting of the sun and moon, eclipses, hours of full tide, stated festivals of churches, terms of courts, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Nautical almanac</b></col>, <cd>an almanac, or year book, containing astronomical calculations (lunar, stellar, etc.), and other information useful to mariners.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 43 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"man*dine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>almandina</ets>, <ets>alamandina</ets>, for L. <ets>alabandina</ets> a precious stone, named after <etsep>Alabanda</etsep>, a town in Caria, where it was first and chiefly found: cf. F. <ets>almandine</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>The common red variety of garnet.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Al"me</hw>, &Verbar;<hw>Al"meh</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar. <ets>'almah</ets> (fem.) learned, fr. <ets>'alama</ets> to know: cf. F. <ets>alm&eacute;e</ets>.]</ety> <def>An Egyptian dancing girl; an Alma.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>Almehs</qex> lift their arms in dance.</q> <rj><qau>Bayard Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al`men*dron"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp., fr. <ets>almendra</ets> almond.]</ety> <def>The lofty Brazil-nut tree.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"mer*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Ambry</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Alm"esse</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Alms</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al*might"ful</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al*might"i*ful</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>All-powerful; almighty.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Udall.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*might"i*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With almighty power.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*might"i*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Omnipotence; infinite or boundless power; unlimited might.</def> <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*might"y</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;l*m&imacr;t"&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>ealmihtig</ets>, <ets>&aelig;lmihtig</ets>; <ets>eal</ets> (OE. <ets>al</ets>) all + <ets>mihtig</ets> mighty.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Unlimited in might; omnipotent; all-powerful; irresistible.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I am the <qex>Almighty</qex> God.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. xvii. 1.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Great; extreme; terrible.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Poor Aroar can not live, and can not die, -- so that he is in an <qex>almighty</qex> fix.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>The Almighty</b></col>, <cd>the omnipotent God.</cd> <rj><au>Rev. i. 8.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Alm"ner</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An almoner.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Alm"ond</hw> <pr>(&auml;"m&ubreve;nd)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>almande</ets>, <ets>almaunde</ets>, <ets>alemaunde</ets>, F. <ets>amande</ets>, L. <ets>amygdala</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>'amygda`lh</grk>: cf. Sp. <ets>almendra</ets>. Cf. <er>Amygdalate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The fruit of the almond tree.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The different kinds, as bitter, sweet, thin-shelled, thick-shelled almonds, and Jordan almonds, are the products of different varieties of the one species, <spn>Amygdalus communis</spn>, a native of the Mediterranean region and western Asia.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The tree that bears the fruit; almond tree.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Anything shaped like an almond.</def> <specif>Specifically:</specif> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>One of the tonsils.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Almond oil</b></col>, <cd>fixed oil expressed from sweet or bitter almonds.</cd> -- <col><b>Oil of bitter almonds</b></col>, <cd>a poisonous volatile oil obtained from bitter almonds by maceration and distillation; benzoic aldehyde.</cd> -- <col><b>Imitation oil of bitter almonds</b></col>, <cd>nitrobenzene.</cd> -- <col><b>Almond tree</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the tree bearing the almond.</cd> -- <col><b>Almond willow</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a willow which has leaves that are of a light green on both sides; almond-leaved willow (<spn>Salix amygdalina</spn>).</cd> <rj><au>Shenstone.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"mond fur`nace</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[Prob. a corruption of <ets>Almain furnace</ets>, <it>i. e.</it>, German furnace. See <er>Almain</er>.]</ety> <def>A kind of furnace used in refining, to separate the metal from cinders and other foreign matter.</def> <rj><au>Chambers.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"mon*dine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Almandine</er></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>almond-shaped</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>having the shape of an almond, i.e. ellipsoidal with somewhat pointed ends.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> amygdaliform, amygdaloid, amygdaloidal.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"mon*er</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l"m&ubreve;n*&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>aumener</ets>, <ets>aulmener</ets>, OF. <ets>almosnier</ets>, <ets>aumosnier</ets>, F. <ets>aum&ocirc;nier</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>almosne</ets>, alms, L. <ets>eleemosyna</ets>. See <er>Alms</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who distributes alms, esp. the doles and alms of religious houses, almshouses, etc.; also, one who dispenses alms for another, as the <ex>almoner</ex> of a prince, bishop, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A social worker in a hospital.</def> <mark>[Chiefly Brit.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An official in a hospital whose job it is to calculate how much a patient must pay for treatment.</def> <mark>[Chiefly Brit.]</mark> <br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"mon*er*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office of an almoner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"mon*ry</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l"m&ubreve;n*r&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Almonries</plw> <pr>(&abreve;l"m&ubreve;n*r&ibreve_;z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OF. <ets>aumosnerie</ets>, F. <ets>aum&ocirc;nerie</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>aumosnier</ets>. See <er>Almoner</er>.]</ety> <def>The place where an almoner resides, or where alms are distributed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"mose</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;l"m&omacr;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Alms.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Cheke.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"most</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;l"m&omacr;st)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>ealm&aelig;st</ets>, <ets>&aelig;lm&aelig;st</ets>, quite the most, almost all; <ets>eal</ets> (OE. <ets>al</ets>) all + <ets>m&unr_;st</ets> most.]</ety> <def>Nearly; well nigh; all but; for the greatest part.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Almost</qex> thou persuadest me to be a Christian.</q> <rj><qau>Acts xxvi. 28.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Almost never</b></col>, <cd>hardly ever; scarcely ever.</cd> -- <col><b>Almost nothing</b></col>, <cd>scarcely anything.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Alm"ry</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;m"r&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Almonry</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Alms</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;mz)</pr>, <pos>n. sing. &amp; pl.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>almes</ets>, <ets>almesse</ets>, AS. <ets>&aelig;lmysse</ets>, fr. L. <ets>eleemosyna</ets>, Gr. <grk>'elehmosy`nh</grk> mercy, charity, alms, fr. <grk>'eleei^n</grk> to pity. Cf. <er>Almonry</er>, <er>Eleemosynary</er>.]</ety> <def>Anything given gratuitously to relieve the poor, as money, food, or clothing; a gift of charity.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A devout man . . . which gave much <qex>alms</qex> to the people.</q> <rj><qau>Acts x. 2.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Alms</qex> are but the vehicles of prayer.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Tenure by free alms</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Frankalmoign</er>.</cd> <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; This word <ex>alms</ex> is singular in its form (<xex>almesse</xex>), and is sometimes so used; as, &ldquo;asked an <ex>alms</ex>.&rdquo; <au>Acts iii. 3.</au> &ldquo;Received an <ex>alms</ex>.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au> It is now, however, commonly a collective or plural noun. It is much used in composition, as <ex>alms</ex>giver, <ex>alms</ex>giving, <ex>alms</ex> bag, <ex>alms</ex> chest, etc.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Alms"deed`</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;mz"d&emacr;d`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An act of charity.</def> <rj><au>Acts ix. 36.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Alms"folk`</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;mz"f&omacr;k`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Persons supported by alms; almsmen.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>Holinshed.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Alms"giv`er</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;mz"g&ibreve_;v`&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A giver of alms.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Alms"giv`ing</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;mz"g&ibreve_;v`&ibreve_;ng)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The giving of alms.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Alms"house`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A house appropriated for the use of the poor; a poorhouse.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Alms"man</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <wordforms><it>fem.</it> <er>Almswoman</er></wordforms>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>A recipient of alms.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A giver of alms.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`mu*can"tar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>almucantarat</ets>, <ets>almicantarat</ets>, ultimately fr. Ar. <ets>al-muqantar&amacr;t</ets>, pl., fr. <ets>qantara</ets> to bend, arch.]</ety> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>A small circle of the sphere parallel to the horizon; a circle or parallel of altitude. Two stars which have the same <xex>almucantar</xex> have the same altitude. See <er>Almacantar</er>.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Almucanter staff</b></col>, <cd>an ancient instrument, having an arc of fifteen degrees, formerly used at sea to take observations of the sun's amplitude at the time of its rising or setting, to find the variation of the compass.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"muce</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Amice</er>, a hood or cape.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al*mude"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pg. <ets>almude</ets>, or Sp. <ets>almud</ets>, a measure of grain or dry fruit, fr. Ar. <ets>al-mudd</ets> a dry measure.]</ety> <def>A measure for liquids in several countries. In Portugal the Lisbon almude is about 4.4, and the Oporto almude about 6.6, gallons U. S. measure. In Turkey the &ldquo;almud&rdquo; is about 1.4 gallons.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al"mug</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al"gum</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Heb., perh. borrowed fr. Skr. <ets>valguka</ets> sandalwood.]</ety> <fld>(Script.)</fld> <def>A tree or wood of the Bible (2 Chron. ii. 8; 1 K. x. 11).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Most writers at the present day follow Celsius, who takes it to be the red sandalwood of China and the Indian Archipelago.</note> <rj><au>W. Smith.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"nage</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l"n&auptack_;j)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>, <ety>[OF. <ets>alnage</ets>, <ets>aulnage</ets>, F. <ets>aunage</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>alne</ets> ell, of Ger. origin: cf. OHG. <ets>elina</ets>, Goth. <ets>aleina</ets>, cubit. See <er>Ell</er>.]</ety> <fld>(O. Eng. Law)</fld> <def>Measurement (of cloth) by the ell; also, a duty for such measurement.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"na*ger</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Alnage</er>.]</ety> <def>A measure by the ell; formerly a sworn officer in England, whose duty was to inspect and measure woolen cloth, and fix upon it a seal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>alocasia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>any plant of the genus Alocasia having large showy basal leaves and boat-shaped spathe and reddish berries.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> elephant's ear, elephant ear</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aloeaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Aloeaceae</fam>, aloe family.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"oe</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l"n&ouptack_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Aloes</plw> <pr>(-&omacr;z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>alo&euml;</ets>, Gr. <grk>'alo`h</grk>, aloe: cf. OF. <ets>aloe</ets>, F. <ets>alo&egrave;s</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>The wood of the agalloch.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Wyclif.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of succulent plants, some classed as trees, others as shrubs, but the greater number having the habit and appearance of evergreen herbaceous plants; from some of which are prepared articles for medicine and the arts. They are natives of warm countries.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The inspissated juice of several species of aloe, used as a purgative.</def> <mark>[Plural in form but syntactically singular.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>American aloe</b></col>, <col><b>Century aloe</b></col></mcol>, <cd>the agave. See <er>Agave</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>aloes</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a purgative made from the leaves of aloe. Same as <er>aloe{3}</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bitter aloes</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"oes wood`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>See <er>Agalloch</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`o*et"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alo&eacute;tique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Consisting chiefly of aloes; of the nature of aloes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`o*et"ic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A medicine containing chiefly aloes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*loft"</hw> <pr>(?; 115)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>loft</ets>, which properly meant <ets>air</ets>. See <er>Loft</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>On high; in the air; high above the ground.</def> &ldquo;He steers his flight <xex>aloft</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>In the top; at the mast head, or on the higher yards or rigging; overhead; hence (Fig. and Colloq.), in or to heaven.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*loft"</hw>, <pos>prep.</pos> <def>Above; on top of.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Fresh waters run <qex>aloft</qex> the sea.</q> <rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*lo"gi*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>Alogiani</ets>, <ets>Alogii</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; word.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>One of an ancient sect who rejected St. John's Gospel and the Apocalypse, which speak of Christ as the Logos.</def> <rj><au>Shipley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alogia</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, fr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; reason.]</ety> <def>Unreasonableness; absurdity.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"o*in</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A bitter purgative principle in aloes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"o*man`cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, salt + <ets>-mancy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>alomancie</ets>, <ets>halomancie</ets>.]</ety> <def>Divination by means of salt.</def> <altsp>[Spelt also <asp>halomancy</asp>.]</altsp> <rj><au>Morin.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*lone"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>All</ets> + <ets>one</ets>. OE. <ets>al one</ets> all allone, AS. <ets>&amacr;n one</ets>, alone. See <er>All</er>, <er>One</er>, <er>Lone</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Quite by one's self; apart from, or exclusive of, others; single; solitary; -- applied to a person or thing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Alone</qex> on a wide, wide sea.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It is not good that the man should be <qex>alone</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. ii. 18.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or by itself; by themselves; without any thing more or any one else; without a sharer; only.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Man shall not live by bread <qex>alone</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Luke iv. 4.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The citizens <qex>alone</qex> should be at the expense.</q> <rj><qau>Franklin.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Sole; only; exclusive.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>God, by whose <qex>alone</qex> power and conversation we all live, and move, and have our being.</q> <rj><qau>Bentley.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Hence; Unique; rare; matchless.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The adjective <xex>alone</xex> commonly follows its noun.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>To let alone</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>To leave alone</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to abstain from interfering with or molesting; to suffer to remain in its present state.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*lone"</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Solely; simply; exclusively.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*lone"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Only; merely; singly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This said spirit was not given <qex>alonely</qex> unto him, but unto all his heirs and posterity.</q> <rj><qau>Latimer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*lone"ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Exclusive.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Fabyan.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*lone"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A state of being alone, or without company; solitariness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp. Montagu.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*long"</hw> <pr>(?; 115)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>along</ets>, <ets>anlong</ets>, AS. <ets>andlang</ets>, <ets>along</ets>; pref. <ets>and-</ets> (akin to OFris. <ets>ond-</ets>, OHG. <ets>ant-</ets>, Ger. <ets>ent-</ets>, Goth. <ets>and-</ets>, <ets>anda-</ets>, L. <ets>ante</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, Skr. <ets>anti</ets>, over against) + <ets>lang</ets> long. See <er>Long</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>By the length; in a line with the length; lengthwise.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Some laid <qex>along</qex> . . . on spokes of wheels are hung.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In a line, or with a progressive motion; onward; forward.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>We will go <qex>along</qex> by the king's highway.</q> <rj><qau>Numb. xxi. 22.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He struck with his o'ertaking wings,<br/>
+And chased us south <qex>along</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>In company; together.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He to England shall <qex>along</qex> with you.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>All along</b></col>, <cd>all through the course of; during the whole time; throughout.</cd> &ldquo;I have <xex>all along</xex> declared this to be a neutral paper.&rdquo; <au>Addison.</au> -- <col><b>To get along</b></col>, <cd>to get on; to make progress, as in business.</cd> &ldquo;She 'll <xex>get along</xex> in heaven better than you or I.&rdquo; <au>Mrs. Stowe.</au></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*long"</hw>, <pos>prep.</pos> <def>By the length of, as distinguished from <xex>across</xex>.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Along</xex> the lowly lands.&rdquo; <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The kine . . . went <qex>along</qex> the highway.</q> <rj><qau>1 Sam. vi. 12.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*long"</hw>. <ety>[AS. <ets>gelang</ets> owing to.]</ety> <def>(Now heard only in the prep. phrase <cref>along of</cref>.)</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Along of</b></col>, <col><b>Along on</b></col>, often shortened to <col><b>Long of</b></col></mcol>, <pos>prep. phr.</pos>, <cd>owing to; on account of.</cd> <mark>[Obs. or Low. Eng.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>On</xex> me is not <xex>along</xex> thin evil fare.&rdquo; <au>Chaucer.</au> &ldquo;And all this is <xex>long of</xex> you.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au> &ldquo;This increase of price is all <xex>along of</xex> the foreigners.&rdquo; <au>London Punch.</au></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*long"shore`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Along the shore or coast.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*long"shore`man</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Longshoreman</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*long"side`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Along or by the side; side by side with; -- often with <xex>of</xex>; <as>as, bring the boat <ex>alongside</ex>; <ex>alongside</ex> of him; <ex>alongside</ex> of the tree.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*longst"</hw> <pr>(?; 115)</pr>, <pos>prep. &amp; adv.</pos> <ety>[Formed fr. along, like <ets>amongst</ets> fr. <ets>among</ets>.]</ety> <def>Along.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*loof"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Alewife</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*loof"</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>loof</ets>, fr. D. <ets>loef</ets> luff, and so meaning, as a nautical word, to the windward. See <er>Loof</er>, <er>Luff</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Our palace stood <qex>aloof</qex> from streets.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Without sympathy; unfavorably.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To make the Bible as from the hand of God, and then to look at it <qex>aloof</qex> and with caution, is the worst of all impieties.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*loof"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <def>Away from; clear from.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Rivetus . . . would fain work himself <qex>aloof</qex> these rocks and quicksands.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*loof"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>State of being aloof.</def> <rj><au>Rogers (1642).</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The . . . <qex>aloofness</qex> of his dim forest life.</q> <rj><qau>Thoreau.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Al`o*pe"ci*a</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l`&ouptack_;*p&emacr;"sh&ibreve_;*&adot_;)</pr>, <hw>A*lop"e*cy</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*l&obreve_;p"&euptack_;*s&ybreve_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alopecia</ets>, Gr. <grk>'alwpeki`a</grk>, fr. <grk>'alw`phx</grk> fox, because loss of the hair is common among foxes.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Loss of the hair; baldness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*lop"e*cist</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*l&obreve_;p"&euptack_;*s&ibreve_;st)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A practitioner who tries to prevent or cure baldness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Alopex</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a genus of arctic foxes.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Alopex</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Alopiidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a family of fish comprising the thresher sharks.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Alopiidae</fam>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Alopius</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>type genus of the family Alopiidae; in some classifications considered a genus of the family Lamnidae.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus Alopius</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Alosa</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the genus comprising the most common varieties of shad. It replaces the older term <altname><gen>Clupea</gen></altname>. See also <er>shad</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Alosa</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*lose"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>aloser</ets>.]</ety> <def>To praise.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"lose</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>alosa</ets> or <ets>alausa</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The European shad (<spn>Alosa alosa</spn> formerly <spn>Clupea alosa</spn>); -- called also <altname>allice shad</altname> or <altname>allis shad</altname>. The name is sometimes applied to the American shad (<spn>Alosa sapidissima</spn> formerly <spn>Clupea sapidissima</spn>). See <er>Shad</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Alouatta</hw>, &Verbar;<hw>Al`ou*atte"</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Of uncertain origin.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the several species of howling monkeys of South America. See <er>Howler{2}</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*loud"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>loud</ets>.]</ety> <def>With a loud voice, or great noise; loudly; audibly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Cry <qex>aloud</qex>, spare not, lift up thy voice.</q> <rj><qau>Isa. lviii. 1.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*low"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>low</ets>.]</ety> <def>Below; in a lower part.</def> &ldquo;Aloft, and then <xex>alow</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Alp</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Alpes</ets> the Alps, said to be of Celtic origin; cf. Gael. <ets>alp</ets> a high mountain, Ir. <ets>ailp</ets> any huge mass or lump: cf. F. <ets>Alpes</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A very high mountain. Specifically, in the plural, the highest chain of mountains in Europe, containing the lofty mountains of Switzerland, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Nor breath of vernal air from snowy <qex>alp</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Hills peep o'er hills, and <qex>alps</qex> on <qex>alps</qex> arise.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: Something lofty, or massive, or very hard to be surmounted.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The plural form <xex>Alps</xex> is sometimes used as a singular. &ldquo;The <xex>Alps</xex> doth spit.&rdquo;</note> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Alp</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bullfinch.</def> <rj><au>Rom. of R.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*pac"a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>alpaca</ets>, fr. the original Peruvian name of the animal. Cf. <er>Paco</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An animal of Peru (<spn>Lama paco</spn>), having long, fine, wooly hair, supposed by some to be a domesticated variety of the llama.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Wool of the alpaca.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A thin kind of cloth made of the wooly hair of the alpaca, often mixed with silk or with cotton.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"pen</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Alps.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> &ldquo;The <xex>Alpen</xex> snow.&rdquo; <rj><au>J. Fletcher.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"pen*glow`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A reddish glow seen near sunset or sunrise on the summits of mountains; specif., a reillumination sometimes observed after the summits have passed into shadow, supposed to be due to a curving downward (refraction) of the light rays from the west resulting from the cooling of the air.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al"pen*horn`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Alp"horn`</hw> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G. <ets>Alpenhorn</ets>.]</ety> <def>A curved wooden horn about three feet long, with a cupped mouthpiece and a bell, used by the Swiss to sound the <xex>ranz des vaches</xex> and other melodies. Its notes are open harmonics of the tube.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al"pen*stock`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G.; <ets>Alp</ets>, gen. pl. <ets>Alpen</ets> + <ets>stock</ets> stick.]</ety> <def>A long staff, pointed with iron, used in climbing the Alps.</def> <rj><au>Cheever.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*pes"trine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Alpestris</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to the Alps, or other high mountains; <as>as, <ex>Alpestrine</ex> diseases, etc.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Growing on the elevated parts of mountains, but not above the timber line; subalpine.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"pha</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alpha</ets>, Gr. <grk>'a`lfa</grk>, from Heb. <ets>&amacr;leph</ets>, name of the first letter in the alphabet, also meaning <ets>ox</ets>.]</ety> <def>The first letter in the Greek alphabet, answering to A, and hence used to denote the <xex>beginning</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In am <qex>Alpha</qex> and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.</q> <rj><qau>Rev. xxii. 13.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>Formerly used also denote the <it>chief</it>; as, Plato was the <xex>alpha</xex> of the wits.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In cataloguing stars, the brightest star of a constellation in designated by Alpha (&alpha;); as, &alpha; Lyr&aelig;.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"pha*bet</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alphabetum</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_; + &unr_;, the first two Greek letters; Heb. <ets>&amacr;leph</ets> and <ets>beth</ets>: cf. F. <ets>alphabet</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The letters of a language arranged in the customary order; the series of letters or signs which form the elements of written language.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The simplest rudiments; elements.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The very <qex>alphabet</qex> of our law.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Deaf and dumb alphabet</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Dactylology</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"pha*bet</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To designate by the letters of the alphabet; to arrange alphabetically.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`pha*bet*a"ri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A learner of the alphabet; an abecedarian.</def> <rj><au>Abp. Sancroft.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al`pha*bet"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al`pha*bet"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alphab&eacute;tique</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, furnished with, expressed by, or in the order of, the letters of the alphabet; <as>as, <ex>alphabetic</ex> characters, writing, languages, arrangement</as>.</def> <illu>English has an <ex>alphabetical</ex> writing system.</illu><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Literal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>Alphabetical</xex> servility.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>in alphabetical order.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> abecedarian</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`pha*bet"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an alphabetic manner; in the customary order of the letters.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`pha*bet"ics</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The science of representing spoken sounds by letters.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"pha*bet*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The expression of spoken sounds by an alphabet.</def> <rj><au>Encyc. Brit.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"pha*bet*ize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To arrange alphabetically; <as>as, to <ex>alphabetize</ex> a list of words</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To furnish with an alphabet.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>alphanumerical</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to alphanumerics.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> alphanumeric, alphameric, alphamerical</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Computers)</fld> <def>using or consisting of only alphabetical and numerical characters; -- contrasting with <contr>binary</contr> or <contr>control</contr>.</def> <illu><ex>alphanumeric</ex> characters</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> alphanumeric, alphanumerical, alphameric, alphamerical</syn><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>alphanumerics</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a character set that includes letters and digits and punctuation marks.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"pha pa"per</hw>. <fld>(Photog.)</fld> <def>A sensitized paper for obtaining positives by artificial light. It is coated with gelatin containing silver bromide and chloride.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>alpha particle</hw>. <fld>(Physics &amp; Chem.)</fld> <def>a particle emitted at high velocity from certain radioactive substances. It is identical to the helium nucleus, consisting of two protons and two neutrons. Rays of such particles are called <er>alpha rays</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Alpha rays</hw>. <fld>(Physics &amp; Chem.)</fld> <def>Rays of relatively low penetrating power emitted by radium and other radioactive substances, and shown to consist of positively charged <er>alpha particles</er> (helium nuclei) having enormous velocities but small masses. They are slightly deflected by a strong magnetic or electric field. Compare <contr>beta ray</contr> and <contr>gamma ray</contr>. Because the rays penetrate only a small distance in dense matter such as living tissue, small pellets of radioactive substances emitting alpha rays have been used to cause local destruction of tissue, as in cancer therapy.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*phit"o*man`cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; barley meal + <ets>-mancy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>alphitomancie</ets>.]</ety> <def>Divination by means of barley meal.</def> <rj><au>Knowles.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 44 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"phol</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Alpha-</ets> + <ets>-ol</ets> as in <ets>alcohol</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Pharm.)</fld> <def>A crystalline derivative of salicylic acid, used as an antiseptic and antirheumatic.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*phon"sine</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l*f&obreve_;n"s&ibreve_;n)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or relating to Alphonso X., the Wise, King of Castile (1252-1284).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Alphonsine tables</b></col>, <cd>astronomical tables prepared under the patronage of Alphonso the Wise.</cd> <rj><au>Whewell.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"pi*gene</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l"p&ibreve_;*j&emacr;n)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Alpes</ets> Alps + <ets>-gen</ets>.]</ety> <def>Growing in Alpine regions.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Alpinia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a genus of perennial rhizomatous herbs of Asia and Australia and Polynesia having ginger-scented rhizomes.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Alpinia</gen>, genus <gen>Zerumbet</gen>, genus <gen>Languas</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"pine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Alpinus</ets>, fr. <ets>Alpes</ets> the Alps: cf. F. <ets>Alpin</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the Alps, or to any lofty mountain; <as>as, <ex>Alpine</ex> snows; <ex>Alpine</ex> plants.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Like the Alps; lofty.</def> &ldquo;Gazing up an <xex>Alpine</xex> height.&rdquo; <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"pin*ist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A climber of the Alps.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al"pist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al"pi*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.: cf. Sp. &amp; Pg. <ets>alpiste</ets>.]</ety> <def>The seed of canary grass (<spn>Phalaris Canariensis</spn>), used for feeding cage birds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al"qui*fou</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Equiv. to <ets>arquifoux</ets>, F. <ets>alquifoux</ets>, Sp. <ets>alquif&oacute;l</ets>, fr. the same Arabic word as <ets>alcohol</ets>. See <er>Alcohol</er>.]</ety> <def>A lead ore found in Cornwall, England, and used by potters to give a green glaze to their wares; potter's ore.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*read"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[<ets>All</ets> (OE. <ets>al</ets>) + <ets>ready</ets>.]</ety> <def>Prior to some specified time, either past, present, or future; by this time; previously.</def> &ldquo;Joseph was in Egypt <xex>already</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Exod. i. 5.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I say unto you, that Elias is come <qex>already</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. xvii. 12.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; It has reference to past time, but may be used for a future past; as, when you shall arrive, the business will be <xex>already</xex> completed, or will have been <xex>already</xex> completed.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Als</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Also.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>As.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Alsace</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a region of northeastern France famous for its wines.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Alsatia, Elsass</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Alsatia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a region of northeastern France famous for its wines.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Alsace, Elsass</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*sa"tian</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to Alsatia.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*sa"tian</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An inhabitant of Alsatia or Alsace in Germany, or of Alsatia or White Friars (a resort of debtors and criminals) in London.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al` se"gno</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[It., to the mark or sign.]</ety><fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A direction for the performer to return and recommence from the sign &unr_;.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"sike</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>Alsike</ets>, in Sweden.]</ety> <def>A species of clover with pinkish or white flowers; <spn>Trifolium hybridum</spn>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"so</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; conj.</pos> <ety>[<ets>All</ets> + <ets>so</ets>. OE. <ets>al so</ets>, AS. <ets>ealsw&amacr;</ets>, <ets>alsw&unr_;</ets>, <ets>&aelig;lsw&aelig;</ets>; <ets>eal</ets>, <ets>al</ets>, <ets>&aelig;l</ets>, all + <ets>sw&amacr;</ets> so. See <er>All</er>, <er>So</er>, <er>As</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In like manner; likewise.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In addition; besides; as well; further; too.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven . . . for where your treasure is, there will your heart be <qex>also</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. vi. 20.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Even as; as; so.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Also</er>, <er>Likewise</er>, <er>Too</er>.</syn> <usage> These words are used by way of <xex>transition</xex>, in leaving one thought and passing to another. <xex>Also</xex> is the widest term. It denotes that what follows is <xex>all so</xex>, or entirely like that which preceded, or may be affirmed with the same truth; as, &ldquo;If you were there, I was there <xex>also</xex>;&rdquo; &ldquo;If our situation has some discomforts, it has <xex>also</xex> many sources of enjoyment.&rdquo; <xex>Too</xex> is simply less formal and pointed than <xex>also</xex>; it marks the transition with a lighter touch; as, &ldquo;I was there <xex>too</xex>;&rdquo; &ldquo;a courtier yet a patriot <xex>too</xex>.&rdquo; <au>Pope.</au> <xex>Likewise</xex> denotes literally &ldquo;in like manner,&rdquo; and hence has been thought by some to be more specific than <xex>also</xex>. &ldquo;It implies,&rdquo; says Whately, &ldquo;some connection or agreement between the words it unites. We may say, &lsquo; He is a poet, and <xex>likewise</xex> a musician; ' but we should not say, &lsquo; He is a <xex>prince</xex>, and <xex>likewise</xex> a musician,' because there is no natural connection between these qualities.&rdquo; This distinction, however, is often disregarded.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Alsobia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a genus of tropical American herbs sometimes included in genus <gen>Episcia</gen>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Alsobia</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Alsophila</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a genus comprising the geometrid moths.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Alsophila</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Alstonia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>genus of evergreen trees or shrubs with white funnel-shaped flowers and milky sap; tropical Africa to southeast Asia and Polynesia.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Alstonia</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>alstroemeria</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>any of various South American plants of the genus <gen>Alstroemeria</gen> valued for their handsome umbels of beautiful flowers.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Alstroemeriaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; sometimes included in subfamily Amaryllidaceae.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Alstroemeriaceae</fam>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Alt</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Alto</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The higher part of the scale. See <er>Alto</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To be in alt</b></col>, <cd>to be in an exalted state of mind.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Al*ta"ian</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al*ta"ic</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alta&iuml;que</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the Altai, a mountain chain in Central Asia.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Altaic</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a collective term for a group of related linguistic families including the Turkic, Tungusik and Mongolian languages, spoken over a broad area from southeastern Europe and Asia, as far east as the Pacific.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Altaic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to the Altaic languages.</def> <illu><ex>Altaic</ex> languages</illu><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"tar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>alter</ets>, <ets>auter</ets>, <ets>autier</ets>, fr. L. <ets>altare</ets>, pl. <ets>altaria</ets>, altar, prob. fr. <ets>altus</ets> high: cf. OF. <ets>alter</ets>, <ets>autier</ets>, F. <ets>autel</ets>. Cf. <er>Altitude</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A raised structure (as a square or oblong erection of stone or wood) on which sacrifices are offered or incense burned to a deity.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Noah builded an <qex>altar</qex> unto the Lord.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. viii. 20.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In the Christian church, a construction of stone, wood, or other material for the celebration of the Holy Eucharist; the communion table.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Altar</xex> is much used adjectively, or as the first part of a compound; as, <xex>altar</xex> bread or <xex>altar</xex>-bread.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Altar cloth</b></col> or <col><b>Altar-cloth</b></col>, <cd>the cover for an altar in a Christian church, usually richly embroidered.</cd> -- <col><b>Altar cushion</b></col>, <cd>a cushion laid upon the altar in a Christian church to support the service book.</cd> -- <col><b>Altar frontal</b></col>.<cd> See <er>Frontal</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Altar rail</b></col>,<cd> the railing in front of the altar or communion table.</cd> -- <col><b>Altar screen</b></col>, <cd>a wall or partition built behind an altar to protect it from approach in the rear.</cd> -- <col><b>Altar tomb</b></col>, <cd>a tomb resembling an altar in shape, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Family altar</b></col>, <cd>place of family devotions.</cd> -- <col><b>To lead (as a bride) to the altar</b></col>, <cd>to marry; -- said of a woman.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"tar*age</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>auterage</ets>, <ets>autelage</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The offerings made upon the altar, or to a church.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The profit which accrues to the priest, by reason of the altar, from the small tithes.</def> <rj><au>Shipley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>al"tar boy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>a boy who assists a priest at the clebration of the Holy Mass and other forms of public worship; -- also called <altname>acolyte</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"tar*ist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. LL. <ets>altarista</ets>, F. <ets>altariste</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Old Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A chaplain.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A vicar of a church.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"tar*piece`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The painting or piece of sculpture above and behind the altar; reredos.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"tar*wise`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the proper position of an altar, that is, at the east of a church with its ends towards the north and south.</def> <rj><au>Shipley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Alt*az"i*muth</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>All</ets>tude + <ets>azimuth</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>An instrument for taking azimuths and altitudes simultaneously.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Altered</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Altering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>alt&eacute;rer</ets>, LL. <ets>alterare</ets>, fr. L. <ets>alter</ets> other, <ets>alius</ets> other. Cf. <er>Else</er>, <er>Other</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify.</def> &ldquo;To <xex>alter</xex> the king's course.&rdquo; &ldquo;To <xex>alter</xex> the condition of a man.&rdquo; &ldquo;No power in Venice can <xex>alter</xex> a decree.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It gilds all objects, but it <qex>alters</qex> none.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>My covenant will I not break, nor <qex>alter</qex> the thing that is gone out of my lips.</q> <rj><qau>Ps. lxxxix. 34.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To agitate; to affect mentally.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To geld.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Change</er>, <er>Alter</er>.</syn> <usage> <xex>Change</xex> is generic and the stronger term. It may express a loss of identity, or the substitution of one thing in place of another; <xex>alter</xex> commonly expresses a partial change, or a change in form or details without destroying identity.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ter</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To become, in some respects, different; to vary; to change; <as>as, the weather <ex>alters</ex> almost daily; rocks or minerals <ex>alter</ex> by exposure.</as></def> &ldquo;The law of the Medes and Persians, which <xex>altereth</xex> not.&rdquo; <rj><au>Dan. vi. 8.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`ter*a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alt&eacute;rabilit&eacute;</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being alterable; alterableness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ter*a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alt&eacute;rable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being altered.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Our condition in this world is mutable and uncertain, <qex>alterable</qex> by a thousand accidents.</q> <rj><qau>Rogers.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ter*a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being alterable; variableness; alterability.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ter*a*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an alterable manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ter*ant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>alterans</ets>, p. pr.: cf. F. <ets>alt&eacute;rant</ets>.]</ety> <def>Altering; gradually changing.</def> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ter*ant</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An alterative.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Chambers.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`ter*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alt&eacute;ration</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of altering or making different.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Alteration</qex>, though it be from worse to better, hath in it incoveniences.</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being altered; a change made in the form or nature of a thing; changed condition.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Ere long might perceive<br/>
+Strange <qex>alteration</qex> in me.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Appius Claudius admitted to the senate the sons of those who had been slaves; by which, and succeeding <qex>alterations</qex>, that council degenerated into a most corrupt.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ter*a*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alterativus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>alt&eacute;ratif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Causing ateration.</def> <specif>Specifically:</specif> <def>Gradually changing, or tending to change, a morbid state of the functions into one of health.</def> <rj><au>Burton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ter*a*tive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A medicine or treatment which gradually induces a change, and restores healthy functions without sensible evacuations.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ter*cate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Altercated</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Altercating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>altercatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>altercare</ets>, <ets>altercari</ets>, fr. <ets>alter</ets> another. See <er>Alter</er>.]</ety> <def>To contend in words; to dispute with zeal, heat, or anger; to wrangle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`ter*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>altercation</ets>, fr. L. <ets>altercatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>Warm contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy; wrangle; wordy contest.</def> &ldquo;Stormy <xex>altercations</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Altercation</er>, <er>Dispute</er>, <er>Wrangle</er>.</syn> <usage> The term <xex>dispute</xex> is in most cases, but not necessarily, applied to a verbal contest; <as>as, a <ex>dispute</ex> on the lawfulness of war</as>. An <xex>altercation</xex> is an angry dispute between two parties, involving an interchange of severe language. A <xex>wrangle</xex> is a confused and noisy altercation.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Their whole life was little else than a perpetual <qex>wrangling</qex> and <qex>altercation</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Hakewill.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ter*ca*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Characterized by wrangling; scolding.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Fielding.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*ter"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>alt&eacute;rit&eacute;</ets>.]</ety> <def>The state or quality of being other; a being otherwise.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>For outness is but the feeling of otherness (<qex>alterity</qex>) rendered intuitive, or <qex>alterity</qex> visually represented.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"tern</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alternus</ets>, fr. <ets>alter</ets> another: cf. F. <ets>alterne</ets>.]</ety> <def>Acting by turns; alternate.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Altern base</b></col> <fld>(Trig.)</fld>, <cd>a second side made base, in distinction from a side previously regarded as base.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*ter"na*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Alternateness; alternation.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Mitford.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*ter"nant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alternans</ets>, p. pr.: cf. F. <ets>alternant</ets>. See <er>Alternate</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Composed of alternate layers, as some rocks.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al`ter`nat"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A usage, among diplomats, of rotation in precedence among representatives of equal rank, sometimes determined by lot and at other times in regular order. The practice obtains in the signing of treaties and conventions between nations.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*ter"nate</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alternatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>alternate</ets>, fr. <ets>alternus</ets>. See <er>Altern</er>, <er>Alter</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Being or succeeding by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; by turns first one and then the other; hence, reciprocal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And bid <qex>alternate</qex> passions fall and rise.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Designating the members in a series, which regularly intervene between the members of another series, as the odd or even numbers of the numerals; every other; every second; <as>as, the <ex>alternate</ex> members 1, 3, 5, 7, etc.</as> ; read every <xex>alternate</xex> line.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Distributed, as leaves, singly at different heights of the stem, and at equal intervals as respects angular divergence.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Alternate alligation</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Alligation</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Alternate angles</b></col> <fld>(Geom.)</fld>, <cd>the internal and angles made by two lines with a third, on opposite sides of it. It the parallels AB, CD, are cut by the line EF, the angles AGH, GHD, as also the angles BGH and GHC, are called <xex>alternate angles</xex>.</cd> -- <col><b>Alternate generation</b></col>. <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Generation</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*ter"nate</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which alternates with something else; vicissitude.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Grateful <qex>alternates</qex> of substantial.</q> <rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A substitute; one designated to take the place of another, if necessary, in performing some duty.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>A proportion derived from another proportion by interchanging the means.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ter*nate</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Alternated</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Alternating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>alternatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>alternare</ets>. See <er>Altern</er>.]</ety> <def>To perform by turns, or in succession; to cause to succeed by turns; to interchange regularly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The most high God, in all things appertaining unto this life, for sundry wise ends <qex>alternates</qex> the disposition of good and evil.</q> <rj><qau>Grew.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ter*nate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To happen, succeed, or act by turns; to follow reciprocally in place or time; -- followed by <xex>with</xex>; <as>as, the flood and ebb tides <ex>alternate</ex> with each other</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Rage, shame, and grief <qex>alternate</qex> in his breast.</q> <rj><qau>J. Philips.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Different species <qex>alternating</qex> with each other.</q> <rj><qau>Kirwan.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To vary by turns; <as>as, the land <ex>alternates</ex> between rocky hills and sandy plains</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*ter"nate*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In reciprocal succession; succeeding by turns; in alternate order.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>By alternation; when, in a proportion, the antecedent term is compared with antecedent, and consequent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*ter"nate*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being alternate, or of following by turns.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ter*nat`ing cur"rent</hw>. <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>A current which periodically changes or reverses its direction of flow, especially an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally, as is used for most domestic and industrial power requirements. Contrasted with <contr>direct curent</contr>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> AC</syn><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>The common household current is alternating. <ex>Alternating current</ex> is easier than direct current to transform to high voltage and back, making long-distance transmission more efficient.</note><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`ter*na"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alternatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>alternation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The reciprocal succession of things in time or place; the act of following and being followed by turns; alternate succession, performance, or occurrence; <as>as, the <ex>alternation</ex> of day and night, cold and heat, summer and winter, hope and fear</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>Permutation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The response of the congregation speaking alternately with the minister.</def> <rj><au>Mason.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Alternation of generation</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Generation</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*ter"na*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alternatif</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Offering a choice of two things.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Disjunctive; <as>as, an <ex>alternative</ex> conjunction</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Alternate; reciprocal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*ter"na*tive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alternative</ets>, LL. <ets>alternativa</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An offer of two things, one of which may be chosen, but not both; a choice between two things, so that if one is taken, the other must be left.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>There is something else than the mere <qex>alternative</qex> of absolute destruction or unreformed existence.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Either of two things or propositions offered to one's choice. Thus when <xex>two</xex> things offer a choice of <xex>one</xex> only, the two things are called <er>alternatives</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Having to choose between two <qex>alternatives</qex>, safety and war, you obstinately prefer the worse.</q> <rj><qau>Jowett (Thucyd.).</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The course of action or the thing offered in place of another.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>If this demand is refused the <qex>alternative</qex> is war.</q> <rj><qau>Lewis.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>With no <qex>alternative</qex> but death.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A choice between more than two things; one of several things offered to choose among.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>My decided preference is for the fourth and last of these <qex>alternatives</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Gladstone.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*ter"na*tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the manner of alternatives, or that admits the choice of one out of two things.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*ter"na*tive*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being alternative, or of offering a choice between two.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ter*na`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>An electric generator or dynamo for producing alternating currents.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*ter"ni*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>alternitas</ets>.]</ety> <def>Succession by turns; alternation.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Al*th&aelig;"a</hw>, &Verbar;<hw>Al*the"a</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[althaea, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A genus of plants of the Mallow family. It includes the officinal marsh mallow, and the garden hollyhocks.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An ornamental shrub (<spn>Hibiscus Syriacus</spn>) of the Mallow family.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*the"ine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Asparagine.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al"thing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Icel. (modern) <ets>alping</ets>, earlier <ets>alpingi</ets>; <ets>allr</ets> all + <ets>ping</ets> assembly. See <er>All</er>, and <er>Thing</er>.]</ety> <def>The national assembly or parliament of Iceland. See <er>Thing</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 8.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*tho"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>conj.</pos> <def>Although.</def> <mark>[Reformed spelling]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Alt"horn`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Alt</ets> + <ets>horn</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>An instrument of the saxhorn family, used exclusively in military music, often replacing the French horn.</def> <rj><au>Grove.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*though"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>conj.</pos> <ety>[<ets>All</ets> + <ets>though</ets>; OE. <ets>al thagh</ets>.]</ety> <def>Grant all this; be it that; supposing that; notwithstanding; though.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Although</qex> all shall be offended, yet will not I.</q> <rj><qau>Mark xiv. 29.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Although</er>, <er>Though</er>.</syn> <usage> <xex>Although</xex>, which originally was perhaps more emphatic than <xex>though</xex>, is now interchangeable with it in the sense given above. Euphonic consideration determines the choice.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*til"o*quence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lofty speech; pompous language.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*til"o*quent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>altus</ets> (adv. <ets>alte</ets>) high + <ets>loquens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>loqui</ets> to speak.]</ety> <def>High-sounding; pompous in speech.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*tim"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>altimeter</ets>; <ets>altus</ets> high + <ets>metrum</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, measure: cf. F. <ets>altim&egrave;tre</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for taking altitudes, as a quadrant, sextant, etc.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*tim"e*try</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>altim&eacute;trie</ets>.]</ety> <def>The art of measuring altitudes, or heights.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*tin"car</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Tincal</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ti*scope</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>altus</ets> high + Gr. &unr_; to view.]</ety> <def>An arrangement of lenses and mirrors which enables a person to see an object in spite of intervening objects. Since the early 1900's, most commonly called <er>periscope</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 45 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*tis"o*nant</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l*t&ibreve_;s"&ouptack_;*n&aitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>altus</ets> high + <ets>sonans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>sonare</ets> to sound.]</ety> <def>High-sounding; lofty or pompous.</def> <rj><au>Skelton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*tis"o*nous</hw> <pr>(-n&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>altisonus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Altisonant.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al*tis"si*mo</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It.; superl. of <ets>alto</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The part or notes situated above F in alt.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ti*tude</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>altitudo</ets>, fr. <ets>altus</ets> high. Cf. <er>Altar</er>, <er>Haughty</er>, <er>Enhance</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Space extended upward; height; the perpendicular elevation of an object above its foundation, above the ground, or above a given level, or of one object above another; <as>as, the <ex>altitude</ex> of a mountain, or of a bird above the top of a tree</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>The elevation of a point, or star, or other celestial object, above the horizon, measured by the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between such point and the horizon. It is either <xex>true</xex> or <xex>apparent</xex>; <xex>true</xex> when measured from the rational or real <xex>horizon</xex>, <xex>apparent</xex> when from the sensible or apparent horizon.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>The perpendicular distance from the base of a figure to the summit, or to the side parallel to the base; <as>as, the <ex>altitude</ex> of a triangle, pyramid, parallelogram, frustum, etc.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Height of degree; highest point or degree.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He is [proud] even to the <qex>altitude</qex> of his virtue.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Height of rank or excellence; superiority.</def> <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Elevation of spirits; heroics; haughty airs.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> <rj><au>Richardson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The man of law began to get into his <qex>altitude</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Meridian altitude</b></col>, <cd>an arc of the meridian intercepted between the south point on the horizon and any point on the meridian. See <er>Meridian</er>, 3.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`ti*tu"di*nal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to height; <as>as, <ex>altitudinal</ex> measurements</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`ti*tu`di*na"ri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Lofty in doctrine, aims, etc.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*tiv"o*lant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>altivolans</ets>. See <er>Volant</er>.]</ety> <def>Flying high.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Blount.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"to</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Altos</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[It. <ets>alto</ets> high, fr. L. <ets>altus</ets>. Cf. <er>Alt</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Formerly the part sung by the highest male, or counter-tenor, voices; now the part sung by the lowest female, or contralto, voices, between in tenor and soprano. In <xex>instrumental</xex> music it now signifies the tenor.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An alto singer.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Alto clef</b></col> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <cd>the counter-tenor clef, or the C clef, placed so that the two strokes include the middle line of the staff.</cd> <rj><au>Moore.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`to-cu"mu*lus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>altus</ets> high + L. &amp; E. <ets>cumulus</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Meteor.)</fld> <def>A fleecy cloud formation consisting of large whitish or grayish globular cloudlets with shaded portions, often grouped in flocks or rows.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`to*geth"er</hw> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>altogedere</ets>; <ets>al</ets> all + <ets>togedere</ets> together. See <er>Together</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>All together; conjointly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Altogether</qex> they went at once.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Without exception; wholly; completely.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Every man at his best state is <qex>altogether</qex> vanity.</q> <rj><qau>Ps. xxxix. 5.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>altogether</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>nakedness; -- used mostly in the phrase &ldquo;in the <ex>altogether</ex>&rdquo;.</def> <mark>[informal]</mark><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> raw, buff, birthday suit</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*tom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>altus</ets> high + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <def>A theodolite.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"to-re*lie"vo</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Alto-rilievo.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al"to-ri*lie*vo</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Alto-rilievos</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[It.]</ety> <fld>(Sculp.)</fld> <def>High relief; sculptured work in which the figures project more than half their thickness; <as>as, this figure is an <ex>alto-rilievo</ex> or in <ex>alto-rilievo</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; When the figure stands only half out, it is called <xex>mezzo-rilievo</xex>, <xex>demi-rilievo</xex>, or medium relief; when its projection is less than one half, <xex>basso-rilievo</xex>, <xex>bas-relief</xex>, or low relief.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>altostratus</hw>, <hw>Al`to-stra"tus</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>altus</ets> high + L. &amp; E. <ets>stratus</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Meteor.)</fld> <def>A cloud formation similar to cirro-stratus, but heavier and at a lower level; a stratus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 miles.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"tri*cal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Like the altrices.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al*tri"ces</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L., nourishes, pl. of <ets>altrix</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Nursers, -- a term applied to those birds whose young are hatched in a very immature and helpless condition, so as to require the care of their parents for some time; -- opposed to <contr>pr&aelig;coces</contr>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>altricial</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>born naked and blind and dependent on parents for food; -- of hatchlings. Opposite of <ant>precocial</ant>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"tru*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>altruisme</ets> (a word of Comte's), It. <ets>altrui</ets> of or to others, fr. L. <ets>alter</ets> another.]</ety> <def>Regard for others, both natural and moral; devotion to the interests of others; brotherly kindness; -- opposed to <ant>egoism</ant> or <ant>selfishness</ant>.</def> <mark>[Recent]</mark> <rj><au>J. S. Mill.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"tru*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One imbued with altruism; -- opposed to <ant>egoist</ant>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`tru*is"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>altruiste</ets>, a. See <er>Altruism</er>..]</ety> <def>Regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish; -- opposed to <ant>egoistic</ant> or <ant>selfish</ant>.</def> <au>Bain.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>Al`tru*is"tic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"u*del</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. &amp; Sp. <ets>aludel</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>aluth&amacr;l</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>One of the pear-shaped pots open at both ends, and so formed as to be fitted together, the neck of one into the bottom of another in succession; -- used in the process of sublimation.</def> <rj><au>Ure.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al"u*la</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., dim. of L. <ets>ala</ets> a wing.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A false or bastard wing. See under <er>Bastard</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"u*lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the alula.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>alum</ets>, <ets>alom</ets>, OF. <ets>alum</ets>, F. <ets>alun</ets>, fr. L. <ets>alumen</ets> alum.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A double sulphate formed of aluminium and some other element (esp. an alkali metal) or of aluminium. It has twenty-four molecules of water of crystallization.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Common <xex>alum</xex> is the double sulphate of aluminium and potassium. It is white, transparent, very astringent, and crystallizes easily in octahedrons. The term is extended so as to include other double sulphates similar to alum in formula.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To steep in, or otherwise impregnate with, a solution of alum; to treat with alum.</def> <rj><au>Ure.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*lu"men</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Alum.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*lu"mi*na</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alumen</ets>, <ets>aluminis</ets>. See <er>Alum</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>One of the earths, consisting of two parts of aluminium and three of oxygen, <chform>Al2O3</chform>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; It is the oxide of the metal aluminium, the base of aluminous salts, a constituent of a large part of the earthy siliceous minerals, as the feldspars, micas, scapolites, etc., and the characterizing ingredient of common clay, in which it exists as an impure silicate with water, resulting from the decomposition of other aluminous minerals. In its natural state, it is the mineral corundum.</note><!-- obtained commercially from the mineral bauxite, mined in large quantities. PJC --><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*lu`mi*nate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A compound formed from the hydrate of aluminium by the substitution of a metal for the hydrogen.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*lu"mi*na`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <pos>a.</pos> <def>Combined with alumina.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"u*mine</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l"&uuptack_;*m&ibreve_;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>Alumina.</def> <rj><au>Davy.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`u*min"ic</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l`&uuptack_;*m&ibreve_;n"&ibreve_;l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or containing aluminium; <as>as, <ex>aluminic</ex> phosphate</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*lu`mi*nif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alumen</ets> alum + <ets>-ferous</ets>: cf. F. <ets>aluminif&egrave;re</ets>.]</ety> <def>Containing alum.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*lu"mi*ni*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alumen</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the form of alumina.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`u*min"i*um</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l`&uuptack_;*m&ibreve_;n"&ibreve_;*&ubreve;m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alumen</ets>. See <er>Alum</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>same as <er>aluminum</er>, chiefly British in usage.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Aluminium bronze</b></col> or <col><b>gold</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a pale gold-colored alloy of aluminium and copper, used for journal bearings, etc.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*lu"mi*nize</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*l&umacr;*m&ibreve_;*n&imacr;z)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To treat or impregnate with alum; to alum.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*lu`mi*nog"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Alumin</ets>-ium + <ets>-graphy</ets>.]</ety> <def>Art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>A*lu`mi*no*graph"ic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*lu"mi*nous</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*l&umacr;*m&ibreve_;*n&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aluminosus</ets>, fr. <ets>alumen</ets> alum: cf. F. <ets>alumineux</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to or containing alum, or alumina; <as>as, <ex>aluminous</ex> minerals, <ex>aluminous</ex> solution</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*lu"mi*num</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*l&umacr;*m&ibreve_;*n&ubreve;m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The metallic element forming the base of alumina. This metal is white, but with a bluish tinge, and is remarkable for its resistance to oxidation, and for its lightness, having a specific gravity of about 2.6. Atomic weight 27.08. Symbol Al. Also called <altname>aluminium</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"um*ish</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Somewhat like alum.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*lum"na</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. fem.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Alumn&aelig;</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></plu> . <ety>[L. See <er>Alumnus</er>.]</ety> <def>A female pupil; especially, a graduate of a school or college.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*lum"nus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Alumni</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>alere</ets> to nourish.]</ety> <def>A pupil; especially, a graduate of a college or other seminary of learning.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"um root`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A North American herb (<spn>Heuchera Americana</spn>) of the Saxifrage family, whose root has astringent properties.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al"um schist"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al"um shale"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A variety of shale or clay slate, containing iron pyrites, the decomposition of which leads to the formation of alum, which often effloresces on the rock.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"um stone`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A subsulphate of alumina and potash; alunite.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"u*nite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Alum stone.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*lu"no*gen</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>alun</ets> alum + <ets>-gen</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A white fibrous mineral frequently found on the walls of mines and quarries, chiefly hydrous sulphate of alumina; -- also called <xex>feather alum</xex>, and <xex>hair salt</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ure</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>alure</ets>, <ets>aleure</ets>, walk, gait, fr. <ets>aler</ets> (F. <ets>aller</ets>) to go.]</ety> <def>A walk or passage; -- applied to passages of various kinds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The sides of every street were covered with fresh <qex>alures</qex> of marble.</q> <rj><qau>T. Warton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"u*ta"ceous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alutacius</ets>, fr. <ets>aluta</ets> soft leather.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Leathery.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of a pale brown color; leather-yellow.</def> <rj><au>Brande.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al`u*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Alutaceous</er>.]</ety> <def>The tanning or dressing of leather.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Blount.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ve*a*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Alvearies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>alvearium</ets>, <ets>alveare</ets>, beehive, fr. <ets>alveus</ets> a hollow vessel, beehive, from <ets>alvus</ets> belly, beehive.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A beehive, or something resembling a beehive.</def> <rj><au>Barret.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The hollow of the external ear.</def> <rj><au>Quincy.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ve*a`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alveatus</ets> hollowed out.]</ety> <def>Formed or vaulted like a beehive.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ve*o*lar</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alveolus</ets> a small hollow or cavity: cf. F. <ets>alv&eacute;olaire</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, alveoli or little cells, sacs, or sockets.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Phon.)</fld> <def>Articulated with the tip of the tongue pressing against the alveolar processes of the upper front teeth.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Alveolar processes</b></col>, <cd>the processes of the maxillary bones, containing the sockets of the teeth.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ve*o*la*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Alveolar.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ve*o*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alveolatus</ets>, fr. <ets>alveolus</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Deeply pitted, like a honeycomb.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ve*ole</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Alveolus</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al*ve"o*li*form</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l*v&emacr;"&ouptack_;*l&ibreve_;*f&ocirc;rm)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alveolus</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the form of alveoli, or little sockets, cells, or cavities.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al*ve"o*lus</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l*v&emacr;"&ouptack_;*l&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Alveoli</plw> <pr>(-l&imacr;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., a small hollow or cavity, dim. of <ets>alveus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>alv&eacute;ole</ets>. See <er>Alveary</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A cell in a honeycomb.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small cavity in a coral, shell, or fossil</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A small depression, sac, or vesicle, as the socket of a tooth, the air cells of the lungs, the ultimate saccules of glands, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al"ve*us</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Alvei</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>The channel of a river.</def> <rj><au>Weate.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"vine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alvus</ets> belly: cf. F. <ets>alvin</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of, from, in, or pertaining to, the belly or the intestines; <as>as, <ex>alvine</ex> discharges; <ex>alvine</ex> concretions.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"way</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Always.</def> <mark>[Archaic or Poetic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I would not live <qex>alway</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Job vii. 16.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Al"ways</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[<ets>All</ets> + <ets>way</ets>. The <it>s</it> is an adverbial (orig. a genitive) ending.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>At all times; ever; perpetually; throughout all time; continually; <as>as, God is <ex>always</ex> the same</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Even in Heaven his [Mammon's] looks and thoughts.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Constancy during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals; invariably; uniformly; -- opposed to <ant>sometimes</ant> or <ant>occasionally</ant>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He <qex>always</qex> rides a black galloway.</q> <rj><qau>Bulwer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*lys"sum</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*l&ibreve_;s"s&ubreve;m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'a`lysson</grk>, name of a plant, perh. fr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + <grk>ly`ssa</grk> raging madness.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of cruciferous plants; madwort. The <stype>sweet alyssum</stype> (<spn>Alyssum maritimum</spn>), cultivated for bouquets, bears small, white, sweet-scented flowers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Alytes</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of amphibians comprising the midwife toads.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Alytes</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[AS. <ets>am</ets>, <ets>eom</ets>, akin to Gothic <ets>im</ets>, Icel. <ets>em</ets>, Olr. <ets>am</ets>, Lith. <ets>esmi</ets>, L. <ets>sum</ets>., Gr. &unr_;, Zend <ets>ahmi</ets>, Skr. <ets>asmi</ets>, fr. a root <ets>as</ets> to be. &unr_;. See <er>Are</er>, and cf. <er>Be</er>, <er>Was</er>.]</ety> <def>The first person singular of the verb <xex>be</xex>, in the indicative mode, present tense. See <er>Be</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>God said unto Moses, I <qex>am</qex> that <qex>am</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Exod. iii. 14.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amabilitas</ets>.]</ety> <def>Lovableness.</def> <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The New English Dictionary (Murray) says this word is &ldquo;usefully distinct from <xex>Amiability</xex>.&rdquo;</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`a*crat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; together + &unr_; power.]</ety> <fld>(Photog.)</fld> <def>Amasthenic.</def> <rj><au>Sir J. Herschel.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am`a*da*vat"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Indian name. From <ets>Ahmedabad</ets>, a city from which it was imported to Europe.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The strawberry finch, a small Indian song bird (<spn>Estrelda amandava</spn>), commonly caged and kept for fighting. The female is olive brown; the male, in summer, mostly crimson; -- called also <altname>red waxbill</altname>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>amaduvad</asp> and <asp>avadavat</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"a*dou</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>amadou</ets> tinder, prop. lure, bait, fr. <ets>amadouer</ets> to allure, caress, perh. fr. Icel. <ets>mata</ets> to feed, which is akin to E. <ets>meat</ets>.]</ety> <def>A spongy, combustible substance, prepared from fungus (<gen>Boletus</gen> and <gen>Polyporus</gen>) which grows on old trees; German tinder; punk. It has been employed as a styptic by surgeons, but its common use is as tinder, for which purpose it is prepared by soaking it in a strong solution of niter.</def> <rj><au>Ure.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>amah</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> wet nurse</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a female domestic.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> maid, maidservant, housemaid</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*main"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>main</ets>. See 2d <er>Main</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>With might; with full force; vigorously; violently; exceedingly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They on the hill, which were not yet come to blows, perceiving the fewness of their enemies, came down <qex>amain</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>That striping giant, ill-bred and scoffing, shouts <qex>amain</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>T. Parker.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>At full speed; in great haste; also, at once.</def> &ldquo;They fled <xex>amain</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Holinshed.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*main"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>amener</ets>. See <er>Amenable</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To lower, as a sail, a yard, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>a*main"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To lower the topsail, in token of surrender; to yield.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>a*mal"gam</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*m&abreve;l"g&aitalic_;m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>amalgame</ets>, prob. fr. L. <ets>malagma</ets>, Gr. <grk>ma`lagma</grk>, emollient, plaster, poultice, fr. <grk>mala`ssein</grk> to make soft, fr. <grk>malako`s</grk> soft.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An alloy of mercury with another metal or metals; <as>as, an <ex>amalgam</ex> of tin, bismuth, etc.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Medalists apply the term to soft alloys generally.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A mixture or compound of different things.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A native compound of mercury and silver.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>a*mal"gam</hw>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>amalgamer</ets>]</ety> <def>To amalgamate.</def> <rj><au>Boyle.</au> <au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*mal"ga*ma</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Amalgam</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They divided this their <qex>amalgama</qex> into a number of incoherent republics.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mal"ga*mate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Amalgamated</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Amalgamating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To compound or mix, as quicksilver, with another metal; to unite, combine, or alloy with mercury.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To mix, so as to make a uniform compound; to unite or combine; <as>as, to <ex>amalgamate</ex> two races; to <ex>amalgamate</ex> one race with another.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Ingratitude is indeed their four cardinal virtues compacted and <qex>amalgamated</qex> into one.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mal"ga*mate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To unite in an amalgam; to blend with another metal, as quicksilver.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To coalesce, as a result of growth; to combine into a uniform whole; to blend; <as>as, two organs or parts <ex>amalgamate</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*mal"ga*mate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*mal"ga*ma`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Coalesced; united; combined.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mal`ga*ma"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>amalgamation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or operation of compounding mercury with another metal; -- applied particularly to the process of separating gold and silver from their ores by mixing them with mercury.</def> <rj><au>Ure.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The mixing or blending of different elements, races, societies, etc.; also, the result of such combination or blending; a homogeneous union.</def> <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mal"ga*ma*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Characterized by amalgamation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mal"ga*ma`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, amalgamates. Specifically: A machine for separating precious metals from earthy particles by bringing them in contact with a body of mercury with which they form an amalgam.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mal"ga*mize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To amalgamate.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*man"dine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>amande</ets> almond. See <er>Almond</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The vegetable casein of almonds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A kind of cold cream prepared from almonds, for chapped hands, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am`a*ni"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Amanitine</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of poisonous fungi of the family <fam>Agaricace&aelig;</fam>, characterized by having a volva, an annulus, and white spores. The species resemble edible mushrooms, and are frequently mistaken for them. <spn>Amanita muscaria</spn>, syn. <spn>Agaricus muscarius</spn>, is the fly amanita, or fly agaric; and <spn>Agaricus phalloides</spn> is the death cup (or death cap).</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*man"i*tine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; a sort of fungus.]</ety> <def>The poisonous principle of some fungi.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*man`u*en"sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Amanuenses</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>a</ets>, <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>manus</ets> hand.]</ety> <def>A person whose employment is to write what another dictates, or to copy what another has written.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*mar"a*cus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>A fragrant flower.</def> <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"a*rant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Amaranth, 1.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`a*ran*ta"ceous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of which the amaranth is the type.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"a*ranth</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amarantus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, unfading, amaranth; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; to quench, cause to wither, fr. a root meaning to die, akin to E. <ets>mortal</ets>; -- so called because its flowers do not soon wither: cf. F. <ets>amarante</ets>. The spelling with <ets>th</ets> seems to be due to confusion with Gr. &unr_; flower.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An imaginary flower supposed never to fade.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of ornamental annual plants (<gen>Amaranthus</gen>) of many species, with green, purplish, or crimson flowers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A color inclining to purple.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Amaranthaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a cosmopolitan family of herbs and shrubs.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Amaranthaceae</fam>, amaranth family</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`a*ran"thine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to amaranth.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Amaranthine</xex> bowers.&rdquo; <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 46 --></p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Unfading, as the poetic amaranth; undying.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They only <qex>amaranthine</qex> flower on earth<br/>
+Is virtue.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Of a purplish color.</def> <rj><au>Buchanan.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Am`a*ran"thus</hw> <pr>(&abreve;m`&adot_;*r&abreve;n"th&ubreve;s)</pr>, &Verbar;<hw>Am`a*ran"tus</hw> <pr>(&abreve;m`&adot_;*r&abreve;n"t&ubreve;s)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Amaranth</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>amarelle</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>any of several varieties of cultivated sour cherry trees of the species <spn>Prunus cerasus</spn> bearing fruit with colorless juice, e.g. <spn>Prunus cerasus</spn> <varn>caproniana</varn>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a pale red sour cherry with colorless or nearly colorless juice.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"a*rine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amarus</ets> bitter.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A characteristic crystalline substance, obtained from oil of bitter almonds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mar"i*tude</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amaritudo</ets>, fr. <ets>amarus</ets> bitter: cf. OF. <ets>amaritude</ets>.]</ety> <def>Bitterness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Amaryllidaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a family of flowering plants including the snowdrop, narcissus, and daffodil; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Amaryllidaceae</fam>, amaryllis family</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Am`a*ryl`li*da"ceous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Am`a*ryl*lid"e*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, an order of plants differing from the lily family chiefly in having the ovary below the petals. The narcissus and daffodil are members of this family.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am`a*ryl"lis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Amaryllis</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, the name of a country girl in Theocritus and Virgil.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A pastoral sweetheart.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To sport with <qex>Amaryllis</qex> in the shade.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A family of plants much esteemed for their beauty, including the narcissus, jonquil, daffodil, agave, and others.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A genus of the same family, including the Belladonna lily.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mass"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Amassed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Amassing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>ambusher</ets>, LL. amassare; L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>massa</ets> lump, mass. See <er>Mass</er>.]</ety> <def>To collect into a mass or heap; to gather a great quantity of; to accumulate; <as>as, to <ex>amass</ex> a treasure or a fortune; to <ex>amass</ex> words or phrases.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The life of Homer has been written by <qex>amassing</qex> all the traditions and hints the writers could meet with.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To accumulate; heap up; pile.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mass"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>amasse</ets>, fr. <ets>ambusher</ets>.]</ety> <def>A mass; a heap.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir H. Wotton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mass"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being amassed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mass"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who amasses.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`mas`sette"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>Amass</er>.]</ety> <def>An instrument of horn used for collecting painters' colors on the stone in the process of grinding.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mass"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>amassement</ets>.]</ety> <def>An amassing; a heap collected; a large quantity or number brought together; an accumulation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>An <qex>amassment</qex> of imaginary conceptions.</q> <rj><qau>Glanvill.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`as*then"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; together + &unr_; force.]</ety> <fld>(Photog.)</fld> <def>Uniting the chemical rays of light into one focus, as a certain kind of lens; amacratic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mate"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>amater</ets>, <ets>amatir</ets>.]</ety> <def>To dismay; to dishearten; to daunt.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The Silures, to <qex>amate</qex> the new general, rumored the overthrow greater than was true.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mate"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>mate</ets>.]</ety> <def>To be a mate to; to match.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`a*teur"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>amator</ets> lover, fr. <ets>amare</ets> to love.]</ety> <def>A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science as to music or painting; esp. one who cultivates any study or art, from taste or attachment, without pursuing it professionally.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`a*teur"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>In the style of an amateur; superficial or defective like the work of an amateur.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Am`a*teur"ish*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Am`a*teur"ish*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>amateurishness</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Behavior that demonstrates a lack of professional competency.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"a*teur*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The practice, habit, or work of an amateur.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"a*teur`ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or character of an amateur.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"a*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>amare</ets> to love.]</ety> <def>Full of love; amatory.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"a*tive*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Phren.)</fld> <def>The faculty supposed to influence sexual desire; propensity to love.</def> <rj><au>Combe.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`a*to"ri*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Amatorious</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to a lover or to love making; amatory; <as>as, <ex>amatorial</ex> verses</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`a*to"ri*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an amatorial manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`a*to"ri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Amatory.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`a*to"ri*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amatorius</ets>, fr. <ets>amare</ets> to love.]</ety> <def>Amatory.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>Amatorious</xex> poem.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, producing, or expressing, sexual love; <as>as, <ex>amatory</ex> potions</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>amatungulu</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a very large closely branched South African shrub (<spn>Carissa grandiflora</spn>) of the dogbane family having forked bright green spines, white flowers, shiny leaves, and red berries. Also called <altname>natal plum</altname>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> natal plum, Carissa macrocarpa.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the fruit of the amatungulu{1}.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Amauropelta</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of epiphytic or terrestrial ferns of America and Africa and Polynesia.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Amauropelta</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am`au*ro"sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; dark, dim.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A loss or decay of sight, from loss of power in the optic nerve, without any perceptible external change in the eye; -- called also <altname>gutta serena</altname>, the &ldquo;<altname>drop serene</altname>&rdquo; of Milton.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`au*rot"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Affected with amaurosis; having the characteristics of amaurosis.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*maze"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Amazed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Amazing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>maze</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To bewilder; to stupefy; to bring into a maze.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A labyrinth to <qex>amaze</qex> his foes.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To confound, as by fear, wonder, extreme surprise; to overwhelm with wonder; to astound; to astonish greatly.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Amazing</xex> Europe with her wit.&rdquo; <rj><au>Goldsmith.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And all the people were <qex>amazed</qex>, and said, Is not this the son of David?</q> <rj><qau>Matt. xii. 23.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To astonish; astound; confound; bewilder; perplex; surprise.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Amaze</er>, <er>Astonish</er>. <xex>Amazement</xex> includes the notion of bewilderment of difficulty accompanied by surprise. It expresses a state in which one does not know what to do, or to say, or to think. Hence we are <xex>amazed</xex> at what we can not in the least account for. <xex>Astonishment</xex> also implies surprise. It expresses a state in which one is <xex>stunned</xex> by the vastness or greatness of something, or struck with some degree of horror, as when one is overpowered by the &unr_;normity of an act, etc.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*maze"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be astounded.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>B. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*maze"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>Bewilderment, arising from fear, surprise, or wonder; amazement.</def> <mark>[Chiefly poetic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The wild, bewildered<br/>
+Of one to stone converted by <qex>amaze</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*maz"ed*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In amazement; with confusion or astonishment.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*maz"ed*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being amazed, or confounded with fear, surprise, or wonder.</def> <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*maze"ful</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of amazement.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*maze"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The condition of being amazed; bewilderment <mark>[Obs.]</mark>; overwhelming wonder, as from surprise, sudden fear, horror, or admiration.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His words impression left<br/>
+Of much <qex>amazement</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Frenzy; madness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Webster (1661).</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*maz"ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Causing amazement; very wonderful; <as>as, <ex>amazing</ex> grace</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>A*maz"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"a*zon</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One of a fabulous race of female warriors in Scythia; hence, a female warrior.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A tall, strong, masculine woman; a virago.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A name numerous species of South American parrots of the genus <gen>Chrysotis</gen></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Amazon ant</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a species of ant (<spn>Polyergus rufescens</spn>), of Europe and America. They seize by conquest the larv&aelig; and nymphs of other species and make slaves of them in their own nests.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`a*zo"ni*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to or resembling an Amazon; of masculine manners; warlike.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the river Amazon in South America, or to its valley.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Am"a*zon*ite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Am"a*zon stone`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Named from the river <etsep>Amazon</etsep>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A variety of feldspar, having a verdigris-green color.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Amb-</hw>, <hw>Am*bi-</hw></mhw>. <ety>[L. prefix <ets>ambi-</ets>, <ets>amb-</ets>, akin to Gr. &unr_;, Skr. <ets>abhi</ets>, AS. <ets>embe</ets>, <ets>emb</ets>, OHG. <ets>umbi</ets>, <ets>umpi</ets>, G. <ets>um</ets>, and also L. <ets>ambo</ets> both. Cf. <er>Amphi-</er>, <er>Both</er>, <er>By</er>.]</ety> <def>A prefix meaning <xex>about</xex>, <xex>around</xex>; -- used in words derived from the Latin.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am*ba"ges</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L. (usually in pl.); pref. <ets>ambi-</ets>, <ets>amb-</ets> + <ets>agere</ets> to drive: cf. F. <ets>ambage</ets>.]</ety> <def>A circuit; a winding. Hence: Circuitous way or proceeding; quibble; circumlocution; indirect mode of speech.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>After many <qex>ambages</qex>, perspicuously define what this melancholy is.</q> <rj><qau>Burton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*bag"i*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Ambagious.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*ba"gious</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ambagiosus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Circumlocutory; circuitous.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*bag"i*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Ambagious.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Am*ba"ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>, <it>or</it> <hw>Ambary hemp</hw> }</mhw>. <ety>[Hind. <ets>amb&amacr;r&amacr;</ets>, <ets>amb&amacr;r&imacr;</ets>.]</ety> <def>A valuable East Indian fiber plant (<spn>Hibiscus cannabinus</spn>), or its fiber, which is used throughout India for making ropes, cordage, and a coarse canvas and sackcloth; -- called also <altname>brown Indian hemp</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Am"bas*sade</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Em"bas*sade</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>ambassade</ets>. See <er>Embassy</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The mission of an ambassador.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Carew.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An embassy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Strype.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Am*bas"sa*dor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Em*bas"sa*dor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Embassador</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A minister of the highest rank sent to a foreign court to represent there his sovereign or country.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <ex>Ambassadors</ex> are either <xex>ordinary</xex> [or <xex>resident</xex>] or <xex>extraordinary</xex>, that is, sent upon some special or unusual occasion or errand.</note> <rj><au>Abbott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An official messenger and representative.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*bas`sa*do"ri*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to an ambassador.</def> <rj><au>H. Walpole.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*bas`sa*dor*ship</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state, office, or functions of an ambassador.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*bas"sa*dress</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A female ambassador; also, the wife of an ambassador.</def> <rj><au>Prescott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"bas*sage</hw> <pr>(&abreve;m"b&aitalic_;s*s&auptack_;j)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Embassage</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs. or R.]</mark> <rj><au>Luke xiv. 32.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"bas*sy</hw> <pr>(&abreve;m"b&aitalic_;s*s&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Embassy</er>, the usual spelling.</def> <rj><au>Helps.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"ber</hw> <pr>(&abreve;m"b&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>aumbre</ets>, F. <ets>ambre</ets>, Sp. <ets>&aacute;mbar</ets>, and with the Ar. article, <ets>al&aacute;mbar</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>'anbar</ets> ambergris.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A yellowish translucent resin resembling copal, found as a fossil in alluvial soils, with beds of lignite, or on the seashore in many places. It takes a fine polish, and is used for pipe mouthpieces, beads, etc., and as a basis for a fine varnish. By friction, it becomes strongly electric.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note> Amber is classified as a fossil resin, being typically of ancient origin, having solidified from the exudates of certain trees millions of years ago. Many pieces are found with insects embedded, the insects having been trapped by the resin while they were alive. The insects are often very well preserved, due to the antimicrobial action of components of the amber. It typically contains from 5 to 8 percent of succinic acid. "Baltic amber" has been mined for centuries in the region of Poland formerly called East Prussia, and is the variety used in most jewelry made in Poland and Russia. The Baltic strata containing amber extend under the sea, and amber beads may be found there deposited by waves along the shore. Amber was known to the ancient Greeks. The name "electron" comes from the Latin word for amber, <ets>electrum</ets>, derived from the Greek word, <grk>'h`lektron</grk> (see <er>electric</er>), due to the electric charge that amber takes when rubbed, as with cat fur. Although at one time used in fine varnishes, it no longer has any commercial value for that purpose, being used mostly in jewelry. Significant deposits are also found in the Carribean region, and smaller amounts in various other places. The notion, that DNA sufficiently intact to recreate extinct animals might be extracted from amber, was the basis for Michael Crichton's novel "Jurassic Park", but has as yet (1997) not been demonstrated to be possible.</note><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Amber color, or anything amber-colored; a clear light yellow; <as>as, the <ex>amber</ex> of the sky</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Ambergris.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>You that smell of <qex>amber</qex> at my charge.</q> <rj><qau>Beau. &amp; Fl.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The balsam, liquidambar.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Black amber</b></col>, <cd>and old and popular name for <xex>jet</xex>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"ber</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Consisting of amber; made of amber.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Amber</xex> bracelets.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Resembling amber, especially in color; amber-colored.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>amber</xex> morn.&rdquo; <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"ber</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>p. p. &amp; p. a.</pos> <conjf>Ambered</conjf> .]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To scent or flavor with ambergris; <as>as, <ex>ambered</ex> wine</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To preserve in amber; <as>as, an <ex>ambered</ex> fly</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Amberboa</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a genus of herbs of Mediterranean to Central Asia cultivated for their flowers.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Amberboa</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>am"ber*fish`</hw>, <hw>Am"ber fish`</hw></mhw> <pr>(&abreve;m"b&etilde_;r*f&ibreve_;sh`)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any of several amber to coppery fork-tailed warm-water carangid fishes of the genus <gen>Seriola</gen>, especially a large vigorous sport fish of the southern Atlantic coast (<spn>Seriola Dumerili</spn>). It is also called the <altname>amberjack</altname>.</def> <note><spn>Seriola Carolinensis</spn> was the species name given in the 1890 Webster: same fish or different?</note><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> amberjack</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"ber*grease</hw> <pr>(&abreve;m"b&etilde_;r*gr&emacr;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Ambergris</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"ber*gris</hw> <pr>(&abreve;m"b&etilde_;r*gr&emacr;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>ambre gris</ets>, i. e., gray amber; F. <ets>gris</ets> gray, which is of German origin: cf. OS. <ets>gr&icirc;s</ets>, G. <ets>greis</ets>, gray-haired. See <er>Amber</er>.]</ety> <def>A substance of the consistence of wax, found floating in the Indian Ocean and other parts of the tropics, and also as a morbid secretion in the intestines of the sperm whale (<spn>Physeter macrocephalus</spn>), which is believed to be in all cases its true origin. In color it is white, ash-gray, yellow, or black, and often variegated like marble. The floating masses are sometimes from sixty to two hundred and twenty-five pounds in weight. It is wholly volatilized as a white vapor at 212&deg; Fahrenheit, and is highly valued in perfumery.</def> <rj><au>Dana.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"ber room</hw> <def>A room formerly in the Czar's Summer Palace in Russia, which was richly decorated with walls and fixtures made from amber. The amber was removed by occupying German troops during the Second World War and has, as of 1997, never been recovered. The room is being recreated from old photographs by Russian artisans.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"ber seed`</hw> <pr>(&abreve;m"b&etilde_;r s&emacr;d`)</pr>. <def>Seed of the <spn>Hibiscus abelmoschus</spn>, somewhat resembling millet, brought from Egypt and the West Indies, and having a flavor like that of musk; musk seed.</def> <rj><au>Chambers.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"ber tree`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A species of <gen>Anthospermum</gen>, a shrub with evergreen leaves, which, when bruised, emit a fragrant odor.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ambes"-as</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Ambs-ace.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"bi*dex"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL., fr. L. <ets>ambo</ets> both + <ets>dexter</ets> right, <ets>dextra</ets> (sc. <ets>manus</ets>) the right hand.]</ety> <def>Using both hands with equal ease.</def> <rj><au>Smollett.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`bi*dex"ter</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A person who uses both hands with equal facility.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> Hence: <def>A double-dealer; one equally ready to act on either side in party disputes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The rest are hypocrites, <qex>ambidexters</qex>, so many turning pictures -- a lion on one side, a lamb on the other.</q> <rj><qau>Burton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A juror who takes money from both parties for giving his verdict.</def> <rj><au>Cowell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"bi*dex*ter"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality of being ambidextrous; the faculty of using both hands with equal facility.</def> Hence: <def>Versatility; general readiness; <as>as, <ex>ambidexterity</ex> of argumentation</as>.</def> <rj><au>Sterne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Ignorant I was of the human frame, and of its latent powers, as regarded speed, force, and <qex>ambidexterity</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Double-dealing.</def> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A juror's taking of money from the both parties for a verdict.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`bi*dex"tral</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining equally to the right-hand side and the left-hand side.</def> <rj><au>Earle.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`bi*dex"trous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having the faculty of using both hands with equal ease.</def> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Practicing or siding with both parties.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>All false, shuffling, and <qex>ambidextrous</qex> dealings.</q> <rj><qau>L'Estrange.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"bi*dex"trous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an ambidextrous manner; cunningly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`bi*dex"trous*ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being ambidextrous; ambidexterity.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"bi*ent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ambiens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>ambire</ets> to go around; <ets>amb-</ets> + <ets>ire</ets> to go.]</ety> <def>Encompassing on all sides; circumfused; investing.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Ambient</xex> air.&rdquo; <au>Milton.</au> &ldquo;<xex>Ambient</xex> clouds.&rdquo; <au>Pope.</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"bi*ent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Something that surrounds or invests; <as>as, air . . . being a perpetual <ex>ambient</ex></as>.</def> <rj><au>Sir H. Wotton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*big"e*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ambo</ets> both + <ets>genus</ets> kind.]</ety> <def>Of two kinds.</def> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Partaking of two natures, as the perianth of some endogenous plants, where the outer surface is calycine, and the inner petaloid.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"bi*gu</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>ambigu</ets> doubtful, L. <ets>ambiquus</ets>. See <er>Ambiguous</er>.]</ety> <def>An entertainment at which a medley of dishes is set on at the same time.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`bi*gu"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Ambiguities</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>ambiguitas</ets>, fr. <ets>ambiguus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>ambiguit&eacute;</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality or state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty, particularly as to the signification of language, arising from its admitting of more than one meaning; an equivocal word or expression.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>No shadow of <qex>ambiguity</qex> can rest upon the course to be pursued.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The words are of single signification, without any <qex>ambiguity</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*big"u*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ambiguus</ets>, fr. <ets>ambigere</ets> to wander about, waver; <ets>amb-</ets> + <ets>agere</ets> to drive.]</ety> <def>Doubtful or uncertain, particularly in respect to signification; capable of being understood in either of two or more possible senses; equivocal; <as>as, an <ex>ambiguous</ex> course; an <ex>ambiguous</ex> expression.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>What have been thy answers? What but dark,<br/>
+<qex>Ambiguous</qex>, and with double sense deluding?</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Doubtful; dubious; uncertain; unsettled; indistinct; indeterminate; indefinite. See <er>Equivocal</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*big"u*ous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an ambiguous manner; with doubtful meaning.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*big"u*ous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Ambiguity.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`bi*le"vous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ambo</ets> both + <ets>laevus</ets> left.]</ety> <def>Left-handed on both sides; clumsy; -- opposed to <contr>ambidexter</contr>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*bil"o*quy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Doubtful or ambiguous language.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*bip"a*rous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ambo</ets> both + <ets>parere</ets> to bring forth.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Characterized by containing the rudiments of both flowers and leaves; -- applied to a bud.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"bit</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ambitus</ets> circuit, fr. <ets>ambire</ets> to go around. See <er>Ambient</er>.]</ety> <def>Circuit or compass.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His great parts did not live within a small <qex>ambit</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milward.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*bi"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>ambition</ets>, L. <ets>ambitio</ets> a going around, especially of candidates for office is Rome, to solicit votes (hence, desire for office or honor), fr. <ets>ambire</ets> to go around. See <er>Ambient</er>, <er>Issue</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of going about to solicit or obtain an office, or any other object of desire; canvassing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>[I] used no <qex>ambition</qex> to commend my deeds.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An eager, and sometimes an inordinate, desire for preferment, honor, superiority, power, or the attainment of something.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Cromwell, I charge thee, fling a way <qex>ambition</qex>:<br/>
+By that sin fell the angels.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The pitiful <qex>ambition</qex> of possessing five or six thousand more acres.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*bi"tion</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>ambitionner</ets>.]</ety> <def>To seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Pausanias, <qex>ambitioning</qex> the sovereignty of Greece, bargains with Xerxes for his daughter in marriage.</q> <rj><qau>Trumbull.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*bi"tion*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One excessively ambitious.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*bi"tion*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Devoid of ambition.</def> <rj><au>Pollok.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*bi"tious</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ambitiosus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>ambitieux</ets>. See <er>Ambition</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Possessing, or controlled by, ambition; greatly or inordinately desirous of power, honor, office, superiority, or distinction.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Yet Brutus says he was <qex>ambitious</qex>,<br/>
+And Brutus is an honorable man.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Strongly desirous; -- followed by <xex>of</xex> or the infinitive; <as>as, <ex>ambitious</ex> to be or to do something</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I was not <qex>ambitious of</qex> seeing this ceremony.</q> <rj><qau>Evelyn.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Studious of song, and yet <qex>ambitious</qex> not to sing in vain.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Springing from, characterized by, or indicating, ambition; showy; aspiring; <as>as, an <ex>ambitious</ex> style</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A giant statue . . . <br/>
+Pushed by a wild and artless race,<br/>
+From off wide, <qex>ambitious</qex> base.</q> <rj><qau>Collins.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*bi"tious*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an ambitious manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 47 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*bi"tious*ness</hw> <pr>(&abreve;m*b&ibreve_;sh"&ubreve;s*n&ebreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being ambitious; ambition; pretentiousness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am"bi*tus</hw> <pr>(&abreve;m"b&ibreve_;*t&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. See <er>Ambit</er>, <er>Ambition</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The exterior edge or border of a thing, as the border of a leaf, or the outline of a bivalve shell.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Rom. Antiq.)</fld> <def>A canvassing for votes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>ambivalence</hw>, <hw>ambivalency</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>mixed feelings or emotions; uncertainty or vacillation in making a choice.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Psychol.)</fld> <def>the simultaneous existence within a person of both positive and negative feelings toward another person or action, or toward an object (as of attraction and revulsion), resulting in internal conflict.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ambivalent</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>undecided as to whether or not to take a proposed course of action; having feelings both for and against the proposed action.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> on the fence(predicate), suspensive, uncertain</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ambiversion</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a balanced disposition intermediate between extroversion and introversion.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ambiversive</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Psychol.)</fld> <def>intermediate between introversive and extroversive. Contrasted to <contr>introversive</contr> and <contr>extroversive</contr>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Ambled</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Ambling</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>ambler</ets> to amble, fr. L. <ets>ambulare</ets> to walk, in LL., to amble, perh. fr. <ets>amb-</ets>, <ets>ambi-</ets>, and a root meaning <ets>to go</ets>: cf. Gr. &unr_; to go, E. <ets>base</ets>. Cf. <er>Ambulate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To go at the easy gait called an amble; -- applied to the horse or to its rider.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To move somewhat like an ambling horse; to go easily or without hard shocks.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The skipping king, he <qex>ambled</qex> up and down.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Sir, your wit <qex>ambles</qex> well; it goes easily.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"ble</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A peculiar gait of a horse, in which both legs on the same side are moved at the same time, alternating with the legs on the other side.</def> &ldquo;A fine easy <xex>amble</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A movement like the amble of a horse.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"bler</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A horse or a person that ambles.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"bling*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With an ambling gait.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*blot"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, fr. &unr_; an abortion.]</ety> <def>Tending to cause abortion.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"bly*gon</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; obtuse + &unr_; angle: cf. F. <ets>amblygone</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>An obtuse-angled figure, esp. and obtuse-angled triangle.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*blyg"o*nal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Obtuse-angled.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Hutton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Am`bly*o"pi*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Am"bly*o`py</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; blunt, dim + &unr_; eye: cf. F. <ets>amblyopie</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Weakness of sight, without and opacity of the cornea, or of the interior of the eye; the first degree of amaurosis.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"bly*op"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to amblyopy.</def> <rj><au>Quain.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am*blyp"o*da</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; blunt + &unr_;, &unr_;, foot.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A group of large, extinct, herbivorous mammals, common in the Tertiary formation of the United States.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am"bo</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Ambos</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[LL. <ets>ambo</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, any rising, a raised stage, pulpit: cf. F. <ets>ambon</ets>.]</ety> <def>A large pulpit or reading desk, in the early Christian churches.</def> <rj><au>Gwilt.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am"bon</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Ambo</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*boy"na but"ton</hw>. <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A chronic contagious affection of the skin, prevalent in the tropics.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Amboyna pine</hw>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The resiniferous tree <spn>Agathis Dammara</spn>, of the Moluccas.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*boy"na wood</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A beautiful mottled and curled wood, used in cabinetwork. It is obtained from the <spn>Pterocarpus Indicus</spn> of Amboyna, Borneo, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"bre*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt formed by the combination of ambreic acid with a base or positive radical.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*bre"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to ambrein; -- said of a certain acid produced by digesting ambrein in nitric acid.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"bre*in</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>ambr&eacute;ine</ets>. See <er>Amber</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A fragrant substance which is the chief constituent of ambergris.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"brite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>amber</ets>.]</ety> <def>A fossil resin occurring in large masses in New Zealand.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"brose</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A sweet-scented herb; ambrosia. See <er>Ambrosia</er>, 3.</def> <rj><au>Turner.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*bro"sia</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ambrosia</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, properly fem. of &unr_;, fr. &unr_; immortal, divine; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; mortal (because it was supposed to confer immortality on those who partook of it). &unr_; stands for &unr_;, akin to Skr. <ets>mrita</ets>, L. <ets>mortuus</ets>, dead, and to E. <ets>mortal</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Myth.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The fabled food of the gods (as nectar was their drink), which conferred immortality upon those who partook of it.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An unguent of the gods.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His dewy locks distilled <qex>ambrosia</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A perfumed unguent, salve, or draught; something very pleasing to the taste or smell.</def> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Formerly, a kind of fragrant plant; now (Bot.), a genus of plants, including some coarse and worthless weeds, called <xex>ragweed</xex>, <xex>hogweed</xex>, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The food of certain small bark beetles, family <fam>Scolytid&aelig;</fam> believed to be fungi cultivated by the beetles in their burrows.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A dessert made from shredded coconuts and oranges, sometimes including other ingredients such as marshmallow.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ambrosia beetle</hw>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A bark beetle that makes and feeds on ambrosia{4}.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"bro"si*ac</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ambrosiacus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>ambrosiaque</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the qualities of ambrosia; delicious.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>&ldquo;<xex>Ambrosiac</xex> odors.&rdquo; <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ambrosiaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>in some classifications considered a separate family comprising a subgroup of the Compositae including the ragweeds.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Ambrosiaceae</fam>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*bro"sial</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ambrosius</ets>, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Consisting of, or partaking of the nature of, ambrosia; delighting the taste or smell; delicious.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Ambrosial</xex> food.&rdquo; &ldquo;<xex>Ambrosial</xex> fragrance.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Divinely excellent or beautiful.</def> &ldquo;Shakes his <xex>ambrosial</xex> curls.&rdquo; <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*bro"sial*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>After the manner of ambrosia; delightfully.</def> &ldquo;Smelt <xex>ambrosially</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*bro"sian</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Ambrosial.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*bro"sian</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to St. Ambrose; <as>as, the <ex>Ambrosian</ex> office, or ritual, a formula of worship in the church of Milan, instituted by St. Ambrose</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Ambrosian chant</b></col>, <cd>the mode of signing or chanting introduced by St. Ambrose in the 4th century.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"bro*sin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>Ambrosin</ets>us nummus.]</ety> <def>An early coin struck by the dukes of Milan, and bearing the figure of St. Ambrose on horseback.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"bro*type</hw> <pr>(-t&imacr;p)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`mbrotos</grk> immortal + <ets>-type</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Photog.)</fld> <def>A picture taken on a plate of prepared glass, in which the lights are represented in silver, and the shades are produced by a dark background visible through the unsilvered portions of the glass.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"bry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Ambries</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>aumbry</ets>, <ets>almery</ets>, OF. <ets>almarie</ets>, <ets>armarie</ets>, <ets>aumaire</ets>, F. <ets>armoire</ets>, LL. <ets>armarium</ets> chest, cupboard, orig. a repository for arms, fr. L. <ets>arama</ets> arms. The word has been confused with <ets>almonry</ets>. See <er>Armory</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In churches, a kind of closet, niche, cupboard, or locker for utensils, vestments, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A store closet, as a pantry, cupboard, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Almonry.</def> <mark>[<xex>Improperly so used</xex>]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ambs"-ace</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>ambesas</ets>; <ets>ambes</ets> both (fr. L. <ets>ambo</ets>) + <ets>as</ets> ace. See <er>Ace</er>.]</ety> <def>Double aces, the lowest throw of all at dice. Hence: Bad luck; anything of no account or value.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`bu*la"cral</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to ambulacra; avenuelike; <as>as, the <ex>ambulacral</ex> ossicles, plates, spines, and suckers of echinoderms</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`bu*la"cri*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Ambulacrum</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having the form of ambulacra.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am`bu*la"crum</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Ambulacra</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., an alley or covered way.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>One of the radical zones of echinoderms, along which run the principal nerves, blood vessels, and water tubes. These zones usually bear rows of locomotive suckers or tentacles, which protrude from regular pores. In star fishes they occupy the grooves along the under side of the rays.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>One of the suckers on the feet of mites.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"bu*lance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>ambulance</ets>, h&ocirc;pital <ets>ambulant</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ambulare</ets> to walk. See <er>Amble</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A field hospital, so organized as to follow an army in its movements, and intended to succor the wounded as soon as possible. Often used adjectively; <as>as, an <ex>ambulance</ex> wagon; <ex>ambulance</ex> stretcher; <ex>ambulance</ex> corps.</as></def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An ambulance wagon or cart for conveying the wounded from the field, or to a hospital.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"bu*lant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ambulans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>ambulare</ets> to walk: cf. F. <ets>ambulant</ets>.]</ety> <def>Walking; moving from place to place.</def> <rj><au>Gayton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"bu*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ambulare</ets> to walk. See <er>Amble</er>.]</ety> <def>To walk; to move about.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Southey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`bu*la"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ambulatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of walking.</def> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"bu*la*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Walking.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"bu*la`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who walks about; a walker.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A beetle of the genus <gen>Lamia</gen>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A genus of birds, or one of this genus.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An instrument for measuring distances; -- called also <altname>perambulator</altname>.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`bu*la*to"ri*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Ambulatory; fitted for walking.</def> <rj><au>Verrill.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"bu*la*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ambulatorius</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to walking; having the faculty of walking; formed or fitted for walking; <as>as, an <ex>ambulatory</ex> animal</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Accustomed to move from place to place; not stationary; movable; <as>as, an <ex>ambulatory</ex> court, which exercises its jurisdiction in different places</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The priesthood . . . before was very <qex>ambulatory</qex>, and dispersed into all families.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Pertaining to a walk.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The princess of whom his majesty had an <qex>ambulatory</qex> view in his travels.</q> <rj><qau>Sir H. Wotton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Not yet fixed legally, or settled past alteration; alterable; <as>as, the dispositions of a will are <ex>ambulatory</ex> until the death of the testator</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"bu*la*to*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Ambulatories</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Cf. LL. <ets>ambulatorium</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A place to walk in, whether in the open air, as the gallery of a cloister, or within a building.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"bur*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Anbury</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`bus*cade"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>embuscade</ets>, fr. It. <ets>imboscata</ets>, or Sp. <ets>emboscada</ets>, fr. <ets>emboscar</ets> to ambush, fr. LL. <ets>imboscare</ets>. See <er>Ambush</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A lying in a wood, concealed, for the purpose of attacking an enemy by surprise. Hence: A lying in wait, and concealed in any situation, for a like purpose; a snare laid for an enemy; an ambush.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A place in which troops lie hid, to attack an enemy unexpectedly.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>The body of troops lying in ambush.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`bus*cade"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Ambuscaded</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Ambuscading</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To post or conceal in ambush; to ambush.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To lie in wait for, or to attack from a covert or lurking place; to waylay.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`bus*cade"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To lie in ambush.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`bus*ca"do</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Ambuscade.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`bus*ca"doed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>p. p.</pos> <def>Posted in ambush; ambuscaded.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"bush</hw> <pr>(&abreve;m"b&oobreve_;sh)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>emb&ucirc;che</ets>, fr. the verb. See <er>Ambush</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station. Hence: Unseen peril; a device to entrap; a snare.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Heaven, whose high walls fear no assault or siege<br/>
+Or <qex>ambush</qex> from the deep.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A concealed station, where troops or enemies lie in wait to attack by surprise.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Bold in close <qex>ambush</qex>, base in open field.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The troops posted in a concealed place, for attacking by surprise; liers in wait.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>ambush</qex> arose quickly out of their place.</q> <rj><qau>Josh. viii. 19.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To lay an ambush</b></col>, <cd>to post a force in ambush.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"bush</hw> <pr>(&abreve;m"b&oobreve_;sh)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Ambushed</conjf> <pr>(&abreve;m"b&oobreve_;shd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Ambushing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>enbussen</ets>, <ets>enbushen</ets>, OF. <ets>embushier</ets>, <ets>embuissier</ets>, F. <ets>emb&ucirc;cher</ets>, <ets>embusquer</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>imboscare</ets>; <ets>in</ets> + LL. <ets>boscus</ets>, <ets>buscus</ets>, a wood; akin to G. <ets>bush</ets>, E. <ets>bush</ets>. See <er>Ambuscade</er>, <er>Bush</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>By <qex>ambushed</qex> men behind their temple laid,<br/>
+We have the king of Mexico betrayed.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To attack by ambush; to waylay.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"bush</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To lie in wait, for the purpose of attacking by surprise; to lurk.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Nor saw the snake that <qex>ambushed</qex> for his prey.</q> <rj><qau>Trumbull.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"bush*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One lying in ambush.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"bush*ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>embuschement</ets>. See <er>Ambush</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>An ambush.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>2 Chron. xiii. 13.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*bus"tion</hw> <pr>(?; 106)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ambustio</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A burn or scald.</def> <rj><au>Blount.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ameba</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion. Same as <er>amoeba</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ameban</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to amoebae. Same as <er>amoeban</er>.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>amoeban</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> amoebic, amebic, amoeban, amoebous, amebous</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>caused by amoebae; -- of diseases.</def> <illu><ex>Amoebic</ex> dysentry is caused by the amoeba <spn>Entamoeba histolytica</spn>.</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> amoebic, amebic</syn><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`e*be"an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Amoebean</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ameboid</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>resembling an amoeba especially in the shape or manner of motion</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> amoeboid</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>amebous</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>same as <er>amoebic</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> amoebic, amebic, amoeban, ameban, amoebous</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>A*meer"</hw>, <hw>A*mir"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Emir</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an independent ruler or chieftan (especially in Africa or Arabia). Same as <er>Emir</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> emir, amir, emeer</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One of the Mohammedan nobility of Afghanistan and Scinde.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ameiuridae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a family comprising the North American catfishes.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Ameiuridae</fam>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ameiurus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>the type genus of the Ameiuridae: bullhead catfishes.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Ameiurus</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"el</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>amell</ets>, OF. <ets>esmail</ets>, F. <ets>&eacute;mail</ets>, of German origin; cf. OHG. <ets>smelzi</ets>, G. <ets>schmelz</ets>. See <er>Smelt</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>Enamel.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"el</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>amellen</ets>, OF. <ets>esmailler</ets>, F. <ets>&eacute;mailler</ets>, OF. <ets>esmail</ets>, F. <ets>&eacute;mail</ets>.]</ety> <def>To enamel.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Enlightened all with stars,<br/>
+And richly <qex>ameled</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Chapman.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Amelanchier</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a genus of North American deciduous trees or shrubs.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Amelanchier</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"el*corn`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ger. <ets>amelkorn</ets>: cf. MHG. <ets>amel</ets>, <ets>amer</ets>, spelt, and L. <ets>amylum</ets> starch, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>A variety of wheat from which starch is produced; -- called also <altname>French rice</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mel"io*ra*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being ameliorated.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mel"io*rate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Ameliorated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Ameliorating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>meliorare</ets> to make better: cf. F. <ets>am&eacute;liorer</ets>. See <er>Meliorate</er>.]</ety> <def>To make better; to improve; to meliorate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In every human being there is a wish to <qex>ameliorate</qex> his own condition.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mel"io*rate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To grow better; to meliorate; <as>as, wine <ex>ameliorates</ex> by age</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ameliorating</hw> <pos>adj. prenom.</pos> <ety>[<pos>p. pr.</pos> of <er>ameliorate</er>.]</ety> <def>causing improvement in or reducing the bad effects of an unfavorable condition.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ameliorative, amelioratory, meliorative</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mel`io*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>am&eacute;lioration</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of ameliorating, or the state of being ameliorated; making or becoming better; improvement; melioration.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Amelioration</xex> of human affairs.&rdquo; <rj><au>J. S. Mill.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mel"io*ra*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Tending to ameliorate; producing amelioration or improvement; <as>as, <ex>ameliorative</ex> remedies, efforts</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mel"io*ra`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who ameliorates.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`men"</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>interj., adv., &amp; n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amen</ets>, Gr. <grk>'amh`n</grk>, Heb. <ets>&amacr;m&emacr;n</ets> certainly, truly.]</ety> <def>An expression used at the end of prayers, and meaning, <xex>So be it</xex>. At the end of a creed, it is a solemn asseveration of belief. When it introduces a declaration, it is equivalent to <xex>truly</xex>, <xex>verily</xex>.</def> <note>It is used as a noun, to denote: <sd>(a)</sd> concurrence in belief, or in a statement; assent; <sd>(b)</sd> the final word or act; <sd>(c)</sd> Christ as being one who is true and faithful.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And let all the people say, <qex>Amen</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Ps. cvi. 48.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Amen</qex>, <qex>amen</qex>, I say to thee, except a man be born again, he can not see the kingdom of God.</q> <rj><qau>John ii. 3. Rhemish Trans.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To say amen to</b></col>, <cd>to approve warmly; to concur in heartily or emphatically; to ratify; as, I <xex>say Amen to</xex> all.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`men"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To say Amen to; to sanction fully.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*me`na*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being amenable; amenableness.</def> <rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*me"na*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>amener</ets> to lead; &unr_; (L. <ets>ad</ets>) = <ets>mener</ets> to lead, fr. L. <ets>minare</ets> to drive animals (properly by threatening cries), in LL. to lead; L. <ets>minari</ets>, to threaten, <ets>minae</ets> threats. See <er>Menace</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Old Law)</fld> <def>Easy to be led; governable, as a woman by her husband.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Jacob.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Liable to be brought to account or punishment; answerable; responsible; accountable; <as>as, <ex>amenable</ex> to law</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Nor is man too diminutive . . . to be <qex>amenable</qex> to the divine government.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Liable to punishment, a charge, a claim, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Willing to yield or submit; responsive; tractable.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Sterling . . . always was <qex>amenable</qex> enough to counsel.</q> <rj><qau>Carlyle.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*me"na*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being amenable; liability to answer charges; answerableness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*me"na*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an amenable manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"e*nage</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>amesnagier</ets>. See <er>Manage</er>.]</ety> <def>To manage.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"e*nance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. See <er>Amenable</er>.]</ety> <def>Behavior; bearing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mend"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Amended</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Amending</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>amender</ets>, L. <ets>emendare</ets>; <ets>e</ets> (<ets>ex</ets>) + <ets>mendum</ets>, <ets>menda</ets>, fault, akin to Skr. <ets>minda</ets> personal defect. Cf. <er>Emend</er>, <er>Mend</er>.]</ety> <def>To change or modify in any way for the better</def>; <method>as, <sd>(a)</sd> <def>by simply removing what is erroneous, corrupt, superfluous, faulty, and the like;</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>by supplying deficiencies;</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>by substituting something else in the place of what is removed; to rectify.</def></method>
+<!-- ??? later defs are only part phrases __ needs completion --><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Mar not the thing that can not be <qex>amended</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>An instant emergency, granting no possibility for revision, or opening for <qex>amended</qex> thought.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>We shall cheer her sorrows, and <qex>amend</qex> her blood, by wedding her to a Norman.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To amend a bill</b></col>, <cd>to make some change in the details or provisions of a bill or measure while on its passage, professedly for its improvement.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 48 --></p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To <er>Amend</er>, <er>Emend</er>, <er>Correct</er>, <er>Reform</er>, <er>Rectify</er>.</syn> <usage>These words agree in the idea of bringing things into a more perfect state. We <xex>correct</xex> (literally, make straight) when we conform things to some standard or rule; as, to <xex>correct</xex> proof sheets. We <xex>amend</xex> by removing blemishes, faults, or errors, and thus rendering a thing more a nearly perfect; as, to <xex>amend</xex> our ways, to <xex>amend</xex> a text, the draft of a bill, etc. <xex>Emend</xex> is only another form of <xex>amend</xex>, and is applied chiefly to editions of books, etc. To <xex>reform</xex> is literally to form over again, or put into a new and better form; as, to <xex>reform</xex> one's life. To <xex>rectify</xex> is to make right; as, to <xex>rectify</xex> a mistake, to <xex>rectify</xex> abuses, inadvertencies, etc.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mend"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*m&ebreve_;nd")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To grow better by rectifying something wrong in manners or morals; to improve.</def> &ldquo;My fortune . . . <xex>amends</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Sir P. Sidney.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mend"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being amended; <as>as, an <ex>amendable</ex> writ or error</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>A*mend"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mend"a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Supplying amendment; corrective; emendatory.</def> <rj><au>Bancroft.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`mende"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>Amend</er>.]</ety> <def>A pecuniary punishment or fine; a reparation or recantation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Amende honorable</b></col> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Old French Law)</fld> <cd>A species of infamous punishment in which the offender, being led into court with a rope about his neck, and a lighted torch in his hand, begged pardon of his God, the court, etc. In popular language, the phrase now denotes a public apology or recantation, and reparation to an injured party, for improper language or treatment.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mend"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who amends.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mend"ful</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Much improving.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mend"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>amendement</ets>, LL. <ets>amendamentum</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An alteration or change for the better; correction of a fault or of faults; reformation of life by quitting vices.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In public bodies; Any alternation made or proposed to be made in a bill or motion by adding, changing, substituting, or omitting.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Correction of an error in a writ or process.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Improvement; reformation; emendation.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mends"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. sing. &amp; pl.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>amendes</ets>, pl. of <ets>amende</ets>. Cf. <er>Amende</er>.]</ety> <def>Compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation.</def> <mark>[Now const. with sing. verb.]</mark> &ldquo;An honorable <xex>amends</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Yet thus far fortune maketh us <qex>amends</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>amenia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>absence or suppression of normal menstrual flow.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> amenorrhea</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>amenities</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>things that make you comfortable and at ease.</def> <illu>all the <ex>amenities</ex> of a first-class hotel</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> comforts, creature comforts, conveniences</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*men"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Amenities</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>am&eacute;nit&eacute;</ets>, L. <ets>amoenitas</ets>, fr. <ets>amoenus</ets> pleasant.]</ety> <def>The quality of being pleasant or agreeable, whether in respect to situation, climate, manners, or disposition; pleasantness; civility; suavity; gentleness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A sweetness and <qex>amenity</qex> of temper.</q> <rj><qau>Buckle.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This climate has not seduced by its <qex>amenities</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>W. Howitt.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*men`or*rh&oelig;"a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; month + &unr_; to flow: cf. F. <ets>am&eacute;norrh&eacute;e</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Retention or suppression of the menstrual discharge.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*men`or*rh&oelig;"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to amenorrh&oelig;a.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Amen-Ra</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>the ancient Egyptian sun god; supreme god of the universe in whom Amen and Ra were combined; principal deity during Theban supremacy.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Amon-Ra</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A men"sa et tho"ro</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[L., from board and bed.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A kind of divorce which does not dissolve the marriage bond, but merely authorizes a separate life of the husband and wife.</def> <rj><au>Abbott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"ent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amentum</ets> thong or strap.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A species of inflorescence; a catkin.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The globular <qex>ament</qex> of a buttonwood.</q> <rj><qau>Coues.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`en*ta"ceous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>amentaceus</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Resembling, or consisting of, an ament or aments; <as>as, the chestnut has an <ex>amentaceous</ex> inflorescence</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Bearing aments; having flowers arranged in aments; <as>as, <ex>amentaceous</ex> plants</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*men"ti*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Imbecility; total lack of understanding.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Amentiferae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>used in some classification systems for plants that bear catkins.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> group Amentiferae</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`en*tif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ament</ets>um + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Bearing catkins.</def> <rj><au>Balfour.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*men"ti*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amen</ets>tum + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Shaped like a catkin.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*men"tum</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Amenta</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <def>Same as <er>Ament</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"e*nuse</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>amenuisier</ets>. See <er>Minute</er>.]</ety> <def>To lessen.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*merce"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*m&etilde_;rs")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Amerced</conjf> <pr>(&adot_;*m&etilde_;rst")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Amercing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>amercier</ets>, fr. <ets>a merci</ets> at the mercy of, liable to a punishment. See <er>Mercy</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To punish by a pecuniary penalty, the amount of which is not fixed by law, but left to the discretion of the court; <as>as, the court <ex>amerced</ex> the criminal in the sum of one hundred dollars</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The penalty or fine may be expressed without a preposition, or it may be introduced by <xex>in</xex>, <xex>with</xex>, or <xex>of</xex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To punish, in general; to mulct.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Millions of spirits for his fault <qex>amerced</qex><br/>
+Of Heaven.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Shall by him be <qex>amerced</qex> with penance due.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*merce"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Liable to be amerced.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*merce"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>amerciment</ets>.]</ety> <def>The infliction of a penalty at the discretion of the court; also, a mulct or penalty thus imposed. It differs from a <xex>fine</xex>, in that the latter is, or was originally, a fixed and certain sum prescribed by statute for an offense; but an amercement is arbitrary. Hence, the act or practice of affeering. [See <er>Affeer</er>.]</def> <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; This word, in old books, is written <asp>amerciament</asp>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Amercement royal</b></col>, <cd>a penalty imposed on an officer for a misdemeanor in his office.</cd> <rj><au>Jacobs.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mer"cer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who amerces.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mer"cia*ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>amerciamentum</ets>.]</ety> <def>Same as <er>Amercement</er>.</def> <rj><au>Mozley &amp; W.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mer"i*can</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*m&etilde_;r"&ibreve_;*k&aitalic_;n)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Named from <person><etsep>Americus</etsep> Vespucius</person>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to America; <as>as, the <ex>American</ex> continent: <ex>American</ex> Indians</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the United States.</def> &ldquo;A young officer of the <xex>American</xex> navy.&rdquo; <rj><au>Lyell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>American ivy</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Virginia creeper</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>American Party</b></col> <fld>(U. S. Politics)</fld>, <cd>a party, about 1854, which opposed the influence of foreign-born citizens, and those supposed to owe allegiance to a foreign power.</cd> -- <col><b>Native american Party</b></col> <fld>(U. S. Politics)</fld>, <cd>a party of principles similar to those of the American party. It arose about 1843, but soon died out.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mer"i*can</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*m&etilde_;r"&ibreve_;*k&aitalic_;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A native of America; -- originally applied to the aboriginal inhabitants, but now applied to the descendants of Europeans born in America, and especially to the citizens of the United States.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The name <qex>American</qex> must always exalt the pride of patriotism.</q> <rj><qau>Washington.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Americana</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*m&etilde_;r`&ibreve_;*k&abreve;n"&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>any artifact (such a books or furniture or art) that is distinctive to America.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>American Indian</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a red-skinned member of a race of people living in North America when Europeans arrived.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Indian, native American, Amerindian, Red Indian</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>American-Indian</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to American Indians</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Amerindian, Amerind, Amerindic, Indian, native American</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mer"i*can*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Attachment to the United States.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A custom peculiar to the United States or to America; an American characteristic or idea.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A word or phrase peculiar to the United States.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mer`i*can*i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*m&etilde_;r`&ibreve_;*k&aitalic_;n*&ibreve_;*z&amacr;"sh&ubreve;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The process of Americanizing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mer"i*can*ize</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*m&etilde_;r"&ibreve_;*k&aitalic_;n*&imacr;z)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Americanizer</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Americanizing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To render American; to assimilate to the Americans in customs, ideas, etc.; to stamp with American characteristics.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mer"i*can plan</hw>. <def>In hotels, aplan upon which guests pay for both room and board by the day, week, or other convenient period; -- contrasted with <contr>European plan</contr>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mer"i*can Pro*tect"ive As*so`ci*a"tion</hw>. <def>A secret organization in the United States, formed in Iowa in 1887, ostensibly for the protection of American institutions by keeping Roman Catholics out of public office. Abbrev. commonly to <abbr><it>A. P .A</it></abbr>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>American sign language</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a sign language, used in the United States mostly by the deaf or for communication with the deaf, in which gestures made with the hands symbolize words, alphabetical letters, or ideas, permitting rapid communication in the absence of speech.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Ameslan.</syn><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ames"-ace</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Ambs-ace</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ameslan</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>American sign language.</def> <mark>[An acronym which is spelled and pronounced as a simple word]</mark><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> American sign language</syn><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"ess</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>Amice, a hood or cape. See 2d <er>Amice</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am`e*tab"o*la</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A group of insects which do not undergo any metamorphosis.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Ametabolia</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*met`a*bo"li*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; unchangeable; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; changeable, &unr_; to change.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to insects that do undergo any metamorphosis.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*met`a*bol"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Am`e*tab"o*lous</hw>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Not undergoing any metamorphosis; <as>as, <ex>ametabolic</ex> insects</as>. Opposite of <ant>metabolic</ant>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>undergoing only slight metamorphosis</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*meth"o*dist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> not + <ets>methodist</ets>.]</ety> <def>One without method; a quack.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"e*thyst</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <ety>[F. <ets>ametiste</ets>, <ets>amatiste</ets>, F. <ets>am&eacute;thyste</ets>, L. <ets>amethystus</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_; without drunkenness; as a noun, a remedy for drunkenness, the amethyst, supposed to have this power; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; to be drunken, &unr_; strong drink, wine. See <er>Mead</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A variety of crystallized quartz, of a purple or bluish violet color, of different shades. It is much used as a jeweler's stone.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Oriental amethyst</b></col>, <cd>the violet-blue variety of transparent crystallized corundum or sapphire.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A purple color in a nobleman's escutcheon, or coat of arms.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`e*thys"tine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amethystinus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Resembling amethyst, especially in color; bluish violet.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Composed of, or containing, amethyst.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am`e*tro"pi*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; irregular + &unr_;, &unr_;, eye.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>a visual impairment resulting from faulty refraction of light rays in the eye. Subtypes include <stype>myopia</stype> <stype>astigmatism</stype> and <stype>hyperopia</stype>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Am`e*trop"ic</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ametropic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to ametropia.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*har"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Amhara, a division of Abyssinia; <as>as, the <ex>Amharic</ex> language is closely allied to the Ethiopic</as>.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>The Amharic language (now the chief language of Abyssinia).</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am"i*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_; a kind of tunny.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of fresh-water ganoid fishes, exclusively confined to North America; called <altname>bowfin</altname> in Lake Champlain, <altname>dogfish</altname> in Lake Erie, and <altname>mudfish</altname> in South Carolina, etc. See <er>Bowfin</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`mi*a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being amiable; amiableness; sweetness of disposition.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Every excellency is a degree of <qex>amiability</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"mi*a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>amiable</ets>, L. <ets>amicabilis</ets> friendly, fr. <ets>amicus</ets> friend, fr. <ets>amare</ets> to love. The meaning has been influenced by F. <ets>aimable</ets>, L. <ets>amabilis</ets> lovable, fr. <ets>amare</ets> to love. Cf. <er>Amicable</er>, <er>Amorous</er>, <er>Amability</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Lovable; lovely; pleasing.</def> <mark>[Obs. or R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>So <qex>amiable</qex> a prospect.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. Herbert.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Friendly; kindly; sweet; gracious; <as>as, an <ex>amiable</ex> temper or mood; <ex>amiable</ex> ideas.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Possessing sweetness of disposition; having sweetness of temper, kind-heartedness, etc., which causes one to be liked; <as>as, an <ex>amiable</ex> woman</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Done out of love.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Lay an <qex>amiable</qex> siege to the honesty of this Ford's wife.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`mi*a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being amiable; amiability.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"mi*a*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an amiable manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"i*anth</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Amianthus</er>.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`i*an"thi*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Amianth</ets>us + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Resembling amianthus in form.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`i*an"thoid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Amianth</ets>us + <ets>-oid</ets>: cf. F. <ets>amianto&iuml;de</ets>.]</ety> <def>Resembling amianthus.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`i*an"thus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amiantus</ets>, Gr. &unr_; &unr_; (lit., unsoiled stone) a greenish stone, like asbestus; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; to stain, to defile; so called from its incombustibility.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Earth flax, or mountain flax; a soft silky variety of asbestus.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>am</ets>monia + <ets>-ic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Related to, or derived, ammonia; -- used chiefly as a suffix; <as>as, <ex>amic</ex> acid; phosph<ex>amic</ex> acid.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Amic acid</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>one of a class of nitrogenized acids somewhat resembling amides.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`i*ca*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being amicable; friendliness; amicableness.</def> <rj><au>Ash.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"i*ca*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amicabilis</ets>, fr. <ets>amicus</ets> friend, fr. <ets>amare</ets> to love. See <er>Amiable</er>.]</ety> <def>Friendly; proceeding from, or exhibiting, friendliness; after the manner of friends; peaceable; <as>as, an <ex>amicable</ex> disposition, or arrangement</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>That which was most remarkable in this contest was . . . the <qex>amicable</qex> manner in which it was managed.</q> <rj><qau>Prideoux.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Amicable action</b></col> <fld>(Law.)</fld>, <cd>an action commenced and prosecuted by amicable consent of the parties, for the purpose of obtaining a decision of the court on some matter of law involved in it.</cd> <au>Bouvier.</au> <au>Burrill.</au> -- <col><b>Amicable numbers</b></col> <fld>(Math.)</fld>, <cd>two numbers, each of which is equal to the sum of all the aliquot parts of the other.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Friendly; peaceable; kind; harmonious.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Amicable</er>, <er>Friendly</er>. Neither of these words denotes any great warmth of affection, since <xex>friendly</xex> has by no means the same strength as its noun <xex>friendship</xex>. It does, however, imply something of real cordiality; while <xex>amicable</xex> supposes very little more than that the parties referred to are not disposed to quarrel. Hence, we speak of <xex>amicable</xex> relations between two countries, an <xex>amicable</xex> adjustment of difficulties. &ldquo;Those who entertain <xex>friendly</xex> feelings toward each other can live <xex>amicably</xex> together.&rdquo;</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"i*ca*ble*ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being amicable; amicability.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"i*ca*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an amicable manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"ice</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>amyse</ets>, prob. for <ets>amyt</ets>, OF. <ets>amit</ets>, <ets>ameit</ets>, fr. L. <ets>amictus</ets> cloak, the word being confused with <ets>amice</ets>, <ets>almuce</ets>, a hood or cape. See next word.]</ety> <def>A square of white linen worn at first on the head, but now about the neck and shoulders, by priests of the Roman Catholic Church while saying Mass.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"ice</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>amuce</ets>, <ets>amisse</ets>, OF. <ets>almuce</ets>, <ets>aumuce</ets>, F. <ets>aumusse</ets>, LL. <ets>almucium</ets>, <ets>almucia</ets>, <ets>aumucia</ets>: of unknown origin; cf. G. <ets>m&uuml;tze</ets> cap, prob. of the same origin. Cf. <er>Mozetta</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>A hood, or cape with a hood, made of lined with gray fur, formerly worn by the clergy; -- written also <xex>amess</xex>, <xex>amyss</xex>, and <xex>almuce</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mid"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <def>See <er>Amidst</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"ide</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Am</ets>monia + <ets>-ide</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A compound formed by the union of amidogen with an acid element or radical. It may also be regarded as ammonia in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by an acid atom or radical.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Acid amide</b></col>, <cd>a neutral compound formed by the substitution of the amido group for hydroxyl in an acid.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"i*din</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>amidine</ets>, fr. <ets>amido&unr_;</ets> starch, fr. L. <ets>amylum</ets>, Gr. &unr_; fine meal, neut. of &unr_; not ground at the mill, -- hence, of the finest meal; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_;, &unr_;, mill. See <er>Meal</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Start modified by heat so as to become a transparent mass, like horn. It is soluble in cold water.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mi"do</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Amide</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Containing, or derived from, amidogen.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Amido acid</b></col>, <cd>an acid in which a portion of the nonacid hydrogen has been replaced by the amido group. The amido acids are both basic and acid.</cd> -- <col><b>Amido group</b></col>, <cd>amidogen, <chform>NH2</chform>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mid"o*gen</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Amide</ets> + <ets>-gen</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A compound radical, <chform>NH2</chform>, not yet obtained in a separate state, which may be regarded as ammonia from the molecule of which one of its hydrogen atoms has been removed; -- called also the <altname>amido group</altname>, and in composition represented by the form <xex>amido</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"i*dol</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Amide</ets> + <ets>-ol</ets> as in <ets>alcohol</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Photog. &amp; Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of a diamino phenol, <chform>C6H3(OH)(NH2)2</chform>, used as a developer.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mid"ships</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>In the middle of a ship, with regard to her length, and sometimes also her breadth.</def> <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*midst"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*mid"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>prep.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>amidde</ets>, <ets>amiddes</ets>, <ets>on midden</ets>, AS. <ets>on middan</ets>, in the middle, fr. <ets>midde</ets> the middle. The <it>s</it> is an adverbial ending, originally marking the genitive; the <it>t</it> is a later addition, as in <ets>whilst</ets>, <ets>amongst</ets>, <ets>alongst</ets>. See <er>Mid</er>.]</ety> <def>In the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among.</def> &ldquo;This fair tree <xex>amidst</xex> the garden.&rdquo; &ldquo;Unseen <xex>amid</xex> the throng.&rdquo; &ldquo;<xex>Amidst</xex> thick clouds.&rdquo; <au>Milton.</au> &ldquo;<xex>Amidst</xex> acclamations.&rdquo; &ldquo;<xex>Amidst</xex> the splendor and festivity of a court.&rdquo; <au>Macaulay.</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>But rather famish them <qex>amid</qex> their plenty.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Amidst</er>, <er>Among</er>.</syn> <usage> These words differ to some extent from each other, as will be seen from their etymology. <xex>Amidst</xex> denotes in the <xex>midst</xex> or middle of, and hence surrounded by; as, this work was written <xex>amidst</xex> many interruptions. <xex>Among</xex> denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects; as, &ldquo;He fell <xex>among</xex> thieves.&rdquo; &ldquo;Blessed art thou <xex>among</xex> women.&rdquo; Hence, we say, <xex>among</xex> the moderns, <xex>among</xex> the ancients, <xex>among</xex> the thickest of trees, <xex>among</xex> these considerations, <xex>among</xex> the reasons I have to offer. <xex>Amid</xex> and <xex>amidst</xex> are commonly used when the idea of separate or distinguishable objects is not prominent. Hence, we say, they kept on <xex>amidst</xex> the storm, <xex>amidst</xex> the gloom, he was sinking <xex>amidst</xex> the waves, he persevered <xex>amidst</xex> many difficulties; in none of which cases could <xex>among</xex> be used. In like manner, Milton speaks of Abdiel, --<pbr/>
+<q>The seraph Abdiel, faithful found;<br/>
+<qex>Among</qex> the faithless faithful only he,</q><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]<pbr/>
+because he was then considered as one of the angels. But when the poet adds, --<pbr/>
+<q>From <qex>amidst</qex> them forth he passed,</q><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]<pbr/>
+we have rather the idea of the angels as a collective body.<pbr/>
+<q>Those squalid cabins and uncleared woods <qex>amidst</qex> which he was born.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj>
+</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*mi"go</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>Amigos</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[Sp., fr. L. <ets>amicus</ets>.]</ety> <def>A friend; -- a Spanish term applied in the Philippine Islands to friendly natives.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"ine</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Am</ets>monia + <ets>-ine</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Org. Chem.)</fld> <def>One of a class of basic substances derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms by an alkyl or aryl group. Compare <er>amide</er>, in which an acyl group is attached to the nitrogen. Hydroxylamine and hydrazine, which are not an organic compounds, are also basic and may also be considered <ex>amines</ex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>aminoalkane</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> amine, alkyl amine</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>aminobenzine</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines. Same as <er>aniline</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> aniline oil, phenylamine</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"i*nol</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>amine</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Pharm.)</fld> <def>A colorless liquid prepared from herring brine and containing amines, used as a local antiseptic.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>aminomethane</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a methyl with the hydrogen atom replaced by an amino radical.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>aminopyrine</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a white crystalline substance used as an analgesic and antipyretic.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> amidopyrine</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"i*oid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Like or pertaining to the Amioidei.</def> -- <wordforms><pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the <ord>Amioidei</ord>.</def></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am`i*oi"de*i</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. <ets>Amia</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An order of ganoid fishes of which <gen>Amia</gen> is the type. See <er>Bowfin</er> and <er>Ganoidei</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*mir"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Ameer</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"ish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. sing. &amp; pl.</pos> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Omish</asp>.]</altsp> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>The Amish Mennonites.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Omish</asp>.]</altsp> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, the followers of Jacob <etsep>Amman</etsep>, a strict Mennonite of the 17th century, who even proscribed the use of buttons and shaving as &ldquo;worldly conformity&rdquo;. There are several branches of Amish Mennonites in the United States. A branch having particularly strict adherence to the Amish principles are called <stype>Old Order Amish</stype></def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*miss"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>miss</ets>.]</ety> <def>Astray; faultily; improperly; wrongly; ill.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>What error drives our eyes and ears <qex>amiss</qex>?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Ye ask and receive not, because ye ask <qex>amiss</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>James iv. 3.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To take <plain>(an act, thing)</plain> amiss</b></col>, <cd>to impute a wrong motive to (an act or thing); to take offense at; to take unkindly; <as>as, you must not <ex>take</ex> these questions <ex>amiss</ex></as>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 49 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>A*miss"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*m&ibreve_;s")</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Wrong; faulty; out of order; improper; <as>as, it may not be <ex>amiss</ex> to ask advice</as>.</def> <note>[Used only in the predicate.]</note> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His wisdom and virtue can not always rectify that which is <qex>amiss</qex> in himself or his circumstances.</q> <rj><qau>Wollaston.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*miss"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A fault, wrong, or mistake.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Each toy seems prologue to some great <qex>amiss</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mis`si*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>amissibilit&eacute;</ets>. See <er>Amit</er>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being amissible; possibility of being lost.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Notions of popular rights and the <qex>amissibility</qex> of sovereign power for misconduct were alternately broached by the two great religious parties of Europe.</q> <rj><qau>Hallam.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mis"si*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amissibilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>amissible</ets>.]</ety> <def>Liable to be lost.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mis"sion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amissio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>amission</ets>.]</ety> <def>Deprivation; loss.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mit"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amittere</ets>, <ets>amissum</ets>, to lose; <ets>a</ets> (<ets>ab</ets>) + <ets>mittere</ets> to send. See <er>Missile</er>.]</ety> <def>To lose.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A lodestone fired doth presently <qex>amit</qex> its proper virtue.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am`i*to"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>A-</er> not, and <er>Mitosis</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Cell division in which there is first a simple cleavage of the nucleus without change in its structure (such as the formation of chromosomes), followed by the division of the cytoplasm; direct cell division; -- opposed to <contr>mitosis</contr>. It is not the usual mode of division, and is believed by many to occur chiefly in highly specialized cells which are incapable of long-continued multiplication, in transitory structures, and in those in early stages of degeneration.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`i*tot"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to amitosis; karyostenotic; -- opposed to <ant>mitotic</ant>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Amities</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>amiti&eacute;</ets>, OF. <ets>amisti&eacute;</ets>, <ets>amist&eacute;</ets>, fr. an assumed LL. <ets>amisitas</ets>, fr. L. <ets>amicus</ets> friendly, from <ets>amare</ets> to love. See <er>Amiable</er>.]</ety> <def>Friendship, in a general sense, between individuals, societies, or nations; friendly relations; good understanding; <as>as, a treaty of <ex>amity</ex> and commerce; the <ex>amity</ex> of the Whigs and Tories.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To live on terms of <qex>amity</qex> with vice.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Harmony; friendliness; friendship; affection; good will; peace.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am"ma</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>amma</ets>, prob. of interjectional or imitative origin: cf. Sp. <ets>ama</ets>, G. <ets>amme</ets>, nurse, Basque <ets>ama</ets> mother, Heb. <ets>&unr_;m</ets>, Ar. <ets>immun</ets>, <ets>ummun</ets>.]</ety> <def>An abbes or spiritual mother.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"me*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>A contraction of <xex>amperometer</xex> or <xex>amp&egrave;remeter</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"mi*ral</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An obsolete form of <xex>admiral</xex>.</def> &ldquo;The mast of some great <xex>ammiral</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"mite</hw> <pr>(&abreve;m"m&imacr;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'ammi`ths</grk>, <grk>'ammi`tis</grk>, sandstone, fr. <grk>'a`mmos</grk> or <grk>"a`mmos</grk> sand.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>O&ouml;lite or roestone; -- written also <asp>hammite</asp>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ammobium</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>any plant of the genus <gen>Ammobium</gen> having yellow flowers and silvery foliage.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"mo*dyte</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ammodytes</ets>, Gr. &unr_; sand burrower, a kind of serpent; <grk>'a`mmos</grk> sand + &unr_; diver, &unr_; to dive.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>One of a genus of fishes; the sand eel.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A kind of viper in southern Europe.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ammodytes</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>type genus of the Ammodytidae.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus Ammodytes</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ammodytidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a family comprising the sand lances.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Ammodytidae</fam>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"mo*nal`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Ammon</ets>ium + <ets>al</ets>uminium.]</ety> <def>An explosive consisting of a mixture of powdered aluminum and ammonium nitrate.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*mo"ni*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From sal <ets>ammoniac</ets>, which was first obtaining near the temple of Jupiter <ets>Ammon</ets>, by burning camel's dung. See <er>Ammoniac</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A gaseous compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, <chform>NH3</chform>, with a pungent smell and taste: -- often called <altname>volatile alkali</altname>, and <altname>spirits of hartshorn</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Am*mo"ni*ac</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Am`mo*ni"a*cal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of, pertaining, or containing ammonia, or possessing its properties; <as>as, an <ex>ammoniac</ex> salt; <ex>ammoniacal</ex> gas.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Ammoniacal engine</b></col>, <cd>an engine in which the vapor of ammonia is used as the motive force.</cd> -- <col><b>Sal ammoniac</b></col> <ety>[L. <ets>sal ammoniacus</ets>]</ety>, <cd>the salt usually called <altname>chloride of ammonium</altname>, and formerly <altname>muriate of ammonia</altname>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Am*mo"ni*ac</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> (<it>or</it> <hw>Gum` am*mo"ni*ac</hw> </mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Ammoniacum</ets>, Gr. &unr_; a resinous gum, said to distill from a tree near the temple of Jupiter <ets>Ammon</ets>; cf. F. <ets>ammoniac</ets>. See <er>Ammonite</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The concrete juice (gum resin) of an umbelliferous plant, the <spn>Dorema ammoniacum</spn>. It is brought chiefly from Persia in the form of yellowish tears, which occur singly, or are aggregated into masses. It has a peculiar smell, and a nauseous, sweet taste, followed by a bitter one. It is inflammable, partially soluble in water and in spirit of wine, and is used in medicine as an expectorant and resolvent, and for the formation of certain plasters.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`mo*ni"a*cal fer`men*ta"tion</hw>. <def>Any fermentation process by which ammonia is formed, as that by which urea is converted into ammonium carbonate when urine is exposed to the air.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ammoniate</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>treat with ammonia; expose to ammonia</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*mo"ni*a`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Combined or impregnated with ammonia.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*mo"nic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to ammonia.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"mon*ite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. cornu <ets>Ammonis</ets> born of Ammon; L. <ets>Ammon</ets>, Gr. &unr_; an appellation of Jupiter, as represented with the horns of a ram. It was originally the name of an. Egyptian god, <ets>Amun</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A fossil cephalopod shell related to the nautilus. There are many genera and species, and all are extinct, the typical forms having existed only in the Mesozoic age, when they were exceedingly numerous. They differ from the nautili in having the margins of the septa very much lobed or plaited, and the siphuncle dorsal. Also called <altname>serpent stone</altname>, <altname>snake stone</altname>, and <altname>cornu Ammonis</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`mon*i*tif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Ammonite</ets> + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Containing fossil ammonites.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am*mon`i*toid"e*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. <ets>Ammonite</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An extensive group of fossil cephalopods often very abundant in Mesozoic rocks. See <er>Ammonite</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*mo"ni*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Ammonia</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A compound radical, <chform>NH4</chform>, having the chemical relations of a strongly basic element like the alkali metals.</def><br/>
+<!-- a positive ion --><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ammonoid</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>one of the coiled chambered fossil shells of extinct mollusks; same as <altname>ammonite</altname>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ammonite</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ammotragus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of wild sheep.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Ammotragus</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`mu*ni"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>amunition</ets>, for <ets>munition</ets>, prob. caused by taking <ets>la munition</ets> as <ets>l'amunition</ets>. See <er>Munition</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Military stores, or provisions of all kinds for attack or defense.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds; as powder, balls, shot, shells, percussion caps, rockets, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Any stock of missiles, literal or figurative.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Ammunition bread</b></col>, <col><b>shoes</b></col>, etc.</mcol>, <cd>such as are contracted for by government, and supplied to the soldiers.</cd> <mark>[Eng.]</mark></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`mu*ni"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Ammunitioned</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Ammunitioning</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To provide with ammunition.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>am*ne"si*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'amnhsi`a</grk>; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + <grk>mna^sqai</grk> to remember.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Forgetfulness; also, a defect of speech, from cerebral disease, in which the patient substitutes wrong words or names in the place of those he wishes to employ.</def> <rj><au>Quian.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>amnesiac</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>Having lost memories, especially due to brain injury or mental shock; suffering from amnesia.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> amnesic</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*ne"sic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to amnesia.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Amnesic</xex> or co&ouml;rdinate defects.&rdquo; <rj><au>Quian.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Same as <er>amnesiac</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*nes"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Causing loss of memory.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"nes*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amnestia</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, a forgetting, fr. &unr_; forgotten, forgetful; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + <grk>mna^sqai</grk> to remember: cf. F. <ets>amnistie</ets>, earlier <ets>amnestie</ets>. See <er>Mean</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Forgetfulness; cessation of remembrance of wrong; oblivion.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An act of the sovereign power granting oblivion, or a general pardon, for a past offense, as to subjects concerned in an insurrection.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"nes*ty</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Amnestied</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Amnestying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To grant amnesty to.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*nic"o*list</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amnicola</ets>, <ets>amnis</ets> a river + <ets>colere</ets> to dwell.]</ety> <def>One who lives near a river.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*nig"e*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amnigena</ets>; <ets>amnis</ets> a river + root <ets>gen</ets> of <ets>gignere</ets> to beget.]</ety> <def>Born or bred in, of, or near a river.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"ni*on</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; the membrane round the fetus, dim. of &unr_; lamb.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A thin membrane surrounding the embryos of mammals, birds, and reptiles.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"ni*os</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Amnion</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am`ni*o"ta</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Amnion</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>That group of vertebrates which develops in its embryonic life the envelope called the <xex>amnion</xex>. It comprises the reptiles, the birds, and the mammals.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>amniote</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>any member of the Amniota.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`ni*ot"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>amniotique</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the amnion; characterized by an amnion; <as>as, the <ex>amniotic</ex> fluid; the <ex>amniotic</ex> sac.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Amniotic acid</b></col>. <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <mark>[R.]</mark> <cd>See <er>Allantoin</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>A*moe"ba</hw>, <hw>A*m&oelig;"ba</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> L. <plw>Am&oelig;b&aelig;</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; E. <plw>Am&oelig;bas</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; change.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A rhizopod common in fresh water, capable of undergoing many changes of form at will. Same as <er>ameba</er>. See <er>Rhizopoda</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am`&oelig;*b&aelig;"um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>am&oelig;baeus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, alternate; L. <ets>amoebaeum</ets> carmen, Gr. &unr_; &unr_;, a responsive song, fr. &unr_; change.]</ety> <def>A poem in which persons are represented at speaking alternately; as the third and seventh eclogues of Virgil.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am`&oelig;*be"a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>That division of the Rhizopoda which includes the amoeba and similar forms.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`&oelig;*be"an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Alternately answering.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*m&oelig;"bi*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the Am&oelig;bea.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*m&oelig;"bi*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*m&oelig;"boid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Am&oelig;ba</ets> + <ets>-form</ets> or <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Resembling an am&oelig;ba; am&oelig;ba-shaped; changing in shape like an am&oelig;ba.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Am&oelig;boid movement</b></col>, <cd>movement produced, as in the am&oelig;ba, by successive processes of prolongation and retraction.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*m&oelig;"bous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like an am&oelig;ba in structure.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*mo"le</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Mex.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Any detergent plant, or the part of it used as a detergent, as the roots of <spn>Agave Americana</spn>, <spn>Chlorogalum pomeridianum</spn>, etc.</def> <mark>[Sp. Amer. &amp; Mex.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`o*li"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amolitio</ets>, fr. <ets>amoliri</ets> to remove; <ets>a</ets> (<ets>ab</ets>) + <ets>moliri</ets> to put in motion.]</ety> <def>Removal; a putting away.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp. Ward (1673).</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*mo"mum</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_; an Indian spice plant.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of aromatic plants. It includes species which bear cardamoms, and grains of paradise.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mon"este</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To admonish.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*mong"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*mongst"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>prep.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>amongist</ets>, <ets>amonges</ets>, <ets>amonge</ets>, <ets>among</ets>, AS. <ets>onmang</ets>, <ets>ongemang</ets>, <ets>gemang</ets>, in a crowd or mixture. For the ending <ets>-st</ets> see <er>Amidst</er>. See <er>Mingle</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Mixed or mingled; surrounded by.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They heard,<br/>
+And from his presence hid themselves <qex>among</qex><br/>
+The thickest trees.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Conjoined, or associated with, or making part of the number of; in the number or class of.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Blessed art thou <qex>among</qex> women.</q> <rj><qau>Luke i. 28.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Expressing a relation of dispersion, distribution, etc.; also, a relation of reciprocal action.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>What news <qex>among</qex> the merchants?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Human sacrifices were practiced <qex>among</qex> them.</q> <rj><qau>Hume.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Divide that gold <qex>amongst</qex> you.</q> <rj><qau>Marlowe.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Whether they quarreled <qex>among</qex> themselves, or with their neighbors.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Amidst; between. See <er>Amidst</er>, <er>Between</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Amon-Ra</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the ancient Egyptian sun god; supreme god of the universe in whom Amen and Ra were combined; principal deity during Theban supremacy.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Amen-Ra</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*mon`til*la"do</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <def>A dry kind of cherry, of a light color.</def> <rj><au>Simmonds.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"o*ret</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>amorette</ets>, F. <ets>amourette</ets>, dim. of amour.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An amorous girl or woman; a wanton.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>J. Warton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A love knot, love token, or love song. <plu>(pl.)</plu> Love glances or love tricks.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A petty love affair or amour.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"o*rette"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An amoret.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Rom. of R.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"o*rist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>armor</ets> love. See <er>Amorous</er>.]</ety> <def>A lover; a gallant.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It was the custom for an <qex>amorist</qex> to impress the name of his mistress in the dust, or upon the damp earth, with letters fixed upon his shoe.</q> <rj><qau>Southey.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A-morn"ings</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Amorwe</er>. The <ets>-s</ets> is a genitival ending. See <er>-wards</er>.]</ety> <def>In the morning; every morning.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And have such pleasant walks into the woods<br/>
+<qex>A-mornings</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>J. Fletcher.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am`o*ro"sa</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. <ets>amoroso</ets>, fem. <ets>amorosa</ets>.]</ety> <def>A wanton woman; a courtesan.</def> <rj><au>Sir T. Herbert.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`o*ros"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being amorous; lovingness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Galt.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am`o*ro"so</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. <ets>amoroso</ets>, LL. <ets>amorosus</ets>.]</ety> <def>A lover; a man enamored.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am`o*ro"so</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[It.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>In a soft, tender, amatory style.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"o*rous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>amoros</ets>, F. <ets>amoreux</ets>, LL. <ets>amorosus</ets>, fr. L. <ets>amor</ets> love, fr. <ets>amare</ets> to love.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Inclined to love; having a propensity to love, or to sexual enjoyment; loving; fond; affectionate; <as>as, an <ex>amorous</ex> disposition</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Affected with love; in love; enamored; -- usually with <xex>of</xex>; formerly with <xex>on</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Thy roses <qex>amorous</qex> of the moon.</q> <rj><qau>Keats.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>High nature <qex>amorous</qex> of the good.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Sure my brother is <qex>amorous</qex> on Hero.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Of or relating to, or produced by, love.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Amorous</xex> delight.&rdquo; <au>Milton.</au> &ldquo;<xex>Amorous</xex> airs.&rdquo; <au>Waller.</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Loving; fond; tender; passionate; affectionate; devoted; ardent.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"o*rous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an amorous manner; fondly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"o*rous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being amorous, or inclined to sexual love; lovingness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mor"pha</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Amorphas</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; shapeless.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of leguminous shrubs, having long clusters of purple flowers; false or bastard indigo.</def> <rj><au>Longfellow.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mor"phism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Amorphous</er>.]</ety> <def>A state of being amorphous; esp. a state of being without crystallization even in the minutest particles, as in glass, opal, etc.</def> <note>There are stony substances which, when fused, may cool as glass or as stone; the glass state is spoken of as a state of <xex>amorphism</xex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mor"phous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + <grk>morfh`</grk> form.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having no determinate form; of irregular; shapeless.</def> <rj><au>Kirwan.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Without crystallization in the ultimate texture of a solid substance; uncrystallized.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Of no particular kind or character; anomalous.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Scientific treatises . . . are not seldom rude and <qex>amorphous</qex> in style.</q> <rj><qau>Hare.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>-- <wordforms><wf>A*mor"phous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>A*mor"phous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>amorphophallus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>any plant of the genus Amorphophallus.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*mor`pho*zo"a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; shapeless; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + <grk>morfh`</grk> form + &unr_; animal.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Animals without a mouth or regular internal organs, as the sponges.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mor`pho*zo"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the Amorphozoa.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mor"phy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. <ets>amorphie</ets>. See <er>Amorphous</er>.]</ety> <def>Shapelessness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mort"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + F. <ets>mort</ets> death, dead; <ets>all amort</ets> is for <ets>alamort</ets>.]</ety> <def>As if dead; lifeless; spiritless; dejected; depressed.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>A*mor"tise</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v.</pos>, <hw>A*mor`ti*sa"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>, <hw>A*mor"tis*a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>, <hw>A*mor"tise*ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos></mhw> <def>Same as <er>Amortize</er>, <er>Amortization</er>, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mor"tiz*a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>amortissable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being cleared off, as a debt.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mor`ti*za"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>amortisatio</ets>, <ets>admortizatio</ets>. See <er>Amortize</er>, and cf. <er>Admortization</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The act or right of alienating lands to a corporation, which was considered formerly as transferring them to <xex>dead hands</xex>, or in mortmain.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The extinction of a debt, usually by means of a sinking fund; also, the money thus paid.</def> <rj><au>Simmonds.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mor"tize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>amortisen</ets>, LL. <ets>amortisare</ets>, <ets>admortizare</ets>, F. <ets>amortir</ets> to sell in mortmain, to extinguish; L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>mors</ets> death. See <er>Mortmain</er>]</ety>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make as if dead; to destroy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To alienate in mortmain, that is, to convey to a corporation. See <er>Mortmain</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To clear off or extinguish, as a debt, usually by means of a sinking fund.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mor"tize*ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>amortissement</ets>.]</ety> <def>Same as <er>Amortization</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mor"we</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> on + OE. <ets>morwe</ets>. See <er>Morrow</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In the morning.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>On the following morning.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mo"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amotio</ets>. See <er>Amove</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Removal; ousting; especially, the removal of a corporate officer from his office.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Deprivation of possession.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*mo"tus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L., withdrawn (from it&unr_;place).]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Elevated, -- as a toe, when raised so high that the tip does not touch the ground.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mount"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Amounted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Amounting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>amonter</ets> to increase, advance, ascend, fr. <ets>amont</ets> (equiv. to L. <ets>ad montem</ets> to the mountain) upward, F. <ets>amont</ets> up the river. See <er>Mount</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To go up; to ascend.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>So up he rose, and thence <qex>amounted</qex> straight.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To rise or reach by an accumulation of particular sums or quantities; to come (<xex>to</xex>) in the aggregate or whole; -- with <xex>to</xex> or <xex>unto</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To rise, reach, or extend in effect, substance, or influence; to be equivalent; to come practically (<xex>to</xex>); <as>as, the testimony <ex>amounts</ex> to very little</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mount"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To signify; to amount to.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mount"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The sum total of two or more sums or quantities; the aggregate; the whole quantity; a totality; <as>as, the <ex>amount</ex> of 7 and 9 is 16; the <ex>amount</ex> of a bill; the <ex>amount</ex> of this year's revenue.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The effect, substance, value, significance, or result; the sum; <as>as, the <ex>amount</ex> of the testimony is this</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The whole <qex>amount</qex> of that enormous fame.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mour"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>amor</ets> love.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Love; affection.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Love making; a love affair; usually, an unlawful connection in love; a love intrigue; an illicit love affair.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>In amours with</b></col>, <cd>in love with.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 50 --></p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A"mour` pro"pre</hw> <pr>(&adot_;"m&oomacr_;r` pr&ouptack_;"pr')</pr>. <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>Self-love; self-esteem.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mov`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Liability to be removed or dismissed from office.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>T. Jefferson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mov"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>amovible</ets>.]</ety> <def>Removable.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*move"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amovere</ets>; <ets>a-</ets> (<ets>ab</ets>) + <ets>movere</ets> to move: cf. OF. <ets>amover</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To remove, as a person or thing, from a position.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Dr. H. More.</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To dismiss from an office or station.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*move"</hw>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>amovir</ets>, L. <ets>admovere</ets> to move to, to excite; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>movere</ets>.]</ety> <def>To move or be moved; to excite.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"pe*lite</hw> <pr>(&abreve;m"p&euptack_;*l&imacr;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ampelitis</ets>, Gr. <grk>'ampeli^tis</grk>, fr. <grk>'a`mpelos</grk> vine.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>An earth abounding in pyrites, used by the ancients to kill insects, etc., on vines; -- applied by Brongniart to a carbonaceous alum schist.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am`pe*lop"sis</hw> <pr>(&abreve;m`p&euptack_;*l&obreve_;p"s&ibreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'a`mpelos</grk> vine + <grk>'o`psis</grk> appearance.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus formerly including the Virginia creeper.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*per"age</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>The strength of a current of electricity carried by a conductor or generated by a machine, measured in amp&egrave;res.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Am`p&egrave;re"</hw> <pr>(&auml;N`p&acirc;r")</pr>, <hw>Am*pere"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;m*p&amacr;r")</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From the name of a French electrician.]</ety> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>The unit of electric current; -- defined by the International Electrical Congress in 1893 and by U. S. Statute as, one tenth of the unit of current of the C. G. S. system of electro-magnetic units, or the practical equivalent of the unvarying current which, when passed through a standard solution of nitrate of silver in water, deposits silver at the rate of 0.001118 grams per second. Called also the <altname>international amp&egrave;re</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`p&egrave;re" foot</hw>. <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>A unit, employed in calculating fall of pressure in distributing mains, equivalent to a current of one amp&egrave;re flowing through one foot of conductor.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Amp&egrave;re hour</hw>. <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>The quantity of electricity delivered in one hour by a current whose average strength is one amp&egrave;re. It is used as a unit of quantity, and is equal to 3600 coulombs. The terms <hw>Amp&egrave;re minute</hw> and <hw>Amp&egrave;re second</hw> are sometimes similarly used.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Am`p&egrave;re"me`ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Am`pe*rom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Amp&egrave;re</ets> + <ets>meter</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>An instrument for measuring the strength of an electrical current in amp&egrave;res.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ampere-second</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a unit of charge equal to that acquired by the accumulation of one ampere for one second.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> coulomb, C</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>ampere-turn</hw>, <hw>Amp&egrave;re turn</hw></mhw>. <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>A unit of magnetomotive force equal to the product of one complete convolution (of a coiled conductor) into one amp&egrave;re of current; <as>thus, a conductor having five convolutions and carrying a current of half an amp&egrave;re is said to have 2<frac>1/2</frac> <ex>amp&egrave;re turns</ex>. The magnetizing effect of a coil is proportional to the number of its <ex>amp&egrave;re turns</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"per*sand</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A corruption of <ets>and</ets>, per se <ets>and</ets>, i. e., &amp; by itself makes <ets>and</ets>.]</ety> <def>A word used to describe the character &unr_;, &unr_;, or &amp;.</def> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*phi-</hw>. <ety>[Gr. <grk>'amfi`</grk>.]</ety> <def>A prefix in words of Greek origin, signifying <xex>both</xex>, <xex>of both kinds</xex>, <xex>on both sides</xex>, <xex>about</xex>, <xex>around</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`phi*ar*thro"di*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>amphi-</ets> + <ets>arthrodial</ets>.]</ety> <def>Characterized by amphiarthrosis.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`phi*ar*thro"sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'amfi`</grk> + &unr_; a joining, &unr_; a joint.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A form of articulation in which the bones are connected by intervening substance admitting slight motion; symphysis.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"phi*as`ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'amfi`</grk> + <grk>'asth`r</grk> a star.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The achromatic figure, formed in mitotic cell-division, consisting of two asters connected by a spindle-shaped bundle of rodlike fibers diverging from each aster, and called the <xex>spindle</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am*phib"i*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Amphibium</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the classes of vertebrates.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The Amphibia are distinguished by having usually no scales, by having eggs and embryos similar to those of fishes, and by undergoing a complete metamorphosis, the young having gills. There are three living orders: (1) The tailless, as the frogs (<ord>Anura</ord>); (2) The tailed (<ord>Urodela</ord>), as the salamanders, and the siren group (<ord>Sirenoidea</ord>), which retain the gills of the young state (hence called <ord>Perennibranchiata</ord>) through the adult state, among which are the siren, proteus, etc.; (3) The C&oelig;cilians, or serpentlike Amphibia (<ord>Ophiomorpha</ord> or <ord>Gymnophiona</ord>), with minute scales and without limbs. The extinct Labyrinthodonts also belonged to this class. The term is sometimes loosely applied to both reptiles and amphibians collectively.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*phib"i*al</hw> <pr>(-&aitalic_;l)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <def>Amphibian.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*phib"i*an</hw> <pr>(-an)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the Amphibia; <as>as, <ex>amphibian</ex> reptiles</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*phib"i*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the Amphibia.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*phib`i*o*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to amphibiology.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*phib`i*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; amphibious + <ets>-logy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>amphibiologie</ets>.]</ety> <def>A treatise on amphibious animals; the department of natural history which treats of the Amphibia.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am*phib`i*ot"i*ca</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'amfi`</grk> + <grk>biwtiko`s</grk> pertaining to life.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A division of insects having aquatic larv&aelig;.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*phib"i*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'amfi`bios</grk> living a double life, <it>i. e.</it>, both on land in water; <grk>'amfi`</grk> + <grk>bi`os</grk> life.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having the ability to live both on land and in water, as frogs, crocodiles, beavers, and some plants.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, adapted for, or connected with, both land and water.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>amphibious</qex> character of the Greeks was already determined: they were to be lords of land and sea.</q> <rj><qau>Hare.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Of a mixed nature; partaking of two natures.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Not in free and common socage, but in this <qex>amphibious</qex> subordinate class of villein socage.</q> <rj><qau>Blackstone.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*phib"i*ous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Like an amphibious being.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am*phib"i*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> L. <plw>Amphibia</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; E. <plw>Amphibiums</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; (sc. &unr_; an animal). See <er>Amphibious</er>.]</ety> <def>An amphibian.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`phi*blas"tic</hw> <pr>(&abreve;m`f&ibreve_;*bl&abreve;s"t&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'amfi`</grk> + <grk>blastiko`s</grk> tending to sprout.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Segmenting unequally; -- said of telolecithal ova with complete segmentation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"phi*bole</hw> <pr>(&abreve;m"f&ibreve_;*b&omacr;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'amfi`bolos</grk> doubtful, equivocal, fr. <grk>'amfiba`llein</grk> to throw round, to doubt: cf. F. <ets>amphibole</ets>. Ha&uuml;y so named the genus from the great variety of color and composition assumed by the mineral.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A common mineral embracing many varieties varying in color and in composition. It occurs in monoclinic crystals; also massive, generally with fibrous or columnar structure. The color varies from white to gray, green, brown, and black. It is a silicate of magnesium and calcium, with usually aluminium and iron. Some common varieties are <stype>tremolite</stype>, <stype>actinolite</stype>, <stype>asbestus</stype>, <stype>edenite</stype>, <stype>hornblende</stype> (the last name being also used as a general term for the whole species). Amphibole is a constituent of many crystalline rocks, as syenite, diorite, most varieties of trachyte, etc. See <er>Hornblende</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`phi*bol"ic</hw> <pr>(&abreve;m`f&ibreve_;*b&obreve_;l"&ibreve_;c)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to amphiboly; ambiguous; equivocal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or resembling the mineral amphibole.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>amphibolite</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a metamorphic rock composed chiefly of amphibole and plagioclase.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*phib`o*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&abreve;m*f&ibreve_;b`&ouptack_;*l&obreve_;j"&ibreve_;*k&aitalic_;l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of doubtful meaning; ambiguous.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Amphibological</xex> expressions.&rdquo; <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p> -- <wordforms><wf>Am*phib`o*log"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`phi*bol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&abreve;m`f&ibreve_;*b&ouptack_;l"&ouptack_;*j&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Amphibologies</plw> <pr>(-j&ibreve_;z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>amphibologia</ets>, for <ets>amphibolia</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>'amfiboli`a</grk>, with the ending <ets>-logia</ets> as if fr. Gr. <grk>'amfi`bolos</grk> ambiguous + <grk>lo`gos</grk> speech: cf. F. <ets>amphibologie</ets>. See <er>Amphiboly</er>.]</ety> <def>A phrase, discourse, or proposition, susceptible of two interpretations; and hence, of uncertain meaning. It differs from <xex>equivocation</xex>, which arises from the twofold sense of a single term.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*phib"o*lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amphibolus</ets>, Gr. &unr_; thrown about, doubtful. See <er>Amphibole</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Ambiguous; doubtful.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Never was there such an <qex>amphibolous</qex> quarrel -- both parties declaring themselves for the king.</q> <rj><qau>Howell.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Logic)</fld> <def>Capable of two meanings.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>An <qex>amphibolous</qex> sentence is one that is capable of two meanings, not from the double sense of any of the words, but from its admitting of a double construction; <qex>e</qex>. <qex>g</qex>., &ldquo;The duke yet lives that Henry shall depose.&rdquo;</q> <rj><qau>Whately.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*phib"o*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Amphibolies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>amphibolia</ets>, Gr. &unr_;: cf. OE. <ets>amphibolie</ets>. See <er>Amphibolous</er>.]</ety> <def>Ambiguous discourse; amphibology.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>If it oracle contrary to our interest or humor, we will create an <qex>amphiboly</qex>, a double meaning where there is none.</q> <rj><qau>Whitlock.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"phi*brach</hw> <pr>(&abreve;m"f&ibreve_;*br&abreve;k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. &unr_;, Gr. &unr_; short at both ends; <grk>'amfi`</grk> + <grk>brachy`s</grk> short.]</ety> <fld>(Anc. Pros.)</fld> <def>A foot of three syllables, the middle one long, the first and last short (&breve; -- &breve;); as, <xex>h&abreve;b&emacr;r&ebreve_;</xex>. In modern prosody the accented syllable takes the place of the long and the unaccented of the short; as, <xex>pro-phet"ic</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Am`phi*car"pic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Am`phi*car"pous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'amfi`</grk> + <grk>karpo`s</grk> fruit.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Producing fruit of two kinds, either as to form or time of ripening.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`phi*chro"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'amfi`</grk> + &unr_; color.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Exhibiting or producing two colors, as substances which in the color test may change red litmus to blue and blue litmus to red.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Am`phi*c&oelig;"li*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Am`phi*c&oelig;"lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; hollowed all round; <grk>'amfi`</grk> + &unr_; hollow.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having both ends concave; biconcave; -- said of vertebr&aelig;.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"phi*come</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; with hair all round; <grk>'amfi`</grk> + &unr_; hair.]</ety> <def>A kind of figured stone, rugged and beset with eminences, anciently used in divination.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Encyc. Brit.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*phic`ty*on"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the Amphictyons or their League or Council; <as>as, an <ex>Amphictyonic</ex> town or state; the <ex>Amphictyonic</ex> body.</as></def> <rj><au>W. Smith.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*phic"ty*ons</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Amphictyones</ets>, Gr. &unr_;. Prob. the word was orig. &unr_; dwellers around, neighbors.]</ety> <fld>(Grecian Hist.)</fld> <def>Deputies from the confederated states of ancient Greece to a congress or council. They considered both political and religious matters.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*phic"ty*o*ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Amphictyonies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Grecian Hist.)</fld> <def>A league of states of ancient Greece; esp. the celebrated confederation known as the Amphictyonic Council. Its object was to maintain the common interests of Greece.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"phid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`mfw</grk> both: cf. F. <ets>amphide</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of the class formed by the combination of an acid and a base, or by the union of two oxides, two sulphides, selenides, or tellurides, as distinguished from a <contr>haloid</contr> compound.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Berzelius.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"phi*disc</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'amfi`</grk> + <grk>di`skos</grk> a round plate.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A peculiar small siliceous spicule having a denticulated wheel at each end; -- found in freshwater sponges.</def><!-- sic. note "fresh-water" as a headword is hyphenated. --><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`phi*drom"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'amfi`dromos</grk> running about or around.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to an Attic festival at the naming of a child; -- so called because the friends of the parents <xex>carried</xex> the child <xex>around</xex> the hearth and then named it.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*phig"a*mous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; + &unr_; marriage.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having a structure entirely cellular, and no distinct sexual organs; -- a term applied by De Candolle to the lowest order of plants.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`phi*ge"an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; + &unr_;, &unr_;, the earth.]</ety> <def>Extending over all the zones, from the tropics to the polar zones inclusive.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"phi*gen</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; + <ets>-gen</ets>: cf. F. <ets>amphig&egrave;ne</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An element that in combination produces amphid salt; -- applied by Berzelius to oxygen, sulphur, selenium, and tellurium.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"phi*gene</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Leucite.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`phi*gen"e*sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; + &unr_; generation.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Sexual generation; amphigony.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*phig"e*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Increasing in size by growth on all sides, as the lichens.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`phi*gon"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to amphigony; sexual; <as>as, <ex>amphigonic</ex> propagation</as>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*phig"o*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; + &unr_; a begetting.]</ety> <def>Relating to both parents.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*phig"o*ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Sexual propagation.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`phi*gor"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Amphigory</er>.]</ety> <def>Nonsensical; absurd; pertaining to an amphigory.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"phi*go*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>amphigouri</ets>, of uncertain derivation; perh. fr. Gr. &unr_; + &unr_; a circle.]</ety> <def>A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, with apparent meaning, which on further attention proves to be meaningless.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>amphigouri</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Am*phil"o*gism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Am*phil"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>Ambiguity of speech; equivocation.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*phim"a*cer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amphimacru&unr_;</ets>, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; on both sides + &unr_; long.]</ety> <fld>(Anc. Pros.)</fld> <def>A foot of three syllables, the middle one short and the others long, as in <xex>c&amacr;st&unr_;t&amacr;s</xex>.</def> <rj><au>Andrews.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am`phi*neu"ra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. &unr_; + &unr_; sinew, nerve.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A division of Mollusca remarkable for the bilateral symmetry of the organs and the arrangement of the nerves.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Amphioxidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a family comprising the lancelets.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Amphioxidae</fam>, Branchiostomidae, family <fam>Branchiostomidae</fam>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>amphiprostylar</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>having columns at both ends but not on the sides.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> amphiprostyle, amphistylar, porticoed</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am`phi*ox"us</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; + &unr_; sharp.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A fishlike creature (<spn>Amphioxus lanceolatus</spn>), two or three inches long, found in temperature seas; -- also called the <altname>lancelet</altname>. Its body is pointed at both ends. It is the lowest and most generalized of the vertebrates, having neither brain, skull, vertebr&aelig;, nor red blood. It forms the type of the group <fam>Acrania</fam>, <fam>Leptocardia</fam>, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*phip"neust</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; + &unr_; one who breathes, &unr_; to breathe.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of a tribe of Amphibia, which have both lungs and gills at the same time, as the proteus and siren.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"phi*pod</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the Amphipoda.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Am"phi*pod</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Am*phip"o*dan</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the Amphipoda.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am*phip"o*da</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., FR. Gr. &unr_; + &unr_;, &unr_; foot.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A numerous group of fourteen -- footed Crustacea, inhabiting both fresh and salt water. The body is usually compressed laterally, and the anterior pairs or legs are directed downward and forward, but the posterior legs are usually turned upward and backward. The beach flea is an example. See <er>Tetradecapoda</er> and <er>Arthrostraca</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*phip"o*dous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the Amphipoda.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*phip"ro*style</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amphiprostylos</ets>, Gr. &unr_; having a double prostyle: cf. F. <ets>amphiprostyle</ets>. See <er>Prostyle</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>Doubly prostyle; having columns at each end, but not at the sides.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An amphiprostyle temple or edifice.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am`phi*rhi"na</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; + &unr_;, &unr_;, nose.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A name applied to the elasmobranch fishes, because the nasal sac is double.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am`phis*b&aelig;"na</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; on both ends + &unr_; to go.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A fabled serpent with a head at each end, moving either way.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of harmless lizards, serpentlike in form, without legs, and with both ends so much alike that they appear to have a head at each, and ability to move either way. See <xex>Illustration</xex> in Appendix.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The <spn>Gordius aquaticus</spn>, or <xex>hairworm</xex>, has been called an <gen>amphisb&aelig;na</gen>; but it belongs among the worms.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am`phis*b&aelig;"noid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>amphisbaena</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Like or pertaining to the lizards of the genus Amphisb&aelig;na.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Am*phis"ci*i</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Am*phis"cians</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; throwing a shadow both ways; &unr_; + &unr_; shadow.]</ety> <def>The inhabitants of the tropic, whose shadows in one part of the year are cast to the north, and in the other to the south, according as the sun is south or north of their zenith.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*phis"to*mous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; + &unr_; mouth.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having a sucker at each extremity, as certain entozoa, by means of which they adhere.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`phi*sty"lic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; + &unr_; pillar, support.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Having the mandibular arch articulated with the hyoid arch and the cranium, as in the cestraciont sharks; -- said of a skull.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Am`phi*the"a*ter</hw>, <hw>Am`phi*the"a*tre</hw>, }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amphitheatrum</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; + &unr_; theater: cf. F. <ets>amphith&eacute;&acirc;tre</ets>. See <er>Theater</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats about an open space called the arena.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The Romans first constructed amphitheaters for combats of gladiators and wild beasts.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Anything resembling an amphitheater in form; as, a level surrounded by rising slopes or hills, or a rising gallery in a theater.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`phi*the"a*tral</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amphitheatralis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>amphith&eacute;&acirc;tral</ets>.]</ety> <def>Amphitheatrical; resembling an amphitheater.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Am`phi*the*at"ric</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Am`phi*the*at"ric*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amphitheatricus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of, pertaining to, exhibited in, or resembling, an amphitheater.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`phi*the*at"ric*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the form or manner of an amphitheater.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am*phit"ro*cha</hw> <pr>(&abreve;m*f&ibreve_;t"r&ouptack_;k&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'amfi`</grk> + <grk>trocho`s</grk> a wheel.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A kind of annelid larva having both a dorsal and a ventral circle of special cilia.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Am*phit"ro*pal</hw> <pr>(-p&aitalic_;l)</pr>, <hw>Am*phit"ro*pous</hw> <pr>(-p&ubreve;s)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'amfi`</grk> + <grk>tre`pein</grk> to turn.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having the ovule inverted, but with the attachment near the middle of one side; half anatropous.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 51 --></p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am`phi*u"ma</hw> <pr>(&abreve;m`f&ibreve_;*&umacr;"m&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of amphibians, inhabiting the Southern United States, having a serpentlike form, but with four minute limbs and two persistent gill openings; the Congo snake.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`pho*pep"tone</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; + E. <ets>peptone</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>A product of gastric digestion, a mixture of hemipeptone and antipeptone.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am"pho*ra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Amophor&aelig;</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, a jar with two handles; &unr_; + &unr_; bearer, <grk>fe`rein</grk> to bear. Cf. <er>Ampul</er>.]</ety> <def>Among the ancients, a two-handled vessel, tapering at the bottom, used for holding wine, oil, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"pho*ral</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amphoralis</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, an amphora.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*phor"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Produced by, or indicating, a cavity in the lungs, not filled, and giving a sound like that produced by blowing into an empty decanter; <as>as, <ex>amphoric</ex> respiration or resonance</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`pho*ter"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; both.]</ety> <def>Partly one and partly the other; neither acid nor alkaline; neutral.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Smart.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>amphotericin</hw>, <hw>amphotericin B</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an antibiotic and antifungal agent (<chform>C47H73NO17</chform>), produced by a strain of <prodby><spn>Streptomyces nodosus</spn></prodby>. It is one of a class of polyene macrolide antibiotics effective against fungal infections. It has a molecular weight of 924.11; it is soluble in oganic solvents but only slightly soluble in water.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Fungizone.</syn>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ampicillin</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a semisynthetic penicillin which can be considered as the common benzylpenicillin containing an amino group at the alpha benzyl position.</def> <note>It is more active against certain gram-negative bacteria than is benzylpenicillin. It found wide use in treatment of bacterial infections, and has been sold under many trade names.</note><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> <chname>D(-)-&alpha;-aminobenzylpenicillin</chname>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"ple</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>ample</ets>, L. <ets>amplus</ets>, prob. for <ets>ambiplus</ets> full on both sides, the last syllable akin to L. <ets>plenus</ets> full. See <er>Full</er>, and cf. <er>Double</er>.]</ety> <def>Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; spacious; roomy; widely extended.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>All the people in that <qex>ample</qex> house<br/>
+Did to that image bow their humble knees.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Fully sufficient; abundant; liberal; copious; <as>as, an <ex>ample</ex> fortune; <ex>ample</ex> justice.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Not contracted of brief; not concise; extended; diffusive; <as>as, an <ex>ample</ex> narrative</as>.</def> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Full; spacious; extensive; wide; capacious; abundant; plentiful; plenteous; copious; bountiful; rich; liberal; munificent.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Ample</er>, <er>Copious</er>, <er>Abundant</er>, <er>Plenteous</er>. These words agree in representing a thing as <xex>large</xex>, but under different relations, according to the image which is used. <xex>Ample</xex> implies largeness, producing a sufficiency or fullness of supply for every want; <as>as, <ex>ample</ex> stores or resources, <ex>ample</ex> provision</as>. <xex>Copious</xex> carries with it the idea of flow, or of collection at a single point; <as>as, a <ex>copious</ex> supply of materials</as>. &ldquo;<xex>Copious</xex> matter of my song.&rdquo; <au>Milton.</au> <xex>Abundant</xex> and <xex>plenteous</xex> refer to largeness of quantity; as, <ex>abundant</ex> stores; <xex>plenteous</xex> harvests.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*plec"tant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amplecti</ets> to embrace.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Clasping a support; <as>as, <ex>amplectant</ex> tendrils</as>.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"ple*ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being ample; largeness; fullness; completeness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`plex*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amplexari</ets> to embrace.]</ety> <def>An embrace.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>An humble <qex>amplexation</qex> of those sacred feet.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Hall.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*plex"i*caul</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amplexus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>amplecti</ets> to encircle, to embrace + <ets>caulis</ets> stem: cf. F. <ets>amplexicaule</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Clasping or embracing a stem, as the base of some leaves.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"pli*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ampliatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>ampliare</ets> to make wider, fr. <ets>amplus</ets>. See <er>Ample</er>.]</ety> <def>To enlarge.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To maintain and <qex>ampliate</qex> the external possessions of your empire.</q> <rj><qau>Udall.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"pli*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having the outer edge prominent; said of the wings of insects.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`pli*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ampliatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>ampliation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Enlargement; amplification.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Civil Law)</fld> <def>A postponement of the decision of a cause, for further consideration or re-argument.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"pli*a*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Logic)</fld> <def>Enlarging a conception by adding to that which is already known or received.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>&ldquo;All bodies possess power of attraction&rdquo; is an <qex>ampliative</qex> judgment; because we can think of bodies without thinking of attraction as one of their immediate primary attributes.</q> <rj><qau>Abp. W. Thomson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*plif"i*cate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amplificatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>amplificare</ets>.]</ety> <def>To amplify.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`pli*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amplificatio</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of amplifying or enlarging in dimensions; enlargement; extension.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>The enlarging of a simple statement by particularity of description, the use of epithets, etc., for rhetorical effect; diffuse narrative or description, or a dilating upon all the particulars of a subject.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Exaggeration is a species of <qex>amplification</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Brande &amp; C.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I shall summarily, without any <qex>amplification</qex> at all, show in what manner defects have been supplied.</q> <rj><qau>Sir J. Davies.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The matter by which a statement is amplified; <as>as, the subject was presented without <ex>amplifications</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*plif"i*ca*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Amplificatory.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*plif"i*ca*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Serving to amplify or enlarge; amplificative.</def> <rj><au>Morell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"pli*fi`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who or that which amplifies.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"pli*fy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Amplified</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Amplifying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>amplifier</ets>, L. <ets>amplificare</ets>. See <er>Ample</er>, <er>-fy</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To render larger, more extended, or more intense, and the like; -- used especially of telescopes, microscopes, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>To enlarge by addition or discussion; to treat copiously by adding particulars, illustrations, etc.; to expand; to make much of.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Troilus and Cressida was written by a Lombard author, but much <qex>amplified</qex> by our English translator.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"pli*fy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To become larger.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Strait was the way at first, withouten light,<br/>
+But further in did further <qex>amplify</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Fairfax.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To speak largely or copiously; to be diffuse in argument or description; to dilate; to expatiate; -- often with <xex>on</xex> or <xex>upon</xex>.</def> <rj><au>Watts.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He must often enlarge and <qex>amplify</qex> upon the subject he handles.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"pli*tude</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amplitudo</ets>, fr. <ets>amplus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>amplitude</ets>. See <er>Ample</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>State of being ample; extent of surface or space; largeness of dimensions; size.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The cathedral of Lincoln . . . is a magnificent structure, proportionable to the <qex>amplitude</qex> of the diocese.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Largeness, in a figurative sense; breadth; abundance; fullness.</def> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Of extent of capacity or intellectual powers.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Amplitude</xex> of mind.&rdquo; <au>Milton.</au> &ldquo;<xex>Amplitude</xex> of comprehension.&rdquo; <au>Macaulay.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Of extent of means or resources.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Amplitude</xex> of reward.&rdquo; <au>Bacon.</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the center of the sun, or a star, at its rising or setting. At the rising, the amplitude is eastern or ortive: at the setting, it is western, occiduous, or occasive. It is also northern or southern, when north or south of the equator.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the foot of the vertical circle passing through any star or object.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Gun.)</fld> <def>The horizontal line which measures the distance to which a projectile is thrown; the range.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>The extent of a movement measured from the starting point or position of equilibrium; -- applied especially to vibratory movements.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(math.)</fld> <def>An angle upon which the value of some function depends; -- a term used more especially in connection with elliptic functions.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Magnetic amplitude</b></col>, <cd>the angular distance of a heavenly body, when on the horizon, from the magnetic east or west point as indicated by the compass. The difference between the magnetic and the true or astronomical amplitude (see 3 above) is the &ldquo;variation of the compass.&rdquo;</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"ply</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an ample manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ampoule</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>same as <er>ampule</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> phial, vial, ampule, ampul</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"pul</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>ampella</ets>, <ets>ampolla</ets>, L. <ets>ampulla</ets>: cf. OF. <ets>ampolle</ets>, F. <ets>ampoule</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Same as <er>Ampulla, 2.</er></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>same as <er>ampule</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ampule</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a small glass bottle which has been or can be sealed hermetically by application of flame to a narrow opening at the top.</def> <note>aAn ampule usually has a narrow constriction near the top which can be scored and easily broken to open the ampule. Once opened, they cannot be hermetically re-sealed; thus the quantity contained is usually that which is to be used at once or within a short time. The contents are often sealed under vacuum to retard degradation by air.</note><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> phial, vial, ampoule</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>an ampule, or vial resembling an ampule, which contains a drug.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am*pul"la</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Ampull&aelig;</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. ]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Rom. Antiq.)</fld> <def>A narrow-necked vessel having two handles and bellying out like a jug.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A cruet for the wine and water at Mass.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The vase in which the holy oil for chrism, unction, or coronation is kept.</def> <rj><au>Shipley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Any membranous bag shaped like a leathern bottle, as the dilated end of a vessel or duct; especially the dilations of the semicircular canals of the ear.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`pul*la"ceous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ampullaceus</ets>, fr. <ets>ampulla</ets>.]</ety> <def>Like a bottle or inflated bladder; bottle-shaped; swelling.</def> <rj><au>Kirby.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Ampullaceous sac</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>one of the peculiar cavities in the tissues of sponges, containing the zooidal cells.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Am"pul*lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Am`pul*la*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Resembling an ampulla.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Am"pul*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Am"pul*la`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having an ampulla; flask-shaped; bellied.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am*pul"li*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Ampulla</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Flask-shaped; dilated.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"pu*tate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Amputated</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Amputating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>amputatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>amputare</ets>: <ets>amb-</ets> + <ets>putare</ets> to prune, <ets>putus</ets> clean, akin to E. <ets>pure</ets>. See <er>Putative</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To prune or lop off, as branches or tendrils.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>To cut off (a limb or projecting part of the body)</def>. <rj><au>Wiseman.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`pu*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amputatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>amputation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of amputating; esp. the operation of cutting off a limb or projecting part of the body.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"pu*ta"tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who amputates.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am"pyx</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Greek Antiq.)</fld> <def>A woman's headband (sometimes of metal), for binding the front hair.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am*ri"ta</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Skr. <ets>amrita</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Hind. Myth.)</fld> <def>Immortality; also, the nectar conferring immortality.</def> -- <def2><pos>a.</pos> <def>Ambrosial; immortal.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Am"sel</hw>, <hw>Am"zel</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ger. See <er>Ousel</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The European ring ousel (<spn>Turdus torquatus</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Amsonia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a genus of herbs and subshrubs with milky juice and showy bluish flowers; native from Europe to Asia Minor to Japan and North America.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Amsonia</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Amsterdam</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a large city which is an industrial center and the nominal capital of the Netherlands.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Dutch capital, capital of The Netherlands</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Amt</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>Amter</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, <plw>E</plw>. <plw>Amts</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[Dan. &amp; Norw., fr. G.]</ety> <def>An administrative territorial division in Denmark and Norway.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Each of the provinces [of Denmark] is divided into several <qex>amts</qex>, answering . . . to the English hundreds.</q> <rj><qau>Encyc. Brit.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*muck"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*m&ubreve;k")</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; adv.</pos> <ety>[Malay <ets>amoq</ets> furious.]</ety> <def>In a frenzied and reckless manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To run amuck</b></col>, <cd>to rush out in a state of frenzy, as the Malays sometimes do under the influence of &ldquo;bhang,&rdquo; and attack every one that comes in the way; to assail recklessly and indiscriminately.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Satire's my weapon, but I'm too discreet<br/>
+To run <qex>amuck</qex>, and tilt at all I meet.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"u*let</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amuletum</ets>: cf. F. <ets>amulette</ets>.]</ety> <def>An ornament, gem, or scroll, or a package containing a relic, etc., worn as a charm or preservative against evils or mischief, such as diseases and witchcraft, and generally inscribed with mystic forms or characters. <note>[Also used figuratively.]</note></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`u*let"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to an amulet; operating as a charm.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mur"cous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>amurcosus</ets>, L. <ets>amurca</ets> the dregs of olives, Gr. <grk>'amo`rghs</grk>, fr. <grk>'ame`rgein</grk> to pluck.]</ety> <def>Full off dregs; foul.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Knowles.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mus"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*m&umacr;z"&adot_;*b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>amusable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being amused.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*muse"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*m&umacr;z")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Amused</conjf> <pr>(&adot_;*m&umacr;zd")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Amusing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>amuser</ets> to make stay, to detain, to amuse, <ets>&agrave;</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + OF. <ets>muser</ets>. See <er>Muse</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To occupy or engage the attention of; to lose in deep thought; to absorb; also, to distract; to bewilder.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Camillus set upon the Gauls when they were <qex>amused</qex> in receiving their gold.</q> <rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Being <qex>amused</qex> with grief, fear, and fright, he could not find the house.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To entertain or occupy in a pleasant manner; to stir with pleasing or mirthful emotions; to divert.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A group of children <qex>amusing</qex> themselves with pushing stones from the top [of the cliff], and watching as they plunged into the lake.</q> <rj><qau>Gilpin.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To keep in expectation; to beguile; to delude.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He <qex>amused</qex> his followers with idle promises.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To entertain; gratify; please; divert; beguile; deceive; occupy.</syn> <usage> -- To <er>Amuse</er>, <er>Divert</er>, <er>Entertain</er>. We are <xex>amused</xex> by that which occupies us lightly and pleasantly. We are <xex>entertained</xex> by that which brings our minds into agreeable contact with others, as conversation, or a book. We are <xex>diverted</xex> by that which turns off our thoughts to something of livelier interest, especially of a sportive nature, as a humorous story, or a laughable incident.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Whatever <qex>amuses</qex> serves to kill time, to lull the faculties, and to banish reflection. Whatever <qex>entertains</qex> usually awakens the understanding or gratifies the fancy. Whatever <qex>diverts</qex> is lively in its nature, and sometimes tumultuous in its effects.</q> <rj><qau>Crabb.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*muse"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To muse; to mediate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mused"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Diverted.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Expressing amusement; <as>as, an <ex>amused</ex> look</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*muse"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>amusement</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Deep thought; muse.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Here I . . . fell into a strong and deep <qex>amusement</qex>, revolving in my mind, with great perplexity, the amazing change of our affairs.</q> <rj><qau>Fleetwood.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being amused; pleasurable excitement; that which amuses; diversion.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His favorite <qex>amusements</qex> were architecture and gardening.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Diversion; entertainment; recreation; relaxation; pastime; sport.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mus"er</hw> <pr>(-&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who amuses.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am`u*sette"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A light field cannon, or stocked gun mounted on a swivel.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mus"ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Giving amusement; diverting; <as>as, an <ex>amusing</ex> story</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>A*mus"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*mu"sive</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having power to amuse or entertain the mind; fitted to excite mirth.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> -- <wordforms><wf>A*mu"sive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>A*mu"sive*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"vis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Am</ets>monium (nitrate) + L. <ets>vis</ets> strength, force.]</ety> <def>An explosive consisting of ammonium nitrate, a derivative of nitrobenzene, chlorated napthalene, and wood meal.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*my"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>ami</ets>, fr. L. <ets>amicus</ets>.]</ety> <def>A friend.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*my"e*lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; without marrow.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Wanting the spinal cord.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*myg"da*la</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*m&ibreve_;g"d&adot_;*l&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>-l&aelig;</plw> <pr>(-l&emacr;)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L., an almond, fr. Gr. <grk>'amygda`lh</grk>. See <er>Almond</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An almond.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>One of the tonsils of the pharynx.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>One of the rounded prominences of the lower surface of the lateral hemispheres of the cerebellum, each side of the vallecula.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*myg`da*la"ceous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Akin to, or derived from, the almond.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*myg"da*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amygdala</ets>, <ets>amygdalum</ets>, almond, Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;. See <er>Almond</er>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, resembling, or made of, almonds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*myg"da*late</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An emulsion made of almonds; milk of almonds.</def> <rj><au>Bailey. Coxe.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt amygdalic acid.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`yg*dal"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to almonds; derived from amygdalin; <as>as, <ex>amygdalic</ex> acid</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*myg`da*lif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amygdalum</ets> almond + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Almond-bearing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*myg"da*lin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A glucoside extracted from bitter almonds as a white, crystalline substance.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*myg"da*line</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amygdalinus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, almonds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*myg"da*loid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; almond + <ets>-oid</ets>: cf. F. <ets>amygdalo&iuml;de</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A variety of trap or basaltic rock, containing small cavities, occupied, wholly or in part, by nodules or geodes of different minerals, esp. agates, quartz, calcite, and the zeolites. When the imbedded minerals are detached or removed by decomposition, it is porous, like lava.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*myg"da*loid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*myg`da*loid"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Almond-shaped.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, or having the nature of, the rock amygdaloid.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"yl</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>am</ets>ylum starch + <ets>-yl</ets>. Cf. <er>Amidin</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A univalent hydrocarbon radical, <chform>C5H11</chform>, of the paraffine series found in amyl alcohol or fusel oil, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"yl al"co*hol</hw>. <fld>(Org. Chem.)</fld> <def>Any of eight isomeric liquid alcohols (<chform>C5H11.OH</chform>), transparent, colorless liquids. It is the hydroxide of amyl. Also called <altname>amylic alcohol</altname>. The <ex>amyl alcohol</ex> obtained from <er>fusel oil</er> is mostly isoamyl alcohol (3-methyl-1-butanol or 1-hydroxy-3-methylbutane), with some <stype>sec-amyl alcohol</stype> (2-methyl-1-butanol or <stype>2-pentanol</stype>), and has a characteristic peculiar odor. Other than <stype>n-amyl alcohol</stype> (also called <stype>1-pentanol</stype>) the other isomeric pentanols are not usually refered to as <ex>amyl alcohol</ex>. The <ex>amyl alcohol</ex> mixture in fusel oil forms a colorless liquid with a peculiar cough-exciting odor and burning taste. It is used as a source of amyl compounds, such as amyl acetate, amyl nitrite, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`y*la"ceous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amylum</ets> starch, Gr. &unr_;. See <er>Amidin</er>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to starch; of the nature of starch; starchy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"y*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A compound of the radical amyl with oxygen and a positive atom or radical.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"y*lene</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>One of a group of metameric hydrocarbons, <chform>C5H10</chform>, of the ethylene series. The colorless, volatile, mobile liquid commonly called amylene is a mixture of different members of the group.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*myl"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or derived from, amyl; <as>as, <ex>amylic</ex> ether</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Amylic alcohol</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>same as <cref>amyl alcohol</cref>.</cd> -- <col><b>Amylic fermentation</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a process of fermentation in starch or sugar in which amyl alcohol is produced.</cd> <rj><au>Gregory.</au></rj>
+</cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Amyl nitrite</hw>. <def>A yellowish oily volatile liquid, <chform>C5H11NO2</chform>, used in medicine as a heart stimulant and a vasodilator. The inhalation of its vapor instantly produces flushing of the face.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`y*lo*bac"ter</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amyl</ets>um starch + NL. <ets>bacter</ets>ium. See <er>Bacterium</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A micro&ouml;rganism (<spn>Bacillus amylobacter</spn>) which develops in vegetable tissue during putrefaction.</def> <rj><au>Sternberg.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*myl"o*gen</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Amylum</ets> + <ets>-gen</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>That part of the starch granule or granulose which is soluble in water.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`y*lo*gen"e*sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Amylum</ets> + <ets>genesis</ets>.]</ety> <def>The formation of starch.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`y*lo*gen"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to amylogen.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Forming starch; -- applied specif. to leucoplasts.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Am"y*loid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Am`y*loid"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amylum</ets> starch + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <def>Resembling or containing amyl; starchlike.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Amyloid degeneration</b></col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>a diseased condition of various organs of the body, produced by the deposit of an albuminous substance, giving a blue color with iodine and sulphuric acid; -- called also <altname>waxy degeneration</altname> <it>or</it> <altname>lardaceous degeneration</altname>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 52 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"y*loid</hw> <pr>(&abreve;m"&ybreve_;*loid)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A non-nitrogenous starchy food; a starchlike substance.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The substance deposited in the organs in amyloid degeneration.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>amyloidal</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>resembling starch</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> starchlike, amylaceous, amyloid</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>amyloidosis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a disorder characterized by deposit of amyloid in organs or tissues; often secondary to chronic rheumatoid arthritis or tuberculosis or multiple myeloma.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`y*lol"y*sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Amylum</ets> + Gr. &unr_; a loosing.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The conversion of starch into soluble products, as dextrins and sugar, esp. by the action of enzymes.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Am`y*lo*lyt"ic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`y*lo*ly"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; starch + &unr_; solvent; &unr_; to dissolve.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Effecting the conversion of starch into soluble dextrin and sugar; <as>as, an <ex>amylolytic</ex> ferment</as>.</def> <rj><au>Foster.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`y*lom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Amylum</ets> + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <def>Instrument for determining the amount of starch in a substance.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`y*lo*plas"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Amylum</ets> + <ets>-plastic</ets>.]</ety> <def>Starch-forming; amylogenic.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`y*lop"sin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Amylum</ets> + Gr. &unr_; appearance.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>The diastase of the pancreatic juice.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am`y*lose"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>One of the starch group <chform>(C6H10O5)n</chform> of the carbohydrates; as, starch, arabin, dextrin, cellulose, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"y*ous</hw> <pr>(&abreve;m"&ibreve_;*&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`myos</grk>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Wanting in muscle; without flesh.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Am"yss</hw> <pr>(&abreve;m"&ibreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Amice</er>, a hood or cape.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n)</pr>. <ety>[AS. <ets>&amacr;n</ets> one, the same word as the numeral. See <er>One</er>, and cf. <er>A</er>.]</ety> <def>This word is properly an <xex>adjective</xex>, but is commonly called the <xex>indefinite article</xex>. It is used before nouns of the singular number only, and signifies <xex>one</xex>, or <xex>any</xex>, but somewhat less emphatically. In such expressions as &ldquo;twice <xex>an</xex> hour,&rdquo; &ldquo;once <xex>an</xex> age,&rdquo; a shilling <xex>an</xex> ounce (see 2d <er>A</er>, 2), it has a distributive force, and is equivalent to <xex>each</xex>, <xex>every</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>An</xex> is used before a word beginning with a vowel sound; as, <xex>an</xex> enemy, <xex>an</xex> hour. It in also often used before <xex>h sounded</xex>, when the accent of the word falls on the second syllable; as, <xex>an</xex> historian, <xex>an</xex> hyena, <xex>an</xex> heroic deed. Many writers use <xex>a</xex> before <xex>h</xex> in such positions. Anciently <xex>an</xex> was used before consonants as well as vowels.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An</hw>, <pos>conj.</pos> <ety>[Shortened fr. <ets>and</ets>, OE. <ets>an</ets>., <ets>and</ets>, sometimes <ets>and if</ets>, in introducing conditional clauses, like Icel. <ets>enda</ets> if, the same word as <ets>and</ets>. Prob. <ets>and</ets> was originally pleonastic before the conditional clause.]</ety> <def>If; -- a word used by old English authors.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Nay, <qex>an</qex> thou dalliest, then I am thy foe.</q> <rj><qau>B. Jonson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>An if</b></col>, <cd>and if; if.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"a-</hw>. <ety>[Gr. <grk>'ana`</grk> on; <ets>in comp.</ets>, on, up, upwards.]</ety> <def>A prefix in words from the Greek, denoting <xex>up</xex>, <xex>upward</xex>, <xex>throughout</xex>, <xex>backward</xex>, <xex>back</xex>, <xex>again</xex>, <xex>anew</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"na</hw> <pr>(&amacr;"n&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'ana`</grk> (used distributively).]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Of each; an equal quantity; <as>as, wine and honey, <ex>ana</ex> (or, contracted, <ex>aa</ex>), &unr_; ij.</as>, that is, of wine and honey, each, two ounces.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>An apothecary with a . . . long bill of <qex>anas</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>-a"na</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[The neut. pl. ending of Latin adjectives in <ets>-anus</ets>.]</ety> <def>A suffix to names of persons or places, used to denote a collection of notable sayings, literary gossip, anecdotes, etc. Thus, <xex>Scaligerana</xex> is a book containing the sayings of Scaliger, <xex>Johnsoniana</xex> of Johnson, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>Used also as a substantive; as, the French <xex>anas</xex></note>.</p>
+
+<p><q>It has been said that the table-talk of Selden is worth all the <qex>ana</qex> of the Continent.</q> <rj><qau>Hallam.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`a*bap"tism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anabaptismus</ets>, Gr. <grk>'anabaptismo`s</grk>: cf. F. <ets>anabaptisme</ets>. See <er>Anabaptize</er>.]</ety> <def>The doctrine of the Anabaptists.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`a*bap"tist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>anabaptista</ets>, fr. Gr. as if <grk>'anabaptisth`s</grk>: cf. F. <ets>anabaptiste</ets>.]</ety> <def>A name sometimes applied to a member of any sect holding that rebaptism is necessary for those baptized in infancy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In church history, the name Anabaptists usually designates a sect of fanatics who greatly disturbed the peace of Germany, the Netherlands, etc., in the Reformation period. In more modern times the name has been applied to those who do not regard infant baptism as real and valid baptism.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`a*bap*tis"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`a*bap*tis"tic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating or attributed to the Anabaptists, or their doctrines.</def> <rj><au>Milton. Bp. Bull.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`a*bap"tist*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The doctrine, system, or practice, of Anabaptists.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Thus died this imaginary king; and <qex>Anabaptistry</qex> was suppressed in Munster.</q> <rj><qau>Pagitt.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`a*bap*tize"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; again + &unr_; to baptize. See <er>Baptize</er>.]</ety> <def>To rebaptize; to rechristen; also, to rename.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Whitlock.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An"a*bas</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, p. p. of &unr_; to advance.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of fishes, remarkable for their power of living long out of water, and of making their way on land for considerable distances, and for climbing trees; the climbing fishes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*nab"a*sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to go up; &unr_; up + &unr_; to go.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A journey or expedition up from the coast, like that of the younger Cyrus into Central Asia, described by Xenophon in his work called &ldquo;The Anabasis.&rdquo;</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>anabasis</qex> of Napoleon.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The first period, or increase, of a disease; augmentation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`a*bat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to anabasis; <as>as, an <ex>anabatic</ex> fever</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>anabiosis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>suspended animation in organisms during periods of extreme drought from which they revive when moisture returns.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>anabiotic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to anabiosis.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`a*bol"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; something heaped up; &unr_; + &unr_; a stroke.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to anabolism; an <xex>anabolic</xex> changes, or processes, more or less constructive in their nature.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`a*bol"ic ster"oid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Physiol., Chem.)</fld> <def>any of a variety of synthetic derivatives or analogs of testosterone, which promote the increase of muscle mass and strength. The anabolic steroids are sometimes used by athletes to increase muscular strength so as to enhance their performance in competition. They have serious side effects, and the use of such compounds has been banned by many athletic regulatory committees.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nab"o*lism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The constructive metabolism of the body, as distinguished from <contr>catabolism</contr>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"a*branch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Ana</ets>stomosing + <ets>branch</ets>.]</ety> <def>A branch of a river that re&euml;nters, or anastomoses with, the main stream; also, less properly, a branch which loses itself in sandy soil.</def> <mark>[Australia]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Such branches of a river as after separation reunite, I would term anastomosing branches; or, if a word might be coined, <qex>anabranches</qex>, and the islands they form branch islands.</q> <rj><qau>Col. Jackson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`a*camp"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; to bend back; &unr_; back + &unr_; to bend.]</ety> <def>Reflecting of reflected; <as>as, an <ex>anacamptic</ex> sound (and echo)</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The word was formerly applied to that part of optics which treats of reflection; the same as what is now called <altname>catoptric</altname>. See <er>Catoptrics</er>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`a*camp"tic*al*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By reflection; <as>as, echoes are sound produced <ex>anacamptically</ex></as>.</def> <rj><au>Hutton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`a*camp"tics</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The science of reflected light, now called <altname>catoptrics</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The science of reflected sounds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>An`a*can"thi*ni</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An"a*canths</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'an</grk> priv. + &unr_; thorny, fr. &unr_; thorn.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A group of teleostean fishes destitute of spiny fin-rays, as the cod.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`a*can"thous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Spineless, as certain fishes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`a*car"di*a"ceous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Belonging to, or resembling, a family, or order, of plants of which the cashew tree is the type, and the species of sumac are well known examples.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`a*car"dic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or derived from, the cashew nut; <as>as, <ex>anacardic</ex> acid</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`a*car"di*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; similar to + &unr_; heart; -- the fruit of this plant being thought to resemble the heart of a bird.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of plants including the cashew tree. See <er>Cashew</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`a*ca*thar"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to cleanse upward, <it>i. e.</it>, by vomiting; &unr_; + &unr_;. See <er>Cathartic</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Producing vomiting or expectoration.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An anacathartic medicine; an expectorant or an emetic.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An*ach"a*ris</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; up + &unr_; grace.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A fresh-water weed of the frog's-bit family (<fam>Hydrocharidace&aelig;</fam>), native to America. Transferred to England it became an obstruction to navigation. Called also <altname>waterweed</altname> and <altname>water thyme</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>An*ach"o*ret</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <hw>An*ach`o*ret"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></mhw> <def>See <er>Anchoret</er>, <er>Anchoretic</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*ach"o*rism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; + &unr_; place.]</ety> <def>An error in regard to the place of an event or a thing; a referring something to a wrong place.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>An`a*chron"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`a*chron"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>,</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Characterized by, or involving, anachronism; anachronistic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*ach"ro*nism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to refer to a wrong time, to confound times; &unr_; + &unr_; time: cf. F. <ets>anachronisme</ets>.]</ety> <def>A misplacing or error in the order of time; an error in chronology by which events are misplaced in regard to each other, esp. one by which an event is placed too early; falsification of chronological relation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*ach`ro*nis"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Erroneous in date; containing an anachronism.</def> <rj><au>T. Warton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*ach"ro*nize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>To refer to, or put into, a wrong time.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Lowell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*ach"ro*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Containing an anachronism; anachronistic.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>An*ach"ro*nous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`a*clas"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; to bend back and break; to reflect (light); &unr_; + &unr_; to break.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Opt.)</fld> <def>Produced by the refraction of light, as seen through water; <as>as, <ex>anaclastic</ex> curves</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Springing back, as the bottom of an <xex>anaclastic</xex> glass.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Anaclastic glass</b></col>, <cd>a glass or phial, shaped like an inverted funnel, and with a very thin convex bottom. By sucking out a little air, the bottom springs into a concave form with a smart crack; and by breathing or blowing gently into the orifice, the bottom, with a like noise, springs into its former convex form.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`a*clas"tics</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Opt.)</fld> <def>That part of optics which treats of the refraction of light; -- commonly called <xex>dioptrics</xex>.</def> <rj><au>Encyc. Brit.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`a*c&oelig;*no"sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;, to communicate; &unr_; up + &unr_; to make common, &unr_; common.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>A figure by which a speaker appeals to his hearers or opponents for their opinion on the point in debate.</def> <rj><au>Walker.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>anacoluthia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>an abrupt change within a sentence from one syntactic structure to another.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> anacoluthon</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`a*co*lu"thic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Lacking grammatical sequence.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>An`a*co*lu"thic*al*ly</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`a*co*lu"thon</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, not following, wanting sequence; <grk>'an</grk> priv. + &unr_; following.]</ety> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>A lack of grammatical sequence or coherence in a sentence; an instance of a change of construction in a sentence so that the latter part does not syntactically correspond with the first part.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> anacoluthia</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`a*con"da</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Of Ceylonese origin?]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A large South American snake of the Boa family (<spn>Eunectes murinus</spn>), which lives near rivers, and preys on birds and small mammals. The name is also applied to a similar large serpent (<spn>Python tigris</spn>) of Ceylon.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nac`re*on"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Anacreonticus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, after the manner of, or in the meter of, the Greek poet Anacreon; amatory and convivial.</def> <rj><au>De Quincey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nac`re*on"tic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A poem after the manner of Anacreon; a sprightly little poem in praise of love and wine.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`a*crot"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to anachronism.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nac"ro*tism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, up, again + &unr_; a stroke.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>A secondary notch in the pulse curve, obtained in a sphygmographic tracing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`a*cru"sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to push up or back; &unr_; + &unr_; to strike.]</ety> <fld>(Pros.)</fld> <def>A prefix of one or two unaccented syllables to a verse properly beginning with an accented syllable.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"a*dem</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anadema</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to wreathe; &unr_; up + &unr_; to bind.]</ety> <def>A garland or fillet; a chaplet or wreath.</def> <rj><au>Drayton. Tennyson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`a*di*plo"sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; + &unr_; to double, &unr_;, &unr_;, twofold, double.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>A repetition of the last word or any prominent word in a sentence or clause, at the beginning of the next, with an adjunct idea; <as>as, &ldquo;He retained his virtues amidst all his <ex>misfortunes</ex> -- <ex>misfortunes</ex> which no prudence could foresee or prevent</as>.&rdquo;</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"a*drom</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>anadrome</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A fish that leaves the sea and ascends rivers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nad"ro*mous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; running upward; &unr_; + &unr_; a running, &unr_; to run.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Ascending rivers from the sea, at certain seasons, for breeding, as the salmon, shad, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Tending upwards; -- said of terns in which the lowest secondary segments are on the upper side of the branch of the central stem.</def> <rj><au>D. C. Eaton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*n&aelig;"mi*a</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*n&emacr;"m&ibreve_;*&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'anaimi`a</grk>; <grk>'an</grk> priv. + <grk>a'i^ma</grk> blood.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A morbid condition in which the blood is deficient in quality or in quantity.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*n&aelig;m"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to an&aelig;mia.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>An*a`&euml;r*o"bi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>An"aer*obes</hw>, <hw>An*a"&euml;r*obes</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>anaerobia</ets>; <ets>an-</ets>not + <ets>a&euml;ro-</ets> + Gr.&unr_; life.]</ety> <fld>(Bacteriol.)</fld> <def>Ana&euml;robic bacteria. They are called <stype>facultative ana&euml;robes</stype> when able to live either in the presence or absence of free oxygen; <stype>obligate ana&euml;robes</stype>, or <stype>obligatory ana&euml;robes</stype>, when they thrive only in its absence.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*a`&euml;*rob"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>an-</ets>not + <ets>a&euml;robic</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Not requiring air or oxygen for life; -- applied especially to those microbes to which free oxygen is unnecessary; ana&euml;robiotic; -- opposed to <ant>a&euml;robic</ant>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Relating to, or like, ana&euml;robies; ana&euml;robiotic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*a"&euml;r*o*bies</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'an</grk> priv. + &unr_;, &unr_;, air + <grk>bi`os</grk> life.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Micro&ouml;rganisms which do not require oxygen, but are killed by it. See <cref>obligate anaerobes</cref> under <er>anaerobes</er>.</def> <rj><au>Sternberg.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*a`&euml;r*o*bi*ot"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Related to, or of the nature of, ana&euml;robies.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`&aelig;s*the"si*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'an</grk> priv. + &unr_; feeling, &unr_; to feel: cf. F. <ets>anesth&eacute;sie</ets>. See <er>&AElig;sthetics</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Entire or partial loss or absence of feeling or sensation; a state of general or local insensibility produced by disease or by the inhalation or application of an an&aelig;sthetic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`&aelig;s*the"sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>An&aelig;sthesia</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`&aelig;s*thet"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Capable of rendering insensible; <as>as, <ex>an&aelig;sthetic</ex> agents</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Characterized by, or connected with, insensibility; <as>as, an <ex>an&aelig;sthetic</ex> effect or operation</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`&aelig;s*thet"ic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>That which produces insensibility to pain, as chloroform, ether, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*&aelig;s`the*ti*za"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The process of an&aelig;sthetizing; also, the condition of the nervous system induced by an&aelig;sthetics.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*&aelig;s"the*tize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>To render insensible by an an&aelig;sthetic.</def> <rj><au>Encyc. Brit.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>anaesthetized</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>rendered <hascons>insensible</hascons> by means of anesthesia.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>anesthetized</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Anagallis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a genus of chiefly Old World herbs.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Anagallis</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Anagasta</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a genus of moths whose larvae are flour moths.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Anagasta</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"a*glyph</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; wrought in low relief, &unr_; embossed work; &unr_; + &unr_; to engrave.]</ety> <def>Any sculptured, chased, or embossed ornament worked in low relief, as a cameo.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`a*glyph"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`a*glyph"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to the art of chasing or embossing in relief; anaglyptic; -- opposed to <contr>diaglyptic</contr> or sunk work.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`a*glyph"ic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Work chased or embossed relief.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`a*glyp"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anaglypticus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;. See <er>Anaglyph</er>.]</ety> <def>Relating to the art of carving, enchasing, or embossing in low relief.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`a*glyp"tics</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The art of carving in low relief, embossing, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`a*glyp"to*graph</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; + <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument by which a correct engraving of any embossed object, such as a medal or cameo, can be executed.</def> <rj><au>Brande &amp; C.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`a*glyp`to*graph"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to anaglyptography; <as>as, <ex>anaglyptographic</ex> engraving</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`a*glyp*tog"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; embossed + <ets>-graphy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The art of copying works in relief, or of engraving as to give the subject an embossed or raised appearance; -- used in representing coins, bas-reliefs, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`ag*nor"i*sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Latinized fr. Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; + &unr_; to recognize.]</ety> <def>The unfolding or d&eacute;nouement.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>De Quincey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`a*go"ge</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; a leading up; &unr_; + &unr_; a leading, &unr_; to lead.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An elevation of mind to things celestial.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The spiritual meaning or application; esp. the application of the types and allegories of the Old Testament to subjects of the New.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`a*gog"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`a*gog"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Mystical; having a secondary spiritual meaning; <as>as, the <ex>rest</ex> of the Sabbath, in an <ex>anagogical</ex> sense, signifies the repose of the saints in heaven; an <ex>anagogical</ex> explication.</as></def> -- <wordforms><wf>An`a*gog"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`a*gog"ics</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>Mystical interpretations or studies, esp. of the Scriptures.</def> <rj><au>L. Addison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"a*go`gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Anagoge</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"a*gram</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"&adot_;*gr&abreve;m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>anagramme</ets>, LL. <ets>anagramma</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>'ana`</grk> back, again + <grk>gra`fein</grk> to write. See <er>Graphic</er>.]</ety> <def>Literally, the letters of a word read backwards, but in its usual wider sense, the change of one word or phrase into another by the transposition of its letters. Thus <xex>Galenus</xex> becomes <xex>angelus</xex>; <xex>William Noy</xex> (attorney-general to Charles I., and a laborious man) may be turned into <xex>I moyl in law</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"a*gram</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To anagrammatize.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Some of these <qex>anagramed</qex> his name, Benlowes, into Benevolus.</q> <rj><qau>Warburton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`a*gram*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`a*gram*mat"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>anagrammatique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, containing, or making, an anagram.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>An`a*gram*mat"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`a*gram"ma*tism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'anagrammatismo`s</grk>: cf. F. <ets>anagrammatisme</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act or practice of making anagrams.</def> <rj><au>Camden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`a*gram"ma*tist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>anagrammatiste</ets>.]</ety> <def>A maker of anagrams.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`a*gram"ma*tize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'anagrammati`zein</grk> cf. F. <ets>anagrammatiser</ets>.]</ety> <def>To transpose, as the letters of a word, so as to form an anagram.</def> <rj><au>Cudworth.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"a*graph</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"&adot_;*gr&adot_;f)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'anagrafh`</grk> a writing out, fr. <grk>'anagra`fein</grk> to write out, to record; <grk>'ana`</grk> + <grk>gra`fein</grk> to write.]</ety> <def>An inventory; a record.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Knowles.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>An"a*kim</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A"naks</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[Heb.]</ety> <fld>(Bibl.)</fld> <def>A race of giants living in Palestine.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"nal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Anus</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or situated near, the anus; <as>as, the <ex>anal</ex> fin or glands</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nal"cime</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'an</grk> priv. + <grk>'a`lkimos</grk> strong, <grk>'alkh`</grk> strength: cf. F. <ets>analcime</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A white or flesh-red mineral, of the zeolite family, occurring in isometric crystals. By friction, it acquires <xex>a weak</xex> electricity; hence its name.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nal"cite</hw> <pr>(-s&imacr;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'analkh`s</grk> weak.]</ety> <def>Analcime.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`a*lec"tic</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`&adot_;*l&ebreve_;k"t&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to analects; made up of selections; <as>as, an <ex>analectic</ex> magazine</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>An"a*lects</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"&adot_;*l&ebreve_;kts)</pr>, &Verbar;<hw>An`a*lec"ta</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`&adot_;*l&ebreve_;k"t&adot_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'ana`lekta</grk> fr. <grk>'anale`gein</grk> to collect; <grk>'ana`</grk> + <grk>le`gein</grk> to gather.]</ety> <def>A collection of literary fragments.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`a*lem"ma</hw> <pr>(-l&ebreve_;m"m&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>analemma</ets> a sun dial on a pedestal, showing the latitude and meridian of a place, Gr. <grk>'ana`lhmma</grk> a support, or thing supported, a sun dial, fr. <grk>'analamba`nein</grk> to take up; <grk>'ana`</grk> + <grk>lamba`nein</grk> to take.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An orthographic projection of the sphere on the plane of the meridian, the eye being supposed at an infinite distance, and in the east or west point of the horizon.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 53 --></p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An instrument of wood or brass, on which this projection of the sphere is made, having a movable horizon or cursor; -- formerly much used in solving some common astronomical problems.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A scale of the sun's declination for each day of the year, drawn across the torrid zone on an artificial terrestrial globe.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>An`a*lep"sis</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`&adot_;*l&ebreve_;p"s&ibreve_;s)</pr>, <hw>An"a*lep`sy</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"&adot_;*l&ebreve_;p`s&ybreve_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; a taking up, or again, recovery, from &unr_;. See <er>Analemma</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Recovery of strength after sickness.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A species of epileptic attack, originating from gastric disorder.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`a*lep"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; restorative: cf. F. <ets>analeptique</ets>. See <er>Analepsis</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Restorative; giving strength after disease.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A restorative.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>An*al"gen</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>An*al"gene</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos>} <ety>[Gr. &unr_; painless.]</ety> <def>A crystalline compound used as an antipyretic and analgesic, employed chiefly in rheumatism and neuralgia. It is a complex derivative of quinoline.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`al*ge"si*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'an</grk> priv. + &unr_; sense of pain.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Absence of sensibility to pain.</def> <rj><au>Quain.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`al*ge"sic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'analghsi`a</grk>; <grk>'an</grk> priv. + <grk>'a`lghsis</grk> sense of pain.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>serving to reduce the sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`al*ge"sic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'analghsi`a</grk>; <grk>'an</grk> priv. + <grk>'a`lghsis</grk> sense of pain.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>a medication which serves to reduce the sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness. Aspirin and acetaminophen (Tylenol) are commonly used non-prescription <ex>analgesics</ex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`al*lag*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'an</grk> priv. + &unr_; a change.]</ety> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>Not changed in form by inversion.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Anallagmatic curves</b></col>, <cd>a class of curves of the fourth degree which have certain peculiar relations to circles; -- sometimes called <altname>bicircular quartics</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Anallagmatic surfaces</b></col>, <cd>a certain class of surfaces of the fourth degree.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`al*lan*to"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Without, or not developing, an allantois.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`al*lan*toid"e*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'an</grk> priv. + E. <ets>allantoidea</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The division of Vertebrata in which no allantois is developed. It includes amphibians, fishes, and lower forms.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nal"o*gal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Analogous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Donne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>analog computer</hw> <hw>analogue computer</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a computer that represents information by continuously variable quantities (e.g., positions or voltages).</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`a*log"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Analogous</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or belonging to analogy.</def> <rj><au>Geo. Eliot.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`a*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Founded on, or of the nature of, analogy; expressing or implying analogy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>When a country which has sent out colonies is termed the mother country, the expression is <qex>analogical</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>J. S. Mill.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having analogy; analogous.</def> <rj><au>Sir M. Hale.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`a*log"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an analogical sense; in accordance with analogy; by way of similitude.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A prince is <qex>analogically</qex> styled a pilot, being to the state as a pilot is to the vessel.</q> <rj><qau>Berkeley.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`a*log"ic*al*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality of being analogical.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nal"o*gism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; course of reasoning, fr. &unr_; to think over, to calculate]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Logic)</fld> <def>an argument from the cause to the effect; an <it>a priori</it> argument.</def> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Investigation of things by the analogy they bear to each other.</def> <rj><au>Crabb.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nal"o*gist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who reasons from analogy, or represent, by analogy.</def> <rj><au>Cheyne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nal"o*gize</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To employ, or reason by, analogy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*nal"o*gon</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Analogue.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nal"o*gous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>analogous</ets>, Gr. &unr_; according to a due ratio, proportionate; &unr_; + &unr_; ratio, proportion. See <er>Logic</er>.]</ety> <def>Having analogy; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or proportion; -- often followed by <xex>to</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Analogous</qex> tendencies in arts and manners.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Decay of public spirit, which may be considered <qex>analogous</qex> to natural death.</q> <rj><qau>J. H. Newman.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>nalogous pole</b></col> <fld>(Pyroelect.)</fld>, <cd>that pole of a crystal which becomes positively electrified when heated.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Correspondent; similar; like.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>-- <wordforms><wf>A*nal"o gous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>A*nal"o*gous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"a*logue</hw> <pr>(?; 115)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. &unr_;, fr. Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which is analogous to, or corresponds with, some other thing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The vexatious tyranny of the individual despot meets its <qex>analogue</qex> in the insolent tyranny of the many.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Philol.)</fld> <def>A word in one language corresponding with one in another; an analogous term; <as>as, the Latin &ldquo;pater&rdquo; is the <ex>analogue</ex> of the English &ldquo;father</as>.&rdquo;</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Nat. Hist.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An organ which is equivalent in its functions to a different organ in another species or group, or even in the same group; <as>as, the gill of a fish is the <ex>analogue</ex> of a lung in a quadruped, although the two are not of like structural relations</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A species in one genus or group having its characters parallel, one by one, with those of another group.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A species or genus in one country closely related to a species of the same genus, or a genus of the same group, in another: such species are often called <xex>representative species</xex>, and such genera, <xex>representative genera</xex>.</def> <rj><au>Dana.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nal"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Analogies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>analogia</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;: cf. F. <ets>analogie</ets>. See <er>Analogous</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A resemblance of relations; an agreement or likeness between things in some circumstances or effects, when the things are otherwise entirely different. Thus, learning <xex>enlightens</xex> the mind, because it is to the mind what <xex>light</xex> is to the eye, enabling it to discover things before hidden.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>Followed by <xex>between</xex>, <xex>to</xex>, or <xex>with</xex>; as, there is an <xex>analogy between</xex> these objects, or one thing has an <xex>analogy to</xex> or <xex>with</xex> another.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Analogy</xex> is very commonly used to denote similarity or essential resemblance; but its specific meaning is a similarity of <xex>relations</xex>, and in this consists the difference between the argument from <xex>example</xex> and that from <xex>analogy</xex>. In the former, we argue from the mere similarity of two things; in the latter, from the similarity of their <xex>relations</xex>.</note> <rj><au>Karslake.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A relation or correspondence in function, between organs or parts which are decidedly different.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>Proportion; equality of ratios.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>Conformity of words to the genius, structure, or general rules of a language; similarity of origin, inflection, or principle of pronunciation, and the like, as opposed to <contr>anomaly</contr>.</def> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>analysand</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a person undergoing psychoanalysis.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>An"a*lyse</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v.</pos>, <hw>An"a*ly`ser</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>, etc.</mhw> <def>Same as <er>Analyze</er>, <er>Analyzer</er>, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>analyser</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an instrument that performs analyses.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> analyzer</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nal"y*sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Analyses</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to unloose, to dissolve, to resolve into its elements; &unr_; up + &unr_; to loose. See <er>Loose</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A resolution of anything, whether an object of the senses or of the intellect, into its constituent or original elements; an examination of the component parts of a subject, each separately, as the words which compose a sentence, the tones of a tune, or the simple propositions which enter into an argument. It is opposed to <contr>synthesis</contr>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The separation of a compound substance, by chemical processes, into its constituents, with a view to ascertain either <it>(a)</it> what elements it contains, or <it>(b)</it> how much of each element is present. The former is called <stype>qualitative</stype>, and the latter <stype>quantitative analysis</stype>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Logic)</fld> <def>The tracing of things to their source, and the resolving of knowledge into its original principles.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>The resolving of problems by reducing the conditions that are in them to equations.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A syllabus, or table of the principal heads of a discourse, disposed in their natural order.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A brief, methodical illustration of the principles of a science. In this sense it is nearly synonymous with <xex>synopsis</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Nat. Hist.)</fld> <def>The process of ascertaining the name of a species, or its place in a system of classification, by means of an analytical table or key.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Ultimate</b></col>, <col><b>Proximate</b></col>, <col><b>Qualitative</b></col>, <col><b>Quantitative</b></col>, and <col><b>Volumetric analysis</b></col></mcol>. <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Ultimate</er>, <er>Proximate</er>, <er>Qualitative</er>, etc.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nal"y*sis of variance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Statistics)</fld> <def>a statistical technique by which the results of an observation or experiment are analyzed to determine the relative contributions of the different possible causative factors or variables to the outcome. Abbreviated <altname>ANOVA</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"a*lyst</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>analyste</ets>. See <er>Analysis</er>.]</ety> <def>One who analyzes; formerly, one skilled in algebraical geometry; now commonly, one skilled in chemical analysis.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`a*lyt"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`a*lyt"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. <ets>analytique</ets>. See <er>Analysis</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to analysis; resolving into elements or constituent parts; <as>as, an <ex>analytical</ex> experiment</as>; -- opposed to <contr>synthetic</contr>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>analytical</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to analysis (definition 2).</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Logic)</fld> <def>of a proposition; necessarily true independent of fact or experience, such as &ldquo;all spinsters are unmarried&rdquo;. Opposite of <ant>synthetic</ant>.</def> <see>Also See: <er>a priori</er>, <er>deductive,</er> <er>logical</er>.</see><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>exercising or involving careful analytical evaluations; <as>as, <ex>analytic</ex> reasoning; an <ex>analytical</ex> discussion</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> appraising(prenominal), evaluative.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>capable of or given to analyzing; -- of people.</def> <illu>an <ex>analytical</ex> mind</illu><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Analytical geometry</b></col> or <col><b>co&ouml;rdinate geometry</b></col></mcol>. <cd>See under <er>Geometry</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Analytic language</b></col>, <cd>a noninflectional language or one not characterized by grammatical endings.</cd> -- <col><b>Analytical table</b></col> <fld>(Nat. Hist.)</fld>, <cd>a table in which the characteristics of the species or other groups are arranged so as to facilitate the determination of their names.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`a*lyt"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an analytical manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`a*lyt"ics</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The science of analysis.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"a*ly`za*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That may be analyzed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`a*ly*za"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of analyzing, or separating into constituent parts; analysis.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"a*lyze</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Analyzed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Analyzing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>analyser</ets>. See <er>Analysis</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To subject to analysis; to resolve (anything complex) into its elements; to separate into the constituent parts, for the purpose of an examination of each separately; to examine in such a manner as to ascertain the elements or nature of the thing examined; to consider in detail in order to discover essential features or meaning; <as>as, to <ex>analyze</ex> an action to ascertain its morality; to <ex>analyse</ex> a sonnet by Shakespeare; to <ex>analyse</ex> the evidence in a criminal trial; to <ex>analyse</ex> your real motives.</as></def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> analyze, study, examine</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>No one, I presume, can <qex>analyze</qex> the sensations of pleasure or pain.</q> <rj><qau>Darwin.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features; <as>as, to <ex>analyse</ex> a specimen; to <ex>analyze</ex> a fossil substance; to <ex>analyze</ex> a sentence or a word; to <ex>analyse</ex> a chemical compound</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> analyze, break down, dissect, take apart.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>subject to psychoanalytic treatment.</def> <illu>I was <ex>analysed</ex> in Vienna by a famous psychiatrist</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> analyze, psychoanalyze, psychoanalyse.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>analyzed</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>separated into components.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"a*ly`zer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, analyzes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Opt.)</fld> <def>The part of a polariscope which receives the light after polarization, and exhibits its properties.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`a*mese"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Anam, to southeastern Asia.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native of Anam.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`am*ne"sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'ana`mnhsis</grk>, fr. &unr_; to remind, recall to memory; &unr_; + &unr_; to put in mind.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>A recalling to mind; recollection.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`am*nes"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Aiding the memory; <as>as, <ex>anamnestic</ex> remedies</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*am`ni*ot"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Without, or not developing, an amnion.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`a*mor"phism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; again + <grk>morfh`</grk> form.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A distorted image.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A gradual progression from one type to another, generally ascending.</def> <rj><au>Huxley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`a*mor"pho*scope</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Anamorpho</ets>sis + <ets>-scope</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for restoring a picture or image distorted by anamorphosis to its normal proportions. It usually consists of a cylindrical mirror.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`a*mor"pho*sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to form anew; &unr_; again + &unr_; to form; <grk>morfh`</grk> form.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Persp.)</fld> <def>A distorted or monstrous projection or representation of an image on a plane or curved surface, which, when viewed from a certain point, or as reflected from a curved mirror or through a polyhedron, appears regular and in proportion; a deformation of an image.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Anamorphism</er>, 2.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A morbid or monstrous development, or change of form, or degeneration.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`a*mor"pho*sy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Anamorphosis</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nan"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Anon</er>.]</ety> <def>An expression equivalent to What did you say? Sir? Eh?</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*na"nas</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>ananas</ets>, from the native American name.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The pineapple (<spn>Ananassa sativa</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*an"drous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'an</grk> priv. + <grk>'andh`r</grk> a man.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Destitute of stamens, as certain female flowers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*an"gu*lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'an</grk> priv. + E. <ets>angular</ets>.]</ety> <def>Containing no angle.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*an"ther*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'an</grk> priv. + E. <ets>anther</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Destitute of anthers.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*an"thous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'an</grk> priv. + <grk>'a`nqos</grk> a flower.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Destitute of flowers; flowerless.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>An`a*p&aelig;st</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`a*p&aelig;s"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</mhw> <def>Same as <er>Anapest</er>, <er>Anapestic</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"a*pest</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anapaestus</ets>, Gr. &unr_; an anapest, <it>i.e.</it>, a dactyl reserved, or, as it were, <ets>struck back</ets>; fr. &unr_;; &unr_; back + &unr_; to strike.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Pros.)</fld> <def>A metrical foot consisting of three syllables, the first two short, or unaccented, the last long, or accented (&breve; &breve; -); the reverse of the <xex>dactyl</xex>. In Latin <it>d&ebreve_;-&ibreve_;-t&amacr;s</it>, and in English <it>in-ter-vene"</it>, are examples of anapests.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A verse composed of such feet.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`a*pes"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anapaesticus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to an anapest; consisting of an anapests; <as>as, an <ex>anapestic</ex> meter, foot, verse</as>.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>Anapestic measure or verse.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`a*pes"tic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Anapestic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>anaphase</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the stage of meiosis or mitosis when chromosomes move toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>anaphasic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to anaphase.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>anaphor</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a word (such as a pronoun) used to avoid repetition; the referent of an anaphor is determined by its antecedent.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*naph"o*ra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <grk>'anafora`</grk>, fr. <grk>'anafe`rein</grk> to carry up or back; <grk>'ana`</grk> + <grk>fe`rein</grk> to carry.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A repetition of a word or of words at the beginning of two or more successive clauses.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the use of a substitute word, such as a pronoun, in reference to a something already mentioned in a discourse; also, the relation between the substitute word and its antecedent. It is contrasted with <contr>cataphora</contr>, the use of a pronoun for a word or topic not yet mentioned.</def> <note>Thus, in the sentence &ldquo;John was tall but he was not very heavy.&rdquo; the &ldquo;he&rdquo; is an <ex>anaphora</ex> for John, or an anaphoric reference to John.</note><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>anaphoric</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to anaphora.</def> <illu><ex>anaphoric</ex> reference</illu><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An*aph`ro*dis"i*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'an</grk> priv. + &unr_; sexual pleasure, &unr_; the goddess of love.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Absence of sexual appetite.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*aph`ro*dis"i*ac</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'an</grk> priv. + &unr_; pertaining to venery.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Antaphrodisiac</er>.</def> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*aph`ro*dit"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; without love.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Produced without concourse of sexes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>anaphylactic</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to anaphylaxis; caused by anaphylaxis.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>anaphylactic shock</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>a severe form of physiological shock, often having a fatal outcome, caused by an extreme immunological reaction to antigens. It is a severe form of <er>anaphylaxis{2}</er>, and is characterized by smooth muscle contraction and capillary dilation throughout the body, initiated by antibodies of the IgE class. It is usually seen when an antigen to which a person has become hypersensitized is injected intravenously or subcutaneously. It is also called <altname>generalyzed anaphylaxis</altname> or <altname>systemic anaphylaxis</altname>, and sometimes <altname>anaphylaxis</altname>.</def> <au>[Stedman]</au><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>anaphylaxis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'ana`</grk> back, way from + <grk>fy`laxis</grk> security, protection.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>hypersensitivity (to a protein or drug) resulting from prior contact with a substance.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>an immediate but transient allergic reaction to an antigenic substance to which a person has become hypersensitized; it is characterized by the contraction of smooth muscle and capillary dilation. These reactions are caused by the release of certain substances such as histamine, bradykinin, serotonin, and slow-reacting substance in response to the reaction of the antigen with a mast cell-fixed antibody, chiefly IgE. This term is sometimes used to refer to the severe form of the reaction called <altname>anaphylactic shock</altname>.</def> <au>[Stedman]</au><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>anaplasia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>loss of structural differentiation within a cell or group of cells often with increased capacity for multiplication, as in a malignant tumor.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`a*plas"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to anaplasty.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`a*plas`ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; again + &unr_; to form: cf. F. <ets>anaplastie</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>The art of operation of restoring lost parts or the normal shape by the use of healthy tissue.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`a*ple*rot"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anapleroticus</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_; to fill up; &unr_; + &unr_; to fill.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Filling up; promoting granulation of wounds or ulcers.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A remedy which promotes such granulation.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nap"no*graph</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; respiration + <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> <def>A form of spirometer.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ap*no"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; respiration.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Relating to respiration.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*ap`o*deic"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'an</grk> priv. + &unr_;. See <er>Apodeictic</er>.]</ety> <def>Not apodeictic; undemonstrable.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`a*poph"y*sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; back + &unr_; offshoot.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>An accessory process in many lumbar vertebr&aelig;.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ap*tot"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; back + &unr_; belonging to case.]</ety> <def>Having lost, or tending to lose, inflections by phonetic decay; <as>as, <ex>anaptotic</ex> languages</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An*ap"ty*chus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Anaptichi</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; unfolding; &unr_; back + &unr_; to fold.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>One of a pair of shelly plates found in some cephalopods, as the ammonites.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"arch</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; without head or chief; <grk>'an</grk> priv. + &unr_; beginning, the first place, magistracy, government.]</ety> <def>The author of anarchy; one who excites revolt.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Imperial <qex>anarchs</qex> doubling human woes.</q> <rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nar"chal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Lawless; anarchical.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>We are in the habit of calling those bodies of men <qex>anarchal</qex> which are in a state of effervescence.</q> <rj><qau>Landor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*nar"chic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*nar"chic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>anarchique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to anarchy; without rule or government; in political confusion; tending to produce anarchy; <as>as, <ex>anarchic</ex> despotism; <ex>anarchical</ex> opinions.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"arch*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>anarchisme</ets>.]</ety> <def>The doctrine or practice of anarchists.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"arch*ist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>anarchiste</ets>.]</ety> <def>An anarch; one who advocates anarchy of aims at the overthrow of civil government.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"arch*ize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To reduce to anarchy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"arch*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. <ets>anarchie</ets>. See <er>Anarch</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Absence of government; the state of society where there is no law or supreme power; a state of lawlessness; political confusion.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Spread <qex>anarchy</qex> and terror all around.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, confusion or disorder, in general.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>There being then . . . an <qex>anarchy</qex>, as I may term it, in authors and their re&unr_;koning of years.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`ar*throp"o*da</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. &unr_; without joints + <ets>-poda</ets>. See <er>Anarthrous</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the divisions of Articulata in which there are no jointed legs, as the annelids; -- opposed to <contr>Arthropoda</contr>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ar*throp"o*dous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having no jointed legs; pertaining to Anarthropoda.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*ar"throus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`narqros</grk> without joints, without the article; <grk>'an</grk> priv. + <grk>'a`rqron</grk> joint, the article.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Gr. Gram.)</fld> <def>Used without the article; <as>as, an <ex>anarthrous</ex> substantive</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Without joints, or having the joints indistinct, as some insects.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A"nas</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., duck.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of water fowls, of the order Anseres, including certain species of fresh-water ducks.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Anasa</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a genus comprising the squash bugs.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Anasa</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`a*sar"ca</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. &unr_; throughout + &unr_;, &unr_;, flesh.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Dropsy of the subcutaneous cellular tissue; an effusion of serum into the cellular substance, occasioning a soft, pale, inelastic swelling of the skin.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`a*sar"cous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Belonging, or affected by, anasarca, or dropsy; dropsical.</def> <rj><au>Wiseman.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`a*seis"mic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Gr. &unr_; a shaking up and down.]</ety> <def>Moving up and down; -- said of earthquake shocks.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 54 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>An`a*stal"tic</hw> <pr>(-st&abreve;l"t&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'anastaltiko`s</grk> fitted for checking, fr. <grk>'ana`</grk> + <grk>ste`llein</grk> to send.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Styptic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Coxe.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"a*state</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; up + &unr_; to make to stand.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>One of a series of substances formed, in secreting cells, by constructive or anabolic processes, in the production of protoplasm; -- opposed to <contr>katastate</contr>.</def> <rj><au>Foster.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`a*stat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; up + &unr_; to make to stand: cf. &unr_; causing to stand.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to a process or a style of printing from characters in relief on zinc plates.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>In this process the letterpress, engraving, or design of any kind is transferred to a zinc plate; the parts not covered with ink are eaten out, leaving a facsimile in relief to be printed from.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Anastatica</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a genus of plants consisting of a single species, rose of Jericho (also called resurrection plant).</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Anastatica</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>anastigmat</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>compound lens or lens system designed to be free of astigmatism and able to form approximately point images.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*as`tig*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>an-</ets>not + <ets>astigmatic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Optics)</fld> <def>Not astigmatic; free of astigmatism; -- pertaining to a lens or lens system, and used especially of a lens system which consists of a converging lens and a diverging lens of equal and opposite astigmatism but different focal lengths, and sensibly free from astigmatism.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nas"to*mose</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Anastomozed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Anastomosing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>anastomoser</ets>, fr. <ets>anastomose</ets>. See <er>Anastomosis</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat. &amp; Bot.)</fld> <def>To inosculate; to intercommunicate by anastomosis, as the arteries and veins.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The ribbing of the leaf, and the <qex>anastomosing</qex> network of its vessels.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of any channels or lines, to meet and unite or run into each other, as rivers; to coalesce; to interjoin.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*nas`to*mo"sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Anastomoses</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; opening, fr. &unr_; to furnish with a mouth or opening, to open; &unr_; + &unr_; mouth: cf. F. <ets>anastomose</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat. &amp; Bot.)</fld> <def>The inosculation of vessels, or intercommunication between two or more vessels or nerves, as the cross communication between arteries or veins.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nas`to*mot"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to anastomosis.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Anastomus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>openbills.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Anastomus</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*nas"tro*phe</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to turn up or back; &unr_; + &unr_; to turn.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet. &amp; Gram.)</fld> <def>An inversion of the natural order of words; <as>as, <ex>echoed the hills</ex>, for, the <ex>hills echoed</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nath"e*ma</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Anathemas</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>anath&ebreve_;ma</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_; anything devoted, esp. to evil, a curse; also L. <ets>anath&emacr;ma</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_; a votive offering; all fr. &unr_; to set up as a votive gift, dedicate; &unr_; up + &unr_; to set. See <er>Thesis</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority, and accompanied by excommunication. Hence: Denunciation of anything as accursed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>[They] denounce <qex>anathemas</qex> against unbelievers.</q> <rj><qau>Priestley.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An imprecation; a curse; a malediction.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Finally she fled to London followed by the <qex>anathemas</qex> of both [families].</q> <rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Any person or thing anathematized, or cursed by ecclesiastical authority.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The Jewish nation were an <qex>anathema</qex> destined to destruction. St. Paul . . . says he could wish, to save them from it, to become an <qex>anathema</qex>, and be destroyed himself.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Anathema Maranatha</b></col> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <ety>(see <au>1 Cor. xvi. 22</au>)</ety>, <cd>an expression commonly considered as a highly intensified form of <xex>anathema</xex>. <xex>Maran atha</xex> is now considered as a separate sentence, meaning, &ldquo;Our Lord cometh.&rdquo;</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>A*nath`e*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*nath`e*mat"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, </mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or having the nature of, an anathema.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>A*nath`e*mat"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nath"e*ma*tism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; a cursing; cf. F. <ets>anath&eacute;matisme</ets>.]</ety> <def>Anathematization.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>We find a law of Justinian forbidding <qex>anathematisms</qex> to be pronounced against the Jewish Hellenists.</q> <rj><qau>J. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nath`e*ma*ti*za"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>anathematisatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of anathematizing, or denouncing as accursed; imprecation.</def> <rj><au>Barrow.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nath"e*ma*tize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Anathematized</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Anathematizing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>anathematizare</ets>, Gr. &unr_; to devote, make accursed: cf. F. <ets>anath&eacute;matiser</ets>.]</ety> <def>To pronounce an anathema against; to curse. Hence: To condemn publicly as something accursed.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nath"e*ma*ti`zer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who pronounces an anathema.</def> <rj><au>Hammond.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*nat"i*fa</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Anatif&aelig;</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., contr. fr. <ets>anatifera</ets>. See <er>Anatiferous</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An animal of the barnacle tribe, of the genus <gen>Lepas</gen>, having a fleshy stem or peduncle; a goose barnacle. See <er>Cirripedia</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The term <xex>Anatif&aelig;</xex>, in the plural, is often used for the whole group of pedunculated cirripeds.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nat"i*fer</hw>, <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Anatifa</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`a*tif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anas</ets>, <ets>anatis</ets>, a duck + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Producing ducks; -- applied to <xex>Anatif&aelig;</xex>, under the absurd notion of their turning into ducks or geese. See <er>Barnacle</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"a*tine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anatinus</ets>, fr. <ets>anas</ets>, <ets>anatis</ets>, a duck.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the ducks; ducklike.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nat"o*cism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anatocismus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; again + &unr_; to lend on interest.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Compound interest.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`a*tom"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`a*tom"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anatomicus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. <ets>anatomique</ets>. See <er>Anatomy</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or relating to anatomy or dissection; <as>as, the <ex>anatomic</ex> art; <ex>anatomical</ex> observations.</as></def> <rj><au>Hume.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`a*tom"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an anatomical manner; by means of dissection.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nat"o*mism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>anatomisme</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The application of the principles of anatomy, as in art.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The stretched and vivid <qex>anatomism</qex> of their [<it>i. e.</it>, <qex>the French</qex>] <qex>great figure painters</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>The London Spectator.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The doctrine that the anatomical structure explains all the phenomena of the organism or of animal life.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nat"o*mist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>anatomiste</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who is skilled in the art of anatomy, or dissection.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nat`o*mi*za"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of anatomizing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nat"o*mize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Anatomized</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Anatomizing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>anatomiser</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To dissect; to cut in pieces, as an animal vegetable body, for the purpose of displaying or examining the structure and use of the several parts.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To discriminate minutely or carefully; to analyze.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>If we <qex>anatomize</qex> all other reasonings of this nature, we shall find that they are founded on the relation of cause and effect.</q> <rj><qau>Hume.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nat"o*mi`zer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A dissector.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nat"o*my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Anatomies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>anatomie</ets>, L. <ets>anatomia</ets>, Gr. &unr_; dissection, fr. &unr_; to cut up; &unr_; + &unr_; to cut.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The art of dissecting, or artificially separating the different parts of any organized body, to discover their situation, structure, and economy; dissection.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The science which treats of the structure of organic bodies; anatomical structure or organization.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Let the muscles be well inserted and bound together, according to the knowledge of them which is given us by <qex>anatomy</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; &ldquo;Animal anatomy&rdquo; is sometimes called <stype>zomy</stype>; &ldquo;vegetable anatomy,&rdquo; <stype>phytotomy</stype>; &ldquo;human anatomy,&rdquo; <stype>anthropotomy</stype>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Comparative anatomy</b></col> <cd>compares the structure of different kinds and classes of animals.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A treatise or book on anatomy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The act of dividing anything, corporeal or intellectual, for the purpose of examining its parts; analysis; <as>as, the <ex>anatomy</ex> of a discourse</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A skeleton; anything anatomized or dissected, or which has the appearance of being so.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>anatomy</qex> of a little child, representing all parts thereof, is accounted a greater rarity than the skeleton of a man in full stature.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They brought one Pinch, a hungry, lean-faced villain,<br/>
+A mere <qex>anatomy</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`a*trep"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[overturning, fr. &unr_; to turn up or over; &unr_; + &unr_; too turn.]</ety> <def>Overthrowing; defeating; -- applied to Plato's <xex>refutative</xex> dialogues.</def> <rj><au>Enfield.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An"a*tron</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>anatron</ets>, <ets>natron</ets>, Sp. <ets>anatron</ets>, <ets>natron</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>al-natr&umacr;n</ets>. See <er>Natron</er>, <er>Niter</er>.]</ety> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Native carbonate of soda; natron.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Glass gall or sandiver.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Saltpeter.</def> <rj><au>Coxe.</au> <au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*nat"ro*pal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*nat"ro*pous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; up + &unr_; to turn.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having the ovule inverted at an early period in its development, so that the chalaza is as the apparent apex; -- opposed to <contr>orthotropous</contr>.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nat"to</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Annotto</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>An"bur*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Am"bur*y</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>ampre</ets>, <ets>ompre</ets>, a crooked swelling vein: cf. Prov. E. <ets>amper</ets> a tumor with inflammation. Cf. the first syllable in <ets>agnail</ets>, and <ets>berry</ets> a fruit.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Far.)</fld> <def>A soft tumor or bloody wart on horses or oxen.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A disease of the roots of turnips, etc.; -- called also <altname>fingers and toes</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>-ance</hw>. <ety>[F. <ets>-ance</ets>, fr. L. <ets>-antia</ets> and also fr. <ets>-entia</ets>.]</ety> <def>A suffix signifying action; also, quality or state; <as>as, assist<ex>ance</ex>, resist<ex>ance</ex>, appear<ex>ance</ex>, eleg<ex>ance</ex></as>. See <er>-ancy</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; All recently adopted words of this class take either -<xex>ance</xex> or -<xex>ence</xex>, according to the Latin spelling.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ces*tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>ancestre</ets>, <ets>auncestre</ets>, also <ets>ancessour</ets>; the first forms fr. OF. <ets>ancestre</ets>, F. <ets>anc&ecirc;tre</ets>, fr. the L. nom. <ets>antessor</ets> one who goes before; the last form fr. OF. <ets>ancessor</ets>, fr. L. acc. <ets>antecessorem</ets>, fr. <ets>antecedere</ets> to go before; <ets>ante</ets> before + <ets>cedere</ets> to go. See <er>Cede</er>, and cf. <er>Antecessor</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a fore father.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>An earlier type; a progenitor; <as>as, this fossil animal is regarded as the <ex>ancestor</ex> of the horse</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>One from whom an estate has descended; -- the correlative of <xex>heir</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ces*to"ri*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Ancestral.</def> <rj><au>Grote.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ces*to"ri*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With regard to ancestors.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*ces"tral</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors; <as>as, an <ex>ancestral</ex> estate</as>.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Ancestral</xex> trees.&rdquo; <rj><au>Hemans.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ces*tress</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A female ancestor.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ces*try</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>ancesserie</ets>. See <er>Ancestor</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Condition as to ancestors; ancestral lineage; hence, birth or honorable descent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Title and <qex>ancestry</qex> render a good man more illustrious, but an ill one more contemptible.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A series of ancestors or progenitors; lineage, or those who compose the line of natural descent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"chor</hw> <pr>(&abreve;&nsmacr_;"k&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>anker</ets>, AS. <ets>ancor</ets>, <ets>oncer</ets>, L. <ets>ancora</ets>, sometimes spelt <ets>anchora</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>'a`gkyra</grk>, akin to E. <ets>angle</ets>: cf. F. <ets>ancre</ets>. See <er>Angle</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A iron instrument which is attached to a ship by a cable (rope or chain), and which, being cast overboard, lays hold of the earth by a fluke or hook and thus retains the ship in a particular station.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The common anchor consists of a straight bar called a <xex>shank</xex>, having at one end a transverse bar called a <xex>stock</xex>, above which is a ring for the cable, and at the other end the <xex>crown</xex>, from which branch out two or more <xex>arms</xex> with <xex>flukes</xex>, forming with the shank a suitable angle to enter the ground.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>Formerly the largest and strongest anchor was the <xex>sheet anchor</xex> (hence, <mark>Fig.</mark>, best hope or last refuge), called also <altname>waist anchor</altname>. Now the <xex>bower</xex> and the <xex>sheet anchor</xex> are usually alike. Then came the <xex>best bower</xex> and the <xex>small bower</xex> (so called from being carried on the bows). The <xex>stream anchor</xex> is one fourth the weight of the bower anchor. <xex>Kedges</xex> or <xex>kedge anchors</xex> are light anchors used in warping.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any instrument or contrivance serving a purpose like that of a ship's anchor, as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast; a contrivance to hold the end of a bridge cable, or other similar part; a contrivance used by founders to hold the core of a mold in place.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Fig.: That which gives stability or security; that on which we place dependence for safety.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Which hope we have as an <qex>anchor</qex> of the soul.</q> <rj><qau>Heb. vi. 19.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>An emblem of hope.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A metal tie holding adjoining parts of a building together.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Carved work, somewhat resembling an anchor or arrowhead; -- a part of the ornaments of certain moldings. It is seen in the echinus, or egg-and-anchor (called also <altname>egg-and-dart</altname>, <altname>egg-and-tongue</altname>) ornament.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the anchor-shaped spicules of certain sponges; also, one of the calcareous spinules of certain Holothurians, as in species of <gen>Synapta</gen>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Television)</fld> <def>an <er>achorman</er>, <er>anchorwoman</er>, or <er>anchorperson</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Anchor ice</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Ice</er>.</cd> --<col><b>Anchor light</b></col> <cd>See the vocabulary.</cd> -- <col><b>Anchor ring</b></col>. <fld>(Math.)</fld> <cd>Same as <er>Annulus</er>, 2 (b).</cd> -- <col><b>Anchor shot</b></col> <cd>See the vocabulary.</cd> -- <col><b>Anchor space</b></col> <cd>See the vocabulary.</cd> -- <col><b>Anchor stock</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>the crossbar at the top of the shank at right angles to the arms.</cd> -- <col><b>Anchor watch</b></col> <cd>See the vocabulary.</cd> -- <col><b>The anchor comes home</b></col>, <cd>when it drags over the bottom as the ship drifts.</cd> -- <col><b>Foul anchor</b></col>, <cd>the anchor when it hooks, or is entangled with, another anchor, or with a cable or wreck, or when the slack cable entangled.</cd> -- <col><b>The anchor is acockbill</b></col>, <cd>when it is suspended perpendicularly from the cathead, ready to be let go.</cd> -- <col><b>The anchor is apeak</b></col>, <cd>when the cable is drawn in do tight as to bring to ship directly over it.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>The anchor is atrip</b></col>, or <col><b>aweigh</b></col></mcol>, <cd>when it is lifted out of the ground.</cd> -- <col><b>The anchor is awash</b></col>, <cd>when it is hove up to the surface of the water.</cd> -- <col><b>At anchor</b></col>, <cd>anchored.</cd> -- <col><b>To back an anchor</b></col>, <cd>to increase the holding power by laying down a small anchor ahead of that by which the ship rides, with the cable fastened to the crown of the latter to prevent its coming home.</cd> -- <col><b>To cast anchor</b></col>, <cd>to drop or let go an anchor to keep a ship at rest.</cd> -- <col><b>To cat the anchor</b></col>, <cd>to hoist the anchor to the cathead and pass the ring-stopper.</cd> -- <col><b>To fish the anchor</b></col>, <cd>to hoist the flukes to their resting place (called the bill-boards), and pass the shank painter.</cd> -- <col><b>To weigh anchor</b></col>, <cd>to heave or raise the anchor so as to sail away.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"chor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Anchored</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Anchoring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>ancrer</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To place at anchor; to secure by an anchor; <as>as, to <ex>anchor</ex> a ship</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To fix or fasten; to fix in a stable condition; <as>as, to <ex>anchor</ex> the cables of a suspension bridge</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Till that my nails were <qex>anchored</qex> in thine eyes.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"chor</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cast anchor; to come to anchor; <as>as, our ship (or the captain) <ex>anchored</ex> in the stream</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To stop; to fix or rest.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>My invention . . . <qex>anchors</qex> on Isabel.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"chor</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>anker</ets>, <ets>ancre</ets>, AS. <ets>ancra</ets>, fr. L. <ets>anachoreta</ets>. See <er>Anchoret</er>.]</ety> <def>An anchoret.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"chor*a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Fit for anchorage.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"chor*age</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of anchoring, or the condition of lying at anchor.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A place suitable for anchoring or where ships anchor; a hold for an anchor.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The set of anchors belonging to a ship.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Something which holds like an anchor; a hold; <as>as, the <ex>anchorages</ex> of the Brooklyn Bridge</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Something on which one may depend for security; ground of trust.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A toll for anchoring; anchorage duties.</def> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"cho*rage</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Abode of an anchoret.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"chor*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Anchor-shaped.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"chored</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Held by an anchor; at anchor; held safely; <as>as, an <ex>anchored</ex> bark</as>; also, shaped like an anchor; forked; <as>as, an <ex>anchored</ex> tongue</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Having the extremities turned back, like the flukes of an anchor; <as>as, an <ex>anchored</ex> cross</as>.</def> <altsp>[Sometimes spelt <asp>ancred</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"chor es*cape"ment</hw>. <fld>(Horol.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The common recoil escapement.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A variety of the lever escapement with a wide impulse pin.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"cho*ress</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A female anchoret.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And there, a saintly <qex>anchoress</qex>, she dwelt.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>An"cho*ret</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An"cho*rite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>anachor&egrave;te</ets>, L. <ets>anachoreta</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to go back, retire; &unr_; + &unr_; to give place, retire, &unr_; place; perh. akin to Skr. <ets>h&amacr;</ets> to leave. Cf. <er>Anchor</er> a hermit.]</ety> <def>One who renounces the world and secludes himself, usually for religious reasons; a hermit; a recluse.</def> <altsp>[Written by some authors <asp>anachoret</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Our Savior himself . . . did not choose an <qex>anchorite's</qex> or a monastic life, but a social and affable way of conversing with mortals.</q> <rj><qau>Boyle.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`cho*ret"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`cho*ret"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to an anchoret or hermit; after the manner of an anchoret.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"cho*ret`ish</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Hermitlike.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"cho*ret*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The practice or mode of life of an anchoret.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"chor-hold`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The hold or grip of an anchor, or that to which it holds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: Firm hold: security.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"cho*rite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Anchoret</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"cho*ri`tess</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An anchoress.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"chor*less</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without an anchor or stay. Hence: Drifting; unsettled.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Anchor light</hw>. <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The lantern shown at night by a vessel at anchor. International rules of the road require vessels at anchor to carry from sunset to sunrise a single white light forward if under 150 feet in length, and if longer, two such lights, one near the stern and one forward.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"chor*man`</hw> <pr>(&abreve;&nsmacr_;"k&etilde_;r*m&abreve;n`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>a woman television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute. Male correlate of <er>anchorwoman</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>anchorperson</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an <er>anchorman</er> or <er>anchorwoman.</er>. The <ex>anchorperson</ex> usually begins the broadcast, discusses certain topics, and introduces new topics, which may be discussed by other reprorters, especially when the report is recorded or broadcast from a location other than the main broadcast studio.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> anchor, anchorman, anchorwoman.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Anchor shot</hw>. <fld>(Billiards)</fld> <def>A shot made with the object balls in an anchor space.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Anchor space</hw>. <fld>(Billiards)</fld> <def>In the balk-line game, any of eight spaces, 7 inches by 3<frac>1/2</frac>, lying along a cushion and bisected transversely by a balk line. Object balls in an anchor space are treated as in balk.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Anchor watch</hw>. <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A detail of one or more men who keep watch on deck at night when a vessel is at anchor.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"chor*wo`man</hw> <pr>(&abreve;&nsmacr_;"k&etilde_;r*w&ubreve;`m&aitalic_;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>a woman television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute. Female correlate of <er>anchorman</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*cho"vy</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n*ch&omacr;"v&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>anchoa</ets>, <ets>anchova</ets>, or Pg. <ets>anchova</ets>, prob. of Iberian origin, and lit. a dried or pickled fish, fr. Bisc. <ets>antzua</ets> dry: cf. D. <ets>anchovis</ets>, F. <ets>anchois</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small fish, about three inches in length, of the Herring family (<spn>Engraulis encrasicholus</spn>), caught in vast numbers in the Mediterranean, and pickled for exportation. The name is also applied to several allied species.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 55 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>An*cho"vy pear`</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n*ch&omacr;"v&ybreve_; p&acirc;r`)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A West Indian fruit like the mango in taste, sometimes pickled; also, the tree (<spn>Grias cauliflora</spn>) bearing this fruit.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>anchusa</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>any of various Old World herbs of the genus <gen>Anchusa</gen> having one-sided clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"chu*sin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anchusa</ets> the plant alkanet, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A resinoid coloring matter obtained from alkanet root.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"chy*lose</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Anchylosed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Anchylosing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>ankyloser</ets>.]</ety> <def>To affect or be affected with anchylosis; to unite or consolidate so as to make a stiff joint; to grow together into one.</def> <altsp>[Spelt also <asp>ankylose</asp>.]</altsp> <rj><au>Owen.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>&Verbar;<hw>An`chy*lo"sis</hw>, <hw>An`ky*lo"sis</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to crook, stiffen, fr. &unr_; crooked: cf. F. <ets>ankylose</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Stiffness or fixation of a joint; formation of a stiff joint.</def> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The union of two or more separate bones to from a single bone; the close union of bones or other structures in various animals.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of a joint.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`chy*lot"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to anchylosis.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"cient</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>auncien</ets>, F. <ets>ancien</ets>, LL. <ets>antianus</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ante</ets> before. See <er>Ante-</er>, <ets>pref</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Old; that happened or existed in former times, usually at a great distance of time; belonging to times long past; specifically applied to the times before the fall of the Roman empire; -- opposed to <ant>modern</ant>; <as>as, <ex>ancient</ex> authors, literature, history; <ex>ancient</ex> days.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Witness those <qex>ancient</qex> empires of the earth.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Gildas Albanius . . . much <qex>ancienter</qex> than his namesake surnamed the Wise.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Old; that has been of long duration; of long standing; of great age; <as>as, an <ex>ancient</ex> forest; an <ex>ancient</ex> castle.</as></def> &ldquo;Our <xex>ancient</xex> bickerings.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Remove not the <qex>ancient</qex> landmarks, which thy fathers have set.</q> <rj><qau>Prov. xxii. 28.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>An <qex>ancient</qex> man, strangely habited, asked for quarters.</q> <rj><qau>Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Known for a long time, or from early times; -- opposed to <ant>recent</ant> or <ant>new</ant>; <as>as, the <ex>ancient</ex> continent</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A friend, perhaps, or an <qex>ancient</qex> acquaintance.</q> <rj><qau>Barrow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Dignified, like an aged man; magisterial; venerable.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He wrought but some few hours of the day, and then would he seem very grave and <qex>ancient</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Experienced; versed.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Though [he] was the youngest brother, yet he was the most <qex>ancient</qex> in the business of the realm.</q> <rj><qau>Berners.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Former; sometime.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They mourned their <qex>ancient</qex> leader lost.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Ancient demesne</b></col> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld>, <cd>a tenure by which all manors belonging to the crown, in the reign of William the Conqueror, were held. The numbers, names, etc., of these were all entered in a book called <xex>Domesday Book</xex>.</cd> -- <col><b>Ancient lights</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>windows and other openings which have been enjoined without molestation for more than twenty years. In England, and in some of the United States, they acquire a prescriptive right.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Old; primitive; pristine; antique; antiquated; old-fashioned; obsolete.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Ancient</er>, <er>Antiquated</er>, <er>Obsolete</er>, <er>Antique</er>, <er>Antic</er>, <er>Old</er>. -- <xex>Ancient</xex> is opposed to <xex>modern</xex>, and has antiquity; <as>as, an <ex>ancient</ex> family, <ex>ancient</ex> landmarks, <ex>ancient</ex> institutions, systems of thought, etc.</as> <xex>Antiquated</xex> describes that which has gone out of use or fashion; <as>as, <ex>antiquated</ex> furniture, <ex>antiquated</ex> laws, rules, etc.</as> <xex>Obsolete</xex> is commonly used, instead of <xex>antiquated</xex>, in reference to language, customs, etc.; <as>as, an <ex>obsolete</ex> word or phrase, an <ex>obsolete</ex> expression</as>. <xex>Antique</xex> is applied, in present usage, either to that which has come down from the ancients; <as>as, an <ex>antique</ex> cameo, bust, etc.</as> ; or to that which is made to imitate some ancient work of art; <as>as, an <ex>antique</ex> temple</as>. In the days of Shakespeare, <xex>antique</xex> was often used for <xex>ancient</xex>; as, &ldquo;an <xex>antique</xex> song,&rdquo; &ldquo;an <xex>antique</xex> Roman;&rdquo; and hence, from singularity often attached to what is ancient, it was used in the sense of grotesque; as, &ldquo;an oak whose <xex>antique</xex> root peeps out; &rdquo; and hence came our present word <xex>antic</xex>, denoting grotesque or ridiculous. We usually apply both <xex>ancient</xex> and <xex>old</xex> to things subject to gradual decay. We say, an <xex>old</xex> man, an <xex>ancient</xex> record; but never, the <xex>old</xex> stars, an <xex>old</xex> river or mountain. In general, however, <xex>ancient</xex> is opposed to <xex>modern</xex>, and <xex>old</xex> to <xex>new</xex>, <xex>fresh</xex>, or <xex>recent</xex>. When we speak of a thing that existed formerly, which has ceased to exist, we commonly use <xex>ancient</xex>; as, <xex>ancient</xex> republics, <xex>ancient</xex> heroes; and not <xex>old</xex> republics, <xex>old</xex> heroes. But when the thing which began or existed in former times is still in existence, we use either <xex>ancient</xex> or <xex>old</xex>; <as>as, <ex>ancient</ex> statues or paintings, or <ex>old</ex> statues or paintings</as>; <xex>ancient</xex> authors, or <xex>old</xex> authors, meaning books.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"cient</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Those who lived in former ages, as opposed to the <ant>moderns</ant>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An aged man; a patriarch. Hence: A governor; a ruler; a person of influence.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The Lord will enter into judgment with the <qex>ancients</qex> of his people, and the princes thereof.</q> <rj><qau>Isa. iii. 14.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A senior; an elder; a predecessor.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Junius and Andronicus . . . in Christianity . . . were his <qex>ancients</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld> <def>One of the senior members of the Inns of Court or of Chancery.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Council of Ancients</b></col> <fld>(French Hist.)</fld>, <cd>one of the two assemblies composing the legislative bodies in 1795.</cd> <rj><au>Brande.</au></rj>
+</cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"cient</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Corrupted from <ets>ensign</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An ensign or flag.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>More dishonorable ragged than an old-faced <qex>ancient</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The bearer of a flag; an ensign.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This is Othello's <qex>ancient</qex>, as I take it.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"cient*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In ancient times.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In an ancient manner.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"cient*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being ancient; antiquity; existence from old times.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"cient*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Antiquity; what is ancient.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They contain not word of <qex>ancientry</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>West.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Old age; also, old people.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Wronging the <qex>ancientry</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Ancient lineage; ancestry; dignity of birth.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A gentleman of more <qex>ancientry</qex> than estate.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"cient*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>anciennet&eacute;</ets>, fr. <ets>ancien</ets>. See <er>Ancient</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Age; antiquity.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Martin.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Seniority.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An*ci"le</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Rom. Antiq.)</fld> <def>The sacred shield of the Romans, said to have-fallen from heaven in the reign of Numa. It was the palladium of Rome.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"cil*la*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ancillaris</ets>, fr. <ets>ancilla</ets> a female servant.]</ety> <def>Subservient or subordinate, like a handmaid; auxiliary.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The Convocation of York seems to have been always considered as inferior, and even <qex>ancillary</qex>, to the greater province.</q> <rj><qau>Hallam.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"cil*la*ry ad*min`is*tra"tion</hw>. <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>An administration subordinate to, and in aid of, the primary or principal administration of an estate.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*cille"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>ancelle</ets>, L. <ets>ancilla</ets>.]</ety> <def>A maidservant; a handmaid.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>An*cip"i*tal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An*cip"i*tous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anceps</ets>, <ets>ancipitis</ets>, two-headed, double; <ets>an-</ets> for <ets>amb-</ets> on both sides + <ets>caput</ets> head.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Two-edged instead of round; -- said of certain flattened stems, as those of blue grass, and rarely also of leaves.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*cis"troid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; a hook + &unr_; shape.]</ety> <def>Hook-shaped.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"cle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Ankle</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"come</hw> <pr>(&abreve;&nsmacr_;"k&ubreve;m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>ancuman</ets>, <ets>oncuman</ets>, to come.]</ety> <def>A small ulcerous swelling, coming suddenly; also, a whitlow.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Boucher.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An"con</hw> <pr>(&abreve;&nsmacr_;"k&obreve_;m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>L. <it>pl.</it> <plw>Ancones</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <grk>'agkw`n</grk> the bent arm, elbow; any hook or bend.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The olecranon, or the elbow.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Ancon sheep</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a breed of sheep with short crooked legs and long back. It originated in Massachusetts in 1791; -- called also the <altname>otter breed</altname>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>An"con</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An"cone</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Ancon</er>, above.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The corner or quoin of a wall, cross-beam, or rafter.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Gwilt.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A bracket supporting a cornice; a console.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>An"co*nal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An*co"ne*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the ancon or elbow.</def> &ldquo;The olecranon on <xex>anconeal</xex> process.&rdquo; <rj><au>Flower.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An*co"ne*us</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>ancon</ets> elbow.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A muscle of the elbow and forearm.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"co*noid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Elbowlike; anconal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"co*ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Origin unknown.]</ety> <fld>(Iron Work)</fld> <def>A piece of malleable iron, wrought into the shape of a bar in the middle, but unwrought at the ends.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>-an*cy</hw>. <ety>[L. <ets>-antia</ets>.]</ety> <def>A suffix expressing more strongly than <xex>-ance</xex> the idea of quality or state; <as>as, const<ex>ancy</ex>, buoy<ex>ancy</ex>, inf<ex>ancy</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>And</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>conj.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>and</ets>; akin to OS. <ets>endi</ets>, Icel. <ets>enda</ets>, OHG. <ets>anti</ets>, <ets>enti</ets>, <ets>inti</ets>, <ets>unti</ets>, G. <ets>und</ets>, D. <ets>en</ets>, OD. <ets>ende</ets>. Cf, <er>An</er> if, <er>Ante-</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A particle which expresses the relation of connection or addition. It is used to conjoin a word with a word, a clause with a clause, or a sentence with a sentence.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>(a) It is sometimes used emphatically; as, &ldquo;there are women <xex>and</xex> women,&rdquo; that is, two very different sorts of women.<pbr/>
+(b) By a rhetorical figure, notions, one of which is modificatory of the other, are connected by <xex>and</xex>; as, &ldquo;the <xex>tediousness and</xex> process of my travel,&rdquo; that is, the tedious process, etc.; &ldquo;thy fair <xex>and outward</xex> character,&rdquo; that is, thy outwardly fair character, <rj><au>Schmidt's Shak. Lex.</au></rj></note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In order to; -- used instead of the infinitival <xex>to</xex>, especially after <xex>try</xex>, <xex>come</xex>, <xex>go</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>At least to try <qex>and</qex> teach the erring soul.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>It is sometimes, in old songs, a mere expletive.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>When that I was <qex>and</qex> a little tiny boy.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>If; though. See <er>An</er>, <pos>conj.</pos></def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>As they will set an house on fire, <qex>and</qex> it were but to roast their eggs.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>And so forth</b></col>, <cd>and others; and the rest; and similar things; and other things or ingredients. The abbreviation, <xex>etc.</xex> (<xex>et cetera</xex>), or <xex>&amp;c.</xex>, is usually read <xex>and so forth</xex>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"da*ba*tism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>andabata</ets> a kind of Roman gladiator, who fought hoodwinked.]</ety> <def>Doubt; uncertainty.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shelford.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`da*lu"site</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A silicate of aluminium, occurring usually in thick rhombic prisms, nearly square, of a grayish or pale reddish tint. It was first discovered in Andalusia, Spain.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An*dan"te</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[It. <ets>andante</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>andare</ets> to go.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Moving moderately slow, but distinct and flowing; quicker than larghetto, and slower than allegretto.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A movement or piece in andante time.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`dan*ti"no</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[It., dim. of <ets>andante</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Rather quicker than andante; between that allegretto.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Some, taking <xex>andante</xex> in its original sense of &ldquo;going,&rdquo; and <xex>andantino</xex> as its diminutive, or &ldquo;less going,&rdquo; define the latter as slower than <xex>andante</xex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"da*rac</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A corruption of <ets>sandarac</ets>.]</ety> <def>Red orpiment.</def> <rj><au>Coxe.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*de"an</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to the Andes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"des*ine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A kind of triclinic feldspar found in the <xex>Andes</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"des*ite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>An eruptive rock allied to trachyte, consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar, with pyroxene, hornblende, or hypersthene.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"dine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Andean; <as>as, <ex>Andine</ex> flora</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Andira</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>small genus of evergreen trees of tropical America and West Africa.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Andira</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>And"i`ron</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>anderne</ets>, <ets>aunderne</ets>, <ets>aundyre</ets>, OF. <ets>andier</ets>, F. <ets>landier</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>andena</ets>, <ets>andela</ets>, <ets>anderia</ets>, of unknown origin. The Eng. was prob. confused with <ets>brand-iron</ets>, AS. <ets>brand-&imacr;sen</ets>.]</ety> <def>A utensil for supporting wood when burning in a fireplace, one being placed on each side; a firedog; <as>as, a pair of <ex>andirons</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>andosite</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>dark grayish extrusive rock.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`dra*nat"o*my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'anh`r</grk>, <grk>'andro`s</grk>, man + &unr_;: cf. F. <ets>andranatomie</ets>. See <er>Anatomy</er>, <er>Androtomy</er>.]</ety> <def>The dissection of a human body, especially of a male; androtomy.</def> <rj><au>Coxe.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Andreaea</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a genus of brown or blackish Alpine mosses having a dehiscent capsule with 4 longitudinal slits.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Andreaea</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Andreaeales</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>an order of mosses which comprises a single genus: Andreaea.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> order <ord>Andreaeales</ord>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>andrena</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a bee that is a a member of the genus <gen>Andrena.</gen>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> andrenid, mining bee</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>andrenid</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a bee that is a a member of the genus <gen>Andrena.</gen>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> andrena, mining bee</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Andrenidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a large family of solitary short-tongued bees most of which burrow in the ground.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Andrenidae</fam>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Andrew</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>one of the twelve apostles of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Saint Andrew, <person>St. Andrew</person>, Saint Andrew the Apostle.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Andricus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a genus of cynipid gall wasps, chiefly affecting oaks.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Andricus</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`dro*ceph"a*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'anh`r</grk>, <grk>'andro`s</grk>, man + <grk>kefalh`</grk> head.]</ety> <def>Having a human head (upon an animal's body), as the Egyptian sphinx.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`dro*di*&oelig;"cious</hw>, <hw>An`dro*di*e"cious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'anh`r</grk>, <grk>'andro`s</grk>, man + E. <ets>di&oelig;cious</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having perfect and staminate flowers on different plants.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>An`dro*di*&oelig;"cism</wf>, <wf>-di*e"cism</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An*dr&oelig;"ci*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <grk>'anh`r</grk>, <grk>'andro`s</grk>, man + &unr_; house.]</ety> <fld>(bot.)</fld> <def>The stamens of a flower taken collectively.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>androgen</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a hormone, such as testosterone or androsterone, that promotes development and maintenance of typical male sexual characteristics. They are mostly produced in the testes.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>androgenic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to androgens; having physiological effects like that of an androgen.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"dro*gyne</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An hermaphrodite.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An androgynous plant.</def> <rj><au>Whewell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>An*drog"y*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An*drog"y*nal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>androgynus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'anh`r</grk>, <grk>'andro`s</grk>, man + <grk>gynh`</grk> woman: cf. F. <ets>androgyne</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Uniting both sexes in one, or having the characteristics of both; being in nature both male and female; hermaphroditic.</def> <rj><au>Owen.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The truth is, a great mind must be <qex>androgynous</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Bearing both staminiferous and pistilliferous flowers in the same cluster.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>An*drog"y*ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An*drog"y*nism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Union of both sexes in one individual; hermaphroditism.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>An"droid</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"droid)</pr>, &Verbar;<hw>An*droi"des</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n*droi"d&emacr;z)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'androeidh`s</grk> of man's form; <grk>'anh`r</grk>, <grk>'andro`s</grk>, man + <grk>e'i^dos</grk> form.]</ety> <def>A machine or automaton in the form of a human being.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"droid</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Resembling a man.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*drom"e*da</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, the daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia. When bound to a rock and exposed to a sea monster, she was delivered by Perseus.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>A northern constellation, supposed to represent the mythical Andromeda.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of ericaceous flowering plants of northern climates, of which the original species was found growing on a rock surrounded by water.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>An"dro*mede</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>An"dro*med</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos>} <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>A meteor appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Andromeda, -- whence the name.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; A shower of these meteors takes place every year on November 27th or 28th. The Andromedes are also called <altname>Bielids</altname>, as they are connected with Biela's comet and move in its orbit.</note><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An"dron</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"dr&obreve_;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>andron</ets>, Gr. <grk>'andrw`n</grk>, fr. <grk>'anh`r</grk>, <grk>'andro`s</grk>, man.]</ety> <fld>(Gr. &amp; Rom. Arch.)</fld> <def>The apartment appropriated for the males. This was in the lower part of the house.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`dro*pet"al*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'anh`r</grk>, <grk>'andro`s</grk>, man + <grk>pe`talon</grk> leaf.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Produced by the conversion of the stamens into petals, as double flowers, like the garden ranunculus.</def> <rj><au>Brande.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An*droph"a*gi</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n*dr&obreve_;f"&adot_;*j&ibreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'androfa`gos</grk>; <grk>'anh`r</grk>, <grk>'andro`s</grk>, man + <grk>fagei^n</grk> to eat.]</ety> <def>Cannibals; man-eaters; anthropophagi.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*droph"a*gous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Anthropophagous.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"dro*phore</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"dr&ouptack_;*f&omacr;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'anh`r</grk>, <grk>'andro`s</grk>, man + <grk>fe`rein</grk> to bear.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A support or column on which stamens are raised.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The part which in some Siphonophora bears the male gonophores.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`dro*po"gon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.; Gr. <grk>'anh`r</grk>, <grk>'andro`s</grk>, man + <grk>pw`gwn</grk> the beard.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A very large and important genus of grasses, found in nearly all parts of the world. It includes the lemon grass of Ceylon and the beard grass, or broom sedge, of the United States. The principal subgenus is <gen>Sorghum</gen>, including <spn>Andropogon sorghum</spn> and <spn>Andropogon halepensis</spn>, from which have been derived the Chinese sugar cane, the Johnson grass, the Aleppo grass, the broom corn, and the durra, or Indian millet. Several East Indian species, as <spn>Andropogon nardus</spn> and <spn>Andropogon sch&oelig;nanthus</spn>, yield fragrant oils, used in perfumery.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"dro*sphinx</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"dr&ouptack_;*sf&ibreve_;&nsmacr_;ks)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'anh`r</grk>, <grk>'andro`s</grk>, man + <grk>sfi`gx</grk> sphinx.]</ety> <fld>(Egypt. Art.)</fld> <def>A man sphinx; a sphinx having the head of a man and the body of a lion.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"dro*spore</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'anh`r</grk>, <grk>'andro`s</grk>, a man + &unr_; a seed.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A spore of some alg&aelig;, which has male functions.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*drot"o*mous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having the filaments of the stamens divided into two parts.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*drot"o*my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'anh`r</grk>, <grk>'andro`s</grk>, man + &unr_; a cutting. Cf. <er>Anatomy</er>.]</ety> <def>Dissection of the human body, as distinguished from <xex>zo&ouml;tomy</xex>; anthropotomy.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>*an"drous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[Gr. <grk>'anh`r</grk>, <grk>'andro`s</grk>, a man.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A terminal combining form: Having a stamen or stamens; staminate; <as>as, mon<ex>androus</ex>, with one stamen; poly<ex>androus</ex>, with many stamens.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*near"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>prep. &amp; adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>near</ets>.]</ety> <def>Near.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> &ldquo;It did not come <xex>anear</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The measure of misery <qex>anear</qex> us.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*near"</hw>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <def>To near; to approach.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*neath"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>prep. &amp; adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>neath</ets> for <ets>beneath</ets>.]</ety> <def>Beneath.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ec*do`tage</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Anecdotes collectively; a collection of anecdotes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>All history, therefore, being built partly, and some of it altogether, upon <qex>anecdotage</qex>, must be a tissue of lies.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ec*do`tal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or abounding with, anecdotes; <as>as, <ex>anecdotal</ex> conversation</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ec*dote</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>anecdote</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_; not published; <grk>'an</grk> priv. + &unr_; given out, &unr_; to give out, to publish; &unr_; out + &unr_; to give. See <er>Dose</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Unpublished narratives.</def> <rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A particular or detached incident or fact of an interesting nature; a biographical incident or fragment; a single passage of private life.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`ec*dot"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`ec*dot"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, consisting of, or addicted to, anecdotes.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Anecdotical</xex> traditions.&rdquo; <rj><au>Bolingbroke.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ec*do"tist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who relates or collects anecdotes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aneides</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a genus of climbing salamanders.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Aneides</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"e*lace</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Anlace</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nele"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>anelien</ets>; <ets>an</ets> on + AS. <ets>ele</ets> oil, L. <ets>oleum</ets>. See <er>Oil</er>, <er>Anoil</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To anoint.</def> <rj><au>Shipley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To give extreme unction to.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>R. of Brunne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`e*lec"tric</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'an</grk> priv. + E. <ets>electric</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>Not becoming electrified by friction; -- opposed to <ant>idioelectric</ant>.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A substance incapable of being electrified by friction.</def></def2> <rj><au>Faraday.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`e*lec"trode</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; up + E. <ets>electrode</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>The positive pole of a voltaic battery.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`e*lec*trot"o*nus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; up + E. <ets>electrotonus</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The condition of decreased irritability of a nerve in the region of the positive electrode or anode on the passage of a current of electricity through it.</def> <rj><au>Foster.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nem"o*gram</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; wind + <ets>-gram</ets>.]</ety> <def>A record made by an anemograph.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nem"o*graph</hw> <pr>(-gr&adot_;f)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; wind + <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for measuring and recording the direction and force of the wind.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 56 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nem`o*graph"ic</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*n&ebreve_;m`&ouptack_;*gr&abreve;f"&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Produced by an anemograph; of or pertaining to anemography.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`e*mog"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`nemos</grk> wind + <ets>-graphy</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A description of the winds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The art of recording the direction and force of the wind, as by means of an anemograph.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`e*mol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; wind + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The science of the wind.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`e*mom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; wind + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for measuring the force or velocity of the wind; a wind gauge.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`e*mo*met"ric</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`e*mo*met"ric*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to anemometry.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`e*mo*met"ro*graph</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Anemometer</ets> + <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> <def>An anemograph.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`e*mom"e*try</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or process of ascertaining the force or velocity of the wind.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nem"o*ne</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anemone</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; wind.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of plants of the <fam>Ranunculus</fam> or Crowfoot family; windflower. Some of the species are cultivated in gardens.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The sea anemone. See <er>Actinia</er>, and <er>Sea anemone</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; This word is sometimes pronounced <pr>&abreve;n`&emacr;*m&omacr;"n&euptack_;</pr>, especially by classical scholars.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Anemonella</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a genus consisting of one species: the rue anemone.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Anemonella</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`e*mon"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An acrid, poisonous, crystallizable substance, obtained from, the anemone, or from anemonin.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nem"o*nin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An acrid, poisonous, crystallizable substance, obtained from some species of anemone.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nem"o*ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Anemone</er>.</def> <rj><au>Sandys.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>anemophilous</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>pollinated by the wind; -- of flowering plants; especially grasses etc.</def> <ant>entomophilous</ant><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Anemopsis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a genus consisting of one species: the yerba mansa.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Anemopsis</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`e*morph"i*lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`nemos</grk> wind + <grk>fi`los</grk> lover.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Fertilized by the agency of the wind; -- said of plants in which the pollen is carried to the stigma by the wind; wind-Fertilized.</def> <rj><au>Lubbock.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nem"o*scope</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; wind + -scope: cf. F. <ets>an&eacute;moscope</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument which shows the direction of the wind; a wind vane; a weathercock; -- usually applied to a contrivance consisting of a vane above, connected in the building with a dial or index with pointers to show the changes of the wind.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`e*mo"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; wind.]</ety> <def>A condition in the wood of some trees in which the rings are separated, as some suppose, by the action of high winds upon the trunk; wind shake.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>An*en`ce*phal"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`en*ceph"a*lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, priv. + &unr_; the brain: cf. <er>Encephalon</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Without a brain; brainless.</def> <rj><au>Todd &amp; B.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*nenst"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*nent"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>prep.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>anent</ets>, <ets>anentis</ets>, <ets>anence</ets>, <ets>anens</ets>, <ets>anents</ets>, AS. <ets>onefen</ets>, <ets>onemn</ets>; <ets>an</ets>, <ets>on</ets>, on + <ets>efen</ets> even, equal; hence meaning, on an equality with, even with, beside. See <er>Even</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <mark>[Scot. &amp; Prov. Eng.]</mark> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Over against; <as>as, he lives <ex>anent</ex> the church</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>About; concerning; in respect; <as>as, he said nothing <ex>anent</ex> this particular</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*en"ter*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'an</grk> priv. + &unr_; intestine, &unr_; within, &unr_; in.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Destitute of a stomach or an intestine.</def> <rj><au>Owen.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>An*er"gi*a</hw> , <hw>An"er*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>anergia</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_;- not + &unr_; work.]</ety> <def>Lack of energy; inactivity.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>An*er"gic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"e*roid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + <grk>nhro`s</grk> wet, moist + <ets>-oid</ets>: cf. F. <ets>an&eacute;ro&iuml;de</ets>.]</ety> <def>Containing no liquid; -- said of a kind of barometer.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Aneroid barometer</b></col>, <cd>a barometer the action of which depends on the varying pressure of the atmosphere upon the elastic top of a metallic box (shaped like a watch) from which the air has been exhausted. An index shows the variation of pressure.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"e*roid</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An aneroid barometer.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Anes</hw> <pr>(&amacr;nz)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Once.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>&Verbar;<hw>An`es*the"si*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>, <hw>An`es*thet"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Same as <er>An&aelig;sthesia</er>, <er>An&aelig;sthetic</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>anesthetist</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before the patient is treated.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>anaesthetist</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> anesthesiologist.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>anesthetize</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>to cause to become unconscious by administration of an anaesthetic agent.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>anaesthetize</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> put to sleep, put under, put out.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>] [<source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>anesthetized</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>rendered <hascons>insensible</hascons> by anesthetizing. Same as <er>anaesthetized</er>.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>anaesthetized</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>anesthyl</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a mixture of methyl chloride and ethyl chloride; sprayed on as a local anesthetic.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>anestrous</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to anestrus.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>not in a state of estrus; not in heat; -- of lower mammals; <as>as, an <ex>anestrous</ex> bitch</as>. Opposite of <ant>estrous</ant>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>anestrus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus; -- applies to nonhuman mammals.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>anoestrus</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"et</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>aneth</ets>, fr. L. <ets>anethum</ets>, Gr. <grk>'a`nhqon</grk>. See <er>Anise</er>.]</ety> <def>The herb dill, or dillseed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"e*thol</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aneth</ets>um (see <er>Anise</er>) + <ets>-ol</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A substance obtained from the volatile oils of anise, fennel, etc., in the form of soft shining scales; -- called also <altname>anise camphor</altname>.</def> <rj><au>Watts.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Anethum</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of plants of the parsley family having aromatic seeds and finely divided leaves, including the dill <spn>Anethum graveolens</spn>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Anethum</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*net"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aneticus</ets>, Gr. &unr_; relaxing; &unr_; back + &unr_; to send.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Soothing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>aneurin</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>same as <er>thiamin</er>; a B vitamin (vitamin B1) that prevents beriberi.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>aneurine</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> vitamin B1, thiamin, antiberiberi factor</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>aneurismatic</hw> <hw>aneurysmal</hw> <hw>aneurysmatic</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to an aneurysm.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> aneurismal</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>aneurysm</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a sac-like widening of a blood vessel.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"eu*rism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, a widening, an opening; &unr_; up + &unr_; wide.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A soft, pulsating, hollow tumor, containing blood, arising from the preternatural dilation or rupture of the coats of an artery.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>aneurysm</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`eu*ris"mal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to an aneurism; <as>as, an <ex>aneurismal</ex> tumor; <ex>aneurismal</ex> diathesis.</as></def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>aneurysmal</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*new"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>new</ets>.]</ety> <def>Over again; another time; in a new form; afresh; <as>as, to arm <ex>anew</ex>; to create <ex>anew</ex>.</as></def> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*frac"tu*ose`</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Anfractuous</er>.]</ety> <def>Anfractuous; <as>as, <ex>anfractuose</ex> anthers</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*frac`tu*os"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Anfractuosities</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>anfractuosit&eacute;</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A state of being anfractuous, or full of windings and turnings; sinuosity.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>anfractuosities</qex> of his intellect and temper.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A sinuous depression or sulcus like those separating the convolutions of the brain.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*frac"tu*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anfractuosus</ets>, fr. <ets>anfractus</ets> a turning, a winding, fr. the unused <ets>anfringere</ets> to wind, bend; <ets>an-</ets>, for <ets>amb-</ets> + <ets>fractus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>frangere</ets> to break: cf. F. <ets>anfractueux</ets>.]</ety> <def>Winding; full of windings and turnings; sinuous; tortuous; <as>as, the <ex>anfractuous</ex> spires of a born</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>An*frac"tu*ous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*frac"ture</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mazy winding.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*ga"ri*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>angariatio</ets>, fr. L. <ets>angaria</ets> service to a lord, villenage, fr. <ets>angarius</ets>, Gr. <grk>'a`ggaros</grk> (a Persian word), a courier for carrying royal dispatches.]</ety> <def>Exaction of forced service; compulsion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Speed.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>An`gei*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>, <hw>An`gei*ot"o*my</hw>, etc.</mhw> <def>Same as <er>Angiology</er>, <er>Angiotomy</er>, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"gel</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>&aelig;ngel</ets>, <ets>engel</ets>, influenced by OF. <ets>angele</ets>, <ets>angle</ets>, F. <ets>ange</ets>. Both the AS. and the OF. words are from L. <ets>angelus</ets>, Gr. <grk>'a`ggelos</grk> messenger, a messenger of God, an angel.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A messenger.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The dear good <qex>angel</qex> of the Spring,<br/>
+The nightingale.</q> <rj><qau>B. Jonson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A spiritual, celestial being, superior to man in power and intelligence. In the Scriptures the angels appear as God's messengers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>O, welcome, pure-eyed Faith, white-handed Hope,<br/>
+Thou hovering <qex>angel</qex>, girt with golden wings.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>One of a class of &ldquo;fallen angels;&rdquo; an evil spirit; <as>as, the devil and his <ex>angels</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A minister or pastor of a church, as in the Seven Asiatic churches.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Unto the <qex>angel</qex> of the church of Ephesus write.</q> <rj><qau>Rev. ii. 1.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Attendant spirit; genius; demon.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>An appellation given to a person supposed to be of angelic goodness or loveliness; a darling.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>When pain and anguish wring the brow,<br/>
+A ministering <qex>angel</qex> thou.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Numis.)</fld> <def>An ancient gold coin of England, bearing the figure of the archangel Michael. It varied in value from 6<it>s.</it> 8<it>d.</it> to 10<it>s.</it></def> <rj><au>Amer. Cyc.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Angel</xex> is sometimes used adjectively; as, <xex>angel</xex> grace; <xex>angel</xex> whiteness.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Angel bed</b></col>, <cd>a bed without posts.</cd> -- <col><b>Angel fish</b></col>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A species of shark (<spn>Squatina angelus</spn>) from six to eight feet long, found on the coasts of Europe and North America. It takes its name from its pectoral fins, which are very large and extend horizontally like wings when spread. <sd>(b)</sd> One of several species of compressed, bright colored fishes warm seas, belonging to the family <fam>Ch&aelig;todontid&aelig;</fam>.</cd> -- <col><b>Angel gold</b></col>, <cd>standard gold.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Fuller.</au> -- <col><b>Angel shark</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Angel fish</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Angel shot</b></col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>a kind of chain shot.</cd> -- <col><b>Angel water</b></col>, <cd>a perfumed liquid made at first chiefly from <prodby>angelica</prodby>; afterwards containing rose, myrtle, and orange-flower waters, with ambergris, etc.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"gel*age</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Existence or state of angels.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"gel*et</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>angelet</ets>.]</ety> <def>A small gold coin formerly current in England; a half angel.</def> <rj><au>Eng. Cyc.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"gel fish</hw>. <def>See under <er>Angel</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"gel*hood</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being an angel; angelic nature.</def> <rj><au>Mrs. Browning.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>An*gel"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An*gel"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>angelicus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. <ets>ang&eacute;lique</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel; heavenly; divine.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Angelic</xex> harps.&rdquo; <au>Thomson.</au>&ldquo;<xex>Angelical</xex> actions.&rdquo; <au>Hooker.</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The union of womanly tenderness and <qex>angelic</qex> patience.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub; <as>as, an <ex>angelic</ex> smile</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> angelic, cherubic, seraphic, sweet.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint; <as>as, <ex>angelic</ex> benificence</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> angelic, angelical, beatific, saintlike, saintly, sainted.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Angelic Hymn</b></col>, <cd>a very ancient hymn of the Christian Church; -- so called from its beginning with the song of the heavenly host recorded in Luke ii. 14.</cd> <rj><au>Eadie.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*gel"ic</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Angelica</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of or derived from angelica; <as>as, <ex>angelic</ex> acid; <ex>angelic</ex> ether.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Angelic acid</b></col>, <cd>an acid obtained from angelica and some other plants.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*gel"i*ca</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Angelic</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An aromatic umbelliferous plant (<spn>Archangelica officinalis</spn> or <spn>Angelica archangelica</spn>) the leaf stalks of which are sometimes candied and used in confectionery, and the roots and seeds as an aromatic tonic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The candied leaf stalks of angelica.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Angelica tree</b></col>, <cd>a thorny North American shrub (<spn>Aralia spinosa</spn>), called also <altname>Hercules' club</altname>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*gel"ic*al*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Like an angel.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*gel"ic*al*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being angelic; excellence more than human.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*gel"i*fy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make like an angel; to angelize.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Farindon (1647).</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"gel*ize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To raise to the state of an angel; to render angelic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It ought not to be our object to <qex>angelize</qex>, nor to brutalize, but to humanize man.</q> <rj><qau>W. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"gel*like`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; adv.</pos> <def>Resembling an angel.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`gel*ol"a*try</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; angel + &unr_; service, worship.]</ety> <def>Worship paid to angels.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`gel*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>angelus</ets>, Gr. &unr_; + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>A discourse on angels, or a body of doctrines in regard to angels.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The same mythology commanded the general consent; the same <qex>angelology</qex>, demonology.</q> <rj><qau>Milman.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`gel*oph"a*ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; angel + &unr_; to appear.]</ety> <def>The actual appearance of an angel to man.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ge*lot</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>angelot</ets>, LL. <ets>angelotus</ets>, <ets>angellotus</ets>, dim. of <ets>angelus</ets>. See <er>Angel</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A French gold coin of the reign of Louis XI., bearing the image of St. Michael; also, a piece coined at Paris by the English under Henry VI.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An instrument of music, of the lute kind, now disused.</def> <rj><au>Johnson.</au> <au>R. Browning.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A sort of small, rich cheese, made in Normandy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An"ge*lus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A form of devotion in which three Ave Marias are repeated. It is said at morning, noon, and evening, at the sound of a bell.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The Angelus bell.</def> <rj><au>Shipley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ger</hw> <pr>(a&nsmacr_;"g&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>anger</ets>, <ets>angre</ets>, affliction, anger, fr. Icel. <ets>angr</ets> affliction, sorrow; akin to Dan. <ets>anger</ets> regret, Swed. <ets>&aring;nger</ets> regret, AS. <ets>ange</ets> oppressed, sad, L. <ets>angor</ets> a strangling, anguish, <ets>angere</ets> to strangle, Gr. <grk>'a`gchein</grk> to strangle, Skr. <ets>a&mdot_;has</ets> pain, and to E. <ets>anguish</ets>, <ets>anxious</ets>, <ets>quinsy</ets>, and perh. <ets>awe</ets>, <ets>ugly</ets>. The word seems to have orig. meant to <ets>choke</ets>, <ets>squeeze</ets>. &radic;3.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Trouble; vexation; also, physical pain or smart of a sore, etc.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I made the experiment, setting the moxa where . . . the greatest <qex>anger</qex> and soreness still continued.</q> <rj><qau>Temple.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A strong passion or emotion of displeasure or antagonism, excited by a real or supposed injury or insult to one's self or others, or by the intent to do such injury.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Anger</qex> is like<br/>
+A full hot horse, who being allowed his way,<br/>
+Self-mettle tires him.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Resentment; wrath; rage; fury; passion; ire gall; choler; indignation; displeasure; vexation; grudge; spleen.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Anger</er>, <er>Indignation</er>, <er>Resentment</er>, <er>Wrath</er>, <er>Ire</er>, <er>Rage</er>, <er>Fury</er>. <xex>Anger</xex> is a feeling of keen displeasure (usually with a desire to punish) for what we regard as wrong toward ourselves or others. It may be excessive or misplaced, but is not necessarily criminal. <xex>Indignation</xex> is a generous outburst of anger in view of things which are <xex>indigna</xex>, or unworthy to be done, involving what is mean, cruel, flagitious, etc., in character or conduct. <xex>Resentment</xex> is often a moody feeling, leading one to brood over his supposed personal wrongs with a deep and lasting anger. See <er>Resentment</er>. <xex>Wrath</xex> and <xex>ire</xex> (the last poetical) express the feelings of one who is bitterly provoked. <xex>Rage</xex> is a vehement ebullition of anger; and <xex>fury</xex> is an excess of rage, amounting almost to madness. Warmth of constitution often gives rise to <xex>anger</xex>; a high sense of honor creates <xex>indignation</xex> at crime; a man of quick sensibilities is apt to cherish <xex>resentment</xex>; the <xex>wrath</xex> and <xex>ire</xex> of men are often connected with a haughty and vindictive spirit; <xex>rage</xex> and <xex>fury</xex> are distempers of the soul to be regarded only with abhorrence.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ger</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Angered</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Angering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. Icel. <ets>angra</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make painful; to cause to smart; to inflame.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He . . . <qex>angereth</qex> malign ulcers.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To excite to anger; to enrage; to provoke.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Taxes and impositions . . . which rather <qex>angered</qex> than grieved the people.</q> <rj><qau>Clarendon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ger*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Angrily.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Poetic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Why, how now, Hecate! you look <qex>angerly</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Angevin</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a resident of Anjou.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Angevine</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ge*vine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>Angevin</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Anjou in France.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native of Anjou.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`gi*en"chy*ma</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; receptacle + &unr_;. Formed like <er>Parenchyma</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Vascular tissue of plants, consisting of spiral vessels, dotted, barred, and pitted ducts, and laticiferous vessels.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An*gi"na</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>angere</ets> to strangle, to choke. See <er>Anger</er>, n.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Any inflammatory affection of the throat or faces, as the quinsy, malignant sore throat, croup, etc., especially such as tends to produce suffocation, choking, or shortness of breath.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Angina pectoris</b></col> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <cd>a peculiarly painful disease, so named from a sense of suffocating contraction or tightening of the lower part of the chest; -- called also <altname>breast pang</altname>, <altname>spasm of the chest</altname>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>anginal</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to angina or angina pectoris.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> anginal, anginose, anginous</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>An"gi*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An"gi*nose`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to angina or angina pectoris.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"gi*o-</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"j&ibreve_;*&ouptack_;-)</pr>. <ety>[Gr. <grk>'aggei^on</grk> vessel receptacle.]</ety> <def>A prefix, or combining form, in numerous compounds, usually relating to seed or blood vessels, or to something contained in, or covered by, a vessel.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>angiocarp</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>tree bearing fruit enclosed in a shell or involucre or husk.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>angiocarpic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>of or pertaining to an angiocarp; angiocarpous.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> angiocarpous</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`gi*o*car"pous</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`j&ibreve_;*&ouptack_;*k&auml;r"p&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Angio-</ets> + Gr. <grk>karpo`s</grk> fruit.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Having fruit inclosed within a covering that does not form a part of itself; as, the filbert covered by its husk, or the acorn seated in its cupule.</def> <au>Brande &amp; C.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Having the seeds or spores covered, as in certain lichens.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> angiocarpic</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"gi*o*gram</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>am X-ray photograph produced by <er>angiography</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`gi*og"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Angio-</ets> + <ets>-graphy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>angiographie</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A description of blood vessels and lymphatics.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>a diagnostic procedure in which the location and size of blood vessels may be visualized by taking an X-ray photograph after injecting a radiopaque substance into the blood stream.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`gi*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`j&ibreve_;*&obreve_;l"&ouptack_;*j&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Angio-</ets> + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>That part of anatomy which treats of blood vessels and lymphatics.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`gi*o"ma</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`j&ibreve_;*&omacr;"m&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>L. pl.</it> <plw>-omata</plw> <pr>(-&omacr;"m&adot_;*t&adot_;)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL.; <ets>angio-</ets> + <ets>-oma</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A tumor composed chiefly of dilated blood or lymph vessels.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>An`gi*om"a*tous</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`gi*o*mon`o*sper"mous</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`j&ibreve_;*&ouptack_;*m&obreve_;n`&ouptack_;*sp&etilde_;r"m&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Angio-</ets> + <ets>monospermous</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Producing one seed only in a seed pod.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`gi*o*neu*ro"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.; <ets>angio-</ets> + <ets>neurosis</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Any disorder of the vasomotor system; neurosis of a blood vessel.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>An`gi*o*neu*rot"ic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`gi*op"a*thy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Angio-</ets> + Gr. <grk>pa`qos</grk> disease.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Disease of the vessels, esp. the blood vessels.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>angiopteris</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a highly variable species (<spn>Angiopteris evecta</spn>) of very large primitive ferns of the Pacific tropical areas with high rainfall.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> giant fern</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"gi*o*scope</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"j&ibreve_;*&ouptack_;*sk&omacr;p)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Angio-</ets> + <ets>-scope</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for examining the capillary vessels of animals and plants.</def> <rj><au>Morin.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"gi*o*sperm</hw> <pr>(-&abreve;n"j&ibreve_;*&ouptack_;*sp&etilde_;rm)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Angio-</ets> + Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, seed.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant which has its seeds inclosed in a pericarp. Contrasted with <contr>gymnosperm</contr>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The term is restricted to exogenous plants, and applied to one of the two grand divisions of these species, the other division including gymnosperms, or those which have naked seeds. The oak, apple, beech, etc., are <xex>angiosperms</xex>, while the pines, spruce, hemlock, and the allied varieties, are <xex>gymnosperms</xex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`gi*o*sper"ma*tous</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`j&ibreve_;*&ouptack_;*sp&etilde_;r"m&adot_;*t&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Angiospermous</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`gi*o*sper"mous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having seeds inclosed in a pod or other pericarp.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`gi*os"po*rous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Angio-</ets> + <ets>spore</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having spores contained in cells or thec&aelig;, as in the case of some fungi.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`gi*os"to*mous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Angio-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; mouth.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>With a narrow mouth, as the shell of certain gastropods.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`gi*ot"o*my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Angio-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; a cutting.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Dissection of the blood vessels and lymphatics of the body.</def> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 57 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>An"gle</hw> <pr>(&abreve;&nsmacr_;"g'l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>angle</ets>, L. <ets>angulus</ets> angle, corner; akin to <ets>uncus</ets> hook, Gr. <grk>'agky`los</grk> bent, crooked, angular, <grk>'a`gkos</grk> a bend or hollow, AS. <ets>angel</ets> hook, fish-hook, G. <ets>angel</ets>, and F. <ets>anchor</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The inclosed space near the point where two lines meet; a corner; a nook.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Into the utmost <qex>angle</qex> of the world.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To search the tenderest <qex>angles</qex> of the heart.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The figure made by. two lines which meet.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The difference of direction of two lines. In the lines meet, the point of meeting is the vertex of the angle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A projecting or sharp corner; an angular fragment.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Though but an <qex>angle</qex> reached him of the stone.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Astrol.)</fld> <def>A name given to four of the twelve astrological &ldquo;houses.&rdquo;</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <ety>[AS. <ets>angel</ets>.]</ety> <def>A fishhook; tackle for catching fish, consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a rod.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Give me mine <qex>angle</qex>: we 'll to the river there.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A fisher next his trembling <qex>angle</qex> bears.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Acute angle</b></col>, <cd>one less than a right angle, or less than 90&deg;.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Adjacent</b></col> or <col><b>Contiguous angles</b></col></mcol>, <cd>such as have one leg common to both angles.</cd> -- <col><b>Alternate angles</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Alternate</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Angle bar</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Carp.)</fld> <cd>An upright bar at the angle where two faces of a polygonal or bay window meet.</cd> <au>Knight.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <cd>Same as <er>Angle iron</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Angle bead</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>a bead worked on or fixed to the angle of any architectural work, esp. for protecting an angle of a wall.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Angle brace</b></col>, <col><b>Angle tie</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Carp.)</fld>, <cd>a brace across an interior angle of a wooden frame, forming the hypothenuse and securing the two side pieces together.</cd> <au>Knight.</au> -- <col><b>Angle iron</b></col> <fld>(Mach.)</fld>, <cd>a rolled bar or plate of iron having one or more angles, used for forming the corners, or connecting or sustaining the sides of an iron structure to which it is riveted.</cd> -- <col><b>Angle leaf</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>a detail in the form of a leaf, more or less conventionalized, used to decorate and sometimes to strengthen an angle.</cd> -- <col><b>Angle meter</b></col>, <cd>an instrument for measuring angles, esp. for ascertaining the dip of strata.</cd> -- <col><b>Angle shaft</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>an enriched angle bead, often having a capital or base, or both.</cd> -- <col><b>Curvilineal angle</b></col>, <cd>one formed by two curved lines.</cd> -- <col><b>External angles</b></col>, <cd>angles formed by the sides of any right-lined figure, when the sides are produced or lengthened.</cd> -- <col><b>Facial angle</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Facial</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Internal angles</b></col>, <cd>those which are within any right-lined figure.</cd> -- <col><b>Mixtilineal angle</b></col>, <cd>one formed by a right line with a curved line.</cd> -- <col><b>Oblique angle</b></col>, <cd>one acute or obtuse, in opposition to a <xex>right angle</xex>.</cd> -- <col><b>Obtuse angle</b></col>, <cd>one greater than a right angle, or more than 90&deg;.</cd> -- <col><b>Optic angle</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Optic</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Rectilineal</b></col> or <col><b>Right-lined angle</b></col></mcol>, <cd>one formed by two right lines.</cd> -- <col><b>Right angle</b></col>, <cd>one formed by a right line falling on another perpendicularly, or an angle of 90&deg; (measured by a quarter circle).</cd> -- <col><b>Solid angle</b></col>, <cd>the figure formed by the meeting of three or more plane angles at one point.</cd> -- <col><b>Spherical angle</b></col>, <cd>one made by the meeting of two arcs of great circles, which mutually cut one another on the surface of a globe or sphere.</cd> -- <col><b>Visual angle</b></col>, <cd>the angle formed by two rays of light, or two straight lines drawn from the extreme points of an object to the center of the eye.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>For Angles of commutation</b></col>, <col><b>draught</b></col>, <col><b>incidence</b></col>, <col><b>reflection</b></col>, <col><b>refraction</b></col>, <col><b>position</b></col>, <col><b>repose</b></col>, <col><b>fraction</b></col></mcol>, <cd>see <er>Commutation</er>, <er>Draught</er>, <er>Incidence</er>, <er>Reflection</er>, <er>Refraction</er>, etc.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"gle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Angled</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Angling</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To fish with an angle (fishhook), or with hook and line.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To use some bait or artifice; to intrigue; to scheme; <as>as, to <ex>angle</ex> for praise</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The hearts of all that he did <qex>angle</qex> for.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"gle</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To try to gain by some insinuating artifice; to allure.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;He <xex>angled</xex> the people's hearts.&rdquo; <rj><au>Sir P. Sidney.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"gled</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having an angle or angles; -- used in compounds; <as>as, right-<ex>angled</ex>, many-<ex>angled</ex>, etc.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The thrice three-<qex>angled</qex> beechnut shell.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Hall.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>angledozer</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a bulldozer with an angled moldboard to push earth to one side.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"gle*me`ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Angle</ets> + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument to measure angles, esp. one used by geologists to measure the dip of strata.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"gle of en"try</hw>. <fld>(A&euml;ronautics)</fld> <def>The angle between the tangent to the advancing edge (of an a&euml;rocurve) and the line of motion; -- contrasted with <contr>angle of trail</contr>, which is the angle between the tangent to the following edge and the line of motion.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Angle of incidence</hw>. <fld>(A&euml;ronautics)</fld> <def>The angle between the chord of an a&euml;rocurve and the relative direction of the undisturbed air current.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>angle-park</hw> <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>to park (a road vehicle) at an angle to the curb; -- contrasted with <contr>parallel-park</contr>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"gler</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who angles.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A fish (<spn>Lophius piscatorius</spn>), of Europe and America, having a large, broad, and depressed head, with the mouth very large. Peculiar appendages on the head are said to be used to entice fishes within reach. Called also <altname>fishing frog</altname>, <altname>frogfish</altname>, <altname>toadfish</altname>, <altname>goosefish</altname>, <altname>allmouth</altname>, <altname>monkfish</altname>, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"gles</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Angli</ets>. See <er>Anglican</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>An ancient Low German tribe, that settled in Britain, which came to be called <xex>Engla-land</xex> (Angleland or England). The Angles probably came from the district of <etsep>Angeln</etsep> (now within the limits of Schleswig), and the country now Lower Hanover, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"gle*site</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From the Isle of <ets>Anglesea</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A native sulphate of lead. It occurs in white or yellowish transparent, prismatic crystals.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"gle*wise`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Angle</ets> + <ets>wise</ets>, OE. <ets>wise</ets> manner.]</ety> <def>In an angular manner; angularly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"gle*worm`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A earthworm of the genus <gen>Lumbricus</gen>, frequently used by anglers for bait. See <er>Earthworm</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"gli*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Angles.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the Angles.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"glic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Anglian.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"gli*can</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Angli</ets> the Angles, a Germanic tribe in Lower Germany. Cf. <er>English</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>English; of or pertaining to England or the English nation; especially, pertaining to, or connected with, the established church of England; <as>as, the <ex>Anglican</ex> church, doctrine, orders, ritual, etc.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, characteristic of, or held by, the high church party of the Church of England.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"gli*can</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A member of the Church of England.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Whether Catholics, <qex>Anglicans</qex>, or Calvinists.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In a restricted sense, a member of the High Church party, or of the more advanced ritualistic section, in the Church of England.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"gli*can*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Strong partiality to the principles and rites of the Church of England.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The principles of the established church of England; also, in a restricted sense, the doctrines held by the high-church party.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Attachment to England or English institutions.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An"gli*ce</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <def>In English; in the English manner; <as>as, Livorno, <ex>Anglice</ex> Leghorn</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*glic"i*fy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>Anglicus</ets> English + <er>-fly</er>.]</ety> <def>To anglicize.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"gli*cism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>anglicisme</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An English idiom; a phrase or form language peculiar to the English.</def> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The quality of being English; an English characteristic, custom, or method.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*glic"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being English.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`gli*ci*za"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of anglicizing, or making English in character.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"gli*cize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Anglicized</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Anglicizing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To make English; to English; to anglify; render conformable to the English idiom, or to English analogies.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"gli*fy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Anglified</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Anglifying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>Angli</ets> + <ets>-fly</ets>.]</ety> <def>To convert into English; to anglicize.</def> <rj><au>Franklin.</au> <au>Darwin.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"gling</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of one who angles; the art of fishing with rod and line.</def> <rj><au>Walton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"glo-</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <ety>[NL. <ets>Anglus</ets> English. See <er>Anglican</er>.]</ety> <def>A combining form meaning the same as <xex>English</xex>; or <xex>English and</xex>, or <xex>English conjoined with</xex>; <as>as, <ex>Anglo-</ex>Turkish treaty, <ex>Anglo-</ex>German, <ex>Anglo-</ex>Irish</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Anglo-Danish</b></col>, <pos>a.</pos> <cd>Of or pertaining to the English and Danes, or to the Danes who settled in England.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Anglo-American</hw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the English and Americans, or to the descendants of Englishmen in America.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Anglo-American</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an American who was born in England or whose ancestors were English.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"glo-Cath"o*lic</hw>, <pos>a.</pos>, <def>Of or pertaining to a church modeled on the English Reformation; Anglican; -- sometimes restricted to the ritualistic or High Church section of the Church of England.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"glo-Cath"o*lic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A member of the Church of England who contends for its catholic character; more specifically, a High Churchman.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"glo-Ca*thol"i*cism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The belief of those in the Church of England who accept many doctrines and practices which they maintain were those of the primitive, or true, Catholic Church, of which they consider the Church of England to be the lineal descendant; a doctrine and practice within the Church of England emphasizing the Catholic tradition.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> High Anglicanism</syn><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Anglo-French</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>the French (Norman) language used in medieval England.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Anglo-Norman</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Anglo-Indian</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>relating to British India or the English in India, or to the English and East Indian peoples or languages.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Anglo-Indian</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a person of English citizenship born or living in India.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One of the Anglo-Indian race born or resident in the East Indies.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Anglo-Jewish</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of English-speaking jews and their culture</def> <illu>Anglo-Jewish papers</illu><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"glo*ma"ni*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Anglo'cf</ets> + <ets>mania</ets>.]</ety> <def>A mania for, or an inordinate attachment to, English customs, institutions, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`glo*ma"ni*ac</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One affected with Anglomania.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Anglo-Norman</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the English and Normans, or to the Normans who settled in England.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Anglo-Norman</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One of the English Normans, or the Normans who conquered England.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the French (Norman) language used in medieval England.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Anglo-French</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>anglophile</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>an admirer of England and things English.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> anglophil</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Anglophilia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>exaggerated admiration for England and English customs.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>anglophilic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to Anglophilia.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"glo*phobe</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a person who hates England and everything English.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`glo*pho"bi*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Anglo- + Gr. &unr_; fear.]</ety> <def>Intense dread of, or aversion to, England or the English.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>An"glo*phobe</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"glo-Sax"on</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to the Anglo-Saxons or their language; <as>as, <ex>Anglo-Saxon</ex> poetry; The <ex>Anglo-Saxon</ex> population of Scotland</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"glo-Sax"on</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Angli-Saxones</ets> English Saxons.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A Saxon of Britain, that is, an <xex>English Saxon</xex>, or one the Saxons who settled in England, as distinguished from a continental (or &ldquo;Old&rdquo;) Saxon.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>The Teutonic people (Angles, Saxons, Jutes) of England, or the English people, collectively, before the Norman Conquest.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It is quite correct to call &AElig;thelstan &ldquo;King of the <qex>Anglo-Saxons</qex>,&rdquo; but to call this or that subject of &AElig;thelstan &ldquo;an <qex>Anglo-Saxon</qex>&rdquo; is simply nonsense.</q> <rj><qau>E. A. Freeman.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The language of the English people before the Norman conquest in 1066 (sometimes called <altname>Old English</altname>). See <er>Saxon</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Old English</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>One of the race or people who claim descent from the Saxons, Angles, or other Teutonic tribes who settled in England; a person of English descent in its broadest sense.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>a person of Anglo-Saxon (esp British) descent whose native tongue is English and whose culture is strongly influenced by English culture as in "WASP for `White Anglo-Saxon Protestant'"; "this Anglo-Saxon view of things".</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"glo-Sax"on*dom</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The Anglo-Saxon domain (i. e., Great Britain and the United States, etc.); the Anglo-Saxon race.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"glo-Sax"on*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A characteristic of the Anglo-Saxon race; especially, a word or an idiom of the Anglo-Saxon tongue.</def> <rj><au>M. Arnold.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The quality or sentiment of being Anglo-Saxon, or English in its ethnological sense.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*go"la</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A corruption of <ets>Angora</ets>.]</ety> <def>A fabric made from the wool of the Angora goat.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*go"la pea`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A tropical plant (<spn>Cajanus indicus</spn>) and its edible seed, a kind of pulse; -- so called from <ets>Angola</ets> in Western Africa. Called also <altname>pigeon pea</altname> and <altname>Congo pea</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Angolese</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a member of the Bantu tribes resident in Angola.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An"gor</hw> <pr>(&abreve;&nsmacr_;"g&obreve_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. See <er>Anger</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Great anxiety accompanied by painful constriction at the upper part of the belly, often with palpitation and oppression.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*go"ra</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n*g&omacr;"r&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A city of Asia Minor (or Anatolia) which has given its name to a goat, a cat, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Angora cat</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a variety of the domestic cat with very long and silky hair, generally of the brownish white color. Called also <altname>Angola cat</altname>. See <er>Cat</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Angora goat</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a variety of the domestic goat, reared for its long silky hair, which is highly prized for manufacture.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>An`gos*tu"ra</hw>, <hw>An`gos*tu"ra bark"</hw></mhw> <pr>(&auml;&nsmacr_;`g&obreve_;s*t&oomacr_;"r&adot_; b&auml;rk`)</pr>. <ety>[From <etsep>Angostura</etsep>, in Venezuela.]</ety> <def>A bitter aromatic bark, obtained from a South American tree of the rue family (<spn>Galipea cusparia</spn>, <it>or</it> <spn>Galipea officinalis</spn>). It is used used as a tonic, in medicines, liqueurs and bitters.</def> <rj><au>U. S. Disp.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`gou`mois" moth"</hw> <pr>(?; 115)</pr>. <ety>[So named from <ets>Angoumois</ets> in France.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small moth (<spn>Gelechia cerealella</spn>) which is very destructive to wheat and other grain. The larva eats out the interior of the grain, leaving only the shell.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Angraecum</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a genus of tropical Old World epiphytic orchids with showy flowers sometimes grotesque.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Angrecum</gen>, genus <gen>Angraecum</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>angrecum</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>any of various spectacular orchids of the genus <gen>Angraecum</gen> having 2-ranked dark green leathery leaves and usually nocturnally scented white or ivory flowers.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"gri*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an angry manner; under the influence of anger.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"gri*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being angry, or of being inclined to anger.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Such an <qex>angriness</qex> of humor that we take fire at everything.</q> <rj><qau>Whole Duty of Man.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"gry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <adjf>Angrier</adjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Angriest</adjf>.]</amorph> <ety>[See <er>Anger</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Troublesome; vexatious; rigorous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>God had provided a severe and <qex>angry</qex> education to chastise the forwardness of a young spirit.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Inflamed and painful, as a sore.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Touched with anger; under the emotion of anger; feeling resentment; enraged; -- followed generally by <xex>with</xex> before a person, and <xex>at</xex> before a thing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Be not grieved, nor <qex>angry</qex> with yourselves.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. xlv. 5.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Wherefore should God be <qex>angry</qex> at thy voice?</q> <rj><qau>Eccles. v. 6.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Showing anger; proceeding from anger; acting as if moved by anger; wearing the marks of anger; <as>as, <ex>angry</ex> words or tones; an <ex>angry</ex> sky; <ex>angry</ex> waves.</as></def> &ldquo;An <xex>angry</xex> countenance.&rdquo; <rj><au>Prov. xxv. 23.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Red.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Sweet rose, whose hue, <qex>angry</qex> and brave.</q> <rj><qau>Herbert.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Sharp; keen; stimulated.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I never ate with <qex>angrier</qex> appetite.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Passionate; resentful; irritated; irascible; indignant; provoked; enraged; incensed; exasperated; irate; hot; raging; furious; wrathful; wroth; choleric; inflamed; infuriated.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Anguidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a family comprising the alligator lizards.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Anguidae</fam>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"gui*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>angius</ets> snake + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Snake-shaped.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Anguilla</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a British colony, comprising an island in the Caribbean Sea, east of Puerto Rico, with a total area of 91 sq km. Its population in 1996 was estimated at 10,424. The official language is English.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>the type genus of the Anguillidae: eels.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Anguilla</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Anguillan</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a native or inhabitant of the island of Anguilla in the West Indies.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Anguillan</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to Anguilla; <as>as, <ex>Anguillan</ex> sea food specialties</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Anguillans or Anguilla; <as>as, The <ex>Anguillan</ex> population of the islands</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Anguillidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a natural family of eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to the sea to spawn.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Anguillidae</fam>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*guil"li*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anguilla</ets> eel (dim. of <ets>anguis</ets> snake) + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Eel-shaped.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The &ldquo;<xex>Anguill&aelig;formes</xex>&rdquo; of Cuvier are fishes related to thee eel.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Anguilliformes</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>an order of elongate fishes with pelvic fins and girdle absent or reduced.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> order <ord>Anguilliformes</ord>, order <ord>Apodes</ord>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"guine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anguinus</ets>, fr. <ets>anguis</ets> snake.]</ety> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a snake or serpent.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>anguine</xex> or snakelike reptiles.&rdquo; <rj><au>Owen.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*guin"e*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Anguineous.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*guin"e*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anguineus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Snakelike.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"guish</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>anguishe</ets>, <ets>anguise</ets>, <ets>angoise</ets>, F. <ets>angoisse</ets>, fr. L. <ets>angustia</ets> narrowness, difficulty, distress, fr. <ets>angustus</ets> narrow, difficult, fr. <ets>angere</ets> to press together. See <er>Anger</er>.]</ety> <def>Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>But they hearkened not unto Moses for <qex>anguish</qex> of spirit, and for cruel bondage.</q> <rj><qau>Ex. vi. 9.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Anguish</qex> as of her that bringeth forth her first child.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. iv. 31.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>Rarely used in the plural: --<br/>
+<br/>
+<q>Ye miserable people, you must go to God in <qex>anguishes</qex>, and make your prayer to him.</q> <rj><qau>Latimer.</qau></rj></note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Agony; pang; torture; torment. See <er>Agony</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"guish</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>angoisser</ets>, fr. L. <ets>angustiare</ets>.]</ety> <def>To distress with extreme pain or grief.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Temple.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>anguished</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <ety>[<pos>p. p.</pos> from <er>anguish</er>.]</ety> <def>suffering anguish; experiencing extreme pain, distress, or anxiety</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> suffering, tormented</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"gu*lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>angularis</ets>, fr. <ets>angulus</ets> angle, corner. See <er>Angle</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Relating to an angle or to angles; having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner; sharp-cornered; pointed; <as>as, an <ex>angular</ex> figure</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Measured by an angle; <as>as, <ex>angular</ex> distance</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Fig.: Lean; lank; raw-boned; ungraceful; sharp and stiff in character; <as>as, remarkably <ex>angular</ex> in his habits and appearance; an <ex>angular</ex> female.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Angular aperture</b></col>, <col><b>Angular distance</b></col></mcol>. <cd>See <er>Aperture</er>, <er>Distance</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Angular motion</b></col>, <cd>the motion of a body about a fixed point or fixed axis, as of a planet or pendulum. It is equal to the angle passed over at the point or axis by a line drawn to the body.</cd> -- <col><b>Angular point</b></col>, <cd>the point at which the sides of the angle meet; the vertex.</cd> -- <col><b>Angular velocity</b></col>, <cd>the ratio of anuglar motion to the time employed in describing.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"gu*lar</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, and fishes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`gu*lar"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being angular; angularness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"gu*lar*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an angular manner; with of at angles or corners.</def> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"gu*lar*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being angular.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>An"gu*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An"gu*la`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>angulatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>angulare</ets> to make angular.]</ety> <def>Having angles or corners; angled; <as>as, <ex>angulate</ex> leaves</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"gu*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make angular.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`gu*la"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A making angular; angular formation.</def> <rj><au>Huxley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"gu*lo-den"tate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>. <ety>[L. <ets>angulus</ets> angle + <ets>dens</ets>, <ets>dentis</ets>, tooth.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Angularly toothed, as certain leaves.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"gu*lom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>angulus</ets> angle + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for measuring external angles.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"gu*lose`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Angulous.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`gu*los"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A state of being angulous or angular.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"gu*lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>angulosus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>anguleux</ets>.]</ety> <def>Angular; having corners; hooked.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Held together by hooks and <qex>angulous</qex> involutions.</q> <rj><qau>Glanvill.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*gust"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>angustus</ets>. See <er>Anguish</er>.]</ety> <def>Narrow; strait.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*gus"tate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>angustatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>angustare</ets> to make narrow.]</ety> <def>Narrowed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`gus*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of making narrow; a straitening or contacting.</def> <rj><au>Wiseman.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 58 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>An*gus"ti*clave</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n*g&ubreve;s"t&ibreve_;*kl&amacr;v)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>angustus</ets> narrow + <ets>clavus</ets> a nail, a stripe.]</ety> <fld>(Rom. Antiq.)</fld> <def>A narrow stripe of purple worn by the equites on each side of the tunic as a sign of rank.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>An*gus`ti*fo"li*ate</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n*g&ubreve;s`t&ibreve_;*f&omacr;"l&ibreve_;*&auptack_;t)</pr>, <hw>An*gus`ti*fo"li*ous</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n*g&ubreve;s`t&ibreve_;*f&omacr;"l&ibreve_;*&ubreve;s)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>angustus</ets> narrow (see <er>Anguish</er>) + <ets>folium</ets> leaf.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having narrow leaves.</def> <rj><au>Wright.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`gus*tu"ra bark`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>See <er>Angostura bark</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`gwan*ti"bo</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small lemuroid mammal (<spn>Arctocebus Calabarensis</spn>) of Africa. It has only a rudimentary tail.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*hang"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>onhangian</ets>.]</ety> <def>To hang.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`har*mon"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>anharmonique</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>'an</grk> priv. + &unr_; harmonic.]</ety> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>Not harmonic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol>The <col><b>anharmonic function</b></col> or <col><b>anharmonic ratio</b></col></mcol> of four points <xex>abcd</xex> on a straight line is <cd>the quantity <mathex>(<ratio>ac/ad</ratio>):(<ratio>bc/bd</ratio>)</mathex>, where the segments are to be regarded as plus or minus, according to the order of the letters.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`he*la"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anhelatio</ets>, fr. <ets>anhelare</ets> to pant; <ets>an</ets> (perh. akin to E. <ets>on</ets>) + <ets>halare</ets> to breathe: cf. F. <ets>anh&eacute;lation</ets>.]</ety> <def>Short and rapid breathing; a panting; asthma.</def> <rj><au>Glanvill.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*hele"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>aneler</ets>, <ets>anheler</ets>. See <er>Anhelation</er>.]</ety> <def>To pant; to be breathlessly anxious or eager (<xex>for</xex>).</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They <qex>anhele</qex> . . . for the fruit of our convocation.</q> <rj><qau>Latimer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"he*lose</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Anhelous; panting.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*he"lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anhelus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Short of breath; panting.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An"hi*ma</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Brazilian name.]</ety> <def>A South American aquatic bird; the horned screamer or kamichi (<spn>Palamedea cornuta</spn>). See <er>Kamichi</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Anhimidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a family of aquatic birds of South America. They are called <altname>screamers</altname> due to their harsh trumpeting call.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Anhimidae</fam>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An*hin"ga</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pg.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An aquatic bird of the southern United States (<spn>Platus anhinga</spn>); the darter, or snakebird.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*his"tous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'an</grk> priv. + <grk>"isto`s</grk> web, tissue: cf. F. <ets>anhiste</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Without definite structure; <as>as, an <ex>anhistous</ex> membrane</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*hun"gered</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Ahungered; longing.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*hy"dride</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Anhydrous</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An oxide of a nonmetallic body or an organic radical, capable of forming an acid by uniting with the elements of water; -- so called because it may be formed from an acid by the abstraction of water.</def><!-- e.g. acetic anhydride, (CH3CO)2O. --><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*hy"drite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Anhydrous</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A mineral of a white or a slightly bluish color, usually massive. It is anhydrous sulphate of lime, and differs from gypsum in not containing water (whence the name).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*hy"drous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; wanting water; <grk>'an</grk> priv. + <grk>"y`dwr</grk> water.]</ety> <def>Destitute of water; <as>as, <ex>anhydrous</ex> salts or acids</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>&Verbar;<hw>A"ni</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> or &Verbar;<hw>A"no</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A black bird of tropical America, the West Indies and Florida (<spn>Crotophaga ani</spn>), allied to the cuckoos, having a compressed, bladelike bill and remarkable for communistic nesting.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>&Verbar;<hw>An"i*cut</hw>, &Verbar;<hw>An"ni*cut</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Tamil <ets>anai kattu</ets> dam building.]</ety> <def>A dam or mole made in the course of a stream for the purpose of regulating the flow of a system of irrigation.</def> <mark>[India]</mark> <rj><au>Brande &amp; C.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*id`i*o*mat"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'an</grk> priv. + E. <ets>idiomatical</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not idiomatic.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Landor.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>An"i*ent</hw>, <hw>An`i*en"tise</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>anientir</ets>, F. <ets>an&eacute;antir</ets>.]</ety> <def>To frustrate; to bring to naught; to annihilate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nigh"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>prep. &amp; adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>nigh</ets>.]</ety> <def>Nigh.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*night"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*nights"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>on niht</ets>.]</ety> <def>In the night time; at night.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Does he hawk <qex>anights</qex> still?</q> <rj><qau>Marston.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"il</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>anil</ets>, Sp. <ets>an&imacr;l</ets>, or Pg. <ets>anil</ets>; all fr. Ar. <ets>an-n&imacr;l</ets>, for <ets>al-n&imacr;l</ets> the indigo plant, fr. Skr. <ets>n&imacr;la</ets> dark blue, <ets>n&imacr;l&imacr;</ets> indigo, indigo plant. Cf. <er>Lilac</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A West Indian plant (<spn>Indigofera anil</spn>), one of the original sources of indigo; also, the indigo dye.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ile</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anilis</ets>, fr. <ets>anus</ets> an old woman.]</ety> <def>Old-womanish; imbecile.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Anile</xex> ideas.&rdquo; <rj><au>Walpole.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ile*ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Anility.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*il"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or obtained from, anil; indigotic; -- applied to an acid formed by the action of nitric acid on indigo.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"i*lide</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>One of a class of compounds which may be regarded as amides in which more or less of the hydrogen has been replaced by phenyl.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"i*line</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Anil</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An organic base belonging to the phenylamines. It may be regarded as ammonia in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced by the radical phenyl. It is a colorless, oily liquid, originally obtained from indigo by distillation, but now largely manufactured from coal tar or nitrobenzene as a base from which many brilliant dyes are made.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"i*line</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Made from, or of the nature of, aniline.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"i*lin*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Aniline</ets> + <ets>-ism</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A disease due to inhaling the poisonous fumes present in the manufacture of aniline.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anilitas</ets>. See <er>Anile</er>.]</ety> <def>The state of being and old woman; old-womanishness; dotage.</def> &ldquo;Marks of <xex>anility</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Sterne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`i*mad*ver"sal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The faculty of perceiving; a percipient.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Dr. H. More.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`i*mad*ver"sion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>animadversio</ets>, fr. <ets>animadvertere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>animadversion</ets>. See <er>Animadvert</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or power of perceiving or taking notice; direct or simple perception.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The soul is the sole percipient which hath <qex>animadversion</qex> and sense, properly so called.</q> <rj><qau>Glanvill.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Monition; warning.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Clarendon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Remarks by way of criticism and usually of censure; adverse criticism; reproof; blame.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He dismissed their commissioners with severe and sharp <qex>animadversions</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Clarendon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Judicial cognizance of an offense; chastisement; punishment.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> &ldquo;Divine animadversions.&rdquo; <rj><au>Wesley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Stricture; criticism; censure; reproof; blame; comment.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`i*mad*ver"sive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the power of perceiving; percipient.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>Glanvill.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I do not mean there is a certain number of ideas glaring and shining to the <qex>animadversive</qex> faculty.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`i*mad*vert"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Animadverted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Animadverting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>animadvertere</ets>; <ets>animus</ets> mind + <ets>advertere</ets> to turn to; <ets>ad</ets> to + <ets>vertere</ets> to turn.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To take notice; to observe; -- commonly followed by <xex>that</xex>.</def> <rj><au>Dr. H. More.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To consider or remark by way of criticism or censure; to express censure; -- with <xex>on</xex> or <xex>upon</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I should not <qex>animadvert</qex> on him . . . if he had not used extreme severity in his judgment of the incomparable Shakespeare.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To take cognizance judicially; to inflict punishment.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>Grew.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To remark; comment; criticise; censure.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`i*mad*vert"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who animadverts; a censurer; also <mark>[Obs.]</mark>, a chastiser.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"i*mal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>anima</ets> breath, soul: cf. F. <ets>animal</ets>. See <er>Animate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An organized living being endowed with sensation and the power of voluntary motion, and also characterized by taking its food into an internal cavity or stomach for digestion; by giving carbonic acid to the air and taking oxygen in the process of respiration; and by increasing in motive power or active aggressive force with progress to maturity.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One of the lower animals; a brute or beast, as distinguished from man; <as>as, men and <ex>animals</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"i*mal</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>animal</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or relating to animals; <as>as, <ex>animal</ex> functions</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Pertaining to the merely sentient part of a creature, as distinguished from the intellectual, rational, or spiritual part; <as>as, the <ex>animal</ex> passions or appetites</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Consisting of the flesh of animals; <as>as, <ex>animal</ex> food</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Animal magnetism</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Magnetism</er> and <er>Mesmerism</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Animal electricity</b></col>, <cd>the electricity developed in some animals, as the electric eel, torpedo, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Animal flower</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a name given to certain marine animals resembling a flower, as any species of actinia or sea anemone, and other Anthozoa, hydroids, starfishes, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Animal heat</b></col> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld>, <cd>the heat generated in the body of a living animal, by means of which the animal is kept at nearly a uniform temperature.</cd> -- <col><b>Animal spirits</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Spirit</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Animal kingdom</b></col>, <cd>the whole class of beings endowed with animal life. It embraces several subkingdoms, and under these there are Classes, Orders, Families, Genera, Species, and sometimes intermediate groupings, all in regular subordination, but variously arranged by different writers.</cd></cs> <note>The following are the grand divisions, or subkingdoms, and the principal classes under them, generally recognized at the present time: --<pbr/>
+<!-- ##?? needs to be rewritten for modern classes --><br/>
+<subphylum><er>Vertebrata</er></subphylum>, including <class>Mammalia</class> or <xex>Mammals</xex>, <class>Aves</class> or <xex>Birds</xex>, <class>Reptilia</class>, <class>Amphibia</class>, <class>Pisces</class> or <xex>Fishes</xex>, <class>Marsipobranchiata</class> (<class>Craniota</class>); and <class>Leptocardia</class> (<class>Acrania</class>).<pbr/>
+<subphylum><er>Tunicata</er></subphylum>, including the <spn>Thaliacea</spn>, and <spn>Ascidioidea</spn> or <xex>Ascidians</xex>.<pbr/>
+<subphylum><er>Articulata</er></subphylum> or <subphylum><er>Annulosa</er></subphylum>, including <class>Insecta</class>, <class>Myriapoda</class>, <class>Malacapoda</class>, <class>Arachnida</class>, <class>Pycnogonida</class>, <class>Merostomata</class>, <class>Crustacea</class> (<phylum>Arthropoda</phylum>); and <phylum>Annelida</phylum>, <class>Gehyrea</class> (<class>Anarthropoda</class>).<pbr/>
+<!-- ##??modern classes differ! --><br/>
+<phylum><er>Helminthes</er></phylum> or <phylum><er>Vermes</er></phylum>, including <class>Rotifera</class>, <class>Ch&aelig;tognatha</class>, <class>Nematoidea</class>, <class>Acanthocephala</class>, <class>Nemertina</class>, <class>Turbellaria</class>, <class>Trematoda</class>, <class>Cestoidea</class>, <class>Mesozea</class>.<pbr/>
+<!-- ##??modern classes differ! Brachiopoda and Bryozoa are now phyla!<br/>
+ --><phylum><er>Molluscoidea</er></phylum>, including <subphylum>Brachiopoda</subphylum> and <subphylum>Bryozoa</subphylum>.<pbr/>
+<phylum><er>Mollusca</er></phylum>, including <class>Cephalopoda</class>, <class>Gastropoda</class>, <class>Pteropoda</class>, <class>Scaphopoda</class>, <class>Lamellibranchiata</class> or <class>Acephala</class>.<pbr/>
+<phylum><er>Echinodermata</er></phylum>, including <class>Holothurioidea</class>, <class>Echinoidea</class>, <class>Asterioidea</class>, <class>Ophiuroidea</class>, and <class>Crinoidea</class>.<pbr/>
+<phylum><er>C&oelig;lenterata</er></phylum>, including <spn>Anthozoa</spn> or <spn>Polyps</spn>, <spn>Ctenophora</spn>, and <spn>Hydrozoa</spn> or <xex>Acalephs</xex>.<pbr/>
+<phylum><er>Spongiozoa</er></phylum> or <phylum><er>Porifera</er></phylum>, including the sponges.<pbr/>
+<!-- ##??modern classes differ! --><br/>
+<phylum><er>Protozoa</er></phylum>, including <spn>Infusoria</spn> and <spn>Rhizopoda</spn>.<pbr/>
+For definitions, see these names in the Vocabulary.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`i*mal"cu*lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`i*mal"cu*line</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, animalcules.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Animalcular</xex> life.&rdquo; <rj><au>Tyndall.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`i*mal"cule</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[As if fr. a L. <ets>animalculum</ets>, dim. of <ets>animal</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A small animal, as a fly, spider, etc.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Ray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An animal, invisible, or nearly so, to the naked eye. See <er>Infusoria</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Many of the so-called <xex>animalcules</xex> have been shown to be plants, having locomotive powers something like those of animals. Among these are <spn>Volvox</spn>, the <spn>Desmidiac&aelig;</spn>, and the siliceous <spn>Diatomace&aelig;</spn>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Spermatic animalcules</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Spermatozoa</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`i*mal"cu*lism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>animalculisme</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The theory which seeks to explain certain physiological and pathological phenomena by means of animalcules.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The theory that the spermatozo&ouml;n and not the ovum contains the whole of the embryo; spermatism; -- opposed to <contr>ovism</contr>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`i*mal"cu*list</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>animalculiste</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One versed in the knowledge of animalcules.</def> <rj><au>Keith.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A believer in the theory of animalculism.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`i*mal"cu*lum</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Animalcula</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL. See <er>Animalcule</er>.]</ety> <def>An animalcule.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Animalcul&aelig;</xex>, as if from a Latin singular <xex>animalcula</xex>, is a barbarism.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>animalisation</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualities.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> brutalization, brutalisation, animalization</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"i*mal*ish</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like an animal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"i*mal*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>animalisme</ets>.]</ety> <def>The state, activity, or enjoyment of animals; mere animal life without intellectual or moral qualities or objectives; preoccupation with sensual, physical, or carnal pleasures.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>animalistic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to animalism.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`i*mal"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>animalit&eacute;</ets>.]</ety> <def>Animal existence or nature.</def> <rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`i*mal*i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>animalisation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of animalizing; the giving of animal life, or endowing with animal properties.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Conversion into animal matter by the process of assimilation.</def> <rj><au>Owen.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"i*mal*ize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Animalized</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Animalizing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>animaliser</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To endow with the properties of an animal; to represent in animal form.</def> <rj><au>Warburton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To convert into animal matter by the processes of assimilation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To render animal or sentient; to reduce to the state of a lower animal; to sensualize.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The unconscious irony of the Epicurean poet on the <qex>animalizing</qex> tendency of his own philosophy.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"i*mal*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Physically.</def> <rj><au>G. Eliot.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"i*mal*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Animality.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`i*mas"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anima</ets> breath, life.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to mind or spirit; spiritual.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`i*mas"tic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Psychology.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"i*mate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Animated</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Animating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>animatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>animare</ets>, fr. <ets>anima</ets> breath, soul; akin to <ets>animus</ets> soul, mind, Gr. &unr_; wind, Skr. <ets>an</ets> to breathe, live, Goth. <ets>us-anan</ets> to expire (<ets>us-</ets> out), Icel. <ets>&ouml;nd</ets> breath, <ets>anda</ets> to breathe, OHG. <ets>ando</ets> anger. Cf. <er>Animal</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To give natural life to; to make alive; to quicken; <as>as, the soul <ex>animates</ex> the body</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To give powers to, or to heighten the powers or effect of; <as>as, to <ex>animate</ex> a lyre</as>.</def> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To give spirit or vigor to; to stimulate or incite; to inspirit; to rouse; to enliven.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The more to <qex>animate</qex> the people, he stood on high . . . and cried unto them with a loud voice.</q> <rj><qau>Knolles.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To enliven; inspirit; stimulate; exhilarate; inspire; instigate; rouse; urge; cheer; prompt; incite; quicken; gladden.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"i*mate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>animatus</ets>, p. p.]</ety> <def>Endowed with life; alive; living; animated; lively.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The admirable structure of <qex>animate</qex> bodies.</q> <rj><qau>Bentley.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"i*ma`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Endowed with life; full of life or spirit; indicating animation; lively; vigorous.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Animated</xex> sounds.&rdquo; <au>Pope.</au> &ldquo;<xex>Animated</xex> bust.&rdquo; <au>Gray.</au> &ldquo;<xex>Animated</xex> descriptions.&rdquo; <au>Lewis.</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"i*ma`ted*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With animation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"i*ma`ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who animates.</def> <rj><au>De Quincey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"i*ma"ting</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Causing animation; life-giving; inspiriting; rousing.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Animating</xex> cries.&rdquo; <au>Pope.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>An"i*ma`ting*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`i*ma"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>animatio</ets>, fr. <ets>animare</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of animating, or giving life or spirit; the state of being animate or alive.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>animation</qex> of the same soul quickening the whole frame.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Hall.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Perhaps an inanimate thing supplies me, while I am speaking, with whatever I possess of <qex>animation</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Landor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being lively, brisk, or full of spirit and vigor; vivacity; spiritedness; <as>as, he recited the story with great <ex>animation</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Suspended animation</b></col>, <cd>temporary suspension of the vital functions, as in persons nearly drowned.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Liveliness; vivacity; spirit; buoyancy; airiness; sprightliness; promptitude; enthusiasm; ardor; earnestness; energy. See <er>Liveliness</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"i*ma*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the power of giving life or spirit.</def> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"i*ma`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>animare</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who, or that which, animates; an animater.</def> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A"ni*m&eacute;`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., animated.]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Of a different tincture from the animal itself; -- said of the eyes of a rapacious animal.</def> <rj><au>Brande &amp; C.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A"ni*m&eacute;</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>anim&eacute;</ets> animated (from the insects that are entrapped in it); or native name.]</ety> <def>A resin exuding from a tropical American tree (<spn>Hymen&aelig;a courbaril</spn>), and much used by varnish makers.</def> <rj><au>Ure.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"i*mism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>animisme</ets>, fr. L. <ets>anima</ets> soul. See <er>Animate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The doctrine, taught by Stahl, that the soul is the proper principle of life and development in the body.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The belief that inanimate objects and the phenomena of nature are endowed with personal life or a living soul; also, in an extended sense, the belief in the existence of soul or spirit apart from matter.</def> <rj><au>Tylor.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"i*mist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>animiste</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who maintains the doctrine of animism.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`i*mis"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to animism.</def> <rj><au>Huxley. Tylor.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`i*mose"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An"i*mous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>animosus</ets>, fr. <ets>animus</ets> soul, spirit, courage.]</ety> <def>Full of spirit; hot; vehement; resolute.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Ash.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`i*mose"ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Vehemence of temper.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`i*mos"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Animosities</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>animosit&eacute;</ets>, fr. L. <ets>animositas</ets>. See <er>Animose</er>, <er>Animate</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Mere spiritedness or courage.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Skelton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Such as give some proof of <qex>animosity</qex>, audacity, and execution, those she [the crocodile] loveth.</q> <rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike.</def> <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Enmity; hatred; opposition. -- <er>Animosity</er>, <er>Enmity</er>. <xex>Enmity</xex> be dormant or concealed; <xex>animosity</xex> is active enmity, inflamed by collision and mutual injury between opposing parties. The <xex>animosities</xex> which were continually springing up among the clans in Scotland kept that kingdom in a state of turmoil and bloodshed for successive ages. The <xex>animosities</xex> which have been engendered among Christian sects have always been the reproach of the church.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Such [writings] as naturally conduce to inflame hatreds and make <qex>enmities</qex> irreconcilable.</q> <rj><qau>Spectator.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>[These] factions . . . never suspended their <qex>animosities</qex> till they ruined that unhappy government.</q> <rj><qau>Hume.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"i*mus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Animi</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., mind.]</ety> <def>Animating spirit; intention; temper.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>nimus furandi</b></col> <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>intention of stealing.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"i*on</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, neut. &unr_;, p. pr. of &unr_; to go up; &unr_; up + &unr_; to go.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An electro-negative atom or group of atoms, or the element which, in electro-chemical decompositions, is evolved at the anode; -- opposed to <er>cation</er>.</def> <rj><au>Faraday.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 59 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>anionic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>having the character of an anion; negatively charged; containing anions; -- of atoms, molecules, and groups of atoms. Contrasted with <ant>cationic</ant>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to anions. Contrasted with <ant>cationic</ant></def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>anionic</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a class of synthetic detergents in which the molecules do not ionize in aqueous solutions.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> anionic detergent, non-ionic detergent</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ise</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"&ibreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>anys</ets>, F. <ets>anis</ets>, L. <ets>anisum</ets>, <ets>anethum</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>'a`nison</grk>, <grk>'a`nhqon</grk>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An umbelliferous plant (<spn>Pimpinella anisum</spn>) growing naturally in Egypt, and cultivated in Spain, Malta, etc., for its carminative and aromatic seeds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The fruit or seeds of this plant.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"i*seed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The seed of the anise; also, a cordial prepared from it.</def> &ldquo;Oil of <xex>aniseed</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Brande &amp; C.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>aniseikonia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a visual defect in which the shape and size of an ocular image differ in the two eyes.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>aniseikonic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to <er>aniseikonia</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`i*sette"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A French cordial or liqueur flavored with anise seeds.</def> <rj><au>De Colange.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nis"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or derived from anise; <as>as, <ex>anisic</ex> acid; <ex>anisic</ex> alcohol.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`i*so*co"ri*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; + &unr_; pupil.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Inequality of the pupils of the eye.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>An`i*so*dac"ty*la</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`i*so*dac"tyls</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>anisodactyla</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>'a`nisos</grk> unequal (<grk>'an</grk> priv. + <grk>'i`sos</grk> equal) + <grk>da`ktylos</grk> finger.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A group of herbivorous mammals characterized by having the hoofs in a single series around the foot, as the elephant, rhinoceros, etc.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A group of perching birds which are anisodactylous.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`i*so*dac"ty*lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Characterized by unequal toes, three turned forward and one backward, as in most passerine birds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>anisogamy</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(biology)</fld> <def>reproduction by the union or fusion of two differing gametes (especially differing in size).</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>An"i*sol</hw> <hw>anisole</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Anis</ets>ic + <ets>-ol</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Methyl phenyl ether, <chform>C6H5.O.CH3</chform>, got by distilling anisic acid or by the action of methide on potassium phenolate.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`i*so*mer"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; unequal + &unr_; part.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Not isomeric; not made of the same components in the same proportions.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`i*som"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Anisomeric</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having the number of floral organs unequal, as four petals and six stamens.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`i*so*met"ric</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'an</grk> priv. + E. <ets>isometric</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not isometric; having unsymmetrical parts; -- said of crystals with three unequal axes.</def> <rj><au>Dana.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`i*so*me*tro"pi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; + &unr_; measure + &unr_;, &unr_;, eye.]</ety> <def>Unequal refractive power in the two eyes.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`i*so*pet"al*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; unequal + &unr_; leaf.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having unequal petals.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`i*soph"yl*lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; unequal + &unr_; leaf.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having unequal leaves.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`i*so*pleu"ra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; unequal + &unr_; side.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A primary division of gastropods, including those having spiral shells. The two sides of the body are unequally developed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`i*sop"o*da</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; unequal + <ets>-poda</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A division of Crustacea, which, in some its characteristics, is intermediate between Amphipoda and Isopoda.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"i*so*spore`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; priv. + <ets>isospore</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A sexual spore in which the sexes differ in size; -- opposed to <contr>isospore</contr>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`i*so*stem"o*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; unequal + &unr_; warp, thread; &unr_; to stand.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having unequal stamens; having stamens different in number from the petals.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`i*so*sthen"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; unequal + &unr_; strength.]</ety> <def>Of unequal strength.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>An"i*so*trope`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`i*so*trop"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; unequal + &unr_; a turning, &unr_; to turn.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>Not isotropic; having different properties in different directions; thus, crystals of the isometric system are optically isotropic, but all other crystals are <xex>anisotropic</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`i*sot"ro*pous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Anisotropic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"i*syl</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Org. Chem.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The univalent radical, <chform>CH3.O.C6H4-</chform>, of which anisol is the hydride.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The univalent radical <chform>CH3.O.C6H4.CH2-</chform>; <as>as, <ex>anisyl</ex> alcohol</as>.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The univalent radical <chform>CH3.O.C6H4.CO-</chform>, of anisic acid.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*ni"to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>-tos</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <def>In Guam and the Philippines, an idol, fetich, or spirit.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ker</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. <ets>anker</ets>: cf. LL. <ets>anceria</ets>, <ets>ancheria</ets>.]</ety> <def>A liquid measure in various countries of Europe. The Dutch <xex>anker</xex>, formerly also used in England, contained about 10 of the old wine gallons, or 8<frac>1/2</frac> imperial gallons.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ker*ite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[So called from Prof. <ets>Anker</ets> of Austria: cf. F. <ets>ank&eacute;rite</ets>, G. <ets>ankerit</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A mineral closely related to dolomite, but containing iron.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ankh</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Egypt.]</ety> <fld>(Egypt. Arch&aelig;ol.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A tau cross with a loop at the top, used as an attribute or sacred emblem, symbolizing generation or enduring life. Called also <altname>crux ansata</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>an amulet or piece of jewelry shaped like an ankh{1}.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"kle</hw> <pr>(&abreve;&nsmacr_;"k'l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>ancle</ets>, <ets>anclow</ets>, AS. <ets>ancleow</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>&ouml;kkla</ets>, <ets>&ouml;kli</ets>, Dan. and Sw. <ets>ankel</ets>, D. <ets>enklaauw</ets>, <ets>enkel</ets>, G. <ets>enkel</ets>, and perh. OHG. <ets>encha</ets>, <ets>ancha</ets> thigh, shin: cf. Skr. <ets>anga</ets> limb, <ets>anguri</ets> finger. Cf. <er>Haunch</er>.]</ety> <def>The joint which connects the foot with the leg; the tarsus.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Ankle bone</b></col>, <cd>the bone of the ankle; the astragalus.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"kled</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having ankles; -- used in composition; <as>as, well-<ex>ankled</ex></as>.</def> <rj><au>Beau. &amp; Fl.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"klet</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An ornament or a fetter for the ankle; an ankle ring.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>see <er>anklets</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>anklets</hw> <pos>n. pl.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>socks that reach just above the ankle.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> anklet, bobbysock, bobbysocks</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An"kus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hind., fr. Skr. <ets>a&ndot_;ku&ccedil;a</ets>.]</ety> <def>An elephant goad with a sharp spike and hook, resembling a short-handled boat hook.</def> <mark>[India]</mark> <rj><au>Kipling.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ky*lose</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Anchylose</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`ky*lo"sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Anchylosis</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`ky*los*to*mi"a*sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. <ets>Ankylostoma</ets>, var. of <ets>Agchylostoma</ets>, generic name of one genus of the parasitic nematodes.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A disease due to the presence of the parasites <spn>Agchylostoma duodenale</spn>, <spn>Uncinaria</spn> (subgenus <spn>Necator</spn>) <spn>americana</spn>, or allied nematodes, in the small intestine. When present in large numbers they produce a severe an&aelig;mia by sucking the blood from the intestinal walls. Called also <altname>miner's an&aelig;mia</altname>, <altname>tunnel disease</altname>, <altname>brickmaker's an&aelig;mia</altname>, <altname>Egyptian chlorosis</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"lace</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Origin unknown.]</ety> <def>A broad dagger formerly worn at the girdle.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>anelace</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An"laut`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G.; <ets>an</ets> on + <ets>laut</ets> sound.]</ety> <fld>(Phon.)</fld> <def>An initial sound, as of a word or syllable.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs> -- <col><b>Im anlaut</b></col>, <cd>initially; when initial; -- used of sounds.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ann</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An"nat</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>annata</ets> income of a year, also, of half a year, fr. L. <ets>annus</ets> year: cf. F. <ets>annate</ets> annats.]</ety> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld> <def>A half years's stipend, over and above what is owing for the incumbency, due to a minister's heirs after his decease.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An"na</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hindi <ets>&amacr;n&amacr;</ets>.]</ety> <def>An East Indian money of account, the sixteenth of a rupee, or about 2&unr_; cents.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"nal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Annals</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"nal*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>annaliste</ets>.]</ety> <def>A writer of annals.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The monks . . . were the only <qex>annalists</qex> in those ages.</q> <rj><qau>Hume.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`nal*is"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or after the manner of, an annalist; <as>as, the dry <ex>annalistic style</ex></as>.</def>&ldquo;<xex>A stiff annalistic</xex> method.&rdquo; <rj><au>Sir G. C. Lewis.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"nal*ize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To record in annals.</def> <rj><au>Sheldon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"nals</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>annalis</ets> (sc. <ets>liber</ets>), and more frequently in the pl. <ets>annales</ets> (sc. <ets>libri</ets>), chronicles, fr. <ets>annus</ets> year. Cf. <er>Annual</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A relation of events in chronological order, each event being recorded under the year in which it happened.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Annals</xex> the revolution.&rdquo; <au>Macaulay.</au> &ldquo;The <xex>annals</xex> of our religion.&rdquo; <au>Rogers.</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Historical records; chronicles; history.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The short and simple <qex>annals</qex> of the poor.</q> <rj><qau>Gray.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It was one of the most critical periods in our <qex>annals</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <singf>sing.</singf> <def>The record of a single event or item.</def> &ldquo;In deathless <xex>annal</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Young.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A periodic publication, containing records of discoveries, transactions of societies, etc.; <as>as &ldquo;<ex>Annals</ex> of Science.&rdquo;</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- History. See <er>History</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Annapurna</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <mark>[proper name]</mark> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Hinduism)</fld> <def>wife of Siva and a benevolent aspect of Devi: goddess of plenty.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Parvati, Anapurna</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a mountain in Nepal, 26,504 feet high.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Anapurna</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>An"nats</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An"nates</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Ann</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl. Law)</fld> <def>The first year's profits of a spiritual preferment, anciently paid by the clergy to the pope; first fruits. In England, they now form a fund for the augmentation of poor livings.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*neal"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Annealed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Annealing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>anelen</ets> to heat, burn, AS. <ets>an&unr_;lan</ets>; <ets>an</ets> on + <ets>&unr_;lan</ets> to burn; also OE. <ets>anelen</ets> to enamel, prob. influenced by OF. <ets>neeler</ets>, <ets>nieler</ets>, to put a black enamel on gold or silver, F. <ets>nieller</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>nigellare</ets> to blacken, fr. L. <ets>nigellus</ets> blackish, dim. of <ets>niger</ets> black. Cf. <er>Niello</er>, <er>Negro</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To subject to great heat, and then cool slowly, as glass, cast iron, steel, or other metal, for the purpose of rendering it less brittle; to temper; to toughen.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To heat, as glass, tiles, or earthenware, in order to fix the colors laid on them.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*neal"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, anneals.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*neal"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The process used to render glass, iron, etc., less brittle, performed by allowing them to cool very gradually from a high heat.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The burning of metallic colors into glass, earthenware, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*nec"tent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>annectere</ets> to tie or bind to. See <er>Annex</er>.]</ety> <def>Connecting; annexing.</def> <rj><au>Owen.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`ne*lid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An*nel"i*dan</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>ann&eacute;lide</ets>, fr. <ets>anneler</ets> to arrange in rings, OF. <ets>anel</ets> a ring, fr. L. <ets>anellus</ets> a ring, dim. of <ets>annulus</ets> a ring.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the Annelida.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the Annelida.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An*nel"i*da</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Annelid</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A division of the Articulata, having the body formed of numerous rings or annular segments, and without jointed legs. The principal subdivisions are the <spn>Ch&aelig;topoda</spn>, including the <spn>Oligoch&aelig;ta</spn> or earthworms and <spn>Polych&aelig;ta</spn> or marine worms; and the <spn>Hirudinea</spn> or leeches. See <er>Ch&aelig;topoda</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*nel"i*dous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of the nature of an annelid.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`nel*la"ta</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Annelida</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ne*loid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>annel&eacute;</ets> ringed + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An animal resembling an annelid.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*nex"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Annexed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Annexing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>annexer</ets>, fr. L. <ets>annexus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>annectere</ets> to tie or bind to; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>nectere</ets> to tie, to fasten together, akin to Skr. <ets>nah</ets> to bind.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To join or attach; usually to subjoin; to affix; to append; -- followed by <xex>to</xex>.</def> &ldquo;He <xex>annexed</xex> a codicil to a will.&rdquo; <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To join or add, as a smaller thing to a greater.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He <qex>annexed</qex> a province to his kingdom.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To attach or connect, as a consequence, condition, etc.; <as>as, to <ex>annex</ex> a penalty to a prohibition, or punishment to guilt</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To add; append; affix; unite; coalesce. See <er>Add</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*nex"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To join; to be united.</def> <rj><au>Tooke.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*nex"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>annexe</ets>, L. <ets>annexus</ets>, neut. <ets>annexum</ets>, p. p. of <ets>annectere</ets>.]</ety> <def>Something annexed or appended; as, an additional stipulation to a writing, a subsidiary building to a main building; a wing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`nex*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>annexation</ets>. See <er>Annex</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of annexing; process of attaching, adding, or appending; the act of connecting; union; <as>as, the <ex>annexation</ex> of Texas to the United States, or of chattels to the freehold</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The union of property with a freehold so as to become a fixture. <xex>Bouvier</xex>. <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld> The appropriation of lands or rents to the crown.</def> <rj><au>Wharton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`nex*a"tion*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who favors annexation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*nex"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who annexes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*nex"ion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>annexio</ets> a tying to, connection: cf. F. <ets>annexion</ets>.]</ety> <def>Annexation.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*nex"ion*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An annexationist.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*nex"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of annexing, or the thing annexed; appendage.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*ni"hi*la*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being annihilated.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*ni"hi*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Annihilated</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Annihilating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>annihilare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>nihilum</ets>, <ets>nihil</ets>, nothing, <ets>ne hilum</ets> (<ets>filum</ets>) not a thread, nothing at all. Cf. <er>File</er>, a row.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To reduce to nothing or nonexistence; to destroy the existence of; to cause to cease to be.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It impossible for any body to be utterly <qex>annihilated</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To destroy the form or peculiar distinctive properties of, so that the specific thing no longer exists; <as>as, to <ex>annihilate</ex> a forest by cutting down the trees</as>.</def> &ldquo;To <xex>annihilate</xex> the army.&rdquo; <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To destroy or eradicate, as a property or attribute of a thing; to make of no effect; to destroy the force, etc., of; <as>as, to <ex>annihilate</ex> an argument, law, rights, goodness</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*ni"hi*late</hw> <pr>(an*n&imacr;"h&ibreve_;*l&auptack_;t)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Annihilated.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>annihilated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>destroyed completely.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> exterminated, wiped out(predicate).</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>annihilating</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>criticising vehemently and effectively; making light of; <as>as, afire with <ex>annihilating</ex> invective</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> devastating, withering.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*ni`hi*la"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>annihilation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of reducing to nothing, or nonexistence; or the act of destroying the form or combination of parts under which a thing exists, so that the name can no longer be applied to it; <as>as, the <ex>annihilation</ex> of a corporation</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being annihilated.</def> <rj><au>Hooker.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*ni`hi*la"tion*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Theol.)</fld> <def>One who believes that eternal punishment consists in annihilation or extinction of being; a destructionist.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*ni"hi*la*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Serving to annihilate; destructive.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*ni"hi*la`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, annihilates; <as>as, a fire <ex>annihilator</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*ni"hi*la*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Annihilative.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ni*ver"sa*ri*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Annually.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ni*ver"sa*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anniversarius</ets>; <ets>annus</ets> year + <ets>vertere</ets>, <ets>versum</ets>, to turn: cf. F. <ets>anniversaire</ets>.]</ety> <def>Returning with the year, at a stated time; annual; yearly; <as>as, an <ex>anniversary</ex> feast</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Anniversary day</b></col> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld>. <cd>See <er>Anniversary</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 2.</cd> -- <col><b>Anniversary week</b></col>, <cd>that week in the year in which the annual meetings of religious and benevolent societies are held in Boston and New York.</cd> <mark>[Eastern U. S.]</mark></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ni*ver"sa*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu> pl. <plw>Anniversaries</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>anniversaire</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The annual return of the day on which any notable event took place, or is wont to be celebrated; <as>as, the <ex>anniversary</ex> of the Declaration of Independence</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <def>The day on which Mass is said yearly for the soul of a deceased person; the commemoration of some sacred event, as the dedication of a church or the consecration of a pope.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The celebration which takes place on an anniversary day.</def> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ni*verse</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anni versus</ets> the turning of a year.]</ety> <def>Anniversary.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"no*da`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ad</ets> to + <ets>nodus</ets> a knot.]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Curved somewhat in the form of the letter S.</def> <rj><au>Cussans.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An"no Dom"i*ni</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[L., in the year of [our] Lord [Jesus Christ]; usually abbrev. <sc>a. d.</sc>]</ety> <def>In the year of the Christian era; as, <sc>a. d.</sc> 1887.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*nom"i*nate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To name.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*nom`i*na"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>annominatio</ets>. See <er>Agnomination</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Paronomasia; punning.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Alliteration.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Tyrwhitt.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Annonaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a family of chiefly tropical trees or shrubs.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Annonaceae</fam>, custard-apple family.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"no*tate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Annotated</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Annotating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>annotatus</ets>; p. p. of <ets>annotare</ets> to annotate; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>notare</ets> to mark, <ets>nota</ets> mark. See <er>Note</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>To explain or criticize by notes; <as>as, to <ex>annotate</ex> the works of Bacon</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"no*tate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To make notes or comments; -- with <xex>on</xex> or <xex>upon</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>annotating</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the act of adding notes.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> annotation</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`no*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>annotatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>annotation</ets>.]</ety> <def>A note, added by way of comment, or explanation; -- usually in the plural; <as>as, <ex>annotations</ex> on ancient authors, or on a word or a passage</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`no*ta"tion*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An annotator.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"no*ta*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Characterized by annotations; of the nature of annotation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"no*ta`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>A writer of annotations; a commentator.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*no"ta*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to an annotator; containing annotations.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"no*tine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>annotinus</ets> a year old.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A bird one year old, or that has once molted.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*not"i*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>annotinus</ets>, fr. <ets>annus</ets> year.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A year old; in Yearly growths.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>An*not"to</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n*n&obreve_;t"t&ouptack_;)</pr>, <hw>Ar*not"to</hw> <pr>(&auml;r*n&obreve_;t"t&ouptack_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Perh. the native name.]</ety> <def>A red or yellowish-red dyeing material, prepared from the pulp surrounding the seeds of a tree (<spn>Bixa orellana</spn>) belonging to the tropical regions of America. It is used for coloring cheese, butter, etc.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Anatto</asp>, <asp>Anatta</asp>, <asp>Annatto</asp>, <asp>Annotta</asp>, etc.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*nounce"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Announced</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Announcing</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>anoncier</ets>, F. <ets>annoncer</ets>, fr. L. <ets>annuntiare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>nuntiare</ets> to report, relate, <ets>nuntius</ets> messenger, bearer of news. See <er>Nuncio</er>, and cf. <er>Annunciate</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To give public notice, or first notice of; to make known; to publish; to proclaim.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Her [Q. Elizabeth's] arrival was <qex>announced</qex> through the country by a peal of cannon from the ramparts.</q> <rj><qau>Gilpin.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Publish laws, <qex>announce</qex><br/>
+Or life or death.</q> <rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To proclaim; publish; make known; herald; declare; promulgate.</syn> <usage> -- To <er>Publish</er>, <er>Announce</er>, <er>Proclaim</er>, <er>Promulgate</er>. We <asp>publish</asp> what we give openly to the world, either by oral communication or by means of the press; <as>as, to <ex>publish</ex> abroad the faults of our neighbors</as>. We <asp>announce</asp> what we declare by anticipation, or make known for the first time; as, to <asp>announce</asp> the speedy publication of a book; to <asp>announce</asp> the approach or arrival of a distinguished personage. We <asp>proclaim</asp> anything to which we give the widest publicity; as, to <asp>proclaim</asp> the news of victory. We <asp>promulgate</asp> when we proclaim more widely what has before been known by some; as, to <asp>promulgate</asp> the gospel.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>announced</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>stated publicly; <as>as, their <ex>announced</ex> intentions</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*nounce"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of announcing, or giving notice; that which announces; proclamation; publication.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*noun"cer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who announces.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 60 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>An*noy"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n*noi")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Annoyed</conjf> <pr>(&abreve;n*noid")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Annoying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>anoien</ets>, <ets>anuien</ets>, OF. <ets>anoier</ets>, <ets>anuier</ets>, F. <ets>ennuyer</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>anoi</ets>, <ets>anui</ets>, <ets>enui</ets>, annoyance, vexation, F. <ets>ennui</ets>. See <er>Annoy</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to tease; to ruffle in mind; to vex; <as>as, I was <ex>annoyed</ex> by his remarks.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Say, what can more our tortured souls <qex>annoy</qex><br/>
+Than to behold, admire, and lose our joy?</q> <rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To molest, incommode, or harm; <as>as, to <ex>annoy</ex> an army by impeding its march, or by a cannonade</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To molest; vex; trouble; pester; embarrass; perplex; tease.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*noy"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>anoi</ets>, <ets>anui</ets>, OF. <ets>anoi</ets>, <ets>anui</ets>, <ets>enui</ets>, fr. L. <ets>in odio</ets> hatred (esse alicui <ets>in odio</ets>, Cic.). See <er>Ennui</er>, <er>Odium</er>, <er>Noisome</er>, <er>Noy</er>.]</ety> <def>A feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one dislikes; also, whatever causes such a feeling; <as>as, to work <ex>annoy</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Worse than Tantalus' is her <qex>annoy</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*noy"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>anoiance</ets>, <ets>anuiance</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of annoying, or the state of being annoyed; molestation; vexation; annoy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A deep clay, giving much <qex>annoyance</qex> to passengers.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>For the further <qex>annoyance</qex> and terror of any besieged place, they would throw into it dead bodies.</q> <rj><qau>Wilkins.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which annoys.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A grain, a dust, a gnat, a wandering hair,<br/>
+Any <qex>annoyance</qex> in that precious sense.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>annoyed</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>aroused to impatience or anger; <as>as, feeling <ex>annoyed</ex> by the constant teasing</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> irritated, nettled, peeved, pissed, stung.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> harassed, harried, pestered</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*noy"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, annoys.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*noy"ful</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Annoying.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*noy"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That annoys; molesting; vexatious.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>An*noy"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*noy"ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>enuius</ets>, <ets>anoios</ets>.]</ety> <def>Troublesome; annoying.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"nu*al</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>annuel</ets>, F. <ets>annuel</ets>, fr. L. <ets>annualis</ets>, fr. <ets>annus</ets> year. Cf. <er>Annals</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a year; returning every year; coming or happening once in the year; yearly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>annual</qex> overflowing of the river [Nile].</q> <rj><qau>Ray.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Performed or accomplished in a year; reckoned by the year; <as>as, the <ex>annual</ex> motion of the earth</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A thousand pound a year, <qex>annual</qex> support.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Lasting or continuing only one year or one growing season; requiring to be renewed every year; <as>as, an <ex>annual</ex> plant; <ex>annual</ex> tickets.</as></def> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"nu*al</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A thing happening or returning yearly; esp. a literary work published once a year.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Anything, especially a plant, that lasts but one year or season; an annual plant.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Oaths . . . in some sense almost <qex>annuals</qex>; . . . and I myself can remember about forty different sets.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <def>A Mass for a deceased person or for some special object, said daily for a year or on the anniversary day.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"nu*al*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who writes for, or who edits, an annual.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"nu*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Yearly; year by year.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"nu*a*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>annuaire</ets>.]</ety> <def>Annual.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A yearbook.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"nu*el*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A priest employed in saying <asp>annuals</asp>, or anniversary Masses.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"nu*ent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>annuens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>annuere</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>nuere</ets> to nod.]</ety> <def>Nodding; <as>as, <ex>annuent</ex> muscles (used in nodding)</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*nu"i*tant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Annuity</er>.]</ety> <def>One who receives, or its entitled to receive, an annuity.</def> <rj><au>Lamb.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*nu"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Annuities</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[LL. <ets>annuitas</ets>, fr. L. <ets>annus</ets> year: cf. F. <ets>annuit&eacute;</ets>.]</ety> <def>A sum of money, payable yearly, to continue for a given number of years, for life, or forever; an annual allowance.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*nul"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Annulled</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Annulling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>annuler</ets>, LL. <ets>annullare</ets>, <ets>annulare</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ad</ets> to + <ets>nullus</ets> none, <ets>nullum</ets>, neut., nothing. See <er>Null</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To reduce to nothing; to obliterate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Light, the prime work of God, to me's extinct.<br/>
+And all her various objects of delight<br/>
+<qex>Annulled</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make void or of no effect; to nullify; to abolish; to do away with; -- used appropriately of laws, decrees, edicts, decisions of courts, or other established rules, permanent usages, and the like, which are made void by component authority.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Do they mean to <qex>annul</qex> laws of inestimable value to our liberties?</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To abolish; abrogate; repeal; cancel; reverse; rescind; revoke; nullify; destroy. See <er>Abolish</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"nu*lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>annularis</ets>, fr. <ets>annulis</ets> ring: cf. F. <ets>annulaire</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, or having the form of, a ring; forming a ring; ringed; ring-shaped; <as>as, <ex>annular</ex> fibers</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Banded or marked with circles.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Annular eclipse</b></col> <fld>(Astron.)</fld>, <cd>an eclipse of the sun in which the moon at the middle of the eclipse conceals the central part of the sun's disk, leaving a complete ring of light around the border.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`nu*lar"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Annular condition or form; <as>as, the <ex>annularity</ex> of a nebula</as>.</def> <rj><au>J. Rogers.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"nu*lar*ry</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an annular manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"nu*la*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>annularis</ets>. See <er>Annular</er>.]</ety> <def>Having the form of a ring; annular.</def> <rj><au>Ray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`nu*la"ta</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[Neut. pl., fr. L. <ets>annulatus</ets> ringed.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A class of articulate animals, nearly equivalent to <asp>Annelida</asp>, including the marine annelids, earthworms, Gephyrea, Gymnotoma, leeches, etc. See <er>Annelida</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"nu*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the Annulata.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>An"nu*late</hw>, <hw>An"nu*la`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>annulatus</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Furnished with, or composed of, rings; ringed; surrounded by rings of color.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the Annulata.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`nu*la"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A circular or ringlike formation; a ring or belt.</def> <rj><au>Nicholson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"nu*let</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Dim. of <ets>annulus</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A little ring.</def> <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A small, flat fillet, encircling a column, etc., used by itself, or with other moldings. It is used, several times repeated, under the Doric capital.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A little circle borne as a charge.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A narrow circle of some distinct color on a surface or round an organ.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*nul"la*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That may be Annulled.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*nul"ler</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who annuls.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*nul"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>annulement</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of annulling; abolition; invalidation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"nu*loid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the Annuloida.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`nu*loid"a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>annulus</ets> ring + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A division of the Articulata, including the annelids and allied groups; sometimes made to include also the helminths and echinoderms.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Annuloidea</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An"nu*lo"sa</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A division of the Invertebrata, nearly equivalent to the Articulata. It includes the Arthoropoda and Anarthropoda. By some zo&ouml;logists it is applied to the former only.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`nu*lo"san</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the Annulosa.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"nu*lose`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>annulus</ets> ring.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Furnished with, or composed of, rings or ringlike segments; ringed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the Annulosa.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An"nu*lus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Annuli</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A ring; a ringlike part or space.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A space contained between the circumferences of two circles, one within the other.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The solid formed by a circle revolving around a line which is the plane of the circle but does not cut it.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Ring-shaped structures or markings, found in, or upon, various animals.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*nu"mer*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>annumeratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>annumerare</ets>. See <er>Numerate</er>.]</ety> <def>To add on; to count in.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Wollaston.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*nu`mer*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>annumeratio</ets>.]</ety> <def>Addition to a former number.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*nun"ci*a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That may be announced or declared; declarable.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*nun"ci*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Annunciated</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Annunciating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>annuntiare</ets>. See <er>Announce</er>.]</ety> <def>To announce.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*nun"ci*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>p. p. &amp; a.</pos> <def>Foretold; preannounced.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*nun`ci*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>annuntiatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>annonciation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of announcing; announcement; proclamation; <as>as, the <ex>annunciation</ex> of peace</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The announcement of the incarnation, made by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The festival celebrated (March 25th) by the Church of England, of Rome, etc., in memory of the angel's announcement, on that day; Lady Day.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*nun`ci*a"tion lil"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The common white lily (<spn>Lilium candidum</spn>). So called because it is usually introduced by painters in pictures of the Annunciation.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*nun"ci*a*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to annunciation; announcing.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Dr. H. More.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*nun"ci*a`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>annuntiator</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who announces. Specifically: An officer in the church of Constantinople, whose business it was to inform the people of the festivals to be celebrated.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An indicator (as in a hotel) which designates the room where attendance is wanted.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*nun"ci*a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or containing, announcement; making known.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Annwfn</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <fld>(Welsh mythology)</fld> <def>the other world; land of fairies.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Annwn.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Annwn</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Welsh mythology)</fld> <def>the other world; land of fairies.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Annwfn.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*noa"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small wild ox of Celebes (<spn>Anoa depressicornis</spn>), allied to the buffalo, but having long nearly straight horns.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Anobiidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>the family comprising the deathwatch beetles.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Anobiidae</fam>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>anodal</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or at or relating to an anode. Contrastive to <contr>cathodic</contr>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> anodic</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ode</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; up + &unr_; way.]</ety> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>The positive pole of an electric battery, or more strictly the electrode by which the current enters the electrolyte on its way to the other pole; -- opposed to <contr>cathode</contr>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>anodize</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>to coat a metal with an oxide coat by electrolytic action at an anode; -- used especially to coat aluminum.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An"o*don</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; toothless; <grk>'an</grk> priv. + &unr_;, &unr_;, a tooth.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of fresh-water bivalves, having no teeth at the hinge.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp><gen>Anodonta</gen></asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Anodonta</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of thin-shelled freshwater mussels.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Anodonta</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"o*dyne</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"&ouptack_;*d&imacr;n)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anodynus</ets>, Gr. &unr_; free from pain, stilling pain; <grk>'an</grk> priv. + &unr_; pain: cf. F. <ets>anodin</ets>.]</ety> <def>Serving to assuage pain; soothing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>anodyne</qex> draught of oblivion.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; &ldquo;The word [in a medical sense] in chiefly applied to the different preparations of opium, belladonna, hyoscyamus, and lettuce.&rdquo; <rj><au>Am. Cyc.</au></rj></note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"o*dyne</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anodynon</ets>. See <er>Anodyne</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>Any medicine which allays pain, as an opiate or narcotic; anything that soothes disturbed feelings.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"o*dy`nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Anodyne.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`o*et"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; unthinkable; &unr_; priv. + &unr_; perceptible, thinkable.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Unthinkable.</def> <mark>[Rare]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Psychol.)</fld> <def>Not subject to conscious attention; having an indefinite, relatively passive, conscious being; characteristic of the &ldquo;fringe&rdquo; or &ldquo;margin&rdquo; of consciousness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Presentation considered as having an existence relatively independent of thought, may be called sentience, or <qex>anoetic</qex> consciousness. Thought and sentience are fundamentally distinct mental functions.</q> <rj><qau>G. F. Stout.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*noil"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>enoilier</ets>.]</ety> <def>To anoint with oil.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Holinshed.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*noint"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*noint")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Anointed</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Anointing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>enoint</ets>, p. p. of <ets>enoindre</ets>, fr. L. <ets>inungere</ets>; <ets>in</ets> + <ets>ungere</ets>, <ets>unguere</ets>, to smear, anoint. See <er>Ointment</er>, <er>Unguent</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And fragrant oils the stiffened limbs <qex>anoint</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He <qex>anointed</qex> the eyes of the blind man with the clay.</q> <rj><qau>John ix. 6.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Then shalt thou take the <qex>anointing</qex> oil, and pour it upon his [Aaron's] head and <qex>anoint</qex> him.</q> <rj><qau>Exod. xxix. 7.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Anoint</qex> Hazael to be king over Syria.</q> <rj><qau>1 Kings xix. 15.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>The Lord's Anointed</b></col>, <cd>Christ or the Messiah; also, a Jewish or other king by &ldquo;divine right.&rdquo;</cd> <rj><au>1 Sam. xxvi. 9.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*noint"</hw>, <pos>p. p.</pos> <def>Anointed.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>a*noint"er</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*noint"&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who anoints.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>a*noint"ment</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*noint"m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of anointing, or state of being anointed; also, an ointment.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>anole</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizard (<spn>Anolis carolinensis</spn>) with the ability to change skin color.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> American chameleon, <spn>Anolis carolinensis</spn></syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*no"lis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[In the Antilles, <ets>anoli</ets>, <ets>anoalli</ets>, a lizard.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of lizards which belong to the family <fam>Iguanid&aelig;</fam>. They take the place in the New World of the chameleons in the Old, and in America are often called <altname>chameleons</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nom"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Anything anomalous.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*nom"a*li*ped</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>(#), <hw>A*nom"a*li*pede</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anomalus</ets> irregular + <ets>pes</ets>, <ets>pedis</ets>, foot.]</ety> <def>Having anomalous feet.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nom"a*li*ped</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of a group of perching birds, having the middle toe more or less united to the outer and inner ones.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nom"a*lism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An anomaly; a deviation from rule.</def> <rj><au>Hooker.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*nom`a*lis"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*nom`a*lis"tic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>anomalistique</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Irregular; departing from common or established rules.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the anomaly, or angular distance of a planet from its perihelion.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Anomalistic month</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Month</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Anomalistic revolution</b></col>, <cd>the period in which a planet or satellite goes through the complete cycles of its changes of anomaly, or from any point in its elliptic orbit to the same again.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Anomalistic</b></col>, or <col><b>Periodical year</b></col></mcol>. <cd>See under <er>Year</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nom`a*lis"tic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With irregularity.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nom`a*lo*flo"rous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anomalus</ets> irregular + <ets>flos</ets>, <ets>floris</ets>, flower.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having anomalous flowers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Anomalopidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a natural family comprising the flashlightfishes.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Anomalopidae</fam>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>anomalops</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fr>1</fr> <def>a fish having a luminous organ beneath eye; it inhabits warm waters of the West Pacific and Puerto Rico. It is called also <altname>flashlight fish</altname>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> flashlight fish</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>anomalopteryx</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>the smallest moa (<spn>Anomalopteryx oweni</spn>); it is a slender moa about the size of a large turkey.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> <spn>Anomalopteryx oweni</spn>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nom"a*lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anomalus</ets>, Gr. &unr_; uneven, irregular; <grk>'an</grk> priv. + &unr_; even, &unr_; same. See <er>Same</er>, and cf. <er>Abnormal</er>.]</ety> <def>Deviating from a general rule, method, or analogy; abnormal; irregular; <as>as, an <ex>anomalous</ex> proceeding</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nom"a*lous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an anomalous manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nom"a*lous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality of being anomalous.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nom"a*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Anomalies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>anomalia</ets>, Gr. &unr_;. See <er>Anomalous</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Deviation from the common rule; an irregularity; anything anomalous.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>We are enabled to unite into a consistent whole the various <qex>anomalies</qex> and contending principles that are found in the minds and affairs of men.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>As Professor Owen has remarked, there is no greater <qex>anomaly</qex> in nature than a bird that can not fly.</q> <rj><qau>Darwin.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The angular distance of a planet from its perihelion, as seen from the sun. This is the <it>true</it> anomaly. The <xex>eccentric</xex> anomaly is a corresponding angle at the center of the elliptic orbit of the planet. The <xex>mean</xex> anomaly is what the anomaly would be if the planet's angular motion were uniform.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The angle measuring apparent irregularities in the motion of a planet.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Nat. Hist.)</fld> <def>Any deviation from the essential characteristics of a specific type.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*no"mi*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; irregular; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + <grk>no'mos</grk> law.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of bivalve shells, allied to the oyster, so called from their unequal valves, of which the lower is perforated for attachment.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`o*moph"yl*lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; irregular + &unr_; leaf.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having leaves irregularly placed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>An`o*mu"ra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, &Verbar;<hw>An`o*mou"ra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; lawless + <grk>o'yra`</grk> tail.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A group of decapod Crustacea, of which the hermit crab in an example.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`o*mu"ral</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`o*mu"ran</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Irregular in the character of the tail or abdomen; <as>as, the <ex>anomural</ex> crustaceans</as>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>anomoural</asp>, <asp>anomouran</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`o*mu"ran</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the Anomura.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"o*my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;. See <er>Anomia</er>.]</ety> <def>Disregard or violation of law.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Glanvill.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*non"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>anoon</ets>, <ets>anon</ets>, <ets>anan</ets>, lit., in one (moment), fr. AS. <ets>on</ets> in + <ets>&amacr;n</ets> one. See <er>On</er> and <er>One</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Straightway; at once.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The same is he that heareth the word, and <qex>anon</qex> with joy receiveth it.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. xiii. 20.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Soon; in a little while.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>As it shall better appear <qex>anon</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Stow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>At another time; then; again.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Sometimes he trots, . . . <qex>anon</qex> he rears upright.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Anon right</b></col>, <cd>at once; right off.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Chaucer.</au> -- <col><b>Ever and anon</b></col>, <cd>now and then; frequently; often.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A pouncet box, which <qex>ever and anon</qex><br/>
+He gave his nose.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*no"na</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. Cf. <er>Ananas</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of tropical or subtropical plants of the natural order <ord>Anonace&aelig;</ord>, including the soursop.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`o*na"ceous</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to the order of plants including the soursop, custard apple, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"o*nym</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>anonyme</ets>. See <er>Anonymous</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who is anonymous; also sometimes used for &ldquo;pseudonym.&rdquo;</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A notion which has no name, or which can not be expressed by a single English word.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>J. R. Seeley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`o*nym"i*ty</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being anonymous; anonymousness; also, that which anonymous.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He rigorously insisted upon the rights of <qex>anonymity</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Carlyle.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*non"y*mous</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; without name; <grk>'an</grk> priv. + &unr_;, Eol. for &unr_; name. See <er>Name</er>.]</ety> <def>Nameless; of unknown name; also, of unknown or unavowed authorship; <as>as, an <ex>anonymous</ex> benefactor; an <ex>anonymous</ex> pamphlet or letter.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 61 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>A*non"y*mous*ly</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*n&obreve_;n"&ibreve_;*m&ubreve;s*l&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an anonymous manner; without a name.</def> <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*non"y*mous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being anonymous.</def> <rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*noph"e*les</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*n&obreve_;f"&euptack_;*l&emacr;z)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'anwfelh`s</grk> useless, hurtful.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of mosquitoes which are secondary hosts of the malaria parasites, and whose bite is the usual, if not the only, means of infecting human beings with malaria. Several species are found in the United States. They may be distinguished from the ordinary mosquitoes of the genus <gen>Culex</gen> by the long slender palpi, nearly equaling the beak in length, while those of the female <gen>Culex</gen> are very short. They also assume different positions when resting, <gen>Culex</gen> usually holding the body parallel to the surface on which it rests and keeping the head and beak bent at an angle, while <gen>Anopheles</gen> holds the body at an angle with the surface and the head and beak in line with it. Unless they become themselves infected by previously biting a subject affected with malaria, the insects cannot transmit the disease.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"o*phyte</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"&ouptack_;*f&imacr;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`nw</grk> upward (fr. <grk>'ana`</grk> up) + <grk>fyto`n</grk> a plant, <grk>fy`ein</grk> to grow.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A moss or mosslike plant which cellular stems, having usually an upward growth and distinct leaves.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An"o*pla</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"&obreve_;*pl&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'a`noplos</grk> unarmed.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the two orders of Nemerteans. See <er>Nemertina</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>An*op"lo*there</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n*&obreve_;p"l&ouptack_;*th&emacr;r)</pr>, &Verbar;<hw>An`o*plo*the"ri*um</hw></mhw> <pr>(&abreve;n`&ouptack_;*pl&ouptack_;*th&emacr;"r&ibreve_;*&ubreve;m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From Gr. <grk>'a`noplos</grk> unarmed (<grk>'an</grk> priv. + <grk>'o`plon</grk> an implement, weapon) + <grk>qhri`on</grk> beast.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A genus of extinct quadrupeds of the order <ord>Ungulata</ord>, whose were first found in the gypsum quarries near Paris; characterized by the shortness and feebleness of their canine teeth (whence the name).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`o*plu"ra</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`&ouptack_;*pl&umacr;"r&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'an</grk> priv. + <grk>'o`plon</grk> weapon, sting + <grk>o'yra`</grk> tail.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A group of insects which includes the lice.</def><!-- they are parasitic on mammals, including man. Some transmit disease, such as typhus. ety = "unarmed-tail" --><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>A*nop"si*a</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*n&obreve_;p"s&ibreve_;*&adot_;)</pr>, <hw>An"op`sy</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"&obreve_;p`s&ybreve_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'an</grk> priv. + <grk>'o`psis</grk> sight.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Want or defect of sight; blindness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>An`o*rex"i*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An"o*rex`y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'an</grk> priv. + &unr_; desire, appetite, &unr_; desire.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Want of appetite, without a loathing of food.</def> <rj><au>Coxe.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>anorexigenic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>causing loss of appetite; <as>as, an anorectic (or <ex>anorexigenic</ex>) drug</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> anorectic</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nor"mal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>anormal</ets>. See <er>Abnormal</er>, <er>Normal</er>.]</ety> <def>Not according to rule; abnormal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*norn</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>a&ouml;rner</ets>, <ets>a&ouml;urner</ets>, fr. L. <ets>adornare</ets> to adorn. The form <ets>a-ourne</ets> was corrupted into <ets>anourne</ets>.]</ety> <def>To adorn.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp. Watson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nor"thic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Anorthite</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Having unequal oblique axes; <as>as, <ex>anorthic</ex> crystals</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nor"thite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'an</grk> priv. + &unr_; straight (&unr_; sc. &unr_; right angle); not in a right angle.]</ety> <def>A mineral of the feldspar family, commonly occurring in small glassy crystals, also a constituent of some igneous rocks. It is a lime feldspar. See <er>Feldspar</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nor"tho*clase</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; priv. + <ets>orthoclase</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A feldspar closely related to orthoclase, but triclinic. It is chiefly a silicate of sodium, potassium, and aluminium. Sp. gr., 2.57 -- 2.60.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`or*tho"pi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; priv. + <ets>ortho-</ets> + Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, the eye.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Distorted vision, in which straight lines appear bent.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nor"tho*scope</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'an</grk> priv. + &unr_; straight + <ets>-scope</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>An optical toy for producing amusing figures or pictures by means of two revolving disks, on one of which distorted figures are painted.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nor"tho*site</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>anorthose</ets> triclinic feldspar (fr. Gr. &unr_; priv. + &unr_; straight) + <ets>-ite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Petrol.)</fld> <def>A granular igneous rock composed almost exclusively of a soda-lime feldspar, usually labradorite.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*nos"mi*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'an</grk> priv. + &unr_; smell.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Loss of the sense of smell.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>anosmic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to anosmia.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Anostraca</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>an order of small aquatic crustaceans lacking a carapace: fairy shrimps; brine shrimps.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> order <ord>Anostraca</ord>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*oth"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>pron. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>An</ets> a, one + <ets>other</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One more, in addition to a former number; a second or additional one, similar in likeness or in effect.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Another</qex> yet! -- a seventh! I 'll see no more.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Would serve to scale <qex>another</qex> Hero's tower.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not the same; different.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He winks, and turns his lips <qex>another</qex> way.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Any or some; any different person, indefinitely; any one else; some one else.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Let <qex>another</qex> man praise thee, and not thine own mouth.</q> <rj><qau>Prov. xxvii. 2.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>While I am coming, <qex>another</qex> steppeth down before me.</q> <rj><qau>John v. 7.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; As a pronoun <xex>another</xex> may have a possessive <xex>another's</xex>, pl. <xex>others</xex>, poss. pl. <xex>other'</xex>. It is much used in opposition to <xex>one</xex>; as, one went one way, <xex>another another</xex>. It is also used with <xex>one</xex>, in a reciprocal sense; as, &ldquo;love <xex>one another</xex>,&rdquo; that is, let each love the other or others. &ldquo;These two imparadised in <xex>one another's</xex> arms.&rdquo;</note> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*oth"er-gaines`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Corrupted fr. <ets>another-gates</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of another kind.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir P. Sidney.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*oth"er-gates`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Another</ets> + <ets>gate</ets>, or <ets>gait</ets>, way. Cf. <er>Algates</er>.]</ety> <def>Of another sort.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>Another-gates</xex> adventure.&rdquo; <rj><au>Hudibras.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*oth"er-guess</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Corrupted fr. <ets>another-gates</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of another sort.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It used to go in <qex>another-guess</qex> manner.</q> <rj><qau>Arbuthnot.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*not"ta</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Annotto</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*ou"ra</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Anura</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*ou"rous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Anurous</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`ox*&aelig;"mi*a</hw>, <hw>-e"mi*a</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`&obreve_;ks*&emacr;"m&ibreve_;*&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.; Gr. <grk>'an</grk> priv. + <ets>ox</ets>ygen + Gr. &unr_; blood.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An abnormal condition due to deficient a&euml;ration of the blood, as in balloon sickness, mountain sickness.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>An`ox*&aelig;"mic</wf>, <wf>-e"mic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ox"i*a</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n*&obreve_;ks"&ibreve_;*&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.; Gr. <grk>'an</grk> priv. + <ets>ox</ets>ygen.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>a physiological state in which insufficient oxygen reaches the tissues of the body, especially when of sufficient severity to cause permanent damage.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*ox"ic</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n*&obreve_;ks"&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>adj.</pos> <ety>[NL.; Gr. <grk>'an</grk> priv. + <ets>ox</ets>ygen.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>of, pertaining to, or suffering from, anoxia.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>greatly deficient in, or totally lacking, oxygen.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An"sa</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"s&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Ans&aelig;</plw> <pr>(&abreve;n"s&aemacr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., a handle.]</ety> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>A name given to either of the projecting ends of Saturn's ring.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"sa*ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ansatus</ets>, fr. <ets>ansa</ets> a handle.]</ety> <def>Having a handle.</def> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ser*a`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Having the extremities terminate in the heads of eagles, lions, etc.; <as>as, an <ex>anserated</ex> cross</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An"se*res</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L., geese.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A Linn&aelig;an order of aquatic birds swimming by means of webbed feet, as the duck, or of lobed feet, as the grebe. In this order were included the geese, ducks, auks, divers, gulls, petrels, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`se*ri*for"mes</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A division of birds including the geese, ducks, and closely allied forms.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Anserinae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a family name used in some classifications for the swans.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> subfamily <fam>Anserinae</fam>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ser*ine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anserinus</ets>, fr. <ets>anser</ets> a goose.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, a goose, or the skin of a goose.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the Anseres.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ser*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anser</ets> a goose.]</ety> <def>Resembling a goose; silly; simple.</def> <rj><au>Sydney Smith.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"swer</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"s&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Answered</conjf> <pr>(&abreve;n"s&etilde_;rd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Answering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>andswerien</ets>, AS. <ets>andswerian</ets>, <ets>andswarian</ets>, to answer, fr. <ets>andswaru</ets>, n., answer. See <er>Answer</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To speak in defense against; to reply to in defense; <as>as, to <ex>answer</ex> a charge; to <ex>answer</ex> an accusation.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To speak or write in return to, as in return to a call or question, or to a speech, declaration, argument, or the like; to reply to (a question, remark, etc.); to respond to.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>She <qex>answers</qex> him as if she knew his mind.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>So spake the apostate angel, though in pain: . . . <br/>
+And him thus <qex>answered</qex> soon his bold compeer.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To respond to satisfactorily; to meet successfully by way of explanation, argument, or justification, and the like; to refute.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>No man was able to <qex>answer</qex> him a word.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. xxii. 46.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>These shifts refuted, <qex>answer</qex> thine appellant.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The reasoning was not and could not be <qex>answered</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To be or act in return or response to.</def> <specif>Hence:</specif> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>To be or act in compliance with, in fulfillment or satisfaction of, as an order, obligation, demand; <as>as, he <ex>answered</ex> my claim upon him; the servant <ex>answered</ex> the bell.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This proud king . . . studies day and night<br/>
+To <qex>answer</qex> all the debts he owes unto you.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sd>(b)</sd> <def>To render account to or for.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I will . . . send him to <qex>answer</qex> thee.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sd>(c)</sd> <def>To atone; to be punished for.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And grievously hath C&aelig;zar <qex>answered</qex> it.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sd>(d)</sd> <def>To be opposite to; to face.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The windows <qex>answering</qex> each other, we could just discern the glowing horizon them.</q> <rj><qau>Gilpin.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sd>(e)</sd> <def>To be or act an equivalent to, or as adequate or sufficient for; to serve for; to repay.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Money <qex>answereth</qex> all things.</q> <rj><qau>Eccles. x. 19.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sd>(f)</sd> <def>To be or act in accommodation, conformity, relation, or proportion to; to correspond to; to suit.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Weapons must needs be dangerous things, if they <qex>answered</qex> the bulk of so prodigious a person.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"swer</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To speak or write by way of return (originally, to a charge), or in reply; to make response.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>There was no voice, nor any that <qex>answered</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>1 Kings xviii. 26.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make a satisfactory response or return.</def> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>To render account, or to be responsible; to be accountable; to make amends; <as>as, the man must <ex>answer</ex> to his employer for the money intrusted to his care</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Let his neck <qex>answer</qex> for it, if there is any martial law.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To be or act in return.</def> <specif>Hence:</specif> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>To be or act by way of compliance, fulfillment, reciprocation, or satisfaction; to serve the purpose; <as>as, gypsum <ex>answers</ex> as a manure on some soils</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Do the strings <qex>answer</qex> to thy noble hand?</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sd>(b)</sd> <def>To be opposite, or to act in opposition.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>To be or act as an equivalent, or as adequate or sufficient; <as>as, a very few will <ex>answer</ex></as>.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>To be or act in conformity, or by way of accommodation, correspondence, relation, or proportion; to conform; to correspond; to suit; -- usually with <xex>to</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>That the time may have all shadow and silence in it, and the place <qex>answer</qex> to convenience.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>If this but <qex>answer</qex> to my just belief,<br/>
+I 'll remember you.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>As in water face <qex>answereth</qex> to face, so the heart of man to man.</q> <rj><qau>Prov. xxvii. 19.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"swer</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>andsware</ets>, AS. <ets>andswaru</ets>; <ets>and</ets> against + <ets>swerian</ets> to swear. &radic;177, 196. See <er>Anti-</er>, and <er>Swear</er>, and cf. 1st <er>un-</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A reply to a charge; a defense.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>At my first <qex>answer</qex> no man stood with me.</q> <rj><qau>2 Tim. iv. 16.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Something said or written in reply to a question, a call, an argument, an address, or the like; a reply.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A soft <qex>answer</qex> turneth away wrath.</q> <rj><qau>Prov. xv. 1.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I called him, but he gave me no <qex>answer</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Cant. v. 6.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Something done in return for, or in consequence of, something else; a responsive action.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Great the slaughter is<br/>
+Here made by the Roman; great the <qex>answer</qex> be<br/>
+Britons must take.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A solution, the result of a mathematical operation; as, the <qex>answer</qex> to a problem.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A counter-statement of facts in a course of pleadings; a confutation of what the other party has alleged; a responsive declaration by a witness in reply to a question. In <xex>Equity</xex>, it is the usual form of defense to the complainant's charges in his bill.</def> <rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Reply; rejoinder; response. See <er>Reply</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"swer*a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Obliged to answer; liable to be called to account; liable to pay, indemnify, or make good; accountable; amenable; responsible; <as>as, an agent is <ex>answerable</ex> to his principal; to be <ex>answerable</ex> for a debt, or for damages.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Will any man argue that . . . he can not be justly punished, but is <qex>answerable</qex> only to God?</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Capable of being answered or refuted; admitting a satisfactory answer.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The argument, though subtle, is yet <qex>answerable</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Correspondent; conformable; hence, comparable.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>What wit and policy of man is <qex>answerable</qex> to their discreet and orderly course?</q> <rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This revelation . . . was <qex>answerable</qex> to that of the apostle to the Thessalonians.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Proportionate; commensurate; suitable; <as>as, an achievement <ex>answerable</ex> to the preparation for it</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Equal; equivalent; adequate.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Had the valor of his soldiers been <qex>answerable</qex>, he had reached that year, as was thought, the utmost bounds of Britain.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"swer*a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being answerable, liable, responsible, or correspondent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"swer*a*bly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an answerable manner; in due proportion or correspondence; suitably.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"swer*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who answers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"swer*less</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having no answer, or impossible to be answered.</def> <rj><au>Byron.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An 't</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def><xex>An it</xex>, that is, <xex>and it</xex> or <xex>if it</xex>. See <er>An</er>, <pos>conj.</pos></def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An't</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A contraction for <xex>are</xex> and <xex>am not</xex>; also used for <xex>is not</xex>; -- now usually written <xex>ain't</xex>.</def> <mark>[Colloq. &amp; illiterate speech.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ant-</hw>. <def>See <er>Anti-</er>, <pos>prefix.</pos></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>-ant</hw>. <ety>[F. <ets>-ant</ets>, fr. L. <ets>-antem</ets> or <ets>-entem</ets>, the pr. p. ending; also sometimes directly from L. <ets>-antem</ets>.]</ety> <def>A suffix sometimes marking the agent for action; <as>as, merch<ex>ant</ex>, coven<ex>ant</ex>, serv<ex>ant</ex>, pleas<ex>ant</ex>, etc.</as> Cf. <er>-ent</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>ante</ets>, <ets>amete</ets>, <ets>emete</ets>, AS. <ets>&aelig;mete</ets> akin to G. <ets>ameise</ets>. Cf. <er>Emmet</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A hymenopterous insect of the Linn&aelig;an genus <gen>Formica</gen>, which is now made a family of several genera; an emmet; a pismire.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Among ants, as among bees, there are neuter or working ants, besides the males and females; the former are without wings. Ants live together in swarms, usually raising hillocks of earth, variously chambered within, where they maintain a perfect system of order, store their provisions, and nurture their young. There are many species, with diverse habits, as <xex>agricultural ants</xex>, <xex>carpenter ants</xex>, <xex>honey ants</xex>, <xex>foraging ants</xex>, <xex>amazon ants</xex>, etc. The <xex>white ants</xex> or Termites belong to the Neuroptera.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Ant bird</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>one of a very extensive group of South American birds (<fam>Formicariid&aelig;</fam>), which live on ants. The family includes many species, some of which are called <stype>ant shrikes</stype>, <stype>ant thrushes</stype>, and <stype>ant wrens</stype>.</cd> -- <col><b>Ant rice</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a species of grass (<spn>Aristida oligantha</spn>) cultivated by the agricultural ants of Texas for the sake of its seed.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An"ta</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Ant&aelig;</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A species of pier produced by thickening a wall at its termination, treated architecturally as a pilaster, with capital and base.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Porches, when columns stand between two <xex>ant&aelig;</xex>, are called in Latin <xex>in antis</xex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ant*ac"id</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<it>Pref.</it> <ets>anti-</ets> + <ets>acid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A remedy for acidity of the stomach, as an alkali or absorbent.</def> -- <def2><pos>a.</pos> <def>Counteractive of acidity.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ant*ac"rid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + <ets>acrid</ets>.]</ety> <def>Corrective of acrimony of the humors.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*t&aelig;"an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to Ant&aelig;us, a giant athlete slain by Hercules.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*tag"o*nism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to struggle against; &unr_; against + &unr_; to contend or struggle, &unr_; contest: cf. F. <ets>antagonisme</ets>. See <er>Agony</er>.]</ety> <def>Opposition of action; counteraction or contrariety of things or principles.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; We speak of <xex>antagonism between</xex> two things, <xex>to</xex> or <xex>against</xex> a thing, and sometimes <xex>with</xex> a thing.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*tag"o*nist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>antagonista</ets>, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; against + &unr_; combatant, champion, fr. &unr_;: cf. F. <ets>antagoniste</ets>. See <er>Antagonism</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who contends with another, especially in combat; an adversary; an opponent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Antagonist</qex> of Heaven's Almigthy King.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Our <qex>antagonists</qex> in these controversies.</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A muscle which acts in opposition to another; <as>as a <xex>flexor</xex>, which bends a part, is the <ex>antagonist</ex> of an <xex>extensor</xex>, which extends it</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A medicine which opposes the action of another medicine or of a poison when absorbed into the blood or tissues.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Adversary; enemy; opponent; foe; competitor. See <er>Adversary</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*tag"o*nist</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Antagonistic; opposing; counteracting; <as>as, <ex>antagonist</ex> schools of philosophy</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>An*tag`o*nis"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An*tag`o*nis"tic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Opposing in combat, combating; contending or acting against; <as>as, <ex>antagonistic</ex> forces</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>An*tag`o*nis"tic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They were distinct, adverse, even <qex>antagonistic</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milman.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>antagonists</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>muscles having opposite effects; the contraction of one neutralizes the contraction of the other.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> antagonistic muscles.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*tag"o*nize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Antagonized</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Antagonozing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;. See <er>Antagonism</er>.]</ety> <def>To contend with; to oppose actively; to counteract.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*tag"o*nize</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To act in opposition.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*tag"o*ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; + &unr_; contest: cf. F. (16th century) <ets>antagonie</ets>. See <er>Antagonism</er>.]</ety> <def>Contest; opposition; antagonism.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Antagony</qex> that is between Christ and Belial.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*tal"gic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; pain: cf. F. <ets>antalgique</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Alleviating pain.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A medicine to alleviate pain; an anodyne.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Ant*al"ka*li</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <hw>Ant*al"ka*line</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + <ets>alkali</ets>.]</ety> <def>Anything that neutralizes, or that counteracts an alkaline tendency in the system.</def> <rj><au>Hooper.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ant*al"ka*line</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of power to counteract alkalies.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 62 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Ant*am`bu*la"cral</hw> <pr>(&abreve;nt*&abreve;m`b&uuptack_;*l&amacr;"kr&aitalic_;l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Away from the ambulacral region.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ant`an*a*cla"sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; + &unr_; a bending back and breaking. See <er>Anaclastic</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A figure which consists in repeating the same word in a different sense; as, Learn some <xex>craft</xex> when young, that when old you may live without <xex>craft</xex>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A repetition of words beginning a sentence, after a long parenthesis; as, Shall that heart (which not only feels them, but which has all motions of life placed in them), <xex>shall that heart</xex>, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ant`an*a*go"ge</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + <ets>anagoge</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>A figure which consists in answering the charge of an adversary, by a counter charge.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ant`aph*ro*dis"i*ac</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + <ets>aphrodisiac</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Capable of blunting the venereal appetite.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>Anything that quells the venereal appetite.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ant`aph*ro*dit"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; Aphrodite: cf. F. <ets>antaphroditique</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Antaphrodisiac.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Antisyphilitic.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ant`aph*ro*dit"ic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An antaphroditic medicine.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ant`ap*o*plec"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + <ets>apoplectic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Good against apoplexy.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A medicine used against apoplexy.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ant*ar"chism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; government.]</ety> <def>Opposition to government in general.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ant*ar"chist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who opposes all government.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ant`ar*chis"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ant`ar*chis"tic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Opposed to all human government.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ant*arc"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>antartik</ets>, OF. <ets>antartique</ets>, F. <ets>antarctique</ets>, L. <ets>antarcticus</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; + &unr_; bear. See <er>Arctic</er>.]</ety> <def>Opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it, and applied especially to a circle, distant from the pole 23&deg; 28&prime;. Thus we say the <xex>antarctic</xex> pole, circle, ocean, region, current, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An*ta"res</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; similar to + &unr_; Mars. It was thought to resemble Mars in color.]</ety> <def>The principal star in Scorpio: -- called also the <altname>Scorpion's Heart</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ant`ar*thrit"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + <ets>arthritic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Counteracting or alleviating gout.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A remedy against gout.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ant`asth*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(? or ?; see <er>Asthma</er>; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + <ets>asthmatic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Opposing, or fitted to relieve, asthma.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A remedy for asthma.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ant"-bear`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An edentate animal of tropical America (the <xex>Tamanoir</xex>), living on ants. It belongs to the genus <gen>Myrmecophaga</gen>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ant" bird</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>See <cref>Ant bird</cref>, under <er>Ant</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ant"-cat`tle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Various kinds of plant lice or aphids tended by ants for the sake of the honeydew which they secrete; plural of <er>ant cow</er>. See <er>Aphips</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ant cow</hw>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any aphid from which ants obtain honeydew. The plural form is <er>ant cattle</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"te-</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"t&euptack_;-)</pr>. <def>A Latin preposition and prefix; akin to Gr. <grk>'anti`</grk>, Skr. <xex>anti</xex>, Goth. <xex>and-</xex>, <xex>anda-</xex> (only in comp.), AS. <xex>and-</xex>, <xex>ond-</xex>, (only in comp.: cf. <er>Answer</er>, <er>Along</er>), G. <xex>ant-</xex>, <xex>ent-</xex> (in comp.). The Latin <xex>ante</xex> is generally used in the sense of <xex>before</xex>, in regard to position, order, or time, and the Gr. <grk>'anti`</grk> in that of <xex>opposite</xex>, or <xex>in the place of</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"te</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Poker Playing)</fld> <def>Each player's stake, which is put into the pool before (<ex>ante</ex>) the game begins.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"te</hw>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <def>To put up (an ante).</def><!-- also <altname>ante up</altname>. --><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"te*act`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A preceding act.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"te*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>antea</ets>, <ets>ante</ets>, before. Cf. <er>Ancient</er>.]</ety> <def>Being before, or in front.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>J. Fleming.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ant"-eat`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of several species of edentates and monotremes that feed upon ants. See <er>Ant-bear</er>, <er>Pangolin</er>, <er>Aard-vark</er>, and <er>Echidna</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>antebellum</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>belonging to a period before a war, especially the American Civil War.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`te*ce*da"ne*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Antecede</er>.]</ety> <def>Antecedent; preceding in time.</def> &ldquo;Capable of <xex>antecedaneous</xex> proof.&rdquo; <rj><au>Barrow.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`te*cede"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>antecedere</ets>; <ets>ante</ets> + <ets>cedere</ets> to go. See <er>Cede</er>.]</ety> <def>To go before in time or place; to precede; to surpass.</def> <rj><au>Sir M. Hale.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`te*ced"ence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or state of going before in time; precedence.</def> <rj><au>H. Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>An apparent motion of a planet toward the west; retrogradation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`te*ced"en*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or condition of being antecedent; priority.</def> <rj><au>Fothherby.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`te*ced"ent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>antecedens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>antecedere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>ant&eacute;c&eacute;dent</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Going before in time; prior; anterior; preceding; <as>as, an event <ex>antecedent</ex> to the Deluge; an <ex>antecedent</ex> cause.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Presumptive; <as>as, an <ex>antecedent</ex> improbability</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Prior; previous; foregoing.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`te*ced"ent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>ant&eacute;c&eacute;dent</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which goes before in time; that which precedes.</def> <rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The Homeric mythology, as well as the Homeric language, has surely its <qex>antecedents</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Max Miller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who precedes or goes in front.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>My <qex>antecedent</qex>, or my gentleman usher.</q> <rj><qau>Massinger.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>The earlier events of one's life; previous principles, conduct, course, history.</def> <rj><au>J. H. Newman.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>If the troops . . . prove worthy of their <qex>antecedents</qex>, the victory is surely ours.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. G. McClellan.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>The noun to which a relative refers; <as>as, in the sentence &ldquo;Solomon was the prince who built the temple,&rdquo; <ex>prince</ex> is the <ex>antecedent</ex> of <ex>who</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Logic)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The first or conditional part of a hypothetical proposition; as, If the earth is fixed, the sun must move.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The first of the two propositions which constitute an enthymeme or contracted syllogism; as, Every man is mortal; therefore the king must die.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>The first of the two terms of a ratio; the first or third of the four terms of a proportion. In the ratio <it>a</it>:<it>b</it>, <it>a</it> is the <xex>antecedent</xex>, and <it>b</it> the consequent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`te*ced"ent*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Previously; before in time; at a time preceding; <as>as, <ex>antecedently</ex> to conversion</as>.</def> <rj><au>Barrow.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`te*ces"sor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>antecedere</ets>, <ets>antecessum</ets>. See <er>Antecede</er>, <er>Ancestor</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who goes before; a predecessor.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The successor seldom prosecuting his <qex>antecessor's</qex> devices.</q> <rj><qau>Sir E. Sandys.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An ancestor; a progenitor.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"te*cham`ber</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>antichambre</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A chamber or apartment before the chief apartment and leading into it, in which persons wait for audience; an outer chamber. See <er>Lobby</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A space viewed as the outer chamber or the entrance to an interior part.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The mouth, the <qex>antechamber</qex> to the digestive canal.</q> <rj><qau>Todd &amp; Bowman.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"te*chap`el</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The outer part of the west end of a collegiate or other chapel.</def> <rj><au>Shipley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"te*choir`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A space inclosed or reserved at the entrance to the choir, for the clergy and choristers.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Where a choir is divided, as in some Spanish churches, that division of it which is the farther from the sanctuary.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*te"cians</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>See <er>Ant&oelig;cians</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`te*com*mun"ion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A name given to that part of the Anglican liturgy for the communion, which precedes the consecration of the elements.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`te*cur"sor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>antecurrere</ets> to run before; <ets>ante</ets> + <ets>currere</ets> to run.]</ety> <def>A forerunner; a precursor.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"te*date`</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`t&euptack_;*d&amacr;t`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Prior date; a date antecedent to another which is the actual date.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Anticipation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Donne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"te*date`</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`t&euptack_;*d&amacr;t`)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Antedated</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Antedating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To date before the true time; to assign to an earlier date; ; <as>thus, to <ex>antedate</ex> a deed or a bond is to give it a date anterior to the true time of its execution</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To precede in time.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To anticipate; to make before the true time.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And <qex>antedate</qex> the bliss above.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Who rather rose the day to <qex>antedate</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`te*di*lu"vi*al</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`t&euptack_;*d&ibreve_;*l&umacr;"v&ibreve_;*&aitalic_;l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>ante-</ets> + <ets>diluvial</ets>.]</ety> <def>Before the flood, or Deluge, in Noah's time.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>an`te*di*lu"vi*an</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`t&euptack_;*d&ibreve_;*l&umacr;"v&ibreve_;*&aitalic_;n)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or relating to the period before the Deluge in Noah's time; hence, antiquated; <as>as, an <ex>antediluvian</ex> vehicle</as>.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One who lived before the Deluge.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Antedon</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A genus formerly called genus <gen>Comatula</gen>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Antedon</gen></syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Antedonidae</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A natural family of feather stars; formerly called family <fam>Comatulidae</fam>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Antedonidae</fam></syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>an"te*fact`</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`t&euptack_;*f&abreve;kt`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Something done before another act.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"te*fix`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> E. <plw>Antefixes</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; L. <plw>Antefixa</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>ante</ets> + <ets>fixus</ets> fixed.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An ornament fixed upon a frieze.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An ornament at the eaves, concealing the ends of the joint tiles of the roof.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>An ornament of the cymatium of a classic cornice, sometimes pierced for the escape of water.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`te*flex"ion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A displacement forward of an organ, esp. the uterus, in such manner that its axis is bent upon itself.</def> <rj><au>T. G. Thomas.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ant" egg`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>One of the small white egg-shaped pup&aelig; or cocoons of the ant, often seen in or about ant-hills, and popularly supposed to be eggs.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"te*lope</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"t&euptack_;*l&omacr;p)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>antelop</ets>, F. <ets>antilope</ets>, from Gr. <grk>'anqo`lops</grk>, <grk>-lopos</grk>, Eustathius, &ldquo;Hexa&euml;m.,&rdquo; p. 36, the origin of which is unknown.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of a group of ruminant quadrupeds, intermediate between the deer and the goat. The horns are usually annulated, or ringed. There are many species in Africa and Asia.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>antelope</qex> and wolf both fierce and fell.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The common or bezoar antelope of India is <spn>Antilope bezoartica</spn>. The chamois of the Alps, the gazelle, the addax, and the eland are other species. See <er>Gazelle</er>. The pronghorn antelope (<spn>Antilocapra Americana</spn>) is found in the Rocky Mountains. See <er>Pronghorn</er>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`te*lu"can</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>antelucanus</ets>; <ets>ante</ets> + <ets>lux</ets> light.]</ety> <def>Held or being before light; -- a word applied to assemblies of Christians, in ancient times of persecution, held before light in the morning.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Antelucan</xex> worship.&rdquo; <rj><au>De Quincey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`te*me*rid"i*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>antemeridianus</ets>; <ets>ante</ets> + <ets>meridianus</ets> belonging to midday or noon. See <er>Meridian</er>.]</ety> <def>Being before noon; in or pertaining to the forenoon. (Abbrev. <sc>a. m.</sc>)</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ant`e*met"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + <ets>emetic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Tending to check vomiting.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A remedy to check or allay vomiting.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`te mor"tem</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>Before death; -- generally used adjectively; <as>as, an <ex>ante-mortem</ex> statement; <ex>ante-mortem</ex> examination</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The ante-mortem statement, or dying declaration made in view of death, by one injured, as to the cause and manner of the injury, is often receivable in evidence against one charged with causing the death.</note><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`te*mo*sa"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Being before the time of Moses.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`te*mun"dane</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Being or occurring before the creation of the world.</def> <rj><au>Young.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`te*mu"ral</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>antemurale</ets>: <ets>ante</ets> + <ets>murus</ets> wall. See <er>Mural</er>.]</ety> <def>An outwork of a strong, high wall, with turrets, in front of the gateway (as of an old castle), for defending the entrance.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`te*na"tal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Before birth.</def> <rj><au>Shelley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`te*ni"cene</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>Of or in the Christian church or era, anterior to the first council of Nice, held <sc>a. d.</sc> 325; <as>as, <ex>antenicene</ex> faith</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*ten"na</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Antenn&aelig;</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>antenna</ets> sail-yard; NL., a feeler, horn of an insect.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A movable, articulated organ of sensation, attached to the heads of insects and Crustacea. There are two in the former, and usually four in the latter. They are used as organs of touch, and in some species of Crustacea the cavity of the ear is situated near the basal joint. In insects, they are popularly called <xex>horns</xex>, and also <xex>feelers</xex>. The term in also applied to similar organs on the heads of other arthropods and of annelids.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Electronics)</fld> <def>A metallic device, variously shaped, designed for the purpose of either transmitting or receiving radio waves, as for radio or television broadcasting, or for transmitting communication signals. Some types are: <stype>whip antenna</stype>, <stype>antenna tower</stype>, <stype>horn antenna</stype>, <stype>dish antenna</stype>, <stype>directional antenna</stype> and <stype>rabbit ears</stype>. See <er>transmitter</er>, <er>receiver</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*ten"nal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Belonging to the antenn&aelig;.</def> <rj><au>Owen.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ten*nif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Antenna</ets> + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Bearing or having antenn&aelig;.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*ten"ni*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Antenna</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Shaped like antenn&aelig;.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*ten"nule</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Dim. of <ets>antenna</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small antenna; -- applied to the smaller pair of antenn&aelig; or feelers of Crustacea.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`te*num"ber</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A number that precedes another.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`te*nup"tial</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Preceding marriage; <as>as, an <ex>antenuptial</ex> agreement</as>.</def> <rj><au>Kent.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`te*or"bit*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Antorbital</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`te*pas"chal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to the time before the Passover, or before Easter.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"te*past</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>ante-</ets> + L. <ets>pastus</ets> pasture, food. Cf. <er>Repast</er>.]</ety> <def>A foretaste.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Antepasts</qex> of joy and comforts.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`te*pen"di*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL., fr. L. <ets>ante</ets> + <ets>pendere</ets> to hang.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>The hangings or screen in front of the altar; an altar cloth; the frontal.</def> <rj><au>Smollett.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`te*pe"nult</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, &Verbar;<hw>An`te*pe*nult"i*ma</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>antepaenultima</ets> (sc. <ets>syllaba</ets>) antepenultimate; <ets>ante</ets> before + <ets>paenultimus</ets> the last but one; <ets>paene</ets> almost + <ets>ultimus</ets> last.]</ety> <fld>(Pros.)</fld> <def>The last syllable of a word except two, as <xex>-syl-</xex> in <xex>monosyllable</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`te*pe*nult"i*mate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the last syllable but two.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>The antepenult.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ant`eph*i*al"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; nightmare.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Good against nightmare.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A remedy nightmare.</def></def2> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ant`ep*i*lep"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + <ets>epileptic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Good against epilepsy.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A medicine for epilepsy.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"te*pone</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anteponere</ets>.]</ety> <def>To put before; to prefer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"te*port</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. LL. <ets>anteporta</ets>.]</ety> <def>An outer port, gate, or door.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`te*por"ti*co</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An outer porch or vestibule.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`te*po*si"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. LL. <ets>antepositio</ets>. See <er>Position</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>The placing of a before another, which, by ordinary rules, ought to follow it.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`te*pran"di*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Preceding dinner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`te*pre*dic"a*ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Logic)</fld> <def>A prerequisite to a clear understanding of the predicaments and categories, such as definitions of common terms.</def> <rj><au>Chambers.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*te"ri*or</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anterior</ets>, comp. of <ets>ante</ets> before.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Before in time; antecedent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Antigonus, who was <qex>anterior</qex> to Polybius.</q> <rj><qau>Sir G. C. Lewis.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Before, or toward the front, in place; <as>as, the <ex>anterior</ex> part of the mouth; -- opposed to <ex>posterior</ex>.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In comparative anatomy, <xex>anterior</xex> often signifies at or toward the head, cephalic; and in human anatomy it is often used for <xex>ventral</xex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Antecedent; previous; precedent; preceding; former; foregoing.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*te`ri*or"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>anterioritas</ets>.]</ety> <def>The state of being anterior or preceding in time or in situation; priority.</def> <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*te"ri*or*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an anterior manner; before.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"te*room</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A room before, or forming an entrance to, another; a waiting room.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"te*ro-</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A combining form meaning <xex>anterior</xex>, <xex>front</xex>; <xex>as</xex>, <xex>antero</xex>-posterior, front and back; <xex>antero</xex>-lateral, front side, anterior and at the side.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"tes</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>Ant&aelig;. See <er>Anta</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`te*stat"ure</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>A small intrenchment or work of palisades, or of sacks of earth.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"te*stom`ach</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A cavity which leads into the stomach, as in birds.</def> <rj><au>Ray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"te*tem`ple</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The portico, or narthex in an ancient temple or church.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`te*ver"sion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>ante-</ets> + L. <ets>vertere</ets>, <ets>versum</ets>, to turn.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A displacement of an organ, esp. of the uterus, in such manner that its whole axis is directed further forward than usual.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`te*vert"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>antevertere</ets>; <ets>ante</ets> + <ets>vertere</ets> to turn.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To prevent.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>To displace by anteversion.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ant*hel"ion</hw> <pr>(?; 277, 106)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Anthelia</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti</ets> + Gr. &unr_; sun.]</ety> <fld>(Meteor.)</fld> <def>A halo opposite the sun, consisting of a colored ring or rings around the shadow of the spectator's own head, as projected on a cloud or on an opposite fog bank.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 63 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Ant"he*lix</hw> <pr>(&abreve;nt"h&euptack_;*l&ibreve_;ks)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Antihelix</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>anthelminthic</hw>, <hw>An`thel*min"tic</hw></mhw> <pr>(&abreve;n`th&ebreve_;l*m&ibreve_;n"t&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + Gr. <grk>"e`lmins</grk>, <grk>-inqos</grk>, worm, esp. a tapeworm, or mawworm. See also <er>helminth</er>]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An anthelmintic remedy.</def></def2> <altsp>[Written also <asp>anthelminthic</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> helminthic, parasiticidal</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"them</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"th&ebreve_;m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>antym</ets>, <ets>antefne</ets>, AS. <ets>antefen</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>antiphona</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>'anti`fwna</grk>, neut. pl. of <grk>'anti`fwnon</grk> antiphon, or anthem, n. neut., from <grk>'anti`fwnos</grk> sounding contrary, returning a sound; <grk>'anti`</grk> over against + <grk>fwnh`</grk> sound, voice: the anthem being sung by the choristers alternately, one half-choir answering the other: cf. OF. <ets>anthaine</ets>, <ets>anteine</ets>, <ets>antieune</ets>, F. <ets>antienne</ets>. See <er>Antiphon</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Formerly, a hymn sung in alternate parts, in present usage, a selection from the Psalms, or other parts of the Scriptures or the liturgy, set to sacred music.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A song or hymn of praise or devotion; <as>as, a national <ex>anthem</ex></as>.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"them</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To celebrate with anthems.</def> <mark>[Poet.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Sweet birds <qex>antheming</qex> the morn.</q> <rj><qau>Keats.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar; <hw>An*the"mi*on</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <ety>[ fr. Gr. <grk>'anqemi`s</grk> flower.]</ety> <def>A floral ornament. See <er>Palmette</er></def>.<br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An"the*mis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'anqemi`s</grk>, equiv. to <grk>'a`nqos</grk> flower; an herb like our chamomile.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Chamomile; a genus of composite, herbaceous plants.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"them*wise`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Alternately.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ther</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>anth&egrave;re</ets>, L. <ets>anthera</ets> a medicine composed of flowers, fr. Gr. &unr_; flowery, fr. <grk>'anqei^n</grk> to bloom, <grk>'a`nqos</grk> flower.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>That part of the stamen containing the pollen, or fertilizing dust, which, when mature, is emitted for the impregnation of the ovary.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>An"ther*al</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Antheraea</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a genus of large moths whose larvae produce silk of high quality.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Antheraea</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>antheral</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <fld>(Botany)</fld> <def>capable of fertilizing female organs.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> staminate.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Anthericum</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>a genus of Old World (mainly African) perennial herbs; sometimes placed in family <fam>Asphodelaceae</fam>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Anthericum</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>antheridiophore</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a gametophore bearing antheridia as in certain mosses and liverworts.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`ther*id"i*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Antheridia</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[<ets>Anther</ets> + &unr_; (a Gr. diminutive ending).]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The male reproductive apparatus in the lower plants, consisting of a cell or other cavity in which spermatozoids are produced; -- called also <altname>spermary</altname>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>An`ther*id"i*al</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ther*if"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Anther</ets> + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Producing anthers, as plants.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Supporting anthers, as a part of a flower.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*ther"i*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Anther</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Shaped like an anther; anther-shaped.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ther*og"e*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Anther</ets> + <ets>-genous</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Transformed from anthers, as the petals of a double flower.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ther*oid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Anther</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <def>Resembling an anther.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`ther*o*zoid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`ther*o*zoo"id</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; flowery + &unr_; animal + <ets>-oid</ets>. See <er>Zooid</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>One of the mobile male reproductive bodies in the antheridia of cryptogams.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An*the"sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; bloom, fr. <grk>'anqei^n</grk> to bloom, <grk>'a`nqos</grk> flower.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The period or state of full expansion in a flower.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ant"-hill</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A mound thrown up by ants or by termites in forming their nests.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*tho"bi*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`nqos</grk> flower + <grk>bi`os</grk> life.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A beetle which feeds on flowers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`tho*bran"chi*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'a`nqos</grk> flower + &unr_; gills, n. pl.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A division of nudibranchiate Mollusca, in which the gills form a wreath or cluster upon the posterior part of the back. See <er>Nudibranchiata</er>, and <er>Doris</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`tho*car"pous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`nqos</grk> flower + <grk>karpo`s</grk> fruit.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having some portion of the floral envelopes attached to the pericarp to form the fruit, as in the checkerberry, the mulberry, and the pineapple.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`tho*cy"a*nin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Anthokyan</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An*tho"di*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. &unr_; like flowers, flowery; <grk>'a`nqos</grk> flower + <grk>e'i^dos</grk> form.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The inflorescence of a compound flower in which many florets are gathered into a involucrate head.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*thog"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`nqos</grk> flower + <ets>-graphy</ets>.]</ety> <def>A description of flowers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"thoid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`nqos</grk> flower + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <def>Resembling a flower; flowerlike.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`tho*ky"an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`nqos</grk> flower + <grk>ky`anos</grk> blue.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The blue coloring matter of certain flowers. Same as <er>Cyanin</er>.</def>
+<!-- = anthocyanin, anthocyn --><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"tho*lite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`nqos</grk> flower + <ets>-lite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A fossil plant, like a petrified flower.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`tho*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to anthology; consisting of beautiful extracts from different authors, especially the poets.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He published a geographical and <qex>anthological</qex> description of all empires and kingdoms . . . in this terrestrial globe.</q> <rj><qau>Wood.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*thol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who compiles an anthology.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>anthologize</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>compile an anthology.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*thol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. <grk>'anqolo`gos</grk> flower gathering; <grk>'a`nqos</grk> flower + <grk>le`gein</grk> to gather.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A discourse on flowers.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A collection of flowers; a garland.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A collection of flowers of literature, that is, beautiful passages from authors; a collection of poems or epigrams; -- particularly applied to a collection of ancient Greek epigrams.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Gr. Ch.)</fld> <def>A service book containing a selection of pieces for the festival services.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`tho*ma"ni*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`nqos</grk> flower + <grk>mani`a</grk> madness.]</ety> <def>A extravagant fondness for flowers.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"tho*ny's Fire`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>See <xex>Saint Anthony's Fire</xex>, under <er>Saint</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*thoph"a*gous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`nqos</grk> flower + <grk>fagei^n</grk> to eat.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Eating flowers; -- said of certain insects.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*thoph"i*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`nqos</grk> flower + <grk>fi`los</grk> loving.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Lit., fond of flowers; hence, feeding upon, or living among, flowers.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"tho*phore</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; bearing flowers; <grk>'a`nqos</grk> flower + &unr_; bearing, <grk>fe`rein</grk> to bear.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The stipe when developed into an internode between calyx and corolla, as in the Pink family.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*thoph"o*rous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Flower bearing; supporting the flower.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*thoph"yl*lite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>anthophyllum</ets> clove.]</ety> <def>A mineral of the hornblende group, of a yellowish gray or clove brown color.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>An`tho*phyl*lit"ic</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"tho*rism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; + &unr_; to bound, define.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>A description or definition contrary to that which is given by the adverse party.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"tho*tax`y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`nqos</grk> flower + &unr_; order.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The arrangement of flowers in a cluster; the science of the relative position of flowers; inflorescence.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`tho*zo"a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'a`nqos</grk> flower + &unr_; animal.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The class of the C&oelig;lenterata which includes the corals and sea anemones. The three principal groups or orders are <spn>Acyonaria</spn>, <spn>Actinaria</spn>, and <spn>Madreporaria</spn>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`tho*zo"an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the Anthozoa.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the Anthozoa.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"tho*zo"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Anthozoa.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"thra*cene</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; coal.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A solid hydrocarbon, <chform>C6H4.C2H2.C6H4</chform>, which accompanies naphthalene in the last stages of the distillation of coal tar. Its chief use is in the artificial production of alizarin.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>anthracin</asp>.]</altsp><!-- tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon. --><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"thra*cene oil</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A heavy green oil (partially solidifying on cooling), which distills over from coal tar at a temperature above 270&deg;. It is the principal source of anthracene.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*thrac"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or relating to anthrax; <as>as, <ex>anthracic</ex> blood</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`thra*cif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; coal + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Yielding anthracite; <as>as, <ex>anthraciferous</ex> strata</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"thra*cite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anthracites</ets> a kind of bloodstone; fr. Gr. &unr_; like coals, fr. &unr_;, &unr_;, coal or charcoal. Cf. <er>Anthrax</er>.]</ety> <def>A hard, compact variety of mineral coal, of high luster, differing from bituminous coal in containing little or no bitumen, in consequence of which it burns with a nearly non luminous flame. The purer specimens consist almost wholly of carbon. Also called <xex>glance coal</xex> and <xex>blind coal</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"thra*cit"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or like, anthracite; <as>as, <ex>anthracitic</ex> formations</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*thrac"nose`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, carbuncle + &unr_; disease.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Any one of several fungus diseases, caused by parasitic species of the series <ord>Melanconiales</ord>, attacking the bean, grape, melon, cotton, and other plants. In the case of the grape, brown concave spots are formed on the stem and fruit, and the disease is called <stype>bird's-eye rot</stype>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"thra*coid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Anthrax</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Resembling anthrax in action; of the nature of anthrax; <as>as, an <ex>anthracoid</ex> microbe</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"thra*co*man`cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, coal + <ets>-mancy</ets>.]</ety> <def>Divination by inspecting a burning coal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`thra*com"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; coal, carbon + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for measuring the amount of carbonic acid in a mixture.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`thra*co*met"ric</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to an anthracometer.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`thra*co"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Anthrax</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A chronic lung disease, common among coal miners, due to the inhalation of coal dust; -- called also <altname>collier's lung</altname> and <altname>miner's phthisis</altname>. See also the related conditions <er>pneumomelanosis</er> and <er>pneumoconiosis</er> (<er>black lung</er>).</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*thrac"o*nite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Anthracite</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A coal-black marble, usually emitting a fetid smell when rubbed; -- called also <altname>stinkstone</altname> and <altname>swinestone</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`thra*qui"none</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Anthra</ets>cene + <ets>quinone</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A hydrocarbon, <chform>C6H4.C2O2.C6H4</chform>, subliming in shining yellow needles. It is obtained by oxidation of anthracene.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"thrax</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_; coal, carbuncle.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A carbuncle.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A malignant pustule.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A microscopic, bacterial organism (<spn>Bacillus anthracis</spn>), resembling transparent rods. [See <xex>Illust.</xex> under <er>Bacillus</er>.]</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An infectious disease of cattle and sheep. It is ascribed to the presence of a rod-shaped gram-positive bacterium (<spn>Bacillus anthracis</spn>), the spores of which constitute the contagious matter. It may be transmitted to man by inoculation. The spleen becomes greatly enlarged and filled with bacteria. Called also <altname>splenic fever</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"thrax vac"cine</hw>. <fld>(Veter.)</fld> <def>A fluid vaccine obtained by growing a bacterium (<spn>Bacillus anthracis</spn>, formerly <spn>Bacterium anthracis</spn>) in beef broth. It is used to immunize animals, esp. cattle.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An*thre"nus</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n*thr&emacr;"n&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'anqrh`nh</grk> a hornet.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of small beetles, several of which, in the larval state, are very destructive to woolen goods, fur, etc. The common &ldquo;museum pest&rdquo; is <spn>Anthrenus varius</spn>; the carpet beetle is <spn>Anthrenus scrophulari&aelig;</spn>. The larv&aelig; are commonly confounded with moths.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>An*throp"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An*throp"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; man.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Like or related to man; human.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Owen.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>relating to the period of mankind's existence</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An*throp"i*d&aelig;</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; man.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The group that includes man only.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`thro*po*cen"tric</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; man + &unr_; center.]</ety> <def>Assuming man as the center or ultimate end; -- applied to theories of the universe or of any part of it, as the solar system.</def> <rj><au>Draper.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>anthropocentricity</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an inclination to evaluate reality exclusively in terms of human values.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> anthropocentrism.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>anthropocentrism</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>an inclination to evaluate reality exclusively in terms of human values.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> anthropocentricity.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>anthropogenesis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>the evolution or genesis of the human race.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> anthropogeny.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>anthropogenetic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>of or pertaining to anthropogenesis; caused by mankind or by humans.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> anthropogenic</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`thro*po*gen"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to anthropogeny.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fu>(1923)</fu> <def>caused by humans; -- <as>as, the <ex>anthropogenic</ex> extinction of species</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`thro*pog"e*ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; man + &unr_; birth.]</ety> <def>The science or study of human generation, or the origin and development of man.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`thro*po*ge*og"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; man + <ets>geography</ets>.]</ety> <def>The science of the human species as to geographical distribution and environment. Broadly, it includes industrial, commercial, and political geography, and that part of ethnology which deals with distribution and physical environment.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>An`thro*po*ge*og"ra*pher</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> -- <wf>An`thro*po*ge`o*graph"ic*al</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*throp"o*glot</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; man + &unr_;, &unr_;, tongue.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An animal which has a tongue resembling that of man, as the parrot.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`thro*pog"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; man + <ets>-graphy</ets>.]</ety> <def>That branch of anthropology which treats of the actual distribution of the human race in its different divisions, as distinguished by physical character, language, institutions, and customs, in contradistinction to <xex>ethnography</xex>, which treats historically of the origin and filiation of races and nations.</def> <rj><au>P. Cyc.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"thro*poid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; man + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <def>Resembling man; -- applied especially to certain apes, as the ourang or gorilla.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An anthropoid ape.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`thro*poid"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Anthropoid.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`thro*poid"e*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Anthropoid</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The suborder of primates which includes the monkeys, apes, and man.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`thro*pol"a*try</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; man + &unr_; worship.]</ety> <def>Man worship.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*throp"o*lite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; man + <ets>-lite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A petrifaction of the human body, or of any portion of it.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`thro*po*log"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`thro*po*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to anthropology; belonging to the nature of man.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Anthropologic</xex> wisdom.&rdquo; <au>Kingsley.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>An`thro*po*log"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`thro*pol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who is versed in anthropology.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`thro*pol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; man + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The science of the structure and functions of the human body.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The science of man, including the study of the ditribution of physical and cultural attributes in relation to man's origin, location, history, and environment; -- sometimes used in a limited sense to mean the study of man as an object of natural history, or as an animal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That manner of expression by which the inspired writers attribute human parts and passions to God. See also <er>anthropopathite</er>, <er>anthropopathism</er>, <er>anthropomorphist</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"thro*po*man`cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; man + <ets>-mancy</ets>.]</ety> <def>Divination by the entrails of human being.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`thro*po*met"ric</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`thro*po*met"ric*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to anthropometry.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`thro*pom"e*try</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; man + <ets>-mercy</ets>.]</ety> <def>Measurement of the height and other dimensions of human beings, especially at different ages, or in different races, occupations, etc.</def> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`thro*po*mor"pha</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Anthropomorphism</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The manlike, or anthropoid, apes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`thro*po*mor"phic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to anthropomorphism.</def> <au>Hadley.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>An`thro*po*mor"phic*al*ly</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`thro*po*mor"phism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; of human form; &unr_; man + <grk>morfh`</grk> form.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The representation of the Deity, or of a polytheistic deity, under a human form, or with human attributes and affections.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The ascription of human characteristics to things not human.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`thro*po*mor"phist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who attributes the human form or other human attributes to the Deity or to anything not human.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`thro*po*mor"phite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who ascribes a human form or human attributes to the Deity or to a polytheistic deity.</def> <au>Taylor</au>. <specif>Specifically,</specif> <def>one of a sect of ancient heretics who believed that God has a human form, etc.</def> <au>Tillotson</au>.<br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`thro*po*mor*phit"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to anthropomorphism, or anthropomorphitism.</def> <rj><au>Kitto.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`thro*po*mor"phi*tism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Anthropomorphism.</def> <rj><au>Wordsworth.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`thro*po*mor"phize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <def>To attribute a human form or personality to.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>You may see imaginative children every day <qex>anthropomorphizing</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Lowell.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`thro*po*mor*phol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; + <ets>-logy</ets>. See <er>Anthropomorphism</er>.]</ety> <def>The application to God of terms descriptive of human beings.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`thro*po*mor"pho*sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Transformation into the form of a human being.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`thro*po*mor"phous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the figure of, or resemblance to, a man; <as>as, an <ex>anthropomorphous</ex> plant</as>.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Anthropomorphous</xex> apes.&rdquo; <rj><au>Darwin.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`thro*po*nom"ics</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>An`thro*pon"o*my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos>} <ety>[Gr. &unr_; man + &unr_; usage, law, rule.]</ety> <def>The science of the laws of the development of the human organism in relation to other organisms and to environment.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>An`thro*po*nom"ic*al</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`thro*po*path"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`thro*po*path"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to anthropopathy.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> -- <wordforms><wf>An`thro*po*path"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The daring <qex>anthropopathic</qex> imagery by which the prophets often represent God as chiding, upbraiding, threatening.</q> <rj><qau>H. Rogers.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`thro*pop"a*thism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`thro*pop"a*thy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; man + &unr_; suffering, affection, passion, &unr_;, &unr_;, to suffer.]</ety> <def>The ascription of human feelings or passions to God, or to a polytheistic deity.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In its recoil from the gross <qex>anthropopathy</qex> of the vulgar notions, it falls into the vacuum of absolute apathy.</q> <rj><qau>Hare.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`thro*pop"a*thite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who ascribes human feelings to deity.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`thro*poph"a*gi</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_; eating men; &unr_; man + + &unr_; to eat.]</ety> <def>Man eaters; cannibals.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`thro*po*phag"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`thro*po*phag"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to cannibalism or anthropophagy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`thro*poph`a*gin"i*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who east human flesh.</def> <mark>[Ludicrous]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`thro*poph"a*gite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A cannibal.</def> <rj><au>W. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`thro*poph"a*gous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Feeding on human flesh; cannibal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`thro*poph"a*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>The eating of human flesh; cannibalism.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 64 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>An`thro*poph"u*ism</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`thr&ouptack_;*p&obreve_;f"&uuptack_;*&ibreve_;z'm)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'anqropofyh`s</grk> of man's nature; <grk>'a`nqropos</grk> a man + <grk>fyh`</grk> nature.]</ety> <def>Human nature.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Gladstone.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`thro*pos"co*py</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`thr&ouptack_;*p&obreve_;s"k&ouptack_;*p&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`nqrwpos</grk> man + <ets>-scopy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The art of discovering or judging of a man's character, passions. and inclinations from a study of his visible features.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`thro*pos"o*phy</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`thr&ouptack_;*p&obreve_;s"&ouptack_;*f&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`nqrwpos</grk> man + <grk>sofi`a</grk> wisdom, knowledge.]</ety> <def>Knowledge of the nature of man; hence, human wisdom.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`thro*po*tom"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`thr&ouptack_;*p&ouptack_;*t&obreve_;m"&ibreve_;*k&aitalic_;l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to anthropotomy, or the dissection of human bodies.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`thro*pot"o*mist</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`thr&ouptack_;*p&obreve_;t"&ouptack_;*m&ibreve_;st)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who is versed in anthropotomy, or human anatomy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`thro*pot"o*my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`nqrwpos</grk> man + <grk>tomh`</grk> a cutting.]</ety> <def>The anatomy or dissection of the human body; androtomy.</def> <rj><au>Owen.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ant`hyp*not"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>See <er>Antihypnotic</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ant`hyp*o*chon"dri*ac</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <def>See <er>Antihypochondriac</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ant`hys*ter"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <def>See <er>Antihysteric</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ti</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[Gr. &unr_; against. See <er>Ante</er>.]</ety> <def>A prefix meaning <xex>against</xex>, <xex>opposite</xex> or <xex>opposed to</xex>, <xex>contrary</xex>, or <xex>in place of</xex>; -- used in composition in many English words. It is often shortened to <xex>ant-</xex>; <as>as, <ex>ant</ex>acid, <ex>ant</ex>arctic</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>an`ti-ab*or"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>opposed to legal voluntary abortion.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>an`ti-ab*or"tion*ist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>a person who is opposed to legal voluntary abortion.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An"ti*&aelig;</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L., forelock.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The two projecting feathered angles of the forehead of some birds; the frontal points.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>an`ti-air"craft</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>designed for or used for defense against attack by aircraft; <as>as, <ex>anti-aircraft</ex> cannon</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*al*bu"mid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + <ets>-albumin</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>A body formed from albumin by pancreatic and gastric digestion. It is convertible into antipeptone.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*al"bu*mose`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>See <er>Albumose</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti-A*mer"i*can</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Opposed to the Americans, their aims, or interests, or to the genius of American institutions.</def> <rj><au>Marshall.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*aph`ro*dis"i*ac</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Antaphrodisiac</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*ap`o*plec"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Antapoplectic</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ti*ar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Jav. <ets>antjar</ets>.]</ety> <def>A Virulent poison prepared in Java from the gum resin of one species of the upas tree (<spn>Antiaris toxicaria</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*a*rin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A poisonous principle obtained from antiar.</def> <rj><au>Watts.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*asth*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Antasthmatic</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*at*tri"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Anything to prevent the effects of friction, esp. a compound lubricant for machinery, etc., often consisting of plumbago, with some greasy material; antifriction grease.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>antiauthoritarian</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>opposed to authoritarian government.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`ti*bac*chi"us</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_; + &unr_;. See <er>Bacchius</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Pros.)</fld> <def>A foot of three syllables, the first two long, and the last short (#).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*bac*te"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>killing or inhibiting the growth of bacteria; -- applied also to serum for protection against bacterial diseases.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Opposed to the bacterial theory of disease.</def> <mark>[archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*bac*te"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>a chemical substance which kills or inhibits the growth of bacteria.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>antibaryon</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the antiparticle of a baryon; a hadron with a baryon number of -1.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*bil"lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Counteractive of bilious complaints; tending to relieve biliousness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>an`ti*bi*ot"ic</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A chemical substance derived from a mold or bacterium that kills microorganisms and cures infections.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> wonder drug</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>any chemical substance having therapeutically useful antibacterial or antifungal activity; -- used commonly but loosely for synthetic as well as natural antimicrobial agents.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>antibiotic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to an antibiotic.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>having antimicrobial activity; capable of killing microbes.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p>-- <wordforms><wf>antibiotically</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>antiblack</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>discriminatory against black people; opposed to black people</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> racist</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ti*bod`y</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"t&ibreve_;*b&obreve_;d`&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Med., Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>Any of various bodies or substances in the blood which act in antagonism to harmful foreign bodies, as toxins or the bacteria producing the toxins. Normal blood serum apparently contains various antibodies, and the introduction of toxins or of foreign cells also stimulates production of their specific antibodies by the immune system.</def> <note>In certain &ldquo;autoimmune&rdquo; diseases, the immune system of an organism may produce antibodies to parts of the organism's own structure, and can cause considerable damage and even death as a result.</note><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med., Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>more narrowly, any of the immunoglobulins present in the blood serum or other body fluids of an animal, which reacts with a specific antigenic substance, whether the antibody was produced as a consequence of the stimulus provided by the antigen, or was pre-existing prior to exposure of the organism to the antigen.</def> <note>The soluble antibodies present in serum are complex globins (proteins) with both constant and variable regions in the polypeptide chains, the variable region being responsible for the reaction of the antibody with its specific antigen. Typically, antibodies of more than one structure may react with a given antigen, and any given antigen may stimulate production of more than one antibody. Methods have been developed to grow cells in tissue culture which produce predominantly only one specific antibody, and such antibodies thus produced (called <stype>monoclonal antibodies</stype>) are highly specific in their reactions to molecular strucures, and are used as valuable reagents in biochemical technology.</note><br/>
+[<source>PJC.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*brach"i*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the antibrachium, or forearm.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`ti*brach"i*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>That part of the fore limb between the brachium and the carpus; the forearm.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*bro"mic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; a stink.]</ety> <def>An agent that destroys offensive smells; a deodorizer.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*bu*bon"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Good or used against bubonic plague; <as>as, <ex>antibubonic</ex> serum, obtained from immunized horses; <ex>antibubonic</ex> vaccine, a sterilized bouillon culture of the plague bacillus; <ex>antibubonic</ex> measures</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*burgh"er</hw> <pr>(-b&ucirc;rg"&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>One who seceded from the Scottish Burghers (1747), deeming it improper to take the Burgess oath.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"tic</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"t&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[The same word as <ets>antique</ets>; cf. It. <ets>antico</ets> ancient. See <er>Antique</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Old; antique.</def> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> &ldquo;Lords of <xex>antic</xex> fame.&rdquo; <rj><au>Phaer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Odd; fantastic; fanciful; grotesque; ludicrous.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>antic</qex> postures of a merry-andrew.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The Saxons . . . worshiped many idols, barbarous in name, some monstrous, all <qex>antic</qex> for shape.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"tic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A buffoon or merry-andrew; one that practices odd gesticulations; the Fool of the old play.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An odd imagery, device, or tracery; a fantastic figure.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Woven with <qex>antics</qex> and wild imagery.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A grotesque trick; a piece of buffoonery; a caper.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And fraught with <qex>antics</qex> as the Indian bird<br/>
+That writhes and chatters in her wiry cage.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A grotesque representation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>An antimask.</def> <mark>[Obs. or R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Performed by knights and ladies of his court<br/>
+In nature of an <qex>antic</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Ford.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"tic</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Anticked</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <conjf>Antickt</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To make appear like a buffoon.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"tic</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To perform antics.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*ca*tarrh`al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Efficacious against catarrh.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An anticatarrhal remedy.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*cath"ode</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Phys.)</fld> <def>The part of a vacuum tube opposite the cathode. Upon it the cathode rays impinge.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*cau*sod"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Anticausotic</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*cau*sot"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; fever, &unr_; to burn.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Good against an inflammatory fever.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A remedy for such a fever.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ti*cham`ber</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <def>See <er>Antechamber</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ti*chlor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + <ets>chlor</ets>ine.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Any substance (but especially sodium hyposulphite) used in removing the excess of chlorine left in paper pulp or stuffs after bleaching.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ti*christ</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Antichristus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; against + &unr_;.]</ety> <def>A denier or opponent of Christ. Specif.: A great antagonist, person or power, expected to precede Christ's second coming.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*chris"tian</hw> <pr>(?; 106)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Opposed to the Christian religion.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`ti*chris"tian*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`ti*chris*tian"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Opposition or contrariety to the Christian religion.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*chris"tian*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an antichristian manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*chron"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Deviating from the proper order of time.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>An`ti*chron"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*tich"ro*nism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; against + &unr_; time.]</ety> <def>Deviation from the true order of time; anachronism.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Selden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An*tich"thon</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Antichthones</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; against + &unr_; the earth.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A hypothetical earth counter to ours, or on the opposite side of the sun.</def> <rj><au>Grote.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Inhabitants of opposite hemispheres.</def> <rj><au>Whewell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*tic"i*pant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anticipans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>anticipare</ets>.]</ety> <def>Anticipating; expectant; -- with <xex>of</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Wakening guilt, <qex>anticipant</qex> of hell.</q> <rj><qau>Southey.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*tic"i*pate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Anticipated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Anticipating</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>anticipatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>anticipare</ets> to anticipate; <ets>ante</ets> + <ets>capere</ets> to make. See <er>Capable</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To be before in doing; to do or take before another; to preclude or prevent by prior action.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To <qex>anticipate</qex> and prevent the duke's purpose.</q> <rj><qau>R. Hall.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He would probably have died by the hand of the executioner, if indeed the executioner had not been <qex>anticipated</qex> by the populace.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To take up or introduce beforehand, or before the proper or normal time; to cause to occur earlier or prematurely; <as>as, the advocate has <ex>anticipated</ex> a part of his argument</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To foresee (a wish, command, etc.) and do beforehand that which will be desired.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To foretaste or foresee; to have a previous view or impression of; <as>as, to <ex>anticipate</ex> the pleasures of a visit; to <ex>anticipate</ex> the evils of life.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To prevent; obviate; preclude; forestall; expect.</syn> <usage> -- To <er>Anticipate</er>, <er>Expect</er>. These words, as here compared, agree in regarding some future event as about to take place. <xex>Expect</xex> is the stringer. It supposes some ground or reason in the mind for considering the event as likely to happen. <xex>Anticipate</xex> is, literally, to <xex>take beforehand</xex>, and here denotes simply to take into the mind as conception of the future. Hence, to say, &ldquo;I did not <xex>anticipate</xex> a refusal,&rdquo; expresses something less definite and strong than to say, &ldquo; <xex>did not expect</xex> it.&rdquo; Still, <xex>anticipate</xex> is a convenient word to be interchanged with <xex>expect</xex> in cases where the thought will allow.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Good with bad<br/>
+<qex>Expect</qex> to hear; supernal grace contending<br/>
+With sinfulness of men.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I would not <qex>anticipate</qex> the relish of any happiness, nor feel the weight of any misery, before it actually arrives.</q> <rj><qau>Spectator.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Timid men were <qex>anticipating</qex> another civil war.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>anticipated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>expected; opposite of <ant>unanticipated</ant> and <ant>unexpected</ant>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> awaited(predicate), hoped-for, prospective</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>rightfully expected.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> looked-for(prenominal).</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*tic`i*pa"tion</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`t&ibreve_;s`&ibreve_;*p&amacr;"sh&ubreve;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anticipatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>anticipation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of anticipating, taking up, placing, or considering something beforehand, or before the proper time in natural order.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>So shall my <qex>anticipation</qex> prevent your discovery.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Previous view or impression of what is to happen; instinctive prevision; foretaste; antepast; <as>as, the <ex>anticipation</ex> of the joys of heaven</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The happy <qex>anticipation</qex> of renewed existence in company with the spirits of the just.</q> <rj><qau>Thodey.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Hasty notion; intuitive preconception.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Many men give themselves up to the first <qex>anticipations</qex> of their minds.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The commencing of one or more tones of a chord with or during the chord preceding, forming a momentary discord.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Preoccupation; preclusion; foretaste; prelibation; antepast; pregustation; preconception; expectation; foresight; forethought.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*tic"i*pa*tive</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`t&ibreve_;s"&ibreve_;*p&auptack_;*t&ibreve_;v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Anticipating, or containing anticipation.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Anticipative</xex> of the feast to come.&rdquo; <au>Cary.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>An*tic"i*pa*tive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*tic"i*pa`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who anticipates.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*tic"i*pa*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`t&ibreve_;s"&ibreve_;*p&adot_;*t&ouptack_;*r&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Forecasting; of the nature of anticipation.</def> <rj><au>Owen.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Here is an <qex>anticipatory</qex> glance of what was to be.</q> <rj><qau>J. C. Shairp.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*civ"ic</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`t&ibreve_;*c&ibreve_;v"&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Opposed to citizenship.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*civ"ism</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`t&ibreve_;*c&ibreve_;v"&ibreve_;z'm)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Opposition to the body politic of citizens.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*clas"tic</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`t&ibreve_;*kl&abreve;s"t&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> = Gr. <grk>kla^n</grk> to break.]</ety> <def>Having opposite curvatures, that is, curved longitudinally in one direction and transversely in the opposite direction, as the surface of a saddle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*cli"max</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>A sentence in which the ideas fall, or become less important and striking, at the close; -- the opposite of <xex>climax</xex>. It produces a ridiculous effect.</def> <note>Example:<pbr/>
+<q>Next comes Dalhousie, the great god of war,<br/>
+Lieutenant-colonel to the Earl of Mar.</q>
+</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*cli"nal</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`t&ibreve_;*kl&imacr;"n&aitalic_;l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + Gr. <grk>kli`nein</grk> to incline.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Inclining or dipping in opposite directions. See <er>Synclinal</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>occurring at right angles to the surface of a plant organ.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Anticlinal line</b></col>, <col><b>Anticlinal axis</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Geol.)</fld>, <cd>a line from which strata dip in opposite directions, as from the ridge of a roof.</cd> -- <col><b>Anticlinal vertebra</b></col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>one of the dorsal vertebr&aelig;, which in many animals has an upright spine toward which the spines of the neighboring vertebr&aelig; are inclined.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*cli"nal</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>The crest or line in which strata slope or dip in opposite directions.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ti*cline</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Anticlinal</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>A structure of bedded rocks in which the beds on both sides of an axis or axial plane dip away from the axis; an anticlinal. Contrassted with <contr>syncline</contr>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`ti*cli*no"ri*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Anticlinoria</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; against + <grk>kli`nein</grk> to incline + <grk>'o`ros</grk> mountain.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>The upward elevation of the crust of the earth, resulting from a geanticlinal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"tic*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Oddly; grotesquely.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"tic-mask`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An antimask.</def> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"tic*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being antic.</def> <rj><au>Ford.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*co*her"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Wireless Teleg.)</fld> <def>A device, one form of which consists of a scratched deposit of silver on glass, used in connection with the receiving apparatus for reading wireless signals. The electric waves falling on this contrivance increase its resistance several times. The anticoherer can be used in conjunction with a telephone.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*con`sti*tu"tion*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Opposed to the constitution; unconstitutional.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*con*ta"gious</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Opposing or destroying contagion.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*con*vul"sive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Good against convulsions.</def> <rj><au>J. Floyer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ti*cor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + L. <ets>cor</ets> heart; cf. F. <ets>antic&unr_;ur</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Far.)</fld> <def>A dangerous inflammatory swelling of a horse's breast, just opposite the heart.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*ti"cous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anticus</ets> in front, foremost, fr. <ets>ante</ets> before.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Facing toward the axis of the flower, as in the introrse anthers of the water lily.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ti*cy`clone</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"t&ibreve_;*s&imacr;`kl&omacr;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Meteorol.)</fld> <def>A movement of the atmosphere opposite in character, as regards direction of the wind and distribution of barometric pressure, to that of a cyclone.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>An`ti*cy*clon"ic</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> -- <wf>An`ti*cy*clon"ic*al*ly</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>anticyclonic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to an anticyclone; moving in the opposite direction of a cyclone.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*diph`the*rit"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Destructive to, or hindering the growth of, diphtheria bacilli.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An antidiphtheritic agent.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>an`ti*dis`es*tab`lish*men*ta"ri*an*ism</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n*t&euptack_;*d&ibreve_;s`&ebreve_;s*t&abreve;b`l&ibreve_;sh*m&eitalic_;n*t&acirc;r"&euptack_;*&abreve;n*&ibreve_;z'm)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>the doctrine or political position that opposes the withdrawal of state recognition of an established church; -- used especially concerning the Anglican Church in England. Opposed to <ant>disestablishmentarianism</ant>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Antidorcas</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A genus of mammals comprising the springbucks (or springboks). The main species is <spn>Antidorcas marsupialis</spn> the <altname>springbuck</altname>, of which there are three subspecies: the cape springbuck (<varn>marsupialis</varn>), the Kalahari springbuck (<varn>hofmeyri</varn>) and the Angolan springbuck (<varn>angolensis</varn>).</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Antidorcas</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ti*do`tal</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"t&ibreve_;*d&omacr;`t&aitalic_;l)</pr>(#) <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the quality an antidote; fitted to counteract the effects of poison.</def> <au>Sir T. Browne.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>An"ti*do`tal*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ti*do`ta*ry</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"t&ibreve_;*d&omacr;`t&adot_;*r&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Antidotal.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An antidote; also, a book of antidotes.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ti*dote</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"t&ibreve_;*d&omacr;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>antidotum</ets>, Gr. <grk>'anti`doton</grk> (sc. <grk>fa`rmakon</grk>), fr. <grk>'anti`dotos</grk> given against; <grk>'anti`</grk> against + <grk>dido`nai</grk> to give: cf. F. <ets>antidote</ets>. See <er>Dose</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A remedy to counteract the effects of poison, or of anything noxious taken into the stomach; -- used with <xex>against</xex>, <xex>for</xex>, or <xex>to</xex>; <as>as, an <ex>antidote</ex> against, for, or to, poison</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Whatever tends to prevent mischievous effects, or to counteract evil which something else might produce.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ti*dote</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To counteract or prevent the effects of, by giving or taking an antidote.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Nor could Alexander himself . . . <qex>antidote</qex> . . . the poisonous draught, when it had once got into his veins.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To fortify or preserve by an antidote.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*dot"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`t&ibreve_;*d&omacr;t"&ibreve_;*k&aitalic_;l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Serving as an antidote.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>An`ti*dot"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*tid"ro*mous</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n*t&ibreve_;d"r&ouptack_;*m&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + Gr. <grk>dro`mos</grk> a running.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a stem.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*dys`en*ter"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Good against dysentery.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A medicine for dysentery.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*e*met"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Antemetic</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*eph`i*al"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Antephialtic</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*ep`i*lep"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Antepileptic</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*fe"brile</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Febrifuge.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*feb"rine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Acetanilide.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti-fed"er*al*ist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One of party opposed to a federative government; -- applied particularly to the party which opposed the adoption of the constitution of the United States.</def> <rj><au>Pickering.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*fric"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Something to lessen friction; antiattrition.</def> -- <def2><pos>a.</pos> <def>Tending to lessen friction.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*ga*las"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, milk.]</ety> <def>Causing a diminution or a suppression of the secretion of milk.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti-Gal"li*can</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Opposed to what is Gallic or French.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ti*graph</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; a transcribing: cf. F. <ets>antigraphe</ets>.]</ety> <def>A copy or transcript.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*gug"gler</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + <ets>guggle</ets> or <ets>gurgle</ets>.]</ety> <def>A crooked tube of metal, to be introduced into the neck of a bottle for drawing out the liquid without disturbing the sediment or causing a gurgling noise.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*he"lix</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The curved elevation of the cartilage of the ear, within or in front of the helix. See <er>Ear</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*hem`or*rhag"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Tending to stop hemorrhage.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A remedy for hemorrhage.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*hy`dro*phob"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Counteracting or preventing hydrophobia.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A remedy for hydrophobia.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*hy*drop"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Good against dropsy.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A remedy for dropsy.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*hyp*not"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Tending to prevent sleep.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An antihypnotic agent.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*hyp`o*chon"dri*ac</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Counteractive of hypochondria.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A remedy for hypochondria.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*hys*ter"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Counteracting hysteria.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A remedy for hysteria.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*ic*ter"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Good against jaundice.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A remedy for jaundice.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti-im*pe"ri*al*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Opposition to imperialism.</def> <note>This term was applied originally in the United States, after the Spanish-American war (1898), to the attitude or principles of those opposing territorial expansion; in England, of those, often called <xex>Little Englanders</xex>, opposing the extension of the empire and the closer relation of its parts, esp. in matters of commerce and imperial defense. After the second world war, the term became used for opposition to any hegemony of one power over a foreign territory, and to the support for the national independence of territories, as in Africa, which were controlled by European nations.</note> -- <wordforms><wf>An`ti-im*pe"ri*al*ist</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> -- <wf>An`ti-im*pe`ri*al*is"tic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`ti*le*gom"e*na</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; against + &unr_; to speak; part. pass. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>Certain books of the New Testament which were for a time not universally received, but which are now considered canonical. These are the Epistle to the Hebrews, the Epistles of James and Jude, the second Epistle of Peter, the second and third Epistles of John, and the Revelation. The undisputed books are called the <xex>Homologoumena</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*li*bra"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A balancing; equipoise.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>De Quincey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*lith"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Tending to prevent the formation of urinary calculi, or to destroy them when formed.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An antilithic medicine.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*log"a*rithm</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>The number corresponding to a logarithm. The word has been sometimes, though rarely, used to denote the complement of a given logarithm; also the logarithmic cosine corresponding to a given logarithmic sine.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>An`ti*log`a*rith"mic</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*til"o*gous</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n*t&ibreve_;l"&ouptack_;*g&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of the contrary name or character; -- opposed to <ant>analogous</ant>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Antilogous pole</b></col> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld>, <cd>that pole of a crystal which becomes negatively electrified when heated.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*til"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n*t&ibreve_;l"&ouptack_;*j&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Antilogies</plw> <pr>(-j&ibreve_;z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'antilogi`a</grk>, fr. <grk>'anti`logos</grk> contradictory; <grk>'anti`</grk> against + <grk>le`gein</grk> to speak.]</ety> <def>A contradiction between any words or passages in an author.</def> <rj><au>Sir W. Hamilton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 65 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*loi"mic</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`t&ibreve_;*loi"m&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A remedy against the plague.</def> <rj><au>Brande &amp; C.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*til"o*pine</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n*t&ibreve_;l"&ouptack_;*p&imacr;n)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or relating to the antelope.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*til"o*quist</hw> <pr>(acr/n*t&ibreve_;l"&ouptack_;*kw&ibreve_;st)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A contradicter.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*til"o*quy</hw> <pr>(acr/n*t&ibreve_;l"&ouptack_;*kw&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + L. <ets>loqui</ets> to speak.]</ety> <def>Contradiction.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*lys"sic</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`t&ibreve_;*l&ibreve_;s"s&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; rage, madness.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Antihydrophobic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*ma*cas"sar</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`t&ibreve_;*m&adot_;*k&abreve;s"s&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A cover for the back or arms of a chair or sofa, etc., to prevent them from wear or from being soiled by macassar or other oil from the hair.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*ma*gis"tric*al</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`t&ibreve_;*m&adot_;*j&ibreve_;s"tr&ibreve_;*k&aitalic_;l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + <ets>magistrical</ets> for <ets>magistratical</ets>.]</ety> <def>Opposed to the office or authority of magistrates.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*ma*la"ri*al</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`t&ibreve_;*m&adot_;*l&amacr;"r&ibreve_;*&aitalic_;l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Good against malaria.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ti*mask`</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"t&ibreve_;*m&adot_;sk`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A secondary mask, or grotesque interlude, between the parts of a serious mask.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>antimasque</asp>.]</altsp> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*ma"son</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`t&ibreve_;*m&amacr;"s'n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One opposed to Freemasonry.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>An`ti*ma*son"ic</wf> <pr>(&abreve;n`t&ibreve_;*m&adot_;*s&obreve_;n"&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*ma"son*ry</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`t&ibreve_;*m&amacr;"s'n*r&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Opposition to Freemasonry.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>an`ti*mat"ter</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`t&ibreve_;*m&abreve;t"t&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>Matter whch is composed of antiparticles such as antiprotons, positrons, and antineutrons.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*me*phit"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Good against mephitic or deleterious gases.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A remedy against mephitic gases.</def></def2> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ti*mere</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[. <ets>anti-</ets> + <ets>-mere</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>One of the two halves of bilaterally symmetrical animals; one of any opposite symmetrical or homotypic parts in animals and plants.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`ti*me*tab"o*le</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>A figure in which the same words or ideas are repeated in transposed order.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`ti*me*tath"e*sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>An antithesis in which the members are repeated in inverse order.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*tim"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; like + &unr_; measure.]</ety> <def>A modification of the quadrant, for measuring small angles.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`ti*mo*nar"chic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`ti*mo*nar"chic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <def>Opposed to monarchial government.</def> <rj><au>Bp. Benson. Addison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*mon"arch*ist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An enemy to monarchial government.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*mo"nate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A compound of antimonic acid with a base or basic radical.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>antimoniate</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*mo"ni*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to antimony.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A preparation or medicine containing antimony.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Antimonial powder</b></col>, <cd>a consisting of one part oxide of antimony and two parts phosphate of calcium; -- also called <altname>James's powder</altname>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*mo"ni*a`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Combined or prepared with antimony; <as>as, <ex>antimoniated</ex> tartar</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*mon"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or derived from, antimony; -- said of those compounds of antimony in which this element has its highest equivalence; <as>as, <ex>antimonic</ex> acid</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*mo"ni*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or derived from, antimony; -- said of those compounds of antimony in which this element has an equivalence next lower than the highest; <as>as, <ex>antimonious</ex> acid</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ti*mo*nite`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A compound of antimonious acid and a base or basic radical.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Stibnite.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*mo"ni*u*ret`ed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Combined with or containing antimony; <as>as, <ex>antimoniureted</ex> hydrogen</as>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>antimoniuretted</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ti*mon*soon"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Meteor.)</fld> <def>The upper, contrary-moving current of the atmosphere over a monsoon.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ti*mo*ny</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"t&ibreve_;*m&ouptack_;*n&ybreve_;; 112)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>antimonium</ets>, of unknown origin.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An elementary substance, resembling a metal in its appearance and physical properties, but in its chemical relations belonging to the class of nonmetallic substances. Atomic weight, 120. Symbol, Sb.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; It is of tin-white color, brittle, laminated or crystalline, fusible, and vaporizable at a rather low temperature. It is used in some metallic alloys, as <partof>type metal</partof> and <partof>bell metal</partof>, and also for medical preparations, which are in general emetics or cathartics. By ancient writers, and some moderns, the term is applied to native <partof>gray ore of antimony</partof>, or <partof>stibnite</partof> (the <xex>stibium</xex> of the Romans, and the <grk>sti`mmi</grk> of the Greeks, a sulphide of antimony, from which most of the antimony of commerce is obtained. <partof>Cervantite</partof>, <partof>senarmontite</partof>, and <partof>valentinite</partof> are native oxides of antimony.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>an`ti*my"cin</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`t&ibreve_;*m&imacr;"s&ibreve_;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>one of several antibiotic substances produced by several species of <gen>Streptomyces</gen>, active against various fungi. They are used only experimentally, not in medicine. The two best-known antimycins are antimycin A<sub>1</sub> (<chform>C28H40N2O9</chform>) and antimycin A<sub>3</sub> (<chform>C26H36N2O9</chform>). They are notable for their mechanism of action, interference with the proton pumping mechanism of fungi.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*na"tion*al</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"t&ibreve_;*n&abreve;sh"&ubreve;n*&aitalic_;l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Antagonistic to one's country or nation, or to a national government.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*ne*phrit"ic</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"t&ibreve_;*n&euptack_;*fr&ibreve_;t"&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Counteracting, or deemed of use in, diseases of the kidneys.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An antinephritic remedy.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>antineutrino</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The antiparticle of a neutrino. Each type of neutrino has a corresponding antineutrino.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>antineutron</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The antiparticle of a neutron. It has the same mass as a neutron, but a spin and magnetic moment opposite that of the neutron.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*no"mi*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Antimony</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the Antinomians; opposed to the doctrine that the moral law is obligatory.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*no"mi*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>One who maintains that, under the gospel dispensation, the moral law is of no use or obligation, but that faith alone is necessary to salvation. The sect of Antinomians originated with John Agricola, in Germany, about the year 1535.</def> <rj><au>Mosheim.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*no"mi*an*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The tenets or practice of Antinomians.</def> <rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*tin"o*mist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An Antinomian.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp. Sanderson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*tin"o*my</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Antinomies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>antinomia</ets>, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; against + &unr_; law.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Opposition of one law or rule to another law or rule.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Different commentators have deduced from it the very opposite doctrines. In some instances this apparent <qex>antinomy</qex> is doubtful.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An opposing law or rule of any kind.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>As it were by his own <qex>antinomy</qex>, or counterstatute.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Metaph.)</fld> <def>A contradiction or incompatibility of thought or language; -- in the Kantian philosophy, such a contradiction as arises from the attempt to apply to the ideas of the reason, relations or attributes which are appropriate only to the facts or the concepts of experience.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*o"chi*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to Antiochus, a contemporary with Cicero, and the founder of a sect of philosophers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the city of Antioch, in Syria.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Antiochian epoch</b></col> <fld>(Chron.)</fld>, <cd>a method of computing time, from the proclamation of liberty granted to the city of Antioch, about the time of the battle of Pharsalia, B.C. 48.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*o`don*tal"gic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Efficacious in curing toothache.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A remedy for toothache.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*or*gas"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; to swell, as with lust.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Tending to allay venereal excitement or desire; sedative.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*pa"pal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Opposed to the pope or to popery.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*par"al*lel</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Running in a contrary direction.</def> <rj><au>Hammond.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*par"al*lels</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>Straight lines or planes which make angles in some respect opposite in character to those made by parallel lines or planes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*par`a*lyt"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Good against paralysis.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A medicine for paralysis.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*par`a*lyt"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Antiparalytic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>an`ti*part"ti*cle</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`t&ibreve_;*&auml;r"t&ibreve_;*k'l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>A fundamental particle which has the same mass as one of the common fundamental particles, but which has an opposite charge, and for which certain other of the properties (e. g. baryon number, strangeness) may be opposite to that of the normal particle. The antiparticle to an electron is called a <stype>positron</stype>; the antiparticle to a proton is called an <stype>antiproton</stype>; the antiparticle to a neutron is called an <stype>antineutron</stype>. When a particle and its corresponding antiparticle collide, they typically annihilate each other with the production of large quantities of energy, usually in the form of radiation. The interaction of a proton and antiproton cause annihilation with production of mesons.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ti*pasch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + <ets>pasch</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>The Sunday after Easter; Low Sunday.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`ti*pa*thet"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`ti*pa*thet"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a natural contrariety, or constitutional aversion, to a thing; characterized by antipathy; -- often followed by <xex>to</xex>.</def> <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*path"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>antipathicus</ets>, Gr. &unr_; of opposite feelings.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Belonging to antipathy; opposite; contrary; allopathic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*tip"a*thist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who has an antipathy.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>Antipathist</xex> of light.&rdquo; <rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*tip"a*thize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To feel or show antipathy.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*tip"a*thous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a natural contrariety; adverse; antipathetic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Beau. &amp; Fl.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*tip"a*thy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Antipathies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>antipathia</ets>, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; against + &unr_; to suffer. Cf. F. <ets>antipathie</ets>. See <er>Pathos</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Contrariety or opposition in feeling; settled aversion or dislike; repugnance; distaste.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Inveterate <qex>antipathies</qex> against particular nations, and passionate attachments to others, are to be avoided.</q> <rj><qau>Washington.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Natural contrariety; incompatibility; repugnancy of qualities; <as>as, oil and water have <ex>antipathy</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A habit is generated of thinking that a natural <qex>antipathy</qex> exists between hope and reason.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Antipathy</xex> is opposed to <ant>sympathy</ant>. It is followed by <xex>to</xex>, <xex>against</xex>, or <xex>between</xex>; also sometimes by <xex>for</xex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Hatred; aversion; dislike; disgust; distaste; enmity; ill will; repugnance; contrariety; opposition. See <er>Dislike</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*pep"tone</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>A product of gastric and pancreatic digestion, differing from hemipeptone in not being decomposed by the continued action of pancreatic juice.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*pe`ri*od"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A remedy possessing the property of preventing the return of periodic paroxysms, or exacerbations, of disease, as in intermittent fevers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*per`i*stal"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Opposed to, or checking motion; acting upward; -- applied to an inverted action of the intestinal tube.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`ti*pe*ris"ta*sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; against + &unr_; a standing around, fr. &unr_; to stand around; &unr_; around + &unr_; to stand.]</ety> <def>Opposition by which the quality opposed asquires strength; resistance or reaction roused by opposition or by the action of an opposite principle or quality.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*per`i*stat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to antiperistasis.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*pet"al*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + <ets>petal</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Standing before a petal, as a stamen.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*phar"mic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; poison.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Antidotal; alexipharmic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*phlo*gis"tian</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An opposer of the theory of phlogiston.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*phlo*gis"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Opposed to the doctrine of phlogiston.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Counteracting inflammation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*phlo*gis"tic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Any medicine or diet which tends to check inflammation.</def> <rj><au>Coxe.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ti*phon</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>antiphona</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_;. See <er>Anthem</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A musical response; alternate singing or chanting. See <er>Antiphony</er>, and <er>Antiphone</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A verse said before and after the psalms.</def> <rj><au>Shipley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*tiph"o*nal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to antiphony, or alternate singing; sung alternately by a divided choir or opposite choirs.</def> <au>Wheatly.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>An*tiph"o*nal*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*tiph"o*nal</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A book of antiphons or anthems.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*tiph"o*na*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>antiphonarium</ets>. See <er>Antiphoner</er>.]</ety> <def>A book containing a collection of antiphons; the book in which the antiphons of the breviary, with their musical notes, are contained.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ti*phone</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The response which one side of the choir makes to the other in a chant; alternate chanting or signing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*tiph"o*ner</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>antiphonaire</ets>. See <er>Antiphon</er>.]</ety> <def>A book of antiphons.</def> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*phon"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Antiphonal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*tiph"o*ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Antiphonies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[See <er>Antiphon</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A musical response; also, antiphonal chanting or signing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An anthem or psalm sung alternately by a choir or congregation divided into two parts. Also figuratively.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>O! never more for me shall winds intone,<br/>
+With all your tops, a vast <qex>antiphony</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>R. Browning.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An*tiph"ra*sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to express by antithesis or negation.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>The use of words in a sense opposite to their proper meaning; as when a court of justice is called a <xex>court of vengeance</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`ti*phras"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`ti*phras"tic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to antiphrasis.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>An`ti*phras"tic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*phthis"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Relieving or curing phthisis, or consumption.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A medicine for phthisis.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*phys"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + <ets>physical</ets>.]</ety> <def>Contrary to nature; unnatural.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*phys"ic*al</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; to inflate.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Relieving flatulence; carminative.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*plas"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Diminishing plasticity.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Preventing or checking the process of healing, or granulation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*po*dag"ric</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Good against gout.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A medicine for gout.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*tip"o*dal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to the antipodes; situated on the opposite side of the globe.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Diametrically opposite.</def> &ldquo;His <xex>antipodal</xex> shadow.&rdquo; <rj><au>Lowell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ti*pode</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the antipodes; anything exactly opposite.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In tale or history your beggar is ever the just <qex>antipode</qex> to your king.</q> <rj><qau>Lamb.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The singular, <xex>antipode</xex>, is exceptional in formation, but has been used by good writers. Its regular English plural would be <pr><it>&abreve;n"t&ibreve_;*p&omacr;des</it></pr>, the last syllable rhyming with <it>abodes</it>, and this pronunciation is sometimes heard. The plural form (originally a Latin word without a singular) is in common use, and is pronounced, after the English method of Latin, <pr><it>&abreve;n*t&ibreve_;p"&ouptack_;*d&emacr;z</it></pr>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*po"de*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to the antipodes, or the opposite side of the world; antipodal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*tip"o*des</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. pl., fr. Gr. &unr_; with the feet opposite, pl. &unr_; &unr_;; &unr_; against + &unr_;, &unr_;, foot.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Those who live on the side of the globe diametrically opposite.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The country of those who live on the opposite side of the globe.</def> <rj><au>Latham.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Anything exactly opposite or contrary.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Can there be a greater contrariety unto Christ's judgment, a more perfect <qex>antipodes</qex> to all that hath hitherto been gospel?</q> <rj><qau>Hammond.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ti*pole</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The opposite pole; anything diametrically opposed.</def> <rj><au>Geo. Eliot.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ti*pope</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who is elected, or claims to be, pope in opposition to the pope canonically chosen; esp. applied to those popes who resided at Avignon during the Great Schism.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`tip*sor"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Of use in curing the itch.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An antipsoric remedy.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`tip*to"sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; against + &unr_; a falling, a case, &unr_; to fall.]</ety> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>The putting of one case for another.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`ti*pu`tre*fac"tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`ti*pu*tres"cent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Counteracting, or preserving from, putrefaction; antiseptic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*py"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, pus.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Checking or preventing suppuration.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An antipyic medicine.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`ti*py*re"sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; against + &unr_; to be feverish, fr. &unr_; fire.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The condition or state of being free from fever.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*py*ret"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Efficacious in preventing or allaying fever.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A febrifuge.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*py"rine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An artificial alkaloid, believed to be efficient in abating fever.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*py*rot"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Good against burns or pyrosis.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>Anything of use in preventing or healing burns or pyrosis.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*qua"ri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Antiquary</er>]</ety>. <def>Pertaining to antiquaries, or to antiquity; <as>as, <ex>antiquarian</ex> literature</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*qua"ri*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An antiquary.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A drawing paper of large size. See under <er>Paper</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*qua"ri*an*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Character of an antiquary; study or love of antiquities.</def> <rj><au>Warburton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*qua"ri*an*ize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To act the part of an antiquary.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ti*qua*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>antiquarius</ets>, fr. <ets>antiquus</ets> ancient. See <er>Antique</er>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to antiquity.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> &ldquo;Instructed by the <xex>antiquary</xex> times.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ti*qua*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Antiquaries</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <def>One devoted to the study of ancient times through their relics, as inscriptions, monuments, remains of ancient habitations, statues, coins, manuscripts, etc.; one who searches for and studies the relics of antiquity.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ti*quate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>antiquatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>antiquare</ets>, fr. <ets>antiquus</ets> ancient.]</ety> <def>To make old, or obsolete; to make antique; to make old in such a degree as to put out of use; hence, to make void, or abrogate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Christianity might reasonably introduce new laws, and <qex>antiquate</qex> or abrogate old one.</q> <rj><qau>Sir M. Hale.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ti*qua`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Grown old. Hence: Bygone; obsolete; out of use; old-fashioned; <as>as, an <ex>antiquated</ex> law</as>.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Antiquated</xex> words.&rdquo; <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Old Janet, for so he understood his <qex>antiquated</qex> attendant was denominated.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Ancient; old; antique; obsolete. See <er>Ancient</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ti*qua`ted*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality of being antiquated.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ti*quate*ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Antiquatedness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*qua"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>antiquatio</ets>, fr. <ets>antiquare</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of making antiquated, or the state of being antiquated.</def> <rj><au>Beaumont.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*tique"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>antiquus</ets> old, ancient, equiv. to <ets>anticus</ets>, from <ets>ante</ets> before. Cf. <er>Antic</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Old; ancient; of genuine antiquity; <as>as, an <ex>antique</ex> statue</as>. In this sense it usually refers to the flourishing ages of Greece and Rome.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>For the <qex>antique</qex> world excess and pride did hate.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 66 --></p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Old, as respects the present age, or a modern period of time; of old fashion; antiquated; <as>as, an <ex>antique</ex> robe</as>.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Antique</xex> words.&rdquo; <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Made in imitation of antiquity; <as>as, the <ex>antique</ex> style of Thomson's &ldquo;Castle of Indolence</as>.&rdquo;</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Odd; fantastic.</def> <altsp>[In this sense, written <asp>antic</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Ancient; antiquated; obsolete; antic; old-fashioned; old. See <er>Ancient</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*tique"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>Antique</er>, <pos>a.</pos> ]</ety> <def>In general, anything very old; but in a more limited sense, a relic or object of ancient art; collectively, <xex>the antique</xex>, the remains of ancient art, as busts, statues, paintings, and vases.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Misshapen monuments and maimed <qex>antiques</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*tique"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an antique manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*tique"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being antique; an appearance of ancient origin and workmanship.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>We may discover something venerable in the <qex>antiqueness</qex> of the work.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ti*quist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An antiquary; a collector of antiques.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Pinkerton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*tiq`ui*ta"ri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An admirer of antiquity. <note>[Used by Milton in a disparaging sense.]</note></def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*tiq"ui*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Antiquities</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>antiquitas</ets>, fr. <ets>antiquus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>antiquit&eacute;</ets>. See <er>Antique</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality of being ancient; ancientness; great age; <as>as, a statue of remarkable <ex>antiquity</ex>; a family of great <ex>antiquity</ex>.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Old age.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It not your voice broken? . . . and every part about you blasted with <qex>antiquity</qex>?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Ancient times; former ages; times long since past; <as>as, Cicero was an eloquent orator of <ex>antiquity</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The ancients; the people of ancient times.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>That such pillars were raised by Seth all <qex>antiquity</qex> has &unr_;vowed.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Raleigh.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>An old gentleman.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>You are a shrewd <qex>antiquity</qex>, neighbor Clench.</q> <rj><qau>B. Jonson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A relic or monument of ancient times; as, a coin, a statue, etc.; an ancient institution. <note>[In this sense, usually in the plural.]</note></def> &ldquo;Heathen <xex>antiquities</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*ra*chit"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Good against the rickets.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*rent"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One opposed to the payment of rent; esp. one of those who in 1840-47 resisted the collection of rents claimed by the patroons from the settlers on certain manorial lands in the State of New York.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>An`ti*rent"ism</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*sab`ba*ta"ri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>One of a sect which opposes the observance of the Christian Sabbath.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*sac`er*do"tal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Hostile to priests or the priesthood.</def> <rj><au>Waterland.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>An*tis"cians</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, &Verbar;<hw>An*tis"ci*i</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>antiscii</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, pl.; &unr_; against + &unr_; shadow.]</ety> <def>The inhabitants of the earth, living on different sides of the equator, whose shadows at noon are cast in opposite directions.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The inhabitants of the north and south temperate zones are always <qex>Antiscians</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Brande &amp; C.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`ti*sco*let"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`ti*scol"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; a worm.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Anthelmintic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*scor*bu"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Counteracting scurvy.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A remedy for scurvy.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*scor*bu"tic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Antiscorbutic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*scrip"tur*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Opposed to, or not in accordance with, the Holy Scriptures.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti-Sem"i*tism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Opposition to, or hatred of, Semites, esp. Jews. The word is sometimes also applied to acts motivated by or evincing antisemitism.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>An`ti-Sem"ite</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> -- <wf>An`ti-Sem*it"ic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*sep"al*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + <ets>sepal</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Standing before a sepal, or calyx leaf.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`ti*sep"sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Anti-</er>; <er>Sepsis</er>.]</ety> <def>Prevention of sepsis by excluding or destroying microorganisms.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`ti*sep"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`ti*sep"tic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Counteracting or preventing putrefaction, or a putrescent tendency in the system; antiputrefactive.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Antiseptic surgery</b></col>, <cd>that system of surgical practice which insists upon a systematic use of antiseptics in the performance of operations and the dressing of wounds.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*sep"tic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>a substance which kills or retards the growth of microorganisms, especially when used for protection against infection; a substance which prevents or retards putrefaction, or destroys, or protects from, putrefactive organisms; as, carbolic acid, alcohol, cinchona, and many other agents sold commercially.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*sep"tic*al*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By means of antiseptics.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*si*al"a*gogue</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Checking the flow of saliva.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*si*al"a*gogue</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A remedy against excessive salivation.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*slav"er*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Opposed to slavery.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>Opposition to slavery.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*so"cial</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Tending to interrupt or destroy social intercourse; averse to society, or hostile to its existence; <as>as, <ex>antisocial</ex> principles</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*so"cial*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One opposed to the doctrines and practices of socialists or socialism.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*so"lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Opposite to the sun; -- said of the point in the heavens 180&deg; distant from the sun.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*spas*mod"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Good against spasms.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A medicine which prevents or allays spasms or convulsions.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ti*spast</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>antispastus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to draw the contrary way; &unr_; against + &unr_; to draw.]</ety> <fld>(Pros.)</fld> <def>A foot of four syllables, the first and fourth short, and the second and third long (#).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*spas"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;. See <er>Antispast</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Believed to cause a revulsion of fluids or of humors from one part to another.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Counteracting spasms; antispasmodic.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An antispastic agent.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*splen"e*tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;; see <er>Splenetic</er>, 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Good as a remedy against disease of the spleen.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An antisplenetic medicine.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An*tis"tro*phe</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to turn to the opposite side; &unr_; against + &unr_; to turn. See <er>Strophe</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In Greek choruses and dances, the returning of the chorus, exactly answering to a previous <xex>strophe</xex> or movement from right to left. Hence: The lines of this part of the choral song.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It was customary, on some occasions, to dance round the altars whilst they sang the sacred hymns, which consisted of three stanzas or parts; the first of which, called strophe, was sung in turning from east to west; the other, named <qex>antistrophe</qex>, in returning from west to east; then they stood before the altar, and sang the epode, which was the last part of the song.</q> <rj><qau>Abp. Potter.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The repetition of words in an inverse order; as, the master of the servant and the servant of the master.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The retort or turning of an adversary's plea against him.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*stroph"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to an antistrophe.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An*tis"tro*phon</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; turned opposite ways.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>An argument retorted on an opponent.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*stru"mat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Antistrumous.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A medicine for scrofula.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*stru"mous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Good against scrofulous disorders.</def> <rj><au>Johnson. Wiseman.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*syph`i*lit"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Efficacious against syphilis.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A medicine for syphilis.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*the"ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The doctrine of antitheists.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>An`ti*the*is"tic</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*the"ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A disbeliever in the existence of God.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*tith"e*sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Antitheses</plw>. <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></plu> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to set against, to oppose; &unr_; against + &unr_; to set. See <er>Thesis</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>An opposition or contrast of words or sentiments occurring in the same sentence; as, &ldquo;The prodigal <xex>robs his heir</xex>; the miser <xex>robs himself</xex>.&rdquo; &ldquo;He had <xex>covertly shot</xex> at Cromwell; he how <xex>openly aimed</xex> at the Queen.&rdquo;</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The second of two clauses forming an antithesis.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Opposition; contrast.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ti*thet</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>antitheton</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, antithetic.]</ety> <def>An antithetic or contrasted statement.</def> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`ti*thet"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`ti*thet"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to antithesis, or opposition of words and sentiments; containing, or of the nature of, antithesis; contrasted.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*thet"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By way antithesis.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`ti*tox"in</hw>, <hw>An`ti*tox"ine</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + <ets>toxin</ets>.]</ety> <def>A substance (sometimes the product of a specific micro-organism and sometimes naturally present in the blood or tissues of an animal), capable of producing immunity from certain diseases, or of counteracting the poisonous effects of pathogenic bacteria.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ti-trade`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A westerly wind which blows nearly continuously between 30&deg; and 50&deg; of latitude in both the northern and the southern hemisphere.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An*tit"ra*gus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A prominence on the lower posterior portion of the concha of the external ear, opposite the tragus. See <er>Ear</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`ti*tro*chan"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>An articular surface on the ilium of birds against which the great trochanter of the femur plays.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>An*tit"ro*pal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An*tit"ro*pous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; turn, &unr_; to turn.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>At the extremity most remote from the hilum, as the embryo, or inverted with respect to the seed, as the radicle.</def> <rj><au>Lindley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>antitrust</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>opposed to trusts, monopolies, or other large combinations of business or capital which threaten fair competition; designed to protect trade and commerce from unfair business practices; -- of laws and regulations.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> antimonopoly.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>antitussive</hw> <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>having ability to to suppress or relieve coughing; -- of chemical substances.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>antitussive</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a medicament used to suppress or relieve coughing; an antitussive substance.</def> <note>Codeine is one such commonly used <ex>antitussive</ex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ti*ty`pal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Antitypical.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"ti*type</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; of corresponding form; &unr_; against + &unr_; type, figure. See <er>Type</er>.]</ety> <def>That of which the type is the pattern or representation; that which is represented by the type or symbol.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>antitypic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>of or pertaining to antitypes.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> antitypical</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*typ"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to an antitype; explaining the type.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>An`ti*typ"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*tit"y*pous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Resisting blows; hard.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Cudworth.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*tit"y*py</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Opposition or resistance of matter to force.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir W. Hamilton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*vac`ci*na"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Opposition to vaccination.</def> <rj><au>London Times.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*vac`ci*na"tion*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An antivaccinist.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*vac"ci*nist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One opposed to vaccination.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*va*ri"o*lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Preventing the contagion of smallpox.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*ve*ne"re*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Good against venereal poison; antisyphilitic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*ve"nin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <altsp>[Written also <asp>antivenen</asp>, <asp>antivenine</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + L. <ets>venenum</ets> poison.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>The serum of blood rendered antitoxic to a venom by repeated injections of small doses of the venom; also, the component of such a serum which is antitoxic to the venom.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*viv`i*sec"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Opposition to vivisection.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*viv`i*sec"tion*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One opposed to vivisection</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*zym"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Preventing fermentation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`ti*zy*mot"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Preventing fermentation or decomposition.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An agent so used.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ant"ler</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>auntelere</ets>, OF. <ets>antoillier</ets>, <ets>andoiller</ets>, <ets>endouiller</ets>, fr. F. <ets>andouiller</ets>, fr. an assumed LL. <ets>antocularis</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ante</ets> before + <ets>oculus</ets> eye. See <er>Ocular</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The entire horn, or any branch of the horn, of a cervine animal, as of a stag.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Huge stags with sixteen <qex>antlers</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The branch next to the head is called the <xex>brow antler</xex>, and the branch next above, the <xex>bez antler</xex>, or <xex>bay antler</xex>. The main stem is the <xex>beam</xex>, and the branches are often called <xex>tynes</xex>. Antlers are deciduous bony (not horny) growths, and are covered with a periosteum while growing. See <er>Velvet</er>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Antler moth</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a destructive European moth (<spn>Cerapteryx graminis</spn>), which devastates grass lands.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ant"lered</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Furnished with antlers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>antlered</qex> stag.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ant"li*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Antil&aelig;</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., a pump, Gr, &unr_; hold of a ship]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The spiral tubular proboscis of lepidopterous insects. See <er>Lepidoptera</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ant"-li`on</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A neuropterous insect, the larva of which makes in the sand a pitfall to capture ants, etc. The common American species is <spn>Myrmeleon obsoletus</spn>, the European is <spn>Myrmeleon formicarius</spn>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>&Verbar;<hw>An*t&oelig;"ci</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n*t&emacr;"s&imacr;)</pr>, <hw>An*t&oelig;"cians</hw></mhw> <pr>(-sh&aitalic_;nz)</pr>, <pos>n. pl</pos>. <ety>[NL. <ets>antoeci</ets>, fr. Gr. pl. <grk>'a`ntoiki</grk>; <grk>'anti`</grk> opposite + <grk>o'ikei^n</grk> to live.]</ety> <def>Those who live under the same meridian, but on opposite parallels of latitude, north and south of the equator.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`to*no*ma"si*a</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to name instead; &unr_; + &unr_; to name, &unr_; name.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>The use of some epithet or the name of some office, dignity, or the like, instead of the proper name of the person; as when <xex>his majesty</xex> is used for a king, or when, instead of Aristotle, we say, <xex>the philosopher</xex>; or, conversely, the use of a proper name instead of an appellative, as when a wise man is called a <xex>Solomon</xex>, or an eminent orator a <xex>Cicero</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`to*no*mas"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or characterized by, antonomasia.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>An`to*no*mas"tic*al*ly</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*ton"o*ma*sy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Antonomasia.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"to*nym</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; a word used in substitution for another; &unr_; + &unr_;, &unr_;, a word.]</ety> <def>A word of opposite meaning; a counterterm; -- used as a correlative of <xex>synonym</xex>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>C. J. Smith.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ant*or"bit*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + <ets>orbital</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or situated in, the region of the front of the orbit.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>The antorbital bone.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ant`or*gas"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Antiorgastic</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ant*o"zone</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + <ets>ozone</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A compound formerly supposed to be modification of oxygen, but now known to be hydrogen dioxide; -- so called because apparently antagonistic to ozone, converting it into ordinary oxygen.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"tral</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Relating to an antrum.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"tre</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>antre</ets>, L. <ets>antrum</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>A cavern.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An*trorse"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n*tr&ocirc;rs")</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From L. <ets>ante</ets> + <ets>versun</ets> turned; apparently formed in imitation of <ets>retrorse</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Forward or upward in direction.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An`tro*vert"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To bend forward.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Owen.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An"trum</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Antra</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>A cavern or cavity, esp. an anatomical cavity or sinus</def>. <rj><au>Huxley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>An*trus"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. LL. <ets>antrustio</ets>.]</ety> <def>A vassal or voluntary follower of Frankish princes in their enterprises</def>.<br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ant" thrush`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>One of several species of tropical birds, of the Old World, of the genus <gen>Pitta</gen>, somewhat resembling the thrushes, and feeding chiefly on ants.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>See <cref>Ant bird</cref>, under <er>Ant</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*nu"bis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Myth.)</fld> <def>An Egyptian deity, the conductor of departed spirits to judgment, represented by a human figure with the head of a jackal, dog or fox.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Anunnaki</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>any of a group of powerful earth spirits or genii; servitors of the gods.</def> <mark>[Babylonian]</mark> <br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Enuki</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*nu"ra</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*n&umacr;"r&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'an</grk> priv. + <grk>o'yra`</grk> a tail.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the orders of amphibians characterized by the absence of a tail, as the frogs and toads.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>anoura</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>anuran</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an amphibian of the order <ord>Anura</ord>; any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species; a frog or toad.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> frog, toad, toadfrog, batrachian, salientian</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>anuran</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> batrachian, salientian</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>anuresis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>inability to urinate.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> anuria.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>anuretic</hw> <hw>anuric</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>of or pertaining to anuresis.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>anuria</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>inability to urinate.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> anuresis.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*nu"rous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Destitute of a tail, as the frogs and toads.</def> <altsp>[Also written <asp>anourous</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"u*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'an</grk> priv. + <grk>o'y^ron</grk> urine.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Nonsecretion or defective secretion of urine; ischury.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A"nus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., prob. for <ets>asnus</ets>: cf. Gr. &unr_; to sit, Skr. <ets>&amacr;s</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The posterior opening of the alimentary canal, through which the excrements are expelled.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"vil</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>anvelt</ets>, <ets>anfelt</ets>, <ets>anefelt</ets>, AS. <ets>anfilt</ets>, <ets>onfilt</ets>; of uncertain origin; cf. OHG. <ets>anafalz</ets>, D. <ets>aanbeld</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An iron block, usually with a steel face, upon which metals are hammered and shaped.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Anything resembling an anvil in shape or use.</def> Specifically <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <def>the incus. See <er>Incus</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To be on the anvil</b></col>, <cd>to be in a state of discussion, formation, or preparation, as when a scheme or measure is forming, but not matured.</cd> <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"vil</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To form or shape on an anvil; to hammer out; <as>as, <ex>anviled</ex> armor</as>.</def> <rj><au>Beau. &amp; Fl.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Anx*i"e*tude</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anxietudo</ets>.]</ety> <def>The state of being anxious; anxiety.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Anx*i"e*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Anxieties</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>anxietas</ets>, fr. <ets>anxius</ets>: cf. F. <ets>anxi&eacute;t&eacute;</ets>. See <er>Anxious</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Concern or solicitude respecting some thing or event, future or uncertain, which disturbs the mind, and keeps it in a state of painful uneasiness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Eager desire.</def> <rj><au>J. D. Forbes</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A state of restlessness and agitation, often with general indisposition and a distressing sense of oppression at the epigastrium.</def> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Care; solicitude; foreboding; uneasiness; perplexity; disquietude; disquiet; trouble; apprehension; restlessness. See <er>Care</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 67 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Anx"ious</hw> <pr>(&abreve;&nsmacr_;k"sh&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anxius</ets>, fr. <ets>angere</ets> to cause pain, choke; akin to Gr. <grk>'a`gchein</grk> to choke. See <er>Anger</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Full of anxiety or disquietude; greatly concerned or solicitous, esp. respecting something future or unknown; being in painful suspense; -- applied to persons; <as>as, <ex>anxious</ex> for the issue of a battle</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Accompanied with, or causing, anxiety; worrying; -- applied to things; <as>as, <ex>anxious</ex> labor</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The sweet of life, from which<br/>
+God hath bid dwell far off all <qex>anxious</qex> cares.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Earnestly desirous; <as>as, <ex>anxious</ex> to please</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He sneers alike at those who are <qex>anxious</qex> to preserve and at those who are eager for reform.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note><xex>Anxious</xex> is followed by <it>for</it>, <it>about</it>, <it>concerning</it>, etc., before the object of solicitude.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Solicitous; careful; uneasy; unquiet; restless; concerned; disturbed; watchful.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Anx"ious*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an anxious manner; with painful uncertainty; solicitously.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Anx"ious*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being anxious; great solicitude; anxiety.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; pron.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>&aelig;ni&yogh_;</ets>, <ets>&aelig;ni</ets>, <ets>eni</ets>, <ets>ani</ets>, <ets>oni</ets>, AS. <ets>&aemacr_;nig</ets>, fr. <ets>&amacr;n</ets> one. It is akin to OS. <ets>&emacr;nig</ets>, OHG. <ets>einic</ets>, G. <ets>einig</ets>, D. <ets>eenig</ets>. See <er>One</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One indifferently, out of an indefinite number; one indefinitely, whosoever or whatsoever it may be.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Any</xex> is often used in denying or asserting without limitation; as, this thing ought not be done at <xex>any</xex> time; I ask <xex>any</xex> one to answer my question.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>No man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth <qex>any</qex> man the Father, save the Son.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. xi. 27.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Some, of whatever kind, quantity, or number; as, are there <xex>any</xex> witnesses present? are there <xex>any</xex> other houses like it?</def> &ldquo;Who will show us <xex>any</xex> good?&rdquo; <rj><au>Ps. iv. 6.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>It is often used, either in the singular or the plural, as a pronoun, the person or thing being understood; anybody; anyone; (<pos>pl.</pos>) any persons.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>If <qex>any</qex> of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, . . . and it shall be given him.</q> <rj><qau>Jas. i. 5.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>That if he found <qex>any</qex> of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.</q> <rj><qau>Acts ix. 2.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>At any rate</b></col>, <col><b>In any case</b></col></mcol>, <cd>whatever may be the state of affairs; anyhow.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"ny</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>To any extent; in any degree; at all.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>You are not to go loose <qex>any</qex> longer.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Before you go <qex>any</qex> farther.</q> <rj><qau>Steele.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"ny*bod*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Any one out of an indefinite number of persons; anyone; any person.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His Majesty could not keep any secret from <qex>anybody</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A person of consideration or standing.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>All the men belonged exclusively to the mechanical and shopkeeping classes, and there was not a single banker or <qex>anybody</qex> in the list.</q> <rj><qau>Lond. Sat. Rev.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"ny*how`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In any way or manner whatever; at any rate; in any event.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Anyhow</qex>, it must be acknowledged to be not a simple selforiginated error.</q> <rj><qau>J. H. Newman.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Anyhow</qex>, the languages of the two nations were closely allied.</q> <rj><qau>E. A. Freeman.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"ny*one</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One taken at random rather than by selection; anybody. <note>[Commonly written as two words.]</note></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"ny*thing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatever; thing of any kind; something or other; aught; <as>as, I would not do it for <ex>anything</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Did you ever know of <qex>anything</qex> so unlucky?</q> <rj><qau>A. Trollope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They do not know that <qex>anything</qex> is amiss with them.</q> <rj><qau>W. G. Sumner.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Expressing an indefinite comparison; -- with <xex>as</xex> or <xex>like</xex>.</def> <mark>[Colloq. or Lowx]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I fear your girl will grow as proud as <qex>anything</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Richardson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Any thing</xex>, written as two words, is now commonly used in contradistinction to <xex>any person</xex> or <xex>anybody</xex>. Formerly it was also separated when used in the wider sense. &ldquo;Necessity drove them to undertake <xex>any thing</xex> and venture <xex>any thing</xex>.&rdquo;</note> <rj><au>De Foe.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Anything but</b></col>, <cd>not at all or in any respect.</cd> &ldquo;The battle was a rare one, and the victory <xex>anything but</xex> secure.&rdquo; <au>Hawthorne.</au> -- <col><b>Anything like</b></col>, <cd>in any respect; at all; <as>as, I can not give <ex>anything like</ex> a fair sketch of his trials</as>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"ny*thing</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In any measure; anywise; at all.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Mine old good will and hearty affection towards you is not . . . <qex>anything</qex> at all quailed.</q> <rj><qau>Robynson (More's Utopia).</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`ny*thing*a"ri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who holds to no particular creed or dogma.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A"ny*way</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A"ny*ways</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Anywise; at all.</def> <rj><au>Tennyson. Southey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"ny*where</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In any place.</def> <rj><au>Udall.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"ny*whith`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>To or towards any place.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>De Foe.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"ny*wise</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In any wise or way; at all.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Anywise</xex> essential.&rdquo; <rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*o"ni*an</hw> <pr>(&auptack_;*&omacr;"n&ibreve_;*<i>a</i>n)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>Aonia</ets>, a part of B&oelig;otia, in Greece.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to Aonia, in B&oelig;otia, or to the Muses, who were supposed to dwell there.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Aonian fount</b></col>, <cd>the fountain of Aganippe, at the foot of Mount Helicon, not far from Thebes, and sacred to the Muses.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"o*rist</hw> <pr>(&amacr;"&ouptack_;*r&ibreve_;st)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'ao`ristos</grk> indefinite; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + <grk>"ori`zein</grk> to define, &unr_; boundary, limit.]</ety> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>A tense in the Greek language, which expresses an action as completed in past time, but leaves it, in other respects, wholly indeterminate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`o*ris"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'aoristiko`s</grk>.]</ety> <def>Indefinite; pertaining to the aorist tense.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*or"ta</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to lift, heave.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In fishes and the early stages of all higher vertebrates the aorta divides near its origin into several branches (the <xex>aortic arches</xex>) which pass in pairs round the &oelig;sophagus and unite to form the systemic aorta. One or more pairs of these arches persist in amphibia and reptiles, but only one arch in birds and mammals, this being on the right side in the former, and on the left in the latter.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- Illustration: heart and aorta --><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>aortal</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>of or pertaining to the aorta.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> aortic</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*or"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the aorta.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`or*ti"tis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Aorta</ets> + <ets>-itis</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Inflammation of the aorta.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aotus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a genus of nocturnal South American monkeys with large eyes; the owl monkeys; the douroucoulis. See <er>douroucouli</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Aotus</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A"ou*dad</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[The Moorish name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An African sheeplike quadruped (the <spn>Ammotragus lervia</spn>, formerly <spn>Ammotragus tragelaphus</spn>) having a long mane on the breast and fore legs; the wild sheep of northern Africa; -- called also <altname>Barbary sheep</altname>. It is, perhaps, the chamois of the Old Testament.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> aoudad, arui, Barbary sheep, maned sheep.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*pace"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>pace</ets>. OE. <ets>a pas</ets> at a walk, in which <ets>a</ets> is the article. See <er>Pace</er>.]</ety> <def>With a quick pace; quick; fast; speedily.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His dewy locks did drop with brine <qex>apace</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A visible triumph of the gospel draw&unr_; on <qex>apace</qex>.</q> <rj><au>I. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*pa"ches</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>; <sing>sing. Apache</sing> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>A group of nomadic North American Indians including several tribes native of Arizona, New Mexico, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`a*go"ge</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; a leading away, fr. &unr_; to lead away; &unr_; from + &unr_; to lead.]</ety> <fld>(Logic)</fld> <def>An indirect argument which proves a thing by showing the impossibility or absurdity of the contrary.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ap`a*gog"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ap`a*gog"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Proving indirectly, by showing the absurdity, or impossibility of the contrary.</def> <rj><au>Bp. Berkeley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*paid"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Paid; pleased.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*pair"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <def>To impair or become impaired; to injure.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`a*la"chi*an</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Appalachian</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"an*age</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Appanage</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*pan"thro*py</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; from + &unr_; man.]</ety> <def>An aversion to the company of men; a love of solitude.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>&Verbar;<hw>A"par</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A"pa*ra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name <ets>apara</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Mataco</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`pa*re"jo</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <def>A kind of pack saddle used in the American military service and among the Spanish Americans. It is made of leather stuffed with hay, moss, or the like.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ap`a*rith"me*sis</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, from &unr_; to count off or over.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>Enumeration of parts or particulars.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*part"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>&agrave; part</ets>; (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>part</ets> part. See <er>Part</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Separately, in regard to space or company; in a state of separation as to place; aside.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Others <qex>apart</qex> sat on a hill retired.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The Lord hath set <qex>apart</qex> him that is godly for himself.</q> <rj><qau>Ps. iv. 3.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In a state of separation, of exclusion, or of distinction, as to purpose, use, or character, or as a matter of thought; separately; independently; <as>as, consider the two propositions <ex>apart</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Aside; away.</def> &ldquo;Wherefore lay <xex>apart</xex> all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness.&rdquo; <rj><au>Jas. i. 21.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Let Pleasure go, put Care <qex>apart</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Keble.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>In two or more parts; asunder; to piece; <as>as, to take a piece of machinery <ex>apart</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>apartheid</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Afrikaans, fr. D. <ets>apart</ets> apart + <ets>-heid</ets> -hood.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>segregation by race; -- a term used in South Africa.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> racial segregation</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the official policy of strict segregation by race practised by the government of the Union of South Africa up to 1993.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*part"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>appartement</ets>; cf. It. <ets>appartamento</ets>, fr. <ets>appartare</ets> to separate, set apart; all fr. L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>pars</ets>, <ets>partis</ets>, part. See <er>Apart</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A room in a building; a division in a house, separated from others by partitions.</def> <rj><au>Fielding.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A set or suite of rooms.</def> <rj><au>De Quincey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A compartment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A room or suite of rooms in a building comprising a dwelling unit separate from others in the building, and typically having its own separate bath, sanitary, and kitchen facilities. Such <ex>apartments</ex> are in most cases rented from the owner by those dwelling in them.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>efficiency apartment</b></col>, <cd>a small apartment{4}, sometimes furnished, with minimal kitchen and bath facilities. The unit may comprise a single room plus a bathroom, and the kitchen facilities are often open to the main room, or may form a small niche in a corner. There are many variations of <ex>efficiency apartment</ex>, including some in which furnishings such as a bed may be pull out from a wall recess and stored there again when not in use. Also called an <altname>efficiency</altname>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*part"ment house</hw>. <def>A building comprising a number of lving units (apartments{4}) designed for separate housekeeping tenements, but having conveniences, such as heat, light, elevator service, etc., furnished in common; contrasted to a <er>detached dwelling</er>. Sometimes distinguished in the United States from a <contr>flat house</contr>, in which each living unit comprises one entire floor, whereas in an apartment house a floor may be partitioned into any number of apartments{4}.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*part"ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of standing apart.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ap*as"tron</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; from + &unr_; star.]</ety> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>That point in the orbit of a double star where the smaller star is farthest from its primary.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Ap`a*thet"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ap`a*thet"ic*al</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Apathy</er>.]</ety> <def>Void of feeling; not susceptible of deep emotion; passionless.</def> <illu>a woman who became active rather than <ex>apathetic</ex> as she grew older</illu><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent.</def> <illu>an <ex>apathetic</ex> audience</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> indifferent</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`a*thet"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an apathetic manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"a*thist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>apathiste</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who is destitute of feeling.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`a*this"tic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Apathetic; une motional.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"a*thy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Apathies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>apathia</ets>, Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_;, fr. &unr_;, &unr_;, to suffer: cf. F. <ets>apathie</ets>. See <er>Pathos</er>.]</ety> <def>Want of feeling; privation of passion, emotion, or excitement; dispassion; -- applied either to the body or the mind. As applied to the mind, it is a calmness, indolence, or state of indifference, incapable of being ruffled or roused to active interest or exertion by pleasure, pain, or passion.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>apathy</xex> of despair.&rdquo; <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A certain <qex>apathy</qex> or sluggishness in his nature which led him . . . to leave events to take their own course.</q> <rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>According to the Stoics, <qex>apathy</qex> meant the extinction of the passions by the ascendency of reason.</q> <rj><qau>Fleming.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In the first ages of the church, the Christians adopted the term to express a contempt of earthly concerns.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Insensibility; unfeelingness; indifference; unconcern; stoicism; supineness; sluggishness.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"a*tite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; deceit, fr. &unr_; to deceive; it having been often mistaken for other minerals.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Native phosphate of lime, occurring usually in six-sided prisms, color often pale green, transparent or translucent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Apatosaurus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a genus of extinct dinosaurs comprising the brontosaurs; apatosaurs.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Apatosaurus</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Apatura</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a genus of large Old World butterflies.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Apatura</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`pau`m&eacute;"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Appaum&eacute;</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ape</hw> <pr>(&amacr;p)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>apa</ets>; akin to D. <ets>aap</ets>, OHG. <ets>affo</ets>, G. <ets>affe</ets>, Icel. <ets>api</ets>, Sw. <ets>apa</ets>, Dan. <ets>abe</ets>, W. <ets>epa</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A quadrumanous mammal, esp. of the family <fam>Simiad&aelig;</fam>, having teeth of the same number and form as in man, and possessing neither a tail nor cheek pouches. The name is applied esp. to species of the genus <gen>Hylobates</gen>, and is sometimes used as a general term for all Quadrumana. The higher forms, the gorilla, chimpanzee, and ourang, are often called <stype>anthropoid apes</stype> or <stype>man apes</stype>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The <ex>ape</ex> of the Old Testament was probably the rhesus monkey of India, and allied forms.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who imitates servilely (in allusion to the manners of the ape); a mimic.</def> <rj><au>Byron.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A dupe.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ape</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Aped</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Aping</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To mimic, as an ape imitates human actions; to imitate or follow servilely or irrationally.</def> &ldquo;How he <xex>apes</xex> his sire.&rdquo; <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The people of England will not <qex>ape</qex> the fashions they have never tried.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*peak"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>peak</ets>. Cf. F. <ets>&agrave; pic</ets> vertically.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>In a vertical line. The anchor in <xex>apeak</xex>, when the cable has been sufficiently hove in to bring the ship over it, and the ship is them said to be hove <xex>apeak</xex>.</def> <altsp>[Spelt also <asp>apeek</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ape"hood</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being an ape.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*pel"lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> not + L. <ets>pellis</ets> skin.]</ety> <def>Destitute of skin.</def> <rj><au>Brande &amp; C.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"en*nine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Apenninus</ets>, fr. Celtic <ets>pen</ets>, or <ets>ben</ets>, peak, mountain.]</ety> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, the Apennines, a chain of mountains extending through Italy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*pep"sy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>apepsia</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; uncooked, undigested; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; cooked, &unr_; to cook, digest.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Defective digestion, indigestion.</def> <rj><au>Coxe.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who apes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`per`&ccedil;u"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;`p&acirc;r`s&usdot_;")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>Aper&ccedil;us</plw> <pr>(-s&usdot_;")</pr></plu>. <ety>[F., prop. p. p. of <ets>apercevoir</ets> to perceive.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A first view or glance, or the perception or estimation so obtained; an immediate apprehension or insight, appreciative rather than analytic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The main object being to develop the several <qex>aper&ccedil;us</qex> or insights which furnish the method of such psychology.</q> <rj><qau>W. T. Harris.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A series of partial and more or less disparate <qex>aper&ccedil;us</qex> or outlooks; each for itself a center of experience.</q> <rj><qau>James Ward.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, a brief or detached view; conspectus; sketch.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*pe"re*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The wild Guinea pig of Brazil (<spn>Cavia aperea</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*pe"ri*ent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aperiens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>aperire</ets> to uncover, open; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>parire</ets>, <ets>parere</ets>, to bring forth, produce. Cf. <er>Cover</er>, <er>Overt</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Gently opening the bowels; laxative.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An aperient medicine or food.</def></def2> <rj><au>Arbuthnot.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*per"i*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>ap&eacute;ritif</ets>, fr. L. <ets>aperire</ets>.]</ety> <def>Serving to open; aperient.</def> <rj><au>Harvey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*pert"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>apert</ets>, L. <ets>apertus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>aperire</ets>. See <er>Aperient</er>, and cf. <er>Pert</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>Open; evident; undisguised.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>Fotherby.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*pert"</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Openly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*per"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>apertio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of opening; an opening; an aperture.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>Wiseman.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*pert"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Openly; clearly.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*pert"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Openness; frankness.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"er*ture</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>apertura</ets>, fr. <ets>aperire</ets>. See <er>Aperient</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of opening.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An opening; an open space; a gap, cleft, or chasm; a passage perforated; a hole; <as>as, an <ex>aperture</ex> in a wall</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>An <qex>aperture</qex> between the mountains.</q> <rj><qau>Gilpin.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The back <qex>aperture</qex> of the nostrils.</q> <rj><qau>Owen.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Opt.)</fld> <def>The diameter of the exposed part of the object glass of a telescope or other optical instrument; <as>as, a telescope of four-inch <ex>aperture</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The <xex>aperture</xex> of microscopes is often expressed in degrees, called also the <xex>angular aperture</xex>, which signifies the angular breadth of the pencil of light which the instrument transmits from the object or point viewed; as, a microscope of 100&deg; <xex>aperture</xex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"er*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Aperies</plw>.</plu> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A place where apes are kept.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Kingsley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The practice of aping; an apish action.</def> <rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 68 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>A*pet"al*ous</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*p&ebreve_;t"&aitalic_;l*&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> not + <ets>petal</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having no petals, or flower leaves. [See <xex>Illust.</xex> under <er>Anther</er>].</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*pet"al*ous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being apetalous.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"pex</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> E. <plw>Apexes</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; L. <plw>Apices</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The tip, top, point, or angular summit of anything; <as>as, the <ex>apex</ex> of a mountain, spire, or cone; the <ex>apex</ex>, or tip, of a leaf.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>The end or edge of a vein nearest the surface.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Apex of the earth's motion</b></col> <fld>(Astron.)</fld>, <cd>that point of the heavens toward which the earth is moving in its orbit.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>a*phaer"e*sis</hw>, &Verbar;<hw>A*ph&aelig;r"e*sis</hw></mhw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>Same as <er>Apheresis</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>aphaeretic</hw> <hw>apheretic</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>relating to or formed by or consisting of aphaeresis.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*pha"ki*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.; Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; seed of a lentil.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An anomalous state of refraction caused by the absence of the crystalline lens, as after operations for cataract. The remedy is the use of powerful convex lenses.</def> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*pha"ki*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to aphakia; <as>as, <ex>aphakial</ex> eyes</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Aph`a*nip"te*ra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; invisible (<grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; to appear) + &unr_; a wing.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A group of wingless insects, of which the flea in the type. See <er>Flea</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aph`a*nip"ter*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the Aphaniptera.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aph"a*nite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; invisible; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; to appear.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A very compact, dark-colored &unr_;ock, consisting of hornblende, or pyroxene, and feldspar, but neither of them in perceptible grains.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aph`a*nit"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Resembling aphanite; having a very fine-grained structure.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>A*pha"si*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Aph"a*sy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>aphasia</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; not spoken; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; to speak: cf. F. <ets>aphasie</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Loss of the power of speech, or of the appropriate use of words, the vocal organs remaining intact, and the intelligence being preserved. It is dependent on injury or disease of the brain.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*pha"sic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or affected by, aphasia; speechless.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aphasmidia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>one of two subgroups of Nematoda used in some classification systems.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> class <class>Aphasmidia</class>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*phel"ion</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Aphelia</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; + &unr_; sun.]</ety> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>That point of a planet's or comet's orbit which is most distant from the sun, the opposite point being the <xex>perihelion</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*phe`li*o*trop"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; + &unr_; sun + &unr_; belonging to a turning.]</ety> <def>Turning away from the sun; -- said of leaves, etc.</def> <rj><au>Darwin.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*phe`li*ot"ro*pism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The habit of bending from the sunlight; -- said of certain plants.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*phe"mi*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; voice.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Loss of the power of speaking, while retaining the power of writing; -- a disorder of cerebral origin.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*pher"e*sis</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aphaeresis</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to take away; &unr_; + &unr_; to take.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>The dropping of a letter or syllable from the beginning of a word; <it>e. g</it>., cute for <xex>a</xex>cute.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>An operation by which any part is separated from the rest.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Aph"e*sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; a letting go; &unr_; + &unr_; to let go.]</ety> <def>The loss of a short unaccented vowel at the beginning of a word; -- the result of a phonetic process; <as>as, <ex>squire</ex> for <ex>esquire</ex></as>.</def> <rj><au>New Eng. Dict.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*phet"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; letting go, fr. &unr_; to let go.]</ety> <def>Shortened by dropping a letter or a syllable from the beginning of a word; <as>as, an <ex>aphetic</ex> word or form</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>A*phet"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> <rj><au>New Eng. Dict.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aph"e*tism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An aphetized form of a word.</def> <rj><au>New Eng. Dict.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aph"e*tize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To shorten by aphesis.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>These words . . . have been <qex>aphetized</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>New Eng. Dict.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"phid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the genus Aphis; an aphidian.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aph"i*des</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Aphis</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*phid"i*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the family <fam>Aphid&aelig;</fam>.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the aphides; an aphid.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aph`i*div"o*rous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[<ets>Aphis</ets> + L. <ets>vorare</ets> to devour.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Devouring aphides; aphidophagous.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aph`i*doph"a*gous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Aphis</ets> + Gr. &unr_; to eat.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Feeding upon aphides, or plant lice, as do beetles of the family <fam>Coccinellid&aelig;</fam>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aph`i*lan"thro*py</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; not loving man; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; to love + &unr_; man.]</ety> <def>Want of love to mankind; -- the opposite of <xex>philanthropy</xex>.</def> <rj><au>Coxe.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A"phis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Aphides</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of insects belonging to the order Hemiptera and family <fam>Aphid&aelig;</fam>, including numerous species known as plant lice and green flies.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Besides the true males and females, there is a race of wingless asexual individuals which have the power of producing living young in rapid succession, and these in turn may produce others of the same kind for several generations, before sexual individuals appear. They suck the sap of plants by means of a tubular proboscis, and owing to the wonderful rapidity of their reproduction become very destructive to vegetation. Many of the <spn>Aphid&aelig;</spn> excrete honeydew from two tubes near the end of the body.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"phis li"on</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The larva of the lacewinged flies (<spn>Chrysopa</spn>), which feeds voraciously upon aphids. The name is also applied to the larv&aelig; of the ladybugs (<gen>Coccinella</gen>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aph`lo*gis"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; not inflammable; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; set on fire. See <er>Phlogiston</er>.]</ety> <def>Flameless; <as>as, an <ex>aphlogistic</ex> lamp, in which a coil of wire is kept in a state of continued ignition by alcohol, without flame</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>A*pho"ni*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Aph"o*ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>aphonia</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; voiceless; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; voice: cf. F. <ets>aphonie</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Loss of voice or vocal utterance.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*phon"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Aph"o*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without voice; voiceless; nonvocal; incapable of all but whispered speech.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aph"o*rism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>aphorisme</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_; definition, a short, pithy sentence, fr. &unr_; to mark off by boundaries, to define; &unr_; from + &unr_; to separate, part. See <er>Horizon</er>.]</ety> <def>A comprehensive maxim or principle expressed in a few words; a sharply defined sentence relating to abstract truth rather than to practical matters.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The first <qex>aphorism</qex> of Hippocrates is, &ldquo;Life is short, and the art is long.&rdquo;</q> <rj><qau>Fleming.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Axiom; maxim; adage; proverb; apothegm; saying; saw; truism; dictum. See <er>Axiom</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Aph`o*ris*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Aph`o*ris"mic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to aphorisms, or having the form of an aphorism.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aph`o*ris"mer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A dealer in aphorisms.</def> <mark>[Used in derogation or contempt.]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aph"o*rist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A writer or utterer of aphorisms.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Aph`o*ris"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Aph`o*ris"tic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>In the form of, or of the nature of, an aphorism; in the form of short, unconnected sentences; <as>as, an <ex>aphoristic</ex> style</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The method of the book is <qex>aphoristic</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aph`o*ris"tic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the form or manner of aphorisms; pithily.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aph"o*rize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To make aphorisms.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*pho"tic</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*f&omacr;"t&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`fws</grk>, <grk>'a`fwtos</grk>.]</ety> <def>Without light.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aphotic region</hw>. <fld>(Phytogeog.)</fld> <def>A depth of water so great that only those organisms can exist that do not assimilate.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*phra"si*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + <grk>fra`sis</grk> speech.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>= <er>Dumbness</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A disorder of speech in which words can be uttered but not intelligibly joined together.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aph"rite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>See under <er>Calcite</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Aph`ro*dis"i*ac</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Aph`ro*di*si"a*cal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; pertaining to sensual love, fr. &unr_;. See <er>Aphrodite</er>.]</ety> <def>Exciting venereal desire; stimulating the desire for sexual gratification.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aph`ro*dis"i*ac</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which (as a drug, or some kinds of food) stimulate sexual desire.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aph`ro*dis"i*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to Aphrodite or Venus. &ldquo;<xex>Aphrodisian</xex> dames&rdquo; [that is, courtesans].</def> <rj><au>C. Reade.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Aph`ro*di"te</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Classic Myth.)</fld> <def>The Greek goddess of love, corresponding to the Venus of the Romans.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A large marine annelid, covered with long, lustrous, golden, hairlike set&aelig;; the sea mouse.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A beautiful butterfly (<spn>Argunnis Aphrodite</spn>) of the United States.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aph`ro*dit"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Venereal.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Aph"tha</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sing. of <er>Aphth&aelig;</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>One of the whitish specks called aphth&aelig;.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The disease, also called thrush.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Aph"th&aelig;</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_; (mostly in pl. &unr_;, Hipp.) an eruption, thrush, fr. &unr_; to set on fire, inflame.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Roundish pearl-colored specks or flakes in the mouth, on the lips, etc., terminating in white sloughs. They are commonly characteristic of thrush.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aph"thoid</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Aphtha</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of the nature of aphth&aelig;; resembling thrush.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aph"thong</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; silent; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; voice, sound, fr. &unr_; to sound.]</ety> <def>A letter, or a combination of letters, employed in spelling a word, but in the pronunciation having no sound.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Aph*thon"gal</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aph"thous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>aphtheux</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or caused by, aphth&aelig;; characterized by apht&aelig;; <as>as, <ex>aphthous</ex> ulcers; <ex>aphthous</ex> fever.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aph"yl*lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; leaf.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Destitute of leaves, as the broom rape, certain euphorbiaceous plants, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Apiaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a family of plants bearing flowers in umbels; examples are: <stype>parsley</stype>; <stype>carrot</stype>; <stype>anise</stype>; <stype>caraway</stype>; <stype>celery</stype>; <stype>dill</stype>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Umbelliferae, family <fam>Umbelliferae</fam>, family <fam>Apiaceae</fam>, carrot family</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`pi*a"ceous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Umbelliferous.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"pi*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Belonging to bees.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`pi*a"ri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or relating to bees.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"pi*a*rist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who keeps an apiary.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"pi*a*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>apiarium</ets>, fr. <ets>apis</ets> bee.]</ety> <def>A place where bees are kept; a stand or shed for bees; a beehouse.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>apex</ets>, <ets>apicis</ets>, tip or summit.]</ety> <def>At or belonging to an apex, tip, or summit.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ap"i*ces</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>See <er>Apex</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*pi"cian</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Apicianus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Belonging to Apicius, a notorious Roman epicure; hence applied to whatever is peculiarly refined or dainty and expensive in cookery.</def> <rj><au>H. Rogers.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*pic"u*lar</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>apiculus</ets>, dim. of L. <ets>apex</ets>, <ets>apicis</ets>.]</ety> <def>Situated at, or near, the apex; apical.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*pic"u*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*pic"u*la`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Apicular</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Terminated abruptly by a small, distinct point, as a leaf.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"i*cul`ture</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>apis</ets> bee + E. culture.]</ety> <def>Rearing of bees for their honey and wax.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>apiculturist</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a farmer who keeps bees for their honey.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> beekeeper, apiarist.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Apidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a family of insects comprising the bees; examples are: <stype>honeybees</stype>; <stype>carpenter bees</stype>; <stype>bumblebees</stype>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Apidae</fam>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*piece"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>piece</ets>.]</ety> <def>Each by itself; by the single one; to each; as the share of each; <as>as, these melons cost a shilling <ex>apiece</ex></as>.</def> &ldquo;Fined . . . a thousand pounds <xex>apiece</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Hume.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*pie"ces</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In pieces or to pieces.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;Being torn <xex>apieces</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*pik"ed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Trimmed.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Full fresh and new here gear <qex>apiked</qex> was.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"pi*ol</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>api</ets>um parsley + <ets>-ol</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An oily liquid derived from parsley.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`pi*ol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>apis</ets> bee + <ets>-logist</ets> (see <er>-logy</er>).]</ety> <def>A student of bees.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Emerson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`pi*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>apis</ets> bee + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The scientific or systematic study of honey bees.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A"pis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., bee.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of insects of the order Hymenoptera, including the common honeybee (<spn>Apis mellifica</spn>) and other related species. See <er>Honeybee</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"ish</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the qualities of an ape; prone to imitate in a servile manner. Hence: Apelike; fantastically silly; foppish; affected; trifling.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>apish</qex> gallantry of a fantastic boy.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"ish*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an apish manner; with servile imitation; foppishly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"ish*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being apish; mimicry; foppery.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*pit"pat</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>pitpat</ets>.]</ety> <def>With quick beating or palpitation; pitapat.</def> <rj><au>Congreve.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>apivorous</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>feeding on bees; bee-eating.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`la*cen"tal</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>placental</ets>.]</ety> <def>Belonging to the Aplacentata; without placenta.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ap`la*cen*ta"ta</hw>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> not + <ets>placenta</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Mammals which have no placenta.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ap`la*coph"o*ra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; a flat cake + <grk>fe`rein</grk> to bear.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A division of Amphineura in which the body is naked or covered with slender spines or set&aelig;, but is without shelly plates.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>aplacophoran</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>one of the <er>aplacophora</er>; a deep-water wormlike mollusk lacking calcareous plates on the body but having fine limy spicules on the covering mantle.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> solenogaster</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`la*nat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; disposed to wander, wandering, &unr_; to wander.]</ety> <fld>(Opt.)</fld> <def>Having two or more parts of different curvatures, so combined as to remove spherical aberration; -- said of a lens.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Aplanatic focus</b></col> of a lens <fld>(Opt.)</fld>, <cd>the point or focus from which rays diverging pass the lens without spherical aberration. In certain forms of lenses there are two such foci; and it is by taking advantage of this fact that the best aplanatic object glasses of microscopes are constructed.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*plan"a*tism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Freedom from spherical aberration.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*plan`o*ga*mete"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A nonmotile gamete, found in certain lower alg&aelig;.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*pla"si*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.; Gr. &unr_; priv. + &unr_; a molding.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Incomplete or faulty development.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>a defect, retardation, or cessation of the process of generation of blood cells.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*plas"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> not + <ets>plastic</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not plastic or easily molded.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*plas"tic a*ne"mi*a</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[from <er>aplasia{2}</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>an anemia characterized by substantial reduction or cessation of production of red blood cells and hemoglobin by the bone marrow.</def> <au>Stedman</au><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Ehrlich's anemia; anemia gravis.</syn><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>aplite</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>light-colored and fine-grained granitic rock consisting chiefly of quartz and feldspars.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>aplitic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to an aplite.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aplodontia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>the type genus of the family <fam>Aplodontiidae</fam>, comprising the mountain beavers.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Aplodontia</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aplodontiidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a family of mammals comprising the mountain beavers.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Aplodontiidae</fam>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`plomb"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., lit. perpendicularity; &unr_; to + <ets>plomb</ets> lead. See <er>Plumb</er>.]</ety> <def>Assurance of manner or of action; self-possession.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*plot"o*my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; simple + &unr_; a cutting.]</ety> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>Simple incision.</def> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*plus"tre</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Rom. Antiq.)</fld> <def>An ornamental appendage of wood at the ship's stern, usually spreading like a fan and curved like a bird's feather.</def> <rj><au>Audsley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*plys"i*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; a dirty sponge, fr. &unr_; unwashed; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; to wash.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of marine mollusks of the order <ord>Tectibranchiata</ord>; the sea hare. Some of the species when disturbed throw out a deep purple liquor, which colors the water to some distance. See <xex>Illust.</xex> in Appendix.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>apnea</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>transient cessation of respiration.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>apnoea</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>apneic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>of or pertaining to apnea.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> apnoeic</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`neu*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; not blown through.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Devoid of air; free from air; <as>as, an <ex>apneumatic</ex> lung</as>; also, effected by or with exclusion of air; <as>as, an <ex>apneumatic</ex> operation</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ap*neu"mo*na</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_;, &unr_;, a lung.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An order of holothurians in which the internal respiratory organs are wanting; -- called also <ord>Apoda</ord> or <ord>Apodes</ord>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ap*n&oelig;"a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_;, &unr_;, breath, &unr_; to breathe, blow.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Partial privation or suspension of breath; suffocation; same as <altname><er>apnea</er></altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>apnoeic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>same as <er>apneic</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> apneic</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"o</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[Gr. &unr_;. See <er>Ab-</er>.]</ety> <def>A prefix from a Greek preposition. It usually signifies <xex>from</xex>, <xex>away from</xex>, <xex>off</xex>, or <xex>asunder</xex>, <xex>separate</xex>; <as>as, in <ex>apo</ex>cope (a cutting <ex>off</ex>), <ex>apo</ex>state, <ex>apo</ex>stle (one sent <ex>away</ex>), <ex>apo</ex>carpous</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+
+<p><hw>A*poc"a*lypse</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>apocalypsis</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to uncover, to disclose; &unr_; from + &unr_; to cover, conceal: cf. F. <ets>apocalypse</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>One of a numerous class of writings proceeding from Jewish authors between 250 <sc>b. c.</sc> and 150 <sc>a. d.</sc>, and designed to propagate the Jewish faith or to cheer the hearts of the Jewish people with the promise of deliverance and glory; or proceeding from Christian authors of the opening centuries and designed to portray the future.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Specifically, the revelation delivered to St. John, in the isle of Patmos, near the close of the first century, forming the last book of the New Testament (called Revelation or the Apocalypse).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Anything viewed as a revelation, especially one that is highly significant for the person receiving it; a disclosure. Often used of a realization or revelation that changes a person's goals or style of life.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The new <qex>apocalypse</qex> of Nature.</q> <rj><qau>Carlyle.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>the final battle between good and evil, as foreseen in Saint John's Apocalypse; the time when God conquers the powers of evil, attended by cataclysmic cosmic events, and sometimes thought of as the end of the world; an Armageddon.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*poc`a*lyp"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*poc`a*lyp"tic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a revelation, or, specifically, to the Revelation of St. John; containing, or of the nature of, a prophetic revelation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>pertaining to, characteristic of, or resembling an apocalypse, in senses 3 or 4.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Apocalyptic number</b></col>, <cd>the number 666, mentioned in <au>Rev. xiii. 18.</au>, in which it is described as the number of the &ldquo;beast of the earth&rdquo;. It has been variously interpreted. Some fundamentalist Christians consider it to be the number of the Devil, and avoid or fear objects containing that number.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 69 --></p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>A*poc`a*lyp"tic</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*p&obreve_;k`&adot_;*l&ibreve_;p"t&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <hw>A*poc`a*lyp"tist</hw></mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The writer of the Apocalypse.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*poc`a*lyp"tic*al*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By revelation; in an apocalyptic manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`o*car"pous</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>apo-</ets> + Gr. <grk>karpo`s</grk> fruit.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Either entirely or partially separate, as the carpels of a compound pistil; -- opposed to <contr>syncarpous</contr>.</def> <rj><au>Lindley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`o*chro*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>apo-</ets> + <ets>chromatic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Optics)</fld> <def>Free from chromatic and spherical aberration; -- said esp. of a lens in which rays of three or more colors are brought to the same focus, the degree of achromatism thus obtained being more complete than where two rays only are thus focused, as in the ordinary achromatic objective.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ap`o*chro"ma*tism</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`o*co*de"ine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>apo-</ets> + <ets>codeine</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An alkaloid, <chform>C18H19NO2</chform>, prepared from codeine. In its effects it resembles apomorphine.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*poc"o*pate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>apocopatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>apocopare</ets> to cut off, fr. L. <ets>apocore</ets>. See <er>Apocope</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>To cut off or drop; <as>as, to <ex>apocopate</ex> a word, or the last letter, syllable, or part of a word</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*poc"o*pate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*poc"o*pa`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Shortened by apocope; <as>as, an <ex>apocopate</ex> form</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*poc`o*pa"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Shortening by apocope; the state of being apocopated.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*poc"o*pe</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_; a cutting off, fr. &unr_; to cut off; &unr_; from + &unr_; to cut.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The cutting off, or omission, of the last letter, syllable, or part of a word.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A cutting off; abscission.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ap`o*cris"i*a*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, &Verbar;<hw>Ap`o*cris`i*a"ri*us</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>apocrisiarius</ets>, <ets>apocrisarius</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_; answer, fr. &unr_; to answer; &unr_; from + &unr_; to separate.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>A delegate or deputy; especially, the pope's nuncio or legate at Constantinople.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`o*crus"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; able to drive off, fr. &unr_; to drive off.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Astringent and repellent.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An apocrustic medicine.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*poc"ry*pha</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>, but often used as <xex>sing</xex>. with <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Apocryphas</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>apocryphus</ets> apocryphal, Gr. &unr_; hidden, spurious, fr. &unr_; to hide; &unr_; from + &unr_; to hide.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Something, as a writing, that is of doubtful authorship or authority; -- formerly used also adjectively.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Specif.: Certain writings which are received by some Christians as an authentic part of the Holy Scriptures, but are rejected by others.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Fourteen such writings, or books, formed part of the Septuagint, but not of the Hebrew canon recognized by the Jews of Palestine. The Council of Trent included all but three of these in the canon of inspired books having equal authority. The German and English Reformers grouped them in their Bibles under the title <xex>Apocrypha</xex>, as not having dogmatic authority, but being profitable for instruction. The Apocrypha is now commonly &unr_;mitted from the King James's Bible.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*poc"ry*phal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to the Apocrypha.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not canonical. Hence: Of doubtful authority; equivocal; mythic; fictitious; spurious; false.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The passages . . . are, however, in part from <qex>apocryphal</qex> or fictitious works.</q> <rj><qau>Sir G. C. Lewis.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*poc"ry*phal*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who believes in, or defends, the Apocrypha.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*poc"ry*phal*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an apocryphal manner; mythically; not indisputably.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*poc"ry*phal*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being apocryphal; doubtfulness of credit or genuineness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>A*poc`y*na"ceous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ap`o*cyn"e*ous</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; dogbane; &unr_; from + &unr_; dog.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Belonging to, or resembling, a family of plants, of which the dogbane (<fam>Apocynum</fam>) is the type.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*poc"y*nin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>Apocynum</ets>, the generic name of dogbane.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A bitter principle obtained from the dogbane (<spn>Apocynum cannabinum</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ap"od</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ap"o*dal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Apod</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Without feet; footless.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Destitute of the ventral fin, as the eels.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ap"od</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ap"ode</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Apods</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> or <plw>Apodes</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, footless; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_;, &unr_;, foot.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of certain animals that have no feet or footlike organs; esp. one of certain fabulous birds which were said to have no feet.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The bird of paradise formerly had the name <spn>Paradisea apoda</spn>, being supposed to have no feet, as these were wanting in the specimens first obtained from the East Indies.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ap"o*da</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;. See <er>Apod</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A group of cirripeds, destitute of footlike organs.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An order of Amphibia without feet. See <er>Ophiomorpha</er>.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A group of worms without appendages, as the leech.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"o*dan</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Apodal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ap"o*deic"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ap`o*dic"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ap`o*deic"tic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ap`o*dic"tic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>apodicticus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to point out, to show by argument; &unr_; from + &unr_; to show.]</ety> <def>Self-evident; intuitively true; evident beyond contradiction.</def> <rj><au>Brougham. Sir Wm. Hamilton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Ap`o*deic"tic*al*ly</hw>, <hw>Ap`o*dic"tic*al*ly</hw></mhw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>So as to be evident beyond contradiction.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"o*deme</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>apo-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; body.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the processes of the shell which project inwards and unite with one another, in the thorax of many Crustacea.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ap"o*des</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., masc. pl. See <er>Apoda</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An order of fishes without ventral fins, including the eels.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A group of holothurians destitute of suckers. See <er>Apneumona</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`o*dic"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Apodeictic</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Apodiformes</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>an oreer of birds including the swifts and hummingbirds.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> order <ord>Apodiformes</ord>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ap`o*dix"is</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Full demonstration.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*pod"o*sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to give back; &unr_; from, back again + &unr_; to give.]</ety> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>The consequent clause or conclusion in a conditional sentence, expressing the <xex>result</xex>, and thus distinguished from the <xex>protasis</xex> or clause which expresses a <xex>condition</xex>. Thus, in the sentence, &ldquo;Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him,&rdquo; the former clause is the <xex>protasis</xex>, and the latter the <xex>apodosis</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Some grammarians extend the terms <xex>protasis</xex> and <xex>apodosis</xex> to the introductory clause and the concluding clause, even when the sentence is not conditional.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"o*dous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>(#), <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Apodal; apod.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*pod`y*te"ri*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to strip one's self.]</ety> <fld>(Anc. Arch.)</fld> <def>The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, where one stripped; a dressing room.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`o*ga"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; far from the earth.]</ety> <def>Apogean.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`o*gam"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to apogamy.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> apogamous, apogametic</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>apogamous</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to apogamy.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> apogamic, apogametic</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*pog"a*my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>apo-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; marriage.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The formation of a bud in place of a fertilized ovule or o&ouml;spore.</def> <rj><au>De Bary.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`o*ge"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>Apogean.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`o*ge"an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Connected with the apogee; <as>as, <ex>apogean</ex> (neap) tides, which occur when the moon has passed her apogee</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"o*gee</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; from the earth; &unr_; from + &unr_;, &unr_;, earth: cf. F. <ets>apog&eacute;e</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>That point in the orbit of the moon which is at the greatest distance from the earth.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Formerly, on the hypothesis that the earth is in the center of the system, this name was given to that point in the orbit of the sun, or of a planet, which was supposed to be at the greatest distance from the earth.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: The farthest or highest point; culmination.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`o*ge`o*trop"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>apo-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; earth + &unr_; turning.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Bending away from the ground; -- said of leaves, etc.</def> <rj><au>Darwin.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"o*ge*ot"ro*pism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The apogeotropic tendency of some leaves, and other parts.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"o*graph</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; from + &unr_; to write: cf. F. <ets>apographe</ets>.]</ety> <def>A copy or transcript.</def> <rj><au>Blount.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`o*hy"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>apo-</ets> + the Gr. letter Y.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to a portion of the horn of the hyoid bone.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*poise"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>poise</ets>.]</ety> <def>Balanced.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*po"lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>polar</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Having no radiating processes; -- applied particularly to certain nerve cells.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`o*laus"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to enjoy.]</ety> <def>Devoted to enjoyment.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*pol`li*na"ri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Apollinaris</ets>, fr. <ets>Apollo</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Rom. Antiq.)</fld> <def>In honor of Apollo; <as>as, the <ex>Apollinarian</ex> games</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*pol`li*na"ri*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>A follower of Apollinaris, Bishop of Laodicea in the fourth century, who denied the proper humanity of Christ.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*pol`li*na"ris wa"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>An effervescing alkaline mineral water used as a table beverage. It is obtained from a spring in Apollinarisburg, near Bonn.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*pol"lo</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Apollo</ets>, <ets>-linis</ets>, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Classic Myth.)</fld> <def>A deity among the Greeks and Romans. He was the god of light and day (the &ldquo;sun god&rdquo;), of archery, prophecy, medicine, poetry, and music, etc., and was represented as the model of manly grace and beauty; -- called also <altname>Ph&eacute;bus</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>The Apollo Belvedere</b></col>, <cd>a celebrated statue of Apollo in the Belvedere gallery of the Vatican palace at Rome, esteemed of the noblest representations of the human frame.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Ap`ol*lo"ni*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ap`ol*lon"ic</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, Apollo.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*pol"ly*on</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; destroying, fr. &unr_;, &unr_;, to destroy utterly; &unr_; from, entirely + &unr_; to destroy.]</ety> <def>The Destroyer; -- a name used <au>(Rev. ix. 11)</au> for the angel of the bottomless pit, answering to the Hebrew <xex>Abaddon</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*pol"o*ger</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A teller of apologues.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*pol`o*get"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*pol`o*get"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to speak in defense of; &unr_; from + &unr_; speech, &unr_; to say, to speak. See <er>Logic</er>.]</ety> <def>Defending by words or arguments; said or written in defense, or by way of apology; regretfully excusing; <as>as, an <ex>apologetic</ex> essay</as>.</def> &ldquo;To speak in a subdued and <xex>apologetic</xex> tone.&rdquo; <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*pol`o*get"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By way of apology.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*pol`o*get"ics</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That branch of theology which defends the Holy Scriptures, and sets forth the evidence of their divine authority.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>apologise</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>same as <er>apologize</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> apologize, excuse, justify, rationalize</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*pol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>apologiste</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who makes an apology; one who speaks or writes in defense of a faith, a cause, or an institution; especially, one who argues in defense of Christianity.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*pol"o*gize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Apologized</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Apologizing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>apologiser</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make an apology or defense.</def> <rj><au>Dr. H. More.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make an apology or excuse; to make acknowledgment of some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends; -- with <xex>for</xex>; <xex>as</xex>, my correspondent <xex>apologized</xex> for not answering my letter.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> apologize, excuse, justify, rationalize</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To <qex>apologize</qex> for his insolent language.</q> <rj><qau>Froude.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*pol"o*gize</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To defend.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The Christians . . . were <qex>apologized</qex> by Plinie.</q> <rj><qau>Dr. G. Benson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*pol"o*gi`zer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who makes an apology; an apologist.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"o*logue</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>apologous</ets>, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; from + &unr_; speech, &unr_; to speak: cf. F. <ets>apologue</ets>.]</ety> <def>A story or relation of fictitious events, intended to convey some moral truth; a moral fable.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; An <xex>apologue</xex> differs from a <xex>parable</xex> in this;: the parable is drawn from events which take place among mankind, and therefore requires probability in the narrative; the <xex>apologue</xex> is founded on supposed actions of brutes or inanimate things, and therefore is not limited by strict rules of probability. &AElig;sop's fables are good examples of <xex>apologues</xex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*pol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Apologies</plw></plu>. <ety>[L. <ets>apologia</ets>, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; from + &unr_;: cf. F. <ets>apologie</ets>. See <er>Apologetic</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Something said or written in defense or justification of what appears to others wrong, or of what may be liable to disapprobation; justification; <as>as, Tertullian's <ex>Apology</ex> for Christianity</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It is not my intention to make an <qex>apology</qex> for my poem; some will think it needs no excuse, and others will receive none.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An acknowledgment intended as an atonement for some improper or injurious remark or act; an admission to another of a wrong or discourtesy done him, accompanied by an expression of regret.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Anything provided as a substitute; a makeshift.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He goes to work devising <qex>apologies</qex> for window curtains.</q> <rj><qau>Dickens.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Excuse</er>.</syn> <usage> An <xex>apology</xex>, in the original sense of the word, was a <xex>pleading off</xex> from some charge or imputation, by explaining and defending one's principles or conduct. It therefore amounted to a vindication. One who offers an <xex>apology</xex>, admits himself to have been, at least apparently, in the wrong, but brings forward some palliating circumstance, or tenders a frank acknowledgment, by way of reparation. We make an <xex>apology</xex> for some breach of propriety or decorum (like rude expressions, unbecoming conduct, etc.), or some deficiency in what might be reasonably expected. We offer an <xex>excuse</xex> when we have been guilty of some breach or neglect of duty; and we do it by way of extenuating our fault, and with a view to be forgiven. When an <xex>excuse</xex> has been accepted, <xex>an apology</xex> may still, in some cases, be necessary or appropriate. &ldquo;An <xex>excuse</xex> is not grounded on the claim of innocence, but is rather an appeal for favor resting on some collateral circumstance. An <xex>apology</xex> mostly respects the conduct of individuals toward each other as equals; it is a voluntary act produced by feelings of decorum, or a desire for the good opinion of others.&rdquo; <rj><au>Crabb.</au></rj></usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*pol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To offer an apology.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>For which he can not well <qex>apology</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>J. Webster.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`o*me*com"e*ter</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An instrument for measuring the height of objects.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`o*me*com"e*try</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>apo-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; length + <ets>-metry</ets>.]</ety> <def>The art of measuring the distance of objects afar off.</def> <mark>[Obs. or R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Ap`o*mor"phi*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ap`o*mor"phine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>apo-</ets> + <ets>morphia</ets>, <ets>morphine</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A crystalline alkaloid obtained from morphia. It is a powerful emetic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ap`o*neu*ro"sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Aponeuroses</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to pass into a tendon; &unr_; from + &unr_; to strain the sinews, &unr_; sinew, tendon, nerve.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Any one of the thicker and denser of the deep fasci&aelig; which cover, invest, and the terminations and attachments of, many muscles. They often differ from tendons only in being flat and thin. See <er>Fascia</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`o*neu*rot"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to an aponeurosis.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`o*neu*rot"o*my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Aponeurosis</ets> + Gr. &unr_; a cutting.]</ety> <def>Dissection of aponeuroses.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`o*pemp"tic</hw> <pr>(-p&ebreve_;mp"t&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'apopemptiko`s</grk>, fr. <grk>'apope`mpein</grk> to send off or away; <grk>'apo`</grk> from + <grk>pe`mpein</grk> to send.]</ety> <def>Sung or addressed to one departing; valedictory; <as>as, <ex>apopemptic</ex> songs or hymns</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&Verbar;A*poph"a*sis</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*p&obreve_;f"&adot_;*s&ibreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'apo`fasis</grk> denial, fr. <grk>'apofa`nai</grk> to speak out, to deny.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>A figure by which a speaker formally declines to take notice of a favorable point, but in such a manner as to produce the effect desired. [For example, see Mark Antony's oration. <au>Shak., Julius C&aelig;sar, iii. 2.</au>]</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`o*phleg*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; from + &unr_; full of phlegm. See <er>Phlegmatic</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Designed to facilitate discharges of phlegm or mucus from mouth or nostrils.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An apophlegmatic medicine.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`o*phleg"ma*tism</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, Galen.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The action of apophlegmatics.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An apophlegmatic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`o*phleg*mat"i*zant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An apophlegmatic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`oph*thegm</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Apothegm</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Ap`oph*theg*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ap`oph*theg*mat"ic*al</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Apothegmatic</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*poph"y*ge</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'apofygh`</grk> escape, in arch. the curve with which the shaft escapes into its base or capital, fr. <grk>'apofey`gein</grk> to flee away; <grk>'apo`</grk> from + <grk>fey`gein</grk> to flee: cf. F. <ets>apophyge</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The small hollow curvature given to the top or bottom of the shaft of a column where it expands to meet the edge of the fillet; -- called also the <altname>scape</altname>.</def> <rj><au>Parker.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*poph"yl*lite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>apo-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; leaf; so called from its foliated structure or easy cleavage.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A mineral relating to the zeolites, usually occurring in square prisms or octahedrons with pearly luster on the cleavage surface. It is a hydrous silicate of calcium and potassium.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*poph"y*sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>-ses</plw>.</plu> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; offshoot, process of a bone, fr. &unr_; to grow from; &unr_; from + &unr_;, &unr_;, to grow.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A marked prominence or process on any part of a bone.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An enlargement at the top of a pedicel or stem, as seen in certain mosses.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ap`o*plec"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>(#) <hw>Ap`o*plec"tic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>apoplecticus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;: cf. F. <ets>apoplectique</ets>. See <er>Apoplexy</er>.]</ety> <def>Relating to apoplexy; affected with, inclined to, or symptomatic of, apoplexy; <as>as, an <ex>apoplectic</ex> person, medicine, habit or temperament, symptom, fit, or stroke</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`o*plec"tic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One liable to, or affected with, apoplexy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Ap`o*plec"ti*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ap`o*plec"toid</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Apoplectic</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>, <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <def>Resembling apoplexy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"o*plex</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Apoplexy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`o*plexed</hw> <pr>(-pl&ebreve_;kst)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Affected with apoplexy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 70 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"o*plex`y</hw> <pr>(&abreve;p"&ouptack_;*pl&ebreve_;ks`&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>poplexye</ets>, LL. <ets>poplexia</ets>, <ets>apoplexia</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>'apoplhxi`a</grk>, fr. <grk>'apoplh`ssein</grk> to cripple by a stroke; <grk>'apo`</grk> from + <grk>plh`ssein</grk> to strike: cf. F. <ets>apoplexie</ets>. See <er>Plague</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Sudden diminution or loss of consciousness, sensation, and voluntary motion, usually caused by pressure on the brain.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The term is now usually limited to <xex>cerebral apoplexy</xex>, or loss of consciousness due to effusion of blood or other lesion within the substance of the brain; but it is sometimes extended to denote an effusion of blood into the substance of any organ; as, <xex>apoplexy</xex> of the lung.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`o*ret"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;. See <er>Aporia</er>.]</ety> <def>Doubting; skeptical.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Cudworth.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*po"ri*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Aporias</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., doubt, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; without passage, at a loss; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; passage.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>A figure in which the speaker professes to be at a loss what course to pursue, where to begin to end, what to say, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ap`o*ro"sa</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;. See <er>Aporia</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A group of corals in which the coral is not porous; -- opposed to <spn>Perforata</spn>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`o*rose"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Without pores.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*port"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>port</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>On or towards the port or left side; -- said of the helm.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`o*se*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>apo-</ets> + <ets>sematic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having or designating conspicuous or warning colors or structures indicative of special means of defense against enemies, as in the skunk.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ap`o*si`o*pe"sis</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, from &unr_; to be quite silent.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>A figure of speech in which the speaker breaks off suddenly, as if unwilling or unable to state what was in his mind; <as>as, &ldquo;I declare to you that his conduct -- but I can not speak of <ex>that</ex>, here</as>.&rdquo;</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`o*sit"ic</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; from + &unr_; food.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Destroying the appetite, or suspending hunger.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*pos"ta*sy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Apostasies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>apostasie</ets>, F. <ets>apostasie</ets>, L. <ets>apostasia</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_; a standing off from, a defection, fr. &unr_; to stand off, revolt; &unr_; from + &unr_; to stand. See <er>Off</er> and <er>Stand</er>.]</ety> <def>An abandonment of what one has voluntarily professed; a total desertion of departure from one's faith, principles, or party; esp., the renunciation of a religious faith; <as>as, Julian's <ex>apostasy</ex> from Christianity</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*pos"tate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>apostata</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;. See <er>Apostasy</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who has forsaken the faith, principles, or party, to which he before adhered; esp., one who has forsaken his religion for another; a pervert; a renegade.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <def>One who, after having received sacred orders, renounces his clerical profession.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*pos"tate</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or characterized by, apostasy; faithless to moral allegiance; renegade.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>So spake the <qex>apostate</qex> angel.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A wretched and <qex>apostate</qex> state.</q> <rj><qau>Steele.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*pos"tate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>apostatare</ets>.]</ety> <def>To apostatize.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>We are not of them which <qex>apostate</qex> from Christ.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Hall.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`o*stat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>apostaticus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Apostatical.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`o*stat"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Apostate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>An heretical and <qex>apostatical</qex> church.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Hall.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*pos"ta*tize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Apostatized</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Apostatizing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[LL. <ets>apostatizare</ets>.]</ety> <def>To renounce totally a religious belief once professed; to forsake one's church, the faith or principles once held, or the party to which one has previously adhered.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He <qex>apostatized</qex> from his old faith in facts, took to believing in &unr_;emblances.</q> <rj><qau>Carlyle.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*pos"te*mate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Aposteme</er>.]</ety> <def>To form an abscess; to swell and fill with pus.</def> <rj><au>Wiseman.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*pos`te*ma"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>apostematio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>apost&eacute;mation</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The formation of an aposteme; the process of suppuration.</def> <altsp>[Written corruptly <asp>imposthumation</asp>.]</altsp> <rj><au>Wiseman.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`os*tem"a*tous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or partaking of the nature of, an aposteme.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"os*teme</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>apostema</ets>, Gr. &unr_; the separation of corrupt matter into an ulcer, fr. &unr_; to stand off: cf. F. <ets>apost&egrave;me</ets>. See <er>Apostasy</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An abscess; a swelling filled with purulent matter.</def> <altsp>[Written corruptly <asp>imposthume</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A` pos*te`ri*o"ri</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[L. <ets>a</ets> (<ets>ab</ets>) + <ets>posterior</ets> latter.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Logic)</fld> <def>Characterizing that kind of reasoning which derives propositions from the observation of facts, or by generalizations from facts arrives at principles and definitions, or infers causes from effects. This is the reverse of <xex>a priori</xex> reasoning.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Philos.)</fld> <def>Applied to knowledge which is based upon or derived from facts through induction or experiment; inductive or empirical.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*pos"til</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*pos"tille</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>apostille</ets>. See <er>Postil</er>.]</ety> <def>A marginal note on a letter or other paper; an annotation.</def> <rj><au>Motley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*pos"tle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>apostle</ets>, <ets>apostel</ets>, <ets>postle</ets>, AS. <ets>apostol</ets>, L. <ets>apostolus</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_; messenger, one sent forth or away, fr. &unr_; to send off or away; &unr_; from + &unr_; to send; akin to G. <ets>stellen</ets> to set, E. <ets>stall</ets>: cf. F. <ets>ap&ocirc;tre</ets>, Of. <ets>apostre</ets>, <ets>apostle</ets>, <ets>apostele</ets>, <ets>apostole</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Literally: One sent forth; a messenger. Specifically: One of the twelve disciples of Christ, specially chosen as his companions and witnesses, and sent forth to preach the gospel.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He called unto him his disciples, and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named <qex>apostles</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Luke vi. 13.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The title of <xex>apostle</xex> is also applied to others, who, though not of the number of the Twelve, yet were equal with them in office and dignity; as, &ldquo;Paul, called to be an <xex>apostle</xex> of Jesus Christ.&rdquo; <au>1 Cor. i. 1.</au> In <au>Heb. iii. 1</au>, the name is given to Christ himself, as having been sent from heaven to publish the gospel. In the primitive church, other ministers were called <xex>apostles</xex> <au>(Rom. xvi. 7).</au></note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The missionary who first plants the Christian faith in any part of the world; also, one who initiates any great moral reform, or first advocates any important belief; one who has extraordinary success as a missionary or reformer; <as>as, Dionysius of Corinth is called the <ex>apostle</ex> of France, John Eliot the <ex>apostle</ex> to the Indians, Theobald Mathew the <ex>apostle</ex> of temperance</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Civ. &amp; Admiralty Law)</fld> <def>A brief letter dimissory sent by a court appealed from to the superior court, stating the case, etc.; a paper sent up on appeals in the admiralty courts.</def> <rj><au>Wharton. Burrill.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Apostles' creed</b></col>, <cd>a creed of unknown origin, which was formerly ascribed to the apostles. It certainly dates back to the beginning of the sixth century, and some assert that it can be found in the writings of Ambrose in the fourth century.</cd> -- <col><b>Apostle spoon</b></col> <fld>(Antiq.)</fld>, <cd>a spoon of silver, with the handle terminating in the figure of an apostle. One or more were offered by sponsors at baptism as a present to the godchild.</cd> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*pos"tle*ship</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office or dignity of an apostle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*pos"to*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>apostolatus</ets>, fr. <ets>apostolus</ets>. See <er>Apostle</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The dignity, office, or mission, of an apostle; apostleship.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Judas had miscarried and lost his <qex>apostolate</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The dignity or office of the pope, as the holder of the apostolic see.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ap`os*tol"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ap`os*tol"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>apostolicus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. <ets>apostolique</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to an apostle, or to the apostles, their times, or their peculiar spirit; <as>as, an <ex>apostolical</ex> mission; the <ex>apostolic</ex> age.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>According to the doctrines of the apostles; delivered or taught by the apostles; <as>as, <ex>apostolic</ex> faith or practice</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the pope or the papacy; papal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Apostolical brief</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Brief</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Apostolic canons</b></col>, <cd>a collection of rules and precepts relating to the duty of Christians, and particularly to the ceremonies and discipline of the church in the second and third centuries.</cd> -- <col><b>Apostolic church</b></col>, <cd>the Christian church; -- so called on account of its apostolic foundation, doctrine, and order. The churches of Rome, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem were called <xex>apostolic churches</xex>.</cd> -- <col><b>Apostolic constitutions</b></col>, <cd>directions of a nature similar to the <xex>apostolic canons</xex>, and perhaps compiled by the same authors or author.</cd> -- <col><b>Apostolic fathers</b></col>, <cd>early Christian writers, who were born in the first century, and thus touched on the age of the apostles. They were Polycarp, Clement, Ignatius, and Hermas; to these Barnabas has sometimes been added.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Apostolic king</b></col> (or <col><b>majesty</b></col>)</mcol>, <cd>a title granted by the pope to the kings of Hungary on account of the extensive propagation of Christianity by St. Stephen, the founder of the royal line. It is now a title of the emperor of Austria in right of the throne of Hungary.</cd> -- <col><b>Apostolic see</b></col>, <cd>a see founded and governed by an apostle; specifically, the Church of Rome; -- so called because, in the Roman Catholic belief, the pope is the successor of St. Peter, the prince of the apostles, and the only apostle who has successors in the apostolic office.</cd> -- <col><b>Apostolical succession</b></col>, <cd>the regular and uninterrupted transmission of ministerial authority by a succession of bishops from the apostles to any subsequent period.</cd> <au>Hook.</au></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`os*tol"ic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>apostolicus</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>A member of one of certain ascetic sects which at various times professed to imitate the practice of the apostles.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`os*tol"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an apostolic manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`os*tol"ic*al*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Apostolicity.</def> <rj><au>Dr. H. More.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`os*tol"ic del"e*gate</hw>. <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <def>The diplomatic agent of the pope highest in grade, superior to a nuncio.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ap`os*tol"i*cism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*pos`to*lic"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being apostolical.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*pos"tro*phe</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[(1) L., fr. Gr. &unr_; a turning away, fr. &unr_; to turn away; &unr_; from + &unr_; to turn. (2) F., fr. L. <ets>apostrophus</ets> apostrophe, the turning away or omitting of a letter, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>A figure of speech by which the orator or writer suddenly breaks off from the previous method of his discourse, and addresses, in the second person, some person or thing, absent or present; <as>as, Milton's <ex>apostrophe</ex> to Light at the beginning of the third book of &ldquo;Paradise Lost</as>.&rdquo;</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>The contraction of a word by the omission of a letter or letters, which omission is marked by the character ['] placed where the letter or letters would have been; <as>as, <ex>call'd</ex> for <ex>called</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The mark ['] used to denote that a word is contracted (as in <xex>ne'er</xex> for never, <xex>can't</xex> for can not), and as a sign of the possessive, singular and plural; as, a boy's hat, boys' hats. In the latter use it originally marked the omission of the letter <xex>e</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>The apostrophe is used to mark the plural of figures and letters; as, two 10's and three a's. It is also employed to mark the close of a quotation.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`os*troph"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to an apostrophe, grammatical or rhetorical.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*pos"tro*phize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, <ety>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <er>Apostrophized</er> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <er>Apostrophizing</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To address by apostrophe.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To contract by omitting a letter or letters; also, to mark with an apostrophe (') or apostrophes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*pos"tro*phize</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To use the rhetorical figure called <xex>apostrophe</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"os*tume</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Aposteme</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`o*tac"tite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. pl. <ets>apotactitae</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; set apart; &unr_; from + &unr_; to arrange, ordain.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>One of a sect of ancient Christians, who, in supposed imitation of the first believers, renounced all their possessions.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*pot"e*lesm</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Apotelesmatic</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The result or issue.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Astrol.)</fld> <def>The calculation and explanation of a nativity.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`o*tel`es*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; effect of the stars on human destiny, fr. &unr_; to complete; &unr_; from + &unr_; to end, &unr_; end.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Relating to the casting of horoscopes.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>Whewell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Relating to an issue of fulfillment.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In this way a passage in the Old Testament may have, or rather comprise, an <qex>apotelesmatic</qex> sense, <qex>i. e.</qex>, one of after or final accomplishment.</q> <rj><qau>M. Stuart.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*poth"e*ca*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Apothecaries</plw>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>apotecarie</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>apothecarius</ets>, fr. L. <ets>apotheca</ets> storehouse, Gr. <grk>apo</grk>, fr. &unr_; to put away; &unr_; from + &unr_; to put: cf. F. <ets>apothicaire</ets>, OF. <ets>apotecaire</ets>. See <er>Thesis</er>.]</ety> <def>One who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In England an apothecary is one of a privileged class of practitioners -- a kind of sub-physician. The surgeon apothecary is the ordinary family medical attendant. One who sells drugs and makes up prescriptions is now commonly called in England a druggist or a pharmaceutical chemist.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Apothecaries' weight</b></col>, <cd>the system of weights by which medical prescriptions were formerly compounded. The pound and ounce are the same as in Troy weight; they differ only in the manner of subdivision. The ounce is divided into 8 drams, 24 scruples, 480 grains. See <er>Troy weight</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>apothecial</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to the apothecium.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Apo`*the"ci*um</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Apothecia</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The ascigerous fructification of lichens, forming masses of various shapes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ap"o*thegm</hw>, <hw>Ap"oph*thegm</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'apo`fqegma</grk> thing uttered, apothegm, from <grk>'apofqe`ggesqai</grk> to speak out; <grk>'apo`</grk> from + <grk>fqe`ggesqai</grk> to speak.]</ety> <def>A short, pithy, and instructive saying; a terse remark, conveying some important truth; a sententious precept or maxim.</def> <note>[<xex>Apothegm</xex> is now the prevalent spelling in the United States.]</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ap`o*theg*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ap`o*theg*mat"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'apofqegmatiko`s</grk>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`o*theg"ma*tist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A collector or maker of apothegms.</def> <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`o*theg"ma*tize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To utter apothegms, or short and sententious sayings.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"o*them</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; + &unr_; that which is placed, &unr_; to place.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>The perpendicular from the center to one of the sides of a regular polygon.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A deposit formed in a liquid extract of a vegetable substance by exposure to the air.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`o*the"o*sis</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <plw>Apotheoses</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to deify; &unr_; from + &unr_; to deify, &unr_; a god.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of elevating a mortal to the rank of, and placing him among, &ldquo;the gods;&rdquo; deification.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Glorification; exaltation.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>apotheosis</xex> of chivalry.&rdquo; <au>Prescott.</au> &ldquo;The noisy <xex>apotheosis</xex> of liberty and machinery.&rdquo; <au>F. Harrison.</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`o*the"o*size</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To exalt to the dignity of a deity; to declare to be a god; to deify; to glorify.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*poth"e*sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; a putting back or away, fr. &unr_;. See <er>Apothecary</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A place on the south side of the chancel in the primitive churches, furnished with shelves, for books, vestments, etc.</def> <au>Weale.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A dressing room connected with a public bath.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*pot"o*me</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; a cutting off, fr. &unr_; to cut off; &unr_; from + &unr_; to cut.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>The difference between two quantities commensurable only in power, as between &radic;2 and 1, or between the diagonal and side of a square.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mus)</fld> <def>The remaining part of a whole tone after a smaller semitone has been deducted from it; a major semitone.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"o*zem</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>apozema</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to extract by boiling; &unr_; from + &unr_; boil.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A decoction or infusion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Wiseman.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`o*zem"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, a decoction.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>J. Whitaker.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pair"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>empeirier</ets>, F. <ets>empire</ets>. See <er>Impair</er>.]</ety> <def>To impair; to grow worse.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`pa*la"chi*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a chain of mountains in the United States, commonly called the <altname>Allegheny</altname> mountains.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The name <ex>Appalachian</ex> was given to the mountains by the Spaniards under De Soto, who derived it from the neighboring Indians.</note> <rj><au>Am. Cyc.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pall"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Appalled</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Appalling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>appalir</ets> to grow pale, make pale; <ets>a</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>p&acirc;lir</ets> to grow pale, to make pale, <ets>p&acirc;le</ets> pale. See Pale, <pos>a.</pos>, and cf. <er>Pall</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make pale; to blanch.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The answer that ye made to me, my dear, . . . <br/>
+Hath so <qex>appalled</qex> my countenance.</q> <rj><qau>Wyatt.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To weaken; to enfeeble; to reduce; <as>as, an old <ex>appalled</ex> wight</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Wine, of its own nature, will not congeal and freeze, only it will lose the strength, and become <qex>appalled</qex> in extremity of cold.</q> <rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear in such a manner that the mind shrinks, or loses its firmness; to overcome with sudden terror or horror; to dismay; <as>as, the sight <ex>appalled</ex> the stoutest heart</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The house of peers was somewhat <qex>appalled</qex> at this alarum.</q> <rj><qau>Clarendon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To dismay; terrify; daunt; frighten; affright; scare; depress. See <er>Dismay</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pall"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Gower.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To lose flavor or become stale.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pall"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Terror; dismay.</def> <mark>[Poet.]</mark> <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>appalled</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>struck with fear, dread, or consternation.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> aghast(predicate), dismayed, shocked.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pall"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Such as to appall; <as>as, an <ex>appalling</ex> accident</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ap*pall"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pall"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Depression occasioned by terror; dismay.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Appaloosa</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a hardy breed of horse developed in western North America and characteristically having a spotted rump.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"pa*nage</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>apanage</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>apaner</ets> to nourish, support, fr. LL. <ets>apanare</ets> to furnish with bread, to provision; L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>pains</ets> bread.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The portion of land assigned by a sovereign prince for the subsistence of his younger sons.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A dependency; a dependent territory.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 71 --></p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That which belongs to one by custom or right; a natural adjunct or accompaniment.</def> &ldquo;Wealth . . . the <xex>appanage</xex> of wit.&rdquo; <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pan"a*gist</hw> <pr>(&abreve;p*p&abreve;n"&adot_;*j&ibreve_;st)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>apanagiste</ets>.]</ety> <def>A prince to whom an appanage has been granted.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*par"ail*lyng</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Apparel</er>, <pos>n.</pos> &amp; <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <def>Preparation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"pa*ratus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Apparatus</plw>, also rarely <plw>Apparatuses</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., from <ets>apparare</ets>, <ets>apparatum</ets>, to prepare; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>prepare</ets> to make ready.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Things provided as means to some end.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: A full collection or set of implements, or utensils, for a given duty, experimental or operative; any complex instrument or appliance, mechanical or chemical, for a specific action or operation; machinery; mechanism.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>A collection of organs all of which unite in a common function; <as>as, the respiratory <ex>apparatus</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*par"el</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>apparel</ets>, <ets>apareil</ets>, OF. <ets>apareil</ets>, <ets>appareil</ets>, preparation, provision, furniture, OF. <ets>apareiller</ets> to match, prepare, F. <ets>appareiller</ets>; OF. <ets>a</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>pareil</ets> like, similar, fr. LL. <ets>pariculus</ets>, dim. of L. <ets>par</ets> equal. See <er>Pair</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>External clothing; vesture; garments; dress; garb; external habiliments or array.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Fresh in his new <qex>apparel</qex>, proud and young.</q> <rj><qau>Denham.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>At public devotion his resigned carriage made religion appear in the natural <qex>apparel</qex> of simplicity.</q> <rj><qau>Tatler.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A small ornamental piece of embroidery worn on albs and some other ecclesiastical vestments.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The furniture of a ship, as masts, sails, rigging, anchors, guns, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Dress; clothing; vesture; garments; raiment; garb; costume; attire; habiliments.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*par"el</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Appareled</conjf>, or <conjf>Apparelled</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Appareling</conjf>, or <conjf>Apparelling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>apareiller</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make or get (something) ready; to prepare.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To furnish with apparatus; to equip; to fit out.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Ships . . . <qex>appareled</qex> to fight.</q> <rj><qau>Hayward.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To dress or clothe; to attire.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They which are gorgeously <qex>appareled</qex>, and live delicately, are in kings' courts.</q> <rj><qau>Luke vii. 25.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To dress with external ornaments; to cover with something ornamental; to deck; to embellish; <as>as, trees <ex>appareled</ex> with flowers, or a garden with verdure</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Appareled</qex> in celestial light.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>appareled</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>wearing clothes.</def> <illu>the elegantly <ex>appareled</ex> gentleman</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> attired, clad, dressed, garbed, garmented, habilimented, robed.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*par"ence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>aparence</ets>.]</ety> <def>Appearance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*par"en*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Appearance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Apparentness; state of being apparent.</def> <rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The position of being heir apparent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*par"ent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>apparent</ets>, L. <ets>apparens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>apparere</ets>. See <er>Appear</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The moon . . . <qex>apparent</qex> queen.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident; obvious; known; palpable; indubitable.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It is <qex>apparent</qex> foul play.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Appearing to the eye or mind (distinguished from, but not necessarily opposed to, <xex>true</xex> or <xex>real</xex>); seeming; as the <xex>apparent</xex> motion or diameter of the sun.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To live on terms of civility, and even of <qex>apparent</qex> friendship.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>What Berkeley calls visible magnitude was by astronomers called <qex>apparent</qex> magnitude.</q> <rj><qau>Reid.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Apparent horizon</b></col>, <cd>the circle which in a level plain bounds our view, and is formed by the apparent meeting of the earth and heavens, as distinguished from the <xex>rational</xex> horizon.</cd> -- <col><b>Apparent time</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Time</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Heir apparent</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>one whose to an estate is indefeasible if he survives the ancestor; -- in distinction from <xex>presumptive heir</xex>. See <er>Presumptive</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Visible; distinct; plain; obvious; clear; certain; evident; manifest; indubitable; notorious.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*par"ent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An heir apparent.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I'll draw it [the sword] as <qex>apparent</qex> to the crown.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*par"ent*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Visibly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Hobbes.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Plainly; clearly; manifestly; evidently.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>If he should scorn me so <qex>apparently</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Seemingly; in appearance; <as>as, a man may be <ex>apparently</ex> friendly, yet malicious in heart</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*par"ent*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Plainness to the eye or the mind; visibleness; obviousness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Sherwood.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`pa*ri"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>apparition</ets>, L. <ets>apparitio</ets>, fr. <ets>apparere</ets>. See <er>Appear</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The sudden <qex>apparition</qex> of the Spaniards.</q> <rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>apparition</qex> of Lawyer Clippurse occasioned much speculation in that portion of the world.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The thing appearing; a visible object; a form.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Which <qex>apparition</qex>, it seems, was you.</q> <rj><qau>Tatler.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An unexpected, wonderful, or preternatural appearance; a ghost; a specter; a phantom.</def> &ldquo;The heavenly bands . . . a glorious <xex>apparition</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I think it is the weakness of mine eyes<br/>
+That shapes this monstrous <qex>apparition</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>The first appearance of a star or other luminary after having been invisible or obscured; -- opposed to <contr>occultation</contr>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Circle of perpetual apparition</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Circle</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`pa*ri"tion*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to an apparition or to apparitions; spectral.</def> &ldquo;An <xex>apparitional</xex> soul.&rdquo; <rj><au>Tylor.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*par"i*tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>apparere</ets>. See <er>Appear</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Formerly, an officer who attended magistrates and judges to execute their orders.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Before any of his <qex>apparitors</qex> could execute the sentence, he was himself summoned away by a sterner <qex>apparitor</qex> to the other world.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A messenger or officer who serves the process of an ecclesiastical court.</def> <rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ap`pau`m&eacute;"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>appaum&eacute;</ets>; <ets>&unr_;</ets> (l. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>paume</ets> the palm, fr. L. <ets>palma</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A hand open and extended so as to show the palm.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pay"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>appayer</ets>, <ets>apaier</ets>, LL. <ets>appacare</ets>, <ets>appagare</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>pacare</ets> to pacify, <ets>pax</ets>, <ets>pacis</ets>, peace. See <er>Pay</er>, <er>Appease</er>.]</ety> <def>To pay; to satisfy or appease.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir P. Sidney.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*peach"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>apechen</ets>, for <ets>empechen</ets>, OF. <ets>empeechier</ets>, F. <ets>emp&ecirc;cher</ets>, to hinder. See <er>Impeach</er>.]</ety> <def>To impeach; to accuse; to asperse; to inform against; to reproach.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And oft of error did himself <qex>appeach</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*peach"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An accuser.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Raleigh.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*peach"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Accusation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*peal"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Appealed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Appealing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>appelen</ets>, <ets>apelen</ets>, to appeal, accuse, OF. <ets>appeler</ets>, fr. L. <ets>appellare</ets> to approach, address, invoke, summon, call, name; akin to <ets>appellere</ets> to drive to; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>pellere</ets> to drive. See <er>Pulse</er>, and cf. <er>Peal</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>To make application for the removal of (a cause) from an inferior to a superior judge or court for a rehearing or review on account of alleged injustice or illegality in the trial below. We say, the cause <xex>was appealed</xex> from an inferior court.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>To charge with a crime; to accuse; to institute a private criminal prosecution against for some heinous crime; <as>as, to <ex>appeal</ex> a person of felony</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To summon; to challenge.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Man to man will I <qex>appeal</qex> the Norman to the lists.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To invoke.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*peal"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To apply for the removal of a cause from an inferior to a superior judge or court for the purpose of re&euml;xamination of for decision.</def> <rj><au>Tomlins.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I <qex>appeal</qex> unto C&aelig;sar.</q> <rj><qau>Acts xxv. 11.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To call upon another to decide a question controverted, to corroborate a statement, to vindicate one's rights, etc.; <as>as, I <ex>appeal</ex> to all mankind for the truth of what is alleged</as>. Hence: To call on one for aid; to make earnest request.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I <qex>appeal</qex> to the Scriptures in the original.</q> <rj><qau>Horsley.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They <qex>appealed</qex> to the sword.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*peal"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>appel</ets>, <ets>apel</ets>, OF. <ets>apel</ets>, F. <ets>appel</ets>, fr. <ets>appeler</ets>. See <er>Appeal</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An application for the removal of a cause or suit from an inferior to a superior judge or court for re&euml;xamination or review.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The mode of proceeding by which such removal is effected.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The right of appeal.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>An accusation; a process which formerly might be instituted by one private person against another for some heinous crime demanding punishment for the particular injury suffered, rather than for the offense against the public.</def> <sd>(e)</sd> <def>An accusation of a felon at common law by one of his accomplices, which accomplice was then called an <xex>approver</xex>. See <er>Approvement</er>.</def> <rj><au>Tomlins.</au> <au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A summons to answer to a charge.</def> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A call upon a person or an authority for proof or decision, in one's favor; reference to another as witness; a call for help or a favor; entreaty.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A kind of <qex>appeal</qex> to the Deity, the author of wonders.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Resort to physical means; recourse.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Every milder method is to be tried, before a nation makes an <qex>appeal</qex> to arms.</q> <rj><qau>Kent.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*peal"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Capable of being appealed against; that may be removed to a higher tribunal for decision; <as>as, the cause is <ex>appealable</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That may be accused or called to answer by appeal; <as>as, a criminal is <ex>appealable</ex> for manslaughter</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*peal"ant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An appellant.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*peal"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who makes an appeal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*peal"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That appeals; imploring.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ap*peal"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Ap*peal"ing*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pear"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Appeared</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Appearing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>apperen</ets>, <ets>aperen</ets>, OF. <ets>aparoir</ets>, F. <ets>apparoir</ets>, fr. L. <ets>appar&unr_;re</ets> to appear + <ets>par&unr_;re</ets>to come forth, to be visible; prob. from the same root as <ets>par&unr_;re</ets> to produce. Cf. <er>Apparent</er>, <er>Parent</er>, <er>Peer</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And God . . . said, Let . . . the dry land <qex>appear</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. i. 9.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To come before the public; <as>as, a great writer <ex>appeared</ex> at that time</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the like; to present one's self as a party or advocate before a court, or as a person to be tried.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>We must all <qex>appear</qex> before the judgment seat.</q> <rj><qau>&hand_; Cor. v. 10.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>One ruffian escaped because no prosecutor dared to <qex>appear</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To become visible to the apprehension of the mind; to be known as a subject of observation or comprehension, or as a thing proved; to be obvious or manifest.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It doth not yet <qex>appear</qex> what we shall be.</q> <rj><qau>1 John iii. 2.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Of their vain contest <qex>appeared</qex> no end.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To seem; to have a certain semblance; to look.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They disfigure their faces, that they may <qex>appear</qex> unto men to fast.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. vi. 16.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To seem; look. See <er>Seem</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pear"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Appearance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>J. Fletcher.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pear"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>apparence</ets>, L. <ets>apparentia</ets>, fr. <ets>apparere</ets>. See <er>Appear</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye; <as>as, his sudden <ex>appearance</ex> surprised me</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A thing seed; a phenomenon; a phase; an apparition; <as>as, an <ex>appearance</ex> in the sky</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Personal presence; exhibition of the person; look; aspect; mien.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And now am come to see . . . <br/>
+It thy <qex>appearance</qex> answer loud report.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Semblance, or apparent likeness; external show. <pluf>pl.</pluf> Outward signs, or circumstances, fitted to make a particular impression or to determine the judgment as to the character of a person or a thing, an act or a state; <as>as, <ex>appearances</ex> are against him</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q> There was upon the tabernacle, as it were, the <qex>appearance</qex> of fire.</q> <rj><qau>Num. ix. 15.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>For man looketh on the outward <qex>appearance</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>1 Sam. xvi. 7.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Judge not according to the <qex>appearance</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>John. vii. 24.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The act of appearing in a particular place, or in society, a company, or any proceedings; a coming before the public in a particular character; <as>as, a person makes his <ex>appearance</ex> as an historian, an artist, or an orator</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Will he now retire,<br/>
+After <qex>appearance</qex>, and again prolong<br/>
+Our expectation?</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Probability; likelihood.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>There is that which hath no <qex>appearance</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The coming into court of either of the parties; the being present in court; the coming into court of a party summoned in an action, either by himself or by his attorney, expressed by a formal entry by the proper officer to that effect; the act or proceeding by which a party proceeded against places himself before the court, and submits to its jurisdiction.</def> <rj><au>Burrill.</au> <au>Bouvier.</au> <au>Daniell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To put in an appearance</b></col>, <cd>to be present; to appear in person.</cd> -- <col><b>To save appearances</b></col>, <cd>to preserve a fair outward show.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Coming; arrival; presence; semblance; pretense; air; look; manner; mien; figure; aspect.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pear"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who appears.</def> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pear"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Apparently.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*peas"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being appeased or pacified; placable.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ap*peas"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pease"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Appealed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Appeasing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>apesen</ets>, <ets>apaisen</ets>, OF. <ets>apaisier</ets>, <ets>apaissier</ets>, F. <ets>apaiser</ets>, fr. <ets>a</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + OF. <ets>pais</ets> peace, F. <ets>paix</ets>, fr. L. <ets>pax</ets>, <ets>pacis</ets>. See <er>Peace</er>.]</ety> <def>To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify; to dispel (anger or hatred); <as>as, to <ex>appease</ex> the tumult of the ocean, or of the passions; to <ex>appease</ex> hunger or thirst.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To pacify; quiet; conciliate; propitiate; assuage; compose; calm; allay; hush; soothe; tranquilize.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pease"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of appeasing, or the state of being appeased; pacification.</def> <rj><au>Hayward.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*peas"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who appeases; a pacifier.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pea"sive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Tending to appease.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ap`pel"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., prop., a call. See <er>Appeal</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Fencing)</fld> <def>A tap or stamp of the foot as a warning of intent to attack; -- called also <altname>attack</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pel"la*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Appealable.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pel"lan*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Capability of appeal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pel"lant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>appellans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>appellare</ets>; cf. F. <ets>appelant</ets>. See <er>Appeal</er>.]</ety> <def>Relating to an appeal; appellate.</def> &ldquo;An <xex>appellant</xex> jurisdiction.&rdquo; <rj><au>Hallam.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Party appellant</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>the party who appeals; appellant; -- opposed to <contr>respondent</contr>, or <contr>appellee</contr>.</cd> <rj><au>Tomlins.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pel"lant</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>One who accuses another of felony or treason.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>One who appeals, or asks for a rehearing or review of a cause by a higher tribunal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A challenger.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>One who appealed to a general council against the bull Unigenitus.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>One who appeals or entreats.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pel"late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>appelatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>appellare</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or taking cognizance of, appeals.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Appellate</xex> jurisdiction.&rdquo; <au>Blackstone.</au> &ldquo;<xex>Appellate</xex> judges.&rdquo; <rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Appelate court</b></col>, <cd>a court having cognizance of appeals.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pel"late</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person or prosecuted for a crime. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> See <er>Appellee</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`pel*la"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>appellatio</ets>, fr. <ets>appellare</ets>: cf. F. <ets>appellation</ets>. See <er>Appeal</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of appealing; appeal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of calling by a name.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The word by which a particular person or thing is called and known; name; title; designation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They must institute some persons under the <qex>appellation</qex> of magistrates.</q> <rj><qau>Hume.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Name</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pel"la*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>appellativus</ets>, fr. <ets>appellare</ets>: cf. F. <ets>appelatif</ets>. See <er>Appeal</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to a common name; serving as a distinctive denomination; denominative; naming.</def> <rj><au>Cudworth.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>Common, as opposed to <contr>proper</contr>; denominative of a class.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pel"la*tive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>appelativum</ets>, sc. <ets>nomen</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A common name, in distinction from a proper name. A common name, or <xex>appellative</xex>, stands for a whole class, genus, or species of beings, or for universal ideas. Thus, <xex>tree</xex> is the name of all plants of a particular class; <xex>plant</xex> and <xex>vegetable</xex> are names of things that grow out of the earth. A proper name, on the other hand, stands for a single thing; as, <xex>Rome</xex>, <xex>Washington</xex>, <xex>Lake Erie</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An appellation or title; a descriptive name.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>God chosen it for one of his <qex>appellatives</qex> to be the Defender of them.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pel"la*tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>After the manner of nouns appellative; in a manner to express whole classes or species; <as>as, Hercules is sometimes used <ex>appellatively</ex>, that is, as a common name, to signify a strong man</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pel"la*tive*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being appellative.</def> <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pel"la*tory</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>appellatorius</ets>, fr. <ets>appellare</ets>.]</ety> <def>Containing an appeal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>An <qex>appellatory</qex> libel ought to contain the name of the party appellant.</q> <rj><qau>Ayliffe.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`pel*lee"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>appel&eacute;</ets>, p. p. of <ets>appeler</ets>, fr. L. <ets>appellare</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The defendant in an appeal; -- opposed to <contr>appellant</contr>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The person who is appealed against, or accused of crime; -- opposed to <contr>appellor</contr>.</def> <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 72 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`pel*lor"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;p`p&ebreve_;l*l&ocirc;r")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>apeleur</ets>, fr. L. <ets>appellator</ets>, fr. <ets>appellare</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The person who institutes an appeal, or prosecutes another for a crime.</def> <au>Blackstone.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>One who confesses a felony committed and accuses his accomplices.</def> <rj><au>Blount.</au> <au>Burrill.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; This word is rarely or never used for the plaintiff in appeal from a lower court, who is called the <contr>appellant</contr>. <inv>Appellee</inv> is opposed both to <contr>appellant</contr> and <ex>appellor</ex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"pen*age</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Appanage</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pend"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;p*p&ebreve_;nd")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Appended</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Appending</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>appendere</ets> or F. <ets>appendre</ets>: cf. OE. <ets>appenden</ets>, <ets>apenden</ets>, to belong, OF. <ets>apendre</ets>, F. <ets>appendre</ets>, fr. L. <ets>append&emacr;re</ets>, v. i., to hang to, <ets>append&ebreve_;re</ets>, v. t., to hang to; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>pend&emacr;re</ets>, v. i., to hang, <ets>pend&ebreve_;re</ets>, v. t., to hang. See <er>Pendant</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To hang or attach to, as by a string, so that the thing is suspended; <as>as, a seal <ex>appended</ex> to a record; the inscription was <ex>appended</ex> to the column.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To add, as an accessory to the principal thing; to annex; <as>as, notes <ex>appended</ex> to this chapter</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A further purpose <qex>appended</qex> to the primary one.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pend"age</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Something appended to, or accompanying, a principal or greater thing, though not necessary to it, as a portico to a house.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Modesty is the <qex>appendage</qex> of sobriety.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A subordinate or subsidiary part or organ; an external organ or limb, esp. of the articulates.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Antenn&aelig; and other <qex>appendages</qex> used for feeling.</q> <rj><qau>Carpenter.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Addition; adjunct; concomitant.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pend"aged</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Furnished with, or supplemented by, an appendage.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pend"ance</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>Something appendant.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pend"ant</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>appendant</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>appendre</ets>. See <er>Append</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Hanging; annexed; adjunct; concomitant; <as>as, a seal <ex>appendant</ex> to a paper</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>As they have transmitted the benefit to us, it is but reasonable we should suffer the <qex>appendant</qex> calamity.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Appended by prescription, that is, a personal usage for a considerable time; -- said of a thing of inheritance belonging to another inheritance which is superior or more worthy; <as>as, an advowson, common, etc. , which may be <ex>appendant</ex> to a manor, common of fishing to a freehold, a seat in church to a house</as>.</def> <rj><au>Wharton.</au> <au>Coke.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pend"ant</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Anything attached to another as incidental or subordinate to it.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A inheritance annexed by prescription to a superior inheritance.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ap`pen*dec"to*my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ap*pend`i*cec"to*my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos>} <ety>[<ets>Appendix</ets> + Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; excision.]</ety> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>Excision of the vermiform appendix.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ap*pend"ence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ap*pend"en*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>State of being appendant; appendance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pend"i*cal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or like an appendix.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pend"i*cate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To append.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pend`i*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An appendage.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pend`i*ci"tis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Inflammation of the vermiform appendix.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pend"i*cle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>appendicula</ets>, dim. of. <ets>appendix</ets>.]</ety> <def>A small appendage.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`pen*dic"u*lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to an appendicle; appendiculate.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ap`pen*dic`u*la"ri*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of small free-swimming Tunicata, shaped somewhat like a tadpole, and remarkable for resemblances to the larv&aelig; of other Tunicata. It is the type of the order Copelata or Larvalia. See <xex>Illustration</xex> in Appendix.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ap`pen*dic`u*la"ta</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An order of annelids; the Polych&aelig;ta.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`pen*dic"u*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Appendicle</er>.]</ety> <def>Having small appendages; forming an appendage.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Appendiculate leaf</b></col>, <cd>a small appended leaf.</cd> <rj><au>Withering.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pen"dix</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> E. <plw>Appendixes</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, L. <plw>Appendices</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>appendix</ets>, -<ets>dicis</ets>, fr. <ets>appendere</ets>. See <er>Append</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Something appended or added; an appendage, adjunct, or concomitant.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Normandy became an <qex>appendix</qex> to England.</q> <rj><qau>Sir M. Hale.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any literary matter added to a book, but not necessarily essential to its completeness, and thus distinguished from <xex>supplement</xex>, which is intended to supply deficiencies and correct inaccuracies.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Anatomy)</fld> <def>The vermiform appendix.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Supplement</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ap*pen"dix ver`mi*for"mis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The vermiform appendix.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pen"sion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of appending.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`per*ceive"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>apercevoir</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>percipere</ets>, <ets>perceptum</ets>, to perceive. See <er>Perceive</er>.]</ety> <def>To perceive; to comprehend.</def> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`per*cep"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>ad-</ets> + <ets>perception</ets>: cf. F. <ets>apperception</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Metaph.)</fld> <def>The mind's perception of itself as the subject or actor in its own states; perception that reflects upon itself; sometimes, intensified or energetic perception.</def> <rj><au>Leibnitz. Reid.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This feeling has been called by philosophers the <qex>apperception</qex> or consciousness of our own existence.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Hamilton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*per"il</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Peril.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`per*tain"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Appertained</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Appertaining</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>apperteinen</ets>, <ets>apertenen</ets>, OF. <ets>apartenir</ets>, F. <ets>appartenir</ets>, fr. L. <ets>appertinere</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>pertinere</ets> to reach to, belong. See <er>Pertain</er>.]</ety> <def>To belong or pertain, whether by right, nature, appointment, or custom; to relate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Things <qex>appertaining</qex> to this life.</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Give it unto him to whom it <qex>appertaineth</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Lev. vi. 5.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`per*tain"ment</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which appertains to a person; an appurtenance.</def> <mark>[Obs. or R.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ap*per"ti*nance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ap*per"ti*nence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Appurtenance</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*per"ti*nent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Belonging; appertaining.</def> <altsp>[Now usually written <asp>appurtenant</asp>.]</altsp> <rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*per"ti*nent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which belongs to something else; an appurtenant.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pete"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>appetere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>app&eacute;ter</ets>. See <er>Appetite</er>.]</ety> <def>To seek for; to desire.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"pe*tence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>app&eacute;tence</ets>. See <er>Appetency</er>.]</ety> <def>A longing; a desire; especially an ardent desire; appetite; appetency.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"pe*ten*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Appetencies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>appetentia</ets>, fr. <ets>appetere</ets> to strive after, long for. See <er>Appetite</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Fixed and strong desire; esp. natural desire; a craving; an eager appetite.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They had a strong <qex>appetency</qex> for reading.</q> <rj><qau>Merivale.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Specifically: An instinctive inclination or propensity in animals to perform certain actions, as in the young to suck, in aquatic fowls to enter into water and to swim; the tendency of an organized body to seek what satisfies the wants of its organism.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>These lacteals have mouths, and by animal selection or <qex>appetency</qex> the absorb such part of the fluid as is agreeable to their palate.</q> <rj><qau>E. Darwin.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Natural tendency; affinity; attraction; -- used of inanimate objects.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"pe*tent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>appetens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>appetere</ets>.]</ety> <def>Desiring; eagerly desirous.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Appetent</qex> after glory and renown.</q> <rj><qau>Sir G. Buck.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`pe*ti*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>app&eacute;tibilit&eacute;</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being desirable.</def> <rj><au>Bramhall.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"pe*ti*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>appetibilis</ets>, fr. <ets>appetere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>app&eacute;tible</ets>.]</ety> <def>Desirable; capable or worthy of being the object of desire.</def> <rj><au>Bramhall.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"pe*tite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>appetit</ets>, F. <ets>app&eacute;tit</ets>, fr. L. <ets>appetitus</ets>, fr. <ets>appetere</ets> to strive after, long for; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>petere</ets> to seek. See <er>Petition</er>, and cf. <er>Appetence</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The desire for some personal gratification, either of the body or of the mind.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The object of <qex>appetite</qex> it whatsoever sensible good may be wished for; the object of will is that good which reason does lead us to seek.</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Desire for, or relish of, food or drink; hunger.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Men must have <qex>appetite</qex> before they will eat.</q> <rj><qau>Buckle.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Any strong desire; an eagerness or longing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It God had given to eagles an <qex>appetite</qex> to swim.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To gratify the vulgar <qex>appetite</qex> for the marvelous.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Tendency; appetency.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In all bodies there as an <qex>appetite</qex> of union.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The thing desired.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Power being the natural <qex>appetite</qex> of princes.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In old authors, <xex>appetite</xex> is followed by <xex>to</xex> or <xex>of</xex>, but regularly it should be followed by <xex>for</xex> before the object; as, an <xex>appetite</xex> for pleasure.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Craving; longing; desire; appetency; passion.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`pe*ti"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>appetitio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>app&eacute;tition</ets>.]</ety> <def>Desire; a longing for, or seeking after, something.</def> <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"pe*ti"tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>app&eacute;titif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the quality of desiring gratification; <as>as, <ex>appetitive</ex> power or faculty</as>.</def> <rj><au>Sir M. Hale.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"pe*tize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make hungry; to whet the appetite of.</def> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"pe*ti`zer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Something which creates or whets an appetite.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"pe*ti`zing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>app&eacute;tissant</ets>.]</ety> <def>Exciting appetite; <as>as, <ex>appetizing</ex> food</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The appearance of the wild ducks is very <qex>appetizing</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"pe*ti`zing</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>So as to excite appetite.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"pi*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Appius</ets>, <ets>Appianus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Appius.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Appian Way</b></col>, <cd>the great paved highway from ancient Rome trough Capua to Brundisium, now Brindisi, constructed partly by <etsep>Appius</etsep> Claudius, about 312 <sc>b. c.</sc></cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*plaud"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Applauded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Applauding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>applaudere</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>plaudere</ets> to clash, to clap the hands: cf. F. <ets>applaudir</ets>. Cf. <er>Explode</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To show approval of by clapping the hands, acclamation, or other significant sign.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I would <qex>applaud</qex> thee to the very echo,<br/>
+That should <qex>applaud</qex> again.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To praise by words; to express approbation of; to commend; to approve.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>By the gods, I do <qex>applaud</qex> his courage.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To praise; extol; commend; cry up; magnify; approve. See <er>Praise</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*plaud"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To express approbation loudly or significantly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>applaudable</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>worthy of being applauded.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*plaud"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who applauds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*plaus"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Worthy of applause; praiseworthy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*plause"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>applaudere</ets>, <ets>applausum</ets>. See <er>Applaud</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by clapping the hands, stamping or tapping with the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked commendation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The brave man seeks not popular <qex>applause</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Acclaim; acclamation; plaudit; commendation; approval.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*plau"sive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>applausivus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Expressing applause; approbative.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ap*plau"sive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"ple</hw> <pr>(&abreve;p"p'l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>appel</ets>, <ets>eppel</ets>, AS. <ets>&aelig;ppel</ets>, <ets>&aelig;pl</ets>; akin to Fries. &amp; D. <ets>appel</ets>, OHG, <ets>aphul</ets>, <ets>aphol</ets>, G. <ets>apfel</ets>, Icel. <ets>epli</ets>, Sw. <ets>&auml;ple</ets>, Dan. <ets>&aelig;ble</ets>, Gael. <ets>ubhall</ets>, W. <ets>afal</ets>, Arm. <ets>aval</ets>, Lith. <ets>ob&uring;lys</ets>, Russ. <ets>iabloko</ets>; of unknown origin.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The fleshy pome or fruit of a rosaceous tree (<spn>Pyrus malus</spn>) cultivated in numberless varieties in the temperate zones.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The European crab apple is supposed to be the original kind, from which all others have sprung.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(bot.)</fld> <def>Any tree genus <gen>Pyrus</gen> which has the stalk sunken into the base of the fruit; an apple tree.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Any fruit or other vegetable production resembling, or supposed to resemble, the apple; <as>as, <ex>apple</ex> of love, or love <ex>apple</ex> (a tomato), balsam <ex>apple</ex>, egg <ex>apple</ex>, oak <ex>apple</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Anything round like an apple; <as>as, an <ex>apple</ex> of gold</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note><ex>Apple</ex> is used either adjectively or in combination; as, <ex>apple</ex> paper or <ex>apple</ex>-paper, <ex>apple</ex>-shaped, <ex>apple</ex> blossom, <ex>apple</ex> dumpling, <ex>apple</ex> pudding.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Apple blight</b></col>, <cd>an aphid which injures apple trees. See <er>Blight</er>, <pos>n.</pos></cd> -- <col><b>Apple borer</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a coleopterous insect (<spn>Saperda candida</spn> <it>or</it> <spn>Saperda bivittata</spn>), the larva of which bores into the trunk of the apple tree and pear tree.</cd> -- <col><b>Apple brandy</b></col>, <cd>brandy made from apples.</cd> -- <col><b>Apple butter</b></col>, <cd>a sauce made of apples stewed down in cider.</cd> <au>Bartlett.</au> -- <col><b>Apple corer</b></col>, <cd>an instrument for removing the cores from apples.</cd> -- <col><b>Apple fly</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>any dipterous insect, the larva of which burrows in apples. Apple flies belong to the genera <gen>Drosophila</gen> and <gen>Trypeta</gen>.</cd> -- <col><b>Apple midge</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <cd>a small dipterous insect (<spn>Sciara mali</spn>), the larva of which bores in apples.</cd> -- <col><b>Apple of the eye</b></col>, <cd>the pupil.</cd> -- <col><b>Apple of discord</b></col>, <cd>a subject of contention and envy, so called from the mythological golden apple, inscribed &ldquo;For the fairest,&rdquo; which was thrown into an assembly of the gods by Eris, the goddess of discord. It was contended for by Juno, Minerva, and Venus, and was adjudged to the latter.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Apple of love</b></col>, or <col><b>Love apple</b></col></mcol>, <cd>the tomato (<spn>Lycopersicum esculentum</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>Apple of Peru</b></col>, <cd>a large coarse herb (<spn>Nicandra physaloides</spn>) bearing pale blue flowers, and a bladderlike fruit inclosing a dry berry.</cd> -- <col><b>Apples of Sodom</b></col>, <cd>a fruit described by ancient writers as externally of fair appearance but dissolving into smoke and ashes when plucked; Dead Sea apples. The name is often given to the fruit of <spn>Solanum Sodom&aelig;um</spn>, a prickly shrub with fruit not unlike a small yellow tomato.</cd> -- <col><b>Apple sauce</b></col>, <cd>stewed apples.</cd> <mark>[U. S.]</mark> -- <mcol><col><b>Apple snail</b></col> or <col><b>Apple shell</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a fresh-water, operculated, spiral shell of the genus <gen>Ampullaria</gen>.</cd> -- <col><b>Apple tart</b></col>, <cd>a tart containing apples.</cd> -- <col><b>Apple tree</b></col>, <cd>a tree which naturally bears apples. See <er>Apple, 2.</er></cd> -- <col><b>Apple wine</b></col>, <cd>cider.</cd> -- <col><b>Apple worm</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the larva of a small moth (<spn>Carpocapsa pomonella</spn>) which burrows in the interior of apples. See <er>Codling moth</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Dead Sea Apple</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <cd>Apples of Sodom. Also <mark>Fig.</mark></cd> &ldquo;To seek the <xex>Dead Sea apples</xex> of politics.&rdquo; <au>S. B. Griffin.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A kind of gallnut coming from Arabia. See <er>Gallnut</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"ple</hw> <pr>(&abreve;p"p'l)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To grow like an apple; to bear apples.</def> <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>applecart</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the planning that is disrupted when someone "upsets the applecart".</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a cart from which apples and other fruit are sold in the street.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"ple-faced`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a round, broad face, like an apple.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Apple-faced</xex> children.&rdquo; <rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>applejack</hw>, <hw>Ap"ple-jack`</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Apple brandy; a brandy distilled from cider.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"ple-john`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>. <def>A kind of apple which by keeping becomes much withered; -- called also <altname>Johnapple</altname>.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>applemint</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a mint (<spn>Mentha rotundifolia</spn> or <spn>Mentha suaveolens</spn>) with apple-scented stems of South and West Europe; naturalized in U.S.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> apple mint.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"ple pie`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A pie made of apples (usually sliced or stewed) with spice and sugar.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Apple-pie bed</b></col>, <cd>a bed in which, as a joke, the sheets are so doubled (like the cover of an apple turnover) as to prevent any one from getting at his length between them.</cd> <au>Halliwell</au> <au>Conybeare.</au> -- <col><b>Apple-pie order</b></col>, <cd>perfect order or arrangement.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> <au>Halliwell.</au></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>applesauce</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>puree of stewed apples usually sweetened and spiced.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> apple sauce</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>nonsensical talk or writing.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> folderol, rubbish, tripe, trumpery, trash, wish-wash.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"ple-squire`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A pimp; a kept gallant.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Beau. &amp; Fl.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>applewood</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>wood of any of various apple trees of the genus Malus.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pli"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Apply</er>.]</ety> <def>Applicable; also, compliant.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Howell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pli"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of applying; application.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>subservience; compliance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A thing applied or used as a means to an end; an apparatus or device; <as>as, to use various <ex>appliances</ex>; a mechanical <ex>appliance</ex>; a machine with its <ex>appliances</ex>.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <specif>Specifically:</specif> <def>An apparatus or device, usually powered electrically, used in homes to perform domestic functions. An appliance is often categorized as a <ecol><b>major appliance</b></ecol> or a <ecol><b>minor appliance</b></ecol> by its cost. Common major appliances are the <stype>refrigerator</stype>, <stype>washing machine</stype>, <stype>clothes drier</stype>, <stype>oven</stype>, and <stype>dishwasher</stype>. Some minor appliances are a <stype>toaster</stype>, <stype>vacuum cleaner</stype> or <stype>microwave oven</stype>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`pli*ca*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being applicable or fit to be applied.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"pli*ca*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>aplicable</ets>, fr. L. <ets>applicare</ets>. See <er>Apply</er>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being applied; fit or suitable to be applied; having relevance; <as>as, this observation is <ex>applicable</ex> to the case under consideration</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ap"pli*ca*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> -- <wf>Ap"pli*ca*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"pli*can*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being applicable.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"pli*cant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>applicans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>applicare</ets>. See <er>Apply</er>.]</ety> <def>One who apples for something; one who makes request; a petitioner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>applicant</qex> for a cup of water.</q> <rj><qau>Plumtre.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The court require the <qex>applicant</qex> to appear in person.</q> <rj><qau>Z. Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"pli*cate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>applicatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>applicare</ets>. See <er>Apply</er>.]</ety> <def>Applied or put to some use.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Those <qex>applicate</qex> sciences which extend the power of man over the elements.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Applicate number</b></col> <fld>(Math.)</fld>, <cd>one which applied to some concrete case.</cd> -- <col><b>Applicate ordinate</b></col>, <cd>right line applied at right angles to the axis of any conic section, and bounded by the curve.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"pli*cate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To apply.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The act of faith is <qex>applicated</qex> to the object.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Pearson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`pli*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>applicatio</ets>, fr. <ets>applicare</ets>: cf. F. <ets>application</ets>. See <er>Apply</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense; <as>as, the <ex>application</ex> of emollients to a diseased limb</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The thing applied.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He invented a new <qex>application</qex> by which blood might be stanched.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>If a right course . . . be taken with children, there will not be much need of the <qex>application</qex> of the common rewards and punishments.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The act of directing or referring something to a particular case, to discover or illustrate agreement or disagreement, fitness, or correspondence; <as>as, I make the remark, and leave you to make the <ex>application</ex>; the <ex>application</ex> of a theory.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 73 --></p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <specif>Hence, in specific uses:</specif> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>That part of a sermon or discourse in which the principles before laid down and illustrated are applied to practical uses; the &ldquo;moral&rdquo; of a fable.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The use of the principles of one science for the purpose of enlarging or perfecting another; <as>as, the <ex>application</ex> of algebra to geometry</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>The capacity of being practically applied or used; relevancy; <as>as, a rule of general <ex>application</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>The act of fixing the mind or closely applying one's self; assiduous effort; close attention; <as>as, to injure the health by <ex>application</ex> to study</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Had his <qex>application</qex> been equal to his talents, his progress might have been greater.</q> <rj><qau>J. Jay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>The act of making request of soliciting; <as>as, an <ex>application</ex> for an office; he made <ex>application</ex> to a court of chancery.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>A request; a document containing a request; <as>as, his <ex>application</ex> was placed on file</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"pli*ca*tive</hw> <pr>(&abreve;p"pl&ibreve_;*k&auptack_;*t&ibreve_;v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>applicatif</ets>, fr. L. <ets>applicare</ets>. See <er>Apply</er>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being applied or used; applying; applicatory; practical.</def> <au>Bramhall.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>Ap"pli*ca*tive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"pli*ca*to*ri*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By way of application.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"pli*ca*to*ry</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the property of applying; applicative; practical.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>That which applies.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pli"ed*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By application.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pli"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>He who, or that which, applies.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pli"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Application.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Marston</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ap`pli`qu&eacute;"</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>appliquer</ets> to put on.]</ety> <def>Ornamented with a pattern (which has been cut out of another color or stuff) <xex>applied</xex> or transferred to a foundation; <as>as, <ex>appliqu&eacute;</ex> lace; <ex>appliqu&eacute;</ex> work.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*plot"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Applotted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Applotting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref. <ets>ad-</ets> + <ets>plot</ets>.]</ety> <def>To divide into plots or parts; to apportion.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*plot"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Apportionment.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*ply"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Applied</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Applying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>aplier</ets>, F. <ets>appliquer</ets>, fr. L. <ets>applicare</ets> to join, fix, or attach to; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>plicare</ets> to fold, to twist together. See <er>Applicant</er>, <er>Ply</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To lay or place; to put or adjust (one thing <xex>to</xex> another); -- with <xex>to</xex>; <as>as, to <ex>apply</ex> the hand to the breast; to <ex>apply</ex> medicaments to a diseased part of the body.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He said, and the sword his throat <qex>applied</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case; to appropriate; to devote; <as>as, to <ex>apply</ex> money to the payment of a debt</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To make use of, declare, or pronounce, as suitable, fitting, or relative; <as>as, to <ex>apply</ex> the testimony to the case; to <ex>apply</ex> an epithet to a person.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Yet God at last<br/>
+To Satan, first in sin, his doom <qex>applied</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To fix closely; to engage and employ diligently, or with attention; to attach; to incline.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Apply</qex> thine heart unto instruction.</q> <rj><qau>Prov. xxiii. 12.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To direct or address.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Sacred vows . . . <qex>applied</qex> to grisly Pluto.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To betake; to address; to refer; -- used reflexively.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I <qex>applied</qex> myself to him for help.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>To busy; to keep at work; to ply.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>She was skillful in <qex>applying</qex> his &ldquo;humors.&rdquo;</q> <rj><qau>Sir P. Sidney.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>To visit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And he <qex>applied</qex> each place so fast.</q> <rj><qau>Chapman.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Applied chemistry</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Chemistry</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Applied mathematics</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Mathematics</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*ply"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To suit; to agree; to have some connection, agreement, or analogy; <as>as, this argument <ex>applies</ex> well to the case</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make request; to have recourse with a view to gain something; to make application. (<xex>to</xex>); to solicit; <as>as, to <ex>apply</ex> to a friend for information</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To ply; to move.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I heard the sound of an oar <qex>applying</qex> swiftly through the water.</q> <rj><qau>T. Moore.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To apply or address one's self; to give application; to attend closely (<xex>to</xex>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ap*pog`gia*tu"ra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It., fr. <ets>appogiarre</ets> to lean, to rest; <ets>ap-</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>poggiare</ets> to mount, ascend, <ets>poggio</ets> hill, fr. L. <ets>podium</ets> an elevated place.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A passing tone preceding an essential tone, and borrowing the time it occupies from that; a short auxiliary or grace note one degree above or below the principal note unless it be of the same harmony; -- generally indicated by a note of smaller size, as in the illustration above. It forms no essential part of the harmony.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*point"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;p*point")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Appointed</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Appointing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>appointen</ets>, <ets>apointen</ets>, OF. <ets>apointier</ets> to prepare, arrange, lean, place, F. <ets>appointer</ets> to give a salary, refer a cause, fr. LL. <ets>appunctare</ets> to bring back to the point, restore, to fix the point in a controversy, or the points in an agreement; L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>punctum</ets> a point. See <er>Point</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To fix with power or firmness; to establish; to mark out.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>When he <qex>appointed</qex> the foundations of the earth.</q> <rj><qau>Prov. viii. 29.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To fix by a decree, order, command, resolve, decision, or mutual agreement; to constitute; to ordain; to prescribe; to fix the time and place of.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Thy servants are ready to do whatsoever my lord the king shall <qex>appoint</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>2 Sam. xv. 15.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He hath <qex>appointed</qex> a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness.</q> <rj><qau>Acts xvii. 31.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Say that the emperor request a parley . . . and <qex>appoint</qex> the meeting.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To assign, designate, or set apart by authority.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Aaron and his shall go in, and <qex>appoint</qex> them every one to his service.</q> <rj><qau>Num. iv. 19.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>These were cities <qex>appointed</qex> for all the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them.</q> <rj><qau>Josh. xx. 9.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To furnish in all points; to provide with everything necessary by way of equipment; to equip; to fit out.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The English, being well <qex>appointed</qex>, did so entertain them that their ships departed terribly torn.</q> <rj><qau>Hayward.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To point at by way, or for the purpose, of censure or commendation; to arraign.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Appoint</qex> not heavenly disposition.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To direct, designate, or limit; to make or direct a new disposition of, by virtue of a power contained in a conveyance; -- said of an estate already conveyed.</def> <rj><au>Burrill. Kent.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To appoint one's self</b></col>, <cd>to resolve.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Crowley.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*point"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;p*point")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To ordain; to determine; to arrange.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>For the Lord had <qex>appointed</qex> to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel.</q> <rj><qau>2 Sam. xvii. 14.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*point"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being appointed or constituted.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>appointed</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>having acquired an office or responsibility through appointment; -- said of officials, and contrasting with <contr>elected</contr>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>fixed or established by order or command.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> decreed, ordained, prescribed.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>provided with furnishing and accessories especially of a tasteful kind.</def> <illu>a house that is beautifully <ex>appointed</ex></illu><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>selected for a duty or job</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*point*ee"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>appoint&eacute;</ets>, p. p. of <ets>appointer</ets>. See <er>Appoint</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A person appointed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The commission authorizes them to make appointments, and pay the <qex>appointees</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Circular of Mass. Representatives (1768).</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(law)</fld> <def>A person in whose favor a power of appointment is executed.</def> <rj><au>Kent. Wharton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*point"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who appoints, or executes a power of appointment.</def> <rj><au>Kent.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*point"ive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Subject to appointment; <as>as, an <ex>appointive</ex> office</as>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*point"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>appointement</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office or discharge a trust; <as>as, he erred by the <ex>appointment</ex> of unsuitable men</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being appointed to som&unr_; service or office; an office to which one is appointed; station; position; an, the <xex>appointment</xex> of treasurer.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Stipulation; agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement. Hence:: Arrangement for a meeting; engagement; <as>as, they made an <ex>appointment</ex> to meet at six</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Decree; direction; established order or constitution; <as>as, to submit to the divine <ex>appointments</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>According to the <qex>appointment</qex> of the priests.</q> <rj><qau>Ezra vi. 9.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The exercise of the power of designating (under a &ldquo;power of appointment&rdquo;) a person to enjoy an estate or other specific property; also, the instrument by which the designation is made.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Equipment, furniture, as for a ship or an army; whatever is appointed for use and management; outfit; <plu>(pl.)</plu> the accouterments of military officers or soldiers, as belts, sashes, swords.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The cavaliers emulated their chief in the richness of their <qex>appointments</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I'll prove it in my shackles, with these hands<br/>
+Void of <qex>appointment</qex>, that thou liest.</q> <rj><qau>Beau. &amp; Fl.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>An allowance to a person, esp. to a public officer; a perquisite; -- properly only in the plural.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>An expense proportioned to his <qex>appointments</qex> and fortune is necessary.</q> <rj><qau>Chesterfield.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>A honorary part or exercise, as an oration, etc., at a public exhibition of a college; <as>as, to have an <ex>appointment</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Designation; command; order; direction; establishment; equipment.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*point*or"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The person who selects the appointee. See <er>Appointee, 2.</er></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*por"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>apporter</ets> to bring in, fr. L. <ets>apportare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>portare</ets> to bear.]</ety> <def>A bringer in; an importer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir M. Hale.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*por"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Apportioned</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Apportioning</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>apportionner</ets>, LL. <ets>apportionare</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>portio</ets>. See <er>Portion</er>.]</ety> <def>To divide and assign in just proportion; to divide and distribute proportionally; to portion out; to allot; <as>as, to <ex>apportion</ex> undivided rights; to <ex>apportion</ex> time among various employments.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*por"tion*ate*ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being apportioned or in proportion.</def> <mark>[Obs. &amp; R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*por"tion*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who apportions.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*por"tion*ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>apportionnement</ets>, LL. <ets>apportionamentum</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of apportioning; a dividing into just proportions or shares; a division or shares; a division and assignment, to each proprietor, of his just portion of an undivided right or property.</def> <rj><au>A. Hamilton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pos"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Capable of being apposed, or applied one to another, as the thumb to the fingers of the hand; able to be brought into direct spatial opposition.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> opposable</syn><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pose"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>apposer</ets> to set to; &unr_; (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>poser</ets> to put, place. See <er>Pose</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To place opposite or before; to put or apply (one thing <xex>to</xex> another).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The nymph herself did then <qex>appose</qex>,<br/>
+For food and beverage, to him all best meat.</q> <rj><qau>Chapman.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To place in juxtaposition or proximity.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pose"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[For <ets>oppose</ets>. See <er>Oppose</er>.]</ety> <def>To put questions to; to examine; to try. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> See <er>Pose</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To <qex>appose</qex> him without any accuser, and that secretly.</q> <rj><qau>Tyndale.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*posed"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Placed in apposition; mutually fitting, as the mandibles of a bird's beak.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pos"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An examiner; one whose business is to put questions. Formerly, in the English Court of Exchequer, an officer who audited the sheriffs' accounts.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"po*site</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>appositus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>apponere</ets> to set or put to; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>ponere</ets> to put, place.]</ety> <def>Very applicable; well adapted; suitable or fit; relevant; pat; -- followed by <xex>to</xex>; <as>as, this argument is very <ex>apposite</ex> to the case</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ap"po*site*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Ap"po*site*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`po*si"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>appositio</ets>, fr. <ets>apponere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>apposition</ets>. See <er>Apposite</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of adding; application; accretion.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It grows . . . by the <qex>apposition</qex> of new matter.</q> <rj><qau>Arbuthnot.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The putting of things in juxtaposition, or side by side; also, the condition of being so placed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>The state of two nouns or pronouns, put in the same case, without a connecting word between them; as, I admire Cicero, the orator. Here, the second noun explains or characterizes the first.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Growth by apposition</b></col> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld>, <cd>a mode of growth characteristic of non vascular tissues, in which nutritive matter from the blood is transformed on the surface of an organ into solid unorganized substance.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`po*si"tion*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to apposition; put in apposition syntactically.</def>
+ <rj><qau>Ellicott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pos"i*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or relating to apposition; in apposition.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A noun in apposition.</def></def2> -- <wordforms><wf>Ap*pos"i*tive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Appositive</qex> to the words going immediately before.</q> <rj><qau>Knatchbull.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*prais"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being appraised.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*prais"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Appraise</er>. Cf. <er>Apprizal</er>.]</ety> <def>A valuation by an authorized person; an appraisement.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*praise"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Appraised</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Appraising</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref. <ets>ad-</ets> + <ets>praise</ets>. See <er>Praise</er>, <er>Price</er>, <er>Apprize</er>, <er>Appreciate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To set a value; to estimate the worth of, particularly by persons appointed for the purpose; <as>as, to <ex>appraise</ex> goods and chattels</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To estimate; to conjecture.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Enoch . . . <qex>appraised</qex> his weight.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To praise; to commend.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>R. Browning.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Appraised</qex> the Lycian custom.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In the United States, this word is often pronounced, and sometimes written, <xex>apprize</xex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*praise"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Appraise</er>. Cf. <er>Apprizement</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of setting the value; valuation by an appraiser; estimation of worth.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*prais"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Appraise</er>, <er>Apprizer</er>.]</ety> <def>One who appraises; esp., a person appointed and sworn to estimate and fix the value of goods or estates.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`pre*ca"tion</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>apprecari</ets> to pray to; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>precari</ets> to pray, <ets>prex</ets>, <ets>precis</ets>, prayer.]</ety> <def>Earnest prayer; devout wish.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A solemn <qex>apprecation</qex> of good success.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Hall.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"pre*ca*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Praying or wishing good.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>&ldquo;<xex>Apprecatory</xex> benedictions.&rdquo; <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pre"ci*a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>appr&eacute;ciable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being appreciated or estimated; large enough to be estimated; perceptible; <as>as, an <ex>appreciable</ex> quantity</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ap*pre"ci*a*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pre"ci*ant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Appreciative.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pre"ci*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Appreciated</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Appreciating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>appretiatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>appretiare</ets> to value at a price, appraise; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>pretiare</ets> to prize, <ets>pretium</ets> price. Cf. <er>Appraise</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To set a price or value on; to estimate justly; to value.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To <qex>appreciate</qex> the motives of their enemies.</q> <rj><qau>Gibbon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To raise the value of; to increase the market price of; -- opposed to <ant>depreciate</ant>.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Lest a sudden peace should <qex>appreciate</qex> the money.</q> <rj><qau>Ramsay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To be sensible of; to distinguish.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To test the power of bees to <qex>appreciate</qex> color.</q> <rj><qau>Lubbock.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To <er>Appreciate</er>, <er>Estimate</er>, <er>Esteem</er>.</syn> <usage> <xex>Estimate</xex> is an act of judgment; <xex>esteem</xex> is an act of valuing or prizing, and when applied to individuals, denotes a sentiment of moral approbation. See <er>Estimate</er>. <xex>Appreciate</xex> lies between the two. As compared with <xex>estimate</xex>, it supposes a union of sensibility with judgment, producing a nice and delicate perception. As compared with <xex>esteem</xex>, it denotes a valuation of things according to their appropriate and distinctive excellence, and not simply their moral worth. Thus, with reference to the former of these (delicate perception), an able writer says. &ldquo;Women have a truer <xex>appreciation</xex> of character than men;&rdquo; and another remarks, &ldquo;It is difficult to <xex>appreciate</xex> the true force and distinctive sense of terms which we are every day using.&rdquo; So, also, we speak of the difference between two things, as sometimes hardly <xex>appreciable</xex>. With reference to the latter of these (that of valuation as the result of a nice perception), we say, &ldquo;It requires a peculiar cast of character to <xex>appreciate</xex> the poetry of Wordsworth;&rdquo; &ldquo;He who has no delicacy himself, can not <xex>appreciate</xex> it in others;&rdquo; &ldquo;The thought of death is salutary, because it leads us to <xex>appreciate</xex> worldly things aright.&rdquo; <xex>Appreciate</xex> is much used in cases where something is in danger of being overlooked or undervalued; as when we speak of <xex>appreciating</xex> the difficulties of a subject, or the risk of an undertaking. So Lord Plunket, referring to an &ldquo;ominous silence&rdquo; which prevailed among the Irish peasantry, says, &ldquo;If you knew how to <xex>appreciate</xex> that silence, it is more formidable than the most clamorous opposition.&rdquo; In like manner, a person who asks some favor of another is apt to say, &ldquo;I trust you will <xex>appreciate</xex> my motives in this request.&rdquo; Here we have the key to a very frequent use of the word. It is hardly necessary to say that <xex>appreciate</xex> looks on the favorable side of things. we never speak of <xex>appreciating</xex> a man's faults, but his merits. This idea of regarding things favorably appears more fully in the word <xex>appreciative</xex>; as when we speak of an <xex>appreciative</xex> audience, or an <xex>appreciative</xex> review, meaning one that manifests a quick perception and a ready valuation of excellence.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pre"ci*ate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To rise in value. [See note under <er>Rise</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</def> <rj><au>J. Morse.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pre"ci*a`ting*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an appreciating manner; with appreciation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pre`ci*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>appr&eacute;ciation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Accurate perception; true estimation; <as>as, an <ex>appreciation</ex> of the difficulties before us; an <ex>appreciation</ex> of colors.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His foreboding showed his <qex>appreciation</qex> of Henry's character.</q> <rj><qau>J. R. Green.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A rise in value; -- opposed to <ant>depreciation</ant>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pre"ci*a*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having or showing a just or ready appreciation or perception; <as>as, an <ex>appreciative</ex> audience</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ap*pre"ci*a*tive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pre"ci*a*tive*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being appreciative; quick recognition of excellence.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pre"ci*a`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who appreciates.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pre"ci*a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Showing appreciation; appreciative; <as>as, <ex>appreciatory</ex> commendation</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ap*pre"ci*a*to*ri*ly</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 74 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`pre*hend"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;p`pr&euptack_;*h&ebreve_;nd")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Apprehended</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Apprehending</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>apprehendere</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>prehendere</ets> to lay hold of, seize; <ets>prae</ets> before + <ets>-hendere</ets> (used only in comp.); akin to Gr. <grk>chanda`nein</grk> to hold, contain, and E. <ets>get</ets>: cf. F. <ets>appr&eacute;hender</ets>. See <er>Prehensile</er>, <er>Get</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To take or seize; to take hold of.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>We have two hands to <qex>apprehend</qex> it.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: To take or seize (a person) by legal process; to arrest; <as>as, to <ex>apprehend</ex> a criminal</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To take hold of with the understanding, that is, to conceive in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand; to recognize; to consider.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This suspicion of Earl Reimund, though at first but a buzz, soon got a sting in the king's head, and he violently <qex>apprehended</qex> it.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The eternal laws, such as the heroic age <qex>apprehended</qex> them.</q> <rj><qau>Gladstone.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To know or learn with certainty.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qperson>G.</qperson> You are too much distrustful of my truth.<br/>
+<qperson>E.</qperson> Then you must give me leave to <qex>apprehend</qex><br/>
+The means and manner how.</q> <rj><qau>Beau. &amp; Fl.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To anticipate; esp., to anticipate with anxiety, dread, or fear; to fear.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The opposition had more reason than the king to <qex>apprehend</qex> violence.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To catch; seize; arrest; detain; capture; conceive; understand; imagine; believe; fear; dread.</syn> <usage> -- To <er>Apprehend</er>, <er>Comprehend</er>. These words come into comparison as describing acts of the mind. <xex>Apprehend</xex> denotes the <xex>laying hold</xex> of a thing mentally, so as to understand it clearly, at least in part. <xex>Comprehend</xex> denotes the embracing or understanding it in all its compass and extent. We may <xex>apprehended</xex> many truths which we do not <xex>comprehend</xex>. The very idea of God supposes that he may be <xex>apprehended</xex>, though not <xex>comprehended</xex>, by rational beings. &ldquo;We may <xex>apprehended</xex> much of Shakespeare's aim and intention in the character of Hamlet or King Lear; but few will claim that they have <xex>comprehended</xex> all that is embraced in these characters.&rdquo;</usage> <rj><au>Trench.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`pre*hend"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To think, believe, or be of opinion; to understand; to suppose.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To be apprehensive; to fear.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It is worse to <qex>apprehend</qex> than to suffer.</q> <rj><qau>Rowe.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`pre*hend"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who apprehends.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`pre*hen`si*bi"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being apprehensible.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>De Quincey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`pre*hen"si*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>apprehensibilis</ets>. See <er>Apprehend</er>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being apprehended or conceived.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Apprehensible</xex> by faith.&rdquo; <au>Bp. Hall.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>Ap`*pre*hen"si*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`pre*hen"sion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>apprehensio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>appr&eacute;hension</ets>. See <er>Apprehend</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of seizing or taking hold of; seizure; <as>as, the hand is an organ of <ex>apprehension</ex></as>.</def> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of seizing or taking by legal process; arrest; <as>as, the felon, after his <ex>apprehension</ex>, escaped</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The act of grasping with the intellect; the contemplation of things, without affirming, denying, or passing any judgment; intellection; perception.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Simple <qex>apprehension</qex> denotes no more than the soul's naked intellection of an object.</q> <rj><qau>Glanvill.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Opinion; conception; sentiment; idea.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In this sense, the word often denotes a belief, founded on sufficient evidence to give preponderation to the mind, but insufficient to induce certainty; as, in our <xex>apprehension</xex>, the facts prove the issue.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To false, and to be thought false, is all one in respect of men, who act not according to truth, but <qex>apprehension</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The faculty by which ideas are conceived; understanding; <as>as, a man of dull <ex>apprehension</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Anticipation, mostly of things unfavorable; distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>After the death of his nephew Caligula, Claudius was in no small <qex>apprehension</qex> for his own life.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Apprehension</er>, <er>Alarm</er>.</syn> <usage> <xex>Apprehension</xex> springs from a sense of danger when somewhat remote, but approaching; <xex>alarm</xex> arises from danger when announced as near at hand. <xex>Apprehension</xex> is calmer and more permanent; <xex>alarm</xex> is more agitating and transient.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`pre*hen"sive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>appr&eacute;hensif</ets>. See <er>Apprehend</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Capable of apprehending, or quick to do so; apt; discerning.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It may be pardonable to imagine that a friend, a kind and <qex>apprehensive</qex> . . . friend, is listening to our talk.</q> <rj><qau>Hawthorne.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Knowing; conscious; cognizant.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A man that has spent his younger years in vanity and folly, and is, by the grace of God, <qex>apprehensive</qex> of it.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Relating to the faculty of apprehension.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Judgment . . . is implied in every <qex>apprehensive</qex> act.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Hamilton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Anticipative of something unfavorable' fearful of what may be coming; in dread of possible harm; in expectation of evil.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Not at all <qex>apprehensive</qex> of evils as a distance.</q> <rj><qau>Tillotson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Reformers . . . <qex>apprehensive</qex> for their lives.</q> <rj><qau>Gladstone.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Sensible; feeling; perceptive.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Thoughts, my tormentors, armed with deadly stings,<br/>
+Mangle my <qex>apprehensive</qex>, tenderest parts.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`pre*hen"sive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an apprehensive manner; with apprehension of danger.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`pre*hen"sive*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being apprehensive.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pren"tice</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>apprentice</ets>, <ets>prentice</ets>, OF. <ets>aprentis</ets>, nom. of <ets>aprentif</ets>, fr. <ets>apprendare</ets> to learn, L. <ets>apprendere</ets>, equiv. to <ets>apprehendere</ets>, to take hold of (by the mind), to comprehend. See <er>Apprehend</er>, <er>Prentice</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who is bound by indentures or by legal agreement to serve a mechanic, or other person, for a certain time, with a view to learn the art, or trade, in which his master is bound to instruct him.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One not well versed in a subject; a tyro.</def><br/>
+<br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Old law)</fld> <def>A barrister, considered a learner of law till of sixteen years' standing, when he might be called to the rank of serjeant.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pren"tice</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Apprenticed</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Apprenticing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To bind to, or put under the care of, a master, for the purpose of instruction in a trade or business.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pren"tice*age</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>apprentissage</ets>.]</ety> <def>Apprenticeship.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pren"tice*hood</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Apprenticeship.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pren"tice*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The service or condition of an apprentice; the state in which a person is gaining instruction in a trade or art, under legal agreement.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The time an apprentice is serving (sometimes seven years, as from the age of fourteen to twenty-one).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ap*pressed"</hw>, <hw>Ap*prest"</hw> }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[p. p. <ets>appress</ets>, which is not in use. See <er>Adpress</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Pressed close to, or lying against, something for its whole length, as against a stem.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>apprisal</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>informing by words.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> telling, notifying, notification.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*prise"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Apprised</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Apprising</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>appris</ets>, fem. <ets>apprise</ets>, p. p. <ets>apprendre</ets> to learn, to teach, to inform. Cf. <er>Apprehend</er>, <er>Apprentice</er>.]</ety> <def>To give notice, verbal or written; to inform; -- followed by <xex>of</xex>; <as>as, we will <ex>apprise</ex> the general of an intended attack; he <ex>apprised</ex> the commander of what he had done.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*prise"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Notice; information.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Gower.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*priz"al</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Appraisal</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*prize"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[The same as <er>Appraise</er>, only more accommodated to the English form of the L. <ets>pretiare</ets>.]</ety> <def>To appraise; to value; to appreciate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*prize"ment</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Appraisement.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*priz"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An appraiser.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld> <def>A creditor for whom an appraisal is made.</def> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*proach"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Approached</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Approaching</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>approchen</ets>, <ets>aprochen</ets>, OF. <ets>approcher</ets>, LL. <ets>appropriare</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>propiare</ets> to draw near, <ets>prope</ets> near.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Wherefore <qex>approached</qex> ye so nigh unto the city?</q> <rj><qau>2 Sam. xi. 20.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>But exhorting one another; and so much the more, as ye see the day <qex>approaching</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Heb. x. 25.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To draw near, in a figurative sense; to make advances; to approximate; <as>as, he <ex>approaches</ex> to the character of the ablest statesman</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*proach"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To bring near; to cause to draw near; to advance.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To come near to in place, time, or character; to draw nearer to; <as>as, to <ex>approach</ex> the city; to <ex>approach</ex> my cabin; he <ex>approached</ex> the age of manhood.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He was an admirable poet, and thought even to have <qex>approached</qex> Homer.</q> <rj><qau>Temple.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>To take approaches to.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*proach"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>approche</ets>. See <er>Approach</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of drawing near; a coming or advancing near.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>approach</xex> of summer.&rdquo; <rj><au>Horsley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A nearer <qex>approach</qex> to the human type.</q> <rj><qau>Owen.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A access, or opportunity of drawing near.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>approach</qex> to kings and principal persons.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Movements to gain favor; advances.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A way, passage, or avenue by which a place or buildings can be approached; an access.</def> <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>The advanced works, trenches, or covered roads made by besiegers in their advances toward a fortress or military post.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Hort.)</fld> <def>See <er>Approaching</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Golf)</fld> <def>A stroke whose object is to land the ball on the putting green. It is made with an iron club.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Aviation)</fld> <def>that part of a flight during which an airplane descends toward the landing strip.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Bowling)</fld> <def>the steps taken by a bowler just before delivering the ball toward the pins.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*proach`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being approachable; approachableness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*proach"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being approached; accessible; <as>as, <ex>approachable</ex> virtue</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*proach"a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being approachable; accessibility.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*proach"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who approaches.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*proach"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Hort.)</fld> <def>The act of ingrafting a sprig or shoot of one tree into another, without cutting it from the parent stock; -- called, also, <xex>inarching</xex> and <xex>grafting by approach</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*proach"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Impossible to be approached.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*proach"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>approachement</ets>.]</ety> <def>Approach.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"pro*bate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>approbatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>approbare</ets> to approve.]</ety> <def>Approved.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Elyot.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"pro*bate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To express approbation of; to approve; to sanction officially.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I <qex>approbate</qex> the one, I reprobate the other.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Hamilton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; This word is obsolete in England, but is occasionally heard in the United States, chiefly in a technical sense for <xex>license</xex>; as, a person is <xex>approbated</xex> to preach; <xex>approbated</xex> to keep a public house.</note> <rj><au>Pickering (1816).</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`pro*ba"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>approbatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>approbation</ets>. See <er>Approve</er> to prove.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Proof; attestation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of approving; an assenting to the propriety of a thing with some degree of pleasure or satisfaction; approval; sanction; commendation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Many . . . joined in a loud hum of <qex>approbation</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The silent <qex>approbation</qex> of one's own breast.</q> <rj><qau>Melmoth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Animals . . . love <qex>approbation</qex> or praise.</q> <rj><qau>Darwin.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Probation or novitiate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This day my sister should the cloister enter,<br/>
+And there receive her <qex>approbation</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Approval; liking; sanction; consent; concurrence.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Approbation</er>, <er>Approval</er>. <xex>Approbation</xex> and <xex>approval</xex> have the same general meaning, assenting to or declaring as good, sanction, commendation; but <xex>approbation</xex> is stronger and more positive. &ldquo;We may be anxious for the <xex>approbation</xex> of our friends; but we should be still more anxious for the <xex>approval</xex> of our own consciences.&rdquo; &ldquo;He who is desirous to obtain universal <xex>approbation</xex> will learn a good lesson from the fable of the old man and his ass.&rdquo; &ldquo;The work has been examined by several excellent judges, who have expressed their unqualified <xex>approval</xex> of its plan and execution.&rdquo;</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"pro*ba*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>approbatif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Approving, or implying approbation.</def> <rj><au>Milner.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"pro*ba*tive*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality of being approbative.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Phren.)</fld> <def>Love of approbation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"pro*ba`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>One who approves.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"pro*ba`to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Containing or expressing approbation; commendatory.</def> <rj><au>Sheldon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*promt"</hw> <pr>(?; 215)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>ad-</ets> + <ets>promt</ets>.]</ety> <def>To quicken; to prompt.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To <qex>appromt</qex> our invention.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*proof"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Approve</er>, and <er>Proof</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Trial; proof.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Approval; commendation.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`pro*pin"quate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>appropinquatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>appropinquare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>prope</ets> near.]</ety> <def>To approach.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>Ld. Lytton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`pro*pin*qua"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>appropinquatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>A drawing nigh; approach.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`pro*pin"qui*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>ad-</ets> + <ets>propinquity</ets>.]</ety> <def>Nearness; propinquity.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>J. Gregory.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pro"pre</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>appropren</ets>, <ets>apropren</ets>, OF. <ets>approprier</ets>, fr. L. <ets>appropriare</ets>. See <er>Appropriate</er>.]</ety> <def>To appropriate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pro"pri*a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Appropriate</er>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being appropriated, set apart, sequestered, or assigned exclusively to a particular use.</def> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pro"pri*a*ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>What is peculiarly one's own; peculiar qualification.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>If you can neglect<br/>
+Your own <qex>appropriaments</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Ford.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pro"pri*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>appropriatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>appropriare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>propriare</ets> to appropriate, fr. <ets>proprius</ets> one's own, proper. See <er>Proper</er>.]</ety> <def>Set apart for a particular use or person. Hence: Belonging peculiarly; peculiar; suitable; fit; proper.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In its strict and <qex>appropriate</qex> meaning.</q> <rj><qau>Porteus.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Appropriate</qex> acts of divine worship.</q> <rj><qau>Stillingfleet.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It is not at all times easy to find words <qex>appropriate</qex> to express our ideas.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pro"pri*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Appropriated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Appropriating</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To take to one's self in exclusion of others; to claim or use as by an exclusive right; <as>as, let no man <ex>appropriate</ex> the use of a common benefit</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To set apart for, or assign to, a particular person or use, in exclusion of all others; -- with <xex>to</xex> or <xex>for</xex>; <as>as, a spot of ground is <ex>appropriated</ex> for a garden; to <ex>appropriate</ex> money for the increase of the navy.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To make suitable; to suit.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>Paley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Eng. Eccl. Law)</fld> <def>To annex, as a benefice, to a spiritual corporation, as its property.</def> <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pro"pri*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A property; attribute.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>appropriated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>taken without permission or consent especially by public authority.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> confiscate, confiscated, seized, taken over.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pro"pri*ate*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an appropriate or proper manner; fitly; properly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pro"pri*ate*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being appropriate; peculiar fitness.</def> <rj><au>Froude.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pro`pri*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>appropriatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>appropriation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of setting apart or assigning to a particular use or person, or of taking to one's self, in exclusion of all others; application to a special use or purpose, as of a piece of ground for a park, or of money to carry out some object.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Anything, especially money, thus set apart.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The Commons watched carefully over the <qex>appropriation</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The severing or sequestering of a benefice to the perpetual use of a spiritual corporation. <xex>Blackstone</xex>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The application of payment of money by a debtor to his creditor, to one of several debts which are due from the former to the latter.</def> <rj><au>Chitty.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pro"pri*a*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Appropriating; making, or tending to, appropriation; <as>as, an <ex>appropriative</ex> act</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ap*pro"pri*a*tive*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pro"pri*a`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who appropriates.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A spiritual corporation possessed of an appropriated benefice; also, an impropriator.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*prov"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Worthy of being approved; meritorious.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ap*prov"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*prov"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Approbation; sanction.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A censor . . . without whose <qex>approval</qex> n&unr_; capital sentences are to be executed.</q> <rj><qau>Temple.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Approbation</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*prov"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Approval.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>
+ <rj><qau>Thomson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*prove"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Approved</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Approving</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>aproven</ets>, <ets>appreven</ets>, to prove, OF. <ets>aprover</ets>, F. <ets>approuver</ets>, to approve, fr. L. <ets>approbare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>probare</ets> to esteem as good, approve, prove. See <er>Prove</er>, and cf. <er>Approbate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To show to be real or true; to prove.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Wouldst thou <qex>approve</qex> thy constancy? <qex>Approve</qex><br/>
+First thy obedience.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Opportunities to <qex>approve</qex> . . . worth.</q> <rj><qau>Emerson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q> He had <qex>approved</qex> himself a great warrior.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>'T is an old lesson; Time <qex>approves</qex> it true.</q> <rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His account . . . <qex>approves</qex> him a man of thought.</q> <rj><qau>Parkman.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; <as>as, to <ex>approve</ex> the decision of a court-martial</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of; <as>as, we <ex>approve</ex> the measured of the administration</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The first care and concern must be to <qex>approve</qex> himself to God.</q> <rj><qau>Rogers.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; This word, when it signifies <xex>to be pleased with</xex>, <xex>to think favorably</xex> (<xex>of</xex>), is often followed by <xex>of</xex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They had not <qex>approved of</qex> the deposition of James.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They <qex>approved of</qex> the political institutions.</q> <rj><qau>W. Black.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 75 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*prove"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;p*pr&oomacr_;v")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>aprouer</ets>; <ets>a</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + a form apparently derived fr. the <ets>pro</ets>, <ets>prod</ets>, in L. <ets>prodest</ets> it is useful or profitable, properly the preposition <ets>pro</ets> for. Cf. <er>Improve</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld> <def>To make profit of; to convert to one's own profit; -- said esp. of waste or common land appropriated by the lord of the manor.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*prov"ed*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>So as to secure approbation; in an approved manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*prove"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Approbation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I did nothing without your <qex>approvement</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Hayward.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld> <def>a confession of guilt by a prisoner charged with treason or felony, together with an accusation of his accomplish and a giving evidence against them in order to obtain his own pardon. The term is no longer in use; it corresponded to what is now known as <xex>turning king's</xex> (or <xex>queen's</xex>) <xex>evidence</xex> in England, and <xex>state's evidence</xex> in the United States.</def> <rj><au>Burrill. Bouvier.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*prove"ment</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Old Eng. Law)</fld> <def>Improvement of common lands, by inclosing and converting them to the uses of husbandry for the advantage of the lord of the manor.</def> <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*prov"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who approves. Formerly, one who made proof or trial.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An informer; an accuser.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld> <def>One who confesses a crime and accuses another. See 1st <er>Approvement</er>, 2.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*prov"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See 2d <er>Approve</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld> <def>A bailiff or steward; an agent.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Jacobs.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*prov"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Expressing approbation; commending; <as>as, an <ex>approving</ex> smile</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ap*prov"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*prox"i*mate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>approximatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>approximare</ets> to approach; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>proximare</ets> to come near. See <er>Proximate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate; <as>as, <ex>approximate</ex> results or values</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Approximate quantities</b></col> <fld>(Math.)</fld>, <cd>those which are nearly, but not, equal.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*prox"i*mate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Approximated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Approximating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To <qex>approximate</qex> the inequality of riches to the level of nature.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To come near to; to approach.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The telescope <qex>approximates</qex> perfection.</q> <rj><qau>J. Morse.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*prox"i*mate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To draw; to approach.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*prox"i*mate*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With approximation; so as to approximate; nearly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*prox`i*ma"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>approximation</ets>, LL. <ets>approximatio</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of approximating; a drawing, advancing or being near; approach; also, the result of approximating.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The largest capacity and the most noble dispositions are but an <qex>approximation</qex> to the proper standard and true symmetry of human nature.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An approach to a correct estimate, calculation, or conception, or to a given quantity, quality, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A continual approach or coming nearer to a result; <as>as, to solve an equation by <ex>approximation</ex></as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A value that is nearly but not exactly correct.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*prox"i*ma*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>approximatif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Approaching; approximate.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ap*prox"i*ma*tive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Ap*prox"i*ma*tive*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*prox"i*ma`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, approximates.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ap`pui"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>podium</ets> foothold, Gr. &unr_;, dim. of &unr_;, &unr_;, foot.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A support or supporter; a stay; a prop.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>If a vine be to climb trees that are of any great height, there would be stays and <qex>appuies</qex> set to it.</q> <rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Man.)</fld> <def>The mutual bearing or support of the hand of the rider and the mouth of the horse through the bit and bridle.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Point d'appui</b></col> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[F., a point of support.]</ety> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A given point or body, upon which troops are formed, or by which are marched in line or column.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>An advantageous defensive support, as a castle, morass, wood, declivity, etc.</cd> <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>any point of support or basis of operations, as a rallying point.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"pulse</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>appulsus</ets>, fr. <ets>appellere</ets>, <ets>appulsum</ets>, to drive to; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>pellere</ets> to drive: cf. F. <ets>appulse</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A driving or running towards; approach; impulse; also, the act of striking against.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In all consonants there is an <qex>appulse</qex> of the organs.</q> <rj><qau>Holder.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>The near approach of one heavenly body to another, or to the meridian; a coming into conjunction; <as>as, the <ex>appulse</ex> of the moon to a star, or of a star to the meridian</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pul"sion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A driving or striking against; an appulse.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pul"sive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Striking against; impinging; <as>as, the <ex>appulsive</ex> influence of the planets</as>.</def> <rj><au>P. Cyc.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pul"sive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By appulsion.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pur"te*nance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>apurtenaunce</ets>, <ets>apartenance</ets>, F. <ets>appartenance</ets>, LL. <ets>appartenentia</ets>, from L. <ets>appertinere</ets>. See <er>Appertain</er>.]</ety> <def>That which belongs to something else; an adjunct; an appendage; an accessory; something annexed to another thing more worthy; in common parlance and legal acceptation, something belonging to another thing as principal, and which passes as incident to it, as a right of way, or other easement to land; a right of common to pasture, an outhouse, barn, garden, or orchard, to a house or messuage. In a strict legal sense, land can never pass as an appurtenance to land.</def> <rj><au>Tomlins.</au> <au>Bouvier.</au> <au>Burrill.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Globes . . . provided as <qex>appurtenances</qex> to astronomy.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The structure of the eye, and of its <qex>appurtenances</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Reid.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>appurtenances</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> gear, paraphernalia.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pur"te*nant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>appartenant</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>appartenir</ets>. See <er>Appurtenance</er>.]</ety> <def>Annexed or pertaining to some more important thing; accessory; incident; <as>as, a right of way <ex>appurtenant</ex> to land or buildings</as>.</def> <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Common appurtenant</b></col>. <fld>(Law)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Common, <pos>n.</pos></er></cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*pur"te*nant</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Something which belongs or appertains to another thing; an appurtenance.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Mysterious <qex>appurtenants</qex> and symbols of redemption.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>apractic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>having uncoordinated muscular movements, symptomatic of a CNS disorder; suffering from <er>apraxia</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> apraxic.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>apraxia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>inability to make purposeful movements, but without paralysis or loss of sensory function.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>apraxic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>having uncoordinated muscular movements, symptomatic of a CNS disorder.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> apractic.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>a`pres-ski"</hw>, <hw>a`pr&egrave;s-ski"</hw></mhw> <pr>(&adot_;`pr&amacr;*sk&emacr;")</pr>, <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>concerned with or designed for use after skiing; occurring after a day of skiing; <as>as, <ex>apres-ski</ex> wear; an <ex>apres-ski</ex> party</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>a`pres-ski"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;`pr&amacr;*sk&emacr;")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the time after skiing.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"ri*cate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>apricatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>apricare</ets>, fr. <ets>apricus</ets> exposed to the sun, fr. <ets>aperire</ets> to uncover, open.]</ety> <def>To bask in the sun.</def> <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`ri*ca"tion</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Basking in the sun.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"pri*cot</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>apricock</ets>, <ets>abricot</ets>, F. <ets>abricot</ets>, fr. Sp. <ets>albaricoque</ets> or Pg. <ets>albricoque</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>albirq&umacr;q</ets>, <ets>al-burq&umacr;q</ets>. Though the E. and F. form <ets>abricot</ets> is derived from the Arabic through the Spanish, yet the Arabic word itself was formed from the Gr. <grk>praiko`kia</grk>, pl. (Diosc. c. 100) fr. L. <ets>praecoquus</ets>, <ets>praecox</ets>, early ripe. The older E. form <ets>apricock</ets> was prob. taken direct from Pg. See <er>Precocious</er>, <er>Cook</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A fruit allied to the plum, of an orange color, oval shape, and delicious taste; also, the tree (<spn>Prunus Armeniaca</spn> of Linn&aelig;us) which bears this fruit. By cultivation it has been introduced throughout the temperate zone.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"pril</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Aprilis</ets>. OE. also <ets>Averil</ets>, F. <ets>Avril</ets>, fr. L. <ets>Aprilis</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The fourth month of the year.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: With reference to April being the month in which vegetation begins to put forth, the variableness of its weather, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>April's</qex> her eyes; it is love's spring.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>April fool</b></col>, <cd>one who is sportively imposed upon by others on the first day of April.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A` pri*o"ri</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[L. <ets>a</ets> (<ets>ab</ets>) + <ets>prior</ets> former.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Logic)</fld> <def>Characterizing that kind of reasoning which deduces consequences from definitions formed, or principles assumed, or which infers effects from causes previously known; deductive or deductively. The reverse of <xex>a posteriori</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Philos.)</fld> <def>Applied to knowledge and conceptions assumed, or presupposed, as prior to experience, in order to make experience rational or possible.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>A priori</qex>, that is, form these necessities of the mind or forms of thinking, which, though first revealed to us by experience, must yet have pre&euml;xisted in order to make experience possible.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`pri*o"rism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>apriorisme</ets>.]</ety> <def>An <xex>a priori</xex> principle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`pri*or"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being innate in the mind, or prior to experience; <xex>a priori</xex> reasoning.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*proc"ta</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*pr&obreve_;k"t&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + <grk>prwkto`s</grk> anus.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A group of Turbellaria in which there is no anal aperture.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*proc"tous</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*pr&obreve_;k"t&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Without an anal orifice.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"pron</hw> <pr>(&amacr;"p&ubreve;rn <it>or</it> &amacr;"pr&ubreve;n; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>napron</ets>, OF. <ets>naperon</ets>, F. <ets>napperon</ets>, dim. of OF. <ets>nape</ets>, F. <ets>nappe</ets>, cloth, tablecloth, LL. <ets>napa</ets>, fr. L. <ets>mappa</ets>, napkin, table napkin. See <er>Map</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An article of dress, of cloth, leather, or other stuff, worn on the fore part of the body, to keep the clothes clean, to defend them from injury, or as a covering. It is commonly tied at the waist by strings.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Something which by its shape or use suggests an apron;</def> <specif>as,</specif> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The fat skin covering the belly of a goose or duck.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> <au>Halliwell.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A piece of leather, or other material, to be spread before a person riding on an outside seat of a vehicle, to defend him from the rain, snow, or dust; a boot.</def> &ldquo;The weather being too hot for the <xex>apron</xex>.&rdquo; <au>Hughes.</au> <sd>(c)</sd> <fld>(Gun.)</fld> <def>A leaden plate that covers the vent of a cannon.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <fld>(Shipbuilding)</fld> <def>A piece of carved timber, just above the foremost end of the keel.</def> <au>Totten</au>. <sd>(e)</sd> <def>A platform, or flooring of plank, at the entrance of a dock, against which the dock gates are shut.</def> <sd>(f)</sd> <def>A flooring of plank before a dam to cause the water to make a gradual descent.</def> <sd>(g)</sd> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>The piece that holds the cutting tool of a planer.</def> <sd>(h)</sd> <fld>(Plumbing)</fld> <def>A strip of lead which leads the drip of a wall into a gutter; a flashing.</def> <sd>(i)</sd> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The infolded abdomen of a crab.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"proned</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Wearing an apron.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A cobbler <qex>aproned</qex>, and a parson gowned.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"pron*ful</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Apronfuls</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <def>The quantity an apron can hold.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"pron*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without an apron.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"pron man`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A man who wears an apron; a laboring man; a mechanic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"pron string`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>The string of an apron.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>To be tied to a wife's apron strings</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>To be tied to a mother's apron strings</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to be unduly controlled by a wife or mother.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He was so made that he could not submit <qex>to be tied to the apron strings</qex> even of the best of wives.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"ro*pos`</hw> <pr>(&abreve;p"r&ouptack_;*p&omacr;`)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; adv.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>&agrave; propos</ets>; <ets>&agrave;</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>propos</ets> purpose, L. <ets>proposium</ets> plan, purpose, fr. <ets>proponere</ets> to propose. See <er>Propound</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Opportunely or opportune; seasonably or seasonable.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A tale extremely <qex>apropos</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>By the way; to the purpose; suitably to the place or subject; -- a word used to introduce an incidental observation, suited to the occasion, though not strictly belonging to the narration.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Apse</hw> <pr>(&abreve;ps)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> Apses</plu> <pr>(&abreve;p"s&ebreve_;z)</pr>. [See <er>Apsis</er>.] <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A projecting part of a building, esp. of a church, having in the plan a polygonal or semicircular termination, and, most often, projecting from the east end. In early churches the Eastern apse was occupied by seats for the bishop and clergy.</def> Hence: <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The bishop's seat or throne, in ancient churches.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A reliquary, or case in which the relics of saints were kept.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; This word is also written <asp>apsis</asp> and <asp>absis</asp>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"si*dal</hw> <pr>(&abreve;p"s&ibreve_;*d&aitalic_;l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the apsides of an orbit.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the apse of a church; <as>as, the <ex>apsidal</ex> termination of the chancel</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"si*des</hw> <pr>(&abreve;p"s&ibreve_;*d&emacr;z)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>See <er>Apsis</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ap"sis</hw> <pr>(&abreve;p"s&ibreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Apsides</plw> <pr>(&abreve;p"s&ibreve_;*d&emacr;z)</pr>.</plu> <see>See <er>Apse</er>.</see> <ety>[L. <ets>apsis</ets>, <ets>absis</ets>, Gr. <grk>"apsi`s</grk>, <grk>"apsi^dos</grk>, a tying, fastening, the hoop of a wheel, the wheel, a bow, arch, vault, fr. <grk>"a`ptein</grk> to fasten.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>One of the two points of an orbit, as of a planet or satellite, which are at the greatest and least distance from the central body, corresponding to the aphelion and perihelion of a planet, or to the apogee and perigee of the moon. The more distant is called the <xex>higher apsis</xex>; the other, the <xex>lower apsis</xex>; and the line joining them, the <xex>line of apsides</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>In a curve referred to polar co&ouml;rdinates, any point for which the radius vector is a maximum or minimum.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Apse</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Apsu</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Akkadian mythology)</fld> <def>father of the gods and consort of Tiamat.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Apterygiformes</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a ratite bird order: flightless ground birds having vestigial wings and long bills and small eyes: kiwis.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> order Apterygiformes</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Apt</hw> <pr>(&abreve;pt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>apte</ets>, L. <ets>aptus</ets>, fr. obsolete <ets>apere</ets> to fasten, to join, to fit, akin to <ets>apisci</ets> to reach, attain: cf. Gr. &unr_; to fasten, Skr. <ets>&amacr;pta</ets> fit, fr. <ets>&amacr;p</ets> to reach attain.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They have always <qex>apt</qex> instruments.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A river . . . <qex>apt</qex> to be forded by a lamb.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having an habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; -- used of things.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>My vines and peaches . . . were <qex>apt</qex> to have a soot or smuttiness upon their leaves and fruit.</q> <rj><qau>Temple.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This tree, if unprotected, is <qex>apt</qex> to be stripped of the leaves by a leaf-cutting ant.</q> <rj><qau>Lubbock.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Inclined; disposed customarily; given; ready; -- used of persons.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Apter</qex> to give than thou wit be to ask.</q> <rj><qau>Beau. &amp; Fl.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>That lofty pity with which prosperous folk are <qex>apt</qex> to remember their grandfathers.</q> <rj><qau>F. Harrison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert; <as>as, a pupil <ex>apt</ex> to learn; an <ex>apt</ex> scholar.</as></def> &ldquo;An <xex>apt</xex> wit.&rdquo; <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Live a thousand years,<br/>
+I shall not find myself so <qex>apt</qex> to die.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I find thee <qex>apt</qex> . . . Now, Hamlet, hear.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Fit; meet; suitable; qualified; inclined; disposed; liable; ready; quick; prompt.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Apt</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aptare</ets>. See <er>Aptate</er>.]</ety> <def>To fit; to suit; to adapt.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo; To <qex>apt</qex> their places.&rdquo; <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>That our speech be <qex>apted</qex> to edification.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Apt"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>aptabilis</ets>, fr. L. <ets>aptare</ets>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being adapted.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sherwood.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"tate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aptatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>aptare</ets>. See <er>Apt</er>.]</ety> <def>To make fit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bailey</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ap"te*ra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>aptera</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_; without wings; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; wing, &unr_; to fly.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Insects without wings, constituting the seventh Linn&aelig;n order of insects, an artificial group, which included Crustacea, spiders, centipeds, and even worms. These animals are now placed in several distinct classes and orders.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"ter*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Apterous.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>Without lateral columns; -- applied to buildings which have no series of columns along their sides, but are either prostyle or amphiprostyle, and opposed to <contr>peripteral</contr>.</def> <rj><au>R. Cyc.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"ter*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the Aptera.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ap*te"ri*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Aptera</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Naked spaces between the feathered areas of birds. See <er>Pteryli&aelig;</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"ter*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Destitute of wings; apteral; <as>as, <ex>apterous</ex> insects</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Destitute of winglike membranous expansions, as a stem or petiole; -- opposed to <contr>alate</contr>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ap*ter"y*ges</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Apteryx</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An order of birds, including the genus Apteryx.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ap"te*ryx</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + <grk>pte`ryx</grk> wing. Cf. <er>Aptera</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of New Zealand birds about the size of a hen, with only short rudiments of wings, armed with a claw and without a tail; the kiwi. It is allied to the gigantic extinct moas of the same country. Five species are known.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Apt"i*tude</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>aptitude</ets>, LL. <ets>aptitudo</ets>, fr. L. <ets>aptus</ets>. See <er>Apt</er>, and cf. <er>Attitude</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A natural or acquired disposition or capacity for a particular purpose, or tendency to a particular action or effect; <as>as, oil has an <ex>aptitude</ex> to burn</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He seems to have had a peculiar <qex>aptitude</qex> for the management of irregular troops.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A general fitness or suitableness; adaptation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>That sociable and helpful <qex>aptitude</qex> which God implanted between man and woman.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Readiness in learning; docility; aptness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He was a boy of remarkable <qex>aptitude</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Apt`i*tu"di*nal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Suitable; fit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Apt"ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an apt or suitable manner; fitly; properly; pertinently; appropriately; readily.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Apt"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Fitness; suitableness; appropriateness; <as>as, the <ex>aptness</ex> of things to their end</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>aptness</qex> of his quotations.</q> <rj><qau>J. R. Green.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 76 --></p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Disposition of the mind; propensity; <as>as, the <ex>aptness</ex> of men to follow example</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Quickness of apprehension; readiness in learning; docility; <as>as, an <ex>aptness</ex> to learn is more observable in some children than in others</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Proneness; tendency; <as>as, the <ex>aptness</ex> of iron to rust</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"tote</hw> <pr>(&abreve;p"t&omacr;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aptotum</ets>, Gr. &unr_; indeclinable; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; fallen, declined, &unr_; to fall.]</ety> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>A noun which has no distinction of cases; an indeclinable noun.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap*tot"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or characterized by, aptotes; uninflected; <as>as, <ex>aptotic</ex> languages</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ap"ty*chus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_;, &unr_;, fold.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A shelly plate found in the terminal chambers of ammonite shells. Some authors consider them to be jaws; others, opercula.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A"pus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;. See <er>Apode</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of fresh-water phyllopod crustaceans. See <er>Phyllopod</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`y*ret"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a&unr_;</ets> not + <ets>pyretic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Without fever; -- applied to days when there is an intermission of fever.</def> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Ap`y*rex"i*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ap`y*rex`y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>apyrexia</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; to be feverish, fr. &unr_; fire: cf. F. <ets>apyrexie</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The absence or intermission of fever.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap`y*rex"i*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Relating to apyrexy.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Apyrexial</xex> period.&rdquo; <rj><au>Brande &amp; C.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ap"y*rous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; fire.]</ety> <def>Incombustible; capable of sustaining a strong heat without alteration of form or properties.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A"qua</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. See <er>Ewer</er>.]</ety> <def>Water; -- a word much used in pharmacy and the old chemistry, in various signification, determined by the word or words annexed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Aqua ammoni&aelig;</b></col>, <cd>the aqueous solution of ammonia; liquid ammonia; often called <altname>aqua ammonia</altname>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Aqua marine</b></col> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, or <col><b>Aqua marina</b></col></mcol> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <cd>Same as <er>Aquamarine</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Aqua regia</b></col> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[L., royal water]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a very corrosive fuming yellow liquid consisting of nitric and hydrochloric acids. It has the power of dissolving gold, the &ldquo;royal&rdquo; metal.</cd> -- <col><b>Aqua Tofana</b></col> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <cd>a fluid containing arsenic, and used for secret poisoning, made by an Italian woman named <ets>Tofana</ets>, in the middle of the 17th century, who is said to have poisoned more than 600 persons.</cd> <au>Francis</au>. -- <col><b>Aqua vit&aelig;</b></col> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <ety>[L., water of life. Cf. <er>Eau de vie</er>, <er>Usquebaugh</er>]</ety>, <cd>a name given to brandy and some other ardent spirits.</cd> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>aquacultural</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to aquiculture.</def> <illu><ex>aquacultural</ex> methods</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> aquicultural, hydroponic</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>aquaculture</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the cultivation of aquatic animals, such as fish or shellfish, or of plants, such as seaweed, in a controlled and sometimes enclosed body of water. The term includes use of either salt or fresh water. It is a form of agriculture, but under water.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`qua for"tis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[L., strong water.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Nitric acid.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>aqualung</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an apparatus containing compressed air or other oxygen-gas mixture, permitting a person to breathe under water; -- also called a <altname>scuba</altname>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> scuba</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`qua*ma*rine"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A transparent, pale green variety of beryl, used as a gem. See <er>Beryl</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`qua*punc"ture</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aqua</ets> water, + <ets>punctura</ets> puncture, <ets>pungere</ets>, <ets>punctum</ets>, to, prick.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The introduction of water subcutaneously for the relief of pain.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Aq`ua*relle"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. Ital <ets>acquerello</ets>, fr. <ets>acqua</ets> water, L. <ets>aqua</ets>.]</ety> <def>A design or painting in thin transparent water colors; also, the mode of painting in such colors.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aq`ua*rel"list</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A painter in thin transparent water colors.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*qua"ri*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*qua"ri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to an aquarium.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*qua"ri*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. (assumed) <ets>Aquarianus</ets>, fr. <ets>aqua</ets>: cf. F. <ets>Aquarien</ets>. See <er>Aqua</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>One of a sect of Christian in the primitive church who used water instead of wine in the Lord's Supper.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*qua"ri*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> E. <plw>Aquariums</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, L. <plw>Aquaria</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. See <er>Aquarius</er>, <er>Ewer</er>.]</ety> <def>An artificial pond, or a globe or tank (usually with glass sides), in which living specimens of aquatic animals or plants are kept.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*qua"ri*us</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aquarius</ets>, adj., relating to water, and n., a water-carrier, fr. <ets>aqua</ets>. See <er>Aqua</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The Water-bearer; the eleventh sign in the zodiac, which the sun enters about the 20th of January; -- so called from the rains which prevail at that season in Italy and the East.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A constellation south of Pegasus.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*quat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aquaticus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>aquatique</ets>. See <er>Aqua</er>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to water; growing in water; living in, swimming in, or frequenting the margins of waters; <as>as, <ex>aquatic</ex> plants and fowls</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*quat`ic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An aquatic animal or plant.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Sports or exercises practiced in or on the water.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*quat"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Aquatic.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aq"ua*tile</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aquatilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>aquatile</ets>.]</ety> <def>Inhabiting the water.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A"qua*tint</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A`qua*tin"ta</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. <ets>acquatinta</ets> dyed water; <ets>acqua</ets> (L. <ets>aqua</ets>) water + <ets>tinto</ets>, fem. <ets>tinta</ets>, dyed. See <er>Tint</er>.]</ety> <def>A kind of etching in which spaces are bitten by the use of aqua fortis, by which an effect is produced resembling a drawing in water colors or India ink; also, the engraving produced by this method.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>aquatint</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>to etch in aquatint.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aq"ue*duct</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>aqueduc</ets>, OF. <ets>aqueduct</ets> (Cotgr.), fr. L. <ets>aquaeductus</ets>; <ets>aquae</ets>, gen. of <ets>aqua</ets> water + <ets>ductus</ets> a leading, <ets>ducere</ets> to lead. See <er>Aqua</er>, <er>Duke</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A conductor, conduit, or artificial channel for conveying water, especially one for supplying large cities with water.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The term is also applied to a structure (similar to the ancient aqueducts), for conveying a canal over a river or hollow; more properly called an <xex>aqueduct bridge</xex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A canal or passage; <as>as, the <ex>aqueduct</ex> of <ex>Sylvius</ex>, a channel connecting the third and fourth ventricles of the brain</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>aquavit</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a Scandinavian liquor usually flavored with caroway seeds; -- also called <altname>akvavit</altname>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> akvavit.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*que"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wateriness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"que*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>aqueux</ets>, L. <ets>aquosus</ets>, fr. <ets>aqua</ets>. See <er>Aqua</er>, <er>Aquose</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Partaking of the nature of water, or abounding with it; watery.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>aqueous</qex> vapor of the air.</q> <rj><qau>Tyndall.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Made from, or by means of, water.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>An <qex>aqueous</qex> deposit.</q> <rj><qau>Dana.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Aqueous extract</b></col>, <cd>an extract obtained from a vegetable substance by steeping it in water.</cd> -- <col><b>Aqueous humor</b></col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>one the humors of the eye; a limpid fluid, occupying the space between the crystalline lens and the cornea. (See <er>Eye</er>.)</cd> -- <col><b>Aqueous rocks</b></col> <fld>(Geol.)</fld>, <cd>those which are deposited from water and lie in strata, as opposed to <contr>volcanic</contr> rocks, which are of igneous origin; -- called also <altname>sedimentary</altname> rocks.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`que*ous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wateriness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>aquifer</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an underground bed or layer yielding ground water for wells and springs etc.; <as>as, the Oglala <ex>aquifer</ex></as>. The water contained in an aquifer may be of great age, and in such cases is sometimes called <col><b>fossil water</b></col>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*quif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aqua</ets> water + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Consisting or conveying water or a watery fluid; <as>as, <ex>aquiferous</ex> vessels; the <ex>aquiferous</ex> system.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aquifoliaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a family of widely distributed shrubs and trees.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Aquifoliaceae</fam>, holly family</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>aquilege</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; N temperate regions esp. mountains.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> columbine, aquilegia</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>aquilegia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; N temperate regions esp. mountains.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> columbine, aquilege</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"qui*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aqua</ets> water + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the form of water.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Aq"ui*la</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Aquil&aelig;</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., an eagle.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of eagles.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>A northern constellation southerly from Lyra and Cygnus and preceding the Dolphin; the Eagle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Aquila alba</b></col> <ety>[L., white eagle]</ety>, <cd>an alchemical name of <altname>calomel</altname>.</cd> <rj><au>Brande &amp; C.</au></rj>
+</cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aq"ui*la`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Adorned with eagles' heads.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aq"ui*line</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aquilinus</ets>, fr. <ets>aquila</ets> eagle: cf. F. <ets>aquilin</ets>. See <er>Eagle</er>. ]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Belonging to or like an eagle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Curving; hooked; prominent, like the beak of an eagle; -- applied particularly to the nose</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Terribly arched and <qex>aquiline</qex> his nose.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aq"ui*lon</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aquilo</ets>, <ets>-lonis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>aquilon</ets>.]</ety> <def>The north wind.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*quip"a*rous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aqua</ets> water + <ets>parere</ets> to bring forth.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Secreting water; -- applied to certain glands.</def> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aq`ui*ta"ni*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Aquitania, now called <xex>Gascony</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*quose"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aquosus</ets> watery, fr. <ets>aqua</ets>. See <er>Aqua</er>, <er>Aqueous</er>.]</ety> <def>Watery; aqueous.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*quos"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>aquositas</ets>.]</ety> <def>The condition of being wet or watery; wateriness.</def> <rj><au>Huxley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Very little water or <qex>aquosity</qex> is found in their belly.</q> <rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>conj.</pos> <def>Ere; before.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A"ra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>The Altar; a southern constellation, south of the tail of the Scorpion.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A"ra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native Indian name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A name of the great blue and yellow macaw (<spn>Ara ararauna</spn>), native of South America.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"ab</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. ultimately fr. Heb. <ets>arabah</ets> a desert, the name employed, in the Old Testament, to denote the valley of the Jordan and Dead Sea. Ar. <ets>Arab</ets>, Heb. <ets>arabi</ets>, <ets>arbi</ets>, <ets>arbim</ets>: cf. F. <ets>Arabe</ets>, L. <ets>Arabs</ets>, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>One of a swarthy race occupying Arabia, and numerous in Syria, Northern Africa, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Street Arab</b></col>, <cd>a homeless vagabond in the streets of a city, particularly and outcast boy or girl.</cd> <au>Tylor.</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]<pbr/>
+<q>The ragged outcasts and <qex>street Arabs</qex> who are shivering in damp doorways.</q> <rj><qau>Lond. Sat. Rev.</qau></rj>
+</cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*ra"ba</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <altsp>[Written also <asp>aroba</asp> and <asp>arba</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[Ar. or Turk. <ets>'arabah</ets>: cf. Russ. <ets>arba</ets>.]</ety> <def>A wagon or cart, usually heavy and without springs, and often covered.</def> <mark>[Oriental]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>araba</qex> of the Turks has its sides of latticework to admit the air</q> <rj><qau>Balfour (Cyc. of India).</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`a*besque"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>arabesque</ets>, fr. It. <ets>arabesco</ets>, fr. <ets>Arabo</ets> Arab.]</ety> <def>A style of ornamentation either painted, inlaid, or carved in low relief. It consists of a pattern in which plants, fruits, foliage, etc., as well as figures of men and animals, real or imaginary, are fantastically interlaced or put together.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; It was employed in Roman imperial ornamentation, and appeared, without the animal figures, in Moorish and Arabic decorative art. (See <er>Moresque</er>.) The arabesques of the Renaissance were founded on Greco-Roman work.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`a*besque"</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Arabian.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Relating to, or exhibiting, the style of ornament called <xex>arabesque</xex>; <as>as, <ex>arabesque</ex> frescoes</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`a*besqued"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Ornamented in the style of arabesques.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ra"bi*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Arabia or its inhabitants.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Arabian bird</b></col>, <cd>the phenix.</cd> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ra"bi*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A native of Arabia; an Arab.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"a*bic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Arabicus</ets>, fr. <ets>Arabia</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Arabia or the Arabians.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Arabic numerals</b></col> or <col><b>figures</b></col></mcol>, <cd>the nine digits, 1, 2, 3, etc., and the cipher 0.</cd> -- <col><b>Gum arabic</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Gum</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"a*bic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The language of the Arabians.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The <xex>Arabic</xex> is a Semitic language, allied to the Hebrew. It is very widely diffused, being the language in which all Moslems must read the Koran, and is spoken as a vernacular tongue in Arabia, Syria, and Northern Africa.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*rab"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to Arabia; Arabic.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>A*rab"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"a*bin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A carbohydrate, isomeric with cane sugar, contained in gum <xex>arabic</xex>, from which it is extracted as a white, amorphous substance.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Mucilage, especially that made of gum arabic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"a*bin*ose`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A sugar of the composition <chform>C5H10O5</chform>, obtained from cherry gum by boiling it with dilute sulphuric acid.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"a*bism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>Arabisme</ets>.]</ety> <def>An Arabic idiom peculiarly of language.</def> <rj><au>Stuart.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`a*bist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>Arabiste</ets>.]</ety> <def>One well versed in the Arabic language or literature; also, formerly, one who followed the Arabic system of surgery.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>arable</ets>, L. <ets>arabilis</ets>, fr. <ets>arare</ets> to plow, akin to Gr. &unr_;, E. <ets>ear</ets>, to plow. See <er>Earable</er>.]</ety> <def>Fit for plowing or tillage; -- hence, often applied to land which has been plowed or tilled.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"a*ble</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Arable land; plow land.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"a*by</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The country of Arabia.</def> <mark>[Archaic &amp; Poetic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar`a*ca*nese"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Aracan, a province of British Burmah.</def> -- <def2><pos>n. sing. &amp; pl.</pos> <def>A native or natives of Aracan.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`ra*&ccedil;a"ri</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A South American bird, of the genus <gen>Pleroglossius</gen>, allied to the toucans. There are several species.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*race"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>aracen</ets>, <ets>arasen</ets>, OF. <ets>arachier</ets>, <ets>esracier</ets>, F. <ets>arracher</ets>, fr. L. <ets>exradicare</ets>, <ets>eradicare</ets>. The prefix <ets>a-</ets> is perh. due to L. <ets>ab</ets>. See <er>Eradicate</er>.]</ety> <def>To tear up by the roots; to draw away.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Wyatt.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ra"ceous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arum</ets> a genus of plants, fr. Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to an order of plants, of which the genus <gen>Arum</gen> is the type.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*rach"nid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An arachnidan.</def> <rj><au>Huxley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*rach"ni*da</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; spider.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the classes of Arthropoda. See <xex>Illustration</xex> in Appendix.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; They have four pairs of legs, no antenn&aelig; nor wings, a pair of mandibles, and one pair of maxill&aelig; or palpi. The head is usually consolidated with the thorax. The respiration is either by tranche&aelig; or by pulmonary sacs, or by both. The class includes three principal orders: <stype><spn>Araneina</spn></stype>, or spiders; <stype><spn>Arthrogastra</spn></stype>, including scorpions, etc.; and <stype><spn>Acarina</spn></stype>, or mites and ticks.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*rach"ni*dan</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; spider.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the Arachnida.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`ach*nid"i*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Of or pertaining to the Arachnida.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Pertaining to the arachnidium.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar`ach*nid"i*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Arachnida</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The glandular organ in which the material for the web of spiders is secreted.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar`ach*ni"tis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; + &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Inflammation of the arachnoid membrane.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*rach"noid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; like a cobweb; &unr_; spider, spider's web + <grk>e'i^dos</grk> form.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Resembling a spider's web; cobweblike.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to a thin membrane of the brain and spinal cord, between the dura mater and pia mater.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Covered with, or composed of, soft, loose hairs or fibers, so as to resemble a cobweb; cobwebby.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*rach"noid</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The arachnoid membrane.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the Arachnoidea.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`ach*noid"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the arachnoid membrane; arachnoid.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar`ach*noid"e*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Arachnida</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*rach`no*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to arachnology.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`ach*nol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who is versed in, or studies, arachnology.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`ach*nol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; spider + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The department of zo&ouml;logy which treats of spiders and other Arachnida.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`r&aelig;*om"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>. <def>See <er>Areometer</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*r&aelig;"o*style</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>araeostylos</ets>, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; at intervals + &unr_; pillar, column.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>See <er>Intercolumniation</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*r&aelig;`o*sys"tyle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; as intervals + &unr_;. See <er>Systyle</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>See <er>Intercolumniation</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`a*go*nese</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Aragon, in Spain, or to its inhabitants.</def> -- <def2><pos>n. sing. &amp; pl.</pos> <def>A native or natives of Aragon, in Spain.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*rag"o*nite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <etsep>Aragon</etsep>, in Spain.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A mineral identical in composition with calcite or carbonate of lime, but differing from it in its crystalline form and some of its physical characters.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`ra*gua"to</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A South American monkey, the ursine howler (<spn>Mycetes ursinus</spn>). See <er>Howler</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 2.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*raise""</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To raise.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"ak</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Arrack</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>aralia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>any of various plants of the genus <gen>Aralia</gen>; often aromatic plants having compound leaves and small umbellate flowers.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Araliaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a family of mostly tropical trees and shrubs and lianas: ginseng; hedera.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Araliaceae</fam>, ivy family</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ar`a*m&aelig;an</hw>, <hw>Ar`a*me"an</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Aramaeus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, fr. Heb. <ets>Ar&amacr;m</ets>, <it>i. e.</it> Highland, a name given to Syria and Mesopotamia.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the Syrians and Chaldeans, or to their language; Aramaic.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native of Aram.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`a*ma"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Aram&aelig;an</er>, a.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to Aram, or to the territory, inhabitants, language, or literature of Syria and Mesopotamia; Aram&aelig;an; -- specifically applied to the northern branch of the Semitic family of languages, including Syriac and Chaldee.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>The Aramaic language.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`a*ma"ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An idiom of the Aramaic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aranea</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of common garden spiders.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Aranea</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Araneae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an order of arthropods constituting the spiders.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> order <ord>Araneae</ord>, Araneida, order <ord>Araneida</ord>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Ar`a*ne"i*da</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, &Verbar;<hw>Ar`a*ne*oid"e*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Araneina</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>araneidal</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <ety>[from the order <ets>Araneida</ets>.]</ety> <def>relating to or resembling a spider.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> araneidan.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`a*ne"i*dan</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the Araneina or spiders.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the Araneina; a spider.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`a*ne"i*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aranea</ets> spider + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having the form of a spider.</def> <rj><au>Kirby.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*ra`ne*i"na</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*r&amacr;`n&euptack_;*&imacr;"n&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>aranea</ets> spider.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The order of Arachnida that includes the spiders.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; They have mandibles, modified as poison fangs, leglike palpi, simple eyes, abdomen without segments, and spinnerets for spinning a web. They breathe by pulmonary sacs and trache&aelig; in the abdomen. See <xex>Illustration</xex> in Appendix.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ra"ne*ose`</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*r&amacr;"n&euptack_;*&omacr;s`)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>araneosus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of the aspect of a spider's web; arachnoid.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ra"ne*ous</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*r&amacr;`n&euptack_;*&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>araneosus</ets>, fr. <ets>aranea</ets> spider, spider's web.]</ety> <def>Cobweblike; extremely thin and delicate, like a cobweb; <as>as, the <ex>araneous</ex> membrane of the eye</as>. See <er>Arachnoid</er>.</def> <rj><au>Derham.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 77 --></p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*ran"go</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*r&abreve;&nsmacr_;"g&ouptack_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Arangoes</plw> <pr>(-g&omacr;z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[The native name.]</ety> <def>A bead of rough carnelian. Arangoes were formerly imported from Bombay for use in the African slave trade.</def> <rj><au>McCulloch.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`ra*pai"ma</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A large fresh-water food fish of South America.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*ra"ra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The palm (or great black) cockatoo, of Australia (<spn>Microglossus aterrimus</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar`a*ro"ba</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Tupi.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Goa powder.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A fabaceous tree of Brazil (<spn>Centrolobium robustum</spn>) having handsomely striped wood; -- called also <altname>zebrawood</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aratio</ets>, fr. <ets>arare</ets> to plow.]</ety> <def>Plowing; tillage.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Lands are said to be in a state of <qex>aration</qex> when they are under tillage.</q> <rj><qau>Brande.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>aratorius</ets>: cf. F. <ets>aratoire</ets>.]</ety> <def>Contributing to tillage.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar`au*ca"ri*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Araucania</ets>, a territory south of Chili.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of tall conifers of the pine family. The species are confined mostly to South America and Australia. The wood cells differ from those of other in having the dots in their lateral surfaces in two or three rows, and the dots of contiguous rows alternating. The seeds are edible.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Araucariaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a family of tall evergreen cone-bearing trees of South America and Australia with broad leathery leaves; in some classifications included in the Pinaceae.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Araucariaceae</fam>, araucaria family</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`au*ca"ri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to, or of the nature of, the Araucaria. The earliest conifers in geological history were mostly Araucarian.</def> <rj><au>Dana.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Araujia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>small genus of South American evergreen vines.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Araujia</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arawn</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Welsh mythology)</fld> <def>Lord of Annwfn (the other world; land of fairies).</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>arb</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Shortened from <ets>arbitrageur</ets>.]</ety> <def>Someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential); shortened form of <er>arbitrageur</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> arbitrageur</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ar"ba*lest</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ar"ba*list</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>arbaleste</ets>, LL. <ets>arbalista</ets>, for L. <ets>arcuballista</ets>; <ets>arcus</ets> bow + <ets>ballista</ets> a military engine. See <er>Ballista</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Antiq.)</fld> <def>A crossbow, consisting of a steel bow set in a shaft of wood, furnished with a string and a trigger, and a mechanical device for bending the bow. It served to throw arrows, darts, bullets, etc.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>arbalet</asp> and <asp>arblast</asp>.]</altsp> <rj><au>Fosbroke.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ar"ba*lest`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ar"ba*list`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>arblastere</ets>, OF. <ets>arbalestier</ets>. See <er>Arbalest</er>.]</ety> <def>A crossbowman.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Speed.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"bi*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arbiter</ets>; <ets>ar-</ets> (for <ets>ad</ets>) + the root of <ets>betere</ets> to go; hence properly, one who comes up to look on.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A person appointed, or chosen, by parties to determine a controversy between them.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In modern usage, <xex>arbitrator</xex> is the technical word.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any person who has the power of judging and determining, or ordaining, without control; one whose power of deciding and governing is not limited.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>For Jove is <qex>arbiter</qex> of both to man.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Arbitrator; umpire; director; referee; controller; ruler; governor.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"bi*ter</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To act as arbiter between.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"bi*tra*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>arbitrable</ets>, fr. L. <ets>arbitrari</ets>. See <er>Arbitrate</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>Capable of being decided by arbitration; determinable.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"bi*trage</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>arbiter</ets> to give judgment, L. <ets>arbitrari</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Judgment by an arbiter; authoritative determination.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <def>A traffic in bills of exchange (see <cref>Arbitration of Exchange</cref>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Finance)</fld> <def>the simultaneous or near simultaneous purchase and sale of the same or closely linked securities or commodities in different markets to make a profit on the (often small) differences in price.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>arbitrager</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as <er>arbitrageur</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> arb, arbitrageur</syn><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>arbitrageur</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>someone who engages in <er>arbitrage</er>; i. e. one who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> arb, arbitrager.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"bi*tral</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arbitralis</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or relating to an arbiter or an arbitration.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*bit"ra*ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>arbitramentum</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Determination; decision; arbitration.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>arbitrament</qex> of time.</q> <rj><qau>Everett.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Gladly at this moment would MacIvor have put their quarrel to personal <qex>arbitrament</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The award of arbitrators.</def> <rj><au>Cowell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"bi*tra*ri*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an arbitrary manner; by will only; despotically; absolutely.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"bi*tra*ri*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being arbitrary; despoticalness; tyranny.</def> <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`bi*tra"ri*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arbitrarius</ets>. See <er>Arbitrary</er>.]</ety> <def>Arbitrary; despotic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> -- <wordforms><wf>Ar`bi*tra"ri*ous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"bi*tra*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arbitrarius</ets>, fr. <ets>arbiter</ets>: cf. F. <ets>arbitraire</ets>. See <er>Arbiter</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Depending on will or discretion; not governed by any fixed rules; <as>as, an <ex>arbitrary</ex> decision; an <ex>arbitrary</ex> punishment.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It was wholly <qex>arbitrary</qex> in them to do so.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Rank pretends to fix the value of every one, and is the most <qex>arbitrary</qex> of all things.</q> <rj><qau>Landor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Exercised according to one's own will or caprice, and therefore conveying a notion of a tendency to abuse the possession of power.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Arbitrary</qex> power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused licentiousness.</q> <rj><qau>Washington.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Despotic; absolute in power; bound by no law; harsh and unforbearing; tyrannical; <as>as, an <ex>arbitrary</ex> prince or government</as>.</def>
+ <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Arbitrary constant</b></col>, <col><b>Arbitrary function</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Math.)</fld>, <cd>a quantity of function that is introduced into the solution of a problem, and to which any value or form may at will be given, so that the solution may be made to meet special requirements.</cd> -- <col><b>Arbitrary quantity</b></col> <fld>(Math.)</fld>, <cd>one to which any value can be assigned at pleasure.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"bi*trate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Arbitrated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Arbitrating</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>arbitratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>arbitrari</ets> to be a hearer or beholder of something, to make a decision, to give judgment, fr. <ets>arbiter</ets>. See <er>Arbiter</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To hear and decide, as arbitrators; <as>as, to choose to <ex>arbitrate</ex> a disputed case</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To decide, or determine generally.</def> <rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>There shall your swords and lances <qex>arbitrate</qex><br/>
+The swelling difference of your settled hate.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"bi*trate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To decide; to determine.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To act as arbitrator or judge; <as>as, to <ex>arbitrate</ex> upon several reports; to <ex>arbitrate</ex> in disputes among neighbors; to <ex>arbitrate</ex> between parties to a suit.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`bi*tra"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>arbitration</ets>, L. <ets>arbitratio</ets>, fr. <ets>arbitrari</ets>.]</ety> <def>The hearing and determination of a cause between parties in controversy, by a person or persons chosen by the parties.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; This may be done by one person; but it is usual to choose two or three called <xex>arbitrators</xex>; or for each party to choose one, and these to name a third, who is called the <xex>umpire</xex>. Their determination is called the <xex>award</xex>.</note> <rj><au>Bouvier</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Arbitration bond</b></col>, <cd>a bond which obliges one to abide by the award of an arbitration.</cd> -- <col><b>Arbitration of Exchange</b></col>, <cd>the operation of converting the currency of one country into that of another, or determining the rate of exchange between such countries or currencies. An <xex>arbitrated rate</xex> is one determined by such arbitration through the medium of one or more intervening currencies.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>arbitrational</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>relating to or resulting from arbitration.</def> <illu>an <ex>arbitrational</ex> settlement</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> arbitral</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>arbitrative</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to arbitration; relating to or having the authority to arbitrate.</def> <illu>an <ex>arbitrative</ex> board</illu><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"bi*tra`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>arbitrari</ets>: cf. F. <ets>arbitrateur</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A person, or one of two or more persons, chosen by parties who have a controversy, to determine their differences. See <er>Arbitration</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who has the power of deciding or prescribing without control; a ruler; a governor.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Though Heaven be shut,<br/>
+And Heaven's high <qex>Arbitrators</qex> sit secure.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Masters of their own terms and <qex>arbitrators</qex> of a peace.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Judge; umpire; referee; arbiter. See <er>Judge</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"bi*tra`trix</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fem. of <ets>arbitrator</ets>.]</ety> <def>A female who arbitrates or judges.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"bi*tress</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Arbiter</er>.]</ety> <def>A female arbiter; an arbitratrix.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"blast</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A crossbow. See <er>Arbalest</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"bor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>herber</ets>, <ets>herbere</ets>, properly a garden of herbs, F. <ets>herbier</ets>, fr. L. <ets>herbarium</ets>. See <er>Herb</er>, and cf. <er>Herbarium</er>.]</ety> <def>A kind of latticework formed of, or covered with, vines, branches of trees, or other plants, for shade; a bower.</def> <rj><au>Sir P. Sidney.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"bor</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <altsp>[Written also <ets>arbour</ets>.]</altsp> <ety>[L., a tree, a beam.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A tree, as distinguished from a shrub.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>arbre</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An axle or spindle of a wheel or opinion.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A mandrel in lathe turning.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>arboraceous</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>abounding in trees.</def> <illu>an <ex>arboraceous</ex> landscape</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> arboreous, woodsy, woody.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Arbor Day</b></col>, <cd>a day appointed for planting trees and shrubs.</cd> <mark>[U.S.]</mark></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"bo*ra*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arborarius</ets>, fr. <ets>arbor</ets> tree.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to trees; arboreal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"bo*ra`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>arbor</ets> tree.]</ety> <def>One who plants or who prunes trees.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Evelyn.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar"bor Di*a"n&aelig;</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[L., the tree of Diana, or silver.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A precipitation of silver, in a beautiful arborescent form.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*bo"re*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a tree, or to trees; of nature of trees.</def> <rj><au>Cowley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Attached to, found in or upon, or frequenting, woods or trees; <as>as, <ex>arboreal</ex> animals</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Woodpeckers are eminently <qex>arboreal</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Darwin.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"bored</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Furnished with an arbor; lined with trees.</def> &ldquo;An <xex>arboreal</xex> walk.&rdquo; <rj><au>Pollok.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*bo"re*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arboreous</ets>, fr. <ets>arbor</ets> tree.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having the form, constitution, or habits, of a proper tree, in distinction from a shrub.</def> <rj><au>Loudon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, or growing on, trees; <as>as, <ex>arboreous</ex> moss</as>.</def> <rj><au>Quincy.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`bo*res"cence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being arborescent; the resemblance to a tree in minerals, or crystallizations, or groups of crystals in that form; <as>as, the <ex>arborescence</ex> produced by precipitating silver</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`bo*res"cent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arborescens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>arborescere</ets> to become a tree, fr. <ets>arbor</ets> tree.]</ety> <def>Resembling a tree; becoming woody in stalk; dendritic; having crystallizations disposed like the branches and twigs of a tree.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Arborescent</xex> hollyhocks.&rdquo; <rj><au>Evelyn.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>arboresque</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>resembling a tree in form and branching structure.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> arboreal, arboreous, arborescent, arboriform, dendriform, dendroid, dendroidal, treelike, tree-shaped.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"bo*ret</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>arboret</ets>, dim. of <ets>arbre</ets> tree, L. <ets>arbor</ets>]</ety> <def>A small tree or shrub.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Among thick-woven <qex>arborets</qex>, and flowers<br/>
+Imbordered on each bank.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar`bo*re"tum</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Arboreta</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., a place grown with trees.]</ety> <def>A place in which a collection of rare trees and shrubs is cultivated for scientific or educational purposes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*bor"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to trees.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*bor"i*cole</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arbor</ets> + <ets>colere</ets> to inhabit.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Tree-inhabiting; -- said of certain birds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`bor*i*cul"tur*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to arboriculture.</def> <rj><au>Loudon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`bor*i*cul"ture</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arbor</ets> tree + <ets>cultura</ets>. See <er>Culture</er>.]</ety> <def>The cultivation of trees and shrubs, chiefly for timber or for ornamental purposes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`bor*i*cul"tur*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who cultivates trees.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*bor"i*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Treelike in shape.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"bor*ist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>arboriste</ets>, fr. L. <ets>arbor</ets> tree.]</ety> <def>One who makes trees his study, or who is versed in the knowledge of trees.</def> <rj><au>Howell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`bor*i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>arborisation</ets>, fr. L. <ets>arbor</ets> tree.]</ety> <def>The appearance or figure of a tree or plant, as in minerals or fossils; a dendrite.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"bor*ized</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a treelike appearance.</def> &ldquo;An <xex>arborized</xex> or moss agate.&rdquo; <rj><au>Wright.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"bor*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Formed by trees.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>From under shady, <qex>arborous</qex> roof.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"bor vine`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A species of bindweed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar"bor vi"t&aelig;</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[L., tree of life.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An evergreen tree of the cypress tribe, genus <gen>Thuja</gen>. The American species is the <spn>Thuja occidentalis</spn>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The treelike disposition of the gray and white nerve tissues in the cerebellum, as seen in a vertical section.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"bus*cle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arbuscula</ets> small tree, shrub, dim. of <ets>arbor</ets> tree.]</ety> <def>A dwarf tree, one in size between a shrub and a tree; a treelike shrub.</def> <rj><au>Bradley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*bus"cu*lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a dwarf tree; shrublike.</def> <rj><au>Da Costa.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*bus"tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arbustivus</ets>, fr. <ets>arbustum</ets> place where trees are planted.]</ety> <def>Containing copses of trees or shrubs; covered with shrubs.</def> <rj><au>Bartram.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ar"bu*tus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ar"bute</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arbutus</ets>, akin to <ets>arbor</ets> tree.]</ety> <def>The strawberry tree, a genus of evergreen shrubs, of the Heath family. It has a berry externally resembling the strawberry; the arbute tree.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Trailing arbutus</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a creeping or trailing plant of the Heath family (<spn>Epig&aelig;a repens</spn>), having white or usually rose-colored flowers with a delicate fragrance, growing in small axillary clusters, and appearing early in the spring; in New England known as <altname>mayflower</altname>; -- called also <altname>ground laurel</altname>.</cd> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arc</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>arc</ets>, L. <ets>arcus</ets> bow, arc. See <er>Arch</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>A portion of a curved line; <as>as, the <ex>arc</ex> of a circle or of an ellipse</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A curvature in the shape of a circular arc or an arch; <as>as, the colored <ex>arc</ex> (the rainbow); the <ex>arc</ex> of Hadley's quadrant.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An arch.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Statues and trophies, and triumphal <qex>arcs</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The apparent arc described, above or below the horizon, by the sun or other celestial body. The <xex>diurnal arc</xex> is described during the daytime, the <xex>nocturnal arc</xex> during the night.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Electric arc</b></col>, <col><b>Voltaic arc</b></col></mcol>. <cd>See under <er>Voltaic</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arc</hw> <pr>(&auml;rk)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Arcked</conjf> <pr>(&auml;rkt)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Arcking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>To form a voltaic arc, as an electrical current in a broken or disconnected circuit.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arca</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>the type genus of the family <fam>Arcidae</fam>, including ark shells and blood clams.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Arca</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*cade"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>arcade</ets>, Sp. <ets>arcada</ets>, LL. <ets>arcata</ets>, fr. L. <ets>arcus</ets> bow, arch.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A series of arches with the columns or piers which support them, the spandrels above, and other necessary appurtenances; sometimes open, serving as an entrance or to give light; sometimes closed at the back (as in the cut) and forming a decorative feature.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A long, arched building or gallery.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An arched or covered passageway or avenue.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*cad"ed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Furnished with an arcade.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*ca"di*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Arcadia</ets>, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A mountainous and picturesque district of Greece, in the heart of the Peloponnesus, whose people were distinguished for contentment and rural happiness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: Any region or scene of simple pleasure and untroubled quiet.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Where the cow is, there is <qex>Arcadia</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>J. Burroughs.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ar*ca"di*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ar*ca"dic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Arcadius</ets>, <ets>Arcadicus</ets>, fr. <ets>Arcadia</ets>: cf. F. <ets>Arcadien</ets>, <ets>Arcadique</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to Arcadia; pastoral; ideally rural; <as>as, <ex>Arcadian</ex> simplicity or scenery</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken by Arcadians.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*cane"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arcanus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Hidden; secret.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;The <xex>arcane</xex> part of divine wisdom.&rdquo; <rj><au>Berkeley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar*ca"num</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Arcana</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>arcanus</ets> closed, secret, fr. <ets>arca</ets> chest, box, fr. <ets>arcere</ets> to inclose. See <er>Ark</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A secret; a mystery; -- generally used in the plural.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Inquiries into the <qex>arcana</qex> of the Godhead.</q> <rj><qau>Warburton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A secret remedy; an elixir.</def> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>arc`-bou`tant"</hw> <pr>(&auml;r`b&oomacr_;`t&auml;N)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A buttress that stands apart from the main structure and connected to it by an arch; same as <altname>flying buttress</altname>.</def> <rj><au>Gwilt.</au></rj><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> flying buttress</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>arcella</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>An amoebalike protozoan with a chitinous shell resembling an umbrella.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arcellidae</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A natural family of soil and freshwater protozoa; cosmopolitan.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Arcellidae</fam>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arceuthobium</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A genus of chiefly American plants parasitic on conifers.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Arceuthobium</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arch</hw> <pr>(&auml;rch)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>arche</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>arca</ets>, for <ets>arcus</ets>. See <er>Arc</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>Any part of a curved line.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Usually a curved member made up of separate wedge-shaped solids, with the joints between them disposed in the direction of the radii of the curve; used to support the wall or other weight above an opening. In this sense arches are <xex>segmental</xex>, <xex>round</xex> (i. e., semicircular), or <xex>pointed</xex>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A flat arch is a member constructed of stones cut into wedges or other shapes so as to support each other without rising in a curve.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Scientifically considered, the arch is a means of spanning an opening by resolving vertical pressure into horizontal or diagonal thrust.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Any place covered by an arch; an archway; <as>as, to pass into the <ex>arch</ex> of a bridge</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Any curvature in the form of an arch; <as>as, the <ex>arch</ex> of the aorta</as>.</def> &ldquo;Colors of the showery <xex>arch</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Triumphal arch</b></col>, <cd>a monumental structure resembling an arched gateway, with one or more passages, erected to commemorate a triumph.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arch</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Arched</conjf> <pr>(&auml;rcht)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Arching</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cover with an arch or arches.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To form or bend into the shape of an arch.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The horse <qex>arched</qex> his neck.</q> <rj><qau>Charlesworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arch</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To form into an arch; to curve.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 78 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Arch-</hw> <pr>(&auml;rch-, except in <xex>archangel</xex> and one or two other words)</pr>. <ety>[L. <ets>arch-</ets>, Gr. <grk>'arch-</grk> = <grk>'archi-</grk>. See <er>Arch-</er>.]</ety> <def>A prefix signifying <it>chief</it>, as in <ex>arch</ex>builder, <ex>arch</ex>fiend.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arch</hw> <pr>(&auml;rch)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Arch-</er>, pref.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Chief; eminent; greatest; principal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The most <qex>arch</qex> act of piteous massacre.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Cunning or sly; sportively mischievous; roguish; <as>as, an <ex>arch</ex> look, word, lad</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>[He] spoke his request with so <qex>arch</qex> a leer.</q> <rj><qau>Tatler.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arch</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Arch-</er>, <ets>pref</ets>.]</ety> <def>A chief.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>My worthy <qex>arch</qex> and patron comes to-night.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>-arch</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[Gr. <grk>'archo`s</grk> chief, commander, <grk>'a`rchein</grk> to rule. See <er>Arch</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>A suffix meaning <sig>a ruler</sig>, as in mon<ex>arch</ex> (a sole ruler).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*ch&aelig;"an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'archai^os</grk> ancient, fr. <grk>'archh`</grk> beginning.]</ety> <def>Ancient; pertaining to the earliest period in geological history.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*ch&aelig;"an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>The earliest period in geological period, extending up to the Lower Silurian. It includes an <xex>Azoic</xex> age, previous to the appearance of life, and an <xex>Eozoic</xex> age, including the earliest forms of life.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; This is equivalent to the formerly accepted term <xex>Azoic</xex>, and to the <xex>Eozoic</xex> of Dawson.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`ch&aelig;*og"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(&auml;r`k&euptack_;*&obreve_;g"r&adot_;*f&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'archai^os</grk> ancient + <ets>-graphy</ets>.]</ety> <def>A description of, or a treatise on, antiquity or antiquities.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`ch&aelig;*o*lith"ic</hw> <pr>(&auml;r`k&euptack_;*&ouptack_;*l&ibreve_;th"&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'archai^os</grk> ancient + <grk>liqiko`s</grk> pertaining to a stone.]</ety> <fld>(Arch&aelig;ol.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the earliest Stone age; -- applied to a prehistoric period preceding the Paleolithic age.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`ch&aelig;*o*lo"gi*an</hw> <pr>(&auml;r`k&euptack_;*&ouptack_;*l&omacr;"j&ibreve_;*&aitalic_;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An arch&aelig;ologist.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ar`ch&aelig;*o*log"ic</hw> <pr>(&auml;r`k&euptack_;*&ouptack_;*l&obreve_;j"&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <hw>Ar`ch&aelig;*o*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&auml;r`k&euptack_;*&ouptack_;*l&obreve_;j"&ibreve_;*k&aitalic_;l)</pr>, }</mhw> <def>Relating to arch&aelig;ology, or antiquities; <as>as, <ex>arch&aelig;ological</ex> researches</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ar`*ch&aelig;*o*log"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`ch&aelig;*ol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(&auml;r`k&euptack_;*&obreve_;l"&ouptack_;*j&ibreve_;st)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One versed in arch&aelig;ology; an antiquary.</def> <rj><au>Wright.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`ch&aelig;*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&auml;r`k&euptack_;*&obreve_;l"&ouptack_;*j&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'archaiologi`a</grk>; <grk>'archai^os</grk> ancient (fr. <grk>'archh`</grk> beginning) + <grk>lo`gos</grk> discourse, <grk>le`gein</grk> to speak.]</ety> <def>The science or study of antiquities, esp. prehistoric antiquities, such as the remains of buildings or monuments of an early epoch, inscriptions, implements, and other relics, written manuscripts, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar`ch&aelig;*op"te*ryx</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'archai^os</grk> ancient + <grk>pte`ryx</grk> wing.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A fossil bird, of the Jurassic period, remarkable for having a long tapering tail of many vertebr&aelig; with feathers along each side, and jaws armed with teeth, with other reptilian characteristics.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>archaeornis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an extinct primitive toothed bird with a long feathered tail and three free clawed digits on each wing.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Archaeornithes</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a subclass of primitive reptilelike fossil birds of the Jurassic or early Cretaceous.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> subclass Archaeornithes</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`ch&aelig;*o*stom"a*tous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'archai^os</grk> ancient + <grk>sto`ma</grk> mouth.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Applied to a gastrula when the blastopore does not entirely close up.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>archaeozoic</hw>, <hw>Ar`ch&aelig;*o*zo"ic</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'archai^os</grk> ancient + <grk>zw^,on</grk> animal.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Like or belonging to the earliest forms of animal life.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>formed in or belonging to the earlier of two divisions of the Precambrian era.</def> <illu><ex>archaeozoic</ex> life forms</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> archeozoic</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Archaeozoic</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'archai^os</grk> ancient + <grk>zw^,on</grk> animal.]</ety> <def>the time from 1.5 billion to 5 billion years ago; the time when the earth's crust formed; a time when only unicellular organisms and the earliest forms of life are present.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Archeozoic, Archeozoic era, Archaeozoic era</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*cha"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'archai:ko`s</grk> old-fashioned, fr. <grk>'archai^os</grk> ancient.]</ety> <def>Of or characterized by antiquity or archaism; antiquated; obsolescent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*cha"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Archaic.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> -- <wordforms><wf>Ar*cha"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"cha*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'archai:smo`s</grk>, fr. <grk>'archai^os</grk> ancient, fr. <grk>'archh`</grk> beginning: cf. F. <ets>archa&iuml;sme</ets>. See <er>Arch</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An ancient, antiquated, or old-fashioned, word, expression, or idiom; a word or form of speech no longer in common use.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Antiquity of style or use; obsoleteness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A select vocabulary corresponding (in point of <qex>archaism</qex> and remoteness from ordinary use) to our Scriptural vocabulary.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"cha*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Am antiquary.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who uses archaisms.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`cha*is"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like, or imitative of, anything archaic; pertaining to an archaism.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"cha*ize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Archaized</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Archaizing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'archai:`zein</grk>.]</ety> <def>To make appear archaic or antique.</def> <rj><au>Mahaffy.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arch`an"gel</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>archangelus</ets>, Gr. <grk>'archa`ggelos</grk>: cf. OF. <ets>archangel</ets>, F. <ets>archange</ets>. See <er>Arch-</er>, pref., and <er>Angel</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A chief angel; one high in the celestial hierarchy.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A term applied to several different species of plants (<spn>Angelica archangelica</spn>, <spn>Lamium album</spn>, etc.).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arch`an*gel"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>archang&eacute;lique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to archangels; of the nature of, or resembling, an archangel.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arch`bish"op</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>arcebisceop</ets>, <ets>arcebiscop</ets>, L. <ets>archiepiscopus</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>'archiepi`skopos</grk>. See <er>Bishop</er>.]</ety> <def>A chief bishop; a church dignitary of the first class (often called a metropolitan or primate) who superintends the conduct of the suffragan bishops in his province, and also exercises episcopal authority in his own diocese.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arch`bish"op*ric</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>arcebiscopr&imacr;ce</ets>. See <er>-ric</er>.]</ety> <def>The jurisdiction or office of an archbishop; the see or province over which archbishop exercises archiepiscopal authority.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arch" brick`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A wedge-shaped brick used in the building of an arch.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arch`but"ler</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>arch-</ets> + <ets>butler</ets>.]</ety> <def>A chief butler; -- an officer of the German empire.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arch`cham"ber*lain</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. G. <ets>erzk&auml;mmerer</ets>. See <er>Arch-</er>, <ets>pref</ets>.]</ety> <def>A chief chamberlain; -- an officer of the old German empire, whose office was similar to that of the great chamberlain in England.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arch`chan"cel*lor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Ger. <ets>erzkanzler</ets>. See <er>Arch-</er>, <ets>pref</ets>.]</ety> <def>A chief chancellor; -- an officer in the old German empire, who presided over the secretaries of the court.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arch`chem"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of supreme chemical powers.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> &ldquo;The <xex>archchemic</xex> sun.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arch`dea"con</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>arcediacon</ets>, <ets>archidiacon</ets>, L. <ets>archidiaconus</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_;. See <er>Arch-</er>, <ets>pref</ets>., <ets>and</ets> <er>Deacon</er>.]</ety> <def>In England, an ecclesiastical dignitary, next in rank below a bishop, whom he assists, and by whom he is appointed, though with independent authority.</def> <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arch`dea"con*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The district, office, or residence of an archdeacon. See <er>Benefice</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Every diocese is divided into <qex>archdeaconries</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Blackstone.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arch`dea"con*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office of an archdeacon.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arch`di"o*cese</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>arch-</ets> + <ets>diocese</ets>.]</ety> <def>The diocese of an archbishop.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arch`du"cal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to an archduke or archduchy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arch`duch"ess</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>arch-</ets> + <ets>duchess</ets>.]</ety> <def>The consort of an archduke; also, a princess of the imperial family of Austria. See <er>Archduke</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arch`duch"y</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The territory of an archduke or archduchess.</def> <rj><au>Ash.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arch`duke"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>arch-</ets> + <ets>duke</ets>.]</ety> <def>A prince of the imperial family of Austria.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Formerly this title was assumed by the rulers of Lorraine, Brabant, Austria, etc. It is now appropriated to the descendants of the imperial family of Austria through the make line, all such male descendants being styled <xex>archduke</xex>, and all such female descendants <xex>archduchesses</xex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arch`duke"dom</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An archduchy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar`che*bi*o"sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>arche-</ets> = <ets>archi-</ets> + Gr. <grk>bi`wsis</grk>, <grk>bi`os</grk>, life.]</ety> <def>The origination of living matter from non-living. See <er>Abiogenesis</er>.</def> <rj><au>Bastian.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arched</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Made with an arch or curve; covered with an arch; <as>as, an <ex>arched</ex> door</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`che*go"ni*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to the archegonium.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> archegoniate, archegonical.</syn>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>archegoniate</hw> <hw>archegonical</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to an archegonium.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> archegonial</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>bearing archegonia.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> archegonial</syn><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar`che*go"ni*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; the first of a race.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The pistillidium or female organ in the higher cryptogamic plants, corresponding to the pistil in flowering plants.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*cheg"o*ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Archegonium</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Spontaneous generation; abiogenesis.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*chel"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; an element or first principle + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The science of, or a treatise on, first principles.</def> <rj><au>Fleming.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar`chen*ceph"a*la</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. pref. &unr_; + &unr_; the brain.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The division that includes man alone.</def> <rj><au>R. Owen.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arch`en"e*my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>arch-</ets> + <ets>enemy</ets>.]</ety> <def>A principal enemy. Specifically, Satan, the grand adversary of mankind.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arch`en*ter"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Relating to the archenteron; <as>as, <ex>archenteric</ex> invagination</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Arch`en"ter*on</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>arch-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; intestine.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The primitive enteron or undifferentiated digestive sac of a gastrula or other embryo. See <xex>Illust.</xex> under <er>Invagination</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>archeological</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to archeology.</def> <illu><ex>archeological</ex> excavations</illu><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>related to or dealing with or devoted to archaeology.</def> <illu>an <ex>archeological</ex> dig</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> archaeological, archaeologic, archeologic</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>archeologist</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>an anthropologist who studies prehistoric people and their culture.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> archaeologist.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Ar`che*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>, <hw>Ar`che*o*log`ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> </mhw> <def>the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures. Same as <er>Arch&aelig;ology</er>, etc.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> archaeology, Arch&aelig;ology</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>archeopteryx</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an extinct primitive toothed bird (<spn>Archaeopteryx lithographica</spn>) of the Upper Jurassic having a long feathered tail and hollow bones; usually considered the most primitive of all known birds. Same as <er>archaeopteryx</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> archaeopteryx.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>archeozoic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>same as <er>archaeozoic</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> archaeozoic</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Archeozoic</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>the time from 1.5 billion to 5 billion years ago, when the earth's crust was formed; the time when only unicellular organisms and the earliest forms of life are present. Same as <er>Archaeozoic</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Archaeozoic, Archeozoic era, Archaeozoic era</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>archepiscopal</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to an archbishop.</def> <illu>an <ex>archepiscopal</ex> see</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> archiepiscopal</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arch"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>archier</ets>, F. <ets>archer</ets>, LL. <ets>arcarius</ets>, fr. L. <ets>arcus</ets> bow. See <er>Arc</er>, <er>Arch</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>A bowman, one skilled in the use of the bow and arrow.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arch"er*ess</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A female archer.</def> <rj><au>Markham.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arch"er fish`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small fish (<spn>Toxotes jaculator</spn>), of the East Indies; -- so called from its ejecting drops of water from its mouth at its prey. The name is also applied to <spn>Ch&aelig;todon rostratus</spn>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arch"er*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The art or skill of an archer.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arch"er*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>archerie</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The use of the bow and arrows in battle, hunting, etc.; the art, practice, or skill of shooting with a bow and arrows.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Archers, or bowmen, collectively.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Let all our <qex>archery</qex> fall off<br/>
+In wings of shot a-both sides of the van.</q> <rj><qau>Webster (1607).</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arch"es</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <def>pl. of <er>Arch</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Court of arches</b></col>, or <col><b>Arches Court</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld>, <cd>the court of appeal of the Archbishop of Canterbury, whereof the judge, who sits as deputy to the archbishop, is called the Dean of the <xex>Arches</xex>, because he anciently held his court in the church of St. Mary-<xex>le-Bow (de arcubus)</xex>. It is now held in Westminster.</cd> <rj><au>Mozley &amp; W.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>archespore</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as <er>archesporium</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> archesporium.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>archesporial</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to an archespore.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>archesporium</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a primitive cell or group of cells from which a mother cell develops.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> archespore.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"che*ty`pal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to an archetype; consisting a model (real or ideal) or pattern; original.</def> &ldquo;One <xex>archetypal</xex> mind.&rdquo; <rj><au>Gudworth.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Among Platonists, the <xex>archetypal world</xex> is the world as it existed as an idea of God before the creation.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"che*ty`pal*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With reference to the archetype; originally. &ldquo;Parts <xex>archetypally</xex> distinct.&rdquo;</def> <rj><au>Dana.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"che*type</hw> <pr>(&auml;r"k&euptack_;*t&imacr;p)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>archetypum</ets>, Gr. <grk>'arche`typon</grk>, fr. <grk>'arche`typos</grk> stamped first and as model; <grk>'arche</grk> = <grk>'archi</grk> + <grk>ty`pos</grk> stamp, figure, pattern, <grk>ty`ptein</grk> to strike: cf. F. <ets>arch&eacute;type</ets>. See <er>Arch-</er>, <ets>pref</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The original pattern or model of a work; or the model from which a thing is made or formed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The House of Commons, the <qex>archetype</qex> of all the representative assemblies which now meet.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Types and shadows of that glorious <qex>archetype</qex> that was to come into the world.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Coinage)</fld> <def>The standard weight or coin by which others are adjusted.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The plan or fundamental structure on which a natural group of animals or plants or their systems of organs are assumed to have been constructed; <as>as, the vertebrate <ex>archetype</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`che*typ"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to an archetype; archetypal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar*che"us</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>arch&emacr;us</ets>, Gr. <grk>'archai^os</grk> ancient, primeval, fr. <grk>'archh`</grk> beginning. See <er>Archi-</er>, <ets>pref</ets>.]</ety> <def>The vital principle or force which (according to the Paracelsians) presides over the growth and continuation of living beings; the <altname>anima mundi</altname> or plastic power of the old philosophers.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"chi-</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[L., <ets>archi-</ets>, Gr. <grk>'archi-</grk>, a prefix which is from the same root as <grk>'a`rchein</grk> to be first, to begin; <grk>'archh</grk> the first place, beginning; <grk>'archo`s</grk> chief. Cf. AS. <ets>arce-</ets>, <ets>erce-</ets>, OHG. <ets>erzi-</ets>, G. <ets>erz-</ets>.]</ety> <def>A prefix signifying <xex>chief</xex>, <xex>arch</xex>; <as>as, <ex>archi</ex>tect, <ex>archi</ex>episcopal</as>. In <fld>(Biol.)</fld> and <fld>(Anat.)</fld> it usually means <xex>primitive</xex>, <xex>original</xex>, <xex>ancestral</xex>; <as>as, <ex>archi</ex>pterygium, the primitive fin or wing</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar`chi*an*nel"i*da</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.; pref. <ets>archi-</ets> + <ets>annelida</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A group of Annelida remarkable for having no external segments or distinct ventral nerve ganglions.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"chi*a`ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>archiatrus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;; pref. &unr_; + &unr_; physician, &unr_; to heal.]</ety> <def>Chief physician; -- a term applied, on the continent of Europe, to the first or body physician of princes and to the first physician of some cities.</def> <rj><au>P. Cyc.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"chi*bald wheel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A metal-hubbed wheel of great strength and elasticity, esp. adapted for artillery carriages and motor cars.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar`chi*blas"tu*la</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>archi</ets> + <ets>blastula</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A hollow blastula, supposed to be the primitive form; a c&oelig;loblastula.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"chi*cal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'archiko`s</grk> able to govern, fr. <grk>'archh`</grk> beginning, government. See <er>Arch-</er>, <pos>pref.</pos>]</ety> <def>Chief; primary; primordial.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Cudworth.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`chi*di*ac"o*nal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>archidiaconus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, equiv. to E. <ets>archdeacon</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to an archdeacon.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This offense is liable to be censured in an <qex>archidiaconal</qex> visitation.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`chi*e*pis"co*pa*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>archi-</ets> + <ets>episcopacy</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That form of episcopacy in which the chief power is in the hands of archbishops.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The state or dignity of an archbishop.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`chi*e*pis"co*pal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>archi-</ets> + <ets>episcopal</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to an archbishop; <as>as, Canterbury is an <ex>archiepiscopal</ex> see</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`chi*e*pis`co*pal"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The station or dignity of an archbishop; archiepiscopacy.</def> <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`chi*e*pis"co*pate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>archi-</ets> + <ets>episcopate</ets>.]</ety> <def>The office of an archbishop; an archbishopric.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar*chi"e*rey</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Russ. <ets>archier&eacute;i</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_;; pref. &unr_; (E. <ets>arch-</ets>) + &hand_; priest.]</ety> <def>The higher order of clergy in Russia, including metropolitans, archbishops, and bishops.</def> <rj><au>Pinkerton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"chil</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>orchel</ets>, <ets>orcheil</ets>, It. <ets>orcella</ets>, <ets>oricello</ets>, or OSp. <ets>orchillo</ets>. Cf. <er>Orchil</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A violet dye obtained from several species of lichen (<spn>Roccella tinctoria</spn>, etc.), which grow on maritime rocks in the Canary and Cape Verd Islands, etc.</def> <rj><au>Tomlinson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The plant from which the dye is obtained.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>orchal</asp> and <asp>orchil</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`chi*lo"chi*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Archilochius</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the satiric Greek poet Archilochus; <as>as, <ex>Archilochian</ex> meter</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ar"chi*mage</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, &Verbar;<hw>Ar`chi*ma"gus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.; pref. <ets>archi-</ets> + L. <ets>magus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, a Magian.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The high priest of the Persian Magi, or worshipers of fire.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A great magician, wizard, or enchanter.</def> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`chi*man"drite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>archimandrita</ets>, LGr. &unr_;; pref. &unr_; (E. <ets>arch-</ets>) + &unr_; an inclosed space, esp. for cattle, a fold, a monastery.]</ety> <fld>(Gr. Church)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A chief of a monastery, corresponding to <xex>abbot</xex> in the Roman Catholic church.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A superintendent of several monasteries, corresponding to <xex>superior abbot</xex>, or <xex>father provincial</xex>, in the Roman Catholic church.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`chi*me*de"an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Archimedeus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Archimedes, a celebrated Greek philosopher; constructed on the principle of Archimedes' screw; <as>as, <ex>Archimedean</ex> drill, propeller, etc.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Archimedean screw</b></col>, or <col><b>Archimedes' screw</b></col></mcol>, <cd>an instrument, said to have been invented by Archimedes, for raising water, formed by winding a flexible tube round a cylinder in the form of a screw. When the screw is placed in an inclined position, and the lower end immersed in water, by causing the screw to revolve, the water is raised to the upper end.</cd> <rj><au>Francis.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar`chi*me"des</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>An extinct genus of Bryzoa characteristic of the subcarboniferous rocks. Its form is that of a screw.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arch"ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The arched part of a structure.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Hogging; -- opposed to <contr>sagging</contr>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>archipallium</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>the olfactory cortex of the cerebrum.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> paleocortex</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`chi*pe*lag"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to an archipelago.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`chi*pel"a*go</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>-goes</plw> or <plw>-gos</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[It. <ets>arcipelago</ets>, properly, chief sea; Gr. pref &unr_; + &unr_; sea, perh. akin to &unr_; blow, and expressing the beating of the waves. See <er>Plague</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The Grecian Archipelago, or &AElig;gean Sea, separating Greece from Asia Minor. It is studded with a vast number of small islands.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: Any sea or broad sheet of water interspersed with many islands or with a group of islands.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 79 --></p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar*chip`te*ryg"i*um</hw> <pr>(&auml;r*k&ibreve_;p`t&euptack_;*r&ibreve_;j"&ibreve_;*&ubreve;m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. pref. <grk>'archi-</grk> (E. <ets>arch-</ets>) + <grk>ptery`gion</grk> wing, fin.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The primitive form of fin, like that of Ceratodus.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"chi*tect</hw> <pr>(&auml;r"k&ibreve_;*t&ebreve_;kt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>architectus</ets>, <ets>architecton</ets>, Gr. &unr_; chief artificer, master builder; pref. <grk>'archi-</grk> (E. <ets>archi-</ets>) + &unr_; workman, akin to &unr_; art, skill, &unr_; to produce: cf. F. <ets>architecte</ets>, It. <ets>architetto</ets>. See <er>Technical</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A person skilled in the art of building; one who understands architecture, or makes it his occupation to form plans and designs of buildings, and to superintend the artificers employed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A contriver, designer, or maker.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>architects</qex> of their own happiness.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A French woman is a perfect <qex>architect</qex> in dress.</q> <rj><qau>Coldsmith.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`chi*tec"tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Used in building; proper for building.</def> <rj><au>Derham.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ar`chi*tec*ton"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ar`chi*tec*ton"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>architectonicus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;. See <er>Architect</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to a master builder, or to architecture; evincing skill in designing or construction; constructive.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Architectonic</xex> wisdom.&rdquo; <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>These <qex>architectonic</qex> functions which we had hitherto thought belonged.</q> <rj><qau>J. C. Shairp.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Relating to the systemizing of knowledge.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`chi*tec*ton"ic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>architectonique</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The science of architecture.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of arranging knowledge into a system.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`chi*tec*ton"ics</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The science of architecture.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"chi*tec`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An architect.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>North.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"chi*tec`tress</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A female architect.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`chi*tec"tur*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the art of building; conformed to the rules of architecture.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ar`chi*tec"tur*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"chi*tec`ture</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>architectura</ets>, fr. <ets>architectus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>architecture</ets>. See <er>Architect</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The art or science of building; especially, the art of building houses, churches, bridges, and other structures, for the purposes of civil life; -- often called <xex>civil architecture</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Many other <qex>architectures</qex> besides Gothic.</q> <rj><qau>Ruskin.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Construction, in a more general sense; frame or structure; workmanship.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>architecture</qex> of grasses, plants, and trees.</q> <rj><qau>Tyndall.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The formation of the first earth being a piece of divine <qex>architecture</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Burnet.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Military architecture</b></col>, <cd>the art of fortifications.</cd> -- <col><b>Naval architecture</b></col>, <cd>the art of building ships.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar`chi*teu"this</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. pref. &unr_; + &unr_;, &unr_;, a kind of squid.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of gigantic cephalopods, allied to the squids, found esp. in the North Atlantic and about New Zealand.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"chi*trave</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>architrave</ets>, fr. It. <ets>architrave</ets>; pref. <ets>archi-</ets> + <ets>trave</ets> beam, L. <ets>trabs</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The lower division of an entablature, or that part which rests immediately on the column, esp. in classical architecture. See <er>Column</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The group of moldings, or other architectural member, above and on both sides of a door or other opening, especially if square in form.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"chi*traved</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Furnished with an architrave.</def> <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"chi*val</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or contained in, archives or records.</def> <rj><au>Tooke.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"chive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Archives</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>archives</ets>, pl., L. <ets>archivum</ets>, <ets>archium</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_; government house, &unr_; &unr_; archives, fr. &unr_; the first place, government. See <er>Archi-</er>, <ets>pref</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>The place in which public records or historic documents are kept.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Our words . . . . become records in God's court, and are laid up in his <qex>archives</qex> as witnesses.</q> <rj><qau>Gov. of Tongue.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Public records or documents preserved as evidence of facts; <as>as, the <ex>archives</ex> of a country or family</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mark>[Rarely used in <singf>sing.</singf>]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Some rotten <qex>archive</qex>, rummaged out of some seldom explored press.</q> <rj><qau>Lamb.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Registers; records; chronicles.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>archives</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a collection of records especially about an institution.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a place where historical records and documents are kept.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"chi*vist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>archiviste</ets>.]</ety> <def>A keeper of archives or records.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"chi*volt</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>archivolte</ets>, fr. It. <ets>archivolto</ets>; pref. <ets>archi-</ets> + <ets>volto</ets> vault, arch. See <er>Vault</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The architectural member surrounding the curved opening of an arch, corresponding to the architrave in the case of a square opening.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>More commonly, the molding or other ornaments with which the wall face of the voussoirs of an arch is charged.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Arch"lute</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Arch"i*lute</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>archiluth</ets>, It. <ets>arciliuto</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A large theorbo, or double-necked lute, formerly in use, having the bass strings doubled with an octave, and the higher strings with a unison.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arch"ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an arch manner; with attractive slyness or roguishness; slyly; waggishly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Archly</qex> the maiden smiled.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arch`mar"shal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G. <ets>erzmarschall</ets>. See <er>Arch-</er>, <ets>pref</ets>.]</ety> <def>The grand marshal of the old German empire, a dignity that to the Elector of Saxony.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arch"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being arch; cleverness; sly humor free from malice; waggishness.</def> <rj><au>Goldsmith.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"chon</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>archon</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ruler, chief magistrate, p. pr. of &unr_; to be first, to rule.]</ety> <fld>(Antiq.)</fld> <def>One of the chief magistrates in ancient Athens, especially, by pre&euml;minence, the first of the nine chief magistrates.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ar*chon"tic</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"chon*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office of an archon.</def> <rj><au>Mitford.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"chon*tate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>archontat</ets>.]</ety> <def>An archon's term of office.</def> <rj><au>Gibbon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"chonts</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`rchwn</grk>, <pos>p. pr.</pos> See <er>Archon</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The group including man alone.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"cho*plasm</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Archon</er>; <er>Plasma</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The substance from which attraction spheres develop in mitotic cell division, and of which they consist.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arc light</hw>. <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>The light of an arc lamp. See <cref>arc lamp</cref> under <er>lamp</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arch`prel"ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>arch-</ets> + <ets>prelate</ets>.]</ety> <def>An archbishop or other chief prelate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arch`pres"by*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Archpriest</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arch`pres"by*ter*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>arch-</ets> + <ets>presbytery</ets>.]</ety> <def>The absolute dominion of presbytery.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arch`priest"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A chief priest; also, a kind of vicar, or a rural dean.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arch`pri"mate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>arch-</ets> + <ets>primate</ets>.]</ety> <def>The chief primate.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arch" stone`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A wedge-shaped stone used in an arch; a voussoir.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arch`trai"tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>arch-</ets> + <ets>traitor</ets>.]</ety> <def>A chief or transcendent traitor.</def> <rj><au>I. Watts.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arch`treas"ur*er</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>arch-</ets> + <ets>treasurer</ets>.]</ety> <def>A chief treasurer. Specifically, the great treasurer of the German empire.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arch"way</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A way or passage under an arch.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arch`wife"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>arch-</ets> + <ets>wife</ets>.]</ety> <def>A big, masculine wife.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arch"wise</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Arch-shaped.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arch"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Arched; <as>as, <ex>archy</ex> brows</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>*ar"chy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; chief. See <er>Arch-</er>, <ets>pref</ets>.]</ety> <def>A suffix properly meaning <xex>a rule</xex>, <xex>ruling</xex>, as in mon<xex>archy</xex>, the rule of one only. Cf. <er>-arch</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"ci*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arcus</ets> bow + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the form of an arch; curved.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arc"o*graph</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arcus</ets> (E. <ets>arc</ets>) + <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for drawing a circular arc without the use of a central point; a cyclograph.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arc*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arctus</ets> shut in, narrow, p. p. of <ets>arcere</ets> to shut in: cf. F. <ets>arctation</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Constriction or contraction of some natural passage, as in constipation from inflammation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arc"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>artik</ets>, OF. <ets>artique</ets>, F. <ets>arctique</ets>, L. <ets>arcticus</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; a bear, also a northern constellation so called; akin to L. <ets>ursus</ets> bear, Skr. &unr_;ksha.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or situated under, the northern constellation called the <xex>Bear</xex>; northern; frigid; <as>as, the <ex>arctic</ex> pole, circle, region, ocean; an <ex>arctic</ex> expedition, night, temperature.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The <xex>arctic</xex> circle is a lesser circle, parallel to the equator, 23&deg; 28' from the north pole. This and the <it>antarctic</it> circle are called the <it>polar circles</it>, and between these and the poles lie the frigid zones. See <er>Zone</er>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arc"tic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The arctic circle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A warm waterproof overshoe.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>arctiid</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a stout-bodied broad-winged moth with conspicuously striped or spotted wings; larvae are hairy caterpillars.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> arctiid moth.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arctiidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a family comprising the tiger moths.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Arctiidae</fam>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Arc*tis"ca</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; bear.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A group of Arachnida. See <xex>Illust.</xex> in Appendix.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arctium</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>the burdock.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Arctium</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arctocephalus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a genus of fur seals.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Arctocephalus</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arc`to*ge"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; the north + &unr_;, &unr_;, country.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to arctic lands; <as>as, the <ex>arctogeal</ex> fauna</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Arc*toid"e*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; bear + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A group of the Carnivora, that includes the bears, weasels, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arctostaphylos</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a genus of plants including the bearberry; manzanita.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Arctostaphylos</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arctotis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a genus of herbs and subshrubs: African daisy.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Arctotis</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arc*tu"rus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Arcturus</ets>, Gr. &unr_; bearward, equiv. to &unr_;; &unr_; bear + &unr_; ward, guard. See <er>Arctic</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A fixed star of the first magnitude in the constellation Bo&ouml;tes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Arcturus</xex> has sometimes been incorrectly used as the name of the constellation, or even of Ursa Major.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Canst thou guide <qex>Arcturus</qex> with his sons [Rev. Ver.: &ldquo;the Bear with her train&rdquo;].</q> <rj><qau>Job xxxviii. 32.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arc"u*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to an arc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Arcual measure of an angle</b></col> <fld>(Math.)</fld>, <cd>that in which the unit angle has its measuring arc equal to the radius of the circle.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Arc"u*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Arc"u*a`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>(#), }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arcuatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>arcuare</ets> to shape like a bow, fr. <ets>arcus</ets>. See <er>Arc</er>.]</ety> <def>Bent or curved in the form of a bow.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Arcuate</xex> stalks.&rdquo; <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arc"u*ate*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the form of a bow.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arc`u*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arcuatio</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of bending or curving; incurvation; the state of being bent; crookedness.</def> <rj><au>Coxe.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Hort.)</fld> <def>A mode of propagating trees by bending branches to the ground, and covering the small shoots with earth; layering.</def> <rj><au>Chambers.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"cu*ba*list</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Arbalist</er>.]</ety> <def>A crossbow.</def> <rj><au>Fosbroke.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`cu*bal"ist*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arcuballistarius</ets>. Cf. <er>Arbalister</er>.]</ety> <def>A crossbowman; one who used the arcubalist.</def> <rj><au>Camden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"cu*bus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Arquebus</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>-ard</hw>, <hw>-art</hw></mhw>. <def>The termination of many English words; <as>as, <ex>cow</ex>ard, reyn<ex>ard</ex>, drunk<ex>ard</ex>, mostly from the French, in which language this ending is of German origin, being orig. the same word as English <xex>hard</xex>.</as> It usually has the sense of <xex>one who has to a high or excessive degree the quality expressed by the root</xex>; <as>as, bragg<ex>art</ex>, slugg<ex>ard</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar*das"sine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. (cf. Sp. <ets>ardacina</ets>), fr. <ets>ardasse</ets> a kind of silk thread, fr. Ar. &amp; Per. <ets>ardan</ets> a kind of raw silk.]</ety> <def>A very fine sort of Persian silk.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ardeidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a familu of wading birds incuding the herons, egrets, night herons, and bitterns.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Ardeidae</fam>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"den*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Heat.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T. Herbert.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Warmth of passion or affection; ardor; vehemence; eagerness; <as>as, the <ex>ardency</ex> of love or zeal</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ardennes</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a wooded plateau in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France; the site of intense fighting in World Wars I and II.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"dent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>ardaunt</ets>, F. <ets>ardant</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>arder</ets> to burn, fr. L. <ets>ardere</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Hot or burning; causing a sensation of burning; fiery; <as>as, <ex>ardent</ex> spirits, that is, distilled liquors; an <ex>ardent</ex> fever.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having the appearance or quality of fire; fierce; glowing; shining; <as>as, <ex>ardent</ex> eyes</as>.</def> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Warm, applied to the passions and affections; passionate; fervent; zealous; vehement; <as>as, <ex>ardent</ex> love, feelings, zeal, hope, temper</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>An <qex>ardent</qex> and impetuous race.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Burning; hot; fiery; glowing; intense; fierce; vehement; eager; zealous; keen; fervid; fervent; passionate; affectionate.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"dent*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an ardent manner; eagerly; with warmth; affectionately; passionately.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"dent*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Ardency.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"dent spir`its</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>any type of strongly alcoholic beverage prepared by distillation of an alcohol-containing fermented material.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`dois" sys"tem</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A widely used system of electric night signals in which a series of double electric lamps (white and red) is arranged vertically on a mast, and operated from a keyboard below.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"dor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ardor</ets>, fr. <ets>ardere</ets> to burn: cf. OF. <ets>ardor</ets>, <ets>ardur</ets>, F. <ets>ardeur</ets>.]</ety> <altsp>[Spelt also <asp>ardour</asp>.]</altsp> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Heat, in a literal sense; <as>as, the <ex>ardor</ex> of the sun's rays</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Warmth or heat of passion or affection; eagerness; zeal; <as>as, he pursues study with <ex>ardor</ex>; the fought with <ex>ardor</ex>; martial <ex>ardor</ex>.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Bright and effulgent spirits; seraphim.</def> <mark>[Thus used by Milton.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Fervor; warmth; eagerness. See <er>Fervor</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"du*ous</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arduus</ets> steep, high; akin to Ir. <ets>ard</ets> high, height.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Steep and lofty, in a literal sense; hard to climb.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Those <qex>arduous</qex> paths they trod.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Attended with great labor, like the ascending of acclivities; difficult; laborious; <as>as, an <ex>arduous</ex> employment, task, or enterprise</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Difficult; trying; laborious; painful; exhausting.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Arduous</er>, <er>Hard</er>, <er>Difficult</er>. <xex>Hard</xex> is simpler, blunter, and more general in sense than <xex>difficult</xex>; <as>as, a <ex>hard</ex> duty to perform, <ex>hard</ex> work, a <ex>hard</ex> task, one which requires much bodily effort and perseverance to do</as>. <xex>Difficult</xex> commonly implies more skill and sagacity than <xex>hard</xex>, as when there is disproportion between the means and the end. A work may be <xex>hard</xex> but not <xex>difficult</xex>. We call a thing <xex>arduous</xex> when it requires strenuous and persevering exertion, like that of one who is climbing a precipice; <as>as, an <ex>arduous</ex> task, an <ex>arduous</ex> duty</as>. &ldquo;It is often <xex>difficult</xex> to control our feelings; it is still <xex>harder</xex> to subdue our will; but it is an <xex>arduous</xex> undertaking to control the unruly and contending will of others.&rdquo;</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"du*ous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an arduous manner; with difficulty or laboriousness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"du*ous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being arduous; difficulty of execution.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"du*rous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Burning; ardent.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Lo! further on,<br/>
+Where flames the <qex>arduous</qex> Spirit of Isidore.</q> <rj><qau>Cary.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Are</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[AS. (Northumbrian) <ets>aron</ets>, akin to the 1st pers. pl. forms, Icel. <ets>erum</ets>, Goth. <ets>sijum</ets>, L. <ets>sumus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, Skr. <ets>smas</ets>; all from a root <ets>as</ets>. &unr_; See <er>Am</er> and <er>Is</er>, and cf. <er>Be</er>.]</ety> <def>The present indicative plural of the substantive verb to <xex>be</xex>; but etymologically a different word from <xex>be</xex>, or <xex>was</xex>. <xex>Am</xex>, <xex>art</xex>, <xex>are</xex>, and <xex>is</xex>, all come from the root <xex>as</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Are</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>area</ets>. See <er>Area</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Metric system)</fld> <def>The unit of superficial measure, being a square of which each side is ten meters in length; 100 square meters, or about 119.6 square yards.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"re*a</hw> <pr>(&amacr;"r&euptack_;*&adot_;; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Areas</plw> <pr>(-&adot_;z)</pr> .</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>area</ets> a broad piece of level ground. Cf. <er>Are</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Any plane surface, as of the floor of a room or church, or of the ground within an inclosure; an open space in a building.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The Alban lake . . . looks like the <qex>area</qex> of some vast amphitheater.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The inclosed space on which a building stands.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The sunken space or court, giving ingress and affording light to the basement of a building.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>An extent of surface; a tract of the earth's surface; a region; <as>as, vast uncultivated <ex>areas</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>The superficial contents of any figure; the surface included within any given lines; superficial extent; <as>as, the <ex>area</ex> of a square or a triangle</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A spot or small marked space; <as>as, the germinative <ex>area</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Extent; scope; range; <as>as, a wide <ex>area</ex> of thought</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The largest <qex>area</qex> of human history and man's common nature.</q> <rj><qau>F. Harrison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Dry area</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Dry</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*read"</hw>, <hw>A*reed"</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>areden</ets>, AS. <ets>&amacr;r&aemacr_;dan</ets> to interpret. See <er>Read</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To tell, declare, explain, or interpret; to divine; to guess; <as>as, to <ex>aread</ex> a riddle or a dream</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Therefore more plain <qex>aread</qex> this doubtful case.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To read.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To counsel, advise, warn, or direct.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>But mark what I <qex>aread</qex> thee now. Avaunt!</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To decree; to adjudge.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>Ld. Lytton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"re*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. L. <ets>arealis</ets>, fr. <ets>area</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to an area; <as>as, <ex>areal</ex> interstices (the areas or spaces inclosed by the reticulate vessels of leaves)</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*rear"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>&amacr;r&aemacr_;ran</ets>. See <er>Rear</er>.]</ety> <def>To raise; to set up; to stir up.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*rear"</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Arrear</er>, <pos>adv.</pos>]</ety> <def>Backward; in or to the rear; behindhand.</def> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*re"ca</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Canarese <ets>adiki</ets>: cf. Pg. &amp; Sp. <ets>areca</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of palms, one species of which (<spn>Areca catechu</spn>) produces the areca nut, or betel nut, which is chewed in India and Southeast Asia with the leaf of the <spn>Piper Betle</spn> and lime.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arecidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>one of four subclasses or superorder of Monocotyledones; comprises about 6400 species in 5 families of trees and shrubs and terrestrial herbs and a few free-floating aquatics including: Palmae; Araceae; Pandanaceae: and Lemnaceae.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> subclass Arecidae</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*re"co*line</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> Also <hw>-lin</hw> }</mhw>. <ety>[From NL. <ets>Areca</ets>, a genus of palms bearing betel nut.]</ety> <def>An oily liquid substance, <chform>C8H13O2N</chform>, the chief alkaloid of the betel nut, to which the latter owes its anthelmintic action.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> arecholine; arecaline; methylarecaidin; methyl N-methyltetrahydronicotinate; <chname>1,2,5,6-tetrahydro-1-methyl-3-pyridinecarboxylic acid methyl ester</chname>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*reek"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>reek</ets>.]</ety> <def>In a reeking condition.</def> <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`e*fac"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arefacere</ets> to dry.]</ety> <def>The act of drying, or the state of growing dry.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>arefaction</qex> of the earth.</q> <rj><qau>Sir M. Hale.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"e*fy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arere</ets> to be dry + <ets>-fly</ets>.]</ety> <def>To dry, or make dry.</def> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*re"na</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> E. <plw>Arenas</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; L. <plw>Aren&aelig;</plw></plu> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[L. <ets>arena</ets>, <ets>harena</ets>, sand, a sandy place.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Rom. Antiq.)</fld> <def>The area in the central part of an amphitheater, in which the gladiators fought and other shows were exhibited; -- so called because it was covered with sand.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any place of public contest or exertion; any sphere of action; <as>as, the <ex>arena</ex>of debate; the <ex>arena</ex> of life.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>&ldquo;Sand&rdquo; or &ldquo;gravel&rdquo; in the kidneys.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`e*na"ceous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arenaceus</ets>, fr. <ets>arena</ets> sand.]</ety> <def>Sandy or consisting largely of sand; of the nature of sand; easily disintegrating into sand; friable; <as>as, <ex>arenaceous</ex> limestone</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`e*na"ri*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arenarius</ets>, fr. <ets>arena</ets> sand.]</ety> <def>Sandy; <as>as, <ex>arenarious</ex> soil</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 80 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`e*na"tion</hw> <pr>(&abreve;r`&euptack_;*n&amacr;"sh&ubreve;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arenatio</ets>, fr. <ets>arena</ets> sand.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A sand bath; application of hot sand to the body.</def> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar`en*da"tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>arendator</ets>, <ets>arrendator</ets>, fr. <ets>arendare</ets>, <ets>arrendare</ets>, to pay rent, fr. <ets>arenda</ets> yearly rent; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>renda</ets>, F. <ets>rente</ets>, E. <ets>rent</ets>. Cf. <er>Arrentation</er> and <er>Rent</er>.]</ety> <def>In some provinces of Russia, one who farms the rents or revenues.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; A person who rents an estate belonging to the crown is called <xex>crown arendator</xex>.</note> <rj><au>Tooke.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>&Verbar;<hw>A*reng"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, &Verbar;<hw>A*ren"ga</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Malayan.]</ety> <def>A palm tree (<spn>Saguerus saccharifer</spn>) which furnishes sago, wine, and fibers for ropes; the gomuti palm.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`e*nic"o*lite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arena</ets> sand + <ets>colere</ets> to cherish or live.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>An ancient wormhole in sand, preserved in the rocks.</def> <rj><au>Dana.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>arenicolous</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>growing or living or burrowing in sand.</def> <illu><ex>arenicolous</ex> worms</illu><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ren`i*lit"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arena</ets> sand + Gr. <grk>li`qos</grk> stone.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to sandstone; <as>as, <ex>arenilitic</ex> mountains</as>.</def> <rj><au>Kirwan.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"e*nose</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arenosus</ets>, fr. <ets>arena</ets> sand.]</ety> <def>Sandy; full of sand.</def> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ren"u*lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arenula</ets> fine sand, dim. of <ets>arena</ets>.]</ety> <def>Full of fine sand; like sand.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*re"o*la</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Areol&aelig;</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>areola</ets>, dim. of <ets>area</ets>: cf. F. <ets>ar&eacute;ole</ets>. See <er>Area</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An interstice or small space, as between the cracks of the surface in certain crustaceous lichens; or as between the fibers composing organs or vessels that interlace; or as between the nervures of an insect's wing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat. &amp; Med.)</fld> <def>The colored ring around the nipple, or around a vesicle or pustule.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*re"o*lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or like, an areola; filled with interstices or areol&aelig;.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>reolar tissue</b></col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>a form of fibrous connective tissue in which the fibers are loosely arranged with numerous spaces, or areol&aelig;, between them.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*re"o*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*re"o*la*ted</hw>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>areola</ets>: cf. F. <ets>ar&eacute;ole</ets>.]</ety> <def>Divided into small spaces or areolations, as the wings of insects, the leaves of plants, or the receptacle of compound flowers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`re*o*la"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Division into areol&aelig;.</def> <rj><au>Dana.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any small space, bounded by some part different in color or structure, as the spaces bounded by the nervures of the wings of insects, or those by the veins of leaves; an areola.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"re*ole</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Areola</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*re"o*let</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Dim. of L. <ets>areola</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small inclosed area; esp. one of the small spaces on the wings of insects, circumscribed by the veins.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`re*om"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'araio`s</grk> thin, rare + <ets>-meter</ets>: cf. F. <ets>ar&eacute;om&egrave;tre</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>An instrument for measuring the specific gravity of fluids; a form hydrometer.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A`re*o*met"ric</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A`re*o*met"ric*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or measured by, an areometer.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`re*om"e*try</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'araio`s</grk> thin, rare + <ets>-metry</ets>.]</ety> <def>The art or process of measuring the specific gravity of fluids.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`e*op"a*gist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Areopagite</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`e*op"a*gite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Areopagites</ets>, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>A member of the Areopagus.</def> <rj><au>Acts xvii. 34.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`e*op`a*git"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Areopagiticus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to the Areopagus.</def> <rj><au>Mitford.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`e*op"a*gus</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, and &unr_; &unr_;, hill of Ares (Mars' Hill).]</ety> <def>The highest judicial court at Athens. Its sessions were held on Mars' Hill. Hence, any high court or tribunal</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*re"o*style</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <def>See <er>Intercolumniation</er>, and <er>Ar&aelig;ostyle</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*re`o*sys"tyle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <def>See <er>Intercolumniation</er>, and <er>Ar&aelig;osystyle</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*rere"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <def>See <er>Arear</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Ellis.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*rest"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A support for the spear when couched for the attack.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ret"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>aretten</ets>, OF. <ets>areter</ets>; <ets>a</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + OF. <ets>reter</ets>, L. <ets>reputare</ets>. See <er>Repute</er>.]</ety> <def>To reckon; to ascribe; to impute.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`e*ta"ics</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; virtue.]</ety> <def>The ethical theory which excludes all relations between virtue and happiness; the science of virtue; -- contrasted with <xex>eudemonics</xex>.</def> <rj><au>J. Grote.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`r&ecirc;te"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., lit., a sharp fish bone, ridge, sharp edge, fr. L. <ets>arista</ets> beard of grain.]</ety> <fld>(Geog.)</fld> <def>An acute and rugged crest of a mountain range or a subsidiary ridge between two mountain gorges.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`e*tol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; virtue + &unr_; discourse, &unr_; to speak: cf. F. <ets>ar&eacute;tologie</ets>.]</ety> <def>That part of moral philosophy which treats of virtue, its nature, and the means of attaining to it.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*rew"</hw>. <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Arow</er>, <er>Row</er>.]</ety> <def>In a row.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;All her teeth <xex>arew</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"gal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Crude tartar. See <er>Argol</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"gal</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>A ludicrous corruption of the Latin word <xex>ergo</xex>, therefore.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Ar"gal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, &Verbar;<hw>Ar"ga*li</hw>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Mongolian.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A species of wild sheep (<spn>Ovis ammon</spn>, or <spn>Ovis argali</spn>), remarkable for its large horns. It inhabits the mountains of <geog>Siberia</geog> and <geog>central Asia</geog>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The bearded argali is the aoudad. See <er>Aoudad</er>. The name is also applied to the bighorn sheep of the Rocky Mountains. See <er>Bighorn</er>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar"ga*la</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The adjutant bird.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"gand lamp`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[Named from the inventor, Aim&eacute; <ets>Argand</ets> of Geneva.]</ety> <def>A lamp with a circular hollow wick and glass chimney which allow a current of air both inside and outside of the flame.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Argand burner</b></col>, <cd>a burner for an Argand lamp, or a gas burner in which the principle of that lamp is applied.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar"gas</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A genus of venomous ticks which attack men and animals. The famous Persian Argas, also called <stype>Miana bug</stype>, is <spn>Argas Persicus</spn>; that of <geog>Central America</geog>, called <stype>talaje</stype> by the natives, is <spn>Argas Talaje</spn>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*ge"an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to the ship Argo. See <er>Argo</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"gent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>argent</ets>, fr. L. <ets>argentum</ets>, silver; akin to Gr. <grk>'a`rgyros</grk> silver, <grk>'argo`s</grk>, <grk>'argh`s</grk>, white, bright, Skr. <ets>rajata</ets> white, silver, <ets>raj</ets> to shine, Ir. <ets>arg</ets> white, milk, <ets>airgiod</ets> silver, money, and L. <ets>arguere</ets> to make clear. See <er>Argue</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Silver, or money.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Fig. &amp; Poet.)</fld> <def>Whiteness; anything that is white.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The polished <qex>argent</qex> of her breast.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>The white color in coats of arms, intended to represent silver, or, figuratively, purity, innocence, beauty, or gentleness; -- represented in engraving by a plain white surface.</def> <rj><au>Weale.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"gent</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Made of silver; of a silvery color; white; shining.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Yonder <qex>argent</qex> fields above.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*gen"tal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to silver; resembling, containing, or combined with, silver.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`gen*ta"li*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.; L. <ets>argen</ets>tum silver + E. <ets>al</ets>uminium.]</ety> <def>A (patented) alloy of aluminium and silver, with a density of about 2.9.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ar*gen"ta*mine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> Also <hw>-min</hw> }</mhw>. <ety>[L. <ets>argentum</ets> silver + E. <ets>amine</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A solution of silver phosphate in an aqueous solution of ethylene diamine, used as an antiseptic astringent and as a disinfectant.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"gen*tan</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An alloy of nickel with copper and zinc; German silver.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"gen*tate</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>argentatus</ets> silvered.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Silvery white.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`gen*ta"tion</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>argentare</ets> to silver, fr. <ets>argentum</ets> silver. See <er>Argent</er>.]</ety> <def>A coating or overlaying with silver.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*gen"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, silver; -- said of certain compounds of silver in which this metal has its lowest proportion; <as>as, <ex>argentic</ex> chloride</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`gen*tif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>argentum</ets> silver + <ets>-ferous</ets>: cf. F. <ets>argentif&egrave;re</ets>.]</ety> <def>Producing or containing silver; <as>as, <ex>argentiferous</ex> lead ore or veins</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Argentina</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a country in South America, bordering Chile and Bolivia.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> the Argentine</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>type genus of the Argentinidae: argentines.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus Argentina</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"gen*tine</hw> <pr>(?; in the 2d sense, commonly ?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, silver; made of, or sounding like, silver; silvery.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Celestial Dian, goddess <qex>argentine</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the Argentine Republic in South America.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"gen*tine</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>argentin</ets>, fr. L. <ets>argentum</ets> silver.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A siliceous variety of calcite, or carbonate of lime, having a silvery-white, pearly luster, and a waving or curved lamellar structure.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>White metal coated with silver.</def> <rj><au>Simmonds.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A fish of Europe (<spn>Maurolicus Pennantii</spn>) with silvery scales. The name is also applied to various fishes of the genus <gen>Argentina</gen>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A citizen of the Argentine Republic; an Argentinian.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def><er>Argentina</er>; in this sense, usually preceded by <it>the</it>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Argentinian</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to Argentina or its inhabitants.</def> <illu><ex>Argentinian</ex> tago</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Argentine</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Argentinian</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a native or inhabitant of Argentina.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Argentinidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a family of small marine soft-finned fishes with long silvery bodies; related to salmons and trouts.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Argentinidae</fam>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"gen*tite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>argentum</ets> silver.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Sulphide of silver; -- also called <altname>vitreous silver</altname>, or <altname>silver glance</altname>. It has a metallic luster, a lead-gray color, and is sectile like lead.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*gen"tous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or containing, silver; -- said of certain silver compounds in which silver has a higher proportion than in argentic compounds; <as>as, <ex>argentous</ex> chloride</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"gent*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>argenterie</ets>, fr. <ets>argent</ets> silver, L. <ets>argentum</ets>.]</ety> <def>Silver plate or vessels.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Bowls of frosted <qex>argentry</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Howell.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"gil</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>argile</ets>, L. <ets>argilla</ets> white clay, akin to Gr. &unr_; or &unr_; argil, &unr_; white. See <er>Argent</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Clay, or potter's earth; sometimes pure clay, or alumina. See <er>Clay</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`gil*la"ceous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>argillaceus</ets>, fr. <ets>argilla</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of the nature of clay; consisting of, or containing, argil or clay; clayey.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Argillaceous sandstone</b></col> <fld>(Geol.)</fld>, <cd>a sandstone containing much clay.</cd> -- <col><b>Argillaceous iron ore</b></col>, <cd>the clay ironstone.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Argillaceous schist</b></col> or <col><b>state</b></col></mcol>. <cd>See <er>Argillite</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`gil*lif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>argilla</ets> white clay + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Producing clay; -- applied to such earths as abound with argil.</def> <rj><au>Kirwan.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"gil*lite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; clay + <ets>-lite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Argillaceous schist or slate; clay slate. Its colors is bluish or blackish gray, sometimes greenish gray, brownish red, etc.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ar`gil*lit"ic</wf>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*gil`lo-are`e*na"ceous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Consisting of, or containing, clay and sand, as a soil.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*gil`lo-cal*ca"re*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Consisting of, or containing, clay and calcareous earth.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*gil`lo-fer*ru"gi*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Containing clay and iron.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*gil"lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>argillosus</ets>, fr. <ets>argilla</ets>. See <er>Argil</er>.]</ety> <def>Argillaceous; clayey.</def> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"give</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Argivus</ets>, fr. <ets>Argos</ets>, <ets>Argi</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or performance to Argos, the capital of Argolis in Greece.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native of Argos. Often used as a generic term, equivalent to <xex>Grecian</xex> or <xex>Greek</xex>.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar"go</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Argo</ets>, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Myth.)</fld> <def>The name of the ship which carried Jason and his fifty-four companions to Colchis, in quest of the Golden Fleece.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>A large constellation in the southern hemisphere, called also <altname>Argo Navis</altname>. In modern astronomy it is replaced by its three divisions, <part>Carina</part>, <part>Puppis</part>, and <part>Vela</part>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*go"an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to the ship Argo.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"goile</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Potter's clay.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"gol</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Argal</er>, <er>Orgal</er>. Of unknown origin.]</ety> <def>Crude tartar; an acidulous salt from which cream of tartar is prepared. It exists in the juice of grapes, and is deposited from wines on the sides of the casks.</def> <rj><au>Ure.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*gol"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Argolicus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to Argolis, a district in the Peloponnesus.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"gon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, neut. of &unr_; inactive; &unr_; priv. + &unr_; work.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A colorless, odorless gas occurring in the air (of which it constitutes 0.93 per cent by volume), in volcanic gases, etc.; -- so named on account of its inertness by Rayleigh and Ramsay, who prepared and examined it in 1894-95. Symbol, <it>A</it>; at. wt., 39.9. Argon is condensible to a colorless liquid boiling at -186.1&deg; C. and to a solid melting at -189.6&deg; C. It has a characteristic spectrum. No compounds of it are known, but there is physical evidence that its molecule is monatomic. Weight of one liter at 0&deg; C. and 760 mm., 1.7828 g.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"go*naut</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Argonauta</ets>, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; + &unr_; sailor, &unr_; ship. See <er>Argo</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Any one of the legendary Greek heroes who sailed with Jason, in the Argo, in quest of the Golden Fleece.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A cephalopod of the genus Argonauta.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One of those who went to California in search of gold shortly after it was discovered there in 1848.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark> <rj><au>Bret Harte.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The &ldquo;<qex>Argonauts</qex> of '49&rdquo; were a strong, self-reliant, generous body of men.</q> <rj><qau>D. S. Jordan.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar`go*nau"ta</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of Cephalopoda. The shell is called <prod>paper nautilus</prod> or <prod>paper sailor</prod>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The animal has much resemblance to an Octopus. It has eight arms, two of which are expanded at the end and clasp the shell, but are never elevated in the air for sails as was formerly supposed. The creature swims beneath the surface by means of a jet of water, like other cephalopods. The male has no shell, and is much smaller than the female. See <er>Hectocotylus</er>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"go*naut"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Argonauticus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the Argonauts.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Argonautidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a family of cephalopods represented solely by the genus <gen>Argonauta</gen>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <gen>Argonautidae</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Argonne</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an American operation in World War I (1918); American troops under Pershing drove back the German armies which were saved only by the Armistice on November 11.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Meuse, Meuse River, Argonne Forest, Meuse-Argonne, Meuse-Argonne operation</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Argos</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an ancient city in SE Greece; dominated the Peloponnese in the 7th century BC.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"go*sy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Argosies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Earlier <ets>ragusy</ets>, fr. <ets>ragusa</ets> meaning orig. a vessel of Ragusa.]</ety> <def>A large ship, esp. a merchant vessel of the largest size.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Where your <qex>argosies</qex> with portly sail . . . <br/>
+Do overpeer the petty traffickers.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar`got"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. Of unknown origin.]</ety> <def>A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps, and vagabonds; flash.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"gu*a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being argued; admitting of debate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"gue</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Argued</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Arguing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>arguen</ets>, F. <ets>arguer</ets>, fr. L. <ets>argutare</ets>, freq. of <ets>arguere</ets> to make clear; from the same root as E. <ets>argent</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To invent and offer reasons to support or overthrow a proposition, opinion, or measure; to use arguments; to reason.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I <qex>argue</qex> not<br/>
+Against Heaven's hand or will.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To contend in argument; to dispute; to reason; -- followed by <xex>with</xex>; <as>as, you may <ex>argue</ex> with your friend without convincing him</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"gue</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To debate or discuss; to treat by reasoning; <as>as, the counsel <ex>argued</ex> the cause before a full court; the cause was well <ex>argued</ex>.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To prove or evince; too manifest or exhibit by inference, deduction, or reasoning.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>So many laws <qex>argue</qex> so many sins.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To persuade by reasons; <as>as, to <ex>argue</ex> a man into a different opinion</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To blame; to accuse; to charge with.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Thoughts and expressions . . . which can be truly <qex>argued</qex> of obscenity, profaneness, or immorality.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- to reason; evince; discuss; debate; expostulate; remonstrate; controvert.</syn> <usage> -- To <er>Argue</er>, <er>Dispute</er>, <er>Debate</er>. These words, as here compared, suppose a contest between two parties in respect to some point at issue. To <xex>argue</xex> is to adduce arguments or reasons in support of one's cause or position. To <xex>dispute</xex> is to call in question or deny the statements or arguments of the opposing party. To <xex>debate</xex> is to strive for or against in a somewhat formal manner by arguments.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Men of many words sometimes <qex>argue</qex> for the sake of talking; men of ready tongues frequently <qex>dispute</qex> for the sake of victory; men in public life often <qex>debate</qex> for the sake of opposing the ruling party, or from any other motive than the love of truth.</q> <rj><qau>Crabb.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Unskilled to <qex>argue</qex>, in <qex>dispute</qex> yet loud,<br/>
+Bold without caution, without honors proud.</q> <rj><qau>Falconer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Betwixt the dearest friends to raise <qex>debate</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"gu*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who argues; a reasoner; a disputant.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"gu*fy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Argue</ets> + <ets>-fy</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To argue pertinaciously.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To signify.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar"gu*lus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., dim of <ets>Argus</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of copepod Crustacea, parasitic of fishes; a fish louse. See <er>Branchiura</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"gu*ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>argument</ets>, L. <ets>argumentum</ets>, fr. <ets>arguere</ets> to argue.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Proof; evidence.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>There is.. no more palpable and convincing <qex>argument</qex> of the existence of a Deity.</q> <rj><qau>Ray.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Why, then, is it made a badge of wit and an <qex>argument</qex> of parts for a man to commence atheist, and to cast off all belief of providence, all awe and reverence for religion?</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A reason or reasons offered in proof, to induce belief, or convince the mind; reasoning expressed in words; <as>as, an <ex>argument about</ex>, <ex>concerning</ex>, or <ex>regarding</ex> a proposition, for or <ex>in favor of</ex> it, or <ex>against</ex> it</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A process of reasoning, or a controversy made up of rational proofs; argumentation; discussion; disputation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>argument</qex> is about things, but names.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The subject matter of a discourse, writing, or artistic representation; theme or topic; also, an abstract or summary, as of the contents of a book, chapter, poem.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>You and love are still my <qex>argument</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The abstract or <qex>argument</qex> of the piece.</q> <rj><qau>Jeffrey.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>[Shields] with boastful <qex>argument</qex> portrayed.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Matter for question; business in hand.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Sheathed their swords for lack of <qex>argument</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>The quantity on which another quantity in a table depends; <as>as, the altitude is the <ex>argument</ex> of the refraction</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>The independent variable upon whose value that of a function depends.</def> <rj><au>Brande &amp; C.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 81 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"gu*ment</hw> <pr>(&abreve;r"g&uuptack_;*m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>argumentari</ets>.]</ety> <def>To make an argument; to argue.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Gower.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`gu*men"ta*ble</hw> <pr>(-m&eitalic_;n"t&adot_;*b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>argumentabilis</ets>.]</ety> <def>Admitting of argument.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Chalmers.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`gu*men"tal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>argumentalis</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of, pertaining to, or containing, argument; argumentative.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`gu*men*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>argumentatio</ets>, from <ets>argumentari</ets>: cf. F. <ets>argumentation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of forming reasons, making inductions, drawing conclusions, and applying them to the case in discussion; the operation of inferring propositions, not known or admitted as true, from facts or principles known, admitted, or proved to be true.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Which manner of <qex>argumentation</qex>, how false and naught it is, . . . every man that hath with perceiveth.</q> <rj><qau>Tyndale.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Debate; discussion.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Reasoning; discussion; controversy. See <er>Reasoning</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`gu*men"ta*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Consisting of, or characterized by, argument; containing a process of reasoning; <as>as, an <ex>argumentative</ex> discourse</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Adductive as proof; indicative; <as>as, the adaptation of things to their uses is <ex>argumentative</ex> of infinite wisdom in the Creator</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Given to argument; characterized by argument; disputatious; <as>as, an <ex>argumentative</ex> writer</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>--<wordforms><wf>Ar`gu*men"ta*tive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Ar`gu*men"ta*tive*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"gu*men*tize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To argue or discuss.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Wood.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar"gus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Argus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Myth.)</fld> <def>A fabulous being of antiquity, said to have had a hundred eyes, who has placed by <persfn>Juno</persfn> to guard <persfn>Io</persfn>. His eyes were transplanted to the peacock's tail.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One very vigilant; a guardian always watchful.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of East Indian pheasants. The common species (<spn>Argus giganteus</spn>) is remarkable for the great length and beauty of the wing and tail feathers of the male. The species <spn>Argus Grayi</spn> inhabits <geog>Borneo</geog>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"gus-eyed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Extremely observant; watchful; sharp-sighted.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"gus shell`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> . <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A species of shell (<spn>Cypr&aelig;a argus</spn>), beautifully variegated with spots resembling those in a peacock's tail.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`gu*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>argutatio</ets>. See <er>Argue</er>.]</ety> <def>Caviling; subtle disputation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*gute"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>argutus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>arguere</ets>. See <er>Argue</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Sharp; shrill.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Sagacious; acute; subtle; shrewd.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The active preacher . . . the <qex>argue</qex> schoolman.</q> <rj><qau>Milman.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*gute"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a subtle; shrewdly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*gute"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Acuteness.</def> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Argyreia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a genus of woody climbers of tropical Asia to Australia.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Argyreia</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Argyrol</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a compound of protein and silver used as a mild antiseptic; Argyrol is the trademark.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mild silver protein.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Argyrotaenia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a genus comprising the orange tortrix.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Argyrotaenia</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Argyroxiphium</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a small genus of Hawaiian spreading and rosette-forming shrubs.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Argyroxiphium</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arhant</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a Buddhist who has attained nirvana.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Arhat, lohan.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arhat</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a Buddhist who has attained nirvana.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Arhant, lohan.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>A*rhi"zal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*rhi"zous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*rhyth"mic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*rhyth"mous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Arrhizal</er>, <er>Arrhizous</er>, <er>Arrhythmic</er>, <er>Arrhythmous</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A"ri*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It., fr. L. <ets>a&euml;r</ets>. See <er>Air</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>An air or song; a melody; a tune.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The Italian term is now mostly used for the more elaborate accompanied melodies sung by a single voice, in operas, oratorios, cantatas, anthems, etc., and not so much for simple airs or tunes.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"ian</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>See <er>Aryan</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"ri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Arianus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to Arius, a presbyter of the church of Alexandria, in the fourth century, or to the doctrines of Arius, who held Christ to be inferior to God the Father in nature and dignity, though the first and noblest of all created beings.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One who adheres to or believes the doctrines of Arius.</def></def2> <rj><au>Mosheim.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"ri*an*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The doctrines of the Arians.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"ri*an*ize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To admit or accept the tenets of the Arians; to become an Arian.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"ri*an*ize</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To convert to Arianism.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arianrod</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Welsh mythology)</fld> <def>a goddess famous for her beauty; the mother of Dylan.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Arianrhod.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"i*cine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>Arica</ets>, in Chile.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An alkaloid, first found in white cinchona bark.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"id</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aridus</ets>, fr. <ets>arere</ets> to be dry: cf. F. <ets>aride</ets>.]</ety> <def>Exhausted of moisture; parched with heat; dry; barren.</def> &ldquo;An <xex>arid</xex> waste.&rdquo; <rj><au>Thomson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*rid"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Aridities</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>ariditas</ets>, fr. <ets>aridus</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state or quality of being arid or without moisture; dryness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: Want of interest of feeling; insensibility; dryness of style or feeling; spiritual drought.</def> <rj><au>Norris.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"id*ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Aridity; dryness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>A"ri*el</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>, or <hw>A"ri*el ga*zelle"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>. <ety>[Ar. <ets>aryil</ets>, <ets>ayyil</ets>, stag.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A variety of the gazelle (<spn>Antilope dorcas</spn>, <it>or</it> <spn>Gazella, dorcas</spn>), found in Arabia and adjacent countries.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A squirrel-like Australian marsupial, a species of <gen>Petaurus</gen>.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A beautiful Brazilian toucan <spn>Ramphastos ariel</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"ri*el</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Heb. <ets>ari&euml;l</ets>, perh. confused with E. <ets>a&euml;rial</ets>.]</ety> <def>In the Cabala, a water spirit; in later folklore, a light and graceful spirit of the air.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In zo&ouml;logy, <xex>ariel</xex> is used adjectively of certain birds noted for their graceful flight; <as>as, the <ex>ariel</ex> toucan; the <ex>ariel</ex> petrel</as>.</note><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A"ri*es</hw>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The Ram; the first of the twelve signs in the zodiac, which the sun enters at the vernal equinox, about the 21st of March.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A constellation west of Taurus, drawn on the celestial globe in the figure of a ram.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Rom. Antiq.)</fld> <def>A battering-ram.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"i*e*tate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arietatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>arietare</ets>, fr. <ets>aries</ets> ram.]</ety> <def>To butt, as a ram.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`i*e*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arietatio</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of butting like a ram; act of using a battering-ram.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Act of striking or conflicting.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Glanvill.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>A`ri*et"ta</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ar`i*ette"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. <ets>arietta</ets>, dim. of <ets>aria</ets>; F. <ets>ariette</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A short aria, or air.</def> &ldquo;A military <xex>ariette</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*right"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>right</ets>.]</ety> <def>Rightly; correctly; in a right way or form; without mistake or crime; <as>as, to worship God <ex>aright</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Ar"il</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, &Verbar;<hw>A*ril"lus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From LL. <ets>arilli</ets> dry grapes, perh. fr. L. <ets>aridus</ets> dry: cf. F,. <ets>arille</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A exterior covering, forming a false coat or appendage to a seed, as the loose, transparent bag inclosing the seed of the white water lily. The mace of the nutmeg is also an <xex>aril</xex>.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Ar"il*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <hw>Ar"l*la`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ar"iled</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. NL. <ets>arillatus</ets>, F. <ets>arill&eacute;</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having an aril.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"il*lode</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Arillus</ets> + Gr. <grk>e'i^dos</grk> form.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A false aril; an aril originating from the micropyle instead of from the funicle or chalaza of the ovule. The mace of the nutmeg is an arillode.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"ri*man</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Ahriman</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ariocarpus</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a genus of slow-growing geophytic cacti; northern and eastern Mexico; southern Texas.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Ariocarpus</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`i*o*la"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ariolatio</ets>, <ets>hariolatio</ets>, fr. <ets>hariolari</ets> to prophesy, fr. <ets>hariolus</ets> soothsayer.]</ety> <def>A soothsaying; a foretelling.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>In Greek legend, a fabulous horse, the offspring of Poseidon by Demeter (or, in other accounts, Gaea or a harpy) who to escape him had metamorphosed herself into a mare. It was successively owned by Copreus, Oncus, Heracles, and Adrastus. It possessed marvelous powers of speech, and its right feet were those of a man.</def><br/>
+[<source>Century Dict. 1906</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"i*ose</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[It. <ets>arioso</ets>, fr. <ets>aria</ets>.]</ety> <def>Characterized by melody, as distinguished from harmony.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Mendelssohn wants the <qex>ariose</qex> beauty of Handel; vocal melody is not his forte; the interest of his airs is harmonic.</q> <rj><qau>Foreign Quart. Rev.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`ri*o"so</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[It.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>In the smooth and melodious style of an air; ariose.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arisarum</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a genus of tuberous or rhizomatous perennial herbs; mainly Mediterranean area.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Arisarum</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*rise"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*r&imacr;z")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Arose</conjf> <pr>(-r&omacr;z")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Arising</conjf>; <pos>p. p.</pos> <conjf>Arisen</conjf> <pr>(-r&ibreve_;z"'n)</pr>.]</vmorph>. <ety>[AS. <ets>&amacr;r&imacr;san</ets>; <ets>&amacr;</ets> (equiv. to Goth. <ets>us-</ets>, <ets>ur-</ets>, G. <ets>er-</ets>, orig. meaning out) + <ets>r&imacr;san</ets> to rise; cf. Goth. <ets>urreisan</ets> to arise. See <er>Rise</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To come up from a lower to a higher position; to come above the horizon; to come up from one's bed or place of repose; to mount; to ascend; to rise; <as>as, to <ex>arise</ex> from a kneeling posture; a cloud <ex>arose</ex>; the sun <ex>ariseth</ex>; he <ex>arose</ex> early in the morning.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To spring up; to come into action, being, or notice; to become operative, sensible, or visible; to begin to act a part; to present itself; <as>as, the waves of the sea <ex>arose</ex>; a persecution <ex>arose</ex>; the wrath of the king shall <ex>arise</ex>.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>There <qex>arose</qex> up a new king . . . which knew not Joseph.</q> <rj><qau>Ex. i. 8.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The doubts that in his heart <qex>arose</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To proceed; to issue; to spring.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Whence haply mention may <qex>arise</qex><br/>
+Of something not unseasonable to ask.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*rise"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Rising.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*rist"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <def><pos>3d sing. pres.</pos> of <er>Arise</er>, for <xex>ariseth</xex>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*ris"ta</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An awn.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"is*tarch</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>Aristarchus</ets>, a Greek grammarian and critic, of Alexandria, about 200 <sc>b. c</sc>.]</ety> <def>A severe critic.</def> <rj><au>Knowles.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`is*tar"chi*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Severely critical.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"is*tar`chy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Severely criticism.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"is*tar`chy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Severe criticism.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir J. Harrington.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ris"tate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aristatus</ets>, fr. <ets>arista</ets>. See <er>Arista</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having a pointed, beardlike process, as the glumes of wheat; awned.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having a slender, sharp, or spinelike tip.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`is*toc"ra*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Aristocracies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; best + &unr_; to be strong, to rule, &unr_; strength; &unr_; is perh. from the same root as E. <ets>arm</ets>, and orig. meant <ets>fitting</ets>: cf. F. <ets>aristocratie</ets>. See <er>Arm</er>, and <er>Create</er>, which is related to Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Government by the best citizens.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A ruling body composed of the best citizens.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In the Senate<br/>
+Right not our quest in this, I will protest them<br/>
+To all the world, no <qex>aristocracy</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>B. Jonson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A form a government, in which the supreme power is vested in the principal persons of a state, or in a privileged order; an oligarchy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>aristocracy</qex> of Venice hath admitted so many abuses, trough the degeneracy of the nobles, that the period of its duration seems approach.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The nobles or chief persons in a state; a privileged class or patrician order; (in a popular use) those who are regarded as superior to the rest of the community, as in rank, fortune, or intellect.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ris"to*crat</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>aristocrate</ets>. See <er>Aristocracy</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who is overbearing in his temper or habits; a proud or haughty person.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A born <qex>aristocrat</qex>, bred radical.</q> <rj><qau>Mrs. Browning.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>One who favors an aristocracy as a form of government, or believes the aristocracy should govern.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His whole family are accused of being <qex>aristocrats</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Romilly.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ar`is*to*crat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ar`is*to*crat"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. <ets>aristocratique</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to an aristocracy; consisting in, or favoring, a government of nobles, or principal men; <as>as, an <ex>aristocratic</ex> constitution</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Partaking of aristocracy; befitting aristocracy; characteristic of, or originating with, the aristocracy; <as>as, an <ex>aristocratic</ex> measure; <ex>aristocratic</ex> pride or manners.</as></def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ar`is*to*crat"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Ar`is*to*crat"ic*al*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"is*to*crat`ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The principles of aristocrats.</def> <rj><au>Romilly.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Aristocrats, collectively.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aristolochiaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a family comprising the birthworts; wild ginger.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Aristolochiaceae</fam>, birthwort family</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aristolochiales</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>an order of plants distinguished by tubular petaloid perianth and inferior ovary. It includes the Aristolochiaceae, Rafflesiaceae, and Hydnoraceae.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> order <ord>Aristolochiales</ord>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`is*tol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; dinner + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The science of dining.</def> <rj><au>Quart. Rev.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`is*to*phan"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Aristophanes, the Athenian comic poet.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aristotelean</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to Aristotle; Aristotelian.</def> <illu><ex>Aristotelean</ex> logic</illu><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aristotelia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a small genus of shrubs or small trees of Australia and New Zealand and West South America.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Aristotelia</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`is*to*te"li*an</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Aristotle, the famous Greek philosopher (384-322 <sc>b. c</sc>.).</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A follower of Aristotle; a Peripatetic. See <er>Peripatetic</er>.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`is*to*te"li*an*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>The philosophy of Aristotle, otherwise called the Peripatetic philosophy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`is*to*tel"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to Aristotle or to his philosophy.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Aristotelic</xex> usage.&rdquo; <rj><au>Sir W. Hamilton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"is*to`tle's lan"tern</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The five united jaws and accessory ossicles of certain sea urchins.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ris"to*type`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; best + <ets>-type</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Photog.)</fld> <def>Orig., a printing-out process using paper coated with silver chloride in gelatin; now, any such process using silver salts in either collodion or gelatin; also, a print so made.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ris"tu*late</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Dim. fr. <ets>arista</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having a short beard or awn.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"ith*man`cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; number + <ets>-mancy</ets>.]</ety> <def>Divination by means of numbers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*rith"me*tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>arsmetike</ets>, OF. <ets>arismetique</ets>, L. <ets>arithmetica</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_; (sc. &unr_;), fr. &unr_; arithmetical, fr. &unr_; to number, fr. &unr_; number, prob. fr. same root as E. <ets>arm</ets>, the idea of counting coming from that of fitting, attaching. See <er>Arm</er>. The modern Eng. and French forms are accommodated to the Greek.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The science of numbers; the art of computation by figures.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A book containing the principles of this science.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Arithmetic of sines</b></col>, <cd>trigonometry.</cd> -- <col><b>Political arithmetic</b></col>, <cd>the application of the science of numbers to problems in civil government, political economy, and social science.</cd> -- <col><b>Universal arithmetic</b></col>, <cd>the name given by Sir Isaac Newton to algebra.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`ith*met"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to arithmetic; according to the rules or method of arithmetic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Arithmetical complement of a logarithm</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Logarithm</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Arithmetical mean</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Mean</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Arithmetical progression</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Progression</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Arithmetical proportion</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Proportion</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`ith*met"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Conformably to the principles or methods of arithmetic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*rith`me*ti"cian</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>arithm&eacute;ticien</ets>.]</ety> <def>One skilled in arithmetic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*rith"mo*man"cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Arithmancy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`ith*mom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; number + <ets>-meter</ets>: cf. F. <ets>arithmom&egrave;tre</ets>.]</ety> <def>A calculating machine.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arizonan</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a resident of Arizona.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Arizonian</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arizonian</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a resident of Arizona.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Arizonan</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ark</hw> <pr>(&auml;rk)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>ark</ets>, <ets>arke</ets>, <ets>arche</ets>, AS. <ets>arc</ets>, <ets>earc</ets>, <ets>earce</ets>, fr. L. <ets>arca</ets>, fr. <ets>arcere</ets> to inclose, keep off; akin to Gr. <grk>'arkei^n</grk> to keep off.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A chest, or coffer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Bearing that precious relic in an <qex>ark</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Jewish Hist.)</fld> <def>The oblong chest of acacia wood, overlaid with gold, which supported the mercy seat with its golden cherubs, and occupied the most sacred place in the sanctuary. In it Moses placed the two tables of stone containing the ten commandments. Called also the <altname>Ark of the Covenant</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The large, chestlike vessel in which Noah and his family were preserved during the Deluge. <au>Gen. vi.</au> Hence: Any place of refuge.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A large flatboat used on Western American rivers to transport produce to market.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arkansan</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a resident of Arkansas.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Arkansawyer</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arkansawyer</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a resident of Arkansas.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Arkansan</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ark"ite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Belonging to the ark.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Faber.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*kose"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F]</ety> <fld>(Petrog)</fld> <def>A sandstone derived from the disintegration of granite or gneiss, and characterized by feldspar fragments.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ar*kos"ic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ark" shell`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A marine bivalve shell belonging to the genus <gen>Arca</gen> and its allies.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arles</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>arrhes</ets>, Scot. <ets>airles</ets>. Cf. <er>Earles penny</er>.]</ety> <def>An earnest; earnest money; money paid to bind a bargain.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Arles penny</b></col>, <cd>earnest money given to servants.</cd> <au>Kersey.</au></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arm</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>arm</ets>, <ets>earm</ets>; akin to OHG. <ets>aram</ets>, G., D., Dan., &amp; Sw. <ets>arm</ets>, Icel. <ets>armr</ets>, Goth. <ets>arms</ets>, L. <ets>armus</ets> arm, shoulder, and prob. to Gr. &unr_; joining, joint, shoulder, fr. the root &unr_; to join, to fit together; cf. Slav. <ets>rame</ets>. &unr_;. See <er>Art</er>, <er>Article</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The limb of the human body which extends from the shoulder to the hand; also, the corresponding limb of a monkey.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Anything resembling an arm</def>; as, <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The fore limb of an animal, as of a bear.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A limb, or locomotive or prehensile organ, of an invertebrate animal.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A branch of a tree.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>A slender part of an instrument or machine, projecting from a trunk, axis, or fulcrum; <as>as, the <ex>arm</ex> of a steelyard</as>.</def> <sd>(e)</sd> <fld>(Naut)</fld> <def>The end of a yard; also, the part of an anchor which ends in the fluke.</def> <sd>(f)</sd> <def>An inlet of water from the sea.</def> <sd>(g)</sd> <def>A support for the elbow, at the side of a chair, the end of a sofa, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Fig.: Power; might; strength; support; <as>as, the secular <ex>arm</ex>; the <ex>arm</ex> of the law.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To whom is the <qex>arm</qex> of the Lord revealed?</q> <rj><qau>Isa. lii. 1.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Arm's end</b></col>, <cd>the end of the arm; a good distance off.</cd> <au>Dryden.</au> -- <col><b>Arm's length</b></col>, <cd>the length of the arm.</cd> -- <col><b>Arm's reach</b></col>, <cd>reach of the arm; the distance the arm can reach.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>To go</b></col> (or <col><b>walk</b></col>) <col><b>arm in arm</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to go with the arm or hand of one linked in the arm of another.</cd> &ldquo;When <xex>arm in arm</xex>we went along.&rdquo; <au>Tennyson.</au> -- <col><b>To keep at arm's length</b></col>, <cd>to keep at a distance (literally or figuratively); not to allow to come into close contact or familiar intercourse.</cd> -- <col><b>To work at arm's length</b></col>, <cd>to work disadvantageously.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arm</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Arms</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A branch of the military service; <as>as, the cavalry <ex>arm</ex> was made efficient</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A weapon of offense or defense; an instrument of warfare; -- commonly in the <pluf>pl.</pluf></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arm</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Armed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Arming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>armen</ets>, F. <ets>armer</ets>, fr. L. <ets>armare</ets>, fr. <ets>arma</ets>, pl., arms. See <er>arms</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And make him with our pikes and partisans<br/>
+A grave: come, <qex>arm</qex> him.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Arm</qex> your prize;<br/>
+I know you will not lose him.</q> <rj><qau>Two N. Kins.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To furnish with arms or limbs.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His shoulders broad and strong,<br/>
+<qex>Armed</qex> long and round.</q> <rj><qau>Beau. &amp; Fl.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To furnish or equip with weapons of offense or defense; <as>as, to <ex>arm</ex> soldiers; to <ex>arm</ex> the country.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Abram . . . <qex>armed</qex> his trained servants.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. xiv. 14.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To cover or furnish with a plate, or with whatever will add strength, force, security, or efficiency; <as>as, to <ex>arm</ex> the hit of a sword; to <ex>arm</ex> a hook in angling.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Fig.: To furnish with means of defense; to prepare for resistance; to fortify, in a moral sense.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Arm</qex> yourselves . . . with the same mind.</q> <rj><qau>1 Pet. iv. 1.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To arm a magnet</b></col>, <cd>to fit it with an armature.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arm</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To provide one's self with arms, weapons, or means of attack or resistance; to take arms.</def> &ldquo; 'Tis time to <xex>arm</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 82 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*ma"da</hw> <pr>(&auml;r*m&amacr;"d&adot_; <it>or</it> &auml;r*m&auml;"d&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>armada</ets>, L. as if <ets>armata</ets> (sc. <ets>classic</ets> fleet), fr. <ets>armatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>armare</ets>. See <er>Arm</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <er>Army</er>.]</ety> <def>A fleet of armed ships; a squadron. Specifically, the Spanish fleet which was sent to assail England, <sc>a. d.</sc> 1558.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Armadillidiidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a family comrising the pill bugs.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Armadillidiidae</fam>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Armadillidium</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>the type genus of the Armadillidiidae.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Armadillidium</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`ma*dil"lo</hw> <pr>(&auml;r`m&adot_;*d&ibreve_;l"l&ouptack_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Armadillos</plw> <pr>(-l&omacr;z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Sp. <ets>armadillo</ets>, dim. of <ets>armado</ets> armed, p. p. of <ets>armar</ets> to arm. So called from being armed with a bony shell.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Any edentate animal if the family <fam>Dasypid&aelig;</fam>, peculiar to America. The body and head are incased in an armor composed of small bony plates. The armadillos burrow in the earth, seldom going abroad except at night. When attacked, they curl up into a ball, presenting the armor on all sides. Their flesh is good food. There are several species, one of which (the peba) is found as far north as Texas. See <er>Peba</er>, <er>Poyou</er>, <er>Tatouay</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A genus of small isopod Crustacea that can roll themselves into a ball.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*ma"do</hw> <pr>(&auml;r*m&amacr;"d&ouptack_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Armada.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`ma*ged"don</hw> <pr>(&auml;r*m&adot_;"j&ebreve_;"d'n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>the final, decisive battle between the forces of good and evil, as foretold in the Apocolypse of Saint John. Also, the site of that battle. Used metaphorically for a vast and decisive conflict, attended by cataclysmic destruction.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"ma*ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>armamenta</ets>, pl., utensils, esp. the tackle of a ship, fr. <ets>armare</ets> to arm: cf. LL. <ets>armamentum</ets>, F. <ets>armement</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A body of forces equipped for war; -- used of a land or naval force.</def> &ldquo;The whole united <xex>armament</xex> of Greece.&rdquo; <rj><au>Glover.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mil. &amp; Nav.)</fld> <def>All the cannon and small arms collectively, with their equipments, belonging to a ship or a fortification.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Any equipment for resistance.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`ma*men"ta*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>armamentarium</ets>, fr. <ets>armamentum</ets>: cf. F. <ets>armamentaire</ets>.]</ety> <def>An armory; a magazine or arsenal.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"ma*ture</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>armatura</ets>, fr. <ets>armare</ets> to arm: cf. F. <ets>armature</ets>. See <er>Arm</er>, v. t., <er>Armor</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Armor; whatever is worn or used for the protection and defense of the body, esp. the protective outfit of some animals and plants.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Magnetism)</fld> <def>A piece of soft iron used to connect the two poles of a magnet, or electro-magnet, in order to complete the circuit, or to receive and apply the magnetic force. In the ordinary horseshoe magnet, it serves to prevent the dissipation of the magnetic force.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>Iron bars or framing employed for the consolidation of a building, as in sustaining slender columns, holding up canopies, etc.</def> <rj><au>Oxf. Gloss.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>That moving part of a dynamo or electric generator in which a current is induced by a moving through a magnetic field, or, in an electric motor, the part through which the applied current moves, thereby generating torque. The armature usually consists of a series of coils or groups of insulated conductors surrounding a core of iron.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>armband</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a band worn around arm as identification or to indicate mourning.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a band worn around the upper arm.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arm"chair`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A chair with arms to support the elbows or forearms.</def> <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Armed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Furnished with weapons of offense or defense; furnished with the means of security or protection.</def> &ldquo;And <xex>armed</xex> host.&rdquo; <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Furnished with whatever serves to add strength, force, or efficiency.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A distemper eminently <qex>armed</qex> from heaven.</q> <rj><qau>De Foe.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Having horns, beak, talons, etc; -- said of beasts and birds of prey.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Armed at all points</b></col> <fld>(Blazoning)</fld>, <cd>completely incased in armor, sometimes described as <altname>armed cap-&agrave;-pie</altname>.</cd> <au>Cussans.</au> -- <col><b>Armed en flute</b></col>. <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Flute</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Armed magnet</b></col>, <cd>a magnet provided with an armature.</cd> -- <col><b>Armed neutrality</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Neutrality</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Armenia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a country in the Caucasus, formerly a part of the Soviet Union.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*me"ni*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>Arm&eacute;nien</ets>, L. <ets>Armenias</ets>, fr. <ets>Armenia</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Armenia.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Armenian bole</b></col>, <cd>a soft clayey earth of a bright red color found in Armenia, Tuscany, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Armenian stone</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The commercial name of lapis lazuli.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Emery.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*me"ni*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A native or one of the people of Armenia; also, the language of the Armenians.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>An adherent of the Armenian Church, an organization similar in some doctrines and practices to the Greek Church, in others to the Roman Catholic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Armeria</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a genus of shrubby or herbaceous low-growing evergreen perennials.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Armeria</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arm"et</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., dim. of <ets>arme</ets> arm, or corrupted for <ets>healmet</ets> helmet.]</ety> <def>A kind of helmet worn in the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arm"ful</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Armfulus</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <def>As much as the arm can hold.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arm"gaunt`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>With gaunt or slender legs. (?)</def> &ldquo;An <xex>armgaunt</xex> steed.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; This word is peculiar to Shakespeare. Its meaning has not yet been satisfactorily explained.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arm"-gret`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Great as a man's arm.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A wreath of gold, <qex>arm-gret</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arm"hole`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Arm</ets> + <ets>hole</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The cavity under the shoulder; the armpit.</def> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A hole for the arm in a garment.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*mif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>armifer</ets>; <ets>arma</ets> arms + <ets>ferre</ets> to bear.]</ety> <def>Bearing arms or weapons.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"mi*ger</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>armiger</ets> armor bearer; <ets>arma</ets> arms + <ets>gerere</ets> to bear.]</ety> <def>Formerly, an armor bearer, as of a knight, an esquire who bore his shield and rendered other services. In later use, one next in degree to a knight, and entitled to armorial bearings. The term is now superseded by <xex>esquire</xex>.</def> <rj><au>Jacob.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*mig"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Bearing arms.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They belonged to the <qex>armigerous</qex> part of the population, and were entitled to write themselves Esquire.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"mil</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>armilla</ets> a bracelet, fr. <ets>armus</ets> arm: cf. OF. <ets>armille</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A bracelet.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An ancient astronomical instrument.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; When composed of one ring placed in the plane of the equator for determining the time of the equinoxes, it is called an <xex>equinoctial armil</xex>; when of two or more rings, one in the plane of the meridian, for observing the solstices, it is called a <xex>solstitial armil</xex>.</note> <rj><au>Whewell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar*mil"la</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> E. <plw>Armillas</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, L. <plw>Armill&aelig;</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., a bracelet.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An armil.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A ring of hair or feathers on the legs.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"mil*la*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>armillarius</ets>, fr. L. <ets>armilla</ets> arm ring, bracelet, fr. <ets>armus</ets> arm: cf. F. <ets>armillaire</ets>. See <er>Arm</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, a bracelet or ring; consisting of rings or circles.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Armillary sphere</b></col>, <cd>an ancient astronomical machine composed of an assemblage of rings, all circles of the same sphere, designed to represent the positions of the important circles of the celestial sphere.</cd> <rj><au>Nichol.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arm"ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of furnishing with, or taking, arms.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>arming</qex> was now universal.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A piece of tallow placed in a cavity at the lower end of a sounding lead, to bring up the sand, shells, etc., of the sea bottom.</def> <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Red dress cloths formerly hung fore and aft outside of a ship's upper works on holidays.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Arming press</b></col> <fld>(Bookbinding)</fld>, <cd>a press for stamping titles and designs on the covers of books.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*min"i*an</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Arminius of his followers, or to their doctrines. See note under <er>Arminian</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*min"i*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>One who holds the tenets of Arminius, a Dutch divine (b. 1560, d. 1609).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>The Arminian doctrines are: 1. Conditional election and reprobation, in opposition to absolute predestination. 2. Universal redemption, or that the atonement was made by Christ for all mankind, though none but believers can be partakers of the benefit. 3. That man, in order to exercise true faith, must be regenerated and renewed by the operation of the Holy Spirit, which is the gift of God. 4. That man may resist divine grace. 5. That man may relapse from a state of grace.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*min"i*an*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The religious doctrines or tenets of the Arminians.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*mip"o*tence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>armipotentia</ets>, fr. <ets>armipotents</ets>.]</ety> <def>Power in arms.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*mip"o*tent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>armipotents</ets>; <ets>arma</ets> arms + <ets>potens</ets> powerful, p. pr. of <ets>posse</ets> to be able.]</ety> <def>Powerful in arms; mighty in battle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The temple stood of Mars <qex>armipotent</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ar*mis"o*nant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ar*mis"o*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>armisonus</ets>; <ets>arma</ets> arms + <ets>sonare</ets> (p. pr. <ets>sonans</ets>) to sound.]</ety> <def>Rustling in arms; resounding with arms.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"mis*tice</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>armistice</ets>, fr. (an assumed word) L. <ets>armistitium</ets>; <ets>arma</ets> arms + <ets>stare</ets>, <ets>statum</ets> (combining form, <ets>-stitum</ets>), to stand still.]</ety> <def>A cessation of arms for a short time, by convention; a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement; a truce.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arm"less</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Without any arm or branch.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Destitute of arms or weapons.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arm"let</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Arm</ets> + <ets>-let</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A small arm; <as>as, an <ex>armlet</ex> of the sea</as>.</def> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An arm ring; a bracelet for the upper arm.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Armor for the arm.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*mo"ni*ac</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Ammoniac.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"mor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>armure</ets>, fr. F. <ets>armure</ets>, OF. <ets>armeure</ets>, fr. L. <ets>armatura</ets>. See <er>Armature</er>.]</ety> <altsp>[Spelt also <asp>armour</asp>.]</altsp> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Defensive arms for the body; any clothing or covering worn to protect one's person in battle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In English statues, <xex>armor</xex> is used for the whole apparatus of war, including offensive as well as defensive arms. The <xex>statues of armor</xex> directed what arms every man should provide.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Steel or iron covering, whether of ships or forts, protecting them from the fire of artillery.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Coat armor</b></col>, <cd>the escutcheon of a person or family, with its several charges and other furniture, as mantling, crest, supporters, motto, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Submarine</b></col>, <cd>a water-tight dress or covering for a diver. See under <er>Submarine</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Armoracia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>horseradish.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Armoracia</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"mor-bear`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who carries the armor or arms of another; an armiger.</def> <rj><au>Judg. ix. 54.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>armor-clad</hw> <hw>armor-plated</hw> <hw>armour-plated</hw> <hw>armour-clad</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>protected with a covering of armor.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> steel-plated.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"mored</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Clad with armor.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"mored cruis"er</hw>. <fld>(Nav.)</fld> <def>A man-of-war carrying a large coal supply, and more or less protected from the enemy's shot by iron or steel armor. There is no distinct and accepted classification distinguishing <xex>armored</xex> and <xex>protected</xex> cruisers from each other, except that the first have more or heavier armor than the second.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"mored division</hw>. <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>a division of a land army which is equipped with armored vehicles such as tanks or armored personnel carriers.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"mor*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>armurer</ets>, <ets>armerer</ets>, fr. F. <ets>armurter</ets>, fr. armure armor.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who makes or repairs armor or arms.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Formerly, one who had care of the arms and armor of a knight, and who dressed him in armor.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>One who has the care of arms and armor, cleans or repairs them, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*mo"ri*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>armorial</ets>, fr. <ets>armoiries</ets> arms, coats of arms, for <ets>armoieries</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>armoier</ets> to paint arms, coats of arms, fr. <ets>armes</ets>, fr. L. <ets>arma</ets>. See <er>Arms</er>, <er>Armory</er>.]</ety> <def>Belonging to armor, or to the heraldic arms or escutcheon of a family.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Figures with <qex>armorial</qex> signs of race and birth.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Armorial bearings</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Arms</er>, 4.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ar*mor"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ar*mor"i*can</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Armoricus</ets>, fr. Celtic <ets>ar</ets> on, at + <ets>mor</ets> sea.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the northwestern part of France (formerly called <xex>Armorica</xex>, now Bretagne or Brittany), or to its people.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>The language of the Armoricans, a Celtic dialect which has remained to the present times.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*mor"i*can</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A native of Armorica.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"mor*ist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>armoriste</ets>.]</ety> <def>One skilled in coat armor or heraldry.</def> <rj><au>Cussans.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"mor-plat`ed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Covered with defensive plates of metal, as a ship of war; steel-clad.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This day will be launched . . . the first <qex>armor-plated</qex> steam frigate in the possession of Great Britain.</q> <rj><au>Times (Dec. 29, 1860).</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"mo*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Armories</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OF. <ets>armaire</ets>, <ets>armarie</ets>, F. <ets>armoire</ets>, fr. L. <ets>armarium</ets> place for keeping arms; but confused with F. <ets>armoiries</ets>. See <er>Armorial</er>, <er>Ambry</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A place where arms and instruments of war are deposited for safe keeping.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Armor; defensive and offensive arms.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Celestial <qex>armory</qex>, shields, helms, and spears.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A manufactory of arms, as rifles, muskets, pistols, bayonets, swords.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Ensigns armorial; armorial bearings.</def> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>That branch of heraldry which treats of coat armor.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The science of heraldry, or, more justly speaking, <qex>armory</qex>, which is but one branch of heraldry, is, without doubt, of very ancient origin.</q> <rj><qau>Cussans.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>armoured</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>provided with protective covering; -- used of animals. Opposite of <ant>unarmored</ant>.</def> <note>[Narrower terms: <stype>bone-covered </stype>; <stype>scaly, scaley, scaled</stype>.</note><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> armored.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>same as <er>armor-clad</er>; -- used of persons or things military. Opposite of <ant>unarmored</ant>.</def> <note>One that is aromour-clad is <hascons>bulletproof</hascons>. Narrower terms: <stype>lightly armored, lightly armoured</stype>; <stype>mail-clad, mailed</stype>; <stype>panzer</stype>; <stype>scaled </stype></note><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> armored.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>armourer</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an enlisted man responsible for the upkeep of small arms and machine guns etc.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> armorer, artificer.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a manufacturer of firearms.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> armorer</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>armoury</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a collection of resources.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> armory, inventory.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>all the weapons and equipment that a country has.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> arsenal, armory.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>a military structure where arms and ammunition and other military equipment are stored and training is given in the use of arms.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> arsenal, armory.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>a place where arms are manufactured.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> armory, arsenal</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ar`mo*zeen"</hw>, <hw>Ar`mo*zine"</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>armosin</ets>, <ets>armoisin</ets>.]</ety> <def>A thick plain silk, generally black, and used for clerical.</def> <rj><au>Simmonds.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arm"pit`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Arm</ets> + <ets>pit</ets>.]</ety> <def>The hollow beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder; the axilla.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arm"rack`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A frame, generally vertical, for holding small arms.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arms</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>armes</ets>, F. <ets>arme</ets>, pl. <ets>armes</ets>, fr. L. <ets>arma</ets>, pl., arms, orig. fittings, akin to <ets>armus</ets> shoulder, and E. <ets>arm</ets>. See <er>Arm</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Instruments or weapons of offense or defense.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He lays down his <qex>arms</qex>, but not his wiles.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Three horses and three goodly suits of <qex>arms</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The deeds or exploits of war; military service or science.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Arms</xex> and the man I sing.&rdquo; <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Anything which a man takes in his hand in anger, to strike or assault another with; an aggressive weapon.</def> <rj><au>Cowell. Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>The ensigns armorial of a family, consisting of figures and colors borne in shields, banners, etc., as marks of dignity and distinction, and descending from father to son.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Falconry)</fld> <def>The legs of a hawk from the thigh to the foot.</def> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bred to arms</b></col>, <cd>educated to the profession of a soldier.</cd> -- <col><b>In arms</b></col>, <cd>armed for war; in a state of hostility.</cd> -- <col><b>Small arms</b></col>, <cd>portable firearms known as muskets, rifles, carbines, pistols, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>A stand of arms</b></col>, <cd>a complete set for one soldier, as a musket, bayonet, cartridge box and belt; frequently, the musket and bayonet alone.</cd> -- <col><b>To arms</b></col><cd>! a summons to war or battle.</cd> -- <col><b>Under arms</b></col>, <cd>armed and equipped and in readiness for battle, or for a military parade.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Arm's end</b></col>, <col><b>Arm's length</b></col>, <col><b>Arm's reach</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Arm</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"mure</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>Armor</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Armor.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A variety of twilled fabric ribbed on the surface.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>arm&eacute;e</ets>, fr. L. <ets>armata</ets>, fem. of <ets>armatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>armare</ets> to arm. Cf. <er>Armada</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A collection or body of men armed for war, esp. one organized in companies, battalions, regiments, brigades, and divisions, under proper officers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A body of persons organized for the advancement of a cause; <as>as, the Blue Ribbon <ex>Army</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A great number; a vast multitude; a host.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>An <qex>army</qex> of good words.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Standing army</b></col>, <cd>a permanent army of professional soldiers, as distinguished from militia or volunteers.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Army organization</hw>. <def>The system by which a country raises, classifies, arranges, and equips its armed land forces. The usual divisions are: (<xex>1</xex>) A <xex>regular</xex> or <xex>active army</xex>, in which soldiers serve continuously with the colors and live in barracks or cantonments when not in the field; (<xex>2</xex>) the <xex>reserves</xex> of this army, in which the soldiers, while remaining constantly subject to a call to the colors, live at their homes, being summoned more or less frequently to report for instruction, drill, or maneuvers; and (<xex>3</xex>) one or more classes of soldiers organized largely for territorial defense, living at home and having only occasional periods of drill and instraction, who are variously called <xex>home reserves</xex> (as in the table below), <xex>second</xex>, <xex>third</xex>, etc., <xex>line of defense</xex> (the regular army and its reserves ordinarily constituting the <xex>first line of defense</xex>), <xex>territorial forces</xex>, or the like. In countries where conscription prevails a soldier is supposed to serve a given number of years. He is usually enrolled first in the regular army, then passes to its reserve, then into the home reserves, to serve until he reaches the age limit. It for any reason he is not enrolled in the regular army, he may begin his service in the army reserves or even the home reserves, but then serves the full number of years or up to the age limit. In equipment the organization of the army is into the three great arms of infantry, cavalry, and artillery, together with more or less numerous other branches, such as engineers, medical corps, etc., besides the staff organizations such as those of the pay and subsistence departments.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- Note: a table of army organizations and their characteristics in various countries is presented in the supplement, but not reproduced here. --><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>armyworm</hw>, <hw>Ar"my worm`</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A lepidopterous insect, which in the larval state often travels in great multitudes from field to field, destroying grass, grain, and other crops. The common army worm of the northern United States is the noctuid moth (<spn>Pseudaletia unipuncta</spn>, formerly <spn>Leucania unipuncta</spn>. The name is often applied to other related species, as the cotton worm.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The larva of a small two-winged fly (<gen>Sciara</gen>), which marches in large companies, in regular order. See <er>Cotton worm</er>, under <er>Cotton</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> army worm</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the larva of the fungus gnat; -- they march in large companies in regular order.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>&Verbar;<hw>Ar"na</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, &Verbar;<hw>Ar"nee</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, </mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The wild buffalo of India (<spn>Bos, or Bubalus, arni</spn>), larger than the domestic buffalo and having enormous horns.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*nat"to</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Annotto</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Ar*naut"</hw> &Verbar;<hw>Ar*naout"</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Turk. <ets>Arnaut</ets>, fr. NGr. &unr_;, for &unr_;.]</ety> <def>An inhabitant of Albania and neighboring mountainous regions, specif. one serving as a soldier in the Turkish army.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"ni*ca</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. a corruption of <ets>ptarmica</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of plants; also, the most important species (<spn>Arnica montana</spn>), native of the mountains of Europe, used in medicine as a narcotic and stimulant.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The tincture of <xex>arnica</xex> is applied externally as a remedy for bruises, sprains, etc.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"ni*cin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Arnica</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An active principle of <spn>Arnica montana</spn>. It is a bitter resin.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"ni*cine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An alkaloid obtained from the arnica plant.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ar"not</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ar"nut</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. D. <ets>aardnoot</ets>, E. <ets>earthut</ets>.]</ety> <def>The earthnut.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*not"to</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Annotto</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>A"roid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*roid"e*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Ar</ets>um + -<ets>oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Belonging to, or resembling, the Arum family of plants (<fam>Araceae</fam>).</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> araceous</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"oid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Ar</ets>um + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Any plant of the Arum family (<fam>Arace&aelig;</fam>); -- have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> arum</syn><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*roint"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*roint")</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Prov. E. <ets>rynt</ets>, <ets>rynt</ets> thee, <ets>roynt</ets>, or <ets>runt</ets>, terms used by milkmaids to a cow that has been milked, in order to drive her away, to make room for others; AS. <ets>r&ymacr_;man</ets> to make room or way, fr. <ets>r&umacr;m</ets> room. The final <it>t</it> is perh. for <ets>ta</ets>, for <ets>thou</ets>. Cf. <er>Room</er> space.]</ety> <def>Stand off, or begone.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Aroint</qex> thee, witch, the rump-fed ronyon cries.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*roint"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To drive or scare off by some exclamation.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> &ldquo;Whiskered cats <xex>arointed</xex> flee.&rdquo; <au>Mrs. Browning.</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*rol"la</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*r&obreve_;l"l&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>arolle</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The stone pine (<spn>Pinus Cembra</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ro"ma</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aroma</ets>, Gr. &unr_;: cf. OE. <ets>aromaz</ets>, <ets>aromat</ets>, spice, F. <ets>aromate</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or principle of plants or other substances which constitutes their fragrance; agreeable odor; <as>as, the <ex>aroma</ex> of coffee</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: The fine diffusive quality of intellectual power; flavor; <as>as, the subtile <ex>aroma</ex> of genius</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ar`o*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ar`o*mat"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aromaticus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. <ets>aromatique</ets>. See <er>Aroma</er>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or containing, aroma; fragrant; spicy; strong-scented; odoriferous; <as>as, <ex>aromatic</ex> balsam</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 83 --></p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Aromatic compound</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>one of a large class of organic substances, as the oils of bitter almonds, wintergreen, and turpentine, the balsams, camphors, etc., many of which have an aromatic odor. They include many of the most important of the carbon compounds and may all be derived from the benzene group, <chform>C6H6</chform>. The term is extended also to many of their derivatives.</cd> -- <col><b>Aromatic vinegar</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Vinegar</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`o*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(&abreve;r`&ouptack_;*m&abreve;t"&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A plant, drug, or medicine, characterized by a fragrant smell, and usually by a warm, pungent taste, as ginger, cinnamon, spices.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`o*mat`i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>aromatisation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of impregnating or secting with aroma.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ro"ma*tize</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Aromatized</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Aromatizing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>aromatizare</ets>, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. <ets>aromatiser</ets>.]</ety> <def>To impregnate with aroma; to render aromatic; to give a spicy scent or taste to; to perfume.</def> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ro"ma*ti`zer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, aromatizes or renders aromatic.</def> <rj><au>Evelyn.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ro"ma*tous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Aromatic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Caxton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"oph</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A contraction of <ets>aro</ets>ma <ets>ph</ets>ilosophorum.]</ety> <def>A barbarous word used by the old chemists to designate various medical remedies.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*rose"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>The past or preterit tense of <er>Arise</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*round"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>round</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In a circle; circularly; on every side; round.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In a circuit; here and there within the surrounding space; all about; <as>as, to travel <ex>around</ex> from town to town</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Near; in the neighborhood; <as>as, this man was standing <ex>around</ex> when the fight took place</as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq. U. S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; See <er>Round</er>, the shorter form, <pos>adv. &amp; prep.</pos>, which, in some of the meanings, is more commonly used.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*round"</hw>, <pos>prep.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>On all sides of; encircling; encompassing; so as to make the circuit of; about.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A lambent flame arose, which gently spread<br/>
+<qex>Around</qex> his brows.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>From one part to another of; at random through; about; on another side of; <as>as, to travel <ex>around</ex> the country; a house standing <ex>around</ex> the corner.</as></def> <mark>[Colloq. U. S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>around-the-clock</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>proceeding without interruption for twenty four hours every day.</def> <illu><ex>around-the-clock</ex> nursing care</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> day-and-night, nonstop, round-the-clock, twenty four hours a day.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*rous"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of arousing, or the state of being aroused.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Whatever has associated itself with the <qex>arousal</qex> and activity of our better nature.</q> <rj><qau>Hare.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*rouse"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Aroused</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Arousing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>rouse</ets>.]</ety> <def>To excite to action from a state of rest; to stir, or put in motion or exertion; to rouse; to excite; <as>as, to <ex>arouse</ex> one from sleep; to <ex>arouse</ex> the dormant faculties.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Grasping his spear, forth issued to <qex>arouse</qex><br/>
+His brother, mighty sovereign on the host.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>No suspicion was <qex>aroused</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Merivale.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>aroused</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>emotionally stimulated.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> stimulated, stirred, stirred up.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>brought to a state of great psychological tension.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> wound up.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>stimulated to a state of awareness and interest.</def> <illu>the <ex>aroused</ex> opposition</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> awakened.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>sexually aroused; feeling a strong urge for sexual activity.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> aflame, hot, turned on(predicate), horny.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>excessively affected by emotion; -- of persons.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> emotional, excited.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*row"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>row</ets>.]</ety> <def>In a row, line, or rank; successively; in order.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And twenty, rank in rank, they rode <qex>arow</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*roynt"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <def>See <er>Aroint</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar*peg"gio</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It., fr. <ets>arpeggiare</ets> to play on the harp, fr. <ets>arpa</ets> harp.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The production of the tones of a chord in rapid succession, as in playing the harp, and not simultaneously; a strain thus played.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ar"pent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ar"pen</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>arpent</ets>, fr. L. <ets>arepennis</ets>, <ets>arapennis</ets>. According to Columella, a Gallic word for a measure equiv. to half a Roman <ets>jugerum</ets>.]</ety> <def>Formerly, a measure of land in France, varying in different parts of the country. The <xex>arpent</xex> of Paris was 4,088 sq. yards, or nearly five sixths of an English acre. The <xex>woodland arpent</xex> was about 1 acre, 1 rood, 1 perch, English.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`pen*ta"tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Arpent</er>.]</ety> <def>The Anglicized form of the French <xex>arpenteur</xex>, a land surveyor.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"pine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An arpent.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Webster (1623).</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"qua*ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Shaped like a bow; arcuate; curved.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ar"que*bus</hw>, <hw>Ar"que*buse</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>arquebuse</ets>, OF. <ets>harquebuse</ets>, fr. D. <ets>haak-bus</ets>; cf. G. <ets>hakenb&uuml;chse</ets> a gun with a hook. See <er>Hagbut</er>.]</ety> <def>A sort of hand gun or firearm a contrivance answering to a trigger, by which the burning match was applied. The musket was a later invention.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>harquebus</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`que*bus*ade"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>arquebusade</ets> shot of an arquebus; eau d'<ets>arquebusade</ets> a vulnerary for gunshot wounds.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The shot of an arquebus.</def> <rj><au>Ash.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A distilled water from a variety of aromatic plants, as rosemary, millefoil, etc.; -- originally used as a vulnerary in gunshot wounds.</def> <rj><au>Parr.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`que*bus*ier</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>arquebusier</ets>.]</ety> <def>A soldier armed with an arquebus.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Soldiers armed with guns, of whatsoever sort or denomination, appear to have been called <qex>arquebusiers</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>E. Lodge.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"qui*foux</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Alquifou</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"rach</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Orach</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"rack</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar. <ets>araq</ets> sweat, juice, spirituous liquor, fr. <ets>araqa</ets> to sweat. Cf. <er>Rack</er> arrack.]</ety> <def>A name in the East Indies and the Indian islands for all ardent spirits. Arrack is often distilled from a fermented mixture of rice, molasses, and palm wine of the cocoanut tree or the date palm, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*rag"o*nite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Aragonite</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*raign"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Arraigned</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Arraigning</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>arainen</ets>, <ets>arenen</ets>, OF. <ets>aragnier</ets>, <ets>aranier</ets>, <ets>araisnier</ets>, F. <ets>arraisonner</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>arrationare</ets> to address to call before court; L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>ratio</ets> reason, reasoning, LL. cause, judgment. See <er>Reason</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To call or set as a prisoner at the bar of a court to answer to the matter charged in an indictment or complaint.</def> <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To call to account, or accuse, before the bar of reason, taste, or any other tribunal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They will not <qex>arraign</qex> you for want of knowledge.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It is not arrogance, but timidity, of which the Christian body should now be <qex>arraigned</qex> by the world.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To accuse; impeach; charge; censure; criminate; indict; denounce. See <er>Accuse</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*raign"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Arraignment; <as>as, the clerk of the <ex>arraigns</ex></as>.</def> <rj><au>Blackstone. Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*raign"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[From OF. <ets>aramier</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>adhramire</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Old Eng. Law)</fld> <def>To appeal to; to demand; <as>as, to <ex>arraign</ex> an assize of novel disseizin</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*raign"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who arraigns.</def> <rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*raign"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>arraynement</ets>, <ets>aresnement</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The act of arraigning, or the state of being arraigned; the act of calling and setting a prisoner before a court to answer to an indictment or complaint.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A calling to an account to faults; accusation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In the sixth satire, which seems only an <qex>Arraignment</qex> of the whole sex, there is a latent admonition.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Ar*rai"ment</hw>, <hw>Ar*ray"ment</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Array</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>Clothes; raiment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*range"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Arranged</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Arranging</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>arayngen</ets>, OF. <ets>arengier</ets>, F. <ets>arranger</ets>, fr. <ets>a</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + OF. <ets>rengier</ets>, <ets>rangier</ets>, F. <ets>ranger</ets>. See <er>Range</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To put in proper order; to dispose (persons, or parts) in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose; <as>as, troops <ex>arranged</ex> for battle</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>So [they] came to the market place, and there he <qex>arranged</qex> his men in the streets.</q> <rj><qau>Berners.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>[They] were beginning to <qex>arrange</qex> their hampers.</q> <rj><qau>Boswell.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A mechanism previously <qex>arranged</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Paley.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To adjust or settle; to prepare; to determine; <as>as, to <ex>arrange</ex> the preliminaries of an undertaking</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Adjust; adapt; range; dispose; classify.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>arranged</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>disposed or placed in a particular kind of order.</def> <illu>the carefully <ex>arranged</ex> chessmen</illu>; <illu>haphazardly <ex>arranged</ex> interlobular septa</illu>; <illu>comfortable chairs <ex>arranged</ex> around the fireplace</illu> <ant>disarranged</ant><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ordered</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>having a schedule and itinerary established prior to departure; -- of travel plans.</def> <illu>an <ex>arranged</ex> tour of Madrid</illu><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>deliberately arranged for effect.</def> <ant>candid</ant><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> staged</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*range"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>arrangement</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of arranging or putting in an orderly condition; the state of being arranged or put in order; disposition in suitable form.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The manner or result of arranging; system of parts disposed in due order; regular and systematic classification; <as>as, <ex>arrangement</ex> of one's dress; the Linn&aelig;an <ex>arrangement</ex> of plants.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Preparatory proceeding or measure; preparation; <as>as, we have made <ex>arrangement</ex> for receiving company</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Settlement; adjustment by agreement; <as>as, the parties have made an <ex>arrangement</ex> between themselves concerning their disputes; a satisfactory <ex>arrangement</ex>.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The adaptation of a composition to voices or instruments for which it was not originally written.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A piece so adapted; a transcription; <as>as, a pianoforte <ex>arrangement</ex> of Beethoven's symphonies; an orchestral <ex>arrangement</ex> of a song, an opera, or the like.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*ran"ger</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who arranges.</def> <rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>arranging</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the act of arranging a piece of music.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> arrangement.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"rant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>erraunt</ets>, <ets>errant</ets>, <ets>errand</ets>, equiv. to E. <ets>errant</ets> wandering, which was first applied to vagabonds, as an <ets>errant rogue</ets>, an <ets>errant thief</ets>, and hence passed gradually into its present and worse sense. See <er>Errant</er>.]</ety> <def>Notoriously or pre&euml;minently bad; thorough or downright, in a bad sense; shameless; unmitigated; <as>as, an <ex>arrant</ex> rogue or coward</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I discover an <qex>arrant</qex> laziness in my soul.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Thorough or downright, in a good sense.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>An <qex>arrant</qex> honest woman.</q> <rj><qau>Burton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"rant*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Notoriously, in an ill sense; infamously; impudently; shamefully.</def> <rj><au>L'Estrange.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"ras</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>Arras</ets> the capital of Artois, in the French Netherlands.]</ety> <def>Tapestry; a rich figured fabric; especially, a screen or hangings of heavy cloth with interwoven figures.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Stateliest couches, with rich <qex>arras</qex> spread.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Behind the <qex>arras</qex> I'll convey myself.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"ras</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To furnish with an arras.</def> <rj><au>Chapman.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`ras*ene"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Arras</er>.]</ety> <def>A material of wool or silk used for working the figures in embroidery.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar*ras"tre</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <def>A rude apparatus for pulverizing ores, esp. those containing free gold.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Ar"ras*wise`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ar"ras*ways`</hw></mhw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Prob. a corruption of <ets>arriswise</ets>. See <er>Arris</er>.]</ety> <def>Placed in such a position as to exhibit the top and two sides, the corner being in front; -- said of a rectangular form.</def> <rj><au>Encyc. Brit. Cussans.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*raught"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[The past tense of an old v. <ets>areach</ets> or <ets>arreach</ets>. Cf. <er>Reach</er>, obs. pret. <ets>raught</ets>.]</ety> <def>Obtained; seized.</def> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*ray"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>arai</ets>, <ets>arrai</ets>, OF. <ets>arrai</ets>, <ets>arrei</ets>, <ets>arroi</ets>, order, arrangement, dress, F. <ets>arroi</ets>; <ets>a</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + OF. <ets>rai</ets>, <ets>rei</ets>, <ets>roi</ets>, order, arrangement, fr. G. or Scand.; cf. Goth. <ets>raidjan</ets>, <ets>garaidjan</ets>, to arrange, MHG. <ets>gereiten</ets>, Icel. <ets>rei&eth;i</ets> rigging, harness; akin to E. <ets>ready</ets>. Cf. <er>Ready</er>, <er>Greith</er>, <er>Curry</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Order; a regular and imposing arrangement; disposition in regular lines; hence, order of battle; <as>as, drawn up in battle <ex>array</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Wedged together in the closest <qex>array</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Gibbon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The whole body of persons thus placed in order; an orderly collection; hence, a body of soldiers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A gallant <qex>array</qex> of nobles and cavaliers.</q> <rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An imposing series of things.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Their long <qex>array</qex> of sapphire and of gold.</q> <rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Dress; garments disposed in order upon the person; rich or beautiful apparel.</def> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A ranking or setting forth in order, by the proper officer, of a jury as impaneled in a cause.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The panel itself.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The whole body of jurors summoned to attend the court.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To challenge the array</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>to except to the whole panel.</cd> <au>Cowell.</au> <au>Tomlins.</au> <au>Blount.</au> -- <col><b>Commission of array</b></col> <fld>(Eng. Hist.)</fld>, <cd>a commission given by the prince to officers in every county, to muster and <xex>array</xex> the inhabitants, or see them in a condition for war.</cd> <au>Blackstone.</au></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*ray"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Arrayed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Arraying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>araien</ets>, <ets>arraien</ets>, fr. OE. <ets>arraier</ets>, <ets>arreier</ets>, <ets>arreer</ets>, <ets>arroier</ets>, fr. <ets>arrai</ets>. See <er>Array</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To place or dispose in order, as troops for battle; to marshal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>By torch and trumpet fast <qex>arrayed</qex>,<br/>
+Each horseman drew his battle blade.</q> <rj><qau>Campbell.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>These doubts will be <qex>arrayed</qex> before their minds.</q> <rj><qau>Farrar.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To deck or dress; to adorn with dress; to cloth to envelop; -- applied esp. to dress of a splendid kind.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Pharaoh . . . <qex>arrayed</qex> him in vestures of fine linen.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. xli.&unr_;.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In gelid caves with horrid gloom <qex>arrayed</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Trumbull.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To set in order, as a jury, for the trial of a cause; that is, to call them man by man.</def> <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To array a panel</b></col>, <cd>to set forth in order the men that are impaneled.</cd> <rj><au>Cowell.</au> <au>Tomlins.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To draw up; arrange; dispose; set in order.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*ray"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who arrays. In some early English statutes, applied to an officer who had care of the soldiers' armor, and who saw them duly accoutered.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*rear"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>arere</ets>, OF. <ets>arere</ets>, <ets>ariere</ets>, F. <ets>arri&egrave;re</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>retro</ets> backward. See <er>Rear</er>.]</ety> <def>To or in the rear; behind; backwards.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*rear"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which is behind in payment, or which remains unpaid, though due; esp. a remainder, or balance which remains due when some part has been paid; arrearage; -- commonly used in the plural, <as>as, <ex>arrears</ex> of rent, wages, or taxes</as>.</def> <rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>For much I dread due payment by the Greeks<br/>
+Of yesterday's <qex>arrear</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I have a large <qex>arrear</qex> of letters to write.</q> <rj><qau>J. D. Forbes.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>In arrear</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>In arrears</b></col></mcol>, <cd>behind; backward; behindhand; in debt.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*rear"age</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>arr&eacute;rage</ets>, fr. <ets>arri&egrave;re</ets>, OF. <ets>arere</ets>. See <er>Arrear</er>.]</ety> <def>That which remains unpaid and overdue, after payment of a part; arrears.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The old <qex>arrearages</qex> . . . being defrayed.</q> <rj><qau>Howell.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ar*rect"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ar*rect"ed</hw>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arrectus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>arrigere</ets> to raise, erect; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>regere</ets> to lead straight, to direct.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Lifted up; raised; erect.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Attentive, as a person listening.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>God speaks not the idle and unconcerned hearer, but to the vigilant and <qex>arrect</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Smalridge.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*rect"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To direct.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>My supplication to you I <qex>arrect</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Skelton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <ety>[See <er>Aret</er>.]</ety> <def>To impute.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T. More.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*rect"a*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arrectarius</ets>, fr. <ets>arrigere</ets> o set up.]</ety> <def>An upright beam.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`re*not"o*kous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; bearing males; &unr_; a male + &unr_; a bringing forth.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Producing males from unfertilized eggs, as certain wasps and bees.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`ren*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>arrenter</ets> to give or take as rent. See <er>Arendator</er>.]</ety> <fld>(O. Eng. Law)</fld> <def>A letting or renting, esp. a license to inclose land in a forest with a low hedge and a ditch, under a yearly rent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*rep"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arripere</ets>, <ets>arreptum</ets>, to seize, snatch; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>rapere</ets> to snatch. See <er>Rapacious</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of taking away.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;This <xex>arreption</xex> was sudden.&rdquo; <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`rep*ti"tious</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arreptitius</ets>.]</ety> <def>Snatched away; seized or possessed, as a demoniac; raving; mad; crack-brained.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Odd, <qex>arreptitious</qex>, frantic extravagances.</q> <rj><qau>Howell.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*rest"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Arrested</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Arresting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>aresten</ets>, OF. <ets>arester</ets>, F. <ets>arr&ecirc;ter</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>arrestare</ets>; L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>restare</ets> to remain, stop; <ets>re</ets> + <ets>stare</ets> to stand. See <er>Rest</er> remainder.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To stop; to check or hinder the motion or action of; <as>as, to <ex>arrest</ex> the current of a river; to <ex>arrest</ex> the senses.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Nor could her virtues the relentless hand<br/>
+Of Death <qex>arrest</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Philips.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To take, seize, or apprehend by authority of law; <as>as, to <ex>arrest</ex> one for debt, or for a crime</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; After this word Shakespeare uses <xex>of</xex> (&ldquo;I <ex>arrest</ex> thee <ptcl>of</ptcl> high treason&rdquo;) or <ptcl>on</ptcl>; the modern usage is <ptcl>for</ptcl>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To seize on and fix; to hold; to catch; <as>as, to <ex>arrest</ex> the eyes or attention</as>.</def> <rj><au>Buckminster.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To rest or fasten; to fix; to concentrate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>We may <qex>arrest</qex> our thoughts upon the divine mercies.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To obstruct; delay; detain; check; hinder; stop; apprehend; seize; lay hold of.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*rest"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To tarry; to rest.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*rest"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>arest</ets>, <ets>arrest</ets>, OF. <ets>arest</ets>, F. <ets>arr&ecirc;t</ets>, fr. <ets>arester</ets>. See <er>Arrest</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, <er>Arr&unr_;t</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of stopping, or restraining from further motion, etc.; stoppage; hindrance; restraint; <as>as, an <ex>arrest</ex> of development</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>As the <qex>arrest</qex> of the air showeth.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The taking or apprehending of a person by authority of law; legal restraint; custody. Also, a decree, mandate, or warrant.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>William . . . ordered him to be put under <qex>arrest</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>[Our brother Norway] sends out <qex>arrests</qex><br/>
+On Fortinbras; which he, in brief, obeys.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; An arrest may be made by seizing or touching the body; but it is sufficient in the party be within the power of the officer and submit to the arrest. In Admiralty law, and in old English practice, the term is applied to the seizure of property.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Any seizure by power, physical or moral.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The sad stories of fire from heaven, the burning of his sheep, etc., . . . were sad <qex>arrests</qex> to his troubled spirit.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Far.)</fld> <def>A scurfiness of the back part of the hind leg of a horse; -- also named <xex>rat-tails</xex>.</def> <rj><au>White.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Arrest of judgment</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>the staying or stopping of a judgment, after verdict, for legal cause. The motion for this purpose is called a motion in <xex>arrest of judgment</xex>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`res*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>arrestation</ets>, LL. <ets>arrestatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>Arrest.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>arrestation</qex> of the English resident in France was decreed by the National Convention.</q> <rj><qau>H. M. Williams.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`res*tee"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Arrest</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld> <def>The person in whose hands is the property attached by arrestment.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*rest"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who arrests.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld> <def>The person at whose suit an arrestment is made.</def> <altsp>[Also written <asp>arrestor</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 84 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*rest"ing</hw> <pr>(&abreve;r*r&ebreve_;st"&ibreve_;ng)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Striking; attracting attention; impressive.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This most solemn and <qex>arresting</qex> occurrence.</q> <rj><qau>J. H. Newman.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*rest"ive</hw> <pr>(-&ibreve_;v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Tending to arrest.</def> <rj><au>McCosh.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*rest"ment</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>arrestement</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld> <def>The arrest of a person, or the seizure of his effects; esp., a process by which money or movables in the possession of a third party are attached.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A stoppage or check.</def> <rj><au>Darwin.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar*r&ecirc;t</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>Arrest</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(F. Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A judgment, decision, or decree of a court or high tribunal; also, a decree of a sovereign.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An arrest; a legal seizure.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*ret"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Aret</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar"rha</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>Arrh&aelig;</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L. Cf. <er>Earnest</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Money or other valuable thing given to evidence a contract; a pledge or earnest.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`rha*phos"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; to sew together.]</ety> <def>Seamless.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ar*rhi"zal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ar*rhi"zous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; not rooted; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; a root.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Destitute of a true root, as a parasitical plant.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ar*rhyth"mic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ar*rhyth"mous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; rhythm.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Being without rhythm or regularity, as the pulse.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"rhyt*my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; rhythm.]</ety> <def>Want of rhythm.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*ride"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arridere</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>ridere</ets> to laugh.]</ety> <def>To please; to gratify.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Above all thy rarities, old Oxenford, what do most <qex>arride</qex> and solace me are thy repositories of moldering learning.</q> <rj><qau>Lamb.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*riere"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>arri&egrave;re</ets>. See <er>Arrear</er>.]</ety> <def>&ldquo;That which is behind&rdquo;; the rear; -- chiefly used as an adjective in the sense of <xex>behind</xex>, <xex>rear</xex>, <xex>subordinate</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Arriere fee</b></col>, <col><b>Arriere fief</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a fee or fief dependent on a superior fee, or a fee held of a feudatory.</cd> -- <col><b>Arriere vassal</b></col>, <cd>the vassal of a vassal.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*riere"-ban`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. OE. <ets>arban</ets>, <ets>heriban</ets>, fr. OHG. <ets>hariban</ets>, <ets>heriban</ets>, G. <ets>heerbann</ets>, the calling together of an army; OHG. <ets>heri</ets> an army + <ets>ban</ets> a public call or order. The French have misunderstood their old word, and have changed it into <ets>arri&egrave;re-ban</ets>, though <ets>arri&egrave;re</ets> has no connection with its proper meaning. See <er>Ban</er>, <er>Abandon</er>.]</ety> <def>A proclamation, as of the French kings, calling not only their immediate feudatories, but the vassals of these feudatories, to take the field for war; also, the body of vassals called or liable to be called to arms, as in ancient France.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"ris</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>areste</ets>, F. <ets>ar&ecirc;te</ets>, fr. L. <ets>arista</ets> the top or beard of an ear of grain, the bone of a fish.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The sharp edge or salient angle formed by two surfaces meeting each other, whether plane or curved; -- applied particularly to the edges in moldings, and to the raised edges which separate the flutings in a Doric column.</def> <rj><au>P. Cyc.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Arris fillet</b></col>, <cd>a triangular piece of wood used to raise the slates of a roof against a chimney or wall, to throw off the rain.</cd> <au>Gwilt.</au> -- <col><b>Arris gutter</b></col>, <cd>a gutter of a V form fixed to the eaves of a building.</cd> <au>Gwilt.</au></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"rish</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Eddish</er>.]</ety> <def>The stubble of wheat or grass; a stubble field; eddish.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark> <altsp>[Written also <asp>arish</asp>, <asp>ersh</asp>, etc.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The moment we entered the stubble or <qex>arrish</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Blackw. Mag.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"ris*wise`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Diagonally laid, as tiles; ridgewise.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*riv"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Arrive</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of arriving, or coming; the act of reaching a place from a distance, whether by water (as in its original sense) or by land.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Our watchmen from the towers, with longing eyes,<br/>
+Expect his swift <qex>arrival</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The attainment or reaching of any object, by effort, or in natural course; <as>as, our <ex>arrival</ex> at this conclusion was wholly unexpected</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The person or thing arriving or which has arrived; <as>as, news brought by the last <ex>arrival</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Another <qex>arrival</qex> still more important was speedily announced.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>An approach.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The house has a corner <qex>arrival</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>H. Walpole.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*riv"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Arrival.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*rive"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Arrived</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Arriving</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>ariven</ets> to arrive, land, OF. <ets>ariver</ets>, F. <ets>arriver</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>arripare</ets>, <ets>adripare</ets>, to come to shore; L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>ripa</ets> the shore or sloping bank of a river. Cf. <er>Riparian</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To come to the shore or bank. In present usage: To come in progress by water, or by traveling on land; to reach by water or by land; -- followed by <xex>at</xex> (formerly sometimes by <xex>to</xex>), also by <xex>in</xex> and <xex>from</xex>.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Arrived</xex> in Padua.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>[&AElig;neas] sailing with a fleet from Sicily, <qex>arrived</qex> . . . and landed in the country of Laurentum.</q> <rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>There was no outbreak till the regiment <qex>arrived</qex> at Ipswich.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To reach a point by progressive motion; to gain or compass an object by effort, practice, study, inquiry, reasoning, or experiment.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To arrive at</b></col>, <cd>or attain to.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>When he <qex>arrived at</qex> manhood.</q> <rj><qau>Rogers.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>We <qex>arrive at</qex> knowledge of a law of nature by the generalization of facts.</q> <rj><qau>McCosh.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>If <qex>at</qex> great things thou wouldst <qex>arrive</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To come; said of time; <as>as, the time <ex>arrived</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To happen or occur.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Happy! to whom this glorious death <qex>arrives</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Waller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*rive"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To bring to shore.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And made the sea-trod ship <qex>arrive</qex> them.</q> <rj><qau>Chapman.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To reach; to come to.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Ere he <qex>arrive</qex> the happy isle.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Ere we could <qex>arrive</qex> the point proposed.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Arrive</qex> at last the blessed goal.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*rive"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Arrival.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>How should I joy of thy <qex>arrive</qex> to hear!</q> <rj><qau>Drayton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*riv"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who arrives.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>arriving</hw> <pos>adj. prenom.</pos> <def>directed or moving inward or toward a center; <as>as, <ex>arriving</ex> trains</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> inbound, inward.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar*ro"ba</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. and Pg., from Ar. <ets>arrub</ets>, <ets>ar-rubu</ets>, a fourth part.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A Spanish weight used in Mexico and South America = 25.36 lbs. avoir.; also, an old Portuguese weight, used in Brazil = 32.38 lbs. avoir.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A Spanish liquid measure for wine = 3.54 imp. gallons, and for oil = 2.78 imp. gallons.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"ro*gance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>arrogantia</ets>, fr. <ets>arrogans</ets>. See <er>Arrogant</er>.]</ety> <def>The act or habit of arrogating, or making undue claims in an overbearing manner; that species of pride which consists in exorbitant claims of rank, dignity, estimation, or power, or which exalts the worth or importance of the person to an undue degree; proud contempt of others; lordliness; haughtiness; self-assumption; presumption.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I hate not you for her proud <qex>arrogance</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Haughtiness; hauteur; assumption; lordliness; presumption; pride; disdain; insolence; conceit; conceitedness. See <er>Haughtiness</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"ro*gan*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Arrogance.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"ro*gant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>arrogant</ets>, L. <ets>arrogans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>arrogare</ets>. See <er>Arrogate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Making, or having the disposition to make, exorbitant claims of rank or estimation; giving one's self an undue degree of importance; assuming; haughty; -- applied to persons.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Arrogant</qex> Winchester, that haughty prelate.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Containing arrogance; marked with arrogance; proceeding from undue claims or self-importance; -- applied to things; <as>as, <ex>arrogant</ex> pretensions or behavior</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Magisterial; lordly; proud; assuming; overbearing; presumptuous; haughty. See <er>Magisterial</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"ro*gant*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an arrogant manner; with undue pride or self-importance.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"ro*gant*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Arrogance.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"ro*gate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Arrogated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Arrogating</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>arrogatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>adrogare</ets>, <ets>arrogare</ets>, to ask, appropriate to one's self; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>rogare</ets> to ask. See <er>Rogation</er>.]</ety> <def>To assume, or claim as one's own, unduly, proudly, or presumptuously; to make undue claims to, from vanity or baseless pretensions to right or merit; <as>as, the pope <ex>arrogated</ex> dominion over kings</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He <qex>arrogated</qex> to himself the right of deciding dogmatically what was orthodox doctrine.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`ro*ga"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arrogatio</ets>, fr. <ets>arrogare</ets>. Cf. <er>Adrogation</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of arrogating, or making exorbitant claims; the act of taking more than one is justly entitled to.</def> <rj><au>Hall.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Civ. Law)</fld> <def>Adoption of a person of full age.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"ro*ga*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Making undue claims and pretension; prone to arrogance.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Dr. H. More.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar`ron`disse`ment"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>arrondir</ets> to make round; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>rond</ets> round, L. <ets>rotundus</ets>.]</ety> <def>A subdivision of a department.</def> <mark>[France]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The territory of France, since the revolution, has been divided into <xex>departments</xex>, those into <xex>arrondissements</xex>, those into <xex>cantons</xex>, and the latter into <xex>communes</xex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*rose"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>arroser</ets>.]</ety> <def>To drench; to besprinkle; to moisten.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The blissful dew of heaven does <qex>arrose</qex> you.</q> <rj><qau>Two N. Kins.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*ro"sion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arrodere</ets>, <ets>arrosum</ets>, to gnaw: cf. F. <ets>arrosion</ets>.]</ety> <def>A gnawing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"row</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>arewe</ets>, AS. <ets>arewe</ets>, <ets>earh</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>&ouml;r</ets>, <ets>&ouml;rvar</ets>, Goth. <ets>arhwazna</ets>, and perh. L. <ets>arcus</ets> bow. Cf. <er>Arc</er>.]</ety> <def>A missile weapon of offense, slender, pointed, and usually feathered and barbed, to be shot from a bow.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Broad arrow</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>An arrow with a broad head.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A mark placed upon British ordnance and government stores, which bears a rude resemblance to a broad arrowhead.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"row grass`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An herbaceous grasslike plant (<spn>Triglochin palustre</spn>, and other species) with pods opening so as to suggest barbed arrowheads.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Ar"row*head`</hw> <hw>ar"row-head`</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the pointed head or striking tip of an arrow.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An aquatic plant of the genus <gen>Sagittaria</gen>, esp. <spn>Sagittaria sagittifolia</spn>, -- named from the shape of the leaves.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"row*head`ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Shaped like the head of an arrow; cuneiform.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Arrowheaded characters</b></col>, <cd>characters the elements of which consist of strokes resembling arrowheads, nailheads, or wedges; -- hence called also <xex>nail-headed</xex>, <xex>wedge-formed</xex>, <xex>cuneiform</xex>, or <xex>cuneatic</xex> characters; the oldest written characters used in the country about the Tigris and Euphrates, and subsequently in Persia, and abounding among the ruins of Persepolis, Nineveh, and Babylon. See <er>Cuneiform</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"row*root`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A white-flowered west Indian plant of the genus <gen>Maranta</gen>, esp. <spn>Maranta arundinacea</spn>, now cultivated in many hot countries. Its root yields <prod>arrowroot starch</prod>. It said that the Indians used the roots to neutralize the venom in wounds made by poisoned arrows.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> arrowroot, American arrowroot, obedience plant.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A nutritive starch obtained from the rootstocks of <spn>Maranta arundinacea</spn>, and used as food, esp. for children an invalids; also, a similar starch obtained from other plants, as various species of <gen>Maranta</gen> and <gen>Curcuma</gen>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>arrow-shaped</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Botany)</fld> <def>like an arrow head without flaring base lobes; -- of a leaf shape.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> sagittate, sagittiform.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>arrow-wood</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>any plant (<spn>Viburnum recognitum</spn>) closely related to southern arrow wood; eastern U.S. Maine to Ohio and Georgia.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> arrow wood.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"row*wood`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A shrub (<spn>Viburnum dentatum</spn>) growing in damp woods and thickets; -- so called from the long, straight, slender shoots. Also, any of several other similar small trees whose straight shoots were used for making arrows.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"row*worm`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A peculiar transparent worm of the genus <gen>Sagitta</gen>, living at the surface of the sea. See <er>Sagitta</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"row*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Consisting of arrows.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>How quick they wheeled, and flying, behind them shot<br/>
+Sharp sleet of <qex>arrowy</qex> showers.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Formed or moving like, or in any respect resembling, an arrow; swift; darting; piercing.</def> &ldquo;His <xex>arrowy</xex> tongue.&rdquo; <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>By the blue rushing of the <qex>arrowy</qex> Rhone.</q> <rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>With <qex>arrowy</qex> vitalities, vivacities, and ingenuities.</q> <rj><qau>Carlyle.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar*roy"o</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Arroyos</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Sp., fr. LL. <ets>arrogium</ets>; cf. Gr. &unr_; river, stream, fr. &unr_; to flow.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A water course; a rivulet.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The dry bed of a small stream.</def> <mark>[Western U. S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar"schin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Arshine</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arse</hw> <pr>(&auml;rs)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>ears</ets>; <ets>&aelig;rs</ets>; akin to OHG. <ets>ars</ets>. G. <ets>arsch</ets>, D. <ets>aars</ets>, Sw. <ets>ars</ets>, Dan. <ets>arts</ets>, Gr. &unr_; (cf. <grk>o'yra`</grk> tail).]</ety> <def>The buttocks, or hind part of an animal; the posteriors; the fundament; the bottom.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>arse"hole`</hw> <pr>(&auml;rs"h&omacr;l`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>execretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> anus, arse, asshole</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"se*nal</hw> <pr>(&auml;r"s&euptack_;*n&aitalic_;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. &amp; F. <ets>arsenal</ets> arsenal, dockyard, or It. <ets>arzanale</ets>, <ets>arsenale</ets> (cf. It. &amp; <ets>darsena</ets> dock); all fr. Ar. <ets>d&amacr;r&ccedil;in&amacr;'a</ets> house of industry or fabrication; <ets>d&amacr;r</ets> house + <ets>&ccedil;in&amacr;'a</ets> art, industry.]</ety> <def>A public establishment for the storage, or for the manufacture and storage, of arms and all military equipments, whether for land or naval service.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"se*nate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of arsenic acid.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*se"ni*ate</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Arsenate</er>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"se*nic</hw> <pr>(&auml;r"s&euptack_;*n&ibreve_;k; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arsenicum</ets>, Gr. <grk>'arseniko`n</grk>, <grk>'arreniko`n</grk>, yellow orpiment, perh. fr. <grk>'arseniko`s</grk> or better Attic <grk>'arreniko`s</grk> masculine, <grk>'a`rrhn</grk> male, on account of its strength, or fr. Per. <ets>zern&imacr;kh</ets>: cf. F. <ets>arsenic</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>One of the elements, a solid substance resembling a metal in its physical properties, but in its chemical relations ranking with the nonmetals. It is of a steel-gray color and brilliant luster, though usually dull from tarnish. It is very brittle, and sublimes at 356&deg; Fahrenheit. It is sometimes found native, but usually combined with silver, cobalt, nickel, iron, antimony, or sulphur. Orpiment and realgar are two of its sulphur compounds, the first of which is the true <xex>arsenicum</xex> of the ancients. The element and its compounds are active poisons. Specific gravity from 5.7 to 5.9. Atomic weight 75. Symbol As.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <def>Arsenious oxide or arsenious anhydride; -- called also <altname>arsenious acid</altname>, <altname>white arsenic</altname>, and <altname>ratsbane</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*sen"ic</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or derived from, arsenic; -- said of those compounds of arsenic in which this element has its highest equivalence; <as>as, <ex>arsenic</ex> acid</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*sen"ic*al</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to, or containing, arsenic; <as>as, <ex>arsenical</ex> vapor; <ex>arsenical</ex> wall papers.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Arsenical silver</b></col>, <cd>an ore of silver containing arsenic.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*sen"i*cate</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Arsenicated</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Arsenicating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To combine with arsenic; to treat or impregnate with arsenic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*sen"i*cism</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A diseased condition produced by slow poisoning with arsenic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"sen*ide</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A compound of arsenic with a metal, or positive element or radical; -- formerly called <xex>arseniuret</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`sen*if"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Arsenic</ets> + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Containing or producing arsenic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*se"ni*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>ars&eacute;nieux</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, consisting of, or containing, arsenic; <as>as, <ex>arsenious</ex> powder or glass</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or derived from, arsenic, when having an equivalence next lower than the highest; <as>as, <ex>arsenious</ex> acid</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"sen*ite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>ars&eacute;nite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt formed by the union of arsenious acid with a base.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`se*ni"u*ret</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See <er>Arsenide</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`se*ni"u*ret`ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Combined with arsenic; -- said some elementary substances or radicals; <as>as, <ex>arseniureted</ex> hydrogen</as>.</def> <altsp>[Also spelt <asp>arseniuretted</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`sen*o*pyr"ite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Arsenic</ets> + <ets>pyrite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A mineral of a tin-white color and metallic luster, containing arsenic, sulphur, and iron; -- also called <altname>arsenical pyrites</altname> and <altname>mispickel</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arse"smart</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Smartweed; water pepper.</def> <rj><au>Dr. Prior.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar"shine</hw> <pr>(&auml;r"sh&emacr;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Russ. <ets>arshin</ets>, of Turkish-Tartar origin; Turk. <ets>arshin</ets>, <ets>arsh&umacr;n</ets>, ell, yard.]</ety> <def>A Russian measure of length = 2 ft. 4.246 inches.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"sine</hw> <pr>(&auml;r"s&ibreve_;n <it>or</it> -s&emacr;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Arsenic</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A compound of arsenic and hydrogen, <chform>AsH3</chform>, a colorless and exceedingly poisonous gas, having an odor like garlic; arseniureted hydrogen.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar"sis</hw> <pr>(&auml;r"s&ibreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arsis</ets>, Gr. <grk>'a`rsis</grk> a raising or lifting, an elevation of the voice, fr. <grk>a'i`rein</grk> to raise or lift up. Its ordinary use is the result of am early misapprehension; originally and properly it denotes the <ets>lifting</ets> of the hand in beating time, and hence the unaccented part of the rhythm.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Pros.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>That part of a foot where the <xex>ictus</xex> is put, or which is distinguished from the rest (known as the <xex>thesis</xex>) of the foot by a greater stress of voice.</def> <au>Hermann.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>That elevation of voice now called <altname>metrical accentuation</altname>, or the rhythmic accent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; It is uncertain whether the <xex>arsis</xex> originally consisted in a higher musical tone, greater volume, or longer duration of sound, or in all combined.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The elevation of the hand, or that part of the bar at which it is raised, in beating time; the weak or unaccented part of the bar; -- opposed to <contr>thesis</contr>.</def> <rj><au>Moore.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ars`met"rike</hw> <pr>(&auml;rz`m&ebreve_;t"r&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[An erroneous form of <ets>arithmetic</ets>, as if from L. <ets>ars metrica</ets> the measuring art.]</ety> <def>Arithmetic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"son</hw> <pr>(&auml;r"s'n; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>arson</ets>, <ets>arsun</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ardere</ets>, <ets>arsum</ets>, to burn.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The malicious burning of a dwelling house or outhouse of another man, which by the common law is felony; the malicious and voluntary firing of a building or ship.</def> <rj><au>Wharton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>arsonist</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a criminal who illegaly sets fire to property.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> incendiary, firebug.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The definition of this crime is varied by statues in different countries and states. The English law of arson has been considerably modified in the United States; in some of the States it has been materially enlarged, while in others, various degrees of arson have been established, with corresponding punishment.</note> <rj><au>Burrill.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Art</hw> <pr>(&auml;rt)</pr>. <def>The second person singular, indicative mode, present tense, of the substantive verb <er>Be</er>; but formed after the analogy of the plural <xex>are</xex>, with the ending -<xex>t</xex>, as in thou shal<xex>t</xex>, wil<xex>t</xex>, orig. an ending of the second person sing. pret. Cf. <er>Be</er>. Now used only in solemn or poetical style.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 85 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Art</hw> <pr>(&auml;rt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>art</ets>, L. <ets>ars</ets>, <ets>artis</ets>, orig., skill in joining or fitting; prob. akin to E. <ets>arm</ets>, <ets>aristocrat</ets>, <ets>article</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The employment of means to accomplish some desired end; the adaptation of things in the natural world to the uses of life; the application of knowledge or power to practical purposes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Blest with each grace of nature and of <qex>art</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A system of rules serving to facilitate the performance of certain actions; a system of principles and rules for attaining a desired end; method of doing well some special work; -- often contradistinguished from <xex>science</xex> or speculative principles; <as>as, the <ex>art</ex> of building or engraving; the <ex>art</ex> of war; the <ex>art</ex> of navigation.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Science is systematized knowledge . . . <xex>Art</xex> is knowledge made efficient by skill.</q> <rj><qau>J. F. Genung.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The systematic application of knowledge or skill in effecting a desired result. Also, an occupation or business requiring such knowledge or skill.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The fishermen can't employ their <qex>art</qex> with so much success in so troubled a sea.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The application of skill to the production of the beautiful by imitation or design, or an occupation in which skill is so employed, as in painting and sculpture; one of the fine arts; <as>as, he prefers <ex>art</ex> to literature</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Those branches of learning which are taught in the academical course of colleges; <as>as, master of <ex>arts</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In fearless youth we tempt the heights of <qex>arts</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Four years spent in the <qex>arts</qex> (as they are called in colleges) is, perhaps, laying too laborious a foundation.</q> <rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Learning; study; applied knowledge, science, or letters.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>So vast is <qex>art</qex>, so narrow human wit.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Skill, dexterity, or the power of performing certain actions, acquired by experience, study, or observation; knack; <as>as, a man has the <ex>art</ex> of managing his business to advantage</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>Skillful plan; device.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They employed every <qex>art</qex> to soothe . . . the discontented warriors.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>Cunning; artifice; craft.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Madam, I swear I use no <qex>art</qex> at all.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Animals practice <qex>art</qex> when opposed to their superiors in strength.</q> <rj><qau>Crabb.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>10.</sn> <def>The black art; magic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Art and part</b></col> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld>, <cd>share or concern by aiding and abetting a criminal in the perpetration of a crime, whether by advice or by assistance in the execution; complicity.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The <xex>arts</xex> are divided into various classes. <col><b>The useful arts</b></col>, <col><b>The mechanical arts</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>The industrial arts</b></col> are those in which the hands and body are more concerned than the mind; as in making clothes and utensils. These are called <xex>trades</xex>. <col><b>The fine arts</b></col> are those which have primarily to do with imagination and taste, and are applied to the production of what is beautiful. They include poetry, music, painting, engraving, sculpture, and architecture; but the term is often confined to painting, sculpture, and architecture. <col><b>The liberal arts</b></col> (<xex>artes liberales</xex>, the higher arts, which, among the Romans, only freemen were permitted to pursue) were, in the Middle Ages, these seven branches of learning, -- grammar, logic, rhetoric, arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy. In modern times the <xex>liberal arts</xex> include the sciences, philosophy, history, etc., which compose the course of academical or collegiate education. Hence, degrees in the <xex>arts</xex>; master and bachelor of <xex>arts</xex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In America, literature and the elegant <qex>arts</qex> must grow up side by side with the coarser plants of daily necessity.</q> <rj><qau>Irving.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Science; literature; aptitude; readiness; skill; dexterity; adroitness; contrivance; profession; business; trade; calling; cunning; artifice; duplicity. See <er>Science</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Artamidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a natural family comprising the wood swallows.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Artamidae</fam>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Artamus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>the type genus of the <fam>Artamidae</fam>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Artamus</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>artefact</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as <er>artifact</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> artifact.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>artefactual</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to an artefact.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> artifactual</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>made by human actions.</def> <ant>natural</ant><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> artifactual</syn><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar*te"mi*a</hw> <pr>(&auml;r*t&ebreve_;"m&ibreve_;*&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'A`rtemis</grk>, a Greek goddess.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of phyllopod Crustacea found in salt lakes and brines; the brine shrimp. See <er>Brine shrimp</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Artemis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>the virgin goddess of the hunt and the moon in Greek mythology; one of the Olympian deities, daughter of Zeus and Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with the Roman Diana.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Cynthia, Diana.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`te*mi"si*a</hw> <pr>(&auml;rt&euptack_;"m&ibreve_;zh"&ibreve_;*&adot_; <it>or</it> &auml;rt&euptack_;"m&ibreve_;sh"&ibreve_;*&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Artemisia</ets>, Gr. <grk>'Artemisi`a</grk>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of plants including the plants called mugwort, southernwood, and wormwood. Of these <spn>Artemisia absinthium</spn>, or common wormwood, is well known, and <spn>Artemisia tridentata</spn> is the sage brush of the Rocky Mountain region.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>arteria</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> artery.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*te"ri*ac</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arteriacus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;. See <er>Artery</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the windpipe.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*te"ri*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>art&eacute;riel</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to an artery, or the arteries; <as>as, <ex>arterial</ex> action; the <ex>arterial</ex> system.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a main channel (resembling an artery), as a river, canal, or railroad.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Arterial blood</b></col>, <cd>blood which has been changed and vitalized (arterialized) during passage through the lungs.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>arterialise</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>same as <ex>arterialize</ex>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> arterialize</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*te`ri*al*i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The process of converting venous blood into arterial blood during its passage through the lungs, oxygen being absorbed and carbonic acid evolved; -- called also <altname>a&euml;ration</altname> and <altname>hematosis</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*te"ri*al*ize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Arterialized</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Arterializing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To transform, as the venous blood, into arterial blood by exposure to oxygen in the lungs; to make arterial.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*te`ri*og"ra*phy</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; + <ets>-graphy</ets>.]</ety> <def>A systematic description of the arteries.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Ar*te`ri*o"la</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ar*te"ri*ole</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>arteriola</ets>, dim. of L. <ets>arteria</ets>: cf. F. <ets>art&eacute;riole</ets>.]</ety> <def>A small artery with a muscular wall.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>arteriolar</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to an arteriole.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*te`ri*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>That part of anatomy which treats of arteries.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*te`ri*ol"o*scle*ro"sis</hw> <pr>(&auml;r*t&emacr;`r&ibreve_;*&omacr;l"&ouptack_;*skl&euptack_;*r&omacr;"s&ibreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'arthri`a</grk> + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>a form of arteriosclerosis which affects predominantly the arterioles, found especially in people with chronic hypertension.</def> <au>Stedman</au><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar*te`ri*o*scle*ro"sis</hw> <pr>(&auml;r*t&emacr;`r&ibreve_;*&ouptack_;*skl&euptack_;*r&omacr;"s&ibreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.; Gr. &unr_; artery + <ets>sclerosis</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>a chronic disease characterized by abnormal thickening and hardening of the walls of the arteries, esp. of the intima, occurring mostly in old age. Subtypes are distinguished, such as <er>arteriolosclerosis</er> and <er>atherosclerosis</er>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ar*te`ri*o*scle*rot"ic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>arteriosclerotic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to arteriosclerosis.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*te`ri*ot"o*my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arteriotomia</ets>, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; + &unr_; a cutting.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The opening of an artery, esp. for bloodletting.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That part of anatomy which treats of the dissection of the arteries.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>arteriovenous</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>connecting an artery to a vein.</def> <illu>an <ex>arteriovenous</ex> fistula</illu><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar`te*ri"tis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Artery</ets> + <ets>-etis</ets>.]</ety> <def>Inflammation of an artery or arteries.</def> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"ter*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Arteries</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>arteria</ets> windpipe, artery, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The trachea or windpipe.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;Under the <xex>artery</xex>, or windpipe, is the mouth of the stomach.&rdquo; <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>One of the vessels or tubes which carry either venous or arterial blood from the heart. They have tricker and more muscular walls than veins, and are connected with them by capillaries.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In man and other mammals, the arteries which contain arterialized blood receive it from the left ventricle of the heart through the aorta. See <er>Aorta</er>. The <xex>pulmonary artery</xex> conveys the venous blood from the right ventricle to the lungs, whence the arterialized blood is returned through the pulmonary veins.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Hence: Any continuous or ramified channel of communication; <as>as, <ex>arteries</ex> of trade or commerce</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*te"sian</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>art&eacute;sien</ets>, fr. <ets>Artois</ets> in France, where many such wells have been made since the middle of the last century.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Artois (anciently called <xex>Artesium</xex>), in France.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Artesian wells</b></col>, <cd>wells made by boring into the earth till the instrument reaches water, which, from internal pressure, flows spontaneously like a fountain. They are usually of small diameter and often of great depth.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Art"ful</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Art</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Performed with, or characterized by, art or skill.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>Artful</xex> strains.&rdquo; &ldquo;<xex>Artful</xex> terms.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Artificial; imitative.</def> <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Using or exhibiting much art, skill, or contrivance; dexterous; skillful.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He [was] too <qex>artful</qex> a writer to set down events in exact historical order.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Cunning; disposed to cunning indirectness of dealing; crafty; <as>as, an <ex>artful</ex> boy</as>. [The usual sense.]</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Artful</qex> in speech, in action, and in mind.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>artful</qex> revenge of various animals.</q> <rj><qau>Darwin.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Cunning; skillful; adroit; dexterous; crafty; tricky; deceitful; designing. See <er>Cunning</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Art"ful*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an artful manner; with art or cunning; skillfully; dexterously; craftily.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Art"ful*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being artful; art; cunning; craft.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"then</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Same as</def> <er>Earthen</er>. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;An <xex>arthen</xex> pot.&rdquo; <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ar*thrit"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ar*thrit"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arthriticus</ets>, Gr. <grk>'arqritiko`s</grk>. See <er>Arthritis</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to the joints.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to arthritis; gouty.</def> <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>afflicted with arthritis.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> creaky, rheumatic, rheumatoid.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar*thri"tis</hw> <pr>(&auml;r*thr&imacr;"t&ibreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <grk>'arqri^tis</grk> (as if fem. of <grk>'arqri`tis</grk> belonging to the joints, sc. <grk>no`sos</grk> disease) gout, fr. <grk>'a`rqron</grk> a joint.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Any inflammation of the joints, including the gout. A variety of forms of arthritis are recognized, some of which (such as <stype>rheumatoid arthritis</stype>, also called <stype>arthritis deformans</stype> and <stype>arthritis nodosa</stype>) are chronic and progressive, and lead to incapacitation and deformity.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar`thro*chon*dri"tis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Chondritis of a joint.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"thro*derm</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`rqron</grk> joint + <ets>'derm</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The external covering of an Arthropod.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar*throd"e*sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; joint + &unr_; a binding together.]</ety> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>Surgical fixation of joints.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar*thro"di*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; well articulated; <grk>'a`rqron</grk> a joint + &unr_; shape.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A form of diarthrodial articulation in which the articular surfaces are nearly flat, so that they form only an imperfect ball and socket.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ar*thro"di*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ar*throd"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to arthrodia.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar`thro*dyn"i*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'a`rqron</grk> joint + <grk>'ody`nh</grk> pain.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An affection characterized by pain in or about a joint, not dependent upon structural disease.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`thro*dyn"ic</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to arthrodynia, or pain in the joints; rheumatic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar`thro*gas"tra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'a`rqron</grk> joint + &unr_; stomach.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A division of the Arachnida, having the abdomen annulated, including the scorpions, harvestmen, etc.; pedipalpi.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*throg"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`rqron</grk> joint + <ets>-graphy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The description of joints.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*throl"o*gy</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`rqron</grk> joint + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>That part of anatomy which treats of joints.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"thro*mere</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`rqron</grk> joint + <ets>-mere</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the body segments of Arthropods. See <er>Arthrostraca</er>.</def> <rj><au>Packard.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar`thro*pleu"ra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'a`rqron</grk> joint + &unr_; the side.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The side or limb-bearing portion of an arthromere.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*throp"a*thy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; joint + &unr_;, &unr_;, to suffer.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Any disease of the joints.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"thro*pod</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the Arthropoda.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar*throp"o*da</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'a`rqron</grk> joint + <ets>-poda</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A large division of Articulata, embracing all those that have jointed legs. It includes Insects, Arachnida, Pychnogonida, and Crustacea.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ar*throp"o*dal</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar`thro*pom"a*ta</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'a`rqron</grk> joint + &unr_; lid.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the orders of Branchiopoda. See <er>Branchiopoda</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar*thro"sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. <grk>'a`rqron</grk> joint.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Articulation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"thro*spore</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; joint + E. <ets>spore</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bacteriol.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A bacterial resting cell, -- formerly considered a spore, but now known to occur even in endosporous bacteria.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>one of the small conidia occurring arranged in chains in certain fungi. Called also <altname>oidium</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p> -- <wordforms><wf>Ar`thro*spor"ic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <wf>Ar*thros"po*rous</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>arthrosporic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>of or pertaining to an arthrospore{2}.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> arthrosporous.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>arthrosporous</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to an arthrospore{2}.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> arthrosporic</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar*thros"tra*ca</hw>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'a`rqron</grk> joint + &unr_; a shell.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the larger divisions of Crustacea, so called because the thorax and abdomen are both segmented; Tetradecapoda. It includes the Amphipoda and Isopoda.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"thro*tome</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; joint + &unr_; to cut.]</ety> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>A strong scalpel used in the dissection of joints.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`thro*zo"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`rqron</grk> joint + &unr_; animal, fr. &unr_; an animal.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the Articulata; articulate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*thu"ri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to King Arthur or his knights.</def> <rj><au>J. R. Symonds.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In magnitude, in interest, and as a literary origin, the <qex>Arthurian</qex> invention dwarfs all other things in the book.</q> <rj><qau>Saintsbury.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"ti*ad</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; even, fr. &unr_; exactly.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Even; not odd; -- said of elementary substances and of radicals the valence of which is divisible by two without a remainder.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"ti*choke</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. <ets>articiocco</ets>, perh. corrupted fr. the same word as <ets>carciofo</ets>; cf. older spellings <ets>archiciocco</ets>, <ets>archicioffo</ets>, <ets>carciocco</ets>, and Sp. <ets>alcachofa</ets>, Pg. <ets>alcachofra</ets>; prob. fr. Ar. <ets>al-harshaf</ets>, <ets>al-kharsh&umacr;f</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The <spn>Cynara scolymus</spn>, a plant somewhat resembling a thistle, with a dilated, imbricated, and prickly involucre. The head (to which the name is also applied) is composed of numerous oval scales, inclosing the florets, sitting on a broad receptacle, which, with the fleshy base of the scales, is much esteemed as an article of food.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>See <er>Jerusalem artichoke</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"ti*cle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>articulus</ets>, dim. of <ets>artus</ets> joint, akin to Gr. &unr_;, fr. a root <ets>ar</ets> to join, fit. See <er>Art</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A distinct portion of an instrument, discourse, literary work, or any other writing, consisting of two or more particulars, or treating of various topics; <as>as, an <ex>article</ex> in the Constitution</as>. Hence: A clause in a contract, system of regulations, treaty, or the like; a term, condition, or stipulation in a contract; a concise statement; <as>as, <ex>articles</ex> of agreement</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A literary composition, forming an independent portion of a magazine, newspaper, or cyclopedia.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Subject; matter; concern; distinct.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A very great revolution that happened in this <qex>article</qex> of good breeding.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This last <qex>article</qex> will hardly be believed.</q> <rj><qau>De Foe.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A distinct part.</def> &ldquo;Upon each <xex>article</xex> of human duty.&rdquo; <au>Paley.</au> &ldquo;Each <xex>article</xex> of time.&rdquo; <au>Habington.</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>articles</qex> which compose the blood.</q> <rj><qau>E. Darwin.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A particular one of various things; <as>as, an <ex>article</ex> of merchandise; salt is a necessary <ex>article</ex>.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They would fight not for articles of faith, but for <qex>articles</qex> of food.</q> <rj><qau>Landor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Precise point of time; moment.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This fatal news coming to Hick's Hall upon the <qex>article</qex> of my Lord Russell's trial, was said to have had no little influence on the jury and all the bench to his prejudice.</q> <rj><qau>Evelyn.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>One of the three words, <xex>a</xex>, <xex>an</xex>, <xex>the</xex>, used before nouns to limit or define their application. <xex>A</xex> (or <xex>an</xex>) is called the indefinite article, <xex>the</xex> the definite article.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the segments of an articulated appendage.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Articles of Confederation</b></col>, <cd>the compact which was first made by the original thirteen States of the United States. They were adopted March 1, 1781, and remained the supreme law until March, 1789.</cd> -- <col><b>Articles of impeachment</b></col>, <cd>an instrument which, in cases of impeachment, performs the same office which an indictment does in a common criminal case.</cd> -- <col><b>Articles of war</b></col>, <cd>rules and regulations, fixed by law, for the better government of the army.</cd> -- <col><b>In the article of death</b></col> <ety>[L. <ets>in articulo mortis</ets>]</ety>, <cd>at the moment of death; in the dying struggle.</cd> -- <col><b>Lords of the articles</b></col> <fld>(Scot. Hist.)</fld>, <cd>a standing committee of the Scottish Parliament to whom was intrusted the drafting and preparation of the acts, or bills for laws.</cd> -- <col><b>The Thirty-nine Articles</b></col>, <cd>statements (thirty-nine in number) of the tenets held by the Church of England.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"ti*cle</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Articled</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Articling</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>articuler</ets>, fr. L. <ets>articulare</ets>. See <er>Article</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, <er>Articulate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To formulate in articles; to set forth in distinct particulars.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>If all his errors and follies were <qex>articled</qex> against him, the man would seem vicious and miserable.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To accuse or charge by an exhibition of articles.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He shall be <qex>articled</qex> against in the high court of admiralty.</q> <rj><qau>Stat. 33 Geo. III.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To bind by articles of covenant or stipulation; <as>as, to <ex>article</ex> an apprentice to a mechanic</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"ti*cle</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To agree by articles; to stipulate; to bargain; to covenant.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Then he <qex>articled</qex> with her that he should go away when he pleased.</q> <rj><qau>Selden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"ti*cled</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Bound by articles; apprenticed; <as>as, an <ex>articled</ex> clerk</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*tic"u*lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>articularis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>articulaire</ets>. See <er>Article</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the joints; <as>as, an <ex>articular</ex> disease; an <ex>articular</ex> process.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ar*tic"u*lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ar*tic"u*la*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 86 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*tic"u*lar*ly</hw> <pr>(&auml;r*t&ibreve_;k"&uuptack_;*l&etilde_;r*l&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an articular or an articulate manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar*tic`u*la"ta</hw> <pr>(&auml;r*t&ibreve_;k`&uuptack_;*l&amacr;"t&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[Neut. pl. from L. <ets>articulatus</ets> furnished with joints, distinct, p. p. of <ets>articulare</ets>. See <er>Article</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One of the four subkingdoms in the classification of Cuvier. It has been much modified by later writers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; It includes those Invertebrata having the body composed of a series of ringlike segments (arthromeres). By some writers, the unsegmented worms (helminths) have also been included; by others it is restricted to the Arthropoda. It corresponds nearly with the Annulosa of some authors. The chief subdivisions are Arthropoda (Insects, Myriapoda, Malacopoda, Arachnida, Pycnogonida, Crustacea); and Anarthropoda, including the Annelida and allied forms.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One of the subdivisions of the Brachiopoda, including those that have the shells united by a hinge.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A subdivision of the Crinoidea.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*tic"u*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>articulatus</ets>. See <er>Articulata</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Expressed in articles or in separate items or particulars.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Jointed; formed with joints; consisting of segments united by joints; <as>as, <ex>articulate</ex> animals or plants</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Distinctly uttered; spoken so as to be intelligible; characterized by division into words and syllables; <as>as, <ex>articulate</ex> speech, sounds, words</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Total changes of party and <qex>articulate</qex> opinion.</q> <rj><qau>Carlyle.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*tic"u*late</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An animal of the subkingdom Articulata.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*tic"u*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Articulated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Articulating</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>]</vmorph>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>To utter articulate sounds; to utter the elementary sounds of a language; to enunciate; to speak distinctly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To treat or make terms.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To join or be connected by articulation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*tic"u*late</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To joint; to unite by means of a joint; to put together with joints or at the joints.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To draw up or write in separate articles; to particularize; to specify.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To form, as the elementary sounds; to utter in distinct syllables or words; to enunciate; <as>as, to <ex>articulate</ex> letters or language</as>.</def> &ldquo;To <xex>articulate</xex> a word.&rdquo; <rj><au>Ray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To express distinctly; to give utterance to.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Luther <qex>articulated</qex> himself upon a process that hand already begun in the Christian church.</q> <rj><qau>Bibliotheca Sacra.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To . . . <qex>articulate</qex> the dumb, deep want of the people.</q> <rj><qau>Carlyle.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*tic"u*la`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>United by, or provided with, articulations; jointed; <as>as, an <ex>articulated</ex> skeleton</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Produced, as a letter, syllable, or word, by the organs of speech; pronounced.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*tic"u*late*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>After the manner, or in the form, of a joint.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Article by article; in distinct particulars; in detail; definitely.</def> <rj><au>Paley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I had <qex>articulately</qex> set down in writing our points.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>With distinct utterance of the separate sounds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*tic"u*late*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality of being articulate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>articulatio</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Latin.]</ety> <fld>(anatomy)</fld> <def>the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton especially if the articulatio allows motion.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> joint, articulation.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*tic`u*la"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>articulation</ets>, fr. L. <ets>articulatio</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A joint or juncture between bones in the skeleton.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Articulations may be immovable, when the bones are directly united (synarthrosis), or slightly movable, when they are united intervening substance (amphiarthrosis), or they may be more or less freely movable, when the articular surfaces are covered with synovial membranes, as in complete joints (diarthrosis). The last (diarthrosis) includes hinge joints, admitting motion in one plane only (ginglymus), ball and socket joints (enarthrosis), pivot and rotation joints, etc.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The connection of the parts of a plant by joints, as in pods.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>One of the nodes or joints, as in cane and maize.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>One of the parts intercepted between the joints; also, a subdivision into parts at regular or irregular intervals as a result of serial intermission in growth, as in the cane, grasses, etc.</def> <rj><au>Lindley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The act of putting together with a joint or joints; any meeting of parts in a joint.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The state of being jointed; connection of parts.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>That definiteness and <qex>articulation</qex> of imagery.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The utterance of the elementary sounds of a language by the appropriate movements of the organs, as in pronunciation; <as>as, a distinct <ex>articulation</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A sound made by the vocal organs; an articulate utterance or an elementary sound, esp. a consonant.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*tic"u*la*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to articulation.</def> <rj><au>Bush.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*tic"u*la`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, articulates; as: <sd>(a)</sd> One who enunciates distinctly. <sd>(b)</sd> One who prepares and mounts skeletons. <sd>(c)</sd> An instrument to cure stammering.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar*tic"u*lus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Articuli</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. See <er>Article</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A joint of the cirri of the Crinoidea; a joint or segment of an arthropod appendage.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"ti*fact</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ars</ets>, <ets>artis</ets>, art + <ets>facere</ets>, <ets>factum</ets>, to make.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Arch&aelig;ol.)</fld> <def>A product of human workmanship; -- applied esp. to the simpler products of aboriginal art as distinguished from natural objects.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> artefact.</syn><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any product of human workmanship; -- applied both to objects made for practical purposes as well as works of art. It is contrasted to <contr>natural object</contr>, i.e. anything produced by natural forces without the intervention of man.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> artefact.</syn><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A structure or appearance in protoplasm due to death, method of preparation of specimens, or the use of reagents, and not present during life.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> artefact.</syn><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Technology)</fld> <def>an object, oservation, phenomenon, or result arising from hidden or unexpected causes extraneous to the subject of a study, and therefore spurious and having potential to lead one to an erroneous conclusion, or to invalidate the study. In experimental science, <ex>artifacts</ex> may arise due to inadvertant contamination of equipment, faulty experimental design or faulty analysis, or unexpected effects of agencies not known to affect the system under study.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> artefact.</syn><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>artifactual</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>same as <er>artefactual</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> artefactual</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"ti*fice</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>artificium</ets>, fr. <ets>artifex</ets> artificer; <ets>ars</ets>, <ets>artis</ets>, art + <ets>facere</ets> to make: cf. F. <ets>artifice</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A handicraft; a trade; art of making.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Workmanship; a skillfully contrived work.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The material universe . . . in the <qex>artifice</qex> of God, the <qex>artifice</qex> of the best Mechanist.</q> <rj><qau>Cudworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Artful or skillful contrivance.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His [Congreve's] plots were constructed without much <qex>artifice</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Craik.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Crafty device; an artful, ingenious, or elaborate trick. <note>[Now the usual meaning.]</note></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Those who were conscious of guilt employed numerous <qex>artifices</qex> for the purpose of averting inquiry.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*tif"i*cer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>artificier</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>artificiarius</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An artistic worker; a mechanic or manufacturer; one whose occupation requires skill or knowledge of a particular kind, as a silversmith.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who makes or contrives; a deviser, inventor, or framer.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Artificer</xex> of fraud.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The great <qex>Artificer</qex> of all that moves.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A cunning or artful fellow.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A military mechanic, as a blacksmith, carpenter, etc.; also, one who prepares the shells, fuses, grenades, etc., in a military laboratory.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Artisan; artist. See <er>Artisan</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`ti*fi"cial</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>artificialis</ets>, fr. <ets>artificium</ets>: cf. F. <ets>artificiel</ets>. See <er>Artifice</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Made or contrived by art; produced or modified by human skill and labor, in opposition to <xex>natural</xex>; <as>as, <ex>artificial</ex> heat or light, gems, salts, minerals, fountains, flowers</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Artificial</qex> strife<br/>
+Lives in these touches, livelier than life.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Feigned; fictitious; assumed; affected; not genuine.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Artificial</xex> tears.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Artful; cunning; crafty.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Cultivated; not indigenous; not of spontaneous growth; <as>as, <ex>artificial</ex> grasses</as>.</def> <rj><au>Gibbon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Artificial arguments</b></col> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld>, <cd>arguments invented by the speaker, in distinction from laws, authorities, and the like, which are called <xex>inartificial</xex> arguments or proofs.</cd> <au>Johnson.</au> -- <col><b>Artificial classification</b></col> <fld>(Science)</fld>, <cd>an arrangement based on superficial characters, and not expressing the true natural relations species; as, &ldquo;the <xex>artificial</xex> system&rdquo; in botany, which is the same as the Linn&aelig;an system.</cd> -- <col><b>Artificial horizon</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Horizon</er></cd>. <col><b>Artificial light</b></col>, <cd>any light other than that which proceeds from the heavenly bodies.</cd> -- <col><b>Artificial lines</b></col>, <cd>lines on a sector or scale, so contrived as to represent the logarithmic sines and tangents, which, by the help of the line of numbers, solve, with tolerable exactness, questions in trigonometry, navigation, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Artificial numbers</b></col>, <cd>logarithms.</cd> -- <col><b>Artificial person</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>. <cd>See under <er>Person</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Artificial sines</b></col>, <col><b>tangents</b></col>, etc.</mcol>, <cd>the same as logarithms of the natural sines, tangents, etc.</cd> <au>Hutton.</au></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`ti*fi`ci*al"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or appearance of being artificial; that which is artificial.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`ti*fi"cial*ize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To render artificial.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`ti*fi"cial*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In an artificial manner; by art, or skill and contrivance, not by nature.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Ingeniously; skillfully.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The spider's web, finely and <qex>artificially</qex> wrought.</q> <rj><au>Tillotson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Craftily; artfully.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Sharp dissembled so <qex>artificially</qex>.</q> <rj><au>Bp. Burnet.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`ti*fi"cial*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being artificial.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`ti*fi"cious</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>artificiosus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Artificial.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Art"i*lize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make resemble.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>If I was a philosopher, says Montaigne, I would naturalize art instead of <qex>artilizing</qex> nature.</q> <rj><qau>Bolingbroke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*til"ler*ist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person skilled in artillery or gunnery; a gunner; an artilleryman.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*til"ler*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>artilrie</ets>, OF. <ets>artillerie</ets>, <ets>arteillerie</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>artillaria</ets>, <ets>artilleria</ets>, machines and apparatus of all kinds used in war, vans laden with arms of any kind which follow camps; F. <ets>artillerie</ets> great guns, ordnance; OF. <ets>artillier</ets> to work artifice, to fortify, to arm, prob. from L. <ets>ars</ets>, <ets>artis</ets>, skill in joining something, art. See <er>Art</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Munitions of war; implements for warfare, as slings, bows, and arrows.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And Jonathan gave his <qex>artillery</qex> unto his lad.</q> <rj><qau>1 Sam. xx. 40.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Cannon; great guns; ordnance, including guns, mortars, howitzers, etc., with their equipment of carriages, balls, bombs, and shot of all kinds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The word is sometimes used in a more extended sense, including the powder, cartridges, matches, utensils, machines of all kinds, and horses, that belong to a train of artillery.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The men and officers of that branch of the army to which the care and management of artillery are confided.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The science of artillery or gunnery.</def> <rj><au>Campbell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Artillery park</b></col>, or <col><b>Park of artillery</b></col></mcol>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A collective body of siege or field artillery, including the guns, and the carriages, ammunition, appurtenances, equipments, and persons necessary for working them.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The place where the artillery is encamped or collected.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Artillery train</b></col>, or <col><b>Train of artillery</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a number of pieces of ordnance mounted on carriages, with all their furniture, ready for marching.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*til"ler*y*man</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A man who manages, or assists in managing, a large gun in firing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar*til"ler*y wheel</hw>. <def>A kind of heavily built dished wheel with a long axle box, used on gun carriages, usually having 14 spokes and 7 felloes; hence, a wheel of similar construction for use on automobiles, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>artiodactyl</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot; a member of the <er>artiodactyla</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> artiodactyle, even-toed ungulate, artiodactyl mammal</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>artiodactyl</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of, pertaining to, or belonging to the order <ord>Artiodactyla</ord>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> artiodactylous, even-toed.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar`ti*o*dac"ty*la</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; even + &unr_; finger or toe.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the divisions of the ungulate animals. The functional toes of the hind foot are even in number, and the third digit of each foot (corresponding to the middle finger in man) is asymmetrical and paired with the fourth digit, as in the hog, the sheep, and the ox; -- opposed to <contr>Perissodactyla</contr>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`ti*o*dac"tyle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the Artiodactyla.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> artiodactyl, even-toed ungulate, artiodactyl mammal.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`ti*o*dac"ty*lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Even-toed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"ti*san</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>artisan</ets>, fr. L. <ets>artitus</ets> skilled in arts, fr. <ets>ars</ets>, <ets>artis</ets>, art: cf. It. <ets>artigiano</ets>. See <er>Art</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who professes and practices some liberal art; an artist.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One trained to manual dexterity in some mechanic art or trade; and handicraftsman; a mechanic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This is willingly submitted to by the <qex>artisan</qex>, who can . . . compensate his additional toil and fatigue.</q> <rj><qau>Hume.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Artificer; artist.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Artisan</er>, <er>Artist</er>, <er>Artificer</er>. An <xex>artist</xex> is one who is skilled in some one of the fine arts; an <xex>artisan</xex> is one who exercises any mechanical employment. A portrait painter is an <xex>artist</xex>; a sign painter is an <xex>artisan</xex>, although he may have the taste and skill of an artist. The occupation of the former requires a fine taste and delicate manipulation; that of the latter demands only an ordinary degree of contrivance and imitative power. An <xex>artificer</xex> is one who requires power of contrivance and adaptation in the exercise of his profession. The word suggest neither the idea of mechanical conformity to rule which attaches to the term <xex>artisan</xex>, nor the ideas of refinement and of peculiar skill which belong to the term <xex>artist</xex>.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Art"ist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>artiste</ets>, LL. <ets>artista</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ars</ets>. See <er>Art</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, and cf. <er>Artiste</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who practices some mechanic art or craft; an artisan.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>How to build ships, and dreadful ordnance cast,<br/>
+Instruct the <qex>articles</qex> and reward their.</q> <rj><qau>Waller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who professes and practices an art in which science and taste preside over the manual execution.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The term is particularly applied to painters, sculptors, musicians, engravers, and architects.</note> <rj><au>Elmes.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>One who shows trained skill or rare taste in any manual art or occupation.</def> <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>An artful person; a schemer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Artisan. See <er>Artisan</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar*tiste"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>Artist</er>.]</ety> <def>One peculiarly dexterous and tasteful in almost any employment, as an opera dancer, a hairdresser, a cook.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; This term should not be confounded with the English word <xex>artist</xex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ar*tis"tic</hw>, <hw>Ar*tis"tic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>artistique</ets>, fr. <ets>artiste</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to art or to artists; made in the manner of an artist; conformable to art; characterized by art; showing taste or skill.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ar*tis"tic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Art"ist*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Works of art collectively.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Artistic effect or quality.</def> <rj><au>Southey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Artistic pursuits; artistic ability.</def> <rj><au>The Academy.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Art"less</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Wanting art, knowledge, or skill; ignorant; unskillful.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Artless</qex> of stars and of the moving sand.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Contrived without skill or art; inartistic.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Artless</qex> and massy pillars.</q> <rj><qau>T. Warton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Free from guile, art, craft, or stratagem; characterized by simplicity and sincerity; sincere; guileless; ingenuous; honest; <as>as, an <ex>artless</ex> mind; an <ex>artless</ex> tale.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They were plain, <qex>artless</qex> men, without the least appearance of enthusiasm or credulity about them.</q> <rj><qau>Porteus.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>O, how unlike the complex works of man,<br/>
+Heaven's easy, <qex>artless</qex>, unencumbered plan!</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Simple; unaffected; sincere; undesigning; guileless; unsophisticated; open; frank; candid.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Art"less*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an artless manner; without art, skill, or guile; unaffectedly.</def> <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Art"less*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being artless, or void of art or guile; simplicity; sincerity.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Art"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With art or skill.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ar`to*car"pe*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ar`to*car"pous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; bread + &unr_; fruit.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the breadfruit, or to the genus <gen>Artocarpus</gen>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"to*type</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Art</ets> + <ets>type</ets>.]</ety> <def>A kind of autotype.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`to*ty"rite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>Artotyritae</ets>, pl., fr. Gr. &unr_; bread + &unr_; cheese.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>One of a sect in the primitive church, who celebrated the Lord's Supper with bread and cheese, alleging that the first oblations of men not only of the fruit of the earth, but of their flocks. [<au>Gen. iv. 3, 4.</au>]</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"tow</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A contraction of <xex>art thou</xex>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arts"man</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A man skilled in an art or in arts.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>artsy</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>same as <er>arty</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> arty.</syn><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>same as <er>artsy-craftsy</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> artsy-craftsy.</syn><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>artsy-craftsy</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>pretentiously artistic; cloyingly charming.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> arty-crafty, artsy, arty.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Art` un"ion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>An association for promoting art (esp. the arts of design), and giving encouragement to artists.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>artwork</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Publishing)</fld> <def>photographs, illustrations, or other visual representations other than the text, in a printed publication.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> art, graphics, nontextual matter.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>arty</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>showily imitative of art or artists.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> artsy</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>arty-crafty</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>pretentiously artistic; cloyingly charming</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> artsy-craftsy</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>arugula</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an erect European annual (<spn>Eruca vesicaria</spn> <varn>sativa</varn>) of the mustard family, often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> rocket, roquette, garden rocket, rocket salad, Eruca sativa.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>arui</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a wild sheep (<spn>Ammotragus lervia</spn>) of northern Africa, having a thick mane on the throat, chest, and forelegs; -- also called the <altname>aoudad</altname> and <altname>Barbary sheep</altname>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> aoudad, audad, Barbary sheep, maned sheep.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A"rum</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arum</ets>, <ets>aros</ets>, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>A genus of plants found in central Europe and about the Mediterranean, having flowers on a spadix inclosed in a spathe. The cuckoopint of the English is an example.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Our common <qex>arums</qex> -- the lords and ladies of village children.</q> <rj><qau>Lubbock.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The American &ldquo;Jack in the pulpit&rdquo; is now separated from the genus <gen>Arum</gen>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`un*del"ian</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to an Earl of Arundel; <as>as, Arundel or <ex>Arundelian</ex> marbles, marbles from ancient Greece, bought by the Earl of Arundel in 1624</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`un*dif"er*ous</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arundifer</ets>; <ets>arundo</ets> reed + <ets>ferre</ets> to bear.]</ety> <def>Producing reeds or canes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*run`di*na"ceous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arundinaceus</ets>, fr. <ets>arundo</ets> reed.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to a reed; resembling the reed or cane.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar`un*din"e*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arundineus</ets>, fr. <ets>arundo</ets> reed.]</ety> <def>Abounding with reeds; reedy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aruru</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Akkadian mythology)</fld> <def>mother and earth goddess in Gilgamish epic; identified with Sumerian Ki and Ninkhursag (Mama; Nintu).</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*rus"pex</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Aruspices</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>aruspex</ets> or <ets>haruspex</ets>.]</ety> <def>One of the class of diviners among the Etruscans and Romans, who foretold events by the inspection of the entrails of victims offered on the altars of the gods.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*rus"pice</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aruspex</ets>: cf. F. <ets>aruspice</ets>. Cf. <er>Aruspex</er>, <er>Haruspice</er>.]</ety> <def>A soothsayer of ancient Rome. Same as <er>Aruspex</er>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>haruspice</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*rus"pi*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aruspicium</ets>, <ets>haruspicium</ets>.]</ety> <def>Prognostication by inspection of the entrails of victims slain sacrifice.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"val</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[W. <ets>arwyl</ets> funeral; <ets>ar</ets> over + <ets>wylo</ets> to weep, or cf. <ets>arf&ouml;l</ets>; Icel. <ets>arfr</ets> inheritance + Sw. <ets>&ouml;l</ets> ale. Cf. <er>Bridal</er>.]</ety> <def>A funeral feast.</def> <mark>[North of Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Grose.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Arvicola</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of mice in some classifications considered synonymous with <altname><gen>Microtus</gen></altname>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Arvicola</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"vi*cole</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arvum</ets> field + <ets>colere</ets> to inhabit.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A mouse of the genus <gen>Arvicola</gen>; the meadow mouse. There are many species.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"yan</hw> <pr>(&auml;r"y&aitalic_;n <it>or</it> &abreve;r"&ibreve_;*&aitalic_;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Skr. <ets>&amacr;rya</ets> excellent, honorable; akin to the name of the country <ets>Iran</ets>, and perh. to <ets>Erin</ets>, <ets>Ireland</ets>, and the early name of this people, at least in Asia.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One of a primitive people supposed to have lived in prehistoric times, in Central Asia, east of the Caspian Sea, and north of the Hindu Kush and Paropamisan Mountains, and to have been the stock from which sprang the Hindu, Persian, Greek, Latin, Celtic, Teutonic, Slavonic, and other races; one of that ethnological division of mankind called also Indo-European or Indo-Germanic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 87 --></p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The language of the original Aryans.</def>
+<altsp>[Written also <asp>Arian</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Nazism)</fld> <def>a non-Jewish caucasian of Nordic stock; -- a classification used by Nazis, having no anthropological basis.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Arian</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"yan</hw> <pr>(&auml;r"y&aitalic_;n <it>or</it> &abreve;r"&ibreve_;*&aitalic_;n)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the people called Aryans; Indo-European; Indo-Germanic; <as>as, the <ex>Aryan</ex> stock, the <ex>Aryan</ex> languages</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ar"yan*ize</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make Aryan (a language, or in language).</def> <rj><au>K. Johnston.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ryt"e*noid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; shaped like a ladle; &unr_; a ladle + <grk>e'i^dos</grk> form.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Ladle-shaped; -- applied to two small cartilages of the larynx, and also to the glands, muscles, etc., connected with them. The cartilages are attached to the cricoid cartilage and connected with the vocal cords.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>as</hw> <pr>(&abreve;z)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; conj.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>as</ets>, <ets>als</ets>, <ets>alse</ets>, <ets>also</ets>, <ets>al swa</ets>, AS. <ets>eal sw&amacr;</ets>, lit. all so; hence, quite so, quite as: cf. G. <ets>als</ets> as, than, <ets>also</ets> so, then. See <er>Also</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Denoting equality or likeness in kind, degree, or manner; like; similar to; in the same manner with or in which; in accordance with; in proportion to; to the extent or degree in which or to which; equally; no less than; <as>as, ye shall be <ex>as</ex> gods, knowing good and evil; you will reap <ex>as</ex> you sow; do <ex>as</ex> you are bidden.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His spiritual attendants adjured him, <qex>as</qex> he loved his soul, to emancipate his brethren.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>As</xex> is often preceded by one of the antecedent or correlative words <xex>such</xex>, <xex>same</xex>, <xex>so</xex>, or <xex>as</xex>, in expressing an equality or comparison; as, give us <xex>such</xex> things <xex>as</xex> you please, and <xex>so</xex> long <xex>as</xex> you please, or <xex>as</xex> long <xex>as</xex> you please; he is not <xex>so</xex> brave <xex>as</xex> Cato; she is <xex>as</xex> amiable <xex>as</xex> she is handsome; come <xex>as</xex> quickly <xex>as</xex> possible. &ldquo;Bees appear fortunately to prefer the <xex>same</xex> colors <xex>as</xex> we do.&rdquo; <au>Lubbock.</au> <xex>As</xex>, in a preceding part of a sentence, has <xex>such</xex> or <xex>so</xex> to answer correlatively to it; <xex>as</xex> with the people, <xex>so</xex> with the priest.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In the idea, character, or condition of, -- limiting the view to certain attributes or relations; <as>as, virtue considered <ex>as</ex> virtue; this actor will appear <ex>as</ex> Hamlet.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The beggar is greater <qex>as</qex> a man, than is the man merely <qex>as</qex> a king.</q> <rj><qau>Dewey.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>While; during or at the same time that; when; <as>as, he trembled <ex>as</ex> he spoke</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>As</qex> I return I will fetch off these justices.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Because; since; it being the case that.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>As</qex> the population of Scotland had been generally trained to arms . . . they were not indifferently prepared.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>[See Synonym under <er>Because</er>.]<br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Expressing concession. (Often approaching <xex>though</xex> in meaning).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>We wish, however, to avail ourselves of the interest, transient <qex>as</qex> it may be, which this work has excited.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>That, introducing or expressing a result or consequence, after the correlatives <xex>so</xex> and <xex>such</xex>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I can place thee in such abject state, <qex>as</qex> help shall never find thee.</q> <rj><qau>Rowe.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>So as</b></col>, <cd>so that.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]<pbr/>
+<q>The relations are <qex>so</qex> uncertain <qex>as</qex> they require a great deal of examination.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj>
+</cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>As if; as though.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Poetic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He lies, <qex>as</qex> he his bliss did know.</q> <rj><qau>Waller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>For instance; by way of example; thus; -- used to introduce illustrative phrases, sentences, or citations.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>Than.</def> <mark>[Obs. &amp; R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The king was not more forward to bestow favors on them <qex>as</qex> they free to deal affronts to others their superiors.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>10.</sn> <def>Expressing a wish.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>As</xex> have,&rdquo; <note><it>i. e.</it>, may he have.</note> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>As . . as</b></col>. <cd>See <cref>So . . as</cref>, under <er>So</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>As far as</b></col>, <cd>to the extent or degree.</cd> &ldquo;<xex>As far as</xex> can be ascertained.&rdquo; <au>Macaulay.</au> -- <col><b>As far forth as</b></col>, <cd>as far as.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Chaucer.</au> -- <mcol><col><b>As for</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>As to</b></col></mcol>, <cd>in regard to; with respect to.</cd> -- <col><b>As good as</b></col>, <cd>not less than; not falling short of.</cd> -- <col><b>As good as one's word</b></col>, <cd>faithful to a promise.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>As if</b></col>, or <col><b>As though</b></col></mcol>, <cd>of the same kind, or in the same condition or manner, that it would be if.</cd> -- <col><b>As it were</b></col> (as if it were), <cd>a qualifying phrase used to apologize for or to relieve some expression which might be regarded as inappropriate or incongruous; in a manner.</cd> -- <col><b>As now</b></col>, <cd>just now.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Chaucer.</au> -- <col><b>As swythe</b></col>, <cd>as quickly as possible.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Chaucer.</au> -- <col><b>As well</b></col>, <cd>also; too; besides.</cd> <au>Addison.</au> -- <col><b>As well as</b></col>, <cd>equally with, no less than.</cd> &ldquo;I have understanding <xex>as well as</xex> you.&rdquo; <au>Job xii. 3.</au> -- <col><b>As yet</b></col>, <cd>until now; up to or at the present time; still; now.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Ace</er>.]</ety> <def>An ace.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Ambes-as</b></col>, <cd>double aces.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>the chemical symbol for <er>arsenic</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>As</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Asses</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>as</ets>. See <er>Ace</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A Roman weight, answering to the libra or pound, equal to nearly eleven ounces Troy weight. It was divided into twelve ounces.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A Roman copper coin, originally of a pound weight (12 oz.); but reduced, after the first Punic war, to two ounces; in the second Punic war, to one ounce; and afterwards to half an ounce.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>As"a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>asa</ets>, of oriental origin; cf. Per. <ets>az&amacr;</ets> mastic, Ar. <ets>as&amacr;</ets> healing, <ets>is&amacr;</ets> remedy.]</ety> <def>An ancient name of a gum.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>As`a*fet"i*da</hw>, <hw>As`a*f&oelig;t"i*da</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Asa</ets> + L. <ets>foetidus</ets> fetid.]</ety> <def>The fetid gum resin or inspissated juice of a large umbelliferous plant (<spn>Ferula asaf&oelig;tida</spn>) of Persia and the East Indies. It is used in medicine as an antispasmodic.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>assaf&oelig;tida</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>As"a*phus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; indistinct, uncertain.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A genus of trilobites found in the Lower Silurian formation. See <xex>Illust.</xex> in Append.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>As`a*ra*bac"ca</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>asarum</ets> + <ets>bacca</ets> a berry. See <er>Asarone</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An acrid herbaceous plant (<spn>Asarum Europ&aelig;um</spn>), the leaves and roots of which are emetic and cathartic. It is principally used in cephalic snuffs.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As"a*rone</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>asarum</ets> hazelwort, wild spikenard, Gr. <grk>'a`saron</grk>]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A crystallized substance, resembling camphor, obtained from the <spn>Asarum Europ&aelig;um</spn>; -- called also <altname>camphor of asarum</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*bes"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling asbestus; inconsumable; asbestine.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*bes"ti*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>asbestus</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the form or structure of asbestus.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*bes"tine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to asbestus, or partaking of its nature; incombustible; asbestic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*bes"tous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Asbestic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>As*bes"tus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>As*bes"tos</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>asbestos</ets> (NL. <ets>asbestus</ets>) a kind of mineral unaffected by fire, Gr. &unr_; (prop. an adj.) inextinguishable; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; to extinguish.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A variety of amphibole or of pyroxene, occurring in long and delicate fibers, or in fibrous masses or seams, usually of a white, gray, or green-gray color. The name is also given to a similar variety of serpentine.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The finer varieties have been wrought into gloves and cloth which are incombustible. The cloth was formerly used as a shroud for dead bodies, and has been recommended for firemen's clothes. Asbestus in also employed in the manufacture of iron safes, for fireproof roofing, and for lampwicks. Some varieties are called <xex>amianthus</xex>. <rj><au>Dana.</au></rj></note><!-- since the discovery, in the 1960's of the ability of certain types of asbestos to cause lung cancer, its use has been more restricted, and precautions are taken to avoid inhalation of asbestos dust. also, a debilitating lung disease, termed asbestosis, has been attributed to its inhalation.
+ Lawsuits against the Johns-Manville corporation by those claiming to have been injured by asbestos resulted in the bankruptcy of that corporation, and the transfer of its assets to the claimants. (ca. 1985)
+ --><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As"bo*lin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; soot.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A peculiar acrid and bitter oil, obtained from wood soot.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ASC</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Acronym: <ets>A</ets>merican <ets>S</ets>ociety of <ets>C</ets>inematographers.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the American Society of Cinematographers.</def>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> American Society of Cinematographers, A. S. C.</syn><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ASCAP</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Acronym: <ets>A</ets>merican <ets>S</ets>ociety of <ets>C</ets>omposers, <ets>A</ets>uthors and <ets>P</ets>uplishers.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the American Society of Cinematographers.</def>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> American Society of Composers, Authors and Puplishers</syn><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ascaphidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a natural family containing only one species of frog: the tailed frog.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Ascaphidae</fam>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ascaphus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>the type genus of the Ascaphidae; in some classifications included in the family <fam>Leiopelmatidae</fam>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Ascaphus</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>As`ca*ri"a*sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; an intestinal worm.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A disease, usually accompanied by colicky pains and diarrhea, caused by the presence of ascarids in the gastrointestinal canal.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As"ca*rid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Ascarides</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> or <er>Ascarids</er>.</plu> <ety>[NL. <ets>ascaris</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A parasitic nematoid worm, especially the roundworm, <spn>Ascaris lumbricoides</spn>, often occurring in the human intestine, and allied species found in domestic animals; also commonly applied to the pinworm (<gen>Oxyuris</gen>), often troublesome to children and aged persons.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ascaridae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a natural family of large roundworms parasitic in intestines of vertebrates.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Ascaridae</fam>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ascaridia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a roundworm having a preanal sucker.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Ascaridia</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ascaris</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>the type genus of the family Ascaridae: roundworms with a three-lipped mouth.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Ascaris</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*cend"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Ascended</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Ascending</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>ascendere</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>scandere</ets> to climb, mount. See <er>Scan</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To move upward; to mount; to go up; to rise; -- opposed to <ant>descend</ant>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Higher yet that star <qex>ascends</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Bowring.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I <qex>ascend</qex> unto my father and your father.</q> <rj><qau>John xx. 17.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>Formerly used with <xex>up</xex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The smoke of it <qex>ascended up</qex> to heaven.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To rise, in a figurative sense; to proceed from an inferior to a superior degree, from mean to noble objects, from particulars to generals, from modern to ancient times, from one note to another more acute, etc.; <as>as, our inquiries <ex>ascend</ex> to the remotest antiquity; to <ex>ascend</ex> to our first progenitor.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To rise; mount; climb; scale; soar; tower.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*cend"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To go or move upward upon or along; to climb; to mount; to go up the top of; <as>as, to <ex>ascend</ex> a hill, a ladder, a tree, a river, a throne</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*cend"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being ascended.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>As*cend"an*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>As*cend"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Ascendency</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*cend"ant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>ascendant</ets>, L. <ets>ascendens</ets>; p. pr. of <ets>ascendere</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Ascent; height; elevation.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Sciences that were then in their highest <qex>ascendant</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Temple.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Astrol.)</fld> <def>The horoscope, or that degree of the ecliptic which rises above the horizon at the moment of one's birth; supposed to have a commanding influence on a person's life and fortune.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Hence the phrases <col><b>To be in the ascendant</b></col>, to have commanding power or influence, and <col><b>Lord of the ascendant</b></col>, one who has possession of such power or influence; as, to rule, for a while, <xex>lord of the ascendant</xex>.</note> <rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Superiority, or commanding influence; ascendency; <as>as, one man has the <ex>ascendant</ex> over another</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Chievres had acquired over the mind of the young monarch the <qex>ascendant</qex> not only of a tutor, but of a parent.</q> <rj><qau>Robertson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>An ancestor, or one who precedes in genealogy or degrees of kindred; a relative in the ascending line; a progenitor; -- opposed to <ant>descendant</ant>.</def> <rj><au>Ayliffe.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>As*cend"ant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>As*cend"ent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Rising toward the zenith; above the horizon.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The constellation . . . about that time <qex>ascendant</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Browne.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Rising; ascending.</def> <rj><au>Ruskin.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Superior; surpassing; ruling.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>An <qex>ascendant</qex> spirit over him.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>ascendant</qex> community obtained a surplus of wealth.</q> <rj><qau>J. S. Mill.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Without some power of persuading or confuting, of defending himself against accusations, . . . no man could possibly hold an <qex>ascendent</qex> position.</q> <rj><qau>Grote.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*cend"en*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Governing or controlling influence; the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; domination; power.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>An undisputed <qex>ascendency</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Custom has an <qex>ascendency</qex> over the understanding.</q> <rj><qau>Watts.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Control; authority; influence; sway; dominion; prevalence; domination; dominance; ascendance; ascendence.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ascendent</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>tending or directed upward.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ascendant, ascensive.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>rooted and <qex>ascendant</qex> strength like that of foliage.</q> <qau>John Ruskin</qau><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>having the most important influence.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ascendant, dominating, prestigious.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ascendent</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>position or state of being dominant or in control.</def> <illu>that idea was in the <ex>ascendant</ex></illu>.<br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ascendant.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote that a grandparent).</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ancestor, ascendant, antecedent.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*cend"i*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ascendibilis</ets>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being ascended; climbable.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*cend"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Rising; moving upward; <as>as, an <ex>ascending</ex> kite</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>As*cend"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Ascending latitude</b></col> <fld>(Astron.)</fld>, <cd>the increasing latitude of a planet.</cd> <au>Ferguson.</au> -- <col><b>Ascending line</b></col> <fld>(Geneol.)</fld>, <cd>the line of relationship traced backward or through one's ancestors. One's father and mother, grandfather and grandmother, etc., are in the <xex>line</xex> direct <xex>ascending</xex>.</cd> -- <col><b>Ascending node</b></col> <cd>having, that node of the moon or a planet wherein it passes the ecliptic to proceed northward. It is also called the <altname>northern node</altname>.</cd> <au>Herschel.</au> -- <col><b>Ascending series</b></col>. <fld>(Math.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A series arranged according to the ascending powers of a quantity.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A series in which each term is greater than the preceding.</cd> -- <col><b>Ascending signs</b></col>, <cd>signs east of the meridian.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*cen"sion</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>ascension</ets>, L. <ets>ascensio</ets>, fr. <ets>ascendere</ets>. See <er>Ascend</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of ascending; a rising; ascent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Specifically: The visible ascent of our Savior on the fortieth day after his resurrection. (<au>Acts i. 9.</au>) Also, Ascension Day.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An ascending or arising, as in distillation; also that which arises, as from distillation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Vaporous <qex>ascensions</qex> from the stomach.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Ascension Day</b></col>, <cd>the Thursday but one before Whitsuntide, the day on which commemorated our Savior's ascension into heaven after his resurrection; -- called also <altname>Holy Thursday</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Right ascension</b></col> <fld>(Astron.)</fld>, <cd>that degree of the equinoctial, counted from the beginning of Aries, which rises with a star, or other celestial body, in a right sphere; or the arc of the equator intercepted between the first point of Aries and that point of the equator that comes to the meridian with the star; -- expressed either in degrees or in time.</cd> -- <col><b>Oblique ascension</b></col> <fld>(Astron.)</fld>, <cd>an arc of the equator, intercepted between the first point of Aries and that point of the equator which rises together with a star, in an oblique sphere; or the arc of the equator intercepted between the first point of Aries and that point of the equator that comes to the horizon with a star. It is little used in modern astronomy.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*cen"sion*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to ascension; connected with ascent; ascensive; tending upward; <as>as, the <ex>ascensional</ex> power of a balloon</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Ascensional difference</b></col> <fld>(Astron.)</fld>, <cd>the difference between oblique and right ascension; -- used chiefly as expressing the difference between the time of the rising or setting of a body and six o'clock, or six hours from its meridian passage.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*cen"sive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Ascend</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Rising; tending to rise, or causing to rise.</def> <rj><au>Owen.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>Augmentative; intensive.</def> <rj><au>Ellicott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*cent"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[Formed like <ets>descent</ets>, as if from a F. <ets>ascente</ets>, fr. a verb <ets>ascendre</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ascendere</ets>. See <er>Ascend</er>, <er>Descent</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of rising; motion upward; rise; a mounting upward; <as>as, he made a tedious <ex>ascent</ex>; the <ex>ascent</ex> of vapors from the earth.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To him with swift <qex>ascent</qex> he up returned.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The way or means by which one ascends.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An eminence, hill, or high place.</def> <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line; inclination; rising grade; <as>as, a road has an <ex>ascent</ex> of five degrees</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As`cer*tain"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Ascertained</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Ascertaining</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>acertener</ets>; <ets>a</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>certain</ets>. See <er>Certain</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To render (a person) certain; to cause to feel certain; to make confident; to assure; to apprise.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>When the blessed Virgin was so <qex>ascertained</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Muncer assured them that the design was approved of by Heaven, and that the Almighty had in a dream <qex>ascertained</qex> him of its effects.</q> <rj><qau>Robertson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make (a thing) certain to the mind; to free from obscurity, doubt, or change; to make sure of; to fix; to determine.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The divine law . . . <qex>ascertaineth</qex> the truth.</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The very deferring [of his execution] shall increase and <qex>ascertain</qex> the condemnation.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The ministry, in order to <qex>ascertain</qex> a majority . . . persuaded the queen to create twelve new peers.</q> <rj><qau>Smollett.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The mildness and precision of their laws <qex>ascertained</qex> the rule and measure of taxation.</q> <rj><qau>Gibbon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To find out or learn for a certainty, by trial, examination, or experiment; to get to know; <as>as, to <ex>ascertain</ex> the weight of a commodity, or the purity of a metal</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He was there only for the purpose of <qex>ascertaining</qex> whether a descent on England was practicable.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As`cer*tain"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That may be ascertained.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>As`cer*tain"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> -- <wf>As`cer*tain"a*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As`cer*tain"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who ascertains.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As`cer*tain"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of ascertaining; a reducing to certainty; a finding out by investigation; discovery.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The positive <qex>ascertainment</qex> of its limits.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>As*ces"san*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <hw>As*ces"sant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></mhw> <def>See <er>Acescency</er>, <er>Acescent</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*cet"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to exercise, to practice gymnastics.]</ety> <def>Extremely rigid in self-denial and devotions; austere; severe.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The stern <qex>ascetic</qex> rigor of the Temple discipline.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*cet"ic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>In the early church, one who devoted himself to a solitary and contemplative life, characterized by devotion, extreme self-denial, and self-mortification; a hermit; a recluse; hence, one who practices extreme rigor and self-denial in religious things.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I am far from commending those <qex>ascetics</qex> that take up their quarters in deserts.</q> <rj><qau>Norris.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Ascetic theology</b></col>, <cd>the science which treats of the practice of the theological and moral virtues, and the counsels of perfection.</cd> <au>Am. Cyc.</au></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ascetical</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic</def> <illu><ex>ascetical</ex> practices</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ascetic</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>practicing great self-denial.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ascetic, austere, spartan</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Be systematically <qex>ascetic</qex> . . . do . . . something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it.</q> <qau>William James.</qau><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*cet"i*cism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The condition, practice, or mode of life, of ascetics.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As"cham</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From Roger <er>Ascham</er>, who was a great lover of archery.]</ety> <def>A sort of cupboard, or case, to contain bows and other implements of archery.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>As"ci</hw>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>See <er>Ascus</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As"cian</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the <xex>Ascii</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*cid"i*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; bladder, pouch.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the Ascidioidea, or in a more general sense, one of the Tunicata. Also as an <pos>adj.</pos></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>As*cid`i*a"ri*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Ascidium</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The structure which unites together the ascidiozooids in a compound ascidian.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*cid"i*form</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; a pouch + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Shaped like an ascidian.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>As*cid`i*oid"e*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. <ets>ascidium</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>. See <er>Ascidium</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A group of Tunicata, often shaped like a two-necked bottle. The group includes, social, and compound species. The gill is a netlike structure within the oral aperture. The integument is usually leathery in texture. See <xex>Illustration</xex> in Appendix.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 88 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>As*cid`i*o*zo"oid</hw> <pr>(&abreve;s*s&ibreve_;d`&ibreve_;*&ouptack_;*z&omacr;"oid)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Ascidium</ets> + <ets>zooid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the individual members of a compound ascidian. See <er>Ascidioidea</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>As*cid"i*um</hw> <pr>(&abreve;s*s&ibreve_;d"&ibreve_;*&ubreve;m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Ascidia</plw> <pr>(-&adot_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., fr. <ets>ascus</ets>. See <er>Ascus</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A pitcher-shaped, or flask-shaped, organ or appendage of a plant, as the leaves of the pitcher plant, or the little bladderlike traps of the bladderwort (Utricularia).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of simple ascidians, which formerly included most of the known species. It is sometimes used as a name for the Ascidioidea, or for all the Tunicata.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*cig"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Ascus</ets> + <ets>-gerous</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having asci.</def> <rj><au>Loudon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>As"ci*i</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>As"cians</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ascii</ets>, pl. of <ets>ascius</ets>, Gr. &unr_; without shadow; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; shadow.]</ety> <def>Persons who, at certain times of the year, have no shadow at noon; -- applied to the inhabitants of the torrid zone, who have, twice a year, a vertical sun.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ASCII</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Acronym: <ets>A</ets>merican <ets>S</ets>tandard <ets>C</ets>ode for <ets>I</ets>nformation <ets>I</ets>nterchange.]</ety><fld>(Computers)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the American Standard Code for Information Interchange, a code consisting of a set of 128 7-bit combinations used in digital computers internally, for display purposes, and for exchanging data between computers. It is very widely used, but because of the limited number of characters encoded must be supplemented or replaced by other codes for encoding special symbols or words in languages other than English. Also used attributively; -- <as>as, an <ex>ASCII</ex> file</as>.</def>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> American Standard Code for Information Interchange.</syn><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>As*ci"tes</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_; (sc. &unr_; disease), fr. &unr_; bladder, belly.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A collection of serous fluid in the cavity of the abdomen; dropsy of the peritoneum.</def> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>As*cit"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>As*cit"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or affected by, ascites; dropsical.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As`ci*ti"tious</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Adscititious</er>.]</ety> <def>Supplemental; not inherent or original; adscititious; additional; assumed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Homer has been reckoned an <qex>ascititious</qex> name.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*cle"pi*ad</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Gr. &amp; L. Pros.)</fld> <def>A choriambic verse, first used by the Greek poet Asclepias, consisting of four feet, viz., a spondee, two choriambi, and an iambus.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Asclepiadaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs most with milky juice; examples are the milkweeds (genus <gen>Asclepias</gen>).</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*cle`pi*a*da"ceous</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Asclepias</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, plants of the Milkweed family.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>As*cle"pi*as</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, named from <ets>Asclepios</ets> or <ets>Aesculapius</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of plants including the milkweed, swallowwort, and some other species having medicinal properties.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Asclepias butterfly</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a large, handsome, red and black butterfly (<spn>Danais Archippus</spn>), found in both hemispheres. It feeds on plants of the genus Asclepias.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As"co*carp</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'asko`s</grk> a bladder + <grk>karpo`s</grk> fruit.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>In ascomycetous fungi, the spherical, discoid, or cup-shaped body within which the asci are collected, and which constitutes the mature fructification. The different forms are known in mycology under distinct names. Called also <altname>spore fruit</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ascocarpous</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to an ascocarp.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>As`co*coc"cus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Ascococci</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'asko`s</grk> bladder, bag + &unr_; kernel.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A form of micrococcus, found in putrid meat infusions, occurring in peculiar masses, each of which is inclosed in a hyaline capsule and contains a large number of spherical micrococci.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ascolichen</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a <isa>lichen</isa> in which the fungus component is an ascomycete.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ascoma</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an ascocarp having the spore-bearing layer of cells (the hymenium) on a broad disklike receptacle.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ascomycete</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>any fungus of the class <class>Ascomycetes</class> (or subdivision <phylum>Ascomycota</phylum>) in which the spores are formed inside an ascus.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ascomycetous fungus.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ascomycetous</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to ascomycetes.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ascomycetes</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>large class of higher fungi .</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> class <class>Ascomycetes</class>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>As`co*my*ce"tes</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.; <ets>ascus</ets> + Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, fungus.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A large class of higher fungi distinguished by septate hyph&aelig;, and by having their spores formed in asci, or spore sacs; the sac fungi. It comprises many orders, among which are the yeasts, molds, mildews, truffles, morels, etc. The class is coextensive with the phylum <phylum>Ascomycota</phylum>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>As`co*my*ce"tous</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ascomycota</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ascomycota</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a phylum of higher fungi, coextensive with the class <class><er>Ascomycetes</er></class>. It comprises Hemiascomycetes; Plectomycetes; Pyrenomycetes; Discomycetessac fungi; in some classification systems it is considered a division of the kingdom Fungi.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> subdivision Ascomycota, Ascomycotina, subdivision Ascomycotina.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ascomycotina</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as <er>Ascomycota</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Ascomycota, subdivision Ascomycota, subdivision Ascomycotina</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ascophyllum</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a genus of brown algae distinguished by compressed or inflated branchlets along the axis.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Ascophyllum</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As"co*spore</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Ascus</ets> + <ets>spore</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>One of the spores contained in the asci of lichens and fungi. [See <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Ascus</er>.]</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>ascosporic</hw> <hw>ascosporous</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>of or pertaining to an ascospore.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ascot</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[from the fashionable clothjing worn at the <etsep>Ascot</etsep> races.]</ety> <def>a cravat with wide square ends, tied so that the ends are laid flat; the ends are often secured with an ornamental pin; -- called <altname>cravat</altname> in Britain.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*crib"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being ascribed; attributable.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*cribe"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Ascribed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Ascribing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>ascribere</ets>, <ets>adscribere</ets>, to ascribe; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>scribere</ets> to write: cf. OF. <ets>ascrire</ets>. See <er>Scribe</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To attribute, impute, or refer, as to a cause; <as>as, his death was <ex>ascribed</ex> to a poison; to <ex>ascribe</ex> an effect to the right cause; to <ex>ascribe</ex> such a book to such an author.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The finest [speech] that is <qex>ascribed</qex> to Satan in the whole poem.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To attribute, as a quality, or an appurtenance; to consider or allege to belong.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To <er>Ascribe</er>, <er>Attribute</er>, <er>Impute</er>.</syn> <usage> <xex>Attribute</xex> denotes, 1. To refer some quality or attribute to a being; <as>as, to <ex>attribute</ex> power to God</as>. 2. To refer something to its cause or source; <as>as, to <ex>attribute</ex> a backward spring to icebergs off the coast</as>. <xex>Ascribe</xex> is used equally in both these senses, but involves a different image. To <xex>impute</xex> usually denotes to ascribe something doubtful or wrong, and hence, in general literature, has commonly a bad sense; <as>as, to <ex>impute</ex> unworthy motives</as>. The theological sense of <xex>impute</xex> is not here taken into view.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>More than good-will to me <qex>attribute</qex> naught.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Ascribes</qex> his gettings to his parts and merit.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And fairly quit him of the <qex>imputed</qex> blame.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As"cript</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Adscript</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*crip"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ascriptio</ets>, fr. <ets>ascribere</ets>. See <er>Ascribe</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of ascribing, imputing, or affirming to belong; also, that which is ascribed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As`crip*ti"tious</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ascriptitius</ets>, fr. <ets>ascribere</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Ascribed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Added; additional.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>An <qex>ascriptitious</qex> and supernumerary God.</q> <rj><qau>Farindon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As"cus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> Asci</plu> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a bladder.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A small membranous bladder or tube in which are inclosed the seedlike reproductive particles or sporules of lichens and certain fungi.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A-sea</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>sea</ets>.]</ety> <def>On the sea; at sea; toward the sea.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*se"mi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; priv. + &unr_; sign.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Loss of power to express, or to understand, symbols or signs of thought.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*sep"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; priv. + <ets>sepsis</ets>.]</ety> <def>State of being aseptic; the methods or processes of asepticizing.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*sep"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> not + <ets>septic</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Not liable to putrefaction; nonputrescent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>free from pathogenic microorganisms; sterile; <as>as, <ex>aseptic</ex> operating conditions</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <mark>[metaphorical]</mark> <def>lacking emotion, human warmth, or excitement.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*sep"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An aseptic substance.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*sex"u*al</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> not + <ets>sexual</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Having no distinct sex; without sexual action; <as>as, <ex>asexual</ex> reproduction</as>. See <er>Fission</er> and <er>Gemmation</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>not involving sexual activity or sexual attraction; <as>as, an <ex>asexual</ex> friendship</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>asexuality</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>having no evident sex or sex organs.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> sexlessness.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*sex`u*al*i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Asexual</ets> + <ets>-ize</ets> + <ets>-ation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act or process of sterilizing an animal or human being, as by vasectomy.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*sex"u*al*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an asexual manner; without sexual agency.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ash</hw> <pr>(&abreve;sh)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>asch</ets>, <ets>esh</ets>, AS. <ets>&aelig;sc</ets>; akin to OHG. <ets>asc</ets>, Sw. &amp; Dan. <ets>ask</ets>, Icel. <ets>askr</ets>, D. <ets>esch</ets>, G. <ets>esche</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of trees of the Olive family, having opposite pinnate leaves, many of the species furnishing valuable timber, as the European ash (<spn>Fraxinus excelsior</spn>) and the white ash (<spn>Fraxinus Americana</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Prickly ash</b></col> (<spn>Zanthoxylum Americanum</spn>) and <col><b>Poison ash</b></col> (<spn>Rhus venenata</spn>)</mcol> <cd>are shrubs of different families, somewhat resembling the true ashes in their foliage.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain ash</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Roman tree</er>, and under <er>Mountain</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The tough, elastic wood of the ash tree.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note><xex>Ash</xex> is used adjectively, or as the first part of a compound term; as, <xex>ash</xex> bud, <ex>ash</ex> wood, <ex>ash</ex> tree, etc.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ash</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>, <def><it>sing.</it> of <er>Ashes</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Ash</xex> is rarely used in the singular except in connection with chemical or geological products; as, soda <xex>ash</xex>, coal which yields a red <xex>ash</xex>, etc., or as a qualifying or combining word; as, <xex>ash</xex> bin, <xex>ash</xex> heap, <xex>ash</xex> hole, <xex>ash</xex> pan, <xex>ash</xex> pit, <xex>ash</xex>-grey, <xex>ash</xex>-colored, pearl<xex>ash</xex>, pot<xex>ash</xex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bone ash</b></col>, <cd>burnt powered; bone earth.</cd> -- <col><b>Volcanic ash</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Ashes</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ash</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To strew or sprinkle with ashes.</def> <rj><au>Howell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*shame</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>shame</ets>: cf. AS. <ets>&amacr;scamian</ets> to shame (where <ets>&amacr;-</ets> is the same as Goth. <ets>us-</ets>, G. <ets>er-</ets>, and orig. meant <ets>out</ets>), <ets>gescamian</ets>, <ets>gesceamian</ets>, to shame.]</ety> <def>To shame.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Barrow.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*shamed"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Orig. a p. p. of <ets>ashame</ets>, v. t.]</ety> <def>Affected by shame; abashed or confused by guilt, or a conviction or consciousness of some wrong action or impropriety.</def> &ldquo;I am <xex>ashamed</xex> to beg.&rdquo; <rj><au>Wyclif.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>All that forsake thee shall be <qex>ashamed</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. xvii. 13.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I began to be <qex>ashamed</qex> of sitting idle.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Enough to make us <qex>ashamed</qex> of our species.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>An <qex>ashamed</qex> person can hardly endure to meet the gaze of those present.</q> <rj><qau>Darwin.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Ashamed</xex> seldom precedes the noun or pronoun it qualifies. By a Hebraism, it is sometimes used in the Bible to mean <xex>disappointed</xex>, or <xex>defeated</xex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*sham"ed*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Bashfully.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ash`an*tee"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Ashantees</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <def>A native or an inhabitant of Ashantee in Western Africa.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ash`an*tee"</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Ashantee.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ashcan</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> trash can, garbage can, wastebin, ashbin, dustbin, trash barrel, trash bin.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ash"-col`ored</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of the color of ashes; a whitish gray or brownish gray.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ash"en</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Ash</er>, the tree.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the ash tree.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Ashen</xex> poles.&rdquo; <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ash"en</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Consisting of, or resembling, ashes; of a color between brown and gray, or white and gray.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>ashen</qex> hue of age.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ash"en</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>, <def>obs. pl. for <er>Ashes</er>.</def> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ash"er*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A depository for ashes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A place where potash is made.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ash"es</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>asche</ets>, <ets>aske</ets>, AS. <ets>asce</ets>, <ets>&aelig;sce</ets>, <ets>axe</ets>; akin to OHG. <ets>asca</ets>, G. <ets>asche</ets>, D. <ets>asch</ets>, Icel. &amp; Sw. <ets>aska</ets>, Dan. <ets>aske</ets>, Goth. <ets>azgo</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The earthy or mineral particles of combustible substances remaining after combustion, as of wood or coal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Specifically: The remains of the human body when burnt, or when &ldquo;returned to dust&rdquo; by natural decay.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Their martyred blood and <qex>ashes</qex> sow.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The coffins were broken open. The <qex>ashes</qex> were scattered to the winds.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The color of ashes; deathlike paleness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The lip of <qex>ashes</qex>, and the cheek of flame.</q> <rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>In dust and ashes</b></col>, <col><b>In sackcloth and ashes</b></col></mcol>, <cd>with humble expression of grief or repentance; -- from the method of mourning in Eastern lands.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Volcanic ashes</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>Volcanic ash</b></col></mcol>, <cd>the loose, earthy matter, or small fragments of stone or lava, ejected by volcanoes.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ash"-fire</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A low fire used in chemical operations.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Ash"-fur`nace</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ash"-ov`en</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A furnace or oven for fritting materials for glass making.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ash-gray</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>pale gray; ash-colored.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ash-grey, ashy.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ash-grey</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>pale gray; ash-colored.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ash-gray, ashy.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*shine"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Shining; radiant.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ash-key</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the winged seed of the ash tree.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ash"lar</hw>, <hw>Ash"ler</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>ascheler</ets>, <ets>achiler</ets>, OF. <ets>aiseler</ets>, fr. <ets>aiselle</ets>, dim. of <ets>ais</ets> plank, fr. L. <ets>axis</ets>, <ets>assis</ets>, plank, axle. See <er>Axle</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Masonry)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Hewn or squared stone; also, masonry made of squared or hewn stone.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Rough <qex>ashlar</qex>, a block of freestone as brought from the quarry. When hammer-dressed it is known as common <qex>ashlar</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Knight.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sd>(b)</sd> <def>In the United States especially, a thin facing of squared and dressed stone upon a wall of rubble or brick.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ash"lar*ing</hw>, <hw>Ash"ler*ing</hw>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of bedding ashlar in mortar.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Ashlar when in thin slabs and made to serve merely as a case to the body of the wall.</def> <rj><au>Brande &amp; C.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Carp.)</fld> <def>The short upright pieces between the floor beams and rafters in garrets. See <er>Ashlar</er>, 2.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*shore"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>shore</ets>.]</ety> <def>On shore or on land; on the land adjacent to water; to the shore; to the land; aground (when applied to a ship); -- sometimes opposed to <contr>aboard</contr> or <contr>afloat</contr>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Here shall I die <qex>ashore</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I must fetch his necessaries <qex>ashore</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ash-pan</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a receptacle fitted beneath the grate in which ashes collect and are removed.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ash"to*reth</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Ashtaroth</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <def>The principal female divinity of the Ph&oelig;nicians, as Baal was the principal male divinity.</def> <rj><au>W. Smith.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ash` Wednes"day</hw> <pr>(&abreve;sh` w&ebreve_;nz"d&auptack_;)</pr>. <def>The first day of Lent; -- so called from a custom in the Roman Catholic church of putting ashes, on that day, upon the foreheads of penitents.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ash"weed`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <ety>[A corruption of <ets>ache</ets>-weed; F. <ets>ache</ets>. So named from the likeness of its leaves to those of <ets>ache</ets> (celery).]</ety> <def>Goutweed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ash"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, or composed of, ashes; filled, or strewed with, ashes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Ash-colored; whitish gray; deadly pale.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Ashy pale</b></col>, <cd>pale as ashes.</cd> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"sian</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Asianus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;, L. <ets>Asia</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Asia; Asiatic.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Asian</xex> princes.&rdquo; <au>Jer. Taylor.</au> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An Asiatic.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"si*arch</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Asiarcha</ets>, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; + &unr_; ruler.]</ety> <def>One of the chiefs or pontiffs of the Roman province of Asia, who had the superintendence of the public games and religious rites.</def> <rj><au>Milner.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`si*at"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Asiaticus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Asia or to its inhabitants.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native, or one of the people, of Asia.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`si*at"i*cism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Something peculiar to Asia or the Asiatics.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*side"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>side</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>On, or to, one side; out of a straight line, course, or direction; at a little distance from the rest; out of the way; apart.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Thou shalt set <qex>aside</qex> that which is full.</q> <rj><qau>2 Kings iv. 4.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>But soft! but soft! <qex>aside</qex>: here comes the king.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The flames were blown <qex>aside</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Out of one's thoughts; off; away; <as>as, to put <ex>aside</ex> gloomy thoughts</as>.</def> &ldquo;Lay <xex>aside</xex> every weight.&rdquo; <rj><au>Heb. xii. 1.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>So as to be heard by others; privately.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Then lords and ladies spake <qex>aside</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To set aside</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>to annul or defeat the effect or operation of, by a subsequent decision of the same or of a superior tribunal; to declare of no authority; <as>as, to <ex>set aside</ex> a verdict or a judgment</as>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*side"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Something spoken aside; as, a remark made by a stageplayer which the other players are not supposed to hear.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*si"lus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., a gadfly.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of large and voracious two-winged flies, including the bee killer and robber fly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>As`i*ne"go</hw>, <hw>As`si*ne"go</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>asnico</ets>, dim. of <ets>asno</ets> an ass.]</ety> <def>A stupid fellow.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As"i*nine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>asininus</ets>, fr. <ets>asinus</ets> ass. See <er>Ass</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or belonging to, or having the qualities of, the ass, as stupidity and obstinacy.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Asinine</xex> nature.&rdquo; <au>B. Jonson.</au> &ldquo;<xex>Asinine</xex> feast.&rdquo; <au>Milton.</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As`i*nin"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being asinine; stupidity combined with obstinacy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*si"phon*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Destitute of a siphon or breathing tube; -- said of many bivalve shells.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An asiphonate mollusk.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>As`i*pho"ne*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, &Verbar;<hw>A*si`pho*na"ta</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, &Verbar;<hw>As`i*phon"i*da</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; a tube.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A group of bivalve mollusks destitute of siphons, as the oyster; the asiphonate mollusks.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*si"ti*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; food.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Want of appetite; loathing of food.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ask</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Asked</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Asking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>asken</ets>, <ets>ashen</ets>, <ets>axien</ets>, AS. <ets>&amacr;scian</ets>, <ets>&amacr;csian</ets>; akin to OS. <ets>&emacr;sc&omacr;n</ets>, OHG. <ets>eisc&omacr;n</ets>, Sw. <ets>&amacr;ska</ets>, Dan. <ets>&aelig;ske</ets>, D. <ets>eischen</ets>, G. <ets>heischen</ets>, Lith. <ets>j&euml;sk&oacute;ti</ets>, OSlav. <ets>iskati</ets> to seek, Skr. <ets>ish</ets> to desire. &radic;5.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To request; to seek to obtain by words; to petition; to solicit; -- often with <xex>of</xex>, in the sense of <xex>from</xex>, before the person addressed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Ask</qex> counsel, we pray thee, of God.</q> <rj><qau>Judg. xviii. 5.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall <qex>ask</qex> what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.</q> <rj><qau>John xv. 7.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To require, demand, claim, or expect, whether by way of remuneration or return, or as a matter of necessity; as, what price do you <xex>ask</xex>?</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Ask</qex> me never so much dowry.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. xxxiv. 12.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To whom men have committed much, of him they will <qex>ask</qex> the more.</q> <rj><qau>Luke xii. 48.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>An exigence of state <qex>asks</qex> a much longer time to conduct a design to maturity.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To interrogate or inquire of or concerning; to put a question to or about; to question.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He is of age; <qex>ask</qex> him: he shall speak for himself.</q> <rj><qau>John ix. 21.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He <qex>asked</qex> the way to Chester.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To invite; <as>as, to <ex>ask</ex> one to an entertainment</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To publish in church for marriage; -- said of both the banns and the persons.</def> <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To beg; request; seek; petition; solicit; entreat; beseech; implore; crave; require; demand; claim; exhibit; inquire; interrogate. See <er>Beg</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ask</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To request or petition; -- usually followed by <xex>for</xex>; <as>as, to <ex>ask for</ex> bread</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Ask</qex>, and it shall be given you.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. vii. 7.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make inquiry, or seek by request; -- sometimes followed by <xex>after</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Wherefore . . . dost <qex>ask</qex> after my name?</q> <rj><qau>Gen. xxxii. 29.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ask</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See 2d <er>Asker</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A water newt.</def> <mark>[Scot. &amp; North of Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*skance"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*skant"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Cf. D. <ets>schuin</ets>, <ets>schuins</ets>, sideways, <ets>schuiven</ets> to shove, <ets>schuinte</ets> slope. Cf. <er>Asquint</er>.]</ety> <def>Sideways; obliquely; with a side glance; with disdain, envy, or suspicion.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They dart away; they wheel <qex>askance</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Beattie.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>My palfrey eyed them <qex>askance</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Landor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Both . . . were viewed <qex>askance</qex> by authority.</q> <rj><qau>Gladstone.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*skance"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To turn aside.</def> <mark>[Poet.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>O, how are they wrapped in with infamies<br/>
+That from their own misdeeds <qex>askance</qex> their eyes!</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>askant</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>toward the side, rather than directly ahead; -- used of a glance.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> askance, sidelong.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ask"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who asks; a petitioner; an inquirer.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ask"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A corruption of AS. <ets>a&unr_;exe</ets> lizard, newt.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An ask; a water newt.</def> <mark>[Local Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*skew"</hw>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>skew</ets>.]</ety> <def>Awry; askance; asquint; oblique or obliquely; -- sometimes indicating scorn, or contempt, or entry.</def> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ask"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of inquiring or requesting; a petition; solicitation.</def> <rj><au>Longfellow.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The publishing of banns.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 89 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>ASL</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as <er>American sign language</er>, the sign language used in the US.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> American sign language, AMESLAN</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*slake"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*sl&amacr;k")</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>&amacr;slacian</ets>, <ets>slacian</ets>, to slacken. Cf. <er>Slake</er>.]</ety> <def>To mitigate; to moderate; to appease; to abate; to diminish.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*slant"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>slant</ets>.]</ety> <def>Toward one side; in a slanting direction; obliquely.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>[The shaft] drove through his neck <qex>aslant</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*slant"</hw>, <pos>prep.</pos> <def>In a slanting direction over; athwart.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>There is a willow grows <qex>aslant</qex> a brook.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*sleep"</hw>, <pos>a. &amp; adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>sleep</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In a state of sleep; in sleep; dormant.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Fast <qex>asleep</qex> the giant lay supine.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>By whispering winds soon lulled <qex>asleep</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In the sleep of the grave; dead.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Concerning them which are <qex>asleep</qex> . . . sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.</q> <rj><qau>1 Thess. iv. 13.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Numbed, and, usually, tingling.</def> <rj><au>Udall.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Leaning long upon any part maketh it numb, and, as we call it, <qex>asleep</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*slope"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>slope</ets>.]</ety> <def>Slopingly; aslant; declining from an upright direction; sloping.</def> &ldquo;Set them not upright, but <xex>aslope</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*slug"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>slug</ets> to move slowly.]</ety> <def>Sluggishly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Fotherby.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*smear"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>smear</ets>.]</ety> <def>Smeared over.</def> <rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As`mo*ne"an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the patriotic Jewish family to which the Maccabees belonged; Maccabean; <as>as, the <ex>Asmonean</ex> dynasty</as>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Asmon&aelig;an</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As`mo*ne"an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the Asmonean family. The Asmoneans were leaders and rulers of the Jews from 168 to 35 <sc>b. c.</sc></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*soak"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>soak</ets>.]</ety> <def>Soaking.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*so"ma*tous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>asomatus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; body.]</ety> <def>Without a material body; incorporeal.</def> <rj><au>Todd.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As"o*nant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> not + <ets>sonant</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not sounding or sounded.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>C. C. Felton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Asp</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Aspen</er>.</def> &ldquo;Trembling poplar or <xex>asp</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Martyn.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Asp</hw> <pr>(&adot_;sp)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aspis</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>'aspi`s</grk>: cf. OF. <ets>aspe</ets>, F. <ets>aspic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small, hooded, poisonous serpent of Egypt and adjacent countries, whose bite is often fatal. It is the <spn>Naja haje</spn>. The name is also applied to other poisonous serpents, esp. to <spn>Vipera aspis</spn> of southern Europe. See <er>Haje</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- what is "Ecclus."? Not in the set of references! --><br/>
+&Verbar;<hw>As*pal"a*thus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aspalathus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A thorny shrub yielding a fragrant oil.</def> <au>Ecclus. xxiv. 15.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A genus of plants of the natural order <ord>Leguminos&aelig;</ord>. The species are chiefly natives of the Cape of Good Hope.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Asparagaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae: includes genera Asparagus and sometimes Ruscus.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Asparagaceae</fam>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*par"a*gine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>asparagine</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A white, nitrogenous, crystallizable substance, <chform>C4H8N2O3+H2O</chform>, found in many plants, and first obtained from <ets>asparagus</ets>. It is believed to aid in the disposition of nitrogenous matter throughout the plant; -- called also <altname>altheine</altname>.</def><!-- an amino acid --><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As`pa*rag"i*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining or allied to, or resembling, asparagus; having shoots which are eaten like asparagus; <as>as, <ex>asparaginous</ex> vegetables</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*par"a*gus</hw> <pr>(&abreve;s*p&abreve;r"&adot_;*g&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <grk>'aspa`ragos</grk>, <grk>'asfa`ragos</grk>; cf. <grk>sparga^n</grk> to swell with sap or juice, and Zend <ets>&ccedil;paregha</ets> prong, sprout, Pers. <ets>asparag</ets>, Lith. <ets>spurgas</ets> sprout, Skr. <ets>sphurj</ets> to swell. Perh. the Greek borrowed from the Persian. Cf. <er>Sparrowgrass</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of perennial plants belonging to the natural order <ord>Liliace&aelig;</ord>, and having erect much branched stems, and very slender branchlets which are sometimes mistaken for leaves. <spn>Asparagus racemosus</spn> is a shrubby climbing plant with fragrant flowers. Specifically: The <spn>Asparagus officinalis</spn>, a species cultivated in gardens.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The young and tender shoots of <spn>Asparagus officinalis</spn>, which form a valuable and well-known article of food.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; This word was formerly pronounced <altname>sparrowgrass</altname>; but this pronunciation is now confined exclusively to uneducated people.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Asparagus beetle</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a small beetle (<spn>Crioceris asparagi</spn>) injurious to asparagus.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>aspartame</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an artificial sweetener containing an <etsep>aspart</etsep>ic acid peptide, (<chform>C14H18N2O5</chform>); it is 160 times sweeter than sucrose (cane sugar) and is used as a calorie-free sweetener. Chemically it is <chname>N-L-&alpha;-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine-1-methyl ester</chname>. It is sold also under the trade name <altname>Equal</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*par"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or derived, asparagine; <as>as, <ex>aspartic</ex> acid</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As"pect</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aspectus</ets>, fr. <ets>aspicere</ets>, <ets>aspectum</ets>, to look at; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>spicere</ets>, <ets>specere</ets>, to look, akin to E. <ets>spy</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of looking; vision; gaze; glance.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> &ldquo;The basilisk killeth by <xex>aspect</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His <qex>aspect</qex> was bent on the ground.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Look, or particular appearance of the face; countenance; mien; air.</def> &ldquo;Serious in <xex>aspect</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>[Craggs] with <qex>aspect</qex> open shall erect his head.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Appearance to the eye or the mind; look; view.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>aspect</xex> of affairs.&rdquo; <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The true <qex>aspect</qex> of a world lying in its rubbish.</q> <rj><qau>T. Burnet.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Position or situation with regard to seeing; that position which enables one to look in a particular direction; position in relation to the points of the compass; <as>as, a house has a southern <ex>aspect</ex>, that is, a position which faces the south</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Prospect; outlook.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This town affords a good <qex>aspect</qex> toward the hill from whence we descended.</q> <rj><qau>Evelyn.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Astrol.)</fld> <def>The situation of planets or stars with respect to one another, or the angle formed by the rays of light proceeding from them and meeting at the eye; the joint look of planets or stars upon each other or upon the earth.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The aspects which two planets can assume are five; sextile, &unr_;, when the planets are 60&deg; apart; quartile, or quadrate, &unr_;, when their distance is 90&deg; or the quarter of a circle; trine, &unr_;, when the distance is 120&deg;; opposition, &unr_;, when the distance is 180&deg;, or half a circle; and conjunction, &unr_;, when they are in the same degree. Astrology taught that the aspects of the planets exerted an influence on human affairs, in some situations for good and in others for evil.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Astrol.)</fld> <def>The influence of the stars for good or evil; <as>as, an ill <ex>aspect</ex></as>.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The astrologers call the evil influences of the stars evil <qex>aspects</qex>.</q> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(A&euml;ronautics)</fld> <def>A view of a plane from a given direction, usually from above; more exactly, the manner of presentation of a plane to a fluid through which it is moving or to a current. If an immersed plane meets a current of fluid long side foremost, or in <xex>broadside aspect</xex>, it sustains more pressure than when placed short side foremost. Hence, long narrow wings are more effective than short broad ones of the same area.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Aspect of a plane</b></col> <fld>(Geom.)</fld>, <cd>the direction of the plane.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*pect"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aspectare</ets>, v. intens. of <ets>aspicere</ets>. See <er>Aspect</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>To behold; to look at.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*pect"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aspectabilis</ets>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being; visible.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>aspectable</xex> world.&rdquo; <au>Ray.</au> &ldquo;<xex>Aspectable</xex> stars.&rdquo; <au>Mrs. Browning.</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*pect"ant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Facing each other.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*pect"ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having an aspect.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aspect ratio</hw>. <fld>(A&euml;ronautics)</fld> <def>The ratio of the long to the short side of an a&euml;roplane, a&euml;rocurve, or wing.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*pec"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aspectio</ets>, fr. <ets>aspicere</ets> to look at.]</ety> <def>The act of viewing; a look.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Asp"en</hw> <pr>(&abreve;s"p&ebreve_;n)</pr>, <hw>Asp</hw> <pr>(&adot_;sp)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>&aelig;sp</ets>, <ets>&aelig;ps</ets>; akin to OHG. <ets>aspa</ets>, Icel. <ets>&ouml;sp</ets>, Dan. <ets>&aelig;sp</ets>, Sw. <ets>asp</ets>, D. <ets>esp</ets>, G. <ets>espe</ets>, <ets>&auml;spe</ets>, <ets>aspe</ets>; cf. Lettish <ets>apsa</ets>, Lith. <ets>apuszis</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>One of several species of poplar bearing this name, especially the <spn>Populus tremula</spn>, so called from the trembling of its leaves, which move with the slightest impulse of the air.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Asp"en</hw> <pr>(&abreve;s"p&ebreve_;n)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the aspen, or resembling it; made of aspen wood.</def><!-- not different syllabification in HW and PR. sic. --><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Nor <qex>aspen</qex> leaves confess the gentlest breeze.</q> <rj><qau>Gay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As"per</hw> <pr>(&abreve;s"p&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>aspre</ets>, OF. <ets>aspre</ets>, F. <ets>&acirc;pre</ets>, fr. L. <ets>asper</ets> rough.]</ety> <def>Rough; rugged; harsh; bitter; stern; fierce.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> &ldquo;An <xex>asper</xex> sound.&rdquo; <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>As"per</hw> <pr>(&abreve;s"p&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. spiritus <ets>asper</ets> rough breathing.]</ety> <fld>(Greek Gram.)</fld> <def>The rough breathing; a mark (&asper_;) placed over an initial vowel sound or over &rho; to show that it is aspirated, that is, pronounced with <xex>h</xex> before it; thus <grk>"ws</grk>, pronounced <pr>h&omacr;s</pr>, <grk>"rh`twr</grk>, pronounced <pr>hr&amacr;"t&omacr;r</pr>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>As"per</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>aspre</ets> or It. <ets>aspro</ets>, fr. MGr. <grk>'a`spron</grk>, <grk>'a`spros</grk>, white (prob. from the whiteness of new silver coins).]</ety> <def>A Turkish money of account (formerly a coin), of little value; the 120th part of a piaster.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As"per*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Asperated</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Asperating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>asperatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>asperare</ets>, fr. <ets>asper</ets> rough.]</ety> <def>To make rough or uneven.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>asperated</qex> part of its surface.</q> <rj><qau>Boyle.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As`per*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of asperating; a making or becoming rough.</def> <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>As*per"ges</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., Thou shalt sprinkle.]</ety> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The service or ceremony of sprinkling with holy water.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The brush or instrument used in sprinkling holy water; an aspergill.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>As"per*gill</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, &Verbar;<hw>As`per*gil"lum</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>aspergillum</ets>, fr. L. <ets>aspergere</ets>. See <er>Asperse</er>, v. t.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The brush used in the Roman Catholic church for sprinkling holy water on the people.</def> <altsp>[Also written <it>aspergillus</it>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Wateringpot shell</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As`per*gil"li*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Aspergillum</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Resembling the aspergillum in form; <as>as, an <ex>aspergilliform</ex> stigma</as>.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>As`per*i*fo"li*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>As`per*i*fo"li*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>asper</ets> rough + <ets>folium</ets> leaf.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having rough leaves.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; By some applied to the natural order now called <xex>Boraginace&aelig;</xex> or borageworts.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*per"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Asperities</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>asperitas</ets>, fr. <ets>asper</ets> rough: cf. F. <ets>asp&eacute;rit&eacute;</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Roughness of surface; unevenness; -- opposed to <ant>smoothness</ant>.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>asperities</xex> of dry bodies.&rdquo; <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Roughness or harshness of sound; that quality which grates upon the ear; raucity.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Roughness to the taste; sourness; tartness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Moral roughness; roughness of manner; severity; crabbedness; harshness; -- opposed to <ant>mildness</ant>.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Asperity</xex> of character.&rdquo; <rj><au>Landor.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It is no very cynical <qex>asperity</qex> not to confess obligations where no benefit has been received.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Sharpness; disagreeableness; difficulty.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The acclivities and <qex>asperities</qex> of duty.</q> <rj><qau>Barrow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Acrimony; moroseness; crabbedness; harshness; sourness; tartness. See <er>Acrimony</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*sper"ma*tous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_;, &unr_;, seed.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Aspermous.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*sper"mous</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; seed.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Destitute of seeds; aspermatous.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*sperne"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aspernari</ets>; <ets>a</ets> (<ets>ab</ets>) + <ets>spernari</ets>.]</ety> <def>To spurn; to despise.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T. More.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As"per*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Asper</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>Rough; uneven.</def> <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*perse"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Aspersed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Aspersing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>aspersus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>aspergere</ets> to scatter, sprinkle; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>spargere</ets> to strew. See <er>Sparse</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To sprinkle, as water or dust, upon anybody or anything, or to besprinkle any one with a liquid or with dust.</def> <rj><au>Heywood.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To bespatter with foul reports or false and injurious charges; to tarnish in point of reputation or good name; to slander or calumniate; <as>as, to <ex>asperse</ex> a poet or his writings; to <ex>asperse</ex> a man's character.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>With blackest crimes <qex>aspersed</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To slander; defame; detract from; calumniate; vilify.</syn> <usage> -- To <er>Asperse</er>, <er>Defame</er>, <er>Slander</er>, <er>Calumniate</er>. These words have in common the idea of falsely assailing the character of another. To <xex>asperse</xex> is figuratively to cast upon a character hitherto unsullied the imputation of blemishes or faults which render it offensive or loathsome. To <xex>defame</xex> is to detract from a man's honor and reputation by charges calculated to load him with infamy. <xex>Slander</xex> (etymologically the same as <xex>scandal</xex>) and <xex>calumniate</xex>, from the Latin, have in common the sense of circulating reports to a man's injury from unworthy or malicious motives. Men <xex>asperse</xex> their neighbors by malignant insinuations; they <xex>defame</xex> by advancing charges to blacken or sully their fair fame; they <xex>slander</xex> or <xex>calumniate</xex> by spreading injurious reports which are false, or by magnifying slight faults into serious errors or crimes.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*persed"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Having an indefinite number of small charges scattered or strewed over the surface.</def> <rj><au>Cussans.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Bespattered; slandered; calumniated.</def> <rj><au>Motley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*pers"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who asperses; especially, one who vilifies another.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*per"sion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aspersio</ets>, fr. <ets>aspergere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>aspersion</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A sprinkling, as with water or dust, in a literal sense.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Behold an immersion, not and <qex>aspersion</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The spreading of calumniations reports or charges which tarnish reputation, like the bespattering of a body with foul water; calumny.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Every candid critic would be ashamed to cast wholesale <qex>aspersions</qex> on the entire body of professional teachers.</q> <rj><qau>Grote.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Who would by base <qex>aspersions</qex> blot thy virtue.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*pers"ive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Tending to asperse; defamatory; slanderous.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>As*pers"ive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>As`per`soir"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>An aspergill.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>As`per*so"ri*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Aspersoria</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[LL. See <er>Asperse</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The stoup, basin, or other vessel for holy water in Roman Catholic churches.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A brush for sprinkling holy water; an aspergill.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>As"phalt</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>As*phal"tum</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, of eastern origin: cf. F. <ets>asphalte</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Mineral pitch, Jews' pitch, or compact native bitumen. It is brittle, of a black or brown color and high luster on a surface of fracture; it melts and burns when heated, leaving no residue. It occurs on the surface and shores of the Dead Sea, which is therefore called <xex>Asphaltites</xex>, or the Asphaltic Lake. It is found also in many parts of Asia, Europe, and America. See <er>Bitumen</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A composition of bitumen, pitch, lime, and gravel, used for forming pavements, and as a water-proof cement for bridges, roofs, etc.; asphaltic cement. Artificial asphalt is prepared from coal tar, lime, sand, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Asphalt stone</b></col>, <col><b>Asphalt rock</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a limestone found impregnated with asphalt.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As"phalt</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cover with asphalt; <as>as, to <ex>asphalt</ex> a roof; <ex>asphalted</ex> streets.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>As`phalte"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>Asphalt</er>.]</ety> <def>Asphaltic mastic or cement. See <er>Asphalt</er>, 2.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*phal"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, of the nature of, or containing, asphalt; bituminous.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Asphaltic</xex> pool.&rdquo; &ldquo;<xex>Asphaltic</xex> slime.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*phal"tite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Asphaltic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*phal"tite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Asphaltic.</def> <rj><au>Bryant.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>As*phal"tus</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Asphalt</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As"pho*del</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>asphodelus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;. See <er>Daffodil</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A general name for a plant of the genus <gen>Asphodelus</gen>. The asphodels are hardy perennial plants, several species of which are cultivated for the beauty of their flowers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The name is also popularly given to species of other genera. The <xex>asphodel</xex> of the early English and French poets was the daffodil. The <xex>asphodel</xex> of the Greek poets is supposed to be the <spn>Narcissus poeticus</spn>.</note> <rj><au>Dr. Prior.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Pansies, and violets, and <qex>asphodel</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Asphodelus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>small genus of tall striking annuals or perennials with grasslike foliage and flowers in dense racemes or panicles; Mediterranean to Himalayas; sometimes placed in family <fam>Asphodelaceae</fam>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Asphodelus</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*phyc"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to asphyxia.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>As*phyx"i*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>As*phyx"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>asphyxia</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; to throb, beat.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Apparent death, or suspended animation; the condition which results from interruption of respiration, as in suffocation or drowning, or the inhalation of poisonous or irrespirable gases.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*phyx"i*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or relating to asphyxia; <as>as, <ex>asphyxial</ex> phenomena</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*phyx"i*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To bring to a state of asphyxia; to suffocate. <note>[Used commonly in the past pple.]</note></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>As*phyx"i*a`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>As*phyx"ied</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>p. p.</pos> <def>In a state of asphyxia; suffocated.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*phyx`i*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of causing asphyxia; a state of asphyxia.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As"pic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>Asp</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The venomous asp.</def> <mark>[Chiefly poetic]</mark> <rj><au>Shak. Tennyson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A piece of ordnance carrying a 12 pound shot.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As"pic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., a corrupt. of <ets>spic</ets> (OF. <ets>espi</ets>, F. <ets>&eacute;pi</ets>), L. <ets>spica</ets> (<ets>spicum</ets>, <ets>spicus</ets>), ear, spike. See <er>Spike</er>.]</ety> <def>A European species of lavender (<spn>Lavandula spica</spn>), which produces a volatile oil. See <er>Spike</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As"pic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., prob. fr. <ets>aspic</ets> an asp.]</ety> <def>A savory meat jelly containing portions of fowl, game, fish, hard boiled eggs, etc.</def> <rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>aspidistra</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>an evergreen perennial (<spn>Aspidistra elatio</spn>) with large handsome basal leaves; grown primarily as a foliage houseplant.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> cast-iron plant, bar-room plant</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aspidophoroides</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a genus comprising the alligatorfishes.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Aspidophoroides</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>As`pi*do*bran"chi*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, shield + &unr_; gills.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A group of Gastropoda, with limpetlike shells, including the abalone shells and keyhole limpets.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*pir"ant</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>aspirant</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>aspirer</ets>. See <er>Aspire</er>.]</ety> <def>Aspiring.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*pir"ant</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>aspirant</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who aspires; one who eagerly seeks some high position or object of attainment.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In consequence of the resignations . . . the way to greatness was left clear to a new set of <qex>aspirants</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As"pi*rate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Aspirated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Aspirating</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>aspiratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>aspirare</ets> to breathe toward or upon, to add the breathing <it>h</it>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>spirare</ets> to breathe, blow. Cf. <er>Aspire</er>.]</ety> <def>To pronounce with a breathing, an aspirate, or an <it>h</it> sound; <as>as, we <ex>aspirate</ex> the words <it>horse</it> and <it>house</it>; to <ex>aspirate</ex> a vowel or a liquid consonant.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As"pi*rate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A sound consisting of, or characterized by, a breath like the sound of <it>h</it>; the breathing <it>h</it> or a character representing such a sound; an aspirated sound.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 90 --></p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A mark of aspiration (&asper_;) used in Greek; the asper, or rough breathing.</def> <rj><au>Bentley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An elementary sound produced by the breath alone; a surd, or nonvocal consonant; as, <xex>f</xex>, <xex>th</xex> in thin, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>As"pi*rate</hw> <pr>(&abreve;s"p&ibreve_;*r&auptack_;t)</pr>, <hw>As"pi*ra"ted</hw> <pr>(-r&amacr;"t&ebreve_;d)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aspiratus</ets>, p. p.]</ety> <def>Pronounced with the <xex>h</xex> sound or with audible breath.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>But yet they are not <qex>aspirate</qex>, i. e., with such an aspiration as <it>h</it>.</q> <rj><qau>Holder.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As`pi*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aspiratio</ets>, fr. <ets>aspirare</ets>: cf. F. <ets>aspiration</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of aspirating; the pronunciation of a letter with a full or strong emission of breath; an aspirated sound.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>If <qex>aspiration</qex> be defined to be an impetus of breathing.</q> <rj><qau>Wilkins.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of breathing; a breath; an inspiration.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The act of aspiring of a ardently desiring; strong wish; high desire.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Aspirations</xex> after virtue.&rdquo; <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Vague <qex>aspiration</qex> after military renown.</q> <rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As"pi*ra`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An apparatus for passing air or gases through or over certain liquids or solids, or for exhausting a closed vessel, by means of suction.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An instrument for the evacuation of the fluid contents of tumors or collections of blood.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*pir"a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to breathing; suited to the inhaling of air</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*pire"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Aspired</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Aspiring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>aspirer</ets>, L. <ets>aspirare</ets>. See <er>Aspirate</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To desire with eagerness; to seek to attain something high or great; to pant; to long; -- followed by <xex>to</xex> or <xex>after</xex>, and rarely by <xex>at</xex>; <as>as, to <ex>aspire</ex> to a crown; to <ex>aspire</ex> after immorality.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Aspiring</qex> to be gods, if angels fell;<br/>
+<qex>Aspiring</qex> to be angels, men rebel.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To rise; to ascend; to tower; to soar.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>My own breath still foments the fire,<br/>
+Which flames as high as fancy can <qex>aspire</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Waller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*pire"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To aspire to; to long for; to try to reach; to mount to.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>That gallant spirit hath <qex>aspired</qex> the clouds.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*pire"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Aspiration.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chapman.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*pire"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Aspiration.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*pir"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who aspires.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As"pi*rin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Pharm.)</fld> <def>A white crystalline compound, acetyl salicylic acid (<chform>CH3.CO.O.C6H4.CO.OH</chform>) widely used as a drug for relief of pain and alleviation of fever. It has analgesic, antipyretic, and antiinflammatory properties, and is one of a class of agents called <hypen>non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs</hypen> (NSAIDs). The name was originally a trade name, but has become the preferred name for the substance. It is actually a prodrug, liberating salicylic acid, the ultimate pharmacologically active agent, in the intestines. It is more effective when taken orally than is salicylic acid, because it dissolves more readily.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> 2-(acetyloxy)benzoic acid</syn><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*pir"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That aspires; <as>as, an <ex>Aspiring</ex> mind</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>As*pir"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>As*pir"ing*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Asp"ish</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or like, an asp.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As`por*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>asportatio</ets>, fr. <ets>asportare</ets> to carry away; <ets>abs = ab</ets> + <ets>portare</ets> to bear, carry.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The felonious removal of goods from the place where they were deposited.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; It is adjudged to be larceny, though the goods are not carried from the house or apartment.</note> <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*sprawl"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <def>Sprawling.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*squat"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <def>Squatting.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*squint"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Askant</er>, <er>Squint</er>.]</ety> <def>With the eye directed to one side; not in the straight line of vision; obliquely; awry, so as to see distortedly; <as>as, to look <ex>asquint</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ass</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>asse</ets>, AS. <ets>assa</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>asni</ets>, W. <ets>asen</ets>, <ets>asyn</ets>, L. <ets>asinus</ets>, dim. <ets>aselus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;; also to AS. <ets>esol</ets>, OHG. <ets>esil</ets>, G. <ets>esel</ets>, Goth. <ets>asilus</ets>, Dan. <ets>&aelig;sel</ets>, Lith. <ets>asilas</ets>, Bohem. <ets>osel</ets>, Pol. <ets>osiel</ets>. The word is prob. of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. <ets>ath&unr_;n</ets> she ass. Cf. <er>Ease</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A quadruped of the genus <gen>Equus</gen> (<spn>Equus asinus</spn>), smaller than the horse, and having a peculiarly harsh bray and long ears. The tame or domestic ass is patient, slow, and sure-footed, and has become the type of obstinacy and stupidity. There are several species of wild asses which are swift-footed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A dull, heavy, stupid fellow; a dolt.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Asses' Bridge</b></col>. <ety>[L. <ets>pons asinorum</ets>.]</ety> <cd>The fifth proposition of the first book of Euclid, &ldquo;The angles at the base of an isosceles triangle are equal to one another.&rdquo;</cd> <mark>[Sportive]</mark> &ldquo;A schoolboy, stammering out his <xex>Asses' Bridge</xex>.&rdquo; <au>F. Harrison.</au> -- <col><b>To make an ass of one's self</b></col>, <cd>to do or say something very foolish or absurd.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As`sa*f&oelig;t"i*da</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Asafetida</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>As"sa*gai</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>As"se*gai</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pg. <ets>azagaia</ets>, Sp. <ets>azagaya</ets>, fr. a Berber word. Cf. <er>Lancegay</er>.]</ety> <def>A spear used by tribes in South Africa as a missile and for stabbing, a kind of light javelin.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>As*sa"i</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[It., fr. L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>satis</ets> enough. See <er>Assets</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A direction equivalent to <xex>very</xex>; <as>as, adagio <ex>assai</ex>, very slow</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sail"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;s*s&amacr;l")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Assailed</conjf> <pr>(-s&amacr;ld")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Assailing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>assailen</ets>, <ets>asailen</ets>, OF. <ets>asaillir</ets>, <ets>assailler</ets>, F. <ets>assaillir</ets>; <ets>a</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>saillir</ets> to burst out, project, fr. L. <ets>salire</ets> to leap, spring; cf. L. <ets>assilire</ets> to leap or spring upon. See <er>Sally</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To attack with violence, or in a vehement and hostile manner; to assault; to molest; <as>as, to <ex>assail</ex> a man with blows; to <ex>assail</ex> a city with artillery.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>No rude noise mine ears <qex>assailing</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>No storm can now <qex>assail</qex><br/>
+The charm he wears within.</q> <rj><qau>Keble.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To encounter or meet purposely with the view of mastering, as an obstacle, difficulty, or the like.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The thorny wilds the woodmen fierce <qex>assail</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To attack morally, or with a view to produce changes in the feelings, character, conduct, existing usages, institutions; to attack by words, hostile influence, etc.; <as>as, to <ex>assail</ex> one with appeals, arguments, abuse, ridicule, and the like</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The papal authority . . . <qex>assailed</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Hallam.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They <qex>assailed</qex> him with keen invective; they <qex>assailed</qex> him with still keener irony.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To attack; assault; invade; encounter; fall upon. See <er>Attack</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sail"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being assailed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sail"ant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>assaillant</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>assaillir</ets>.]</ety> <def>Assailing; attacking.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sail"ant</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>assaillant</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who, or that which, assails, attacks, or assaults; an assailer.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>An <qex>assailant</qex> of the church.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sail"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who assails.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sail"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or power of assailing; attack; assault.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His most frequent <qex>assailment</qex> was the headache.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As"sa*mar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>assare</ets> to roast + <ets>amarus</ets>, bitter.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The peculiar bitter substance, soft or liquid, and of a yellow color, produced when meat, bread, gum, sugar, starch, and the like, are roasted till they turn brown.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As`sam*ese"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Assam, a province of British India, or to its inhabitants.</def> -- <def2><pos>n. sing. &amp; pl.</pos> <def>A native or natives of Assam.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>&Verbar;<hw>As`sa*pan"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, &Verbar;<hw>As`sa*pan"ic</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. Indian name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The American flying squirrel (<spn>Pteromys volucella</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sart"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;s*s&auml;rt")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>essart</ets> the grubbing up of trees, fr. <ets>essarter</ets> to grub up or clear ground of bushes, shrubs, trees, etc., fr. LL. <ets>exartum</ets>, <ets>exartare</ets>, for <ets>exsaritare</ets>; L. <ets>ex</ets> + <ets>sarire</ets>, <ets>sarrire</ets>, <ets>saritum</ets>, to hoe, weed.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Old Law)</fld> <def>The act or offense of grubbing up trees and bushes, and thus destroying the thickets or coverts of a forest.</def> <rj><au>Spelman.</au> <au>Cowell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A piece of land cleared of trees and bushes, and fitted for cultivation; a clearing.</def> <rj><au>Ash.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Assart land</b></col>, <cd>forest land cleared of woods and brush.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sart"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To grub up, as trees; to commit an assart upon; <as>as, to <ex>assart</ex> land or trees</as>.</def> <rj><au>Ashmole.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sas"sin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. (cf. It. <ets>assassino</ets>), fr. Ar. <ets>&lsquo;hashishin</ets> one who has drunk of the <ets>hashish</ets>. Under its influence the Assassins of the East, followers of the <it>Shaikh al-Jabal</it> (Old Man of the Mountain), were said to commit the murders required by their chief.]</ety> <def>One who kills, or attempts to kill, by surprise or secret assault; one who treacherously murders any one unprepared for defense.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sas"sin</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To assassinate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Stillingfleet.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sas"sin*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Assassinated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Assassinating</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[LL. <ets>assassinatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>assassinare</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To kill by surprise or secret assault; to murder by treacherous violence.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Help, neighbors, my house is broken open by force, and I am ravished, and like to be <qex>assassinated</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To assail with murderous intent; hence, by extended meaning, to maltreat exceedingly.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Your rhymes <qex>assassinate</qex> our fame.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Such usage as your honorable lords<br/>
+Afford me, <qex>assassinated</qex> and betrayed.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To kill; murder; slay. See <er>Kill</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sas"sin*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>assassinat</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An assassination, murder, or murderous assault.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>If I had made an <qex>assassinate</qex> upon your father.</q> <rj><qau>B. Jonson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An assassin.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sas`si*na"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of assassinating; a killing by treacherous violence.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sas"si*na`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An assassin.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sas"sin*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Murderous.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sas"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. LL. <ets>assatio</ets>, fr. L. <ets>assare</ets> to roast.]</ety> <def>Roasting.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sault"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>asaut</ets>, <ets>assaut</ets>, OF. <ets>assaut</ets>, <ets>asalt</ets>, F. <ets>assaut</ets>, LL. <ets>assaltus</ets>; L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>saltus</ets> a leaping, a springing, <ets>salire</ets> to leap. See <er>Assail</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A violent onset or attack with physical means, as blows, weapons, etc.; an onslaught; the rush or charge of an attacking force; onset; <as>as, to make <ex>assault</ex> upon a man, a house, or a town</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The Spanish general prepared to renew the <qex>assault</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Unshaken bears the <qex>assault</qex><br/>
+Of their most dreaded foe, the strong southwest.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A violent onset or attack with moral weapons, as words, arguments, appeals, and the like; <as>as, to make an <ex>assault</ex> on the prerogatives of a prince, or on the constitution of a government</as>.</def> <rj><au>Clarendon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>An apparently violent attempt, or willful offer with force or violence, to do hurt to another; an attempt or offer to beat another, accompanied by a degree of violence, but without touching his person, as by lifting the fist, or a cane, in a threatening manner, or by striking at him, and missing him. If the blow aimed takes effect, it is a <xex>battery</xex>.</def> <rj><au>Blackstone. Wharton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Practically, however, the word <qex>assault</qex> is used to include the battery.</q> <rj><qau>Mozley &amp; W.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Attack; invasion; incursion; descent; onset; onslaught; charge; storm.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sault"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Assaulted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Assaulting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[From <er>Assault</er>, <pos>n.</pos>: cf. OF. <ets>assaulter</ets>, LL. <ets>assaltare</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make an assault upon, as by a sudden rush of armed men; to attack with unlawful or insulting physical violence or menaces.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Insnared, <qex>assaulted</qex>, overcome, led bound.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To attack with moral means, or with a view of producing moral effects; to attack by words, arguments, or unfriendly measures; to assail; <as>as, to <ex>assault</ex> a reputation or an administration</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Before the gates, the cries of babes newborn, . . . <br/>
+<qex>Assault</qex> his ears.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In the latter sense, <xex>assail</xex> is more common.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To attack; assail; invade; encounter; storm; charge. See <er>Attack</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sault"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being assaulted.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>assaulted</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>sexually abused; -- a euphemism.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> molested, raped, criminally assaulted, sexually assaulted.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sault"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who assaults, or violently attacks; an assailant.</def> <rj><au>E. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>assaultive</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>making an assault.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> attacking(prenominal).</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*say"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>asai</ets>, <ets>essai</ets>, trial, F. <ets>essa</ets>. See <er>Essay</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Trial; attempt; essay.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I am withal persuaded that it may prove much more easy in the <qex>assay</qex> than it now seems at distance.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Examination and determination; test; <as>as, an <ex>assay</ex> of bread or wine</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This can not be, by no <qex>assay</qex> of reason.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Trial by danger or by affliction; adventure; risk; hardship; state of being tried.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Through many hard <qex>assays</qex> which did betide.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Tested purity or value.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>With gold and pearl of rich <qex>assay</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Metallurgy)</fld> <def>The act or process of ascertaining the proportion of a particular metal in an ore or alloy; especially, the determination of the proportion of gold or silver in bullion or coin.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>The alloy or metal to be assayed.</def> <rj><au>Ure.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><usage><uex>Assay</uex> and <uex>essay</uex> are radically the same word; but modern usage has appropriated <uex>assay</uex> chiefly to experiments in metallurgy, and <uex>essay</uex> to intellectual and bodily efforts. See <er>Essay</er>.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Assay</xex> is used adjectively or as the first part of a compound; as, <xex>assay</xex> balance, <xex>assay</xex> furnace.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Assay master</b></col>, <cd>an officer who assays or tests gold or silver coin or bullion.</cd> -- <col><b>Assay ton</b></col>, <cd>a weight of 29,166<frac>2/3</frac> grams.</cd></cs><!-- in orig. it looks like a decimal point, but must be a comma --><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*say"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Assayed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Assaying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>asaier</ets>, <ets>essaier</ets>, F. <ets>essayer</ets>, fr. <ets>essai</ets>. See <er>Assay</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, <er>Essay</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To try; to attempt; to apply.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To-night let us <qex>assay</qex> our plot.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Soft words to his fierce passion she <qex>assayed</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To affect.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>When the heart is ill <qex>assayed</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To try tasting, as food or drink.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To subject, as an ore, alloy, or other metallic compound, to chemical or metallurgical examination, in order to determine the amount of a particular metal contained in it, or to ascertain its composition.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*say"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To attempt, try, or endeavor.</def> <mark>[Archaic. In this sense <xex>essay</xex> is now commonly used.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>She thrice <qex>assayed</qex> to speak.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*say"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That may be assayed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*say"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who assays. Specifically: One who examines metallic ores or compounds, for the purpose of determining the amount of any particular metal in the same, especially of gold or silver.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*say"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or process of testing, esp. of analyzing or examining metals and ores, to determine the proportion of pure metal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As"say pound</hw>. <def>A small standard weight used in assaying bullion, etc., sometimes equaling 0.5 gram, but varying with the assayer.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Assay ton</hw>. <def>A weight of 29.166 + grams used in assaying, for convenience. Since it bears the same relation to the milligram that a ton of 2000 avoirdupois pounds does to the troy ounce, the weight in milligrams of precious metal obtained from an assay ton of ore gives directly the number of ounces to the ton.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Asse</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small foxlike animal (<spn>Vulpes cama</spn>) of South Africa, valued for its fur.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As`se*cu*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>assecuratio</ets>, fr. <ets>assecurare</ets>.]</ety> <def>Assurance; certainty.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As`se*cure"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>assecurare</ets>.]</ety> <def>To make sure or safe; to assure.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Hooker.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As`se*cu"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>ass&eacute;cution</ets>, fr. L. <ets>assequi</ets> to obtain; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>sequi</ets> to follow.]</ety> <def>An obtaining or acquiring.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Ayliffe.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As"se*gai</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Assagai</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sem"blage</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>assemblage</ets>. See <er>Assemble</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of assembling, or the state of being assembled; association.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In sweet <qex>assemblage</qex> every blooming grace.</q> <rj><qau>Fenton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A collection of individuals, or of individuals, or of particular things; <as>as, a political <ex>assemblage</ex>; an <ex>assemblage</ex> of ideas.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Company; group; collection; concourse; gathering; meeting; convention.</syn> <usage> <er>Assemblage</er>, <er>Assembly</er>. An <xex>assembly</xex> consists only of persons; an <xex>assemblage</xex> may be composed of things as well as persons, <as>as, an <ex>assemblage</ex> of incoherent objects</as>. Nor is every <xex>assemblage</xex> of persons an <xex>assembly</xex>; since the latter term denotes a body who have met, and are acting, in concert for some common end, such as to hear, to deliberate, to unite in music, dancing, etc. An <xex>assemblage</xex> of skaters on a lake, or of horse jockeys at a race course, is not an <xex>assembly</xex>, but might be turned into one by collecting into a body with a view to discuss and decide as to some object of common interest.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sem"blance</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>assemblance</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Resemblance; likeness; appearance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Care I for the . . . stature, bulk, and big <qex>assemblance</qex> of a man? Give me the spirit.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An assembling; assemblage.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To weete [know] the cause of their <qex>assemblance</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sem"ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Assembled</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Assembling</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>assembler</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>assimulare</ets> to bring together to collect; L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>simul</ets> together; akin to <ets>similis</ets> like, Gr. &unr_; at the same time, and E. <ets>same</ets>. Cf. <er>Assimilate</er>, <er>Same</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To collect into one place or body; to bring or call together; to convene; to congregate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Thither he <qex>assembled</qex> all his train.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>All the men of Israel <qex>assembled</qex> themselves.</q> <rj><qau>1 Kings viii. 2.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To collect and put together the parts of; <as>as, to <ex>assemble</ex> a bicycle, watch, gun, or other manufactured article</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sem"ble</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To meet or come together, as a number of individuals; to convene; to congregate.</def>
+ <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The Parliament <qex>assembled</qex> in November.</q> <rj><qau>W. Massey.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sem"ble</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To liken; to compare.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Bribes may be <qex>assembled</qex> to pitch.</q> <rj><qau>Latimer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>assembled</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>brought together into a group or crowd.</def> <illu>the <ex>assembled</ex> letters in my office</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> accumulated, collected, congregate, massed.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>formed by fitting or joining components together.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> built(prenominal), made-up.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sem"bler</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who assembles a number of individuals; also, one of a number assembled.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Computers)</fld> <def>a computer program that takes as input a set of instructions written in assembly language, and produces a corresponding executable computer program in machine language.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Computers)</fld> <def>same as <er>assembly language</er>.</def> <mark>[informal]</mark><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sem"bly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Assemblies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>assembl&eacute;e</ets>, fr. <ets>assembler</ets>. See <er>Assemble</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A company of persons collected together in one place, and usually for some common purpose, esp. for deliberation and legislation, for worship, or for social entertainment.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A collection of inanimate objects.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Howell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A beat of the drum or sound of the bugle as a signal to troops to assemble.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In some of the United States, the legislature, or the popular branch of it, is called the <xex>Assembly</xex>, or the <xex>General Assembly</xex>. In the Presbyterian Church, the <xex>General Assembly</xex> is the highest ecclesiastical tribunal, composed of ministers and ruling elders delegated from each presbytery; as, the <xex>General Assembly</xex> of the Presbyterian Church in the United States, or of Scotland.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 91 --></p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Assembly room</b></col>, <cd>a room in which persons assemble, especially for dancing.</cd> -- <col><b>Unlawful assembly</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>a meeting of three or more persons on a common plan, in such a way as to cause a reasonable apprehension that they will disturb the peace tumultuously.</cd> -- <col><b>Westminster Assembly</b></col>, <cd>a convocation, consisting chiefly of divines, which, by act of Parliament, assembled July 1, 1643, and remained in session some years. It framed the &ldquo;Confession of Faith,&rdquo; the &ldquo;Larger Catechism,&rdquo; and the &ldquo;Shorter Catechism,&rdquo; which are still received as authority by Presbyterians, and are substantially accepted by Congregationalists.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Assemblage</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>assembly language</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Computers)</fld> <def>an artificial computer language with mnemonic codes representing the basic machine-language instructions of a computer, which can be interpreted by an assembler to produce a computer program in machine language. Also informally referred to as <altname>assembler</altname>.</def> <note>Writing a program in assembly language is very much simpler than writing the machine instructions in binary code, and the use of such a language greatly increases the efficiency of the process of writing computer programs. See also <er>programming language</er>, <er>FORTRAN</er>, <er>BASIC</er>.</note><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>assembly line</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A line of machinery, tools, and workers on which objects to be manufactured are moved from one post to the next, where different workers perform different steps in the manufacturing process; called also <altname>production line</altname>. The objects to be manufactured usually move on a form of conveyor belt, which does not necessarily move only in a straight line, but may continue around the factory area for some distance.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>assembly-line</hw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling an <er>assembly line</er>; <as>as, an <ex>assembly-line</ex> process; also used metaphorically, as an <ex>assembly-line</ex> educational system</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sem"bly*man</hw> <pr>(&abreve;s*s&ebreve_;m"bl&ybreve_;*m&aitalic_;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Assemblymen</plw> <pr>(-m&eitalic_;n)</pr>.</plu> <def>A member of an assembly, especially of the lower branch of a state legislature.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>assemblywoman</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a female member of a legislative body called an <membof>assembly</membof>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sent"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Assented</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Assenting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>assentir</ets>, L. <ets>assentire</ets>, <ets>assentiri</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>sentire</ets> to feel, think. See <er>Sense</er>.]</ety> <def>To admit a thing as true; to express one's agreement, acquiescence, concurrence, or concession.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Who informed the governor . . . And the Jews also <qex>assented</qex>, saying that these things were so.</q> <rj><qau>Acts xxiv. 9.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The princess <qex>assented</qex> to all that was suggested.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To yield; agree; acquiesce; concede; concur.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sent"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>assent</ets>, fr. <ets>assentir</ets>. See <er>Assent</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <def>The act of assenting; the act of the mind in admitting or agreeing to anything; concurrence with approval; consent; agreement; acquiescence.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Faith is the <qex>assent</qex> to any proposition, on the credit of the proposer.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>assent</qex>, if not the approbation, of the prince.</q> <rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Too many people read this ribaldry with <qex>assent</qex> and admiration.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Royal assent</b></col>, <cd>in England, the assent of the sovereign to a bill which has passed both houses of Parliament, after which it becomes law.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Concurrence; acquiescence; approval; accord.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Assent</er>, <er>Consent</er>. <xex>Assent</xex> is an act of the understanding, <xex>consent</xex> of the will or feelings. We <xex>assent</xex> to the views of others when our minds come to the same conclusion with theirs as to what is true, right, or admissible. We <xex>consent</xex> when there is such a concurrence of our will with their desires and wishes that we decide to comply with their requests. The king of England gives his <xex>assent</xex>, not his <xex>consent</xex>, to acts of Parliament, because, in theory at least, he is not governed by personal feelings or choice, but by a deliberate, judgment as to the common good. We also use <xex>assent</xex> in cases where a proposal is made which involves but little interest or feeling. A lady may <xex>assent</xex> to a gentleman's opening the window; but if he offers himself in marriage, he must wait for her <xex>consent</xex>.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As`sen*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>assentatio</ets>. See <er>Assent</er>, v.]</ety> <def>Insincere, flattering, or obsequious assent; hypocritical or pretended concurrence.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Abject flattery and indiscriminate <qex>assentation</qex> degrade as much as indiscriminate contradiction and noisy debate disgust.</q> <rj><qau>Ld. Chesterfield.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As`sen*ta"tor</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>assentari</ets> to assent constantly.]</ety> <def>An obsequious; a flatterer.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sent"a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Flattering; obsequious.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> -- <wordforms><wf>As*sent"a*to*ri*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sent"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who assents.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sen"tient</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Assenting.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sent"ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Giving or implying assent.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>As*sent"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sent"ive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Giving assent; of the nature of assent; complying.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>As*sent"ive*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sent"ment</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Assent; agreement.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sert"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Asserted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Asserting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>assertus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>asserere</ets> to join or fasten to one's self, claim, maintain; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>serere</ets> to join or bind together. See <er>Series</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To affirm; to declare with assurance, or plainly and strongly; to state positively; to aver; to asseverate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Nothing is more shameful . . . than to <qex>assert</qex> anything to be done without a cause.</q> <rj><qau>Ray.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To maintain; to defend.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>That . . . I may <qex>assert</qex> Eternal Providence,<br/>
+And justify the ways of God to men.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I will <qex>assert</qex> it from the scandal.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or measures; to vindicate a claim or title to; <as>as, to <ex>assert</ex> our rights and liberties</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To assert one's self</b></col>, <cd>to claim or vindicate one's rights or position; to demand recognition.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To affirm; aver; asseverate; maintain; protest; pronounce; declare; vindicate.</syn> <usage> -- To <er>Assert</er>, <er>Affirm</er>, <er>Maintain</er>, <er>Vindicate</er>. To <xex>assert</xex> is to fasten to one's self, and hence to <xex>claim</xex>. It is, therefore, adversative in its nature. We <xex>assert</xex> our rights and privileges, or the cause of tree institutions, as against opposition or denial. To <xex>affirm</xex> is to declare as true. We <xex>assert</xex> boldly; we <xex>affirm</xex> positively. To <xex>maintain</xex> is to uphold, and insist upon with earnestness, whatever we have once asserted; <as>as, to <ex>maintain</ex> one's cause, to <ex>maintain</ex> an argument, to <ex>maintain</ex> the ground we have taken</as>. To <xex>vindicate</xex> is to use language and measures of the strongest kind, in defense of ourselves and those for whom we act. We <xex>maintain</xex> our assertions by adducing proofs, facts, or arguments; we are ready to <xex>vindicate</xex> our rights or interests by the utmost exertion of our powers.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>assertable</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>capable of being affirmed or asserted.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> affirmable.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>asserted</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>stated as a fact.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> alleged.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sert"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who asserts; one who avers pr maintains; an assertor.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The inflexible <qex>asserter</qex> of the rights of the church.</q> <rj><qau>Milman.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>asserting</hw> <pos>adj. prenom.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>declaring.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> declaratory.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*ser"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>assertio</ets>, fr. <ets>asserere</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive declaration or averment; affirmation; statement asserted; position advanced.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>There is a difference between <qex>assertion</qex> and demonstration.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Maintenance; vindication; <as>as, the <ex>assertion</ex> of one's rights or prerogatives</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sert"ive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Positive; affirming confidently; affirmative; peremptory.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In a confident and <qex>assertive</qex> form.</q> <rj><qau>Glanvill.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><wordforms><wf>As*sert"ive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>As*sert"ive*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sert"or</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>asserere</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who asserts or avers; one who maintains or vindicates a claim or a right; an affirmer, supporter, or vindicator; a defender; an asserter.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>assertors</qex> of liberty said not a word.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Faithful <qex>assertor</qex> of thy country's cause.</q> <rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As`ser*to"ri*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Asserting that a thing <xex>is</xex>; -- opposed to <contr>problematical</contr> and <contr>apodeictical</contr>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sert"o*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>assertorius</ets>, fr. <ets>asserere</ets>.]</ety> <def>Affirming; maintaining.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Arguments . . . <qex>assertory</qex>, not probatory.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>An <qex>assertory</qex>, not a promissory, declaration.</q> <rj><qau>Bentham.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A proposition is <qex>assertory</qex>, when it enounces what is known as actual.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Hamilton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sess"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Assessed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Assessing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>assesser</ets> to regulate, settle, LL. <ets>assessare</ets> to value for taxation, fr. L. <ets>assidere</ets>, supine as if <ets>assessum</ets>, to sit by, esp. of judges in a court, in LL. to assess, tax. Cf. <er>Assize</er>, <pos>v.</pos>, <er>Cess</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To value; to make a valuation or official estimate of for the purpose of taxation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To apportion a sum to be paid by (a person, a community, or an estate), in the nature of a tax, fine, etc.; to impose a tax upon (a person, an estate, or an income) according to a rate or apportionment.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To determine and impose a tax or fine upon (a person, community, estate, or income); to tax; <as>as, the club <ex>assessed</ex> each member twenty-five cents</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To fix or determine the rate or amount of.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This sum is <qex>assessed</qex> and raised upon individuals by commissioners in the act.</q> <rj><qau>Blackstone.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sess"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Liable to be assessed or taxed; <as>as, <ex>assessable</ex> property</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As`sess*ee"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who is assessed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*ses"sion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>assessio</ets>, fr. <ets>assid&unr_;re</ets> to sit by or near; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>sed&unr_;re</ets> to sit. See <er>Sit</er>.]</ety> <def>A sitting beside or near.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sess"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>assessamentum</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of assessing; the act of determining an amount to be paid; <as>as, an <ex>assessment</ex> of damages, or of taxes; an <ex>assessment</ex> of the members of a club.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A valuation of property or profits of business, for the purpose of taxation; such valuation and an adjudging of the proper sum to be levied on the property; <as>as, an <ex>assessment</ex> of property or an <ex>assessment</ex> on property</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; An <xex>assessment</xex> is a valuation made by authorized persons according to their discretion, as opposed to a sum certain or determined by law. It is a valuation of the property of those who are to pay the tax, for the purpose of fixing the proportion which each man shall pay.</note> <rj><au>Blackstone. Burrill.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The specific sum levied or assessed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>An apportionment of a subscription for stock into successive installments; also, one of these installments (in England termed a &ldquo;call&rdquo;).</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sess"or</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., one who sits beside, the assistant of a judge, fr. <ets>assid&unr_;re</ets>. See <er>Assession</er>. LL., one who arranges of determines the taxes, fr. <ets>assid&unr_;re</ets>. See <er>Assess</er>, <pos>v.</pos>, and cf. <er>Cessor</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One appointed or elected to assist a judge or magistrate with his special knowledge of the subject to be decided; as legal <xex>assessors</xex>, nautical <xex>assessors</xex>.</def> <rj><au>Mozley &amp; W.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who sits by another, as next in dignity, or as an assistant and adviser; an associate in office.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Whence to his Son,<br/>
+The <qex>assessor</qex> of his throne, he thus began.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>With his ignorance, his inclinations, and his fancy, as his <qex>assessors</qex> in judgment.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>One appointed to assess persons or property for the purpose of taxation.</def> <rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As`ses*so"ri*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>assessorial</ets>, fr. L. <ets>assessor</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to an assessor, or to a court of assessors.</def> <rj><au>Coxe.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sess"or*ship</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office or function of an assessor.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As"set</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Any article or separable part of one's assets.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As"sets</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>asez</ets> enough, F. <ets>assez</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>satis</ets>, akin to Gr. &unr_; enough, Goth. <ets>saps</ets> full. Cf. <er>Assai</er>, <er>Satisfy</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Property of a deceased person, subject by law to the payment of his debts and legacies; -- called <xex>assets</xex> because <xex>sufficient</xex> to render the executor or administrator liable to the creditors and legatees, so far as such goods or estate may extend.</def> <au>Story.</au> <au>Blackstone.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Effects of an insolvent debtor or bankrupt, applicable to the payment of debts.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The entire property of all sorts, belonging to a person, a corporation, or an estate; <as>as, the <ex>assets</ex> of a merchant or a trading association</as>; -- opposed to <contr>liabilities</contr>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In balancing accounts the <xex>assets</xex> are put on the Cr. side and the debts on the Dr. side.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sev"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>asseverer</ets>, fr. L. <ets>asseverare</ets>.]</ety> <def>See <er>Asseverate</er>.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sev"er*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Asseverated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Asseverating</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>asseveratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>asseverare</ets> to assert seriously or earnestly; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>severus</ets>. See <er>Severe</er>.]</ety> <def>To affirm or aver positively, or with solemnity.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To affirm; aver; protest; declare. See <er>Affirm</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sev`er*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>asseveratio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of asseverating, or that which is asseverated; positive affirmation or assertion; solemn declaration.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Another abuse of the tongue I might add, -- vehement <qex>asseverations</qex> upon slight and trivial occasions.</q> <rj><qau>Ray.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sev"er*a*tive</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Characterized by asseveration; asserting positively.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sev"er*a*to*ry</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Asseverative.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sib"i*late</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>assibilatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>assibilare</ets> to hiss out; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>sibilare</ets> to hiss.]</ety> <def>To make sibilant; to change to a sibilant.</def> <rj><au>J. Peile.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sib`i*la"tion</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Change of a non-sibilant letter to a sibilant, as of -<xex>tion</xex> to -<xex>shun</xex>, <xex>duke</xex> to <xex>ditch</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As`si*de"an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Heb. <ets>kh&amacr;sad</ets> to be pious.]</ety> <def>One of a body of devoted Jews who opposed the Hellenistic Jews, and supported the Asmoneans.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As"si*dent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>assidens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>assid&unr_;re</ets> to sit by: cf. F. <ets>assident</ets>. See <er>Assession</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Usually attending a disease, but not always; <as>as, <ex>assident</ex> signs, or symptoms</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sid"u*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>assiduatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>assiduare</ets> to use assiduously.]</ety> <def>Unremitting; assiduous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>Assiduate</xex> labor.&rdquo; <rj><au>Fabyan.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As`si*du"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Assiduities</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>assiduitas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>assiduite</ets>. See <er>Assiduous</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Constant or close application or attention, particularly to some business or enterprise; diligence.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I have, with much pains and <qex>assiduity</qex>, qualified myself for a nomenclator.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Studied and persevering attention to a person; -- usually in the plural.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sid"u*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>assiduus</ets>, fr. <ets>assid&unr_;re</ets> to sit near or close; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>sed&emacr;re</ets> to sit. See <er>Sit</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Constant in application or attention; devoted; attentive; unremitting.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>She grows more <qex>assiduous</qex> in her attendance.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Performed with constant diligence or attention; unremitting; persistent; <as>as, <ex>assiduous</ex> labor</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To weary him with my <qex>assiduous</qex> cries.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Diligent; attentive; sedulous; unwearied; unintermitted; persevering; laborious; indefatigable.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><wordforms><wf>As*sid"u*ous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>As*sid"u*ous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*siege"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>asegen</ets>, OF. <ets>asegier</ets>, F. <ets>assi&eacute;ger</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>assediare</ets>, <ets>assidiare</ets>, to besiege. See <er>Siege</er>.]</ety> <def>To besiege.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>Assieged</xex> castles.&rdquo; <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*siege"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A siege.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As`si*en"tist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>assientiste</ets>, Sp. <ets>asentista</ets>.]</ety> <def>A shareholder of the Assiento company; one of the parties to the Assiento contract.</def> <rj><au>Bancroft.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>As`si*en"to</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>asiento</ets> seat, contract or agreement, fr. <ets>asentar</ets> to place on a chair, to adjust, to make an agreement; <ets>a</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>sentar</ets>, a participial verb; as if there were a L. <ets>sedentare</ets> to cause to sit, fr. <ets>sedens</ets>, <ets>sedentis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>sed&unr_;re</ets> to sit.]</ety> <def>A contract or convention between Spain and other powers for furnishing negro slaves for the Spanish dominions in America, esp. the contract made with Great Britain in 1713.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sign"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Assigned</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Assigning</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>assignen</ets>, <ets>asignen</ets>, F. <ets>assigner</ets>, fr. L. <ets>assignare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>signare</ets> to mark, mark out, designate, <ets>signum</ets> mark, sign. See <er>Sign</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To appoint; to allot; to apportion; to make over.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In the order I <qex>assign</qex> to them.</q> <rj><qau>Loudon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The man who could feel thus was worthy of a better station than that in which his lot had been <qex>assigned</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Southey.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He <qex>assigned</qex> to his men their several posts.</q> <rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To fix, specify, select, or designate; to point out authoritatively or exactly; <as>as, to <ex>assign</ex> a limit; to <ex>assign</ex> counsel for a prisoner; to <ex>assign</ex> a day for trial.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>All as the dwarf the way to her <qex>assigned</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It is not easy to <qex>assign</qex> a period more eventful.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To transfer, or make over to another, esp. to transfer to, and vest in, certain persons, called <xex>assignees</xex>, for the benefit of creditors.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To assign dower</b></col>, <cd>to set out by metes and bounds the widow's share or portion in an estate.</cd> <rj><au>Kent.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sign"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To transfer or pass over property to another, whether for the benefit of the assignee or of the assignor's creditors, or in furtherance of some trust.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sign"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Assign</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <def>A thing pertaining or belonging to something else; an appurtenance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Six French rapiers and poniards, with their <qex>assigns</qex>, as girdles, hangers, and so.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sign"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Assignee</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A person to whom property or an interest is transferred; <as>as, a deed to a man and his heirs and <ex>assigns</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sign`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being assignable.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sign"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being assigned, allotted, specified, or designated; <as>as, an <ex>assignable</ex> note or bill; an <ex>assignable</ex> reason; an <ex>assignable</ex> quantity.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>As`si`gnat"</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>assignat</ets>, fr. L. <ets>assignatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>assignare</ets>.]</ety> <def>One of the notes, bills, or bonds, issued as currency by the revolutionary government of France (1790-1796), and based on the security of the lands of the church and of nobles which had been appropriated by the state.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As`sig*na"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>assignatio</ets>, fr. <ets>assignare</ets>: cf. F. <ets>assignation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of assigning or allotting; apportionment.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This order being taken in the senate, as touching the appointment and <qex>assignation</qex> of those provinces.</q> <rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An appointment of time and place for meeting or interview; -- used chiefly of love interviews, and now commonly in a bad sense.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>While nymphs take treats, or <qex>assignations</qex> give.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A making over by transfer of title; assignment.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>House of assignation</b></col>, <cd>a house in which appointments for sexual intercourse are fulfilled.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As`sign*ee"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>assign&eacute;</ets>, p. p. of <ets>assigner</ets>. See <er>Assign</er>, <pos>v.</pos>, and cf. <er>Assign</er> an assignee.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A person to whom an assignment is made; a person appointed or deputed by another to do some act, perform some business, or enjoy some right, privilege, or property; <as>as, an <ex>assignee</ex> of a bankrupt</as>. See <er>Assignment</er> <sd>(c)</sd>. An assignee may be by special appointment or deed, or be created by jaw; as an executor.</def> <au>Cowell.</au> <au>Blount.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>In England, the persons appointed, under a commission of bankruptcy, to manage the estate of a bankrupt for the benefit of his creditors.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 92 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sign"er</hw> <pr>(&abreve;s*s&imacr;n"&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who assigns, appoints, allots, or apportions.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sign"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>assignamentum</ets>: cf. OF. <ets>assenement</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An allotting or an appointment to a particular person or use; or for a particular time, as of a cause or causes in court.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A transfer of title or interest by writing, as of lease, bond, note, or bill of exchange; a transfer of the whole of some particular estate or interest in lands.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The writing by which an interest is transferred.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The transfer of the property of a bankrupt to certain persons called <xex>assignees</xex>, in whom it is vested for the benefit of creditors.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Assignment of dower</b></col>, <cd>the setting out by metes and bounds of the widow's thirds or portion in the deceased husband's estate, and allotting it to her.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Assignment</xex> is also used in law as convertible with <xex>specification</xex>; assignment of error in proceedings for review being specification of error; and assignment of perjury or fraud in indictment being specifications of perjury or fraud.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As`sign*or"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>assignator</ets>. Cf. <er>Assigner</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>An assigner; a person who assigns or transfers an interest; <as>as, the <ex>assignor</ex> of a debt or other chose in action</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sim`i*la*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being assimilable.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sim"i*la*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That may be assimilated; that may be likened, or appropriated and incorporated.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sim"i*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Assimilated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Assimilating</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>assimilatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>assimilare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>similare</ets> to make like, <ets>similis</ets> like. See <er>Similar</er>, <er>Assemble</er>, <er>Assimilate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To bring to a likeness or to conformity; to cause a resemblance between.</def> <rj><au>Sir M. Hale.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To <qex>assimilate</qex> our law to the law of Scotland.</q> <rj><qau>John Bright.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Fast falls a fleecy; the downy flakes<br/>
+<qex>Assimilate</qex> all objects.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To liken; to compa&unr_;e.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To appropriate and transform or incorporate into the substance of the assimilating body; to absorb or appropriate, as nourishment; <as>as, food is <ex>assimilated</ex> and converted into organic tissue</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Hence also animals and vegetables may <qex>assimilate</qex> their nourishment.</q> <rj><qau>Sir I. Newton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His mind had no power to <qex>assimilate</qex> the lessons.</q> <rj><qau>Merivale.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sim"i*late</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To become similar or like something else.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To change and appropriate nourishment so as to make it a part of the substance of the assimilating body.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Aliment easily <qex>assimilated</qex> or turned into blood.</q> <rj><qau>Arbuthnot.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To be converted into the substance of the assimilating body; to become incorporated; <as>as, some kinds of food <ex>assimilate</ex> more readily than others</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I am a foreign material, and cannot <qex>assimilate</qex> with the church of England.</q> <rj><qau>J. H. Newman.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>assimilating</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>tending to or characterized by or causing assimilation (being absorbed into or incorporated).</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> assimilative, assimilatory.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sim`i*la"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>assimilatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>assimilation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of assimilating or bringing to a resemblance, likeness, or identity; also, the state of being so assimilated; <as>as, the <ex>assimilation</ex> of one sound to another</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To aspire to an <qex>assimilation</qex> with God.</q> <rj><qau>Dr. H. More.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>assimilation</qex> of gases and vapors.</q> <rj><qau>Sir J. Herschel.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The conversion of nutriment into the fluid or solid substance of the body, by the processes of digestion and absorption, whether in plants or animals.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Not conversing the body, not repairing it by <qex>assimilation</qex>, but preserving it by ventilation.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The term <xex>assimilation</xex> has been limited by some to the final process by which the nutritive matter of the blood is converted into the substance of the tissues and organs.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sim"i*la*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. LL. <ets>assimilativus</ets>, F. <ets>assimilatif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Tending to, or characterized by, assimilation; that assimilates or causes assimilation; <as>as, an <ex>assimilative</ex> process or substance</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sim"i*la*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Tending to assimilate, or produce assimilation; <as>as, <ex>assimilatory</ex> organs</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sim"u*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>assimulatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>assimulare</ets>, equiv. to <ets>assimilare</ets>. See <er>Assimilate</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To feign; to counterfeit; to simulate; to resemble.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Blount.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To assimilate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir M. Hale.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sim`u*la"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>assimulatio</ets>, equiv. to <ets>assimilatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>Assimilation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As`si*ne"go</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Asinego</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ass"ish</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Resembling an ass; asinine; stupid or obstinate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Such . . . appear to be of the <qex>assich</qex> kind . . . </q> <rj><qau>Udall.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sist"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Assisted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Assisting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>assistere</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>sistere</ets> to cause to stand, to stand, from <ets>stare</ets> to stand: cf. F. <ets>assister</ets>. See <er>Stand</er>.]</ety> <def>To give support to in some undertaking or effort, or in time of distress; to help; to aid; to succor.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Assist</qex> me, knight. I am undone!</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To help; aid; second; back; support; relieve; succor; befriend; sustain; favor. See <er>Help</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sist"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To lend aid; to help.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>With God not parted from him, as was feared,<br/>
+But favoring and <qex>assisting</qex> to the end.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To be present as a spectator; <as>as, to <ex>assist</ex> at a public meeting</as>.</def> <mark>[A Gallicism]</mark> <rj><au>Gibbon. Prescott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sist"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>assistance</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of assisting; help; aid; furtherance; succor; support.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Without the <qex>assistance</qex> of a mortal hand.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An assistant or helper; a body of helpers.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Wat Tyler [was] killed by valiant Walworth, the lord mayor of London, and his <qex>assistance</qex>, . . . John Cavendish.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Persons present.</def> <mark>[Obs. or a Gallicism]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sist"ant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>assistant</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>assister</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Helping; lending aid or support; auxiliary.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Genius and learning . . . are mutually and greatly <qex>assistant</qex> to each other.</q> <rj><qau>Beattie.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>Of the second grade in the staff of the army; <as>as, an <ex>assistant surgeon</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In the English army it designates the third grade in any particular branch of the staff.</note> <rj><au>Farrow.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sist"ant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, assists; a helper; an auxiliary; a means of help.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Four <qex>assistants</qex> who his labor share.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Rhymes merely as <qex>assistants</qex> to memory.</q> <rj><qau>Mrs. Chapone.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An attendant; one who is present.</def> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sist"ant*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a manner to give aid.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sist"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An assistant; a helper.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sist"ful</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Helpful.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sist"ive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Lending aid, helping.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sist"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without aid or help.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sist"or</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A assister.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sith"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Assythment</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*size"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>assise</ets>, <ets>asise</ets>, OF. <ets>assise</ets>, F. <ets>assises</ets>, assembly of judges, the decree pronounced by them, tax, impost, fr. <ets>assis</ets>, <ets>assise</ets>, p. p. of <ets>asseoir</ets>, fr. L. <ets>assid&unr_;re</ets> to sit by; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>sed&emacr;re</ets> to sit. See <er>Sit</er>, <er>Size</er>, and cf. <er>Excise</er>, <er>Assess</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An assembly of knights and other substantial men, with a bailiff or justice, in a certain place and at a certain time, for public business.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A special kind of jury or inquest.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A kind of writ or real action.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A verdict or finding of a jury upon such writ.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>A statute or ordinance in general. Specifically: (1) A statute regulating the weight, measure, and proportions of ingredients and the price of articles sold in the market; <as>as, the <ex>assize</ex> of bread and other provisions</as>; (2) A statute fixing the standard of weights and measures.</def> <sd>(e)</sd> <def>Anything fixed or reduced to a certainty in point of time, number, quantity, quality, weight, measure, etc.; <as>as, rent of <ex>assize</ex></as>.</def> <au>Glanvill.</au> <au>Spelman.</au> <au>Cowell.</au> <au>Blackstone.</au> <au>Tomlins.</au> <au>Burrill.</au> <note>[This term is not now used in England in the sense of a writ or real action, and seldom of a jury of any kind, but in Scotch practice it is still technically applied to the jury in criminal cases. <au>Stephen.</au> <au>Burrill.</au> <au>Erskine.</au>]</note> <sd>(f)</sd> <def>A court, the sitting or session of a court, for the trial of processes, whether civil or criminal, by a judge and jury.</def> <au>Blackstone.</au> <au>Wharton.</au> <au>Encyc. Brit.</au> <sd>(g)</sd> <def>The periodical sessions of the judges of the superior courts in every county of England for the purpose of administering justice in the trial and determination of civil and criminal cases; -- usually in the plural.</def> <au>Brande.</au> <au>Wharton.</au> <au>Craig.</au> <au>Burrill.</au> <sd>(h)</sd> <def>The time or place of holding the court of assize; -- generally in the plural, <xex>assizes</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Measure; dimension; size.</def> <altsp>[In this sense now corrupted into <asp>size</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>An hundred cubits high by just <qex>assize</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><altsp>[Formerly written, as in French, <asp>assise</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*size"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Assized</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Assizing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[From <er>Assize</er>, <pos>n.</pos>: cf. LL. <ets>assisare</ets> to decree in assize. Cf. <er>Asses</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To assess; to value; to rate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Gower.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To fix the weight, measure, or price of, by an ordinance or regulation of authority.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*siz"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An officer who has the care or inspection of weights and measures, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*siz"or</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld> <def>A juror.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*so"ber</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>ad-</ets> + <ets>sober</ets>. Cf. <er>Ensober</er>.]</ety> <def>To make or keep sober.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Gower.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*so`cia*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being associable, or capable of association; associableness.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>associability</xex> of feelings.&rdquo; <rj><au>H. Spencer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*so"cia*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Associate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Capable of being associated or joined.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>We know feelings to be <qex>associable</qex> only by the proved ability of one to revive another.</q> <rj><qau>H. Spencer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Sociable; companionable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Liable to be affected by sympathy with other parts; -- said of organs, nerves, muscles, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The stomach, the most <qex>associable</qex> of all the organs of the animal body.</q> <rj><qau>Med. Rep.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*so"cia*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Associability.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*so"ci*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Associated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Associating</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>associatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>associare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>sociare</ets> to join or unite, <ets>socius</ets> companion. See <er>Social</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To join with one, as a friend, companion, partner, or confederate; <as>as, to <ex>associate</ex> others with us in business, or in an enterprise</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To join or connect; to combine in acting; <as>as, particles of gold <ex>associated</ex> with other substances</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To connect or place together in thought.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He succeeded in <qex>associating</qex> his name inseparably with some names which will last as long as our language.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To accompany; to keep company with.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Friends should <qex>associate</qex> friends in grief and woe.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*so"ci*ate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To unite in company; to keep company, implying intimacy; <as>as, congenial minds are disposed to <ex>associate</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To unite in action, or to be affected by the action of a different part of the body.</def> <rj><au>E. Darwin.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*so"ci*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>associatus</ets>, p. p.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Closely connected or joined with some other, as in interest, purpose, employment, or office; sharing responsibility or authority; <as>as, an <ex>associate</ex> judge</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>While I descend . . . to my <qex>associate</qex> powers.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Admitted to some, but not to all, rights and privileges; <as>as, an <ex>associate</ex> member</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Connected by habit or sympathy; <as>as, <ex>associate</ex> motions, such as occur sympathetically, in consequence of preceding motions</as>.</def> <rj><au>E. Darwin.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*so"ci*ate</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A companion; one frequently in company with another, implying intimacy or equality; a mate; a fellow.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A partner in interest, as in business; or a confederate in a league.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>One connected with an association or institution without the full rights or privileges of a regular member; <as>as, an <ex>associate</ex> of the Royal Academy</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Anything closely or usually connected with another; an concomitant.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The one [idea] no sooner comes into the understanding, than its <qex>associate</qex> appears with it.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Companion; mate; fellow; friend; ally; partner; coadjutor; comrade; accomplice.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*so"ci*a`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Joined as a companion; brought into association; accompanying; combined.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Associated movements</b></col> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld>, <cd>consensual movements which accompany voluntary efforts without our consciousness.</cd> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj>
+</cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Associate in Applied Science</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an associate degree conferred for successful studies in applied science.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> AAS</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Associate in Arts</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a college degree granted for successful completion of a two-year course of study in arts or general topics.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> AA</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*so"ci*ate*ship</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of an associate, as in Academy or an office.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*so`ci*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>association</ets>, LL. <ets>associatio</ets>, fr. L. <ets>associare</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of associating, or state of being associated; union; connection, whether of persons of things.</def> &ldquo;Some . . . bond of <xex>association</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Hooker.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Self-denial is a kind of holy <qex>association</qex> with God.</q> <rj><qau>Boyle.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Mental connection, or that which is mentally linked or associated with a thing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Words . . . must owe their powers <qex>association</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Why should . . . the holiest words, with all their venerable <qex>associations</qex>, be profaned?</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Union of persons in a company or society for some particular purpose; <as>as, the American <ex>Association</ex> for the Advancement of Science; a benevolent <ex>association</ex></as>. Specifically, as among the Congregationalists, a society, consisting of a number of ministers, generally the pastors of neighboring churches, united for promoting the interests of religion and the harmony of the churches.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Association of ideas</b></col> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld>, <cd>the combination or connection of states of mind or their objects with one another, as the result of which one is said to be revived or represented by means of the other. The relations according to which they are thus connected or revived are called the <xex>law of association</xex>. Prominent among them are reckoned the relations of time and place, and of cause and effect.</cd> <au>Porter.</au></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*so`ci*a"tion*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to association, or to an association.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Pertaining to the theory held by the associationists.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*so`ci*a"tion*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Philos.)</fld> <def>The doctrine or theory held by associationists.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*so`ci*a"tion*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Philos.)</fld> <def>One who explains the higher functions and relations of the soul by the association of ideas; <it>e. g.</it>, Hartley, J. C. Mill.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*so"ci*a*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the quality of associating; tending or leading to association; <as>as, the <ex>associative</ex> faculty</as>.</def> <rj><au>Hugh Miller.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*so"ci*a`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An associate; a confederate or partner in any scheme.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>How Pennsylvania's air agrees with Quakers,<br/>
+And Carolina's with <qex>associators</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*soil"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>assoiler</ets>, <ets>absoiler</ets>, <ets>assoldre</ets>, F. <ets>absoudre</ets>, L. <ets>absolvere</ets>. See <er>Absolve</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To set free; to release.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Till from her hands the spright <qex>assoiled</qex> is.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To solve; to clear up.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Any child might soon be able to <qex>assoil</qex> this riddle.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Jewel.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To set free from guilt; to absolve.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Acquitted and <qex>assoiled</qex> from the guilt.</q> <rj><qau>Dr. H. More.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Many persons think themselves fairly <qex>assoiled</qex>, because they are . . . not of scandalous lives.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To expiate; to atone for.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Let each act <qex>assoil</qex> a fault.</q> <rj><qau>E. Arnold.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To remove; to put off.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>She soundly slept, and careful thoughts did quite <qex>assoil</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*soil"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>ad-</ets> + <ets>soil</ets>.]</ety> <def>To soil; to stain.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Poet.]</mark> <rj><au>Beau. &amp; Fl.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Ne'er <qex>assoil</qex> my cobwebbed shield.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*soil"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Act of assoiling, or state of being assoiled; absolution; acquittal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*soil"ment</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A soiling; defilement.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>As*soil"zie</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>As*soil"yie</hw></mhw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Old form <ets>assoil&yogh_;e</ets>. See <er>Assoil</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld> <def>To absolve; to acquit by sentence of court.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>God <qex>assoilzie</qex> him for the sin of bloodshed.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As"so*nance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>assonance</ets>. See <er>Assonant</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Resemblance of sound.</def> &ldquo;The disagreeable <xex>assonance</xex> of &lsquo;sheath' and &lsquo;sheathed.'&rdquo; <rj><au>Steevens.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Pros.)</fld> <def>A peculiar species of rhyme, in which the last accented vowel and those which follow it in one word correspond in sound with the vowels of another word, while the consonants of the two words are unlike in sound; <as>as, <ex>calamo</ex> and <ex>platano</ex>, <ex>baby</ex> and <ex>chary</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>assonance</qex> is peculiar to the Spaniard.</q> <rj><qau>Hallam.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Incomplete correspondence.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Assonance</qex> between facts seemingly remote.</q> <rj><qau>Lowell.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As"so*nant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>assonans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>assonare</ets> to sound to, to correspond to in sound; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>sonare</ets> to sound, <ets>sonus</ets> sound: cf. F. <ets>assonant</ets>. See <er>Sound</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having a resemblance of sounds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Pros.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the peculiar species of rhyme called <xex>assonance</xex>; not consonant.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As`so*nan"tal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Assonant.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As"so*nate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>assonare</ets>, <ets>assonatum</ets>, to respond to.]</ety> <def>To correspond in sound.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sort"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Assorted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Assorting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>assortir</ets>; <ets>&unr_;</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>sortir</ets> to cast or draw lots, to obtain by lot, L. <ets>sortiri</ets>, fr. <ets>sors</ets>, <ets>sortis</ets>, lot. See <er>Sort</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To separate and distribute into classes, as things of a like kind, nature, or quality, or which are suited to a like purpose; to classify; <as>as, to <ex>assort</ex> goods</as>. <note>[Rarely applied to persons.]</note></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They appear . . . no ways <qex>assorted</qex> to those with whom they must associate.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To furnish with, or make up of, various sorts or a variety of goods; <as>as, to <ex>assort</ex> a cargo</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sort"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To agree; to be in accordance; to be adapted; to suit; to fall into a class or place.</def> <rj><au>Mitford.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 93 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sort"ed</hw> <pr>(&abreve;s*s&ocirc;rt"&ebreve_;d)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Selected; culled.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sort"ment</hw> <pr>(-m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>assortiment</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Act of assorting, or distributing into sorts, kinds, or classes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A collection or quantity of things distributed into kinds or sorts; a number of things assorted.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A collection containing a variety of sorts or kinds adapted to various wants, demands, or purposes; <as>as, an <ex>assortment</ex> of goods</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sot"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>asoter</ets>, F. <ets>assoter</ets>; &unr_; (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>sot</ets> stupid. See <er>Sot</er>.]</ety> <def>To besot; to befool; to beguile; to infatuate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Some ecstasy <qex>assotted</qex> had his sense.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sot"</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Dazed; foolish; infatuated.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Willie, I ween thou be <qex>assot</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*suage"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Assuaged</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Assuaging</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>asuagen</ets>, <ets>aswagen</ets>, OF. <ets>asoagier</ets>, <ets>asuagier</ets>, fr. <ets>assouagier</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>suavis</ets> sweet. See <er>Sweet</er>.]</ety> <def>To soften, in a figurative sense; to allay, mitigate, ease, or lessen, as heat, pain, or grief; to appease or pacify, as passion or tumult; to satisfy, as appetite or desire.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Refreshing winds the summer's heat <qex>assuage</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To <qex>assuage</qex> the sorrows of a desolate old man</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The fount at which the panting mind <qex>assuages</qex><br/>
+Her thirst of knowledge.</q> <rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To alleviate; mitigate; appease; soothe; calm; tranquilize; relieve. See <er>Alleviate</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*suage"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To abate or subside.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> &ldquo;The waters <xex>assuaged</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Gen. vii. 1.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The plague being come to a crisis, its fury began to <qex>assuage</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>De Foe.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*suage"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>assouagement</ets>, <ets>asuagement</ets>.]</ety> <def>Mitigation; abatement.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sua"ger</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, assuages.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sua"sive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>assuage</ets>, as if this were fr. a supposed L. <ets>assuadere</ets> to persuade to; or from E. pref. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>-suasive</ets> as in per<ets>suasive</ets>.]</ety> <def>Mitigating; tranquilizing; soothing.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Music her soft <qex>assuasive</qex> voice applies.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sub"ju*gate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>ad-</ets> + <ets>subjugate</ets>.]</ety> <def>To bring into subjection.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As`sue*fac"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>assuefacere</ets> to accustom to; <ets>assuetus</ets> (p. p. of <ets>assuescere</ets> to accustom to) + <ets>facere</ets> to make; cf. OF. <ets>assuefaction</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of accustoming, or the state of being accustomed; habituation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Custom and studies efform the soul like wax, and by <qex>assuefaction</qex> introduce a nature.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As"sue*tude</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>assuetudo</ets>, fr. <ets>assuetus</ets> accustomed.]</ety> <def>Accustomedness; habit; habitual use.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Assuetude</qex> of things hurtful doth make them lose their force to hurt.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sum"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That may be assumed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sum"a*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By way of assumption.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sume"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Assumed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Assuming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>assumere</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>sumere</ets> to take; <ets>sub</ets> + <ets>emere</ets> to take, buy: cf. F. <ets>assumer</ets>. See <er>Redeem</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To take to or upon one's self; to take formally and demonstratively; sometimes, to appropriate or take unjustly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Trembling they stand while Jove <qex>assumes</qex> the throne.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The god <qex>assumed</qex> his native form again.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To take for granted, or without proof; to suppose as a fact; to suppose or take arbitrarily or tentatively.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The consequences of <qex>assumed</qex> principles.</q> <rj><qau>Whewell.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To pretend to possess; to take in appearance.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Ambition <qex>assuming</qex> the mask of religion.</q> <rj><qau>Porteus.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Assume</qex> a virtue, if you have it not.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To receive or adopt.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The sixth was a young knight of lesser renown and lower rank, <qex>assumed</qex> into that honorable company.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To arrogate; usurp; appropriate.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sume"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To be arrogant or pretentious; to claim more than is due.</def> <rj><au>Bp. Burnet.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To undertake, as by a promise.</def> <rj><au>Burrill.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sumed"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Supposed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Pretended; hypocritical; make-believe; <as>as, an <ex>assumed</ex> character</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sum"ed*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By assumption.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sum"ent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>assumentum</ets>, fr. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>suere</ets> to sew.]</ety> <def>A patch; an addition; a piece put on.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>John Lewis (1731).</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sum"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who assumes, arrogates, pretends, or supposes.</def> <rj><au>W. D. Whitney.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sum"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pretentious; taking much upon one's self; presumptuous.</def> <rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>As*sump"sit</hw> <pr>(?; 215)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., he undertook, pret. of L. <ets>assumere</ets>. See <er>Assume</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A promise or undertaking, founded on a consideration. This promise may be oral or in writing not under seal. It may be express or implied.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An action to recover damages for a breach or nonperformance of a contract or promise, express or implied, oral or in writing not under seal. Common or <xex>indebitatus assumpsit</xex> is brought for the most part on an implied promise. Special <xex>assumpsit</xex> is founded on an express promise or undertaking.</def> <rj><au>Wharton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sumpt"</hw> <pr>(?; 215)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>assumptus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>assumere</ets>. See <er>Assume</er>.]</ety> <def>To take up; to elevate; to assume.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sheldon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sumpt"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>assumptum</ets>, p. p. neut. of <ets>assumere</ets>.]</ety> <def>That which is assumed; an assumption.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The sun of all your <qex>assumpts</qex> is this.</q> <rj><qau>Chillingworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sump"tion</hw> <pr>(?; 215)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>assumpcioun</ets> a taking up into heaven, L. <ets>assumptio</ets> a taking, fr. <ets>assumere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>assomption</ets>. See <er>Assume</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of assuming, or taking to or upon one's self; the act of taking up or adopting.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>assumption</qex> of authority.</q> <rj><qau>Whewell.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; supposition; unwarrantable claim.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This gives no sanction to the unwarrantable <qex>assumption</qex> that the soul sleeps from the period of death to the resurrection of the body.</q> <rj><qau>Thodey.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>That calm <qex>assumption</qex> of the virtues.</q> <rj><qau>W. Black.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The thing supposed; a postulate, or proposition assumed; a supposition.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Hold! says the Stoic; your <qex>assumption's</qex> wrong.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Logic)</fld> <def>The minor or second proposition in a categorical syllogism.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The taking of a person up into heaven.</def> Hence: <fld>(Rom. Cath. &amp; Greek Churches)</fld> <def>A festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sump"tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>assumptivus</ets>, fr. <ets>assumptus</ets>, fr. <ets>assumere</ets>.]</ety> <def>Assumed, or capable of being assumed; characterized by assumption; making unwarranted claims.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>As*sump"tive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Assumptive arms</b></col> <fld>(Her.)</fld>, <cd>originally, arms which a person had a right to assume, in consequence of an exploit; now, those assumed without sanction of the Heralds' College.</cd> <rj><au>Percy Smith.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Assur</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an ancient Assyrian city.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sur"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>assuraunce</ets>, F. <ets>assurance</ets>, fr. <ets>assurer</ets>. See <er>Assure</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of assuring; a declaration tending to inspire full confidence; that which is designed to give confidence.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Whereof he hath given <qex>assurance</qex> unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.</q> <rj><qau>Acts xvii. 31.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Assurances</qex> of support came pouring in daily.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being assured; firm persuasion; full confidence or trust; freedom from doubt; certainty.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Let us draw with a true heart in full <qex>assurance</qex> of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience.</q> <rj><qau>Heb. x. 22.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Firmness of mind; undoubting, steadiness; intrepidity; courage; confidence; self-reliance.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Brave men meet danger with <qex>assurance</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Knolles.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Conversation with the world will give them knowledge and <qex>assurance</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Excess of boldness; impudence; audacity; <as>as, his <ex>assurance</ex> is intolerable</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Betrothal; affiance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir P. Sidney.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Insurance; a contract for the payment of a sum on occasion of a certain event, as loss or death.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Recently, <xex>assurance</xex> has been used, in England, in relation to life contingencies, and <xex>insurance</xex> in relation to other contingencies. It is called <xex>temporary assurance</xex>, in the time within which the contingent event must happen is limited. See <er>Insurance</er>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Any written or other legal evidence of the conveyance of property; a conveyance; a deed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In England, the legal evidences of the conveyance of property are called the <xex>common assurances</xex> of the kingdom.</note> <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sure</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Assured</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Assuring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>ase&uuml;rer</ets>, F. <ets>assurer</ets>, LL. <ets>assecurare</ets>; L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>securus</ets> secure, sure, certain. See <er>Secure</er>, <er>Sure</er>, and cf. <er>Insure</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make sure or certain; to render confident by a promise, declaration, or other evidence.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His promise that thy seed shall bruise our foe . . . <br/>
+<qex>Assures</qex> me that the bitterness of death<br/>
+Is past, and we shall live.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To declare to, solemnly; to assert to (any one) with the design of inspiring belief or confidence.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I dare <qex>assure</qex> thee that no enemy<br/>
+Shall ever take alive the noble Brutus.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To confirm; to make certain or secure.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And it shall be <qex>assured</qex> to him.</q> <rj><qau>Lev. xxvii. 19.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall <qex>assure</qex> our hearts before him.</q> <rj><qau>1 John iii. 19.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To affiance; to betroth.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To insure; to covenant to indemnify for loss, or to pay a specified sum at death. See <er>Insure</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To declare; aver; avouch; vouch; assert; asseverate; protest; persuade; convince.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sured"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Made sure; safe; insured; certain; indubitable; not doubting; bold to excess.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sured"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One whose life or property is insured.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sur"ed*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Certainly; indubitably.</def> &ldquo;The siege <xex>assuredly</xex> I'll raise.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sur"ed*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being assured; certainty; full confidence.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sur"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who assures. Specifically: One who insures against loss; an insurer or underwriter.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who takes out a life assurance policy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sur"gen*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Act of rising.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The . . . <qex>assurgency</qex> of the spirit through the body.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sur"gent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>assurgens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>assurgere</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>surgere</ets> to rise.]</ety> <def>Ascending</def>; <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>rising obliquely; curving upward.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*sur"ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That assures; tending to assure; giving confidence.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>As*sur"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*swage"</hw>, <pos>v.</pos> <def>See <er>Assuage</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*syr"i*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Assyrius</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Assyria, or to its inhabitants.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native or an inhabitant of Assyria; the language of Assyria.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*syr`i*o*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Assyriology; <as>as, <ex>Assyriological</ex> studies</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*syr`i*ol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One versed in Assyriology; a student of Assyrian arch&aelig;ology.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*syr`i*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Assyria</ets> + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The science or study of the antiquities, language, etc., of ancient Assyria.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*syth"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From OF. <ets>aset</ets>, <ets>asez</ets>, orig. meaning <ets>enough</ets>. See <er>Assets</er>.]</ety> <def>Indemnification for injury; satisfaction.</def> <mark>[Chiefly in Scots law]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Astacura</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the family including the crayfish.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> <fam>Astacidae</fam>, family <fam>Astacidae</fam>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>As"ta*cus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>astacus</ets> a crab, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of crustaceans, containing the crawfish of fresh-water lobster of Europe, and allied species of western North America. See <er>Crawfish</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*star"board</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Over to the starboard side; -- said of the tiller.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*start"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Astert</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>As*tar"te</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; a Ph&oelig;nician goddess.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of bivalve mollusks, common on the coasts of America and Europe.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*state"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Estate; state.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*stat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> not + <ets>static</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Magnetism)</fld> <def>Having little or no tendency to take a fixed or definite position or direction: thus, a suspended magnetic needle, when rendered <xex>astatic</xex>, loses its polarity, or tendency to point in a given direction.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Astatic pair</b></col> <fld>(Magnetism)</fld>, <cd>a pair of magnetic needles so mounted as to be nearly or quite astatic, as in some galvanometers.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*stat"ic*al*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an astatic manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*stat"i*cism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being astatic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As"ta*tize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Astatized</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Astatizing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <fld>(Magnetism)</fld> <def>To render astatic.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*tat"ki</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From Russ. <ets>ostatki</ets> remnants, pl. of <ets>ostatok</ets>.]</ety> <def>A thick liquid residuum obtained in the distillation of Russian petroleum, much used as fuel.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*stay"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>An anchor is said to be <xex>astay</xex>, when, in heaving it, an acute angle is formed between the cable and the surface of the water.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As"te*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; refined and witty talk, fr. &unr_; of the town, polite, witty, fr. &unr_; city: cf. F. <ets>ast&eacute;isme</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>Genteel irony; a polite and ingenious manner of deriding another.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As"tel</hw> <pr>(&abreve;s"t&etilde_;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>astelle</ets> piece of wood, OF. <ets>astele</ets> splinter, shaving, F. <ets>attelle</ets>, <ets>astelle</ets>: cf. L. <ets>astula</ets>, dim. of <ets>assis</ets> board.]</ety> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>An arch, or ceiling, of boards, placed over the men's heads in a mine.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As"ter</hw> <pr>(&abreve;s"t&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aster</ets> aster, star, Gr. <grk>'asth`r</grk> star. See <er>Star</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of herbs with compound white or bluish flowers; starwort; Michaelmas daisy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Floriculture)</fld> <def>A plant of the genus <gen>Callistephus</gen>. Many varieties (called <stype>China asters</stype>, <stype>German asters</stype>, etc.) are cultivated for their handsome compound flowers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A star-shaped figure of achromatic substance found chiefly in cells dividing by mitosis.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Asteraceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a family of plants with heads composed of many florets, including the aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> <fam>Compositae</fam>, family <fam>Compositae</fam>, family <fam>Asteraceae</fam>, aster family</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>As*te"ri*as</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; starred, fr. <grk>'asth`r</grk> star.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of echinoderms.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Formerly the group of this name included nearly all starfishes and ophiurans. Now it is restricted to a genus including the commonest shore starfishes.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*te"ri*a`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Asterias</er>.]</ety> <def>Radiated, with diverging rays; <as>as, <ex>asteriated</ex> sapphire</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As`ter*id"i*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the Asterioidea.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A starfish; one of the Asterioidea.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>As*te`ri*oid"e*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, &Verbar;<hw>As`ter*id"e*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'asteri`as</grk> + <ets>-oid</ets>. See <er>Asterias</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A class of Echinodermata including the true starfishes. The rays vary in number and always have ambulacral grooves below. The body is star-shaped or pentagonal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>As*te"ri*on</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'aste`rion</grk> starry.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The point on the side of the skull where the lambdoid, parieto-mastoid and occipito-mastoid sutures.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>As`ter*is"cus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., an asterisk. See <er>Asterisk</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The smaller of the two otoliths found in the inner ear of many fishes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As"ter*isk</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>asteriscus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, dim. of <grk>'asth`r</grk> star. See <er>Aster</er>.]</ety> <def>The figure of a star, thus, &unr_;, used in printing and writing as a reference to a passage or note in the margin, to supply the omission of letters or words, or to mark a word or phrase as having a special character.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As`ter*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. <grk>'asth`r</grk> star; cf. F. <ets>ast&eacute;risme</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A constellation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A small cluster of stars.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Printing)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An asterisk, or mark of reference.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Three asterisks placed in this manner, &asterism_;, to direct attention to a particular passage.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Crystallog.)</fld> <def>An optical property of some crystals which exhibit a star-shaped by reflected light, as star sapphire, or by transmitted light, as some mica.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>asterismal</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to asterisms or constellations</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*stern"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>stern</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In or at the hinder part of a ship; toward the hinder part, or stern; backward; <as>as, to go <ex>astern</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Behind a ship; in the rear.</def> &ldquo;A gale of wind right <xex>astern</xex>.&rdquo; <au>De Foe.</au> &ldquo;Left this strait <xex>astern</xex>.&rdquo; <au>Drake.</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To bake astern</b></col>, <cd>to go stern foremost.</cd> -- <col><b>To be astern of the reckoning</b></col>, <cd>to be behind the position given by the reckoning.</cd> -- <col><b>To drop astern</b></col>, <cd>to fall or be left behind.</cd> -- <col><b>To go astern</b></col>, <cd>to go backward, as from the action of currents or winds.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ster"nal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> not + <ets>sternal</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Not sternal; -- said of ribs which do not join the sternum.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As"ter*oid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; starlike, starry; <grk>'asth`r</grk> star + <grk>e'i^dos</grk> form: cf. F. <ets>ast&eacute;ro&iuml;de</ets>. See <er>Aster</er>.]</ety> <def>A starlike body; esp. one of the numerous small planets whose orbits lie between those of Mars and Jupiter; -- called also <altname>planetoids</altname> and <altname>minor planets</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As`ter*oid"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to an asteroid, or to the asteroids.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>As`te*rol"e*pis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'asth`r</grk> star + &unr_; scale.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A genus of fishes, some of which were eighteen or twenty feet long, found in a fossil state in the Old Red Sandstone.</def> <rj><au>Hugh Miller.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 94 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>As*ter"o*pe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, lit., lightning.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Myth.)</fld> <def>One of the Pleiades; -- called also <altname>Sterope</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>A double star in the Pleiades (21 <xex>k</xex> and 22 <xex>l</xex> Pleiadum, of the 5.8 and 6.4 magnitude respectively), appearing as a single star of the 5.3 magnitude to the naked eye.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As`ter*oph"yl*lite</hw> <pr>(&abreve;s`t&etilde_;r*&obreve_;f"&ibreve_;l*l&imacr;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'asth`r</grk> star + <grk>fy`llon</grk> leaf.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A fossil plant from the coal formations of Europe and America, now regarded as the branchlets and foliage of calamites.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*stert</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>start</ets>; OE. <ets>asterten</ets>, <ets>asturten</ets>.]</ety> <def>To start up; to befall; to escape; to shun.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*stert"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To escape.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>As`the*ni"a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>As"the*ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>asthenia</ets>, Gr. <grk>'asqe`nia</grk>; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + <grk>sqe`nos</grk> strength.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Want or loss of strength; debility; diminution of the vital forces.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*then"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'asqeniko`s</grk>; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + <grk>sqe`nos</grk> strength.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Characterized by, or pertaining to, debility; weak; debilitating.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>As`the*no"pi*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + <grk>sqe`nos</grk> strength + <grk>'w`ps</grk> eye.]</ety> <def>Weakness of sight.</def> <au>Quain.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>As`the*nop"ic</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>asthenosphere</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the lower layer of the earth's crust, below the lithosphere. It is estimated as from fifty to several hundred miles thick. It is less rigid than the lithosphere, but still rigid enough to transmit some transverse seismic waves.</def> <au>[RHUD]</au><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>astheny</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an abnormal loss of strength.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> asthenia</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Asth"ma</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; short-drawn breath, fr. &unr_; to blow, for &unr_;: cf. Skr. <ets>v&amacr;</ets>, Goth. <ets>waian</ets>, to blow, E. <ets>wind</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A disease, characterized by difficulty of breathing (due to a spasmodic contraction of the bronchi), recurring at intervals, accompanied with a wheezing sound, a sense of constriction in the chest, a cough, and expectoration.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Asth"ma pa"per</hw>. <def>Paper impregnated with saltpeter. The fumes from the burning paper are often inhaled as an alleviative by asthmatics.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Asth*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Asth*mat"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>asthmaticus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to asthma; <as>as, an <ex>asthmatic</ex> cough</as>; liable to, or suffering from, asthma; <as>as, an <ex>asthmatic</ex> patient</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Asth*mat"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Asth*mat"ic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person affected with asthma.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As`tig*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med. &amp; Opt.)</fld> <def>Affected with, or pertaining to, astigmatism; <as>as, <ex>astigmatic</ex> eyes</as>; also, remedying astigmatism; <as>as, <ex>astigmatic</ex> lenses</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*stig"ma*tism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_;, &unr_;, a prick of a pointed instrument, a spot, fr. &unr_; to prick: cf. F. <ets>astigmatisme</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med. &amp; Opt.)</fld> <def>A defect of the eye or of a lens, in consequence of which the rays derived from one point are not brought to a single focal point, thus causing imperfect images or indistinctness of vision.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The term is applied especially to the defect causing images of lines having a certain direction to be indistinct, or imperfectly seen, while those of lines transverse to the former are distinct, or clearly seen.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*tip"u*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>astipulari</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>stipulari</ets> to stipulate.]</ety> <def>To assent.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*tip`u*la"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>astipulatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>Stipulation; agreement.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*stir"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>stir</ets>.]</ety> <def>Stirring; in a state of activity or motion; out of bed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*stom"a*tous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>As"to*mous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_;, &unr_;, mouth.]</ety> <def>Not possessing a mouth.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>As*ton"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>As*tone"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Astoned</conjf>, <conjf>Astond</conjf>, or <conjf>Astound</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[See <er>Astonish</er>.]</ety> <def>To stun; to astonish; to stupefy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*ton"ied</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>p. p.</pos> <def>Stunned; astonished. See <er>Astony</er>.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And I <qex>astonied</qex> fell and could not pray.</q> <rj><qau>Mrs. Browning.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*ton"ish</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Astonished</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Astonishing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>astonien</ets>, <ets>astunian</ets>, <ets>astonen</ets>, OF. <ets>estoner</ets>, F. <ets>&eacute;tonner</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ex</ets> out + <ets>tonare</ets> to thunder, but perhaps influenced by E. <ets>stun</ets>. See <er>Thunder</er>, <er>Astound</er>, <er>Astony</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To stun; to render senseless, as by a blow.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Enough, captain; you have <qex>astonished</qex> him. [Fluellen had struck Pistol].</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The very cramp-fish [<it>i. e.</it>, torpedo] . . . being herself not benumbed, is able to <qex>astonish</qex> others.</q> <rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To strike with sudden fear, terror, or wonder; to amaze; to surprise greatly, as with something unaccountable; to confound with some sudden emotion or passion.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Musidorus . . . had his wits <qex>astonished</qex> with sorrow.</q> <rj><qau>Sidney.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I, Daniel . . . was <qex>astonished</qex> at the vision.</q> <rj><qau>Dan. viii. 27.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To amaze; astound; overwhelm; surprise.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Astonished</er>, <er>Surprised</er>. We are <xex>surprised</xex> at what is unexpected. We are <xex>astonished</xex> at what is above or beyond our comprehension. We are <xex>taken</xex> by surprise. We are <xex>struck</xex> with astonishment. <au>C. J. Smith.</au> See <er>Amaze</er>.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*ton"ish*ed*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an astonished manner.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*ton"ish*ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Very wonderful; of a nature to excite astonishment; <as>as, an <ex>astonishing</ex> event</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Amazing; surprising; wonderful; marvelous.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><wordforms><wf>As*ton"ish*ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>As*ton"ish*ing*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*ton"ish*ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>estonnement</ets>, F. <ets>&eacute;tonnement</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The condition of one who is stunned. Hence: Numbness; loss of sensation; stupor; loss of sense.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A coldness and <qex>astonishment</qex> in his loins, as folk say.</q> <rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Dismay; consternation.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The overpowering emotion excited when something unaccountable, wonderful, or dreadful is presented to the mind; an intense degree of surprise; amazement.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Lest the place<br/>
+And my quaint habits breed <qex>astonishment</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The object causing such an emotion.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Thou shalt become an <qex>astonishment</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Deut. xxviii. 37.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Amazement; wonder; surprise.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*ton"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Astonied</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Astonying</conjf>. See <er>Astone</er>.]</vmorph> <def>To stun; to bewilder; to astonish; to dismay.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The captain of the Helots . . . strake Palladius upon the side of his head, that he reeled <qex>astonied</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir P. Sidney.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This sodeyn cas this man <qex>astonied</qex> so,<br/>
+That reed he wex, abayst, and al quaking.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*stoop"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>stoop</ets>.]</ety> <def>In a stooping or inclined position.</def> <rj><au>Gay.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*tound"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>astouned</ets>, <ets>astound</ets>, <ets>astoned</ets>, p. p. of <ets>astone</ets>. See <er>Astone</er>.]</ety> <def>Stunned; astounded; astonished.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Thus Ellen, dizzy and <qex>astound</qex>.<br/>
+As sudden ruin yawned around.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*tound"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Astounded</conjf>, <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <conjf>Astound</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Astounding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[See <er>Astound</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To stun; to stupefy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>No puissant stroke his senses once <qex>astound</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Fairfax.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To astonish; to strike with amazement; to confound with wonder, surprise, or fear.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>These thoughts may startle well, but not <qex>astound</qex><br/>
+The virtuous mind.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>astounded</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>struck with an intense and usually sudden surprise sufficient to produce wonder or perplexity</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> amazed, astonied, astonished, dumbfounded, flabbergasted, stunned, stupefied, thunderstruck</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*tound"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of a nature to astound; astonishing; amazing; <as>as, an <ex>astounding</ex> force, statement, or fact</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>As*tound"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*tound"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Amazement.</def> <rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As`tra*chan"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <def>See <er>Astrakhan</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*strad"dle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>straddle</ets>.]</ety> <def>In a straddling position; astride; bestriding; <as>as, to sit <ex>astraddle</ex> a horse</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*tr&aelig;"an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; starry.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the genus <gen>Astr&aelig;a</gen> or the family <fam>Astr&aelig;id&aelig;</fam>.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A coral of the family <fam>Astr&aelig;id&aelig;</fam>; a star coral.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As"tra*gal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>astragalus</ets>, Gr. &unr_; the ankle bone, a molding in the capital of the Ionic column.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A convex molding of rounded surface, generally from half to three quarters of a circle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gun.)</fld> <def>A round molding encircling a cannon near the mouth.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*trag"a*lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the astragalus.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*trag"a*loid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Astragalus</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Resembling the astragalus in form.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*trag"a*lo*man`cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; ankle bone, die + <ets>-mancy</ets>.]</ety> <def>Divination by means of small bones or dice.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>As*trag"a*lus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. See <er>Astragal</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The ankle bone, or hock bone; the bone of the tarsus which articulates with the tibia at the ankle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of papilionaceous plants, of the tribe <fam>Galege&aelig;</fam>, containing numerous species, two of which are called, in English, <stype>milk vetch</stype> and <stype>licorice vetch</stype>. <prod>Gum tragacanth</prod> is obtained from different oriental species, particularly the <spn>Astragalus gummifer</spn> and <spn>Astragalus verus</spn>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>See <er>Astragal</er>, 1.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As`tra*khan"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to <geog>Astrakhan</geog> in <country>Russia</country> or its products; made of an Astrakhan skin.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>The skin of stillborn or young lambs of that region, the curled wool of which resembles fur.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As"tral</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>astralis</ets>, fr. <ets>astrum</ets> star, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. <ets>astral</ets>. See <er>Star</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, coming from, or resembling, the stars; starry; starlike.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Shines only with an <qex>astral</qex> luster.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Some <qex>astral</qex> forms I must invoke by prayer.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to an aster; <as>as, <ex>astral</ex> rays; <ex>astral</ex> sphere</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Theosophy)</fld> <def>Consisting of, belonging to, or designating, a kind of supersensible substance alleged to be next above the tangible world in refinement; <as>as, <ex>astral</ex> spirits; <ex>astral</ex> bodies of persons; <ex>astral</ex> current</as>; the <ex>astral</ex> plane.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Astral lamp</b></col>, <cd>an Argand lamp so constructed that no shadow is cast upon the table by the flattened ring-shaped reservoir in which the oil is contained.</cd> -- <col><b>Astral spirits</b></col>, <cd>spirits formerly supposed to live in the heavenly bodies or the a&euml;rial regions, and represented in the Middle Ages as fallen angels, spirits of the dead, or spirits originating in fire.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*strand"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>strand</ets>.]</ety> <def>Stranded.</def> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*stray"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Estray</er>, <er>Stray</er>.]</ety> <def>Out of the right, either in a literal or in a figurative sense; wandering; <as>as, to lead one <ex>astray</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Ye were as sheep going <qex>astray</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>1 Pet. ii. 25.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*trict"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Astricted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Astricting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>astrictus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>astringere</ets>. See <er>Astringe</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To bind up; to confine; to constrict; to contract.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The solid parts were to be relaxed or <qex>astricted</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Arbuthnot.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To bind; to constrain; to restrict; to limit.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The mind is <qex>astricted</qex> to certain necessary modes or forms of thought.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Hamilton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld> <def>To restrict the tenure of; <as>as, to <ex>astrict</ex> lands</as>. See <er>Astriction</er>, 4.</def> <rj><au>Burrill.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*trict"</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Concise; contracted.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Weever.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*tric"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>astrictio</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of binding; restriction; also, obligation.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A contraction of parts by applications; the action of an astringent substance on the animal economy.</def> <au>Dunglison.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Constipation.</def> <rj><au>Arbuthnot.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Astringency.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld> <def>An obligation to have the grain growing on certain lands ground at a certain mill, the owner paying a toll.</def> <rj><au>Bell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The lands were said to be <xex>astricted</xex> to the mill.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*tric"tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Binding; astringent.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An astringent.</def></def2> -- <wordforms><wf>As*tric"tive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*tric"to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Astrictive.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*stride"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>stride</ets>.]</ety> <def>With one leg on each side, as a man when on horseback; with the legs stretched wide apart; astraddle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Placed <qex>astride</qex> upon the bars of the palisade.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Glasses with horn bows sat <qex>astride</qex> on his nose.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*trif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(acr/s*tr&ibreve_;f"&etilde_;r*&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>astrifer</ets>; <ets>astrum</ets> star + <ets>ferre</ets> to bear.]</ety> <def>Bearing stars.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Blount.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*tringe"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;s*tr&ibreve_;nj")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Astringed</conjf> <pr>(-tr&ibreve_;njd")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Astringing</conjf> <pr>(-j&ibreve_;ng)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>astringere</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>stringere</ets> to draw tight. Cf. <er>Astrict</er>, and see <er>Strain</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To bind fast; to constrict; to contract; to cause parts to draw together; to compress.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Which contraction . . . <qex>astringeth</qex> the moisture of the brain and thereby sendeth tears into the eyes.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To bind by moral or legal obligation.</def> <rj><au>Wolsey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*trin"gen*cy</hw> <pr>(&abreve;s*tr&ibreve_;n"j&eitalic_;n*s&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being astringent; the power of contracting the parts of the body; that quality in medicines or other substances which causes contraction of the organic textures; <as>as, the <ex>astringency</ex> of tannin</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*trin"gent</hw> <pr>(-j&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>astringens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>astringere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>astringent</ets>. See <er>Astringe</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Drawing together the tissues; binding; contracting; -- opposed to <contr>laxative</contr>; <as>as, <ex>astringent</ex> medicines; a butter and <ex>astringent</ex> taste; <ex>astringent</ex> fruit.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Stern; austere; <as>as, an <ex>astringent</ex> type of virtue</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*trin"gent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A medicine or other substance that produces contraction in the soft organic textures, and checks discharges of blood, mucus, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>External <qex>astringents</qex> are called styptics.</q> <rj><qau>Dunglison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*trin"gent*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an astringent manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*trin"ger</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>ostreger</ets>, OF. <ets>ostrucier</ets>, F. <ets>autoursier</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>austour</ets>, <ets>ostor</ets>, hawk, F. <ets>autour</ets>; cf. L. <ets>acceptor</ets>, for <ets>accipiter</ets>, hawk.]</ety> <def>A falconer who keeps a goshawk.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Shak.</au> <au>Cowell.</au> <altsp>[Written also <asp>austringer</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As"tro-</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>The combining form of the Greek word <grk>'a`stron</grk>, meaning <itrans>star</itrans>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>astrobiology</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>exobiology; -- not used technically.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> exobiology.</syn><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>astrochemistry</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the branch of science involving astronomy and chemistry which studies the chemical composition, chemical reactions, and evolution of matter in outer space.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>as`tro*chem"ic*al</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> -- <wf>as`tro*chem"ic*al*ly</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>astrocyte</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a large star-shaped neuroglial cell in nervous tissue.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>astrocytoma</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a tumor of nervous tissue derived from interstitial cells, in which the cells are relatively well-differentiated and resemble astrocytes. The occur primarily in the crebrum and cerebellum.</def> <au>Stedman</au><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>As"tro*fel</hw>, <hw>As"tro*fell</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bitter herb, probably the same as aster, or starwort.</def> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*trog"e*ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Astro-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; birth.]</ety> <def>The creation or evolution of the stars or the heavens.</def> <rj><au>H. Spencer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*trog"no*sy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Astro-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; knowledge.]</ety> <def>The science or knowledge of the stars, esp. the fixed stars.</def> <rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*trog"o*ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Astrogeny</er>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>As`*tro*gon"ic</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*trog"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Astro'cf</ets> + <ets>-graphy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The art of describing or delineating the stars; a description or mapping of the heavens.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As"tro*ite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>astroites</ets>: cf. F. <ets>astroite</ets>.]</ety> <def>A radiated stone or fossil; star-stone.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <altsp>[Written also <asp>astrite</asp> and <asp>astrion</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As"tro*labe</hw> <pr>(&abreve;s"tr&ouptack_;*l&amacr;b)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>astrolabie</ets>, <ets>astrilabe</ets>, OF. <ets>astrelabe</ets>, F. <ets>astrolabe</ets>, LL. <ets>astrolabium</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>'astrola`bon</grk>; <grk>'a`stron</grk> star + &unr_;, &unr_;, to take.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>An instrument for observing or showing the positions of the stars. It is now disused.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Among the ancients, it was essentially the armillary sphere. A graduated circle with sights, for taking altitudes at sea, was called an astrolabe in the 18th century. It is now superseded by the quadrant and sextant.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A stereographic projection of the sphere on the plane of a great circle, as the equator, or a meridian; a planisphere.</def> <rj><au>Whewell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*trol"a*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A worshiper of the stars.</def> <rj><au>Morley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*trol"a*try</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Astro-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; service, worship: cf. F. <ets>astrol&acirc;trie</ets>.]</ety> <def>The worship of the stars.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As`tro*li*thol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Astro-</ets> + <ets>lithology</ets>.]</ety> <def>The science of a&euml;rolites.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*trol"o*ger</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Astrology</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who studies the stars; an astronomer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who practices astrology; one who professes to foretell events by the aspects and situation of the stars.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As`tro*lo"gi*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>astrologien</ets>.]</ety> <def>An astrologer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>As`tro*log"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>As`tro*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'astrologiko`s</grk>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to astrology; professing or practicing astrology.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Astrologic</xex> learning.&rdquo; <au>Hudibras.</au> &ldquo;<xex>Astrological</xex> prognostication.&rdquo; <au>Cudworth.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>As`tro*log"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*trol"o*gize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <def>To apply astrology to; to study or practice astrology.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*trol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&abreve;s*tr&obreve_;l"&ouptack_;*j&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>astrologie</ets>, L. <ets>astrologia</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>'astrologi`a</grk>, fr. <grk>'astrolo`gos</grk> astronomer, astrologer; <grk>'asth`r</grk> star + <grk>lo`gos</grk> discourse, <grk>le`gein</grk> to speak. See <er>Star</er>.]</ety> <def>In its etymological signification, the science of the stars; among the ancients, synonymous with <xex>astronomy</xex>; subsequently, the art of judging of the influences of the stars upon human affairs, and of foretelling events by their position and aspects.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Astrology</xex> was much in vogue during the Middle Ages, and became the parent of modern astronomy, as alchemy did of chemistry. It was divided into two kinds: <xex>judicial astrology</xex>, which assumed to foretell the fate and acts of nations and individuals, and <xex>natural astrology</xex>, which undertook to predict events of inanimate nature, such as changes of the weather, etc.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As`tro*man"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; astrology.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to divination by means of the stars; astrologic.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Dr. H. More.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As`tro*me`te*or*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Astro-</ets> + <ets>meteorology</ets>.]</ety> <def>The investigation of the relation between the sun, moon, and stars, and the weather.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>As`*tro*me`te*or`o*log"ic*al</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> -- <wf>As`tro*me`te*or*ol"o*gist</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*trom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Astro-</ets> + <ets>meter</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for comparing the relative amount of the light of stars.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*trom"e*try</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Astro-</ets> + <ets>metry</ets>.]</ety> <def>The art of making measurements among the stars, or of determining their relative magnitudes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>as"tro*naut</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>a person trained to travel in a spacecraft; one who travels in a spacecraft; -- called in the Soviet Union and Russia <altname>cosmonaut</altname>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> spaceman, cosmonaut</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>astronautic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to astronautics.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> astronautical</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>astronautical</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to astronautics.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> astronautic</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>as`tro*naut"ics</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the theory and practice of navigation through the upper atmosphere or outer space; the science of travel in space.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>astronavigation</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>navigating according to the positions of the stars.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> celestial navigation</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*tron"o*mer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Astronomy</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An astrologer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who is versed in astronomy; one who has a knowledge of the laws of the heavenly orbs, or the principles by which their motions are regulated, with their various phenomena.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>An undevout <qex>astronomer</qex> is mad.</q> <rj><qau>Young.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As`tro*no"mi*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. &amp; OF. <ets>astronomien</ets>. See <er>Astronomy</er>.]</ety> <def>An astrologer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As`tro*nom"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Astronomical.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 95 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>As`tro*nom"ic*al</hw> <pr>(-&ibreve_;*k&aitalic_;l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>astronomicus</ets>, Gr. <grk>'astronomiko`s</grk>: cf. F. <ets>astronomique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to astronomy; in accordance with the methods or principles of astronomy.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>As`tro*nom"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Astronomical clock</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Clock</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Astronomical day</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Day</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Astronomical fractions</b></col>, <col><b>Astronomical numbers</b></col></mcol>. <cd>See under <er>Sexagesimal</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*tron"o*mize</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>To study or to talk astronomy.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They <qex>astronomized</qex> in caves.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*tron"o*my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>astronomie</ets>, F. <ets>astronomie</ets>, L. <ets>astronomia</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; astronomer; <grk>'asth`r</grk> star + &unr_; to distribute, regulate. See <er>Star</er>, and <er>Nomad</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Astrology.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Not from the stars do I my judgment pluck;<br/>
+And yet methinks I have <qex>astronomy</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The science which treats of the celestial bodies, of their magnitudes, motions, distances, periods of revolution, eclipses, constitution, physical condition, and of the causes of their various phenomena.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A treatise on, or text-book of, the science.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Physical astronomy</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Physical</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As"tro*phel</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Astrofel</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As`tro*pho*tog"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Astro-</ets> + <ets>photography</ets>.]</ety> <def>The application of photography to the delineation of the sun, moon, and stars.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As`tro*pho*tom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>astro-</ets> + <ets>photometer</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>A photometer for measuring the brightness of stars.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As`tro*pho*tom"e*try</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>The determination of the brightness of stars, and also of the sun, moon, and planets.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>As`tro*pho`to*met"ric*al</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As`tro*phys"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to the physics of astronomical science.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>astrophysicist</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an astronomer who studies the physical properties of celestial bodies.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>astrophysics</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the concerned with the physical and chemical properties of celestial bodies.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As`tro*phys"ics</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Astro-</ets> + <ets>physics</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>The science treating of the physical characteristics of the stars and other heavenly bodies, their chemical constitution, light, heat, atmospheres, etc. It is a branch of astronomy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Its observations were traditionally made with the spectroscope, bolometer, etc., usually in connection with the telescope. In modern times, radiotelescopes, infrared telescopes, X-ray and gamma ray detectors and neutrino detection equipment located deep underground are all put into service to observe and test theories about astronomical phenomena.</note><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>As*troph"y*ton</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Astro-</ets> + Gr. <grk>fyton</grk> a plant.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of ophiurans having the arms much branched.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As"tro*scope</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Astro-</ets> + <ets>scope</ets>.]</ety> <def>An old astronomical instrument, formed of two cones, on whose surface the constellations were delineated.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*tros"co*py</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Observation of the stars.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As`tro*the*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Astro-</ets> + <ets>theology</ets>.]</ety> <def>Theology founded on observation or knowledge of the celestial bodies.</def> <rj><au>Derham.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*struc"tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>astructus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>astruere</ets> to build up; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>struere</ets> to build.]</ety> <def>Building up; constructive; -- opposed to <ant>destructive</ant>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*strut"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Sticking out, or puffed out; swelling; in a swelling manner.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Inflated and <qex>astrut</qex> with self-conceit.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In a strutting manner; with a strutting gait.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*tu"cious</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>astucieux</ets>. See <er>Astute</er>.]</ety> <def>Subtle; cunning; astute.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <au>Sir W. Scott.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>As*tu"cious*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*tu"ci*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Astucious</er>.]</ety> <def>Craftiness; astuteness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*stun"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Astony</er>, <er>Stun</er>.]</ety> <def>To stun.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;Breathless and <xex>astunned</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Somerville.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*tu"ri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Asturias in Spain.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native of Asturias.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As*tute"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>astutus</ets>, fr. <ets>astus</ets> craft, cunning; perh. cognate with E. <ets>acute</ets>.]</ety> <def>Critically discerning; sagacious; shrewd; subtle; crafty.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Keen; eagle-eyed; penetrating; skilled; discriminating; cunning; sagacious; subtle; wily; crafty.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><wordforms><wf>As*tute"ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>As*tute"ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*sty"lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; pillar.]</ety> <fld>(arch.)</fld> <def>Without columns or pilasters.</def> <rj><au>Weale.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*styl"len</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>A small dam to prevent free passage of water in an adit or level.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*sun"der</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>sunder</ets>.]</ety> <def>Apart; separate from each other; into parts; in two; separately; into or in different pieces or places.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it <qex>asunder</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Zech. xi. 10.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>As wide <qex>asunder</qex> as pole and pole.</q> <rj><qau>Froude.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*su"ra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Hind. Myth.)</fld> <def>An enemy of the gods, esp. one of a race of demons and giants.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>As"wail</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The sloth bear (<spn>Melursus labiatus</spn>) of India.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*sweve"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>aswebban</ets>; <ets>a</ets> + <ets>swebban</ets>. See <er>Sweven</er>.]</ety> <def>To stupefy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*swing"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a state of swinging.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*swoon"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a swoon.</def> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*swooned"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a swoon.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*sy"lum</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> E. <plw>Asylums</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, L. <plw>Asyla</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>asylum</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; exempt from spoliation, inviolable; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; right of seizure.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A sanctuary or place of refuge and protection, where criminals and debtors found shelter, and from which they could not be forcibly taken without sacrilege.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>So sacred was the church to some, that it had the right of an <qex>asylum</qex> or sanctuary.</q> <rj><qau>Ayliffe.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The name was anciently given to temples, altars, statues of the gods, and the like. In later times Christian churches were regarded as asylums in the same sense.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any place of retreat and security.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Earth has no other <qex>asylum</qex> for them than its own cold bosom.</q> <rj><qau>Southey.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An institution for the protection or relief of some class of destitute, unfortunate, or afflicted persons; <as>as, an <ex>asylum</ex> for the aged, for the blind, or for the insane; a lunatic <ex>asylum</ex>; an orphan <ex>asylum</ex>.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*sym"me*tral</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Incommensurable; also, unsymmetrical.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>D. H. More.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>As`ym*met"ric</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>As`ym*met"ri*cal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Asymmetrous</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Incommensurable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not symmetrical; wanting proportion; esp., not bilaterally symmetrical.</def> <rj><au>Huxley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*sym"me*trous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Asymmetrical.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Barrow.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*sym"me*try</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; symmetry.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Want of symmetry, or proportion between the parts of a thing, esp. lack of bilateral symmetry.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>Incommensurability.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Barrow.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>asymptomatic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>showing no symptoms of disease.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> symptomless.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As"ymp*tote</hw> <pr>(?; 215)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; not falling together; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; to fall together; &unr_; with + &unr_; to fall. Cf. <er>Symptom</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>A line which approaches nearer to some curve than assignable distance, but, though infinitely extended, would never meet it. Asymptotes may be straight lines or curves. A rectilinear asymptote may be conceived as a tangent to the curve at an infinite distance.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*syn"ar*tete`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; not united, disconnected; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; with + &unr_; to fasten to.]</ety> <def>Disconnected; not fitted or adjusted.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>A*syn"ar*tet"ic</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Asynartete verse</b></col> <fld>(Pros.)</fld>, <cd>a verse of two members, having different rhythms; as when the first consists of iambuses and the second of trochees.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>asynchronism</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>the relation that exists when things occur at unrelated times.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> asynchrony, desynchronization, desynchronisation, desynchronizing.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*syn"chro*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; not + <ets>synchronous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not simultaneous; not concurrent in time; -- opposed to <ant>synchronous</ant>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> nonsynchronous, unsynchronized, unsynchronous.</syn><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Paleontology)</fld> <def>occurring in different geologic times; -- of taxa/</def> <ant>synchronous</ant><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> allochronic</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>chronologically misplaced; belonging to a different time or era</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> anachronic, anachronous, anachronistic</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Computers)</fld> <def>occurring at different speeds in different computers connected by a data transmission link; -- said of methods data of transmission between computers. Opposite of <ant>synchronous</ant>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>asynchrony</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the relation that exists when things occur at unrelated times.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> asynchronism, desynchronization, desynchronisation, desynchronizing</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>As`yn*det"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Asyndeton</er>.]</ety> <def>Characterized by the use of asyndeton; not connected by conjunctions.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>As`yn*det"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*syn"de*ton</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; unconnected; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; bound together, fr. &unr_;; &unr_; with + &unr_; to bind.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>A figure which omits the connective; <as>as, <ex>I came, I saw, I conquered</ex></as>. It stands opposed to <contr>polysyndeton</contr>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*sys"to*le</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> not + <ets>systole</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>A weakening or cessation of the contractile power of the heart.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*sys"to*lism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or symptoms characteristic of asystole.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>&aelig;t</ets>; akin to OHG. <ets>az</ets>, Goth., OS., &amp; Icel. <ets>at</ets>, Sw. <ets>&aring;t</ets>, Dan. &amp; L. <ets>ad</ets>.]</ety> <def>Primarily, this word expresses the relations of <xex>presence</xex>, <xex>nearness in place or time</xex>, or <xex>direction toward</xex>; <as>as, <ex>at</ex> the ninth hour; <ex>at</ex> the house; to aim <ex>at</ex> a mark.</as> It is less definite than <it>in</it> or <it>on</it>; <ex>at</ex> the house may be <it>in</it> or <it>near</it> the house. From this original import are derived all the various uses of <ex>at</ex>.</def> It expresses: -<br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A relation of proximity to, or of presence in or on, something; <as>as, <ex>at</ex> the door; <ex>at</ex> your shop; <ex>at</ex> home; <ex>at</ex> school; <ex>at</ex> hand; <ex>at</ex> sea and on land.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The relation of some state or condition; <as>as, <ex>at</ex> war; <ex>at</ex> peace; <ex>at</ex> ease; <ex>at</ex> your service; <ex>at</ex> fault; <ex>at</ex> liberty; <ex>at</ex> risk; <ex>at</ex> disadvantage.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The relation of some employment or action; occupied with; <as>as, <ex>at</ex> engraving; <ex>at</ex> husbandry; <ex>at</ex> play; <ex>at</ex> work; <ex>at</ex> meat (eating); except <ex>at</ex> puns.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The relation of a point or position in a series, or of degree, rate, or value; <as>as, with the thermometer <ex>at</ex> 80&deg;; goods sold <ex>at</ex> a cheap price; a country estimated <ex>at</ex> 10,000 square miles; life is short <ex>at</ex> the longest.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The relations of time, age, or order; <as>as, <ex>at</ex> ten o'clock; <ex>at</ex> twenty-one; <ex>at</ex> once; <ex>at</ex> first.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>The relations of source, occasion, reason, consequence, or effect; <as>as, <ex>at</ex> the sight; <ex>at</ex> this news; merry <ex>at</ex> anything; <ex>at</ex> this declaration; <ex>at</ex> his command; to demand, require, receive, deserve, endure <ex>at</ex> your hands.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Relation of direction toward an object or end; <as>as, look <ex>at</ex> it; to point <ex>at</ex> one; to aim <ex>at</ex> a mark; to throw, strike, shoot, wink, mock, laugh <ex>at</ex> any one.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>At all</b></col>, <col><b>At home</b></col>, <col><b>At large</b></col>, <col><b>At last</b></col>, <col><b>At length</b></col>, <col><b>At once</b></col>, etc.</mcol> <cd>See under <er>All</er>, <er>Home</er>, <er>Large</er>, <er>Last</er> (phrase and syn.), <er>Length</er>, <er>Once</er>, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>At it</b></col>, <cd>busily or actively engaged.</cd> -- <col><b>At least</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Least</er> and <er>However</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>At one</b></col>. <cd>See <er>At one</er>, in the Vocabulary.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>In</er>, <er>At</er>.</syn> <usage> When reference to the <xex>interior</xex> of any place is made prominent <xex>in</xex> is used. It is used before the names of countries and cities (esp. large cities); as, we live <xex>in</xex> America, <xex>in</xex> New York, <xex>in</xex> the South. <xex>At</xex> is commonly employed before names of houses, institutions, villages, and small places; as, Milton was educated <xex>at</xex> Christ's College; money taken in <xex>at</xex> the Customhouse; I saw him <xex>at</xex> the jeweler's; we live <xex>at</xex> Beachville. <xex>At</xex> may be used before the name of a city when it is regarded as a mere point of locality. &ldquo;An English king was crowned <xex>at</xex> Paris.&rdquo; <au>Macaulay.</au> &ldquo;Jean Jacques Rousseau was born <xex>at</xex> Geneva, June, 28, 1712.&rdquo; <au>J. Morley.</au> In regard to time, we say <xex>at</xex> the hour, <xex>on</xex> the day, <xex>in</xex> the year; as, <xex>at</xex> 9 o'clock, <xex>on</xex> the morning of July 5th, <xex>in</xex> the year 1775.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At"a*bal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>atabal</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>at-tabl</ets> the drum, <ets>tabala</ets> to beat the drum. Cf. <er>Tymbal</er>.]</ety> <def>A kettledrum; a kind of tabor, used by the Moors.</def> <au>Croly.</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Atabrine</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Trademark.]</ety> <def>a drug once used to treat malaria (<chform>C23H30ClN3O</chform>); chemically it is a derivative of the tricyclic structure acridine: <chname>6-chloro-9-[[4-(diethylamino-1-methylbutyl)]amino]-2-methoxyacridine</chname>. It also has some anthelmintic activity against cestodes. <ex>Atabrine</ex> is a trademark.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> quinacrine, mepacrine.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*tac"a*mite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From the desert of <etsep>Atacama</etsep>, where found.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>An oxychloride of copper, usually in emerald-green prismatic crystals.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At`aft"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <def>After.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At"a*ghan</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Yataghan</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*take"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To overtake.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At"a*man</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Russ. <ets>ataman'</ets>: cf. Pol. <ets>hetman</ets>, G. <ets>hauptmann</ets> headman, chieftain. Cf. <er>Hetman</er>.]</ety> <def>A hetman, or chief of the Cossacks.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At`a*mas"co lil"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[<ets>Atamasco</ets> is fr. North American Indian.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See under <er>Lily</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>atar</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> attar, athar, ottar</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>ataractic</hw> <hw>ataraxic</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>tending to soothe or calm or tranquilize</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> calming, sedative, soothing, tranquilizing</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ataractic</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>drug that reduces nervous tension and gives peace of mind.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ataraxic</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>At`a*rax"i*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>At"a*rax`y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>ataraxia</ets>, Gr. <grk>'ataraxi`a</grk>; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + <grk>tarakto`s</grk> disturbed, <grk>tara`ssein</grk> to disturb.]</ety> <def>Perfect peace of mind, or calmness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ataraxic</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>drug that reduces nervous tension and gives peace of mind.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ataractic</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*taunt"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*taunt"o</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>autant</ets> as much (as possible).]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Fully rigged, as a vessel; with all sails set; set on end or set right.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*tav"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>atavique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to a remote ancestor, or to atavism.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At"a*vism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>atavus</ets> an ancestor, fr. <ets>avus</ets> a grandfather.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The recurrence, or a tendency to a recurrence, of the original type of a species in the progeny of its varieties; resemblance to remote rather than to near ancestors; reversion to the original form.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The recurrence of any peculiarity or disease of an ancestor in a subsequent generation, after an intermission for a generation or two.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Now and then there occur cases of what physiologists call <qex>atavism</qex>, or reversion to an ancestral type of character.</q> <rj><qau>J. Fiske</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>recurrence of or <isa>reversion</isa> to a past style, outlook, approach, or manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>atavistic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>displaying characteristics of a previous cultural era or of a previous ancestral form; displaying atavism</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> atavic, throwback(prenominal)</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>A*tax"i*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>At"ax*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>ataxia</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; out of order; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; ordered, arranged, &unr_; to put in order: cf. F. <ets>ataxie</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Disorder; irregularity.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Irregularity in disease, or in the functions.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The state of disorder that characterizes nervous fevers and the nervous condition.</def> <mark>[archaic]</mark> <br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Loss of coordination in the voluntary muscles, especially the limbs; an inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; it results in unsteady movements and a staggering gait. See also <cref>locomotor ataxia</cref>, an <ex>ataxia</ex> which occurs when attempting to perform coordinated muscular movements.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ataxy</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Locomotor ataxia</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Locomotor</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*tax"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>ataxique</ets>. See <er>Ataxia</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Characterized by ataxy, that is, <sd>(a)</sd> by great irregularity of functions or symptoms, or <sd>(b)</sd> by a lack of coordinating power in movements.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Ataxic fever</b></col>, <cd>malignant typhus fever.</cd> <rj><au>Pinel.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At`a*zir"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF., fr. Ar. <ets>al-tas&imacr;r</ets> influence.]</ety> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>The influence of a star upon other stars or upon men.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ate</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <def>the preterit of <er>Eat</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"te</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Greek. Myth.)</fld> <def>The goddess of mischievous folly; also, in later poets, the goddess of vengeance.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>-ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[From the L. suffix -<ets>atus</ets>, the past participle ending of verbs of the 1st conj.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>As an ending of participles or participial adjectives it is equivalent to -<xex>ed</xex>; <as>as, situ<ex>ate</ex> or situated; anim<ex>ate</ex> or animated.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>As the ending of a verb, it means <xex>to make</xex>, <xex>to cause</xex>, <xex>to act</xex>, etc.; <as>as, to propiti<ex>ate</ex> (to make propitious); to anim<ex>ate</ex> (to give life to).</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>As a noun suffix, it marks the agent; <as>as, cur<ex>ate</ex>, deleg<ex>ate</ex></as>. It also sometimes marks the office or dignity; <as>as, tribun<ex>ate</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>In chemistry it is used to denote the salts formed from those acids whose names end <xex>-ic</xex> (excepting binary or halogen acids); <as>as, sulph<ex>ate</ex> from sulphur<ex>ic</ex> acid, nitr<ex>ate</ex> from nitr<ex>ic</ex> acid, etc.</as> It is also used in the case of certain basic salts.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*tech"nic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> not + <ets>technic</ets>.]</ety> <def>Without technical or artistic knowledge.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Difficult to convey to the <qex>atechnic</qex> reader.</q> <rj><qau>Etching &amp; Engr.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>At"e*les</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; incomplete; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; completion.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of American monkeys with prehensile tails, and having the thumb wanting or rudimentary. See <er>Spider monkey</er>, and <er>Coaita</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A`te*lets" sauce</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <it>or</it> &Verbar;<hw>Sauce` aux ha`te*lets"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>. <ety>[F. <ets>h&acirc;telet</ets> skewer.]</ety> <def>A sauce (such as egg and bread crumbs) used for covering bits of meat, small birds, or fish, strung on skewers for frying.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`te*lier"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A workshop; a studio.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*tel"lan</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Atellanus</ets>, fr. <ets>Atella</ets>, an ancient town of the Osci, in Campania.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Atella, in ancient Italy; <as>as, <ex>Atellan</ex> plays</as>; farcical; ribald.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A farcical drama performed at Atella.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*thal"a*mous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; nuptial bed.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Not furnished with shields or beds for the spores, as the thallus of certain lichens.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ath"a*maunt</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Adamant.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Written in the table of <qex>athamaunt</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Ath`a*na"si*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>A*than"a*sy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>athanasia</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; priv. + &unr_; death.]</ety> <def>The quality of being deathless; immortality.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Is not a scholiastic <qex>athanasy</qex> better than none?</q> <rj><qau>Lowell.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ath`a*na"sian</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Athanasius, bishop of Alexandria in the 4th century.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Athanasian creed</b></col>, <cd>a formulary, confession, or exposition of faith, formerly supposed to have been drawn up by Athanasius; but this opinion is now rejected, and the composition is ascribed by some to Hilary, bishop of Arles (5th century). It is a summary of what was called the orthodox faith.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ath"a*nor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. Ar. <ets>at-tann&umacr;r</ets>, fr. Heb. <ets>tann&umacr;r</ets> an oven or furnace.]</ety> <def>A digesting furnace, formerly used by alchemists. It was so constructed as to maintain uniform and durable heat.</def> <rj><au>Chambers.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>athar</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> attar, atar, ottar, otto</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Atharva-Veda</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Hinduism)</fld> <def>a collection of mantras and formulas.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ath`e*ca"ta</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; chest, box.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A division of Hydroidea in which the zooids are naked, or not inclosed in a capsule. See <er>Tubularian</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"the*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>ath&eacute;isme</ets>. See <er>Atheist</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The disbelief or denial of the existence of a God, or supreme intelligent Being.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Atheism</qex> is a ferocious system, that leaves nothing above us to excite awe, nor around us to awaken tenderness.</q> <rj><qau>R. Hall.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Atheism</qex> and pantheism are often wrongly confounded.</q> <rj><qau>Shipley.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Godlessness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"the*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; without god; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; god: cf. F. <ets>ath&eacute;iste</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who disbelieves or denies the existence of a God, or supreme intelligent Being.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A godless person.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Infidel; unbeliever.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>See <er>Infidel</er>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A`the*is"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A`the*is"tic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, implying, or containing, atheism; -- applied to things; <as>as, <ex>atheistic</ex> doctrines, opinions, or books</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Atheistical</qex> explications of natural effects.</q> <rj><qau>Barrow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Disbelieving the existence of a God; impious; godless; -- applied to persons; <as>as, an <ex>atheistic</ex> writer</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>A`the*is"tic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>A`the*is"tic*al*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"the*ize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To render atheistic or godless.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They endeavored to <qex>atheize</qex> one another.</q> <rj><qau>Berkeley.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"the*ize</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To discourse, argue, or act as an atheist.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> -- <wordforms><wf>A"the*i`zer</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> <rj><au>Cudworth.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 96 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Ath"el*ing</hw> <pr>(&abreve;th"&ebreve_;l*&ibreve_;ng)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>&aelig;&eth;eling</ets> noble, fr. <ets>&aelig;&eth;ele</ets> noble, akin to G. <ets>adel</ets> nobility, <ets>edel</ets> noble. The word <ets>&aelig;&eth;el</ets>, E. <ets>ethel</ets>, is in many AS. proper names, as <ets>Ethel</ets>wolf, noble wolf; <ets>Ethel</ets>bald, noble bold; <ets>Ethel</ets>bert, noble bright.]</ety> <def>An Anglo-Saxon prince or nobleman; esp., the heir apparent or a prince of the royal family.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Adeling</asp> and <asp>&AElig;theling</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Ath`e*ne"um</hw>, <hw>Ath`e*n&aelig;"um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> E. <plw>Atheneums</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, L. <plw>Athen&aelig;a</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>Athenaeum</ets>, Gr. <grk>'Aqhn`aion</grk> a temple of Minerva at Athens, fr. <grk>'Aqhna^</grk>, contr. fr. <grk>'Aqhna`a</grk>, <grk>'Aqhnai`a</grk>, in Homer <grk>'Aqh`nh</grk>, <grk>'Aqhnai`n</grk>, Athene (called <xex>Minerva</xex> by the Romans), the tutelary goddess of Athens.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Gr. Antiq.)</fld> <def>A temple of Athene, at Athens, in which scholars and poets were accustomed to read their works and instruct students.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A school founded at Rome by Hadrian.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A literary or scientific association or club.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A building or an apartment where a library, periodicals, and newspapers are kept for use.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*the"ni*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>Ath&eacute;nien</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Athens, the metropolis of Greece.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native or citizen of Athens.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`the*o*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Opposed to theology; atheistic.</def> <rj><au>Bp. Montagu.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`the*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> not + <ets>theology</ets>.]</ety> <def>Antagonism to theology.</def> <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"the*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; without God. See <er>Atheist</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Atheistic; impious.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Without God, neither accepting nor denying him.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I should say science was <qex>atheous</qex>, and therefore could not be atheistic.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. of Carlisle.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ath"er*ine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>atherina</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_; a kind of smelt.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small marine fish of the family <fam>Atherinid&aelig;</fam>, having a silvery stripe along the sides. The European species (<spn>Atherina presbyter</spn>) is used as food. The American species (<spn>Menidia notata</spn>) is called <stype>silversides</stype> and <stype>sand smelt</stype>. See <er>Silversides</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ther"man*cy</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*th&etilde_;r"m&abreve;n*s&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Athermanous</er>.]</ety> <def>Inability to transmit radiant heat; impermeability to heat.</def> <rj><au>Tyndall.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ther"ma*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + <grk>qermai`nein</grk> to heat, <grk>qe`rma</grk> heat: cf. F. <ets>athermane</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Not transmitting heat; -- opposed to <contr>diathermanous</contr>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ther"mous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Athermanous.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ath"er*oid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, a beard, or an ear, of grain + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <def>Shaped like an ear of grain.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ath`e*ro"ma</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, fr. &unr_; gr&unr_;ats, meal.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An encysted tumor containing curdy matter.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A disease characterized by thickening and fatty degeneration of the inner coat of the arteries.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ath`e*rom"a*tous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or having the nature of, atheroma.</def> <rj><au>Wiseman.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ath`er*o*scle*ro"sis</hw> <pr>(&abreve;th`&etilde_;r*&ouptack_;*skl&euptack_;*r&omacr;"s&ibreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>a form of arteriosclerosis characterized by irregular fatty deposits on the inner surface of large and medium-sized arteries; the deposits are associated with fibrosis and calcification of the inner layer of the arteries. Similar conditions may be found in swine and fowl. The deposits may become large enough to impede the blood circulation and in some cases may restrict the blood supply to the heart.</def> <au>Stedman</au><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ath"e*tize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Athetized</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Athetizing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; set aside, not fixed; &unr_; not + &unr_; to place.]</ety> <def>To set aside or reject as spurious, as by marking with an obelus.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ath`e*to"sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; not fixed; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; to set.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A variety of chorea, marked by peculiar tremors of the fingers and toes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*think"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To repent; to displease; to disgust.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Athiorhodaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a family of small motile sulphur bacteria.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Athiorhodaceae</fam>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*thirst"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>ofthurst</ets>, AS. <ets>ofpyrsted</ets>, p. p. of <ets>ofpyrstan</ets>; pref. <ets>of-</ets>, intensive + <ets>pyrstan</ets> to thirst. See <er>Thirst</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Wanting drink; thirsty.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having a keen appetite or desire; eager; longing.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Athirst</xex> for battle.&rdquo; <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ath"lete</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>athleta</ets>, Gr. &unr_; prizefighter, fr. &unr_; to contend for a prize, &unr_;, Hom. &unr_;, contest, &unr_; prize; fr. the same root as E. <ets>wed</ets>: cf. F. <ets>athl&egrave;te</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Antiq.)</fld> <def>One who contended for a prize in the public games of ancient Greece or Rome.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any one trained to contend in exercises requiring great physical agility and strength; one who has great activity and strength; a champion.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>One fitted for, or skilled in, intellectual contests; <as>as, <ex>athletes</ex> of debate</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ath`let"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>athleticus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;. See <er>Athlete</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to athletes or to the exercises practiced by them; <as>as, <ex>athletic</ex> games or sports</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Befitting an athlete; strong; muscular; robust; vigorous; <as>as, <ex>athletic</ex> Celts</as>.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Athletic</xex> soundness.&rdquo; <au>South.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>Ath*let"ic*al*ly</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ath*let"i*cism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The practice of engaging in athletic games; athletism.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ath*let"ics</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The art of training by athletic exercises; the games and sports of athletes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ath"le*tism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or practice of an athlete; the characteristics of an athlete.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*threp"si*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; priv. + &unr_; nourishment.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Profound debility of children due to lack of food and to unhygienic surroundings.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>A*threp"tic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*thwart"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>thwart</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Across; from side to side of.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Athwart the thicket lone.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Across the direction or course of; <as>as, a fleet standing <ex>athwart</ex> our course</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Athwart hawse</b></col>, <cd>across the stem of another vessel, whether in contact or at a small distance.</cd> -- <col><b>Athwart ships</b></col>, <cd>across the ship from side to side, or in that direction; -- opposed to <contr>fore and aft</contr>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*thwart"</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Across, especially in an oblique direction; sidewise; obliquely.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Sometimes <qex>athwart</qex>, sometimes he strook him straight.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Across the course; so as to thwart; perversely.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>All <qex>athwart</qex> there came<br/>
+A post from Wales loaden with heavy news.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Athyriaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>alternative names for one of a number of families into which the family <fam>Polypodiaceae</fam> has been subdivided in some classification systems.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> <fam>Dryopteridaceae</fam>, family <fam>Dryopteridaceae</fam>, family <fam>Athyriaceae</fam>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Athyrium</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a genus temperate and tropical lady ferns; in some classifications placed in family <fam>Polypodiaceae</fam> or in the genus <altname><gen>Asplenium</gen></altname>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Athyrium</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*tilt"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>tilt</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In the manner of a tilter; in the position, or with the action, of one making a thrust.</def> &ldquo;To run <xex>atilt</xex> at men.&rdquo; <au>Hudibras.</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In the position of a cask tilted, or with one end raised. <note>[In this sense sometimes used as an adjective.]</note></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Abroach, <qex>atilt</qex>, and run<br/>
+Even to the lees of honor.</q> <rj><qau>Beau. &amp; Fl.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At"i*my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; honor.]</ety> <fld>(Gr. Antiq.)</fld> <def>Public disgrace or stigma; infamy; loss of civil rights.</def> <rj><au>Mitford.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>-a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[L. <ets>-ation</ets>em. See <er>-tion</er>.]</ety> <def>A suffix forming nouns of <xex>action</xex>, and often equivalent to the verbal substantive in -<xex>ing</xex>. It sometimes has the further meanings of <xex>state</xex>, and <xex>that which</xex> results from the action. Many of these nouns have verbs in -<xex>ate</xex>; <as>as, alliter<ex>ate</ex> -<ex>ation</ex>, narr<ex>ate</ex> -<ex>ation</ex></as>; many are derived through the French; <as>as, alter<ex>ation</ex>, visit<ex>ation</ex></as>; and many are formed on verbs ending in the Greek formative -<xex>ize</xex> (Fr. -<xex>ise</xex>); <as>as, civiliz<ex>ation</ex>, demoraliz<ex>ation</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A-tip"toe</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>On tiptoe; eagerly expecting.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>We all feel <qex>a-tiptoe</qex> with hope and confidence.</q> <rj><qau>F. Harrison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>At*lan"ta</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of small glassy heteropod mollusks found swimming at the surface in mid ocean. See <er>Heteropod</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*lan"tal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Relating to the atlas.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Anterior; cephalic.</def> <rj><au>Barclay.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At`lan*te"an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Atlant&unr_;us</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the isle Atlantis, which the ancients allege was sunk, and overwhelmed by the ocean.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, Atlas; strong.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>With <qex>Atlantean</qex> shoulders, fit to bear<br/>
+The weight of mightiest monarchies.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>At*lan"tes</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, pl. of &unr_;. See <er>Atlas</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>Figures or half figures of men, used as columns to support an entablature; -- called also <altname>telamones</altname>. See <er>Caryatides</er>.</def> <rj><au>Oxf. Gloss.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*lan"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Atlanticus</ets>, fr. <ets>Atlas</ets>. See <er>Atlas</er> and <er>Atlantes</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to Mt. Atlas in Libya, and hence applied to the ocean which lies between Europe and Africa on the east and America on the west; <as>as, the <ex>Atlantic</ex> Ocean (called also <ex>the Atlantic</ex>); the <ex>Atlantic</ex> basin; the <ex>Atlantic</ex> telegraph.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the isle of Atlantis.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Descended from Atlas.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The seven <qex>Atlantic</qex> sisters.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>At*lan"ti*des</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L. See <er>Atlantes</er>.]</ety> <def>The Pleiades or seven stars, fabled to have been the daughters of Atlas.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At"las</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Atlases</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>Atlas</ets>, -<ets>antis</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, one of the older family of gods, who bears up the pillars of heaven; also Mt. <ets>Atlas</ets>, in W. Africa, regarded as the pillar of heaven. It is from the root of <grk>tlh^nai</grk> to bear. See <er>Tolerate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who sustains a great burden.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The first vertebra of the neck, articulating immediately with the skull, thus sustaining the globe of the head, whence the name.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A collection of maps in a volume</def>; -- <note>supposed to be so called from a picture of Atlas supporting the world, prefixed to some collections. This name is said to have been first used by Mercator, the celebrated geographer, in the 16th century.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A volume of plates illustrating any subject.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A work in which subjects are exhibited in a tabular from or arrangement; <as>as, an historical <ex>atlas</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A large, square folio, resembling a volume of maps; -- called also <altname>atlas folio</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A drawing paper of large size. See under <er>Paper</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Atlas powder</b></col>, <cd>see <er>Atlas powder</er> in the vocabulary; a blasting compound containing nitroglycerin.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At"las</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar., smooth.]</ety> <def>A rich kind of satin manufactured in India.</def> <rj><au>Brande &amp; C.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At"las pow"der</hw>. <def>A blasting powder or dynamite composed of nitroglycerin, wood fiber, sodium nitrate, and magnesium carbonate.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>At"man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Skr. <ets>&amacr;tman</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Hinduism)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The life principle, soul, or individual essence.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The universal ego from whom all individual atmans arise. This sense is a European excrescence on the East Indian thought.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*mi"a*try</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; vapor + <ets>&unr_;</ets> medical treatment, healing.]</ety> <def>Treatment of disease by vapors or gases, as by inhalation.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At`mi*dom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, smoke, vapor + <ets>-meter</ets>; cf. F. <ets>atmidom&egrave;tre</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for measuring the evaporation from water, ice, or snow.</def> <rj><au>Brande &amp; C.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At"mo</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Contr. fr. <ets>atmosphere</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>The standard atmospheric pressure used in certain physical measurements calculations; conventionally, that pressure under which the barometer stands at 760 millimeters, at a temperature of 0&deg; Centigrade, at the level of the sea, and in the latitude of Paris.</def> <rj><au>Sir W. Thomson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>At`mo*log"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>At`mo*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to atmology.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Atmological</xex> laws of heat.&rdquo; <rj><au>Whewell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*mol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who is versed in atmology.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*mol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; vapor + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>That branch of science which treats of the laws and phenomena of aqueous vapor.</def> <rj><au>Whewell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*mol"y*sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; vapor + &unr_; a loosing, &unr_; to loose.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The act or process of separating mingled gases of unequal diffusibility by transmission through porous substances. See also <er>gaseous diffusion</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At`mol*y*za"tion</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Separation by atmolysis.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At"mo*lyze</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>To subject to atmolysis; to separate by atmolysis.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At"mo*ly`zer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An apparatus for effecting atmolysis.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*mom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; smoke, vapor + <ets>-meter</ets>: cf. F. <ets>atmom&egrave;tre</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for measuring the rate of evaporation from a moist surface; an evaporometer.</def> <rj><au>Huxley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At"mos*phere</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; vapor (akin to Skr. <ets>&amacr;tman</ets> breath, soul, G. <ets>athem</ets> breath) + &unr_; sphere: cf. F. <ets>atmosph&egrave;re</ets>. See <er>Sphere</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The whole mass of a&euml;riform fluid surrounding the earth; -- applied also to the gaseous envelope of any celestial orb, or other body; <as>as, the <ex>atmosphere</ex> of Mars</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Any gaseous envelope or medium.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>An <qex>atmosphere</qex> of cold oxygen.</q> <rj><qau>Miller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A supposed medium around various bodies; <as>as, <ex>electrical atmosphere</ex>, a medium formerly supposed to surround electrical bodies</as>.</def> <rj><au>Franklin.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The pressure or weight of the air at the sea level, on a unit of surface, or about 14.7 lbs. to the sq. inch.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Hydrogen was liquefied under a pressure of 650 <qex>atmospheres</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Lubbock.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Any surrounding or pervading influence or condition.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The chillest of social <qex>atmospheres</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Hawthorne.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The portion of air in any locality, or affected by a special physical or sanitary condition; <as>as, the <ex>atmosphere</ex> of the room; a moist or noxious <ex>atmosphere</ex>.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>At`mos*pher"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>At`mos*pher"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>atmosph&eacute;rique</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the atmosphere; of the nature of, or resembling, the atmosphere; <as>as, <ex>atmospheric</ex> air; the <ex>atmospheric</ex> envelope of the earth.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Existing or occurring in the atmosphere.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The lower <qex>atmospheric</qex> current.</q> <rj><qau>Darwin.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Caused, or operated on, by the atmosphere; <as>as, an <ex>atmospheric</ex> effect; an <ex>atmospheric</ex> engine.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Dependent on the atmosphere.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In am so <qex>atmospherical</qex> a creature.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Atmospheric engine</b></col>, <cd>a steam engine whose piston descends by the pressure of the atmosphere, when the steam which raised it is condensed within the cylinder.</cd> <au>Tomlinson.</au> -- <col><b>Atmospheric line</b></col> <fld>(Steam Engin.)</fld>, <cd>the equilibrium line of an indicator card. Steam is expanded &ldquo;down to the atmosphere&rdquo; when its pressure is equal to that of the atmosphere. (See <er>Indicator card</er>.)</cd> -- <col><b>Atmospheric pressure</b></col>, <cd>the pressure exerted by the atmosphere, not merely downwards, but in every direction. In amounts to about 14.7 Ibs. on each square inch.</cd> -- <col><b>Atmospheric railway</b></col>, <cd>one in which pneumatic power, obtained from compressed air or the creation of a vacuum, is the propelling force.</cd> -- <col><b>Atmospheric tides</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Tide</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At`mos*pher"ic*al*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In relation to the atmosphere.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At`mos*phe*rol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Atmosphere</ets> + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The science or a treatise on the atmosphere.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At"o*kous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; barren; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; offspring.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Producing only asexual individuals, as the eggs of certain annelids.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*to"le</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Mex. Sp.]</ety> <def>A porridge or gruel of maize meal and water, milk, or the like.</def> <mark>[Sp. Amer.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*toll"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[The native name in the Indian Ocean.]</ety> <def>A coral island or islands, consisting of a belt of coral reef, partly submerged, surrounding a central lagoon or depression; a lagoon island.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At"om</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>atomus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, uncut, indivisible; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_;, verbal adj. of &unr_; to cut: cf. F. <ets>atome</ets>. See <er>Tome</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An ultimate indivisible particle of matter.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An ultimate particle of matter not necessarily indivisible; a molecule.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A constituent particle of matter, or a molecule supposed to be made up of subordinate particles.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; These three definitions correspond to different views of the nature of the ultimate particles of matter. In the case of the last two, the particles are more correctly called <xex>molecules</xex>.</note> <rj><au>Dana.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The smallest particle of matter that can enter into combination; one of the elementary constituents of a molecule.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Anything extremely small; a particle; a whit.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>There was not an <qex>atom</qex> of water.</q> <rj><qau>Sir J. Ross.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At"om</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To reduce to atoms.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Feltham.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>At"om bomb`</hw>, <hw>A*tom"ic bomb`</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a bomb of great power in which the explosive energy is derived from the nuclear fission of a fissionable material, such as plutonium or uranium-235. It is a type of <hypen>nuclear weapon</hypen>. The strength of an atom bomb is measured in <it>kilotons</it>, i.e. the equivalent energy released by explosion of a thousand tons of TNT. The first atomic bomb was manufactured in 1945.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> A-bomb, fission bomb.</syn><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*tom"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*tom"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>atomique</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to atoms.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Extremely minute; tiny.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Atomic bomb</b></col>, <cd>see <er>atom bomb</er> in the vocabulary.</cd> -- <col><b>Atomic philosophy</b></col>, or <altname>Doctrine of atoms</altname>, <cd>a system which, assuming that atoms are endued with gravity and motion, accounted thus for the origin and formation of all things. This philosophy was first broached by Leucippus, was developed by Democritus, and afterward improved by Epicurus, and hence is sometimes denominated the <xex>Epicurean</xex> philosophy.</cd> -- <col><b>Atomic theory</b></col>, or the <altname>Doctrine of definite proportions</altname> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>teaches that chemical combinations take place between the supposed ultimate particles or <xex>atoms</xex> of bodies, in some simple ratio, as of one to one, two to three, or some other, always expressible in whole numbers.</cd> -- <col><b>Atomic weight</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>the weight of the atom of an element as compared with the weight of the atom of hydrogen, taken as a standard.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*tom"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an atomic manner; in accordance with the atomic philosophy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At`o*mi"cian</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An atomist.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*tom"i*cism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Atomism.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At`o*mic"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>atomicit&eacute;</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Degree of atomic attraction; equivalence; valence; also (a later use) the number of atoms in an elementary molecule. See <er>Valence</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>atomisation</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>separating something into fine particles.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> atomization, fragmentation</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>annihilation by reducing something to atoms.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> atomization</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>atomiser</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine spray.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> atomizer, spray</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At"om*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>atomisme</ets>.]</ety> <def>The doctrine of atoms. See <cref>Atomic philosophy</cref>, under <er>Atomic</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At"om*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>atomiste</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who holds to the atomic philosophy or theory.</def> <rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At`om*is"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to atoms; relating to atomism.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It is the object of the mechanical <qex>atomistic</qex> philosophy to confound synthesis with synartesis.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>divided into separate and often disparate elements; -- the opposite of <ant>holistic</ant>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> atomistical.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>atomistical</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>divided into separate and often disparate elements.</def> <ant>holistic</ant><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> atomistic.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At`om*i*za"tion</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of reducing to atoms, or very minute particles; or the state of being so reduced.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The reduction of fluids into fine spray.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At"om*ize</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To reduce to atoms, or to fine spray.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The liquids in the form of spray are said to be pulverized, nebulized, or <qex>atomized</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dunglison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 97 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>At"om*i`zer</hw> <pr>(&abreve;t"&ubreve;m*&imacr;`z&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, atomizes; esp., an instrument for reducing a liquid to spray for disinfecting, cooling, or perfuming.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At`om*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&abreve;t`&ubreve;m*&obreve_;l"&ouptack_;*j&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Atom</ets> + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The doctrine of atoms.</def> <rj><au>Cudworth.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At"om*y</hw> <pr>(&abreve;t"&ubreve;m*&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An atom; a mite; a pigmy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At"o*my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[For <ets>anatomy</ets>, taken as <ets>an atomy</ets>.]</ety> <def>A skeleton.</def> <mark>[Ludicrous]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ton"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Admitting an atonement; capable of being atoned for; expiable.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>atonalistic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to atonalism.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>atonality</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the absence of a key; alternative to the diatonic system.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> atonalism.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At one"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[OE. <ets>at on</ets>, <ets>atone</ets>, <ets>atoon</ets>, <ets>attone</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In concord or friendship; in agreement (with each other); <as>as, to be, bring, make, or set, <ex>at one</ex>, i</as>. e., to be or bring in or to a state of agreement or reconciliation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>If gentil men, or othere of hir contree<br/>
+Were wrothe, she wolde bringen hem <qex>atoon</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of the same opinion; agreed; <as>as, on these points we are <ex>at one</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Together.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*tone"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*t&omacr;n")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Atoned</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Atoning</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[From <ets>at one</ets>, , i. e., to be, or cause to be, at one. See <er>At one</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To agree; to be in accordance; to accord.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He and Aufidius can no more <qex>atone</qex><br/>
+Than violentest contrariety.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To stand as an equivalent; to make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offense or a crime.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The murderer fell, and blood <qex>atoned</qex> for blood.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The ministry not <qex>atoning</qex> for their former conduct by any wise or popular measure.</q> <rj><qau>Junius.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*tone"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To set at one; to reduce to concord; to reconcile, as parties at variance; to appease.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I would do much<br/>
+To <qex>atone</qex> them, for the love I bear to Cassio.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To unite in making.</def> <mark>[Obs. &amp; R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The four elements . . . have <qex>atoned</qex><br/>
+A noble league.</q> <rj><qau>Ford.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To make satisfaction for; to expiate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Or each <qex>atone</qex> his guilty love with life.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*tone"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <ety>(Literally, a setting <ets>at one</ets>.)</ety> <def>Reconciliation; restoration of friendly relations; agreement; concord.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>By whom we have now received the <qex>atonement</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Rom. v. 11.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He desires to make <qex>atonement</qex><br/>
+Betwixt the Duke of Gloucester and your brothers.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Satisfaction or reparation made by giving an equivalent for an injury, or by doing of suffering that which will be received in satisfaction for an offense or injury; expiation; amends; -- with <xex>for</xex>. Specifically, in theology: The expiation of sin made by the obedience, personal suffering, and death of Christ.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>When a man has been guilty of any vice, the best <qex>atonement</qex> be can make for it is, to warn others.</q> <rj><qau>Spectator.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The Phocians behaved with, so much gallantry, that they were thought to have made a sufficient <qex>atonement</qex> for their former offense.</q> <rj><qau>Potter.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Day of Atonement</b></col> <fld>(Jewish Antiq.)</fld>, <cd>the only fast day of the Mosaic ritual, celebrated on the tenth day of the seventh month (Tishri), according to the rites described in Leviticus xvi. Also called <altname>Yom Kippur</altname>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ton"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who makes atonement.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*ones</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[See <er>At one</er>.]</ety> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Down he fell <qex>atones</qex> as a stone.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ton"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>atonique</ets>. See <er>Atony</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Characterized by atony, or lack of vital energy; <as>as, an <ex>atonic</ex> disease</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>Unaccented; <as>as, an <ex>atonic</ex> syllable</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Destitute of tone vocality; surd.</def> <rj><au>Rush.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ton"ic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>A word that has no accent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An element of speech entirely destitute of vocality, or produced by the breath alone; a nonvocal or surd consonant; a breathing.</def> <rj><au>Rush.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A remedy capable of allaying organic excitement or irritation.</def> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>atonicity</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>lack of normal muscular tension or tonus.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> atony.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At"o*ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; slackness; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; tone, strength, &unr_; to stretch: cf. F. <ets>atonie</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Want of tone; weakness of the system, or of any organ, especially of such as are contractile.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*top"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>On or at the top.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>At`ra*bi*la"ri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>At`ra*bi*la"ri*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>atrabilarius</ets>, fr. L. <ets>atra bilis</ets> black bile: cf. F. <ets>atrabilaire</ets>, fr. <ets>atrabile</ets>.]</ety> <def>Affected with melancholy; atrabilious.</def> <rj><au>Arbuthnot.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At`ra*bi*la"ri*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person much given to melancholy; a hypochondriac.</def> <rj><au>I. Disraeli.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At`ra*bil"iar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Melancholy; atrabilious.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At`ra*bil"ia*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to <xex>atra bilis</xex> or black bile, a fluid formerly supposed to be produced by the kidneys.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Melancholic or hypohondriac; atrabilious; -- from the supposed predominance of black bile, to the influence of which the ancients attributed hypochondria, melancholy, and mania.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Atrabiliary arteries</b></col>, <col><b>capsules</b></col>, and <col><b>veins</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>those pertaining to the kidney; -- called also <xex>renal</xex> arteries, capsules, and veins.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At`ra*bil"ious</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Melancholic or hypochondriac; atrabiliary.</def> <rj><au>Dunglision.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A hard-faced, <qex>atrabilious</qex>, earnest-eyed race.</q> <rj><qau>Lowell.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He was constitutionally <qex>atrabilious</qex> and scornful.</q> <rj><qau>Froude.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At`ra*men*ta"ceous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>atramentum</ets> ink, fr. <ets>ater</ets> black.]</ety> <def>Black, like ink; inky; atramental.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Derham.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>At`ra*men"tal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>At`ra*men"tous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to ink; inky; black, like ink; <as>as, <ex>atramental</ex> galls; <ex>atramentous</ex> spots.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At`ra*men*ta"ri*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>atramentaire</ets>. See <er>Atramentaceous</er>.]</ety> <def>Like ink; suitable for making ink. Sulphate of iron (copperas, green vitriol) is called <xex>atramentarious</xex>, as being used in making ink.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*rede</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>at</ets> (AS. <ets>&aelig;t</ets>) out + <ets>rede</ets>.]</ety> <def>To surpass in council.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Men may the olde atrenne, but hat <qex>atrede</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*renne"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>at</ets> + <ets>renne</ets> to run.]</ety> <def>To outrun.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*tre"si*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; not perforated.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Absence or closure of a natural passage or channel of the body; imperforation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"tri*al</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to an atrium.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Atrichornis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>the type genus of the <fam>Atrichornithidae</fam>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Atrichornis</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Atrichornithidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a antural family comprising the scrubbirds.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Atrichornithidae</fam>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>atrioventricular</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>relating to or affecting the atria and ventricles of the heart.</def> <illu><ex>atrioventricular</ex> disease</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> auriculoventricular.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*trip"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>trip</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Just hove clear of the ground; -- said of the anchor.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Sheeted home, hoisted taut up and ready for trimming; -- said of sails.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>Hoisted up and ready to be swayed across; -- said of yards.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Atriplex</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of plants of the goosefoot family (<fam>Chenopodiaceae</fam>); its members include species called <stype>orach</stype> and <stype>saltbush</stype>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Atriplex</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A"tri*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Atria</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., the fore court of a Roman house.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A square hall lighted from above, into which rooms open at one or more levels.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An open court with a porch or gallery around three or more sides; especially at the entrance of a basilica or other church. The name was extended in the Middle Ages to the open churchyard or cemetery.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The main part of either auricle of the heart as distinct from the auricular appendix. Also, the whole articular portion of the heart.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A cavity in ascidians into which the intestine and generative ducts open, and which also receives the water from the gills. See <er>Ascidioidea</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A cavity, entrance, or passage; <as>as, the <ex>atrium</ex>, or atrial cavity, in the body wall of the amphioxus; an <ex>atrium</ex> of the infundibula of the lungs, etc.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>At`ro*cha</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; a circle.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A kind of ch&aelig;topod larva in which no circles of cilia are developed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*tro"cious</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>atrox</ets>, <ets>atrocis</ets>, cruel, fierce: cf. F. <ets>atroce</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Extremely heinous; full of enormous wickedness; <as>as, <ex>atrocious</ex> guilt or deeds</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Characterized by, or expressing, great atrocity.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Revelations . . . so <qex>atrocious</qex> that nothing in history approaches them.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Very grievous or violent; terrible; <as>as, <ex>atrocious</ex> distempers</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Cheyne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Atrocious</er>, <er>Flagitious</er>, <er>Flagrant</er>.</syn> <usage> <xex>Flagitious</xex> points to an act as grossly wicked and vile; <as>as, a <ex>flagitious</ex> proposal</as>. <xex>Flagrant</xex> marks the vivid impression made upon the mind by something strikingly wrong or erroneous; as, a <xex>flagrant</xex> misrepresentation; a <xex>flagrant</xex> violation of duty. <xex>Atrocious</xex> represents the act as springing from a violent and savage spirit. If Lord Chatham, instead of saying &ldquo;the <xex>atrocious</xex> crime of being a young man,&rdquo; had used either of the other two words, his irony would have lost all its point, in his celebrated reply to Sir Robert Walpole, as reported by Dr. Johnson.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p> -- <wordforms><wf>A*tro"cious*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>A*tro"cious*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>atrociousness</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> atrocity, barbarity, barbarousness, heinousness.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*troc"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Atrocities</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>atrocit&eacute;</ets>, L. <ets>atrocitas</ets>, fr. <ets>atrox</ets>, <ets>atrocis</ets>, cruel.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Enormous wickedness; extreme heinousness or cruelty.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An atrocious or extremely cruel deed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The atrocities which attend a victory.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Atropa</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of plants of the nightshade family, including the <stype>belladonna</stype> (<spn>Atropa belladonna</spn>).</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Atropa</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*troph"ic</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to atrophy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At"ro*phied</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>p. a.</pos> <def>Affected with atrophy, as a tissue or organ; arrested in development at a very early stage; rudimentary.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At"ro*phy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>atrophia</ets>, Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; to nourish: cf. F. <ets>atrophie</ets>.]</ety> <def>A wasting away from lack of nourishment; diminution in bulk or slow emaciation of the body or of any part.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At"ro*phy</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>p. p.</pos> <conjf>Atrophied</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To cause to waste away or become abortive; to starve or weaken.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At"ro*phy</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To waste away; to dwindle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*tro"pi*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Atropine</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At"ro*pine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; inflexible; hence &unr_; &unr_;, one of the three Parc&aelig;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; to turn.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A poisonous, white, crystallizable alkaloid, extracted from the <spn>Atropa belladonna</spn>, or deadly nightshade, and the <spn>Datura Stramonium</spn>, or thorn apple. It is remarkable for its power in dilating the pupil of the eye. Called also <altname>daturine</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At"ro*pism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A condition of the system produced by long use of belladonna.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At"ro*pous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; to turn.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Not inverted; orthotropous.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"trous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ater</ets>.]</ety> <def>Coal-black; very black.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*try"pa</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; a hole.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A extinct genus of Branchiopoda, very common in Silurian limestones.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At"ta*bal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Atabal</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>At*tac"ca</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[It., fr. <ets>attaccare</ets> to tie, bind. See <er>Attach</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Attack at once; -- a direction at the end of a movement to show that the next is to follow immediately, without any pause.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tach"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Attached</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Attaching</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>atachier</ets>, F. <ets>attacher</ets>, to tie or fasten: cf. Celt. <ets>tac</ets>, <ets>tach</ets>, nail, E. <ets>tack</ets> a small nail, <ets>tack</ets> to fasten. Cf. <er>Attack</er>, and see <er>Tack</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To bind, fasten, tie, or connect; to make fast or join; <as>as, to <ex>attach</ex> one thing to another by a string, by glue, or the like</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The shoulder blade is . . . <qex>attached</qex> only to the muscles.</q> <rj><qau>Paley.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A huge stone to which the cable was <qex>attached</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To connect; to place so as to belong; to assign by authority; to appoint; <as>as, an officer is <ex>attached</ex> to a certain regiment, company, or ship</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To win the heart of; to connect by ties of love or self-interest; to attract; to fasten or bind by moral influence; -- with <xex>to</xex>; <as>as, <ex>attached</ex> to a friend; <ex>attaching</ex> others to us by wealth or flattery.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Incapable of <qex>attaching</qex> a sensible man.</q> <rj><qau>Miss Austen.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>God . . . by various ties <qex>attaches</qex> man to man.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To connect, in a figurative sense; to ascribe or attribute; to affix; -- with <xex>to</xex>; <as>as, to <ex>attach</ex> great importance to a particular circumstance</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Top this treasure a curse is <qex>attached</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Bayard Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To take, seize, or lay hold of.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To take by legal authority: <sd>(a)</sd> To arrest by writ, and bring before a court, as to answer for a debt, or a contempt; -- applied to a taking of the person by a <xex>civil</xex> process; being now rarely used for the arrest of a criminal. <sd>(b)</sd> To seize or take (goods or real estate) by virtue of a writ or precept to hold the same to satisfy a judgment which may be rendered in the suit. See <er>Attachment</er>, 4.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The earl marshal <qex>attached</qex> Gloucester for high treason.</q> <rj><qau>Miss Yonge.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Attached column</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>a column engaged in a wall, so that only a part of its circumference projects from it.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To affix; bind; tie; fasten; connect; conjoin; subjoin; annex; append; win; gain over; conciliate.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tach"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To adhere; to be attached.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The great interest which <qex>attaches</qex> to the mere knowledge of these facts cannot be doubted.</q> <rj><qau>Brougham.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To come into legal operation in connection with anything; to vest; <as>as, dower will <ex>attach</ex></as>.</def> <rj><au>Cooley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tach"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An attachment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tach"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being attached; esp., liable to be taken by writ or precept.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>At`ta*ch&eacute;"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., p. p. of <ets>attacher</ets>. See <er>Attach</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>One attached to another person or thing, as a part of a suite or staff. Specifically: One attached to an embassy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>attached</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>fastened together.</def> <illu>a picnic table with <ex>attached</ex> benches</illu><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>being joined in close association; -- of people or organizations.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> affiliated, connected</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>fastened onto another object; -- of objects smaller than the main object.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Architecture)</fld> <def>connected by a common wall or passageway; -- used of buildings.</def> <ant>detached</ant><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Biology)</fld> <def> permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about.</def> <illu>an <ex>attached</ex> oyster</illu> <ant>vagile</ant><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> sessile</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>associated in an exclusive sexual relationship; -- opposite of <ant>unattached</ant>.</def> <note>Narrower terms include: <stype>affianced, bespoken, betrothed, engaged, pledged, promised(predicate)</stype>; <stype>married</stype>.</note> <see>Also See: <ex>loving</ex>.</see><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> committed.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tach"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>attachment</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act attaching, or state of being attached; close adherence or affection; fidelity; regard; an&unr_; passion of affection that binds a person; <as>as, an <ex>attachment</ex> to a friend, or to a party</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That by which one thing is attached to another; connection; <as>as, to cut the <ex>attachments</ex> of a muscle</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The human mind . . . has exhausted its forces in the endeavor to rend the supernatural from its <qex>attachment</qex> to this history.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Something attached; some adjunct attached to an instrument, machine, or other object; <as>as, a sewing machine <ex>attachment</ex> (<it>i. e.</it>, a device attached to a sewing machine to enable it to do special work, as tucking, etc.)</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Giv. Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A seizure or taking into custody by virtue of a legal process.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The writ or percept commanding such seizure or taking.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The term is applied to a seizure or taking either of persons or property. In the serving of process in a civil suit, it is most generally applied to the taking of property, whether at common law, as a species of distress, to compel defendant's appearance, or under local statutes, to satisfy the judgment the plaintiff may recover in the action. The terms <xex>attachment</xex> and <xex>arrest</xex> are both applied to the taking or apprehension of a defendant to compel an appearance in a civil action. <xex>Attachments</xex> are issued at common law and in chancery, against persons for contempt of court. In England, <xex>attachment</xex> is employed in some cases where <xex>capias</xex> is with us, as against a witness who fails to appear on summons. In some of the New England States a writ of <xex>attachment</xex> is a species of <xex>mesne process</xex> upon which the property of a defendant may be seized at the commencement of a suit and before summons to him, and may be held to satisfy the judgment the plaintiff may recover. In other States this writ can issue only against absconding debtors and those who conceal themselves. See <er>Foreign</er>, <er>Garnishment</er>, <er>Trustee process</er>.</note> <rj><au>Bouvier.</au> <au>Burrill.</au> <au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Attachment</er>, <er>Affection</er></syn>. <usage>The leading idea of <xex>affection</xex> is that of warmth and tenderness; the leading idea of <xex>attachment</xex> is that of being bound to some object by strong and lasting ties. There is more of sentiment (and sometimes of romance) in <xex>affection</xex>, and more of principle in preserving <xex>attachment</xex>. We speak of the ardor of the one, and the fidelity of the other. There is another distinction in the use and application of these words. The term <xex>attachment</xex> is applied to a wider range of objects than <xex>affection</xex>. A man may have a strong <xex>attachment</xex> to his country, to his profession, to his principles, and even to favorite places; in respect to none of these could we use the word <xex>affection</xex>.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tack"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Attacked</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Attacking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>attaquer</ets>, orig. another form of <ets>attacher</ets> to attack: cf. It. <ets>attacare</ets> to fasten, attack. See <er>Attach</er>, <er>Tack</er> a small nail.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To fall upon with force; to assail, as with force and arms; to assault.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Attack</xex> their lines.&rdquo; <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To assail with unfriendly speech or writing; to begin a controversy with; to attempt to overthrow or bring into disrepute, by criticism or satire; to censure; <as>as, to <ex>attack</ex> a man, or his opinions, in a pamphlet</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To set to work upon, as upon a task or problem, or some object of labor or investigation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To begin to affect; to begin to act upon, injuriously or destructively; to begin to decompose or waste.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>On the fourth of March he was <qex>attacked</qex> by fever.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Hydrofluoric acid . . . <qex>attacks</qex> the glass.</q> <rj><qau>B. Stewart.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To <er>Attack</er>, <er>Assail</er>, <er>Assault</er>, <er>Invade</er>.</syn> <usage> These words all denote a violent onset; <xex>attack</xex> being the generic term, and the others specific forms of attack. To <xex>attack</xex> is to commence the onset; to <xex>assail</xex> is to make a sudden and violent attack, or to make repeated attacks; to <xex>assault</xex> (literally, to leap upon) is to attack physically by a had-to-hand approach or by unlawful and insulting violence; to <xex>invade</xex> is to enter by force on what belongs to another. Thus, a person may <xex>attack</xex> by offering violence of any kind; he may <xex>assail</xex> by means of missile weapons; he may <xex>assault</xex> by direct personal violence; a king may <xex>invade</xex> by marching an army into a country. Figuratively, we may say, men <xex>attack</xex> with argument or satire; they <xex>assail</xex> with abuse or reproaches; they may be <xex>assaulted</xex> by severe temptations; the rights of the people may be <xex>invaded</xex> by the encroachments of the crown.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tack"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To make an onset or attack.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tack"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>attaque</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of attacking, or falling on with force or violence; an onset; an assault; -- opposed to <recipr>defense</recipr>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An assault upon one's feelings or reputation with unfriendly or bitter words.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A setting to work upon some task, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>An access of disease; a fit of sickness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The beginning of corrosive, decomposing, or destructive action, by a chemical agent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tack"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being attacked.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>at*tacked"</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>affected by disease.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> infected.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tack"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who attacks.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>At"ta*gas</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>At"ta*gen</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>attagen</ets> a kind of bird, Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A species of sand grouse (<spn>Syrrghaptes Pallasii</spn>) found in Asia and rarely in southern Europe.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 98 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>At"ta*ghan</hw> <pr>(&abreve;t"t&adot_;*g&abreve;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Yataghan</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tain"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;t*t&amacr;n")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Attained</conjf> <pr>(-t&amacr;nd")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Attaining</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Of. <ets>atteinen</ets>, <ets>atteignen</ets>, <ets>atainen</ets>, OF. <ets>ateindre</ets>, <ets>ataindre</ets>, F. <ets>atteindre</ets>, fr. L. <ets>attingere</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>tangere</ets> to touch, reach. See <er>Tangent</er>, and cf. <er>Attinge</er>, <er>Attaint</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To achieve or accomplish, that is, to reach by efforts; to gain; to compass; <as>as, to <ex>attain</ex> rest</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Is he wise who hopes to <qex>attain</qex> the end without the means?</q> <rj><qau>Abp. Tillotson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To gain or obtain possession of; to acquire.</def> <mark>[Obs. with a material object.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To get at the knowledge of; to ascertain.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Not well <qex>attaining</qex> his meaning.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To reach or come to, by progression or motion; to arrive at.</def> &ldquo;Canaan he now <xex>attains</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To overtake.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To reach in excellence or degree; to equal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To <er>Attain</er>, <er>Obtain</er>, <er>Procure</er>.</syn> <usage> <xex>Attain</xex> always implies <xex>an effort toward</xex> an object. Hence it is not synonymous with <xex>obtain</xex> and <xex>procure</xex>, which do not necessarily imply such effort or motion. We <xex>procure</xex> or <xex>obtain</xex> a thing by <xex>purchase</xex> or <xex>loan</xex>, and we <xex>obtain</xex> by inheritance, but we do not <xex>attain</xex> it by such means.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tain"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To come or arrive, by motion, growth, bodily exertion, or efforts toward a place, object, state, etc.; to reach.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>If by any means they might <qex>attain</qex> to Phenice.</q> <rj><qau>Acts xxvii. 12.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Nor nearer might the dogs <qex>attain</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To see your trees <qex>attain</qex> to the dignity of timber.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Few boroughs had as yet <qex>attained</qex> to power such as this.</q> <rj><qau>J. R. Green.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To come or arrive, by an effort of mind.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I can not <qex>attain</qex> unto it.</q> <rj><qau>Ps. cxxxix. 6.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tain"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Attainment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tain`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being attainable; attainableness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tain"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Capable of being attained or reached by efforts of the mind or body; capable of being compassed or accomplished by efforts directed to the object.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The highest pitch of perfection <qex>attainable</qex> in this life.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Obtainable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>General Howe would not permit the purchase of those articles [clothes and blankets] in Philadelphia, and they were not <qex>attainable</qex> in the country.</q> <rj><qau>Marshall.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tain"a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being attainable; attainability.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tain"der</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>ataindre</ets>, <ets>ateindre</ets>, to accuse, convict. <ets>Attainder</ets> is often erroneously referred to F. <ets>teindre</ets> tie stain. See <er>Attaint</er>, <er>Attain</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of attainting, or the state of being attainted; the extinction of the civil rights and capacities of a person, consequent upon sentence of death or outlawry; <as>as, an act of <ex>attainder</ex></as>.</def> <rj><au>Abbott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Formerly <xex>attainder</xex> was the inseparable consequence of a judicial or legislative sentence for treason or felony, and involved the forfeiture of all the real and personal property of the condemned person, and such &ldquo;corruption of blood&rdquo; that he could neither receive nor transmit by inheritance, nor could he sue or testify in any court, or claim any legal protection or rights. In England <xex>attainders</xex> are now abolished, and in the United States the Constitution provides that no bill of attainder shall be passed; and no attainder of treason (in consequence of a judicial sentence) shall work corruption of blood or forfeiture, except during the life of the person attainted.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A stain or staining; state of being in dishonor or condemnation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He lived from all <qex>attainder</qex> of suspect.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bill of attainder</b></col>, <cd>a bill brought into, or passed by, a legislative body, condemning a person to death or outlawry, and attainder, without judicial sentence.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tain"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching; hence, the act of obtaining by efforts.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>attainment</qex> of every desired object.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Jones.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is attained to, or obtained by exertion; acquirement; acquisition; <plu>(pl.)</plu>, mental acquirements; knowledge; <as>as, literary and scientific <ex>attainments</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*taint"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Attainted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Attainting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>atteynten</ets> to convict, fr. <ets>atteynt</ets>, OF. <ets>ateint</ets>, p. p. of <ets>ateindre</ets>, <ets>ataindre</ets>. The meanings 3, 4, 5, and 6 were influenced by a supposed connection with <ets>taint</ets>. See <er>Attain</er>, <er>Attainder</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To attain; to get act; to hit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Old Law)</fld> <def>To find guilty; to convict; -- said esp. of a jury on trial for giving a false verdict.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Upon sufficient proof <qex>attainted</qex> of some open act by men of his own condition.</q> <rj><qau>Blackstone.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To subject (a person) to the legal condition formerly resulting from a sentence of death or outlawry, pronounced in respect of treason or felony; to affect by attainder.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>No person shall be <qex>attainted</qex> of high treason where corruption of blood is incurred, but by the oath of two witnesses.</q> <rj><qau>Stat. 7 &amp; 8 Wm. III.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To accuse; to charge with a crime or a dishonorable act.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To affect or infect, as with physical or mental disease or with moral contagion; to taint or corrupt.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>My tender youth was never yet <qex>attaint</qex><br/>
+With any passion of inflaming love.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To stain; to obscure; to sully; to disgrace; to cloud with infamy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>For so exceeding shone his glistring ray,<br/>
+That Ph&unr_;bus' golden face it did <qex>attaint</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Lest she with blame her honor should <qex>attaint</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*taint"</hw>, <pos>p. p.</pos> <def>Attainted; corrupted.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*taint"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>attainte</ets>. See <er>Attaint</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A touch or hit.</def> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Far.)</fld> <def>A blow or wound on the leg of a horse, made by overreaching.</def> <rj><au>White.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A writ which lies after judgment, to inquire whether a jury has given a false verdict in any court of record; also, the convicting of the jury so tried.</def> <rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A stain or taint; disgrace. See <er>Taint</er>.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>An infecting influence.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*taint"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Attainder; attainture; conviction.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tain"ture</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Attainder; disgrace.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At"tal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Attle</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tame"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>atamer</ets>, from Latin. See <er>Attaminate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To pierce; to attack.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To broach; to begin.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And right anon his tale he hath <qex>attamed</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tam"i*nate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>attaminare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + root of <ets>tangere</ets>. See <er>Contaminate</er>.]</ety> <def>To corrupt; to defile; to contaminate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Blount.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At"tar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Per. <ets>'atar</ets> perfume, essence, Ar. <ets>'itr</ets>, fr. <ets>'atara</ets> to smell sweet. Cf. <er>Otto</er>.]</ety> <def>A fragrant essential oil; esp., a volatile and highly fragrant essential oil obtained from the petals of roses.</def> <altsp>[Also written <asp>otto</asp> and <asp>ottar</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*task"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>task</ets>.]</ety> <def>To take to task; to blame.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*taste</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>taste</ets>.]</ety> <def>To taste or cause to taste.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At"te</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>At the.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>attelet</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <ety>[fr. L. <ets>hasta</ets>, rod, staff.]</ety> <fld>(Cooking)</fld> <def>a type of skewer with an ornamental handle which is used for holding foods for presentation at the table, but not while cooking.</def> <altsp>[formerly spelled <asp>hatelet</asp>]</altsp> <au>Larousse Gastronomique</au><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tem"per</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Attempered</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Attempering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>atemprer</ets>, fr. L. <ets>attemperare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>temperare</ets> to soften, temper. See <er>Temper</er>, and cf. <er>Attemperate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To reduce, modify, or moderate, by mixture; to temper; to regulate, as temperature.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>If sweet with bitter . . . were not <qex>attempered</qex> still.</q> <rj><qau>Trench.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To soften, mollify, or moderate; to soothe; to temper; <as>as, to <ex>attemper</ex> rigid justice with clemency</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To mix in just proportion; to regulate; <as>as, a mind well <ex>attempered</ex> with kindness and justice</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To accommodate; to make suitable; to adapt.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Arts . . . <qex>attempered</qex> to the lyre.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; This word is now not much used, the verb <xex>temper</xex> taking its place.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tem"per*a*ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>attemprement</ets>.]</ety> <def>A tempering, or mixing in due proportion.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tem"per*ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>atemprance</ets>.]</ety> <def>Temperance; attemperament.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tem"per*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>attemperatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>attemperare</ets>. See <er>Attemper</er>.]</ety> <def>Tempered; proportioned; properly adapted.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Hope must be . . . <qex>attemperate</qex> to the promise.</q> <rj><qau>Hammond.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tem"per*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To attemper.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tem`per*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of attempering or regulating.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tem"per*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Temperately.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tem"per*ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Attemperament.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tempt"</hw> <pr>(?; 215)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Attempted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Attempting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>atenter</ets>, also spelt <ets>atempter</ets>, F. <ets>attenter</ets>, fr. L. <ets>attentare</ets> to attempt; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>tentare</ets>, <ets>temptare</ets>, to touch, try, v. intens. of <ets>tendere</ets> to stretch. See <er>Tempt</er>, and cf. <er>Attend</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make trial or experiment of; to try; to endeavor to do or perform (some action); to assay; <as>as, to <ex>attempt</ex> to sing; to <ex>attempt</ex> a bold flight.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Something <qex>attempted</qex>, something done,<br/>
+Has earned a night's repose.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To try to move, by entreaty, by afflictions, or by temptations; to tempt.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It made the laughter of an afternoon<br/>
+That Vivien should <qex>attempt</qex> the blameless king.</q> <rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To try to win, subdue, or overcome; <as>as, one who <ex>attempts</ex> the virtue of a woman</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Dear sir, of force I must <qex>attempt</qex> you further:<br/>
+Take some remembrance of us, as a tribute.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To attack; to make an effort or attack upon; to try to take by force; <as>as, to <ex>attempt</ex> the enemy's camp</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Without <qex>attempting</qex> his adversary's life.</q> <rj><qau>Motley.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Try</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tempt"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To make an attempt; -- with <xex>upon</xex>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tempt"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A essay, trial, or endeavor; an undertaking; an attack, or an effort to gain a point; esp. an unsuccessful, as contrasted with a successful, effort.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>By his blindness maimed for high <qex>attempts</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Attempt to commit a crime</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>such an intentional preparatory act as will apparently result, if not extrinsically hindered, in a crime which it was designed to effect.</cd> <rj><au>Wharton.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Attempt</er>, <er>Endeavor</er>, <er>Effort</er>, <er>Exertion</er>, <er>Trial</er></syn>. <usage>These words agree in the idea of calling forth our powers into action. <xex>Trial</xex> is the generic term; it denotes a putting forth of one's powers with a view to determine what they can accomplish; <as>as, to make <ex>trial</ex> of one's strength</as>. An <xex>attempt</xex> is always directed to some definite and specific object; <as>as, &ldquo;The <ex>attempt</ex>, and not the deed, confounds us</as>.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au> An <xex>endeavor</xex> is a continued attempt; <as>as, &ldquo;His high <ex>endeavor</ex> and his glad success</as>.&rdquo; <au>Cowper.</au> <xex>Effort</xex> is a specific putting forth of strength in order to carry out an attempt. <xex>Exertion</xex> is the putting forth or active exercise of any faculty or power. &ldquo;It admits of all degrees of effort and even natural action without effort.&rdquo; <au>C. J. Smith.</au> See <er>Try</er>.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tempt"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being attempted, tried, or attacked.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tempt"er</hw> <pr>(?; 215)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who attempts; one who essays anything.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An assailant; also, a temper.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tempt"ive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Disposed to attempt; adventurous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Daniel.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tend"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Attended</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Attending</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>atenden</ets>, OF. <ets>atendre</ets>, F. <ets>attendre</ets>, to expect, to wait, fr. L. <ets>attendre</ets> to stretch, (sc. <ets>animum</ets>), to apply the mind to; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>tendere</ets> to stretch. See <er>Tend</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To direct the attention to; to fix the mind upon; to give heed to; to regard.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The diligent pilot in a dangerous tempest doth not <qex>attend</qex> the unskillful words of the passenger.</q> <rj><qau>Sir P. Sidney.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To care for; to look after; to take charge of; to watch over.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To go or stay with, as a companion, nurse, or servant; to visit professionally, as a physician; to accompany or follow in order to do service; to escort; to wait on; to serve.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The fifth had charge sick persons to <qex>attend</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Attends</qex> the emperor in his royal court.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>With a sore heart and a gloomy brow, he prepared to <qex>attend</qex> William thither.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To be present with; to accompany; to be united or consequent to; <as>as, a measure <ex>attended</ex> with ill effects</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>What cares must then <qex>attend</qex> the toiling swain.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To be present at; <as>as, to <ex>attend</ex> church, school, a concert, a business meeting</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To wait for; to await; to remain, abide, or be in store for.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The state that <qex>attends</qex> all men after this.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Three days I promised to <qex>attend</qex> my doom.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To <er>Attend</er>, <er>Mind</er>, <er>Regard</er>, <er>Heed</er>, <er>Notice</er>.</syn> <usage> <xex>Attend</xex> is generic, the rest are specific terms. To <xex>mind</xex> is to attend so that it may not be forgotten; to <xex>regard</xex> is to look on a thing as of importance; to <xex>heed</xex> is to attend to a thing from a principle of caution; to <xex>notice</xex> is to think on that which strikes the senses. <au>Crabb.</au> See <er>Accompany</er>.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tend"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To apply the mind, or pay attention, with a view to perceive, understand, or comply; to pay regard; to heed; to listen; -- usually followed by <xex>to</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Attend</qex> to the voice of my supplications.</q> <rj><qau>Ps. lxxxvi. 6.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Man can not at the same time <qex>attend</qex> to two objects.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To accompany or be present or near at hand, in pursuance of duty; to be ready for service; to wait or be in waiting; -- often followed by <xex>on</xex> or <xex>upon</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He was required to <qex>attend</qex> upon the committee.</q> <rj><qau>Clarendon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>(with <xex>to</xex>) To take charge of; to look after; <as>as, to <ex>attend</ex> to a matter of business</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To wait; to stay; to delay.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>For this perfection she must yet <qex>attend</qex>,<br/>
+Till to her Maker she espoused be.</q> <rj><qau>Sir J. Davies.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To <er>Attend</er>, <er>Listen</er>, <er>Hearken</er>.</syn> <usage> We <xex>attend</xex> with a view to hear and learn; we <xex>listen</xex> with fixed attention, in order to hear correctly, or to consider what has been said; we <xex>hearken</xex> when we listen with a willing mind, and in reference to obeying.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tend"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>attendance</ets>, OF. <ets>atendance</ets>, fr. <ets>atendre</ets>, F. <ets>attendre</ets>. See <er>Attend</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Attention; regard; careful application.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Till I come, give <qex>attendance</qex> to reading.</q> <rj><qau>1 Tim. iv. 13.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of attending; state of being in waiting; service; ministry; the fact of being present; presence.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Constant <qex>attendance</qex> at church three times a day.</q> <rj><qau>Fielding.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Waiting for; expectation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Languishing <qex>attendance</qex> and expectation of death.</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The persons attending; a retinue; attendants.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>If your stray <qex>attendance</qex> by yet lodged.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tend"an*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of attending or accompanying; attendance; an attendant.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tend"ant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>attendant</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>attendre</ets>. See <er>Attend</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Being present, or in the train; accompanying; in waiting.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>From the <qex>attendant</qex> flotilla rang notes triumph.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Cherub and Seraph . . . <qex>attendant</qex> on their Lord.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Accompanying, connected with, or immediately following, as consequential; consequent; <as>as, intemperance with all its <ex>attendant</ex> evils</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The natural melancholy <qex>attendant</qex> upon his situation added to the gloom of the owner of the mansion.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Depending on, or owing duty or service to; <as>as, the widow <ex>attendant</ex> to the heir</as>.</def> <rj><au>Cowell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Attendant keys</b></col> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>, <cd>the keys or scales most nearly related to, or having most in common with, the principal key; those, namely, of its fifth above, or dominant, its fifth below (fourth above), or subdominant, and its relative minor or major.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tend"ant</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who attends or accompanies in any character whatever, as a friend, companion, servant, agent, or suitor.</def> &ldquo;A train of <xex>attendants</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Hallam.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who is present and takes part in the proceedings; <as>as, an <ex>attendant</ex> at a meeting</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That which accompanies; a concomitant.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>[A] sense of fame, the <qex>attendant</qex> of noble spirits.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>One who owes duty or service to, or depends on, another.</def> <rj><au>Cowell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tend"e*ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Intent.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tend"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, attends.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tend"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>atendement</ets>.]</ety> <def>An attendant circumstance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The uncomfortable <qex>attendments</qex> of hell.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tent"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>attentus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>attendere</ets>. See <er>Attend</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>Attentive; heedful.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Let thine ears be <qex>attent</qex> unto the prayer.</q> <rj><qau>2 Chron. vi. 40.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tent"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Attention; heed.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>At*ten"tate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>At*ten"tat</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>attentatum</ets>, pl. <ets>attentata</ets>, fr. <ets>attentare</ets> to attempt: cf. F. <ets>attentat</ets> criminal attempt. See <er>Attempt</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An attempt; an assault.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A proceeding in a court of judicature, after an inhibition is decreed.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Any step wrongly innovated or attempted in a suit by an inferior judge.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*ten"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>attentio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>attention</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or state of attending or heeding; the application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought; notice; exclusive or special consideration; earnest consideration, thought, or regard; obedient or affectionate heed; the supposed power or faculty of attending.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 99 --></p>
+
+<p><q>They say the tongues of dying men<br/>
+Enforce <qex>attention</qex> like deep harmony.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Attention</xex> is consciousness and something more. It is consciousness voluntarily applied, under its law of limitations, to some determinate object; it is consciousness concentrated.</note> <rj><au>Sir W. Hamilton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An act of civility or courtesy; care for the comfort and pleasure of others; <as>as, <ex>attentions</ex> paid to a stranger</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>To pay attention to</b></col>, <col><b>To pay one's attentions to</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to be courteous or attentive to; to wait upon as a lover; to court.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Care; heed; study; consideration; application; advertence; respect; regard.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>attentional</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to attention.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>attention-getting</hw> <hw>attention-grabbing</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>seizing the attention</def> <illu><ex>attention-getting</ex> demonstration</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> eye-catching.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>likely to attract interest.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> catchy</syn>.<br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*ten"tive</hw> <pr>(&abreve;t*t&ebreve_;n"t&ibreve_;v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>attentif</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Heedful; intent; observant; regarding with care or attention.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Attentive</xex> is applied to the senses of hearing and seeing, as, an <xex>attentive</xex> ear or eye; to the application of the mind, as in contemplation; or to the application of the mind, in every possible sense, as when a person is <xex>attentive</xex> to the words, and to the manner and matter, of a speaker at the same time.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Heedful of the comfort of others; courteous.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Heedful; intent; observant; mindful; regardful; circumspect; watchful.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>-- <wordforms><wf>At*ten"tive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>At*ten"tive*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>at*ten"tive*ness</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the quality of paying careful attention; <as><ex>attentiveness</ex> to detail</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> heed, regard, paying attention.</syn><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people).</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> heed, regard, paying attention.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>the trait of being considerate and thoughtful of others.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tent"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Attentively.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Barrow.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*ten"u*ant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>attenuans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>attenuare</ets>: cf. F. <ets>att&eacute;nuant</ets>. See <er>Attenuate</er>.]</ety> <def>Making thin, as fluids; diluting; rendering less dense and viscid; diluent.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A medicine that thins or dilutes the fluids; a diluent.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*ten"u*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Attenuated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Attenuating</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>attenuatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>attenuare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>tenuare</ets> to make thin, <ets>tenuis</ets> thin. See <er>Thin</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make thin or slender, as by mechanical or chemical action upon inanimate objects, or by the effects of starvation, disease, etc., upon living bodies.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make thin or less consistent; to render less viscid or dense; to rarefy. Specifically: To subtilize, as the humors of the body, or to break them into finer parts.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To lessen the amount, force, or value of; to make less complex; to weaken.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To undersell our rivals . . . has led the manufacturer to . . . <qex>attenuate</qex> his processes, in the allotment of tasks, to an extreme point.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>We may reject and reject till we <qex>attenuate</qex> history into sapless meagerness.</q> <rj><qau>Sir F. Palgrave.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*ten"u*ate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To become thin, slender, or fine; to grow less; to lessen.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The attention <qex>attenuates</qex> as its sphere contracts.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>At*ten"u*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>At*ten"u*a`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>attenuatus</ets>, p. p.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Made thin or slender.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Made thin or less viscid; rarefied.</def> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*ten`u*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>attenuatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>att&eacute;nuation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of making slender, or the state of being slender; emaciation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of attenuating; the act of making thin or less dense, or of rarefying, as fluids or gases.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The process of weakening in intensity; diminution of virulence; <as>as, the <ex>attenuation</ex> of virus</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>&aemacr_;tter</ets>.]</ety> <def>Poison; venom; corrupt matter from a sore.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At"ter*cop</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>attercoppa</ets> a spider; <ets>&aemacr_;tter</ets> poison + <ets>coppa</ets> head, cup.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A spider.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A peevish, ill-natured person.</def> <mark>[North of Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*ter*rate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[It. <ets>atterrare</ets> (cf. LL. <ets>atterrare</ets> to cast to earth); L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>terra</ets> earth, land.]</ety> <def>To fill up with alluvial earth.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Ray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At`ter*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of filling up with earth, or of forming land with alluvial earth.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At"test"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Attested</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Attesting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>attestari</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>testari</ets> to bear witness: cf. F. <ets>attester</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To bear witness to; to certify; to affirm to be true or genuine; <as>as, to <ex>attest</ex> the truth of a writing, a copy of record</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Facts . . . <qex>attested</qex> by particular pagan authors.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To give proof of; to manifest; <as>as, the ruins of Palmyra <ex>attest</ex> its ancient magnificence</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To call to witness; to invoke.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The sacred streams which Heaven's imperial state<br/>
+<qex>Attests</qex> in oaths, and fears to violate.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*test"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Witness; testimony; attestation.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>attest</qex> of eyes and ears.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tes"tant</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> witness.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At`tes*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>attestatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>attestation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of attesting; testimony; witness; a solemn or official declaration, verbal or written, in support of a fact; evidence. The truth appears from the <xex>attestation</xex> of witnesses, or of the proper officer. The subscription of a name to a writing as a witness, is an <xex>attestation</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*test"a*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of the nature of attestation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>At*test"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>At*test"or</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who attests.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*test"ive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Attesting; furnishing evidence.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Atticus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Attica, in Greece, or to Athens, its principal city; marked by such qualities as were characteristic of the Athenians; classical; refined.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Attic base</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>a peculiar form of molded base for a column or pilaster, described by Vitruvius, applied under the Roman Empire to the Ionic and Corinthian and &ldquo;Roman Doric&rdquo; orders, and imitated by the architects of the Renaissance.</cd> -- <col><b>Attic faith</b></col>, <cd>inviolable faith.</cd> -- <col><b>Attic purity</b></col>, <cd>special purity of language.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Attic salt</b></col>, <col><b>Attic wit</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a poignant, delicate wit, peculiar to the Athenians.</cd> -- <col><b>Attic story</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Attic</er>, <pos>n.</pos></cd> -- <col><b>Attic style</b></col>, <cd>a style pure and elegant.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At"tic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[In sense (<it>a</it>) from F. <ets>attique</ets>, orig. meaning Attic. See <er>Attic</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A low story above the main order or orders of a facade, in the classical styles; -- a term introduced in the 17th century. Hence:</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A room or rooms behind that part of the exterior; all the rooms immediately below the roof.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An Athenian; an Athenian author.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At"tic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Attic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Hammond.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At"ti*cism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A favoring of, or attachment to, the Athenians.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The style and idiom of the Greek language, used by the Athenians; a concise and elegant expression.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At"ti*cize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>To conform or make conformable to the language, customs, etc., of Attica.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At"ti*cize</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To side with the Athenians.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To use the Attic idiom or style; to conform to the customs or modes of thought of the Athenians.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tig"u*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>attiguus</ets>, fr. <ets>attingere</ets> to touch. See <er>Attain</er>.]</ety> <def>Touching; bordering; contiguous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>-- <wordforms><wf>At*tig"u*ous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tinge"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>attingere</ets> to touch. See <er>Attain</er>.]</ety> <def>To touch lightly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Coles.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tire"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Attired</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Attiring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>atiren</ets> to array, dispose, arrange, OF. <ets>atirier</ets>; <ets>&agrave;</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + F. <ets>tire</ets> rank, order, row; of Ger. origin: cf. As. <ets>tier</ets> row, OHG. <ets>ziar&imacr;</ets>, G. <ets>zier</ets>, ornament, <ets>zieren</ets> to adorn. Cf. <er>Tire</er> a headdress.]</ety> <def>To dress; to array; to adorn; esp., to clothe with elegant or splendid garments.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Finely <qex>attired</qex> in a robe of white.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>With the linen miter shall he be <qex>attired</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Lev. xvi. 4.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tire"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Dress; clothes; headdress; anything which dresses or adorns; esp., ornamental clothing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Earth in her rich <qex>attire</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I 'll put myself in poor and mean <qex>attire</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Can a maid forget her ornament, or a bride her <qex>attire</qex>?</q> <rj><qau>Jer. ii. 32.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The antlers, or antlers and scalp, of a stag or buck.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The internal parts of a flower, included within the calyx and the corolla.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tired"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>p. p.</pos> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Provided with antlers, as a stag.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tire"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Attire; adornment.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tir"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who attires.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At"ti*tude</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. <ets>attitudine</ets>, LL. <ets>aptitudo</ets>, fr. L. <ets>aptus</ets> suited, fitted: cf. F. <ets>attitude</ets>. Cf. <er>Aptitude</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Paint. &amp; <xex>Sculp</xex>.)</fld> <def>The posture, action, or disposition of a figure or a statue.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The posture or position of a person or an animal, or the manner in which the parts of his body are disposed; position assumed or studied to serve a purpose; <as>as, a threatening <ex>attitude</ex>; an <ex>attitude</ex> of entreaty.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Fig.: Position as indicating action, feeling, or mood; <as>as, in times of trouble let a nation preserve a firm <ex>attitude</ex>; one's mental <ex>attitude</ex> in respect to religion.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>attitude</qex> of the country was rapidly changing.</q> <rj><qau>J. R. Green.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To strike an attitude</b></col>, <cd>to take an attitude for mere effect.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Attitude</er>, <er>Posture</er>.</syn> <usage> Both of these words describe the visible disposition of the limbs. <xex>Posture</xex> relates to their position merely; <xex>attitude</xex> refers to their fitness for some specific object. The object of an <xex>attitude</xex> is to set forth exhibit some internal feeling; <as>as, <ex>attitude</ex> of wonder, of admiration, of grief, etc.</as> It is, therefore, essentially and designedly <xex>expressive</xex>. Its object is the same with that of gesture; viz., to hold forth and represent. <xex>Posture</xex> has no such design. If we speak of <xex>posture</xex> in prayer, or the <xex>posture</xex> of devotion, it is only the natural disposition of the limbs, without any intention to show forth or exhibit.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>'T is business of a painter in his choice of <qex>attitudes</qex> (<qex>positur&aelig;</qex>) to foresee the effect and harmony of the lights and shadows.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Never to keep the body in the same <qex>posture</qex> half an hour at a time.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At`ti*tu"di*nal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to attitude.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At`ti*tu`di*na"ri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who attitudinizes; a posture maker.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At`ti*tu`di*na"ri*an*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A practicing of attitudes; posture making.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At`ti*tu"di*nize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To assume affected attitudes; to strike an attitude; to pose.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Maria, who is the most picturesque figure, was put to <qex>attitudinize</qex> at the harp.</q> <rj><qau>Hannah More.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At`ti*tu"di*ni`zer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who practices attitudes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At"tle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Addle</er> mire.]</ety> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>Rubbish or refuse consisting of broken rock containing little or no ore.</def> <rj><au>Weale.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tol"lent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>attollens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>attollere</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>tollere</ets> to lift.]</ety> <def>Lifting up; raising; <as>as, an <ex>attollent</ex> muscle</as>.</def> <rj><au>Derham.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tonce"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[<ets>At</ets> + <ets>once</ets>.]</ety> <def>At once; together.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tone"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>See <er>At one</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*torn"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>atorner</ets>, <ets>aturner</ets>, <ets>atourner</ets>, to direct, prepare, dispose, attorn (cf. OE. <ets>atornen</ets> to return, adorn); <ets>&agrave;</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>torner</ets> to turn; cf. LL. <ets>attornare</ets> to commit business to another, to attorn; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>tornare</ets> to turn, L. <ets>tornare</ets> to turn in a lathe, to round off. See <er>Turn</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Feudal Law)</fld> <def>To turn, or transfer homage and service, from one lord to another. This is the act of feudatories, vassals, or tenants, upon the alienation of the estate.</def> <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Modern Law)</fld> <def>To agree to become tenant to one to whom reversion has been granted.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tor"ney</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Attorneys</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>aturneye</ets>, OF. <ets>atorn&eacute;</ets>, p. p. of <ets>atorner</ets>: cf. LL. <ets>atturnatus</ets>, <ets>attornatus</ets>, fr. <ets>attornare</ets>. See <er>Attorn</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A substitute; a proxy; an agent.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And will have no <qex>attorney</qex> but myself.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>One who is legally appointed by another to transact any business for him; an <xex>attorney in fact</xex>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A legal agent qualified to act for suitors and defendants in legal proceedings; an <xex>attorney at law</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; An attorney is either <xex>public</xex> or <xex>private</xex>. A <xex>private attorney</xex>, or an <xex>attorney in fact</xex>, is a person appointed by another, by a letter or power of attorney, to transact any business for him out of court; but in a more extended sense, this class includes any agent employed in any business, or to do any act <xex>in pais</xex>, for another. A <xex>public attorney</xex>, or <xex>attorney at law</xex>, is a practitioner in a court of law, legally qualified to prosecute and defend actions in such court, on the retainer of clients. <au>Bouvier.</au> -- The attorney at law answers to the <xex>procurator</xex> of the civilians, to the <xex>solicitor</xex> in chancery, and to the <xex>proctor</xex> in the ecclesiastical and admiralty courts, and all of these are comprehended under the more general term <xex>lawyer</xex>. In Great Britain and in some states of the United States, attorneys are distinguished from counselors in that the business of the former is to carry on the practical and formal parts of the suit. In many states of the United States however, no such distinction exists. In England, since 1873, attorneys at law are by statute called <xex>solicitors</xex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>A power</b></col>, <col><b>letter</b></col>, or <col><b>warrant</b></col>, <col><b>of attorney</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a written authority from one person empowering another to transact business for him.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tor"ney</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To perform by proxy; to employ as a proxy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tor"ney-gen"er*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>(pl. Attorney-generals or Attorneys-general).</plu> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The chief law officer of the state, empowered to act in all litigation in which the law-executing power is a party, and to advise this supreme executive whenever required.</def> <rj><au>Wharton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tor"ney*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The practice or peculiar cleverness of attorneys.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tor"ney*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office or profession of an attorney; agency for another.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*torn"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>attornement</ets>, LL. <ets>attornamentum</ets>. See <er>Attorn</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The act of a feudatory, vassal, or tenant, by which he consents, upon the alienation of an estate, to receive a new lord or superior, and transfers to him his homage and service; the agreement of a tenant to acknowledge the purchaser of the estate as his landlord.</def> <rj><au>Burrill. Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tract"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Attracted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Attracting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>attractus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>attrahere</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>trahere</ets> to draw. See <er>Trace</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To draw to, or cause to tend to; esp. to cause to approach, adhere, or combine; or to cause to resist divulsion, separation, or decomposition.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>All bodies and all parts of bodies mutually <qex>attract</qex> themselves and one another.</q> <rj><qau>Derham.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To draw by influence of a moral or emotional kind; to engage or fix, as the mind, attention, etc.; to invite or allure; <as>as, to <ex>attract</ex> admirers</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Attracted</qex> by thy beauty still to gaze.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To draw; allure; invite; entice; influence.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tract"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Attraction.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Hudibras.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tract`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or fact of being attractable.</def> <rj><au>Sir W. Jones.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tract"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being attracted; subject to attraction.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>At*tract"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tract"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, attracts.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tract"ile</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having power to attract.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tract"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That attracts.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>At*tract"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*trac"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>attractio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>attraction</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>An invisible power in a body by which it draws anything to itself; the power in nature acting mutually between bodies or ultimate particles, tending to draw them together, or to produce their cohesion or combination, and conversely resisting separation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Attraction</xex> is exerted at both <xex>sensible</xex> and <xex>insensible</xex> distances, and is variously denominated according to its qualities or phenomena. Under attraction at <xex>sensible</xex> distances, there are, --<pbr/>
+<subtypes>(1.) <col><b>Attraction of gravitation</b></col>, which acts at all distances throughout the universe, with a force proportional directly to the product of the masses of the bodies and inversely to the square of their distances apart.<pbr/>
+(2.) <mcol><col><b>Magnetic</b></col>, <col><b>diamagnetic</b></col>, and <col><b>electrical attraction</b></col></mcol>, each of which is limited in its sensible range and is polar in its action, a property dependent on the <xex>quality</xex> or <xex>condition</xex> of matter, and not on its quantity.<pbr/>
+Under attraction at <xex>insensible</xex> distances, there are, --<pbr/>
+(1.) <col><b>Adhesive attraction</b></col>, attraction between surfaces of sensible extent, or by the medium of an intervening substance.<pbr/>
+(2.) <col><b>Cohesive attraction</b></col>, attraction between ultimate particles, whether like or unlike, and causing simply an aggregation or a union of those particles, as in the absorption of gases by charcoal, or of oxygen by spongy platinum, or the process of solidification or crystallization. The power in adhesive attraction is strictly the same as that of cohesion.<pbr/>
+(3.) <col><b>Capillary attraction</b></col>, attraction causing a liquid to rise, in capillary tubes or interstices, above its level outside, as in very small glass tubes, or a sponge, or any porous substance, when one end is inserted in the liquid. It is a special case of cohesive attraction.<pbr/>
+(4.) <col><b>Chemical attraction</b></col>, or <col><b>affinity</b></col>, that peculiar force which causes elementary atoms, or groups of atoms, to unite to form molecules.</subtypes></note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act or property of attracting; the effect of the power or operation of attraction.</def> <rj><au>Newton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The power or act of alluring, drawing to, inviting, or engaging; an attractive quality; <as>as, the <ex>attraction</ex> of beauty or eloquence</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>That which attracts; an attractive object or feature.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Allurement; enticement; charm.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*trac"tion sphere</hw>. <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The central mass of the aster in mitotic cell division; centrosphere.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <specif>Less often,</specif> <def>the mass of archoplasm left by the aster in the resting cell.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A small body situated on or near the nucleus in the cells of some of the lower plants, consisting of two centrospheres containing centrosomes. It exercises an important function in mitosis.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tract"ive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>attractif</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having the power or quality of attracting or drawing; <as>as, the <ex>attractive</ex> force of bodies</as>.</def> <rj><au>Sir I. Newton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Attracting or drawing by moral influence or pleasurable emotion; alluring; inviting; pleasing.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Attractive</xex> graces.&rdquo; <au>Milton.</au> &ldquo;<xex>Attractive</xex> eyes.&rdquo; <rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Flowers of a livid yellow, or fleshy color, are most <qex>attractive</qex> to flies.</q> <rj><qau>Lubbock.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>-- <wordforms><wf>At*tract"ive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>At*tract"ive*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tract"ive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which attracts or draws; an attraction; an allurement.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Speaks nothing but <qex>attractives</qex> and invitation.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 100 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>At`trac*tiv"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&abreve;t`tr&abreve;k*t&ibreve_;v"&ibreve_;*t&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or degree of attractive power.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tract"or</hw> <pr>(&abreve;t*tr&abreve;kt"&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, attracts.</def> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At"tra*hent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>attrahens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>attrahere</ets>. See <er>Attract</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>Attracting; drawing; attractive.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At"tra*hent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which attracts, as a magnet.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The motion of the steel to its <qex>attrahent</qex></q>. <rj><qau>Glanvill.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A substance which, by irritating the surface, excites action in the part to which it is applied, as a blister, an epispastic, a sinapism.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*trap"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>attraper</ets> to catch; &agrave; (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>trappe</ets> trap. See <er>Trap</er> (for taking game).]</ety> <def>To entrap; to insnare.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Grafton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*trap"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>trap</ets> to adorn.]</ety> <def>To adorn with trapping; to array.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Shall your horse be <qex>attrapped</qex> . . . more richly?</q> <rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At`trec*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>attrectatio</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>tractare</ets> to handle.]</ety> <def>Frequent handling or touching.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*trib"u*ta*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being attributed; ascribable; imputable.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Errors . . . <qex>attributable</qex> to carelessness.</q> <rj><qau>J. D. Hooker.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*trib"ute</hw> <pr>(&abreve;t"tr&ibreve_;*b&umacr;t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Attributed</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Attributing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>attributus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>attribuere</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>tribuere</ets> to bestow. See <er>Tribute</er>.]</ety> <def>To ascribe; to consider (something) as due or appropriate (<xex>to</xex>); to refer, as an effect to a cause; to impute; to assign; to consider as belonging (<xex>to</xex>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>We <qex>attribute</qex> nothing to God that hath any repugnancy or contradiction in it.</q> <rj><qau>Abp. Tillotson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The merit of service is seldom <qex>attributed</qex> to the true and exact performer.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Ascribe</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At"tri*bute</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>attributum</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which is attributed; a quality which is considered as belonging to, or inherent in, a person or thing; an essential or necessary property or characteristic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>But mercy is above this sceptered away; . . .<br/>
+It is an <qex>attribute</qex> to God himself.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Reputation.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark>
+ <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Paint. &amp; Sculp.)</fld> <def>A conventional symbol of office, character, or identity, added to any particular figure; <as>as, a club is the <ex>attribute</ex> of Hercules</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>Quality, etc., denoted by an attributive; an attributive adjunct or adjective.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At`tri*bu"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>attributio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>attribution</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of attributing or ascribing, as a quality, character, or function, to a thing or person, an effect to a cause.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is ascribed or attributed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*trib"u*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>attributif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Attributing; pertaining to, expressing, or assigning an attribute; of the nature of an attribute.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*trib"u*tive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>, <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>A word that denotes an attribute; esp. a modifying word joined to a noun; an adjective or adjective phrase.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*trib"u*tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an attributive manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*trite"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>attritus</ets>, <ets>p. p. of atterere</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>terere</ets> to rub. See <er>Trite</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Rubbed; worn by friction.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Theol.)</fld> <def>Repentant from fear of punishment; having attrition of grief for sin; -- opposed to <contr>contrite</contr>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tri"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>attritio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>attrition</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of rubbing together; friction; the act of wearing by friction, or by rubbing substances together; abrasion.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Effected by <qex>attrition</qex> of the inward stomach.</q> <rj><qau>Arbuthnot.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being worn.</def> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Theol.)</fld> <def>Grief for sin arising only from fear of punishment or feelings of shame. See <er>Contrition</er>.</def> <rj><au>Wallis.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>attritional</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to attrition (definition 4).</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tri"tus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>attritus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>atterere</ets>; <ets>ad + terere</ets> to rub.]</ety> <def>Matter pulverized by attrition.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At"try</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Atter</er>.]</ety> <def>Poisonous; malignant; malicious.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>At*tune"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Attuned</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Attuning</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref. <ets>ad-</ets> + <ets>tune</ets>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To tune or put in tune; to make melodious; to adjust, as one sound or musical instrument to another; <as>as, to <ex>attune</ex> the voice to a harp</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To arrange fitly; to make accordant.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Wake to energy each social aim,<br/>
+<qex>Attuned</qex> spontaneous to the will of Jove.</q> <rj><qau>Beattie.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*twain"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>atwaine</ets>, <ets>atwinne</ets>; pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>twain</ets>.]</ety> <def>In twain; asunder.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Poetic]</mark> &ldquo;Cuts <xex>atwain</xex> the knots.&rdquo; <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*tween"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. <plain>or</plain> prep.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Atwain</er>, and cf. <er>Between</er>.]</ety> <def>Between.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser. Tennyson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*twirl"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>twist</ets>.]</ety> <def>Twisted; distorted; awry.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*twite"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>attwyten</ets>, AS. <ets>&aelig;tw&imacr;tan</ets>. See <er>Twit</er>.]</ety> <def>To speak reproachfully of; to twit; to upbraid.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*twixt"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Betwixt.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Spenser.</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*two"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>two</ets>.]</ety> <def>In two; in twain; asunder.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*typ"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*typ"ic*al</hw>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> not + <ets>typic</ets>, <ets>typical</ets>.]</ety> <def>That has no type; devoid of typical character; irregular; unlike the type.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Au`bade"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>aube</ets> the dawn, fr. L. <ets>albus</ets> white.]</ety> <def>An open air concert in the morning, as distinguished from an evening serenade; also, a pianoforte composition suggestive of morning.</def> <rj><au>Grove.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The crowing cock . . .<br/>
+Sang his <qex>aubade</qex> with lusty voice and clear.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Au`baine"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>aubain</ets> an alien, fr. L. <ets>alibi</ets> elsewhere.]</ety> <def>Succession to the goods of a stranger not naturalized.</def> <rj><au>Littr&eacute;.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Droit d'aubaine</b></col> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <cd>the right, formerly possessed by the king of France, to all the personal property of which an alien died possessed. It was abolished in 1819.</cd> <rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aube</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Ale</er>.]</ety> <def>An alb.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Au`berge"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>An inn.</def> <rj><au>Beau. &amp; Fl.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Au"bin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A broken gait of a horse, between an amble and a gallop; -- commonly called a <altname>Canterbury gallop</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"burn</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>auburne</ets> blonde, OF. <ets>alborne</ets>, <ets>auborne</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>alburnus</ets> whitish, fr. L. <ets>albus</ets> white. Cf. <er>Alburn</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Flaxen-colored.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Florio.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Reddish brown.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His <qex>auburn</qex> locks on either shoulder flowed.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Au*che"ni*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; the neck.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The part of the neck nearest the back.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Auc"ta*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>auctarium</ets>.]</ety> <def>That which is superadded; augmentation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Baxter.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Auc"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>auctio</ets> an increasing, a public sale, where the price was called out, and the article to be sold was adjudged to the last increaser of the price, or the highest bidder, fr. L. <ets>augere</ets>, <ets>auctum</ets>, to increase. See <er>Augment</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A public sale of property to the highest bidder, esp. by a person licensed and authorized for the purpose; a vendue.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The things sold by auction or put up to auction.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Ask you why Phryne the whole <qex>auction</qex> buys ?</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In the United States, the more prevalent expression has been &ldquo;sales <xex>at</xex> auction,&rdquo; that is, by an <xex>increase</xex> of bids (Lat. <xex>auctione</xex>). This latter form is preferable.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Dutch auction</b></col>, <cd>the public offer of property at a price beyond its value, then gradually lowering the price, till some one accepts it as purchaser.</cd> <rj><au>P. Cyc.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Auc"tion</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To sell by auction.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Auc"tion*a*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>auctionarius</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to an auction or an auctioneer.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q> With <qex>auctionary</qex> hammer in thy hand.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Auc"tion bridge</hw>. <def>A variety of the game of bridge in which the players, beginning with the dealer, bid for the privilege of naming the trump and playing with the dummy for that deal, there being heavy penalties for a player's failure to make good his bid. The score value of each trick more than six taken by the successful bidder is as follows: when the trump is spades, 2; clubs, 6; diamonds, 7; hearts, 8; royal spades (lilies), 9; and when the deal is played with no trump, 10.</def><!-- ##?? = contract bridge?, rules need updating --><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Auction pitch</hw>. <def>A game of cards in which the players bid for the privilege of determining or &ldquo;pitching&rdquo; the trump suit.</def> <rj><au>R. F. Foster.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Auc`tion*eer"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person who sells by auction; a person whose business it is to dispose of goods or lands by public sale to the highest or best bidder.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Auc`tion*eer"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To sell by auction; to auction.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Estates . . . advertised and <qex>auctioneered</qex> away.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`cu*pa"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aucupatio</ets>, fr. <ets>auceps</ets>, contr. for <ets>aviceps</ets>; <ets>avis</ets> bird + <ets>capere</ets> to take.]</ety> <def>Birdcatching; fowling.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Blount.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*da"cious</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>audacieux</ets>, as if fr. LL. <ets>audaciosus</ets> (not found), fr. L. <ets>audacia</ets> audacity, fr. <ets>audax</ets>, <ets>-acis</ets>, bold, fr. <ets>audere</ets> to dare.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Daring; spirited; adventurous.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>As in a cloudy chair, ascending rides<br/>
+<qex>Audacious</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Contemning the restraints of law, religion, or decorum; bold in wickedness; presumptuous; impudent; insolent.</def> &ldquo; Audacious traitor.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au> &ldquo; Such <xex>audacious</xex> neighborhood.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Committed with, or proceedings from, daring effrontery or contempt of law, morality, or decorum.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Audacious</xex> cruelty.&rdquo; &ldquo;<xex>Audacious</xex> prate.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*da"cious*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an audacious manner; with excess of boldness; impudently.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*da"cious*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being audacious; impudence; audacity.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*dac"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Daring spirit, resolution, or confidence; venturesomeness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The freedom and <qex>audacity</qex> necessary in the commerce of men.</q> <rj><qau>Tatler.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Reckless daring; presumptuous impudence; -- implying a contempt of law or moral restraints.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>With the most arrogant <qex>audacity</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Joye.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>audad</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as <er>aoudad</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> aoudad, arui, Barbary sheep, maned sheep, Ammotragus lervia.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Auden</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>An English poet in the U. S. Born 1907, died 1973.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Wystan Hugh Auden</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Audenesque</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to <person>W. H. Auden</person>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`di*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being audible; power of being heard; audible capacity.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"di*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>audibilis</ets>, fr. L. <ets>audire</ets>, <ets>auditum</ets>, to hear: cf. Gr. &unr_; ear, L. <ets>auris</ets>, and E. <ets>ear</ets>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard; actually heard; <as>as, an <ex>audible</ex> voice or whisper</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"di*ble</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which may be heard.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Visibles are swiftlier carried to the sense than <qex>audibles</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"di*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being audible.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"di*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>So as to be heard.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"di*ence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>audience</ets>, L. <ets>audientia</ets>, fr. <ets>audire</ets> to hear. See <er>Audible</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of hearing; attention to sounds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Thou, therefore, give due <qex>audience</qex>, and attend.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Admittance to a hearing; a formal interview, esp. with a sovereign or the head of a government, for conference or the transaction of business.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>According to the fair play of the world,<br/>
+Let me have <qex>audience</qex>: I am sent to speak.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An auditory; an assembly of hearers. Also applied by authors to their readers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Fit <qex>audience</qex> find, though few.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He drew his <qex>audience</qex> upward to the sky.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Court of audience</b></col>, or <col><b>Audience court</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Eng.)</fld>, <cd>a court long since disused, belonging to the Archbishop of Canterbury; also, one belonging to the Archbishop of York.</cd> <au>Mozley &amp; W.</au> -- <mcol><col><b>In general</b></col> (or <col><b>open</b></col>) <col><b>audience</b></col></mcol>, <cd>publicly.</cd> -- <col><b>To give audience</b></col>, <cd>to listen; to admit to an interview.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"di*ent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>audiens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>audire</ets>. See <er>Audible</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>Listening; paying attention; <as>as, <ex>audient</ex> souls</as>.</def> <rj><au>Mrs. Browning.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"di*ent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A hearer; especially a catechumen in the early church.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shelton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"dile</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>audire</ets> to hear.]</ety> <fld>(Psychol.)</fld> <def>One whose thoughts take the form of mental sounds or of internal discourse rather than of visual or motor images.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>audio</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the part of a transmitted signal which conveys the sound of the event represented by the signal, such as that of a television program.</def> &ldquo;they always raise the <ex>audio</ex> for commercials&rdquo;<br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> sound.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>an audible acoustic wave frequency.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> audio frequency</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>the sound elements of television.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>audiocassette</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a cassette for audio tape.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>audio-lingual</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>pertaining to a method of teaching language that focuses on listening and speaking.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>audiology</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>the measurement of hearing.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> audiometry.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`di*om"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>audire</ets> to hear + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Acous.)</fld> <def>An instrument by which the power of hearing can be gauged and recorded on a scale.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>audiometry</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the measurement of hearing.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> audiology</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>measuring sensitivity of hearing.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>audio system</hw>, <hw>audio-system</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a system of electronic equipment for recording or reproducing sound.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> sound system.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>audiotape</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>magnetic tape for use in recording sound.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a tape recording of sound.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>audiovisual</hw> <hw>audio-visual</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>pertaining to or using audiovisual aids in teaching or exposition</def> <illu>the school's <ex>audiovisual</ex> department</illu><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>audiovisual</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>materials using sight or sound to present information; -- usually used in the plural.</def> &ldquo;language tapes and videocassettes and other audiovisuals&rdquo;<br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> audiovisual aid.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"di*phone</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>audire</ets> to hear + Gr. &unr_; sound.]</ety> <def>An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound to the auditory nerve and enables the deaf to hear more or less distinctly; a dentiphone.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"dit</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>auditus</ets> a hearing, fr. <ets>audire</ets>. See <er>Audible</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An audience; a hearing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He appeals to a high <qex>audit</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An examination in general; a judicial examination.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>Specifically: An examination of an account or of accounts, with the hearing of the parties concerned, by proper officers, or persons appointed for that purpose, who compare the charges with the vouchers, examine witnesses, and state the result.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The result of such an examination, or an account as adjusted by auditors; final account.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Yet I can make my <qex>audit</qex> up.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A general receptacle or receiver.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It [a little brook] paid to its common <qex>audit</qex> no more than the revenues of a little cloud.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Audit ale</b></col>, <cd>a kind of ale, brewed at the English universities, orig. for the day of audit.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Audit house</b></col>, <col><b>Audit room</b></col></mcol>, <cd>an appendage to a cathedral, for the transaction of its business.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"dit</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Audited</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Auditing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To examine and adjust, as an account or accounts; <as>as, to <ex>audit</ex> the accounts of a treasure, or of parties who have a suit depending in court</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"dit</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To settle or adjust an account.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Let Hocus <qex>audit</qex>; he knows how the money was disbursed.</q> <rj><qau>Arbuthnot.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Au*di"ta que*re"la</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[L., the complaint having been heard.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A writ which lies for a party against whom judgment is recovered, but to whom good matter of discharge has subsequently accrued which could not have been availed of to prevent such judgment.</def> <rj><au>Wharton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*di"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>auditio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of hearing or listening; hearing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Audition</qex> may be active or passive; hence the difference between listening and simple hearing.</q> <rj><qau>Dunglison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"di*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>auditif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to hearing; auditory.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Cotgrave.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"di*tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>auditor</ets>, fr. <ets>audire</ets>. See <er>Audible</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A hearer or listener.</def> <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A person appointed and authorized to audit or examine an account or accounts, compare the charges with the vouchers, examine the parties and witnesses, allow or reject charges, and state the balance.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>One who hears judicially, as in an audience court.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In the United States government, and in the State governments, there are <xex>auditors</xex> of the treasury and of the public accounts. The name is also applied to persons employed to check the accounts of courts, corporations, companies, societies, and partnerships.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`di*to"ri*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Auditory.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`di*to"ri*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. See <er>Auditory</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The part of a church, theater, or other public building, assigned to the audience.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In ancient churches the <xex>auditorium</xex> was the nave, where hearers stood to be instructed; in monasteries it was an apartment for the reception of strangers.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a building, or a room within a building, containing a large open space for public gatherings, and often having a raised stage where speakers or presentations may be easily viewed by the audience.</def> <illu>The students assembled to hear the president speak in the <ex>auditorium</ex>.</illu><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"di*tor*ship</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office or function of auditor.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"di*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>auditorius</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing; <as>as, the <ex>auditory</ex> nerve</as>. See <er>Ear</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Auditory canal</b></col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>the tube from the <xex>auditory meatus</xex> or opening of the ear to the tympanic membrane.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"di*to*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>auditorium</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An assembly of hearers; an audience.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An auditorium.</def> <rj><au>Udall.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"di*tress</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A female hearer.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*dit"u*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Auditory.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Auf</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;f)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>auph</ets>, <ets>aulf</ets>, fr. Icel. <ets>&amacr;lfr</ets> elf. See <er>Elf</er>.]</ety> <altsp>[Also spelt <asp>oaf</asp>, <asp>ouphe</asp>.]</altsp> <def>A changeling or elf child, -- that is, one left by fairies; a deformed or foolish child; a simpleton; an oaf.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Au` fait"</hw> <pr>(&omacr;` f&auptack_;")</pr>. <ety>[F. Lit., to the deed, act, or point. <ets>Fait</ets> is fr. L. <ets>factum</ets>. See <er>Fact</er>.]</ety> <def>Expert; skillful; well instructed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Auf"kl&auml;*rung</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G., enlightenment.]</ety> <def>A philosophic movement of the 18th century characterized by a lively questioning of authority, keen interest in matters of politics and general culture, and an emphasis on empirical method in science. It received its impetus from the unsystematic but vigorous skepticism of Pierre Bayle, the physical doctrines of Newton, and the epistemological theories of Locke, in the preceding century. Its chief center was in France, where it gave rise to the skepticism of Voltaire , the naturalism of Rousseau, the sensationalism of Condillac, and the publication of the &ldquo;Encyclopedia&rdquo; by D'Alembert and Diderot. In Germany, Lessing, Mendelssohn, and Herder were representative thinkers, while the political doctrines of the leaders of the American Revolution and the speculations of Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Paine represented the movement in America.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Au` fond"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[F., lit., at the bottom.]</ety> <def>At bottom; fundamentally; essentially.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*ge"an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Class. Myth.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to Augeus, king of Elis, whose stable contained 3000 oxen, and had not been cleaned for 30 years. Hercules cleansed it in a single day.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: Exceedingly filthy or corrupt.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Augean stable</b></col> (Fig.), <cd>an accumulation of corruption or filth almost beyond the power of man to remedy.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>augend</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a number to which another number (the addend) is added.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"ger</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>augoure</ets>, <ets>nauger</ets>, AS. <ets>nafeg&amacr;r</ets>, fr. <ets>nafu</ets>, <ets>nafa</ets>, nave of a wheel + <ets>g&amacr;r</ets> spear, and therefore meaning properly and originally a nave-bore. See <er>Nave</er> (of a wheel) and 2d <er>Gore</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A carpenter's tool for boring holes larger than those bored by a gimlet. It has a handle placed crosswise by which it is turned with both hands. A <xex>pod auger</xex> is one with a straight channel or groove, like the half of a bean pod. A <xex>screw auger</xex> has a twisted blade, by the spiral groove of which the chips are discharge.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An instrument for boring or perforating soils or rocks, for determining the quality of soils, or the nature of the rocks or strata upon which they lie, and for obtaining water.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Auger bit</b></col>, <cd>a bit with a cutting edge or blade like that of an anger.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Au*get"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., dim. of <ets>auge</ets> trough, fr. L. <ets>alveus</ets> hollow, fr. <ets>alvus</ets> belly.]</ety> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>A priming tube connecting the charge chamber with the gallery, or place where the slow match is applied.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Aught</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Aucht</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>&unr_;ht</ets>, fr. <ets>&amacr;gan</ets> to own, p. p. <ets>&amacr;hte</ets>.]</ety> <def>Property; possession.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aught</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>aught</ets>, <ets>ought</ets>, <ets>awiht</ets>, AS. <ets>&amacr;wiht</ets>, <ets>&amacr;</ets> ever + <ets>wiht</ets>. &radic;136. See <er>Aye</er> ever, and <er>Whit</er>, <er>Wight</er>.]</ety> <def>Anything; any part.</def> <altsp>[Also written <asp>ought</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>There failed not <qex>aught</qex> of any good thing which the Lord has spoken.</q> <rj><qau>Josh. xxi. 45</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>But go, my son, and see if <qex>aught</qex> be wanting.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 101 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Aught</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;t)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>At all; in any degree.</def> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"gite</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;"j&imacr;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>augites</ets>, Gr. <grk>a'ygi`ths</grk>, fr. <grk>a'ygh`</grk> brightness: cf. F. <ets>augite</ets>.]</ety> <def>A variety of pyroxene, usually of a black or dark green color, occurring in igneous rocks, such as basalt; -- also used instead of the general term <isa>pyroxene</isa>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*git"ic</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;*j&ibreve_;t"&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or like, augite; containing augite as a principal constituent; <as>as, <ex>augitic</ex> rocks</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aug*ment"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Augmented</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Augmenting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>augmentare</ets>, fr. <ets>augmentum</ets> an increase, fr. <ets>augere</ets> to increase; perh. akin to Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, E. <ets>wax</ets>, v., and <ets>eke</ets>, v.: cf. F. <ets>augmenter</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To enlarge or increase in size, amount, or degree; to swell; to make bigger; <as>as, to <ex>augment</ex> an army by re&euml;forcements; rain <ex>augments</ex> a stream; impatience <ex>augments</ex> an evil.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>But their spite still serves<br/>
+His glory to <qex>augment</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>To add an augment to.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aug*ment"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To increase; to grow larger, stronger, or more intense; <as>as, a stream <ex>augments</ex> by rain</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aug"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>augmentum</ets>: cf. F. <ets>augment</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Enlargement by addition; increase.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>A vowel prefixed, or a lengthening of the initial vowel, to mark past time, as in Greek and Sanskrit verbs.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In Greek, the <xex>syllabic augment</xex> is a prefixed &unr_;, forming an intial syllable; the <xex>temporal augment</xex> is an increase of the quantity (time) of an initial vowel, as by changing &unr_; to &unr_;.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aug*ment"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of augmentation.</def> <rj><au>Walsh.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aug`men*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>augmentatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>augmentation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of augmenting, or making larger, by addition, expansion, or dilation; increase.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being augmented; enlargement.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The thing added by way of enlargement.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A additional charge to a coat of arms, given as a mark of honor.</def> <rj><au>Cussans.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The stage of a disease in which the symptoms go on increasing.</def> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>In counterpoint and fugue, a repetition of the subject in tones of twice the original length.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Augmentation court</b></col> <fld>(Eng. Hist.)</fld>, <cd>a court erected by Stat. 27 Hen. VIII., to <xex>augment</xex> the revenues of the crown by the suppression of monasteries. It was long ago dissolved.</cd> <rj><au>Encyc. Brit.</au></rj>
+</cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Increase; enlargement; growth; extension; accession; addition.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aug*ment"a*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>augmentatif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the quality or power of augmenting; expressing augmentation.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Aug*ment"a*tive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aug*ment"a*tive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>A word which expresses with augmented force the idea or the properties of the term from which it is derived; <as>as, <ex>dullard</ex>, one very dull</as>. Opposed to <ant>diminutive</ant>.</def> <rj><au>Gibbs.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aug*ment"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, augments or increases anything.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Au` gra`tin"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[F.]</ety> <fld>(Cookery)</fld> <def>With a crust made by browning in the oven, especially by sprinkling with bread crumbs or grated cheese and browning in a broiler; <as>as, spaghetti may be served <ex>au gratin</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"grim</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Algorism</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Augrim stones</b></col>, <cd>pebbles formerly used in numeration.</cd> -- <col><b>Noumbres of Augrim</b></col>, <cd>Arabic numerals.</cd> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"gur</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. Of uncertain origin: the first part of the word is perh. fr. L. <ets>avis</ets> bird, and the last syllable, <ets>gur</ets>, equiv. to the Skr. <ets>gar</ets> to call, akin to L. <ets>garrulus</ets> garrulous.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Rom. Antiq.)</fld> <def>An official diviner who foretold events by the singing, chattering, flight, and feeding of birds, or by signs or omens derived from celestial phenomena, certain appearances of quadrupeds, or unusual occurrences.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who foretells events by omens; a soothsayer; a diviner; a prophet.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Augur</qex> of ill, whose tongue was never found<br/>
+Without a priestly curse or boding sound.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"gur</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Augured</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Auguring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To conjecture from signs or omens; to prognosticate; to foreshow.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>My <qex>auguring</qex> mind assures the same success.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To anticipate, to foretell, or to indicate a favorable or an unfavorable issue; <as>as, to <ex>augur</ex> well or ill</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"gur</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To predict or foretell, as from signs or omens; to betoken; to presage; to infer.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It seems to <qex>augur</qex> genius.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I <qex>augur</qex> everything from the approbation the proposal has met with.</q> <rj><qau>J. F. W. Herschel.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To predict; forebode; betoken; portend; presage; prognosticate; prophesy; forewarn.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"gu*ral</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>auguralis</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to augurs or to augury; betokening; ominous; significant; <as>as, an <ex>augural</ex> staff; <ex>augural</ex> books.</as></def> &ldquo;Portents <xex>augural</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"gu*rate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>auguratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>augurari</ets> to augur.]</ety> <def>To make or take auguries; to augur; to predict.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>C. Middleton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"gu*rate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office of an augur.</def> <rj><au>Merivale.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`gu*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>auguratio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The practice of augury.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"gur*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An augur.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*gu"ri*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>augurialis</ets>.]</ety> <def>Relating to augurs or to augury.</def> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"gu*rist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An augur.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>An"gur*ize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To augur.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Blount.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"gu*rous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of augury; foreboding.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;Augurous hearts.&rdquo; <rj><au>Chapman.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"gur*ship</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office, or period of office, of an augur.</def> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"gu*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Auguries</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>aucurium</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The art or practice of foretelling events by observing the actions of birds, etc.; divination.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An omen; prediction; prognostication; indication of the future; presage.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>From their flight strange <qex>auguries</qex> she drew.</q> <rj><qau>Drayton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He resigned himself . . . with a docility that gave little <qex>augury</qex> of his future greatness.</q> <rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A rite, ceremony, or observation of an augur.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*gust"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>augustus</ets>; cf. <ets>augere</ets> to increase; in the language of religion, to honor by offerings: cf. F. <ets>auguste</ets>. See <er>Augment</er>.]</ety> <def>Of a quality inspiring mingled admiration and reverence; having an aspect of solemn dignity or grandeur; sublime; majestic; having exalted birth, character, state, or authority.</def> &ldquo;Forms <xex>august</xex>.&rdquo; <au>Pope.</au> &ldquo;<xex>August</xex> in visage.&rdquo; <au>Dryden.</au> &ldquo;To shed that <xex>august</xex> blood.&rdquo; <au>Macaulay.</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>So beautiful and so <qex>august</qex> a spectacle.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To mingle with a body so <qex>august</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Grand; magnificent; majestic; solemn; awful; noble; stately; dignified; imposing.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"gust</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Augustus</ets>. See note below, and <er>August</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>The eighth month of the year, containing thirty-one days.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The old Roman name was <xex>Sextilis</xex>, the <xex>sixth</xex> month from March, the month in which the primitive Romans, as well as Jews, began the year. The name was changed to <xex>August</xex> in honor of Augustus C&aelig;sar, the first emperor of Rome, on account of his victories, and his entering on his first consulate in that month.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*gus"tan</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Augustanus</ets>, fr. <ets>Augustus</ets>. See <er>August</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to Augustus C&aelig;sar or to his times.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the town of Augsburg.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Augustan age</b></col> <cd>of any national literature, the period of its highest state of purity and refinement; -- so called because the reign of Augustus C&aelig;sar was the golden age of Roman literature. Thus the reign of Louis XIV. (b. 1638) has been called the <xex>Augustan age</xex> of French literature, and that of Queen Anne (b. 1664) the <xex>Augustan age</xex> of English literature.</cd> -- <col><b>Augustan confession</b></col> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld>, <cd>or confession of Augsburg, drawn up at <xex>Augusta Vindelicorum</xex>, or Augsburg, by Luther and Melanchthon, in 1530, contains the principles of the Protestants, and their reasons for separating from the Roman Catholic church.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Au*gus"tine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Au`gus*tin"i*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>A member of one of the religious orders called after St. Augustine; an Austin friar.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`gus*tin"i*an</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to St. Augustine, bishop of Hippo in Northern Africa (b. 354 -- d. 430), or to his doctrines.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Augustinian canons</b></col>, <cd>an order of monks once popular in England and Ireland; -- called also <altname>regular canons of St. Austin</altname>, and <altname>black canons</altname>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Augustinian hermits</b></col> or <col><b>Austin friars</b></col></mcol>, <cd>an order of friars established in 1265 by Pope Alexander IV. It was introduced into the United States from Ireland in 1790.</cd> -- <col><b>Augustinian nuns</b></col>, <cd>an order of nuns following the rule of St. Augustine.</cd> -- <col><b>Augustinian rule</b></col>, <cd>a rule for religious communities based upon the 109th letter of St. Augustine, and adopted by the Augustinian orders.</cd></cs>
+<!-- sic original was "Regular canons of St. Austin".?? Not St. Augustine? --><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`gus*tin"i*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One of a class of divines, who, following St. Augustine, maintain that grace by its nature is effectual absolutely and creatively, not relatively and conditionally.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Au`gus*tin"i*an*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Au*gus"tin*ism</hw> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The doctrines held by Augustine or by the Augustinians.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*gust"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an august manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*gust"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being august; dignity of mien; grandeur; magnificence.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Auk</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prov. E. <ets>alk</ets>; akin to Dan. <ets>alke</ets>, Icel. &amp; Sw. <ets>alka</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A name given to various species of arctic sea birds of the family <fam>Alcid&aelig;</fam>. The great auk, now extinct, is <spn>Alca impennis</spn> (<it>or</it> <spn>Plautus impennis</spn>) . The razor-billed auk is <spn>Alca torda</spn>. See <er>Puffin</er>, <er>Guillemot</er>, and <er>Murre</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Auk"ward</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Awkward</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*la"ri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aula</ets> hall. Cf. LL. <ets>aularis</ets> of a court.]</ety> <def>Relating to a hall.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*la"ri*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>At Oxford, England, a member of a hall, distinguished from a collegian.</def> <rj><au>Chalmers.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Auld</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Old</er>.]</ety> <def>Old; <as>as, <ex>Auld</ex> Reekie (old smoky), <it>i. e.</it>, Edinburgh</as>.</def> <mark>[Scot. &amp; Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Auld` lang syne"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A Scottish phrase used in recalling recollections of times <xex>long since</xex> past.</def> &ldquo;The days of <xex>auld lang syne</xex>.&rdquo;<br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Auld licht</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Auld light</hw> }</mhw>. <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A member of the conservative party in the Church of Scotland in the latter part of the 18th century.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Same as <er>Burgher</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 2.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*let"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>auleticus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; flute.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to a pipe (flute) or piper.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Ash.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"lic</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aulicus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; hall, court, royal court.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to a royal court.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Ecclesiastical wealth and <qex>aulic</qex> dignities.</q> <rj><qau>Landor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Aulic council</b></col> <fld>(Hist.)</fld>, <cd>a supreme court of the old German empire; properly the supreme court of the emperor. It ceased at the death of each emperor, and was renewed by his successor. It became extinct when the German empire was dissolved, in 1806. The term is now applied to a council of the war department of the Austrian empire, and the members of different provincial chanceries of that empire are called <xex>aulic councilors</xex>.</cd> <rj><au>P. Cyc.</au></rj>
+</cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"lic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The ceremony observed in conferring the degree of doctor of divinity in some European universities. It begins by a harangue of the chancellor addressed to the young doctor, who then receives the cap, and presides at the disputation (also called the <xex>aulic</xex>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Auln</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An ell. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> See <er>Aune</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Aul"nage</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Aul"na*ger</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Alnage</er> and <er>Alnager</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aum</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Aam</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*mail"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE. for <ets>amel</ets>, <ets>enamel</ets>.]</ety> <def>To figure or variegate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aum"bry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Ambry</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"me*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A form of <er>Ambry</er>, a closet; but confused with <er>Almonry</er>, as if a place for <xex>alms</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aun"cel</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A rude balance for weighing, and a kind of weight, formerly used in England.</def> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aun"cet*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Ancestry.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Aune</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>Alnage</er>.]</ety> <def>A French cloth measure, of different parts of the country (at Paris, 0.95 of an English ell); -- now superseded by the <xex>meter</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aunt</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>ante</ets>, F. <ets>tante</ets>, L. <ets>amita</ets> father's sister. Cf. <er>Amma</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The sister of one's father or mother; -- correlative to <xex>nephew</xex> or <xex>niece</xex>. Also applied to an uncle's wife.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Aunt</xex> is sometimes applied as a title or term of endearment to a kind elderly woman not thus related.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An old woman; and old gossip.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A bawd, or a prostitute.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Aunt Sally</b></col>, <cd>a puppet head placed on a pole and having a pipe in its mouth; also a game, which consists in trying to hit the pipe by throwing short bludgeons at it.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aunt"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Adventure; hap.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>In aunters</b></col>, <cd>perchance.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Aun"ter</hw>, <hw>Aun"tre</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Adventure</er>.]</ety> <def>To venture; to dare.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Aunt"ie</hw>, <hw>Aunt"y</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A familiar name for an aunt. In the southern United States a familiar term applied to aged negro women.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aun"trous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Adventurous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Au"ra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Aur&aelig;</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>aura</ets> air, akin to Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Any subtile, invisible emanation, effluvium, or exhalation from a substance, as the aroma of flowers, the odor of the blood, a supposed fertilizing emanation from the pollen of flowers, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The peculiar sensation, as of a light vapor, or cold air, rising from the trunk or limbs towards the head, a premonitory symptom of epilepsy or hysterics.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Electric aura</b></col>, <cd>a supposed electric fluid, emanating from an electrified body, and forming a mass surrounding it, called the <xex>electric atmosphere</xex>. See <er>Atmosphere</er>, 2.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"ral</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aura</ets> air.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the air, or to an aura.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"ral</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>auris</ets> ear.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the ear; <as>as, <ex>aural</ex> medicine and surgery</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*ran`ti*a"ceous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, the <xex>Aurantiace&aelig;</xex>, an order of plants (formerly considered natural), of which the orange is the type.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"rate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>auratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>aurare</ets> to gild, fr. <ets>aurum</ets> gold: cf. F. <ets>aurate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A combination of auric acid with a base; <as>as, <ex>aurate</ex> or potassium</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"ra*ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Aurate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Resembling or containing gold; gold-colored; gilded.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Combined with auric acid.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"ra*ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having ears. See <er>Aurited</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"re*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aureatus</ets>, fr. <ets>aureus</ets> golden, fr. <ets>aurum</ets> gold.]</ety> <def>Golden; gilded.</def> <rj><au>Skelton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Au*re"li*a</hw> <pr>(?; 106)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>aurum</ets> gold: cf. F. <ets>aur&eacute;lie</ets>. Cf. <er>Chrysalis</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The chrysalis, or pupa of an insect, esp. when reflecting a brilliant golden color, as that of some of the butterflies.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A genus of jellyfishes. See <er>Discophora</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*re"li*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the aurelia.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*re"li*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An amateur collector and breeder of insects, esp. of butterflies and moths; a lepidopterist.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Au*re"o*la</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Au"re*ole</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>aur&eacute;ole</ets>, fr. L. <ets>aureola</ets>, (fem adj.) of gold (sc. <ets>corona</ets> crown), dim. of <ets>aureus</ets>. See <er>Aureate</er>, <er>Oriole</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(R. C. Theol.)</fld> <def>A celestial crown or accidental glory added to the bliss of heaven, as a reward to those (as virgins, martyrs, preachers, etc.) who have overcome the world, the flesh, and the devil.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The circle of rays, or halo of light, with which painters surround the figure and represent the glory of Christ, saints, and others held in special reverence.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Limited to the head, it is strictly termed a <xex>nimbus</xex>; when it envelops the whole body, an <xex>aureola</xex>.</note> <rj><au>Fairholt.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A halo, actual or figurative.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The glorious <qex>aureole</qex> of light seen around the sun during total eclipses.</q> <rj><qau>Proctor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>aureole</qex> of young womanhood.</q> <rj><qau>O. W. Holmes.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>See <er>Areola</er>, 2.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible from earth during a solar eclipse, or in outer space by the use of special instruments; a <er>corona{5}</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> corona.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aureomycin</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <ety>[a trademark.]</ety> <def>a yellow crystalline antibiotic (generic name <altname>chlortetracycline</altname>) used to treat certain bacterial and rickettsial diseases.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> chlortetracycline.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Au` re*voir"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[F., lit., to the seeing again.]</ety> <def>Good-by until we meet again.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"ric</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aurum</ets> gold.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to gold.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or derived from, gold; -- said of those compounds of gold in which this element has its higher valence; <as>as, <ex>auric</ex> oxide; <ex>auric</ex> chloride.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`ri*chal"ce*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aurichalcum</ets>, for <ets>orichalcum</ets> brass.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Brass-colored.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`ri*chal"cite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Aurichalceous</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A hydrous carbonate of copper and zinc, found in pale green or blue crystalline aggregations. It yields a kind of brass on reduction.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"ri*cle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>auricula</ets>, dim. of <ets>auris</ets> ear. See <er>Ear</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The external ear, or that part of the ear which is prominent from the head.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The chamber, or one of the two chambers, of the heart, by which the blood is received and transmitted to the ventricle or ventricles; -- so called from its resemblance to the auricle or external ear of some quadrupeds. See <er>Heart</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An angular or ear-shaped lobe.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An instrument applied to the ears to give aid in hearing; a kind of ear trumpet.</def> <rj><au>Mansfield.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"ri*cled</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having ear-shaped appendages or lobes; auriculate; <as>as, <ex>auricled</ex> leaves</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Au*ric"u*la</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> L. <plw>Auricul&aelig;</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, E. <plw>Auriculas</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>auricula</ets>. See <er>Auricle</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> (a) <def>A species of <gen>Primula</gen>, or primrose, called also, from the shape of its leaves, <altname>bear's-ear</altname>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A species of <gen>Hirneola</gen> (<spn>Hirneola auricula</spn>), a membranaceous fungus, called also <altname>auricula Jud&aelig;</altname>, or <altname>Jew's-ear</altname>.</def> <rj><au>P. Cyc.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A genus of air-breathing mollusks mostly found near the sea, where the water is brackish.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>One of the five arched processes of the shell around the jaws of a sea urchin.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 102 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*ric"u*lar</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;*r&ibreve_;k"&uuptack_;*l&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>auricularis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>auriculaire</ets>. See <er>Auricle</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the ear, or to the sense of hearing; <as>as, <ex>auricular</ex> nerves</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Told in the ear, <it>i. e.</it>, told privately; <as>as, <ex>auricular</ex> confession to the priest</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This next chapter is a penitent confession of the king, and the strangest . . . that ever was <qex>auricular</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Recognized by the ear; known by the sense of hearing; <as>as, <ex>auricular</ex> evidence</as>.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Auricular</xex> assurance.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Received by the ear; known by report.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Auricular</xex> traditions.&rdquo; <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the auricles of the heart.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Auricular finger</b></col>, <cd>the little finger; so called because it can be readily introduced into the ear passage.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Au*ric`u*la"ri*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[Neut. pl., fr. LL. <ets>auricularis</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A kind of holothurian larva, with soft, blunt appendages. See <xex>Illustration</xex> in Appendix.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*ric"u*lar*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an auricular manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*ric"u*lars</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A circle of feathers surrounding the opening of the ear of birds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Au*ric"u*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Au*ric"u*la`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Auricle</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Having ears or appendages like ears; eared.</def> <specif>Esp.:</specif> <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having lobes or appendages like the ear; shaped like the ear; auricled.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having an angular projection on one or both sides, as in certain bivalve shells, the foot of some gastropods, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Auriculate leaf</b></col>, <cd>one having small appended leaves or lobes on each side of its petiole or base.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>auriculoventricular</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>relating to or affecting the atria and ventricles of the heart.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> atrioventricular.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*rif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aurifer</ets>; <ets>aurum</ets> gold + <ets>ferre</ets> to bear: cf. F. <ets>aurif&egrave;re</ets>.]</ety> <def>Gold-bearing; containing or producing gold.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Whence many a bursting stream <qex>auriferous</qex> plays.</q> <rj><qau>Thomson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Auriferous pyrites</b></col>, <cd>iron pyrites (iron disulphide), containing some gold disseminated through it.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"ri*flamme</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Oriflamme</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"ri*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>auris</ets> ear + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the form of the human ear; ear-shaped.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>aurify</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>to transform into gold.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>to turn golden.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Au*ri"ga</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., charioteer.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The Charioteer, or Wagoner, a constellation in the northern hemisphere, situated between Perseus and Gemini. It contains the bright star Capella.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*ri"gal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aurigalis</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to a chariot.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`ri*ga"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aurigatio</ets>, fr. <ets>aurigare</ets> to be a charioteer, fr. <ets>auriga</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of driving a chariot or a carriage.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>De Quincey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*rig"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aurum</ets> gold + <ets>-graphy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The art of writing with or in gold.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`ri*lave</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>auris</ets> ear + <ets>lavare</ets> to wash.]</ety> <def>An instrument for cleansing the ear, consisting of a small piece of sponge on an ivory or bone handle.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"rin</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;"r&ibreve_;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aurum</ets> gold.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A red coloring matter derived from phenol; -- called also, in commerce, <altname>yellow corallin</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`ri*phryg"i*ate</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;`r&ibreve_;*fr&ibreve_;"j&ibreve_;*&auptack_;t)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>auriphrigiatus</ets>; L. <ets>aurum</ets> gold + LL. <ets>phrygiare</ets> to adorn with Phrygian needlework, or with embroidery; perhaps corrupted from some other word. Cf. <er>Orfrays</er>.]</ety> <def>Embroidered or decorated with gold.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Southey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`ri*pig"ment</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;`r&ibreve_;*p&ibreve_;g"m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Orpiment</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"ri*scalp</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;"r&ibreve_;*sk&abreve;lp)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>auris</ets> ear + <ets>scalpere</ets> to scrape.]</ety> <def>An earpick.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"ri*scope</hw> <pr>(-sk&omacr;p)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>auris</ets> + <ets>-scope</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An instrument for examining the condition of the ear.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*ris"co*py</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;*r&ibreve_;s"k&ouptack_;*p&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Examination of the ear by the aid of the auriscope.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"rist</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;"r&ibreve_;st)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>auris</ets> ear.]</ety> <def>One skilled in treating and curing disorders of the ear.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"ri*ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>auritus</ets>, fr. <ets>auris</ets> ear.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having lobes like the ear; auriculate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*riv"o*rous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aurum</ets> gold + <ets>vorare</ets> to devour.]</ety> <def>Gold-devouring.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>H. Walpole.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`ro*ceph"a*lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Aurum</ets> + <ets>cephalous</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having a gold-colored head.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`ro*chlo"ride</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Aurum</ets> + <ets>chloride</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The trichloride of gold combination with the chloride of another metal, forming a double chloride; -- called also <altname>chloraurate</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"rochs</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;"r&obreve_;ks)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G. <ets>auerochs</ets>, OHG. <ets>&umacr;rohso</ets>; <ets>&umacr;r</ets> (cf. AS. <ets>&umacr;r</ets>) + <ets>ohso</ets> ox, G. <ets>ochs</ets>. Cf. <er>Owre</er>, <er>Ox</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The European bison (<spn>Bison bonasus</spn>, <it>or</it> <spn>Bison Europ&aelig;us</spn>), once widely distributed, but now nearly extinct, except where protected in the Lithuanian forests, and perhaps in the Caucasus. It is distinct from the Urus of C&aelig;sar, with which it has often been confused.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`ro*cy"a*nide</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Aurum</ets> + <ets>cyanide</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A double cyanide of gold and some other metal or radical; -- called also <altname>cyanaurate</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*ro"ra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> E. <plw>Auroras</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, L. (rarely used) <plw>Auror&aelig;</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>aurora</ets>, for <ets>ausosa</ets>, akin to Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, dawn, Skr. <ets>ushas</ets>, and E. <ets>east</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The rising light of the morning; the dawn of day; the redness of the sky just before the sun rises.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The rise, dawn, or beginning.</def> <rj><au>Hawthorne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Class. Myth.)</fld> <def>The Roman personification of the dawn of day; the goddess of the morning. The poets represented her a rising out of the ocean, in a chariot, with rosy fingers dropping gentle dew.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A species of crowfoot.</def> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The aurora borealis or aurora australis (northern or southern lights).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Aurora borealis</b></col> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <it>i. e.</it>, northern daybreak; popularly called <xex>northern lights</xex>. <cd>A luminous meteoric phenomenon, visible only at night, and supposed to be of electrical origin. This species of light usually appears in streams, ascending toward the zenith from a dusky line or bank, a few degrees above the northern horizon; when reaching south beyond the zenith, it forms what is called the <xex>corona</xex>, about a spot in the heavens toward which the dipping needle points. Occasionally the aurora appears as an arch of light across the heavens from east to west. Sometimes it assumes a wavy appearance, and the streams of light are then called <xex>merry dancers</xex>. They assume a variety of colors, from a pale red or yellow to a deep red or blood color.</cd> The <col><b>Aurora australis</b></col> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <cd>is a corresponding phenomenon in the southern hemisphere, the streams of light ascending in the same manner from near the southern horizon.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*ro"ral</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Belonging to, or resembling, the aurora (the dawn or the northern lights); rosy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Her cheeks suffused with an <qex>auroral</qex> blush.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>aurorean</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to the dawn.</def> <illu>a dim <ex>aurorean</ex> glow</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> auroral.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"rous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Containing gold.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or derived from, gold; -- said of those compounds of gold in which this element has its lower valence; <as>as, <ex>aurous</ex> oxide</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Au"rum</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>Gold.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Aurum fulminans</b></col> (&unr_;). <cd>See <er>Fulminate</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Aurum mosaicum</b></col> (&unr_;). <cd>See <er>Mosaic</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aus*cult"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i. &amp; t.</pos> <def>To auscultate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aus"cul*tate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i. &amp; t.</pos> <def>To practice auscultation; to examine by auscultation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aus`cul*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ausculcatio</ets>, fr. <ets>auscultare</ets> to listen, fr. a dim. of <ets>auris</ets>, orig. <ets>ausis</ets>, ear. See <er>Auricle</er>, and cf. <er>Scout</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of listening or hearkening to.</def> <rj><au>Hickes.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An examination by listening either directly with the ear (immediate auscultation) applied to parts of the body, as the abdomen; or with the stethoscope (mediate auscultation), in order to distinguish sounds recognized as a sign of health or of disease.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aus"cul*ta`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who practices auscultation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aus*cul"ta*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to auscultation.</def> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*so"ni*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Ausonia</ets>, poetic name for <ets>Italy</ets>.]</ety> <def>Italian.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aus"pi*cate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>auspicatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>auspicari</ets> to take auspices, fr. <ets>auspex</ets> a bird seer, an augur, a contr. of <ets>avispex</ets>; <ets>avis</ets> bird + <ets>specere</ets>, <ets>spicere</ets>, to view. See <er>Aviary</er>, <er>Spy</er>.]</ety> <def>Auspicious.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aus"pi*cate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To foreshow; to foretoken.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To give a favorable turn to in commencing; to inaugurate; -- a sense derived from the Roman practice of taking the <xex>auspicium</xex>, or inspection of birds, before undertaking any important business.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They <qex>auspicate</qex> all their proceedings.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aus"pice</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Auspices</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>auspicium</ets>, fr. <ets>auspex</ets>: cf. F. <ets>auspice</ets>. See <er>Auspicate</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A divining or taking of omens by observing birds; an omen as to an undertaking, drawn from birds; an augury; an omen or sign in general; an indication as to the future.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Protection; patronage and care; guidance.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Which by his <qex>auspice</qex> they will nobler make.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In this sense the word is generally plural, <xex>auspices</xex>; as, under the <xex>auspices</xex> of the king.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aus*pi"cial</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to auspices; auspicious.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aus*pi"cious</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Auspice</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having omens or tokens of a favorable issue; giving promise of success, prosperity, or happiness; predicting good; <as>as, an <ex>auspicious</ex> beginning</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Auspicious</qex> union of order and freedom.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Prosperous; fortunate; <as>as, <ex>auspicious</ex> years</as>.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Auspicious</xex> chief.&rdquo; <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Favoring; favorable; propitious; -- applied to persons or things.</def> &ldquo;Thy <xex>auspicious</xex> mistress.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au> &ldquo;<xex>Auspicious</xex> gales.&rdquo; <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Propitious</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Aus*pi"cious*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Aus*pi"cious*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aussie</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a native or inhabitant of Australia.</def> <mark>[informal]</mark> <br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Australian.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>austenite</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Metallurgy)</fld> <ety>[From <person>W. C. Roberts-<ex>Austen</ex></person>, an English metallurgist.]</ety> <def>a solid solution of ferric carbide or carbon in iron; -- it cools to form pearlite or martensite.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>austenitic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to austenite.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Aus"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>auster</ets> a dry, hot, south wind; the south.]</ety> <def>The south wind.</def> <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aus*tere"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <ety>[F. <ets>aust&egrave;re</ets>, L. <ets>austerus</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to parch, dry. Cf. <er>Sear</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Sour and astringent; rough to the state; having acerbity; <as>as, an <ex>austere</ex> crab apple; <ex>austere</ex> wine.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Severe in modes of judging, or living, or acting; rigid; rigorous; stern; <as>as, an <ex>austere</ex> man, look, life</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>From whom the <qex>austere</qex> Etrurian virtue rose.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Unadorned; unembellished; severely simple.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Harsh; sour; rough; rigid; stern; severe; rigorous; strict.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aus*tere"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Severely; rigidly; sternly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A doctrine <qex>austerely</qex> logical.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aus*tere"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Harshness or astringent sourness to the taste; acerbity.</def> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Severity; strictness; austerity.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aus*ter"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Austerities</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>aust&eacute;rit&eacute;</ets>, L. <ets>austerias</ets>, fr. <ets>austerus</ets>. See <er>Austere</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Sourness and harshness to the taste.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Horsley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Severity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>austerity</qex> of John the Baptist.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Plainness; freedom from adornment; severe simplicity.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Partly owing to the studied <qex>austerity</qex> of her dress, and partly to the lack of demonstration in her manners.</q> <rj><qau>Hawthorne.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Austerlitz</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a decisive battle during the Napoleonic campaigns (1805); the French under Napoleon defeated the Russian and Austrian armies of Czar Alexander I and Emperor Francis II.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> battle of Austerlitz.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aus"tin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Augustinian; <as>as, <ex>Austin</ex> friars</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aus"tral</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>australis</ets>, fr. <ets>auster</ets>: cf. F. <ets>austral</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Southern; lying or being in the south; <as>as, <ex>austral</ex> land; <ex>austral</ex> ocean.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biogeography)</fld> <def>Designating, or pertaining to, a zone extending across North America between the Transition and Tropical zones, and including most of the United States and central Mexico except the mountainous parts.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Austral signs</b></col> <fld>(Astron.)</fld>, <cd>the last six signs of the zodiac, or those south of the equator.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aus`tral*a"sian</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Australasia; <as>as, <ex>Australasian</ex> regions</as>.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native or an inhabitant of Australasia.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aus*tra"li*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From L. Terra <ets>Australis</ets> southern land.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Australia.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native or an inhabitant of Australia.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aus*tra"li*an bal"lot</hw>. <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A system of balloting or voting in public elections, originally used in South Australia, in which there is such an arrangement for polling votes that secrecy is compulsorily maintained, and the ballot used is an official ballot printed and distributed by the government.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aus"tral*ize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Austral</er>.]</ety> <def>To tend toward the south pole, as a magnet.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They [magnets] do septentrionate at one extreme, and <qex>australize</qex> at another.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>australopithecine</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>any of several extinct humanlike small-brained bipedal primates of the genus <gen>Australopithecus</gen>; they existed from 1 to 4 million years ago.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>australopithecine</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to the genus <spn>Australopithecus</spn>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aus"tri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Austria, or to its inhabitants.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native or an inhabitant of Austria.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aus"trine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>austrinus</ets>, from <ets>auster</ets> south.]</ety> <def>Southern; southerly; austral.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Austrocedrus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a genus having but one species; formerly included in genus <altname><gen>Libocedrus</gen></altname>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Austrocedrus</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aus"tro-Hun*ga"ri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the monarchy composed of Austria and Hungary.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aus"tro*man`cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>auster</ets> south wind + <ets>-mancy</ets>.]</ety> <def>Soothsaying, or prediction of events, from observation of the winds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Austronesia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the area comprising the islands of central and S Pacific (Indonesia and Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia).</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Austronesian</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to Austronesia.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Austrotaxus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a genus having but one species; the New Caledonian yew.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Austrotaxus</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Aus"zug`</hw> <pr>(ous"ts&oomacr_;k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>Ger. pl.</it> <plw>-z&Uuml;ge</plw> <pr>(-ts&uuml;`g&etilde_;)</pr></plu>. <ety>[G.]</ety> <def>See <er>Army organization</er>, <xex>Switzerland</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>autacoid</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>any physiologically active internal secretion, especially one of uncertain classification.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> autocoid.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>autacoidal</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to an autacoid.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>autarchic</hw>, <hw>autarchical</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>of or pertaining to autocracy.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> autarchical</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"tar*chy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; independence; <grk>a'yto`s</grk> self + <grk>'arkei^n</grk> to be sufficient.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Self-sufficiency, especially economic self-sufficiency as applied to nations.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>same as <er>autarky</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> autarky.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>autarkic</hw> <hw>autarkical</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>not relying on imports; -- of countries.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>autarky</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>economic independence as a national policy.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> autarchy.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*then"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>autentik</ets>, OF. <ets>autentique</ets>, F. <ets>authentique</ets>, L. <ets>authenticus</ets> coming from the real author, of original or firsthand authority, from Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; suicide, a perpetrator or real author of any act, an absolute master; <grk>a'yto`s</grk> self + a form <grk>"enths</grk> (not found), akin to L. <ets>sons</ets> and perh. orig. from the p. pr. of <grk>e'i^nai</grk> to be, root <ets>as</ets>, and meaning <ets>the one it really is</ets>. See <er>Am</er>, <er>Sin</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, and cf. <er>Effendi</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having a genuine original or authority, in opposition to that which is false, fictitious, counterfeit, or apocryphal; being what it purports to be; genuine; not of doubtful origin; real; <as>as, an <ex>authentic</ex> paper or register</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To be avenged<br/>
+On him who had stole Jove's <qex>authentic</qex> fire.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Authoritative.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Of approved authority; true; trustworthy; credible; <as>as, an <ex>authentic</ex> writer; an <ex>authentic</ex> portrait; <ex>authentic</ex> information.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Vested with all due formalities, and legally attested.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Having as immediate relation to the tonic, in distinction from <xex>plagal</xex>, which has a correspondent relation to the dominant in the octave below the tonic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Authentic</er>, <er>Genuine</er>.</syn> <usage> These words, as here compared, have reference to historical documents. We call a document <xex>genuine</xex> when it can be traced back ultimately to the author or authors from whom it professes to emanate. Hence, the word has the meaning, &ldquo;not changed from the original, uncorrupted, unadulterated:&rdquo; as, a <xex>genuine</xex> text. We call a document <xex>authentic</xex> when, on the ground of its being thus traced back, it may be relied on as true and authoritative (from the primary sense of &ldquo;having an author, vouched for&rdquo;); hence its extended signification, in general literature, of trustworthy, as resting on unquestionable authority or evidence; <as>as, an <ex>authentic</ex> history; an <ex>authentic</ex> report of facts.</as></usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A <qex>genuine</qex> book is that which was written by the person whose name it bears, as the author of it. An <qex>authentic</qex> book is that which relates matters of fact as they really happened. A book may be <qex>genuine</qex> without being, <qex>authentic</qex>, and a book may be <qex>authentic</qex> without being <qex>genuine</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Watson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>It may be said, however, that some writers use <xex>authentic</xex> (as, an <xex>authentic</xex> document) in the sense of &ldquo;produced by its professed author, not counterfeit.&rdquo;</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*then"tic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An original (book or document).</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>Authentics</xex> and transcripts.&rdquo; <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*then"tic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Authentic.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*then"tic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an authentic manner; with the requisite or genuine authority.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*then*tic*al*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being authentic; authenticity.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Barrow.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*then"ti*cate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Authenticated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Authenticating</conjf> (&unr_;).]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. LL. <ets>authenticare</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To render authentic; to give authority to, by the proof, attestation, or formalities required by law, or sufficient to entitle to credit.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The king serves only as a notary to <qex>authenticate</qex> the choice of judges.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To prove authentic; to determine as real and true; <as>as, to <ex>authenticate</ex> a portrait</as>.</def> <rj><au>Walpole.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>authenticated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>established or certified as genuine.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> attested, documented.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>authentication</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> hallmark, assay-mark.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>validating the authenticity of something or someone.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> certification.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`then*tic"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>authenticit&eacute;</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality of being authentic or of established authority for truth and correctness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Genuineness; the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In later writers, especially those on the evidences of Christianity, <xex>authenticity</xex> is often restricted in its use to the first of the above meanings, and distinguished from <xex>qenuineness</xex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*then"tic*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Authentically.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*then"tic*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being authentic; authenticity.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Hammond.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*then"tics</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Ciwil Law)</fld> <def>A collection of the Novels or New Constitutions of Justinian, by an anonymous author; -- so called on account of its <xex>authenticity</xex>.</def> <rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"thor</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;"th&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>authour</ets>, <ets>autour</ets>, OF. <ets>autor</ets>, F. <ets>auteur</ets>, fr. L. <ets>auctor</ets>, sometimes, but erroneously, written <ets>autor</ets> or <ets>author</ets>, fr. <ets>augere</ets> to increase, to produce. See <er>Auction</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The beginner, former, or first mover of anything; hence, the efficient cause of a thing; a creator; an originator.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 103 --></p>
+
+<p><q>Eternal King; thee, <qex>Author</qex> of all being.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who composes or writes a book; a composer, as distinguished from an editor, translator, or compiler.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The chief glory of every people arises from its <qex>authors</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The editor of a periodical.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>An informant.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"thor</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;"th&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To occasion; to originate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Such an overthrow . . . I have <qex>authored</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Chapman.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To tell; to say; to declare.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>More of him I dare not <qex>author</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Massinger.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"thor*ess</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A female author.</def> <rj><au>Glover.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The word is not very much used, <xex>author</xex> being commonly applied to a female writer as well as to a male.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*tho"ri*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to an author.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>authorial</xex> &unr_;we.'&rdquo; <rj><au>Hare.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>authorise</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>grant authorization or clearance for. Same as <er>authorize</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> authorize, pass, clear, permit officially.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"thor*ism</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;"th&etilde_;r*&ibreve_;z'm)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Authorship.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>authoritarian</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty; -- of governments or rulers; <as>as, an <ex>authoritarian</ex> regime</as></def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> autocratic, dictatorial, despotic, tyrannical</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>expecting unquestioning obedience: "he was imperious and dictatorial"; "the timid child of authoritarian parents"; "insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter"</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> dictatorial, overbearing</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>authoritarian</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>behaves like a tyrant.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> dictator</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*thor"i*ta*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having, or proceeding from, due authority; entitled to obedience, credit, or acceptance; determinate; commanding.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The sacred functions of <qex>authoritative</qex> teaching.</q> <rj><qau>Barrow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having an air of authority; positive; dictatorial; peremptory; <as>as, an <ex>authoritative</ex> tone</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The mock <qex>authoritative</qex> manner of the one, and the insipid mirth of the other.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Au*thor"i*ta*tive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Au*thor"i*ta*tive*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>authorities</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> government, regime.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*thor"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Authorities</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>autorite</ets>, <ets>auctorite</ets>, F. <ets>autorit&eacute;</ets>, fr. L. <ets>auctoritas</ets>, fr. <ets>auctor</ets>. See <er>Author</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Legal or rightful power; a right to command or to act; power exercised buy a person in virtue of his office or trust; dominion; jurisdiction; authorization; <as>as, the <ex>authority</ex> of a prince over subjects, and of parents over children; the <ex>authority</ex> of a court.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Thus can the demigod, <qex>Authority</qex>,<br/>
+Make us pay down for our offense.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>By what <qex>authority</qex> doest thou these things ?</q> <rj><qau>Matt. xxi. 23.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Government; the persons or the body exercising power or command; <as>as, the local <ex>authorities</ex> of the States; the military <ex>authorities</ex>.</as></def> <mark>[Chiefly in the plural.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The power derived from opinion, respect, or esteem; influence of character, office, or station, or mental or moral superiority, and the like; claim to be believed or obeyed; <as>as, an historian of no <ex>authority</ex>; a magistrate of great <ex>authority</ex>.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>That which, or one who, is claimed or appealed to in support of opinions, actions, measures, etc.</def> Hence: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Testimony; witness.</def> &ldquo;And on that high <xex>authority</xex> had believed.&rdquo; <au>Milton.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A precedent; a decision of a court, an official declaration, or an opinion, saying, or statement worthy to be taken as a precedent.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A book containing such a statement or opinion, or the author of the book.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>Justification; warrant.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Wilt thou be glass wherein it shall discern<br/>
+<qex>Authority</qex> for sin, warrant for blame.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"thor*i`za*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>authorisabilis</ets>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being authorized.</def> <rj><au>Hammond.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`thor*i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>autorisation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of giving authority or legal power; establishment by authority; sanction or warrant.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>authorization</qex> of laws.</q> <rj><qau>Motley.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A special <qex>authorization</qex> from the chief.</q> <rj><qau>Merivale.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"thor*ize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Authorized</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Authorizing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>autorize</ets>, F. <ets>autoriser</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>auctorizare</ets>, <ets>authorisare</ets>. See <er>Author</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To clothe with authority, warrant, or legal power; to give a right to act; to empower; <as>as, to <ex>authorize</ex> commissioners to settle a boundary</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make legal; to give legal sanction to; to legalize; <as>as, to <ex>authorize</ex> a marriage</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To establish by authority, as by usage or public opinion; to sanction; <as>as, idioms <ex>authorized</ex> by usage</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To sanction or confirm by the authority of some one; to warrant; <as>as, to <ex>authorize</ex> a report</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A woman's story at a winter's fire,<br/>
+<qex>Authorized</qex> by her grandam.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To justify; to furnish a ground for.</def> <rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To authorize one's self</b></col>, <cd>to rely for authority.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]<pbr/>
+<q><qex>Authorizing himself</qex>, for the most part, upon other histories.</q> <rj><qau>Sir P. Sidney.</qau></rj>
+</cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"thor*ized</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Possessed of or endowed with authority; <as>as, an <ex>authorized</ex> agent</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Sanctioned by authority.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>The Authorized Version</b></col> <cd>of the Bible is the English translation of the Bible published in 1611 under sanction of King James I. It was &ldquo;appointed to be read in churches,&rdquo; and has been the accepted English Bible. The Revised Version was published in a complete form in 1855.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"thor*i`zer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who authorizes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"thor*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without an author; without authority; anonymous.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"thor*ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Authorial.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"thor*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or state of being an author; function or dignity of an author.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Source; origin; origination; <as>as, the <ex>authorship</ex> of a book or review, or of an act, or state of affairs</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"tho*type</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A type or block containing a facsimile of an autograph.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>autism</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>a mental disorder characterized by inability to engage in normal social interactions and intense self-absorption, and usually accompanied by other symptoms such as language dysfunctions and repetitive behavior.</def> <note>autism usually manifests itself at an early age</note><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>behavior showing an abnormal level of absorption with one's own thoughts and disregard for external realities.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>autistic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>afflicted with <er>autism</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>au"to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; self.]</ety> <def>An abbreviation of <altname>automobile</altname>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> car, automobile, machine, motorcar</syn><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>au"to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to an automobile; <as>as, an <ex>auto</ex> mechanic</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>au"to-</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[Gr. &unr_; self.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A combining form, with the meaning of <xex>self</xex>, <xex>one's self</xex>, <xex>one's own</xex>, <xex>itself</xex>, <xex>its own</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a prefix with the meaning of <xex>self-moving</xex>, <xex>self-propelling</xex>; <as>as, an <ex>auto</ex>car, an <ex>auto</ex>carriage, an <ex>auto</ex>truck, etc.</as>, an automobile car, carriage, truck, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>autobahn</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[German: equivalent of auto + road.]</ety> <def>an expressway or superhighway in a German-speaking country.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`to*bi*og"ra*pher</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + <ets>biographer</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who writes his own life or biography.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Au`to*bi`o*graph"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Au`to*bi`o*graph"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or containing, autobiography; <as>as, an <ex>autobiographical</ex> sketch</as>.</def> &ldquo;Such traits of the <xex>autobiographic</xex> sort.&rdquo; <au>Carlyle.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>Au`to*bi`o*graph"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`to*bi*og"ra*phist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who writes his own life; an autobiographer.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`to*bi*og"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Autobiographies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + <ets>biography</ets>.]</ety> <def>A biography written by the subject of it; memoirs of one's life written by one's self.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Au`to*car"pous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Au`to*car"pi*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + Gr. <grk>karpo`s</grk> fruit.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Consisting of the ripened pericarp with no other parts adnate to it, as a peach, a poppy capsule, or a grape.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`to*ca*tal"y*sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + <ets>catalysis</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Self-catalysis; catalysis of a substance by one of its own products, as of silver oxide by the silver formed by reduction of a small portion of it.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Au`to*cat`a*lyt"ic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`to*ceph"a*lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; independent; &unr_; self + &unr_; head.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>Having its own head; independent of episcopal or patriarchal jurisdiction, as certain Greek churches.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>auto-changer</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an automatic device on a record player that causes new records to be played without manual intervention.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> record changer, changer.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`to*chron"o*graph</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + <ets>chronograph</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for the instantaneous self-recording or printing of time.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*toch"thon</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> E. <plw>Authochthons</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, L. <plw>Autochthones</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, pl. &unr_;, from the land itself; <grk>a'yto`s</grk> self + &unr_; earth, land.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who is supposed to rise or spring from the ground or the soil he inhabits; one of the original inhabitants or aborigines; a native; -- commonly in the plural. This title was assumed by the ancient Greeks, particularly the Athenians.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is original to a particular country, or which had there its origin.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Au*toch"tho*nal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Au`thoch*thon"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Au*toch"tho*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Aboriginal; indigenous; native.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*toch"tho*nism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being autochthonal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*toch"tho*ny</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An aboriginal or autochthonous condition.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`to*clas"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Auto-</er>; <er>Clastic</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Broken in place; -- said of rocks having a broken or brecciated structure due to crushing, in contrast to those of brecciated materials brought from a distance.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"to*clave</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. Gr. <grk>a'yto`s</grk> self + L. <ets>clavis</ets> key.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A kind of French stewpan with a steam-tight lid.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a device used for sterilizing objects by exposing them to steam at above atmospheric pressure (and thus at a temperature above the normal boiling point of water). It consists of a closed chamber able to withstand internal pressure, and a means of passing superheated steam into the chamber. <ex>Autoclaves</ex> are made in various sizes, and are much used in hospitals and research laboratories to render instruments and equipment sterile.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`to*co*her"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + <ets>coherer</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Wireless Teleg.)</fld> <def>A self-restoring coherer, as a microphonic detector.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>autocoid</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>any physiologically active internal secretion, especially one of uncertain classification.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> autacoid.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*toc"ra*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Autocracies</plw>.</plu> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. <ets>autocratie</ets>. See <er>Autocrat</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Independent or self-derived power; absolute or controlling authority; supremacy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The divine will moves, not by the external impulse or inclination of objects, but determines itself by an absolute <qex>autocracy</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Supreme, uncontrolled, unlimited authority, or right of governing in a single person, as of an autocrat.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Political independence or absolute sovereignty (of a state); autonomy.</def> <rj><au>Barlow.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The action of the vital principle, or of the instinctive powers, toward the preservation of the individual; also, the vital principle.</def> <altsp>[In this sense, written also <asp>autocrasy</asp>.]</altsp> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"to*crat</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; self + &unr_; strength, &unr_; strong: cf. F. <ets>autocrate</ets>. See <er>Hard</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An absolute sovereign; a monarch who holds and exercises the powers of government by claim of absolute right, not subject to restriction; <as>as, <ex>Autocrat</ex> of all the Russias (a title of the Czar)</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who rules with undisputed sway in any company or relation; a despot.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>autocrat</qex> of the breakfast table.</q> <rj><qau>Holmes.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Au`to*crat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Au`to*crat"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to autocracy or to an autocrat; absolute; holding independent and arbitrary powers of government.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Au`to*crat"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*toc"ra*tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>An autocrat.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`to*cra*tor"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to an autocrator; absolute.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp. Pearson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Au*toc"ra*trix</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <def>A female sovereign who is independent and absolute; -- a title given to the empresses of Russia.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"to*crat*ship</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office or dignity of an autocrat.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>auto-da-fe</hw>, &Verbar;<hw>Au"to-da-f&eacute;"</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Autos-da-f&eacute;</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Pg., act of the faith; <ets>auto</ets> act, fr. L. <ets>actus</ets> + <ets>da</ets> of the + <ets>f&eacute;</ets> faith, fr. L. <ets>fides</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A judgment of the Inquisition in Spain and Portugal condemning or acquitting persons accused of religious offenses.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An execution of such sentence, by the civil power, esp. the burning of a heretic. It was usually held on Sunday, and was made a great public solemnity by impressive forms and ceremonies.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A session of the court of Inquisition.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Au"to-de-fe"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Autos-de-fe</plw>.</plu> <ety>[Sp., act of faith.]</ety> <def>Same as <er>Auto-da-f&eacute;</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"to*di*dact`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; self-taught.]</ety> <def>One who is self-taught; an automath.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`to*dy*nam"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + <ets>dynamic</ets>.]</ety> <def>Supplying its own power, as a hydraulic ram.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*t&oelig;"cious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; house.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Passing through all its stages on one host, as certain parasitic fungi; -- contrasted with <contr>heter&oelig;cious</contr>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*t&oelig;"cism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality of being aut&oelig;cious.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>autoerotic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>sexually self-satisfying, as by masturbation.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>autoeroticism</hw>, <hw>autoerotism</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>using you own body as a sexual object.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`to*fec`un*da"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + <ets>fecundation</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Self-impregnation.</def> <rj><au>Darwin.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>autofluorescence</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>self induced fluorescence.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*tog"a*mous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Characterized by autogamy; self-fertilized.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*tog"a*my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; marriage.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Self-fertilization, the fertilizing pollen being derived from the same blossom as the pistil acted upon.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`to*ge"ne*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Self-produced; autogenous.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Au`to*gen"e*sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + <ets>genesis</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Spontaneous generation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`to*ge*net"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Relating to autogenesis; self-generated.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Phys. Geog.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, controlled by, or designating, a system of self-determined drainage.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Autogenetic drainage</hw>. <fld>(Phys. Geog.)</fld> <def>A system of natural drainage developed by the constituent streams through headwater erosion.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Autogenetic topography</hw>. <fld>(Phys. Geog.)</fld> <def>A system of land forms produced by the free action of rain and streams on rocks of uniform texture.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>autogenic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>self-generated; self-produced.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> autogenous</syn><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physiology)</fld> <def>originating within the body; -- oposite of <ant>heterogenous</ant>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> autogenous</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>autogenics</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>training patients in self-induced relaxation.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> autogenic therapy, autogenic training</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*tog"e*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; self + root of &unr_; to be born.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Self-generated; produced independently.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Developed from an independent center of ossification.</def> <rj><au>Owen.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Autogenetic.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Autogenous soldering</b></col>, <cd>the junction by fusion of the joining edges of metals without the intervention of solder.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*tog"e*nous*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an autogenous manner; spontaneously.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>autogiro</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as <er>autogyro</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> autogyro, gryoplane</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"to*graph</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>autographe</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_; autographic; &unr_; self + &unr_; to write.]</ety> <def>That which is written with one's own hand; an original manuscript; a person's own signature or handwriting.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"to*graph</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>In one's own handwriting; <as>as, an <ex>autograph</ex> letter; an <ex>autograph</ex> will.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*tog"ra*phal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Autographic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Au`to*graph"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Au`to*graph"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to an autograph, or one's own handwriting; of the nature of an autograph.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, or used in, the process of autography; <as>as, <ex>autographic</ex> ink, paper, or press</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*tog"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>autographie</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The science of autographs; a person's own handwriting; an autograph.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A process in lithography by which a writing or drawing is transferred from paper to stone.</def> <rj><au>Ure.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>autogyro</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an aircraft that is supported in flight by unpowered rotating horizontal wings (or blades); forward propulsion is provided by a conventional propeller.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> autogiro, gryoplane</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"to*harp</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + <ets>harp</ets>.]</ety> <def>A zitherlike musical instrument, provided with dampers which, when depressed, deaden some strings, leaving free others that form a chord.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`to*hyp*not"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pert. to autohypnotism; self-hypnotizing.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An autohypnotic person.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`to*hyp"no*tism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + <ets>hypnotism</ets>.]</ety> <def>Hypnotism of one's self by concentration of the attention on some object or idea.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`to-in*fec"tion</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + <ets>infection</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Poisoning caused by a virus that originates and develops in the organism itself.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`to-in*oc`u*la"tion</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + <ets>inoculation</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Inoculation of a person with virus from his own body.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`to-in*tox`i*ca"tion</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + <ets>intoxication</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Poisoning, or the state of being poisoned, from toxic substances produced within the body; autotox&aelig;mia.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Au`to*ki*ne"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.; <ets>auto-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; motion.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Spontaneous or voluntary movement; movement due to an internal cause.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`to*ki*net"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + <ets>kinetic</ets>.]</ety> <def>Self-moving; moving automatically.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Autokinetic system</hw>. <def>In fire-alarm telegraphy, a system so arranged that when one alarm is being transmitted, no other alarm, sent in from another point, will be transmitted until after the first alarm has been disposed of.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*tol"a*try</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; worship.]</ety> <def>Self-worship.</def> <rj><au>Farrar.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>autolysis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>lysis of cells or tissues due to enzymatic activity from within the cell, as contrasted with externally induced lysis.</def> <note>Autolysis occurs to tissues of higher animals when they are detached from the organism.</note><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>autolytic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of, pertaining to, or causing autolysis.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>proceeding by autolysis.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>automat</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a vending machine from which you can get food.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a type of cafeteria where food is served from machines.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>automate</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>make automatic; to change [a process] so that it is mostly automatic; to substitute machinery for human labor in an activity.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> automatize.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>] [<source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>automated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>accomplished by machinary without the intervention of a human operator; -- of processes.</def> <illu>Development of the <ex>automated</ex> sequence analyzer made practical a project to sequence the human genome.</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> machine-controlled, machine-driven.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"to*math</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; self + &unr_;, &unr_;, to learn.]</ety> <def>One who is self-taught.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Young.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Au`to*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Au`to*mat"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>automatique</ets>. See <er>Automaton</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having an inherent power of action or motion.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Nothing can be said to be <qex>automatic</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir H. Davy.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, or produced by, an automaton; of the nature of an automaton; self-acting or self-regulating under fixed conditions; operating with minimal human intervention; -- esp. applied to machinery or devices in which certain things formerly or usually done by hand are done by the machine or device itself; <as>as, the <ex>automatic</ex> feed of a lathe; <ex>automatic</ex> gas lighting; an <ex>automatic</ex> engine or switch; an <ex>automatic</ex> mouse; an <ex>automatic</ex> transmission.</as> The opposite of <ant>manual</ant>.</def> <note>Narrower terms are: <stype>autoloading(prenominal), semiautomatic </stype>; <stype>automated, machine-controlled, machine-driven </stype>; <stype>self-acting, self-activating, self-moving, self-regulating </stype>; <stype>self-locking </stype>; <stype>self-winding </stype>.</note> <see>Also See: <ex>mechanical</ex>.</see><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Not voluntary; not depending on the will; mechanical; controlled by the autonomic nervous system; without conscious control; <as>as, <ex>automatic</ex> movements or functions</as>. The opposite of <ant>voluntary</ant>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> reflex(prenominal), reflexive,involuntary</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Unconscious or <qex>automatic</qex> reasoning.</q> <rj><qau>H. Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>like the unthinking functioning of a machine.</def> <illu>an <ex>automatic</ex> `thank you'</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> automaton-like, automatonlike, machinelike, machine-like, robotlike.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Automatic arts</b></col>, <cd>such economic arts or manufacture as are carried on by self-acting machinery.</cd> <rj><au>Ure.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>automatic</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>light machine gun.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> automatic rifle, machine rifle</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released; <as>as, a .45 <ex>automatic</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> automatic pistol.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`to*mat"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an automatic manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*tom"a*tism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being automatic; the power of self-moving; automatic, mechanical, or involuntary action.</def> <specif>Specifically:</specif> <fld>(Metaph.)</fld> <def>A theory as to the activity of matter.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>automatize</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>same as <er>automate</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> automate.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*tom"a*ton</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> L. <plw>Automata</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, E. <plw>Automatons</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. fr. Gr. &unr_;, neut. of &unr_; self-moving; &unr_; self + a root <ets>ma</ets>, <ets>man</ets>, to strive, think, cf. &unr_; to strive. See <er>Mean</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Any thing or being regarded as having the power of spontaneous motion or action.</def> <rj><au>Huxley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>So great and admirable an <qex>automaton</qex> as the world.</q> <rj><qau>Boyle.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>These living <qex>automata</qex>, human bodies.</q> <rj><qau>Boyle.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A self-moving machine, or one which has its motive power within itself; -- applied chiefly to machines which appear to imitate spontaneously the motions of living beings, such as men, birds, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*tom"a*tous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>automatus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;. See <er>Automaton</er>.]</ety> <def>Automatic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>Automatous</xex> organs.&rdquo; <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`to*mixte" system</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>A system (devised by <person>Henri Pieper</person>, a Belgian) of driving automobiles employing a gasoline engine and an auxiliary reversible dynamo. When there is an excess of power the dynamo is driven by the engine so as to charge a small storage battery; when there is a deficiency of power the dynamo reverses and acts as an auxiliary motor. Sometimes called <altname>Pieper system</altname>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Automixte car</wf>, etc.</wordforms><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"to*mo*bile`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>a self-propelled vehicle used for transporting passengers, suitable for use on a street or roadway. Many diferent models of automobiles have beenbuilt and sold commercially, possessing varied features such as a retractable roof (in a <stype>convertible</stype>), different braking systems, different propulsion systems, and varied styling. Most models have four wheels but some have been built with three wheels. Automobiles are usually propelled by internal combustion engines (using volatile inflammable liquids, as gasoline or petrol, alcohol, naphtha, etc.), and sometimes by steam engines, or electric motors. The power of the driving motor varies from under 50 H. P. for earlier models to over 200 H. P. larger models or high-performance sports or racing cars. An automobile is commonly called a <altname>car</altname> or an <altname>auto</altname>, and generally in British usage, <altname>motor cars</altname>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> car, auto, machine, motorcar.</syn><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>automobile</hw> <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>to travel in an automobile.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> motor.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`to*mo"bil*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The use of automobiles, or the practices, methods, or the like, of those who use them.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Au`to*mo*bil"ist</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`to*mor"phic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; for, shape.]</ety> <def>Patterned after one's self.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The conception which any one frames of another's mind is more or less after the pattern of his own mind, -- is <qex>automorphic</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>H. Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`to*mor"phism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Automorphic characterization.</def> <rj><au>H. Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>automotive</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to the automobile.</def> <illu><ex>automotive</ex> supplies</illu> <illu><ex>automotive</ex> engineering</illu><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>containing within itself the means of propulsion or movement.</def> <illu>an <ex>automotive</ex> vehicle</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> self-propelled, self-propelling.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`to*nom"a*sy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; a name, fr. &unr_; a name; or for E. <ets>antonomasia</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>The use of a word of common or general signification for the name of a particular thing; <as>as, &ldquo;He has gone to <ex>town</ex>,&rdquo; for, &ldquo;He has gone to <ex>London</ex>.&rdquo;</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`to*nom"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the power of self-government; autonomous.</def> <rj><au>Hickok.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"to"o*mist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>automiste</ets>. See <er>Autonomy</er>.]</ety> <def>One who advocates autonomy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*ton"o*mous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; self + &unr_; to assign, hold, sway.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Independent in government; having the right or power of self-government.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Having independent existence or laws.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*ton"o*my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. <ets>autonomie</ets>. See <er>Autonomous</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The power or right of self-government; self-government, or political independence, of a city or a state.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Metaph.)</fld> <def>The sovereignty of reason in the sphere of morals; or man's power, as possessed of reason, to give law to himself. In this, according to Kant, consist the true nature and only possible proof of liberty.</def> <rj><au>Fleming.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`to*path"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Auto-</er>, and <er>Pathic</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Dependent upon, or due or relating to, the structure and characteristics of the diseased organism; endopathic; <as>as, an <ex>autopathic</ex> disease; an <ex>autopathic</ex> theory of diseases</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Au*toph"a*gi</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; self + &unr_; to eat.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Birds which are able to run about and obtain their own food as soon as hatched.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*toph"a*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; self + &unr_; to eat.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The feeding of the body upon itself, as in fasting; nutrition by consumption of one's own tissues.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*toph"o*by</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; fear.]</ety> <def>Fear of one's self; fear of being egotistical.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Hare.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*toph"o*ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; a sound.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An auscultatory process, which consists in noting the tone of the observer's own voice, while he speaks, holding his head close to the patient's chest.</def> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>autopilot</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady course.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> automatic pilot.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`to*plas"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to autoplasty.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"to*plas`ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + <ets>-plasty</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>The process of artificially repairing lesions by taking a piece of healthy tissue, as from a neighboring part, to supply the deficiency caused by disease or wounds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`to*pneu*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + <ets>pneumatic</ets>.]</ety> <def>Acting or moving automatically by means of compressed air.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Au*top"sic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Au*top"sic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to autopsy; autoptical.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*top"so*rin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; the itch.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>That which is given under the doctrine of administering a patient's own virus.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"top*sy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; seen by one's self; &unr_; self + &unr_; seen: cf. F. <ets>autopsie</ets>. See <er>Optic</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Personal observation or examination; seeing with one's own eyes; ocular view.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>By <qex>autopsy</qex> and experiment.</q> <rj><qau>Cudworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Dissection of a dead body, for the purpose of ascertaining the cause, seat, or nature of a disease; a post-mortem examination.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Au*top"tic</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;*t&obreve_;p"t&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <hw>Au*top"tic*al</hw> <pr>(-t&ibreve_;k*&aitalic_;l)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>a'ytoptiko`s</grk>: cf. F. <ets>autoptique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Seen with one's own eyes; belonging to, or connected with, personal observation; <as>as, <ex>autoptic</ex> testimony or experience</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 104 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*top"tic*al*ly</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;*t&obreve_;p"t&ibreve_;*k&aitalic_;l*l&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By means of ocular view, or one's own observation.</def> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`to*ra"di*o*gram</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + <ets>radiogram</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biochemistry)</fld> <def>an image produced upon photographic film by exposure of the film to a radioactive substance in close proximity to (usually in contact with) the film.</def> <note>Recording the distribution of radioactive materials on an autoradiogram is a technique much used in biochemical research as part of analytical procedures, in which radioactively labeled substances are subjected to a separation process (such as electrophoresis) which can help to characterize the substance, and the resulting distribution of the labeled substance is recorded on an autoradiogram. In microbiology and cell biology, autoradiograms may be made on the same film as a photomicrograph, permitting observation of the distribution of labeled compounds within a cell.</note><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`to*ra"di*o*graph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as <er>autoradiogram</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`to*ra*di*og"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>the process of producing an <er>autoradiogram</er> by exposing photographic film to a radioactive substance in close proximity to the film.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Au`to*sche`di*as"tic</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;`t&ouptack_;*sk&emacr;`d&ibreve_;*&abreve;s"t&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <hw>Au`to*sche`di*as"tic*al</hw> <pr>(-&abreve;s"t&ibreve_;*k&aitalic_;l)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + Gr. <grk>schedia`zein</grk> to do hastily. See <er>Schediasm</er>.]</ety> <def>Extemporary; offhand.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Dean Martin.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`to*sta*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + <ets>stability</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Mechanics)</fld> <def>Automatic stability; also, inherent stability. An a&euml;roplane is inherently stable if it keeps in steady poise by virtue of its shape and proportions alone; it is automatically stable if it keeps in steady poise by means of self-operative mechanism.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>autostrada</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an expressway in an Italian-speaking country.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`to*styl"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + Gr. <grk>sty^los</grk> pillar.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Having the mandibular arch articulated directly to the cranium, as in the skulls of the Amphibia.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`to*sug*ges"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + <ets>suggestion</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Self-suggestion as distinguished from suggestion coming from another, especially in hypnotism. <ex>Autosuggestion</ex> is characteristic of certain mental conditions in which expectant belief tends to produce disturbance of function of one or more organs.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>hypnosis induced by oneself.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> self-hypnosis, self-suggestion.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>autotelic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to autotelism.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>autotelism</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>belief that a work of art is an end in itself or its own justification.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"to*the`ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + theism.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The doctrine of God's self-existence.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Deification of one's self; self-worship.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"to*the`ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One given to self-worship.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>autotomy</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>spontaneous removal or casting off of a body part (as the tail of a lizard or claw or a lobster) especially when the organism is injured or under attack.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>autotomic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to autotomy.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>autotomize</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>cause a body part to undergo autotomy.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Au`to*tox*&aelig;"mi*a</hw>, <hw>-tox*e"mi*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Auto-</er>, and <er>Tox&aelig;mia</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Self-intoxication. See <er>Auto-intoxication</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`to*tox"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + <ets>toxic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or causing, autotox&aelig;mia.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`to*tox`i*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + <ets>toxication</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Auto-intoxication</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`to*trans*form"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + <ets>transformer</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>A transformer in which part of the primary winding is used as a secondary winding, or vice versa; -- called also a <altname>compensator</altname> or <altname>balancing coil</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>autotroph</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an organism which is <er>autotrophic</er>, i. e., an organism (such as most plants and certain microorganisms) which are capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances, requiring only minerals as nutrients for growth, and using carbonate or carbon dioxide as a source of carbon and simple inorganic nitrogen as a nitrogen source; the energy required is derived from photosynthesis or chemosynthesis. Opposed to <contr>heterotroph</contr>. See also <er>auxotroph</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> autophyte, autophytic plant, autotrophic organism.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> + <source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`to*troph"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + <ets>trophic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Plant Physiol.)</fld> <def>Capable of self-nourishment; requiring only minerals for growth; using carbonate or carbon dioxide as a source of carbon and simple inorganic nitrogen as a nitrogen source; -- said of all plants in which photosynthetic activity takes place, and certain bacteria. It is opposed to parasitism or saprophytism.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to an autotroph.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*tot"ro*pism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; to turn.]</ety> <fld>(Plant Physiol.)</fld> <def>The tendency of plant organs to grow in a straight line when uninfluenced by external stimuli.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"to*type</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + <ets>-type</ets>: cf. F. <ets>autotype</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A facsimile.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A photographic picture produced in sensitized pigmented gelatin by exposure to light under a negative; and subsequent washing out of the soluble parts; a kind of picture in ink from a gelatin plate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au`to*ty*pog"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + <ets>typography</ets>.]</ety> <def>A process resembling &ldquo;nature printing,&rdquo; by which drawings executed on gelatin are impressed into a soft metal plate, from which the printing is done as from copperplate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*tot"y*py</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The art or process of making autotypes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"tumn</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>auctumnus</ets>, <ets>autumnus</ets>, perh. fr. a root <ets>av</ets> to satisfy one's self: cf. F. <ets>automne</ets>. See <er>Avarice</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The third season of the year, or the season between summer and winter, often called &ldquo;the <altname>fall</altname>.&rdquo; Astronomically, it begins in the northern temperate zone at the autumnal equinox, about September 23, and ends at the winter solstice, about December 23; but in popular language, autumn, in America, comprises September, October, and November.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In England, according to Johnson, <xex>autumn</xex> popularly comprises August, September, and October. In the southern hemisphere, the <xex>autumn</xex> corresponds to our spring.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The harvest or fruits of autumn.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The time of maturity or decline; latter portion; third stage.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Dr. Preston was now entering into the <qex>autumn</qex> of the duke's favor.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Life's <qex>autumn</qex> past, I stand on winter's verge.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au*tum"nal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>auctumnalis</ets>, <ets>autumnalis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>automnal</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of, belonging to, or peculiar to, autumn; <as>as, an <ex>autumnal</ex> tint</as>; produced or gathered in autumn; <as>as, <ex>autumnal</ex> fruits</as>; flowering in autumn; <as>as, an <ex>autumnal</ex> plant</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Thick as <qex>autumnal</qex> leaves that strow the brooks<br/>
+In Vallombrosa.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Past the middle of life; in the third stage.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>An <qex>autumnal</qex> matron.</q> <rj><qau>Hawthorne.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Autumnal equinox</b></col>, <cd>the time when the sun crosses the equator, as it proceeds southward, or when it passes the autumnal point.</cd> -- <col><b>Autumnal point</b></col>, <cd>the point of the equator intersected by the ecliptic, as the sun proceeds southward; the first point of Libra.</cd> -- <col><b>Autumnal signs</b></col>, <cd>the signs Libra, Scorpio, and Sagittarius, through which the sun passes between the autumnal equinox and winter solstice.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Au"tun*ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>Autun</ets>, France, its locality.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A lemon-yellow phosphate of uranium and calcium occurring in tabular crystals with basal cleavage, and in micalike scales. H., 2-2.5. Sp. gr., 3.05-3.19.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Auvergne</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a region in central France.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aux`a*nom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; to cause to increase + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument to measure the growth of plants.</def> <rj><au>Goodale.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>auxenic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to <er>auxins</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Aux*e"sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., Gr. &unr_; increase, fr. &unr_;, &unr_;, to increase.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>A figure by which a grave and magnificent word is put for the proper word; amplification; hyperbole.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aux*et"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or containing, auxesis; amplifying.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aux*e"to*phone</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; that may be increased + &unr_; sound, voice.]</ety> <def>A pneumatic reproducer for a phonograph, controlled by the recording stylus on the principle of the relay. It produces much clearer and louder tones than does the ordinary vibrating disk reproducer.</def> <mark>[obsolescent]</mark> <br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aux*il"iar</hw> <pr>(?; 106)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>auxiliaris</ets>: cf. F. <ets>auxiliaire</ets>. See <er>Auxiliary</er>.]</ety> <def>Auxiliary.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>auxiliar</qex> troops and Trojan hosts appear.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aux*il"iar</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An auxiliary.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aux*il"iar*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By way of help.</def> <rj><au>Harris.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aux*il"ia*ry</hw> <pr>(?; 106)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>auxiliarius</ets>, fr. <ets>auxilium</ets> help, aid, fr. <ets>augere</ets> to increase.]</ety> <def>Conferring aid or help; helping; aiding; assisting; subsidiary; as <xex>auxiliary</xex> troops.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Auxiliary scales</b></col> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>, <cd>the scales of relative or attendant keys. See under <er>Attendant</er>, <pos>a.</pos></cd> -- <col><b>Auxiliary verbs</b></col> <fld>(Gram.)</fld>. <cd>See <er>Auxiliary</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 3.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aux*il"ia*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Auxiliaries</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A helper; an assistant; a confederate in some action or enterprise.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Foreign troops in the service of a nation at war; (rarely in <pos>sing.</pos>), a member of the allied or subsidiary force.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>A verb which helps to form the voices, modes, and tenses of other verbs; -- called, also, an <altname>auxiliary verb</altname>; <as>as, <examp>have</examp>, <examp>be</examp>, <examp>may</examp>, <examp>can</examp>, <examp>do</examp>, <examp>must</examp>, <examp>shall</examp>, and <examp>will</examp>, in English; <examp>&ecirc;tre</examp> and <examp>avoir</examp>, in French; <examp>avere</examp> and <examp>essere</examp>, in Italian; <examp>estar</examp> and <examp>haber</examp>, in Spanish.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>A quantity introduced for the purpose of simplifying or facilitating some operation, as in equations or trigonometrical formul&aelig;.</def> <rj><au>Math. Dict.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aux*il"ia*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Auxiliary; helping.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>aux"in</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a substance which, in small concentrations, promotes root formation, bud growth, or certain other processes such as fruit ripening or leaf drop in plants.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aux*om"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; to increase + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Optics)</fld> <def>An instrument for measuring the magnifying power of a lens or system of lenses.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Av</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the eleventh month of the civil year; the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in July and August).</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Ab</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A"va</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Kava</er>.</def> <rj><au>Johnston.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Av`a*da*vat"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Amadavat</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vail"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Availed</conjf> (&unr_;); <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Availing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>availen</ets>, fr. F. &unr_; (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>valoir</ets> to be worth, fr. L. <ets>valere</ets> to be strong, to be worth. See <er>Valiant</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To turn to the advantage of; to be of service to; to profit; to benefit; to help; <as>as, artifices will not <ex>avail</ex> the sinner in the day of judgment</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>O, what <qex>avails</qex> me now that honor high !</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To promote; to assist.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To avail one's self of</b></col>, <cd>to make use of; take advantage of.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Then shall they seek to <qex>avail themselves</qex> of names.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I have <qex>availed myself</qex> of the very first opportunity.</q> <rj><qau>Dickens.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vail"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be of use or advantage; to answer the purpose; to have strength, force, or efficacy sufficient to accomplish the object; <as>as, the plea in bar must <ex>avail</ex>, that is, be sufficient to defeat the suit; this scheme will not <ex>avail</ex>; medicines will not <ex>avail</ex> to check the disease.</as></def> &ldquo;What signs <xex>avail</xex> ?&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Words <qex>avail</qex> very little with me, young man.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vail"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Profit; advantage toward success; benefit; value; <as>as, labor, without economy, is of little <ex>avail</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>avail</qex> of a deathbed repentance.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Proceeds; <as>as, the <ex>avails</ex> of a sale by auction</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>avails</qex> of their own industry.</q> <rj><qau>Stoddard.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Use; benefit; utility; profit; service.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vail"</hw>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <def>See <er>Avale</er>, <pos>v.</pos></def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vail`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Availabilities</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality of being available; availableness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The word is sometimes used derogatively in the sense of &ldquo;mere availableness,&rdquo; or capability of success without regard to worthiness.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He was . . . nominated for his <qex>availability</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Lowell.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is available.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vail"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having sufficient power, force, or efficacy, for the object; effectual; valid; <as>as, an <ex>available</ex> plea</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Laws human are <qex>available</qex> by consent.</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Such as one may avail one's self of; capable of being used for the accomplishment of a purpose; usable; profitable; advantageous; convertible into a resource; <as>as, an <ex>available</ex> measure; an <ex>available</ex> candidate.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Struggling to redeem, as he did, the <qex>available</qex> months and days out of so many that were unavailable.</q> <rj><qau>Carlyle.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Having no <qex>available</qex> funds with which to pay the calls on new shares.</q> <rj><qau>H. Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vail"a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Competent power; validity; efficacy; <as>as, the <ex>availableness</ex> of a title</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Quality of being available; capability of being used for the purpose intended.</def> <rj><au>Sir M. Hale.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vai"a*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an available manner; profitably; advantageously; efficaciously.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vail"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Profit; advantage.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Av"a*lanche`</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>avalanche</ets>, fr. <ets>avaler</ets> to descend, to let down, from <ets>aval</ets> down, downward; &unr_; (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>val</ets>, L. <ets>vallis</ets>, valley. See <er>Valley</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A fall of earth, rocks, etc., similar to that of an avalanche of snow or ice.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A sudden, great, or irresistible descent or influx of anything.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vale"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>avaler</ets> to descend, to let down. See <er>Avalanche</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cause to descend; to lower; to let fall; to doff.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To bring low; to abase.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir H. Wotton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(v. i.)</fld> <def>To descend; to fall; to dismount.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And from their sweaty courses did <qex>avale</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vant"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[For <ets>avant-guard</ets>. Cf. <er>Avaunt</er>, <er>Van</er>.]</ety> <def>The front of an army. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> See <er>Van</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>a*vant"-cou`ri*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>avant</ets> before + <ets>courrier</ets>. See <er>Avaunt</er>, and <er>Courier</er>.]</ety> <def>A person dispatched before another person or company, to give notice of his or their approach.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>a*vant`-garde"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*v&auml;nt"-g&auml;rd`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>avant</ets> before + E. <ets>guard</ets>, F. <ets>avant-garde</ets>. See <er>Avaunt</er>.]</ety> <def>The most advanced group of people in any field of endeavor, especially in literary and artistic work, usually characterized by new ideas and experimental techniques.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>a*vant`-garde"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*v&auml;nt"-g&auml;rd`)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of, pertaining to, or belonging to the avant-garde.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Characterized by the use of experimental techniques; modern; daring; radical.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>a*vant"-guard`</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*v&auml;nt"-g&auml;rd`; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>avant</ets> before + E. <ets>guard</ets>, F. <ets>avant-garde</ets>. See <er>Avaunt</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The van or advanced body of an army. See <er>Vanguard</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Same as <er>avant-garde</er>, <pos>n.</pos>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>avaram</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an evergreen Indian shrub (<spn>Senna auriculata</spn> or <spn>Cassia auriculata</spn>) with vivid yellow flowers whose bark is used in tanning; it is sometimes placed in the genus <gen>Cassia</gen>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> tanner's cassia</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Av"a*rice</hw> <pr>(&abreve;v"&adot_;*r&ibreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>avaritia</ets>, fr. <ets>avarus</ets> avaricious, prob. fr. <ets>av&emacr;re</ets> to covet, fr. a root <ets>av</ets> to satiate one's self: cf. Gr. <grk>'a`menai</grk>, <grk>'a^sai</grk>, to satiate, Skr. <ets>av</ets> to satiate one's self, rejoice, protect.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greediness for wealth; covetousness; cupidity.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To desire money for its own sake, and in order to hoard it up, is <qex>avarice</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Beattie.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An inordinate desire for some supposed good.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>All are taught an <qex>avarice</qex> of praise.</q> <rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Av`a*ri"cious</hw> <pr>(&abreve;v`&adot_;*r&ibreve_;sh"&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>avaricieux</ets>.]</ety> <def>Actuated by avarice; greedy of gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Greedy; stingy; rapacious; griping; sordid; close.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Avaricious</er>, <er>Covetous</er>, <er>Parsimonious</er>, <er>Penurious</er>, <er>Miserly</er>, <er>Niggardly</er>. The <xex>avaricious</xex> eagerly desire wealth with a view to hoard it. The <xex>covetous</xex> grasp after it at the expense of others, though not of necessity with a design to save, since a man may be covetous and yet a spendthrift. The <xex>penurious</xex>, <xex>parsimonious</xex>, and <xex>miserly</xex> save money by disgraceful self-denial, and the <xex>niggardly</xex> by meanness in their dealing with others. We speak of persons as <xex>covetous</xex> in getting, <xex>avaricious</xex> in retaining, <xex>parsimonious</xex> in expending, <xex>penurious</xex> or <xex>miserly</xex> in modes of living, <xex>niggardly</xex> in dispensing.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Av`a*ri"cious*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Av`a*ri"cious*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>avaritia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins); avarice; greed.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> avarice, greed, covetousness, rapacity</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Av"a*rous</hw> <pr>(&abreve;v"&adot_;*r&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>avarus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Avaricious.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vast"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*v&adot_;st")</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <ety>[Corrupted from D. <ets>houd vast</ets> hold fast. See <er>Hold</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, and <er>Fast</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Cease; stop; stay.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Avast</xex> heaving.&rdquo; <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Av`a*tar"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;v`&adot_;*t&asuml_;r")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Skr. <ets>avat&acirc;ra</ets> descent; <ets>ava</ets> from + root <ets>t&rsdot_;</ets> to cross, pass over.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Hindu Myth.)</fld> <def>The descent of a deity to earth, and his incarnation as a man or an animal; -- chiefly associated with the incarnations of <persfn>Vishnu</persfn>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An incarnation, embodiment or personification of a principle, quality, or attitude; -- used of people, mostly in a positive sense as a manifestation of a behavior or character worthy of admiration.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><person>Martha Stewart</person>, the home-and-hearth <ex>avatar</ex> whose products are now available at <corpn>Kmart</corpn> stores, is making upscale design touches like 200-thread-count cotton bed sheets something that most every American can aspire to.</q> <rj><qau>Leslie Kaufman (N. Y. Times, May 7, 1999).</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vaunce"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*v&asuml_;ns")</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp;
+i.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Advance</er>.]</ety> <def>To advance; to profit.</def> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vaunt"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*v&asuml_;nt" <it>or</it> &adot_;*v&auml;nt")</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>avant</ets> forward, fr. L. <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>ante</ets> before. Cf. <er>Avant</er>, <er>Advance</er>.]</ety> <def>Begone; depart; -- a word of contempt or abhorrence, equivalent to the phrase &ldquo;Get thee gone.&rdquo;</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vaunt"</hw>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To advance; to move forward; to elevate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To depart; to move away.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Coverdale.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vaunt"</hw>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>avanter</ets>; <ets>&agrave;</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>vanter</ets>. See <er>Vaunt</er>.]</ety> <def>To vaunt; to boast.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vaunt"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A vaunt; to boast.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vaunt"our</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>avanteur</ets>.]</ety> <def>A boaster.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A"ve</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., hail.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An ave Maria.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He repeated <qex>Aves</qex> and Credos.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A reverential salutation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Their loud applause and <qex>aves</qex> vehement.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vel</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>avellere</ets>.]</ety> <def>To pull away.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Yet are not these parts <qex>avelled</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vel"lane</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. It. <ets>avellana</ets> a filbert, fr. L. <ets>Avella</ets> or <ets>Abella</ets> a city of Campania.]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>In the form of four unhusked filberts; <as>as, an <ex>avellane</ex> cross</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>A"ve Ma*ri"a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A"ve Ma"ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. }</mhw> <ety>[From the first words of the Roman Catholic prayer to the Virgin Mary; L. <ets>ave</ets> hail, <ets>Maria</ets> Mary.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A salutation and prayer to the Virgin Mary, as mother of God; -- used in the Roman Catholic church.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To number <qex>Ave Maries</qex> on his beads.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A particular time (as in Italy, at the ringing of the bells about half an hour after sunset, and also at early dawn), when the people repeat the Ave Maria.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Ave Maria</qex> ! blessed be the hour !</q> <rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*ve"na</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of grasses, including the common oat (<spn>Avena sativa</spn>); the oat grasses.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Av`e*na"ceous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>avenaceus</ets>, fr. <ets>avena</ets> oats.]</ety> <def>Belonging to, or resembling, oats or the oat grasses.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Av"e*nage</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>avenage</ets>, fr. L. <ets>avena</ets> oats.]</ety> <fld>(Old Law)</fld> <def>A quantity of oats paid by a tenant to a landlord in lieu of rent.</def> <rj><au>Jacob.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ven"a*lin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>avena</ets> eats.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A crystalline globulin, contained in oat kernels, very similar in composition to excelsin, but different in reactions and crystalline form.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Av"e*ner</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>avenier</ets>, fr. <ets>aveine</ets>, <ets>avaine</ets>, <ets>avoine</ets>, oats, F. <ets>avoine</ets>, L. <ets>avena</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Feud. Law)</fld> <def>An officer of the king's stables whose duty it was to provide oats for the horses.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*venge"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Avenged</conjf> (&unr_;); <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Avenging</conjf> (&unr_;).]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>avengier</ets>; L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>vindicare</ets> to lay claim to, to avenge, revenge. See <er>Vengeance</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To take vengeance for; to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He will <qex>avenge</qex> the blood of his servants.</q> <rj><qau>Deut. xxxii. 43.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Avenge</qex>, O Lord, thy slaughtered saints, whose bones<br/>
+Lie scattered on the Alpine mountains cold.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He had <qex>avenged</qex> himself on them by havoc such as England had never before seen.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To treat revengefully; to wreak vengeance on.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Thy judgment in <qex>avenging</qex> thine enemies.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Hall.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To <er>Avenge</er>, <er>Revenge</er>.</syn> <usage> To <xex>avenge</xex> is to inflict punishment upon evil doers in behalf of ourselves, or others for whom we act; <as>as, to <ex>avenge</ex> one's wrongs; to <ex>avenge</ex> the injuries of the suffering and innocent</as>. It is to inflict pain for the sake of vindication, or retributive justice. To <xex>revenge</xex> is to inflict pain or injury for the indulgence of resentful and malicious feelings. The former may at times be a duty; the latter is one of the worst exhibitions of human character.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I <qex>avenge</qex> myself upon another, or I <qex>avenge</qex> another, or I <qex>avenge</qex> a wrong. I <qex>revenge</qex> only myself, and that upon another.</q> <rj><qau>C. J. Smith.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*venge"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To take vengeance.</def>
+ <rj><qau>Levit. xix. 18.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*venge"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Vengeance; revenge.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*venge"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Vengeance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*venge"ful</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Vengeful.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*venge"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The inflicting of retributive punishment; satisfaction taken.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ven"ger</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who avenges or vindicates; <as>as, an <ex>avenger</ex> of blood</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who takes vengeance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ven"ger*ess</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A female avenger.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ve"ni*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + L. <ets>vena</ets> a vein.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Being without veins or nerves, as the leaves of certain plants.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Av"e*nor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Avener</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>av"ens</hw> <pr>(&abreve;v"&ebreve_;nz)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>avens</plw>.</plu> <ety>[OF. <ets>avence</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant of the genus <gen>Geum</gen>, of the rose family, esp. <spn>Geum urbanum</spn>, or herb bennet. They may bear red, yellow, or white flowers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Av"en*tail</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>esventail</ets>. Cf. <er>Ventail</er>.]</ety> <def>The movable front to a helmet; the ventail.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Av"en*tine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to <ets>Mons Aventinus</ets>, one of the seven hills on which Rome stood.</def> <rj><au>Bryant.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Av"en*tine</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A post of security or defense.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Into the castle's tower,<br/>
+The only <qex>Aventine</qex> that now is left him.</q> <rj><qau>Beau. &amp; Fl.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ven"tre</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To thrust forward (at a venture), as a spear.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ven"ture</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Adventure</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Accident; chance; adventure.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Old Law)</fld> <def>A mischance causing a person's death without felony, as by drowning, or falling into the fire.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ven"tu*rine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>aventurine</ets>: cf. It. <ets>avventurino</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A kind of glass, containing gold-colored spangles. It was produced in the first place by the accidental (<xex>par aventure</xex>) dropping of some brass filings into a pot of melted glass.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A variety of translucent quartz, spangled throughout with scales of yellow mica.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Aventurine feldspar</b></col>, <cd>a variety of oligoclase with internal firelike reflections due to the presence of minute crystals, probably of hematite; sunstone.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Av"e*nue</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>avenue</ets>, fr. <ets>avenir</ets> to come to, L. <ets>advenire</ets>. See <er>Advene</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A way or opening for entrance into a place; a passage by which a place may by reached; a way of approach or of exit.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>avenues</xex> leading to the city by land.&rdquo; <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>On every side were expanding new <qex>avenues</qex> of inquiry.</q> <rj><qau>Milman.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The principal walk or approach to a house which is withdrawn from the road, especially, such approach bordered on each side by trees; any broad passageway thus bordered.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>An <qex>avenue</qex> of tall elms and branching chestnuts.</q> <rj><qau>W. Black.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A broad street; <as>as, the Fifth <ex>Avenue</ex> in New York</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"ver</hw> <pr>(&amacr;"v&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>aver</ets> domestic animal, whence LL. <ets>averia</ets>, pl. cattle. See <er>Habit</er>, and cf. <er>Average</er>.]</ety> <def>A work horse, or working ox.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Dial. Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 105 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ver"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*v&etilde_;r")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Averred</conjf> (&adot_;*v&etilde_;rd"); <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Averring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>av&eacute;rer</ets>, LL. <ets>adverare</ets>, <ets>averare</ets>; L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>versus</ets> true. See <er>Verity</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To assert, or prove, the truth of.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To avouch or verify; to offer to verify; to prove or justify. See <er>Averment</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To affirm with confidence; to declare in a positive manner, as in confidence of asserting the truth.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It is sufficient that the very fact hath its foundation in truth, as I do seriously <qex>aver</qex> is the case.</q> <rj><qau>Fielding.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Then all <qex>averred</qex> I had killed the bird.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To assert; affirm; asseverate. See <er>Affirm</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Av"er*age</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>average</ets>, LL. <ets>averagium</ets>, prob. fr. OF. <ets>aver</ets>, F. <ets>avoir</ets>, property, horses, cattle, etc.; prop. infin., to have, from L. <ets>habere</ets> to have. Cf. F. <ets>av&eacute;rage</ets> small cattle, and <ets>avarie</ets> (perh. of different origin) damage to ship or cargo, port dues. The first meaning was perhaps the service of carting a feudal lord's wheat, then charge for carriage, the contribution towards loss of things carried, in proportion to the amount of each person's property. Cf. <er>Aver</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, <er>Avercorn</er>, <er>Averpenny</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(OLd Eng. Law)</fld> <def>That service which a tenant owed his lord, to be done by the work beasts of the tenant, as the carriage of wheat, turf, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>avarie</ets> damage to ship or cargo.]</ety> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A tariff or duty on goods, etc.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Any charge in addition to the regular charge for freight of goods shipped.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A contribution to a loss or charge which has been imposed upon one of several for the general benefit; damage done by sea perils.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>The equitable and proportionate distribution of loss or expense among all interested.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>General average</b></col>, <cd>a contribution made, by all parties concerned in a sea adventure, toward a loss occasioned by the voluntary sacrifice of the property of some of the parties in interest for the benefit of all. It is called <xex>general average</xex>, because it falls upon the gross amount of ship, cargo, and freight at risk and saved by the sacrifice.</cd> <au>Kent.</au> -- <col><b>Particular average</b></col> <cd>signifies the damage or partial loss happening to the ship, or cargo, or freight, in consequence of some fortuitous or unavoidable accident; and it is borne by the individual owners of the articles damaged, or by their insurers.</cd> -- <col><b>Petty averages</b></col> <cd>are sundry small charges, which occur regularly, and are necessarily defrayed by the master in the usual course of a voyage; such as port charges, common pilotage, and the like, which formerly were, and in some cases still are, borne partly by the ship and partly by the cargo. In the clause commonly found in bills of lading, &ldquo;primage and <xex>average</xex> accustomed,&rdquo; <xex>average</xex> means a kind of composition established by usage for such charges, which were formerly assessed by way of average.</cd> <au>Arnould.</au> <au>Abbott.</au> <au>Phillips.</au></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A mean proportion, medial sum or quantity, made out of unequal sums or quantities; an arithmetical mean. <as>Thus, if A loses 5 dollars, B 9, and C 16, the sum is 30, and the <ex>average</ex> 10.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Any medial estimate or general statement derived from a comparison of diverse specific cases; a medium or usual size, quantity, quality, rate, etc.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>average</xex> of sensations.&rdquo; <rj><au>Paley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>In the English corn trade, the medial price of the several kinds of grain in the principal corn markets.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>On an average</b></col>, <cd>taking the mean of unequal numbers or quantities.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Av"er*age</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to an average or mean; medial; containing a mean proportion; of a mean size, quality, ability, etc.; ordinary; usual; <as>as, an <ex>average</ex> rate of profit; an <ex>average</ex> amount of rain; the <ex>average</ex> Englishman; beings of the <ex>average</ex> stamp.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>According to the laws of averages; <as>as, the loss must be made good by <ex>average</ex> contribution</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Av"er*age</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Averaged</conjf> (&unr_;); <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Averaging</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To find the mean of, when sums or quantities are unequal; to reduce to a mean.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To divide among a number, according to a given proportion; <as>as, to <ex>average</ex> a loss</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To do, accomplish, get, etc., on an average.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Av"er*age</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To form, or exist in, a mean or medial sum or quantity; to amount to, or to be, on an average; <as>as, the losses of the owners will <ex>average</ex> twenty five dollars each; these spars <ex>average</ex> ten feet in length.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"ver*corn`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Aver</ets>, <pos>n.</pos> + <ets>corn</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Old Eng. Law)</fld> <def>A reserved rent in corn, formerly paid to religious houses by their tenants or farmers.</def> <rj><au>Kennet.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ver"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>averement</ets>, LL. <ets>averamentum</ets>. See <er>Aver</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of averring, or that which is averred; affirmation; positive assertion.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Signally has this <qex>averment</qex> received illustration in the course of recent events.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Verification; establishment by evidence.</def> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A positive statement of facts; an allegation; an offer to justify or prove what is alleged.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In any stage of pleadings, when either party advances new matter, he <xex>avers</xex> it to be true, by using this form of words: &ldquo;and this he is ready to verify.&rdquo; This was formerly called an <xex>averment</xex>. It modern pleading, it is termed a <xex>verification</xex>. <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj></note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*ver"nal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*ver"ni*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Avernus, a lake of Campania, in Italy, famous for its poisonous vapors, which ancient writers fancied were so malignant as to kill birds flying over it. It was represented by the poets to be connected with the infernal regions.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Av"er*pen`ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Aver</ets>, <pos>n.</pos> + <ets>penny</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Old Eng. Law)</fld> <def>Money paid by a tenant in lieu of the service of average.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ver"ro*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The tenets of the Averroists.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ver"ro*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One of a sect of peripatetic philosophers, who appeared in Italy before the restoration of learning; so denominated from Averroes, or Averrhoes, a celebrated Arabian philosopher. He held the doctrine of monopsychism.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Av`er*run"cate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>averruncare</ets> to avert; <ets>a</ets>, <ets>ab</ets>, off + <ets>verruncare</ets> to turn; formerly derived from <ets>ab</ets> and <ets>eruncare</ets> to root out. Cf. <er>Aberuncate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To avert; to ward off.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Hudibras.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To root up.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Av`er*run*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>averroncation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of averting.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Eradication.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>De Quincey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Av`er*run*ca"tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An instrument for pruning trees, having two blades, or a blade and a hook, fixed on a long rod and operated by a string or wire; a tree pruner.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Av`er*sa"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aversatio</ets>, fr. <ets>aversari</ets> to turn away, v. intens. of <ets>avertere</ets>. See <er>Avert</er>.]</ety> <def>A turning from with dislike; aversion.</def> <mark>[Obs.or Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Some men have a natural <qex>aversation</qex> to some vices or virtues, and a natural affection to others.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*verse"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aversus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>avertere</ets>. See <er>Avert</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Turned away or backward.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The tracks <qex>averse</qex> a lying notice gave,<br/>
+And led the searcher backward from the cave.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having a repugnance or opposition of mind; disliking; disinclined; unwilling; reluctant.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Averse</qex> alike to flatter, or offend.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Men who were <qex>averse</qex> to the life of camps.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Pass by securely as men <qex>averse</qex> from war.</q> <rj><qau>Micah ii. 8.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The prevailing usage now is to employ <xex>to</xex> after <xex>averse</xex> and its derivatives rather than <xex>from</xex>, as was formerly the usage. In this the word is in agreement with its kindred terms, <xex>hatred</xex>, <xex>dislike</xex>, <xex>dissimilar</xex>, <xex>contrary</xex>, <xex>repugnant</xex>, etc., expressing a relation or an affection of the mind to an object.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Averse</er>, <er>Reluctant</er>, <er>Adverse</er>.</syn> <usage> <xex>Averse</xex> expresses an habitual, though not of necessity a very strong, dislike; <as>as, <ex>averse</ex> to active pursuits; <ex>averse</ex> to study</as>. <xex>Reluctant</xex>, a term of the of the will, implies an internal struggle as to making some sacrifice of interest or feeling; <as>as, <ex>reluctant</ex> to yield</as>; <xex>reluctant</xex> to make the necessary arrangements; a <xex>reluctant</xex> will or consent. <xex>Adverse</xex> denotes active opposition or hostility; <as>as, <ex>adverse</ex> interests</as>; <xex>adverse</xex> feelings, plans, or movements; the <xex>adverse</xex> party.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*verse"</hw>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <def>To turn away.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*verse"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Backward; in a backward direction; <as>as, emitted <ex>aversely</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>With repugnance or aversion; unwillingly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*verse"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being averse; opposition of mind; unwillingness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ver"sion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aversio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>aversion</ets>. See <er>Avert</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A turning away.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Adhesion to vice and <qex>aversion</qex> from goodness.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Atterbury.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike; antipathy; disinclination; reluctance.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Mutual <qex>aversion</qex> of races.</q> <rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His rapacity had made him an object of general <qex>aversion</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; It is now generally followed by <xex>to</xex> before the object. [See <er>Averse</er>.] Sometimes <xex>towards</xex> and <xex>for</xex> are found; <xex>from</xex> is obsolete.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A freeholder is bred with an <qex>aversion to</qex> subjection.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His <qex>aversion towards</qex> the house of York.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It is not difficult for a man to see that a person has conceived an <qex>aversion for</qex> him.</q> <rj><qau>Spectator.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The Khasias . . . have an <qex>aversion to</qex> milk.</q> <rj><qau>J. D. Hooker.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The object of dislike or repugnance.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Pain their <qex>aversion</qex>, pleasure their desire.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Antipathy; dislike; repugnance; disgust. See <er>Dislike</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>aversive</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to aversion.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>exhibiting avoidance or causing avoidance.</def> <illu><ex>aversive</ex> conditioning</illu> <illu><ex>aversive</ex> behavior</illu><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vert"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Averted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Averting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>avertere</ets>; <ets>a</ets>, <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>vertere</ets> to turn: cf. OF. <ets>avertir</ets>. See <er>Verse</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>To turn aside, or away; <as>as, to <ex>avert</ex> the eyes from an object</as>; to ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of; <as>as, how can the danger be <ex>averted</ex>?</as> &ldquo;To <xex>avert</xex> his ire.&rdquo;</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>When atheists and profane persons do hear of so many discordant and contrary opinions in religion, it doth <qex>avert</qex> them from the church.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Till ardent prayer <qex>averts</qex> the public woe.</q> <rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vert"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To turn away.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Cold and <qex>averting</qex> from our neighbor's good.</q> <rj><qau>Thomson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vert"ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Turned away, esp. as an expression of feeling; also, offended; unpropitious.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Who scornful pass it with <qex>averted</qex> eye.</q> <rj><qau>Keble.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vert"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, averts.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vert"i*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being averted; preventable.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ver"ti*ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Advertisement.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A"ves</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L., pl. of <ets>avis</ets> bird.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The class of Vertebrata that includes the birds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Aves</xex>, or birds, have a complete double circulation, oviparous, reproduction, front limbs peculiarly modified as wings; and they bear feathers. All existing birds have a horny beak, without teeth; but some Mesozoic fossil birds (Odontornithes) had conical teeth inserted in both jaws. The principal groups are: <er>Carinat&aelig;</er>, including all existing flying birds; <er>Ratit&aelig;</er>, including the ostrich and allies, the apteryx, and the extinct moas; <er>Odontornithes</er>, or fossil birds with teeth.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>The ordinary birds are classified largely by the structure of the beak and feet, which are in direct relation to their habits. See <er>Beak</er>, <er>Bird</er>, <er>Odontonithes</er>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*ves"ta</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The Zoroastrian scriptures; the sacred text of Zoroastrianism. See <er>Zend-Avesta</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ves"tan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Avesta or the language of the Avesta.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>The language of the Avesta (an ancient Iranian language); -- less properly called <altname>Zend</altname>.</def></def2><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Zend</syn><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`vi*a"do</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <def>One who works a mine with means provided by another.</def> <mark>[Sp. Amer. &amp; Southwestern U. S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"vi*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or instrument to birds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>avianise</hw>, <hw>avianize</hw></mhw> <pos>v.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>to modify microorganisms by repeated culture in the developing chick embryo.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>aviate</hw> <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>fly an airplane.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> fly, pilot.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"vi*a*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Aviaries</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>aviarium</ets>, fr. <ets>aviarius</ets> pertaining to birds, fr. <ets>avis</ets> bird, akin to Gr, &unr_;, Skr. <ets>vi</ets>.]</ety> <def>A house, inclosure, large cage, or other place, for keeping birds confined; a bird house.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Lincolnshire may be termed the <qex>aviary</qex> of England.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"vi*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Aviated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Aviating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To fly, or navigate the air, in an a&euml;roplane or heavier-than-air flying machine.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`vi*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The art or science of flying.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"vi*a`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An experimenter in aviation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A flying machine.</def> <mark>[archaic]</mark> <br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The driver or pilot of an aircraft, especially of an airplane.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A"vi*a`tress</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>A`vi*a"trix</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A woman aviator (in senses 1 or 3).</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Avicenniaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a family name used in some classifications: coextensive with the genus <gen>Avicennia</gen>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Avicenniaceae</fam>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*vic"u*la</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., small bird.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of marine bivalves, having a pearly interior, allied to the pearl oyster; -- so called from a supposed resemblance of the typical species to a bird.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vic"u*lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>avicula</ets> a small bird, dim. of <ets>avis</ets> bird.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to a bird or to birds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*vic`u*la"ri*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Avicular</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>See prehensile processes on the cells of some Bryozoa, often having the shape of a bird's bill.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A"vi*cul`ture</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>avis</ets> bird + <ets>cultura</ets> culture.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Rearing and care of birds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Av"id</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>avidus</ets>, fr. <ets>av&unr_;re</ets> to long: cf. F. <ets>avide</ets>. See <er>Avarice</er>.]</ety> <def>Longing eagerly for; eager; greedy.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Avid</xex> of gold, yet greedier of renown.&rdquo; <rj><au>Southey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vid"i*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Avid.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vid"i*ous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Eagerly; greedily.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vid"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aviditas</ets>, fr. <ets>avidus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>avidit&eacute;</ets>. See <er>Avid</er>.]</ety> <def>Greediness; strong appetite; eagerness; intenseness of desire; <as>as, to eat with <ex>avidity</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His books were received and read with <qex>avidity</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milward.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vie"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>vie</ets>.]</ety> <def>Emulously.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`vi*ette"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A heavier-than-air flying machine in which the motive power is furnished solely by the aviator.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>In the 1980's and 1990's, using modern light-weight but strong films and supporting structures, planes such as the Gossamer Condor and Gossamer Albatross were built, powered by a human using pedals to drive the propeller, which could fly for tens of miles. These machines, however, were seldom if ever referred to as <ex>aviettes</ex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`vi*fau"na</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>avis</ets> bird + E. <ets>fauna</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The birds, or all the kinds of birds, inhabiting a region.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Av`i*ga"to</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Avocado</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A`vignon" ber"ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The fruit of the <spn>Rhamnus infectorius</spn>, eand of other species of the same genus; -- so called from the city of Avignon, in France. It is used by dyers and painters for coloring yellow. Called also <altname>French berry</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vile"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>aviler</ets>, F. <ets>avilir</ets>; <ets>a</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>vil</ets> vile. See <er>Vile</er>.]</ety> <def>To abase or debase; to vilify; to depreciate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Want makes us know the price of what we <qex>avile</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>B. Jonson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vis"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>avis</ets>. See <er>Advice</er>.]</ety> <def>Advice; opinion; deliberation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vise"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>aviser</ets>. See <er>Advise</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To look at; to view; to think of.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To advise; to counsel.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To avise one's self</b></col>, <cd>to consider with one's self, to reflect, to deliberate.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Now therefore, if thou wilt enriched be,<br/>
+<qex>Avise thee</qex> well, and change thy willful mood.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vise"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To consider; to reflect.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vise"ful</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Watchful; circumspect.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>With sharp, <qex>aviseful</qex> eye.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vise"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Advisedly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vise"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Advisement; observation; deliberation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vi"sion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Vision.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vi"so</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Information; advice.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An advice boat, or dispatch boat.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Av`o*ca"do</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Corrupted from the Mexican <ets>ahuacatl</ets>: cf. Sp. <ets>aguacate</ets>, F. <ets>aguacat&eacute;</ets>, <ets>avocat</ets>, G. <ets>avogado</ets>baum.]</ety> <def>The pulpy fruit of <spn>Persea gratissima</spn>, a tree of tropical America. It is about the size and shape of a large pear; -- called also <altname>avocado pear</altname>, <altname>alligator pear</altname>, <altname>midshipman's butter</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Av`o*cat</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>An advocate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Av"o*cate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>avocatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>avocare</ets>; <ets>a</ets>, <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>vocare</ets> to call. Cf. <er>Avoke</er>, and see <er>Vocal</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>To call off or away; to withdraw; to transfer to another tribunal.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>One who <qex>avocateth</qex> his mind from other occupations.</q> <rj><qau>Barrow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He, at last, . . . <qex>avocated</qex> the cause to Rome.</q> <rj><qau>Robertson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Av`o*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>avocatio</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A calling away; a diversion.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Impulses to duty, and powerful <qex>avocations</qex> from sin.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which calls one away from one's regular employment or vocation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Heaven is his vocation, and therefore he counts earthly employments <qex>avocations</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>By the secular cares and <qex>avocations</qex> which accompany marriage the clergy have been furnished with skill in common life.</q> <rj><qau>Atterbury.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In this sense the word is applied to the smaller affairs of life, or occasional calls which summon a person to leave his ordinary or principal business. <xex>Avocation</xex> (in the singular) for <xex>vocation</xex> is usually avoided by good writers.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Pursuits; duties; affairs which occupy one's time; usual employment; vocation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>There are professions, among the men, no more favorable to these studies than the common <qex>avocations</qex> of women.</q> <rj><qau>Richardson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In a few hours, above thirty thousand men left his standard, and returned to their ordinary <qex>avocations</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 106 --></p>
+
+<p><q>An irregularity and instability of purpose, which makes them choose the wandering avocations of a shepherd, rather than the more fixed pursuits of agriculture.</q> <rj><qau>Buckle.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vo"ca*tive</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*v&omacr;"k&adot_;*t&ibreve_;v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Calling off.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vo"ca*tive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which calls aside; a dissuasive.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Av"o*cet</hw>, <hw>Av"o*set</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&abreve;v"&ouptack_;*s&ebreve_;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>avocette</ets>: cf. It. <ets>avosetta</ets>, Sp. <ets>avoceta</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A grallatorial bird, of the genus <gen>Recurvirostra</gen>; the scooper. The bill is long and bend upward toward the tip. The American species is <spn>Recurvirostra Americana</spn>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>avocette</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*void"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Avoided</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Avoiding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>esvuidier</ets>, <ets>es</ets> (L. <ets>ex</ets>) + <ets>vuidier</ets>, <ets>voidier</ets>, to empty. See <er>Void</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To empty.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Wyclif.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To emit or throw out; to void; <as>as, to <ex>avoid</ex> excretions</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To quit or evacuate; to withdraw from.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Six of us only stayed, and the rest <qex>avoided</qex><br/>
+the room.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To make void; to annul or vacate; to refute.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>How can these grants of the king's be <qex>avoided</qex>?</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To keep away from; to keep clear of; to endeavor no to meet; to shun; to abstain from; <as>as, to <ex>avoid</ex> the company of gamesters</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>What need a man forestall his date of grief.<br/>
+And run to meet what he would most <qex>avoid</qex> ?</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He carefully <qex>avoided</qex> every act which could goad them into open hostility.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To get rid of.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Pleading)</fld> <def>To defeat or evade; to invalidate. Thus, in a replication, the plaintiff may deny the defendant's plea, or confess it, and <xex>avoid</xex> it by stating new matter.</def> <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To escape; elude; evade; eschew.</syn> <usage> -- To <er>Avoid</er>, <er>Shun</er>. <xex>Avoid</xex> in its commonest sense means, <xex>to keep clear of</xex>, an extension of the meaning, <xex>to withdraw one's self from</xex>. It denotes care taken not to come near or in contact; <as>as, to <ex>avoid</ex> certain persons or places</as>. <xex>Shun</xex> is a stronger term, implying more prominently the idea of intention. The words may, however, in many cases be interchanged.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>No man can pray from his heart to be kept from temptation, if the take no care of himself to <qex>avoid</qex> it.</q> <rj><qau>Mason.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>So Chanticleer, who never saw a fox,<br/>
+Yet <qex>shunned</qex> him as a sailor <qex>shuns</qex> the rocks.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*void"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To retire; to withdraw.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>David <qex>avoided</qex> out of his presence.</q> <rj><qau>1 Sam. xviii. 11.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To become void or vacant.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Ayliffe.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*void"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Capable of being vacated; liable to be annulled or made invalid; voidable.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The charters were not <qex>avoidable</qex> for the king's nonage.</q> <rj><qau>Hale.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Capable of being avoided, shunned, or escaped.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*void"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of annulling; annulment.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of becoming vacant, or the state of being vacant; -- specifically used for the state of a benefice becoming void by the death, deprivation, or resignation of the incumbent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Wolsey, . . . on every <qex>avoidance</qex> of St. Peter's chair, was sitting down therein, when suddenly some one or other clapped in before him.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A dismissing or a quitting; removal; withdrawal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The act of avoiding or shunning; keeping clear of.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>avoidance</xex> of pain.&rdquo; <rj><au>Beattie.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The courts by which anything is carried off.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Avoidances</qex> and drainings of water.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*void"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The person who carries anything away, or the vessel in which things are carried away.</def> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who avoids, shuns, or escapes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*void"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Unavoidable; inevitable.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Av`oir*du*pois"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;v`&etilde_;r*d&uuptack_;*poiz")</pr>, <pos>n. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>aver de peis</ets>, goods of weight, where <ets>peis</ets> is fr. OF. <ets>peis</ets> weight, F. <ets>poids</ets>, L. <ets>pensum</ets>. See <er>Aver</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, and <er>Poise</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Goods sold by weight.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Avoirdupois weight.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Weight; heaviness; <as>as, a woman of much <ex>avoirdupois</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Avoirdupois weight</b></col>, <cd>a system of weights by which coarser commodities are weighed, such as hay, grain, butter, sugar, tea.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The standard Avoirdupois pound of the United States is equivalent to the weight of 27.7015 cubic inches of distilled water at 62&deg; Fahrenheit, the barometer being at 30 inches, and the water weighed in the air with brass weights. In this system of weights 16 drams make 1 ounce, 16 ounces 1 pound, 25 pounds 1 quarter, 4 quarters 1 hundred weight, and 20 hundred weight 1 ton. The above pound contains 7,000 grains, or 453.54 grams, so that 1 pound avoirdupois is equivalent to 1 31-144 pounds troy. (See <er>Troy weight</er>.) Formerly, a hundred weight was reckoned at 112 pounds, the ton being 2,240 pounds (sometimes called a <xex>long ton</xex>).</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*voke"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Avocate</er>.]</ety> <def>To call from or back again.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp. Burnet.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Av"o*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>avolare</ets>; <ets>a</ets> (<ets>ab</ets>) + <ets>volare</ets> to fly.]</ety> <def>To fly away; to escape; to exhale.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Av`o*la"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>avolatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of flying; flight; evaporation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Av"o*set</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Avocet</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vouch"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Avouched</conjf> (&unr_;); <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Avouching</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>avochier</ets>, LL. <ets>advocare</ets> to recognize the existence of a thing, to advocate, fr. L. <ets>advocare</ets> to call to; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>vocare</ets> to call. Cf. <er>Avow</er> to declare, <er>Advocate</er>, and see <er>Vouch</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To appeal to; to cite or claim as authority.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They <qex>avouch</qex> many successions of authorities.</q> <rj><qau>Coke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To maintain a just or true; to vouch for.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>We might be disposed to question its authenticity, it if were not <qex>avouched</qex> by the full evidence.</q> <rj><qau>Milman.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To declare or assert positively and as matter of fact; to affirm openly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>If this which he <qex>avouches</qex> does appear.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Such antiquities could have been <qex>avouched</qex> for the Irish.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To acknowledge deliberately; to admit; to confess; to sanction.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Thou hast <qex>avouched</qex> the Lord this day to be thy God.</q> <rj><qau>Deut. xxvi. 17.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vouch"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Evidence; declaration.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The sensible and true <qex>avouch</qex><br/>
+Of mine own eyes.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vouch"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being avouched.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vouch"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who avouches.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vouch"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of avouching; positive declaration.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vou"trer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Advoutrer</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vou"trie</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.]</ety> <def>Adultery.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vow"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Avowed</conjf> (&unr_;); <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Avowing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>avouver</ets>, fr. L. <ets>advocare</ets> to call to (whence the meanings, to call upon as superior; recognize as lord, own, confess); <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>vocare</ets> to call. See <er>Advocate</er>, <er>Avouch</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To declare openly, as something believed to be right; to own or acknowledge frankly; <as>as, a man <ex>avows</ex> his principles or his crimes</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Which I to be the of Israel's God<br/>
+<qex>Avow</qex>, and challenge Dagon to the test.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To acknowledge and justify, as an act done. See <er>Avowry</er>.</def> <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To acknowledge; own; confess. See <er>Confess</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vow"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>aveu</ets>.]</ety> <def>Avowal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vow"</hw>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>avouer</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>votare</ets> to vow, fr. L. <ets>votun</ets>. See <er>Vote</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>To bind, or to devote, by a vow.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Wyclif.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vow"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A vow or determination.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vow"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being avowed, or openly acknowledged, with confidence.</def> <rj><au>Donne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vow"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An open declaration; frank acknowledgment; <as>as, an <ex>avowal</ex> of such principles</as>.</def> <rj><au>Hume.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vow"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Act of avowing; avowal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Upholding; defense; vindication.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Can my <qex>avowance</qex> of king-murdering be collected from anything here written by me?</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vow"ant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The defendant in replevin, who <xex>avows</xex> the distress of the goods, and justifies the taking.</def> <rj><au>Cowell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vowed"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Openly acknowledged or declared; admitted.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>A*vow"ed*ly</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vow`ee"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>avou&eacute;</ets>. Cf. <er>Advowee</er>, <er>Advocate</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>The person who has a right to present to a benefice; the patron; an advowee. See <er>Advowson</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vow"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who avows or asserts.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vow"ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>avouerie</ets> protection, authority, OF. <ets>avouerie</ets>. See <er>Avow</er> to declare.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An advocate; a patron; a patron saint.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Let God alone be our <qex>avowry</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Latimer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of the distrainer of goods, who, in an action of replevin, avows and justifies the taking in his own right.</def> <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; When an action of replevin is brought, the distrainer either makes <xex>avowry</xex>, that is, <xex>avours</xex> taking the distress in his own right, or the right of his wife, and states the reason if it, as for arrears of rent, damage done, or the like; or makes <xex>cognizance</xex>, that is, <xex>acknowledges</xex> the taking, but justifies in an another's right, as his bailiff or servant.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vow"try</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>Adultery. See <er>Advoutry</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*voy"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A chief magistrate of a free imperial city or canton of Switzerland.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vulse"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>avulsus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>avellere</ets> to tear off; <ets>a</ets> (<ets>ab</ets>) + <ets>vellere</ets> to pluck.]</ety> <def>To pluck or pull off.</def> <rj><au>Shenstone.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vul"sion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>avulsio</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A tearing asunder; a forcible separation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>avulsion</qex> of two polished superficies.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A fragment torn off.</def> <rj><au>J. Barlow.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The sudden removal of lands or soil from the estate of one man to that of another by an inundation or a current, or by a sudden change in the course of a river by which a part of the estate of one man is cut off and joined to the estate of another. The property in the part thus separated, or cut off, continues in the original owner.</def> <rj><au>Wharton. Burrill.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*vun"cu*lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>avunculus</ets> uncle.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to an uncle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In these rare instances, the law of pedigree, whether direct or <qex>avuncular</qex>, gives way.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*wait"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Awaited</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Awaiting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>awaitier</ets>, <ets>agaitier</ets>; <ets>&unr_;</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>waitier</ets>, <ets>gaitier</ets> to watch, F. <ets>guetter</ets>. See <er>Wait</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To watch for; to look out for.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To wait on, serve, or attend.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To wait for; to stay for; to expect. See <er>Expect</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Betwixt these rocky pillars Gabriel sat,<br/>
+Chief of the angelic guards, <qex>awaiting</qex> night.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To be in store for; to be ready or in waiting for; <as>as, a glorious reward <ex>awaits</ex> the good</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>O Eve, some farther change <qex>awaits</qex> us night.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*wait"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To watch.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To wait (<xex>on</xex> or <xex>upon</xex>).</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To wait; to stay in waiting.</def> <rj><au>Darwin.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*wait"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A waiting for; ambush; watch; watching; heed.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>awaited</hw> <pos>pred. adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>expected. Opposite of <ant>unexpected</ant>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> anticipated, hoped-for, prospective.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*wake"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Awoke</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <conjf>Awaked</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. p.</pos> <conjf>Awaked</conjf>; (Obs.) <conjf>Awaken</conjf>, <conjf>Awoken</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Awaking</conjf>. The form <conjf>Awoke</conjf> is sometimes used as a <pos>p. p.</pos>]</vmorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>&amacr;w&aelig;cnan</ets>, v. i. (imp. <ets>aw&omacr;c</ets>), and <ets>&amacr;wacian</ets>, v. i. (imp. <ets>awacode</ets>). See <er>Awaken</er>, <er>Wake</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To rouse from sleep; to wake; to awaken.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Where morning's earliest ray . . . <qex>awake</qex> her.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And his disciples came to him, and <qex>awoke</qex> him, saying, Lord, save us; we perish.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. viii. 25.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To rouse from a state resembling sleep, as from death, stupidity., or inaction; to put into action; to give new life to; to stir up; <as>as, to <ex>awake</ex> the dead; to <ex>awake</ex> the dormant faculties.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I was soon <qex>awaked</qex> from this disagreeable reverie.</q> <rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It way <qex>awake</qex> my bounty further.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>No sunny gleam <qex>awake</qex>s the trees.</q> <rj><qau>Keble.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*wake"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To cease to sleep; to come out of a state of natural sleep; and, figuratively, out of a state resembling sleep, as inaction or death.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The national spirit again <qex>awoke</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Freeman.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Awake</qex> to righteousness, and sin not.</q> <rj><qau>1 Cor. xv. 34.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*wake"</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>awaken</ets>, old p. p. of <ets>awake</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not sleeping or lethargic; roused from sleep; in a state of vigilance or action.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Before whom <qex>awake</qex> I stood.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>She still beheld,<br/>
+Now wide <qex>awake</qex>, the vision of her sleep.</q> <rj><qau>Keats.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He was <qex>awake</qex> to the danger.</q> <rj><qau>Froude.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*wak"en</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Awakened</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Awakening</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>awakenen</ets>, <ets>awaknen</ets>, AS. <ets>&amacr;w&aelig;cnan</ets>, <ets>&amacr;w&aelig;cnian</ets>, v. i.; pref. <ets>on-</ets> + <ets>w&aelig;cnan</ets> to wake. Cf. <er>Awake</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>To rouse from sleep or torpor; to awake; to wake.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>[He] is dispatched<br/>
+Already to <qex>awaken</qex> whom thou nam'st.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Their consciences are thoroughly <qex>awakened</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Tillotson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To arouse; excite; stir up; call forth.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*wak"en*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, awakens.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*wak"en*ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Rousing from sleep, in a natural or a figurative sense; rousing into activity; exciting; <as>as, the <ex>awakening</ex> city; an <ex>awakening</ex> discourse; the <ex>awakening</ex> dawn.</as></def> -- <wordforms><wf>A*wak"en*ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*wak"en*ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of awaking, or ceasing to sleep. Specifically: A revival of religion, or more general attention to religious matters than usual.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*wak"en*ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An awakening.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*want"ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>wanting</ets>.]</ety> <def>Missing; wanting.</def> <mark>[Prov. Scot. &amp; Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir W. Hamilton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ward"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Awarded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Awarding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>eswarder</ets> to look at, consider, decide, judge; <ets>es</ets> (L. <ets>ex</ets>) + <ets>warder</ets>, <ets>garder</ets>, to observe, take heed, keep, fr. OHG. <ets>wart&emacr;n</ets> to watch, guard. See <er>Ward</er>.]</ety> <def>To give by sentence or judicial determination; to assign or apportion, after careful regard to the nature of the case; to adjudge; <as>as, the arbitrators <ex>awarded</ex> damages to the complainant</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To review<br/>
+The wrongful sentence, and <qex>award</qex> a new.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ward"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To determine; to make an award.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ward"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>award</ets>, <ets>awart</ets>, <ets>esgart</ets>. See <er>Award</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted.</def>&ldquo;Impatient for the <xex>award</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>An <qex>award</qex> had been given against.</q> <rj><qau>Gilpin.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The paper containing the decision of arbitrators; that which is warded.</def> <rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ward"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who awards, or assigns by sentence or judicial determination; a judge.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*ware"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>iwar</ets>, AS. <ets>gew&aelig;r</ets>, fr. <ets>w&aelig;r</ets> wary. The pref. <ets>ge-</ets> orig. meant <ets>together</ets>, <ets>completely</ets>. &unr_;. See <er>Wary</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Watchful; vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Apprised; informed; cognizant; conscious; <as>as, he was <ex>aware</ex> of the enemy's designs</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Aware</qex> of nothing arduous in a task<br/>
+They never undertook.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>awareness</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>conscious knowledge; <as>as, he had no <ex>awareness</ex> of his mistakes</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> cognizance, knowingness.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness; <as>as, the crash intruded on his <ex>awareness</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> sentience.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*warn"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>warn</ets>, AS. <ets>gewarnian</ets>. See <er>Warn</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>To warn.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>a*wash"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>wash</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Washed by the waves or tide; -- said of a rock or strip of shore;</def> <specif>or specifically:</specif> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>flush with the surface of the water, so that the waves break over it; -- of an anchor, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Abounding; filled; covered; -- used mostly with <ptcl>in</ptcl> or <ptcl>with</ptcl>, in phrases such as &ldquo;stores <ex>awash</ex> with customers&rdquo;.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*way"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>aweg</ets>, <ets>anweg</ets>, <ets>onweg</ets>; <ets>on</ets> on + <ets>weg</ets> way.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>From a place; hence.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The sound is going <qex>away</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Have me <qex>away</qex>, for I am sore wounded.</q> <rj><qau>2 Chron. xxxv. 23.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Absent; gone; at a distance; <as>as, the master is <ex>away</ex> from home</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Aside; off; in another direction.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The axis of rotation is inclined <qex>away</qex> from the sun.</q> <rj><qau>Lockyer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>From a state or condition of being; out of existence.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Be near me when I fade <qex>away</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>By ellipsis of the verb, equivalent to an imperative: Go or come away; begone; take away.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And the Lord said . . . <qex>Away</qex>, get thee down.</q> <rj><qau>Exod. xix. 24.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>On; in continuance; without intermission or delay; <as>as, sing <ex>away</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; It is much used in phrases signifying moving or going from; as, go <xex>away</xex>, run <xex>away</xex>, etc.; all signifying departure, or separation to a distance. Sometimes without the verb; as, whither <xex>away</xex> so fast ? &ldquo;Love hath wings, and will <xex>away</xex>.&rdquo; <au>Waller.</au> It serves to modify the sense of certain verbs by adding that of removal, loss, parting with, etc.; as, to throw <xex>away</xex>; to trifle <xex>away</xex>; to squander <xex>away</xex>, etc. Sometimes it has merely an intensive force; as, to blaze <xex>away</xex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Away with</b></col>, <cd>bear, abide</cd>. <mark>[Obs. or Archaic]</mark> &ldquo;The calling of assemblies, I can not <ex>away with</ex>.&rdquo; (<au>Isa. i. 13</au>), i. e., &ldquo;I can not bear or endure [it].&rdquo; -- <col><b>Away with</b></col> one, <cd>signifies, take him <xex>away</xex>.</cd> &ldquo;<xex>Away</xex> with him, crucify him.&rdquo; <au>John xix. 15.</au> -- <col><b>To make away with</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To kill or destroy.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To carry off.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 107 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>A*way"-go"ing</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*w&amacr;"go"&ibreve_;ng)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Sown during the last years of a tenancy, but not ripe until after its expiration; -- said of crops.</def> <rj><au>Wharton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>awayness</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the state of being elsewhere than in particular place.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*way"ward</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*w&amacr;"w&etilde_;rd)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Turned away; away.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Awe</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>a&yogh_;e</ets>, <ets>aghe</ets>, fr. Icel. <ets>agi</ets>; akin to AS. <ets>ege</ets>, <ets>&omacr;ga</ets>, Goth. <ets>agis</ets>, Dan. <ets>ave</ets> chastisement, fear, Gr. <grk>'a`chos</grk> pain, distress, from the same root as E. <ets>ail</ets>. &radic;3. Cf. <er>Ugly</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Dread; great fear mingled with respect.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Obsolescent]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His frown was full of terror, and his voice<br/>
+Shook the delinquent with such fits of <qex>awe</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The emotion inspired by something dreadful and sublime; an undefined sense of the dreadful and the sublime; reverential fear, or solemn wonder; profound reverence.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>There is an <qex>awe</qex> in mortals' joy,<br/>
+A deep mysterious fear.</q> <rj><qau>Keble.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To tame the pride of that power which held the Continent in <qex>awe</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The solitude of the desert, or the loftiness of the mountain, may fill the mind with <qex>awe</qex> -- the sense of our own littleness in some greater presence or power.</q> <rj><qau>C. J. Smith.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To stand in awe of</b></col>, <cd>to fear greatly; to reverence profoundly.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Reverence</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Awe</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Awed</conjf> (&unr_;); <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Awing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To strike with fear and reverence; to inspire with awe; to control by inspiring dread.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>That same eye whose bend doth <qex>awe</qex> the world.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His solemn and pathetic exhortation <qex>awed</qex> and melted the bystanders.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*wea"ried</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>p. p.</pos> <def>Wearied.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*wea"ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>weary</ets>.]</ety> <def>Weary.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark> &ldquo;I begin to be <xex>aweary</xex> of thee.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*weath"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>weather</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>On the weather side, or toward the wind; in the direction from which the wind blows; -- opposed to <contr>alee</contr>; <as>as, helm <ex>aweather</ex>!</as></def> <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*weigh"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>weigh</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Just drawn out of the ground, and hanging perpendicularly; atrip; -- said of the anchor.</def> <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Awe"less</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Awless</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Awe"some</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Causing awe; appalling; awful; <as>as, an <ex>awesome</ex> sight</as>.</def> <rj><au>Wright.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Expressive of awe or terror.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>An <qex>awesome</qex> glance up at the auld castle.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Awe"some*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being awesome.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Awe"-strick`en</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Awe-struck.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Awe"-struck`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Struck with awe.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aw"ful</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Oppressing with fear or horror; appalling; terrible; <as>as, an <ex>awful</ex> scene</as>.</def> &ldquo;The hour of Nature's <xex>awful</xex> throes.&rdquo; <rj><au>Hemans.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Inspiring awe; filling with profound reverence, or with fear and admiration; fitted to inspire reverential fear; profoundly impressive.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Heaven's <qex>awful</qex> Monarch.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Struck or filled with awe; terror-stricken.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A weak and <qex>awful</qex> reverence for antiquity.</q> <rj><qau>I. Watts.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Worshipful; reverential; law-abiding.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Thrust from the company of <qex>awful</qex> men.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Frightful; exceedingly bad; great; -- applied intensively; <as>as, an <ex>awful</ex> bonnet; an <ex>awful</ex> boaster.</as></def> <mark>[Slang]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Frightful</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aw"ful*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In an awful manner; in a manner to fill with terror or awe; fearfully; reverently.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Very; excessively.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aw"ful*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality of striking with awe, or with reverence; dreadfulness; solemnity; <as>as, the <ex>awfulness</ex> of this sacred place</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>awfulness</qex> of grandeur.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being struck with awe; a spirit of solemnity; profound reverence.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Producing in us reverence and <qex>awfulness</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*whape"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <ets>whap</ets> blow.]</ety> <def>To confound; to terrify; to amaze.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*while"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Adj. <ets>a</ets> + <ets>while</ets> time, interval.]</ety> <def>For a while; for some time; for a short time.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*wing"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>wing</ets>.]</ety> <def>On the wing; flying; fluttering.</def> <rj><au>Wallace.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Awk</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>auk</ets>, <ets>awk</ets> (properly) turned away; (hence) contrary, wrong, from Icel. <ets>&ouml;figr</ets>, <ets>&ouml;fugr</ets>, <ets>afigr</ets>, turning the wrong way, fr. <ets>af</ets> off, away; cf. OHG. <ets>abuh</ets>, Skr. <ets>ap&amacr;c</ets> turned away, fr. <ets>apa</ets> off, away + a root <ets>ak</ets>, <ets>a&ubreve;k</ets>, to bend, from which come also E. <ets>angle</ets>, <ets>anchor</ets>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Odd; out of order; perverse.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Wrong, or not commonly used; clumsy; sinister; <as>as, the <ex>awk</ex> end of a rod (the but end)</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Golding.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Clumsy in performance or manners; unhandy; not dexterous; awkward.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Awk</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Perversely; in the wrong way.</def> <rj><au>L'Estrange.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Awk"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In an unlucky (left-handed) or perverse manner.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Awkwardly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Awk"ward</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;k"we&etilde_;rd)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Awk</ets> + <ets>-ward</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Wanting dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments; not dexterous; without skill; clumsy; wanting ease, grace, or effectiveness in movement; ungraceful; <as>as, he was <ex>awkward</ex> at a trick; an <ex>awkward</ex> boy.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And dropped an <qex>awkward</qex> courtesy.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A long and <qex>awkward</qex> process.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>An <qex>awkward</qex> affair is one that has gone wrong, and is difficult to adjust.</q> <rj><qau>C. J. Smith.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Perverse; adverse; untoward.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>Awkward</xex> casualties.&rdquo; &ldquo;<xex>Awkward</xex> wind.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>O blind guides, which being of an <qex>awkward</qex> religion, do strain out a gnat, and swallow up a cancel.</q> <rj><qau>Udall.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Ungainly; unhandy; clownish; lubberly; gawky; maladroit; bungling; inelegant; ungraceful; unbecoming.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Awkward</er>, <er>Clumsy</er>, <er>Uncouth</er>. <xex>Awkward</xex> has a special reference to outward deportment. A man is <xex>clumsy</xex> in his whole person, he is <xex>awkward</xex> in his gait and the movement of his limbs. <xex>Clumsiness</xex> is seen at the first view. <xex>Awkwardness</xex> is discovered only when a person begins to move. Hence the expressions, a <xex>clumsy</xex> appearance, and an <xex>awkward</xex> manner. When we speak figuratively of an <xex>awkward</xex> excuse, we think of a lack of ease and grace in making it; when we speak of a <xex>clumsy</xex> excuse, we think of the whole thing as coarse and stupid. We apply the term <xex>uncouth</xex> most frequently to that which results from the lack of instruction or training; as, <xex>uncouth</xex> manners; <xex>uncouth</xex> language.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Awk"ward*ly</wf> <pr>(&asuml_;k"we&etilde_;rd*l&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Awk"ward*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Awk"ward squad</hw>. <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A squad of inapt recruits assembled for special drill.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Awl</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>aul</ets>, <ets>awel</ets>, <ets>al</ets>, AS. <ets>&aemacr_;l</ets>, <ets>awel</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>alr</ets>, OHG. <ets>&amacr;la</ets>, G. <ets>ahle</ets>, Lith. <ets>yla</ets>, Skr. <ets>&amacr;r&amacr;</ets>.]</ety> <def>A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses, as in the <stype>brad awl</stype>, <stype>saddler's awl</stype>, <stype>shoemaker's awl</stype>, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aw"less</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;"l&ebreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Wanting reverence; void of respectful fear.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Awless</xex> insolence.&rdquo; <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Inspiring no awe.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;The <xex>awless</xex> throne.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj>
+<altsp> [Written also <asp>aweless</asp>]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aw"less*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being awless.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Awl"-shaped`</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;l"sh&amacr;pt`)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Shaped like an awl.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Nat. Hist.)</fld> <def>Subulate. See <er>Subulate</er>.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Awl"wort`</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;l"w&ucirc;rt`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Awl</ets> + <ets>wort</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant (<spn>Subularia aquatica</spn>), with awl-shaped leaves.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Awm</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Aam</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Awn</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>awn</ets>, <ets>agune</ets>, from Icel. <ets>&ouml;gn</ets>, pl. <ets>agnir</ets>; akin to Sw. <ets>agn</ets>, Dan. <ets>avne</ets>, Goth. <ets>ahana</ets>, OHG. <ets>agana</ets>, G. <ets>agen</ets>, <ets>ahne</ets>, chaff, Gr. <grk>'a`chnh</grk>, AS. <ets>egla</ets>; prob. from same root as E. <ets>acute</ets>. See 3d <er>Ear</er>. &radic;1.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The bristle or beard of barley, oats, grasses, etc., or any similar bristlelike appendage; arista.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Awned</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;nd)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Furnished with an awn, or long bristle-shaped tip; bearded.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Awn"ing</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;n"&ibreve_;ng)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Origin uncertain: cf. F. <ets>auvent</ets> awing, or Pers. <ets>&amacr;wan</ets>, <ets>&amacr;wang</ets>, anything suspended, or LG. <ets>havening</ets> a place sheltered from wind and weather, E. <ets>haven</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A rooflike cover, usually of canvas, extended over or before any place as a shelter from the sun, rain, or wind.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>That part of the poop deck which is continued forward beyond the bulkhead of the cabin.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Awn"inged</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Furnished with an awning.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Awn"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without awns or beard.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Awn"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having awns; bearded.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*work"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>work</ets>.]</ety> <def>At work; in action.</def> &ldquo;Set <xex>awork</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*work"ing</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>working</ets>.]</ety> <def>At work; in action.</def> <mark>[Archaic or Colloq.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*wreak"</hw>, <hw>A*wreke"</hw>, }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <def>To avenge.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <see>See <er>Wreak</er>.</see><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*wrong"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>wrong</ets>.]</ety> <def>Wrongly.</def> <rj><au>Ford.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*wry"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*r&imacr;")</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>wry</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Turned or twisted toward one side; not in a straight or true direction, or position; out of the right course; distorted; obliquely; asquint; with oblique vision; <as>as, to glance <ex>awry</ex></as>.</def> &ldquo;Your crown's <xex>awry</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Blows them transverse, ten thousand leagues <qex>awry</qex>.<br/>
+Into the devious air.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Aside from the line of truth, or right reason; unreasonable or unreasonably; perverse or perversely.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Or by her charms<br/>
+Draws him <qex>awry</qex>, enslaved.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Nothing more <qex>awry</qex> from the law of God and nature than that a woman should give laws to men.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aw"some</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Awesome</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ax</hw>, <hw>Axe</hw>, }</mhw> <pr>(&abreve;ks)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>ax</ets>, <ets>axe</ets>, AS. <ets>eax</ets>, <ets>&aelig;x</ets>, <ets>acas</ets>; akin to D. <ets>akse</ets>, OS. <ets>accus</ets>, OHG. <ets>acchus</ets>, G. <ets>axt</ets>, Icel. <ets>&ouml;x</ets>, <ets>&ouml;xi</ets>, Sw. <ets>yxe</ets>, Dan. <ets>&ouml;kse</ets>, Goth. <ets>aqizi</ets>, Gr. <grk>'axi`nh</grk>, L. <ets>ascia</ets>; not akin to E. <ets>acute</ets>.]</ety> <def>A tool or instrument of steel, or of iron with a steel edge or blade, for felling trees, chopping and splitting wood, hewing timber, etc. It is wielded by a wooden helve or handle, so fixed in a socket or eye as to be in the same plane with the blade. The <xex>broadax</xex>, or carpenter's ax, is an ax for hewing timber, made heavier than the chopping ax, and with a broader and thinner blade and a shorter handle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>The ancient <xex>battle-ax</xex> had sometimes a double edge.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The word is used adjectively or in combination; as, <xex>ax</xex>head or <xex>ax</xex> head; <xex>ax</xex> helve; <xex>ax</xex> handle; <xex>ax</xex> shaft; <xex>ax</xex>-shaped; <xex>ax</xex>like.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>This word was originally spelt with <xex>e</xex>, <xex>axe</xex>; and so also was nearly every corresponding word of one syllable: as, <xex>flaxe</xex>, <xex>taxe</xex>, <xex>waxe</xex>, <xex>sixe</xex>, <xex>mixe</xex>, <xex>pixe</xex>, <xex>oxe</xex>, <xex>fluxe</xex>, etc. This superfluous <xex>e</xex> is not dropped; so that, in more than a hundred words ending in <xex>x</xex>, no one thinks of retaining the <xex>e</xex> except in <xex>axe</xex>. Analogy requires its exclusion here.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&ldquo;The spelling <xex>ax</xex> is better on every ground, of etymology, phonology, and analogy, than <xex>axe</xex>, which has of late become prevalent.&rdquo; <rj><au>New English Dict. (Murray).</au></rj></note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ax</hw> <pr>(&abreve;ks)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>axien</ets> and <ets>asken</ets>. See <er>Ask</er>.]</ety> <def>To ask; to inquire or inquire of.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; This word is from Saxon, and is as old as the English language. Formerly it was in good use, but now is regarded as a vulgarism. It is still dialectic in England, and is sometimes heard among the uneducated in the United States. &ldquo;And Pilate <xex>axide</xex> him, Art thou king of Jewis?&rdquo; &ldquo;Or if he <xex>axe</xex>a fish.&rdquo; <au>Wyclif.</au> 'bdThe king <xex>axed</xex> after your Grace's welfare.&rdquo; <au>Pegge.</au></note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ax"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>[See <er>Axial</er>.]</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Axe</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Axe"man</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, etc.}</mhw> <def>See <er>Ax</er>, <er>Axman</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>axenic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>raised under sterile conditions; -- of experimental animals; <as>as, <ex>axenic</ex> conditions</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>pure or completely free of the presence of other organisms; -- used of cultures of microorganisms; <as>as, an <ex>axenic</ex> culture</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> uncontaminated; germ-free.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>axerophthol</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a vitamin essential for normal vision (<chform>C20H30O</chform>); it prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes; same as <altname>vitamin A</altname>. One U.S.P. unit of vitamin A is equivalent to 0.30 micrograms of pure vitamin A alcohol.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> vitamin A; vitamin A alcohol; antiophthalmic factor; biosterol; retinol; A.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ax"i*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to an axis; of the nature of, or resembling, an axis; around an axis.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To take on an <qex>axial</qex>, and not an equatorial, direction.</q> <rj><qau>Nichol.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Belonging to the axis of the body; <as>as, the <ex>axial</ex> skeleton</as>; or to the axis of any appendage or organ; <as>as, the <ex>axial</ex> bones</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Axial line</b></col> <fld>(Magnetism)</fld>, <cd>the line taken by the magnetic force in passing from one pole of a horseshoe magnet to the other.</cd> <rj><au>Faraday.</au></rj>
+</cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ax"i*al*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In relation to, or in a line with, an axis; in the axial (magnetic) line.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ax"il</hw> <pr>(&abreve;ks"&ibreve_;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>axilla</ets>. Cf. <er>Axle</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The angle or point of divergence between the upper side of a branch, leaf, or petiole, and the stem or branch from which it springs.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ax"ile</hw> <pr>(&abreve;ks"&ibreve_;l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Situated in the axis of anything; as an embryo which lies in the axis of a seed.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ax*il"la</hw> <pr>(&abreve;ks*&ibreve_;l"l&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Axillae</plw> <pr>(&abreve;ks*&ibreve_;l"l&aemacr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The armpit, or the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An axil.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ax"il*lar</hw> <pr>(&abreve;ks*&ibreve_;l"l&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Axillary.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ax"il*la*ries</hw> <pr>(&abreve;ks"&ibreve_;l*l&auptack_;*r&ibreve_;z)</pr>, <hw>Ax"il*lars</hw> <pr>(&abreve;ks"&ibreve_;l*l&etilde_;rz)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n. pl.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Feathers connecting the under surface of the wing and the body, and concealed by the closed wing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ax"il*la*ry</hw> <pr>(&abreve;ks"&ibreve_;l*l&auptack_;*r&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Axil</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the axilla or armpit; <as>as, <ex>axillary</ex> gland, artery, nerve</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Situated in, or rising from, an axil; of or pertaining to an axil.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Axillary</xex> buds.&rdquo; <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ax"i*nite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Named in allusion to the form of the crystals, fr. Gr. &unr_; an ax.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A borosilicate of alumina, iron, and lime, commonly found in glassy, brown crystals with acute edges.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ax*in"o*man`cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>axinomantia</ets>, Gr. &unr_; ax + <ets>-mancy</ets>.]</ety> <def>A species of divination, by means of an ax or hatchet.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>axiological</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to axiology.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>axiology</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the study of values and value judgments.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ax"i*om</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>axioma</ets>, Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets> that which is thought worthy, that which is assumed, a basis of demonstration, a principle, fr. <ets>&unr_;</ets> to think worthy, fr. <ets>&unr_;</ets> worthy, weighing as much as; cf. <ets>&unr_;</ets> to lead, drive, also to weigh so much: cf F. <ets>axiome</ets>. See <er>Agent</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Logic &amp; Math.)</fld> <def>A self-evident and necessary truth, or a proposition whose truth is so evident as first sight that no reasoning or demonstration can make it plainer; a proposition which it is necessary to take for granted; as, &ldquo;The whole is greater than a part;&rdquo; &ldquo;A thing can not, at the same time, be and not be.&rdquo;</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An established principle in some art or science, which, though not a necessary truth, is universally received; <as>as, the <ex>axioms</ex> of political economy</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Axiom</er>, <er>Maxim</er>, <er>Aphorism</er>, <er>Adage</er>.</syn> <usage> An <xex>axiom</xex> is a self-evident truth which is taken for granted as the basis of reasoning. A <xex>maxim</xex> is a guiding principle sanctioned by experience, and relating especially to the practical concerns of life. An <xex>aphorism</xex> is a short sentence pithily expressing some valuable and general truth or sentiment. An <xex>adage</xex> is a saying of long-established authority and of universal application.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ax`i*o*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ax`i*o*mat"ic*al</hw>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to an axiom; having the nature of an axiom; self-evident; characterized by axioms.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Axiomatical</xex> truth.&rdquo; <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The stores of <qex>axiomatic</qex> wisdom.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ax`i*o*mat"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By the use of axioms; in the form of an axiom.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ax"is</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The spotted deer (<spn>Cervus axis</spn> or <spn>Axis maculata</spn>) of India, where it is called <altname>hog deer</altname> and <altname>parrah</altname> (Moorish name).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ax"is</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Axes</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>axis</ets> axis, axle. See <er>Axle</er>.]</ety> <def>A straight line, real or imaginary, passing through a body, on which it revolves, or may be supposed to revolve; a line passing through a body or system around which the parts are symmetrically arranged.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>A straight line with respect to which the different parts of a magnitude are symmetrically arranged; <as>as, the <ex>axis</ex> of a cylinder, <it>i. e.</it>, the <ex>axis</ex> of a cone, that is, the straight line joining the vertex and the center of the base; the <ex>axis</ex> of a circle, any straight line passing through the center.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The stem; the central part, or longitudinal support, on which organs or parts are arranged; the central line of any body.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The second vertebra of the neck, or <altname>vertebra dentata</altname>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Also used of the body only of the vertebra, which is prolonged anteriorly within the foramen of the first vertebra or atlas, so as to form the odontoid process or peg which serves as a pivot for the atlas and head to turn upon.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Crystallog.)</fld> <def>One of several imaginary lines, assumed in describing the position of the planes by which a crystal is bounded.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Fine Arts)</fld> <def>The primary or secondary central line of any design.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Anticlinal axis</b></col> <fld>(Geol.)</fld>, <cd>a line or ridge from which the strata slope downward on the two opposite sides.</cd> -- <col><b>Synclinal axis</b></col>, <cd>a line from which the strata slope upward in opposite directions, so as to form a valley.</cd> -- <col><b>Axis cylinder</b></col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>the neuraxis or essential, central substance of a nerve fiber; -- called also <altname>axis band</altname>, <altname>axial fiber</altname>, and <altname>cylinder axis</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Axis in peritrochio</b></col>, <cd>the wheel and axle, one of the mechanical powers.</cd> -- <col><b>Axis of a curve</b></col> <fld>(Geom.)</fld>, <cd>a straight line which bisects a system of parallel chords of a curve; called a <stype>principal axis</stype>, when cutting them at right angles, in which case it divides the curve into two symmetrical portions, as in the parabola, which has one such axis, the ellipse, which has two, or the circle, which has an infinite number. The two axes of the ellipse are the <stype>major axis</stype> and the <stype>minor axis</stype>, and the two axes of the hyperbola are the <stype>transverse axis</stype> and the <stype>conjugate axis</stype>.</cd> -- <col><b>Axis of a lens</b></col>, <cd>the straight line passing through its center and perpendicular to its surfaces.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Axis of a microscope</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>Axis of a telescope</b></col></mcol>, <cd>the straight line with which coincide the axes of the several lenses which compose it.</cd> -- <col><b>Axes of co&ouml;rdinates in a plane</b></col>, <cd>two straight lines intersecting each other, to which points are referred for the purpose of determining their relative position: they are either rectangular or oblique.</cd> -- <col><b>Axes of co&ouml;rdinates in space</b></col>, <cd>the three straight lines in which the co&ouml;rdinate planes intersect each other.</cd> -- <col><b>Axis of a balance</b></col>, <cd>that line about which it turns.</cd> -- <col><b>Axis of oscillation</b></col>, <cd>of a pendulum, a right line passing through the center about which it vibrates, and perpendicular to the plane of vibration.</cd> -- <col><b>Axis of polarization</b></col>, <cd>the central line around which the prismatic rings or curves are arranged.</cd> <au>Brewster.</au> -- <col><b>Axis of revolution</b></col> <fld>(Descriptive Geom.)</fld>, <cd>a straight line about which some line or plane is revolved, so that the several points of the line or plane shall describe circles with their centers in the fixed line, and their planes perpendicular to it, the line describing a surface of revolution, and the plane a solid of revolution.</cd> -- <col><b>Axis of symmetry</b></col> <fld>(Geom.)</fld>, <cd>any line in a plane figure which divides the figure into two such parts that one part, when folded over along the axis, shall coincide with the other part.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Axis of the</b></col> <col><b>equator, ecliptic, horizon</b></col> (or other circle considered with reference to the sphere on which it lies)</mcol>, <cd>the diameter of the sphere which is perpendicular to the plane of the circle.</cd> <au>Hutton.</au> -- <col><b>Axis of the Ionic capital</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>a line passing perpendicularly through the middle of the eye of the volute.</cd> -- <col><b>Neutral axis</b></col> <fld>(Mech.)</fld>, <cd>the line of demarcation between the horizontal elastic forces of tension and compression, exerted by the fibers in any cross section of a girder.</cd> -- <col><b>Optic axis of a crystal</b></col>, <cd>the direction in which a ray of transmitted light suffers no double refraction. All crystals, not of the isometric system, are either <xex>uniaxial</xex> or <xex>biaxial</xex>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Optic axis</b></col>, <col><b>Visual axis</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Opt.)</fld>, <cd>the straight line passing through the center of the pupil, and perpendicular to the surface of the eye.</cd> -- <col><b>Radical axis of two circles</b></col> <fld>(Geom.)</fld>, <cd>the straight line perpendicular to the line joining their centers and such that the tangents from any point of it to the two circles shall be equal to each other.</cd> -- <col><b>Spiral axis</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>the axis of a twisted column drawn spirally in order to trace the circumvolutions without.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Axis of abscissas</b></col> and <col><b>Axis of ordinates</b></col></mcol>. <cd>See <er>Abscissa</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 108 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Ax"le</hw> <pr>(&abreve;ks"'l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>axel</ets>, <ets>exel</ets>, shoulder, AS. <ets>eaxl</ets>; akin to AS. <ets>eax</ets> axle, Sw. &amp; Dan. <ets>axel</ets> shoulder, axle, G. <ets>achse</ets> axle, <ets>achsel</ets> shoulder, L. <ets>axis</ets> axle, Gr. <grk>'a`xwn</grk>, Skr. <ets>aksha</ets>, L. <ets>axilla</ets> shoulder joint: cf. F. <ets>essieu</ets>, axle, OF. <ets>aissel</ets>, fr. dim. of L. <ets>axis</ets>. &radic;205. Cf. 2d <er>Axis</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A transverse bar or shaft connecting the opposite wheels of a car or carriage; an axletree.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An axis; <as>as, the sun's <ex>axle</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Had from her <qex>axle</qex> torn<br/>
+The steadfast earth.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Railway axles are called <xex>leading</xex> and <xex>trailing</xex> from their position in the front or in the rear of a car or truck respectively.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ax"le box`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>A bushing in the hub of a wheel, through which the axle passes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The journal box of a rotating axle, especially a railway axle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In railway construction, the axle guard, or pedestal, with the superincumbent weight, rests on the top of the box (usually with a spring intervening), and holds it in place by flanges. The box rests upon the journal bearing and key, which intervene between the inner top of the box and the axle.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ax"led</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having an axle; -- used in composition.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Merlin's agate-<qex>axled</qex> car.</q> <rj><qau>T. Warton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ax"le guard`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>The part of the framing of a railway car or truck, by which an axle box is held laterally, and in which it may move vertically; -- also called a <xex>jaw</xex> in the United States, and a <xex>housing</xex> in England.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ax"le*tree`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Icel. <ets>&ouml;xultr&unr_;</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A bar or beam of wood or iron, connecting the opposite wheels of a carriage, on the ends of which the wheels revolve.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A spindle or axle of a wheel.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ax"man</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Axmen</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <def>One who wields an ax.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ax"min*ster</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>, <it>or</it> <hw>Axminster carpet</hw> }</mhw>. <sd>(a)</sd> <ety>[More fully <ets>chenille Axminster</ets>.]</ety> <def>A variety of Turkey carpet, woven by machine or, when more than 27 inches wide, on a hand loom, and consisting of strips of worsted chenille so colored as to produce a pattern on a stout jute backing. It has a fine soft pile. So called from <etsep>Axminster</etsep>, England, where it was formerly (1755 -- 1835) made.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A similar but cheaper machine-made carpet, resembling moquette in construction and appearance, but finer and of better material.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ax"o*lotl</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[The native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An amphibian of the salamander tribe found in the elevated lakes of Mexico; the siredon.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; When it breeds in captivity the young develop into true salamanders of the genus <gen>Amblystoma</gen>. This also occurs naturally under favorable conditions, in its native localities; although it commonly lives and breeds in a larval state, with persistent external gills. See <er>Siredon</er>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ax"stone`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A variety of jade. It is used by some savages, particularly the natives of the South Sea Islands, for making axes or hatchets.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ax"tree</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Axle or axletree.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ax"unge</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>axonge</ets>, L. <ets>axungia</ets>; <ets>axis</ets> wheel + <ets>ungere</ets> to grease.]</ety> <def>Fat; grease; esp. the fat of pigs or geese;</def> <specif>usually</specif> <fld>(Pharm.)</fld>, <def>lard prepared for medical use.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ay</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <def>Ah! alas!</def> &ldquo;<xex>Ay</xex> me! I fondly dream &lsquo;Had ye been there.'&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ay</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Aye</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A"yah</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pg. <ets>aia</ets>, akin to Sp. <ets>aya</ets> a governess, <ets>ayo</ets> a tutor.]</ety> <def>A native nurse for children; also, a lady's maid.</def> <mark>[India]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Aye</hw>, <hw>Ay</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Perh. a modification of <ets>yea</ets>, or from the interjection of admiration or astonishment, OE. <ets>ei</ets>, <ets>ey</ets>, why, hey, ay, well, ah, ha. Cf. MHG. &amp; G. <ets>ei</ets>, Dan. <ets>ej</ets>. Or perh. akin to <ets>aye</ets> ever.]</ety> <def>Yes; yea; -- a word expressing assent, or an affirmative answer to a question. It is much used in <xex>viva voce</xex> voting in legislative bodies, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; This word is written <xex>I</xex> in the early editions of Shakespeare and other old writers.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aye</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An affirmative vote; one who votes in the affirmative; <as>as, &ldquo;To call for the <ex>ayes</ex> and noes;&rdquo; &ldquo;The <ex>ayes</ex> have it.&rdquo;</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Aye</hw>, <hw>Ay</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Icel. <ets>ei</ets>, <ets>ey</ets>; akin to AS. <ets>&amacr;</ets>, <ets>&amacr;wa</ets>, always, Goth. <ets>aiws</ets> an age, Icel. <ets>&aelig;fi</ets>, OHG, <ets>&unr_;wa</ets>, L. <ets>aevum</ets>, Gr. &unr_; an age, &unr_;, &unr_;, ever, always, G. <ets>je</ets>, Skr. <ets>&unr_;va</ets> course. &unr_;, &unr_;. Cf. <er>Age</er>, <pos>v.</pos>, <er>Either</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, <er>Or</er>, <ets>conj</ets>.]</ety> <def>Always; ever; continually; for an indefinite time.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>For his mercies <qex>aye</qex> endure.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>For aye</b></col>, <col><b>always</b></col></mcol><cd>; forever; eternally.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aye"-aye`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From the native name, prob. from its cry.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A singular nocturnal quadruped, allied to the lemurs, found in Madagascar (<spn>Cheiromys Madagascariensis</spn>), remarkable for its long fingers, sharp nails, and rodent-like incisor teeth.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Aye"green`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Aye</ets> ever + <ets>green</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The houseleek (<spn>Sempervivum tectorum</spn>).</def> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*yen"</hw>, <hw>A*yein"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*yeins"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>adv. &amp; prep.</pos> <ety>[OE. &unr_;, &unr_;. See <er>Again</er>.]</ety> <def>Again; back against.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*yen"ward</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Backward.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ayle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>ayel</ets>, <ets>aiel</ets>, OF. <ets>aiol</ets>, <ets>aiel</ets>, F. <ets>a&iuml;eul</ets>, a dim. of L. <ets>avus</ets> grandfather.]</ety> <def>A grandfather.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Writ of Ayle</b></col>, <cd>an ancient English writ which lay against a stranger who had dispossessed the demandant of land of which his grandfather died seized.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ay"me`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>ahi</ets> interj.]</ety> <def>The utterance of the ejaculation &ldquo;Ay me !&rdquo; <mark>[Obs.]</mark> See <er>Ay</er>, <xex>interj</xex>.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Aymees</xex> and hearty heigh-hoes.&rdquo; <rj><au>J. Fletcher.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*yond"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>prep. &amp; adv.</pos> <def>Beyond.</def> <mark>[North of Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*yont"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>prep. &amp; adv.</pos> <def>Beyond.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>A"y*rie</hw>, <hw>A"y*ry</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Aerie</er>.</def> <rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ayr"shire</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Agric.)</fld> <def>One of a superior breed of cattle from Ayrshire, Scotland. Ayrshires are notable for the quantity and quality of their milk.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*yun`ta*mi*en"to</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp., fr. OSp. <ets>ayuntar</ets> to join.]</ety> <def>In Spain and Spanish America, a corporation or body of magistrates in cities and towns, corresponding to mayor and aldermen.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Azadirachta</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of large important East Indian trees: the neem trees.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Azadirachta</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>azadirachtin</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a triterpenoid (<chform>C35H44O16</chform>) isolated from the seeds of the <prodby>neem tree</prodby> (<spn>Azadirachta indica</spn>), used as an insecticide.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*za"le*a</hw> <pr>(?; 97)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Azaleas</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; dry, -- so called because supposed to grow best in dry ground.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of showy flowering shrubs, mostly natives of China or of North America; false honeysuckle. The genus is scarcely distinct from <gen>Rhododendron</gen>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Az"a*role</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>azerole</ets>, the name of the fruit, fr. Ar. <ets>az-zo'r&unr_;r</ets>: cf. It. <ets>azzeruolo</ets>, Sp. <ets>acerolo</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The Neapolitan medlar (<spn>Crat&aelig;gus azarolus</spn>), a shrub of southern Europe; also, its fruit.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>A*zed"a*rach</hw>, <hw>azederach</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>az&eacute;darac</ets>, Sp. <ets>acederaque</ets>, Pers. <ets>&amacr;z&amacr;ddirakht</ets> noble tree.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>a handsome tree (<spn>Melia azedarach</spn>) of the mahogany family, native to Northern India and China, having long clusters of fragrant purple blossoms and small ornamental but inedible yellow fruits. It has been naturalized as a shade tree and is common in the southern United States; -- called also, <altname>chinaberry</altname>, <altname>China tree</altname>, <altname>Pride of India</altname>, <altname>Pride of China</altname>, and <altname>Bead tree</altname>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> chinaberry, chinaberry tree, China tree, Persian lilac, pride-of-India, azedarach, Melia azederach, Melia azedarach</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The bark of the roots of the <prodby>azedarach</prodby>, used as a cathartic and emetic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Azerbaidzhan</hw>, <hw>Azerbaijan</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a country in the Caucuses, formerly an Asian Soviet.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Azerbaijani</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a native or inhabitant of Azerbaijan.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>azide</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a compound containing the azido group combined with an element or radical.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>az"ide</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>any chemical compound containing the azido group <chform>-N3</chform>, such as <stype>sodium azide</stype> (ionic and inorganic) or <stype>ethyl azide</stype> (organic and nonionic).</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>azido</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>relating to or containing the azido group <chform>-N3</chform>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>azidothymidine</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>an antiviral drug, (<chform>C10H13N5O4</chform>) used in the treatment of AIDS. It has the generic name of <altname>zidovudine</altname>.</def> <note>an analog of thymidine, it inhibits the replication of the viral chromosome.</note><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> AZT, zidovudine[generic], 3'-azido 3'-deoxythymidine, Retrovir[Trademark]</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Az"i*muth</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>azimut</ets>, F. <ets>azimut</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>as-sum&unr_;t</ets>, pl. of <ets>as-samt</ets> a way, or perh., a point of the horizon and a circle extending to it from the zenith, <ets>as</ets> being the Arabic article: cf. It. <ets>azzimutto</ets>, Pg. <ets>azimuth</ets>, and Ar. <ets>samt-al-r&amacr;'s</ets> the vertex of the heaven. Cf. <er>Zenith</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Astron. &amp; Geodesy)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The quadrant of an azimuth circle.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An arc of the horizon intercepted between the meridian of the place and a vertical circle passing through the center of any object; <as>as, the <ex>azimuth</ex> of a star; the <ex>azimuth</ex> or bearing of a line surveying.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In trigonometrical surveying, it is customary to reckon the azimuth of a line from the south point of the horizon around by the west from 0&deg; to 360&deg;.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Azimuth circle</b></col>, or <col><b>Vertical circle</b></col></mcol>, <cd>one of the great circles of the sphere intersecting each other in the zenith and nadir, and cutting the horizon at right angles.</cd> <au>Hutton.</au> -- <col><b>Azimuth compass</b></col>, <cd>a compass resembling the mariner's compass, but having the card divided into degrees instead of rhumbs, and having vertical sights; used for taking the magnetic azimuth of a heavenly body, in order to find, by comparison with the true azimuth, the variation of the needle.</cd> -- <col><b>Azimuth dial</b></col>, <cd>a dial whose stile or gnomon is at right angles to the plane of the horizon.</cd> <au>Hutton.</au> -- <col><b>Magnetic azimuth</b></col>, <cd>an arc of the horizon, intercepted between the vertical circle passing through any object and the magnetic meridian. This is found by observing the object with an azimuth compass.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Az"i*muth`al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the azimuth; in a horizontal circle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Azimuthal error</b></col> <cd>of a transit instrument, its deviation in azimuth from the plane of the meridian.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Az"o-</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[See <er>Azote</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A combining form of <xex>azote</xex></def>; <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Applied loosely to compounds having nitrogen variously combined, as in cyanides, nitrates, etc.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Now especially applied to compounds containing a two atom nitrogen group uniting two hydrocarbon radicals, as in <xex>azo</xex>benzene, <xex>azo</xex>benzoic, etc. These compounds furnish many artificial dyes. See <er>Diazo-</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Az`o*ben"zene</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Azo-</ets> + <ets>benzene</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A substance (<chform>C6H5.N2.C6H5</chform>) derived from nitrobenzene, forming orange red crystals which are easily fusible.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*zo"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; life, from &unr_; to live.]</ety> <def>Destitute of any vestige of organic life, or at least of animal life; anterior to the existence of animal life; formed when there was no animal life on the globe; <as>as, the <ex>azoic</ex></as>. rocks.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Azoic age</b></col> <fld>(Geol.)</fld>, <cd>the age preceding the existence of animal life, or anterior to the paleozoic tome. <xex>Azoic</xex> is also used as a noun, <xex>age</xex> being understood. See <er>Arch&aelig;an</er>, and <er>Eozoic</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*zo"gue</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. See <er>Azoth</er>.]</ety> <def>Lit.: Quicksilver</def>; <specif>hence:</specif> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>Silver ores suitable for treatment by amalgamation with mercury.</def> <mark>[Sp. Amer.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Az"ole</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Azote</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Org. Chem.)</fld> <def>Any of a large class of compounds characterized by a five-membered ring which contains an atom of nitrogen and at least one other noncarbon atom (nitrogen, oxygen, sulphur). The prefixes <xex>furo-</xex>, <xex>thio</xex>, and <xex>pyrro-</xex> are used to distinguish three subclasses of azoles, which may be regarded as derived respectively from furfuran, thiophene, and pyrrol by replacement of the <chform>CH</chform> group by nitrogen; <as>as, <ex>furo</ex>-monazole</as>. Names exactly analogous to those for the azines are also used; <as>as, <ex>oxazole</ex>, <ex>diazole</ex>, etc.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Az`o*le"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Azo-</ets> + <ets>oleic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to an acid produced by treating oleic with nitric acid.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Azolla</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of ferns, someties placed in its own family <fam>Azollaceae</fam>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Azolla</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Azollaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a family designation used in some classifications for the genus <gen>Azolla</gen>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Azollaceae</fam>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>azonal</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>not divided into zones; -- opposite of <ant>zonal</ant>.</def> <illu><ex>azonal</ex> heating</illu><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*zon"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; zone, region.]</ety> <def>Confined to no zone or region; not local.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*zo"ri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Azores.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native of the Azores.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Az"ote</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>azote</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; life; -- so named by Lavoisier because it is incapable of supporting life.]</ety> <def>Same as <er>Nitrogen</er>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*zo"te</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <def>A switch or whip.</def> <mark>[Sp. Amer.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Az"ot*ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Nitrogenized; nitrogenous.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>azotemia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>the accumulation of an abnormally large amount of nitrogen-containing waste products, such as urea, in the blood; uremia.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>azotemic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to azotemia.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Az"oth</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>azoch</ets>, <ets>azoth</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>az-zauq</ets> mercury.]</ety> <fld>(Alchemy)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The first principle of metals, <it>i. e.</it>, mercury, which was formerly supposed to exist in all metals, and to be extractable from them.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The universal remedy of Paracelsus.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*zot"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to azote, or nitrogen; formed or consisting of azote; nitric; <as>as, <ex>azotic</ex> gas; <ex>azotic</ex> acid.</as></def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Carpenter.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Az"o*tine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <it>Also</it> <hw>-tin</hw> }</mhw>. <ety>[<ets>Azote</ets> + <ets>-ine</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An explosive consisting of sodium nitrate, charcoal, sulphur, and petroleum.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>same as 1st <er>Ammonite</er>, 2.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Az"o*tite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt formed by the combination of azotous, or nitrous, acid with a base; a nitrite.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Az"o*tize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Azotized</conjf> (&unr_;); <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Azotizing</conjf> (&unr_;).]</vmorph> <def>To impregnate with azote, or nitrogen; to nitrogenize.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Az`o*tom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Azote</ets> + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An apparatus for measuring or determining the proportion of nitrogen; a nitrometer.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*zo"tous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Nitrous; <as>as, <ex>azotous</ex> acid</as>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Az`o*tu"ri*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.; <ets>azote</ets> + Gr. &unr_; urine.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Excess of urea or other nitrogenous substances in the urine.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>AZT</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as <er>azidothymidine</er>.</def> <mark>[acronym]</mark> <br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Az"tec</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or relating to one of the early races in Mexico that inhabited the great plateau of that country at the time of the Spanish conquest in 1519.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the Aztec race or people.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Az"ure</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. &amp; OSp. <ets>azur</ets>, Sp. <ets>azul</ets>, through Ar. from Per. <ets>l&amacr;jaward</ets>, or <ets>l&amacr;juward</ets>, lapis lazuli, a blue color, <ets>l&amacr;jaward&imacr;</ets>, <ets>l&amacr;juward&imacr;</ets>, azure, cerulean, the initial <it>l</it> having been dropped, perhaps by the influence of the Ar. <ets>azr-aq</ets> azure, blue. Cf. G. <ets>lasur</ets>, <ets>lasur</ets>stein, azure color, azure stone, and NL. lapis <ets>lazuli</ets>.]</ety> <def>Sky-blue; resembling the clear blue color of the unclouded sky; cerulean; also, cloudless.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Azure stone</b></col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>the lapis lazuli; also, the lazulite.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Az"ure</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The lapis lazuli.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The clear blue color of the sky; also, a pigment or dye of this color.</def> &ldquo;In robes of <xex>azure</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Wordsworth.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The blue vault above; the unclouded sky.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Not like those steps<br/>
+On heaven's <qex>azure</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A blue color, represented in engraving by horizontal parallel lines.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Az"ure</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To color blue.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Az"ured</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of an azure color; sky-blue.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>azured</xex> harebell.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*zu"re*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of a fine blue color; azure.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Az"u*rine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Azurn</er>.]</ety> <def>Azure.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Az"u*rine</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The blue roach of Europe (<spn>Leuciscus c&aelig;ruleus</spn>); -- so called from its color.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Az"u*rite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Blue carbonate of copper; blue malachite.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Az"urn</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>azurin</ets>, <ets>asurin</ets>, LL. <ets>azurinus</ets>. See <er>Azure</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>Azure.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Thick set with agate, and the <qex>azurn</qex> sheen<br/>
+Of turkis blue, and emerald green.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Az"y*gous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; yoke.]</ety> <def>Odd; having no fellow; not one of a pair; single; <as>as, the <ex>azygous</ex> muscle of the uvula</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Az"ym</hw>, <hw>Az"yme</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>azyme</ets> unleavened, L. <ets>azymus</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; leaven.]</ety> <def>Unleavened bread.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>A*zym"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Azymous.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Az"y*mite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>azymite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>One who administered the Eucharist with unleavened bread; -- a name of reproach given by those of the Greek church to the Latins.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Az"y*mous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Azym</er>.]</ety> <def>Unleavened; unfermented.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Azymous</xex> bread.&rdquo; <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 109 --></p>
+
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+<!--
+This file is gcide_abbreviations.xml (part of GCIDE_XML).
+It is derived from the file abbrev.lst (part of GCIDE), which is a
+transcription of the "List of Abbreviations" section (pp. lxix - lxx) of
+ Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
+ Version published 1913
+ by the C. & G. Merriam Co.
+ Springfield, Mass.
+ Under the direction of
+ Noah Porter, D. D., LL. D.
+
+This file is published under the terms of the GNU General Public Licence.
+See the file gpl.txt or <http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.txt>.
+-->
+
+<div0 name='abbreviations'>
+<H1>List of the Abbreviations</H1>
+<H2>Used in this Work</H2>
+
+<ab.entry><ab>a., adj.</ab> <ab.full>adjective</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>abbrev.</ab> <ab.full>abbreviated</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>abl.</ab> <ab.full>ablative</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Abp.</ab> <ab.full>Archbishop</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>acc.</ab> <ab.full>accusative</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Acous.</ab> <ab.full>Acoustics</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>act.</ab> <ab.full>active</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>adv.</ab> <ab.full>adverb</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Agric.</ab> <ab.full>Agriculture</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Alban.</ab> <ab.full>Albanian</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Alg.</ab> <ab.full>Algebra</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Am., Amer.</ab> <ab.full>America, American</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Am.</ab> <ab.full>Amos</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Am. Cyc.</ab> <ab.full>Appleton's American Cyclopedia</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Anal. Geom.</ab> <ab.full>Analytical Geometry</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Anat.</ab> <ab.full>Anatomy</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Anc.</ab> <ab.full>Ancient, anciently</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Angl. Ch.</ab> <ab.full>Anglican Church</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Antiq.</ab> <ab.full>Aniquities</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>aor.</ab> <ab.full>aorist</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Ar.</ab> <ab.full>Arabic</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Arch.</ab> <ab.full>Architecture</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Arch. Pub. Soc.</ab> <ab.full>Architectural Pub. Society</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Arith.</ab> <ab.full>Arithmetic</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Arm., Armor.</ab> <ab.full>Armorican</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>AS.</ab> <ab.full>Anglo-Saxon</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Astrol.</ab> <ab.full>Astrology</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Astron.</ab> <ab.full>Astronomy</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>aug.</ab> <ab.full>augmentative</ab.full></ab.entry>
+
+<ab.entry><ab>Bank.</ab> <ab.full>Banking</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Beau. &amp; Fl.</ab> <ab.full>Beaumont &amp; Fletcher</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>B. &amp; Fl.</ab> <ab.full>Beaumont &amp; Fletcher</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Bib.</ab> <ab.full>Biblical</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Bib. Sacra</ab> <ab.full>Bibliotheca Sacra</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Bibliog.</ab> <ab.full>Bibliography</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Biol.</ab> <ab.full>Biology</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Bisc.</ab> <ab.full>Biscayan</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>B. Jon.</ab> <ab.full>Ben Jonson</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Bk. of Com. Prayer</ab> <ab.full>Book of Common Prayer</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Blackw. Mag.</ab> <ab.full>Blackwood's Magazine</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Bohem.</ab> <ab.full>Bohemian</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Bot.</ab> <ab.full>Botany, botanical</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Bp.</ab> <ab.full>Bishop</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Brande &amp; C.</ab> <ab.full>Brande &amp; Cox</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Braz.</ab> <ab.full>Brazilian</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Brit. Critic</ab> <ab.full>British Critic</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Brit. Quar. Rev.</ab> <ab.full>British Quarterly Review</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Burl.</ab> <ab.full>Burlesque</ab.full></ab.entry>
+
+<ab.entry><ab>C.</ab> <ab.full>Centigrade</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Cant.</ab> <ab.full>Canticles (Song of Solomon)</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Carp.</ab> <ab.full>Carpentry</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Catal.</ab> <ab.full>Catalan</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Cath. Dict.</ab> <ab.full>Catholic Dictionary</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Celt.</ab> <ab.full>Celtic</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Cf.</ab> <ab.full>Confer (compare)</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Ch.</ab> <ab.full>Church</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Chald.</ab> <ab.full>Chaldee</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Chem.</ab> <ab.full>Chemistry</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Ch. Hist.</ab> <ab.full>Church History</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Chin.</ab> <ab.full>Chinese</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Chron.</ab> <ab.full>Chronology, Chronicles</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Civ.</ab> <ab.full>Civil</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Class.</ab> <ab.full>Classical</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Class. Myth.</ab> <ab.full>Classical Mythology</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Col.</ab> <ab.full>Colossians</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Colloq., coll.</ab> <ab.full>Colloquial, colloquially</ab.full></ab.entry>
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+<ab.entry><ab>Encyc. Crit.</ab> <ab.full>Encyclopedia Britannica</ab.full></ab.entry>
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+<ab.entry><ab>F.</ab> <ab.full>French</ab.full></ab.entry>
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+<ab.entry><ab>Physiol.</ab> <ab.full>Physiology</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>pl.</ab> <ab.full>plural</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Poet.</ab> <ab.full>Poetry, Poetical</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Pol.</ab> <ab.full>Polish</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Pol. Econ.</ab> <ab.full>Political Economy</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Polit. Econ.</ab> <ab.full>Political Economy</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Pop. Sci. Monthly</ab> <ab.full>Polular Science Monthly</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>pp.</ab> <ab.full>pages</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>p. p.</ab> <ab.full>participle past</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>P. Plowman</ab> <ab.full>Piers Plowman</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>p. pr., p. ple.</ab> <ab.full>participle present</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Pr.</ab> <ab.full>Proven&ccedil;al</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Pref.</ab> <ab.full>Preface</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>pref.</ab> <ab.full>prefix</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>prep.</ab> <ab.full>preposition</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>pret.</ab> <ab.full>preterit</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>prin.</ab> <ab.full>principally</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Print.</ab> <ab.full>Printing</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>priv.</ab> <ab.full>privative</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>prob.</ab> <ab.full>probably</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>pron.</ab> <ab.full>Pronunciation, pronounced, pronoun</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>prop.</ab> <ab.full>properly</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Pros.</ab> <ab.full>Prosody</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Prov.</ab> <ab.full>Provincial</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Prov.</ab> <ab.full>Proverbs</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Ps., Psa.</ab> <ab.full>Psalms</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Pyro.-elect.</ab> <ab.full>Pyro-electricity</ab.full></ab.entry>
+
+<ab.entry><ab>Quart. Rev.</ab> <ab.full>Quarterly Review</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>q. v.</ab> <ab.full><it>quod vide</it> (which see)</ab.full></ab.entry>
+
+<ab.entry><ab>R.</ab> <ab.full>Rare</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>R. C.</ab> <ab.full>Roman Catholic</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>R. C. Ch.</ab> <ab.full>Roman Catholic Church</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Rep. Sec. of War</ab> <ab.full>Report of Secretary of War</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Rev.</ab> <ab.full>Revelation</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Rev.</ab> <ab.full>Review</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Rev. Ver.</ab> <ab.full>Revised Version (of the Bible)</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Rhet.</ab> <ab.full>Rhetoric</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>R. of Brunne</ab> <ab.full>Robert of Brunne</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>R. of Gl.</ab> <ab.full>Robert of Gloucester</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Rom.</ab> <ab.full>Roman, Romans</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Rom. Cath.</ab> <ab.full>Roman Catholic</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Rom. of R.</ab> <ab.full>Romaunt of the Rose</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Rpts.</ab> <ab.full>reports</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Russ.</ab> <ab.full>Russian</ab.full></ab.entry>
+
+<ab.entry><ab>Sam.</ab> <ab.full>Samaritan</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Sam.</ab> <ab.full>Samuel</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Sat. Rev.</ab> <ab.full>Saturday Review</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Sax.</ab> <ab.full>Saxon</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>sc.</ab> <ab.full><it>scilicet</it> (being understood)</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Scand.</ab> <ab.full>Scandinavian</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Sci.</ab> <ab.full>Science</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Sci. Am.</ab> <ab.full>Scientific American</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Scot.</ab> <ab.full>Scotland, Scottish</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Script.</ab> <ab.full>Scripture, Scriptural</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Sculp.</ab> <ab.full>Sculpture</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Serb</ab> <ab.full>Serbian</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Serv.</ab> <ab.full>Servian</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Shak.</ab> <ab.full>Shakespeare</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>sing.</ab> <ab.full>singular</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Skr.</ab> <ab.full>Sanskrit</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Slav.</ab> <ab.full>Slavonic</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Sp.</ab> <ab.full>Spanish</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Specif.</ab> <ab.full>Specifically</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Stat.</ab> <ab.full>Statuary</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>subj.</ab> <ab.full>subjunctive</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>superl.</ab> <ab.full>superlative</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Surg.</ab> <ab.full>Surgery</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Surv.</ab> <ab.full>Surveying</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Sw.</ab> <ab.full>Swedish</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Syd. Soc. Lex.</ab> <ab.full>Sydenham Society Lexicon</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Syn.</ab> <ab.full>Synonyms</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Synop.</ab> <ab.full>Synopsis</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Syr.</ab> <ab.full>Syriac</ab.full></ab.entry>
+
+<ab.entry><ab>Tart.</ab> <ab.full>Tartaric</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Teleg.</ab> <ab.full>Telegraphy</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>term.</ab> <ab.full>termination</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Test.</ab> <ab.full>Testament</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Theol.</ab> <ab.full>Theology</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Thes.</ab> <ab.full>Thessalonians</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Tim.</ab> <ab.full>Timothy</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Todd &amp; B.</ab> <ab.full>Todd &amp; Bowman</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Trans.</ab> <ab.full>Translation</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Treas.</ab> <ab.full>Treasury</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Trig.</ab> <ab.full>Trigonometry</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Turk.</ab> <ab.full>Turkish</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Typog.</ab> <ab.full>Typography</ab.full></ab.entry>
+
+<ab.entry><ab>Univ.</ab> <ab.full>University</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Up.</ab> <ab.full>Upper</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>U. S.</ab> <ab.full>United States</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>U. S. Disp.</ab> <ab.full>United States Dispensatory</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>U. S. Pharm.</ab> <ab.full>United States Pharmacop&oelig;ia</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>U. S. Int. Rev. Statutes</ab> <ab.full>United States Internal Revenue Statutes</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>usu.</ab> <ab.full>usually</ab.full></ab.entry>
+
+<ab.entry><ab>v.</ab> <ab.full>verb</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>var.</ab> <ab.full>variety</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>vb. n.</ab> <ab.full>verbal noun</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Veter.</ab> <ab.full>Veterinary</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>v. i.</ab> <ab.full>verb intransitive</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Vitr.</ab> <ab.full>Vitruvius</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>v. t.</ab> <ab.full>verb transitive</ab.full></ab.entry>
+
+<ab.entry><ab>W.</ab> <ab.full>Welsh</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Wall.</ab> <ab.full>Wallachian</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Westm. Cat.</ab> <ab.full>Westminster Catechism</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Westm. Rev.</ab> <ab.full>Westminster Review</ab.full></ab.entry>
+
+<ab.entry><ab>Zech.</ab> <ab.full>Zechariah</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Zeph.</ab> <ab.full>Zephaniah</ab.full></ab.entry>
+<ab.entry><ab>Zo&ouml;l.</ab> <ab.full>Zo&ouml;logy</ab.full></ab.entry>
+
+</div0>
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+<!--
+This file is gcide_authorities.xml (part of GCIDE_XML).
+It is derived from the file authors.lst (part of GCIDE), which is
+a transcription of the "List of Authors Quoted" section (pp. vii - xvi) of:
+ Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
+ Version published 1913
+ by the C. & G. Merriam Co.
+ Springfield, Mass.
+ Under the direction of
+ Noah Porter, D. D., LL. D.
+
+This file is published under the terms of the GNU General Public Licence.
+See the file gpl.txt or <http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.txt>.
+
+Notes on the transcription and conversion to XML:
+
+In the original printed volume, the information of this section was listed
+in three columns per page, with each column containing three subcolumns
+headed:
+ Quoted in Dict. as
+ Names in full.
+ Dates.
+
+For each entry, the content under "Quoted in Dict. as" appears here
+in an <au> element. The content under the other two headings has been
+split into <au.who>, <au.work>, and/or <au.see> elements, as approriate.
+
+Where a single question mark appears after a date, this mark was present
+in the original dictionary and indicates uncertaintly about that date.
+Where two question marks appear after a date, those question marks did
+not appear in the original dictionary, and this indicates that the date
+(usually the last digit) is undecipherable in the printed version, and
+the best guess is given.
+-->
+
+<div0 name='authorities'>
+<H1>List of Authors Quoted</H1>
+<H2>as Authority for, or in Illustration of,
+the Forms and Uses of Words Given in this Dictionary.</H2>
+
+<p>
+&hand_;
+The Books of the Bible, Periodicals, and some works of anonymous or doubtful
+authorship, are cited by name only.
+</p>
+
+<!-- p. vii ty=CW -->
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Abp. Abbot</au>
+ <au.who>Abbot, Abp. George (English divine) (1562-1633)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Abbott</au>
+ <au.who>Abbott, Benj. Vaughan. (1830-1890)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Law Dict.</i>]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>E. A. Abbott</au>
+ <au.who>Abbott, Edwin Abbott (Eng. author) (1838-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>L. Abbott</au>
+ <au.who>Abbott, Lyman (Am. clergyman) (1835-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Ld. Abinger</au>
+ <au.who>Abinger, Sir James Scarlett, Ld. (English advocate) (1769-1844)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Abney</au>
+ <au.who>Abney, Capt. Wm. de Wiveleslie (English writer on photog.) (1843-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>James Adair</au>
+ <au.who>Adair, James (Indian trader)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Hist. of Am. Indians</i>, 1775.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Adams</au>
+ <au.who>Adams, John (Pres. U. S.) (1735-1826)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Q. Adams</au>
+ <au.who>Adams, John Quincy (Pres. U. S.) (1767-1848)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>S. F. Adams</au>
+ <au.who>Adams, Sarah Flower (Eng. hymn writer) (1805-1848)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>T. Adams</au>
+ <au.who>Adams, Thomas (Eng. divine) (1588?-1655?)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Adanson (Trans.)</au>
+ <au.who>Adanson, Michel (Fr. naturalist) (1727-1806)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Addis &amp; Arnold</au>
+ <au.who>Addis, Wm. E., and Arnold, Thomas.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Cath. Dict.</i>, 1885.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Addison</au>
+ <au.who>Addison, Joseph (Eng. essayist) (1672-1719)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>L. Addison</au>
+ <au.who>Addison, Lancelot (Eng. author) (1632-1703)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Adventurer</au>
+ <au.work>Adventurer (English journal, 1752-1754.)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Agassiz</au>
+ <au.who>Agassiz, Louis John Rudolph (Swiss geol. and nat. in Am.) (1807-1873)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Ainsworth</au>
+ <au.who>Ainsworth, Robert (Eng. lexicog.) (1660-1743)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. H. Ainsworth</au>
+ <au.who>Ainsworth, Wm. Harrison (Eng. novelist) (1805-1882)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Akenside</au>
+ <au.who>Akenside, Mark (Eng. poet) (1721-1770)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Albany Evening Journal </au>
+ <au.work>Albany Evening Journal (estab. 1830 by T. Weed.)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. A. Alexander</au>
+ <au.who>Alexander, Joseph Addison (Am. biblical commentator) (1809-1860)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. W. Alexander</au>
+ <au.who>Alexander, James Waddell (Am. preacher) (1804-1859)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Mrs. Alexander</au>
+ <au.who>Alexander, Annie F. Hector (Brit. novelist) (1825-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>P. P. Alexander</au>
+ <au.who>Alexander, Patrick Proctor (Scot. author) (1824-1886)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. L. Alexander</au>
+ <au.who>Alexander, Wm. Lindsay (Scot. theologian) (1808-1883)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Alford</au>
+ <au.who>Alford, Henry, Dean of Canterbury (Eng. poet) (1810-1871)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Alison</au>
+ <au.who>Alison, Sir Archibald (Brit. hist.) (1792-1867)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Allen's (Mass.) Rpts.</au>
+ <au.who>Allen, Charles (Am. jurist) (1827-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>A. V. G. Allen</au>
+ <au.who>Allen, Alex. Viets Griswold (Am. theologian) (1841-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>D. O. Allen</au>
+ <au.who>Allen, David Oliver (Am. missionary) (1799-1863)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Allen (1761)</au>
+ <au.who>Allen, John, of St. Mary Magdalen Hall, Oxford (Eng. divine).</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Allibone</au>
+ <au.who>Allibone, Samuel Austin. (1816-1889)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Dict. of Authors</i>, Phila., 1886]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>The American</au>
+ <au.work>The American (a weekly journal pub. in Phila.)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Am. Chem. Journal</au>
+ <au.work>American Chemical Journal (bi-monthly, estab. 1879).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Amer. Cyc.</au>
+ <au.work>American Cyclop&aelig;dia, with supplement, 1883.</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Ames</au>
+ <au.who>Ames, Fisher (Am. statesman) (1758-1808)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Anacharsis</au>
+ <au.who>Anacharsis (Scythian philos.) (fl. 6th c. B. C.)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Anderson (1573)</au>
+ <au.who>Anderson, Anthony (Eng. divine) ( -1593)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Andrews</au>
+ <au.who>Andrews, Ethan Allen (Am. scholar) (1787-1858)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>L. Andrews</au>
+ <au.who>Andrews, Lancelot (Eng. bishop) (1555-1626)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Angell</au>
+ <au.who>Angell, Joseph K. (Am. law writer) (1794-1857)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>A. S. Chron.</au>
+ <au.work>Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Angus</au>
+ <au.who>Angus, Joseph (Eng. author) (1816-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Annandale</au>
+ <au.who>Annandale, Charles (Eng. lexicographer).</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Anson</au>
+ <au.who>Anson, Ld. Geo. (1697-1762)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Voyage round the World</i> in 1740-44]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Ansted</au>
+ <au.who>Ansted, David Thomas (Eng. geol.) (1814-1880)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>F. Anstey</au>
+ <au.who>pseud. of Thomas Anstey Guthrie (Eng. novelist) (1856-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Anti-Jacobin</au>
+ <au.work>Anti-Jacobin Review and Mag. (Eng. pub., 1798-1821).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Arbuthnot</au>
+ <au.who>Arbuthnot, John (Brit. author) (1667-1735)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Arch. Pub. Soc.</au>
+ <au.work>Dict. of Arch. Issued by Architectural Pub. Soc. of Lond.</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Arden of Feversham</au>
+ <au.work>Arden of Feversham (anon. historical tragedy, 1592.)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Duke of Argyll</au>
+ <au.who>Argyll, Geo. J. Douglas Campbell, eighth duke of (Brit. author) (1823-1900)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Armstrong</au>
+ <au.who>Armstrong, John (Scot. physician and poet) (1709-1779)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>E. Arnold</au>
+ <au.who>Arnold, Sir Edwin (Eng. poet) (1832-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>M. Arnold</au>
+ <au.who>Arnold, Matthew (Eng. poet and essayist) (1822-1888)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>T. Arnold</au>
+ <au.who>Arnold, Thomas (Eng. historian) (1795-1842)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Arnould</au>
+ <au.who>Arnould, Joseph. (1815-1886)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Insurance and Average</i>, Lond., 1848]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Arnway</au>
+ <au.who>Arnway, John (Eng. Royalist) (1601-1653)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Ascham</au>
+ <au.who>Ascham, Roger (Eng. scholar) (1515-1568)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Ash</au>
+ <au.who>Ash, John (Eng. lexicographer) (1724-1779)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Ashmole</au>
+ <au.who>Ashmole, Elias (Eng. antiquary) (1617-1692)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Ashurst</au>
+ <au.who>Ashurst, John (Am. surgeon) (1839-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Astle</au>
+ <au.who>Astle, Thomas (Eng. antiquary) (1735-1803)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir R. Atkyns (1712)</au>
+ <au.who>Atkyns, Sir Robert (Eng. hist. writer) (1647-1711)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Atlantic Monthly</au>
+ <au.work>Atlantic Monthly (estab. in Boston, 1857)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Atterbury</au>
+ <au.who>Atterbury, Francis (Eng. bishop) (1662-1732)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>L. H. Atwater</au>
+ <au.who>Atwater, Lyman Hotchkiss (Am. mental philosopher) (1813-1883)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Aubrey</au>
+ <au.who>Aubrey, John (Eng. antiquary) (1626-1697)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Audsley</au>
+ <au.who>Audsley, George Aschdown (Eng. architect) (1838-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Audubon</au>
+ <au.who>Audubon, John James (Am. naturalist) (1780-1851)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Prof. August</au>
+ <au.who>August, Ernest Ferdinand (Ger. mathematician) (1795-1870)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Jane Austen</au>
+ <au.who>Austen, Jane (Eng. novelist) (1775-1817)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Ayliffe</au>
+ <au.who>Ayliffe, John (Eng. jurist) (1676-1732)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. Aylmer</au>
+ <au.who>Aylmer, Bp. John (Eng. prelate) (1521-1594)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Aytoun</au>
+ <au.who>Aytoun, Wm. Edmonstoune (Scot. poet and essayist) (1813-1865)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bache</au>
+ <au.who>Bache, Alex. Dallas (Am. hydrog.) (1806-1867)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bacon</au>
+ <au.who>Bacon, Francis, Baron Verulam (Eng. philos. and essayist) (1561-1626)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>N. Bacon</au>
+ <au.who>Bacon, Nathaniel (Eng. author) (1593-1660)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bagehot</au>
+ <au.who>Bagehot, Walter (Eng. essayist and journalist) (1826-1877)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bailey</au>
+ <au.who>Bailey, Nathan (Eng. lexicog.) ( -1742)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Baillie</au>
+ <au.who>Baillie, Miss Joanna (Scot. poet) (1762-1851)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>R. Baillie</au>
+ <au.who>Baillie, Robert (Scot. theologian) (1602?-1662)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bain</au>
+ <au.who>Bain, Alex. (Scot. metaphysician) (1818-1877)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>H. C. Baird</au>
+ <au.who>Baird, Henry Carey (Am. polit. economist) (1825-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Baird</au>
+ <au.who>Baird, Wm. (1803-1872)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Cyc. of Nat. History</i>]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Baker</au>
+ <au.who>Baker, Sir Richard (Eng. historian) (1568?-1645)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir S. Baker</au>
+ <au.who>Baker, Sir Samuel White (Eng. explorer) (1821-1893)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>T. Baker</au>
+ <au.who>Baker, Thomas (Eng. antiquary) (1656-1740)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>V. Baker</au>
+ <au.who>Baker, Valentine, called Baker Pasha (Eng. quar. general) (1825-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bale</au>
+ <au.who>Bale, John (Eng. bishop) (1495-1563)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Balfour</au>
+ <au.who>Balfour, Francis Maitland (Eng. embryologist) (1851-1882)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Balfour (Cyc. of India)</au>
+ <au.who>Balfour, Edward (Eng. Surg. Gen.)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Cyc. of India</i>, 3d ed., Lond., 1885.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>A. J. Balfour</au>
+ <au.who>Balfour, Arthur J. (Eng. writer) (1848-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>F. Balfour</au>
+ <au.who>Balfour, Francis (Scot. physician) (fl. 18th c.)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. H. Balfour</au>
+ <au.who>Balfour, John Hutton (Scot. bot.) (1808-1884)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bamfield</au>
+ <au.who>Bamfield, or Bamford, Joseph (Royalist officer under Chas. I.)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bancroft</au>
+ <au.who>Bancroft, Geo. (Am. historian) (1800-1891)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Abp. Bancroft</au>
+ <au.who>Bancroft, Abp. Richard (Eng.) (1544-1610)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Banister</au>
+ <au.who>Banister, John (Brit. physician) (1540-1610)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir J. Banks</au>
+ <au.who>Banks, Sir Joseph (Eng. naturalist) (1743-1820)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Mrs. Barbauld</au>
+ <au.who>Barbauld, Anna L. (Eng. writer) (1743-1825)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Barbour</au>
+ <au.who>Barbour, John (Scot. poet and historian) (1316?-1395)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Barclay</au>
+ <au.who>Barclay, John (Scot. anatomist) (1760-1826)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Barclay (Digest)</au>
+ <au.who>Barclay, John M.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Digest of Rules of House of Rep. U. S.</i>]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Baret</au>
+ <au.who>Baret, or Barret, John.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Alveary or Quadruple Dict.</i>, 1580.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Barham</au>
+ <au.who>Barham, Richard Harris (Eng. divine and humorist) (1778-1845)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>S. Baring-Gould</au>
+ <au.who>Baring-Gould, Sabine (Eng. author) (1834-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Barlow</au>
+ <au.who>Barlow, Peter (Eng. math.) (1776-1862)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. Barlow</au>
+ <au.who>Barlow, Bp. Thomas (Eng. divine) (1607-1691)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Barlow</au>
+ <au.who>Barlow, Joel (Am. poet) (1754-1812)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Barnes</au>
+ <au.who>Barnes, Robert (Eng. divine) (1495-1540)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>D. H. Barnes</au>
+ <au.who>Barnes, Daniel H. (Am. conchol.) (1785-1828)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. Barnes</au>
+ <au.who>Barnes, Wm. (Eng. philol. and poet) (1820-1886)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Barrough</au>
+ <au.who>Barrough, Philip (Eng. physician) (fl. 1590)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Barrow</au>
+ <au.who>Barrow, Isaac (Eng. theologian and mathematician) (1630-1677)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir J. Barrow</au>
+ <au.who>Barrow, Sir John (Eng. traveler) (1764-1848)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Barry (1611)</au>
+ <au.who>Barry, or Barrey, Lodowick (Brit. dramatist).</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Ram Alley</i>.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Barth</au>
+ <au.who>Barth, Heinrich (Ger. explorer) (1821-1865)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bartlett</au>
+ <au.who>Bartlett, John Russell. (1805-1886)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Dict. of Americanisms</i>, N. Y., 1848]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Barton</au>
+ <au.who>Barton, Benj. Smith (Am. botanist) (1766-1815)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Barton</au>
+ <au.who>Barton, John.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Geog. of Plants</i>, Lond., 1827.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bartram</au>
+ <au.who>Bartram, John (Am. botanist) (1701-1777)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Bascom</au>
+ <au.who>Bascom, John (Am. writer on philos. and social science) (1827-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bastian</au>
+ <au.who>Bastian, Henry Charlton (Eng. physician) (1837-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bateman</au>
+ <au.who>Bateman, Thomas (Eng. physician) (1778-1821)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bates</au>
+ <au.who>Bates, Wm. (Eng. divine) (1625-1699)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Edward Bates</au>
+ <au.who>Bates, Edward (Am. statesman) (1793-1869)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Baxter</au>
+ <au.who>Baxter, Richard (Eng. divine) (1615-1691)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>A. Baxter</au>
+ <au.who>Baxter, Andrew (Scot. antiquary) (1686?-1750)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. Baxter</au>
+ <au.who>Baxter, William (Brit. antiq. and philol.) (1650-1723)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bayard</au>
+ <au.who>Bayard, James A. (Am. statesman) (1767-1815)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bayne</au>
+ <au.who>Bayne, Peter (Scot. author) (1830-1896)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Beaconsfield</au>
+ <au.who>Beaconsfield, Benj. Disraeli, Earl of (Eng. statesman and author) (1805-1881)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>L. S. Beale</au>
+ <au.who>Beale, Lionel Smith (Eng. physiol.) (1828-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Beattie</au>
+ <au.who>Beattie, James (Scot. poet) (1735-1803)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Beau. &amp; Fl.</au>
+ <au.who>Beaumont, Francis, &amp; Fletcher, John.</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Beaumont</au>
+ <au.who>Beaumont, Joseph (Eng. poet) (1615-1699)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>F. Beaumont</au>
+ <au.who>Beaumont, Francis (Eng. dramatist) (1586-1615 <!-- died 1616 - Century Dict. -->)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir John Beaumont</au>
+ <au.who>Beaumont, Sir John (Eng. poet) (1582-1628)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Beck</au>
+ <au.who>Beck, Charles (Ger. philol. in Am.) (1798-1866)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Beck (Draper's Dict.)</au>
+ <au.who>Beck, Samuel Wm.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Draper's Dict.</i>, Lond., 1882.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Beckford</au>
+ <au.who>Beckford, Wm. (Eng. author) (1759-1844)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Becon</au>
+ <au.who>Becon, Thomas (Eng. reformer) (1512-1570)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Beddoes</au>
+ <au.who>Beddoes, Thomas (Eng. physician) (1760-1808)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Cuthbert Bede</au>
+ <au.who>pseud. of Edward Bradley (Eng. misc. writer) (1827-1889)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. Bedell</au>
+ <au.who>Bedell, Bp. Wm. (Eng. prelate) (1570-1641)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>John Bee</au>
+ <au.who>pseud. of John Badcock.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Dict. of the Turf, Ring, etc.</i>, Lond., 1823.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>H. W. Beecher</au>
+ <au.who>Beecher, Henry Ward (Am. preacher and orator) (1813-1887)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>L. Beecher</au>
+ <au.who>Beecher, Lyman (Am. clergyman) (1775-1863)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. G. Beers</au>
+ <au.who>Beers, W. Geo. (Canadian writer on sports).</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>E. Behnke</au>
+ <au.who>Behnke, Emil.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Mechanism of the Human Voice</i>, Lond.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Belknap</au>
+ <au.who>Belknap, Jeremy (Am. historian) (1744-1798)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bell</au>
+ <au.who>Bell, George Joseph. (1770-1843)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Law of Scot.</i>]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>A. G. Bell</au>
+ <au.who>Bell, Alex. Graham (Scot. inventor in Am.) (1847-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>A. M. Bell</au>
+ <au.who>Bell, Alex. Melville (Scot. deaf-mute instructor) (1819-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>H. G. Bell</au>
+ <au.who>Bell, Henry Glassford (Scot. writer) (1803-1874)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>T. Belsham</au>
+ <au.who>Belsham, Thomas (Eng. divine) (1750-1829)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. Belsham</au>
+ <au.who>Belsham, Wm. (Eng. historian) (1753-1827)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>E. van Beneden</au>
+ <au.who>Beneden, Edouard van (Dutch embryologist) (1846-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Benjamin</au>
+ <au.who>Benjamin, Judah Peter (Am. polit.) (1811-1884)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. Benson</au>
+ <au.who>Benson, Bp. Martin (Eng. divine) (1689-1752)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Dr. G. Benson</au>
+ <au.who>Benson, George (Eng. divine) (1699-1763)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bentham</au>
+ <au.who>Bentham, Jeremy (Eng. philos.) (1748-1832)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>G. Bentham</au>
+ <au.who>Bentham, George (Eng. botanist) (1800-1884)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bentley</au>
+ <au.who>Bentley, Richard (Eng. critic) (1662-1742)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. Bentley</au>
+ <au.who>Bentley, Wm. (Am. author) (1758-1819)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Berington</au>
+ <au.who>Berington, Jos. (Eng. R. C. clerg.) (1744-1827)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Berkeley</au>
+ <au.who>Berkeley, Geo. (Ir. bp. and philos.) (1684-1753)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>M. J. Berkeley</au>
+ <au.who>Berkeley, Miles Joseph (Eng. bot.) (1803-1889)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Berners</au>
+ <au.who>Berners, Juliana. (1388-)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Hawking and Hunting</i>, 1486]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Ld. Berners</au>
+ <au.who>Berners, John Bourchier, Ld. (Eng. chan.). (1469?-1533)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Trans. of Froissart</i>]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. Berry</au>
+ <au.who>Berry, William. (1774-1851)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Encyc. Heraldica</i>, 1828-40]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Berzelius</au>
+ <au.who>Berzelius, Baron J&ouml;ns Jakob (Swed. chem.) (1779-1848)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. Besant</au>
+ <au.who>Besant, Walter (Eng. author) (1838-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bescherelle</au>
+ <au.who>Bescherelle, Louis Nicolas (Fr. gram. and lexicog.) (1802-1883)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>C. E. Bessey</au>
+ <au.who>Bessey, Charles Edwin (Am. bot.) (1845-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Best</au>
+ <au.who>Best, Wm. Mawdesley (Eng. jurist).</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Evidence and Practice</i>, 1849.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Betterton</au>
+ <au.who>Betterton, Thomas (Eng. actor) (1635?-1710)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. L. Bevan</au>
+ <au.who>Bevan, Wm. Lotham (Eng. writer) (1821-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Beveridge</au>
+ <au.who>Beveridge, Wm. (Eng. linguist) (1637-1708)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Beverly</au>
+ <au.who>Beverly, Robt. (Am. historian) (1675-1716)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bible (1551)</au>
+ <au.work>Bible (1551) (revised by Becke)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bib. Sacra</au>
+ <au.work>Bibliotheca Sacra (Am. theolog. quarterly, estab. 1843).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bickerstaff</au>
+ <au.who>Bickerstaff, Isaac (Brit. dramatist) (1735?-1788?)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bickersteth</au>
+ <au.who>Bickersteth, Edward (Eng. theol.) (1786-1850)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Biddle</au>
+ <au.who>Biddle, Nicholas (Am. financier) (1786-1844)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Jacob Bigelow</au>
+ <au.who>Bigelow, Jacob (Am. physician) (1787-1879)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Birch</au>
+ <au.who>Birch, Thomas (Eng. historian) (1705-1766)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bishop</au>
+ <au.who>Bishop, Frederick (Eng. writer on cookery, pub. 1852)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bispham</au>
+ <au.who>Bispham, Geo. Tucker (Am. jurist).</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Joseph Black</au>
+ <au.who>Black, Joseph (Brit. chemist) (1728-1799)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. Black</au>
+ <au.who>Black, William (Scot. novelist) (1841-1898)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>F. Blackburne</au>
+ <au.who>Blackburne, Francis (Eng. clerg.) (1705-1787)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. S. Blackie</au>
+ <au.who>Blackie, John Stuart (Scot. class. scholar) (1809-1895)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Blackmore</au>
+ <au.who>Blackmore, Sir Richard (Eng. theologian and poet) (1650?-1729)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>R. D. Blackmore</au>
+ <au.who>Blackmore, Richard Doddridge (Eng. novelist) (1825-1900)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Blackstone</au>
+ <au.who>Blackstone, Sir William (Eng. jurist). (1723-1780)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Commentaries</i>]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Blackwall</au>
+ <au.who>Blackwall, Anthony (Eng. author) (1674-1730)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<!-- p. viii ty=CW -->
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Blackwood's or Blackw. Mag.</au>
+ <au.work>Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (founded 1817).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Blair</au>
+ <au.who>Blair, Hugh (Scot. divine and rhetorician) (1718-1800)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>R. Blair</au>
+ <au.who>Blair, Robert (Scot. clerg. and poet) (1699-1747)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Blakely</au>
+ <au.who>Blakely, Edward T.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Dict. Of Com'c'l Information</i>, Lond., 1878.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>R. Bloomfield</au>
+ <au.who>Bloomfield, Robert (Eng. poet) (1766-1823)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Blount</au>
+ <au.who>Blount, Thomas (Eng. legal writer) (1618-1679)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>C. Blount</au>
+ <au.who>Blount, Chas. (Eng. deistic writer) (1654-1693)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir H. Blount</au>
+ <au.who>Blount, Sir Henry (Eng. traveler) (1602-1682)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Boaden</au>
+ <au.who>Boaden, James (Eng. dramatist) (1762-1839)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. E. Boardman</au>
+ <au.who>Boardman, Wm. E. (Am. clerg.).</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bolingbroke</au>
+ <au.who>Bolingbroke, Henry St. John, Viscount (Eng. statesman) (1678-1751)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bolton</au>
+ <au.who>Bolton, Robert (Eng. Puritan divine) (1572-1631)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bk. Of Com. Prayer</au>
+ <au.work>Book of Common Prayer.</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Booth</au>
+ <au.who>Booth, David (English lexicog.) (1766-1846)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Boswell</au>
+ <au.who>Boswell, James (biog. Of Dr. Johnson) (1740-1795)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bosworth</au>
+ <au.who>Bosworth, Joseph (Eng. philol.) (1789-1876)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Boucher</au>
+ <au.who>Boucher, Jonathan (Eng. author in Am.) (1738-1804)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bourne</au>
+ <au.who>Bourne, Henry. (1696-1733)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Antiquities</i>, 1725]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Bourne</au>
+ <au.who>Bourne, John (Eng. engineer).</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bouvier</au>
+ <au.who>Bouvier, John (Am. jurist). (1787-1851)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Law Dict.</i>]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>H. I. Bowditch</au>
+ <au.who>Bowditch, Henry Ingersoll (Am. surg. and physiol.) (1808-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>F. Bowen</au>
+ <au.who>Bowen, Francis (Am. philos.) (1811-1890)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bowring</au>
+ <au.who>Bowring, Sir John (Eng. traveler and linguist) (1792-1872)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>A. K. H. Boyd</au>
+ <au.who>Boyd, Andrew Kennedy Hutchison (Scot. clergyman) (1825-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Boyle</au>
+ <au.who>Boyle, Robert (Irish chemist) (1626-1691)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Boyse</au>
+ <au.who>Boyse, Samuel (Eng. poet) (1708-1749)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Braction</au>
+ <au.who>Braction, Henry de (Eng. lawyer) (1227?-1267)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Laws</i>, 1569]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bradford</au>
+ <au.who>Bradford, John (Eng. martyr) (1510?-1555)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>R. Brady</au>
+ <au.who>Brady, Robert (Eng. historian) (1643-1700)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Abp. Bramhall</au>
+ <au.who>Bramhall, Abp. John (Eng. author) (1593-1663)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bramston</au>
+ <au.who>Bramston, James (Eng. vicar) ( -1744)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Brand</au>
+ <au.who>Brand, John. (1668?-1738)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Description of Orkney</i>, Edin., 1701]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Brande</au>
+ <au.who>Brande, William Thomas (Eng. chemist) (1788-1866)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Brande &amp; C.</au>
+ <au.who>Brande, Wm. Thos., and Cox, Geo. Wm.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Dict. of Sci., Lit., and Art</i>, Lond., 1875.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Brathwait</au>
+ <au.who>Brathwait, Richard (Eng. poet) (1588-1673)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>T. Bray</au>
+ <au.who>Bray, Thomas (Eng. clerg. and philan.) (1656-1730)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Brende</au>
+ <au.who>Brende, John.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Quintus Curtius</i>, Lond., 1553.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Brerewood</au>
+ <au.who>Brerewood, Edward (Eng. math. and antiq.) (1565-1615)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Breton</au>
+ <au.who>Breton, Nicholas (Eng. poet) (1542?-1626?)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Brevint</au>
+ <au.who>Brevint, Daniel (Eng. divine) (1616-1695)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Brewer</au>
+ <au.who>Brewer, Edward Cobham (Eng. compiler) (1810-1897)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>A. Brewer</au>
+ <au.who>Brewer, Anthony (Eng. dram., time of Charles I.).</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir D. Brewster</au>
+ <au.who>Brewster, David, Sir (Brit. physicist) (1781-1868)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Brieger</au>
+ <au.who>Brieger, Ludwig (Ger. physiol. chemist) (1849-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Bright</au>
+ <au.who>Bright, John (Eng. statesman) (1811-1889)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Brimley</au>
+ <au.who>Brimley, George (Eng. critic) (1819-1857)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Brinton</au>
+ <au.who>Brinton, Dan. Garrison (Am. ethnol.) (1837-1899)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>C. A. Bristed</au>
+ <au.who>Bristed, Charles Astor (Am. writer) (1820-1874)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Brit. Critic</au>
+ <au.work>British Critic (Eng. review, organ of High Church party, 1793-1843).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>British Pharm.</au>
+ <au.work>British Parmacop&oelig;ia.</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Brit. Quart. Rev.</au>
+ <au.work>British Quarterly Review (estab. London, 1845).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Britton</au>
+ <au.who>Britton, John (Eng. antiquary) (1771-1857)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Brockett</au>
+ <au.who>Brockett, John Trotter (Brit. antiquary) (1788-1842)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Brome (1659)</au>
+ <au.who>Brome, Richard (Eng. dramatist) ( -1652)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>C. Bront&eacute;</au>
+ <au.who>Bront&eacute;, Charlotte (Eng. novelist) (1816-1855)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Brooke (Eastford)</au>
+ <au.who>Brooke, Wesley.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Eastford, or Household Sketches</i>, Boston, 1855.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>H. Brooke</au>
+ <au.who>Brooke, Henry (Eng. poet) (1706-1783)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. K. Brooke</au>
+ <au.who>Brooke, Wm. Keith (Am. biologist) (1848-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Broom</au>
+ <au.who>Broom, Herbert (Eng. legal writer) (1815-1882)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Broome</au>
+ <au.who>Broome, Wm. (Eng. translator) (1689-1745)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Brougham</au>
+ <au.who>Brougham, Lord Henry (British statesman) (1778-1868)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Dr. J. Brown</au>
+ <au.who>Brown, John (Scot. preacher) (1810-1882)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>G. Brown</au>
+ <au.who>Brown, Goold (Am. grammarian) (1791-1857)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>R. Brown</au>
+ <au.who>Brown, Robert (Scot. botanist) (1773-1858)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>T. Brown</au>
+ <au.who>Brown, Tom (Eng. author) (1663-1704)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>E. Browne</au>
+ <au.who>Browne, Edward (Eng. physician) (1644-1708)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>P. Browne</au>
+ <au.who>Browne, Peter (Eng. bishop) ( -1735)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir T. Browne</au>
+ <au.who>Browne, Sir Thomas (Eng. physician) (1605-1682)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. Browne</au>
+ <au.who>Browne, William (Eng. poet) (1590-1645?)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Mrs. Browning</au>
+ <au.who>Browning, Eliz. Barrett (Eng. poet) (1809-1861)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>R. Browning</au>
+ <au.who>Browning, Robert (Eng. poet) (1812-1889)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>O. A. Brownson</au>
+ <au.who>Brownson, Orestes Augustus (Am. journalist and theologian) (1803-1876)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>James Bruce</au>
+ <au.who>Bruce, James (Scot. traveler) (1730-1794)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Robert of Brunne</au>
+ <au.who>Mannyng, Robert, called R. of B. (Eng. chron. and poet. trans.) (1260?-1340?)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Lauder Brunton</au>
+ <au.who>Brunton, Thomas Lauder (Scot. physician) (1844-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bryant</au>
+ <au.who>Bryant, William Cullen (Am. poet) (1794-1878)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Bryant</au>
+ <au.who>Bryant, Jacob (Eng. theol. and mythol. writer) (1715-1804)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Brydges</au>
+ <au.who>Brydges, Sir Samuel Egerton (Eng. bibliographer) (1762-1837)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bryskett</au>
+ <au.who>Bryskett, Lodowick (Brit. poet and translator) (fl. 1571-1611)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Buchanan</au>
+ <au.who>Buchanan, James.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Dict.</i>, 1757.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>C. Buchanan</au>
+ <au.who>Buchanan, Claudius (Scot. divine) (1766-1815)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Buchanan</au>
+ <au.who>Buchanan, James (Pres. U. S.) (1791-1868)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. M. Buchanan</au>
+ <au.who>Buchanan, W. M.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Technological Dict.</i>, Lond., 1846.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Buck</au>
+ <au.who>Buck, Gurdon (Am. surgeon) (1807-1877)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir G. Buck</au>
+ <au.who>Buck, Sir George (Eng. historian) ( -1623)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Duke of Buckingham</au>
+ <au.who>Buckingham, Geo. Villiers, second duke of (Eng. poet) (1627-1687)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Buckland</au>
+ <au.who>Buckland, William, Dean of Westminster (geol. and paleon.) (1784-1856)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Buckle</au>
+ <au.who>Buckle, Henry Thomas (Eng. historian) (1821-1862)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>A. B. Buckley</au>
+ <au.who>Buckley, Arabella Burton (Eng. scientific writer) (1840-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Buckminster</au>
+ <au.who>Buckminster, Joseph Stevens (Am. Unitarian divine) (1784-1812)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Budgell</au>
+ <au.who>Budgell, Eustace (Eng. writer) (1685-1736)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Buffon</au>
+ <au.who>Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc (Fr. naturalist) (1707-1788)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. Bull</au>
+ <au.who>Bull, Bp. George (Eng. theologian) (1634-1710)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bullinger</au>
+ <au.who>Bullinger, Heinrich (Swiss reformer) (1504-1575)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bullokar</au>
+ <au.who>Bullokar, William (Eng. gram.) (fl. 1580)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bungay</au>
+ <au.who>Bungay, George W. (Am. journalist and poet) (1825-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bunyan</au>
+ <au.who>Bunyan, John (English preacher) (1628-1688)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Pilgrim's Progress</i>]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Burdon-Sanderson</au>
+ <au.who>Burdon-Sanderson, John Scott (Eng. physiologist) (1828-1882)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Burke</au>
+ <au.who>Burke, Edmund (Eng. statesman) (1729?-1797)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir B. Burke</au>
+ <au.who>Burke, Sir Bernard (Eng. antiq.) (1815-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Ld. Burleigh</au>
+ <au.who>Burleigh, or Burghley, Lord, Wm. Cecil (Eng. statesman) (1520-1598)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Burn</au>
+ <au.who>Burn, Richard (Eng. law writer) (1720-1785)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. Burnet</au>
+ <au.who>Burnet, Bp. Gilbert (Scot. historian) (1643-1715)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>T. Burnet</au>
+ <au.who>Burnet, Thomas (Eng. writer). (1635-1715)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Theory of the Earth</i>]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Burney</au>
+ <au.who>Burney, Charles (Eng. author) (1726-1814)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>G. P. Burnham</au>
+ <au.who>Burnham, George Pickering (Am. journalist)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Burns</au>
+ <au.who>Burns, Robert (Scot. poet) (1759-1796)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>F. Burr</au>
+ <au.who>Burr, Fearing, Jr.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Vegetables of America</i>, Boston, 1865.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Burrill</au>
+ <au.who>Burrill, Alexander Mansfield. (1807-1869)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Law Dict.</i>, N. Y., 1859]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Burroughs</au>
+ <au.who>Burroughs, John (Am. nat. and essayist) (1837-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Burrow</au>
+ <au.who>Burrow, Sir James. (1701-1782)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Reports in King's Bench</i>, 1756-72]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Burt</au>
+ <au.who>Burt, Captain Edward. ( -1755)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Letters</i>, Lond., 1754]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Burton</au>
+ <au.who>Burton, Robert (Eng. philos.). (1577-1640)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Anat. of Melancholy</i>]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. H. Burton</au>
+ <au.who>Burton, John Hill (Scot. advocate) (1809-1882)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>R. F. Burton</au>
+ <au.who>Burton, Sir Richard Francis (Eng. traveler) (1821-1890)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Busby</au>
+ <au.who>Busby, Thomas (Eng. mus. writer) (1755-1838)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>H. Bushnell</au>
+ <au.who>Bushnell, Horace (Am. clergyman) (1802-1876)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. Butler</au>
+ <au.who>Butler, Bp. Joseph (Eng. theol.) (1692-1752)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>C. Butler</au>
+ <au.who>Butler, Charles (Eng. clergyman) (1559-1647)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>S. Butler</au>
+ <au.who>Butler, Samuel (Eng. poet) (1612-1680)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Byles</au>
+ <au.who>Byles, Sir John Barnard (Eng. writer on commercial law) (1801-1884)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Byrd</au>
+ <au.who>Byrd, Wm. (Eng. musician) (1538?-1623)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>James Byrne</au>
+ <au.who>Byrne, James.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Eng. Language</i>, Lond., 1885.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Byrom</au>
+ <au.who>Byrom, John (Eng. poet) (1691-1763)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Byron</au>
+ <au.who>Byron, George Noel Gordon, Ld. (Eng. poet) (1788-1824)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>G. W. Cable</au>
+ <au.who>Cable, Geo. W. (Am. writer) (1844-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Caird</au>
+ <au.who>Caird, John (Scot. clergyman) (1820-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Cairnes</au>
+ <au.who>Cairnes, John Elliot (Eng. polit. economist) (1823-1875)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Calamy</au>
+ <au.who>Calamy, Edm. (Eng. divine) (1600-1666)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Calderwood</au>
+ <au.who>Calderwood, David (Scot. author) (1575-1650)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Calderwood (Fleming's Vocabulary)</au>
+ <au.who>Calderwood, Henry (Scot. philos.) (1830-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Callander</au>
+ <au.who>Callander, John (Scot. lawyer and editor) ( -1789)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Calthrop</au>
+ <au.who>Calthrop, or Calthorp, Sir Harry (Eng. jurist). (1686-1637)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Customs of Lond.</i>, 1612]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>F. C. Calvert</au>
+ <au.who>Calvert, Fred. Crace (Eng. chem.) (1819-1873)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>G. H. Calvert</au>
+ <au.who>Calvert, Geo. H. (Am. misc. writer) (1803-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Camden</au>
+ <au.who>Camden, Wm. (Eng. antiquarian) (1551-1623)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Campbell</au>
+ <au.who>Campbell, Thomas (Brit. poet) (1777-1844)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Campbell (Dict. Mil. Sci.)</au>
+ <au.who>Campbell, E. S. N.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Dict. Mil. Science</i>, Lond., 1830.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Dr. J. Campbell</au>
+ <au.who>Campbell, John (Scot. polit. hist.) (1708-1775)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>G. Campbell</au>
+ <au.who>Campbell, Geo. (Scot. divine) (1719-1796)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Lord Campbell</au>
+ <au.who>Campbell, Lord, John. (1779-1861)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Lives of Ld. Chancellors</i>]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. V. Cane</au>
+ <au.who>Cane, John Vincent (Eng. friar) ( -1672)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Canning</au>
+ <au.who>Canning, Geo. (Eng. statesman) (1770-1827)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Capgrave</au>
+ <au.who>Capgrave, John (Eng. historian) (1393-1464)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Carew</au>
+ <au.who>Carew, Richard (Eng. antiq.). (1555-1620)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Survey of Cornwall</i>, Lond., 1602]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>T. Carew</au>
+ <au.who>Carew, Thomas (Eng. poet) (1598?-1639?)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Carleton</au>
+ <au.who>Carleton, Capt. Geo.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Memoirs of an Eng. Officer</i>, Lond., 1728.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. of Carlisle</au>
+ <au.who>Carlisle, Harvey Goodwin, Bp. of (1818-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Carlton</au>
+ <au.who>Carlton, Robert, pseud. of B. R. Hall (Am. writer) (1798-1863)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Carlyle</au>
+ <au.who>Carlyle, Thomas (Brit. essayist and historian) (1795-1881)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Dr. A. Carlyle</au>
+ <au.who>Carlyle, Alexander (Scot. divine) (1722-1805)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Carpenter</au>
+ <au.who>Carperter, Wm. Benj. (Eng. physiol.) (1813-1885)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>L. Carroll</au>
+ <au.who>Carroll, Lewis, pseud. of C. L. Dodgson (Eng. writer) (1833?-1898)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Cartwright</au>
+ <au.who>Cartwright, Thomas (Eng. Puritan divine) (1535-1603)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. Cartwright</au>
+ <au.who>Cartwright, Wm. (Eng. poet and dramatist) (1611-1643)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>H. F. Cary</au>
+ <au.who>Cary, Henry F. (English poet and translator) (1772-1844)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir L. Cary</au>
+ <au.who>Cary, Sir Lucius (Brit. political writer) (1610?-1643)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Cassell (Dict. of Cookery)</au>
+ <au.work>Cassell's Dictionary of Cookery, London.</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Dr. Castell (1673)</au>
+ <au.who>Castell, Edmund (Eng. orientalist) (1606-1685)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Caton</au>
+ <au.who>Caton, John Dean (Am. author) (1812-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Caulfeild &amp; S. (Dict. of Needlework)</au>
+ <au.who>Caulfeild, S. F. A., &amp; Saward, Blanche C.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Dict. of Needlework</i>, Lond., 1885.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Cavendish</au>
+ <au.who>Cavendish, Geo. (Eng. author) (1500-1561?)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Cawthorn</au>
+ <au.who>Cawthorn, James (Eng. poet) (1719-1761)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Caxton</au>
+ <au.who>Caxton, Wm. (first Eng. printer) (1422?-1492)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Cecil</au>
+ <au.who>Cecil, Robert, Earl of Salisbury (Eng. statesman) (1563?-1612)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Mrs. Centlivre</au>
+ <au.who>Centlivre, Susanna (Eng. dramatist) (1667?-1723)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>The Century</au>
+ <au.work>The Century Illust. Monthly Mag. (establ. in N. Y., 1881).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. W. Chadwick</au>
+ <au.who>Chadwick, John White (Am. Unit. divine) (1840-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Chalkhill</au>
+ <au.who>Chalkhill, John, perhaps pseud. of Izaak Walton.</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Chalmers</au>
+ <au.who>Chalmers, Thomas (Scot. divine) (1780-1847)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>A. Chalmers</au>
+ <au.who>Chalmers, Alex. (Brit. editor) (1759-1834)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Todd's Johnson's Dict.</i>]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Chambers</au>
+ <au.who>Chambers, Ephraim (Eng. editor) (1680?-1740)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Chambers</au>
+ <au.who>Chambers, William and Robert (Scot. compilers and publishers).</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Chambers's Encyc.</au>
+ <au.work>Chambers's Encyclopedia, 1860-1868.</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Chambers's Journal</au>
+ <au.work>Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, (estab. 1832).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Champness</au>
+ <au.who>Champness, William Swain.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Insur. Dict.</i>, Lond.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Channing</au>
+ <au.who>Channing, Wm. Ellery (Am. Unit. divine) (1780-1842)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>A. L. Chapin (Johnson's Cyc.)</au>
+ <au.who>Chapin, Aaron Lucius (Am. divine, and writer on polit. econ.) (1817-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Chapman</au>
+ <au.who>Chapman, Geo. (Eng. dramatist and poet) (1557-1634)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Mrs. Chapone</au>
+ <au.who>Chapone, Hester (Eng. author) (1727-1801)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Charles I.</au>
+ <au.who>Chas. Stuart (k. of Eng., 1640-49) (1600-1649)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>T. Chase</au>
+ <au.who>Chase, Thomas (Am. educator) (1827-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Ld. Chatham</au>
+ <au.who>Chatham, Wm. Pitt, Lord (Eng. statesman) (1708-1778)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Chatterton</au>
+ <au.who>Chatterton, Thomas (Eng. poet) (1752-1770)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Chaucer</au>
+ <au.who>Chaucer, Geoffrey (Eng. poet) (1340?-1400)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Chaucer's Dream</au>
+ <au.work>Chaucer's Dream (poem formerly attrib. to Chaucer)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Chauncy</au>
+ <au.who>Chauncy, Chas. (Am. Unit. divine) (1705-1787)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Chauvenet</au>
+ <au.who>Chauvenet, Wm. (Am. math.) (1820-1870)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Cheever</au>
+ <au.who>Cheever, Geo. Barrell (Am. clerg.) (1807-1890)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir J. Cheke</au>
+ <au.who>Cheke, Sir John (Eng. scholar) (1514-1557)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Chenevix</au>
+ <au.who>Chenevix, Richard (Irish writer) (1774-1830)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Ld. Chesterfield</au>
+ <au.who>Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, Lord. (1694-1773)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Letters</i>]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Chevy Chase</au>
+ <au.work>Chevy Chase (Eng. ballad, in Percy's <i>Reliques</i>)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Cheyne</au>
+ <au.who>Cheyne, Geo. (Scot. phys. and phil.) (1671-1743)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir J. Child</au>
+ <au.who>Child, Sir Josiah (Eng. economist) (1630-1699)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Chillingworth</au>
+ <au.who>Chillingworth, Wm. (Eng. divine and controversialist) (1602?-1644)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Chipman</au>
+ <au.who>Chipman, Nathaniel (Am. jurist) (1752-1843)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Chitty</au>
+ <au.who>Chitty, Joseph (Eng. jurist) (1776-1841)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>R. Choate</au>
+ <au.who>Choate, Rufus (Am. orat. and jur.) (1799-1859)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. D. Christie</au>
+ <au.who>Christie, Wm. Dougal (Eng. dip.) (1816-1874)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Churchill</au>
+ <au.who>Churchill, Chas. (Eng. poet and sat.) (1731-1764)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Churton</au>
+ <au.who>Churton, Ralph (Eng. divine) (1754-1831)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Cibber</au>
+ <au.who>Cibber, Colley (Eng. dramatist and actor) (1671-1757)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Circular of Mass. Representatives (1768).</au>
+ <au.work>Circular of Mass. Representatives (1768).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Clarendon</au>
+ <au.who>Clarendon, Edward Hyde, first earl of (Eng. historian) (1608-1674)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>D. A. Clark</au>
+ <au.who>Clark, Daniel A. (Am. divine) (1779-1840)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. S. Clark</au>
+ <au.who>Clark, Wm. Smith (pres. Amherst Agricultural College) (1826-1886)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Clarke</au>
+ <au.who>Clarke, Henry Hyde (Eng. philol.) (1815-1895)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>A. Clarke</au>
+ <au.who>Clarke, Adam (Brit. philol. and commentator) (1762?-1832)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Cowden Clarke</au>
+ <au.who>Clarke, Charles C. (Eng. writer) (1787-1877)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>John Clarke</au>
+ <au.who>Clarke, John (Eng. phys. &amp; writer) (1609-1676)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Mary Cowden Clarke</au>
+ <au.who>Clarke, Mary Victoria Cowden (Eng. author) (1809-1898)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>S. Clarke</au>
+ <au.who>Clarke, Samuel (Eng. philosopher) (1675-1729)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Claus &amp; Sedgwick</au>
+ <au.who>Claus, Carl Friedr. (Ger. biologist) (1835-)</au.who>
+ <au.who>Sedgwick, Adam (Eng. geologist) (1785-1873)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Clausius</au>
+ <au.who>Clausius, Rudolf Julius Emanuel (Ger. physicist) (1822-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Clayton</au>
+ <au.who>Clayton, John.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Repts. and Pleas of Assizes at York</i>, 1651.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>P. Cleaveland</au>
+ <au.who>Cleaveland, Parker (Am. geologist) (1780-1858)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Cleland</au>
+ <au.who>Cleland, John (Eng. writer) (1709-1789)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Dr. R. Clerke</au>
+ <au.who>Clerke, Richard (Eng. divine) ( -1634)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Cleveland</au>
+ <au.who>Cleveland, John (Eng. poet) (1613-1659)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. K. Clifford</au>
+ <au.who>Clifford, Wm. Kingdon (Eng. phil.) (1845-1879)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Clifton</au>
+ <au.who>Clifton, William (Am. poet) (1772-1799)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>De Witt Clinton</au>
+ <au.who>Clinton, De Witt (Am. statesman) (1769-1828)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>A. H. Clough</au>
+ <au.who>Clough, Arthur Hugh (Eng. poet) (1819-1861)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>F. P. Cobbe</au>
+ <au.who>Cobbe, Frances Power (Brit. writer) (1822-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Cobbett</au>
+ <au.who>Cobbett, Wm. (Eng. polit. writer) (1762-1835)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>R. Cobden</au>
+ <au.who>Cobden, Richard (Eng. economist) (1804-1865)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Cobham</au>
+ <au.who>Cobham, Sir John Oldcastle, Ld. (Eng. martyr) (1360?-1417)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Cocker</au>
+ <au.who>Cocker, Edw. (Eng. mathematician) (1631-1675)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Cockeram</au>
+ <au.who>Cockeram, Henry.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Eng. Dict.</i>, 1632.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Codrington</au>
+ <au.who>Codrington, Robt. (Eng. misc. writer) (1602-1665)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Cogan</au>
+ <au.who>Cogan, Thomas (Eng. physician and divine). (1736-1818)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>The Passions</i>]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Cogan (1595)</au>
+ <au.who>Cogan, Thomas (Eng. physician) (1545?-1607)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Coke</au>
+ <au.who>Coke, Sir Edward. (1552-1634)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Laws of Eng., including Coke on Littleton</i>]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Colebrooke</au>
+ <au.who>Colebrooke, Hen. T. (Eng. orient.) (1765-1837)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Coleman</au>
+ <au.who>Coleman, Lyman (Am. scholar) (1796-1882)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Coleridge</au>
+ <au.who>Coleridge, Samuel T. (Eng. poet) (1772-1834)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>H. Coleridge</au>
+ <au.who>Coleridge, Hartley (Eng. poet) (1796-1849)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Coles</au>
+ <au.who>Coles, Elisha (Eng. lexicographer) (1640?-1680)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Collection of Records (1642)</au>
+ <au.work>Title to a Collection of Records (cited from Latham's Dict.).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Collier</au>
+ <au.who>Collier, Jeremy (Eng. divine) (1650-1726)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. P. Collier</au>
+ <au.who>Collier, John Payne (Eng. lit. hist.) (1789-1883)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<!-- p. ix ty=CM -->
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Collins</au>
+ <au.who>Collins, Wm. (Eng. poet) (1721-1759)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>M. Collins</au>
+ <au.who>Collins, Mortimer (Eng. writer) (1827-1876)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>T. W. Collins</au>
+ <au.who>Collins, Thomas Wharton (Am. poet and economist) (1812-1879)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. Collins</au>
+ <au.who>Collins, Wm. Wilkie (Eng. novelist) (1824-1889)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Collyer</au>
+ <au.who>Collyer, John.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Law of Partnership</i>, Lond., 1840.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Colman</au>
+ <au.who>Colman, Geo., the Younger (Eng. dramatic poet) (1762-1836)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Colman &amp; Garrick</au>
+ <au.who>Colman, George, the Elder, and Garrick, David.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Clandestine Marriage</i>.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Colman, the Elder, or (1761)</au>
+ <au.who>Colman, George, the Elder (Eng. essayist and dramatist) (1732-1794)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>P. Colquhoun</au>
+ <au.who>Colquhoun, Patrick (Scot. statis.) (1745-1820)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>G. Combe</au>
+ <au.who>Combe, Geo. (Scot. phrenol. writer) (1788-1858)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Comber</au>
+ <au.who>Comber, Thos. (Dean of Durham) (1644-1699)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Compton</au>
+ <au.who>Compton, Henry (Eng. bishop) (1632-1713)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Congreve</au>
+ <au.who>Congreve, Wm. (Eng. dram. poet) (1670-1729)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Constitution of U. S.</au>
+ <au.work>Constitution of the United States (framed in the Federal Convention, 1787).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Contemp. Rev.</au>
+ <au.work>Contemporary Review (founded in London, 1866).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Conybeare</au>
+ <au.who>Conybeare, Wm. J. (Eng. divine) (1815-1857)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Conybeare</au>
+ <au.who>Conybeare, John (Eng. bishop) (1692-1755)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Cook</au>
+ <au.who>Cook, Capt. Jas. (Eng. navigator) (1728-1779)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Joseph Cook</au>
+ <au.who>Cook, Joseph (Am. lecturer) (1838-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Cooke (1615)</au>
+ <au.work>[<i>Description of the Body of Man</i>] quoted rom Richardson's Dict.</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. P. Cooke</au>
+ <au.who>Cooke, Josiah P. (Am. chemist) (1827-1894)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>M. C. Cooke</au>
+ <au.who>Cooke, Mordecai Cubitt (Eng. bot.) (1825-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Cooley</au>
+ <au.who>Cooley, Thos. M. (Am. lawyer, ed. Story's and Blackstone's Comm.) (1824-1898)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>A. J. Cooley</au>
+ <au.who>Cooley, Arnold James.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Prac. Receipts</i>, 4th ed., Lond., 1864.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Coombe</au>
+ <au.who>Coombe, Wm. (Eng. humorous poet) (1741-1823)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Cooper</au>
+ <au.who>Cooper, Jas. Fenimore (Am. nov.) (1789-1851)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. G. Cooper</au>
+ <au.who>Cooper, John Gilbert (Eng. writer on classics) (1723-1769)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Cope</au>
+ <au.who>Cope, Edward Drinker (Am. nat.) (1840-1897)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Copland</au>
+ <au.who>Copland, Jas. (Scot. physician) (1791-1870)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>A. Copley</au>
+ <au.who>Copley, Anthony. (1567-1607?)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Fits, Wits, and Fancies</i>, 1595]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. Corbet</au>
+ <au.who>Corbet, Bp. Richard (Eng. poet) (1582-1635)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Cornhill Mag.</au>
+ <au.work>Cornhill Magazine (London monthly journal, estab. 1859).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>B. Cornwall</au>
+ <au.who>Cornwall, Barry, pseud. of B. W. Procter (Eng. poet) (1787-1874)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir C. Cornwallis</au>
+ <au.who>Cornwallis, Sir Charles (Eng. diplomat) (-1630?)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>The Coronation</au>
+ <au.work>The Coronation (a comedy of 17th cent., either by John Fletcher or by Shirley)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>E. L. Corthell</au>
+ <au.who>Corthell, Elmer L. (Am. engineer) (1840-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. Cosin</au>
+ <au.who>Cosin, John (Eng. author) (1594-1672)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Cotgrave</au>
+ <au.who>Cotgrave, Randle (Eng. lexicog.) (-1634)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Cotgrave</au>
+ <au.who>Cotgrave, John (fl. 1655)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Wit's Interpret.</i>, or <i>Eng. Parnassus</i>, Lond., 1665]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Cotton</au>
+ <au.who>Cotton, Chas. (Eng. trans. and poet) (1630-1687)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>N. Cotton</au>
+ <au.who>Cotton, Nath. (Eng. phys. and poet) (1707-1788)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Coues</au>
+ <au.who>Coues, Elliott (Am. naturalist) (1842-1899)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>The Council Book (1651)</au>
+ <au.work>The Council Book of the Eng. Commonwealth.</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Court of Love</au>
+ <au.work>Court of Love (a poem attributed to Chaucer)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Courthope</au>
+ <au.who>Courthope, Wm. John (Eng. essayist) (1842-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Coventry</au>
+ <au.who>Coventry, Henry (Eng. writer) (1710?-1752)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Coverdale</au>
+ <au.who>Coverdale, Miles (Eng. divine) (1488-1568)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Cowell</au>
+ <au.who>Cowell, John (Eng. jurist) (1554-1611)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Cowley</au>
+ <au.who>Cowley, Abraham (Eng. poet) (1618-1667)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Cowper</au>
+ <au.who>Cowper, William (Eng. poet) (1731-1800)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Lady Cowper</au>
+ <au.who>Cowper, Mary (Eng. writer). (1685-1724)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Diary</i>, 1864]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>G. W. Cox</au>
+ <au.who>Cox, Geo. Wm. (Eng. historian) (1827-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Coxe</au>
+ <au.who>Coxe, John Redman (Am. phys.) (1773-1864)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. Coxe</au>
+ <au.who>Coxe, Arthur Cleveland (Am. poet) (1818-1896)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. Coxe</au>
+ <au.who>Coxe, Wm. (Eng. hist. writer) (1747-1828)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Cozzens</au>
+ <au.who>Cozzens, Fred S. (Am. writer) (1818-1869)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Crabb</au>
+ <au.who>Crabb, Geo. (Eng. lexicog.) (1778-1851)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Syn.</i>]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Crabbe</au>
+ <au.who>Crabbe, Geo. (Eng. poet) (1754-1832)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>B. Cracroft</au>
+ <au.who>Cracroft, Bernard (Eng. essayist) (1826?-1888)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Craft of Lovers (1448)</au>
+ <au.work>Craft of Lovers (1448) (a poem formerly attributed to Chaucer)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Craig</au>
+ <au.who>Craig, John.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Eng. Dict.</i>, Lond., 1852.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir T. Craig</au>
+ <au.who>Craig, Sir Thomas (Scot. lawyer and antiquary) (1538-1608)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. P. Craighill</au>
+ <au.who>Craighill, Wm. Price (Am. soldier) (1833-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Craik</au>
+ <au.who>Craik, Geo. Lillie (Scot. writer) (1799-1866)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Cranch</au>
+ <au.who>Cranch, Wm. (Am. jurist) (1769-1855)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Cranmer</au>
+ <au.who>Cranmer, Thomas (Eng. reformer) (1489-1556)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Crashaw</au>
+ <au.who>Crashaw, Richard (Eng. poet) (1613?-1649)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Crawfurd</au>
+ <au.who>Crawfurd, John (Scot. author) (1783-1868)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Creech</au>
+ <au.who>Creech, Thomas (Eng. translator) (1659-1701)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Creed of Pope Pius IV.</au>
+ <au.who>Creed of Pius IV. (Pope, 1559-65) (1499-1565)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Croft</au>
+ <au.who>Croft, Herbert (Eng. bishop) (1603-1691)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Croker</au>
+ <au.who>Croker, John W. (Brit. statesman) (1780-1857)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Croly</au>
+ <au.who>Croly, Geo. (Brit. divine and poet) (1780-1860)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Crompton</au>
+ <au.who>Crompton, Hugh (Eng. poet) (fl. 1657)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Oliver Cromwell</au>
+ <au.who>Cromwell, Oliver (lord protector of the Eng. Commonwealth) (1599-1658)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. Crookes</au>
+ <au.who>Crookes, Wm. (Eng. physicist) (1832-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Crosby</au>
+ <au.who>Crosby, Alpheus (Am. educator) (1810-1874)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Cross (Life of G. Eliot)</au>
+ <au.who>Cross, John Walter (husband of Geo. Eliot, and ed. of her Life).</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Crowley</au>
+ <au.who>Crowley, Robert (Eng. divine) (1518-1588)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Croxall</au>
+ <au.who>Croxall, Samuel (Brit. divine) (-1752)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Cruise</au>
+ <au.who>Cruise, William (Eng. legal writer) (-1824)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Cudworth</au>
+ <au.who>Cudworth, Ralph (Eng. divine and philosopher) (1617-1688)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. Cullen</au>
+ <au.who>Cullen, Wm. (Scot. med. writer) (1712-1790)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>R. Cumberland</au>
+ <au.who>Cumberland, Richard (Eng. poet and dramatist) (1732-1811)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Cumming</au>
+ <au.who>Cumming, Roualeyn Geo. Gordon (Scot. traveler) (1820-1866)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Cunningham</au>
+ <au.who>Cunningham, John (Irish poet) (1729-1773)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>P. Cunningham</au>
+ <au.who>Cunningham, Peter (Eng. antiq.) (1816-1869)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Curran</au>
+ <au.who>Curran, John Philpot (Irish orator) (1750-1817)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Cursor Mundi</au>
+ <au.work>Cursor Mundi (a metrical version of the Old and New Testaments, interspersed with legends, about 1320)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>B. R. Curtis</au>
+ <au.who>Curtis, Benj. Robbins (Am. judge) (1809-1874)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>G. T. Curtis</au>
+ <au.who>Curtis, Geo. Ticknor (Am. lawyer and author) (1812-1894)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>G. W. Curtis</au>
+ <au.who>Curtis, Geo. W. (Am. author and ed.) (1824-1892)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Cushing</au>
+ <au.who>Cushing, Luther S. (Am. lawyer) (1803-1856)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Cussans</au>
+ <au.who>Cussans, John Edwin.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Handbook of Heraldry</i>, Lond., 1869.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Cuvier</au>
+ <au.who>Cuvier, Georges Chr&eacute;tien L. F. D., Baron (Fr. naturalist) (1769-1832)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Cyc. of Arts &amp; Sciences</au>
+ <au.work>Cyc. of Arts &amp; Sciences (a division of the English Cyclop&aelig;dia)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Cyc. Med.</au>
+ <au.work>Cyclop&aelig;dia of Practical Medicine, (1833-35, ed. by A. Tweedie, John Forbes, and John Conolly).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Da Costa</au>
+ <au.who>Da Costa, Emanuel Mendes (conchologist, For. Sec. to Royal Soc.) (-1788?)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>D. Daggett</au>
+ <au.who>Daggett, David (Am. jurist) (1764-1851)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Dalgarno</au>
+ <au.who>Dalgarno, George (Scotch writer) (1626?-1687)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. H. Dall</au>
+ <au.who>Dall, Wm. Healey (Am. explorer in Alaska) (1845-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Dalton</au>
+ <au.who>Dalton, John Call (Am. physician) (1825-1889)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>M. Dalton</au>
+ <au.who>Dalton, Michael (Eng. lawyer) (1554-1620)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Dampier</au>
+ <au.who>Dampier, Wm. (Eng. navigator) (1652-1715)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Dana</au>
+ <au.who>Dana, James Dwight (Am. geol.) (1813-1895)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>E. S. Dana</au>
+ <au.who>Dana, Edward S. (Am. mineral.) (1849-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>R. H. Dana, Jr.</au>
+ <au.who>Dana, Richard Henry, Jr. (1815-1882)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Two Years before the Mast. Practical Seamanship</i>]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Daneil</au>
+ <au.who>Daniel, Samuel (Eng. poet and hist.) (1562-1619)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Daniell</au>
+ <au.who>Daniell, Edmund Robert (Eng. jurist) (-1854)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Prac. of High Court of Chanc.</i>, 1845]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>D'Anville (Trans.)</au>
+ <au.who>D'Anville, Jean B. B. (Fr. geog.) (1697-1782)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Mad. D'Arblay</au>
+ <au.who>D'Arblay, Frances Burney, Madame (Eng. novelist) (1752-1840)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. Darlington</au>
+ <au.who>Darlington, Wm. (Am. botanist) (1782-1863)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Dart</au>
+ <au.who>Dart, John (Eng. writer) (-1730)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Darwin</au>
+ <au.who>Darwin, Chas. Robt. (Eng. nat.) (1809-1882)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>E. Darwin</au>
+ <au.who>Darwin, Erasmus (Eng. bot. and poet) (1731-1802)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Davenant</au>
+ <au.who>Davenant, Sir Wm. (Eng. dram.) (1606-1668)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>John Davidson</au>
+ <au.who>Davidson, John.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Prac. Math.</i>, Edin., 1852.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>S. Davidson</au>
+ <au.who>Davidson, Samuel (Brit. bib. critic)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Davies (with name of work)</au>
+ <au.who>Davies, John, of Hereford (Eng. poet) (1565?-1618)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Davies &amp; Peck (Math. Dict.)</au>
+ <au.who>Davies, Chas. (1798-1876)</au.who>
+ <au.who>Peck, Wm. G. (1820-)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Math. Dict.</i>, N. Y., 1856.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir J. Davies</au>
+ <au.who>Davies, Sir John (Eng. phil. poet) (1570-1626)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>E. Davis</au>
+ <au.who>Davis, Emerson (Am. clergyman) (1798-1866)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Mrs. R. H. Davis</au>
+ <au.who>Davis, Rebecca Harding (Am. author) (1840-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>F. Davison</au>
+ <au.who>Davison, Francis (Eng. statesman) (fl. 1600)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Davy</au>
+ <au.who>Davy, Sir Humphry (Eng. nat. philosopher) (1778-1829)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>T. Dawes</au>
+ <au.who>Dawes, Thomas (Am. judge) (1757-1825)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Dawkins</au>
+ <au.who>Dawkins, Wm. Boyd (Brit. geol.) (1838-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>B. Dawson</au>
+ <au.who>Dawson, Benj. (Eng. Presb. divine) (1729-1814)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Day</au>
+ <au.who>Day, Jeremiah (Am. math.) (1773-1867)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>De Bary</au>
+ <au.who>De Bary, Heinrich Anton (Ger. bot.) (1831-1888)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Decker</au>
+ <au.who>Decker, or Dekker, Thomas (Eng. dramatist) (1570?-1640)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>The Declaration of Independence </au>
+ <au.work>The Declaration of Independence (written by Thomas Jefferson, 1776)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>De Colange</au>
+ <au.who>De Colange, Auguste Leo (Fr. poet and journalist) (1819-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Dee</au>
+ <au.who>Dee, John (Eng. math. and astrol.) (1527-1608)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>De Foe</au>
+ <au.who>De Foe, Daniel (Eng. writer) (1661?-1731)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>De Morgan</au>
+ <au.who>De Morgan, Augustus (Eng. math.) (1806-1871)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Denham</au>
+ <au.who>Denham, Sir John (Eng. poet) (1615-1669)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Dennis</au>
+ <au.who>Dennis, John (Eng. dram. and polit. writer) (1657-1734)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>De Quincey</au>
+ <au.who>DeQuincey, Thomas (Eng. author) (1785-1859)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Derham</au>
+ <au.who>Derham, Wm. (Eng. philosopher) (1657-1735)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>E. Dering (1576)</au>
+ <au.who>Dering, Edwd. (Eng. Puritan divine) (-1576)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir E. Dering</au>
+ <au.who>Dering, Sir Edward (Eng. polit.) (1598-1644)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir A. De Vere</au>
+ <au.who>De Vere, Sir Aubrey (Irish poet) (1788-1846)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>De Watteville</au>
+ <au.who>De Watteville, Armand (med. elec. in Eng.)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Introd. to Med. Elec.</i>, Lond., 1878.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Dewey</au>
+ <au.who>Dewey, Orville (Am. clergyman) (1794-1882)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Dibdin</au>
+ <au.who>Dibdin, Thos. F. (Eng. bibliog.) (1775-1848)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>T. Dick</au>
+ <au.who>Dick, Thomas (Scot. author) (1772-1857)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Dickens</au>
+ <au.who>Dickens, Charles (Eng. novelist) (1812-1870)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Dict. of Education</au>
+ <au.work>Dictionary of Education (ed. by Henry Kiddle, and Alex. J. Schem, N. Y., 1877).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Diet's Dry Dinner (1599)</au>
+ <au.work>Diet's Dry Dinner (1599) (notes on foods, with stories for the table, by Henry Buttes, or Butts)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Ld. Digby</au>
+ <au.who>Digby, Ld. Geo. (Eng. politician) (1612-1676)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>R. Digby</au>
+ <au.who>Digby, Robert (Eng. poet) (-1726)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Letter to Pope</i>]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir K. Digby</au>
+ <au.who>Digby, Sir Kenelm (Eng. philosopher) (1603-1665)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Digges (1579)</au>
+ <au.who>Digges, Leonard (Eng. math.) (-1573?)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>I. Disraeli</au>
+ <au.who>Disraeli, Isaac (Eng. misc. writer) (1766-1848)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Ditton</au>
+ <au.who>Ditton, Humphrey (Eng. math.) (1675-1715)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. H. Dixon</au>
+ <au.who>Dixon, Wm. Hepworth (Eng. writer) (1821-1879)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Doddridge</au>
+ <au.who>Doddridge, Philip (Eng. divine) (1702-1751)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Dodsley</au>
+ <au.who>Dodsley, Robert (Eng. author) (1703-1764)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>A. E. Dolbear</au>
+ <au.who>Dolbear, Amos E. (Am. physicist) (1837-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Domat</au>
+ <au.who>Domat, Jean (Fr. jurist) (1625-1696)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Domesday Book</au>
+ <au.see>See in the Dictionary.</au.see>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Donaldson</au>
+ <au.who>Donaldson, John Wm. (Eng. classical scholar) (1811-1861)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Donne</au>
+ <au.who>Donne, John (Eng. divine) (1573-1631)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Dorset</au>
+ <au.who>Dorset, Chas. Sackville, 6th earl of (1637-1706)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Douay version</au>
+ <au.work>Douay version of Bible. See in Dict.</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Douce</au>
+ <au.who>Douce, Francis (Eng. antiquarian) (1757-1834)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>G. Douglas</au>
+ <au.who>Douglas, Gawin (Eng. translator) (1474-1522)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>E. Dowden</au>
+ <au.who>Dowden, Edward (British literary critic) (1843-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>A. J. Downing</au>
+ <au.who>Downing, Andrew Jackson (Am. agric. writer) (1815-1852)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Major Jack Downing</au>
+ <au.who>Downing, Major Jack, pseud. of Seba Smith (Am. journalist) (1792-1868)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. R. Drake</au>
+ <au.who>Drake, Joseph Rodman (Am. poet) (1795-1820)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>N. Drake</au>
+ <au.who>Drake, Nathan (Eng. writer) (1766-1836)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir F. Drake</au>
+ <au.who>Drake, Sir Francis (Eng. navigator) (1540?-1596)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Drant</au>
+ <au.who>Drant, Thos. (Eng. divine made first met. transl. of Horace, 1567) (-1578?)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. W. Draper</au>
+ <au.who>Draper, John Wm. (Eng. philos. and scientist in America) (1811-1882)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir W. Draper</au>
+ <au.who>Draper, Sir Wm. (Eng. controvers.) (1721-1787)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Drayton</au>
+ <au.who>Drayton, Michael (Eng. poet) (1563-1631)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Drummond</au>
+ <au.who>Drummond, Wm. of Hawthornden (Scot. poet) (1585-1649)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>A. Drummond</au>
+ <au.who>Drummond, Alex. (Eng. traveler) (-1769)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>H. Drummond</au>
+ <au.who>Drummond, Henry (Scot. writer) (1857?-1897)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir. W. Drummond</au>
+ <au.who>Drummond, Sir Wm. (Scot. diplom. and writer) (1760?-1828)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Dryden</au>
+ <au.who>Dryden, John (Eng. poet) (1631-1701)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>C. Dryden</au>
+ <au.who>Dryden, Chas. (son of J. Dryden, and translator of Juvenal) (1666-1704)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Dryden, Jr.</au>
+ <au.who>Dryden, John, Jr. (Eng. translator) (1668-1701)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Dryden &amp; Lee</au>
+ <au.who>Dryden, John and Lee, Nathaniel.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Oedipus</i>. <i>Duke of Guise</i>.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Du Bartas (trans.)</au>
+ <au.who>Du Bartas, Guillaume Salluste (Fr. poet). (1544-1590)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Works, trans. by Sylvester</i>]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Dublin Univ. Mag.</au>
+ <au.work>Dublin University Magazine (estab. 1832).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Dubois-Reymond</au>
+ <au.who>Dubois-Reymond, Emil Henrich (Ger. writer on physical science) (1818-1896)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Du Chaillu</au>
+ <au.who>Du Chaillu, Paul B. (Fr.-Am. trav.) (1835-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Lord Dufferin</au>
+ <au.who>Dufferin, Fred. Temple Blackwood, 1st earl of (Eng. statesman) (1826-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Dugard</au>
+ <au.who>Dugard, Wm. (Eng. teacher and poet) (1606-1662)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Dugdale</au>
+ <au.who>Dugdale, Sir Wm. (Eng. antiq.) (1605-1686)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>R. L. Dugdale</au>
+ <au.who>Dugdale, Richard L. (Am. social scientist) (1841-1883)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>L. A. Duhring</au>
+ <au.who>Duhring, Louis A. (Am. physician) (1845-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. Dunbar</au>
+ <au.who>Dunbar, Wm. (Scot. poet) (1465?-1530?)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Dunglison</au>
+ <au.who>Dunglison, Robley (Am. physician). (1796-1869)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Med. Dict.</i>]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Dunlop</au>
+ <au.who>Dunlop, John Colin (Scot. lit. hist.) (-1842)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Duponceau</au>
+ <au.who>Duponceau, Peter Stephen (Am. legal writer, born in France) (1760-1844)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Duppa</au>
+ <au.who>Duppa, Brian (Bp. of Salisbury) (1588-1662)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>D'Urfey</au>
+ <au.who>D'Urfey, Thomas (Eng. dramatist) (1653-1723)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Dr. T. Dwight</au>
+ <au.who>Dwight, Timothy (Am. educator) (1752-1817)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. S. Dwight</au>
+ <au.who>Dwight, John S. (Am. mus. critic) (1813-1893)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>S. E. Dwight</au>
+ <au.who>Dwight, Sereno E. (Am. author) (1786-1850)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Dyche</au>
+ <au.who>Dyche, Thomas (Eng. schoolmaster) (fl. 1719)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Dyer</au>
+ <au.who>Dyer, John (Brit. clerg. and poet) (1700-1758)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>T. H. Dyer</au>
+ <au.who>Dyer, Thomas Henry (Eng. hist.) (1804-1888)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Eadie</au>
+ <au.who>Eadie, John (Eng. theologian) (1810-1876)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Earle</au>
+ <au.who>Earle, John (Eng. scholar). (1824?-)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Philol. of Eng. Tongue</i>, 1871]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. Earle</au>
+ <au.who>Earle, Bp. John (Eng. prelate) (1601-1665)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>East</au>
+ <au.who>East, Sir Edw. Hyde (chief justice of Calcutta) (1764-1847)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>C. L. Eastlake, </au>
+ <au.who>Eastlake, Sir Charles Locke (Eng. painter) (1793-1865)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Eaton</au>
+ <au.who>Eaton, Amos (Am. physicist) (1776-1842)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>D. C. Eaton</au>
+ <au.who>Eaton, Daniel Cady (Am. botanist) (1834-1895)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Echard</au>
+ <au.who>Echard, Laurence (Eng. divine) (1671-1730)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Eclec. Rev.</au>
+ <au.work>Eclectic Review (estab., Eng. 1805).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Eden</au>
+ <au.who>Eden, Richd. (Eng. trans. of travels) (1521?-1576)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Miss Edgeworth</au>
+ <au.who>Edgeworth, Maria (Eng. novelist) (1767-1849)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>R. Edgeworth</au>
+ <au.who>Edgeworth, Roger (Roman Catholic divine) (-ab. 1560)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Ed. Encyc.</au>
+ <au.work>Edinburgh Encyclopaedia (edited by Sir David Brewster, 1810-1839).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Ed. Rev.</au>
+ <au.work>Edinburgh Review (estab. 1802).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>T. A. Edison</au>
+ <au.who>Edison, Thos. A. (Am. electrician) (1847-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Edwards</au>
+ <au.who>Edwards, Eliezer (Eng. compiler).</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Words, Facts, and Phrases</i>, 1881.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>A. B. Edwards</au>
+ <au.who>Edwards, Amelia Blandford (Eng. novelist and Egyptologist) (1831-1892)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>B. Edwards</au>
+ <au.who>Edwards, Bryan (Eng. writer in the West Indies) (1743-1800)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Edwards</au>
+ <au.who>Edwards, Jonathan (Am. clerg. and metaphys.) (1703-1758)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>S. Edwards</au>
+ <au.who>Edwards, Henry Sutherland (Eng. author) (1828-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>T. Edwards</au>
+ <au.who>Edwards, Thomas (Eng. critic) (1699?-1757)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>E. Eggleston</au>
+ <au.who>Eggleston, Edward (Am. writer) (1837-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Eikon Basilike</au>
+ <au.work>Portraiture of Chas. I. (attributed to Bp. Gauden).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Lord Eldon</au>
+ <au.who>Eldon, John Scott (Eng. lord chancellor) (1751-1838)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Eliot (1809)</au>
+ <au.who>Eliot, John. (1754-1813)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>New Eng. Biog. Dict.</i>]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>G. Eliot</au>
+ <au.who>pseud. of Mary Ann (b. Evans) Lewes (later, Cross) (Eng. nov.) (1820-1880)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Queen Elizabeth</au>
+ <au.who>Elizabeth, queen of England (1533-1603)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Ld. Ellenborough</au>
+ <au.who>Ellenborough, Edward Law (lord chief justice of Eng.) (1750-1818)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>C. J. Ellicott</au>
+ <au.who>Ellicott, Charles John (Eng. com.) (1819-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Ellis</au>
+ <au.who>Ellis, George (Eng. misc. writer) (1753-1815)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>A. J. Ellis</au>
+ <au.who>Ellis, Alex. John (Eng. philol. and writer on phonetics) (1814-1890)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Ellis</au>
+ <au.who>Ellis, John (vicar of St. Catherine's, Dublin) (fl. 1743)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>O. Ellsworth</au>
+ <au.who>Ellsworth, Oliver (chief justice of U. S.) (1745-1807)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>T. Ellwood</au>
+ <au.who>Ellwood, Thomas (Eng. Quaker) (1639-1713)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Elmes</au>
+ <au.who>Elmes, James (Eng. writer on art) (1782-1862)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Elton</au>
+ <au.who>Elton, Chas. Isaac (Eng. jurist) (1839-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir T. Elyot</au>
+ <au.who>Elyot, Sir Thomas (Eng. writer) (1490?-1546)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Emerson</au>
+ <au.who>Emerson, Ralph Waldo (Amer. essayist and philosopher) (1803-1882)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Encyc. Brit.</au>
+ <au.work>Encyclop&aelig;dia Britannica (9th. edition, also 8th).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Encyc. Dict.</au>
+ <au.work>Encyclop&aelig;dic Dictionary (ed. by Robert Hunter, 1879-1888).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<!-- p. x ty=CM -->
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Encyc. Dom. Econ.</au>
+ <au.work>Encyclop&aelig;dia of Domestic Economy (ed. by Thos. Webster, 1845)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Encyc. of Rural Sports</au>
+ <au.work>Encyc. of Rural Sports (ed. by J. H. Walsh, 1st Am. edition)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Eng. Cyc.</au>
+ <au.work>English Cyclop&aelig;dia, (1795-1801).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Eng. Statute</au>
+ <au.work>Act of Henry VIII. (cited fr. Johnson's Dict.).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Enfield</au>
+ <au.who>Enfield, Wm. (Eng. divine) (1741-1797)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Entick</au>
+ <au.who>Entick, John (Eng. misc. writer) (1713-1773)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Erskine</au>
+ <au.who>Erskine, John (Scot. prof. of law) (1695-1768)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Lord Erskine</au>
+ <au.who>Erskine, Thomas (lord chancellor of Eng.) (1750-1823)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Eton</au>
+ <au.who>Eton, Wm. (Eng. writer in Turkey) (fl. 1800)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Euclid</au>
+ <au.who>Euclid of Alexandria (geom.) (fl. B. C. 300)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Eusden</au>
+ <au.who>Eusden, Lawrence (Eng. poet and transl.) (-1730)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Eustace</au>
+ <au.who>Eustace, John Chetwode (R. C. divine) (1765?-1815)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Evans</au>
+ <au.who>Evans, John (Brit. antiquary) (1823-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Evarts</au>
+ <au.who>Evarts, Jeremiah (Am. writer) (1781-1831)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Evelyn</au>
+ <au.who>Evelyn, John (Eng. diarist) (1620-1706)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Everest</au>
+ <au.who>Everest, Chas. Wm. (Am. clerg. and poet) (1814-1877)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>E. Everett</au>
+ <au.who>Everett, Edward (Am. orator) (1794-1865)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. D. Everett</au>
+ <au.who>Everett, Joseph D. (Eng. physicist) (1831-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Mrs. J. H. Ewing</au>
+ <au.who>Ewing, Juliana Horatia Orr (Eng. nov.) (1842-1885)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Examiner</au>
+ <au.work>Examiner, The (Lond. weekly journal, 1808-1881)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>G. S. Faber</au>
+ <au.who>Faber, George Stanley (Eng. theol.) (1773-1854)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Fabyan</au>
+ <au.who>Fabyan, Robert (Eng. chronicler) (1450?-1513)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Fairbairn</au>
+ <au.who>Fairbairn, Patrick (Scot. clerg.) (1805-1874)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Fairfax</au>
+ <au.who>Fairfax, Edward (Eng. poet. trans.) (1580?-1635)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Lord Fairfax</au>
+ <au.who>Fairfax, Ld. Thos. (Eng. general) (1611-1671)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>N. Fairfax</au>
+ <au.who>Fairfax, Nathaniel (Eng. author) (1637-1690)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Fairholt</au>
+ <au.who>Fairholt, Fred. Wm. (Eng. art writer) (1814-1866)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Falconer</au>
+ <au.who>Falconer, William (Scot. poet) (1732-1769)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Fallows</au>
+ <au.who>Fallows, Samuel (Am. lexicog.) (1835-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Fanshawe</au>
+ <au.who>Fanshawe, Sir Richard (Eng. statesman and poet) (1608-1666)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Faraday</au>
+ <au.who>Faraday, Michael (Eng. chem. and nat.) (1791-1867)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Farindon</au>
+ <au.who>Farindon, Anthony (Eng. divine) (1596-1658)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. L. Farley</au>
+ <au.who>Farley, Jas. Lewis (Ir. journalist) (1823-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Farm. Dict.</au>
+ <au.work>Farmer's Dictionary (ed. by D. P. Gardner, 1846).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Farm. Encyc.</au>
+ <au.work>Farmer's Encyclopedia (ed. by D. P. Gardner, 1844).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Farm Journal (1886)</au>
+ <au.work>Farm Journal (1886) (Philadelphia agric. monthly)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Farmer</au>
+ <au.who>Farmer, Hugh (Eng. divine) (1714-1787)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Farming Encyc. (E. Edwards, Words)</au>
+ <au.work>Farming Encyclopedia (cited from E. Edwards's <i>Words, Facts</i>, etc.).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Farquhar</au>
+ <au.who>Farquhar, George (Irish dramatist) (1678-1707)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Farrar</au>
+ <au.who>Farrar, Fredk. Wm. (Eng. divine) (1831-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Farrier's Dict.</au>
+ <au.work>Farrier's Dictionary (cited from Johnson's Dict.).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Farrow</au>
+ <au.who>Farrow, Edward S. (Am. mil. officer).</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Mil. Encyc.</i>, N. Y., 1885.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Dr. Favour</au>
+ <au.who>Favour, John (Eng. divine) (1560?-1623)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Fawcett</au>
+ <au.who>Fawcett, Henry (Eng. pol. sci.) (1833-1884)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Fawkes</au>
+ <au.who>Fawkes, Fr. (Eng. poet and trans.) (1721-1777)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Featley</au>
+ <au.who>Featley, Daniel (Eng. divine) (1582-1644)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. Fell</au>
+ <au.who>Fell, Bp. John (of Oxford) (1625-1686)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Feltham</au>
+ <au.who>Feltham, Owen (Eng. moralist) (1610?-1678?)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Felton</au>
+ <au.who>Felton, Henry (Eng. divine) (1679-1740)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>C. C. Felton</au>
+ <au.who>Felton, Cornelius C. (Am. author) (1807-1862)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Female Quixote</au>
+ <au.work>Female Quixote. 1752 (By Mrs. Charlotte Lennox, 1720-1804).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Fenton</au>
+ <au.who>Fenton, Elijah (Eng. poet) (1683-1730)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>G. Fenton</au>
+ <au.who>Fenton, Geoffrey (Eng. writer) (-1608)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>T. Fenton</au>
+ <au.who>Fenton, Thomas.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Sermon before Univ. of Oxford</i>, 1720.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Ferguson</au>
+ <au.who>Ferguson, James (Scot. astronomer) (1710-1776)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir Samuel Ferguson</au>
+ <au.who>Ferguson, Sir Samuel (Irish poet and novelist) (1810-1886)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Fergusson</au>
+ <au.who>Fergusson, James (Scot. architech) (1808-1886)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. Ferne</au>
+ <au.who>Ferne, Bp. Henry (Eng. divine) (1602-1661)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Ferrand</au>
+ <au.who>Ferrand, Jas. (Fr. phys.).</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Love of Melancholy</i>, trans. by E. Chilmead, 1640.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Miss Ferrier</au>
+ <au.who>Ferrier, Susan E. (Scot. novelist) (1782-1854)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Fiddes</au>
+ <au.who>Fiddes, Richard (Eng. divine) (1671-1725)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>R. Field</au>
+ <au.who>Field, Richard (Eng. divine) (1561-1616)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Fielding</au>
+ <au.who>Fielding, Henry (Eng. novelist) (1707-1754)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. B. Finch</au>
+ <au.who>Finch, John B. (Am. prohibitionist) (1852-1887)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. Fisher</au>
+ <au.who>Fisher, Bp. John (Eng. divine) (1459-1535)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Fiske</au>
+ <au.who>Fiske, John (Am. philos. and hist.) (1842-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Fisheries of U. S. (1884)</au>
+ <au.work>Fisheries of the United States (1884).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. G. Fitch</au>
+ <au.who>Fitch, J. G. (Eng. educ. writer) (1824-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Fitz-Geffry</au>
+ <au.who>Fitz-Geffry, Charles (Eng. poet) (1575-1636)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Fitzpatrick </au>
+ <au.who>Fitzpatrick, John Bernard (R. C. bp. of Boston) (1812-1866)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Flatman</au>
+ <au.who>Flatman, Thomas (Eng. poet) (1633-1672)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Flavel</au>
+ <au.who>Flavel, John (Eng. nonconf. divine) (1630?-1691)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Fleetwood</au>
+ <au.who>Fleetwood, William (Eng. bishop) (1656-1723)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Fleming</au>
+ <au.who>Fleming, William (Scot. divine and scholar). (1792?-1866)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Vocab. of Philosophy</i>, 2d ed., 1860]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Fleming</au>
+ <au.who>Fleming, John (Scot. nat. philos.) (1785-1857)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. Flemming</au>
+ <au.who>Flemming, Walther (Ger. biologist)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>G. Fletcher</au>
+ <au.who>Fletcher, Giles (Eng. poet) (1584?-1623)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Fletcher</au>
+ <au.who>Fletcher, John (Eng. dramatist and poet) (1579-1625)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>P. Fletcher</au>
+ <au.who>Fletcher, Phineas (Eng. poet) (1584?-1665?)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Flint</au>
+ <au.who>Flint, Austin (Am. med. writer) (1812-1886)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>C. Flint</au>
+ <au.who>Flint, Chas. Lewis (Am. agr. writer) (1824-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Prof. R. Flint</au>
+ <au.who>Flint, Robert (Scot. theol. and philosopher) (1838-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>T. Flint</au>
+ <au.who>Flint, Timothy (Am. author) (1780-1840)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Florio</au>
+ <au.who>Florio, John (Eng. lexicog. and translator) (1553?-1625)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Flower</au>
+ <au.who>Flower, Wm. Henry (Eng. zo&ouml;logist) (1831-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Floyer</au>
+ <au.who>Floyer, John (Eng. phys. and trans.) (1649-1734)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Foote</au>
+ <au.who>Foote, Samuel (Eng. comedian) (1720-1777)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Admiral Foote</au>
+ <au.who>Foote, Andrew Hull (Am. admiral) (1806-1863)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>D. Forbes</au>
+ <au.who>Forbes, Duncan (Scot. judge) (1685-1747)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>E. Forbes</au>
+ <au.who>Forbes, Edward (Eng. naturalist) (1815-1854)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. D. Forbes</au>
+ <au.who>Forbes, James D. (Scot. physicist) (1809-1868)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Forby</au>
+ <au.who>Forby, Robert (Eng. philologist) (1759-1825)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Ford</au>
+ <au.who>Ford, John (Eng. dramatist) (1586-1639?)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Foreign Quart. Rev.</au>
+ <au.work>Foreign Quarterly Review (Lond., 1827-1846).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Forney</au>
+ <au.who>Forney, Matthias Nace (Am. mechan. eng.). (1835-)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Car-Builder's Dict.</i>, 1879.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Forsyth</au>
+ <au.who>Forsyth, J. S.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Med. Jurisprud.</i>, Lond. 1829.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Forsyth</au>
+ <au.who>Forsyth, Joseph (Scot. author) (1763-1815)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Fortescue</au>
+ <au.who>Fortescue, Sir John (Eng. lawyer) (1395?-1485?)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Fortnightly Review</au>
+ <au.work>Fortnightly Review (London monthly, estab. 1865).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Fosbroke</au>
+ <au.who>Fosbroke, Thomas D. (Eng. antiq.) (1770-1842)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Foster</au>
+ <au.who>Foster, Michael (Eng. physiol.).</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Foster</au>
+ <au.who>Foster, John (Eng. essayist) (1770-1843)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Fotherby</au>
+ <au.who>Fotherby, Martin (Eng. bishop) (1559-1619)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Fourcroy (Trans.)</au>
+ <au.who>Fourcroy, Antoine Fran&ccedil;ois (Fr. chemist) (1755-1809)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Fox</au>
+ <au.who>Fox, Chas. James (Eng. statesman) (1749-1806)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Foxe</au>
+ <au.who>Foxe, or Fox, John (Eng. martyrol.) (1516-1587)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Frampton</au>
+ <au.who>Frampton, John (Eng. merchant).</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Joyful News</i>, 1577.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Francis</au>
+ <au.who>Francis, Philip (Eng. translator) (1708?-1773)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>G. Francis</au>
+ <au.who>Francis, George Wm. (Eng. bot. writer). (1800-1865)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Dict. of Arts, Sci., and Manuf.</i>, 1853]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Frankland</au>
+ <au.who>Frankland, Edward (Eng. chemist) (1825-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>T. Frankland</au>
+ <au.who>Frankland, Thomas (Eng. physician and historian) (1633-1690)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Franklin</au>
+ <au.who>Franklin, Benj. (Am. philosopher and statesman) (1706-1790)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sarah Franklin</au>
+ <au.who>Bache, Sarah Franklin (daughter of Benj. Franklin) (1744-1808)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Fraser's Mag.</au>
+ <au.work>Fraser's Magazine (London monthly, 1830-1882).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>E. A. Freeman</au>
+ <au.who>Freeman, Edward Aug. (Eng. hist.) (1823-1892)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Freewill Bapt. Quart.</au>
+ <au.work>Freewill Baptist Quarterly (Dover, N. H., 1853-1869).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. C. Fremont</au>
+ <au.who>Fremont, John C. (Am. explorer) (1818-1890)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. H. Frere</au>
+ <au.who>Frere, John Hookham (Eng. diplomatist and poet) (1769-1846)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Froude</au>
+ <au.who>Froude, James Anthony (Eng. hist.) (1818-1894)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Fry</au>
+ <au.who>Fry, Edmund (Eng. type founder) (1754-1835)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Fryth</au>
+ <au.who>Fryth, John (Eng. martyr) (-1533)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Fulke</au>
+ <au.who>Fulke, Wm. (Eng. Puritan divine) (1538-1589)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Fuller</au>
+ <au.who>Fuller, Thomas (Eng. preacher) (1608-1661)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>A. Fuller</au>
+ <au.who>Fuller, Andrew (Eng. Bapt. divine) (1754-1815)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Furnivall</au>
+ <au.who>Furnivall, Fred. Jas. (Eng. philol.) (1825-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Gage</au>
+ <au.who>Gage, Thos. (Eng. divine and trav.) (fl. 17th c.)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Gale &amp; Whatley </au>
+ <au.who>Gale, Chas. Jas., and Whatley, T. D.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>On Easements</i>, Lond., 1839.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>T. Gale</au>
+ <au.who>Gale, Theophilus (Eng. nonconf.) (1628-1678)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Galt</au>
+ <au.who>Galt, John (Scot. novelist) (1779-1839)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>F. Galton</au>
+ <au.who>Galton, Francis (Eng. trav. and sci.) (1822-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Gamgee</au>
+ <au.who>Gamgee, Arthur (Eng. histologist).</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Gammer Gurton's Needle</au>
+ <au.work>Gammer Gurton's Needle (Eng. comedy attrib. to John Still)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Ganot</au>
+ <au.who>Ganot, Adolphe (Fr. physicist) (1804-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. Gardiner</au>
+ <au.who>Gardiner, Bp. Stephen (Eng. prel.) (1483-1555)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Gardner</au>
+ <au.who>Gardner, Dan. Periera (Am. agr. chem.).</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Farmer's Dict.</i>, 1846.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Garrick</au>
+ <au.who>Garrick, David (Eng. actor and dramatist) (1717-1779)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Garrison</au>
+ <au.who>Garrison, Wm. L. (Am. abolitionist) (1805-1879)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Garth</au>
+ <au.who>Garth, Sir Samuel (Eng. physician and poet) (1661-1719)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Gascoigne</au>
+ <au.who>Gascoigne, Geo. (Eng. poet) (1525?-1577)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Mrs. Gaskell</au>
+ <au.who>Gaskell, Eliz. Cleghorn (Eng. nov.) (1810-1865)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Gataker</au>
+ <au.who>Gataker, Thos. (Eng. class. critic) (1574-1654)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Gauden</au>
+ <au.who>Gauden, John (Eng. bishop, reputed author of <i>Eikon Basilike</i>) (1605-1662)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Gay</au>
+ <au.who>Gay, John (Eng. poet and dram.) (1685-1732)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Gayton</au>
+ <au.who>Gayton, Edm. (Eng. humorous writer). (1609-1666)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Notes on Don Quixote</i>]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Geddes</au>
+ <au.who>Geddes, Alex. (Scot. R. C. theol.) (1737-1802)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Gegenbaur</au>
+ <au.who>Gegenbaur, Carl (Ger. anatomist) (1830?-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Geikie</au>
+ <au.who>Geikie, Archibald (Scot. geologist) (1835?-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>C. Geikie</au>
+ <au.who>Geikie, Cunningham (Brit. divine) (1826-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Geneva Bible</au>
+ <au.work>Geneva Bible (trans. by Eng. exiles at Geneva, 1560)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Genevan Test.</au>
+ <au.work>Genevan Testament, 1557.</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Gent. Mag.</au>
+ <au.work>Gentleman's Magazine (London monthly, estab. 1731).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. F. Genung</au>
+ <au.who>Genung, John F. (Am. author) (1850-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Gerarde (1597)</au>
+ <au.who>Gerarde, John (Eng. herbalist and surgeon) (1545-1608)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Gesta Romanorum</au>
+ <au.work>Gesta Romanorum (collection of old chronicles , legends, etc., of unknown authorship)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Gibbon</au>
+ <au.who>Gibbon, Edward (Eng. historian) (1737-1794)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Gibbs</au>
+ <au.who>Gibbs, Josiah Willard (Am. philol.) (1790-1861)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. Gibson</au>
+ <au.who>Gibson, Bp. Edmund (Eng. antiq.) (1669-1748)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Gifford (1580)</au>
+ <au.who>Gifford, Humfrey.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Poesie of Gilliflowers</i>, Lond., 1580.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>G. Gifford</au>
+ <au.who>Gifford, or Gyffard, George (Eng. divine). (1560?-1620)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Dialogue of Witches</i>, 1603]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Gifford</au>
+ <au.who>Gifford, John (Eng. hist.) (1758-1818)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. Gifford</au>
+ <au.who>Gifford, William (Eng. author) (1756-1826)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. S. Gilbert</au>
+ <au.who>Gilbert, Wm. S. (Eng. dramatist) (1836-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>H. Giles</au>
+ <au.who>Giles, Henry (Am. lecturer and essayist) (1809-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Gillespie</au>
+ <au.who>Gillespie, Geo. (Scot. Presb. divine) (1613-1648)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Gilpin</au>
+ <au.who>Gilpin, William (Eng. divine) (1724-1804)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Gladstone</au>
+ <au.who>Gladstone, Wm. E. (Eng. statesman) (1809-1898)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Glanvill</au>
+ <au.who>Glanvill, Joseph (Eng. philos.) (1636-1680)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Gliddon</au>
+ <au.who>Gliddon, Geo. R. (Am. arch&aelig;ol.) (1809-1857)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Glover</au>
+ <au.who>Glover, Richard (Eng. poet) (1712-1785)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Godfrey (1594)</au>
+ <au.who>Godfrey of Bouillon (Fr. crusader) (1058?-1100)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Godman</au>
+ <au.who>Godman, John D. (Am. physician) (1794-1830)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Godwin</au>
+ <au.who>Godwin, Wm. (Eng. misc. writer) (1757-1836)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>T. Godwin</au>
+ <au.who>Godwin, Thomas (Eng. antiq.) (1587-1643)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Golden Boke</au>
+ <au.work>Golden Boke (Life of Marcus Aurelius, tr. by Ld. Berners, 1534).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Golding</au>
+ <au.who>Golding, Arthur (Eng. poet and translator) (1536-1590?)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Goldsmith</au>
+ <au.who>Goldsmith, Oliver (Ir. poet, hist., and nov.) (1728-1774)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Good</au>
+ <au.who>Good, John Mason (Eng. physician) (1764-1827)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Goodale</au>
+ <au.who>Goodale, Geo. Lincoln (Am. bot.) (1839-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>G. B. Goode</au>
+ <au.who>Goode, Geo. Brown (Am. ichth.) (1851-1896)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Goodman</au>
+ <au.who>Goodman, John (Eng. clerg.). (-1690?)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Winter Evening Conference</i>, 1684.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>S. G. Goodrich</au>
+ <au.who>Goodrich, Samuel G. (Am. misc. writer, pseud. Peter Parley) (1793-1860)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Goodwin</au>
+ <au.who>Goodwin, Wm. W. (Am. scholar) (1831-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Goodwin</au>
+ <au.who>Goodwin, John (Eng. divine) (1593-1665)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>T. Goodwin</au>
+ <au.who>Goodwin, Thomas (Eng. divine) (1600-1697)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Googe</au>
+ <au.who>Googe, Barnaby (Eng. poet) (1538?-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>T. Gordon</au>
+ <au.who>Gordon, Thomas (Scot. relig. and polit. writer) (1684?-1750)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Mrs. Gore</au>
+ <au.who>Gore, Catharine Grace (Eng. nov.) (1799-1861)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Gorges</au>
+ <au.who>Gorges, Sir Arthur. (-1625)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Transcription of His Majesty's letters patent</i>, Lond., 1611]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>E. W. Gosse</au>
+ <au.who>Gosse, Edmund Wm. (Eng. poet) (1849-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>P. H. Gosse</au>
+ <au.who>Gosse, Philip Henry (Eng. nat.) (1810-1888)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Gosson</au>
+ <au.who>Gosson, Stephen (Eng. divine and poet) (1554-1623)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Gostwick (Eng. Gram.)</au>
+ <au.who>Gostwick, Joseph. (-1887)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Eng. Grammar</i>, 1878]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Gould</au>
+ <au.who>Gould, John (Eng. ornithologist) (1804-1881)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>B. A. Gould</au>
+ <au.who>Gould, Benj. A., Jr. (Am. astron.) (1824-1896)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>N. D. Gould</au>
+ <au.who>Gould, Nath. Duren (Am. musician) (1781-1864)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Gov. of Tongue</au>
+ <au.work>Government of the Tongue (by John Ball, 1585-1640).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Gower</au>
+ <au.who>Gower, John (Eng. poet) (1330-1408)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Grafton</au>
+ <au.who>Grafton, Richd. (Eng. chronicler) (-ab. 1572)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Graham</au>
+ <au.who>Grahamn, Thomas (Scot. chemist) (1805-1869)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Grainger</au>
+ <au.who>Grainger, James (Scot. physician and poet) (1723?-1766)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>T. Granger</au>
+ <au.who>Granger, Thomas.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Exposition on Eccles.</i>, 1621.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>U. S. Grant</au>
+ <au.who>Grant, Ulysses Simpson (Am. general and president) (1822-1885)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Granville</au>
+ <au.who>Granville, George, Visc. Lansdowne (Eng. poet) (1667-1735)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Graunt</au>
+ <au.who>Graunt, John (Eng. tradesman) (1620-1674)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Graves</au>
+ <au.who>Graves, Richard (Eng. divine and satirist) (1715-1804)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Gray</au>
+ <au.who>Gray, Asa (Am. botanist) (1810-1888)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>T. Gray</au>
+ <au.who>Gray, Thomas (Eng. poet) (1716-1771)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>C. J. Grece (Trans. Maetzner's Gram.)</au>
+ <au.who>Grece, Clair James (translator of Maetzner's Eng. Grammar).</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. R. Green</au>
+ <au.who>Green, John Richard (Eng. hist.) (1837-1883)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>M. Green</au>
+ <au.who>Green, Matthew (Eng. poet) (1697-1737)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Robert Greene</au>
+ <au.who>Greene, Robert (Eng. dramatist) (1560?-1592)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Greenhill</au>
+ <au.who>Greenhill, Thos.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Necrokadeia, or Art of Embalming</i>, Lond., 1705.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Greenleaf</au>
+ <au.who>Greenleaf, Simon (Am. jurist) (1783-1853)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>B. Greenleaf</au>
+ <au.who>Greenleaf, Benjamin (Am. math.) (1786-1864)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Gregory</au>
+ <au.who>Gregory, Wm. (Scot. chemist) (1803-1858)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>G. Gregory</au>
+ <au.who>Gregory, George (Eng. physician) (1790-1853)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Gregory</au>
+ <au.who>Gregory, John (Eng. divine) (1607-1646)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>James Gregory</au>
+ <au.who>Gregory, James (Scot. physician) (1753-1821)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>John Gregory</au>
+ <au.who>Gregory, John (Scot. physician) (1724-1773)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Gregory XVI.</au>
+ <au.who>Gregory XVI. (Pope, 1831-1846) (1765-1846)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Greneway</au>
+ <au.who>Greneway, Richard (class. trans.) (fl. 1598)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Grew</au>
+ <au.who>Grew, Nehemiah (first veg. anat. and physiol. of Eng.) (1628-1711)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Z. Grey</au>
+ <au.who>Grey, Zachary (Eng. divine, ed. <i>Hudibras</i>) (1687-1766)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Grier</au>
+ <au.who>Grier, Wm. (Scot. civil engineer).</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>E. D. Griffin</au>
+ <au.who>Griffin, Edward Dorr (Am. divine) (1770-1837)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>S. B. Griffin</au>
+ <au.who>Griffin, Solomon B. (Am. journalist) (1852-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. E. Griffis</au>
+ <au.who>Griffis, Wm. Elliot (Am. writer) (1843-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Griffith (Cuvier)</au>
+ <au.who>Griffith, Edw. (trans. of Cuvier's <i>Animal Kingdom</i>, 1827-1835)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>M. Griffith</au>
+ <au.who>Griffith, Matthew (Eng. divine) (fl. 1632-1666)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Abp. Grindal</au>
+ <au.who>Grindal, Abp. Edm. (Eng. divine) (1519-1583)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>A. Grisebach</au>
+ <au.who>Grisebach, August Heinrich Rudolph (prof. of bot. at G&ouml;ttingen) (1814-1879)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Grose</au>
+ <au.who>Grose, Francis (Eng. antiquary) (1731-1791)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Gross</au>
+ <au.who>Gross, Samuel David (Am. surgeon) (1805-1884)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Grote</au>
+ <au.who>Grote, Geo. (Eng. hist. and philos.) (1794-1871)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Grote</au>
+ <au.who>Grote, John (Eng. philos.) (1813-1866)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Grove</au>
+ <au.who>Grove, Sir Geo. (ed. of <i>Mus. Dict.</i>) (1820-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. R. Grove</au>
+ <au.who>Grove, Wm. R. (Eng. physicist) (1811-1896)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Guardian</au>
+ <au.work>Guardian, The (Eng. period., March to Oct., 1713).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Dr. Guest</au>
+ <au.who>Guest, Edwin (Eng. philologist) (1800-1880)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Edmund Gurney</au>
+ <au.who>Gurney, Edmund (Eng. writer) (1847?-1888)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>F. Guthrie</au>
+ <au.who>Guthrie, Frederick (Eng. physicist) (1833-1886)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>T. Guthrie</au>
+ <au.who>Guthrie, Thomas (Scot. divine and philanthropist) (1803-1873)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. Guthrie</au>
+ <au.who>Guthrie, Wm. (Scot. historian) (1708-1770)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Guy of Warwick</au>
+ <au.work>Guy of Warwick (anc. Eng. poet. romance)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Guyot</au>
+ <au.who>Guyot, Arnold Henry (Swiss-Am. geog.) (1807-1884)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Gwilt</au>
+ <au.who>Gwilt, Joseph (Eng. architect) (1784-1863)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Habington</au>
+ <au.who>Habington, Wm. (Eng. poet) (1605-1654)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Hackett</au>
+ <au.who>Hackett, Horatio B. (Am. biblical commentator) (1808-1875)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. Hackett</au>
+ <au.who>Hackett, Bp. John (Eng. divine) (1592-1670)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Hadley</au>
+ <au.who>Hadley, James (Am. philologist) (1821-1872)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>A. T. Hadley</au>
+ <au.who>Hadley, Arthur T. (Am. econ.) (1856-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Haeckel</au>
+ <au.who>Haeckel, Ernst Heinrich (Ger. nat.) (1834-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>H. R. Haggard</au>
+ <au.who>Haggard, Henry Rider (Eng. nov.) (1856-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Hakewill</au>
+ <au.who>Hakewill, Geo. (Eng. abp.) (1579-1648)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Hakluyt</au>
+ <au.who>Hakluyt, Richard (Eng. geog.) (1553-1616)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Haldeman</au>
+ <au.who>Haldeman, S. S. (Am. misc. writer) (1812-1880)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>E. E. Hale</au>
+ <au.who>Hale, Edward Everett (Am. clerg. and author) (1822-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir M. Hale</au>
+ <au.who>Hale, Sir Matt. (Eng. ld. chief just., relig. and legal writer) (1609-1676)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Hales</au>
+ <au.who>Hales, John (Eng. divine and critic) (1584-1656)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. Hales</au>
+ <au.who>Hales, Wm. (Brit. misc. author) (1747-1831)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<!-- p. xi ty=CM -->
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Haliburton</au>
+ <au.who>Haliburton, Thos. C. (Nova Scotia humorist, pseud. Sam Slick) (1796-1865)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Halifax</au>
+ <au.who>Halifax, Chas. Montagu, Earl of (Eng. statesman) (1661-1715)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>B. H. Hall</au>
+ <au.who>Hall, Benj. Home (Am. writer) (1830-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. Hall</au>
+ <au.who>Hall, Bp. Joseph (Eng. scholar) (1574-1656)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>E. Hall</au>
+ <au.who>Hall, Edw. (Eng. chronicler) (1499?-1547)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Fitzed. Hall</au>
+ <au.who>Hall, Fitzedward (Am. philol. in Eng.) (1825-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Hall (1565)</au>
+ <au.who>Hall, John (Eng. poet).</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Court of Virtue</i>, 1565.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>John Hall (1646)</au>
+ <au.who>Hall, John (Eng. poet) (1627-1656)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Marshall Hall</au>
+ <au.who>Hall, Marshall (Eng. physician) (1790-1857)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>R. Hall</au>
+ <au.who>Hall, Robert (Eng. Bapt. divine) (1764-1831)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>S. C. Hall</au>
+ <au.who>Hall, Samuel Carter (Eng. author) (1801-1889)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Hallam</au>
+ <au.who>Hallam, Henry (Eng. historian) (1777-1859)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Halleck</au>
+ <au.who>Halleck, Fitz-Greene (Am. poet) (1790-1867)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>H. W. Halleck</au>
+ <au.who>Halleck, Henry Wager (Am. general, and mil. writer) (1815-1872)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Haller</au>
+ <au.who>Haller, Albrecht von (Swiss, father of modern physiol.) (1708-1777)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Hallifax</au>
+ <au.who>Hallifax, Samuel (Eng. divine) (1733-1790)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Halliwell</au>
+ <au.who>Halliwell-Phillipps, James Orchard (Eng. antiquary) (1820-1889)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>C. Hallock</au>
+ <au.who>Hallock, Charles (Am. writer) (1834-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Hallywell</au>
+ <au.who>Hallywell, Henry (Eng. vicar) (17th c.)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>C. G. Halpine</au>
+ <au.who>Halpine, Charles G. (Ir.-Am. jour.) (1829-1868)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Hamerton</au>
+ <au.who>Hamerton, Philip Gilbert (English writer on art) (1834-1894)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Ham. Nav. Encyc.</au>
+ <au.work>Hamersly's Naval Encyclopaedia, Phila. 1881.</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Hamilton</au>
+ <au.who>Hamilton, Wm. (Scot. poet) (1704-1754)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>A. Hamilton</au>
+ <au.who>Hamilton, Alex. (Am. statesman) (1757-1804)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Hamilton</au>
+ <au.who>Hamilton, Jas. (Scot. divine) (1814-1867)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>R. W. Hamilton</au>
+ <au.who>Hamilton, Richard Winter (Eng. divine) (1794-1848)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir W. Hamilton</au>
+ <au.who>Hamilton, Sir Wm. (Scot. philos.) (1788-1856)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir W. R. Hamilton</au>
+ <au.who>Hamilton, Sir Wm. Rowan (Irish astronomer) (1805-1865)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Thomas Hamilton</au>
+ <au.who>Hamilton, Thomas (Eng. author). (1789-1842)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Men and Manners in Am.</i>, 1883]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. Hamilton (Life of Wallace)</au>
+ <au.who>Hamilton, Wm. (Scot. poet, abridged the <i>Life of Sir Wm. Wallace</i>, a metrical history, 1710) (1665?-1751)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Hammond</au>
+ <au.who>Hammond, Henry (Eng. divine) (1605-1660)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>S. H. Hammond</au>
+ <au.who>Hammond, Sam. H. (Am. author) (1809-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. A. Hammond</au>
+ <au.who>Hammond, Wm. Alex. (Am. phys.) (1828-1900)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. Hamper</au>
+ <au.who>Hamper, Wm. (Eng. antiquary) (1776-1831)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Hampole</au>
+ <au.who>Hampole, Richard Rolle de (Eng. poet) (-1348)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Hanmer</au>
+ <au.who>Hanmer, Sir Thos. (Eng. Shak. ed.) (1676?-1746)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Jonathan Hanmer</au>
+ <au.who>Hanmer, Jonathan (Eng. nonconf. divine) (-1687)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Hannay</au>
+ <au.who>Hannay, Jas. (Scot. crit. and nov.) (1827-1873)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Hansard</au>
+ <au.who>Hansard, Luke (Eng. printer) (1752-1828)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>F. Hardman</au>
+ <au.who>Hardman, Fred. (Brit. journalist) (1813?-1874)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>A. S. Hardy</au>
+ <au.who>Hardy, Arthur S. (Am. novelist) (1847-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Lady D. Hardy</au>
+ <au.who>Hardy, Lady Duffus (Eng. writer).</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>T. Hardy</au>
+ <au.who>Hardy, Thomas (Eng. novelist) (1840-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Hare</au>
+ <au.who>Hare, Augustus Wm., and Hare, Julius Charles (1795-1855) (Eng. clergymen, and joint authors of <i>Guesses at Truth</i>).</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>A. W. Hare</au>
+ <au.who>Hare, Augustus Wm. (1792-1834)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Sermons to a Country Congregation</i>, 1837]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. S. Harford</au>
+ <au.who>Harford, John Scandrett (English writer) (1785-1866)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Harkness</au>
+ <au.who>Harkness, Albert (Am. educator) (1822-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Harmar</au>
+ <au.who>Harmar, John (Eng. translator) (-1613)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>R. G. Harper</au>
+ <au.who>Harper, Robt. G. (Am. statesman) (1765-1825)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Harpers' Latin Dict.</au>
+ <au.work>Harpers' Latin Dictionary (revised edition, N. Y., 1886).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Harper's Mag.</au>
+ <au.work>Harper's New Monthly Magazine (N. Y., estab. 1850).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Harrington</au>
+ <au.who>Harrington, Jas. (Eng. polit. writer) (1611-1677)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir J. Harrington</au>
+ <au.who>Harrington, Sir John (Eng. author) (1561-1612)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Harris</au>
+ <au.who>Harris, Jas. (Eng. philol.) (1709-1780)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Hermes</i>]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Harris (Voyages)</au>
+ <au.who>Harris, John (Eng. misc. writer). (1667-1719)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Collection of Voyages</i>, 1702]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. C. Harris</au>
+ <au.who>Harris, Joel Chandler (Am. writer) (1848-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>S. Harris</au>
+ <au.who>Harris, Samuel (Eng. divine) (1683-1733)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir W. S. Harris</au>
+ <au.who>Harris, Sir Wm. Snow (Eng. elec.) (1792-1867)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>T. W. Harris</au>
+ <au.who>Harris, Thaddeus Wm. (Am. nat.) (1795-1856)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>F. Harrison</au>
+ <au.who>Harrison, Frederick (Eng. author) (1831-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. A. Harrison (Beowulf)</au>
+ <au.who>Harrison, James Albert (Am. philologist). (1848-)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Beowulf</i>]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. Harrison (1586)</au>
+ <au.who>Harrison, William (Eng. divine). (-1593)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Description of England prefixed to Holinshed</i>, 1586]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Harte</au>
+ <au.who>Harte, Walter (Eng. poet and hist.) (1700-1774)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bret Harte</au>
+ <au.who>Harte, Francis Bret (Am. author) (1839-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Hartlib</au>
+ <au.who>Hartlib, Samuel (Polish refugee, friend of Milton) (1600?-1662)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>H. Hartshorne</au>
+ <au.who>Hartshorne, Henry (Am. physician) (1823-1897)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Harvey</au>
+ <au.who>Harvey, Wm. (Eng. anatomist) (1578-1658)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>G. Harvey</au>
+ <au.who>Harvey, Gabriel (Eng. author) (1545?-1630?)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Ha&uuml;y</au>
+ <au.who>Ha&uuml;y, Ren&eacute; Just (Fr. mineralogist) (1743-1822)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Havelok the Dane</au>
+ <au.work>Havelok the Dane (Eng. romance, about 1280).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>H. R. Haweis</au>
+ <au.who>Haweis, Hugh Reginald (Eng. clergyman and musical writer) (1838-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Hawes</au>
+ <au.who>Hawes, Stephen (Eng. poet) (16th c.)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Hawes</au>
+ <au.who>Hawes, Joel (Am. clergyman) (1789-1867)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Hawkesworth</au>
+ <au.who>Hawkesworth, John (Eng. compiler) (1715?-1773)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir J. Hawkins</au>
+ <au.who>Hawkins, Sir John (Eng. rear adm.) (1532-1595)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Hawthorne</au>
+ <au.who>Hawthorne, Nathaniel (Am. nov.) (1804-1864)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Julian Hawthorne</au>
+ <au.who>Hawthorne, Julian (Am. novelist) (1846-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Hay (1754)</au>
+ <au.who>Hay, William (Eng. essayist) (1695-1755)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Haydn</au>
+ <au.who>Haydn, Joseph. (-1856)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Dict. of Dates</i>]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>B. R. Haydon</au>
+ <au.who>Haydon, Benj. Robt. (Eng. painter) (1786-1846)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Dr. Hayes</au>
+ <au.who>Hayes, Isaac Israel (Am. explorer) (1832-1881)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Hayward</au>
+ <au.who>Hayward, Sir John (Eng. historian) (1560?-1627)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Hayward</au>
+ <au.who>Hayward, James (Eng. trans.).</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>The Banished Virgin</i>, 1635.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Hazlitt</au>
+ <au.who>Hazlitt, Wm. (Eng. misc. writer) (1778-1830)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. C. Hazlitt</au>
+ <au.who>Hazlitt, Wm. Carew (Eng. hist.) (1834-1893)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir F. Head</au>
+ <au.who>Head, Sir Fr. Bond (Eng. traveler) (1793-1875)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. B. Heard</au>
+ <au.who>Heard, John Bickford (Brit. clerg.).</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Hearne</au>
+ <au.who>Hearne, Thomas (Eng. antiquary) (1678-1735)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Heber</au>
+ <au.who>Heber, Reginald (Eng. bishop and hymn writer) (1783-1826)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Hebert</au>
+ <au.who>Hebert, Luke (Brit. ed.).</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Engin. &amp; Mech. Dict.</i>, Lond., 1842.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Hedge</au>
+ <au.who>Hedge, Fredk. Henry (Am. clerg.) (1805-1891)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Helmholtz</au>
+ <au.who>Helmholtz, Hermann Ludwig Ferd. (Ger. physicist and physiol.) (1821-1894)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Helps</au>
+ <au.who>Helps, Sir Arthur (Eng. essayist and hist.) (1813-1875)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Mrs. Hemans</au>
+ <au.who>Hemans, Felicia D. (Eng. poetess) (1793-1835)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>E. Henderson</au>
+ <au.who>Henderson, Ebenezer (Scot. theol.) (1784-1858)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Mrs. Henderson</au>
+ <au.who>Henderson, Mary Foote. (1835?-)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Prac. Cooking</i>, N. Y., 1876]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>P. Henderson</au>
+ <au.who>Henderson, Peter (Am. hort. writer) (1823-1890)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Proverbs of Hending</au>
+ <au.who>Hending, or Hendyng. (1272-1307)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Proverbs</i>]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Henfrey</au>
+ <au.who>Henfrey, Arthur (Eng. botanist) (1819-1859)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Henrici</au>
+ <au.who>Henrici, Olaus (Ger. math. at Univ. of Lond.) (1840-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Henry</au>
+ <au.who>Henry, William (Eng. chemist) (1775-1836)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>M. Henry</au>
+ <au.who>Henry, Matthew (Eng. bib. com.) (1672-1714)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>P. Henry</au>
+ <au.who>Henry, Patrick (Am. orator) (1736-1799)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>R. Henry</au>
+ <au.who>Henry, Robt. (Eng. historian) (1718-1790)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Henryson</au>
+ <au.who>Henryson, Robt. (Scot. poet) (1425?-1506?)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Henslow</au>
+ <au.who>Henslow, John Stevens (Eng. bot.) (1796-1861)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Herbert</au>
+ <au.who>Herbert, George (Eng. poet) (1593-1632)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Lord Herbert</au>
+ <au.who>Herbert, Ld. Edwd. (Brit. author) (1581-1648)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir T. Herbert</au>
+ <au.who>Herbert, Sir Thos. (Eng. traveler) (1606-1682)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Hermann</au>
+ <au.who>Hermann, Hans Rudolph (German mineralogical chemist) (1805-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Herrick</au>
+ <au.who>Herrick, Robert (Eng. poet) (1591-1674)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir J. Herschel</au>
+ <au.who>Herschel, Sir John Fredk. Wm. (Eng. astron., son of W. H.) (1792-1871)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. Herschel</au>
+ <au.who>Herschel, Sir Wm. (Eng. astron.) (1738-1822)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Heumann</au>
+ <au.who>Heumann, Johann (Ger. jurist) (1711-1760)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Hewyt</au>
+ <au.who>Hewyt, John (Eng. divine) (-1658)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Hexham</au>
+ <au.who>Hexham, Henry. (17th c.)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Netherdutch and Eng. Dict.</i>, 1658]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Heylin</au>
+ <au.who>Heylin, Peter (Eng. misc. writer) (1600-1662)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Heyse</au>
+ <au.who>Heyse, Karl Wilhelm Ludwig (Ger. philol.) (1797-1855)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Heywood</au>
+ <au.who>Heywood, Thos. (Eng. dramatist) (-1650?)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Heywood</au>
+ <au.who>Heywood, John (Eng. dramatist) (1500-1565)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Heywood's Prov.</au>
+ <au.work>Heywood's Prov. (coll. of proverbs by J. Heywood)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>E. Hickeringill</au>
+ <au.who>Hickeringill, Edm. (Eng. controv.) (1630-1708)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Hickes</au>
+ <au.who>Hickes, Thomas (Eng. author) (-1634)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>G. Hickes</au>
+ <au.who>Hickes, George (Eng. divine and scholar) (1642-1715)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Hickok</au>
+ <au.who>Hickok, Laurens Perseus (Am. philosopher) (1798-1888)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Highmore</au>
+ <au.who>Highmore, Nathaniel (Eng. jurist) (fl. 1810)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>R. Hildreth</au>
+ <au.who>Hildreth, Richard (Am. journalist and historian) (1807-1865)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Hiles</au>
+ <au.who>Hiles, Henry (Eng. mus. writer) (1826-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir J. Hill</au>
+ <au.who>Hill, Sir John (Eng. misc. writer) (1716-1775)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Hillhouse</au>
+ <au.who>Hillhouse, Jus. Abraham (Am. poet) (1789-1841)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. R. Hind</au>
+ <au.who>Hind, John Russell (Eng. astron.) (1823-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Hist. of Richard Hainam</au>
+ <au.work>Witty Rogue Arraigned, or History of Richard Hainam, 1658.</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Hitchcock</au>
+ <au.who>Hitchcock, Edward (Am. geol.) (1793-1864)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>R. D. Hitchcock</au>
+ <au.who>Hitchcock, Roswell Dwight (Am. theologian) (1817-1887)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. Hoadley</au>
+ <au.who>Hoadley, Bp. Benj. (Eng. prelate) (1671-1761)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Hobart</au>
+ <au.who>Hobart, Sir Henry (ld. chief just.). (-1625)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Law Repts.</i>]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. Hobart</au>
+ <au.who>Hobart, Bp. John Henry (Am. Prot. Epis. divine) (1775-1830)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Hobbes</au>
+ <au.who>Hobbes, Thos. (Eng. philosopher) (1588-1679)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Hoblyn</au>
+ <au.who>Hoblyn, Richard Dennis. (1813?-1886)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Dict. of Scientific Terms</i>, 1849.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir E. Hoby</au>
+ <au.who>Hoby, Sir Edward. (1560?-1616?)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Purgatory's Triumph over Hell</i>, 1609]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>R. Hodges</au>
+ <au.who>Hodges, Richard.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Plainest Directions for True Writing</i>, 1649.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Hoffman</au>
+ <au.who>Hoffman, Chas. Fenno (Am. author) (1806-1884)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Hoffmann</au>
+ <au.who>Hoffmann, August Wilhelm (Ger. chem.) (1818-1892)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Hogg</au>
+ <au.who>Hogg, James (Scot. poet, "The Ettrick Shepherd") (1772-1835)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>H. Holbeach</au>
+ <au.who>Holbreach, Henry, pseud. of Wm. Brightly Rande (Eng. essayist) (1827-1882)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Holder</au>
+ <au.who>Holder, William (Eng. divine) (1614-1697)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Holdsworth</au>
+ <au.who>Holdsworth, Richard (Eng. divine) (1590-1649)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Holinshed</au>
+ <au.who>Holinshed, Raphael (Eng. chron.) (-1580?)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Holland</au>
+ <au.who>Holland, Philemon (Eng. trans.) (1551-1636)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Holloway</au>
+ <au.who>Holloway, Wm. (Eng. author).</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Dict. of Provincialisms</i>, 1839.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Holmes</au>
+ <au.who>Holmes, Oliver Wendell (Am. physician and author) (1809-1894)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>A. Holmes</au>
+ <au.who>Holmes, Abiel (Am. clergyman) (1763-1837)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Ld. Holt</au>
+ <au.who>Holt, Ld. John (chief just. of Eng.) (1642-1709)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Holwell</au>
+ <au.who>Holwell, Wm. (Eng. divine). (-1798)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Myth., Etym., and Hist. Dict.</i>, 1793.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Holyday</au>
+ <au.who>Holyday, Barten (Eng. author) (1593-1661)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Homans</au>
+ <au.who>Homans, J. Smith (father and son of same name, Am. authors).</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Cyc. of Commerce</i>, N. Y., 1858.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Home</au>
+ <au.who>Home, John (Scot. dramatic poet) (1724?-1808)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Homilies</au>
+ <au.work>Homilies of the Church of England, 2 vols., 1547 and 1563.</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Hood</au>
+ <au.who>Hood, Thomas (Eng. poet and wit) (1798-1845)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Hook</au>
+ <au.who>Hook, Walter Farquhar (Eng. divine). (1798-1875)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Church Dict.</i>, 1854]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>T. Hook</au>
+ <au.who>Hood, Theo. Ed. (Eng. journalist) (1788-1841)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Hooke</au>
+ <au.who>Hooke, Robert (Eng. math. and inventor) (1635-1703)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Hooker</au>
+ <au.who>Hooker, Richard (Eng. divine) (1554-1600)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. D. Hooker</au>
+ <au.who>Hooker, Joseph Dalton (Brit. bot.) (1817-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Hoole</au>
+ <au.who>Hoole, John (Eng. translator and dramatist) (1727-1803)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Hooper</au>
+ <au.who>Hooper, Robert (Brit. med. writer) (-1835)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Hooper</au>
+ <au.who>Hooper, John (Eng. bp. and martyr) (1495-1555)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Hopkins</au>
+ <au.who>Hopkins, Samuel (Am. theologian) (1721-1803)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. Hopkins</au>
+ <au.who>Hopkins, Bp. Ezekiel (Eng. divine) (1633-1690)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Hopkinson</au>
+ <au.who>Hopkinson, Francis (Am. author) (1737-1791)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. Horne</au>
+ <au.who>Horne, Bp. George (Eng. divine) (1730-1792)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>L. Horner</au>
+ <au.who>Horner, Leonard (Scot. writer, tr. of Villari's <i>Hist. of Savanarola</i>) (1785?-1864)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. Horsley</au>
+ <au.who>Horsley, Bp. Samuel (Eng. prelate) (1733-1806)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>D. Hosack</au>
+ <au.who>Hosack, David (Am. botanist) (1769-1835)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Hosking</au>
+ <au.who>Hosking, William (Eng. architect) (1800-1861)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. Hough</au>
+ <au.who>Hough, Bp. John (Eng. divine) (1651-1743)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Howe</au>
+ <au.who>Howe, John (Eng. Puritan divine) (1630-1705)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Mrs. Howe</au>
+ <au.who>Howe, Julia Ward (Am. poet) (1819-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Howell</au>
+ <au.who>Howell, James (Brit. author) (1595?-1666)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. D. Howells</au>
+ <au.who>Howells, Wm. Dean (Am. novelist) (1837-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Howitt</au>
+ <au.who>Howitt, Mrs. Mary (Eng. writer. Howitt also indicates the joint works of Wm. and Mary Howitt) (1798-1888)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. Howitt</au>
+ <au.who>Howitt, William (Eng. author) (1795-1879)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Hoyle</au>
+ <au.who>Hoyle, Edm. (Eng. writer on games) (1672-1769)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Hudibras</au>
+ <au.work>Hudibras (a burl. poem by Sam. Butler, 1663.)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>T. Hudson</au>
+ <au.who>Hudson, Thomas (British poet).</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Trans. of Du Bartas's Hist. of Judith</i>, 1584.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Hughes</au>
+ <au.who>Hughes, John (Eng. poet) (1677-1720)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>T. Hughes</au>
+ <au.who>Hughes, Thomas (Eng. author) (1823-1896)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Huloet</au>
+ <au.who>Huloet, or Hulett, Richard.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Latin-Eng. Dict.</i>, Lond. 1522.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Humble</au>
+ <au.who>Humble, Wm. (Eng. geol.).</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Dict. of Geol. and mining</i>, 1840.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Humboldt</au>
+ <au.who>Humboldt, von, Friedrich Henrich Alexander, Baron (Ger. nat.) (1769-1859)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Hume</au>
+ <au.who>Hume, David (Scot. hist. and phil.) (1711-1776)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>The Humorist</au>
+ <au.work>The Humorist (essays upon several subjects, Lond., 1720, by Thomas Gordon)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>H. Humphrey</au>
+ <au.who>Humphrey, Heman (Am. clerg.) (1779-1861)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Leigh Hunt</au>
+ <au.who>Hunt, Jas. Henry Leigh (Eng. poet and essayist) (1784-1859)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>R. Hunt</au>
+ <au.who>Hunt, Robert (Eng. scient. writer) (1807-1887)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>T. S. Hunt</au>
+ <au.who>Hunt, Thomas Sterry (Am. chem.) (1826-1892)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Hunter</au>
+ <au.who>Hunter, Robert.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Hunter's Encyc. Dict.</i>, 1879-1888.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. Hurd</au>
+ <au.who>Hurd, Bp. Richard (Eng. author) (1720-1808)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Hutcheson</au>
+ <au.who>Hutcheson, Francis (Irish metaph.) (1694-1746)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Lady Hutchinson</au>
+ <au.who>Hutchinson, Lucy (Eng. writer) (1620-1659)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Hutton</au>
+ <au.who>Hutton, Chas. (Eng. mathematician) (1737-1823)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>R. H. Hutton</au>
+ <au.who>Hutton, Richard Holt (Eng. writer) (1826-1897)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Huxley</au>
+ <au.who>Huxley, Thos. Henry (Eng. nat.) (1825-1895)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>A. Hyatt</au>
+ <au.who>Hyatt, Alpheus (Am. naturalist) (1838-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>R. Hyrde</au>
+ <au.who>Hyrde, Richard (Eng. trans. of <i>Instruction of a Christian Woman</i>, Lond., 1540, from the Lat. of L. Vives).</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Idler</au>
+ <au.work>Idler, The (Eng. periodical, 1758-1760), conducted by Johnson, Sir J. Reynolds, and B. Langton).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Illust. London News</au>
+ <au.work>Illustrated London News (weekly journal, estab. 1842).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Imp. Dict.</au>
+ <au.work>Imperial Dictionary (new ed., 1882).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Ingelow</au>
+ <au.who>Ingelow, Jean (Eng. poet and nov.) (1820-1897)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Internat. Cyc.</au>
+ <au.work>International Cyclopedia (Am. ed., N. Y. 1887).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>E. Irving</au>
+ <au.who>Irving, Edward (Scot. preacher) (1792-1834)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. Irving</au>
+ <au.who>Irving, Washington (Am. author) (1783-1859)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Itard</au>
+ <au.who>Itard, Jean E. M. Gaspard (Fr. surg.) (1772-1838)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>C. A. Ives</au>
+ <au.who>Ives, Chas. Acton (Am. writer) (1856-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Mrs. H. H. Jackson</au>
+ <au.who>Jackson, Mrs. Helen Hunt, known as "H. H." (Am. author) (1831-1885)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>T. Jackson</au>
+ <au.who>Jackson, Thomas (Dean of Peterborough) (1579-1640)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Jacob (Law Dict.)</au>
+ <au.who>Jacob, Giles (Eng. legal writer) (1686-1744)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>R. Jago</au>
+ <au.who>Jago, Richd. (Eng. divine and poet) (1715-1781)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>James I. (1618)</au>
+ <au.who>James I. (king of Eng.) (1566-1625)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>James II.</au>
+ <au.who>James II. (king of Eng.) (1633-1701)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>James I. (of Scotland)</au>
+ <au.who>James I. of Scotland (1394?-1437)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>James II. of Scotland</au>
+ <au.who>James II. of Scotland (1430-1460)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>G. P. R. James</au>
+ <au.who>James, Geo. P. Rainsford (Eng. nov.) (1801-1860)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>H. James</au>
+ <au.who>James, Henry, Jr. (Am. author) (1843-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Mrs. Jameson</au>
+ <au.who>Jameson, Anna (Irish author) (1797-1860)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>R. Jameson</au>
+ <au.who>Jameson, Robert (Scot. naturalist) (1774-1854)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Jamieson</au>
+ <au.who>Jamieson, John (Scot. lexicog.) (1759-1838)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Janet</au>
+ <au.who>Janet, Paul (Fr. philosopher) (1823-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Jardine</au>
+ <au.who>Jardine, Sir William (Scot. nat.) (1800-1874)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Jarman</au>
+ <au.who>Jarman, Thos. (Eng. legal writer) (1800?-1860)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Jay</au>
+ <au.who>Jay, John (first chief just. of U. S.)] (1745-1829)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. Jay</au>
+ <au.who>Jay, William (Am. author) (1789-1858)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>R. Jefferies</au>
+ <au.who>Jefferies, Richard (Eng. author) (1848-1887)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Jefferson</au>
+ <au.who>Jefferson, Thomas (Pres. of U. S.) (1743-1826)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Jeffrey</au>
+ <au.who>Jeffrey, Lord Francis (Scot. critic and essayist) (1773-1850)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. E. Jelf</au>
+ <au.who>Jelf, Wm. Edward (Eng. author) (1811-1875)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Fleeming Jenkin</au>
+ <au.who>Jenkin, Henry Charles Fleeming (Brit. electrician) (1833-1885)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Jenkins</au>
+ <au.who>Jenkins, Sir Leoline (Eng. statesm.) (1623-1685)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Jennings</au>
+ <au.who>Jennings, James. (-1833)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Somerset Glossary</i>, Lond., 1825]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Jenyns</au>
+ <au.who>Jenyns, Soame (Eng. misc. author) (1705-1787)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>D. Jerrold</au>
+ <au.who>Jerrold, Douglas Wm. (Eng. author) (1803-1857)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Jervas</au>
+ <au.who>Jervas, or Jarvis, Chas. (Brit. trans.) (ab. 1740)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Jevons</au>
+ <au.who>Jevons, Wm. Stanley (Eng. econ.) (1835-1882)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Jewel</au>
+ <au.who>Jewel, or Jewell, John (Eng. bp.) (1522-1571)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Jodrell</au>
+ <au.who>Jodrell, Richard Paul (Eng. philol.) (1745-1831)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Johnson</au>
+ <au.who>Johnson, Dr. Samuel (Eng. lexicog. and misc. writer) (1709-1784)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Johnson's Cyc.</au>
+ <au.work>Johnson's Universal Cyclop&aelig;dia (N. Y., 1886).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>K. Johnston</au>
+ <au.who>Johnston, Alex. Keith (Scot. geog.) (1804-1871)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. P. Johnston</au>
+ <au.who>Johnston, William Preston (Am. educator) (1831-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. R. Johnston</au>
+ <au.who>Johnston, Walter Rogers (Am. writer) (1794-1852)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Johnstone</au>
+ <au.who>Johnstone, John (Eng. physician) (1768-1836)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Joint Rules of Congress, U. S.</au>
+ <au.work>Joint Rules of the Congress of the United States.</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir W. Jones</au>
+ <au.who>Jones, Sir Wm. (Eng. orientalist) (1746-1794)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<!-- p. xii ty=CM -->
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>B. Jonson</au>
+ <au.who>Jonson, Ben (Eng. dramatist) (1574?-1637)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Jordan</au>
+ <au.who>Jordan, Thos. (Eng. poet and actor) (-1685?)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Jortin</au>
+ <au.who>Jortin, John (Eng. divine and essayist) (1698-1770)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Journal H. of R. U. S.</au>
+ <au.work>Journal of the U. S. House of Representatives.</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Journal of the Senate, U. S.</au>
+ <au.work>Journal of the U. S. Senate.</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Jowett</au>
+ <au.who>Jowett, Benjamin (Eng. scholar) (1817-1893)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Joye</au>
+ <au.who>Joye, or Gee, George (Eng. reformer and printer) (1492?-1553)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Judd</au>
+ <au.who>Judd, Sylvester (Am. novelist) (1813-1853)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Jukes</au>
+ <au.who>Jukes, Joseph Beete (Eng. geol.) (1811-1869)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>F. Junius</au>
+ <au.who>Junius, Franciscus (Eng. philol.) (1589-1677)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Junius</au>
+ <au.work>Junius Letters (issued in <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 1769-1772, and attributed to Sir Philip Francis).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Kames</au>
+ <au.who>Kames, Hen. Home, Ld. (Scot. phil.) (1696-1782)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Kane</au>
+ <au.who>Kane, Elisha Kent (Am. explorer) (1820-1857)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Karslake</au>
+ <au.who>Karslake, William Henry (Eng. divine, and writer on logic) (1825?-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Keary</au>
+ <au.who>Keary, Charles Francis.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Dawn of History</i>, 1878.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Keats</au>
+ <au.who>Keats, John (Eng. poet) (1795-1821)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Keble</au>
+ <au.who>Keble, John (Eng. divine and poet) (1792-1866)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Keightley</au>
+ <au.who>Keightley, Thomas (Brit. author) (1789-1872)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Keill</au>
+ <au.who>Keill, John (Scot. math. and phil.) (1671-1721)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Keith</au>
+ <au.who>Keith, Rev. Patrick.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Physiolog. Botany</i>, Lond., 1816.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. P. Kemble</au>
+ <au.who>Kemble, John P. (Eng. tragedian) (1757-1823)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>D. Kemp</au>
+ <au.who>Kemp, Dixon (Eng. naut. writer).</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. Ken</au>
+ <au.who>Ken, Bp. Thomas (English hymn writer) (1637-1710)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>T. Kendall</au>
+ <au.who>Kendall, Timothy (English poet).</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Flowers of Epigrams</i>, 1577.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>G. Kennan</au>
+ <au.who>Kennan, George (Am. traveler) (1845-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Kennet</au>
+ <au.who>Kennet, Basil (Eng. class. writer) (1674-1714?)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. Kennet</au>
+ <au.who>Kennet, Bp. White (Eng. historian) (1660-1728)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Kenney</au>
+ <au.who>Kenney, James (Irish dramatist) (1770-1849?)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Kenrick</au>
+ <au.who>Kenrick, William (Eng. critic) (1720-1779)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Kent</au>
+ <au.who>Kent, James (Am. jurist) (1763-1847)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Kepler</au>
+ <au.who>Kepler, Johann (Germ. astronomer) (1571-1631)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Kerr</au>
+ <au.who>Kerr, Robert (Scot. historian) (1755-1813)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Kersey</au>
+ <au.who>Kersey, John (Eng. math. and philol.). (1616?-1690?)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Eng. Dict.</i>, 1708]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Kettlewell</au>
+ <au.who>Kettlewell, John (Eng. divine) (1653-1695)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>F. S. Key</au>
+ <au.who>Key, Francis Scott (Am. poet) (1780-1843)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Killingbeck</au>
+ <au.who>Killingbeck, John (Eng. prebendary) (fl. 1725)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>R. B. Kimball</au>
+ <au.who>Kimball, Richd. Burleigh (Am. nov.) (1816-1892)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>King</au>
+ <au.who>King, William (Eng. author) (1663-1712)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. King</au>
+ <au.who>King, Bp. Henry (Eng. divine) (1591-1669)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. J. King (1608)</au>
+ <au.who>King, Bp. John (Eng. divine) (1559-1621)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>King Alisaunder</au>
+ <au.work>King Alisaunder (a trans. from Latin of a part of the Romance of Alexander, ab. 1340.)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>King Horn</au>
+ <au.work>King Horn (prob. a trans. of Fr. romance of Horn &amp; Rimenhild, before 1300.)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>C. Kingsley</au>
+ <au.who>Kingsley, Chas. (Eng. nov. and poet) (1819-1875)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>H. Kingsley</au>
+ <au.who>Kingsley, Henry (Eng. novelist) (1824?-1876)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Kirby</au>
+ <au.who>Kirby, William (Eng. entomologist) (1759-1850)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Kirby &amp; Spence</au>
+ <au.who>Kirby, William, and Spence, W.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Int. to Entomol.</i>, 7th ed., 1856.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Kirwan</au>
+ <au.who>Kirwan, Richard (Irish physicist) (1750-1812)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Kitto</au>
+ <au.who>Kitto, John (Eng. biblical writer) (1804-1854)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. Kittredge</au>
+ <au.who>Kittredge, Walter (Am. song writer) (1832-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Knatchbull</au>
+ <au.who>Knatchbull, Sir Norton (Eng. author) (1601-1684)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Knight</au>
+ <au.who>Knight, Edward Henry (Am. engineer). (1820?-1883)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Mechan. Dict.</i>]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>C. Knight</au>
+ <au.who>Knight, Chas. (Eng. ed. and author) (1791-1873)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Knolles</au>
+ <au.who>Knolles, Richard (Eng. author) (1545?-1610)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Knowles</au>
+ <au.who>Knowles, James (Brit. educator, revised Walker's Dict., 1845) (1779?-1840)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Knowles</au>
+ <au.who>Knowles, John.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Elem. and Prac. of Marine Architecture</i>, 1822.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sheridan Knowles</au>
+ <au.who>Knowles, Jas. Sheridan (Ir. dram.) (1784-1862)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. Knox</au>
+ <au.who>Knox, Bp. William (Ir. divine) (1760?-1831)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>John Knox</au>
+ <au.who>Knox, John (Scot. reformer) (1505-1572)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>V. Knox</au>
+ <au.who>Knox, Vicesimus (Eng. divine and essayist) (1752-1821)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Kollock</au>
+ <au.who>Kollock, Henry (Am. clergyman) (1778-1819)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. K&ouml;stlin (Schaff-Herzog Encyc.)</au>
+ <au.who>K&ouml;stlin, Julius (German theologian, writer in <i>Schaff-Herzog Encyc.</i>) (1826-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Krauth</au>
+ <au.who>Krauth, Charles Porterfield (Am. divine and philosophical writer) (1823-1883)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Krauth-Fleming</au>
+ <au.who>Krauth, C. P., and Fleming, Wm.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Vocab. of Philos. Sci.</i>, 1885.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. K&uuml;hne</au>
+ <au.who>K&uuml;hne, W. (Ger. physiologist).</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Kyd</au>
+ <au.who>Kyd, Thomas (Eng. dramatist) (fl. 1580)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Laing</au>
+ <au.who>Laing, Samuel (Eng. traveler) (1780-1868)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Lamb</au>
+ <au.who>Lamb, Charles (Eng. essayist) (1775-1834)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Lambarde</au>
+ <au.who>Lambarde, William (Eng. author) (1536-1601)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Lambert</au>
+ <au.who>Lambert, John (Eng. traveler) (1775?-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Lament. of Mary Magdalene</au>
+ <au.work>Lamentation of Mary Magdalene (poem occas. ascr. to Chaucer).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>M. S. Lamson</au>
+ <au.who>Lamson, Mary Swift.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Life of Laura Bridgman</i>, 1879.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Landois &amp; Stirling</au>
+ <au.who>Landois, Leon. (Ger. physiol.) (1837-)</au.who>
+ <au.who>Stirling, Wm. (Eng. physiol.) (?-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Landor</au>
+ <au.who>Landor, Walter S. (Eng. author) (1775-1864)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>E. W. Lane</au>
+ <au.who>Lane, Edw. Wm. (Eng. orientalist) (1801-1876)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Laneham</au>
+ <au.who>Laneham, Robert.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Pageants before Queen Elizabeth</i>, Lond., 1575.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>A. Lang</au>
+ <au.who>Lang, Andrew (Eng. writer) (1844-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Langham</au>
+ <au.who>Langham, William (Eng. physician).</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Garden of Health</i>, 1579.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Langhorne</au>
+ <au.who>Langhorne, John (Eng. divine) (1735-1779)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Langley (1644)</au>
+ <au.who>Langley, John.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Sermons</i>, 1644.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>S. P. Langley</au>
+ <au.who>Langley, Samuel P. (Am. astron.) (1834-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Ray Lankester</au>
+ <au.who>Lankester, Edwin Ray (Eng. geol.) (1847-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Lansdowne Ms.</au>
+ <au.work>Lansdowne Ms. (public records, state papers, correspondence, etc., in Brit. Museum, formerly belonging to the Marq. of Lansdowne, 1737-1805)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Lardner</au>
+ <au.who>Lardner, Dionysius (Brit. sci. writer) (1793-1859)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>La Rochefoucauld (Trans)</au>
+ <au.who>La Rochefoucauld, Fran&ccedil;ois, duc de (French author) (1613-1680)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Latham</au>
+ <au.who>Latham, Robert Gordon (Eng. philol. and lexicog.) (1812-1888)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Johnson's Dict.</i>]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Latimer</au>
+ <au.who>Latimer, Hugh (Eng. reformer) (1472?-1555)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Laud</au>
+ <au.who>Laud, William (Eng. abp.) (1573-1645)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>H. Laurens</au>
+ <au.who>Laurens, Henry (Am. statesman) (1724-1792)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Lauson</au>
+ <au.who>Lauson, William.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Comments on Secrets of Angling</i>, 1653.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. Lavington</au>
+ <au.who>Lavington, Bp. Geo. (Eng. divine) (1683-1762)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Lavoisier</au>
+ <au.who>Lavoisier, Ant. Laurent (Fr. chem.) (1743-1794)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Law</au>
+ <au.who>Law, Wm. (Eng. divine and author) (1686-1761)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. Law</au>
+ <au.who>Law, Bp. Edmund (Eng. divine) (1703-1787)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>James Law</au>
+ <au.who>Law, Jas. (Scot.-Am. veter. sci.). (1838-)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Farmer's Veter. Adviser</i>, 7th ed.,]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>G. A. Lawrence</au>
+ <au.who>Lawrence, Geo. Alf. (Eng. nov.) (1827-1876)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir W. Lawrence</au>
+ <au.who>Lawrence, Sir Wm. (Eng. surgeon) (1783-1867)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Laws of Massachusetts</au>
+ <au.work>Laws of Massachusetts.</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Layamon</au>
+ <au.work>Layamon's Brut (a poetical chronicle of Britain, 1210?).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Layard</au>
+ <au.who>Layard, Sir A. H. (Eng. arch&aelig;ol.) (1817-1894)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Laycock</au>
+ <au.who>Laycock, Thomas (Eng. physician) (1812-1876)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>S. M. Leake</au>
+ <au.who>Leake, Stephen M. (Eng. writer) (1702-1773)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Lecky</au>
+ <au.who>Lecky, Wm. Edw. Hartpole (Brit. hist.) (1838-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. LeConte</au>
+ <au.who>LeConte, Joseph (Am. geologist) (1823-1891)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Ledyard</au>
+ <au.who>Ledyard, John (Am. traveler) (1751-1789)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Lee</au>
+ <au.who>Lee, Nathaniel (Eng. dramatist) (1655?-1692)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>F. G. Lee</au>
+ <au.who>Lee, Frederick Geo. (Eng. divine) (1832-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Lee</au>
+ <au.who>Lee, James (Eng. botanist) (-1795)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. Lee</au>
+ <au.who>Lee, William (Irish clergyman) (1815-1883)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Legend of Dido</au>
+ <au.work>Legend of Dido (poem formerly attrib. to Chaucer)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Leibnitz</au>
+ <au.who>Leibnitz, von, Gottfried Wilh., Baron (Ger. philos. and math.) (1646-1716)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Leidy</au>
+ <au.who>Leidy, Joseph (Am. naturalist) (1823-1891)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir E. Leigh</au>
+ <au.who>Leigh, Sir Edward (Eng. theologian and linguist) (1602-1671)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Abp. Leighton</au>
+ <au.who>Leighton, Abp. Robt. (Scot. divine) (1611-1684)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Leland</au>
+ <au.who>Leland, John (Eng. antiquary) (1506?-1552)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>C. G. Leland</au>
+ <au.who>Leland, Chas. Godfrey (Am. author) (1824-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>C. Leslie</au>
+ <au.who>Leslie, Charles (Brit. author) (1650?-1722)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>L'Estrange</au>
+ <au.who>L'Estrange, Sir Roger (Eng. polit. writer) (1616-1704)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Letter dated Sept., 1543</au>
+ <au.work>Letter dated Sept., 1543 (cited from Nares).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>C. Lever</au>
+ <au.who>Lever, Charles James (Irish nov.) (1806-1872)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>G. H. Lewes</au>
+ <au.who>Lewes, George Henry (Eng. philos.) (1817-1878)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Lewin</au>
+ <au.who>Lewin, Thomas (Eng. author) (1805-1877)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>John Lewis</au>
+ <au.who>Lewis, John (Eng. divine and antiq.) (1675-1746)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>M. G. Lewis</au>
+ <au.who>Lewis, Mat. Gregory (Eng. author) (1775-1818)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir G. C. Lewis</au>
+ <au.who>Lewis, Sir George Cornewall (Eng. statesman and author) (1806-1863)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Liddell &amp; Scott</au>
+ <au.who>Liddell, Hen. Geo. (1811-1898)</au.who>
+ <au.who>Scott, Robt. (1811-1887)</au.who>
+ <au.work>(Eng. clergymen and editors) [<i>Greek-English lexicon</i>, 7th ed.)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>F. Leiber</au>
+ <au.who>Leiber, Francis (Am. publicist) (1800-1872)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Life of A. Wood</au>
+ <au.work>Life of A. Wood (extracts from his diary and papers by T. Hearne and R. Rawlinson, 1663)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Lightfoot</au>
+ <au.who>Lightfoot, John (Eng. theologian and rabbinical scholar) (1602-1675)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. B. Lightfoot</au>
+ <au.who>Lightfoot, Jos. Barber (Eng. comm.) (1828-1889)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Lincoln</au>
+ <au.who>Lincoln, Abraham (Pres. of U. S.) (1809-1865)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. Lincoln</au>
+ <au.who>Williams, John (bp. of Lincoln and later abp. of York) (1582-1650)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Mrs. Lincoln (Cook Book)</au>
+ <au.who>Lincoln, Mrs. D. A. </au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Boston Cook Book</i>, Boston, 1888.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Lindisfarne Ms.</au>
+ <au.work>Lindisfarne Ms. (an Anglo-Saxon Ms.)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Lindley</au>
+ <au.who>Lindley, John (Eng. botanist) (1799-1865)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir N. Lindley</au>
+ <au.who>Lindley, Sir Nathaniel (Eng. jurist) (1828-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Lingard</au>
+ <au.who>Lingard, John (Eng. historian) (1771-1851)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Linnaeus</au>
+ <au.who><i>Sw.</i> Linn&eacute;, Carl von (Swedish bot.) (1707-1778)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Mrs. E. Lynn Linton</au>
+ <au.who>Linton, Eliza Lynn (Eng. novelist) (1822-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. J. Linton</au>
+ <au.who>Linton, Wm. J. (English-American engraver) (1812-1897)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Lisle</au>
+ <au.who>Lisle, William (Eng. antiquarian) (-1637)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Lister</au>
+ <au.who>Lister, Joseph (Eng. author) (1627-1709)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Lithgow</au>
+ <au.who>Lithgow, William (Scot. traveler) (1583-1640)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Littleton</au>
+ <au.who>Littleton, Sir Thomas (Eng. jurist) (1420?-1487)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>A. Littleton</au>
+ <au.who>Littleton, Adam (Eng. theol. writer and philologist) (1627-1694)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Littr&eacute;</au>
+ <au.who>Littr&eacute;, Maximillien P. &Eacute;. (Fr. philol.) (1801-1881)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Livingstone</au>
+ <au.who>Livingstone, David (Scot. explorer) (1817-1873)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Llewellyn</au>
+ <au.who>Llewellyn, Martin (Brit. poet).</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Verses to Chas. II.</i>, 1660.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Lloyd</au>
+ <au.who>Lloyd, Robert (Eng. poet) (1733-1764)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. Lloyd</au>
+ <au.who>Lloyd, Bp. William (Eng. divine) (1627-1717)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Humphrey Lloyd <i>or</i> Lloyd's MS., British Museum</au>
+ <au.who>Lloyd, Humphrey (Brit. physicist) (1800-1881)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Locke</au>
+ <au.who>Locke, John (Eng. philosopher) (1632-1704)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Lockhart</au>
+ <au.who>Lockhart, John G. (Scot. author) (1794-1854)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Lockyer</au>
+ <au.who>Lockyer, Jos. Norman (Eng. astron.) (1836-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>E. Lodge</au>
+ <au.who>Lodge, Edmund (Eng. writer) (1756-1839)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>T. Lodge</au>
+ <au.who>Lodge, Thos. (Eng. poet and dram.) (1556-1625)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Logan</au>
+ <au.who>Logan, John (Scot. poet) (1748-1788)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>London Academy</au>
+ <au.work>London Academy, The (weekly journal, estab. 1869).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>London Athen&aelig;um</au>
+ <au.work>London Athen&aelig;um, The (weekly journal, estab. 1828).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>London Encyc.</au>
+ <au.work>London Encyclop&aelig;dia (ed. by Thomas Curtis, 1826-1834).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>London Field</au>
+ <au.work>London Field, The (weekly journal, estab. 1853).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>London Graphic</au>
+ <au.work>London Graphic, The (weekly journal, estab. 1869).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>London Literary World</au>
+ <au.work>London Literary World, The (weekly journal, estab. 1869).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>London Punch</au>
+ <au.work>London Punch, The (weekly journal, estab. 1841).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>London Quart. Rev. </au>
+ <au.work>London Quarterly Review (quarterly journal, estab. 1809).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>London Sat. Rev.</au>
+ <au.work>London Saturday Review, The (weekly journal, estab. 1855).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>London Spectator</au>
+ <au.work>London Spectator (weekly journal, estab. 1828).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>London Standard</au>
+ <au.work>London Standard (daily journal, estab. 1827)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>London Telegraph</au>
+ <au.work>London Telegraph (daily journal, estab. 1855).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>London Times </au>
+ <au.work>London Times (daily journal, estab. 1788).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>London Truth</au>
+ <au.work>London Truth (daily journal, estab. 1877).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>G. Long</au>
+ <au.who>Long, George (Eng. scholar) (1800-1879)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Roger Long</au>
+ <au.who>Long, Roger (Eng. astron.) (1680-1770)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Longfellow</au>
+ <au.who>Longfellow, Henry W. (Am. poet) (1807-1882)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>S. Longfellow</au>
+ <au.who>Longfellow, Samuel (Am. poet and essayist) (1819-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Lord (1630)</au>
+ <au.who>Lord, Henry (Eng. traveler).</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Sect of the Banians</i>, Lond., 1630.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Loudon</au>
+ <au.who>Loudon, John Claudius (Scot. bot.) (1783-1843)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>T. R. Lounsbury</au>
+ <au.who>Lounsbury, Thomas Raynesford (Am. scholar and author) (1838-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Loveday</au>
+ <au.who>Loveday, Robert.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Cleopatra</i>, 1687.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Lovelace</au>
+ <au.who>Lovelace, Richard (Eng. poet) (1618-1658)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Lover</au>
+ <au.who>Lover, Samuel (Irish nov. and song writer) (1797-1868)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Lowell</au>
+ <au.who>Lowell, James Russell (Am. poet and essayist) (1819-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>M. A. Lower</au>
+ <au.who>Lower, Mark Antony (Eng. antiq.) (1813-1876)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Lowndes</au>
+ <au.who>Lowndes, Wm. Thos. (Eng. bibliog.) (1800-1843)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Lowth</au>
+ <au.who>Lowth, Bp. Robert (Eng. writer) (1710-1787)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Lubbock</au>
+ <au.who>Lubbock, Sir John (Eng. scientist) (1834-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Lucar</au>
+ <au.who>Lucar, Cyprian (Eng. trans.).</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Art of Shooting</i>, Lond., 1583.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Luce</au>
+ <au.who>Luce, Stephen Bleecker. (1827-)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Textbook of Seamanship</i>, rev. ed., 1884.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Ludden</au>
+ <au.who>Ludden, Wm. (Am. mus. writer). (1823-)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Pron. Mus. Dict.</i>, N. Y., 1875]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Ludlow</au>
+ <au.who>Ludlow, Edmund (Eng. republican leader) (1617?-1692)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Lupton</au>
+ <au.who>Lupton, Thomas.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>A Thousand Notable Things</i>, Lond., 1586.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Lydgate</au>
+ <au.who>Lydgate, John (Eng. poet) (1370?-1451?)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Lyell</au>
+ <au.who>Lyell, Sir Charles (Brit. geologist) (1797-1875)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Lyly</au>
+ <au.who>Lyly, John (Eng. dramatist) (1553?-1606)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Lyman</au>
+ <au.who>Lyman, Chester Smith (Am. physicist and astron.) (1814-1890)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Lyttelton</au>
+ <au.who>Lyttelton, Ld. Geo. (Eng. writer) (1709-1773)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>R. H. Lyttelton</au>
+ <au.who>Lyttelton, Richard Hen. (1854-)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Cricket</i>, Badmington Lib.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Ld. Lytton</au>
+ <au.who>Bulwer-Lytton, Edward George, Baron Lytton (Eng. novelist) (1803-1873)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Macaulay</au>
+ <au.who>Macaulay, Thos. Babington (Eng. historian and essayist) (1800-1859)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. McCarthy</au>
+ <au.who>McCarthy, Justin (Brit. hist. and nov.) (1830-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>McCheyne</au>
+ <au.who>McCheyne, Robert M. (Scot. divine) (1813-1848)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Gen. G. B. McClellan</au>
+ <au.who>McClellan, George Brinton (Am. general) (1826-1885)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>McClintock</au>
+ <au.who>McClintock, Sir Francis Leopold (Irish arctic explorer) (1819-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>McCosh</au>
+ <au.who>McCosh, Jas. (Scot. metaph. in Am.) (1811-1894)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>M&lsquo;Culloch</au>
+ <au.who>M&lsquo;Culloch, John Ramsay (Scot. polit. economist) (1789-1864)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. M. M&lsquo;Culloch</au>
+ <au.who>M&lsquo;Culloch, Jas. Melville (Scot. educational writer) (1801-1883)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>G. MacDonald </au>
+ <au.who>MacDonald, George (Scot. novelist) (1824-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>McElrath</au>
+ <au.who>MkcElrath, Thomas (Am. lawyer). (1807-1888)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Commercial Dict.</i>, N. Y., 1871]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>C. Mackay</au>
+ <au.who>Mackay, Charles (Brit. poet and essayist) (1814-1889)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Mackeldey</au>
+ <au.who>Mackeldey, Ferdinand (Fr. legal writer).</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>MacKellar</au>
+ <au.who>MacKellar, Thomas (author of <i>American Printer</i>) (1812-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>McKendrick</au>
+ <au.who>McKendrick, John G. (Scot. physiol.)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>D. L. Mackenzie</au>
+ <au.who>Mackenzie, D. L. </au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Eng. Syn.</i>, 1854.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>G. Mackenzie</au>
+ <au.who>Mackenzie, George (Scot. phys.) (-1726)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Lord Mackenzie</au>
+ <au.who>Mackenzie, Lord Geo. (Scot. laywer) (1636-1691)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Morell Mackenzie</au>
+ <au.who>Mackenzie, Sir Morell (Eng. physician) (1837-1892)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>T. Mackenzie</au>
+ <au.who>Mackenzie, Thomas (Scot. judge) (1807-1869)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir J. Mackintosh</au>
+ <au.who>Mackintosh, Sir James (Brit. hist. and statesman) (1765-1832)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>MacKnight</au>
+ <au.who>MacKnight, James (Scot. divine) (1721-1800)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Madison</au>
+ <au.who>Madison, James (Pres. of U. S.) (1751-1836)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. P. Mahaffy</au>
+ <au.who>Mahaffy, John Pentland (prof. Anc. Hist., Trinity Coll., Dublin) (1839-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Mahan</au>
+ <au.who>Mahan, Dennis Hart (Am. civ. eng.) (1802-1871)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Ld. Mahon</au>
+ <au.who>Mahon, Philip Henry, Earl of Stanhope (Eng. historian) (1805-1875)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Malcom</au>
+ <au.who>Malcom, Howard (Am. traveler) (1799-1879)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Mallet</au>
+ <au.who>Mallet, David (Scot. poet) (1700-1765)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Malone</au>
+ <au.who>Malone, Edm. (Ir. Shak. scholar) (1741-1812)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir T. Malory</au>
+ <au.who>Malory, Sir Thos. (Brit. translator) (1430?-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir J. Mandeville</au>
+ <au.who>Mandeville, Sir John (Eng. traveler) (1300?-1372)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Cardinal Manning</au>
+ <au.who>Manning, Henry Edward (Eng. cardinal) (1808-1892)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. Mannyngham</au>
+ <au.who>Mannyngham, Bp. Thomas. (-1722)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Discourses</i>, 1681.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Mansel</au>
+ <au.who>Mansel, Henry L. (Eng. philos.) (1820-1871)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Lord Mansfield</au>
+ <au.who>Mansfield, William Murray, Lord (Eng. jurist) (1705-1793)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Mantell</au>
+ <au.who>Mantell, Gideon A. (Eng. geol.) (1790-1852)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>F. A. March</au>
+ <au.who>March, Fr. Andrew (Am. philol.) (1825-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Mar. Dict.</au>
+ <au.work>Marine Dictionary (ed. by Wm. Falconer, 1769.).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Markham</au>
+ <au.who>Markham, Gervase (Eng. poet) (1570?-1655?)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Marlowe</au>
+ <au.who>Marlowe, Christopher (Eng. dram.) (1564-1593)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir J. Marriot</au>
+ <au.who>Marriot, Sir James (Eng. judge) (fl. 1769)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Marryat</au>
+ <au.who>Marryat, Frederick (Eng. naval officer and novelist) (1792-1848)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>G. P. Marsh</au>
+ <au.who>Marsh, Geo. Perkin (Am. philol. and diplomat) (1801-1882)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<!-- p. xiii ty=CM -->
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Marshall</au>
+ <au.who>Marshall, John (Am. statesman) (1755-1835)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. Marshall</au>
+ <au.who>Marshall, William (Eng. bot. and agric. writer) (1745?-1819)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Marston</au>
+ <au.who>Marston, John (Eng. poet) (1575-1634)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Dean Martin</au>
+ <au.who>Martin, Edwd. (Dean of Ely) (-1662)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Letters</i>, 1662]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>H. N. Martin</au>
+ <au.who>Martin, Henry Newell (Am. biol.) (1848-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>H. Martineau</au>
+ <au.who>Martineau, Harriet (Eng. writer) (1802-1876)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Martineau</au>
+ <au.who>Martineau, Jas. (Eng. Unit. divine) (1805-1900)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Martyn</au>
+ <au.who>Martyn, John (Eng. botanist) (1699-1768)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Marvell</au>
+ <au.who>Marvell, Andrew (Eng. misc. author) (1621-1678)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Mason</au>
+ <au.who>Mason, William (Eng. poet) (1725-1797)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. M. Mason</au>
+ <au.who>Mason, John Mitchell (Am. divine and orator) (1770-1829)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Y. Mason</au>
+ <au.who>Mason, John Young (U. S. minister to France) (1799-1859)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Mass. Records (1647)</au>
+ <au.work>Massachusetts Records, 1647.</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>G. Massey</au>
+ <au.who>Massey, Gerald (Eng. poet) (1828-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. Massey</au>
+ <au.who>Massey, Wm. Nathaniel (Eng. hist.) (1809-1881)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Massinger</au>
+ <au.who>Massinger, Philip (Eng. dramatist) (1583-1640)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Masson</au>
+ <au.who>Masson, David (Brit. author) (1822-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>M. T. Masters</au>
+ <au.who>Masters, Maxwell Tylden (Eng. bot.) (1833-)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Veg. Teratology</i>, 1869]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>R. Masters</au>
+ <au.who>Masters, Robert (Eng. historian) (1713-1798)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Cotton Mather</au>
+ <au.who>Mather, Cotton (Am. theologian) (1663-1728)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Mathias</au>
+ <au.who>Mathias, Thomas James (Eng. poet) (1750?-1835)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Matthewes</au>
+ <au.who>Matthewes, A. (translator of Tasso's <i>Aminta</i>, 1628).</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Maunder</au>
+ <au.who>Maunder, Samuel (Eng. compiler) (1785-1849)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Maundrell</au>
+ <au.who>Maundrell, Henry (Eng. traveler) (1650?-1710)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Maury</au>
+ <au.who>Maury, Matt. F. (Am. nav. officer) (1806-1873)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Clerk Maxwell</au>
+ <au.who>Maxwell, James Clerk (Brit. physicist) (1831-1879)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>May</au>
+ <au.who>May, Thomas (Eng. poet and trans.) (1594?-1650)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir T. E. May</au>
+ <au.who>May, Sir Thomas Erskine (Eng. legal and parliamentary writer) (1815-1886)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Maydman</au>
+ <au.who>Maydman, Henry.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Naval Speculations</i>, 1691.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>A. M. Mayer</au>
+ <au.who>Mayer, Alfred Marshall (Am. sci.) (1836-1897)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Mayhew</au>
+ <au.who>Mayhew, Henry (Eng. author) (1812-1887)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Mayne</au>
+ <au.who>Mayne, Robert Gray (Eng. surg.) (1808-1868)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. S. Mayo</au>
+ <au.who>Mayo, William Starbuck (Am. nov.) (1812-1895)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Mease</au>
+ <au.who>Mease, James (Am. physician) (1771-1846)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Medbery</au>
+ <au.who>Medbery, James Knowles.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Men and Mysteries of Wall St.</i>, 1870.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Mede</au>
+ <au.who>Mede, Joseph (Eng. divine) (1586-1638)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Med. Repository</au>
+ <au.work>Medical Repository (New York med. journal, 1797-1824).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Meissner</au>
+ <au.who>Meissner, Georg (Ger. physicist) (1829-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Melloni</au>
+ <au.who>Melloni, Macedonio (Ital. physicist) (1801-1854)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Melmoth</au>
+ <au.who>Melmoth, Wm. (Eng. class. trans.) (1710-1799)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Owen Meredith</au>
+ <au.who>Meredith, Owen, pseud of Ed. Robt. Bulwer-Lytton (Eng. poet) (1831-1891)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>H. A. Merewether</au>
+ <au.who>Merewether, Henry Alworth (Eng. lawyer) [<i>Hist. of Boroughs</i>, 1822) (-1864)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>C. Merivale</au>
+ <au.who>Merivale, Charles (Brit. historian) (1808-1893)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>C. H. Merriam</au>
+ <au.who>Merriam, Clinton H. (Am. ornith.) (1856?-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Meyrick (Ancient Armor)</au>
+ <au.who>Meyrick, Sir Samuel Rush (Eng. antiquary) (1783-1848)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Mickle</au>
+ <au.who>Mickle, William Julius (Eng. poet) (1735-1788)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Middleton</au>
+ <au.who>Middleton, Thomas (Eng. dramatist) (1570?-1627)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>C. Middleton</au>
+ <au.who>Middleton, Conyers (Eng. controversialist) (1683-1750)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Miege</au>
+ <au.who>Miege, Guy (Eng. lexicog.). [<i>Great French-Eng. Dict.</i>, Lond. 1688].</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Milll</au>
+ <au.who>Mill, James (Eng. historian) (1773-1836)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. S. Mill</au>
+ <au.who>Mill, John Stuart (Eng. philosopher and polit. economist) (1806-1873)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Miller</au>
+ <au.who>Miller, William Allen (Eng. chem.) (1817-1870)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>H. Miller</au>
+ <au.who>Miller, Hugh (Scot. geologist) (1802-1856)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>P. Miller</au>
+ <au.who>Miller, Philip (Eng. botanist) (1691-1771)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>S. Miller</au>
+ <au.who>Miller, Samuel (Am. divine) (1769-1850)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Milles (MS. Devon Gloss.)</au>
+ <au.who>Milles, Jeremiah (Dean of Exeter) (1714-1784)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>MS. Glossary of Devonshire Words</i>]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>S. J. Mills</au>
+ <au.who>Mills, Samuel John (Am. clerg.) (1783-1818)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Milman</au>
+ <au.who>Milman, Henry Hart (Eng. hist.) (1791-1868)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Milne</au>
+ <au.who>Milne, Colin (Scot. botanist) (1744?-1815)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Milner</au>
+ <au.who>Milner, Joseph (Eng. church hist.) (1744-1797)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Milnes</au>
+ <au.who>Milnes, Richard Monckton, Lord Houghton (Eng. trav. and poet) (1809-1885)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Milton</au>
+ <au.who>Milton, John (Eng. poet) (1608-1674)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Milward</au>
+ <au.who>Milward, Richard (-1680)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Life of Selden</i>]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Miner</au>
+ <au.who>Miner, Thomas (Am. physician) (1777-1841)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>C. S. Minot</au>
+ <au.who>Minot, Chas. Sedgwick (Am. biol.) (1852-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Minsheu</au>
+ <au.who>Minsheu, John (Eng. linguist) (16th-17th c.)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Guide into the Tongues</i>, 1617]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Mir. for Mag.</au>
+ <au.work>Mirror for Magistrates (a collection of narratives by several poets).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>D. G. Mitchell</au>
+ <au.who>Mitchell, Donald G. (Am. author) (1822-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Mitford</au>
+ <au.who>Mitford, William (Eng. historian) (1744-1827)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Mitford</au>
+ <au.who>Mitford, John (Eng. biographer and editor) (1781-1859)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Miss Mitford</au>
+ <au.who>Mitford, Mary R. (Eng. writer) (1786-1855)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Mivart</au>
+ <au.who>Mivart, St. George (Eng. biologist) (1827-1900)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Mohs</au>
+ <au.who>Mohs, Friedr. (Ger. mineralogist) (1773-1839)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Moir</au>
+ <au.who>Moir, David Macbeth (Scot. poet and novelist) (1798-1851)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Mollett</au>
+ <au.who>Mollett, John W.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Dict. of Art and Arch&aelig;ology</i>, Boston, 1883.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>R. Monro</au>
+ <au.who>Monro, Robert.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Expedition</i>, 1637.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. Montagu</au>
+ <au.who>Montagu, Bp. Richd. (Eng. divine) (1578-1641)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Col. G. Montagu</au>
+ <au.who>Montagu, Col. George (Eng. ornith.) (-1815)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Lady M. W. Montagu</au>
+ <au.who>Montagu, Lady Mary Wortley (Eng. writer) (1689-1762)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Mrs. E. Montagu</au>
+ <au.who>Montagu, Eliz. R. (Eng. writer) (1720-1800)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. Montagu</au>
+ <au.who>Montagu, Walter. (1604-1677)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Devout Essays</i>. <i>Shepherd's Paradise</i>]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Montgomery</au>
+ <au.who>Montgomery, James (Scot. poet) (1771-1854)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Monthly Rev.</au>
+ <au.work>Monthly Review (Eng. journal, 1749-1845).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Montrose</au>
+ <au.who>Montrose, James Graham, Marquis of (Scot. royalist) (1612-1650)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Moore</au>
+ <au.who>Moore, Thomas (Brit. poet) (1779-1852)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>E. Moore</au>
+ <au.who>Moore, Edward (Eng. dramatist) (1712-1757)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Moore (Encyc. of Music)</au>
+ <au.who>Moore, John Weeks (Am. musical writer) (1807-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Dr. H. More</au>
+ <au.who>More, Dr. Henry (Eng. philosopher) (1614-1687)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Hannah More</au>
+ <au.who>More, Hannah (Eng. writer) (1745-1833)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir T. More</au>
+ <au.who>More, Sir Thomas (Eng. philos.) (1478-1535)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. D. Morell</au>
+ <au.who>Morell, John D. (Eng. philos.) (1815-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>L. H. Morgan</au>
+ <au.who>Morgan, Lewis Henry (Am. sci.) (1818-1881)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Fynes Morison</au>
+ <au.who>Morison, Fynes (Eng. traveler) (1566-1614?)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>H. Morley</au>
+ <au.who>Morley, Henry (Eng. author) (1822-1894)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Morley</au>
+ <au.who>Morley, John (Eng. polit. author) (1838-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>C. Morris</au>
+ <au.who>Morris, Charles (Am. scientist).</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>G. P. Morris</au>
+ <au.who>Morris, Geo. Perkins (Am. journ.) (1802-1864)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>R. Morris</au>
+ <au.who>Morris, Richard (Eng. philol.) (1833-1894)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. Morris</au>
+ <au.who>Morris, William (Eng. poet) (1834-1896)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Jason</i>]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Morse</au>
+ <au.who>Morse, Jedidiah (Eng. poet) (1761-1826)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. H. Morse</au>
+ <au.who>Morse, James Herbert (Am. writer) (1841-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Morte d'Arthure</au>
+ <au.work>Morte d'Arthure (old alliterative poem, about 1360).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Mortimer</au>
+ <au.who>Mortimer, John (Eng. writer on husbandry) (-1736)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Morton (1632)</au>
+ <au.who>Morton, Thomas. (1590?-1646?)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>New Eng. Canaan</i>, 1632]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. Morton</au>
+ <au.who>Morton, Bp. Thomas (Eng. theol.) (1564-1659)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Moseley</au>
+ <au.who>Moseley, Hen. (Eng. mech. writer) (1801-1872)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Mosheim</au>
+ <au.who>Mosheim, von, Johann Lorenz (Ger. theologian) (1694?-1755)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Mother Goose</au>
+ <au.work>Songs for the Nursery, 1719.</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Motherwell</au>
+ <au.who>Motherwell, Wm. (Scot. poet) (1797-1835)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Motley</au>
+ <au.who>Motley, John Lothrop (Am. hist.) (1814-1877)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Motto of the Mackintoshes</au>
+ <au.work>Motto of the Mackintoshes (a Scottish clan).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Mountfort</au>
+ <au.who>Mountfort, Wm. (Eng. dramatist) (1659-1692)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Moxon</au>
+ <au.who>Moxon, Joseph (Eng. math.) (1627-1700)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Mozley &amp; Whiteley</au>
+ <au.who>Mozley, Herbert Newman.</au.who>
+ <au.who>Whiteley, George Crispe.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Law Dict.</i>, Lond., 1876.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Muffett</au>
+ <au.who>Muffett, or Moufet, Thomas (Eng. physician) (1550?-1600?)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Muirhead</au>
+ <au.who>Muirhead, Jas. (Scot. law writer) (-1889)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Max M&uuml;ller</au>
+ <au.who>M&uuml;ller, Friedrich Max (Ger.-Eng. philol.) (1823-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Munday</au>
+ <au.who>Munday, Anthony (Eng. dramatist) (1554-1633)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Murchison</au>
+ <au.who>Murchison, Sir R. I. (Brit. geol.) (1792-1871)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Murdock</au>
+ <au.who>Murdock, James (Am. divine and scholar) (1776-1856)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>A. Murphy</au>
+ <au.who>Murphy, Arthur (Brit. dram. and essayist) (1727-1805)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Murphy</au>
+ <au.who>Murphy, James Gracey (Irish Heb. scholar) (1808-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Dr. Murray</au>
+ <au.who>Murray, James Augustus Henry (Eng. lexicog. and philol.). (1837-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Lady Murray</au>
+ <au.who>Murray, Lady Griseld (Eng. writer) (1698-1759)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Murray's Handbook of London</au>
+ <au.who>Murray, John, Jr. (Eng. publisher) (1808-1892)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Mushet</au>
+ <au.who>Mushet, Robert (Eng. lawyer) (-1828)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Nares</au>
+ <au.who>Nares, Rob. (Eng. critic and theol.) (1753-1829)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Nash</au>
+ <au.who>Nash, Thomas (Eng. dramatist) (1564-1600)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>The Nation</au>
+ <au.work>Nation, The (N. Y. weekly journal, estab. 1865).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>National Rev.</au>
+ <au.work>National Review (Lond. journal, 1855-1864).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Nature</au>
+ <au.work>Nature (Eng. weekly jour. of sci., estab. 1869).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Naunton</au>
+ <au.who>Naunton, Sir Robert (Eng. author) (1563-1635)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>N. Brit. Review</au>
+ <au.work>North British Review (Edin. quarterly, 1844-1871).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Neal</au>
+ <au.who>Neal, John (Am. misc. writer) (1793-1876)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Neale</au>
+ <au.who>Neale, John Mason (Eng. divine, author, and trans. of hymns) (1818-1866)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Nelson</au>
+ <au.who>Nelson, Horatio, Lord (Brit. adm.) (1758-1805)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>R. Nelson</au>
+ <au.who>Nelson, Robert (Brit. writer) (1656-1715)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>T. Nevile</au>
+ <au.who>Nevile, Thomas (Eng. translator) (fl. 1758)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>New American Cyc.</au>
+ <au.work>New American Cyclopedia (edited by G. Ripley and C. A. Dana, 1857).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Newcomb</au>
+ <au.who>Newcomb, Simon (Am. math.) (1835-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Abp. Newcome</au>
+ <au.who>Newcome, Abp. Wm. (Eng. divine) (1729-1800)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>New England Tales</au>
+ <au.work>New England Tales (quoted fr. Bartlett's <i>Americanisms</i>).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>New English Dict.</au>
+ <au.work>New English Dictionary (edited by Dr. J. A. H. Murray).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>F. W. Newman</au>
+ <au.who>Newman, Fr. Wm. (Eng. author) (1805-1897)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. H. Newman</au>
+ <au.who>Newman, Cardinal John Henry (Eng. theologian and author) (1801-1890)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Newton</au>
+ <au.who>Newton, Thomas (Eng. physician) (-1607)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>H. A. Newton</au>
+ <au.who>Newton, Hubert Anson (Am. math.) (1830-1896)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Newton</au>
+ <au.who>Newton, John (Eng. clergyman) (1725-1807)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir I. Newton</au>
+ <au.who>Newton, Sir Isaac (Eng. philos. and math.) (1642-1727)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>New York Times</au>
+ <au.work>New York Times (daily journal, estab. 1850).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Nichol</au>
+ <au.who>Nichol, John Pringle (Brit. sci.) (1804-1859)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Nichols</au>
+ <au.who>Nichols, John (Eng. antiquary) (1745-1826)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. R. Nichols</au>
+ <au.who>Nichols, James Robinson (Am. inventor and scientific writer) (1819-1888)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. Nichols</au>
+ <au.who>Nichols, William (Eng. divine) (1664-1712)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Nicholson</au>
+ <au.who>Nicholson, Peter (Brit. architect) (1765-1844)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. Nicholson</au>
+ <au.who>Nicholson, Bp. Wm. (Eng. divine) (-1671)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>H. A. Nicholson</au>
+ <au.who>Nicholson, Henry A. (Eng. geol.) (1844-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. Nicholson</au>
+ <au.who>Nicholson, William (Eng. chemist) (1758-1815)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Nicolay &amp; Hay (Life of Lincoln)</au>
+ <au.who>Nicolay, John Geo. (Am. author) (1832-)</au.who>
+ <au.who>Hay, John (Am. author) (1839-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Nicolls</au>
+ <au.who>Nicolls, Thomas (Eng. translator).</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Thucydides</i>, 1550.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Abp. Nicolson</au>
+ <au.who>Nicolson, Abp. Wm. (Eng. divine) (1655-1727)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Nordheimer</au>
+ <au.who>Nordheimer, Isaac (Ger. Hebrew scholar) (1809-1842)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Norris</au>
+ <au.who>Norris, John (Eng. clergyman) (1658-1711)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. E. Norris</au>
+ <au.who>Norris, W. E. (Eng. novelist) (1847-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>G. North (1575)</au>
+ <au.who>North, George (Eng. trans.).</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Philosopher of the Court</i>, 1575.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Ld. North</au>
+ <au.who>North, Frederick, second earl of Guilford (Eng. statesman) (1732-1792)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>R. North</au>
+ <au.who>North, Roger (Eng. writer) (1650-1733)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir T. North</au>
+ <au.who>North, Sir Thomas (Eng. translator).</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Plutarch's Lives</i>, 1579.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>North Am. Rev.</au>
+ <au.work>North American Review (Am. monthly, estab. 1815).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>North Brit. Rev.</au>
+ <au.work>North British Review (Edin. quarterly, 1844-1871).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Northbrooke</au>
+ <au.who>Northbrooke, John (Eng. divine).</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Treatise on Dicing, etc.</i>, 1576.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>A. Norton</au>
+ <au.who>Norton, Andrews (Am. theologian) (1786-1852)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Nott</au>
+ <au.who>Nott, Josiah clark (Am. ethnol.) (1804-1873)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Nug&aelig; Antiq.</au>
+ <au.work>Nug&aelig; Antiqu&aelig; (prose and poetry fr. Sir J. Harrington and others).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Oakeley</au>
+ <au.who>Oakeley, Fred. (Eng. R. C. clerg.). (1802-1880)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Catholic Worship</i>, 1867.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>O'Brien</au>
+ <au.who>O'Brien, John (prof. at Mount St. Mary's college, Md.) (-1879)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Observer</au>
+ <au.work>Observer, The (Eng. serial, 1785-90).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Occleve</au>
+ <au.who>Occleve, Thomas (Eng. poet) (1370?-1454?)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Odling</au>
+ <au.who>Odling, William (Eng. chemist) (1829-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. O'Donovan</au>
+ <au.who>O'Donovan, John (Irish arch&aelig;ol.) (1809-1861)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>O. Eng. Oath of Allegiance</au>
+ <au.work>Old English Oath of Allegiance (quoted by Blackstone).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Ogilvie</au>
+ <au.who>Ogilvie, John (Scot. lexicog.). (1797-1867)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Imp. Dict.</i>, 1856]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>O'Keefe</au>
+ <au.who>O'Keefe, or O'Keeffe, John (Irish dramatist) (1747-1833)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Oldenburg</au>
+ <au.who>Oldenburg, Hen. (Ger.-Eng. writer) (1615?-1678)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Oldham</au>
+ <au.who>Oldham, John (Eng. poet) (1653-1683)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Oldys</au>
+ <au.who>Oldys, William (Eng. bibliographer) (1696-1761)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Oley</au>
+ <au.who>Oley, Barnabas (Eng. divine) (-1686)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>L. Oliphant</au>
+ <au.who>Oliphant, Lawrence (Eng. traveler) (1829-1888)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Mrs. Oliphant</au>
+ <au.who>Oliphant, Margaret O. Wilson (Brit. writer) (1828-1897)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>T. L. K. Oliphant</au>
+ <au.who>Oliphant, Thomas Lawrence Kingston (Eng. writer) (1831-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Orfila</au>
+ <au.who>Orfila, Mateo Jos&eacute; B. (Fr. chem.) (1787-1853)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Ormulum</au>
+ <au.work>Ormulum, The (an imperfect series of homilies, about 1200).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Orrery</au>
+ <au.who>Orrery, John Boyle, Earl of (Eng. writer) (1707-1762)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Osborne</au>
+ <au.who>Osborne, Francis (Eng. writer) (1589?-1659)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Otway</au>
+ <au.who>Otway, Thos. (Eng. dram. and poet) (1651-1685)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Overbury</au>
+ <au.who>Overbury, Sir Thos. (Eng. author) (1581-1613)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Owen</au>
+ <au.who>Owen, Richard (Eng. naturalist) (1804-1892)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Owen (Epigrams)</au>
+ <au.who>Owen, John (Brit. writer) (1560-1622)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>C. Owen</au>
+ <au.who>pseud. of Mrs. Helen A. Nitsch (Am. writer on cookery) (-1889)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Oxf. Gloss.</au>
+ <au.work>Oxford Glossary of Architecture, 1845 (later ed. cited as Parker).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Packard</au>
+ <au.who>Packard, Alpheus S., Jr. (Am. nat.) (1839-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Page</au>
+ <au.who>Page, David (Brit. geologist) (1814-1879)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>T. N. Page</au>
+ <au.who>Page, Thomas Nelson (Am. author) (1853-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Paget</au>
+ <au.who>Paget, Sir James (Eng. surgeon) (1814-1899)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Pagitt</au>
+ <au.who>Pagitt, Ephraim (Eng. author) (1575-1647)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Painter (Palace of Pleasure)</au>
+ <au.who>Painter, William (Eng. compiler) (-1594)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Palace of Pleasure</i>, 1566]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Paley</au>
+ <au.who>Paley, Wm. (Eng. theologian) (1743-1805)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Palfrey</au>
+ <au.who>Palfrey, John Gorham (Am. hist.) (1796-1881)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>F. T. Palgrave</au>
+ <au.who>Palgrave, Fr. T. (Eng. art critic) (1824-1897)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir F. Palgrave</au>
+ <au.who>Palgrave, Sir Francis (Eng. hist.) (1788-1861)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. G. Palgrave</au>
+ <au.who>Palgrave, W. Gifford (Eng. traveler) (1826-1888)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Pall Mall Gazette</au>
+ <au.work>Pall Mall Gazette (Eng. daily journal, estab. 1865).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Ld. Palmerston</au>
+ <au.who>Palmerston, Henry John Temple, 3d viscount (Eng. statesman) (1784-1865)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Palsgrave</au>
+ <au.who>Palsgrave, John (Eng. linguist) (1480?-1554)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Papin</au>
+ <au.who>Papin, Denis (French physicist) (1647-1714)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir W. Parish</au>
+ <au.who>Parish, Sir Woodbine (Eng. diplom.) (1796-1882)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Park</au>
+ <au.who>Park, Sir James Allen (Brit. jurist) (1763-1838)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Prof. Park</au>
+ <au.who>Park, Edwards Amasa (Am. theol.) (1808-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>R. Park</au>
+ <au.who>Park, Roswell (Am. author) (1807-1869)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Parker</au>
+ <au.who>Parker, John Henry (Eng. arch&aelig;ol.). (1806-1884)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Gloss. of Architecture</i>, 1879]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Abp. Parker</au>
+ <au.who>Parker, Abp. Matt. (Eng. divine) (1504-1575)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. Parker</au>
+ <au.who>Parker, Bp. Samuel (Eng. divine) (1640-1687)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Martin Parker</au>
+ <au.who>Parker, Martin (Eng. poet).</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>The Nightingale</i>, 1632.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>T. Parker</au>
+ <au.who>Parker, Theodore (Am. theologian) (1810-1860)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Parkhurst</au>
+ <au.who>Parkhurst, John Luke (Am. gram.) (1795?-1850)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Parkman</au>
+ <au.who>Parkman, Francis, Jr. (Am. hist.) (1823-1893)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Parliamentary History (1648)</au>
+ <au.work>Parliamentary History, 1648 (cited from Richardson's Dict.).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Parnell</au>
+ <au.who>Parnell, Thomas (Brit. poet) (1679-1718)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Parr</au>
+ <au.who>Parr, Bartholomew. (1750-)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Med. Dict.</i>, Lond., 1809]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>R. Parr</au>
+ <au.who>Parr, Richard (Eng. divine) (1617-1691)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>S. Parr</au>
+ <au.who>Parr, Sam. (Eng. crit. and scholar) (1747-1825)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Parsons</au>
+ <au.who>Parsons, Theophilus (Am. jurist). (1797-1882)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Contracts</i>]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Parth. Sacra (1633)</au>
+ <au.work>Parthenia Sacra; or, Myst. Garment of the Sacred Parthenes; by Hen. Hawkins.</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Paston</au>
+ <au.work>Letters of the Paston family of Norfolk (a record of social customs of 15th century, edited by Sir J. Fenn, 1787).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Pastor Fido (1602)</au>
+ <au.work>Pastor Fido (written by G. B. Guarini, 1537-1612, tr. by Fanshawe).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. Pater</au>
+ <au.who>Pater, Walter Horatio (Eng. writer) (1839-1894)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. Patrick</au>
+ <au.who>Patrick, Bp. Symon (Eng. com.) (1626-1707)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. Pattison</au>
+ <au.who>Pattison, William (Eng. poet) (1706-1727)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Paulding</au>
+ <au.who>Paulding, James K. (Am. author) (1779-1860)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Payn</au>
+ <au.who>Payn, James (Brit. writer) (1830-1898)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Payne</au>
+ <au.who>Payne, John Howard (Am. dram.) (1791-1852)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>P. Cyc.</au>
+ <au.work>Penny Cyclop&aelig;dia (ed. by Chas. Knight, 1833-1858).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Peacham</au>
+ <au.who>Peacham, Henry (Eng. painter and author) (-1640?)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. Peacock</au>
+ <au.who>Peacock, Bp. Reginald (Brit. prel.) (1390-1460?)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. Pearce</au>
+ <au.who>Pearce, Bp. Zachary (Eng. divine) (1690-1774)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. Pearson</au>
+ <au.who>Pearson, Bp. John (Eng. theol.) (1613-1686)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>C. H. Pearson</au>
+ <au.who>Pearson, Chas. Henry (Eng. hist.) (1830-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Peele</au>
+ <au.who>Peele, George (Eng. poet) (1558?-1597?)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Pegge</au>
+ <au.who>Pegge, Samuel (Eng. antiquary) (1704-1796)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<!-- p. xiv ty=CM -->
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Pegge (1814)</au>
+ <au.who>Pegge, Samuel (Eng. writer) (1731-1800)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Peile</au>
+ <au.who>Peile, John</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Gr. and Lat. Etymol.</i>, 2nd ed., Lond. 1872.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Pennant</au>
+ <au.who>Pennant, Thomas (Brit. zo&ouml;logist) (1726-1798)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Pepys</au>
+ <au.who>Pepys, Samuel (Eng. diarist) (1632-1703)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Percival</au>
+ <au.who>Percival, James Gates (Am. poet and geologist) (1795-1856)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Percy</au>
+ <au.who>Percy, Thomas (Eng. bishop) (1729-1811)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Percy's Reliques</au>
+ <au.work>Percy's Reliques (a collection of old lyrics, ed. by Bishop Percy, 1765)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Pereira</au>
+ <au.who>Pereira, Jonathan (Eng. physician) (1804-1853)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Jacob Perkins</au>
+ <au.who>Perkins, Jacob (Am. inventor) (1766-1849)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Perkins</au>
+ <au.who>Perkins, William (Eng. divine) (1558-1602)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Perrier</au>
+ <au.who>Perrier, Edmond (Fr. naturalist) (1844-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Perry</au>
+ <au.who>Perry, William (Eng. lexicographer).</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Dict.</i>, 1795.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Peters</au>
+ <au.who>Peters, Richard, Jr. (Am. biog.) (1780-1848)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>H. Peters</au>
+ <au.who>Peters, Hugh (Eng. divine) (1599-1660)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. P. Peters</au>
+ <au.who>Peters, John Punnett (Am. trans.) (1852-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Petherick</au>
+ <au.who>Petherick, John (Brit. traveler) (1820?-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir P. Pett</au>
+ <au.who>Pett, Sir Peter (Eng. polit. writer) (1630-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Pettie</au>
+ <au.who>Pettie, George (1548?-1589)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Introd. to Guazzo's Civil Conversation</i>, 1586]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir W. Petty</au>
+ <au.who>Petty, Sir Wm. (Eng. polit. econ.) (1623-1687)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Phaer</au>
+ <au.who>Phaer, Thos. (Brit. phys. and poet) (-1560)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Philips</au>
+ <au.who>Philips, Ambrose (Eng. poet) (1671-1749)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Philips</au>
+ <au.who>Philips, John (Eng. poet) (1676-1708)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Phillips</au>
+ <au.who>Phillips, Willard (Am. jurist) (1784-1873)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>E. Phillips</au>
+ <au.who>Phillips, Edward (Eng. lexicog.) (1630-1698?)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. Phillips</au>
+ <au.who>Phillips, William (Brit. geologist) (1773-1828)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Wendell Phillips</au>
+ <au.who>Phillips, Wendell (Am. orator) (1811-1884)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Pickering</au>
+ <au.who>Pickering, Tim. (Am. statesman) (1745-1829)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Pickering</au>
+ <au.who>Pickering, John (Am. philologist) (1777-1846)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Pierpont</au>
+ <au.who>Pierpont, John (Am. poet) (1785-1866)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Piers Plowman</au>
+ <au.work>Vision of Piers Plowman (Satirical poem of 14th cent., by Wm. Langland, or Langley).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Piffard</au>
+ <au.who>Piffard, Henry Granger (Am. physician).</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Ther. of Skin</i>, 1881.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>C. C. Pinckney</au>
+ <au.who>Pinckney, Chas. C. (Am. statesman) (1746-1825)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Pinel</au>
+ <au.who>Pinel, Philippe (Fr. physician) (1745-1826)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Pinkerton</au>
+ <au.who>Pinkerton, John (Scot. author) (1758-1826)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Pitkin</au>
+ <au.who>Pitkin, Timothy (Am. historian) (1766-1847)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Pitman</au>
+ <au.who>Pitman, Isaac (Eng. phonographer) (1813-1897)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Pitt</au>
+ <au.who>Pitt, William (Eng. statesman) (1759-1806)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>C. Pitt</au>
+ <au.who>Pitt, Christopher (Eng. poet. trans.) (1699-1748)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Plaifere</au>
+ <au.who>Plaifere, John (Eng. divine) (-1608)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Planch&eacute;</au>
+ <au.who>Planch&eacute;, James R. (Eng. dramatist) (1796-1880)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Plautus (Trans. 1694)</au>
+ <au.work>Plautus (Trans. 1694) (Eng. translation by Lawrence Echard, 1671-1730)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Playfair</au>
+ <au.who>Playfair, John (Scot. math. and physicist) (1748-1819)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Lyon Playfair</au>
+ <au.who>Playfair, Lyon (Eng. chemist) (1819-1898)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Plumptre</au>
+ <au.who>Plumtre, Edward H. (Eng. clerg.) (1821-1891)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>E. Pocock</au>
+ <au.who>Pocock, Edward (Eng. orientalist) (1604-1691)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Pococke</au>
+ <au.who>Pococke, Bp. Richard (Eng. trav.) (1704-1765)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Poe</au>
+ <au.who>Poe, Edgar Allan (Am. poet) (1809-1849)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Poem in Essex Dialect</au>
+ <au.work>John Noakes and Mary Styles (a poem exhibiting the localisms peculiar to Essex, Lond., 1839).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Pole</au>
+ <au.who>Pole, Wm. (Eng. musician and sci.) (1814-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Pollok</au>
+ <au.who>Pollok, Robert (Scot. poet) (1798-1827)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. N. Pomeroy</au>
+ <au.who>Pomeroy, John Norton (Am. legal writer) (1828-1885)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Pomfret</au>
+ <au.who>Pomfret, John (Eng. poet) (1667-1703)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Madame de Pompadour</au>
+ <au.who>Pompadour, Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de (Fr. marchioness) (1721-1764)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>H. W. Poole</au>
+ <au.who>Poole, Hen. Ward (Am. mus. writer) (1825-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>R. S. Poole</au>
+ <au.who>Poole, Reginald S. (Eng. arch&aelig;ol.) (1832-1895)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Poor Robin's Almanack</au>
+ <au.work>Poor Robin's Almanack (Eng. almanac, 1663-1828)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Pope</au>
+ <au.who>Pope, Alexander (Eng. poet) (1688-1744)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Pop. Sci. Monthly</au>
+ <au.work>Popular Science Monthly (N. Y. magazine, estab. 1872).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Porson</au>
+ <au.who>Porson, Richd. (Eng. Gr. scholar) (1759-1808)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Porter</au>
+ <au.who>Porter, Noah (Am. metaphysician) (1811-1892)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>E. Porter</au>
+ <au.who>Porter, Ebenezer (Am. divine) (1772-1834)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Porteus</au>
+ <au.who>Porteus, Beilby (Eng. bishop) (1731-1808)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Pothier</au>
+ <au.who>Pothier, Robert Joseph (Fr. jurist) (1699-1772)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Abp. Potter</au>
+ <au.who>Potter, Abp. John (Eng. prelate) (1674-1747)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>F. Potter</au>
+ <au.who>Potter, Francis (Eng. mechanician) (1594-1678)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>B. Powell</au>
+ <au.who>Powell, Baden (Eng. philosopher) (1796-1860)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir John Powell</au>
+ <au.who>Powell, Sir John (Eng. judge) (1633?-1696)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Pownall</au>
+ <au.who>Pownall, Thomas (Eng. antiquary) (1722-1805)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>P. Plowman</au>
+ <au.see>See <i>Piers Plowman</i>.</au.see>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Praed</au>
+ <au.who>Praed, Winthrop M. (Eng. poet) (1802-1839)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Pref. to Book of Com. Prayer</au>
+ <au.work>Preface to Book of Common Prayer.</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Prescott</au>
+ <au.who>Prescott, Wm. Hickling (Am. hist.) (1796-1859)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Preston</au>
+ <au.who>Preston, John (Eng. divine) (1587-1628)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>T. Preston</au>
+ <au.who>Preston, Thomas (Eng. dramatist) (-1598)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Price</au>
+ <au.who>Price, Richard (Brit. finan. writer) (1723-1791)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Price (1610)</au>
+ <au.who>Price, Daniel (Eng. divine) (1579?-1631)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Prichard</au>
+ <au.who>Prichard, James C. (Eng. ethnol.) (1786-1848)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Prideaux</au>
+ <au.who>Prideaux, John (Eng. divine) (1578-1650)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>H. Prideaux</au>
+ <au.who>Prideaux, Humphrey (Eng. hist.) (1648-1724)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Priestley</au>
+ <au.who>Priestley, Joseph (Eng. chem. and physicist) (1733-1804)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Prior</au>
+ <au.who>Prior, Matthew (Eng. poet) (1664-1721)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Dr. Prior</au>
+ <au.who>Prior, Richard Chandler Alexander (1809-)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Pop. Names of Brit. Plants</i>, 1879]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Pritchard</au>
+ <au.who>Pritchard, Andrew (Eng. naturalist) (1804-1882)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>R. A. Proctor</au>
+ <au.who>Proctor, Richard A. (Eng. astron.) (1837-1888)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Prompt. Parv.</au>
+ <au.work>Promptorium Parvulorum (Eng.-Lat. Dict., by Geoffrey the Grammarian, 1440).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Proudfit</au>
+ <au.who>Proudfit, Alexander M. (Am. divine) (1770-1843)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Prout</au>
+ <au.who>Prout, William (Eng. med. chemist) (1786-1850)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Pryce</au>
+ <au.who>Pryce, Wm. (Eng. min. and arch&aelig;ol.) (fl. 1790)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Pugin</au>
+ <au.who>Pugin, Augustus N. W. (Eng. arch.) (1812-1852)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Puller</au>
+ <au.who>Puller, Timothy (Brit. divine) (-1693)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Punch</au>
+ <au.see>See <i>London Punch</i>.</au.see>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Purchas</au>
+ <au.who>Purchas, Samuel (Eng. compiler of travels) (1578-1628?)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>The Puritan (1607)</au>
+ <au.work>The Puritan, or The Widow of Watling Street (an anon. play).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Puttenham</au>
+ <au.who>Puttenham, George (Brit. writer) (1532?-1600?)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>H. J. Pye</au>
+ <au.who>Pye, Henry James (Eng. poet) (1745-1813)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Quain</au>
+ <au.who>Quain, Richard (Brit. physician) (1816-1887)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Quain's Anat.</au>
+ <au.who>Quain, Jones (Eng. anatomist) (1795-1851)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Quarles</au>
+ <au.who>Quarles, Fr. (Eng. poet) (1592-1644)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Emblems</i>]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Quart. Rev.</au>
+ <au.work>Quarterly Review (Eng. periodical, founded 1809).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Queen of Corinth</au>
+ <au.work>Queen of Corinth (a play by Massinger, Fletcher, etc.)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Quincy</au>
+ <au.who>Quincy, John (Eng. medical writer) (-1723)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Josiah Quincy</au>
+ <au.who>Quincy, Josiah (Am. statesman) (1772-1864)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. Rainbow</au>
+ <au.who>Rainbow, Bp. Edward (Eng. divine) (1608-1684)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir W. Raleigh</au>
+ <au.who>Raleigh, Sir Walter (Eng. statesman and navigator) (1552-1618)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Rambler</au>
+ <au.work>Rambler, The (Eng. periodical, 1750-1752).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Ramsay</au>
+ <au.who>Ramsay, Allan (Scot. poet) (1685-1758)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>D. Ramsay</au>
+ <au.who>Ramsay, David (Am. historian) (1749-1815)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>E. B. Ramsay</au>
+ <au.who>Ramsay, Edward B. (Scot. clerg.) (1793-1872)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Randolph</au>
+ <au.who>Randolph, John (Am. politician) (1773-1833)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>T. Randolph</au>
+ <au.who>Randolph, Thos. (Eng. dramatist) (1605-1634)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Rankine</au>
+ <au.who>Rankine, W. J. Macquorn (Scot. mechanician) (1820-1872)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Rawle</au>
+ <au.who>Rawle, Wm. (Am. lawyer and scholar) (1759-1836)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>G. Rawlinson</au>
+ <au.who>Rawlinson, George (Eng. historian) (1815-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir H. Rawlinson</au>
+ <au.who>Rawlinson, Sir Henry Creswicke (Eng. orientalist) (1810-1895)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Ray</au>
+ <au.who>Ray, John (Eng. nat. and compiler) (1628-1705)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Rayer</au>
+ <au.who>Rayer, Pierre Fran&ccedil;ois Olive (Fr. medical writer) (1793-1867)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Raymond</au>
+ <au.who>Raymond, Rossiter Worthington (Am. engineer). (1840-)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Mining Gloss.</i>]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>H. Read</au>
+ <au.who>Read, Henry (Am. author) (1808-1854)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Charles Reade</au>
+ <au.who>Reade, Charles (Eng. novelist) (1814-1884)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Compton Reade</au>
+ <au.who>Reade, Compton (Eng. novelist) (1834?-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Reading</au>
+ <au.who>Reading, John (Eng. divine) (1588-1677)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Rees</au>
+ <au.who>Rees, Abraham (Eng. cyclopedist) (1743-1825)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>T. Reeve (1657)</au>
+ <au.who>Reeve, Thomas (English divine).</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>God's Plea for Nineveh</i>, 1657.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Reid</au>
+ <au.who>Reid, Thomas (Scot. metaphysician) (1710-1796)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Remedy of Love</au>
+ <au.work>Remedy of Love (a poem attributed to Chaucer)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>I. Remsen</au>
+ <au.who>Remsen, Ira (Am. chemist) (1846-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Rep. Sec. of War (1860)</au>
+ <au.work>Report of the Secretary of War, U. S., for 1860.</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Rev. Ver.</au>
+ <au.work>Revised version of the Bible, 1884.</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. Reynolds </au>
+ <au.who>Reynolds, Bp. Edw. (Eng. divine) (1599-1676)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir J. Reynolds</au>
+ <au.who>Reynolds, Sir Joshua (Eng. portrait painter) (1723-1792)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Rhemish Trans.</au>
+ <au.work>Rhemish translation of the New Testament, 1582.</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Rich. the Redeless</au>
+ <au.work>Richard the Redeless (a poem by Wm. Langland, or Langley, 1399).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Richardson</au>
+ <au.who>Richardson, Samuel (Eng. nov.) (1689-1761)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Richardson (Dict.)</au>
+ <au.who>Richardson, Charles (Eng. lexicographer) (1775-1865)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>B. W. Richardson</au>
+ <au.who>Richardson, Benjamin Ward (Eng. physician) (1828-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. Richardson</au>
+ <au.who>Richardson, Bp. John (Eng. theol.) (1579?-1654)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Richardson</au>
+ <au.who>Richardson, Jonathan (Eng. painter and author) (1665?-1745)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Rider's Dict. (1640)</au>
+ <au.who>Rider, John (1562?-1632)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Lat.-Eng. Dict.</i>]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Ridley</au>
+ <au.who>Ridley, Nicholas (Eng. bishop) (1500?-1555)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Riemann</au>
+ <au.who>Riemann, Hugo (Ger. mus. writer) (1849-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Rivers</au>
+ <au.who>Rivers, Antony Widvile, or Woodville, Earl of (Eng. class. transl.) (1442-1483)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Robert of Brunne</au>
+ <au.see>See <i>Brunne</i>.</au.see>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>R. of Gloucester</au>
+ <au.who>Robert of Gloucester (Eng. antiq. historian) (fl. 13th. c.)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Robertson</au>
+ <au.who>Robertson, William (Scot. historian) (1721-1793)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>F. W. Robertson</au>
+ <au.who>Robertson, Fred Wm. (Eng. clerg.) (1816-1853)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>G. C. Robertson</au>
+ <au.who>Robertson, Geo. Croom (Scot. phil.) (1842-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Robinson</au>
+ <au.who>Robinson, John.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Eudoxa</i>, 1658.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Canon Robinson</au>
+ <au.who>Robinson, Chas. K. (Eng. divine).</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>E. Robinson</au>
+ <au.who>Robinson, Edward (Am. philol.) (1794-1863)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>E. G. Robinson</au>
+ <au.who>Robinson, Ezekiel G. (Am. divine) (1815-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Robinson's Whitby Glossary (1875)</au>
+ <au.who>Robinson, F. K. (Eng. scholar).</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Whitby Glossary</i>, 1875.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Robynson (More's Utopia)</au>
+ <au.who>Robynson, Raphe (Eng. translator) (fl. 1651)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Rochefoucauld</au>
+ <au.see>See <i>La Rochefoucauld</i>.</au.see>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Rochester</au>
+ <au.who>Rochester, John Wilmot, second earl of (Eng. courtier) (1647?-1680)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Rockstro</au>
+ <au.who>Rockstro, Wm. S. (Eng. mus. writer).</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Rogers</au>
+ <au.who>Rogers (quoted from Johnson's Dict.).</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>D. Rogers</au>
+ <au.who>Rogers, Daniel (Eng. divine) (1573-1652)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Rogers (1839)</au>
+ <au.who>Rogers, John (of St. John's Coll., Cambridge).</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Rogers</au>
+ <au.who>Rogers, J. (writer in <i>Eng. Mechanic</i>, London, 1869).</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>S. Rogers</au>
+ <au.who>Rogers, Samuel (Eng. poet) (1763-1855)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Thorold Rogers</au>
+ <au.who>Rogers, James Edwin Thorold (Eng. political economist) (1823?-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Roget</au>
+ <au.who>Roget, Peter Mark (Eng. physiologist) (1779-1869)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Thesaurus</i>]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Rolland</au>
+ <au.who>Rolland, John (Scot. poetical trans.)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>G. Rolleston</au>
+ <au.who>Rolleston, George (Eng. physiol.) (1829-1881)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Romilly</au>
+ <au.who>Romilly, Sir Sam. (Eng. statesman) (1757-1818)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Rom. of R.</au>
+ <au.work>Romaunt of Rose (Eng. trans. of French romance, formerly attrib. to Chaucer).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>T. Roosevelt</au>
+ <au.who>Roosevelt, Theodore (Am. author) (1858-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>H. Roscoe</au>
+ <au.who>Roscoe, Henry (Eng. jurist) (1799-1836)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>H. E. Roscoe</au>
+ <au.who>Roscoe, Henry Enfield (Eng. chem.) (1833-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Roscoe &amp; Schorlemmer</au>
+ <au.who>Roscoe, Henry E.</au.who>
+ <au.who>Schorlemmer, Carl.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Treatise on Chem.</i>]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Roscommon</au>
+ <au.who>Roscommon, Wentworth Dillon, Lord (Eng. poet) (1633?-1684)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Ross</au>
+ <au.who>Ross, Alexander (Brit. theologian) (1590-1654)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>A. Ross (1778)</au>
+ <au.who>Ross, Alexander (Scot. poet) (1699-1784)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Ross</au>
+ <au.who>Ross, James. </au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Diseases of the Nervous System</i>, 1883.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir J. Ross</au>
+ <au.who>Ross, Sir John (Brit. admiral and arctic navigator) (1777-1856)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. J. Rousseau</au>
+ <au.who>Rousseau, Jean Jacques (Fr. philos.) (1712-1778)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Rowe</au>
+ <au.who>Rowe, Nicholas (Eng. dramatist) (1673-1718)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>S. Rowlands</au>
+ <au.who>Rowlands, Samuel (Brit. poet) (1573?-1634?)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Rowley</au>
+ <au.who>Rowley, Wm. (Eng. actor and dram.) (fl. 17th c.)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Ruddiman</au>
+ <au.who>Ruddiman, Thomas (Scot. scholar) (1674-1758)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Rush</au>
+ <au.who>Rush, James (Am. physician and philanthropist) (1786-1869)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Ruskin</au>
+ <au.who>Ruskin, John (Eng. writer on art) (1819-1900)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir W. O. Russell</au>
+ <au.who>Russell, Sir William Oldnall (Eng. legal writer) (1785?-1833)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. C. Russell</au>
+ <au.who>Russell, William Clark (Eng. nov.) (1844-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. H. Russell</au>
+ <au.who>Russell, Wm. Howard (Brit. journ.) (1821-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. Rust</au>
+ <au.who>Rust, Bp. George (Eng. divine) (-1670)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Ruxton</au>
+ <au.who>Ruxton, Geo. Fred. Aug. (Eng. trav.) (1821-1848)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Rycaut</au>
+ <au.who>Rycaut, Sir Paul (Eng. traveler and diplomatist) (1630-1700)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Rymer</au>
+ <au.who>Rymer, Thomas (Eng. antiquary) (1639?-1713)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sachs</au>
+ <au.who>Sachs, Julius (Ger. botanist) (1832-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sackville</au>
+ <au.who>Sackville, Thomas, first earl of Dorset (Eng. poet) (1527-1608)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir E. Sackville</au>
+ <au.who>Sackville, Sir Edw. (Eng. statesman) (1590-1652)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Saintsbury</au>
+ <au.who>Saintsbury, George Edward Bateman (Eng. literary historian) (1845-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>G. A. Sala</au>
+ <au.who>Sala, George Augustus Henry (Eng. journalist and author) (1828-1895)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Salkeld</au>
+ <au.who>Salkeld, John (Brit. clergyman) (1575-1659)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Salmagundi</au>
+ <au.work>Salmagundi (a series of papers, 1807, by Wm. Irving, Washington Irving, and J. K. Paulding)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Salmon</au>
+ <au.who>Salmon, Nathaniel (Eng. antiquary) (1676-1742)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Abp. Sancroft</au>
+ <au.who>Sancroft, Abp. William (Eng. divine) (1616-1693)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. Sanderson</au>
+ <au.who>Sanderson, Bp. Robt. (Eng. divine) (1587-1663)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sandys</au>
+ <au.who>Sandys, Geo. (Eng. trav. and poet) (1577-1643)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Abp. Sandys</au>
+ <au.who>Sandys, Abp. Edwin (Eng. divine) (1519-1588)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir E. Sandys</au>
+ <au.who>Sandys, Sir Edwin (Eng. writer) (1561-1629)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir M. Sandys</au>
+ <au.who>Sandys, Sir Miles (Eng. writer) (1600-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>C. S. Sargent</au>
+ <au.who>Sargent, Chas. Sprague (Am. bot.) (1841-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sat. Rev., or Saturday Review</au>
+ <au.work>Saturday Review (a London weekly journal, estab. 1855).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Saunier</au>
+ <au.who>Saunier, Claudius (Fr. mechanician).</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Savage</au>
+ <au.who>Savage, Richard (Eng. poet) (1698-1743)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>M. W. Savage</au>
+ <au.who>Savage, Marmion W. (Brit. novelist) (1815?-1872)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. Savage</au>
+ <au.who>Savage, William (Eng. printer) (1771-1843)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Savile</au>
+ <au.who>Savile, Sir Henry (Eng. math. and classical scholar) (1549-1622)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. G. Saxe</au>
+ <au.who>Saxe, John Godfrey (Am. poet) (1816-1887)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>A. B. Saxton</au>
+ <au.who>Saxton, Andrew B. (Am. poet).</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Say</au>
+ <au.who>Say, Thomas (Am. naturalist) (1787-1834)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sayce</au>
+ <au.who>Sayce, Archibald Henry (Eng. orientalist) (1846-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Schaeffer</au>
+ <au.who>Schaeffer, Chas. Fred. (Am. theol.) (1807-1880)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Schaff</au>
+ <au.who>Schaff, Philip (Am. theologian) (1819-1893)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Schaff-Herzog Encyc.</au>
+ <au.who>Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)</au.who>
+ <au.who>Herzog, John Jacob (1805-1882)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Encyc. of Relig. Knowl.</i>]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Schmidt</au>
+ <au.who>Schmidt, Alex. (German scholar) (1816-)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Shak. Lex.</i>]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Schoolcraft</au>
+ <au.who>Schoolcraft, Henry R. (Am. ethnol.) (1793-1864)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Scientific American</au>
+ <au.work>Scientific American (N. Y. weekly, estab. 1846).</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sclater (1654)</au>
+ <au.who>Sclater, William (Eng. clergyman).</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Sermon at Funeral of A. Wheelock</i>, 1654.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>P. L. Sclater</au>
+ <au.who>Sclater, Philip Lutley (Eng. nat.) (1829-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>R. Scot</au>
+ <au.who>Scot, Reginald (Eng. writer against superstition) (1545-1599)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Scott</au>
+ <au.who>Scott, Joseph N. (Eng. lexicog.) (-1773)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Dr. J. Scott</au>
+ <au.who>Scott, Dr. John (Eng. divine) (1638-1694)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>H. L. Scott</au>
+ <au.who>Scott, Henry L. (Am. mil. officer) (1814-1886)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Scott of Amwell</au>
+ <au.who>Scott, John, of Amwell (Eng. poet) (1730-1783)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir W. Scott</au>
+ <au.who>Scott, Sir Walter (Scot. novelist and poet) (1771-1832)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>T. Scott</au>
+ <au.who>Scott, Thomas (Eng. commentator) (1747-1821)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>William Scott</au>
+ <au.who>Scott, William (fl. 1750-1804)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Dict.</i>, 1797]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>F. L. Scribner</au>
+ <au.who>Scribner, F. Lamson.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Report of U. S. Dept. of Agric.</i>, 1887-88.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Scudamore</au>
+ <au.who>Scudamore, Edward.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Nomenclator, or Terminolog. Dict.</i>, Lond., 1841.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Barnas Sears</au>
+ <au.who>Sears, Barnas (Am. scholar) (1802-1880)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Secker</au>
+ <au.who>Secker, Thomas (Eng. archbishop) (1693-1768)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Seed</au>
+ <au.who>Seed, Jeremiah (Eng. divine) (-1747)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. R. Seeley</au>
+ <au.who>Seeley, John Robert (Eng. author) (1834-1895)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>P. J. Selby</au>
+ <au.who>Selby, Prideaux J. (Brit. ornith.) (1780?-1867)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Selden</au>
+ <au.who>Selden, John (Eng. statesman) (1584-1654)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. M. Sewall</au>
+ <au.who>Sewall, Jona. Mitchell (Am. poet) (1748-1808)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>A. Seward</au>
+ <au.who>Seward, Anna (Eng. writer) (1747-1809)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. H. Seward</au>
+ <au.who>Seward, Wm. H. (Am. statesman) (1801-1872)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Shaftesbury</au>
+ <au.who>Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, third earl of (Eng. writer) (1671-1713)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. C. Shairp</au>
+ <au.who>Shairp, John C. (Brit. scholar) (1819-1885)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Shakespeare</au>
+ <au.who>Shakespeare, Wm. (Eng. dramatist) (1564-1616)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sharp</au>
+ <au.who>Sharp, John (Eng. prelate) (1644-1714)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>G. Sharp</au>
+ <au.who>Sharp, Granville (Eng. abolitionist) (1734-1813)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>S. Sharp</au>
+ <au.who>Sharp, Samuel (Eng. surgeon) (-1778)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>S. Sharpe</au>
+ <au.who>Sharpe, Samuel (Eng. bib. scholar) (1799-1881)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>G. Shaw</au>
+ <au.who>Shaw, George (Eng. naturalist) (1751-1813)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Shedd</au>
+ <au.who>Shedd, Prof. Wm. Greenough Thayer (Am. theologian) (1820-1894)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sheldon</au>
+ <au.who>Sheldon, Richard (Eng. divine).</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Miracles of Anti-Christ</i>, 1616.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Shelford</au>
+ <au.who>Shelford, Robert.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Learned Discourse</i>, 1635.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>M. W. Shelley</au>
+ <au.who>Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft (Eng. novelist) (1797-1851)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Shelly</au>
+ <au.who>Shelly, Percy Bysshe (Eng. poet) (1792-1822)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Shelton</au>
+ <au.who>Shelton, Thomas (Eng. translator of Don Quixote) (1580?-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Shenstone</au>
+ <au.who>Shenstone, William (Brit. poet) (1714-1763)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sherburne</au>
+ <au.who>Sherburne, Sir Edward (Eng. poet and translator) (1618-1702)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sheridan</au>
+ <au.who>Sheridan, Richard B. B. (Brit. dramatist) (1751-1816)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Dr. Sheridan</au>
+ <au.who>Sheridan, Dr. Thomas (Brit. elocutionist and lexicographer) (1721-1788)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<!-- p. xv ty=CM -->
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>P. H. Sheridan </au>
+ <au.who>Sheridan, Philip H. (Am. general) (1831-1888)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir A. Sherley</au>
+ <au.who>Sherley, Sir Anthony (Eng. trav.) (1565-1630)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. Sherlock</au>
+ <au.who>Sherlock, Bp. Thomas (Eng. divine) (1678-1761)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Gen. W. T. Sherman</au>
+ <au.who>Sherman, Wm. Tecumseh (Amer. general) (1820-1891)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sherwood</au>
+ <au.who>Sherwood, Robert.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Dict. of Eng. and Fr.</i>, 1632.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Shipley</au>
+ <au.who>Shipley, Orby (Eng. eccl. writer) (1832-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>T. Shipman</au>
+ <au.who>Shipman, Thomas (Eng. dramatist) (fl. 17th c.)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Shirley</au>
+ <au.who>Shirley, James (Eng. dramatist) (1594?-1666)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. V. Shoemaker</au>
+ <au.who>Shoemaker, John V. (Am. phys.)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir J. Shore</au>
+ <au.who>Shore, Sir John (Eng. writer) (1751-1834)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Shuckford</au>
+ <au.who>Shuckford, Sam. (Eng. historian) (-1754)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Algernon Sidney</au>
+ <au.who>Sidney, Algernon (Eng. patriot) (1622?-1683)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir H. Sidney</au>
+ <au.who>Sidney, Sir Henry (Eng. statesman) (-1586)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir P. Sidney</au>
+ <au.who>Sidney, Sir Philip (Eng. statesman) (1554-1586)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Siemens</au>
+ <au.who>Siemens, Karl Wilhelm (Ger. nat. philosopher in England) (1823-1883)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>The Silkworms (1599)</au>
+ <au.work>Silkworms and their Flies, The; described in verse by T. M. (said to be Thomas Muffett or Moufet)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Silliman</au>
+ <au.who>Silliman, Benj., Sr. (Am. physicist) (1779-1864)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Simmonds</au>
+ <au.who>Simmonds, Peter Lund.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Trade Products</i>, Lond., 1858]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir J. Y. Simpson</au>
+ <au.who>Simpson, Sir Jas. Young (Scot. phys.) (1811-1870)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sinclair</au>
+ <au.who>Sinclair, Sir J. (Scot. statistician) (1754-1835)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>A. P. Sinnett</au>
+ <au.who>Sinnett, A. P. (Eng. writer)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Skeat</au>
+ <au.who>Skeat, Walter Wm. (Eng. philol.) (1835-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Skelton</au>
+ <au.who>Skelton, John (Eng. poet) (1460?-1529)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>P. Skelton</au>
+ <au.who>Skelton, Philip (Brit. divine) (1707-1787)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Skinner</au>
+ <au.who>Skinner, Stephen (Eng. philologist) (1623-1667)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>T. H. Skinner</au>
+ <au.who>Skinner, Thomas H. (Am. divine) (1791-1871)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Smalridge</au>
+ <au.who>Smalridge, George (Eng. bishop) (1663-1719)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Smart</au>
+ <au.who>Smart, Benj. H. (Eng. lexicog.) (1787?-1872)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>C. Smart</au>
+ <au.who>Smart, Christopher (Eng. poet) (1722-1770)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Smee</au>
+ <au.who>Smee, Alfred (Eng. electrician) (1818-1877)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Smiles</au>
+ <au.who>Smiles, Samuel (Scotch biographer) (1816-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>A. Smith</au>
+ <au.who>Smith, Adam (Brit. polit. economist) (1723-1790)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Alex. Smith</au>
+ <au.who>Smith, Alexander (Scotch poet) (1831-1867)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Capt. John Smith</au>
+ <au.who>Smith, John (Eng. adventurer) (1579-1632)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>C. J. Smith</au>
+ <au.who>Smith, Charles John (Eng. gram. and lexicog.) (1819?-1872)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Dr. John Smith</au>
+ <au.who>Smith, John (Eng. physician) (1630-1679)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Dr. W. Smith</au>
+ <au.who>Smith, Wm. (Eng. class. scholar) (1813-1893)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>E. Smith</au>
+ <au.who>Smith, Edmund (Eng. poet) (1688-1710)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>G. B. Smith</au>
+ <au.who>Smith, Geo. Burnett (Eng. essayist) (1841-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Goldwin Smith</au>
+ <au.who>Smith, Goldwin (Eng. historian) (1823-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>H. Smith</au>
+ <au.who>Smith, Horace (Eng. author) (1779-1849)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants)</au>
+ <au.who>Smith, John (curator of Kew Gardens) (1798?-1888)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. &amp; H. Smith</au>
+ <au.who>Smith, James (1775-1839)</au.who>
+ <au.who>Smith, Horace</au.who>
+ <au.work>(joint authors of <i>Rejected Addresses</i>, 1812)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. P. Smith</au>
+ <au.who>Smith, John Pye (Eng. divine) (1774-1851)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. W. Smith</au>
+ <au.who>Smith, John Wm. (Eng. legal writer) (1809-1845)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>M. R. Smith</au>
+ <au.who>Smith, Mary L. Reilly (Am. poetess) (1842-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Percy Smith</au>
+ <au.who>Smith, Hen. Percy (Eng. compiler) (1826?-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>S. F. Smith</au>
+ <au.who>Smith, Samuel Fr. (Am. divine) (1808-1895)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir T. Smith</au>
+ <au.who>Smith, Sir Thomas (Eng. scholar) (1514-1577)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>S. S. Smith</au>
+ <au.who>Smith, Sam. Stanhope (Am. divine) (1750-1819)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sydney Smith</au>
+ <au.who>Smith, Sydney (Eng. essayist) (1771-1845)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Smollett</au>
+ <au.who>Smollett, Tobias George (Brit. nov.) (1721-1771)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Smyth</au>
+ <au.who>Smyth, William Henry (Eng. naval officer) (1788-1865)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Somerville</au>
+ <au.who>Somerville, William (Eng. poet) (1677-1742)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>South</au>
+ <au.who>South, Robert (Eng. divine and author) (1631-1716)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Southern</au>
+ <au.who>Southern, Thos. (Brit. dramatist) (1660?-1746)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Southey</au>
+ <au.who>Southey, Robert (Eng. poet) (1774-1843)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Southwell</au>
+ <au.who>Southwell, Robert (Eng. poet) (1560-1595)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Soyer</au>
+ <au.who>Soyer, Alexis (French cook) (1800?-1858)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. Spalding</au>
+ <au.who>Spalding, William (Scotch logician) (1809-1859)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sparks</au>
+ <au.who>Sparks, Jared (Am. historian) (1789-1866)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Spectator</au>
+ <au.work>Spectator, The (Eng. periodical edited by Addison, Steele and others, 1711-1714)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Speed</au>
+ <au.who>Speed, John (Eng. historian) (1542?-1629)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Spelman</au>
+ <au.who>Spelman, Sir Henry (Eng. antiq.) (1562-1641)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Spence</au>
+ <au.who>Spence, Ferrand (English trans.)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Lucian</i>, Lond., 1684.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Spence</au>
+ <au.who>Spence, Joseph (Eng. critic) (1698?-1768)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>H. Spencer</au>
+ <au.who>Spencer, Herbert (Eng. philos.) (1820-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>I. S. Spencer</au>
+ <au.who>Spencer, Ichabod S. (Am. divine) (1798-1854)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Spencer</au>
+ <au.who>Spencer, John (Eng. divine) (1630-1695)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Spenser</au>
+ <au.who>Spenser, Edmund (Eng. poet) (1552?-1599)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Spotswood</au>
+ <au.who>Spotswood, or Spotiswood, John (Scot. eccl. hist.) (1565-1639)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>C. Sprague</au>
+ <au.who>Sprague, Charles (Am. poet) (1791-1875)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. B. Sprague</au>
+ <au.who>Sprague, Wm. Buell (Am. divine) (1795-1876)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sprat</au>
+ <au.who>Sprat, Thomas (Eng. bp. and hist.) (1636-1713)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>G. Spring</au>
+ <au.who>Spring, Gardiner (Am. clergyman) (1785-1873)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>E. G. Squier</au>
+ <au.who>Squier, Ephraim George (Am. arch&aelig;ologist) (1821-1888)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Stackhouse</au>
+ <au.who>Stackhouse, Thos. (Eng. clerg.) (1680-1752)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>A. Stafford</au>
+ <au.who>Stafford, Anthony Ambrose (Eng. writer) (-1641)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Stainer &amp; Barrett</au>
+ <au.who>Stainer, John (1840- )</au.who>
+ <au.who>Barrett, W. A. (1835-)</au.who>
+ <au.work>(joint editors of <i>Mus. Dict.</i>)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Stallo</au>
+ <au.who>Stallo, John B. (Am. physicist) (1823-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>A. P. Stanley</au>
+ <au.who>Stanley, Arthur Penrhyn (Dean of Westminster) (1815-1881)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>T. Stanley</au>
+ <au.who>Stanley, Thomas (Eng. philos. and poet) (1625-1678)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>H. Stansbury</au>
+ <au.who>Stansbury, Howard (Am. civil engineer) (1806-1863)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Stanyhurst</au>
+ <au.who>Stanyhurst, Richard (Brit. historian and poet) (1545?-1618)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Stapleton</au>
+ <au.who>Stapleton, Thomas (Eng. divine) (1535-1598)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Starkie</au>
+ <au.who>Starkie, Thos. (Eng. legal writer) (1782-1849)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>State Papers</au>
+ <au.work>State Papers (of Gr. Brit. and Ir.)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>State Trials</au>
+ <au.work>State Trials (of Gr. Brit. and Ir.)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Statutes of Mass.</au>
+ <au.work>Statutes of Massachusetts</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>T. Staveley</au>
+ <au.who>Staveley, Thos. (Eng. eccl. writer) (-1683)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Stedman</au>
+ <au.who>Stedman, John Gabriel (Brit. military officer) (1745-1797)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>E. C. Stedman</au>
+ <au.who>Stedman, Edmund C. (Am. poet) (1833-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Steele</au>
+ <au.who>Steele, Sir Richard (Eng. essayist) (1676-1729)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Steevens</au>
+ <au.who>Steevens, Geo. (Eng. commentator) (1736-1800)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Stephen</au>
+ <au.who>Stephen, Henry John (Eng. legal writer) (1787-1864)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. F. Stephen</au>
+ <au.who>Stephen, James Fitzjames (Eng. legal writer) (1829-1894)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Leslie Stephen</au>
+ <au.who>Stephen, Leslie (Eng. literary hist.) (1832-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir J. Stephen</au>
+ <au.who>Stephen, Sir James (Eng. historian) (1789-1859)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Stepney</au>
+ <au.who>Stepney, George (Eng. poet and statesman) (1663-1707)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sterling</au>
+ <au.who>Sterling, John (Brit. essayist) (1806-1844)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sternberg</au>
+ <au.who>Sternberg, Geo. M. (Am. army surg.) (1838-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sterne</au>
+ <au.who>Sterne, Lawrence (Eng. humorous writer) (1713-1768)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sternhold</au>
+ <au.who>Sternhold, Thomas (Eng. poet) (1500?-1549)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Stevens</au>
+ <au.who>Stevens, John (Eng. translator) (1660?-1726)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>R. L. Stevenson</au>
+ <au.who>Stevenson, Robert L. (Scot. author) (1850-1894)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Stewart</au>
+ <au.who>Stewart, Dugald (Scotch metaph.) (1753-1828)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>B. Stewart</au>
+ <au.who>Stewart, Balfour (Brit. physicist) (1828-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>E. Stiles</au>
+ <au.who>Stiles, Ezra (Am. divine and hist.) (1727-1795)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Still</au>
+ <au.who>Still, John (Eng. divine and author) (1543-1607)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. Stillingfleet</au>
+ <au.who>Stillingfleet, Bp. Edward (Eng. divine) (1635-1699)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Stillman (The Horse in Motion)</au>
+ <au.who>Stillman, J. D. Babcock (Am. physician) (1819-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Stirling</au>
+ <au.who>Stirling, Wm. Alex. (Scot. poet) (1580-1640)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. H. Stirling</au>
+ <au.who>Stirling, James Hutchinson (Scot. critic and philosopher) (1820-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. Stith</au>
+ <au.who>Stith, William (Am. historian) (1689-1755)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>R. H. Stoddard</au>
+ <au.who>Stoddard, Richd. Hen. (Am. poet) (1825-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Stokes</au>
+ <au.who>Stokes, Geo. Gabriel (Brit. physicist) (1819-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>D. Stokes (1659)</au>
+ <au.who>Stokes, David (Eng. orientalist) (fl. 17th c.)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Stonehenge</au>
+ <au.who>(pseud. of J. H. Walsh)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Stormonth</au>
+ <au.who>Stormonth, James (Scotch philol. and lexicog.) (1825-1882)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Story</au>
+ <au.who>Story, Joseph (Am. jurist) (1779-1845)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. Story</au>
+ <au.who>Story, Bp. Josiah (Irish divine) (1679?-1757)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Stow</au>
+ <au.who>Stow, John (Eng. antiquary) (1525?-1605)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Stowe</au>
+ <au.who>Stowe, Calvin Ellis (Am. clerg.) (1802-1886)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Mrs. Stowe</au>
+ <au.who>Stowe, Harriet Beecher (Am. writer) (1811-1896)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Lord Stowell</au>
+ <au.who>Stowell, William Scott, Lord (Eng. judge) (1745-1836)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Stower</au>
+ <au.who>Stower, Charles (Eng. printer) (1779?-1816)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Earl of Strafford</au>
+ <au.who>Strafford, Thos. Wentworth, Earl of (Eng. statesman) (1593-1641)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Strauss</au>
+ <au.who>Strauss, David Friedr. (Ger. theol.) (1808-1874)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Strutt</au>
+ <au.who>Strutt, Joseph (Eng. antiquary) (1749-1802)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Strype</au>
+ <au.who>Strype, John (Eng. biographer) (1643-1737)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>G. Stuart</au>
+ <au.who>Stuart, Gilbert (Scot. historian) (1742-1786)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>M. Stuart</au>
+ <au.who>Stuart, Moses (Am. theologian) (1780-1852)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Stubbes</au>
+ <au.who>Stubbes, Philip (British writer)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Anatomy of Abuses</i>, 1583]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Stubbs</au>
+ <au.who>Stubbs, William (Eng. historian) (1825-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Stukeley</au>
+ <au.who>Stukeley, Wm. (Eng. antiquary) (1687-1765)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Suckling</au>
+ <au.who>Suckling, Sir John (Eng. poet) (1610-1641)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Sully</au>
+ <au.who>Sully, James (Eng. metaphysician) (1842-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Summary on Du Bartas (1621)</au>
+ <au.work>Summary on Du Bartas (tr. fr. the French by Thomas Lodge, Lond., 1621)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Charles Sumner</au>
+ <au.who>Sumner, Charles (Am. statesman) (1811-1874)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. G. Sumner</au>
+ <au.who>Sumner, Wm. Graham (Am. polit. economist) (1840-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>L. Sunderland</au>
+ <au.who>Sunderland, LeRoy (Am. essayist) (1802-1885)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Surrey</au>
+ <au.who>Surrey, Henry Howard, Earl of (Eng. poet) (1516?-1547)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Swedenborg</au>
+ <au.who>Swedenborg, Emanuel (Sw. philos.) (1688-1772)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>H. Sweet</au>
+ <au.who>Sweet, Henry (1845?-)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Phonetics</i>, Oxford, 1877]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Swift</au>
+ <au.who>Swift, Jonathan (Brit. author) (1667-1745)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Z. Swift</au>
+ <au.who>Swift, Zephaniah (Am. jurist) (1759-1823)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Swinburne</au>
+ <au.who>Swinburne, Algernon Chas. (Eng. poet) (1837-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>H. Swinburne</au>
+ <au.who>Swinburne, Henry (Eng. traveler) (1752-1803)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>John Swinton</au>
+ <au.who>Swinton, John (Scot. journ. in Am.) (1830-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sydenham</au>
+ <au.who>Sydenham, Floyer (Eng. essayist and translator) (1710-1787)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Syd. Soc. Lex.</au>
+ <au.work>Sydenham Society Lexicon</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sylvester</au>
+ <au.who>Sylvester, Joshua (Eng. poet, and translator of Du Bartas) (1563-1618)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. J. Sylvester</au>
+ <au.who>Sylvester, James Jos. (Eng. math.) (1814-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>E. Symmons</au>
+ <au.who>Symmons, Edward (Eng. Royalist) (fl. 1648)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. A. Symonds</au>
+ <au.who>Symonds, John Addington (Eng. writer) (1840-1893)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Tait</au>
+ <au.who>Tait, Peter Guthrie (Brit. physicist and mathematician) (1831-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>H. F. Talbot</au>
+ <au.who>Talbot, Wm. Henry Fox (Eng. antiq. and philol.) (1800-1877)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Tale of a Usurer</au>
+ <au.work>Tale of a Usurer (title of a tale in <i>English Metrical Homilies</i>, about 1330, edited by John Small, Edin., 1862)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Tale of Beryn</au>
+ <au.work>Tale of Beryn (title of a spurious tale of 15th cent.)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Tale of Gamelyn</au>
+ <au.work>Tale of Gamelyn (called also Coke's T. of G., and formerly attrib. to Chaucer)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Talfourd</au>
+ <au.who>Talfourd, Sir Thomas Noon (Eng. poet and essayist) (1795-1854)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Tate</au>
+ <au.who>Tate, Nahum (Eng. poet) (1652-1715)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Tatham</au>
+ <au.who>Tatham, Edward (Eng. divine) (1749-1834)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Tatler</au>
+ <au.work>Tatler, The (Eng. periodical conducted by Steele, Addison and others) (1709-1711)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Taylor (1630)</au>
+ <au.who>Taylor, John (Eng. "Water Poet") (1580-1654)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Works</i>, 1611, 1630. <i>Drink and Welcome</i>]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>A. S. Taylor</au>
+ <au.who>Taylor, Alfred Swaine (Eng. legal writer) (1806-1880)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Med. Jurisprudence</i>]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>B. Taylor</au>
+ <au.who>Taylor, Bayard (Am. traveler and author) (1825-1878)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>H. Taylor</au>
+ <au.who>Taylor, Sir Henry (Eng. dramatist and essayist) (1800-1886)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>I. Taylor</au>
+ <au.who>Taylor, Isaac (Eng. divine and philosopher) (1787-1865)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>I. Taylor (with name of work)</au>
+ <au.who>Taylor, Isaac (English clergyman) (1829-)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Words &amp; Places</i>. <i>The Alphabet</i>]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Jer. Taylor</au>
+ <au.who>Taylor, Jeremy (Eng. bishop and author) (1613-1667)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>John Taylor (1755)</au>
+ <au.who>Taylor, John (Eng. clergyman and law writer) (1703-1766)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>N. W. Taylor</au>
+ <au.who>Taylor, Nathaniel Wm. (Am. theol.) (1786-1858)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. Taylor</au>
+ <au.who>Taylor, William (Eng. author) (1765-1836)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir W. Temple</au>
+ <au.who>Temple, Sir Wm. (Eng. statesman) (1628-1699)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Tennent</au>
+ <au.who>Tennent, Sir James Emerson (Brit. author) (1794-1869)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Tennyson</au>
+ <au.who>Tennyson, Alfred (Eng. poet) (1809-1892)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Terence in English (1614)</au>
+ <au.work>Terence in English (trans. by Richard Bernard, 1567?-1641)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. Terrot</au>
+ <au.who>Terrot, Bp. Chas. Hughes (English commentator) (1790-1872)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>E. Terry</au>
+ <au.who>Terry, Edward (Eng. traveler) (1590?-1660?)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Testament of Love</au>
+ <au.work>Testament of Love (anon. prose treatise, about 1400)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Thackeray</au>
+ <au.who>Thackeray, Wm. M. (Eng. nov.) (1811-1863)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Theobald</au>
+ <au.who>Theobald, Lewis (Eng. scholar) (1688-1744)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Thirlwall</au>
+ <au.who>Thirlwall, Connop (Eng. divine) (1797-1875)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Thodey</au>
+ <au.who>Thodey, Samuel (Brit. divine).</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Life in Death</i>, 1853.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Thomas (Med. Dict.)</au>
+ <au.who>Thomas, Joseph (Am. physician and editor) (1811-1891)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>T. G. Thomas</au>
+ <au.who>Thomas, Theodore Gaillard (Am. physician) (1831-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>R. Thompson</au>
+ <au.who>Thompson, Robert</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Gardener's Assistant</i>, 1859]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>S. Thompson</au>
+ <au.who>Thompson, Silvanus (Eng. physicist)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. Thompson (1745)</au>
+ <au.who>Thompson, William (Eng. poet) (1718?-1766)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Thomson</au>
+ <au.who>Thomson, James (Scotch poet) (1700-1748)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Thomson &amp; Tait</au>
+ <au.who>Thomson, Sir Wm.</au.who>
+ <au.who>Tait, Peter G.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Elements of Nat. philos.</i>]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Abp. Thompson</au>
+ <au.who>Thompson, William (Eng. divine) (1819-1890)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Thomson</au>
+ <au.who>Thomson, James (Brit. math. and physicist) (1822-1892)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir W. Thomson</au>
+ <au.who>Thomson, Sir William (Brit. physicist and mathematician) (1824-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. M. Thomson</au>
+ <au.who>Thomson, Wm. McClure (Am. divine) (1806-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Thoreau</au>
+ <au.who>Thoreau, Henry David (Am. naturalist and writer) (1817-1862)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>T. B. Thorpe</au>
+ <au.who>Thorpe, Thomas Bangs (Am. artist and author) (1815-1878)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Thudichum</au>
+ <au.who>Thudichum, John Louis Wm. (Eng. chemist and pathologist)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Thynne</au>
+ <au.who>Thynne, Francis (Eng. herald and antiquary) (1545?-1608?)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Tickell</au>
+ <au.who>Tickell, Thomas (Eng. poet and essayist) (1686-1740)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>C. P. Tiele (Encyc. Brit.)</au>
+ <au.who>Tiele, Cornelis Petrus (Dutch hist. writer) (1830-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Tiffany</au>
+ <au.who>Tiffany, Chas. Louis (Am. jeweler) (1812-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Tillotson</au>
+ <au.who>Tillotson, John (Eng. archbishop) (1630-1694)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Todd</au>
+ <au.who>Todd, Henry John (Eng. biog. and editor) (1763-1845)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Johnson's Dict.</i>, 1818]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>H. A. Todd</au>
+ <au.who>Todd, Henry A. (Am. educator) (1854?-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Todd &amp; B.</au>
+ <au.who>Todd, Robert Bently (1809-1860)</au.who>
+ <au.who>Bowman, Sir William (1816-1893??)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Physiol. Anat.</i>]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Todhunter</au>
+ <au.who>Todhunter, Isaac (Eng. math.) (1820-1884)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Tomlins</au>
+ <au.who>Tomlins, Thomas Edlyne (Eng. legal writer) (1762-1841)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Law Dict.</i>, 1810]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Tomlinson</au>
+ <au.who>Tomlinson, Chas. (Eng. physicist) (1808-1897)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Tooke</au>
+ <au.who>Tooke, John Horne (Eng. philol.) (1736-1812)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>T. Tooke</au>
+ <au.who>Tooke, Thos. (Eng. polit. economist) (1774-1858)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. Tooke</au>
+ <au.who>Tooke, Wm. (Eng. writer) (1774-1820)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Russia</i>]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Tooker</au>
+ <au.who>Tooker, William (Eng. divine) (-1620)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Toone</au>
+ <au.who>Toone, Wm. (Eng. compiler)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Gloss. of Obs. and Uncom. Words</i>, 1832]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Topsell</au>
+ <au.who>Topsell, Edward (English writer) (fl. 1607)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Hist. of Four-footed Beasts</i>, 1607]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Totten</au>
+ <au.who>Totten, Benjamin J. (Am. naval officer) (1806-1877)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Naval Dict.</i>, 1841]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Tovey</au>
+ <au.who>Tovey, Charles (Eng. wine merchant)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Wine and Wine Countries</i>, 1862]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Towneley Myst.</au>
+ <au.work>Towneley Mysteries (ab. 1450)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>G. Townsend</au>
+ <au.who>Townsend, George (Eng. divine and author) (1788-1857)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Trapp</au>
+ <au.who>Trapp, Joseph (Eng. poet and essayist) (1679-1747)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Travis</au>
+ <au.who>Travis, John (Eng. surgeon, cited from Penny Cyc.)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Trench</au>
+ <au.who>Trench, Abp. Richard Chenevix (Brit. poet and scholar) (1807-1886)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. S. Trench</au>
+ <au.who>Trench, Wm. Steuart (Brit. author) (1808-1872)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Trendelenburg</au>
+ <au.who>Trendelenburg, Friedrich Adolf (Ger. philosopher) (1802-1872)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Trevelyan</au>
+ <au.who>Trevelyan, George Otto (Eng. politician and author) (1838-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Trial of the Regicides</au>
+ <au.work>Trial of the Regicides (cited in <i>State Trials</i>, 1660)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>A. Trollope</au>
+ <au.who>Trollope, Anthony (Eng. novelist) (1815-1882)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Mrs. Trollope</au>
+ <au.who>Trollope, Frances Milton (Eng. author) (1780-1863)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Troubles of Queen Elizabeth (1639)</au>
+ <au.work>If you know not me, you know nobody, or Troubles of Queen Elizabeth (an historical play written by Thomas Leywood, 1639)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. T. Trowbridge</au>
+ <au.who>Trowbridge, John T. (Am. author) (1827-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Trumbull</au>
+ <au.who>Trumbull, John (Amer. satirical poet) (1750-1831)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>B. Trumbull</au>
+ <au.who>Trumbull, Benjamin (Am. divine and author) (1735-1820)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>A. Tucker</au>
+ <au.who>Tucker, Abraham (Eng. megaphysician, pseud. E. Search) (1705-1774)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Tucker</au>
+ <au.who>Tucker, Josiah (Brit. divine) (1711-1799)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Tully</au>
+ <au.who>Tully, William (Am. physician) (1785-1859)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Turbervile</au>
+ <au.who>Turbervile, George (Eng. poet) (1530-1600?)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>R. Turnbull</au>
+ <au.who>Turnbull, Robert (Scotch-Amer. clergyman) (1809-1877)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Turner</au>
+ <au.who>Turner, Edward (Eng. chemist) (1797-1837)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Turner</au>
+ <au.who>Turner, Wm. (Eng. phys. and nat.) (-1568)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<!-- p. xvi ty=CM -->
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>S. Turner</au>
+ <au.who>Turner, Sharon (Eng. historian and philologist) (1768-1847)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Tusser</au>
+ <au.who>Tusser, Thos. (Eng. poet and agricultural writer) (1515?-1580?)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Prof. H. Tuttle</au>
+ <au.who>Tuttle, Herbert (Am. hist. writer) (1846-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir R. Twisden</au>
+ <au.who>Twisden, Sir Roger (Eng. antiq.) (1597-1672)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Two N. Kins.</au>
+ <au.work>Two Noble Kinsmen (a play ascr. to Shakespeare and Fletcher)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Tylor</au>
+ <au.who>Tylor, Edward Burnett (Eng. arch&aelig;ologist and ethnologist) (1832-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Tyndale</au>
+ <au.who>Tyndale, William (Eng. reformer, and translator of the Bible) (1484-1536)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Tyndall</au>
+ <au.who>Tyndall, John (Brit. physicist) (1820-1893)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>D. A. Tyng</au>
+ <au.who>Tyng, Dudley A. (Am. lawyer) (1760-1829)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Tyrwhitt</au>
+ <au.who>Tyrwhitt, Thomas (Eng. critic) (1730-1786)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Udall</au>
+ <au.who>Udall, Nicholas (Eng. teacher and dramatist) (1506-1564)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Upton (Tactics)</au>
+ <au.who>Upton, Emory (Am. major general) (1839-1881)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Ure</au>
+ <au.who>Ure, Andrew (Scotch chemist) (1778-1857)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Urquhart</au>
+ <au.who>Urquhart, Sir Thomas (Scotch politician). (1605?-1660)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Trans. of Rabelais</i>]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>U. S. Census</au>
+ <au.work>United States Census, 1880</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>U. S. Const.</au>
+ <au.work>United States Constitution. See Constitution</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>U. S. Disp.</au>
+ <au.work>United States Dispensory</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>U. S. Int. Rev. Statutes</au>
+ <au.work>United States Internal Revenue Statutes</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>U. S. Pharm.</au>
+ <au.work>United States Pharmacop&oelig;ia</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Usher</au>
+ <au.who>Usher, James (Eng. archbishop) (1580-1656)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Vanbrugh</au>
+ <au.who>Vanbrugh, Sir John (Eng. dram.) (1666-1726)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>H. Van Laun</au>
+ <au.who>Van Laun, Henri (Fr. tr. in Eng.)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Vattel (Trans.)</au>
+ <au.who>Vattel, de, Emmeric (Swiss publicist) (1714-1767)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>E. Vaughan</au>
+ <au.who>Vaughan, Edmund (Eng. divine) (1611?-1669?)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>H. Vaughan</au>
+ <au.who>Vaughan, Henry (Brit. poet) (1621-1695)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>R. Vaughan</au>
+ <au.who>Vaughan, Rowland (Brit. trans.) (fl. 17th c.)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>R. A. Vaughan</au>
+ <au.who>Vaughan, Robert Alfred (Eng. poet and reviewer) (1823-1857)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Vegetius (Trans.)</au>
+ <au.who>Vegetius, Flavius Renatus (Lat. military writer) (fl. 385)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Venner</au>
+ <au.who>Venner, Tobias (Eng. physician) (1577-1660)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>A. E. Verrill</au>
+ <au.who>Verrill, Addison Emery (Am. zool.) (1839-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Verstegan</au>
+ <au.who>Verstegan, Richard (Eng. antiq.) (-1635?)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Vicars</au>
+ <au.who>Vicars, John (Eng. divine and trans.) (1582-1652)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Virchow</au>
+ <au.who>Virchow, Rudolf (Ger. physiol.) (1821-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Vives</au>
+ <au.who>Vives, Juan Luis (Sp. scholar) (1462-1540)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Waddell</au>
+ <au.who>Waddell, John Alex. Low (civil engineer) (1854-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>B. F. Wade</au>
+ <au.who>Wade, Benjamin Franklin (Am. statesman) (1800-1878)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Wagner</au>
+ <au.who>Wagner, Rudolf Johannes (Ger. chemist) (1823-1880)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. Wagstaffe</au>
+ <au.who>Wagstaffe, William (Eng. phys.) (1685-1725)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Wake</au>
+ <au.who>Wake, William (Eng. archbishop) (1672-1737)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Wakefield</au>
+ <au.who>Wakefield, Gilbert (Eng. theol.) (1756-1801)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Walker</au>
+ <au.who>Walker, John (Eng. lexicographer) (1732-1807)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Dr. Walker (1678)</au>
+ <au.who>Walker, Anthony (Eng. divine) (1629?-1700?)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>F. A. Walker</au>
+ <au.who>Walker, Francis Amasa (Am. political economist) (1840-1897)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>A. R. Wallace</au>
+ <au.who>Wallace, Alfred Russell (Eng. traveler and ornitholigist) (1822-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>D. M. Wallace</au>
+ <au.who>Wallace, Donald Mackenzie (Scotch author). (1841-)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Russia</i>]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>L. Wallace</au>
+ <au.who>Wallace, Lewis (Am. author) (1827-)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Ben-Hur</i>]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Waller</au>
+ <au.who>Waller, Edmund (Eng. poet) (1605-1687)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Wallis</au>
+ <au.who>Wallis, John (Eng. mathematician and grammarian) (1616-1703)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Walpole</au>
+ <au.who>Walpole, Horace (Eng. author) (1717-1797)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Walsh</au>
+ <au.who>Walsh, Robert (Am. author and journalist) (1784-1859)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. H. Walsh</au>
+ <au.who>Walsh, John Henry (Eng. writer on sports, pseud. Stonehenge) (1810-1888)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. Walsh</au>
+ <au.who>Walsh, William (Eng. poet) (1663-1707)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Walton</au>
+ <au.who>Walton, Izaak (Eng. writer). (1593-1683)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Complete Angler</i>]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. Warburton</au>
+ <au.who>Warburton, Bp. Wm. (Eng. author) (1698-1779)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Ward</au>
+ <au.who>Ward, John (Eng. writer) (1679?-1758)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>A. W. Ward</au>
+ <au.who>Ward, Adolphus William (Eng. writer) (1837-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. Ward</au>
+ <au.who>Ward, Bp. Seth (Eng. divine) (1617?-1689)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>E. Ward</au>
+ <au.who>Ward, Edward (Eng. poet) (1660?-1731)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>L. F. Ward</au>
+ <au.who>Ward, Lester Frank (Am. scientific writer). (1841-)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Dynamic Sociology</i>]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Mrs. Humphry Ward</au>
+ <au.who>Ward, Mrs. Humphry (Eng. author) (1851-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>R. P. Ward</au>
+ <au.who>Ward, Robert Plumer (Eng. statesman and jurist) (1765-1846)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Samuel Ward</au>
+ <au.who>Ward, Samuel (Eng. theologian) (-1643)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>T. Ward</au>
+ <au.who>Ward, Thomas (Eng. writer) (1652-1708)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. H. Ward</au>
+ <au.who>Ward, William Hayes (Am. Assyriologist) (1835-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. Warde</au>
+ <au.who>Warde, William.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Secrets of Physics</i>, trans. from Fr., Lond. 1558.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Warner</au>
+ <au.who>Warner, William (Eng. poet) (1558?-1608?)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>C. D. Warner</au>
+ <au.who>Warner, Charles Dudley (Am. author) (1829-1900)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Warren</au>
+ <au.who>Warren, Samuel (Brit. author) (1807-1877)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Warton</au>
+ <au.who>Warton, Joseph (Eng. poet) (1722-1800)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>T. Warton</au>
+ <au.who>Warton, Thomas (Eng. poet) (1728-1790)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Wase</au>
+ <au.who>Wase, Christopher (Eng. classical scholar) (-1690)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>E. Washburn</au>
+ <au.who>Washburn, Emory (Am. lawyer) (1800-1877)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Washington</au>
+ <au.who>Washington, George (Pres. U. S.) (1732-1799)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>E. Waterhouse</au>
+ <au.who>Waterhouse, Edward (Eng. author) (1619-1670)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Waterland</au>
+ <au.who>Waterland, Daniel (Eng. author) (1688-1740)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Waterton</au>
+ <au.who>Waterton, Charles (Eng. naturalist) (1782-1865)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. Watson (1805)</au>
+ <au.who>Watson, Bp. Richard (Eng. divine) (1737-1816)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir T. Watson</au>
+ <au.who>Watson, Sir Thomas (Eng. phys.) (1792-1882)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. Watson</au>
+ <au.who>Watson, William (Eng. author) (-1603)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Watts</au>
+ <au.who>Watts, Henry (Eng. chemist) (1825-1884)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>I. Watts</au>
+ <au.who>Watts, Isaac (Eng. divine and poet) (1674-1748)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>R. Watts</au>
+ <au.who>Watts, Robert (Am. anatomist) (1812-1867)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Wayland</au>
+ <au.who>Wayland, Francis (Amer. moral philosopher) (1796-1865)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Weale</au>
+ <au.who>Weale, John (Eng. editor and publisher) (1791-1862)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>D. Webster</au>
+ <au.who>Webster, Daniel (Am. statesman and orator) (1782-1852)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Webster</au>
+ <au.who>Webster, John (Eng. dramatist) (16th-17th c.)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Wedgwood</au>
+ <au.who>Wedgwood, Hensleigh (Eng. philol.) (1805-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Weever</au>
+ <au.who>Weever, John (Eng. antiquarian) (1576-1632)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Weisbach</au>
+ <au.who>Weisbach, Julius (Ger. math.) (1806-1871)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir A. Weldon</au>
+ <au.who>Weldon, Sir Anthony (Eng. author) (1590?-1656?)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. S. Wells</au>
+ <au.who>Wells, John Soelberg (Eng. opthalmologist)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Welsford</au>
+ <au.who>Welsford, Henry (Eng. author) (1810-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Welwood</au>
+ <au.who>Welwood, James (Scotch physician) (1652-1716)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Wesley</au>
+ <au.who>Wesley, John (Eng. founder of Methodism) (1703-1791)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>West</au>
+ <au.who>West, Richard (Eng. poet) (-1742)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>G. West</au>
+ <au.who>West, Gilbert (Eng. poet and translator) (1706?-1756)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>B. F. Westcott</au>
+ <au.who>Westcott, Brooke Foss (Eng. biblical scholar) (1825-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Westminster Catechism</au>
+ <au.work>Westminster Shorter Catechism</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Westm. Rev.</au>
+ <au.work>Westminster Review (a Lond. quarterly, founded 1824)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Wharton</au>
+ <au.who>Wharton, Francis (Am. jurist) (1820-1889)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Wharton (Law Dict.)</au>
+ <au.who>Wharton, John J. S. (Eng. barrister and legal writer) (1816?-1867)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>H. Wharton</au>
+ <au.who>Wharton, Henry (Eng. divine) (1664-1695)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Whately</au>
+ <au.who>Whately, Richard (abp. of Dublin) (1787-1863)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. Whately</au>
+ <au.who>Whately, William (Eng. divine) (1583-1639)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Wheaton</au>
+ <au.who>Wheaton, Henry (Am. publicist and diplomatist) (1785-1848)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Wheatstone</au>
+ <au.who>Wheatstone, Sir Charles (Eng. physicist) (1802-1875)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Whewell</au>
+ <au.who>Whewell, William (Eng. philos. and scholar) (1794-1866)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>B. Whichcote</au>
+ <au.who>Whichcote, Benj. (Eng. divine) (1610?-1683)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>E. P. Whipple</au>
+ <au.who>Whipple, Edwin Percy (Am. essayist and critic) (1819-1886)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Whishaw</au>
+ <au.who>Whishaw, James (Eng. lawyer).</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Law Dict.</i>, Lond., 1830]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Whiston</au>
+ <au.who>Whiston, William (Eng. divine and mathematician) (1667-1752)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Whitaker</au>
+ <au.who>Whitaker, Tobias (Eng. phys.). (fl. 1620-1671)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Blood of Grape</i>, Lond., 1638]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Whitaker</au>
+ <au.who>Whitaker, John (Eng. divine and antiq.) (1735-1808)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Whitby</au>
+ <au.who>Whitby, Daniel (Eng. divine) (1638-1726)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Gilbert White</au>
+ <au.who>White, Gilbert (Eng. divine and naturalist) (1720-1793)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>James White</au>
+ <au.who>White, Jas. (Brit. divine and hist.) (1806-1862)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>James White</au>
+ <au.who>White, James (Eng. veterinary surgeon).</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Farriery</i>, 1815]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>R. G. White</au>
+ <au.who>White, Richard Grant (Am. author) (1821-1885)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Whitefoot</au>
+ <au.work>Whitefoot (Minutes in posth. works of Sir Thomas Browne)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Whitehead</au>
+ <au.who>Whitehead, William (Eng. poet) (1715-1785)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>P. Whitehead</au>
+ <au.who>Whitehead, Paul (Eng. poet and satirist) (1709?-1774)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Whitelocke</au>
+ <au.who>Whitelocke, Bulstrode (Eng. statesman) (1605-1676)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Whiter</au>
+ <au.who>Whiter, Walter (Eng. lexicog.).</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Univ. Etymol. Dict.</i>, 1800-1811.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Whitgift</au>
+ <au.who>Whitgift, John (Eng. archbishop) (1530-1604)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Whiting</au>
+ <au.who>Whiting, Nicholas.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Albino and Bellama</i>, 1637.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Whitlock</au>
+ <au.who>Whitlock, Richard (Eng. phys.) (1616?-1673?)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. D. Whitney</au>
+ <au.who>Whitney, Josiah Dwight (Am. geol.) (1819-1896)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Mrs. Whitney</au>
+ <au.who>Whitney, Adeline D. Train (Am. author) (1824-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. D. Whitney</au>
+ <au.who>Whitney, William Dwight (Am. philologist) (1827-1894)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Whittier</au>
+ <au.who>Whittier, John Greenleaf (Am. poet) (1807-1892)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Whitworth</au>
+ <au.who>Whitworth, George Clifford.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Anglo-Indian Dict.</i>, Lond., 1883]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Whitworth</au>
+ <au.who>Whitworth, Joseph (Eng. mechanician) (1805?-1887)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Whole Duty of Man</au>
+ <au.work>Whole Duty of Man (author unknown)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Wilberforce</au>
+ <au.who>Wilberforce, Wm. (Eng. philanthropist and statesman) (1759-1833)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>B. G. Wilder</au>
+ <au.who>Wilder, Burt Green (Am. anatomist and physiologist) (1841-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Wilhelm</au>
+ <au.who>Wilhelm, Thomas</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Mil. Dict.</i>, Phila., 1881]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. Wilkie</au>
+ <au.who>Wilkie, William (Scotch epic poet) (1721-1772)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. Wilkins</au>
+ <au.who>Wilkins, Bp. John (Eng. divine) (1614-1672)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>D. Wilkins</au>
+ <au.who>Wilkins, David (Eng. author) (1685-1745)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Wilkinson</au>
+ <au.who>Wilkinson, Sir John Gardner (Eng. Egyptologist) (1797-1875)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>William of Palerne</au>
+ <au.work>William of Palerne (a poem in the Midland dialect, partly trans. from the French, about 1350)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>G. H. Williams</au>
+ <au.who>Williams, George Huntington (Am. mineralogist) (1856?-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>H. M. Williams</au>
+ <au.who>Williams, Helen Maria (Eng. author). (1762-1827)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Letters from France</i>]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>M. Williams</au>
+ <au.who>Williams, Monier (Eng. orientalist) (1819-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir R. Williams</au>
+ <au.who>Williams, Sir Roger (Eng. mil. hist.) (-1595)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>S. W. Williams</au>
+ <au.who>Williams, Samuel Wells (Am. Chinese scholar) (1812-1884)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Willis</au>
+ <au.who>Willis, Nathaniel Parker (Am. poet and journalist) (1806-1867)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Willis &amp; Clements (The Platinotype)</au>
+ <au.who>Willis, W., Jr.</au.who>
+ <au.who>Clements</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>The Platinotype</i>, 1885.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Wilson</au>
+ <au.who>Wilson, Erasmus (English medical writer) (1809-1884)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Arthur Wilson</au>
+ <au.who>Wilson, Arthur (Eng. historian) (1596-1652)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>D. Wilson</au>
+ <au.who>Wilson, Daniel (Brit. arch&aelig;ologist) (1816-1892)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>G. Wilson</au>
+ <au.who>Wilson, George (Scotch chemist and physician) (1818-1859)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>H. B. Wilson</au>
+ <au.who>Wilson, Henry Bristow (Eng. divine and author) (1803-1888)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. L. Wilson</au>
+ <au.who>Wilson, John Leighton (Am. missionary) (1809-1884)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>John Wilson</au>
+ <au.who>Wilson, John (Am. printer and author). (1802-1868)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Punctuation</i>, 1850]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Prof. Wilson</au>
+ <au.who>Wilson, John (Scotch author, pseud. Christopher North) (1785-1854)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir T. Wilson</au>
+ <au.who>Wilson, Sir Thomas (English statesman) (1520?-1581)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Gov. Winthrop</au>
+ <au.who>Winthrop, John (Governor of Mass. Colony) (1588-1649)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir R. Winwood</au>
+ <au.who>Winwood, Ralph (Eng. statesman) (1564?-1617)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Wirt</au>
+ <au.who>Wirt, William (Am. lawyer) (1772-1834)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Wiseman</au>
+ <au.who>Wiseman, Richard (Eng. surgeon) (fl. 17th c.)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Treatment of Wounds</i>, 1672]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Card. Wiseman</au>
+ <au.who>Wiseman, Nicholas Patrick Stephen (Eng. cardinal) (1802-1865)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Withals (1608)</au>
+ <au.who>Withals, John.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Dict.</i>, 1568, 1608]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Wither</au>
+ <au.who>Wither, George (Eng. poet) (1588-1667)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Withering</au>
+ <au.who>Withering, William (Eng. writer on natural science) (1749-1799)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. Withington</au>
+ <au.who>Withington, William (Am. clergyman and writer)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Wit's Recreations (1654)</au>
+ <au.work>Wit's Recreations (1654) (a compilation of poems and epigrams, attrib. to George Herbert)</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Wodhull</au>
+ <au.who>Wodhull, Michael (Eng. poet) (1740-1816)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Wodroephe</au>
+ <au.who>Wodroephe, John.</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>True Marrow of French</i>, 1623]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Wolcott</au>
+ <au.who>Wolcott, John (Eng. satirist) (1738-1819)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>O. Wolcott</au>
+ <au.who>Wolcott, Oliver (Am. statesman) (1760-1833)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>C. Wolfe</au>
+ <au.who>Wolfe, Charles (Irish poet) (1791-1823)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Wollaston</au>
+ <au.who>Wollaston, William (Eng. divine and author) (1659-1724)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>T. V. Wollaston</au>
+ <au.who>Wollaston, Thomas Vernon</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Variation of Species</i>, 1856]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. H. Wollaston</au>
+ <au.who>Wollaston, William Hyde (Eng. naturalist and philosopher) (1766-1828)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Wolsey</au>
+ <au.who>Wolsey, Thomas (Eng. cardinal and statesman) (1471-1530)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Wood</au>
+ <au.who>Wood, Alphonso (Am. botanist) (1810-1881)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Wood</au>
+ <au.who>Wood, Anthony. (1632-1695)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Hist. of Oxford Univ.</i>]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>H. C. Wood</au>
+ <au.who>Wood, Horatio C. (Am. physician) (1841-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. G. Wood</au>
+ <au.who>Wood, John George (English naturalist) (1827-1889)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Wood &amp; Bache</au>
+ <au.who>Wood, George B. (1797-1879)</au.who>
+ <au.who>Bache, Franklin (1792-1864)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>U. S. Dispensatory</i>, 15th Ed.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Woodbridge</au>
+ <au.who>Woodbridge, John (Eng. clergyman in America) (1614-1691)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Woodward</au>
+ <au.who>Woodward, John (Eng. geologist) (1665-1728)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>S. Woodworth</au>
+ <au.who>Woodworth, Samuel (Am. poet) (1785-1842)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Woolsey</au>
+ <au.who>Woolsey, Theodore Dwight (Am. clergyman and author) (1801-1889)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. Woolton</au>
+ <au.who>Woolton, Bp. John (1535?-1593?)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Christian Manuel</i>, 1576]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Wordsworth</au>
+ <au.who>Wordsworth, William (Eng. poet) (1770-1850)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>C. Wordsworth</au>
+ <au.who>Wordsworth, Christopher (Eng. divine) (1807-1885)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>John Worthington</au>
+ <au.who>Worthington, John (Eng. writer) (1618-1671)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir H. Wotton</au>
+ <au.who>Wotton, Sir Henry (Eng. diplomatist and author) (1568-1639)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>W. Wotton</au>
+ <au.who>Wotton, William (Eng. divine, critic and historian) (1666-1726)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Woty</au>
+ <au.who>Woty, William (Eng. poet). (-1791)</au.who>
+ <au.work>[<i>Muses' Advice</i>. <i>Blossoms of Helicon</i>.]</au.work>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Wraxall</au>
+ <au.who>Wraxall, Sir Nathaniel Wm. (Eng. author) (1751-1831)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Bp. Wren</au>
+ <au.who>Wren, Bp. Matthew (Eng. divine) (1585-1667)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Wright</au>
+ <au.who>Wright, Thomas (Eng. antiquary) (1810-1877)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Wyatt</au>
+ <au.who>Wyatt, Thomas (Eng. poet) (1503-1542)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Wycherley</au>
+ <au.who>Wycherley, William (Eng. dramatist) (1640?-1715)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Wyclif</au>
+ <au.who>Wyclif, John (Eng. reformer, and translator of the Bible) (1324?-1384)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Sir J. Wynne</au>
+ <au.who>Wynne, Sir John (Brit. writer) (1553-1626)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Yarrell</au>
+ <au.who>Yarrell, William (Brit. naturalist) (1784-1856)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Yelverton</au>
+ <au.who>Yelverton, Sir Henry (Eng. writer) (1566-1630)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Miss Yonge</au>
+ <au.who>Yonge, Charlotte Mary (Eng. novelist) (1823-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Youatt</au>
+ <au.who>Youatt, Wm. (Eng. veterinary surgeon) (1777-1847)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Young</au>
+ <au.who>Young, Edward (Eng. poet) (1684-1765)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>C. A. Young</au>
+ <au.who>Young, Charles Augustus (Am. astronomer) (1834-)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>J. Young</au>
+ <au.who>Young, John (Scotch divine) (1806-1880)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<au.entry>
+ <au>Yule</au>
+ <au.who>Yule, Henry (Brit. geographer) (1820-1889)</au.who>
+</au.entry>
+
+<!-- End of Authors Quoted -->
+
+</div0>
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+
+ The translation was performed
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+
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+ is necessarily also published under those terms.
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+-->
+<!-- Begin file 2 of 26: Letter B (Version 0.46)
+
+ This file is part 2 of the GNU version of
+ The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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+ Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
+ Version published 1913
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+
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+ the Cognitive Science Department
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+
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+ -->
+
+
+<p><!-- p. 109 pr=SA --></p>
+
+<p><centered><point26>B.</point26></centered></p>
+
+<p><hw>B</hw> <pr>(b&emacr;)</pr> <def>is the second letter of the English alphabet. (See <xex>Guide to Pronunciation</xex>, &sect;&sect; 196, 220.) It is etymologically related to <it>p</it>, <it>v</it>, <it>f</it>, <it>w</it>, and <it>m</it>, letters representing sounds having a close organic affinity to its own sound; as in Eng. <xex>b</xex>ursar and <xex>p</xex>urser; Eng. <xex>b</xex>ear and Lat. <xex>f</xex>erre; Eng. sil<xex>v</xex>er and Ger. sil<xex>b</xex>er; Lat. cu<xex>b</xex>itum and It. go<xex>m</xex>ito; Eng. se<xex>v</xex>en, Anglo-Saxon seo<xex>f</xex>on, Ger. sie<xex>b</xex>en, Lat. se<xex>p</xex>tem, Gr.<grk>"epta`</grk>, Sanskrit sa<xex>p</xex>tan. The form of letter B is Roman, from the Greek B (<xex>Beta</xex>), of Semitic origin. The small b was formed by gradual change from the capital B.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>In <fld>(Music)</fld>, B is the nominal of the seventh tone in the model major scale (the scale of C major), or of the second tone in it's relative minor scale (that of A minor). B&flat; stands for B flat, the tone a half step, or semitone, lower than B. In German, B stands for our B&flat;, while our B natural is called H (pronounced h&auml;).</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>B-52</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A large long-range bomber airplane of the U. S. military aircraft fleet; <it>B-</it> stands for bomber. It has the capability of delivering nuclear weapons.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba</hw> <pr>(b&auml;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>baer</ets> to open the mouth, F. <ets>bayer</ets>.]</ety> <def>To kiss.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Baa</hw> <pr>(b&auml;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Cf. G. <ets>b&auml;en</ets>; an imitative word.]</ety> <def>To cry baa, or bleat as a sheep.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He treble <qex>baas</qex> for help, but none can get.</q> <rj><qau>Sir P. Sidney.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Baa</hw> <pr>(b&auml;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Baas</plw> <pr>(b&auml;z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Cf. G. <ets>b&auml;</ets>.]</ety> <def>The cry or bleating of a sheep; a bleat.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Baa"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The bleating of a sheep.</def> <rj><au>Marryat.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba"al</hw> <pr>(b&amacr;"&aitalic_;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>Heb. pl. <plw>Baalim</plw> <pr>(-&ibreve_;m)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Heb. <ets>ba'al</ets> lord.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Myth.)</fld> <def>The supreme male divinity of the Phoenician and Canaanitish nations.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The name of this god occurs in the Old Testament and elsewhere with qualifying epithets subjoined, answering to the different ideas of his character; as, <xex>Baal</xex>-berith (the Covenant Baal), <xex>Baal</xex>-zebub (Baal of the fly).</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>The whole class of divinities to whom the name Baal was applied.</def> <rj><au>Judges x. 6.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba"al*ism</hw> <pr>(-&ibreve_;z'm)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Worship of Baal; idolatry.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ba"al*ist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ba"al*ite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A worshiper of Baal; a devotee of any false religion; an idolater.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bab</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Per.]</ety> <def>Lit., gate; -- a title given to the founder of Babism, and taken from that of <etsep>Bab-ud-Din</etsep>, assumed by him.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ba"ba</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A kind of plum cake.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>babassu</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a tall feather palm of northern Brazil (<spn>Orbignya barbosiana</spn>) with hard-shelled nuts yielding a valuable oil (<prod><col><b>babassu oil</b></col></prod>) and a kind of vegetable ivory.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> babassu palm, coco de macao, <spn>Orbignya phalerata</spn>, <spn>Orbignya spesiosa</spn>, <spn>Orbignya martiana</spn>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>babbiting</hw>, <hw>babbitting</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>lining a surface or bearing with babbitt metal.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> babbitting</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bab"bitt</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To line with Babbitt metal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bab"bitt met`al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[From the inventor, <person>Isaac <etsep>Babbitt</etsep></person> of Massachusetts.]</ety> <def>A soft white alloy of variable composition (as a nine parts of tin to one of copper, or of fifty parts of tin to five of antimony and one of copper) used in bearings to diminish friction.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bab"ble</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;b"b'l)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Babbled</conjf> <pr>(b&abreve;b"b'ld)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Babbling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. LG. <ets>babbeln</ets>, D. <ets>babbelen</ets>, G. <ets>bappeln</ets>, <ets>bappern</ets>, F. <ets>babiller</ets>, It. <ets>babbolare</ets>; prob. orig., to keep saying <ets>ba</ets>, imitative of a child learning to talk.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds; as a child <xex>babbles</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To talk incoherently; to utter unmeaning words.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To talk much; to chatter; to prate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To make a continuous murmuring noise, as shallow water running over stones.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In every <qex>babbling</qex> brook he finds a friend.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Hounds are said to <xex>babble</xex>, or to be <xex>babbling</xex>, when they are too noisy after having found a good scent.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To prate; prattle; chatter; gossip.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bab"ble</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To utter in an indistinct or incoherent way; to repeat, as words, in a childish way without understanding.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>These [words] he used to <qex>babble</qex> in all companies.</q> <rj><qau>Arbuthnot.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To disclose by too free talk, as a secret.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bab"ble</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Idle talk; senseless prattle; gabble; twaddle.</def> &ldquo;This is mere moral <xex>babble</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Inarticulate speech; constant or confused murmur.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>babble</qex> of our young children.</q> <rj><qau>Darwin.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>babble</qex> of the stream.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bab"ble*ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Babble.</def> <rj><au>Hawthorne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bab"bler</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An idle talker; an irrational prater; a teller of secrets.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Great <qex>babblers</qex>, or talkers, are not fit for trust.</q> <rj><qau>L'Estrange.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A hound too noisy on finding a good scent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A name given to any one of a family (<fam>Timalin&aelig;</fam>) of thrushlike birds, having a chattering note.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bab"ble*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Babble.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T. More.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Babe</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Ir. <ets>bab</ets>, <ets>baban</ets>, W. <ets>baban</ets>, <ets>maban</ets>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>An infant; a young child of either sex; a baby.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A doll for children.</def> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Babe"hood</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Babyhood.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Udall.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba"bel</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Heb. <ets>B&amacr;bel</ets>, the name of the capital of Babylonia; in Genesis associated with the idea of &ldquo;confusion.&rdquo;]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The city and tower in the land of Shinar, where the confusion of languages took place.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Therefore is the name of it called <qex>Babel</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. xi. 9.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: A place or scene of noise and confusion; a confused mixture of sounds, as of voices or languages.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>That <qex>babel</qex> of strange heathen languages.</q> <rj><qau>Hammond.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The grinding <qex>babel</qex> of the street</q>. <rj><qau>R. L. Stevenson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bab"er*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Perh. orig. for <ets>baboonery</ets>. Cf. <er>Baboon</er>, and also <er>Babe</er>.]</ety> <def>Finery of a kind to please a child.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;Painted <xex>babery</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Sir P. Sidney.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ba"bi*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ba"bi*on</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Baboon</er>.]</ety> <def>A baboon.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bab"il*lard</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., a babbler.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The lesser whitethroat of Europe; -- called also <altname>babbling warbler</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bab"ing*ton*ite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From Dr. <ets>Babbington</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A mineral occurring in triclinic crystals approaching pyroxene in angle, and of a greenish black color. It is a silicate of iron, manganese, and lime.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Bab`i*rous"sa</hw>, &Verbar;<hw>Bab`i*rus"sa</hw>}</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>babiroussa</ets>, fr. Malay <ets>b&amacr;b&imacr;</ets> hog + <ets>r&umacr;sa</ets> deer.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A large hoglike quadruped (<spn>Sus babirussa</spn>, <it>syn.</it> <spn>Porcus babirussa</spn>) of the East Indies, sometimes domesticated; the Indian hog. Its upper canine teeth or tusks are large and recurved.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bab"ish</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a babe; a childish; babyish.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>Babish</xex> imbecility.&rdquo; <au>Drayton.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>Bab"ish*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Bab"ish*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> <mark>[R.]</mark></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bab"ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Bab"i*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The doctrine of a modern religious pantheistical sect in Persia, which was founded, about 1844, by <person>Mirza Ali Mohammed ibn Rabhik</person> (1820 -- 1850), who assumed the title of <person>Bab-ed-Din</person> (Per., Gate of the Faith). Babism is a mixture of Mohammedan, Christian, Jewish, and Parsi elements. This doctrine forbids concubinage and polygamy, and frees women from many of the degradations imposed upon them among the orthodox Mohammedans. Mendicancy, the use of intoxicating liquors and drugs, and slave dealing, are forbidden; asceticism is discountenanced.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Bab"ist</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bab"ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A believer in Babism.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bab"lah</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Per. <ets>bab&umacr;l</ets> a species of mimosa yielding gum arabic.]</ety> <def>The rind of the fruit of several East Indian species of acacia; neb-neb. It contains gallic acid and tannin, and is used for dyeing drab.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Ba"boo</hw>, &Verbar;<hw>Ba"bu</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(b&auml;"b&oomacr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hind. <ets>b&amacr;b&umacr;</ets>.]</ety> <def>A Hindu gentleman; a native clerk who writes English; also, a Hindu title equivalent to the English <sig>Mr.</sig> or <sig>Esquire</sig>.</def> <rj><au>Whitworth.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bab*oon"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>babewin</ets>, <ets>baboin</ets>, fr. F. <ets>babouin</ets>, or LL. <ets>babewynus</ets>. Of unknown origin; cf. D. <ets>baviaan</ets>, G. <ets>pavian</ets>, baboon, F. <ets>babine</ets> lip of ape, dogs, etc., dial. G. <ets>b&auml;ppe</ets> mouth.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the Old World Quadrumana, of the genera <gen>Cynocephalus</gen> and <gen>Papio</gen>; the dog-faced ape. Baboons have dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek pouches, a short tail, and naked callosities on the buttocks. They are mostly African. See <er>Mandrill</er>, and <er>Chacma</er>, and <er>Drill</er> an ape.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bab*oon"ery</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Baboonish behavior.</def> <rj><au>Marryat.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bab*oon"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a baboon.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ba*bul"</hw>, <hw>Ba*bool"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bablah</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Any one of several species of <gen>Acacia</gen>, esp. <spn>Acacia Arabica</spn>, which yelds a gum used as a substitute for true gum arabic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In place of Putney's golden gorse<br/>
+The sickly <qex>babul</qex> blooms.</q> <rj><qau>Kipling.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba"by</hw> <pr>(b&amacr;"b&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Babies</plw> <pr>(-b&ibreve_;z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Dim. of <ets>babe</ets>.]</ety> <def>An infant or young child of either sex; a babe.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A small image of an infant; a doll.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Babies in the eyes</b></col>, <cd>the minute reflection which one sees of one's self in the eyes of another.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>She clung about his neck, gave him ten kisses,<br/>
+Toyed with his locks, looked <qex>babies in his eyes</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Heywood.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba"by</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, an infant; young or little; <as>as, <ex>baby</ex> swans</as>.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Baby</xex> figure&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba"by</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Babied</conjf> <pr>(b&amacr;"b&emacr;d)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Babying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To treat like a young child; to keep dependent; to humor; to fondle.</def> <rj><au>Young.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>baby-blue-eyes</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>delicate California annual having blue flowers marked with dark spots.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> baby blue-eyes, Nemophila menziesii</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>baby-faced</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>having a face resembling that of a baby</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba"by farm`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A place where the nourishment and care of babies are offered for hire.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba"by farm`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>One who keeps a baby farm.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba"by farm`ing</hw>. <def>The business of keeping a baby farm.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba"by*hood</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or period of infancy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba"by*house`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A place for children's dolls and dolls' furniture.</def> <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba"by*ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a baby; childish; puerile; simple.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ba"by*ish*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Ba"by*ish*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba"by*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state of being a baby.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A babyish manner of acting or speaking.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba"by jump`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A hoop suspended by an elastic strap, in which a young child may be held secure while amusing itself by jumping on the floor.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bab`y*lo"ni*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the real or to the mystical Babylon, or to the ancient kingdom of Babylonia; Chaldean.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bab`y*lo"ni*an</hw>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An inhabitant of Babylonia (which included Chaldea); a Chaldean.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An astrologer; -- so called because the Chaldeans were remarkable for the study of astrology.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bab`y*lon"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bab`y*lon"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to Babylon, or made there; <as>as, <ex>Babylonic</ex> garments, carpets, or hangings</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Tumultuous; disorderly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir J. Harrington.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bab"y*lo`nish</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to, or made in, Babylon or Babylonia.</def> &ldquo;A <xex>Babylonish</xex> garment.&rdquo; <rj><au>Josh. vii. 21.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Pertaining to the Babylon of <au>Revelation xiv. 8.</au></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Pertaining to Rome and papal power.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The . . . injurious nickname of <qex>Babylonish</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Gage.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Confused; Babel-like.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Bab`y*rous"sa</hw>, &Verbar;<hw>Bab`y*rus"sa</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Babiroussa</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba"by*ship</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being a baby; the personality of an infant.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>baby-sit</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>act as a baby-sitter</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> babysit, sit</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>babysitter</hw>, <hw>baby-sitter</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> sitter</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>babysitting</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the work of a baby sitter; caring for children when their parents are not home.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>baby-walker</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a framework on small wheels or casters designed to support small children while they are learning to walk, and usually having a fabric support that permits the child to sit. Called also <altname>walker</altname> and <altname>go-cart</altname>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> walker, go-cart</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bac</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>Back</er> a vat.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A broad, flat-bottomed ferryboat, usually worked by a rope.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A vat or cistern. See 1st <er>Back</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bac"ca</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp: e. g. grape; tomato; cranberry.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> simple fruit</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bac"ca*lau"re*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>baccalaureatus</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>baccalaureus</ets> a bachelor of arts, fr. <ets>baccalarius</ets>, but as if fr. L. <ets>bacca lauri</ets> bayberry, from the practice of the bachelor's wearing a garland of bayberries. See <er>Bachelor</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The degree of bachelor of arts (B.A. or A.B.), the first or lowest academical degree conferred by universities and colleges.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A baccalaureate sermon.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bac`ca*lau"re*ate</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to a bachelor of arts.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Baccalaureate sermon</b></col>, <cd>in some American colleges, a sermon delivered as a farewell discourse to a graduating class.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Bac`ca*ra"</hw>, <hw>Bac`ca*rat"</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A French game of cards, played by a banker and punters.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bac*ca"re</hw>, <hw>Bac*ka"re</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <def>Stand back! give place! -- a cant word of the Elizabethan writers, probably in ridicule of some person who pretended to a knowledge of Latin which he did not possess.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Baccare</qex>! you are marvelous forward.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bac"cate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>baccatus</ets>, fr. L. <ets>bacca</ets> berry.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Pulpy throughout, like a berry; -- said of fruits.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bac"ca*ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having many berries.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Set or adorned with pearls.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bac"cha*nal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Bacchanalis</ets>. See <er>Bacchanalia</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Relating to Bacchus or his festival.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Engaged in drunken revels; drunken and riotous or noisy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bac"cha*nal</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;k"k&adot_;*n&aitalic_;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A devotee of Bacchus; one who indulges in drunken revels; one who is noisy and riotous when intoxicated; a carouser.</def> &ldquo;Tipsy <xex>bacchanals</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>The festival of Bacchus; the bacchanalia.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Drunken revelry; an orgy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A song or a dance in honor of <persfn>Bacchus</persfn>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bac`cha*na"li*a</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;k`k&adot_;*n&amacr;"l&ibreve_;*&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Bacchanal</ets> a place devoted to Bacchus; in the pl. <ets>Bacchanalia</ets> a feast of Bacchus, fr. <ets>Bacchus</ets> the god of wine, Gr. <grk>Ba`kchos</grk>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Myth.)</fld> <def>A feast or an orgy in honor of Bacchus.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: A drunken feast; drunken revels; an orgy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bac`cha*na"li*an</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;k`k&adot_;*n&amacr;"l&ibreve_;*&aitalic_;n; 106)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the festival of Bacchus; relating to or given to reveling and drunkenness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Even <qex>bacchanalian</qex> madness has its charms.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bac`cha*na"li*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bacchanal; a drunken reveler.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bac`cha*na"li*an*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The practice of bacchanalians; bacchanals; drunken revelry.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bac"chant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> E. <plw>Bacchants</plw>, L. <plw>Bacchantes</plw>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>bacchans</ets>, <ets>-antis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>bacchari</ets> to celebrate the festival of Bacchus.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A priest of Bacchus.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A bacchanal; a reveler.</def> <rj><au>Croly.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bac"chant</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Bacchanalian; fond of drunken revelry; wine-loving; reveling; carousing.</def> <rj><au>Byron.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bac"chante</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>L. pl. <plw>Bacchantes</plw>.</plu> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A priestess of Bacchus.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A female bacchanal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bac*chan"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Bacchanalian.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bac"chic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bac"chic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Bacchicus</ets>, Gr. <grk>Bakchiko`s</grk>.]</ety> <def>Of or relating to Bacchus; hence, jovial, or riotous, with intoxication; riotously drunken; -- used of revelrous gatherings.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bacchanalian, bacchanal, bibulous, carousing, drunken(prenominal), orgiastic, riotous</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bac*chi"us</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bacchii</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>Bacchius</ets> pes, Gr. <grk>"o Bakchei^os</grk> (sc. <grk>poy`s</grk> foot).]</ety> <fld>(Pros.)</fld> <def>A metrical foot composed of a short syllable and two long ones; according to some, two long and a short.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bac"chus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <grk>Ba`kchos</grk>.]</ety> <fld>(Myth.)</fld> <def>The god of wine, son of <persfn>Jupiter</persfn> and <persfn>Semele</persfn>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bac*cif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>baccifer</ets>; <ets>bacca</ets> berry + <ets>ferre</ets> to bear.]</ety> <def>Producing berries.</def> &ldquo; <xex>Bacciferous</xex> trees.&rdquo; <rj><au>Ray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bac"ci*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bacca</ets> berry + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the form of a berry.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bac*civ"o*rous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bacca</ets> berry + <ets>vorare</ets> to devour.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Eating, or subsisting on, berries; <as>as, <ex>baccivorous</ex> birds</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bace</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n., a., &amp; v.</pos> <def>See <er>Base</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{<hw>Bach"a*rach</hw>, <hw>Back"a*rack</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kind of wine made at <etsep>Bacharach</etsep> on the Rhine.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bach"e*lor</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;ch"&euptack_;*l&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>bacheler</ets> young man, F. <ets>bachelier</ets> (cf. Pr. <ets>bacalar</ets>, Sp. <ets>bachiller</ets>, Pg. <ets>bacharel</ets>, It. <ets>baccalare</ets>), LL. <ets>baccalarius</ets> the tenant of a kind of farm called <ets>baccalaria</ets>, a soldier not old or rich enough to lead his retainers into battle with a banner, a person of an inferior academical degree aspiring to a doctorate. In the latter sense, it was afterward changed to baccalaureus. See <er>Baccalaureate</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A man of any age who has not been married.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>As merry and mellow an old <qex>bachelor</qex> as ever followed a hound.</q> <rj><qau>W. Irving.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An unmarried woman.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 110 pr=SA --></p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A person who has taken the first or lowest degree in the liberal arts, or in some branch of science, at a college or university; <as>as, a <ex>bachelor</ex> of arts</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A knight who had no standard of his own, but fought under the standard of another in the field; often, a young knight.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>In the companies of London tradesmen, one not yet admitted to wear the livery; a junior member.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A kind of bass, an edible fresh-water fish (<spn>Pomoxys annularis</spn>) of the southern United States.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bachelor-at-arms</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a knight of the lowest order; he was permitted to display only a pennon.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> knight bachelor, bachelor</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bach"e*lor*dom</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;ch"&euptack_;*l&etilde_;r*d&ubreve;m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of bachelorhood; the whole body of bachelors.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bach"e*lor*hood</hw> <pr>(-h&oobreve_;d)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or condition of being a bachelor; bachelorship.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bach"e*lor*ism</hw> <pr>(-&ibreve_;z'm)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Bachelorhood; also, a manner or peculiarity belonging to bachelors.</def> <rj><au>W. Irving.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bach"e*lor's but"ton</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant with flowers shaped like buttons; especially, several species of <gen>Ranunculus</gen>, and the cornflower (<spn>Centaurea cyanus</spn>) and globe amaranth (<gen>Gomphrena</gen>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <ex>Bachelor's buttons</ex>, a name given to several flowers &ldquo;from their similitude to the jagged cloathe buttons, anciently worne in this kingdom,&rdquo; according to Johnson's <au>Gerarde, p. 472 (1633)</au>; but by other writers ascribed to &ldquo;a habit of country fellows to carry them in their pockets to divine their success with their sweethearts.&rdquo; <rj><au>Dr. Prior.</au></rj>
+</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bach"e*lor*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being a bachelor.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bach"el*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>bachelerie</ets>.]</ety> <def>The body of young aspirants for knighthood.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba*cil"lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bacillum</ets> little staff.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Shaped like a rod or staff.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or produced by, the organism bacillus; bacillary.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bac"il*la`ri*&aelig;</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>bacillum</ets>, dim. of <ets>baculum</ets> stick.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>See <er>Diatom</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bac"il*la*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to little rods; rod-shaped.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to bacilli; produced by, or containing, bacilli; bacillar; <as>as, a <ex>bacillary</ex> disease</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bacilli</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>plural of <er>bacillus</er>; usually designating aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacteria; they often occur in chainlike formations.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bacillus</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba*cil"li*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bacillum</ets> little staff + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Rod-shaped.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba*cil"lus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bacilli</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., for L. <xex>bacillum</xex>. See <er>Bacillari&aelig;</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A variety of bacterium; a microscopic, rod-shaped vegetable organism.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bacitracin</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fu>(1940)</fu> <ety>[<ets>Baci</ets>llus + Margaret <ets>Trac</ets>y, (a child whose tissues contained <spn>Bacillus subtilis</spn>) + <ets>-in</ets>. <au>RHUD.</au>]</ety> <def>a polypeptide antibacterial antibiotic of known chemical structure effective against several types of Gram-positive organisms, and usually used topically for superficial local infection.</def> <note>It is produced by <spn>Bacillus subtilis</spn> and <spn>Bacillus licheniformis</spn>, and as produced commercially is composed of several closely related substances. The predominant component, <stype>Bacitracin A</stype>, has a formula <chform>C60H103N17O16S</chform>, and contains D-ornithine, D-phenylalanine and D-glutamine residues as well as the L-isomers of leucine, isoleucine, histidine, asparagine and aspartic acid.</note> <au>[MI11]</au><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bac</ets>: cf. Arm. <ets>bag</ets>, <ets>bak</ets> a bark, D. <ets>bak</ets> tray, bowl.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, holding water, hot glue, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Hop back</b></col>, <col><b>Jack back</b></col></mcol>, <cd>the cistern which receives the infusion of malt and hops from the copper.</cd> -- <col><b>Wash back</b></col>, <cd>a vat in which distillers ferment the wort to form wash.</cd> -- <col><b>Water back</b></col>, <cd>a cistern to hold a supply of water; esp. a small cistern at the back of a stove, or a group of pipes set in the fire box of a stove or furnace, through which water circulates and is heated.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A ferryboat. See <er>Bac</er>, 1.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>b&aelig;c</ets>, <ets>bac</ets>; akin to Icel., Sw., &amp; LG. <ets>bak</ets>, Dan. <ets>bag</ets>; cf. OHG. <ets>bahho</ets> ham, Skr. <ets>bhaj</ets> to turn, OSlav. <ets>b&emacr;g&ubreve;</ets> flight. Cf. <er>Bacon</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In human beings, the hinder part of the body, extending from the neck to the end of the spine; in other animals, that part of the body which corresponds most nearly to such part of a human being; <as>as, the <ex>back</ex> of a horse, fish, or lobster</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An extended upper part, as of a mountain or ridge.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>[The mountains] their broad bare <qex>backs</qex> upheave<br/>
+Into the clouds.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The outward or upper part of a thing, as opposed to the inner or lower part; <as>as, the <ex>back</ex> of the hand, the <ex>back</ex> of the foot, the <ex>back</ex> of a hand rail</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Methought Love pitying me, when he saw this,<br/>
+Gave me your hands, the <qex>backs</qex> and palms to kiss.</q> <rj><qau>Donne.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The part opposed to the front; the hinder or rear part of a thing; <as>as, the <ex>back</ex> of a book; the <ex>back</ex> of an army; the <ex>back</ex> of a chimney</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The part opposite to, or most remote from, that which fronts the speaker or actor; or the part out of sight, or not generally seen; <as>as, the <ex>back</ex> of an island, of a hill, or of a village</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>The part of a cutting tool on the opposite side from its edge; <as>as, the <ex>back</ex> of a knife, or of a saw</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A support or resource in reserve.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This project<br/>
+Should have a <qex>back</qex> or second, that might hold,<br/>
+If this should blast in proof.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The keel and keelson of a ship.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>The upper part of a lode, or the roof of a horizontal underground passage.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>10.</sn> <def>A garment for the back; hence, clothing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A <qex>bak</qex> to walken inne by daylight.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Behind one's back</b></col>, <cd>when one is absent; without one's knowledge; <as>as, to ridicule a person <ex>behind his back</ex></as>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Full back</b></col>, <col><b>Half back</b></col>, <col><b>Quarter back</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Football)</fld>, <cd>players stationed behind those in the front line.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>To be on one's back</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>To lie on one's back</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to be helpless.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>To put one's back up</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>to get one's back up</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to assume an attitude of obstinate resistance (from the action of a cat when attacked).</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> -- <col><b>To see the back of</b></col>, <cd>to get rid of.</cd> -- <col><b>To turn the back</b></col>, <cd>to go away; to flee.</cd> -- <col><b>To turn the back on one</b></col>, <cd>to forsake or neglect him.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Being at the back or in the rear; distant; remote; <as>as, the <ex>back</ex> door; <ex>back</ex> settlements</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Being in arrear; overdue; <as>as, <ex>back</ex> rent</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Moving or operating backward; <as>as, <ex>back</ex> action</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Back blocks</b></col>, <cd>Australian pastoral country which is remote from the seacoast or from a river.</cd> [<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>] -- <col><b>Back charges</b></col>, <cd>charges brought forward after an account has been made up.</cd> -- <col><b>Back filling</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>the mass of materials used in filling up the space between two walls, or between the inner and outer faces of a wall, or upon the haunches of an arch or vault.</cd> -- <col><b>Back pressure</b></col>. <fld>(Steam Engine)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Pressure</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Back rest</b></col>, <cd>a guide attached to the slide rest of a lathe, and placed in contact with the work, to steady it in turning.</cd> -- <col><b>Back slang</b></col>, <cd>a kind of slang in which every word is written or pronounced backwards; as, <xex>nam</xex> for <xex>man</xex>.</cd> -- <col><b>Back stairs</b></col>, <cd>stairs in the back part of a house; private stairs. Also used adjectively. See <er>Back stairs</er>, <er>Backstairs</er>, and <er>Backstair</er>, in the Vocabulary.</cd> -- <col><b>Back step</b></col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>the retrograde movement of a man or body of men, without changing front.</cd> -- <col><b>Back stream</b></col>, <cd>a current running against the main current of a stream; an eddy.</cd> -- <col><b>To take the back track</b></col>, <cd>to retrace one's steps; to retreat.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;k)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Backed</conjf> <pr>(b&abreve;kt)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Backing</conjf>.]</vmorph><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To get upon the back of; to mount.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I will <qex>back</qex> him [a horse] straight.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To place or seat upon the back.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Great Jupiter, upon his eagle <qex>backed</qex>,<br/>
+Appeared to me.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To drive or force backward; to cause to retreat or recede; <as>as, to <ex>back</ex> oxen</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To make a back for; to furnish with a back; <as>as, to <ex>back</ex> books</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To adjoin behind; to be at the back of.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A garden . . . with a vineyard <qex>backed</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The chalk cliffs which <qex>back</qex> the beach.</q> <rj><qau>Huxley.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To write upon the back of; <as>as, to <ex>back</ex> a letter</as>; to indorse; <as>as, to <ex>back</ex> a note or legal document</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>To support; to maintain; to second or strengthen by aid or influence; <as>as, to <ex>back</ex> a friend</as>.</def> &ldquo;The Parliament would be <xex>backed</xex> by the people.&rdquo; <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Have still found it necessary to <qex>back</qex> and fortify their laws with rewards and punishments.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The mate <qex>backed</qex> the captain manfully.</q> <rj><qau>Blackw. Mag.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>To bet on the success of; -- as, to <xex>back</xex> a race horse.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To back an anchor</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to lay down a small anchor ahead of a large one, the cable of the small one being fastened to the crown of the large one.</cd> -- <col><b>To back the field</b></col>, <cd>in horse racing, to bet against a particular horse or horses, that some one of all the other horses, collectively designated &ldquo;the field&rdquo;, will win.</cd> -- <col><b>To back the oars</b></col>, <cd>to row backward with the oars.</cd> -- <col><b>To back a rope</b></col>, <cd>to put on a preventer.</cd> -- <col><b>To back the sails</b></col>, <cd>to arrange them so as to cause the ship to move astern.</cd> -- <col><b>To back up</b></col>, <cd>to support; to sustain; <as>as, to <ex>back up</ex> one's friends</as>.</cd> -- <col><b>To back a warrant</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>is for a justice of the peace, in the county where the warrant is to be executed, to sign or indorse a warrant, issued in another county, to apprehend an offender.</cd> -- <col><b>To back water</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to reverse the action of the oars, paddles, or propeller, so as to force the boat or ship backward.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To move or go backward; <as>as, the horse refuses to <ex>back</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To change from one quarter to another by a course opposite to that of the sun; -- used of the wind.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Sporting)</fld> <def>To stand still behind another dog which has pointed; -- said of a dog.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To back and fill</b></col>, <cd>to manage the sails of a ship so that the wind strikes them alternately in front and behind, in order to keep the ship in the middle of a river or channel while the current or tide carries the vessel against the wind.</cd> Hence: (<mark>Fig.</mark>) <cd>To take opposite positions alternately; to assert and deny.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> -- <mcol><col><b>To back out</b></col>, <col><b>To back down</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to retreat or withdraw from a promise, engagement, or contest; to recede.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Cleon at first . . . was willing to go; but, finding that he [Nicias] was in earnest, he tried to <qex>back out</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Jowett (Thucyd. )</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Shortened from <ets>aback</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In, to, or toward, the rear; <as>as, to stand <ex>back</ex>; to step <ex>back</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To the place from which one came; to the place or person from which something is taken or derived; <as>as, to go <ex>back</ex> for something left behind; to go <ex>back</ex> to one's native place; to put a book <ex>back</ex> after reading it</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To a former state, condition, or station; <as>as, to go <ex>back</ex> to private life; to go <ex>back</ex> to barbarism</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>(Of time) In times past; ago.</def> &ldquo;Sixty or seventy years <xex>back</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Gladstone.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Away from contact; by reverse movement.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The angel of the Lord . . . came, and rolled <qex>back</qex> the stone from the door.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. xxviii. 2.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>In concealment or reserve; in one's own possession; <as>as, to keep <ex>back</ex> the truth; to keep <ex>back</ex> part of the money due to another</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>In a state of restraint or hindrance.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The Lord hath kept thee <qex>back</qex> from honor.</q> <rj><qau>Numb. xxiv. 11.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>In return, repayment, or requital.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>What have I to give you <qex>back</qex>?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>In withdrawal from a statement, promise, or undertaking; <as>as, he took <ex>back</ex> the offensive words</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>10.</sn> <def>In arrear; <as>as, to be <ex>back</ex> in one's rent</as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Back and forth</b></col>, <cd>backwards and forwards; to and fro.</cd> -- <col><b>To go back on</b></col>, <cd>to turn back from; to abandon; to betray; <as>as, <ex>to go back on</ex> a friend; <ex>to go back on</ex> one's professions</as>.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>back"ache</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an ache localized in the back.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>back"-and-forth`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a discussion; give-and-take.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back"a*rack</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;k"&adot_;*r&abreve;k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Bacharach</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bac*ka"re</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Baccare</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back"band`</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;k"b&abreve;nd)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[2nd <ets>back</ets>, n. + <ets>band</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Saddlery)</fld> <def>The band which passes over the back of a horse and holds up the shafts of a carriage.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>back"bench</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;k"b&ebreve_;nch)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>any of the seats occupied by backbenchers in the House of Commons of Great Britain.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>backbencher</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;k"b&ebreve_;nch*&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>a member of the House of Commons of Great Britain who is not a party leader.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>back"bend</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;k"b&ebreve_;nd)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an acrobatic feat in which the trunk is bent backward from a standing position until the hands touch the floor.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back"bite`</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[2d <ets>back</ets>, n. + <ets>bite</ets>.]</ety> <def>To wound by clandestine detraction; to censure meanly or spitefully (an absent person); to slander or speak evil of (one absent).</def> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back"bite`</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To censure or revile the absent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They are arrant knaves, and will <qex>backbite</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back"bit`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who backbites; a secret calumniator or detractor.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back"bit`ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Secret slander; detraction.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Backbiting</qex>, and bearing of false witness.</q> <rj><qau>Piers Plowman.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back"board`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[2d <ets>back</ets>, n. + <ets>board</ets>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A board which supports the back when one is sitting;</def> <specif>specifically,</specif> <def>the board athwart the after part of a boat.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A board serving as the back part of anything, as of a wagon.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A thin stuff used for the backs of framed pictures, mirrors, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A board attached to the rim of a water wheel to prevent the water from running off the floats or paddles into the interior of the wheel.</def> <rj><au>W. Nicholson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A board worn across the back to give erectness to the figure.</def> <rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back"bond`</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;k"b&obreve_;nd`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Back</ets>, adv. + <ets>bond</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld> <def>An instrument which, in conjunction with another making an absolute disposition, constitutes a trust.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back"bone"</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;k"b&omacr;n`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[2d <ets>back</ets>, n. + <ets>bone</ets>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The column of bones in the back which sustains and gives firmness to the frame; the spine; the vertebral or spinal column.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Anything like , or serving the purpose of, a backbone.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The lofty mountains on the north side compose the granitic axis, or <qex>backbone</qex> of the country.</q> <rj><qau>Darwin.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>We have now come to the <qex>backbone</qex> of our subject.</q> <rj><qau>Earle.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Firmness; moral principle; steadfastness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Shelley's thought never had any <qex>backbone</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shairp.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To the backbone</b></col>, <cd>through and through; thoroughly; entirely.</cd> &ldquo;Staunch <xex>to the backbone</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Lord Lytton.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back"boned"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Vertebrate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back"cast`</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;k"k&adot_;st`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Back</ets>, adv. + <ets>cast</ets>.]</ety> <def>Anything which brings misfortune upon one, or causes failure in an effort or enterprise; a reverse.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>back"date</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>to make effective from an earlier date; to make retroactive.</def> <illu>The increase in tax was <ex>backdated</ex> to January.</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> back-date</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>to affix a date earlier than the present date; -- sometimes done for fraudulent purposes. Opposite of <ant>postdate</ant>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> back-date; predate; antedate.</syn><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note><ex>Backdate</ex> is sometimes used incorrectly for postdate.</note></p>
+
+<p><hw>Back" door"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A door in the back part of a building; hence, an indirect way.</def> <rj><au>Atterbury.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back"door"</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Acting from behind and in concealment; backstairs; <as>as, <ex>backdoor</ex> intrigues</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back"down`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A receding or giving up; a complete surrender.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>back"drop</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the scenery hung at back of stage. Also called in Britain <altname>backcloth</altname>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> background, backcloth</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the background, setting, or circumstances of an event; <as>as, the <ex>backdrop</ex> for the summit meeting</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Backed</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;kt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a back; fitted with a back; <as>as, a <ex>backed</ex> electrotype or stereotype plate</as>. Used in composition; <as>as, broad-<ex>backed</ex>; hump-<ex>backed</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back"er</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;k"&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, backs; especially one who backs a person or thing in a contest.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back"fall`</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;k"f&asuml_;l`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[2d <ets>back</ets>, n. + <ets>fall</ets>.]</ety> <def>A fall or throw on the back in wrestling.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>backfire</hw>, <hw>back fire</hw></mhw>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>A fire started ahead of a forest or prairie fire to burn only against the wind, so that when the two fires meet both must go out for lack of fuel.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A premature explosion in the cylinder of a gas or oil engine during the exhaust or the compression stroke, tending to drive the piston in a direction reverse to that in which it should travel; also called a <altname>knock</altname> or <altname>ping</altname>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>an explosion in the exhaust passages of an internal combustion engine.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Back"fire`</hw> <hw>Back"-fire`</hw></mhw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Engin.)</fld> <def>To have or experience a back fire or back fires; -- said of an internal-combustion engine.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of a Bunsen or similar air-fed burner, to light so that the flame proceeds from the internal gas jet instead of from the external jet of mixed gas and air.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Back"-fir`ing</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>back"-for*ma`tion</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Linguistics)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a word invented (usually unwittingly by subtracting an affix) on the assumption that a familiar word derives from it, such as <examp>emote</examp> from emotion.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the process of inventing a back-formation{1}.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back"friend`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Back</ets>, n. or adv. + <ets>friend</ets>.]</ety> <def>A secret enemy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>back"gam`mon</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Origin unknown; perhaps fr. Dan. <ets>bakke</ets> tray + E. <ets>game</ets>; or very likely the first part is from E. <ets>back</ets>, adv., and the game is so called because the men are often set <ets>back</ets>.]</ety> <def>A game of chance and skill, played by two persons on a &ldquo;board&rdquo; marked off into twenty-four spaces called &ldquo;points&rdquo;. Each player has fifteen pieces, or &ldquo;men&rdquo;, the movements of which from point to point are determined by throwing dice. Formerly called <altname>tables</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>backgammon board</b></col>, <cd>a board for playing backgammon, often made in the form of two rectangular trays hinged together, each tray containing two &ldquo;tables&rdquo;.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>back`gam"mon</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>In the game of backgammon, to beat by ending the game before the loser is clear of his first &ldquo;table&rdquo;. When played for betting purposes, the winner in such a case scores three times the wagered amount.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>back"ground`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Back</ets>, a. + <ets>ground</ets>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Ground in the rear or behind, or in the distance, as opposed to the <contr>foreground</contr>, or the ground in <xex>front</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Paint.)</fld> <def>The space which is behind and subordinate to a portrait or group of figures.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The distance in a picture is usually divided into foreground, middle distance, and <xex>background</xex>.</note> <rj><au>Fairholt.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Anything behind, serving as a foil; <as>as, the statue had a <ex>background</ex> of red hangings</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A place in obscurity or retirement, or out of sight.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I fancy there was a <qex>background</qex> of grinding and waiting before Miss Torry could produce this highly finished . . . performance.</q> <rj><qau>Mrs. Alexander.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A husband somewhere in the <qex>background</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The set of conditions within which an action takes place, including the social and physical conditions as well as the psychological states of the participants; <as>as, within the <ex>background</ex> of the massive budget deficits of the 1980's, new spending programs had little chance of passage by the congress</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>The set of conditions that precede and affect an action, such as the social and historical precedents for the event, as well as the general background{5}; <as>as, against the <ex>background</ex> of their expulsion by the Serbs, the desire of Kosovars for vengeance is understandable though regrettable</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Science)</fld> <def>The signals that may be detected by a measurement which are not due to the phenomenon being studied, and tend to make the measurement uncertain to a greater or lesser degree.</def> <specif>Specifically:</specif> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>Electronic noise present in a system using electronic measuring instrument or in a telecommunications system, which may hide and which must be differentiated from the desired signal; also called <ecol><b>background noise</b></ecol> or <altname>noise</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Journalism)</fld> <def>An agreement between a journalist and an interviewee that the name of the interviewee will not be quoted in any publication, although the substance of the remarks may be reported; -- often used in the phrase &ldquo;on background&rdquo;. Compare <cref>deep background</cref>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To place in the background</b></col>, <cd>to make of little consequence.</cd> <col><b>To keep in the background</b></col>, <cd>to remain unobtrusive, inconspicuous or out of sight; -- of people.</cd> <col><b>deep background</b></col>, <fld>(Journalism)</fld> <cd>the status of an interview which must not be quoted in a publication, even without attribution. Compare <er>background</er>{8}.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>back"ground*ing</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Computers)</fld> <def>The execution of low priority programs while higher priority programs are not using the processing system.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> background processing</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back"hand`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Back</ets>, adv. + <ets>hand</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A kind of handwriting in which the downward slope of the letters is from left to right.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Sports)</fld> <def>The stroke of a ball with a racket or paddle, in which head of the racket starts from the side of the body opposite to that of the arm in which the racket is held, and proceeds forward to meet the ball. Contrasted with <contr>forehand</contr>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back"hand`</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Sloping from left to right; -- said of handwriting.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Backhanded; indirect; oblique.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back"hand`ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>With the hand turned backward; <as>as, a <ex>backhanded</ex> blow</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Indirect; awkward; insincere; sarcastic; <as>as, a <ex>backhanded</ex> compliment</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Turned back, or inclining to the left; <as>as, <ex>backhanded</ex> letters</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>back"hand`ed</hw>, <pos>a. &amp; adv.</pos> <fld>(Sport)</fld> <def>Stroked with a backhand{2}; <as>as, a <ex>backhanded</ex> drive</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back"hand`ed*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>State of being backhanded; the using of backhanded or indirect methods.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back"hand`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A backhanded blow.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back"heel`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Wrestling)</fld> <def>A method of tripping by getting the leg back of the opponent's heel on the outside and pulling forward while pushing his body back; a throw made in this way.</def> -- <def2><pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To trip (a person) in this way.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back"house`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Back</ets>, a. + <ets>house</ets>.]</ety> <def>A building behind the main building.</def> <specif>Specifically:</specif> <def>A privy; an outhouse; a necessary.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of moving backward, or of putting or moving anything backward.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is behind, and forms the back of, anything, usually giving strength or stability.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Support or aid given to a person or cause.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Bookbinding)</fld> <def>The preparation of the back of a book with glue, etc., before putting on the cover.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back"joint`</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;k"joint`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Back</ets>, a. or adv. + <ets>joint</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A rebate or chase in masonry left to receive a permanent slab or other filling.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back"lash`</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;k"l&abreve;sh`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Back</ets>, adv. + <ets>lash</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>The distance through which one part of connected machinery, as a wheel, piston, or screw, can be moved without moving the connected parts, resulting from looseness in fitting or from wear; also, the jarring or reflex motion caused in badly fitting machinery by irregularities in velocity or a reverse of motion.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A strong and sudden reverse movement in a moving part of a machine.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A strong popular reaction serving to counter the effect of an action; -- used especially of adverse reactions to social or political developments.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without a back.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back"log`</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;k"l&obreve_;g`; 115)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Back</ets>, a. + <ets>log</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A large stick of wood, forming the back of a fire on the hearth. Contrasted to <contr>forestick</contr>.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>There was first a <qex>backlog</qex>, from fifteen to four and twenty inches in diameter and five feet long, imbedded in the ashes.</q> <rj><qau>S. G. Goodrich.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An accumulation (of tasks or of materials) that were not performed or processed at the normal time and require attention; <as>as, unexpected demand led to a large <ex>backlog</ex> of unfilled orders; politically motivated delays led to a large <ex>backlog</ex> of unconfirmed judicial appointments</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>back"pack</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a bag carried on the back, supported by straps looped over the shoulders.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> knapsack; rucksack; haversack.</syn>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>back"pack</hw> <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>to hike while carrying a backpack; -- often used in the form <altname>go backpacking</altname>; <as>as, to <ex>backpack</ex> through the forest</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>back"pack*er</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>one who backpacks; <as>as, two <ex>backpackers</ex> were mauled by bears in Yellowstone this week</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>back"ped*al</hw> <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>pedal backwards, as on a bicycle.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>step backwards, in boxing.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>modify one' opinion, usually by making it less strong or adding qualifications.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Back"piece`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Back"plate`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Back</ets>, n. or a. + <ets>piece</ets>, <ets>plate</ets>. ]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A piece, or plate which forms the back of anything, or which covers the back.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Specifically:</specif> <def>A piece of plate armor protecting the back; -- it is worn as part of a <partof>cuirass</partof>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 111 pr=SA --></p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Back"rack</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;k"r&abreve;k)</pr>, <hw>Back"rag</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;k"r&abreve;g)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Bacharach</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>back"rest</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a support that you can lean against while sitting.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> back.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>backroom</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the meeting place of a group of leaders who make their decisions via private negotiations.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Backs</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;ks)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>Among leather dealers, the thickest and stoutest tanned hides.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back"saw`</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;k"s&asuml_;`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[2d <ets>back</ets>, n. + <ets>saw</ets>.]</ety> <def>A saw (as a tenon saw) whose blade is stiffened by an added metallic back.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back"set`</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;k"s&ebreve_;t`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Back</ets>, adv. + <ets>set</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A check; a relapse; a discouragement; a setback.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Whatever is thrown back in its course, as water.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Slackwater, or the <qex>backset</qex> caused by the overflow.</q> <rj><qau>Harper's Mag.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back"set`</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To plow again, in the fall; -- said of prairie land broken up in the spring.</def> <mark>[Western U.S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back"set"tler</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;k"s&ebreve_;t"l&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Back</ets>, a. + <ets>settler</ets>.]</ety> <def>One living in the back or outlying districts of a community.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The English <qex>backsettlers</qex> of Leinster and Munster.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Back"sheesh`</hw>, &Verbar;<hw>Back"shish`</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pers. <ets>bakhsh&imacr;sh</ets>, fr. <ets>bakhsh&imacr;dan</ets> to give.]</ety> <def>In Egypt and the Turkish empire, a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter); a gratuity; a &ldquo;tip&rdquo;.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> gratuity, tip, baksheesh, bakshish, bakshis.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back"side`</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;k"s&imacr;d`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Back</ets>, a. + <ets>side</ets>.]</ety> <def>The hinder part, posteriors, or rump of a person or animal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Backside</xex> (one word) was formerly used of the rear part or side of any thing or place, but in such senses is now two words.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back"sight`</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;k"s&imacr;t`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Back</ets>, adv. + <ets>sight</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Surv.)</fld> <def>The reading of the leveling staff in its unchanged position when the leveling instrument has been taken to a new position; a sight directed backwards to a station previously occupied. Cf. <er>Foresight</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 3.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back"slide"</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;k"sl&imacr;d"; 277)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Backslid</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. p.</pos> <conjf>Backslidden</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <conjf>Backslid</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Backsliding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[<ets>Back</ets>, adv. + <ets>slide</ets>.]</ety> <def>To slide back; to fall away; esp. to abandon gradually the faith and practice of a religion that has been professed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back"slid"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who backslides.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back"slid"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Slipping back; falling back into sin or error; sinning.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Turn, O <qex>backsliding</qex> children, saith the Lord.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. iii. 14.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back"slid"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of one who backslides; abandonment of faith or duty.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Our <qex>backslidings</qex> are many.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. xiv. 7.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>backspace</hw>, <hw>backspacer</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The key on a typewriter or other keyboard used for back spacing.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> backspace key.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>backspace</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>In typing text, to press the backspace key so as to reposition the carriage or cursor on the previous space.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back"staff`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An instrument formerly used for taking the altitude of the heavenly bodies, but now superseded by the quadrant and sextant; -- so called because the observer turned his back to the body observed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>back"stage</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(theater)</fld> <def>the area on the stage out of sight of the audience.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> wing, wings, offstage.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>backs"tage</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>concealed from the public; in private.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> behind the scenes.</syn>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Back"stairs`</hw>, <hw>Back" stairs`</hw></mhw>. <pr>(b&abreve;k"st&acirc;rz`)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Stairs in the back part of a house, as distinguished from the <contr>front stairs</contr>; a second staircase at the rear of a building; hence, a private or indirect way.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Back"stairs`</hw>, <hw>Back"stair`</hw> }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Private; indirect; secret; conducted with secrecy; intriguing; -- as if finding access by the back stairs; <as>as, <ex>backstairs</ex> gossip</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, on the quiet(predicate), secret, subterranean, surreptitious, undercover, underground.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A <qex>backstairs</qex> influence.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Female caprice and <qex>backstair</qex> influence.</q> <rj><qau>Trevelyan.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back"stay`</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;k"st&amacr;`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Back</ets>, a. or n. + <ets>stay</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A rope or stay extending from the masthead to the side of a ship, slanting a little aft, to assist the shrouds in supporting the mast.</def> <mark>[Often used in the plural.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A rope or strap used to prevent excessive forward motion.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back"ster</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Baxter</er>.]</ety> <def>A baker.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back"stitch`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Back</ets>, adv. + <ets>stitch</ets>.]</ety> <def>A stitch made by setting the needle back of the end of the last stitch, and bringing it out in front of the end.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back"stitch`</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To sew with backstitches; <as>as, to <ex>backstitch</ex> a seam</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back"stop`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In baseball, a fence, prop. at least 90 feet behind the home base, to stop the balls that pass the catcher; also, the catcher himself.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In rounders, the player who stands immediately behind the striking base.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>In cricket, the longstop; also, the wicket keeper.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back"stress</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;k"str&ebreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A female baker.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>back"stroke`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a swimming stroke that resembles the crawl except the swimmer lies on his or her back. It is usually executed with backward-moving circular arm strokes and a flutter kick.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>back"swept`</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>aligned from front to back; slanted toward the back; -- used of hair.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> sweptback.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back"sword`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[2d <ets>back</ets>, <pos>n.</pos> + <ets>sword</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A sword with one sharp edge.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In England, a stick with a basket handle, used in rustic amusements; also, the game in which the stick is used. Also called <xex>singlestick</xex>.</def> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>back"swim`mer</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>any of numerous predaceous aquatic insects of the family <fam>Notonectidae</fam> (such as <styp><spn>Notonecta undulata</spn></styp>) that swim on their backs and may inflict painful bites; -- also called <altname>boat bug</altname>.</def> <au>[RHUD]</au><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>back-to-back</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>occurring immediately one after the other; consecutive.</def> <illu><ex>back-to-back</ex> home runs</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> consecutive.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>oriented with the backs toward each other, and sometimes touching.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>back" up</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>to move in a reverse direction; -- used of vehicles or animals.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>to accumulate due to a blockage of flow; <as>as, a traffic <ex>backup</ex> due to an accident; a sewage <ex>backup</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>back" up</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>to serve as a backup{3} for (another person or persons); <as>as, the patrolmen <ex>backed up</ex> the detectives as they went inside to make the arrest; the center fielder <ex>backed up</ex> the shortstop on the play</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Computers)</fld> <def>to make a backup{5} of; <as>as, the sysop <ex>backed up</ex> the purchasing data files every night</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>back"up</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>anything kept in reserve to serve as a substitute in case of failure or unavailability of the normal or primary object; -- used for devices, plans, people, etc. Also used attributively; <as>as, there was no <ex>backup</ex> for the electrical supply; a <ex>backup</ex> motor; a <ex>backup</ex> generator</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Music)</fld> <def>a musician or group of musicians accompanying a soloist, whether vocalists or instrumentalists.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> accompaniment.</syn>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>a person or group of persons serving as reinforcement for another or others; <as>as, the policeman called for <ex>backup</ex> when he was fired on</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>an accumulation, overflow, or reverse flow (in traffic or a liquid flow system) caused by a stoppage or other malfunction.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Computers)</fld> <def>A copy of a program or data from a computer onto a data-storage medium, usually one that may be removed to safe storage at a distance from the computer; it is used to preserve data for use in the contingency that the original data on the computer may be lost or become unusable. A backup that is removed from the building housing the computer system (to provide protection against loss of data in a disastrous event such as a fire) is called <styp><ecol><b>off-site backup</b></ecol></styp>. Also used attributively; <as>as, <ex>backup</ex> copy</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Computers)</fld> <def>The act or process of creating a backup{5}; <as>as, they performed a full system <ex>backup</ex> every weekend</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Back"ward</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Back"wards</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Back</ets>, adv. + <ets>-ward</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>With the back in advance or foremost; <as>as, to ride <ex>backward</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Toward the back; toward the rear; <as>as, to throw the arms <ex>backward</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>On the back, or with the back downward.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Thou wilt fall <qex>backward</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Toward, or in, past time or events; ago.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Some reigns <qex>backward</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>By way of reflection; reflexively.</def> <rj><au>Sir J. Davies.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>From a better to a worse state, as from honor to shame, from religion to sin.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The work went <qex>backward</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>In a contrary or reverse manner, way, or direction; contrarily; <as>as, to read <ex>backwards</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>We might have . . . beat them <qex>backward</qex> home.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back"ward</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Directed to the back or rear; <as>as, <ex>backward</ex> glances</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Unwilling; averse; reluctant; hesitating; loath.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>For wiser brutes were <qex>backward</qex> to be slaves.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Not well advanced in learning; not quick of apprehension; dull; inapt; <as>as, a <ex>backward</ex> child</as>.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>backward</xex> learner.&rdquo; <rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Late or behindhand; <as>as, a <ex>backward</ex> season</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Not advanced in civilization; undeveloped; <as>as, the country or region is in a <ex>backward</ex> state</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Already past or gone; bygone.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And flies unconscious o'er each <qex>backward</qex> year.</q> <rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back"ward</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state behind or past.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In the dark <qex>backward</qex> and abysm of time.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back"ward</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To keep back; to hinder.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back`war*da"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Backward</ets>, v. t. + <ets>-ation</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Stock Exchange)</fld> <def>The seller's postponement of delivery of stock or shares, with the consent of the buyer, upon payment of a premium to the latter; -- also, the premium so paid. See <er>Contango</er>.</def> <rj><au>Biddle.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back"ward*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Reluctantly; slowly; aversely.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir P. Sidney.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Perversely; ill.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And does he think so <qex>backwardly</qex> of me?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>back"ward*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being backward.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>back"wash`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To clean the oil from (wool) after combing.</def> <rj><au>Ash.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>To clean (a filter, a chromatography column, a water softener, etc.) by passing liquid through in the reverse of the normal direction of flow. This procedure dislodges particles which clog the pores of the filter or column packing, removing them from the filter or column.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>back"wash`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The flow of water propelled backward by the propeller, paddle wheel, or oars of a boat.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Aeron.)</fld> <def>The backward flowing air within the wash of an airplane, caused mostly by the engine.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back"wa`ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Back</ets>, a. or adv. + <ets>-water</ets>. ]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Water turned back in its course by an obstruction, an opposing current, or the flow of the tide, as in a sewer or river channel, or across a river bar.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An accumulation of water overflowing the low lands, caused by an obstruction.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Water thrown back by the turning of a waterwheel, or by the paddle wheels of a steamer.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back"woods"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Back</ets>, a. + <ets>woods</ets>.]</ety> <def>The forests or partly cleared grounds on the frontiers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back"woods"man</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Backwoodsmen</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <def>A man living in the forest in or beyond the new settlements, especially on the western frontiers of the United States in former times.</def> <rj><au>Fisher Ames.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Back"worm`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[2d <ets>back</ets>, n. + <ets>worm</ets>.]</ety> <def>A disease of hawks. See <er>Filanders</er>.</def> <rj><au>Wright.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba"con</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>bacon</ets>, fr. OHG. <ets>bacho</ets>, <ets>bahho</ets>, flitch of bacon, ham; akin to E. <ets>back</ets>. Cf. <ets>Back</ets> the back side.]</ety> <def>The back and sides of a pig salted and smoked; formerly, the flesh of a pig salted or fresh.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bacon beetle</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a beetle (<spn>Dermestes lardarius</spn>) which, especially in the larval state, feeds upon bacon, woolens, furs, etc. See <er>Dermestes</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>To save one's bacon</b></col>, <cd>to save one's self or property from harm or loss.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Bacon</hw>, <hw>Roger Bacon</hw></mhw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>Roger Bacon. A celebrated English philosopher of the thirteenth century. Born at or near Ilchester, Somersetshire, about 1214: died probably at Oxford in 1294. He is credited with a recognition of the importance of experiment in answering questions about the natural world, recognized the potential importance of gunpowder and explosives generally, and wrote comments about several of the physical sciences that anticipated facts proven by experiment only much later.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The Franciscan monk, Roger Bacon (c. 1214 - 1294) was an important transitional figure in chemistry as he was trained in the alchemical tradition, but introduced many of the modern concepts of experimental science. Bacon believed that experiment was necessary to support theory, but for him the theory as presented in the Bible was true and the experiment only underlined that truth. One of Bacon's lasting contributions was his references to gunpowder, bringing this discovery to the general attention of literate Europeans.<br/>
+<br/>
+ Gunpowder had been known for centuries in China, being used for fireworks and incendiary grenades. Gunpowder is a simple mixture of charcoal, sulfur, and potassium nitrate (known generally as saltpeter). Saltpeter is a major component of guano (bird droppings) and may be recovered from privies where it will crystallize. By 1324, Europeans had discovered the art of using gunpowder to fire a projectile, marking the end of the period of castles and knights in armor.</q> <qau>Prof. Tom Bitterwolf, Univ. of Idaho (Post-class notes, 1999).</qau><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Roger Bacon was Born at or near Ilchester, Somersetshire, about 1214: died probably at Oxford in 1294. He was educated at Oxford and Paris (whence he appears to have returned to England about 1250), and joined the Franciscan order. In 1257 he was sent by his superiors to Paris where he was kept in close confinement for several years. About 1265 he was invited by Pope Clement IV. to write a general treatise on the sciences, in answer to which he composed his chief work, the "Opus Majus." He was in England in 1268. In 1278 his writings were condemned as heretical by a council of his order, in consequence of which he was again placed in confinement. He was at liberty in 1292. Besides the "Opus Majus," his most notable works are "Opus Minus," "Opus Tertium," and "Compendium Philosophiae." See Siebert, "Roger Bacon," 1861; Held, "Roger Bacon's Praktische Philosophie," 1881; and L. Schneider, "Roger Bacon," 1873.</q> <qau>Century Dict. 1906.</qau><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q> Dr. Whewell says that Roger Bacon's Opus Majus is "the encyclopedia and Novam Organon of the Thirteenth Century, a work equally wonderful with regard to its general scheme and to the special treatises with which the outlines of the plans are filled up.<sb/> The professed object of the work is to urge the necessity of a reform in the mode of philosophizing, to set forth the reasons why knowledge had not made a greater progress, to draw back attention to the sources of knowledge which had been unwisely neglected, to discover other sources which were yet almost untouched, and to animate men in the undertaking by a prospect of the vast advantages which it offered.<sb/> In the development of this plan all the leading portions of science are expanded in the most complete shape which they had at that time assumed; and improvements of a very wide and striking kind are proposed in some of the principal branches of study.<sb/> Even if the work had no leading purposes it would have been highly valuable as a treasure of the most solid knowledge and soundest speculations of the time; even if it bad contained no such details it would have been a work most remarkable for its general views and scope."</q> <qau>James J. Walsh (Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries, 1913.</qau><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Bacon</hw>, <hw>Francis Bacon</hw></mhw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>Francis Bacon. A celebrated English philosopher, jurist, and statesman, son of Sir Nicholas Bacon.
+ Born at York House, London, Jan. 22, 1561: died at Highgate, April 9, 1626, created <altname>Baron Verulam</altname> July 12, 1618, and <altname>Viscount St. Albans</altname> Jan. 27, 1621: commonly, but incorrectly, called <altname>Lord Bacon</altname>.
+ He studied at Trinity College, Cambridge, April, 1573, to March, 1575, and at Gray's Inn 1575; became attached to the embassy of Sir Amias Paulet in France in 1576; was admitted to the bar in 1582; entered Parliament in 1584; was knighted in 1603; became solicitor-general in 1607, and attorney-general in 1613; was made a privy councilor in 1616, lord keeper in 1617, and lord chancellor in 1618; and was tried in 1621 for bribery, condemned, fined, and removed from office. A notable incident of his career was his connection with the Earl of Essex, which began in July, 1591, remained an intimate friendship until the fall of Essex (1600-01), and ended in Bacon's active efforts to secure the conviction of the earl for treason. (See Essex.) His great fame rests upon his services as a reformer of the methods of scientific investigation; and though his relation to the progress of knowledge has been exaggerated and misunderstood, his reputation as one of the chief founders of modern inductive science is well grounded. His chief works are the "Advancement of Learning," published in English as "The Two Books of Francis Bacon of the Proficience and Advancement of Learning Divine and Human," in 1605; the "Novum organum sive indicia vera de interpretatione naturae," published in Latin, 1620, as a "second part" of the (incomplete) "Instauratio magna"; the "De dignitate et
+augmentis scientiarum," published in Latin in 1623; "Historia Ventorum" (1622), "Historia Vitae et Mortis" (1623), "Historia Densi et Rari" (posthumously, 1658), "Sylva Sylvarum" (posthumously, 1627), "New Atlantis," "Essays" (1597, 1612, 1625), "De Sapientia Veterum" (1609), "Apothegms New and Old," "History of Henry VII." (1622).
+Works edited by Ellis, Spedding, and Heath (7 vols. 1857); Life by Spedding
+(7 vols. 1861, 2 vols. 1878). See Shakspere.</def> <au>Century Dict. 1906.</au><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba*co"ni*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Lord Francis Bacon, or to his system of philosophy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba*co"ni*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who adheres to the philosophy of Lord Bacon.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who maintains that Lord Bacon is the author of the works commonly attributed to Shakespeare.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Baconian method</b></col>, <cd>the inductive method. See <er>Induction</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bac`ter*e"mi*a</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;k*t&emacr;r*&emacr;"m&emacr;*&adot_; <it>or</it> b&abreve;k`t&ubreve;*r&emacr;"m&emacr;*&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The presence of bacteria in the blood.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bacteriemia.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bacteremic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to bacteremia.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bac*te"ri*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>See <er>Bacterium</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bac*te"ri*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or caused by bacteria.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bac*te"ri*ci`dal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Destructive of bacteria.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bac*te"ri*cide</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;k*t&emacr;"r&ibreve_;*s&imacr;d)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bacterium</ets> + L. <ets>caedere</ets> to kill]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Germicide</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bac*teri*e"mi*a</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;k*t&etilde_;r*&emacr;*&emacr;"m&emacr;*&adot_;)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The presence of bacteria in the blood; same as <er>bacteremia</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bac"te*rin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A bacterial vaccine.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bac*te"ri*o*log`ic*al</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;k*t&emacr;`r&ibreve_;*&ouptack_;*l&obreve_;j"&ibreve_;*k&aitalic_;l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to bacteriology; <as>as, <ex>bacteriological</ex> studies</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bac*te"ri*ol`o*gist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One skilled in bacteriology.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bac*te"ri*ol`o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bacterium</ets> + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The branch of microbiology relating to bacteria.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bac*te`ri*ol"y*sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.; fr. Gr. <grk>bakth`rion</grk>, <grk>bak`tron</grk>, a staff + &unr_; a loosing.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Chemical decomposition brought about by bacteria without the addition of oxygen.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The destruction or dissolution of bacterial cells.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Bac*te`ri*o*lyt"ic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bacteriophage</hw> <pos>n. sing. &amp; pl.</pos> <def>a virus which infects bacteria; -- also colloquially called <altname>phage</altname> in laboratory jargon.</def> <note>Bacteriophages are of many varieties, generally specific for one or a narrow range of bacterial species, and almost every bacterium is susceptible to at least one bacteriophage. They may have DNA or RNA as their genetic component. Certain types of bacteriophage, called <styp><col><b>temperate bacteriophage</b></col></styp>, may infect but not kill their host bacteria, residing in and replicating either as a plasmid or integrated into the host genome. Under certain conditions, a resident temperate phage may become induced to multiply rapidly and vegetatively, killing and lysing its host bacterium, and producing multiple progeny. The <stype>lambda phage</stype> of <spn>Eschericia coli</spn>, much studied in biochemical and genetic research, is of the temperate type.</note><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>bacteriophagic</hw> <hw>bacteriophagous</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to bacteriophage.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bac*te`ri*o*scop"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Relating to bacterioscopy; <as>as, a <ex>bacterioscopic</ex> examination</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bac*te`ri*os"co*pist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>One skilled in bacterioscopic examinations.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bac*te`ri*os"co*py</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;k*t&emacr;`r&ibreve_;*&obreve_;s"k&ouptack_;*p&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bacterium</ets> + <ets>-scopy</ets>; fr. Gr. <grk>bakth`rion</grk>, <grk>ba`ktron</grk>, a staff + <grk>skopei^n</grk> to view.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The application of a knowledge of bacteria for their detection and identification, as in the examination of polluted water.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Microscopic examination or investigation of bacteria.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Bac*te`ri*o*scop"ic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> -- <wf>*scop"ic*al*ly</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Bac*te`ri*os"co*pist</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bacteriostasis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>inhibition of the growth of bacteria, without outright killing of the organism.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bacteriostat</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a chemical or biological material that inhibits bacterial growth.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bacteriostatic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to bacteriostasis or a bacteriostat.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>causing bacteriostasis; -- said of chemical substances, such as certain antibacterial agents.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Substances, such as antibiotics, which inhibit bacterial growth are usually classified as bacteriostatic or bacteriocidal depending on the rate at which bacteria exposed to the agents{4} die. The rates of death of bacteria exposed to antibacterial agents{4} are, however, dependent on the concentration of the agent{4}, and form a continuum with some antibacterial agents{4} of intermediate type. The penicillins are considered as typical bactericidal agents, and chloramphenicol or the sulfa drugs as typical bacteriostatic agents. In general, inhibitors of cell-wall synthesis will be bactericidal and many inhibitors of protein synthesis are classed as bacteriostatic, but some of the aminoglycosides also kill bacteria rapidly.</note><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bacterise</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>to subject to the action of bacteria.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bacterize.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bac*te"ri*um</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;k*t&emacr;"r&ibreve_;*&ubreve;m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bacteria</plw> <pr>(b&abreve;k*t&emacr;"r&ibreve_;*&adot_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>bakth`rion</grk>, <grk>ba`ktron</grk>, a staff: cf. F. <ets>bact&eacute;rie</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A microscopic single-celled organism having no distinguishable nucleus, belonging to the kingdom Monera. Bacteria have varying shapes, usually taking the form of a jointed rodlike filament, or a small sphere, but also in certain cases having a branched form. Bacteria are destitute of chlorophyll, but in those members of the phylum <phylum>Cyanophyta</phylum> (the blue-green algae) other light-absorbing pigments are present. They are the smallest of microscopic organisms which have their own metabolic processes carried on within cell membranes, viruses being smaller but not capable of living freely. The bacteria are very widely diffused in nature, and multiply with marvelous rapidity, both by fission and by spores. Bacteria may require oxygen for their energy-producing metabolism, and these are called <stype>aerobes</stype>; or may multiply in the absence of oxygen, these forms being <stype>anaerobes</stype>. Certain species are active agents in fermentation, while others appear to be the cause of certain infectious diseases. The branch of science with studies bacteria is <er>bacteriology</er>, being a division of <er>microbiology</er>. See <er>Bacillus</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bacterize</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>to subject to the action of bacteria.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bacterise.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bac"te*roid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bac`te*roid"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bacterium</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Resembling bacteria; <as>as, <ex>bacteroid</ex> particles</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bac"tri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Bactria in Asia.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native of Bactria.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bactrian camel</b></col>, <cd>the two-humped camel.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bac"ule</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>See <er>Bascule</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>baculiform</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>shaped like a rod.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> baccilar, bacillary, bacilliform, rod-shaped.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bac"u*line</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>baculum</ets> staff.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the rod or punishment with the rod.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bac"u*lite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>baculum</ets> stick, staff; cf. F. <ets>baculite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A cephalopod of the extinct genus <gen>Baculites</gen>, found fossil in the Cretaceous rocks. It is like an uncoiled ammonite.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bac`u*lom"e*try</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>baculum</ets> staff + <ets>-metry</ets>.]</ety> <def>Measurement of distance or altitude by a staff or staffs.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bad</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;d)</pr>, <pos>imp.</pos> <mord>of <er>Bid</er>.</mord> <def>Bade.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bad</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;d)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <adjf>Worse</adjf> <pr>(w&ucirc;s)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Worst</adjf> <pr>(w&ucirc;st)</pr>.]</amorph> <ety>[Probably fr. AS. <ets>b&aelig;ddel</ets> hermaphrodite; cf. <ets>b&aelig;dling</ets> effeminate fellow.]</ety> <def>Wanting good qualities, whether physical or moral; injurious, hurtful, inconvenient, offensive, painful, unfavorable, or defective, either physically or morally; evil; vicious; wicked; -- the opposite of <ant>good</ant>; <as>as, a <ex>bad</ex> man; <ex>bad</ex> conduct; <ex>bad</ex> habits; <ex>bad</ex> soil; <ex>bad</ex> air; <ex>bad</ex> health; a <ex>bad</ex> crop; <ex>bad</ex> news</as>.</def><br/>
+<note> Sometimes used substantively.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The strong antipathy of good to <qex>bad</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Pernicious; deleterious; noxious; baneful; injurious; hurtful; evil; vile; wretched; corrupt; wicked; vicious; imperfect.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ba`daud"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A person given to idle observation of everything, with wonder or astonishment; a credulous or gossipy idler.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A host of stories . . . dealing chiefly with the subject of his great wealth, an ever delightful topic to the <qex>badauds</qex> of Paris.</q> <rj><qau>Pall Mall Mag.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bad"der</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <def><pos>compar.</pos> of <er>Bad</er>, <pos>a.</pos></def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bad"der*locks</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Perh. for <ets>Balderlocks</ets>, fr. <ets>Balder</ets> the Scandinavian deity.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A large black seaweed (<spn>Alaria esculenta</spn>) sometimes eaten in Europe; -- also called <altname>murlins</altname>, <altname>honeyware</altname>, and <altname>henware</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bad"dish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Somewhat bad; inferior.</def> <rj><au>Jeffrey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bade</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;d)</pr>. <def>A form of the past tense of <er>Bid</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Badge</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;j)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>bagea</ets>, <ets>bagia</ets>, sign, prob. of German origin; cf. AS. <ets>be&aacute;g</ets>, <ets>be&aacute;h</ets>, bracelet, collar, crown, OS. <ets>b&omacr;g-</ets> in comp., AS. <ets>b&umacr;gan</ets> to bow, bend, G. <ets>biegen</ets>. See <er>Bow</er> to bend.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A distinctive mark, token, sign, or cognizance, worn on the person; <as>as, the <ex>badge</ex> of a society; the <ex>badge</ex> of a policeman</as>.</def> &ldquo;Tax gatherers, recognized by their official <xex>badges</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Prescott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Something characteristic; a mark; a token.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Sweet mercy is nobility's true <qex>badge</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A carved ornament on the stern of a vessel, containing a window or the representation of one.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Badge</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;j)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To mark or distinguish with a badge.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Badge"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having no badge.</def> <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Badg"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Of uncertain origin; perh. fr. an old verb <ets>badge</ets> to lay up provisions to sell again.]</ety> <def>An itinerant licensed dealer in commodities used for food; a hawker; a huckster; -- formerly applied especially to one who bought grain in one place and sold it in another.</def> <mark>[Now dialectic, Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Badg"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bageard</ets>, prob. fr. <ets>badge</ets> + <ets>-ard</ets>, in reference to the white mark on its forehead. See <er>Badge</er>,<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A carnivorous quadruped of the genus <gen>Meles</gen> or of an allied genus. It is a burrowing animal, with short, thick legs, and long claws on the fore feet. One species (<spn>Meles meles</spn> <it>or</it> <spn>Meles vulgaris</spn>), called also <altname>brock</altname>, inhabits the north of Europe and Asia; another species (<spn>Taxidea taxus</spn> <it>or</it> <spn>Taxidea Americana</spn> <it>or</it> <spn>Taxidea Labradorica</spn>) inhabits the northern parts of North America. See <er>Teledu</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A brush made of badgers' hair, used by artists.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Badger dog</b></col>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Dachshund</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Badg"er</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Badgered</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Badgering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[For sense 1, see 2d <er>Badger</er>; for 2, see 1st <er>Badger</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To tease or annoy, as a badger when baited; to worry or irritate persistently.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To beat down; to cheapen; to barter; to bargain.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Badg"er*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who badgers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A kind of dog used in badger baiting.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Badg"er game</hw>. <def>The method of blackmailing by decoying a person into a compromising situation and extorting money by threats of exposure.</def> <mark>[Cant]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Badg"er*ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of one who badgers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The practice of buying wheat and other kinds of food in one place and selling them in another for a profit.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Badg"er-legged`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having legs of unequal length, as the badger was thought to have.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Badger State</hw>. <def>Wisconsin; -- a nickname.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bad`i*a"ga</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;d`&ibreve_;&amacr;"g&adot_; <it>or</it> b&adot_;d*y&auml;"g&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Russ. <ets>badiaga</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A fresh-water sponge <gen>(Spongilla)</gen>, common in the north of Europe, the powder of which is used to take away the livid marks of bruises.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ba"di*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>badiane</ets>, fr. Per. <ets>b&amacr;di&amacr;n</ets> anise.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An evergreen Chinese shrub of the Magnolia family (<spn>Illicium anisatum</spn>), and its aromatic seeds; Chinese anise; star anise.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba*di"geon</hw> <pr>(b&adot_;*d&ibreve_;j"&ubreve;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A cement or distemper paste (as of plaster and powdered freestone, or of sawdust and glue or lime) used by sculptors, builders, and workers in wood or stone, to fill holes, cover defects, finish a surface, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ba`di`nage"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>badiner</ets> to joke, OF. to trifle, be silly, fr. <ets>badin</ets> silly.]</ety> <def>Playful raillery; banter.</def> &ldquo;He . . . indulged himself only in an elegant <xex>badinage</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Warburton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bad" lands"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>Barren regions, especially in the western United States, where horizontal strata (Tertiary deposits) have been often eroded into fantastic forms, and much intersected by ca&ntilde;ons, and where lack of wood, water, and forage increases the difficulty of traversing the country, whence the name, first given by the Canadian French, <ets>Mauvaises Terres</ets> (bad lands).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bad"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a bad manner; poorly; not well; unskillfully; imperfectly; unfortunately; grievously; so as to cause harm; disagreeably; seriously.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Badly</xex> is often used colloquially for <xex>very much</xex> or <xex>very greatly</xex>, with words signifying <xex>to want</xex> or <xex>need</xex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bad"min*ton</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From the name of the seat of the Duke of Beaufort in England.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A game, similar to lawn tennis, played with shuttlecocks.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A preparation of claret, spiced and sweetened.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bad"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being bad.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>B&aelig;"no*mere</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>bai`nein</grk> to walk + <ets>-mere</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the somites (arthromeres) that make up the thorax of Arthropods.</def> <rj><au>Packard.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>B&aelig;"no*pod</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>bai`nein</grk> to walk + <ets>-pod</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the thoracic legs of Arthropods.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>B&aelig;"no*some</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>bai`nein</grk> to walk + <ets>-some</ets> body.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The thorax of Arthropods.</def> <rj><au>Packard.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>B&aelig;"tu*lus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>B&aelig;tuli</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <grk>bai`tylos</grk> a sacred meteorite.]</ety> <fld>(Antiq.)</fld> <def>A meteorite, or similar rude stone artificially shaped, held sacred or worshiped as of divine origin.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>All the evidence goes to prove that these menhirs are <qex>b&aelig;tuli</qex>, i. e., traditional and elementary images of the deity.</q> <rj><qau>I. Gonino (Perrot &amp; Chipiez).</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Baff</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;f)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A blow; a stroke; thud.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark> <rj><au>H. Miller.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>specif.</specif> <fld>(Golf)</fld>, <def>a stroke in which the sole of the club hits the ground and drives the ball aloft.</def> <mark>[Scot. or Golf]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Baff</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;f)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <ety>[Scot., prob. imitative; cf. G. <ets>baff</ets>, interj. imitating the sound of a shot.]</ety> <def>To strike; to beat; to make a baff.</def> <mark>[Scot. or Golf]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Baf"fle</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;f"f'l)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Baffled</conjf> (-f'ld); <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Baffling</conjf> <pr>(-fl&ibreve_;ng)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. Lowland Scotch <ets>bauchle</ets> to treat contemptuously, <ets>bauch</ets> tasteless, abashed, jaded, Icel. <ets>b&amacr;gr</ets> uneasy, poor, or <ets>b&amacr;gr</ets>, n., struggle, <ets>b&aelig;gja</ets> to push, treat harshly, OF. <ets>beffler</ets>, <ets>beffer</ets>, to mock, deceive, dial. G. <ets>b&auml;ppe</ets> mouth, <ets>beffen</ets> to bark, chide.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To cause to undergo a disgraceful punishment, as a recreant knight.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He by the heels him hung upon a tree,<br/>
+And <qex>baffled</qex> so, that all which passed by<br/>
+The picture of his punishment might see.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To check by shifts and turns; to elude; to foil.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The art that <qex>baffles</qex> time's tyrannic claim.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To check by perplexing; to disconcert, frustrate, or defeat; to thwart.</def> &ldquo;A <xex>baffled</xex> purpose.&rdquo; <rj><au>De Quincey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A suitable scripture ready to repel and <qex>baffle</qex> them all.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Calculations so difficult as to have <qex>baffled</qex>, until within a . . . recent period, the most enlightened nations.</q> <rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The mere intricacy of a question should not <qex>baffle</qex> us.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Baffling wind</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>one that frequently shifts from one point to another.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To balk; thwart; foil; frustrate; defeat.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Baf"fle</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To practice deceit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Barrow.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To struggle against in vain; <as>as, a ship <ex>baffles</ex> with the winds</as>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Baf"fle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A defeat by artifice, shifts, and turns; discomfiture.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> &ldquo;A <xex>baffle</xex> to philosophy.&rdquo; <rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Engin.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A deflector, as a plate or wall, so arranged across a furnace or boiler flue as to mingle the hot gases and deflect them against the substance to be heated.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A grating or plate across a channel or pipe conveying water, gas, or the like, by which the flow is rendered more uniform in different parts of the cross section of the stream; -- used in measuring the rate of flow, as by means of a weir.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Coal Mining)</fld> <def>A lever for operating the throttle valve of a winding engine.</def> <mark>[Local, U. S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>baffled</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>not understanding.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> uncomprehending.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>discouraged by failure to accomplish a goal and uncertain how to proceed; -- used especially of feelings of defeat and discouragement.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> balked, discomfited, discouraged, frustrated.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Baf"fle*ment</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;f"f'l*m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The process or act of baffling, or of being baffled; frustration; check.</def></p>
+
+<p><hw>Baf"fler</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;f"fl&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, baffles.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 112 pr=SA --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Baf"fling</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;f"fl&ibreve_;ng)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Frustrating; discomfiting; disconcerting; <as>as, <ex>baffling</ex> currents, winds, tasks</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Baff"ling*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Baff"ling*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Baff"y</hw> <pr>(b&adot_;f"&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Baff</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Golf)</fld> <def>A short wooden club having a deeply concave face, seldom used.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Baft</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;ft)</pr>. <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Bafta</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Baf"ta</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;f"t&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Per. <ets>baft</ets> woven, wrought.]</ety> <def>A coarse stuff, usually of cotton, originally made in India. Also, an imitation of this fabric made for export.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bag</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;g)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bagge</ets>; cf. Icel. <ets>baggi</ets>, and also OF. <ets>bague</ets>, bundle, LL. <ets>baga</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A sack or pouch, used for holding anything; <as>as, a <ex>bag</ex> of meal or of money</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A sac, or dependent gland, in animal bodies, containing some fluid or other substance; <as>as, the <ex>bag</ex> of poison in the mouth of some serpents; the <ex>bag</ex> of a cow</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A sort of silken purse formerly tied about men's hair behind, by way of ornament.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The quantity of game bagged.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <def>A certain quantity of a commodity, such as it is customary to carry to market in a sack; <as>as, a <ex>bag</ex> of pepper or hops; a <ex>bag</ex> of coffee</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bag and baggage</b></col>, <cd>all that belongs to one.</cd> -- <col><b>To give one the bag</b></col>, <cd>to disappoint him.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bunyan.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bag</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bagged</conjf> <pr>(b&abreve;gd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bagging</conjf>]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To put into a bag; <as>as, to <ex>bag</ex> hops</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To seize, capture, or entrap; <as>as, to <ex>bag</ex> an army; to <ex>bag</ex> game</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To furnish or load with a bag or with a well filled bag.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A bee <qex>bagged</qex> with his honeyed venom.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bag</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To swell or hang down like a full bag; <as>as, the skin <ex>bags</ex> from containing morbid matter</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To swell with arrogance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To become pregnant.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Warner. (Alb. Eng.).</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ba*gasse"</hw> <pr>(b&adot_;*g&abreve;s")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>Sugar cane, as it comes crushed from the mill. It is then dried and used as fuel. Also extended to the refuse of beetroot sugar.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bag`a*telle"</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;g`&adot_;*t&ebreve_;l")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. It. <ets>bagatella</ets>; cf. Prov. It. <ets>bagata</ets> trifle, OF. <ets>bague</ets>, Pr. <ets>bagua</ets>, bundle. See <er>Bag</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A trifle; a thing of no importance.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Rich trifles, serious <qex>bagatelles</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A game played on an oblong board, having, at one end, cups or arches into or through which balls are to be driven by a rod held in the hand of the player.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ba"gel</hw> <pr>(b&amacr;"g'l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Yiddish <ets>beygl</ets>, prob. fr. dial. G. <ets>Beugel</ets>. <au>RHUD</au>]</ety> <def>a glazed leavened doughnut-shaped roll with a hard crust.</def> <note>A similar roll in Russia is called a <it>bublik</it>.</note><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bag"ful</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;g"f&usdot_;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quantity that a bag will hold; <as>as, he ate a <ex>bagful</ex> of popcorn</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bag.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bag"gage</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;g"g&auptack_;j)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bagage</ets>, from OF. <ets>bague</ets> bundle. In senses 6 and 7 cf. F. <ets>bagasse</ets> a prostitute. See <er>Bag</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The clothes, tents, utensils, and provisions of an army.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; &ldquo;The term itself is made to apply chiefly to articles of clothing and to small personal effects.&rdquo; <rj><au>Farrow.</au></rj></note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The trunks, valises, satchels, etc., which a traveler carries with him on a journey; luggage.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The baronet's <qex>baggage</qex> on the roof of the coach.</q> <rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>We saw our <qex>baggage</qex> following below.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The English usually call this <altname>luggage</altname>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Purulent matter.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Barrough.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Trashy talk.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Ascham.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A man of bad character.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A woman of loose morals; a prostitute.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A disreputable, daring, laughing, painted French <qex>baggage</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A romping, saucy girl.</def> <mark>[Playful]</mark> <rj><au>Goldsmith.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bag"gage mas`ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>One who has charge of the baggage at a railway station or upon a line of public travel.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bag"ga*ger</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who takes care of baggage; a camp follower.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir W. Raleigh.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bag"ga*la</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar. &ldquo;fem. of <ets>baghl</ets> a mule.&rdquo; <au>Balfour</au>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A two-masted Arab or Indian trading vessel, used in the Indian Ocean.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bag"gi*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a loose, baggy way.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bag"ging</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Cloth or other material for bags.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of putting anything into, or as into, a bag.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The act of swelling; swelling.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bag"ging</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Etymol. uncertain.]</ety> <def>Reaping peas, beans, wheat, etc., with a chopping stroke.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bag"gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Resembling a bag; loose or puffed out, or pendent, like a bag; flabby; <as>as, <ex>baggy</ex> trousers; <ex>baggy</ex> cheeks</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bag" la`dy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>a homeless woman who carries all her possessions with her in bags.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bag"man</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bagmen</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <def>A commercial traveler; one employed to solicit orders for manufacturers and tradesmen.</def> <rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bag" net`</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;g" n&ebreve_;t`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bag-shaped net for catching fish.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bagn"io</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. <ets>bagno</ets>, fr. L. <ets>balneum</ets>. Cf. <er>Bain</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A house for bathing, sweating, etc.; -- also, in Turkey, a prison for slaves.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A brothel; a stew; a house of prostitution.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bag"pipe</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A musical wind instrument, now used chiefly in the Highlands of Scotland.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; It consists of a leather bag, which receives the air by a tube that is stopped by a valve; and three sounding pipes, into which the air is pressed by the performer. Two of these pipes produce fixed tones, namely, the bass, or key tone, and its fifth, and form together what is called the <part>drone</part>; the third, or <part>chanter</part>, gives the melody.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bag"pipe</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make to look like a bagpipe.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To bagpipe the mizzen</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to lay it aback by bringing the sheet to the mizzen rigging.</cd> <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bag"pip`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who plays on a bagpipe; a piper.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bag"reef`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bag</ets> + <ets>reef</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The lower reef of fore and aft sails; also, the upper reef of topsails.</def> <rj><au>Ham. Nav. Encyc.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bague</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., a ring]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The annular molding or group of moldings dividing a long shaft or clustered column into two or more parts.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ba*guet"</hw>, <hw>Ba*guette"</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>baguette</ets>, prop. a rod&unr_; It. <ets>bacchetta</ets>, fr. L. <ets>baculum</ets>, <ets>baculu&unr_;</ets> stick, staff.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A small molding, like the astragal, but smaller; a bead.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l)</fld> <def>One of the minute bodies seen in the divided nucleoli of some Infusoria after conjugation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bag"wig"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A wig, in use in the 18th century, with the hair at the back of the head in a bag.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bag"worm`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of several lepidopterous insects which construct, in the larval state, a baglike case which they carry about for protection. One species (<spn>Plat&oelig;ceticus Gloveri</spn>) feeds on the orange tree. See <er>Basket worm</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bah</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <def>An exclamation expressive of extreme contempt.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Twenty-five years ago the vile ejaculation, <qex>Bah</qex>! was utterly unknown to the English public.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Ba*ha"dur</hw> &Verbar;<hw>Ba*hau"dur</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <altsp>[Written also <asp>bahawder</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[Hind. <ets>bah&amacr;dur</ets> hero, champion.]</ety> <def>A title of respect or honor given to European officers in East Indian state papers, and colloquially, and among the natives, to distinguished officials and other important personages.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba*hai"</hw> <pr>(b&adot_;*h&imacr;")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <er>Bahais</er> <pr>(-h&imacr;z)</pr>.</plu> <def>A member of the sect of the Babis consisting of the adherents of <persfn>Baha</persfn> (<person>Mirza Husain Ali</person>, entitled &ldquo;Baha 'u 'llah,&rdquo; or, &ldquo;the Splendor of God&rdquo;), the elder half brother of <person>Mirza Yahya</person> of Nur, who succeeded the Bab as the head of the Babists. <persfn>Baha</persfn> in 1863 declared himself the supreme prophet of the sect, and became its recognized head. There are upwards of 20,000 Bahais in the United States.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba*ha"ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The religious tenets or practices of the Bahais.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ba*har"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar. <ets>bah&amacr;r</ets>, from <ets>bahara</ets> to charge with a load.]</ety> <def>A weight used in certain parts of the East Indies, varying considerably in different localities, the range being from 223 to 625 pounds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bahrain</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an island in the Persian Gulf.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Bahrein.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>an island country in the Persian Gulf.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Bahrein.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bahraini</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a native or inhabitant of Bahrain.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Bahreini.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bahraini</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to Bahrain (definition 2).</def> <illu>The <ex>Bahraini</ex> ruling families</illu><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Bahrain.</def> <illu><ex>Bahraini</ex> beaches.</illu><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bahrein</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an island in the Persian Gulf; same as <er>Bahrain</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Bahrain.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>an island country in the Persian Gulf.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Bahrain.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bahreini</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a native or inhabitant of Bahrain.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Bahraini.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Bai</hw>, <hw>Baic</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Baic.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Baigne</hw> <pr>(b&amacr;n)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>baigner</ets> to bathe, fr. L. <ets>balneum</ets> bath.]</ety> <def>To soak or drench.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><qau>Carew.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bai`gnoire"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <altsp>[Written also <asp>baignoir</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[F., lit., bath tub.]</ety> <def>A box of the lowest tier in a theater.</def> <rj><au>Du Maurier.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bail</hw> <pr>(b&amacr;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>baille</ets> a bucket, pail; cf. LL. <ets>bacula</ets>, dim. of <ets>bacca</ets> a sort of vessel. Cf. <er>Bac</er>.]</ety> <def>A bucket or scoop used in bailing water out of a boat.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>bail</qex> of a canoe . . . made of a human skull.</q> <rj><qau>Capt. Cook.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bail</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bailed</conjf> <pr>(b&amacr;ld)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bailing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To lade; to dip and throw; -- usually with <xex>out</xex>; <as>as, to <ex>bail</ex> water out of a boat</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Buckets . . . to <qex>bail</qex> out the water.</q> <rj><qau>Capt. J. Smith.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To dip or lade water from; -- often with <xex>out</xex> to express completeness; <as>as, to <ex>bail</ex> a boat</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>By the help of a small bucket and our hats we <qex>bailed</qex> her out.</q> <rj><qau>R. H. Dana, Jr.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bail</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>bailler</ets> to give, to deliver, fr. L. <ets>bajulare</ets> to bear a burden, keep in custody, fr. <ets>bajulus</ets> he who bears burdens.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To deliver; to release.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Ne none there was to rescue her, ne none to <qex>bail</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>To set free, or deliver from arrest, or out of custody, on the undertaking of some other person or persons that he or they will be responsible for the appearance, at a certain day and place, of the person bailed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The word is applied to the magistrate or the surety. The magistrate <xex>bails</xex> (but <xex>admits to bail</xex> is commoner) a man when he liberates him from arrest or imprisonment upon bond given with sureties. The surety <xex>bails</xex> a person when he procures his release from arrest by giving bond for his appearance.</note> <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sd>(b)</sd> <def>To deliver, as goods in trust, for some special object or purpose, upon a contract, expressed or implied, that the trust shall be faithfully executed on the part of the bailee, or person intrusted; <as>as, to <ex>bail</ex> cloth to a tailor to be made into a garment; to <ex>bail</ex> goods to a carrier</as>.</def> <rj><au>Blackstone. Kent.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bail</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>bail</ets> guardian, administrator, fr. L. <ets>bajulus</ets>. See <er>Bail</er> to deliver.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Custody; keeping.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Silly Faunus now within their <qex>bail</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The person or persons who procure the release of a prisoner from the custody of the officer, or from imprisonment, by becoming surety for his appearance in court.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>bail</qex> must be real, substantial bondsmen.</q> <rj><qau>Blackstone.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A. and B. were <qex>bail</qex> to the arrest in a suit at law.</q> <rj><qau>Kent.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sd>(b)</sd> <def>The security given for the appearance of a prisoner in order to obtain his release from custody of the officer; <as>as, the man is out on <ex>bail</ex>; to go <ex>bail</ex> for any one</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Excessive <qex>bail</qex> ought not to be required.</q> <rj><qau>Blackstone.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bail</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>beyl</ets>; cf. Dan. <ets>b&ouml;ile</ets> a bending, ring, hoop, Sw. <ets>b&ouml;gel</ets>, <ets>bygel</ets>, and Icel. <ets>beyla</ets> hump, swelling, akin to E. <ets>bow</ets> to bend.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The arched handle of a kettle, pail, or similar vessel, usually movable.</def> <rj><au>Forby.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A half hoop for supporting the cover of a carrier's wagon, awning of a boat, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bail</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>bail</ets>, <ets>baille</ets>. See <er>Bailey</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> (Usually <pluf>pl.</pluf>) <def>A line of palisades serving as an exterior defense.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>bayle</asp>.]</altsp> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The outer wall of a feudal castle. Hence: The space inclosed by it; the outer court.</def> <rj><au>Holinshed.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A certain limit within a forest.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A division for the stalls of an open stable.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Cricket)</fld> <def>The top or cross piece (or either of the two cross pieces) of the wicket.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bail"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having the right or privilege of being admitted to bail, upon bond with sureties; -- used of persons.</def> &ldquo;He's <xex>bailable</xex>, I'm sure.&rdquo; <rj><au>Ford.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Admitting of bail; <as>as, a <ex>bailable</ex> offense</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That can be delivered in trust; <as>as, <ex>bailable</ex> goods</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bail" bond`</hw> <pr>(b&amacr;l" b&obreve_;nd`)</pr>. <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A bond or obligation given by a prisoner and his surety, to insure the prisoner's appearance in court, at the return of the writ.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Special bail in court to abide the judgment.</def> <rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bail`ee"</hw> <pr>(b&amacr;l`&emacr;")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>baill&eacute;</ets>, p. p. of <ets>bailler</ets>. See <er>Bail</er> to deliver.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The person to whom goods are committed in trust, and who has a temporary possession and a qualified property in them, for the purposes of the trust.</def> <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In penal statutes the word includes those who receive goods for another in good faith.</note> <rj><au>Wharton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bail"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>See <er>Bailor</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bail"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who bails or lades.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A utensil, as a bucket or cup, used in bailing; a machine for bailing water out of a pit.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bai"ley</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[The same word as <ets>bail</ets> line of palisades; cf. LL. <ets>ballium</ets> bailey, OF. <ets>bail</ets>, <ets>baille</ets>, a palisade, <ets>baillier</ets> to inclose, shut.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The outer wall of a feudal castle.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The space immediately within the outer wall of a castle or fortress.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A prison or court of justice; -- used in certain proper names; <as>as, the <ex>Old Bailey</ex> in London; the <ex>New Bailey</ex> in Manchester</as>.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Oxf. Gloss.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bail"ie</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bailiff</er>.]</ety> <def>An officer in Scotland, whose office formerly corresponded to that of sheriff, but now corresponds to that of an English alderman.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bail"iff</hw> <pr>(b&amacr;l"&ibreve_;f)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>baillif</ets>, F. <ets>bailli</ets>, custodian, magistrate, fr. L. <ets>bajulus</ets> porter. See <er>Bail</er> to deliver.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Originally, a person put in charge of something; especially, a chief officer, magistrate, or keeper, as of a county, town, hundred, or castle; one to whom powers of custody or care are intrusted.</def> <rj><au>Abbott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Lausanne is under the canton of Berne, governed by a <qex>bailiff</qex> sent every three years from the senate.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld> <def>A sheriff's deputy, appointed to make arrests, collect fines, summon juries, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In American law the term <xex>bailiff</xex> is seldom used except sometimes to signify a sheriff's officer or constable, or a party liable to account to another for the rent and profits of real estate.</note> <rj><au>Burrill.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An overseer or under steward of an estate, who directs husbandry operations, collects rents, etc.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bail"iff*wick</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Bailiwick</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bail"i*wick</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bailie</ets>, <ets>bailiff</ets> + <ets>wick</ets> a village.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The precincts within which a bailiff has jurisdiction; the limits of a bailiff's authority.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bail"lie</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Bailiff.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Same as <er>Bailie</er>.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bail"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The action of bailing a person accused.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Bailment</qex> . . . is the saving or delivery of a man out of prison before he hath satisfied the law.</q> <rj><qau>Dalton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A delivery of goods or money by one person to another in trust, for some special purpose, upon a contract, expressed or implied, that the trust shall be faithfully executed.</def> <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In a general sense it is sometimes used as comprehending all duties in respect to property.</note> <rj><au>Story.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bail`or"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>One who delivers goods or money to another in trust.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bail"piece`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A piece of parchment, or paper, containing a recognizance or bail bond.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bai"ly's beads</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>A row of bright spots observed in connection with total eclipses of the sun. Just before and after a total eclipse, the slender, unobscured crescent of the sun's disk appears momentarily like a row of bright spots resembling a string of beads. The phenomenon (first fully described by Francis Baily, 1774 -- 1844) is thought to be an effect of irradiation, and of inequalities of the moon's edge.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bain</hw> <pr>(b&amacr;n; as F., b&abreve;N)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bain</ets>, fr. L. <ets>balneum</ets>. Cf. <er>Bagnio</er>.]</ety> <def>A bath; a bagnio.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bain`-ma`rie"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A vessel for holding hot water in which another vessel may be heated without scorching its contents; -- used for warming or preparing food or pharmaceutical preparations.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bai*ram"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Turk. <ets>ba&iuml;r&amacr;m</ets>.]</ety> <def>Either of two Mohammedan festivals, of which one (the <stype>Lesser Bairam</stype>) is held at the close of the fast called Ramadan, and the other (the <stype>Greater Bairam</stype>) seventy days after the fast.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bairn</hw> <pr>(b&acirc;rn)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Scot. <ets>bairn</ets>, AS. <ets>bearn</ets>, fr. <ets>beran</ets> to bear; akin to Icel., OS., &amp; Goth. <ets>barn</ets>. See <er>Bear</er> to support.]</ety> <def>A child.</def> <mark>[Scot. &amp; Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Has he not well provided for the <qex>bairn</qex>?</q> <rj><qau>Beau. &amp; Fl.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Baise"mains`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>baiser</ets> to kiss + <ets>mains</ets> hands.]</ety> <def>Respects; compliments.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bait</hw> <pr>(b&amacr;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Icel. <ets>beita</ets> food, <ets>beit</ets> pasture, akin to AS. <ets>b&amacr;t</ets> food, Sw. <ets>bete</ets>. See <er>Bait</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Any substance, esp. food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, inclosure, or net.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Anything which allures; a lure; enticement; temptation.</def> <rj><au>Fairfax.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A portion of food or drink, as a refreshment taken on a journey; also, a stop for rest and refreshment.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A light or hasty luncheon.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bait bug</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a crustacean of the genus <gen>Hippa</gen> found burrowing in sandy beaches. See <er>Anomura</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bait</hw> <pr>(b&amacr;t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Baited</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Baiting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>baiten</ets>, <ets>beit&emacr;n</ets>, to feed, harass, fr. Icel. <ets>beita</ets>, orig., to cause to bite, fr. <ets>b&imacr;ta</ets>. &radic;87. See <er>Bite</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To provoke and harass; esp., to harass or torment for sport; <as>as, to <ex>bait</ex> a bear with dogs; to <ex>bait</ex> a bull</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To give a portion of food and drink to, upon the road; <as>as, to <ex>bait</ex> horses</as>.</def> <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To furnish or cover with bait, as a trap or hook.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A crooked pin . . . <qex>baited</qex> with a vile earthworm.</q> <rj><qau>W. Irving.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bait</hw> <pr>(b&amacr;t)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To stop to take a portion of food and drink for refreshment of one's self or one's beasts, on a journey.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Evil news rides post, while good news <qex>baits</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>My lord's coach conveyed me to Bury, and thence <qex>baiting</qex> at Newmarket.</q> <rj><qau>Evelyn.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bait</hw> <pr>(b&amacr;t)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>battre de l'aile</ets> (or <ets>des ailes</ets>), to flap or flutter. See <er>Batter</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>To flap the wings; to flutter as if to fly; or to hover, as a hawk when she stoops to her prey.</def> &ldquo;Kites that <xex>bait</xex> and beat.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bait"er</hw> <pr>(b&amacr;t"&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who baits; a tormentor.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>baiting</hw> <pr>(b&amacr;t"&ibreve_;ng)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>harassment, especially of a tethered animal.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Baize</hw> <pr>(b&amacr;z)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[For <ets>bayes</ets>, pl. fr. OF. <ets>baie</ets>; cf. F. <ets>bai</ets> bay-colored. See <er>Bay</er> a color.]</ety> <def>A coarse woolen stuff with a long nap; -- usually dyed in plain colors.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A new black <qex>baize</qex> waistcoat lined with silk.</q> <rj><qau>Pepys.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ba*joc"co</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It., fr. <ets>bajo</ets> brown, bay, from its color.]</ety> <def>A small copper coin formerly current in the Roman States, worth about a cent and a half.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bake</hw> <pr>(b&amacr;k)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Baked</conjf> <pr>(b&amacr;kt)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Baking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>bacan</ets>; akin to D. <ets>bakken</ets>, OHG. <ets>bacchan</ets>, G. <ets>backen</ets>, Icel. &amp; Sw. <ets>baka</ets>, Dan. <ets>bage</ets>, Gr. <grk>fw`gein</grk> to roast.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To prepare, as food, by cooking in a dry heat, either in an oven or under coals, or on heated stone or metal; <as>as, to <ex>bake</ex> bread, meat, apples</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Baking</xex> is the term usually applied to that method of cooking which exhausts the moisture in food more than roasting or broiling; but the distinction of meaning between roasting and baking is not always observed.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To dry or harden (anything) by subjecting to heat, <as>as, to <ex>bake</ex> bricks; the sun <ex>bakes</ex> the ground</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To harden by cold.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The earth . . . is <qex>baked</qex> with frost.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They <qex>bake</qex> their sides upon the cold, hard stone.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bake</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To do the work of baking something; <as>as, she brews, washes, and <ex>bakes</ex></as>.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To be baked; to become dry and hard in heat; <as>as, the bread <ex>bakes</ex>; the ground <ex>bakes</ex> in the hot sun</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bake</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The process, or result, of baking.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>baked</hw> <pr>(b&amacr;kt)</pr>, <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>2.</sn> <def>dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> adust, parched, scorched, sunbaked.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>cooked with dry heat in an oven; -- of bread and pastries.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bake"house`</hw> <pr>(b&amacr;k"hous`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>b&aelig;ch&umacr;s</ets>. See <er>Bake</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, and <er>House</er>.]</ety> <def>A house for baking; a bakery.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bakelite</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a thermosetting plastic used in electric insulators and for making plastic ware and telephone receivers etc.</def> <mark>[trademark]</mark> <br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 113 pr=SA --></p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bake"meat`</hw> <pr>(b&amacr;k"m&emacr;t`)</pr>, <hw>Baked"-meat`</hw> <pr>(b&amacr;kt"-)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A pie; baked food.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Gen. xl. 17.</au> <au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bak"en</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <def><pos>p. p.</pos> of <er>Bake</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bak"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>b&aelig;cere</ets>. See <er>Bake</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One whose business it is to bake bread, biscuit, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A portable oven in which baking is done.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>A baker's dozen</b></col>, <cd>thirteen.</cd> -- <col><b>Baker foot</b></col>, <cd>a distorted foot.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Jer. Taylor.</au> -- <col><b>Baker's itch</b></col>, <cd>a rash on the back of the hand, caused by the irritating properties of yeast.</cd> -- <col><b>Baker's salt</b></col>, <cd>the subcarbonate of ammonia, sometimes used instead of soda, in making bread.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bak"er-legged`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having legs that bend inward at the knees.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bak"er*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The trade of a baker.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A place for baking bread; a bakehouse.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bak"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of cooking in an oven, or of drying and hardening by heat or cold.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The quantity baked at once; a batch; <as>as, a <ex>baking</ex> of bread</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Baking powder</b></col>, <cd>a substitute for yeast, usually consisting of an acid, a carbonate, and a little farinaceous matter.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bak"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a hot or baking manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bak"is*tre</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Baxter</er>.]</ety> <def>A baker.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Bak"sheesh`</hw>, <hw>Bak"shish`</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Backsheesh</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>baksheesh</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter). Same as <er>Backsheesh</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> gratuity, tip, bakshish, bakshis, backsheesh.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bakshis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter). Same as <er>Backsheesh</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> gratuity, tip, baksheesh, bakshish, backsheesh.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bakshish</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter). Same as <er>Backsheesh</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> gratuity, tip, baksheesh, bakshis, backsheesh.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba"laam</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A paragraph describing something wonderful, used to fill out a newspaper column; -- an allusion to the miracle of Balaam's ass speaking.</def> <au>Numb. xxii. 30.</au> <mark>[Cant]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Balaam basket or box</b></col> <fld>(Print.)</fld>, <cd>the receptacle for rejected articles.</cd> <rj><au>Blackw. Mag.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bal"a*chong</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Malay <ets>b&amacr;lach&amacr;n</ets>.]</ety> <def>A condiment formed of small fishes or shrimps, pounded up with salt and spices, and then dried. It is much esteemed in China.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>balaclava</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>close-fitting and woolen and covers all of the head but the face.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> balaclava helmet.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Balaena</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>type genus of the Balaenidae: Greenland whales.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus Balaena.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Balaeniceps</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>type genus of the Balaenicipitidae: shoebills.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus Balaeniceps.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Balaenicipitidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a family comprising the shoebills.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family Balaenicipitidae.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Balaenidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a family comprising the right whales.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family Balaenidae.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bal`&aelig;*noi"de*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from L. <ets>balaena</ets> whale + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l)</fld> <def>A division of the Cetacea, including the right whale and all other whales having the mouth fringed with baleen. See <er>Baleen</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Balaenoptera</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the type genus of the Balaenopteridae.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus Balaenoptera.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Balaenopteridae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>rorquals; blue whales.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family Balaenopteridae.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>balalaika</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Russian.]</ety><def>a stringed instrument of Russian origin that has a triangular body and three strings.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal"ance</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;l"&aitalic_;ns)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>balaunce</ets>, F. <ets>balance</ets>, fr. L. <ets>bilanx</ets>, <ets>bilancis</ets>, having two scales; <ets>bis</ets> twice (akin to E. <sig>two</sig>) + <ets>lanx</ets> plate, scale.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An apparatus for weighing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In its simplest form, a balance consists of a beam or lever supported exactly in the middle, having two scales or basins of equal weight suspended from its extremities. Another form is that of the <xex>Roman balance</xex>, our steelyard, consisting of a lever or beam, suspended near one of its extremities, on the longer arm of which a counterpoise slides. The name is also given to other forms of apparatus for weighing bodies, as to the combinations of levers making up platform scales; and even to devices for weighing by the elasticity of a spring.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Act of weighing mentally; comparison; estimate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A fair <qex>balance</qex> of the advantages on either side.</q> <rj><qau>Atterbury.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Equipoise between the weights in opposite scales.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The state of being in equipoise; equilibrium; even adjustment; steadiness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And hung a bottle on each side<br/>
+To make his <qex>balance</qex> true.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The order and <qex>balance</qex> of the country were destroyed.</q> <rj><qau>Buckle.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>English workmen completely lose their <qex>balance</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>J. S. Mill.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>An equality between the sums total of the two sides of an account; <as>as, to bring one's accounts to a <ex>balance</ex></as>; -- also, the excess on either side; <as>as, the <ex>balance</ex> of an account</as>.</def> &ldquo;A <xex>balance</xex> at the banker's.&rdquo; <rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I still think the <qex>balance</qex> of probabilities leans towards the account given in the text.</q> <rj><qau>J. Peile.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Horol.)</fld> <def>A balance wheel, as of a watch, or clock. See <er>Balance wheel</er> (in the Vocabulary).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The constellation <xex>Libra</xex>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The seventh sign in the Zodiac, called <xex>Libra</xex>, which the sun enters at the equinox in September.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>A movement in dancing. See <er>Balance</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, 8.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Balance electrometer</b></col>, <cd>a kind of balance, with a poised beam, which indicates, by weights suspended from one arm, the mutual attraction of oppositely electrified surfaces.</cd> <au>Knight.</au> -- <col><b>Balance fish</b></col>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l)</fld> <cd>See <er>Hammerhead</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Balance knife</b></col>, <cd>a carving or table knife the handle of which overbalances the blade, and so keeps it from contact with the table.</cd> -- <col><b>Balance of power</b></col> <fld>(Politics)</fld>, <cd>such an adjustment of power among sovereign states that no one state is in a position to interfere with the independence of the others; international equilibrium; also, the ability (of a state or a third party within a state) to control the relations between sovereign states or between dominant parties in a state.</cd> -- <col><b>Balance sheet</b></col> <fld>(Bookkeeping)</fld>, <cd>a paper showing the balances of the open accounts of a business, the debit and credit balances footing up equally, if the system of accounts be complete and the balances correctly taken.</cd> -- <col><b>Balance thermometer</b></col>, <cd>a thermometer mounted as a balance so that the movement of the mercurial column changes the inclination of the tube. With the aid of electrical or mechanical devices adapted to it, it is used for the automatic regulation of the temperature of rooms warmed artificially, and as a fire alarm.</cd> -- <col><b>Balance of torsion</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Torsion Balance</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Balance of trade</b></col> <fld>(Pol. Econ.)</fld>, <cd>an equilibrium between the money values of the exports and imports of a country; or more commonly, the amount required on one side or the other to make such an equilibrium.</cd> -- <col><b>Balance valve</b></col>, <cd>a valve whose surfaces are so arranged that the fluid pressure tending to seat, and that tending to unseat, the valve, are nearly in equilibrium; esp., a puppet valve which is made to operate easily by the admission of steam to both sides. See <er>Puppet valve</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Hydrostatic balance</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Hydrostatic</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>To lay in balance</b></col>, <cd>to put up as a pledge or security.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Chaucer.</au> -- <col><b>To strike a balance</b></col>, <cd>to find out the difference between the debit and credit sides of an account.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal"ance</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;l"&aitalic_;ns)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Balanced</conjf> <pr>(b&abreve;l"&aitalic_;nst)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Balancing</conjf> <pr>(b&abreve;l"&aitalic_;n*s&ibreve_;ng)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[From <er>Balance</er>, <pos>n.</pos>: cf. F. <ets>balancer</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To bring to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights; to weigh in a balance.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To support on a narrow base, so as to keep from falling; <as>as, to <ex>balance</ex> a plate on the end of a cane; to <ex>balance</ex> one's self on a tight rope</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To equal in number, weight, force, or proportion; to counterpoise, counterbalance, counteract, or neutralize.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>One expression . . . must check and <qex>balance</qex> another.</q> <rj><qau>Kent.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To compare in relative force, importance, value, etc.; to estimate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Balance</qex> the good and evil of things.</q> <rj><qau>L'Estrange.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To settle and adjust, as an account; to make two accounts equal by paying the difference between them.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I am very well satisfied that it is not in my power to <qex>balance</qex> accounts with my Maker.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To make the sums of the debits and credits of an account equal; -- said of an item; <as>as, this payment, or credit, <ex>balances</ex> the account</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>To arrange accounts in such a way that the sum total of the debits is equal to the sum total of the credits; <as>as, to <ex>balance</ex> a set of books</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Dancing)</fld> <def>To move toward, and then back from, reciprocally; <as>as, to <ex>balance</ex> partners</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To contract, as a sail, into a narrower compass; <as>as, to <ex>balance</ex> the boom mainsail</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Balanced valve</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Balance valve</er>, under <er>Balance</er>, <pos>n.</pos></cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To poise; weigh; adjust; counteract; neutralize; equalize.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal"ance</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To have equal weight on each side; to be in equipoise; <as>as, the scales <ex>balance</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To fluctuate between motives which appear of equal force; to waver; to hesitate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He would not <qex>balance</qex> or err in the determination of his choice.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Dancing)</fld> <def>To move toward a person or couple, and then back.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal"ance*a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Such as can be balanced.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bal"anced</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>being in a state of proper balance or equilibrium; -- opposite of <ant>unbalanced</ant>.</def> <illu>the carefully <ex>balanced</ex> seesaw</illu> <illu>a properly <ex>balanced</ex> symphony orchestra</illu> <illu>a <ex>balanced</ex> assessment of intellectual and cultural history</illu> <illu>a <ex>balanced</ex> blend of whiskeys</illu> <illu>the educated man shows a <ex>balanced</ex> development of all his powers</illu> [Narrower terms: <stype>counterbalanced, counter-balanced, counterpoised</stype>; <stype>well-balanced</stype>; <stype>poised</stype>] [Related terms: <hascons>stable --- (maintaining equilibrium)</hascons>]<br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal"ance*ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or result of balancing or adjusting; equipoise; even adjustment of forces.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Darwin.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal"an*cer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who balances, or uses a balance.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>In Diptera, the rudimentary posterior wing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal"ance*reef`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The last reef in a fore-and-aft sail, taken to steady the ship.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal"ance wheel`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Horology)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A wheel which regulates the beats or pulses of a watch or chronometer, answering to the pendulum of a clock; -- often called simply a <altname>balance</altname>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A ratchet-shaped scape wheel, which in some watches is acted upon by the axis of the balance wheel proper (in those watches called a <xex>balance</xex>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>A wheel which imparts regularity to the movements of any engine or machine; a fly wheel.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal`a*nif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>balanus</ets> acorn + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Bearing or producing acorns.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal"a*nite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>balanus</ets> acorn: cf. F. <ets>balanite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A fossil balanoid shell.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bal`a*no*glos"sus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>ba`lanos</grk> acorn + <grk>glw^ssa</grk> tongue.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l)</fld> <def>A peculiar marine worm. See <er>Enteropneusta</er>, and <er>Tornaria</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal"a*noid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>ba`lanos</grk> acorn + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Resembling an acorn; -- applied to a group of barnacles having shells shaped like acorns. See <er>Acornshell</er>, and <er>Barnacle</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal"as ru`by</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[OE. <ets>bales</ets>, <ets>balais</ets>, F. <ets>balais</ets>, LL. <ets>balascus</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>balakhsh</ets>, so called from <ets>Badakhshan</ets>, <ets>Balashan</ets>, or <ets>Balaxiam</ets>, a place in the neighborhood of Samarkand, where this ruby is found.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A variety of spinel ruby, of a pale rose red, or inclining to orange. See <er>Spinel</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal"a*ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp., prob. fr. native name.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A West Indian sapotaceous tree (<spn>Bumelia retusa</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The bully tree (<spn>Minusops globosa</spn>); also, its milky juice (<prod><col><b>balata gum</b></col></prod>), which when dried constitutes an elastic gum called <altname>chicle</altname>, or <altname>chicle gum</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba*laus"tine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>balaustium</ets>, Gr. <grk>balay`stion</grk>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The pomegranate tree (<spn>Punica granatum</spn>). The bark of the root, the rind of the fruit, and the flowers are used medicinally.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ba`la`yeuse"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., lit., a female sweeper.]</ety> <def>A protecting ruffle or frill, as of silk or lace, sewed close to the lower edge of a skirt on the inside.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bal*bu"ti*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bal*bu"ci*nate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>balbutire</ets>, fr. <ets>balbus</ets> stammering: cf. F. <ets>balbutier</ets>.]</ety> <def>To stammer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bal*bu"ti*es</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The defect of stammering; also, a kind of incomplete pronunciation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal"con</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A balcony.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Pepys.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal"co*nied</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having balconies.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal"co*ny</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;l"k&ouptack_;*n&ybreve_;; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Balconies</plw> <pr>(b&abreve;l"k&ouptack_;*n&ibreve_;z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[It. <ets>balcone</ets>; cf. It. <ets>balco</ets>, <ets>palco</ets>, scaffold, fr. OHG. <ets>balcho</ets>, <ets>palcho</ets>, beam, G. <ets>balken</ets>. See <er>Balk</er> beam.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A platform projecting from the wall of a building, usually resting on brackets or consoles, and inclosed by a parapet; <as>as, a <ex>balcony</ex> in front of a window</as>. Also, a projecting gallery in places of amusement; <as>as, the <ex>balcony</ex> in a theater</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A projecting gallery once common at the stern of large ships.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; &ldquo;The accent has shifted from the second to the first syllable within these twenty years.&rdquo;</note> <rj><au>Smart (1836).</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bald</hw> <pr>(b&asuml_;ld)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>balled</ets>, <ets>ballid</ets>, perh. the p. p. of <ets>ball</ets> to reduce to the roundness or smoothness of a ball, by removing hair. &radic;85. But cf. W. <ets>bali</ets> whiteness in a horse's forehead.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Destitute of the natural or common covering on the head or top, as of hair, feathers, foliage, trees, etc.; <as>as, a <ex>bald</ex> head; a <ex>bald</ex> oak</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>On the <qex>bald</qex> top of an eminence.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Destitute of ornament; unadorned; bare; literal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In the preface to his own <qex>bald</qex> translation.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Undisguised.</def> &ldquo; <xex>Bald</xex> egotism.&rdquo; <rj><au>Lowell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Destitute of dignity or value; paltry; mean.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Destitute of a beard or awn; <as>as, <ex>bald</ex> wheat</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Destitute of the natural covering.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Marked with a white spot on the head; bald-faced.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bald buzzard</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the fishhawk or osprey.</cd> -- <col><b>Bald coot</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a name of the European coot (<spn>Fulica atra</spn>), alluding to the bare patch on the front of the head.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal"da*chin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>baldachinus</ets>, <ets>baldechinus</ets>, a canopy of rich silk carried over the host; fr. <ets>Bagdad</ets>, It. <ets>Baldacco</ets>, a city in Turkish Asia from whence these rich silks came: cf. It. <ets>baldacchino</ets>. Cf. <er>Baudekin</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A rich brocade; baudekin.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A structure in form of a canopy, sometimes supported by columns, and sometimes suspended from the roof or projecting from the wall; generally placed over an altar; <as>as, the <ex>baldachin</ex> in St. Peter's</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A portable canopy borne over shrines, etc., in procession.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><altsp>[Written also <asp>baldachino</asp>, <asp>baldaquin</asp>, etc.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bald" ea"gle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The white-headed eagle (<spn>Hali&aelig;etus leucocephalus</spn>) of America. The young, until several years old, lack the white feathers on the head.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The <xex>bald eagle</xex> is represented in the coat of arms, and on the coins, of the United States.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal"der</hw> <pr>(b&asuml_;l"d&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[Icel. <ets>Baldr</ets>, akin to E. <ets>bold</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Scan. Myth.)</fld> <def>The most beautiful and beloved of the gods; the god of peace; the son of <persfn>Odin</persfn> and <persfn>Freya</persfn>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Baldur</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal"der*dash</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Of uncertain origin: cf. Dan. <ets>balder</ets> noise, clatter, and E. <ets>dash</ets>; hence, perhaps, unmeaning noise, then hodgepodge, mixture; or W. <ets>baldorduss</ets> a prattling, <ets>baldordd</ets>, <ets>baldorddi</ets>, to prattle.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A worthless mixture, especially of liquors.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Indeed beer, by a mixture of wine, hath lost both name and nature, and is called <qex>balderdash</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Taylor (Drink and Welcome).</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Senseless jargon; ribaldry; nonsense; trash.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal"der*dash</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To mix or adulterate, as liquors.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The wine merchants of Nice brew and <qex>balderdash</qex>, and even<br/>
+mix it with pigeon's dung and quicklime.</q> <rj><qau>Smollett.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bald"-faced`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a white face or a white mark on the face, as a stag.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bald"head`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A person whose head is bald.</def> <rj><au>2 Kings ii. 23.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A white-headed variety of pigeon.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>bald"head`ed</hw>, <hw>bald"-head`ed</hw></mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a bald head; lacking hair on all or most of the scalp; -- alsp called <altname>bald</altname> and <altname>bald-pated</altname>; <as>as, a <ex>bald-headed</ex> gentleman</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bald"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Nakedly; without reserve; inelegantly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bald"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or condition of being bald; <as>as, <ex>baldness</ex> of the head; <ex>baldness</ex> of style</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This gives to their syntax a peculiar character of simplicity and <qex>baldness</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>W. D. Whitney.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bald"pate`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A baldheaded person.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The American widgeon (<spn>Anas Americana</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bald"pate`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bald"pat`ed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Destitute of hair on the head; baldheaded.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bald"rib`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A piece of pork cut lower down than the sparerib, and destitute of fat.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Southey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal"dric</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>baudric</ets>, <ets>bawdrik</ets>, through OF. (cf. F. <ets>baudrier</ets> and LL. <ets>baldringus</ets>, <ets>baldrellus</ets>), from OHG. <ets>balderich</ets>, cf. <ets>balz</ets>, <ets>palz</ets>, akin to E. <ets>belt</ets>. See <er>Belt</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>A broad belt, sometimes richly ornamented, worn over one shoulder, across the breast, and under the opposite arm; it is used to support a sword or bugle by the left hip; less properly, any belt.</def> <altsp>[Also spelt <asp>bawdrick</asp> and <asp>baldrick</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A radiant <qex>baldric</qex> o'er his shoulder tied<br/>
+Sustained the sword that glittered at his side.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bald"win</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A kind of reddish, moderately acid, winter apple.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>baldy</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a person who has a bald head; -- a deprecatory term.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> baldhead, baldpate.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bale</hw> <pr>(b&amacr;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bale</ets>, OF. <ets>bale</ets>, F. <ets>balle</ets>, LL. <ets>bala</ets>, fr. OHG. <ets>balla</ets>, <ets>palla</ets>, <ets>pallo</ets>, G. <ets>ball</ets>, <ets>balle</ets>, <ets>ballen</ets>, ball, round pack; cf. D. <ets>baal</ets>. Cf. <er>Ball</er> a round body.]</ety> <def>A bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation; also, a bundle of straw, hay, etc., put up compactly for transportation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bale of dice</b></col>, <cd>a pair of dice.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bale</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Baled</conjf> <pr>(b&amacr;ld)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Baling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To make up in a bale.</def> <rj><au>Goldsmith.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bale</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See <er>Bail</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, to lade.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 114 pr=SA --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Bale</hw> <pr>(b&amacr;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>bealo</ets>, <ets>bealu</ets>, <ets>balu</ets>; akin to OS. <ets>balu</ets>, OHG. <ets>balo</ets>, Icel. <ets>b&ouml;l</ets>, Goth. <ets>balweins</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Misery; calamity; misfortune; sorrow.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Let now your bliss be turned into <qex>bale</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Evil; an evil, pernicious influence; something causing great injury.</def> <mark>[Now chiefly poetic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal`e*ar"ic</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;l`&euptack_;*&abreve;r"&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Balearicus</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>baliarei^s</grk> the Balearic Islands.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the isles of Majorca, Minorca, Ivica, etc., in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Valencia.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Balearic crane</b></col>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Crane</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba*leen"</hw> <pr>(b&adot_;*l&emacr;n")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>baleine</ets> whale and whalebone, L. <ets>balaena</ets> a whale; cf. Gr. <grk>fa`laina</grk>. ]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l. &amp; Com.)</fld> <def>Plates or blades of &ldquo;whalebone,&rdquo; from two to twelve feet long, and sometimes a foot wide, which in certain whales (<fam>Bal&aelig;noidea</fam>) are attached side by side along the upper jaw, and form a fringelike sieve by which the food is retained in the mouth.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bale"fire`</hw> <pr>(b&amacr;l"f&imacr;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>b&aemacr_;lf&ymacr_;r</ets> the fire of the funeral pile; <ets>b&aemacr_;l</ets> fire, flame (akin to Icel. <ets>b&amacr;l</ets>, OSlav. <ets>b&emacr;l&ubreve;</ets>, white, Gr. <grk>falo`s</grk> bright, white, Skr. <ets>bh&amacr;la</ets> brightness) + <ets>f&ymacr_;r</ets>, E. <ets>fire</ets>.]</ety> <def>A signal fire; an alarm fire.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Sweet Teviot! on thy silver tide<br/>
+The glaring <qex>balefires</qex> blaze no more.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bale"ful</hw> <pr>(b&amacr;l"f&usdot_;l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>bealoful</ets>. See <er>Bale</er> misery.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Full of deadly or pernicious influence; destructive.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Baleful</xex> enemies.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Four infernal rivers that disgorge<br/>
+Into the burning lake their <qex>baleful</qex> streams.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Full of grief or sorrow; woeful; sad.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bale"ful*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a baleful manner; perniciously.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bale"ful*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being baleful.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bal"i*sa`ur</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;l"&ibreve_;*s&auml;`&oomacr_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hind.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A badgerlike animal of India (<spn>Arctonyx collaris</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal"is*ter</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;l"&ibreve_;s*t&etilde_;r <it>or</it> b&adot_;*l&ibreve_;s"t&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>balestre</ets>. See <er>Ballista</er>.]</ety> <def>A crossbow.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Blount.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Balistidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a natural family comprising the triggerfishes.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Balistidae</fam>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal"is*toid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Like a fish of the genus <gen>Balistes</gen>; of the family <fam>Balistid&aelig;</fam>. See <er>Filefish</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bal`is*tra"ri*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.]</ety> <fld>(Anc. Fort.)</fld> <def>A narrow opening, often cruciform, through which arrows might be discharged.</def> <rj><au>Parker.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ba*lize"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>balise</ets>; cf. Sp. <ets>balisa</ets>.]</ety> <def>A pole or a frame raised as a sea beacon or a landmark.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Balk</hw> <pr>(b&asuml_;k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>balca</ets> beam, ridge; akin to Icel. <ets>b&amacr;lkr</ets> partition, <ets>bj&amacr;lki</ets> beam, OS. <ets>balko</ets>, G. <ets>balken</ets>; cf. Gael. <ets>balc</ets> ridge of earth between two furrows. Cf. <er>Balcony</er>, <er>Balk</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, 3d <er>Bulk</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A ridge of land left unplowed between furrows, or at the end of a field; a piece missed by the plow slipping aside.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Bad plowmen made <qex>balks</qex> of such ground.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A great beam, rafter, or timber; esp., the tie-beam of a house. The loft above was called &ldquo;the balks.&rdquo;</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Tubs hanging in the <qex>balks</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>One of the beams connecting the successive supports of a trestle bridge or bateau bridge.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A hindrance or disappointment; a check.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A <qex>balk</qex> to the confidence of the bold undertaker.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A sudden and obstinate stop; a failure.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Baseball)</fld> <def>A deceptive gesture of the pitcher, as if to deliver the ball. It is illegal and is penalized by allowing the runners on base to advance one base.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Balk line</b></col> <fld>(Billiards)</fld>, <cd>a line across a billiard table near one end, marking a limit within which the cue balls are placed in beginning a game; also, a line around the table, parallel to the sides, used in playing a particular game, called the <xex>balk line</xex> game.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Balk</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Balked</conjf> <pr>(b&asuml_;kt)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Balking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[From <er>Balk</er> a beam; orig. to put a balk or beam in one's way, in order to stop or hinder. Cf., for sense 2, AS. <xex>on balcan legan</xex> to lay in heaps.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To leave or make balks in.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Gower.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To leave heaped up; to heap up in piles.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Ten thousand bold Scots, two and twenty knights,<br/>
+<qex>Balk'd</qex> in their own blood did Sir Walter see.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To omit, miss, or overlook by chance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To miss intentionally; to avoid; to shun; to refuse; to let go by; to shirk.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Obsolescent]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>By reason of the contagion then in London, we <qex>balked</qex> the inns.</q> <rj><qau>Evelyn.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Sick he is, and keeps his bed, and <qex>balks</qex> his meat.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Hall.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Nor doth he any creature <qex>balk</qex>,<br/>
+But lays on all he meeteth.</q> <rj><qau>Drayton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To disappoint; to frustrate; to foil; to baffle; to thwart; <as>as, to <ex>balk</ex> expectation</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They shall not <qex>balk</qex> my entrance.</q> <rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Balk</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To engage in contradiction; to be in opposition.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In strifeful terms with him to <qex>balk</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To stop abruptly and stand still obstinately; to jib; to stop short; to swerve; <as>as, the horse <ex>balks</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; This has been regarded as an Americanism, but it occurs in Spenser's &ldquo;Fa&euml;rie Queene,&rdquo; Book IV., 10, xxv.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Ne ever ought but of their true loves talkt,<br/>
+Ne ever for rebuke or blame of any <qex>balkt</qex>.</q><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Baseball)</fld> <def>to commit a balk{6}; -- of a pitcher.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Balk</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Prob. from D. <ets>balken</ets> to bray, bawl.]</ety> <def>To indicate to fishermen, by shouts or signals from shore, the direction taken by the shoals of herring.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>balkanize</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>to divide a territory into small, hostile states.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Balkans</hw> <pos>prop. n. pl.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The countries occupying the Balkan Peninsula.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Balkan countries, Balkan nations, Balkan states.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The Balkan mountains.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>balked</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Same as <er>baffled</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> baffled, discomfited, discouraged, frustrated.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Balk"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See 2d <er>Balk</er>.]</ety> <def>One who, or that which, balks.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Balk"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See last <er>Balk</er>.]</ety> <def>A person who stands on a rock or eminence to espy the shoals of herring, etc., and to give notice to the men in boats which way they pass; a conder; a huer.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>balkiness</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>likely to stop abruptly and unexpectedly.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>balkline</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>line across a billiard table behind which the cue balls are placed at the start of a game.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> baulk line, string line.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Balk"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a manner to balk or frustrate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Balk"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Uneven; ridgy.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Holinshed.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Balk"y</hw> <pr>(b&asuml_;k"&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Apt to balk; <as>as, a <ex>balky</ex> horse</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ball</hw> <pr>(b&asuml_;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bal</ets>, <ets>balle</ets>; akin to OHG. <ets>balla</ets>, <ets>palla</ets>, G. <ets>ball</ets>, Icel. <ets>b&ouml;llr</ets>, ball; cf. F. <ets>balle</ets>. Cf. 1st <er>Bale</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, <er>Pallmall</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Any round or roundish body or mass; a sphere or globe; <as>as, a <ex>ball</ex> of twine; a <ex>ball</ex> of snow</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A spherical body of any substance or size used to play with, as by throwing, knocking, kicking, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A general name for games in which a ball is thrown, kicked, or knocked. See <er>Baseball</er>, and <er>Football</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Any solid spherical, cylindrical, or conical projectile of lead or iron, to be discharged from a firearm; <as>as, a cannon <ex>ball</ex>; a rifle <ex>ball</ex></as>; -- often used collectively; <as>as, powder and <ex>ball</ex></as>. Spherical balls for the smaller firearms are commonly called <stype>bullets</stype>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Pyrotechnics &amp; Mil.)</fld> <def>A flaming, roundish body shot into the air; a case filled with combustibles intended to burst and give light or set fire, or to produce smoke or stench; <as>as, a fire <ex>ball</ex>; a stink <ex>ball</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>A leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called a <xex>ballstock</xex>; -- formerly used by printers for inking the form, but now superseded by the roller.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A roundish protuberant portion of some part of the body; <as>as, the <ex>ball</ex> of the thumb; the <ex>ball</ex> of the foot</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Far.)</fld> <def>A large pill, a form in which medicine is commonly given to horses; a bolus.</def> <rj><au>White.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>The globe or earth.</def> <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Move round the dark terrestrial <qex>ball</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>10.</sn> <fld>(Baseball)</fld> <def>A pitched ball, not struck at by the batter, which fails to pass over the home plate at a height not greater than the batter's shoulder nor less than his knee (i.e. it is outside the strike zone). If the pitcher pitches four balls before three strikes are called, the batter advances to first base, and the action of pitching four balls is called a <partof>walk</partof>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>10.</sn> <def>a testicle; usually used in the plural.</def> <mark>[vulgar]</mark> <br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>11.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>courage; nerve.</def> <mark>[vulgar]</mark> <br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Ball and socket joint</b></col>, <cd>a joint in which a ball moves within a socket, so as to admit of motion in every direction within certain limits.</cd> -- <col><b>Ball bearings</b></col>, <cd>a mechanical device for lessening the friction of axle bearings by means of small loose metal balls.</cd> -- <col><b>Ball cartridge</b></col>, <cd>a cartridge containing a ball, as distinguished from a blank cartridge, containing only powder.</cd> -- <col><b>Ball cock</b></col>, <cd>a faucet or valve which is opened or closed by the fall or rise of a ball floating in water at the end of a lever.</cd> -- <col><b>Ball gudgeon</b></col>, <cd>a pivot of a spherical form, which permits lateral deflection of the arbor or shaft, while retaining the pivot in its socket.</cd> <au>Knight.</au> -- <col><b>Ball lever</b></col>, <cd>the lever used in a ball cock.</cd> -- <col><b>Ball of the eye</b></col>, <cd>the eye itself, as distinguished from its lids and socket; -- formerly, the pupil of the eye.</cd> -- <col><b>Ball valve</b></col> <fld>(Mach.)</fld>, <cd>a contrivance by which a ball, placed in a circular cup with a hole in its bottom, operates as a valve.</cd> -- <col><b>Ball vein</b></col> <fld>(Mining)</fld>, <cd>a sort of iron ore, found in loose masses of a globular form, containing sparkling particles.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Three balls</b></col>, or <col><b>Three golden balls</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a pawnbroker's sign or shop.</cd> -- <col><b>on the ball</b></col> <cd>alert; competent and knowledgeable.</cd> -- <col><b>to carry the ball</b></col> <cd>to carry on the task; to assume the responsibility.</cd> -- <col><b>to drop the ball</b></col> <cd>to fail to perform as expected; to fail to live up to a responsibility.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Globe</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ball</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Balled</conjf> <pr>(b&asuml_;ld)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Balling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To gather balls which cling to the feet, as of damp snow or clay; to gather into balls; <as>as, the horse <ex>balls</ex>; the snow <ex>balls</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ball</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Metal.)</fld> <def>To heat in a furnace and form into balls for rolling.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To form or wind into a ball; <as>as, to <ex>ball</ex> cotton</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ball</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bal</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>baler</ets> to dance, fr. LL. <ets>ballare</ets>. Of uncertain origin; cf. Gr. <grk>ba`llein</grk> to toss or throw, or <grk>pa`llein</grk>, <grk>pa`llesqai</grk>, to leap, bound, <grk>balli`zein</grk> to dance, jump about; or cf. 1st <er>Ball</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A social assembly for the purpose of dancing; -- usually applied to an occasion lavish or formal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A very enjoyable time; <as>as, we had a <ex>ball</ex> at the wedding</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal"lad</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>balade</ets>, OF. <ets>balade</ets>, F. <ets>ballade</ets>, fr. Pr. <ets>ballada</ets> a dancing song, fr. <ets>ballare</ets> to dance; cf. It. <ets>ballata</ets>. See 2d <er>Ball</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, and <er>Ballet</er>.]</ety> <def>A popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing; <as>as, the <ex>ballad</ex> of Chevy Chase</as>; esp., a sentimental or romantic poem in short stanzas.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal"lad</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To make or sing ballads.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal"lad</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make mention of in ballads.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal*lade"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Ballad</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>A form of French versification, sometimes imitated in English, in which three or four rhymes recur through three stanzas of eight or ten lines each, the stanzas concluding with a refrain, and the whole poem with an envoy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal"lad*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A writer of ballads.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal"lad mon`ger</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[See <er>Monger</er>.]</ety> <def>A seller or maker of ballads; a poetaster.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal"lad*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Ballad</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>Ballad poems; the subject or style of ballads.</def> &ldquo;Base <xex>balladry</xex> is so beloved.&rdquo; <rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bal"la*hoo</hw>, <hw>Bal"la*hou</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(b&abreve;l"l&adot_;*h&oomacr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A fast-sailing schooner, used in the Bermudas and West Indies.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal"la*rag</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;l"l&adot_;*r&abreve;g)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Corrupted fr. <ets>bullirag</ets>.]</ety> <def>To bully; to threaten.</def> <mark>[Low]</mark> <rj><au>T. Warton.</au></rj><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bullirag; bullyrag.</syn>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal"last</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;l"l&aitalic_;st)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. <ets>ballast</ets>; akin to Dan. <ets>baglast</ets>, <ets>ballast</ets>, OSw. <ets>barlast</ets>, Sw. <ets>ballast</ets>. The first part is perh. the same word as E. <ets>bare</ets>, adj.; the second is <ets>last</ets> a burden, and hence the meaning <ets>a bare</ets>, or <ets>mere</ets>, <ets>load</ets>. See <er>Bare</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, and <er>Last</er> load.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Any heavy substance, as stone, iron, etc., put into the hold to sink a vessel in the water to such a depth as to prevent capsizing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any heavy matter put into the car of a balloon to give it steadiness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Gravel, broken stone, etc., laid in the bed of a railroad to make it firm and solid.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The larger solids, as broken stone or gravel, used in making concrete.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Fig.: That which gives, or helps to maintain, uprightness, steadiness, and security.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It [piety] is the right <qex>ballast</qex> of prosperity.</q> <rj><qau>Barrow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Ballast engine</b></col>, <cd>a steam engine used in excavating and for digging and raising stones and gravel for ballast.</cd> -- <col><b>Ship in ballast</b></col>, <cd>a ship carrying only ballast.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal"last</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Ballasted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Ballasting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To steady, as a vessel, by putting heavy substances in the hold.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To fill in, as the bed of a railroad, with gravel, stone, etc., in order to make it firm and solid.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To keep steady; to steady, morally.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>'T is charity must <qex>ballast</qex> the heart.</q> <rj><qau>Hammond.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal"last*age</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A toll paid for the privilege of taking up ballast in a port or harbor.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal"last*ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which is used for steadying anything; ballast.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal"la*try</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Balladry</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>balled</hw> <pos>adj. prenom.</pos> <def>formed or gathered into a ball.</def> <illu><ex>balled</ex> cotton</illu><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ballerina</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A female ballet dancer.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> danseuse.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bal"let`</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;l"l&auptack_;` <it>or</it> b&abreve;l"l&ebreve_;t; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., a dim. of <ets>bal</ets> dance. See 2d <er>Ball</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An artistic dance performed as a theatrical entertainment, or an interlude, by a number of persons, usually women. Sometimes, a scene accompanied by pantomime and dancing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The company of persons who perform the ballet.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A light part song, or madrigal, with a <xex>fa la</xex> burden or chorus, -- most common with the Elizabethan madrigal composers; -- also spelled <asp>ballett</asp>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A bearing in coats of arms, representing one or more balls, which are denominated bezants, plates, etc., according to color.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>balletic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to ballet{1}.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bal"let` mas"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>a man who trains ballet dancers.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bal"let` mis"tress</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>a woman who trains ballet dancers.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>balletomane</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a ballet enthusiast.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ballet slipper</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a heelless slipper specifically designed to be worn by ballet dancers while dancing.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ball"-flow`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>An ornament resembling a ball placed in a circular flower, the petals of which form a cup round it, -- usually inserted in a hollow molding.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ball-hawking</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <fld>(Baseball or basketball or football)</fld> <def>skilled in stealing the ball or robbing a batter of a hit; -- used of a Baseball or basketball or football player.</def> <illu>a <ex>ball-hawking</ex> center fielder</illu><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bal*lis"ta</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Ballist&aelig;</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>ballista</ets>, <ets>balista</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>ba`llein</grk> to throw.]</ety> <def>An ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow, used for hurling large missiles.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal"lis*ter</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;l"l&ibreve_;s*t&etilde_;r <it>or</it> b&abreve;l*l&ibreve_;s"t&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ballista</ets>. Cf. <er>Balister</er>.]</ety> <def>A crossbow.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal*lis"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the ballista, or to the art of hurling stones or missile weapons by means of an engine.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Pertaining to ballistics{2}, or to a projectile in a gravitational field.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>frenzied; very angry; -- used mostly in the phrase <col><b>go ballistic</b></col>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> <br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Ballistic pendulum</b></col>, <cd>an instrument consisting of a mass of wood or other material suspended as a pendulum, for measuring the force and velocity of projectiles by means of the arc through which their impact impels it.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bal*lis"tic mis`sile</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A rocket-propelled missile of long range which is guided only during the powered portion of its flight, which usually takes only a small part of the total flight time; -- contrasted with <contr>guided missile</contr>.</def> <note>Ballistic missiles are sometimes referred to by their range, such as an <styp><col><b>intercontinental ballistic missile</b></col></styp> (<stype>ICBM</stype>) or an <styp><col><b>intermediate range ballistic missile</b></col></styp> (<stype>IRBM</stype>).</note><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal*lis"tics</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>balistique</ets>. See <er>Ballista</er>.]</ety> <def>The science or art of hurling missile weapons by the use of an engine.</def> <rj><au>Whewell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The science treating the motion of projectiles in flight, especially when they are in free fall within the earth's gravitational field.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The study of the characteristics of a cartridge fired from a firearm, and of the processes occurring during the discharge of a firearm.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The division within a police department which studies the characteristics of cartridges fired from a firearm; the ballistics department. The characteristics of the weapons and bullets fired may be used as evidence in criminal investigations.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal"lis*tite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Ballista</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A smokeless powder containing equal parts of soluble nitrocellulose and nitroglycerin.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bal"li*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.]</ety> <def>See <er>Bailey</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal*loon"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>ballon</ets>, aug. of <ets>balle</ets> ball: cf. It. <ets>ballone</ets>. See 1st <er>Ball</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, and cf. <er>Pallone</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A bag made of silk or other light material, and filled with hydrogen gas or heated air, so as to rise and float in the atmosphere; especially, one with a car attached for a&euml;rial navigation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A ball or globe on the top of a pillar, church, etc., as at St. Paul's, in London.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A round vessel, usually with a short neck, to hold or receive whatever is distilled; a glass vessel of a spherical form.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Pyrotechnics)</fld> <def>A bomb or shell.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A game played with a large inflated ball.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Engraving)</fld> <def>The outline inclosing words represented as coming from the mouth of a pictured figure.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Air balloon</b></col>, <cd>a balloon for a&euml;rial navigation.</cd> -- <col><b>Balloon frame</b></col> <fld>(Carp.)</fld>, <cd>a house frame constructed altogether of small timber.</cd> -- <col><b>Balloon net</b></col>, <cd>a variety of woven lace in which the weft threads are twisted in a peculiar manner around the warp.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal*loon"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To take up in, or as if in, a balloon.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal*loon"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To go up or voyage in a balloon.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To expand, or puff out, like a balloon.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal*looned"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Swelled out like a balloon.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal*loon"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who goes up in a balloon; an a&euml;ronaut.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>bal*loon"fish`</hw>, <hw>bal*loon" fish`</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A fish of the genus <gen>Diodon</gen> (such as <spn>Diodon holocanthus</spn>) or the genus <gen>Tetraodon</gen>, having the power of distending its body by taking air or water into its dilatable esophagus. It is similar to but smaller than the porcupinefish. See <er>Globefish</er>, and <er>Bur fish</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal*loon"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The art or practice of managing balloons or voyaging in them; the sport of riding in balloons.</def><br/>
+<syn>balloonry (archaic)</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Stock Exchange)</fld> <def>The process of temporarily raising the value of a stock, as by fictitious sales.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal*loon"ing spi"der</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A spider which has the habit of rising into the air. Many kinds (esp. species of <gen>Lycosa</gen>) do this while young by ejecting threads of silk until the force of the wind upon them carries the spider aloft.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal*loon"ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An a&euml;ronaut.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal*loon"ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The art or practice of ascending in a balloon; an older term for <er>ballooning</er>.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal"lot</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;l"l&ubreve;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>ballotte</ets>, fr. It. <ets>ballotta</ets>. See <er>Ball</er> round body.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Originally, a ball used for secret voting. Hence: Any printed or written ticket used in voting.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of secret voting, whether by balls, written or printed ballots or tickets, or by use of a voting machine; the system of voting secretly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The insufficiency of the <qex>ballot</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dickens.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 115 pr=SA --></p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The whole number of votes cast at an election, or in a given territory or electoral district.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>the official list of candidates competing in an election.</def> <illu>There are no women on the <ex>ballot</ex>.</illu><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Ballot box</b></col>, <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>a box for receiving ballots.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>the act, process or system of voting secretly; same as <er>ballot</er>{2}.</cd> &ldquo;The question will be resolved by the <ex>ballot box</ex>.&rdquo;</cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal"lot</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;l"l&ubreve;t)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Balloted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Balloting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>ballotter</ets> to toss, to ballot, or It. <ets>ballottare</ets>. See <er>Ballot</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>To vote or decide by ballot; <as>as, to <ex>ballot</ex> for a candidate</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal"lot</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To vote for or in opposition to.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>None of the competitors arriving to a sufficient number of balls, they fell to <qex>ballot</qex> some others.</q> <rj><qau>Sir H. Wotton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal"lo*tade`</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;l"l&ouptack_;*t&auml;d` <it>or</it> b&abreve;l"l&ouptack_;*t&amacr;d`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>ballottade</ets>, fr. <ets>ballotter</ets> to toss. See <er>Ballot</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Man.)</fld> <def>A leap of a horse, as between two pillars, or upon a straight line, so that when his four feet are in the air, he shows only the shoes of his hind feet, without jerking out.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal"lot*age</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>ballottage</ets>.]</ety> <def>In France, a second ballot taken after an indecisive first ballot to decide between two or several candidates; a <altname>runoff election</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal`lo*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Voting by ballot.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir H. Wotton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal"lot*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who votes by ballot.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal"lo*tin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>An officer who has charge of a ballot box.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Harrington.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal"low</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A cudgel.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ballplayer</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an athlete who plays baseball.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> baseball player.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ballpoint</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a pen which has a small metal ball as point of transfer of ink to paper, at the tip of a cylandrical and non-refillable reservoir of ink; -- short for <altname>ballpoint pen</altname>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ballpoint pen, ballpen, Biro.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ball"proof`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Incapable of being penetrated by balls from firearms; bulletproof.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ball"room`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A room for balls or dancing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>balls</hw>, <pos>interj.</pos> <def>nonsense.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ball-shaped</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>shaped like a sphere.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> global, globose, globular, orbicular, spheric, spherical.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>balls-up</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>something badly botched or muddled; a foul-up.</def> <mark>[British]</mark> <br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ballup, cockup, mess-up, foul-up.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ballup</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as <er>balls-up</er>.</def> <mark>[British]</mark> <br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> balls-up, cockup, mess-up, foul-up.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bally</hw> <pos>adj. prenom.</pos> <def>an informal intensifier.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blinking(prenominal), bloody(prenominal), crashing(prenominal), flaming(prenominal), fucking(prenominal)[vulgar].</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bal"ly*hoo</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>ballyhooed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>ballyhooing</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>to advertize or publicize noisily or blatantly.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bal"ly*hoo</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>noisy or blatant advertizing or publicity.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ballyrag</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>to be bossy towards; same as <er>bullyrag</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> strong-arm, bully, browbeat, bullyrag, bullirag, ballarag, boss around, hector, push around.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Balm</hw> <pr>(b&auml;m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>baume</ets>, OF. <ets>bausme</ets>, <ets>basme</ets>, F. <ets>baume</ets>, L. <ets>balsamum</ets> balsam, from Gr. <grk>ba`lsamon</grk>; perhaps of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. <ets>b&amacr;s&amacr;m</ets>. Cf. <er>Balsam</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An aromatic plant of the genus <gen>Melissa</gen>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The resinous and aromatic exudation of certain trees or shrubs.</def> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Any fragrant ointment.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Anything that heals or that mitigates pain.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Balm</xex> for each ill.&rdquo; <rj><au>Mrs. Hemans.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Balm cricket</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the European cicada.</cd> <au>Tennyson.</au> -- <col><b>Balm of Gilead</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a small evergreen African and Asiatic tree of the terebinthine family (<spn>Balsamodendron Gileadense</spn>). Its leaves yield, when bruised, a strong aromatic scent; and from this tree is obtained the <xex>balm of Gilead</xex> of the shops, or <xex>balsam of Mecca</xex>. This has a yellowish or greenish color, a warm, bitterish, aromatic taste, and a fragrant smell. It is valued as an unguent and cosmetic by the Turks. The fragrant herb <spn>Dracocephalum Canariense</spn> is familiarly called <xex>balm of Gilead</xex>, and so are the American trees, <spn>Populus balsamifera</spn>, variety <varn>candicans</varn> (balsam poplar), and <spn>Abies balsamea</spn> (balsam fir).</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Balm</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To anoint with balm, or with anything medicinal.</def> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>To soothe; to mitigate.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Balm"i*fy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Balm</ets> + <ets>-fy</ets>.]</ety> <def>To render balmy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Cheyne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Balm"i*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a balmy manner.</def> <rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal*mor"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>Balmoral</ets> Castle, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A long woolen petticoat, worn immediately under the dress.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A kind of stout walking shoe, laced in front.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A man who uses his <qex>balmorals</qex> to tread on your toes.</q> <rj><qau>George Eliot.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Balm"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having the qualities of balm; odoriferous; aromatic; assuaging; soothing; refreshing; mild; <as>as, <ex>balmy</ex> weather</as>.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>balmy</xex> breeze.&rdquo; <rj><au>Tickell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Tired nature's sweet restorer, <qex>balmy</qex> sleep!</q> <rj><qau>Young.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Producing balm.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>balmy</xex> tree.&rdquo; <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Highly eccentric or crazy.</def> <mark>[Informal]</mark><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> batty.</syn><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Fragrant; sweet-scented; odorous; spicy; refreshing; soothing.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal"ne*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>balneum</ets> bath.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to a bath.</def> <rj><au>Howell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal"ne*a*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>balnearium</ets>, fr. <ets>balneum</ets> bath.]</ety> <def>A bathing room.</def> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal`ne*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>balneare</ets> to bathe, fr. L. <ets>balneum</ets> bath.]</ety> <def>The act of bathing.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal"ne*a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>balneatorius</ets>.]</ety> <def>Belonging to a bath.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal`ne*og"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>balneum</ets> bath + <ets>-graphy</ets>.]</ety> <def>A description of baths.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal`ne*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>balneum</ets> bath + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>A treatise on baths; the science of bathing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bal`ne*o*ther"a*py</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>balneum</ets> bath + Gr. <grk>qerapey`ein</grk> to heal.]</ety> <def>The treatment of disease by baths.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ba*lo"ney</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <ety>[Believed to be derived form <ets>balogna</ets>, but perhaps also influenced by <ets>blarney</ets>.]</ety> <def>nonsense; foolishness; bunk; -- also used as an interjection.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>boloney</asp>.]</altsp> <mark>[slang]</mark><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>No matter how thin you slice it, it's still <qex>baloney</qex>!</q> <rj><qau>Al Smith.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>informal variant of <er>bologna{2}</er>, for <altname>bologna sausage</altname>.</def> <mark>[informal]</mark> <br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal*op"ti*con</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>balei^n</grk> to throw + <ets>stereopticon</ets>.]</ety> <def>See <er>Projector</er>, below.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal"o*tade`</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;l"l&ouptack_;*t&auml;d` <it>or</it> b&abreve;l"l&ouptack_;*t&amacr;d`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Ballotade</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bal"sa</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. or Pg. <ets>balsa</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A raft or float, used principally on the Pacific coast of South America.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal"sam</hw> <pr>(b&asuml_;l"s&aitalic_;m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>balsamum</ets> the balsam tree or its resin, Gr. <grk>ba`lsamon</grk>. See <er>Balm</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A resin containing more or less of an essential or volatile oil.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The balsams are aromatic resinous substances, flowing spontaneously or by incision from certain plants. A great variety of substances pass under this name, but the term is now usually restricted to resins which, in addition to a volatile oil, contain benzoic and cinnamic acid. Among the true balsams are the balm of Gilead, and the balsams of copaiba, Peru, and Tolu. There are also many pharmaceutical preparations and resinous substances, possessed of a balsamic smell, to which the name <xex>balsam</xex> has been given.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A species of tree (<spn>Abies balsamea</spn>).</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An annual garden plant (<spn>Impatiens balsamina</spn>) with beautiful flowers; balsamine.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Anything that heals, soothes, or restores.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Was not the people's blessing a <qex>balsam</qex> to thy blood?</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Balsam apple</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>an East Indian plant (<spn>Momordica balsamina</spn>), of the gourd family, with red or orange-yellow cucumber-shaped fruit of the size of a walnut, used as a vulnerary, and in liniments and poultices.</cd> -- <col><b>Balsam fir</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the American coniferous tree, <spn>Abies balsamea</spn>, from which the useful Canada balsam is derived.</cd> -- <col><b>Balsam of copaiba</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Copaiba</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Balsam of Mecca</b></col>, <cd>balm of Gilead.</cd> -- <col><b>Balsam of Peru</b></col>, <cd>a reddish brown, syrupy balsam, obtained from a Central American tree (<spn>Myroxylon Pereir&aelig;</spn> and used as a stomachic and expectorant, and in the treatment of ulcers, etc. It was long supposed to be a product of Peru.</cd> -- <col><b>Balsam of Tolu</b></col>, <cd>a reddish or yellowish brown semisolid or solid balsam, obtained from a South American tree (<spn>Myroxylon toluiferum</spn>). It is highly fragrant, and is used as a stomachic and expectorant.</cd> -- <col><b>Balsam tree</b></col>, <cd>any tree from which balsam is obtained, esp. the <spn>Abies balsamea</spn>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Canada balsam</b></col>, <col><b>Balsam of fir</b></col></mcol>, <cd>Canada turpentine, a yellowish, viscid liquid, which, by time and exposure, becomes a transparent solid mass. It is obtained from the balm of Gilead (or balsam) fir (<spn>Abies balsamea</spn>) by breaking the vesicles upon the trunk and branches. See <er>Balm</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal"sam</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To treat or anoint with balsam; to relieve, as with balsam; to render balsamic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal`sam*a"tion</hw> <pr>(b&asuml_;l`s&aitalic_;m*&amacr;"sh&ubreve;n <it>or</it> b&abreve;l`s&aitalic_;m*&amacr;"sh&ubreve;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of imparting balsamic properties.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The art or process of embalming.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bal*sam"ic</hw> <pr>(b&asuml_;l*s&abreve;m"&ibreve_;k <it>or</it> b&abreve;l*s&abreve;m"&ibreve_;k; 277)</pr>, <hw>Bal*sam"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>balsamique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the qualities of balsam; containing, or resembling, balsam; soft; mitigative; soothing; restorative.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal`sam*if"er*ous</hw> <pr>(b&asuml_;l`s&aitalic_;m*&ibreve_;f"&etilde_;r*&ubreve;s <it>or</it> b&abreve;l`s&aitalic_;m*&ibreve_;f"&etilde_;r*&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Balsam</ets> + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Producing balsam.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Balsaminaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a natural family comprising the balsams, distinguished from the family <fam>Geraniaceae</fam> by the irregular flowers.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family Balsaminaceae, balsam family.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal"sam*ine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>balsamine</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>balsami`nh</grk> balsam plant.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The <spn>Impatiens balsamina</spn>, or garden balsam.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Balsamorhiza</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>genus of coarse West American herbs with large roots containing an aromatic balsam.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus Balsamorhiza.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal"sam*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the quality of balsam; containing balsam.</def> &ldquo;A <xex>balsamous</xex> substance.&rdquo; <rj><au>Sterne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>balsamroot</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a plant of the genus <gen>Balsamorhiza</gen> having white-downy leaves in a basal rosette and yellow flowers and long balsam-scented taproots.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Etymol. uncertain. Cf. <er>Bloodboltered</er>.]</ety> <def>To stick together.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[NL. mare <ets>Balticum</ets>, fr. L. <ets>balteus</ets> belt, from certain straits or channels surrounding its isles, called belts. See <er>Belt</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the sea which separates Norway and Sweden from Jutland, Denmark, and Germany; situated on the Baltic Sea.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bal"ti*more bird`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bal"ti*more o"ri*ole</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. }</mhw> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A common bird (<spn>Icterus galbula</spn>) of eastern and central America and Canada, named after <person>Lord <etsep>Baltimore</etsep></person>, because its colors (black and orange red) are like those of his coat of arms; -- called also <altname>golden robin</altname>. It winters in the American tropics.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal"us*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>balustre</ets>, It. <ets>balaustro</ets>, fr. L. <ets>balaustium</ets> the flower of the wild pomegranate, fr. Gr. <grk>balay`stion</grk>; -- so named from the similarity of form.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A small column or pilaster, used as a support to the rail of an open parapet, to guard the side of a staircase, or the front of a gallery. See <er>Balustrade</er>.</def> <altsp>[Corrupted into <asp>banister</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal"us*tered</hw> <pr>(-t&etilde_;rd)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having balusters.</def> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bal"us*trade`</hw> <pr>(-tr&amacr;d`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>balustrade</ets>, It. <ets>balaustrata</ets> fr. <ets>balaustro</ets>. See <er>Baluster</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A row of balusters topped by a rail, serving as an open parapet, as along the edge of a balcony, terrace, bridge, or the eaves of a building, or as a guard railing on a staircase; -- it serves as a guard to prevent people from falling.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bannister, banister, balusters, handrail, guard rail.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Balzac</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Honore de Balzac, a French novelist; b. 1799, d. 1850.</def> <mark>[Person]</mark> <br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Honore Balzac.</syn>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Balzacian</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Honore Balzac.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bam</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. a contr. of <ets>bamboozle</ets>.]</ety> <def>An imposition; a cheat; a hoax.</def> <rj><au>Garrick.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To relieve the tedium, he kept plying them with all manner of <qex>bams</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Prof. Wilson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bam</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cheat; to wheedle.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark> <rj><au>Foote.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bam*bi"no</hw> <pr>(b&auml;m*b&emacr;"n&ouptack_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>It. pl.</it> <plw>-ni</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[It., a little boy, fr. <ets>bambo</ets> silly; cf. Gr. <grk>bambali`zein</grk>, <grk>bambai`nein</grk>, to chatter.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A child or baby; esp., a representation in art of the infant Christ wrapped in swaddling clothes.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Sports)</fld> <def>George Herman Ruth ("Babe" Ruth), the baseball player; -- usu. in the form &ldquo;the bambino&rdquo;.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bam*boc`ci*ade"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. <ets>bambocciata</ets>, fr. <ets>Bamboccio</ets> a nickname of Peter Van Laer, a Dutch genre painter; properly, a child, simpleton, puppet, fr. <ets>bambo</ets> silly.]</ety> <fld>(Paint.)</fld> <def>A representation of a grotesque scene from common or rustic life.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bam*boo"</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;m*b&oomacr_;")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Malay <ets>bambu</ets>, <ets>mambu</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant of the family of grasses, and genus <gen>Bambusa</gen>, growing in tropical countries.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The most useful species is <spn>Bambusa arundinacea</spn>, which has a woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem, and grows to the height of forty feet and upward. The flowers grow in large panicles, from the joints of the stalk, placed three in a parcel, close to their receptacles. Old stalks grow to five or six inches in diameter, and are so hard and durable as to be used for building, and for all sorts of furniture, for water pipes, and for poles to support palanquins. The smaller stalks are used for walking sticks, flutes, etc.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bam*boo"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To flog with the bamboo.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bam*boo"zle</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;m*b&oomacr_;"z'l)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bamboozled</conjf> <pr>(b&abreve;m*b&oomacr_;"z'ld)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bamboozling</conjf> <pr>(b&abreve;m*b&oomacr_;"zl&ibreve_;ng)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Said to be of Gipsy origin.]</ety> <def>To deceive by trickery; to cajole by confusing the senses; to hoax; to mystify; to humbug.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>What oriental tomfoolery is <qex>bamboozling</qex> you?</q> <rj><qau>J. H. Newman.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bam*boo"zler</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;m*b&oomacr_;"zl&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A swindler; one who deceives by trickery.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> <rj><au>Arbuthnot.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bambuseae</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A tribe of plants comprising the bamboos.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> tribe Bambuseae.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ban</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kind of fine muslin, made in the East Indies from the fiber of the banana leaf stalks.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ban</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>bann</ets> command, edict; akin to D. <ets>ban</ets>, Icel. <ets>bann</ets>, Dan. <ets>band</ets>, OHG. <ets>ban</ets>, G. <ets>bann</ets>, a public proclamation, as of interdiction or excommunication, Gr. <grk>fa`nai</grk> to say, L. <ets>fari</ets> to speak, Skr. <ets>bhan</ets> to speak; cf. F. <ets>ban</ets>, LL. <ets>bannum</ets>, of G. origin. &radic;86. Cf. <er>Abandon</er>, <er>Fame</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A public proclamation or edict; a public order or notice, mandatory or prohibitory; a summons by public proclamation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Feudal &amp; Mil.)</fld> <def>A calling together of the king's (esp. the French king's) vassals for military service; also, the body of vassals thus assembled or summoned. In present usage, in France and Prussia, the most effective part of the population liable to military duty and not in the standing army.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Notice of a proposed marriage, proclaimed in church. See <er>Banns</er> (the common spelling in this sense).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>An interdiction, prohibition, or proscription.</def> &ldquo;Under <xex>ban</xex> to touch.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A curse or anathema.</def> &ldquo;Hecate's <xex>ban</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A pecuniary mulct or penalty laid upon a delinquent for offending against a ban; as, a mulct paid to a bishop by one guilty of sacrilege or other crimes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Ban of the empire</b></col> <fld>(German Hist.)</fld>, <cd>an imperial interdict by which political rights and privileges, as those of a prince, city, or district, were taken away.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ban</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Banned</conjf> <pr>(b&abreve;nd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Banning</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bannen</ets>, <ets>bannien</ets>, to summon, curse, AS. <ets>bannan</ets> to summon; akin to Dan. <ets>bande</ets>, <ets>forbande</ets>, to curse, Sw. <ets>banna</ets> to revile, <ets>bannas</ets> to curse. See <er>Ban</er> an edict, and cf. <er>Banish</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To curse; to invoke evil upon.</def> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To forbid; to interdict.</def> <rj><au>Byron.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ban</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To curse; to swear.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ban</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Serv. <ets>ban</ets>; cf. Russ. &amp; Pol. <ets>pan</ets> a master, lord, Per. <ets>ban</ets>.]</ety> <def>An ancient title of the warden of the eastern marches of Hungary; now, a title of the viceroy of Croatia and Slavonia.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ban"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>ban</ets> an ordinance.]</ety> <def>Commonplace; trivial; hackneyed; trite.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba*nal"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Banalities</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>banalit&eacute;</ets>. See <er>Banal</er>.]</ety> <def>Something commonplace, hackneyed, or trivial; the commonplace, in speech.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The highest things were thus brought down to the <qex>banalities</qex> of discourse.</q> <rj><qau>J. Morley.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba*na"na</hw> <pr>(b&adot_;*n&auml;"n&adot_;; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>banana</ets>, name of the fruit.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A perennial herbaceous plant of almost treelike size (<spn>Musa sapientum</spn>); also, its edible fruit. See <er>Musa</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The banana has a soft, herbaceous stalk, with leaves of great length and breadth. The flowers grow in bunches, covered with a sheath of a green or purple color; the fruit is five or six inches long, and over an inch in diameter; the pulp is soft, and of a luscious taste, and is eaten either raw or cooked. This plant is a native of tropical countries, and furnishes an important article of food.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Banana bird</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a small American bird (<spn>Icterus leucopteryx</spn>), which feeds on the banana.</cd> -- <col><b>Banana quit</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a small bird of tropical America, of the genus <gen>Certhiola</gen>, allied to the creepers.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba*na"na so*lu"tion</hw>. <def>A solution used as a vehicle in applying bronze pigments. In addition to acetote, benzine, and a little pyroxylin, it contains amyl acetate, which gives it the odor of bananas.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ban"at</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. &amp; G. <ets>banat</ets>. See <er>Ban</er> a warden.]</ety> <def>The territory governed by a ban.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Banc</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, &Verbar;<hw>Ban"cus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bank</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>banc</ets>, LL. <ets>bancus</ets>. See <er>Bank</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>A bench; a high seat, or seat of distinction or judgment; a tribunal or court.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>In banc</b></col>, <col><b>In banco</b></col> (the ablative of <xex>bancus</xex>), <col><b>In bank</b></col></mcol>, <cd>in full court, or with full judicial authority; <as>as, sittings <ex>in banc</ex> (distinguished from sittings at <cref>nisi prius</cref>)</as>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ban*cal"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>-cales</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[Sp., fr. <ets>banca</ets>, <ets>banco</ets>, bench. Cf. <er>Bench</er>.]</ety> <def>An ornamental covering, as of carpet or leather, for a bench or form.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ban"co</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. See <er>Bank</er>.]</ety> <def>A bank, especially that of Venice.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; This term is used in some parts of Europe to indicate bank money, as distinguished from the current money, when this last has become depreciated.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Band</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;nd)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>band</ets>, <ets>bond</ets>, Icel. <ets>band</ets>; akin to G., Sw., &amp; D. <ets>band</ets>, OHG. <ets>bant</ets>, Goth. <ets>bandi</ets>, Skr. <ets>bandha</ets> a binding, <ets>bandh</ets> to bind, for <ets>bhanda</ets>, <ets>bhandh</ets>, also to E. <ets>bend</ets>, <ets>bind</ets>. In sense 7, at least, it is fr. F. <ets>bande</ets>, from OHG. <ets>bant</ets>. &radic;90. See <er>Bind</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, and cf. <er>Bend</er>, <er>Bond</er>, 1st <er>Bandy</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A fillet, strap, or any narrow ligament with which a thing is encircled, or fastened, or by which a number of things are tied, bound together, or confined; a fetter.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Every one's <qex>bands</qex> were loosed.</q> <rj><qau>Acts xvi. 26.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A continuous tablet, stripe, or series of ornaments, as of carved foliage, of color, or of brickwork, etc.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>In Gothic architecture, the molding, or suite of moldings, which encircles the pillars and small shafts.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That which serves as the means of union or connection between persons; a tie.</def> &ldquo;To join in Hymen's <xex>bands</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A linen collar or ruff worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Two strips of linen hanging from the neck in front as part of a clerical, legal, or academic dress.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A narrow strip of cloth or other material on any article of dress, to bind, strengthen, ornament, or complete it.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Band</xex> and gusset and seam.&rdquo; <rj><au>Hood.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 116 pr=SA --></p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A company of persons united in any common design, especially a body of armed men.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Troops of horsemen with his <qex>bands</qex> of foot.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>A number of musicians who play together upon portable musical instruments, especially those making a loud sound, as certain wind instruments (trumpets, clarinets, etc.), and drums, or cymbals; <as>as, a high school's marching <ex>band</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A space between elevated lines or ribs, as of the fruits of umbelliferous plants.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>10.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A stripe, streak, or other mark transverse to the axis of the body.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>11.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>A belt or strap.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>12.</sn> <def>A bond.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;Thy oath and <xex>band</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>13.</sn> <def>Pledge; security.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Band saw</b></col>, <cd>a saw in the form of an endless steel belt, with teeth on one edge, running over wheels.</cd> -- <col><b>big band</b></col>, <cd>a band that is the size of an orchestra, usually playing mostly jazz or swing music. The <ex>big band</ex> typically features both ensemble and solo playing, sometimes has a lead singer, and is often located in a night club where the patrons may dance to its music. The <ex>big bands</ex> were popular from the late 1920's to the 1940's. Contrasted with <er>combo</er>, which has fewer players.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Band</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;nd)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Banded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Banding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To bind or tie with a band.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To mark with a band.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To unite in a troop, company, or confederacy.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Banded</xex> against his throne.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Banded architrave</b></col>, <col><b>Banded pier</b></col>, <col><b>Banded shaft</b></col>, etc.</mcol> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>an architrave, pier, shaft, etc., of which the regular profile is interrupted by blocks or projections crossing it at right angles.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Band</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To confederate for some common purpose; to unite; to conspire together.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Certain of the Jews <qex>banded</qex> together.</q> <rj><qau>Acts xxiii. 12.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Band</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To bandy; to drive away.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Band</hw>, <def><pos>imp.</pos> of <er>Bind</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Band"age</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;nd"&auptack_;j)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bandage</ets>, fr. <ets>bande</ets>. See <er>Band</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A fillet or strip of woven material, used in dressing and binding up wounds, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Something resembling a bandage; that which is bound over or round something to cover, strengthen, or compress it; a ligature.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Zeal too had a place among the rest, with a <qex>bandage</qex> over her eyes.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Band"age</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bandaged</conjf> <pr>(b&abreve;nd"&auptack_;jd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bandaging</conjf> <pr>(b&abreve;nd"&auptack_;*j&ibreve_;ng)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To bind, dress, or cover, with a bandage; <as>as, to <ex>bandage</ex> the eyes</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Band"-Aid`</hw>, <hw>band"-aid`</hw>, <hw>Band" Aid</hw></mhw> <pr>(b&abreve;nd"&amacr;d`)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[from a Trademark.]</ety> <def>An adhesive bandage, composed of a short ribbon of cloth or plastic with an adhesive coating on one side, and having a patch of gauze at the center. It is used to cover small cuts, abrasions, or blisters on the skin, and may be easily applied to and removed from the skin with no additional material. Originally a trademark, the term has been popularly used generically.</def> <mark>[trademark]</mark><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A hurried repair; a temporary fix for a minor problem.</def> <note>The term has been used metaphorically to mean an <sig>ineffective cosmetic solution</sig>, when used on a serious problem.</note><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> quick fix, quickie, quicky.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ban*da"la</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A fabric made in Manila from the older leaf sheaths of the <prodby>abaca</prodby> (<spn>Musa textilis</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ban*dan"na</hw>, <hw>Ban*dan"a</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hind. <ets>b&amacr;ndhn&umacr;</ets> a mode of dyeing in which the cloth is tied in different places so as to prevent the parts tied from receiving the dye. Cf. <er>Band</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A species of silk or cotton handkerchief, having a uniformly dyed ground, usually of red or blue, with white or yellow figures of a circular, lozenge, or other simple form; -- it is often used as a neckerchief. The term is also used for any large and brightly colored handkerchief.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>Any scarf worn on the neck or head, usually of large size.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A style of calico printing, in which white or bright spots are produced upon cloth previously dyed of a uniform red or dark color, by discharging portions of the color by chemical means, while the rest of the cloth is under pressure.</def> <rj><au>Ure.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Band"box`</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;nd"b&obreve_;ks`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A light box of pasteboard or thin wood, usually cylindrical, for holding ruffs (the <xex>bands</xex> of the 17th century), collars, caps, bonnets, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ban*deau"</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;n*d&omacr;"; b&abreve;n"d&omacr;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bandeaux</plw> <pr>(b&abreve;n*d&omacr;z")</pr></plu>. <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A narrow band or fillet, as for the hair, part of a headdress, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Around the edge of this cap was a stiff <qex>bandeau</qex> of leather.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Band"e*let</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Band"let</hw>, <hw>bandelette</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bandelette</ets>, dim. of <ets>bande</ets>. See <er>Band</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, and cf. <er>Bendlet</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A small band or fillet; any little band or flat molding, compassing a column, like a ring, and usually at the top of the column; an annulet.</def> <rj><au>Gwilt.</au></rj><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> annulet, bandelette, bandlet, square and rabbet.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Band"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One banded with others.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ban`de*ril"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp., dim. of <ets>bandera</ets> banner. See <er>Banner</er>, and cf. <er>Banderole</er>.]</ety> <def>A barbed dart carrying a banderole which the banderillero thrusts into the neck or shoulder of the bull in a bullfight.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ban`de*ril*le"ro</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <def>One who thrusts in the banderillas in bullfighting.</def> <rj><au>W. D. Howells.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Band"e*role</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Band"rol</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>banderole</ets>, dim. of <ets>bandi&egrave;re</ets>, <ets>banni&egrave;re</ets>, banner; cf. It. <ets>banderuola</ets> a little banner. See <er>Banner</er>.]</ety> <def>A little banner, flag, or streamer.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>bannerol</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>From the extremity of which fluttered a small <qex>banderole</qex> or streamer bearing a cross.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Band" fish`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small red fish of the genus <gen>Cepola</gen>; the ribbon fish.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ban"di*coot</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A corruption of the native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A species of very large rat (<spn>Mus giganteus</spn>), found in India and Ceylon. It does much injury to rice fields and gardens.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A ratlike marsupial animal (genus <gen>Perameles</gen>) of several species, found in Australia and Tasmania.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>banding</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A strip or stripe of a contrasting color or material.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> band, stripe.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Band"ing plane`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A plane used for cutting out grooves and inlaying strings and bands in straight and circular work.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ban"dit</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;n"d&ibreve_;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bandits</plw> <pr>(b&abreve;n"d&ibreve_;ts)</pr>, <it>or</it> <plw>Banditti</plw> <pr>(b&abreve;n*d&ibreve_;t"t&ibreve_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[It. <ets>bandito</ets> outlaw, p. p. of <ets>bandire</ets> to proclaim, to banish, to proscribe, LL. <ets>bandire</ets>, <ets>bannire</ets>. See <er>Ban</er> an edict, and cf. <er>Banish</er>.]</ety> <def>An outlaw; a brigand.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>No savage fierce, <qex>bandit</qex>, or mountaineer.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The plural <xex>banditti</xex> was formerly used as a collective noun.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Deerstealers are ever a desperate <qex>banditti</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ban"dle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ir. <ets>bannlamh</ets> cubit, fr. <ets>bann</ets> a measure + <ets>lamh</ets> hand, arm.]</ety> <def>An Irish measure of two feet in length.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>band"lead`er</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The leader of a dance band.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Band"let</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Bandelet</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Band"mas`ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The conductor of a musical band.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ban"dog`</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;n"d&obreve_;g`; 115)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Band</ets> + <ets>dog</ets>, i.e., bound dog.]</ety> <def>A mastiff or other large and fierce dog, usually kept chained or tied up.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The keeper entered leading his <qex>bandog</qex>, a large bloodhound, tied in a leam, or band, from which he takes his name.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ban`do*leer"</hw>, <hw>Ban`do*lier"</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bandouli&egrave;re</ets> (cf. It. <ets>bandoliera</ets>, Sp. <ets>bandolera</ets>), fr. F. <ets>bande</ets> band, Sp. &amp; It. <ets>banda</ets>. See <er>Band</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A broad leather belt formerly worn by soldiers over the right shoulder and across the breast under the left arm. Originally it was used for supporting the musket and twelve cases for charges, but later only as a cartridge belt.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One of the leather or wooden cases in which the charges of powder were carried.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ban"do*line</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Perh. allied to <ets>band</ets>.]</ety> <def>A glutinous pomatum for the hair.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ban"don</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>bandon</ets>. See <er>Abandon</er>.]</ety> <def>Disposal; control; license.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Rom. of R.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ban"dore</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>bandurria</ets>, fr. L. <ets>pandura</ets>, <ets>pandurium</ets>, a musical instrument of three strings, fr. Gr. <grk>pandoy^ra</grk> a three-stringed musical instrument. Cf. <er>Pandore</er>, <er>Banjo</er>, <er>Mandolin</er>.]</ety> <def>A musical stringed instrument, similar in form to a guitar; a pandore. It is now obsolete, but see <er>bandura</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Band"rol</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Banderole</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ban*dur"a</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;n*d&oomacr_;r"&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>bandore</er>.]</ety> <def>A traditional Ukrainian stringed musical instrument shaped like a lute, having many strings.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bandwagon</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A popular trend that attracts growing support.</def> &ldquo;when they saw how things were going everybody jumped on the <ex>bandwagon</ex>.&rdquo;<br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A large ornate wagon for carrying a musical band.</def> &ldquo;the <ex>bandwagon</ex> led the circus parade&rdquo;<br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>band"width`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The maximum rate of information transfer (measured in bits/second) that can be carried by a communication channel.</def> &ldquo;The <ex>bandwidth</ex> of an analog telephone line is less than 100 kilobits per second.&rdquo;<br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ban"dy</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;n"d&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Telugu <ets>ba&nsdot_;&dsdot_;i</ets>.]</ety> <def>A carriage or cart used in India, esp. one drawn by bullocks.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ban"dy</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bandies</plw> <pr>(-d&ibreve_;z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>band&eacute;</ets>, p. p. of <ets>bander</ets> to bind, to bend (a bow), to bandy, fr. <ets>bande</ets>. See <er>Band</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A club bent at the lower part for striking a ball at play; a hockey stick.</def> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The game played with such a club; hockey; shinney; bandy ball.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ban"dy</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bandied</conjf> <pr>(b&abreve;n"d&euptack_;d)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bandying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To beat to and fro, as a ball in playing at bandy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Like tennis balls <qex>bandied</qex> and struck upon us . . . by rackets from without.</q> <rj><qau>Cudworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To give and receive reciprocally; to exchange.</def> &ldquo;To <xex>bandy</xex> hasty words.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To toss about, as from person to person; to circulate freely in a light manner; -- of ideas, facts, rumors, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Let not obvious and known truth be <qex>bandied</qex> about in a disputation.</q> <rj><qau>I. Watts.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ban"dy</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To contend, as at some game in which each strives to drive the ball his own way.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Fit to <qex>bandy</qex> with thy lawless sons.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ban"dy</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Bent; crooked; curved laterally, esp. with the convex side outward; <as>as, a <ex>bandy</ex> leg</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ban"dy-legged`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having crooked legs.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bane</hw> <pr>(b&amacr;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bane</ets> destruction, AS. <ets>bana</ets> murderer; akin to Icel. <ets>bani</ets> death, murderer, OHG. <ets>bana</ets> murder, <ets>bano</ets> murderer, Goth. <ets>banja</ets> stroke, wound, Gr. <grk>foney`s</grk> murderer, <grk>fo`nos</grk> murder, OIr. <ets>bath</ets> death, <ets>benim</ets> I strike. &radic;31.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which destroys life, esp. poison of a deadly quality.</def> <mark>[Obs. except in combination, as in rats<ex>bane</ex>, hen<ex>bane</ex>, etc.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Destruction; death.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The cup of deception spiced and tempered to their <qex>bane</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Any cause of ruin, or lasting injury; harm; woe.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Money, thou <qex>bane</qex> of bliss, and source of woe.</q> <rj><qau>Herbert.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A disease in sheep, commonly termed the <altname>rot</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Poison; ruin; destruction; injury; pest.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bane</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To be the bane of; to ruin.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bane"ber`ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus <gen>(Act&aelig;a)</gen> of plants, of the order <ord>Ranunculace&aelig;</ord>, native in the north temperate zone. The red or white berries are poisonous.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bane"ful</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having poisonous qualities; deadly; destructive; injurious; noxious; pernicious.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Baneful</xex> hemlock.&rdquo; <au>Garth.</au> &ldquo;<xex>Baneful</xex> wrath.&rdquo; <au>Chapman.</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p> -- <wordforms><wf>Bane"ful*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --<wf>Bane"ful*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bane"wort</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Deadly nightshade.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bang</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;ng)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Banged</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Banging</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Icel. <ets>banga</ets> to hammer; akin to Dan. <ets>banke</ets> to beat, Sw. <ets>b&aring;ngas</ets> to be impetuous, G. <ets>bengel</ets> club, clapper of a bell.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To beat, as with a club or cudgel; to treat with violence; to handle roughly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The desperate tempest hath so <qex>banged</qex> the Turks.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To beat or thump, or to cause (something) to hit or strike against another object, in such a way as to make a loud noise; <as>as, to <ex>bang</ex> a drum or a piano; to <ex>bang</ex> a door (against the doorpost or casing) in shutting it</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To have sexual intercourse with; to fuck; -- usually used with the male as a subject. Considered vulgar or obscene.</def> <mark>[vulgar slang]</mark> <br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bang</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make a loud noise, as if with a blow or succession of blows; <as>as, the window blind <ex>banged</ex> and waked me; he was <ex>banging</ex> on the piano</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To have sexual intercourse; to fuck. Considered vulgar and obscene.</def> <mark>[vulgar slang]</mark> <br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bang</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A blow as with a club; a heavy blow.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Many a stiff thwack, many a <qex>bang</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Hudibras.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The loud sound produced by a sudden concussion or explosion.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A surge of pleasure; a thrill; -- usually used in the phrase <ecol><b>get a bang out of</b></ecol>; <as>as, I always get a <ex>bang</ex> out of watching an ice skater do a quadruple jump</as>.</def> <mark>[informal]</mark> <br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> kick{5}.</syn><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Printing &amp; Computers)</fld> <def>An exclamation point; -- used in verbal descriptions of text, in printing and in computer technology; <as>as, his email address is tom <ex>bang</ex> stanford dot edu (i.e. tom!stanford.edu)</as>.</def> <mark>[slang]</mark><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>An instance of sexual intercourse; a fuck. Considered vulgar and obscene.</def> <mark>[vulgar slang]</mark> <br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bang</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cut squarely across, as the tail of a horse, or the forelock of human beings; to cut (the hair).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His hair <qex>banged</qex> even with his eyebrows.</q> <rj><qau>The Century Mag.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bang</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The short, front hair combed down over the forehead, esp. when cut squarely across; a false front of hair similarly worn; -- usually used in the plural; <as>as, her <ex>bangs</ex> came down almost to her eyes</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His hair cut in front like a young lady's <qex>bang</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>W. D. Howells.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bang</hw>, <hw>Bangue</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Bhang</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bang"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Huge; great in size.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> <rj><au>Forby.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bangladesh</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>An independent Asian country on teh Bay of Bengal that was once part of India and then part of Pakistan (called East Pakistan).</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Bangla Desh, East Pakistan.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bangladeshi</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of Bangladesh.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bangladeshi</hw> <pos>prop. adj.</pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Bangladesh.</def> <illu><ex>Bangladeshi</ex> dialects</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> East Pakistani.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ban"gle</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;&nsmacr_;"g'l)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[From 1st <er>Bang</er>.]</ety> <def>To waste by little and little; to fritter away.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ban"gle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hind. <ets>bangr&imacr;</ets> bracelet, bangle.]</ety> <def>An ornamental circlet, of glass, gold, silver, or other material, worn mostly by women, upon the wrist or ankle; a ring bracelet. It differs from other bracelets in being rigid and not articulated, in contrast to bracelets made of links.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bangle ear</b></col>, <cd>a loose hanging ear of a horse, like that of a spaniel.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bang"tail</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a horse bred for racing.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> racehorse, race horse.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ban"ian</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;n"y&aitalic_;n <it>or</it> b&abreve;n*y&abreve;n"; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Skr. <ets>banij</ets> merchant. The tree was so named by the English, because used as a market place by the merchants.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A Hindu trader, merchant, cashier, or money changer.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>banyan</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A man's loose gown, like that worn by the Banians.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The Indian fig. See <er>Banyan</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Banian days</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>days in which the sailors have no flesh meat served out to them. This use seems to be borrowed from the Banians or Banya race, who eat no flesh.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ban"ish</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;n"&ibreve_;sh)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Banished</conjf> <pr>(b&abreve;n"&ibreve_;sht)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Banishing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>banir</ets>, F. <ets>bannir</ets>, LL. <ets>bannire</ets>, fr. OHG. <ets>bannan</ets> to summon, fr. <ets>ban</ets> ban. See <er>Ban</er> an edict, and <er>Finish</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To condemn to exile, or compel to leave one's country, by authority of the ruling power.</def> &ldquo;We <xex>banish</xex> you our territories.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To drive out, as from a home or familiar place; -- used with <xex>from</xex> and <xex>out of</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>How the ancient Celtic tongue came to be <qex>banished</qex> from the Low Countries in Scotland.</q> <rj><qau>Blair.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To drive away; to compel to depart; to dispel.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Banish</xex> all offense.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To <er>Banish</er>, <er>Exile</er>, <er>Expel</er>.</syn> <usage>The idea of a coercive removal from a place is common to these terms. A man is <xex>banished</xex> when he is forced by the government of a country (be he a foreigner or a native) to leave its borders. A man is <xex>exiled</xex> when he is driven into banishment from his <xex>native</xex> country and home. Thus to <xex>exile</xex> is to <xex>banish</xex>, but to <xex>banish</xex> is not always to <xex>exile</xex>. To <xex>expel</xex> is to eject or banish summarily or authoritatively, and usually under circumstances of disgrace; <as>as, to <ex>expel</ex> from a college; <ex>expelled</ex> from decent society</as>.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ban"ish*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who banishes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ban"ish*ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>bannissement</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of banishing, or the state of being banished.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He secured himself by the <qex>banishment</qex> of his enemies.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Round the wide world in <qex>banishment</qex> we roam.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Expatriation; ostracism; expulsion; proscription; exile; outlawry.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ban"is*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A corruption of <ets>baluster</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A baluster.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> (<singf>sing.</singf> or <pluf>pl.</pluf>) <def>The balustrade of a staircase. Formerly used in this sense mostly in the plural, now mostly in the singular.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>bannister</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He struggled to ascend the pulpit stairs, holding hard on the <qex>banisters</qex>.<rj> <qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj></q></p>
+
+<p><hw>ban"jo</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Formerly also <ets>banjore</ets> and <ets>banjer</ets>; corrupted from <ets>bandore</ets>, through negro slave pronunciation.]</ety> <def>A stringed musical instrument having a head and neck like the guitar, and a circular body like a tambourine. It has five strings, and is played with the fingers and hands.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bank</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;&nsmacr_;k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>banke</ets>; akin to E. <ets>bench</ets>, and prob. of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. <ets>bakki</ets>. See <er>Bench</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A mound, pile, or ridge of earth, raised above the surrounding level; hence, anything shaped like a mound or ridge of earth; <as>as, a <ex>bank</ex> of clouds; a <ex>bank</ex> of snow</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They cast up a <qex>bank</qex> against the city.</q> <rj><qau>2 Sam. xx. 15.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A steep acclivity, as the slope of a hill, or the side of a ravine.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The margin of a watercourse; the rising ground bordering a lake, river, or sea, or forming the edge of a cutting, or other hollow.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Tiber trembled underneath her <qex>banks</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>An elevation, or rising ground, under the sea; a shoal, shelf, or shallow; <as>as, the <ex>banks</ex> of Newfoundland</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The face of the coal at which miners are working.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A deposit of ore or coal, worked by excavations above water level.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The ground at the top of a shaft; <as>as, ores are brought to <ex>bank</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(A&euml;ronautics)</fld> <def>The lateral inclination of an a&euml;roplane as it rounds a curve; <as>as, a <ex>bank</ex> of 45&deg; is easy; a <ex>bank</ex> of 90&deg; is dangerous</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A group or series of objects arranged near together; <as>as, a <ex>bank</ex> of electric lamps, etc.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>The tilt of a roadway or railroad, at a curve in the road, designed to counteract centrifugal forces acting on vehicles moving rapiudly around the curve, thus reducing the danger of overturning during a turn.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bank beaver</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the otter.</cd> <mark>[Local, U.S.]</mark> -- <col><b>Bank swallow</b></col>, <cd>a small American and European swallow (<spn>Clivicola riparia</spn>) that nests in a hole which it excavates in a bank.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bank</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Banked</conjf>(b&abreve;&nsmacr_;kt); <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Banking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To raise a mound or dike about; to inclose, defend, or fortify with a bank; to embank.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Banked</xex> well with earth.&rdquo; <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To heap or pile up; <as>as, to <ex>bank</ex> sand</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To pass by the banks of.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Engineering)</fld> <def>To build (a roadway or railroad) with an inclination at a curve in the road, so as to counteract centrifugal forces acting on vehicles moving rapiudly around the curve, thus reducing the danger of vehicles overturning at a curve; <as>as, the raceway was steeply <ex>banked</ex> at the curves</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>To bank a fire</b></col>, <col><b>To bank up a fire</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to cover the coals or embers with ashes or cinders, thus keeping the fire low but alive.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bank</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. fr. F. <ets>banc</ets>. Of German origin, and akin to E. <ets>bench</ets>. See <er>Bench</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A bench, as for rowers in a galley; also, a tier of oars.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Placed on their <qex>banks</qex>, the lusty Trojan sweep<br/>
+Neptune's smooth face, and cleave the yielding deep.</q> <rj><qau>Waller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The bench or seat upon which the judges sit.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The regular term of a court of law, or the full court sitting to hear arguments upon questions of law, as distinguished from a sitting at <xex>Nisi Prius</xex>, or a court held for jury trials. See <er>Banc</er>.</def> <rj><au>Burrill.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Printing)</fld> <def>A sort of table used by printers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Music)</fld> <def>A bench, or row of keys belonging to a keyboard, as in an organ.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bank</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>banque</ets>, It. <ets>banca</ets>, orig. bench, table, counter, of German origin, and akin to E. <ets>bench</ets>; cf. G. <ets>bank</ets> bench, OHG. <ets>banch</ets>. See <er>Bench</er>, and cf. <er>Banco</er>, <er>Beach</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An establishment for the custody, loan, exchange, or issue, of money, and for facilitating the transmission of funds by drafts or bills of exchange; an institution incorporated for performing one or more of such functions, or the stockholders (or their representatives, the directors), acting in their corporate capacity.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The building or office used for banking purposes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A fund to be used in transacting business, especially a joint stock or capital.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Let it be no <qex>bank</qex> or common stock, but every man be master of his own money.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Gaming)</fld> <def>The sum of money or the checks which the dealer or banker has as a fund, from which to draw his stakes and pay his losses.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>In certain games, as dominos, a fund of pieces from which the players are allowed to draw; in Monopoly, the fund of money used to pay bonuses due to the players, or to which they pay fines.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>a place where something is stored and held available for future use;</def> <specif>specifically</specif>, <def>an organization that stores biological products for medical needs; <as>as, a blood <ex>bank</ex>, an organ <ex>bank</ex>, a sperm <ex>bank</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bank credit</b></col>, <cd>a credit by which a person who has given the required security to a bank has liberty to draw to a certain extent agreed upon.</cd> -- <col><b>Bank of deposit</b></col>, <cd>a bank which receives money for safe keeping.</cd> -- <col><b>Bank of issue</b></col>, <cd>a bank which issues its own notes payable to bearer.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bank</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To deposit in a bank.</def> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bank</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To keep a bank; to carry on the business of a banker.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 117 pr=SA --></p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To deposit money in a bank; to have an account with a banker.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bank</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <fld>(A&euml;ronautics)</fld> <def>To tilt sidewise in rounding a curve; -- said of a flying machine, an a&euml;rocurve, or the like.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bank"a*ble</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;&nsmacr_;k"&adot_;*b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Receivable at a bank.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bank" bill`</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;&nsmacr_;k" b&ibreve_;l`)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>In America (and formerly in England), a promissory note of a bank payable to the bearer on demand, and used as currency; a bank note.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In England, a note, or a bill of exchange, of a bank, payable to order, and usually at some future specified time. Such bills are negotiable, but form, in the strict sense of the term, no part of the currency.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bank" book`</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;&nsmacr_;k" b&oobreve_;k`)</pr>. <def>A book kept by a depositor, in which an officer of a bank enters the debits and credits of the depositor's account with the bank.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bank discount</hw>. <def>A sum equal to the interest at a given rate on the principal (face) of a bill or note from the time of discounting until it becomes due.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bank"er</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;&nsmacr_;k"&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos><ety>[See the nouns <er>Bank</er> and the verbs derived from them.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who conducts the business of banking; one who, individually, or as a member of a company, keeps an establishment for the deposit or loan of money, or for traffic in money, bills of exchange, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A money changer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The dealer, or one who keeps the bank in a gambling house.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A vessel employed in the cod fishery on the banks of Newfoundland.</def> <rj><au>Crabb.</au> <au>J. Q. Adams.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A ditcher; a drain digger.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>The stone bench on which masons cut or square their work.</def> <rj><au>Weale.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bank"er*ess</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;&nsmacr_;k"&etilde_;r*&ebreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A female banker.</def> <rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bankia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus consisting of giant shipworms.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Bankia</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bank"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The business of a bank or of a banker.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Banking house</b></col>, <cd>an establishment or office in which, or a firm by whom, banking is done.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>bank"note`</hw>, <hw>bank" note`</hw></mhw> <pr>(b&abreve;&nsmacr_;k"n&omacr;t`)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>A promissory note issued by a bank or banking company, payable to the bearer on demand. See also sense 4.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In the United States popularly called a <altname>bank bill</altname>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Formerly, a promissory note made by a banker, or banking company, payable to a specified person at a fixed date; a bank bill. See <er>Bank bill</er>, 2.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A promissory note payable at a bank.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A promissory note issued by an authorized bank, payable to the bearer on demand and intended to circulate as government-authorized money; in the United States such notes may only be issued by a Federal Reserve Bank; <as>as, he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty banknotes</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bill, note, government note, bank bill, banker's bill, bank note, Federal Reserve note, greenback.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bank on</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>Depend on; be confident of.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bankroll</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the money carried on one's person.</def> &rdquo;He shot his <ex>bankroll</ex> on a bob-tailed nag.&rdquo;<br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> roll, wad.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>one's total supply of money; funds.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bankroll</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To pay the costs of; <as>as, Who will <ex>bankroll</ex> the restoration of the former East German economy?</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bank"rupt</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>banqueroute</ets>, fr. It. <ets>bancarotta</ets> bankruptcy; <ets>banca</ets> bank (fr. OHG. <ets>banch</ets>, G. <ets>bank</ets>, bench) + <ets>rotta</ets> broken, fr. L. <ets>ruptus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>rumpere</ets> to break. At Florence, it is said, the bankrupt had his bench (i.e., money table) broken. See 1st <er>Bank</er>, and <er>Rupture</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Old Eng. Law)</fld> <def>A trader who secretes himself, or does certain other acts tending to defraud his creditors.</def> <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A trader who becomes unable to pay his debts; an insolvent trader; popularly, any person who is unable to pay his debts; an insolvent person.</def> <rj><au>M&lsquo;Culloch.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A person who, in accordance with the terms of a law relating to bankruptcy, has been judicially declared to be unable to meet his liabilities.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In England, until the year 1861 none but a &ldquo;trader&rdquo; could be made a bankrupt; a non-trader failing to meet his liabilities being an &ldquo;insolvent&rdquo;. But this distinction was abolished by the Bankruptcy Act of 1861. The laws of 1841 and 1867 of the United States relating to bankruptcy applied this designation <ex>bankrupt</ex> to others besides those engaged in trade.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bank"rupt</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Being a bankrupt or in a condition of bankruptcy; unable to pay, or legally discharged from paying, one's debts; <as>as, a <ex>bankrupt</ex> merchant</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Depleted of money; not having the means of meeting pecuniary liabilities; <as>as, a <ex>bankrupt</ex> treasury</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Relating to bankrupts and bankruptcy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Destitute of, or wholly wanting (something once possessed, or something one should possess).</def> &ldquo;<xex>Bankrupt</xex> in gratitude.&rdquo; <rj><au>Sheridan.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bankrupt law</b></col>, <cd>a law by which the property of a person who is unable or unwilling to pay his debts may be taken and distributed to his creditors, and by which a person who has made a full surrender of his property, and is free from fraud, may be discharged from the legal obligation of his debts. See <er>Insolvent</er>, <pos>a.</pos></cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bank"rupt</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bankrupted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bankrupting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To make bankrupt; to bring financial ruin upon; to impoverish.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bank"rupt*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bankruptcies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state of being actually or legally bankrupt.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act or process of becoming a bankrupt.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Complete loss; -- followed by <xex>of</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bank"side`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The slope of a bank, especially of the bank of a stream.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bank"-sid`ed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Having sides inclining inwards, as a ship; -- opposed to <contr>wall-sided</contr>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bank" swal"low</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>See under 1st <er>Bank</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ban"li*eue`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. LL. <ets>bannum leucae</ets>, <ets>banleuca</ets>; <ets>bannum</ets> jurisdiction + <ets>leuca</ets> league.]</ety> <def>The territory without the walls, but within the legal limits, of a town or city.</def> <rj><au>Brande &amp; C.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ban"ner</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;n"n&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>banere</ets>, OF. <ets>baniere</ets>, F. <ets>banni&egrave;re</ets>, <ets>bandi&egrave;re</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>baneria</ets>, <ets>banderia</ets>, fr. <ets>bandum</ets> banner, fr. OHG. <ets>bant</ets> band, strip of cloth; cf. <ets>bindan</ets> to bind, Goth. <ets>bandwa</ets>, <ets>bandwo</ets>, a sign. See <er>Band</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A kind of flag attached to a spear or pike by a crosspiece, and used by a chief as his standard in battle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Hang out our <qex>banners</qex> on the outward walls.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A large piece of silk or other cloth, with a device or motto, extended on a crosspiece, and borne in a procession, or suspended in some conspicuous place.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Any flag or standard; <as>as, the star-spangled <ex>banner</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Banner fish</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a large fish of the genus <gen>Histiophorus</gen>, of the Swordfish family, having a broad bannerlike dorsal fin; the sailfish. One species (<spn>Histiophorus Americanus</spn>) inhabits the <geog>North Atlantic</geog>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ban"nered</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Furnished with, or bearing, banners.</def> &ldquo;A <xex>bannered</xex> host.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ban"ner*et</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos><ety>[OE. <ets>baneret</ets>, OF. <ets>baneret</ets>, F. <ets>banneret</ets>; properly a dim. of OF. <ets>baniere</ets>. See <er>Banner</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Originally, a knight who led his vassals into the field under his own banner; -- commonly used as a title of rank.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A title of rank, conferred for heroic deeds, and hence, an order of knighthood; also, the person bearing such title or rank.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The usual mode of conferring the rank on the field of battle was by cutting or tearing off the point of the pennon or pointed flag on the spear of the candidate, thereby making it a banner.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A civil officer in some Swiss cantons.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A small banner.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ban"ner*ol</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A banderole; esp. a banner displayed at a funeral procession and set over the tomb. See <er>Banderole</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>banning-order</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an order that bans something.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bannister</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as <er>banister</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ban*ni"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>bannitio</ets>. See <er>Banish</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of expulsion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Abp. Laud.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ban"nock</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gael. <ets>bonnach</ets>.]</ety> <def>A kind of cake or bread, in shape flat and roundish, commonly made of oatmeal or barley meal and baked on an iron plate, or griddle; -- used in Scotland and the northern counties of England.</def> <rj><au>Jamieson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bannock fluke</b></col>, <cd>the turbot.</cd> <mark>[Scot.]</mark></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bannockburn</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A battle in which the Scots under <person>Robert the Bruce</person> defeated the English and assured the independence of Scotland.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Banns</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;nz)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Ban</er>.]</ety> <def>Notice of a proposed marriage, proclaimed in a church, or other place prescribed by law, in order that any person may object, if he knows of just cause why the marriage should not take place.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ban"quet</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., a feast, prop. a dim. of <ets>banc</ets> bench; cf. It. <ets>banchetto</ets>, dim. of <ets>banco</ets> a bench, counter. See <er>Bank</er> a bench, and cf. <er>Banquette</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A feast; a sumptuous entertainment of eating and drinking; often, a complimentary or ceremonious feast, followed by speeches.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A dessert; a course of sweetmeats; a sweetmeat or sweetmeats.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>We'll dine in the great room, but let the music<br/>
+And <qex>banquet</qex> be prepared here.</q> <rj><qau>Massinger.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ban"quet</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Banqueted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Banqueting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To treat with a banquet or sumptuous entertainment of food; to feast.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Just in time to <qex>banquet</qex><br/>
+The illustrious company assembled there.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ban"quet</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To regale one's self with good eating and drinking; to feast.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Were it a draught for Juno when she <qex>banquets</qex>,<br/>
+I would not taste thy treasonous offer.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To partake of a dessert after a feast.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Where they did both sup and <qex>banquet</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Cavendish.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>banqueting</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Eating an elaborate meal (often accompanied by entertainment).</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> feasting.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ban*quette"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bench or seat for passengers on the top of a diligence or other public vehicle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>My brother-in-law . . . took refuge in the <qex>banquette</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Mrs. Howe.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ban"quet*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who banquets; one who feasts or makes feasts.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ban*quette"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>Banquet</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>A raised way or foot bank, running along the inside of a parapet, on which musketeers stand to fire upon the enemy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A narrow window seat; a raised shelf at the back or the top of a buffet or dresser.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ban"shee</hw>, <hw>Ban"shie</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gael. <ets>bean-shith</ets> fairy; Gael. &amp; Ir. <ets>bean</ets> woman + Gael. <ets>sith</ets> fairy.]</ety> <fld>(Celtic Folklore)</fld> <def>A supernatural being supposed to warn a family of the approaching death of one of its members, by wailing or singing in a mournful voice, as under the windows of the house.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ban"stic`kle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>ban</ets>, <ets>bon</ets>, bone + <ets>stickle</ets> prickle, sting. See <er>Bone</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, <er>Stickleback</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small fish, the three-spined stickleback.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ban"tam</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A variety of small barnyard fowl, with feathered legs, probably brought from Bantam, a district of Java.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ban"tam work`</hw>. <def>Carved and painted work in imitation of Japan ware.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ban"teng</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The wild ox of Java (<spn>Bibos Banteng</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ban"ter</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;n"t&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bantered</conjf> <pr>(b&abreve;n"t&etilde_;rd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bantering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Prob. corrupted fr. F. <ets>badiner</ets> to joke, or perh. fr. E. <ets>bandy</ets> to beat to and fro. See <er>Badinage</er>, and cf. <er>Barter</er> fr. OF. <ets>barater</ets>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To address playful good-natured ridicule to, -- the person addressed, or something pertaining to him, being the subject of the jesting; to rally; <as>as, he <ex>bantered</ex> me about my credulity</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Hag-ridden by my own fancy all night, and then <qex>bantered</qex> on my haggard looks the next day.</q> <rj><qau>W. Irving.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To jest about; to ridicule in speaking of, as some trait, habit, characteristic, and the like.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>If they <qex>banter</qex> your regularity, order, and love of study, <qex>banter</qex> in return their neglect of them.</q> <rj><qau>Chatham.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To delude or trick, -- esp. by way of jest.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>We diverted ourselves with <qex>bantering</qex> several poor scholars with hopes of being at least his lordship's chaplain.</q> <rj><qau>De Foe.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To challenge or defy to a match.</def> <mark>[Colloq. Southern and Western U. S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ban"ter</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of bantering; joking or jesting; humorous or good-humored raillery; pleasantry.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Part <qex>banter</qex>, part affection.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ban"ter*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who banters or rallies.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ban"ting*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A method of reducing corpulence by avoiding food containing much farinaceous, saccharine, or oily matter; -- so called from <person>William <etsep>Banting</etsep></person> of London.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bant"ling</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. for <ets>bandling</ets>, from <ets>band</ets>, and meaning a child wrapped in swaddling bands; or cf. G. <ets>b&auml;ntling</ets> a bastard, fr. <ets>bank</ets> bench. Cf. <er>Bastard</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>A young or small child; an infant.</def> <mark>[Slightly contemptuous or depreciatory.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In what out of the way corners genius produces her <qex>bantlings</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>W. Irving.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ban"tu</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A member of one of the great family of Negroid tribes occupying equatorial and southern Africa. These tribes include, as important divisions, the Kafirs, Damaras, Bechuanas, and many tribes whose names begin with <xex>Aba-</xex>, <xex>Ama-</xex>, <xex>Ba-</xex>, <xex>Ma-</xex>, <xex>Wa-</xex>, variants of the Bantu plural personal prefix <xex>Aba-</xex>, as in <xex>Ba-ntu</xex>, or <xex>Aba-ntu</xex>, itself a combination of this prefix with the syllable <xex>-ntu</xex>, a person; or as in <stype>Watusi</stype>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the family of languages spoken by the Bantu people (definition 1).</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ban"tu</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the Bantu language group Bantu (definition 2); <as>as, <ex>Bantu</ex> languages</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to the Bantu people (definition 1).</def> <illu>The <ex>Bantu</ex> population of Sierra Leone</illu><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Banx"ring</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An East Indian insectivorous mammal of the genus <gen>Tupaia</gen>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ban"yan</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;n"y&aitalic_;n <it>or</it> b&abreve;n*y&abreve;n")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Banian</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A tree of the same genus as the common fig, and called the Indian fig (<spn>Ficus Indica</spn>), whose branches send shoots to the ground, which take root and become additional trunks, until it may be the tree covers some acres of ground and is able to shelter thousands of men.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ban"zai"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <ety>[Jap. <ets>banzai</ets>, <ets>banzei</ets>, ten thousand years, forever.]</ety> <def>Lit., May you live ten thousand years; -- used in salutation of the emperor and as a battle cry.</def> <mark>[Japan]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba"o*bab</hw> <pr>(b&amacr;"&ouptack_;*b&abreve;b <it>or</it> b&auml;"&ouptack_;*b&abreve;b)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[The native name.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A gigantic African tree (<spn>Adansonia digitata</spn>), also naturalized in India. See <er>Adansonia</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Baph"o*met</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A corruption of <ets>Mahomet</ets> or <ets>Mohammed</ets>, the Arabian prophet: cf. Pr. <ets>Bafomet</ets>, OSp. <ets>Mafomat</ets>, OPg. <ets>Mafameda</ets>.]</ety> <def>An idol or symbolical figure which the Templars were accused of using in their mysterious rites.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bap"tise</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>same as <er>baptize</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Baptisia</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A genus of North American plants with showy pealike flowers and an inflated pod.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Baptisia</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bap"tism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>baptim</ets>, <ets>baptem</ets>, OF. <ets>baptesme</ets>, <ets>batisme</ets>, F. <ets>bapt&ecirc;me</ets>, L. <ets>baptisma</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>ba`ptisma</grk>, fr. <grk>bapti`zein</grk> to baptize, fr. <grk>ba`ptein</grk> to dip in water, akin to <grk>baqy`s</grk> deep, Skr. <ets>g&amacr;h</ets> to dip, bathe, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety> <def>The act of baptizing; the application of water to a person, as a sacrament or religious ceremony, by which he is initiated into the visible church of Christ. This is performed by immersion, sprinkling, or pouring.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bap*tis"mal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>baptismal</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to baptism; <as>as, <ex>baptismal</ex> vows</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Baptismal name</b></col>, <cd>the Christian name, which is given at baptism.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bap*tis"mal*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a baptismal manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bap"tist</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;p"t&ibreve_;st)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>baptista</ets>, Gr. <grk>baptisth`s</grk>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>One who administers baptism; -- specifically applied to John, the forerunner of Christ.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One of a denomination of Christians who deny the validity of infant baptism and of sprinkling, and maintain that baptism should be administered to believers alone, and should be by immersion. See <er>Anabaptist</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>In doctrine the Baptists of this country [the United States] are Calvinistic, but with much freedom and moderation.</note> <rj><au>Amer. Cyc.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Freewill Baptists</b></col>, <cd>a sect of Baptists who are Arminian in doctrine, and practice open communion.</cd> -- <col><b>Seventh-day Baptists</b></col>, <cd>a sect of Baptists who keep the seventh day of the week, or Saturday, as the Sabbath. See <er>Sabbatarian</er>. The Dunkers and Campbellites are also Baptists.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bap"tis*ter*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>,<hw>Bap"tis*try</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Baptisteries</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <plw>Baptistries</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>baptisterium</ets>, Gr. <grk>baptisth`rion</grk>: cf. F. <ets>baptist&egrave;re</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>In early times, a separate building, usually polygonal, used for baptismal services. Small churches were often changed into baptisteries when larger churches were built near.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A part of a church containing a font and used for baptismal services.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bap*tis"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>baptistiko`s</grk>.]</ety> <def>Of or for baptism; baptismal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bap*tis"tic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Baptistic.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bap*tiz"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being baptized; fit to be baptized.</def> <rj><au>Baxter.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bap`ti*za"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Baptism.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Their <qex>baptizations</qex> were null.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bap*tize"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Baptized</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Baptizing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>baptiser</ets>, L. <ets>baptizare</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>bapti`zein</grk>. See <er>Baptism</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To administer the sacrament of baptism to.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To christen (because a name is given to infants at their baptism); to give a name to; to name.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I'll be new <qex>baptized</qex>;<br/>
+Henceforth I never will be Romeo.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To sanctify; to consecrate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bap*tize"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of baptizing.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bap*tiz"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who baptizes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar</hw> <pr>(b&auml;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>barre</ets>, F. <ets>barre</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>barra</ets>, W. <ets>bar</ets> the branch of a tree, bar, <ets>baren</ets> branch, Gael. &amp; Ir. <ets>barra</ets> bar. &radic;91.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A piece of wood, metal, or other material, long in proportion to its breadth or thickness, used as a lever and for various other purposes, but especially for a hindrance, obstruction, or fastening; <as>as, the <ex>bars</ex> of a fence or gate; the <ex>bar</ex> of a door</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Thou shalt make <qex>bars</qex> of shittim wood.</q> <rj><qau>Ex. xxvi. 26.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An indefinite quantity of some substance, so shaped as to be long in proportion to its breadth and thickness; <as>as, a <ex>bar</ex> of gold or of lead; a <ex>bar</ex> of soap</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Anything which obstructs, hinders, or prevents; an obstruction; a barrier.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Must I new <qex>bars</qex> to my own joy create?</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 118 pr=SA --></p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A bank of sand, gravel, or other matter, esp. at the mouth of a river or harbor, obstructing navigation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Any railing that divides a room, or office, or hall of assembly, in order to reserve a space for those having special privileges; <as>as, the <ex>bar</ex> of the House of Commons</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The railing that incloses the place which counsel occupy in courts of justice. Hence, the phrase <xex>at the bar of the court</xex> signifies <xex>in open court</xex>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The place in court where prisoners are stationed for arraignment, trial, or sentence.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The whole body of lawyers licensed in a court or district; the legal profession.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>A special plea constituting a sufficient answer to plaintiff's action.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Any tribunal; <as>as, the <ex>bar</ex> of public opinion; the <ex>bar</ex> of God</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>A barrier or counter, over which liquors and food are passed to customers; hence, the portion of the room behind the counter where liquors for sale are kept.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>An ordinary, like a fess but narrower, occupying only one fifth part of the field.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>10.</sn> <def>A broad shaft, or band, or stripe; <as>as, a <ex>bar</ex> of light; a <ex>bar</ex> of color</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>11.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A vertical line across the staff. Bars divide the staff into spaces which represent measures, and are themselves called <xex>measures</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; A <xex>double bar</xex> marks the end of a strain or main division of a movement, or of a whole piece of music; in psalmody, it marks the end of a line of poetry. The term <xex>bar</xex> is very often loosely used for <xex>measure</xex>, i.e., for such length of music, or of silence, as is included between one bar and the next; as, a passage of eight <xex>bars</xex>; two <xex>bars'</xex> rest.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>12.</sn> <fld>(Far.)</fld> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The space between the tusks and grinders in the upper jaw of a horse, in which the bit is placed.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The part of the crust of a horse's hoof which is bent inwards towards the frog at the heel on each side, and extends into the center of the sole.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>13.</sn> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A drilling or tamping rod.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A vein or dike crossing a lode.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>14.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A gatehouse of a castle or fortified town.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A slender strip of wood which divides and supports the glass of a window; a sash bar.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bar shoe</b></col> <fld>(Far.)</fld>, <cd>a kind of horseshoe having a bar across the usual opening at the heel, to protect a tender frog from injury.</cd> -- <col><b>Bar shot</b></col>, <cd>a double headed shot, consisting of a bar, with a ball or half ball at each end; -- formerly used for destroying the masts or rigging in naval combat.</cd> -- <col><b>Bar sinister</b></col> <fld>(Her.)</fld>, <cd>a term popularly but erroneously used for <xex>baton</xex>, a mark of illegitimacy. See <er>Baton</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bar tracery</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>ornamental stonework resembling bars of iron twisted into the forms required.</cd> -- <col><b>Blank bar</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>. <cd>See <er>Blank</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Case at bar</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>a case presently before the court; a case under argument.</cd> -- <col><b>In bar of</b></col>, <cd>as a sufficient reason against; to prevent.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Matter in bar</b></col>, or <col><b>Defence in bar</b></col></mcol>, <cd>any matter which is a final defense in an action.</cd> -- <col><b>Plea in bar</b></col>, <cd>a plea which goes to bar or defeat the plaintiff's action absolutely and entirely.</cd> -- <col><b>Trial at bar</b></col> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld>, <cd>a trial before all the judges of one the superior courts of Westminster, or before a quorum representing the full court.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar</hw> <pr>(b&auml;r)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Barred</conjf> (b&auml;rd); <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Barring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[ F. <ets>barrer</ets>. See <er>Bar</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To fasten with a bar; <as>as, to <ex>bar</ex> a door or gate</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To restrict or confine, as if by a bar; to hinder; to obstruct; to prevent; to prohibit; <as>as, to <ex>bar</ex> the entrance of evil; distance <ex>bars</ex> our intercourse; the statute <ex>bars</ex> my right; the right is <ex>barred</ex> by time; a release <ex>bars</ex> the plaintiff's recovery</as>; -- sometimes with <xex>up</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He barely looked the idea in the face, and hastened to <qex>bar</qex> it in its dungeon.</q> <rj><qau>Hawthorne.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To except; to exclude by exception.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Nay, but I <qex>bar</qex> to-night: you shall not gauge me<br/>
+By what we do to-night.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To cross with one or more stripes or lines.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>For the sake of distinguishing the feet more clearly, I have <qex>barred</qex> them singly.</q> <rj><qau>Burney.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba*ra"ca</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An international, interdenominational organization of Bible classes of young men; -- so named in allusion to the Hebrew word <xex>Berachah</xex> (Meaning <xex>blessing</xex>) occurring in <au>2 Chron. xx. 26</au> and <au>1 Chron. xii.</au></def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"ad</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; weight.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>The pressure of one dyne per square centimeter; -- used as a unit of pressure.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bar`&aelig;s*the`si*om"e*ter</hw>, <hw>Bar`es*the`si*om"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; weight + <ets>&aelig;sthesiometer</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>An instrument for determining the delicacy of the sense of pressure.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Bar`&aelig;s*the`si*o*met"ric</wf>, <wf>Bar`es*the`si*o*met"ric</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar`a*the"a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A soft fabric with a kind of basket weave and a diapered pattern.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Barb</hw> <pr>(b&auml;rb)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>barbe</ets>, fr. L. <ets>barba</ets> beard. See <er>Beard</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Beard, or that which resembles it, or grows in the place of it.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The barbel, so called by reason of his <qex>barbs</qex>, or wattles in his mouth.</q> <rj><qau>Walton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A muffler, worn by nuns and mourners.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Paps, or little projections, of the mucous membrane, which mark the opening of the submaxillary glands under the tongue in horses and cattle. The name is mostly applied when the barbs are inflamed and swollen.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>barbel</asp> and <asp>barble</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else.</def> &ldquo;Having two <xex>barbs</xex> or points.&rdquo; <rj><au>Ascham.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A bit for a horse.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the side branches of a feather, which collectively constitute the vane. See <er>Feather</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A southern name for the kingfishes of the eastern and southeastern coasts of the United States; -- also improperly called <altname>whiting</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A hair or bristle ending in a double hook.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>baranduki</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The terrestrial Siberian squirrel (<spn>Eutamius sibiricus</spn>).</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> baronduki, barunduki, burunduki, <spn>Eutamius asiaticus</spn>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>baragnosis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>the inability to estimate the weight of an object.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Barb</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Barbed</conjf> <pr>(b&auml;rbd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Barbing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To shave or dress the beard of.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To clip; to mow.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Marston.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To furnish with barbs, or with that which will hold or hurt like barbs, as an arrow, fishhook, spear, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>But rattling storm of arrows <qex>barbed</qex> with fire.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Barb</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>barbe</ets>, fr. <ets>Barbarie</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The Barbary horse, a superior breed introduced from Barbary into Spain by the Moors.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A blackish or dun variety of the pigeon, originally brought from Barbary.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Barb</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Corrupted fr. <ets>bard</ets>.]</ety> <def>Armor for a horse. Same as 2d <er>Bard</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 1.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"ba*can</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Barbican</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"ba*can*age</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Barbicanage</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar*ba"di*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Barbados.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native of Barbados.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bar*ba"dos</hw> or <hw>Bar*ba"does</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A West Indian island, giving its name to a disease, to a cherry, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Barbados cherry</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a genus of trees of the West Indies (<gen>Malpighia</gen>) with an agreeably acid fruit resembling a cherry.</cd> -- <col><b>Barbados leg</b></col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>a species of elephantiasis incident to hot climates.</cd> -- <col><b>Barbados nuts</b></col>, <cd>the seeds of the <spn>Jatropha curcas</spn>, a plant growing in South America and elsewhere. The seeds and their acrid oil are used in medicine as a purgative. See <er>Physic nut</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bar"ba*ra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Coined by logicians.]</ety> <fld>(Logic)</fld> <def>The first word in certain mnemonic lines which represent the various forms of the syllogism. It indicates a syllogism whose three propositions are universal affirmatives.</def> <rj><au>Whately.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Barbarea</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of biennial or perennial herbs of north temperate regions: winter cress.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Barbarea.</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar`ba*resque"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Barbaric in form or style; <as>as, <ex>barbaresque</ex> architecture</as>.</def> <rj><au>De Quincey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar*ba"ri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Barbarous</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A foreigner.</def> <mark>[Historical]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a <qex>barbarian</qex>, and he that speaketh shall be a <qex>barbarian</qex> unto me.</q> <rj><qau>1 Cor. xiv. 11.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A man in a rude, savage, or uncivilized state.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A person destitute of culture.</def> <rj><au>M. Arnold.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A cruel, savage, brutal man; one destitute of pity or humanity.</def> &ldquo;Thou fell <xex>barbarian</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Philips.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar*ba"ri*an</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of, or pertaining to, or resembling, barbarians; rude; uncivilized; barbarous; <as>as, <ex>barbarian</ex> governments or nations</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar*bar"ic</hw> <pr>(b&auml;r*b&abreve;r"&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>barbaricus</ets> foreign, barbaric, Gr. <grk>barbariko`s</grk>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of, or from, barbarian nations; foreign; -- often with reference to barbarous nations of east.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Barbaric</xex> pearl and gold.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to, or resembling, an uncivilized person or people; barbarous; barbarian; destitute of refinement.</def> &ldquo;Wild, <xex>barbaric</xex> music.&rdquo; <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>barbarisation</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the act or process of barbarizing; an act that makes people primitive and uncivilized.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> barbarization.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>barbarise</hw> <def>same as <er>barbarize</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"ba*rism</hw> <pr>(b&auml;r"b&adot_;*r&ibreve_;z'm)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>barbarismus</ets>, Gr. <grk>barbarismo`s</grk>; cf. F. <ets>barbarisme</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An uncivilized state or condition; rudeness of manners; ignorance of arts, learning, and literature; barbarousness.</def> <rj><au>Prescott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A barbarous, cruel, or brutal action; an outrage.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A heinous <qex>barbarism</qex> . . . against the honor of marriage.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An offense against purity of style or language; any form of speech contrary to the pure idioms of a particular language. See <er>Solecism</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The Greeks were the first that branded a foreign term in any of their writers with the odious name of <qex>barbarism</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>G. Campbell.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar*bar"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Barbarities</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[From <er>Barbarous</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state or manner of a barbarian; lack of civilization.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Cruelty; ferociousness; inhumanity.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Treating Christians with a <qex>barbarity</qex> which would have shocked the very Moslem.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A barbarous or cruel act.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Barbarism; impurity of speech.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>barbarization</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the act or process of barbarizing; an act that makes people primitive and uncivilized.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> barbarisation.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"ba*rize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Barbarized</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Barbarizing</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To become barbarous.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The Roman empire was <qex>barbarizing</qex> rapidly from the time of Trajan.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To adopt a foreign or barbarous mode of speech.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The ill habit . . . of wretched <qex>barbarizing</qex> against the Latin and Greek idiom, with their untutored Anglicisms.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"ba*rize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>barbariser</ets>, LL. <ets>barbarizare</ets>.]</ety> <def>To make barbarous.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The hideous changes which have <qex>barbarized</qex> France.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"ba*rous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>barbarus</ets>, Gr. <grk>ba`rbaros</grk>, strange, foreign; later, slavish, rude, ignorant; akin to L. <ets>balbus</ets> stammering, Skr. <ets>barbara</ets> stammering, outlandish. Cf. <er>Brave</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Being in the state of a barbarian; uncivilized; rude; peopled with barbarians; <as>as, a <ex>barbarous</ex> people; a <ex>barbarous</ex> country</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Foreign; adapted to a barbaric taste.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Barbarous</qex> gold.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Cruel; ferocious; inhuman; merciless.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>By their <qex>barbarous</qex> usage he died within a few days, to the grief of all that knew him.</q> <rj><qau>Clarendon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Contrary to the pure idioms of a language.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A <qex>barbarous</qex> expression</q> <rj><qau>G. Campbell.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Uncivilized; unlettered; uncultivated; untutored; ignorant; merciless; brutal. See <er>Ferocious</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"ba*rous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a barbarous manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"ba*rous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being barbarous; barbarity; barbarism.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"ba*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Fr. Ar. <ets>Barbar</ets> the people of Barbary.]</ety> <def>The countries on the north coast of Africa from Egypt to the Atlantic.</def> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>A Barbary horse; a barb.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <specif>Also,</specif> <def>a kind of pigeon.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Barbary ape</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>an ape (<spn>Macacus innuus</spn>) of north Africa and Gibraltar Rock, being the only monkey inhabiting Europe. It is very commonly trained by showmen.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>barbasco</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a West Indian shrub or small tree (<spn>Jacquinia keyensis</spn>) having leathery saponaceous leaves and extremely hard wood.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> joewood.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"ba*stel`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>barbastelle</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A European bat (<spn>Barbastellus communis</spn>), with hairy lips.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"bate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>barbatus</ets>, fr. <ets>barba</ets> beard. See <er>Barb</er> beard.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Bearded; beset with long and weak hairs.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"ba*ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having barbed points.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A dart uncommonly <qex>barbated</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>T. Warton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"be*cue</hw> <pr>(b&auml;"b&euptack_;*k&umacr;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[In the language of the (Arawak or Taino) Indians of Guiana, <ets>barbacoa</ets> a frame on which all kinds of flesh and fish are roasted or smoke-dried.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a framework of metal or brick, usually with a grill on top, in which a fire is lighted and on which food is cooked, usually outdoors; -- also called a <altname>barbecue grill</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A social entertainment, where people assemble, usually in the open air, at which a meal is prepared on a barbecue grill.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A floor, on which coffee beans are sun-dried.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A hog, ox, or other large animal roasted or broiled whole for a feast.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"be*cue</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Barbecued</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Barbecuing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To dry or cure by exposure on a frame or gridiron.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They use little or no salt, but <qex>barbecue</qex> their game and fish in the smoke.</q> <rj><qau>Stedman.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To roast or broil whole, as an ox or hog.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Send me, gods, a whole hog <qex>barbecued</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>barbecued</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>Cooked on a barbecue.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> grilled.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>barbecuing</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Roasting a large piece of meat on a grill or a revolving spit out of doors over an open fire.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Barbed</hw> <pr>(b&auml;rbd <it>or</it> b&auml;rb"&ebreve_;d)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See 4th <er>Barb</er>.]</ety> <def>Accoutered with defensive armor; -- said of a horse. See <er>Barded</er> (which is the proper form.)</def> <rj><au>Sir W. Raleigh.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Barbed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Furnished with a barb or barbs; <as>as, a <ex>barbed</ex> arrow; <ex>barbed</ex> wire</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Barbed wire</b></col>, <cd>a wire, or a strand of twisted wires, armed with barbs or sharp points. It is used for fences.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"bel</hw> <pr>(b&auml;r"b&ebreve_;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos><ety>[OF. <ets>barbel</ets>, F. <ets>barbeau</ets>, dim. of L. <ets>barbus</ets> barbel, fr. <ets>barba</ets> beard. See 1st <er>Barb</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A slender tactile organ on the lips of certain fishes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A large fresh-water fish (<spn>Barbus vulgaris</spn>) found in many European rivers. Its upper jaw is furnished with four barbels.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Barbs or paps under the tongues of horses and cattle. See 1st <er>Barb</er>, 3.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bar"bell`</hw> <pr>(b&auml;r"b&ebreve_;l`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bar to which heavy discs are attached at each end; -- it is used for weightlifting exercises.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"bel*late</hw> <pr>(b&auml;r"b&ebreve_;l*l&auptack_;t)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See 1st <er>Barb</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having short, stiff hairs, often barbed at the point.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar*bel"lu*late</hw> <pr>(b&auml;r*b&ebreve_;l"l&uuptack_;*l&auptack_;t)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Barbellate with diminutive hairs or barbs.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"ber</hw> <pr>(b&auml;r"b&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>barbour</ets>, OF. <ets>barbeor</ets>, F. <ets>barbier</ets>, as if fr. an assumed L. <ets>barbator</ets>, fr. <ets>barba</ets> beard. See 1st <er>Barb</er>.]</ety> <def>One whose occupation it is to shave or trim the beard, and to cut and dress the hair of his patrons.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Barber's itch</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Itch</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Formerly the barber practiced some offices of surgery, such as letting blood and pulling teeth. Hence such terms as <ecol><b>barber surgeon</b></ecol> (old form <col><b>barber chirurgeon</b></col>), <col><b>barber surgery</b></col>, etc.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"ber</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Barbered</conjf> <pr>(b&auml;r"b&etilde_;rd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Barbering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To shave and dress the beard or hair of.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"ber</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Meteor.)</fld> <def>A storm accompanied by driving ice spicules formed from sea water, esp. one occurring on the Gulf of St. Lawrence; -- so named from the cutting ice spicules.</def> <mark>[Canada]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"ber fish</hw>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Surgeon fish</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"ber*mon`ger</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A fop.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>barber pole</hw>, <hw>barbers pole</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a pole with red and white spiral stripes; -- usually found outside a barbershop.</def> <note>It is often electrically powered, so as to be turning when the barbershop is open for business and stationary when the shop is closed. It symbolizes the practise of surgery, some aspects of which which used to be performed by barbers.</note><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"ber*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>barbarin</ets>, <ets>barbere</ets>, OF. <ets>berbere</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A shrub of the genus <gen>Berberis</gen>, common along roadsides and in neglected fields. <spn>Berberis vulgaris</spn> is the species best known; its oblong red berries are made into a preserve or sauce, and have been deemed efficacious in fluxes and fevers. The bark dyes a fine yellow, esp. the bark of the root.</def> <altsp>[Also spelt <asp>berberry</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>barbershop</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a shop where a barber works, especially one where men can get their hair cut.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"bet</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>barbet</ets>, fr. <ets>barbe</ets> beard, long hair of certain animals. See <er>Barb</er> beard.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A variety of small dog, having long curly hair.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A bird of the family <fam>Bucconid&aelig;</fam>, allied to the Cuckoos, having a large, conical beak swollen at the base, and bearded with five bunches of stiff bristles; the puff bird. It inhabits tropical America and Africa.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A larva that feeds on aphids.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar*bette"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. Cf. <er>Barbet</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>A mound of earth or a platform in a fortification, on which guns are mounted to fire over the parapet.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>En barbette</b></col>, <col><b>In barbette</b></col></mcol>, <cd>said of guns when they are elevated so as to fire over the top of a parapet, and not through embrasures.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Barbette gun</b></col>, or <col><b>Barbette battery</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a single gun, or a number of guns, mounted <xex>in barbette</xex>, or partially protected by a parapet or turret.</cd> -- <col><b>Barbette carriage</b></col>, <cd>a gun carriage which elevates guns sufficiently to be <xex>in barbette</xex>. [See <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Casemate</er>.]</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bar"bi*can</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bar"ba*can</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>barbican</ets>, <ets>barbecan</ets>, F. <ets>barbacane</ets>, LL. <ets>barbacana</ets>, <ets>barbicana</ets>, of uncertain origin: cf. Ar. <ets>barbakh</ets> aqueduct, sewer. F. <ets>barbacane</ets> also means, an opening to let out water, loophole.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>A tower or advanced work defending the entrance to a castle or city, as at a gate or bridge. It was often large and strong, having a ditch and drawbridge of its own.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An opening in the wall of a fortress, through which missiles were discharged upon an enemy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bar"bi*can*age</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bar"ba*can*age</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>barbicanagium</ets>. See <er>Barbican</er>.]</ety> <def>Money paid for the support of a barbican.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"bi*cel</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>barbicella</ets>, dim. of L. <ets>barba</ets>. See 1st <er>Barb</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the small hooklike processes on the barbules of feathers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bar"biers</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A variety of paralysis, peculiar to India and the Malabar coast; -- considered by many to be the same as <altname>beriberi</altname> in a chronic form.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar*big"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>barba</ets> a beard + <ets>-gerous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having a beard; bearded; hairy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bar"bi*ton</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <grk>ba`rbiton</grk>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>An ancient Greek instrument resembling a lyre.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar`bi*tu"ric ac"id</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A white, crystalline substance, <chform>CH2(CO.NH)2.CO</chform>, derived from alloxantin, also from malonic acid and urea, and regarded as a substituted urea.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 119 pr=SA --></p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bar`bi`zon" school</hw>, <it>or</it> <hw>Bar`bi`son" school</hw>, <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>. <fld>(Painting)</fld> <def>A French school of the middle of the 19th century centering in the village of Barbizon near the forest of Fontainebleau. Its members went straight to nature in disregard of academic tradition, treating their subjects faithfully and with poetic feeling for color, light, and atmosphere. It is exemplified, esp. in landscapes, by Corot, Rousseau, Daubigny, Jules Dupr&eacute;, and Diaz. Associated with them are certain painters of animals, as Troyon and Jaque, and of peasant life, as Millet and Jules Breton.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"ble</hw> <pr>(b&auml;r"b'l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Barbel</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"bo*tine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A paste of clay used in decorating coarse pottery in relief.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"bre</hw> <pr>(b&auml;r"b&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Barbarian.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"bule</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>barbula</ets>, fr. <ets>barba</ets> beard.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A very minute barb or beard.</def> <rj><au>Booth.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the processes along the edges of the barbs of a feather, by which adjacent barbs interlock. See <er>Feather</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"ca*rolle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>barcarolle</ets>, fr. It. <ets>barcaruola</ets>, fr. <ets>barca</ets> bark, barge.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A popular song or melody sung by Venetian gondoliers.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A piece of music composed in imitation of such a song.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"con</hw> <pr>(b&auml;r"k&obreve_;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. <ets>barcone</ets>, fr. <ets>barca</ets> a bark.]</ety> <def>A vessel for freight; -- used in the Mediterranean.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bard</hw> <pr>(b&auml;rd)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Of Celtic origin; cf. W. <ets>bardd</ets>, Arm. <ets>barz</ets>, Ir. &amp; Gael. <ets>bard</ets>, and F. <ets>barde</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A professional poet and singer, as among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: A poet; <as>as, the <ex>bard</ex> of Avon</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bard</hw>, <hw>Barde</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(b&auml;rd)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>barde</ets>, of doubtful origin.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A piece of defensive (or, sometimes, ornamental) armor for a horse's neck, breast, and flanks; a barb. [Often in the <pos>pl.</pos>]</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Defensive armor formerly worn by a man at arms.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Cookery)</fld> <def>A thin slice of fat bacon used to cover any meat or game.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bard</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <fld>(Cookery)</fld> <def>To cover (meat or game) with a thin slice of fat bacon.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bard"ed</hw>, <pos>p. a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bard</er> horse armor.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Accoutered with defensive armor; -- said of a horse.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Wearing rich caparisons.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Fifteen hundred men . . . <qex>barded</qex> and richly trapped.</q> <rj><qau>Stow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bard"ic</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to bards, or their poetry.</def> &ldquo;The <qex>bardic</qex> lays of ancient Greece.&rdquo; <rj><au>G. P. Marsh.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bar*di"glio</hw> <pr>(b&auml;r*d&emacr;l"y&omacr;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It.]</ety> <def>An Italian marble of which the principal varieties occur in the neighborhood of Carrara and in Corsica. It commonly shows a dark gray or bluish ground traversed by veins.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bard"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or written by, a bard or bards.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Bardish</xex> impostures.&rdquo; <rj><au>Selden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bard"ism</hw> <pr>(b&auml;rd"&ibreve_;z'm)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The system of bards; the learning and maxims of bards.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bard"ling</hw> <pr>(b&auml;rd"l&ibreve_;ng)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An inferior bard.</def> <rj><au>J. Cunningham.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bard"ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being a bard.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bare</hw> <pr>(b&acirc;r)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bar</ets>, <ets>bare</ets>, AS. <ets>b&aelig;r</ets>; akin to D. &amp; G. <ets>baar</ets>, OHG. <ets>par</ets>, Icel. <ets>berr</ets>, Sw. &amp; Dan. <ets>bar</ets>, Oslav. <ets>bos&ubreve;</ets> barefoot, Lith. <ets>basas</ets>; cf. Skr. <ets>bh&amacr;s</ets> to shine. &radic;85.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Without clothes or covering; stripped of the usual covering; naked; <as>as, his body is <ex>bare</ex>; the trees are <ex>bare</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>With head uncovered; bareheaded.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>When once thy foot enters the church, be <qex>bare</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Herbert.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Without anything to cover up or conceal one's thoughts or actions; open to view; exposed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Bare</qex> in thy guilt, how foul must thou appear !</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Plain; simple; unadorned; without polish; bald; meager.</def> &ldquo;Uttering <xex>bare</xex> truth.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Destitute; indigent; empty; unfurnished or scantily furnished; -- used with <xex>of</xex> (rarely with <xex>in</xex>) before the thing wanting or taken away; <as>as, a room <ex>bare</ex> of furniture</as>.</def> &ldquo;A <xex>bare</xex> treasury.&rdquo; <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Threadbare; much worn.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It appears by their <qex>bare</qex> liveries that they live by your bare words.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Mere; alone; unaccompanied by anything else; <as>as, a <ex>bare</ex> majority</as>.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>bare</xex> necessaries of life.&rdquo; <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Nor are men prevailed upon by <qex>bare</qex> words.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Under bare poles</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>having no sail set.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bare</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Surface; body; substance.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>You have touched the very <qex>bare</qex> of naked truth.</q> <rj><qau>Marston.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>That part of a roofing slate, shingle, tile, or metal plate, which is exposed to the weather.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bare</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bared</conjf>(b&acirc;rd); <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Baring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>barian</ets>. See <er>Bare</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>To strip off the covering of; to make bare; <as>as, to <ex>bare</ex> the breast</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bare</hw>. <def>Bore; the old preterit of <er>Bear</er>, <pos>v.</pos></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>bare-ass</hw> <pr>(b&acirc;r"&abreve;s`)</pr>, <hw>bare-assed</hw> <pr>(b&acirc;r"&abreve;st`)</pr>,</mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>completely naked.</def> <mark>[informal]</mark><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> in the altogether, in the buff, in the raw, raw, peeled, naked as a jaybird, stark naked.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bare"back`</hw> <pr>(b&acirc;r"b&abreve;k`)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>On the bare back of a horse, without using a saddle; <as>as, to ride <ex>bareback</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bare"backed`</hw> <pr>(b&acirc;r"b&abreve;kd`)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the back uncovered; <as>as, a <ex>barebacked</ex> horse</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bare"bone`</hw> <pr>(b&acirc;r"b&omacr;n`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A very lean person; one whose bones show through the skin.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bare" bones`</hw> <pr>(b&acirc;r" b&omacr;nz`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>the absolute minimum necessary.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bare"-bones`</hw> <pr>(b&acirc;r"b&omacr;nz`)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>having only the absolute minimum necessary; having only the essential components.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bare-breasted</hw> <pr>(b&acirc;r"br&ebreve_;st`&ebreve_;d)</pr>, <pos>adj.</pos> <def>wearing no covering for the breasts or featuring such nudity.</def> <illu><ex>bare-breasted</ex> beauties parading along the beach</illu>"<br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> braless, topless.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bare"faced`</hw> <pr>(b&acirc;r"f&amacr;st`)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>With the face uncovered; not masked.</def> &ldquo;You will play <xex>barefaced</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Without concealment; undisguised.</def> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>Shameless; audacious; <as>as, a <ex>barefaced</ex> lie</as>.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Barefaced</xex> treason.&rdquo; <rj><au>J. Baillie.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bare"faced`ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Openly; shamelessly.</def> <rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bare"faced`ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being barefaced; shamelessness; assurance; audaciousness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bare"foot</hw> <pr>(b&acirc;r"f&oobreve_;t)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; adv.</pos> <def>With the feet bare; without shoes or stockings.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bare"foot`ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the feet bare.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ba*r&eacute;ge"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bar&eacute;ge</ets>, so called from <ets>Bar&eacute;ges</ets>, a town in the Pyrenees.]</ety> <def>A gauzelike fabric for ladies' dresses, veils, etc. of worsted, silk and worsted, or cotton and worsted.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bare"hand`ed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Having bare hands.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bare"head`ed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bare"head</hw> }</mhw>, <pos>a. &amp; adv.</pos> <def>Having the head uncovered; <as>as, a <ex>bareheaded</ex> girl</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Bare"legged`</hw>, <hw>bare-legged</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the legs bare.</def> <illu><ex>bare-legged</ex> children on the beach</illu><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bare"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Without covering; nakedly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Without concealment or disguise.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Merely; only.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qperson>R.</qperson> For now his son is duke.<br/>
+<qperson>W.</qperson> <qex>Barely</qex> in title, not in revenue.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>But just; without any excess; with nothing to spare (of quantity, time, etc.); hence, scarcely; hardly; <as>as, there was <ex>barely</ex> enough for all; he <ex>barely</ex> escaped</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bare"necked`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the neck bare.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bare"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being bare.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bare"sark</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Literally, <ets>bare sark</ets> or <ets>shirt</ets>.]</ety> <def>A Berserker, or Norse warrior who fought without armor, or shirt of mail. Hence, adverbially: Without shirt of mail or armor.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"fish`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Calico bass</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"ful</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of obstructions.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"gain</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bargayn</ets>, <ets>bargany</ets>, OF. <ets>bargaigne</ets>, <ets>bargagne</ets>, prob. from a supposed LL. <ets>barcaneum</ets>, fr. <ets>barca</ets> a boat which carries merchandise to the shore; hence, to traffic to and fro, to carry on commerce in general. See <er>Bark</er> a vessel. ]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds himself to transfer the right to some property for a consideration, and the other party binds himself to receive the property and pay the consideration.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A contract is a <qex>bargain</qex> that is legally binding.</q> <rj><qau>Wharton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An agreement or stipulation; mutual pledge.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And whon your honors mean to solemnize<br/>
+The <qex>bargain</qex> of your faith.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A purchase; also ( when not qualified), a gainful transaction; an advantageous purchase; <as>as, to buy a thing at a <ex>bargain</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The thing stipulated or purchased; also, anything bought cheap.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>She was too fond of her most filthy <qex>bargain</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bargain and sale</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>a species of conveyance, by which the bargainor contracts to convey the lands to the bargainee, and becomes by such contract a trustee for and seized to the use of the bargainee. The statute then completes the purchase; <it>i. e.</it>, the bargain vests the use, and the statute vests the possession.</cd> <au>Blackstone.</au> -- <col><b>Into the bargain</b></col>, <cd>over and above what is stipulated; besides.</cd> -- <col><b>To sell bargains</b></col>, <cd>to make saucy (usually indelicate) repartees.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Swift.</au> -- <col><b>To strike a bargain</b></col>, <cd>to reach or ratify an agreement.</cd> &ldquo;A bargain was <xex>struck</xex>.&rdquo; <au>Macaulay.</au></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Contract; stipulation; purchase; engagement.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"gain</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>barganien</ets>, OF. <ets>bargaigner</ets>, F. <ets>barguigner</ets>, to hesitate, fr. LL. <ets>barcaniare</ets>. See <er>Bargain</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>To make a bargain; to make a contract for the exchange of property or services; -- followed by <xex>with</xex> and <xex>for</xex>; <as>as, to <ex>bargain</ex> with a farmer for a cow</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>So worthless peasants <qex>bargain</qex> for their wives.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"gain</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bargained</conjf> (&unr_;); <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bargaining</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To transfer for a consideration; to barter; to trade; <as>as, to <ex>bargain</ex> one horse for another</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To bargain away</b></col>, <cd>to dispose of in a bargain; -- usually with a sense of loss or disadvantage; as, to <xex>bargain away</xex> one's birthright.</cd> &ldquo;The heir . . . had somehow <xex>bargained away</xex> the estate.&rdquo; <rj><au>G. Eliot.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar`gain*ee"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>bargaign&eacute;</ets>, p. p. See <er>Bargain</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The party to a contract who receives, or agrees to receive, the property sold.</def> <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"gain*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who makes a bargain; -- sometimes in the sense of <xex>bargainor</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar`gain*or"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>One who makes a bargain, or contracts with another; esp., one who sells, or contracts to sell, property to another.</def> <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Barge</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>barge</ets>, F. <ets>berge</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>barca</ets>, for <ets>barica</ets> (not found), prob. fr. L. <ets>baris</ets> an Egyptian rowboat, fr. Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets>, prob. fr. Egyptian: cf. Coptic <ets>bari</ets> a boat. Cf. <er>Bark</er> a vessel.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A pleasure boat; a vessel or boat of state, elegantly furnished and decorated.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A large, roomy boat for the conveyance of passengers or goods; <as>as, a ship's <ex>barge</ex>; a charcoal <ex>barge</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A large boat used by flag officers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A double-decked passenger or freight vessel, towed by a steamboat.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A large omnibus used for excursions.</def> <mark>[Local, U.S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Barge"board`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Perh. corrup. of <ets>vergeboard</ets>; or cf. LL. <ets>bargus</ets> a kind of gallows.]</ety> <def>A vergeboard.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Barge"course`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bargeboard</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A part of the tiling which projects beyond the principal rafters, in buildings where there is a gable.</def> <rj><au>Gwilt.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar*gee"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bargeman.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bargello</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a needlepoint stitch that produces zigzag lines.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Barge"man</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The man who manages a barge, or one of the crew of a barge.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Barge"mast`ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The proprietor or manager of a barge, or one of the crew of a barge.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"ger</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The manager of a barge.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"ghest`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Perh. G. <ets>berg</ets> mountain + <ets>geist</ets> demon, or <ets>b&auml;r</ets> a bear + <ets>geist</ets>.]</ety> <def>A goblin, in the shape of a large dog, portending misfortune.</def> <altsp>[Also written <asp>barguest</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba"ri*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Barium</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Baryta.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to barium; <as>as, <ex>baric</ex> oxide</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"ic</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets> weight.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to weight, esp. to the weight or pressure of the atmosphere as measured by the barometer.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba*ril"la</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>barrilla</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A name given to several species of Salsola from which soda is made, by burning the barilla in heaps and lixiviating the ashes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The alkali produced from the plant, being an impure carbonate of soda, used for making soap, glass, etc., and for bleaching purposes.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Impure soda obtained from the ashes of any seashore plant, or kelp.</def> <rj><au>Ure.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Copper barilla</b></col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>native copper in granular form mixed with sand, an ore brought from Bolivia; -- called also <altname>Barilla de cobre</altname>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bar"il*let</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., dim. of <ets>baril</ets> barrel.]</ety> <def>A little cask, or something resembling one.</def> <rj><au>Smart.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar" i`ron</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>See under <er>Iron</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba"rite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Native sulphate of barium, a mineral occurring in transparent, colorless, white to yellow crystals (generally tabular), also in granular form, and in compact massive forms resembling marble. It has a high specific gravity, and hence is often called <altname>heavy spar</altname>. It is a common mineral in metallic veins.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"i*tone</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <def>See <er>Barytone</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba"ri*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <ets><grk>bary`s</grk></ets> heavy.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>One of the elements, belonging to the alkaline earth group; a metal having a silver-white color, and melting at a very high temperature. It is difficult to obtain the pure metal, from the facility with which it becomes oxidized in the air. Atomic weight, 137. Symbol, Ba. Its oxide called <xex>baryta</xex>.</def> <altsp>[Rarely written <asp>barytum</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Some of the compounds of this element are remarkable for their high specific gravity, as the sulphate, called <xex>heavy spar</xex>, and the like. The oxide was called <xex>barote</xex>, by Guyton de Morveau, which name was changed by Lavoisier to <xex>baryta</xex>, whence the name of the metal.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bard</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Akin to Dan. &amp; Sw. <ets>bark</ets>, Icel. <ets>b&ouml;rkr</ets>, LG. &amp; HG. <ets>borke</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree; the rind.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Specifically, Peruvian bark.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bark bed</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Bark stove</er> (below).</cd> -- <col><b>Bark pit</b></col>, <cd>a pit filled with bark and water, in which hides are steeped in tanning.</cd> -- <col><b>Bark stove</b></col> <fld>(Hort.)</fld>, <cd>a glazed structure for keeping tropical plants, having a bed of tanner's bark (called a <xex>bark bed</xex>) or other fermentable matter which produces a moist heat.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bark</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Barked</conjf> (&unr_;); <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Barking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To strip the bark from; to peel.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To abrade or rub off any outer covering from; as to <xex>bark</xex> one's heel.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To girdle. See <er>Girdle</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, 3.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To cover or inclose with bark, or as with bark; <as>as, to <ex>bark</ex> the roof of a hut</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bark</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>berken</ets>, AS. <ets>beorcan</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>berkja</ets>, and prob. to E. <ets>break</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs; -- said of some animals, but especially of dogs.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make a clamor; to make importunate outcries.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They <qex>bark</qex>, and say the Scripture maketh heretics.</q> <rj><qau>Tyndale.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Where there is the <qex>barking</qex> of the belly, there no other commands will be heard, much less obeyed.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bark</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog; a similar sound made by some other animals.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bark</hw>, <hw>Barque</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>barque</ets>, fr. Sp. or It. <ets>barca</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>barca</ets> for <ets>barica</ets>. See <er>Barge</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Formerly, any small sailing vessel, as a pinnace, fishing smack, etc.; also, a rowing boat; a barge. Now applied poetically to a sailing vessel or boat of any kind.</def> <rj><au>Byron.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A three-masted vessel, having her foremast and mainmast square-rigged, and her mizzenmast schooner-rigged.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bark"an*tine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Barkentine</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bark" bee`tle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small beetle of many species (family <fam>Scolytid&aelig;</fam>), which in the larval state bores under or in the bark of trees, often doing great damage.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bark"bound`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Prevented from growing, by having the bark too firm or close.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"keep`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who keeps or tends a bar for the sale of liquors.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bark"en</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Made of bark.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark> <rj><au>Whittier.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bark"en*tine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bark</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, a vessel.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A threemasted vessel, having the foremast square-rigged, and the others schooner-rigged. <altsp>[Spelled also <asp>barquentine</asp>, <asp>barkantine</asp>, etc.]</altsp> See <xex>Illust.</xex> in Append.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bark"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An animal that barks; hence, any one who clamors unreasonably.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who stands at the doors of shops to urg&unr_; passers by to make purchases.</def> <mark>[Cant, Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A pistol.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark> <rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The spotted redshank.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bark"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who strips trees of their bark.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bark"er's mill`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[From Dr. <ets>Barker</ets>, the inventor.]</ety> <def>A machine, invented in the 17th century, worked by a form of reaction wheel. The water flows into a vertical tube and gushes from apertures in hollow horizontal arms, causing the machine to revolve on its axis.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bark"er*y</hw> <pr>(-&etilde_;r*&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A tanhouse.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bark"ing i`rons</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>Instruments used in taking off the bark of trees.</def> <rj><au>Gardner.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A pair of pistols.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bark"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Destitute of bark.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bark" louse`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An insect of the family <fam>Coccid&aelig;</fam>, which infests the bark of trees and vines.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The wingless females assume the shape of scales. The bark louse of the vine is <spn>Pulvinaria innumerabilis</spn>; that of the pear is <spn>Lecanium pyri</spn>. See <er>Orange scale</er>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bark"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Covered with, or containing, bark.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>barky</xex> fingers of the elm.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"ley</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>barli</ets>, <ets>barlich</ets>, AS. <ets>b&aelig;rlic</ets>; <ets>bere</ets> barley + <ets>l&imacr;c</ets> (which is prob. the same as E. <ets>like</ets>, adj., or perh. a form of AS. <ets>le&amacr;c</ets> leek). AS. <ets>bere</ets> is akin to Icel, <ets>barr</ets> barley, Goth. <ets>barizeins</ets> made of barley, L. <ets>far</ets> spelt; cf. W. <ets>barlys</ets> barley, <ets>bara</ets> bread. &unr_;92. Cf. <er>Farina</er>, 6th <er>Bear</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A valuable grain, of the family of grasses, genus <gen>Hordeum</gen>, used for food, and for making malt, from which are prepared beer, ale, and whisky.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 120 pr=SA --></p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Barley bird</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the siskin.</cd> -- <col><b>Barley sugar</b></col>, <cd>sugar boiled till it is brittle (formerly with a decoction of barley) and candied.</cd> -- <col><b>Barley water</b></col>, <cd>a decoction of barley, used in medicine, as a nutritive and demulcent.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bar"ley*brake`</hw> <hw>Bar"ley*break`</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(b&auml;r"l&ybreve_;*br&amacr;k`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An ancient rural game, commonly played round stacks of barley, or other grain, in which some of the party attempt to catch others who run from a goal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"ley-bree`</hw> <pr>(-br&emacr;`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Lit. barley broth. See <er>Brew</er>.]</ety> <def>Liquor made from barley; strong ale.</def> <mark>[Humorous]</mark> <mark>[Scot.]</mark> <rj><au>Burns.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"ley*corn`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Corn</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A grain or &ldquo;corn&rdquo; of barley.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Formerly , a measure of length, equal to the average length of a grain of barley; the third part of an inch.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>John Barleycorn</b></col>, <cd>a humorous personification of barley as the source of malt liquor or whisky.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Barm</hw> <pr>(b&auml;rm)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>berme</ets>, AS. <ets>beorma</ets>; akin to Sw. <ets>b&auml;rma</ets>, G. <ets>b&auml;rme</ets>, and prob. L. <ets>fermentum</ets>. &radic;93.]</ety> <def>Foam rising upon beer, or other malt liquors, when fermenting, and used as leaven in making bread and in brewing; yeast.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Barm</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bearm</ets>, <ets>berm</ets>, <ets>barm</ets>, AS. <ets>bearm</ets>; akin to E. <ets>bear</ets> to support.]</ety> <def>The lap or bosom.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"maid`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A girl or woman who attends the customers of a bar, as in a tavern or beershop.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A bouncing <qex>barmaid</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>W. Irving.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"mas`ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Berg</ets> + <ets>master</ets>: cf. G. <ets>Bergmeister</ets>.]</ety> <def>Formerly, a local judge among miners; now, an officer of the barmote.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Barm"cloth`</hw> <pr>(b&auml;rm"kl&obreve_;th)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Apron.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"me*ci`dal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Barmecide</er>.]</ety> <def>Unreal; illusory.</def> &ldquo;A sort of <xex>Barmecidal</xex> feast.&rdquo; <rj><au>Hood.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"me*cide</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A prince of the <ets>Barmecide</ets> family, who, as related in the &ldquo;Arabian Nights' Tales&rdquo;, pretended to set before the hungry Shacabac food, on which the latter pretended to feast.]</ety> <def>One who proffers some illusory advantage or benefit. Also used as an <pos>adj.</pos>: Barmecidal.</def> &ldquo;A <xex>Barmecide</xex> feast.&rdquo; <rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"mote`</hw> <pr>(b&auml;r"m&omacr;t`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Berg</ets> + <ets>mote</ets> meeting.]</ety> <def>A court held in Derbyshire, in England, for deciding controversies between miners.</def> <rj><au>Blount.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Barm"y</hw> <pr>(b&auml;rm"&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of barm or froth; in a ferment.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Barmy</xex> beer.&rdquo; <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Barn</hw> <pr>(b&auml;rn)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bern</ets>, AS. <ets>berern</ets>, <ets>bern</ets>; <ets>bere</ets> barley + <ets>ern</ets>, <ets>&aelig;rn</ets>, a close place. &radic;92. See <er>Barley</er>.]</ety> <def>A covered building used chiefly for storing grain, hay, and other productions of a farm. In the United States a part of the barn is often used for stables.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Barn owl</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>an owl of Europe and America (<spn>Aluco flammeus</spn>, or <spn>Strix flammea</spn>), which frequents barns and other buildings.</cd> -- <col><b>Barn swallow</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the common American swallow (<spn>Hirundo horreorum</spn>), which attaches its nest of mud to the beams and rafters of barns.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Barn</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To lay up in a barn.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Men . . . often <qex>barn</qex> up the chaff, and burn up the grain.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Barn</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A child. See <er>Bairn</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"na*bite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>A member of a religious order, named from <person>St. <etsep>Barnabas</etsep></person>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"na*cle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. from E. <ets>barnacle</ets> a kind of goose, which was popularly supposed to grow from this shellfish; but perh. from LL. <ets>bernacula</ets> for <ets>pernacula</ets>, dim. of <ets>perna</ets> ham, sea mussel; cf. Gr. <grk>pe`rna</grk> ham. Cf. F. <ets>bernacle</ets>, <ets>barnacle</ets>, E. <ets>barnacle</ets> a goose; and Ir. <ets>bairneach</ets>, <ets>barneach</ets>, limpet.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any cirriped crustacean adhering to rocks, floating timber, ships, etc., esp. <sd>(a)</sd> the sessile species (genus <gen>Balanus</gen> and allies), and <sd>(b)</sd> the stalked or goose barnacles (genus <gen>Lepas</gen> and allies). See <er>Cirripedia</er>, and <er>Goose barnacle</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Barnacle eater</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the orange filefish.</cd> -- <col><b>Barnacle scale</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a bark louse (<spn>Ceroplastes cirripediformis</spn>) of the orange and quince trees in Florida. The female scale curiously resembles a sessile barnacle in form.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"na*cle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bernicle</er>.]</ety> <def>A bernicle goose.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"na*cle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bernak</ets>, <ets>bernacle</ets>; cf. OF. <ets>bernac</ets>, and Prov. F. (Berri) <ets>berniques</ets>, spectacles.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Far.)</fld> <def>An instrument for pinching a horse's nose, and thus restraining him.</def> <note>[Formerly used in the <pos>sing.</pos>]</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>barnacles</qex> . . . give pain almost equal to that of the switch.</q> <rj><qau>Youatt.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Spectacles; -- so called from their resemblance to the barnacles used by farriers.</def> <mark>[Cant, Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>barnacled</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>covered with barnacles.</def> <illu>the <ex>barnacled</ex> hull of a wrecked ship</illu><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Barn"burn`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[So called in allusion to the fable of the man who burned his barn in order to rid it of rats.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A member of the radical section of the Democratic party in New York, about the middle of the 19th century, which was hostile to extension of slavery, public debts, corporate privileges, etc., and supported <person>Van Buren</person> against <person>Cass</person> for president in 1848; -- opposed to <contr>Hunker</contr>.</def> <mark>[Political Cant, U. S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>an impressively successful or unusually good event.</def> <mark>[informal]</mark> &rdquo;The rock concert was a real <xex>barnburner</xex>.&rdquo;<br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>barndoor</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>An opaque adjustable flap on a lamp fixture; used in photography to cut off light from particular areas.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>barnful</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quantity that a barn will hold.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Barn"storm`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i. &amp; t.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Barn</ets> + <ets>storm</ets>, v.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To travel from place to place, making brief stops.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To fly an airplane from place to place, usually at small airports, doing flying stunts or flying passengers for sightseeing, for the purpose of earning money.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>to tour the country to solicit votes.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> whistlestop.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Barn"storm`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Barn</ets> + <ets>storm</ets>, v.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An itinerant theatrical player who plays in barns when a theatre is lacking; hence, an inferior actor, or one who plays in the country away from the larger cities.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Barn"storm`ing</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> <mark>[Theatrical Cant]</mark></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>an aviator who flies an airplane from place to place, usually at small airports, doing flying stunts or flying passengers for sightseeing, for the purpose of earning money. It was a practise common in the early days of aviation, but by late 20th century was seldom encountered.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Barn"yard`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A yard belonging to a barn.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ba*roc"co</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[It.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>See <er>Baroque</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar`o*cy`clon*om"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>ba`ros</grk> weight + <ets>cyclone</ets> + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Meteorol.)</fld> <def>An aneroid barometer for use with accompanying graphic diagrams and printed directions designed to aid mariners to interpret the indications of the barometer so as to determine the existence of a violent storm at a distance of several hundred miles.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"o*gram</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>ba`ros</grk> weight + <ets>-gram</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Meteor.)</fld> <def>A tracing, usually made by the barograph, showing graphically the variations of atmospheric pressure for a given time.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"o*graph</hw> <pr>(b&adot_;*r&omacr;"k&ouptack_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>ba`ros</grk> weight + <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Meteor.)</fld> <def>An instrument for recording automatically the variations of atmospheric pressure.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba*ro"ko</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A mnemonic word.]</ety> <fld>(Logic)</fld> <def>A form or mode of syllogism of which the first proposition is a universal affirmative, and the other two are particular negatives.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba*rol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>ba`ros</grk> weight + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The science of weight or gravity.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar`o*ma*crom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>ba`ros</grk> weight + <grk>makro`s</grk> long + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An instrument for ascertaining the weight and length of a newborn infant.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba*rom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>ba`ros</grk> weight + <ets>-meter</ets>: cf. F. <ets>barom&egrave;tre</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere, and hence for judging of the probable changes of weather, or for ascertaining the height of any ascent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The barometer was invented by Torricelli at Florence about 1643. It is made in its simplest form by filling a graduated glass tube about 34 inches long with mercury and inverting it in a cup containing mercury. The column of mercury in the tube descends until balanced by the weight of the atmosphere, and its rise or fall under varying conditions is a measure of the change in the atmospheric pressure. At the sea level its ordinary height is about 30 inches (760 millimeters). See <er>Sympiesometer</er>.</note> <rj><au>Nichol.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Aneroid barometer</b></col>. <cd>See <cref>Aneroid barometer</cref>, under <er>Aneroid</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Marine barometer</b></col>, <cd>a barometer with tube contracted at bottom to prevent rapid oscillations of the mercury, and suspended in gimbals from an arm or support on shipboard.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain barometer</b></col>, <cd>a portable mercurial barometer with tripod support, and long scale, for measuring heights.</cd> -- <col><b>Siphon barometer</b></col>, <cd>a barometer having a tube bent like a hook with the longer leg closed at the top. The height of the mercury in the longer leg shows the pressure of the atmosphere.</cd> -- <col><b>Wheel barometer</b></col>, <cd>a barometer with recurved tube, and a float, from which a cord passes over a pulley and moves an index.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bar`o*met"ric</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;r`&ouptack_;*m&ebreve_;t"r&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <hw>Bar`o*met"ric*al</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;r`&ouptack_;*m&ebreve_;t"r&ibreve_;*k&aitalic_;l)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to the barometer; made or indicated by a barometer; <as>as, <ex>barometric</ex> changes; <ex>barometrical</ex> observations</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar`o*met"ric*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By means of a barometer, or according to barometric observations.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar`o*met"ro*graph</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;r`&ouptack_;*m&ebreve_;t"r&ouptack_;*gr&adot_;f)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>ba`ros</grk> weight + <grk>me`tron</grk> measure + <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> <def>A form of barometer so constructed as to inscribe of itself upon paper a record of the variations of atmospheric pressure.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba*rom"e*try</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The art or process of making barometrical measurements.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"o*metz</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Russ. <ets>baranets'</ets> clubmoss.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The woolly-skinned rhizoma or rootstock of a fern (<spn>Dicksonia barometz</spn>), which, when specially prepared and inverted, somewhat resembles a lamb; -- called also <altname>Scythian lamb</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"on</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>baron</ets>, <ets>barun</ets>, OF. <ets>baron</ets>, accus. of <ets>ber</ets>, F. <ets>baron</ets>, prob. fr. OHG. <ets>baro</ets> (not found) bearer, akin to E. <ets>bear</ets> to support; cf. O. Frisian <ets>bere</ets>, LL. <ets>baro</ets>, It. <ets>barone</ets>, Sp. <ets>varon</ets>. From the meaning <ets>bearer</ets> (of burdens) seem to have come the senses <ets>strong man</ets>, <ets>man</ets> (in distinction from woman), which is the oldest meaning in French, and lastly, <ets>nobleman</ets>. Cf. L. <ets>baro</ets>, simpleton. See <er>Bear</er> to support.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A title or degree of nobility; originally, the possessor of a fief, who had feudal tenants under him; in modern times, in France and Germany, a nobleman next in rank below a count; in England, a nobleman of the lowest grade in the House of Lords, being next below a viscount.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; &ldquo;The tenants in chief from the Crown, who held lands of the annual value of four hundred pounds, were styled <ex>Barons</ex>; and it is to them, and not to the members of the lowest grade of the nobility (to whom the title at the present time belongs), that reference is made when we read of the Barons of the early days of England's history. . . . Barons are addressed as &lsquo;My Lord,' and are styled &lsquo;Right Honorable.' All their sons and daughters are &lsquo;Honorable.'&rdquo;</note> <rj><au>Cussans.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Old Law)</fld> <def>A husband; <as>as, <ex>baron</ex> and <ex>feme</ex>, husband and wife</as>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Cowell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Baron of beef</b></col>, <cd>two sirloins not cut asunder at the backbone.</cd> -- <col><b>Barons of the Cinque Ports</b></col>, <cd>formerly members of the House of Commons, elected by the seven Cinque Ports, two for each port.</cd> -- <col><b>Barons of the exchequer</b></col>, <cd>the judges of the Court of Exchequer, one of the three ancient courts of England, now abolished.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"on*age</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>barnage</ets>, <ets>baronage</ets>, OF. <ets>barnage</ets>, F. <ets>baronnage</ets>; cf. LL. <ets>baronagium</ets>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The whole body of barons or peers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>baronage</qex> of the kingdom.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Burnet.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The dignity or rank of a baron.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The land which gives title to a baron.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>baronduki</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as <er>baranduki</er>; the terrestrial Siberian squirrel.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> baranduki, barunduki, burunduki, Eutamius asiaticus, Eutamius sibiricus.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"on*ess</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A baron's wife; also, a lady who holds the baronial title in her own right; <as>as, the <ex>Baroness</ex> Burdett-Coutts</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"on*et</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Baron</ets> + <ets>-et</ets>.]</ety> <def>A dignity or degree of honor next below a baron and above a knight, having precedency of all orders of knights except those of the Garter. It is the lowest degree of honor that is hereditary. The baronets are commoners.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The order was founded by James I. in 1611, and is given by patent. The word, however, in the sense of a <xex>lesser</xex> baron, was in use long before. &ldquo;Baronets have the title of 'Sir' prefixed to their Christian names; their surnames being followed by their dignity, usually abbreviated <abbr>Bart.</abbr> Their wives are addressed as 'Lady' or 'Madam'. Their sons are possessed of no title beyond 'Esquire.'&rdquo;</note> <rj><au>Cussans.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"on*et*age</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>State or rank of a baronet.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The collective body of baronets.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"on*et*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The rank or patent of a baronet.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ba*rong"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <def>A kind of cutting weapon similar to a cleaver, with a thick back and thin razorlike edge, used by the Moros of the Philippine Islands.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba*ro"ni*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to a baron or a barony.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Baronial</xex> tenure.&rdquo; <rj><au>Hallam.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"o*ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Baronies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OF. <ets>baronie</ets>, F. <ets>baronnie</ets>, LL. <ets>baronia</ets>. See <er>Baron</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The fee or domain of a baron; the lordship, dignity, or rank of a baron.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In Ireland, a territorial division, corresponding nearly to the English <altname>hundred</altname>, and supposed to have been originally the district of a native chief. There are 252 of these baronies. In Scotland, an extensive freehold. It may be held by a commoner.</def> <rj><au>Brande &amp; C.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba*roque"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.; cf. It. <ets>barocco</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, an artistic style common in the 17th century, characterized by the use of complex and elaborate ornamentation, curved rather than straight lines, and, in music a high degree of embellishment.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, overly complicated, or ornamented to excess; in bad taste; grotesque; odd.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Irregular in form; -- said esp. of a pearl.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"o*scope</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;r"&ouptack_;*sk&omacr;p)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>ba`ros</grk> weight + <ets>-scope</ets>: cf. F. <ets>baroscope</ets>.]</ety> <def>Any instrument showing the changes in the weight of the atmosphere; also, less appropriately, any instrument that indicates or foreshadows changes of the weather, as a deep vial of liquid holding in suspension some substance which rises and falls with atmospheric changes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bar`o*scop"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bar`o*scop"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or determined by, the baroscope.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar`o*ther"mo*graph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; weight + <ets>thermograph</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for recording both pressure and temperature, as of the atmosphere.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba*rouche"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G. <ets>barutsche</ets>, It. <ets>baroccio</ets>, <ets>biroccio</ets>, LL. <ets>barrotium</ets>, fr. L. <ets>birotus</ets> two-wheeled; <ets>bi- = bis</ets> twice + <ets>rota</ets> wheel.]</ety> <def>A four-wheeled carriage, with a falling top, a seat on the outside for the driver, and two double seats on the inside arranged so that the sitters on the front seat face those on the back seat.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba`rou*chet"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kind of light barouche.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"post`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A post sunk in the ground to receive the bars closing a passage into a field.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Barque</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as 3d <er>Bark</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"ra*can</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>baracan</ets>, <ets>bouracan</ets> (cf. Pr. <ets>barracan</ets>, It. <ets>baracane</ets>, Sp. <ets>barragan</ets>, Pg. <ets>barregana</ets>, LL. <ets>barracanus</ets>), fr. Ar. <ets>barrak&amacr;n</ets> a kind of black gown, perh. fr. Per. <ets>barak</ets> a garment made of camel's hair.]</ety> <def>A thick, strong stuff, somewhat like camlet; -- still used for outer garments in the Levant.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"rack</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>baraque</ets>, fr. It. <ets>baracca</ets> (cf. Sp. <ets>barraca</ets>), from LL. <ets>barra</ets> bar. See <er>Bar</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A building for soldiers, especially when in garrison. Commonly in the <pluf>pl.</pluf>, originally meaning temporary huts, but now usually applied to a permanent structure or set of buildings.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He lodged in a miserable hut or <qex>barrack</qex>, composed of dry branches and thatched with straw.</q> <rj><qau>Gibbon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A movable roof sliding on four posts, to cover hay, straw, etc.</def> <mark>[Local, U.S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"rack</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To supply with barracks; to establish in barracks; <as>as, to <ex>barrack</ex> troops</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"rack</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To live or lodge in barracks.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"ra*clade</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. <ets>baar</ets>, OD. <ets>baer</ets>, naked, bare + <ets>kleed</ets> garment, <it>i. e.</it>, cloth undressed or without nap.]</ety> <def>A home-made woolen blanket without nap.</def> <mark>[Local, New York]</mark> <rj><au>Bartlett.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"ra*coon`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. or Pg. <ets>barraca</ets>. See <er>Barrack</er>.]</ety> <def>A slave warehouse, or an inclosure where slaves are quartered temporarily.</def> <rj><au>Du Chaillu.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bar`ra*cu"da</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bar`ra*cou"ta</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any of several voracious pikelike marine fishes allied to the gray mullets, constituting the genus <gen>Sphyr&aelig;na</gen> and family <fam>Sphyr&aelig;nid&aelig;</fam>. The great barracuda (<spn>Sphyr&aelig;na barracuda</spn>) of the West Indies, Florida, etc., is often six feet or more long, and as dangerous as a shark. In Cuba its flesh is reputed to be poisonous. <spn>Sphyr&aelig;na Argentea</spn> of the Pacific coast and <spn>Sphyr&aelig;na sphyr&aelig;na</spn> of Europe are smaller species, and are used as food.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; That of Europe and our Atlantic coast is <spn>Sphyr&aelig;na spet</spn> (or <spn>Sphyr&aelig;na vulgaris</spn>); a southern species is <spn>Sphyr&aelig;na picuda</spn>; the Californian is <spn>Sphyr&aelig;na argentea</spn>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A large edible fresh-water fish of Australia and New Zealand (<spn>Thyrsites atun</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"rage</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>barrer</ets> to bar, from <ets>barre</ets> bar.]</ety> <fld>(Engin.)</fld> <def>An artificial bar or obstruction placed in a river or watercourse to increase the depth of water; <as>as, the <ex>barrages</ex> of the Nile</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar`ra*mun"di</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <altsp>[Written also <asp>barramunda</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A remarkable Australian fresh-water ganoid fish of the genus <gen>Ceratodus</gen>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An Australian river fish (<spn>Osteoglossum Leichhardtii</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bar*ran"ca</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <def>A ravine caused by heavy rains or a watercourse.</def> <mark>[Texas &amp; N. Mex.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bar"ras</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A resin, called also <altname>galipot</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"ra*tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>baratour</ets>, OF. <ets>barateor</ets> deceiver, fr. OF. <ets>barater</ets>, <ets>bareter</ets>, to deceive, cheat, barter. See <er>Barter</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety> <def>One guilty of barratry.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"ra*trous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Tainted with, or constituting, barratry.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Bar"ra*trous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> <rj><au>Kent.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"ra*try</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>baraterie</ets>, LL. <ets>barataria</ets>. See <er>Barrator</er>, and cf. <er>Bartery</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The practice of exciting and encouraging lawsuits and quarrels.</def> <altsp>[Also spelt <asp>barretry</asp>.]</altsp> <rj><au>Coke. Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mar. Law)</fld> <def>A fraudulent breach of duty or willful act of known illegality on the part of a master of a ship, in his character of master, or of the mariners, to the injury of the owner of the ship or cargo, and without his consent. It includes every breach of trust committed with dishonest purpose, as by running away with the ship, sinking or deserting her, etc., or by embezzling the cargo.</def> <rj><au>Kent.</au> <au>Park.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld> <def>The crime of a judge who is influenced by bribery in pronouncing judgment.</def> <rj><au>Wharton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Barred" owl"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A large American owl (<spn>Syrnium nebulosum</spn>); -- so called from the transverse bars of a dark brown color on the breast.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"rel</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;r"r&ebreve_;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos><ety>[OE. <ets>barel</ets>, F. <ets>baril</ets>, prob. fr. <ets>barre</ets> bar. Cf. <er>Barricade</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads; <as>as, a cracker <ex>barrel</ex></as>. Sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a <contr>drum</contr>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The quantity which constitutes a full barrel. This varies for different articles and also in different places for the same article, being regulated by custom or by law. A barrel of wine is 31<frac>1/2</frac> gallons; a barrel of flour is 196 pounds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A solid drum, or a hollow cylinder or case; <as>as, the <ex>barrel</ex> of a windlass; the <ex>barrel</ex> of a watch, within which the spring is coiled</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 121 pr=SA --></p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A jar.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>1 Kings xvii. 12.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The hollow basal part of a feather.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Barrel bulk</b></col> <fld>(Com.)</fld>, <cd>a measure equal to five cubic feet, used in estimating capacity, as of a vessel for freight.</cd> -- <col><b>Barrel drain</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>a drain in the form of a cylindrical tube.</cd> -- <col><b>Barrel of a boiler</b></col>, <cd>the cylindrical part of a boiler, containing the flues.</cd> -- <col><b>Barrel of the ear</b></col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>the tympanum, or tympanic cavity.</cd> -- <col><b>Barrel organ</b></col>, <cd>an instrument for producing music by the action of a revolving cylinder.</cd> -- <col><b>Barrel vault</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Vault</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"rel</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;r"r&ebreve_;l)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Barreled</conjf> <pr>(-r&ebreve_;ld)</pr>, or <conjf>Barrelled</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Barreling</conjf>, or <conjf>Barrelling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To put or to pack in a barrel or barrels.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bar"rel cac"tus</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;r"r&ebreve_;l k&abreve;k"t&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>barrel cacti</plw> <pr>(b&abreve;r"r&ebreve_;l k&abreve;k"t&imacr;)</pr></plu>. <def>any of several large cacti native to the southwestern U. S. and Mexico, having a short cylindrical form with deep vertical ribs and bearing sharp spines. They are classed in the genera <gen>Ferocactus</gen> and <gen>Echinocactus</gen>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bar"reled</hw>, <hw>Bar"relled</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having a barrel; -- used in composition; <as>as, a double-<ex>barreled</ex> gun</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>put in or stored in a barrel; ; <as>as, <ex>barreled</ex> beer</as>; -- opposite of <ant>unbarreled</ant>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>tapered toward both ends; -- of an arrow.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>barrelfish</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A blackish fish (<spn>Hyperglyphe perciformis</spn>) of New England waters.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> black rudderfish.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>barrelful</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> barrel.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>barrelhouse</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A cheap drinking and dancing establishment.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> honky-tonk.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"rel proc"ess</hw>. <fld>(Metal.)</fld> <def>A process of extracting gold or silver by treating the ore in a revolving barrel, or drum, with mercury, chlorine, cyanide solution, or other reagent.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"ren</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;r"r&eitalic_;n)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>barein</ets>, OF. <ets>brehaing</ets>, fem. <ets>brehaigne</ets>, <ets>baraigne</ets>, F. <ets>br&eacute;haigne</ets>; of uncertain origin; cf. Arm. <ets>br&eacute;kha&ntilde;</ets>, <ets>markha&ntilde;</ets>, sterile; LL. <ets>brana</ets> a sterile mare, principally in Aquitanian and Spanish documents; Bisc. <ets>barau</ets>, <ets>baru</ets>, fasting.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Incapable of producing offspring; producing no young; sterile; -- said of women and female animals.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>She was <qex>barren</qex> of children.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Hall.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not producing vegetation, or useful vegetation; sterile.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Barren</xex> mountain tracts.&rdquo; <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Unproductive; fruitless; unprofitable; empty.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Brilliant but <qex>barren</qex> reveries.</q> <rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Some schemes will appear <qex>barren</qex> of hints and matter.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Mentally dull; stupid.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Barren flower</b></col>, <cd>a flower which has only stamens without a pistil, or which has neither stamens nor pistils.</cd> -- <col><b>Barren Grounds</b></col> <fld>(Geog.)</fld>, <cd>a vast tract in British America northward of the forest regions.</cd> -- <col><b>Barren Ground bear</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a peculiar bear, inhabiting the Barren Grounds, now believed to be a variety of the brown bear of Europe.</cd> -- <col><b>Barren Ground caribou</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a small reindeer (<spn>Rangifer Gr&oelig;nlandicus</spn>) peculiar to the Barren Grounds and Greenland.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"ren</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A tract of barren land.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Elevated lands or plains on which grow small trees, but not timber; <as>as, pine <ex>barrens</ex>; oak <ex>barrens</ex></as>. They are not necessarily sterile, and are often fertile.</def> <mark>[Amer.]</mark> <rj><au>J. Pickering.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"ren*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Unfruitfully; unproductively.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"ren*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The condition of being barren; sterility; unproductiveness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A total <qex>barrenness</qex> of invention.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"ren*wort`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An herbaceous plant of the Barberry family (<spn>Epimedium alpinum</spn>), having leaves that are bitter and said to be sudorific.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"ret</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>barrette</ets>, LL. <ets>barretum</ets> a cap. See <er>Berretta</er>, and cf. <er>Biretta</er>.]</ety> <def>A kind of cap formerly worn by soldiers; -- called also <altname>barret cap</altname>. Also, the flat cap worn by Roman Catholic ecclesiastics.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bar"ret*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>bareter</ets> to exchange. Cf. <er>Barter</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Electronics)</fld> <def>a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (such as those arising from temperature fluctuations); a thermal cymoscope.</def>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ballast resistor.</syn><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The original form consisted of an extremely fine platinum wire loop attached to terminals and inclosed in a small glass or silver bulb. It operates by increased resistance when subjected to the influence of an electric current. In a later variety, called the <col><b>liquid barretter</b></col>, wire is replace by a column of liquid in a very fine capillary tube. A recent version has a resistor composed of an iron wire in a glass bulb containing hydrogen, with the temperature variation of resistance such that the current passing through it remains constant over a wide range of applied voltages.</note><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> + <source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar`ri*cade"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>barricade</ets>, fr. Sp. <ets>barricada</ets>, orig. a barring up with casks; fr. <ets>barrica</ets> cask, perh. fr. LL. <ets>barra</ets> bar. See <er>Bar</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, and cf. <er>Barrel</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A fortification, made in haste, of trees, earth, palisades, wagons, or anything that will obstruct the progress or attack of an enemy. It is usually an obstruction formed in streets to block an enemy's access.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any bar, obstruction, or means of defense.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Such a <qex>barricade</qex> as would greatly annoy, or absolutely stop, the currents of the atmosphere.</q> <rj><qau>Derham.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar`ri*cade"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Barricaded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Barricading</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>barricader</ets>. See <er>Barricade</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>To fortify or close with a barricade or with barricades; to stop up, as a passage; to obstruct; <as>as, the workmen <ex>barricaded</ex> the streets of Paris</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The further end whereof [a bridge] was <qex>barricaded</qex> with barrels.</q> <rj><qau>Hakluyt.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar`ri*cad"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who constructs barricades.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar`ri*ca"do</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. &amp; v. t.</pos> <def>See <er>Barricade</er>.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"ri*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>barrere</ets>, <ets>barere</ets>, F. <ets>barri&egrave;re</ets>, fr. <ets>barre</ets> bar. See <er>Bar</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>A carpentry obstruction, stockade, or other obstacle made in a passage in order to stop an enemy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A fortress or fortified town, on the frontier of a country, commanding an avenue of approach.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>A fence or railing to mark the limits of a place, or to keep back a crowd.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>No sooner were the <qex>barriers</qex> opened, than he paced into the lists.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Any obstruction; anything which hinders approach or attack.</def> &ldquo;Constitutional <xex>barriers</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Hopkinson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Any limit or boundary; a line of separation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>'Twixt that [instinct] and reason, what a nice <qex>barrier</qex>!</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Barrier gate</b></col>, <cd>a heavy gate to close the opening through a barrier.</cd> -- <col><b>Barrier reef</b></col>, <cd>a form of coral reef which runs in the general direction of the shore, and incloses a lagoon channel more or less extensive.</cd> -- <col><b>To fight at barriers</b></col>, <cd>to fight with a barrier between, as a martial exercise.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bar`ri*gu"do</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name, fr. Sp. <ets>barrigudo</ets> big-bellied.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A large, dark-colored, South American monkey, of the genus <gen>Lagothrix</gen>, having a long prehensile tail.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bar"ring</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blackball.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar`ring*out"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of closing the doors of a schoolroom against a schoolmaster; -- a boyish mode of rebellion in schools.</def> <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bar"ri*o</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>Barrios</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <def>In Spain and countries colonized by Spain, a village, ward, or district outside a town or city to whose jurisdiction it belongs; in Spanish-speaking areas of cities in the United States, it is a neighborhood, ward, or quarter inside a town.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"ris*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Bar</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>Counselor at law; a counsel admitted to plead at the bar, and undertake the public trial of causes, as distinguished from an attorney or solicitor. See <er>Attorney</er>.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"room`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A room containing a bar or counter at which liquors are sold.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a commercial establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.</def>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bar-room, bar, saloon, ginmill, taproom.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"row</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;r"r&ouptack_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>barow</ets>, fr. AS. <ets>beran</ets> to bear. See <er>Bear</er> to support, and cf. <er>Bier</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A support having handles, and with or without a wheel, on which heavy or bulky things can be transported by hand. See <er>Handbarrow</er>, and <er>Wheelbarrow</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Salt Works)</fld> <def>A wicker case, in which salt is put to drain.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"row</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;r"r&ouptack_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>barow</ets>, <ets>bargh</ets>, AS. <ets>bearg</ets>, <ets>bearh</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>b&ouml;rgr</ets>, OHG. <ets>barh</ets>, <ets>barug</ets>, G. <ets>barch</ets>. &radic;95.]</ety> <def>A hog, esp. a male hog castrated.</def> <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"row</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bergh</ets>, AS. <ets>beorg</ets>, <ets>beorh</ets>, hill, sepulchral mound; akin to G. <ets>berg</ets> mountain, Goth. <ets>bairgahei</ets> hill, hilly country, and perh. to Skr. <ets>b&rsdot_;hant</ets> high, OIr. <ets>brigh</ets> mountain. Cf. <er>Berg</er>, <er>Berry</er> a mound, and <er>Borough</er> an incorporated town.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A large mound of earth or stones over the remains of the dead; a tumulus.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>A heap of rubbish, attle, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"row*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>A follower of <person>Henry <etsep>Barrowe</etsep></person>, one of the founders of Independency or Congregationalism in England. Barrowe was executed for nonconformity in 1593.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"ru*let</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Dim. of <ets>bar</ets>, n.]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A diminutive of the bar, having one fourth its width.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"ru*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Traversed by barrulets or small bars; -- said of the field.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Divided into bars; -- said of the field.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Barse</hw> <pr>(b&auml;rs)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>bears</ets>, <ets>b&aelig;rs</ets>, akin to D. <ets>baars</ets>, G. <ets>bars</ets>, <ets>barsch</ets>. Cf. 1st <er>Bass</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>The common perch. See 1st <er>Bass</er>.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bart.</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an abbreviation of <er>baronet</er>.</def> <mark>[Abbrev.]</mark> &ldquo;Since he was a baronet he had to be addressed as <person>Sir Henry Jones, Bart.</person>&ldquo;<br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> baronet.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"tend`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A barkeeper.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"ter</hw> <pr>(b&auml;r"t&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bartered</conjf> (b&auml;r"t&etilde_;rd); <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bartering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bartren</ets>, OF. <ets>barater</ets>, <ets>bareter</ets>, to cheat, exchange, perh. fr. Gr. <grk>pra`ttein</grk> to do, deal (well or ill), use practices or tricks, or perh. fr. Celtic; cf. Ir. <ets>brath</ets> treachery, W. <ets>brad</ets>. Cf. <er>Barrator</er>.]</ety> <def>To traffic or trade, by exchanging one commodity for another, in distinction from a <xex>sale</xex> and <xex>purchase</xex>, in which money is paid for the commodities transferred; to truck.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"ter</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To trade or exchange in the way of barter; to exchange (frequently for an unworthy consideration); to traffic; to truck; -- sometimes followed by <xex>away</xex>; <as>as, to <ex>barter</ex> away goods or honor</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"ter</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or practice of trafficking by exchange of commodities; an exchange of goods.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The spirit of huckstering and <qex>barter</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The thing given in exchange.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Exchange; dealing; traffic; trade; truck.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"ter*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who barters.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"ter*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Barter.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Camden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Barth</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Etymol. unknown.]</ety> <def>A place of shelter for cattle.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar*thol"o*mew tide`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>Time of the festival of <person>St. Bartholomew</person>, August 24th.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"ti*zan`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Brettice</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A small, overhanging structure for lookout or defense, usually projecting at an angle of a building or near an entrance gateway.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bart"lett</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A Bartlett pear, a favorite kind of pear, which originated in England about 1770, and was called <altname>Williams' Bonchr&eacute;tien</altname>. It was brought to America, and distributed by <person>Mr. Enoch Bartlett</person>, of Dorchester, Massachusetts.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"ton</hw> <pr>(b&auml;r"t&ubreve;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>beret&umacr;n</ets> courtyard, grange; <ets>bere</ets> barley + <ets>t&umacr;n</ets> an inclosure.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The demesne lands of a manor; also, the manor itself.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Burton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A farmyard.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Southey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"tram</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See <er>Bertram</er>.</def> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"way`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A passage into a field or yard, closed by bars made to take out of the posts.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"wise`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Horizontally.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"wood`</hw> <pr>(b&auml;r"w&oobreve_;d`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A red wood of a leguminous tree (<spn>Baphia nitida</spn>), from Angola and the Gabon in Africa. It is used as a dyewood, and also for ramrods, violin bows and turner's work.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>barycenter</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the point representing the mean position of the matter in a body.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> centroid, center of mass.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar`y*cen"tric</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>bary`s</grk> heavy + <grk>ke`ntron</grk> center.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the center of gravity. See <cref>Barycentric calculus</cref>, under <er>Calculus</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>baryon</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>any of the elementary particles having a mass equal to or greater than that of a proton and that participate in strong interactions; a hadron with a baryon number of +1.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> heavy particle.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba*ryph"o*ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>bary`s</grk> heavy + <grk>fwnh`</grk> a sound, voice.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Difficulty of speech.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bar"y*sphere</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>bary`s</grk> heavy + <ets>sphere</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>The heavy interior portion of the earth, within the lithosphere.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba*ry"ta</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>bary`s</grk> heavy. Cf. <er>Baria</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An oxide of barium (or barytum); a heavy earth with a specific gravity above 4.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba*ry"tes</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>bary`s</grk> heavy: cf. Gr. <grk>bary`ths</grk> heaviness, F. <ets>baryte</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Barium sulphate, generally called <altname>heavy spar</altname> or <altname>barite</altname>. See <er>Barite</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba*ryt"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to baryta.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba*ry"to-cal"cite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Baryta</ets> + <ets>calcite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A mineral of a white or gray color, occurring massive or crystallized. It is a compound of the carbonates of barium and calcium.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bar"y*tone</hw>, <hw>Bar"i*tone</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>bary`tonos</grk>; <grk>bary`s</grk> heavy + <grk>to`nos</grk> tone.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Grave and deep, as a kind of male voice.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Greek Gram.)</fld> <def>Not marked with an accent on the last syllable, the grave accent being understood.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bar"y*tone</hw>, <hw>Bar"i*tone</hw> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>baryton</ets>: cf. It. <ets>baritono</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A male voice, the compass of which partakes of the common bass and the tenor, but which does not descend as low as the one, nor rise as high as the other.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A person having a voice of such range.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The viola di gamba, now entirely disused.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Greek Gram.)</fld> <def>A word which has no accent marked on the last syllable, the grave accent being understood.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba*ry"tum</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The metal barium. See <er>Barium</er>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba"sal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to, or forming, the base.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Basal cleavage</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Cleavage</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Basal plane</b></col> <fld>(Crystallog.)</fld>, <cd>a plane parallel to the lateral or horizontal axis.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba"sal-nerved`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having the nerves radiating from the base; -- said of leaves.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba*salt"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>basaltes</ets> (an African word), a dark and hard species of marble found in Ethiopia: cf. F. <ets>basalte</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>A rock of igneous origin, consisting of augite and triclinic feldspar, with grains of magnetic or titanic iron, and also bottle-green particles of olivine frequently disseminated.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; It is usually of a greenish black color, or of some dull brown shade, or black. It constitutes immense beds in some regions, and also occurs in veins or dikes cutting through other rocks. It has often a prismatic structure as at the Giant's Causeway, in Ireland, where the columns are as regular as if the work of art. It is a very tough and heavy rock, and is one of the best materials for macadamizing roads.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An imitation, in pottery, of natural basalt; a kind of black porcelain.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba*salt"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>basaltique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to basalt; formed of, or containing, basalt; as <xex>basaltic</xex> lava.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba*salt"i*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Basalt</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>In the form of basalt; columnar.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba*salt"oid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Basalt</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <def>Formed like basalt; basaltiform.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bas"an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Basil</er>, a sheepskin.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bas"a*nite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>basanites</ets> lapis, Gr. <grk>ba`sanos</grk> the touchstone: cf. F. <ets>basanite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Lydian stone, or black jasper, a variety of siliceous or flinty slate, of a grayish or bluish black color. It is employed to test the purity of gold, the amount of alloy being indicated by the color left on the stone when rubbed by the metal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bas`bleu"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>bas</ets> stocking + <ets>bleu</ets> blue.]</ety> <def>A bluestocking; a literary woman.</def> <mark>[Somewhat derisive]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bas"ci*net</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bacinet</ets>, <ets>basnet</ets>, OF. <ets>bassinet</ets>, <ets>bacinet</ets>, F. <ets>bassinet</ets>, dim. of OF. <ets>bacin</ets>, F. <ets>bassin</ets>, a helmet in the form of a basin.]</ety> <def>A light helmet, at first open, but later made with a visor.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>basinet</asp>, <asp>bassinet</asp>, <asp>basnet</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bas"cule</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;s"k&uuptack_;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., a seesaw.]</ety> <def>In mechanics, an apparatus on the principle of the seesaw, in which one end rises as the other falls.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bascule bridge</b></col>, <cd>a counterpoise or balanced drawbridge, which is opened by sinking the counterpoise and thus lifting the footway into the air.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Base</hw> <pr>(b&amacr;s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bass</ets>, F. <ets>bas</ets>, low, fr. LL. <ets>bassus</ets> thick, fat, short, humble; cf. L. <ets>Bassus</ets>, a proper name, and W. <ets>bas</ets> shallow. Cf. <er>Bass</er> a part in music.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth; <as>as, <ex>base</ex> shrubs</as>.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Low in place or position.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Of humble birth; or low degree; lowly; mean.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> &ldquo;A peasant and <xex>base</xex> swain.&rdquo; <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Illegitimate by birth; bastard.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Why bastard? wherefore <qex>base</qex>?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Of little comparative value, as metal inferior to gold and silver, the precious metals.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Alloyed with inferior metal; debased; <as>as, <ex>base</ex> coin; <ex>base</ex> bullion</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Morally low. Hence: Low-minded; unworthy; without dignity of sentiment; ignoble; mean; illiberal; menial; <as>as, a <ex>base</ex> fellow; <ex>base</ex> motives; <ex>base</ex> occupations</as>.</def> &ldquo;A cruel act of a <xex>base</xex> and a cowardish mind.&rdquo; <au>Robynson (More's Utopia).</au> &ldquo;<xex>Base</xex> ingratitude.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>Not classical or correct.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Base</xex> Latin.&rdquo; <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>Deep or grave in sound; <as>as, the <ex>base</ex> tone of a violin</as>.</def> <altsp>[In this sense, commonly written <asp>bass.</asp>]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>10.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Not held by honorable service; <as>as, a <ex>base</ex> estate, one held by services not honorable; held by villenage. Such a tenure is called <ex>base</ex>, or low, and the tenant, a <ex>base</ex> tenant</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Base fee</b></col>, <cd>formerly, an estate held at the will of the lord; now, a qualified fee. See note under <er>Fee</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 4.</cd> -- <col><b>Base metal</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Metal</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Dishonorable; worthless; ignoble; low-minded; infamous; sordid; degraded.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Base</er>, <er>Vile</er>, <er>Mean</er>. These words, as expressing moral qualities, are here arranged in the order of their strength, the strongest being placed first. <xex>Base</xex> marks a high degree of moral turpitude; <xex>vile</xex> and <xex>mean</xex> denote, in different degrees, the lack of what is valuable or worthy of esteem. What is <xex>base</xex> excites our abhorrence; what is <xex>vile</xex> provokes our disgust or indignation; what is <xex>mean</xex> awakens contempt. <xex>Base</xex> is opposed to high-minded; <xex>vile</xex>, to noble; <xex>mean</xex>, to liberal or generous. Ingratitude is <xex>base</xex>; sycophancy is <xex>vile</xex>; undue compliances are <xex>mean</xex>.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Base</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>base</ets>, L. <ets>basis</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>ba`sis</grk> a stepping, step, a base, pedestal, fr. <grk>bai`nein</grk> to go, step, akin to E. <ets>come</ets>. Cf. <er>Basis</er>, and see <er>Come</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The bottom of anything, considered as its support, or that on which something rests for support; the foundation; <as>as, the <ex>base</ex> of a statue</as>.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>base</xex> of mighty mountains.&rdquo; <rj><au>Prescott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: The fundamental or essential part of a thing; the essential principle; a groundwork.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The lower part of a wall, pier, or column, when treated as a separate feature, usually in projection, or especially ornamented.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The lower part of a complete architectural design, as of a monument; also, the lower part of any elaborate piece of furniture or decoration.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>That extremity of a leaf, fruit, etc., at which it is attached to its support.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 122 pr=SA --></p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The positive, or non-acid component of a salt; a substance which, combined with an acid, neutralizes the latter and forms a salt; -- applied also to the hydroxides of the positive elements or radicals, and to certain organic bodies resembling them in their property of forming salts with acids.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Pharmacy)</fld> <def>The chief ingredient in a compound.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Dyeing)</fld> <def>A substance used as a mordant.</def> <rj><au>Ure.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>The exterior side of the polygon, or that imaginary line which connects the salient angles of two adjacent bastions.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>The line or surface constituting that part of a figure on which it is supposed to stand.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>10.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>The number from which a mathematical table is constructed; <as>as, the <ex>base</ex> of a system of logarithms</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>11.</sn> <ety>[See <er>Base</er> low.]</ety> <def>A low, or deep, sound. <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> The lowest part; the deepest male voice. <sd>(b)</sd> One who sings, or the instrument which plays, base.</def> <altsp>[Now commonly written <asp>bass</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The trebles squeak for fear, the <qex>bases</qex> roar.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>12.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A place or tract of country, protected by fortifications, or by natural advantages, from which the operations of an army proceed, forward movements are made, supplies are furnished, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>13.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>The smallest kind of cannon.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>14.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>That part of an organ by which it is attached to another more central organ.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>15.</sn> <fld>(Crystallog.)</fld> <def>The basal plane of a crystal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>16.</sn> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>The ground mass of a rock, especially if not distinctly crystalline.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>17.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>The lower part of the field. See <er>Escutcheon</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>18.</sn> <def>The housing of a horse.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>19.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>A kind of skirt (often of velvet or brocade, but sometimes of mailed armor) which hung from the middle to about the knees, or lower.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>20.</sn> <def>The lower part of a robe or petticoat.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>21.</sn> <def>An apron.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;Bakers in their linen <xex>bases</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Marston.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>22.</sn> <def>The point or line from which a start is made; a starting place or a goal in various games.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To their appointed <qex>base</qex> they went.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>23.</sn> <fld>(Surv.)</fld> <def>A line in a survey which, being accurately determined in length and position, serves as the origin from which to compute the distances and positions of any points or objects connected with it by a system of triangles.</def> <rj><au>Lyman.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>24.</sn> <def>A rustic play; -- called also <altname>prisoner's base</altname>, <altname>prison base</altname>, or <altname>bars</altname>.</def> &ldquo;To run the country <xex>base</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>25.</sn> <fld>(Baseball)</fld> <def>Any one of the four bounds which mark the circuit of the infield.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Altern base</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Altern</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Attic base</b></col>. <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Attic</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Base course</b></col>. <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The first or lower course of a foundation wall, made of large stones or a mass of concrete; -- called also <altname>foundation course</altname>. <sd>(b)</sd> The architectural member forming the transition between the basement and the wall above.</cd> -- <col><b>Base hit</b></col> <fld>(Baseball)</fld>, <cd>a hit, by which the batsman, without any error on the part of his opponents, is able to reach the first base without being put out.</cd> -- <col><b>Base line</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A main line taken as a base, as in surveying or in military operations.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A line traced round a cannon at the rear of the vent.</cd> -- <col><b>Base plate</b></col>, <cd>the foundation plate of heavy machinery, as of the steam engine; the bed plate.</cd> -- <col><b>Base ring</b></col> <fld>(Ordnance)</fld>, <cd>a projecting band of metal around the breech, connected with the body of the gun by a concave molding.</cd> <au>H. L. Scott.</au></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Base</hw> <pr>(b&amacr;s)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Based</conjf> <pr>(b&amacr;sd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Basing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[From <er>Base</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>To put on a base or basis; to lay the foundation of; to found, as an argument or conclusion; -- used with <ptcl>on</ptcl> or <ptcl>upon</ptcl>.</def> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Base</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Base</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, and cf. <er>Abase</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To abase; to let, or cast, down; to lower.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>If any . . . <qex>based</qex> his pike.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. North.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To reduce the value of; to debase.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Metals which we can not <qex>base</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Base"ball"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A game of ball, so called from the bases or bounds (four in number) which designate the circuit which each player must endeavor to make after striking the ball.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The ball used in this game.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Base"board</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A board, or other woodwork, carried round the walls of a room and touching the floor, to form a base and protect the plastering; -- also called <xex>washboard</xex> (in England), <xex>mopboard</xex>, and <xex>scrubboard</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Base"born`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Born out of wedlock.</def> <rj><au>Gay.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Born of low parentage.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Vile; mean.</def> &ldquo;Thy <xex>baseborn</xex> heart.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Base"-burn`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A furnace or stove in which the fuel is contained in a hopper or chamber, and is fed to the fire as the lower stratum is consumed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Base"-court`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>basse-cour</ets>. See <er>Base</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, and <er>Court</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The secondary, inferior, or rear courtyard of a large house; the outer court of a castle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>An inferior court of law, not of record.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Based</hw> <pr>(b&amacr;sd)</pr>, <pos>p. p.</pos> &amp; <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having a base, or having as a base; supported; <as>as, broad-<ex>based</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <ety>[See <er>Base</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 18-21.]</ety> <def>Wearing, or protected by, bases.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>Based</xex> in lawny velvet.&rdquo; <rj><au>E. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba"se*dow's dis*ease"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[Named for <person>Dr. <etsep>Basedow</etsep></person>, a German physician.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A disease characterized by enlargement of the thyroid gland, prominence of the eyeballs, and inordinate action of the heart; -- called also <altname>exophthalmic goiter</altname>.</def> <rj><au>Flint.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>base-forming</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>causing formation of an alkali.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bas"e*lard</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>baselarde</ets>, LL. <ets>basillardus</ets>.]</ety> <def>A short sword or dagger, worn in the fifteenth century.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>baslard</asp>.]</altsp> <rj><au>Fairholt.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Base"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without a base; having no foundation or support.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>baseless</xex> fabric of this vision.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>baseline</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or compared; <as>as, they established a <ex>baseline</ex> for the budget</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the back line at each end of a tennis court.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Baseball)</fld> <def>the lines between bases on a baseball field along which a baseball player must run while running the bases.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>a measurement that represents the value of a physical quantity (such as a voltage, or a level of radioactivity) in the absence of effects from other variables in a measurement, test or experiment; a control value.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>any horizontal line in a plot, graph, or diagram, or on a visual display in an electronic device, used as a reference point to which other values are referred.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Base"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In a base manner; with despicable meanness; dishonorably; shamefully.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Illegitimately; in bastardy.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>Knolles.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Base"ment</hw> <pr>(b&amacr;sm&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>soubassement</ets>. Of uncertain origin. Cf. <er>Base</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, <er>Bastion</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The outer wall of the ground story of a building, or of a part of that story, when treated as a distinct substructure. (See <er>Base</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 3 <sd>(a)</sd>.) Hence: The rooms of a ground floor, collectively.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Basement membrane</b></col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>a delicate membrane composed of a single layer of flat cells, forming the substratum upon which, in many organs, the epithelioid cells are disposed.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Base"ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or condition of being base; degradation; vileness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I once did hold it a <qex>baseness</qex> to write fair.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bas"e*net</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Bascinet</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>base" pair`</hw> <pr>(b&amacr;s" p&acirc;r`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Biochemistry, Genetics)</fld> <def>a unit of double-stranded DNA or RNA consisting of two complementary bases on opposing strands of the double-stranded polynucleotide, bound together by hydrogen bonds and other non-covalent chemical forces. The bases comprising the base pairs are adenine, thymine, cytidine, and guanine. In normal DNA, the base adenine on one strand of DNA pairs with thymine on the opposite strand, and cytosine on one strand pairs with guanine on the opposite strand. The term <ex>base pair</ex> usually includes the sugar (ribose or deoxyribose) and the phosphate bound to each base to form a nucleotide unit. One <ex>base pair</ex> is sometimes used as a unit of length or size for DNA, and in this usage is abbreviated <abbr>bp</abbr>; <as>as, a 100-bp fragment of DNA</as>. A length of 1000 base pairs is a kilobase pair or <abbr>kbp</abbr>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>base" price`</hw> <pr>(b&amacr;s" pr&imacr;s`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>the initial price of something (goods or services) without the additional charges that may be added, such as handling or shipping charges, sales tax, optional equipment charges, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Base" vi`ol</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>See <er>Bass viol</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bash</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>baschen</ets>, <ets>baissen</ets>. See <er>Abash</er>.]</ety> <def>To abash; to disconcert or be disconcerted or put out of countenance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His countenance was bold and <qex>bashed</qex> not.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bash</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bashed</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bashing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Perh. of imitative origin; or cf. Dan. <ets>baske</ets> to strike, <ets>bask</ets> a blow, Sw. <ets>basa</ets> to beat, <ets>bas</ets> a beating.]</ety> <def>To strike heavily; to beat; to crush.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng. &amp; Scot.]</mark> <rj><au>Hall Caine.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Bash</qex> her open with a rock.</q> <rj><qau>Kipling.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bash</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a forceful blow, especially one that does damage to its target.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a elaborate or lively social gathering or party.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba*shaw"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Pasha</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A Turkish title of honor, now written <asp>pasha</asp>. See <er>Pasha</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: A magnate or grandee.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A very large siluroid fish (<spn>Leptops olivaris</spn>) of the Mississippi valley; -- also called <altname>goujon</altname>, <altname>mud cat</altname>, and <altname>yellow cat</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bash"ful</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;sh"f&usdot_;l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bash</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Abashed; daunted; dismayed.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Very modest, or modest to excess; constitutionally disposed to shrink from public notice; indicating extreme or excessive modesty; shy; <as>as, a <ex>bashful</ex> person, action, expression</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Diffident; retiring; reserved; shamefaced; sheepish.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bash"ful*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a bashful manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bash"ful*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being bashful.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Bashfulness</er>, <er>Modesty</er>, <er>Diffidence</er>, <er>Shyness</er>.</syn> <usage> <xex>Modesty</xex> arises from a low estimate of ourselves; <xex>bashfulness</xex> is an <xex>abashment</xex> or agitation of the spirits at coming into contact with others; <xex>diffidence</xex> is produced by an undue degree of self-distrust; <xex>shyness</xex> usually arises from an excessive self-consciousness, and a painful impression that every one is looking at us. <xex>Modesty</xex> of deportment is becoming in all; <xex>bashfulness</xex> often gives rise to mistakes and blundering; <xex>diffidence</xex> in society frequently makes a man a burden to himself; <xex>shyness</xex> usually produces a reserve or distance which is often mistaken for haughtiness.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bash"i-ba*zouk"</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;sh"&ibreve_;*b&adot_;*z&oomacr_;k")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Turkish, light-headed, a foolish fellow.]</ety> <def>A soldier belonging to the irregular troops of the Turkish army.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bash"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Shameless; unblushing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bas"hyle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See <er>Basyle</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba"si-</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A combining form, especially in anatomical and botanical words, to indicate <xex>the base</xex> or <xex>position at or near a base</xex>; <xex>forming a base</xex>; <xex>as</xex>, <xex>basi</xex>branchials, the most ventral of the cartilages or bones of the branchial arches; <xex>basi</xex>cranial, situated at the base of the cranium; <xex>basi</xex>facial, <xex>basi</xex>temporal, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba"sic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Relating to a base; performing the office of a base in a salt.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Having the base in excess, or the amount of the base atomically greater than that of the acid, or exceeding in proportion that of the related neutral salt.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>Apparently alkaline, as certain normal salts which exhibit alkaline reactions with test paper.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Said of crystalline rocks which contain a relatively low percentage of silica, as basalt.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Basic salt</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a salt formed from a base or hydroxide by the partial replacement of its hydrogen by a negative or acid element or radical.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>BASIC</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Computers)</fld> <ety>[<ets>B</ets>eginner's <ets>A</ets>ll-purpose <ets>S</ets>ymbolic <ets>I</ets>ruction <ets>C</ets>.]</ety> <def>an artificial computer language with a relatively simplified instruction set.</def> <note>Writing a program in BASIC or other higher computer languages is simpler than writing in assembly language. See also <er>programming language</er>, <er>FORTRAN</er>.</note><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba*sic"er*ite</hw> <pr>(b&adot_;*s&ibreve_;s"&etilde_;r*&omacr;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Basi-</ets> + Gr. <grk>ke`ras</grk> horn, antenna.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The second joint of the antenn&aelig; of crustaceans.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba*sic"i*ty</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The quality or state of being a base.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The power of an acid to unite with one or more atoms or equivalents of a base, as indicated by the number of replaceable hydrogen atoms contained in the acid.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba"sic proc"ess</hw>. <fld>(Iron Metal.)</fld> <def>A Bessemer or open-hearth steel-making process in which a lining that is basic, or not siliceous, is used, and additions of basic material are made to the molten charge during treatment. Opposed to <contr><cref>acid process</cref></contr>, above. Called also <altname>Thomas process</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>basics</hw> <pos>n. pl.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a statement of fundamental facts or principles.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ABC, ABC's, ABCs, rudiments.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>principles from which other truths can be derived; <as>as, let's get down to <ex>basics</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> fundamentals, fundamental principle, basic principle, bedrock.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Basic slag</hw>. <def>A by-product from the manufacture of steel by the basic process, used as a fertilizer. It is rich in lime and contains 14 to 20 per cent of phosphoric acid. Called also <altname>Thomas slag</altname>, <altname>phosphatic slag</altname>, and <altname>odorless phosphate</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Basic steel</hw>. <def>Steel produced by the basic process.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>basidial</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to a basidium.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>basidiolichen</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a lichen in which the fungus component is a basidiomycete.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ba*sid`i*o*my"cete</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>any of various fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> basidiomycetous fungi.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ba*sid`i*o*my*ce"tes</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>a phylum of fungi with the Basidiomycota</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>basidiomycetous</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to basidiomycetes.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ba*sid`i*o*my*co"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <ety>[NL., fr. NL. &amp; E. <ets>basidium</ets> + Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, fungus.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A large subdivision of the kingdom <it>Fungi</it> coextensive with the phylum <phylum>Basidiomycetes</phylum>, characterized by having the spores borne on a basidium. It embraces those fungi best known to the public, such as mushrooms, toadstools, etc. Among the classes of the Basidiomycota are: <styp><class>Gasteromycetes</class></styp> (puffballs); <styp><class>Tiliomycetes</class></styp> (comprising the orders <ord>Ustilaginales</ord> (smuts) and <ord>Uredinales</ord> (rusts)); and <styp><class>Hymenomycetes</class></styp> (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi).</def> <note>In the 1913 Webster, the Basidiomycetes were defined as "co&ouml;rdinate with the <phylum>Ascomycetes</phylum>", and other fungal phyla (the <phylum>Zygomycota</phylum> and <phylum>Deuteromycota</phylum>) were not mentioned.</note><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Basidiomycota, subdivision Basidiomycota, subdivision Basidiomycotina.</syn><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Basidiomycotina</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as <er>Basidiomycota</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba*sid"i*o*spore</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Basidium</ets> + <ets>spore</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A spore borne by a basidium.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ba*sid`i*o*spor"ous</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>basidiosporous</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to a basidiospore.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ba*sid"i*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., dim. of Gr. <grk>ba`sis</grk> base.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A special oblong or pyriform cell, with slender branches, which bears the spores in that division of fungi called <xex>Basidiomycetes</xex>, of which the common mushroom is an example.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba"si*fi`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>That which converts into a salifiable base.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba*sif"u*gal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Base</ets>,<pos>n.</pos>+ L. <ets>fugere</ets> to flee.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Tending or proceeding away from the base; <as>as, a <ex>basifugal</ex> growth</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba"si*fy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Base</ets> + <ets>-fy</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>To convert into a salifiable base.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ba`si*gyn"i*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>ba`sis</grk> base + <grk>gynh`</grk> woman.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The pedicel on which the ovary of certain flowers, as the passion flower, is seated; a carpophore or thecaphore.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba`si*hy"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Basi-</ets> + Gr. &upsilon; (the letter &ldquo;upsilon&rdquo;); from the shape.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Noting two small bones, forming the body of the inverted hyoid arch.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba`si*hy"oid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Basi-</ets> + <ets>hyoid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The central tongue bone.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bas"il</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;z"&ibreve_;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>basile</ets> and E. <er>Bezel</er>.]</ety> <def>The slope or angle to which the cutting edge of a tool, as a plane, is ground.</def> <rj><au>Grier.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bas"il</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Basiled</conjf> (&unr_;); <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Basiling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To grind or form the edge of to an angle.</def> <rj><au>Moxon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bas"il</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>basilic</ets>, fr. L. <ets>basilicus</ets> royal, Gr. <grk>basiliko`s</grk> fr. <grk>basiley`s</grk> king.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The name given to several aromatic herbs of the Mint family, but chiefly to the common or sweet basil (<spn>Ocymum basilicum</spn>), and the bush basil, or lesser basil (<spn>Ocymum minimum</spn>), the leaves of which are used in cookery. The name is also given to several kinds of mountain mint (<gen>Pycnanthemum</gen>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Basil thyme</b></col>, <cd>a name given to the fragrant herbs <spn>Calamintha Acinos</spn> and <spn>Calamintha Nepeta</spn>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wild basil</b></col>, <cd>a plant (<spn>Calamintha clinopodium</spn>) of the Mint family.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bas"il</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;z"&ibreve_;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Corrupt. from E. <ets>basan</ets>, F. <ets>basane</ets>, LL. <ets>basanium</ets>, <ets>bazana</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>bith&amacr;na</ets>, prop., lining.]</ety> <def>The skin of a sheep tanned with bark.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bas"i*lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bas"i*la*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>basilaire</ets>, fr. L. <ets>basis</ets>. See <er>Base</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Relating to, or situated at, the base.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Lower; inferior; applied to impulses or springs of action.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>Basilar</xex> instincts.&rdquo; <rj><au>H. W. Beecher.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>basileus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a ruler of the eastern Roman Empire.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba*sil"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>basilique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Basilica.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ba*sil"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ba*sil"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Basilica</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Royal; kingly; also, basilican.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to certain parts, anciently supposed to have a specially important function in the animal economy, as the middle vein of the right arm.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba*sil"i*ca</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Basilicas</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; sometimes <plw>Basilic&aelig;</plw> <pr>(-s&emacr;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>basilica</ets>, Gr. <grk>basilikh`</grk> (sc. <grk>o'iki`a</grk> or <grk>stoa`</grk> fr. <grk>basiliko`s</grk> royal, fr. <grk>basiley`s</grk> king.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Originally, the palace of a king; but afterward, an apartment provided in the houses of persons of importance, where assemblies were held for dispensing justice; and hence, any large hall used for this purpose.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A building used by the Romans as a place of public meeting, with court rooms, etc., attached.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A church building of the earlier centuries of Christianity, the plan of which was taken from the basilica of the Romans. The name is still applied to some churches by way of honorary distinction.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba*sil"i*ca</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A digest of the laws of Justinian, translated from the original Latin into Greek, by order of <xex>Basil</xex> I., in the ninth century.</def> <rj><au>P. Cyc.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba*sil"i*can</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of, relating to, or resembling, a basilica; basilical.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>There can be no doubt that the first churches in Constantinople were in the <qex>basilican</qex> form.</q> <rj><qau>Milman.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba*sil"i*cok</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>basilicoc</ets>.]</ety> <def>The basilisk.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ba*sil"i*con</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>basilicon</ets>, Gr. <grk>basiliko`n</grk> neut. of <grk>basiliko`s</grk>: cf. F. <ets>basilicon</ets>. See <er>Basilica</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An ointment composed of wax, pitch, resin, and olive oil, lard, or other fatty substance.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bas"i*lisk</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>basiliscus</ets>, Gr. <grk>basili`skos</grk> little king, kind of serpent, dim. of <grk>basiley`s</grk> king; -- so named from some prominences on the head resembling a crown.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A fabulous serpent, or dragon. The ancients alleged that its hissing would drive away all other serpents, and that its breath, and even its look, was fatal. See <er>Cockatrice</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Make me not sighted like the <qex>basilisk</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A lizard of the genus <gen>Basiliscus</gen>, belonging to the family <fam>Iguanid&aelig;</fam>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; This genus is remarkable for a membranous bag rising above the occiput, which can be filled with air at pleasure; also for an elevated crest along the back, that can be raised or depressed at will.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A large piece of ordnance, so called from its supposed resemblance to the serpent of that name, or from its size.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba"sin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>bacin</ets>, F. <ets>bassin</ets>, LL. <ets>bacchinus</ets>, fr. <ets>bacca</ets> a water vessel, fr. L. <ets>bacca</ets> berry, in allusion to the round shape; or perh. fr. Celtic. Cf. <er>Bac</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A hollow vessel or dish, to hold water for washing, and for various other uses.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The quantity contained in a basin.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A hollow vessel, of various forms and materials, used in the arts or manufactures, as that used by glass grinders for forming concave glasses, by hatters for molding a hat into shape, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A hollow place containing water, as a pond, a dock for ships, a little bay.</def> <rj><au>Pope</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Physical Geog.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A circular or oval valley, or depression of the surface of the ground, the lowest part of which is generally occupied by a lake, or traversed by a river.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The entire tract of country drained by a river, or sloping towards a sea or lake.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>An isolated or circumscribed formation, particularly where the strata dip inward, on all sides, toward a center; -- especially applied to the coal formations, called <stype>coal basins</stype> or <stype>coal fields</stype>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>basinal</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to a basin.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba"sined</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Inclosed in a basin.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Basined</xex> rivers.&rdquo; <rj><au>Young.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bas"i*net</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Bascinet</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba`si*oc*cip"i*tal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Basi-</ets> + <ets>occipital</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the bone in the base of the cranium, frequently forming a part of the occipital in the adult, but usually distinct in the young.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>The basioccipital bone.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ba"si*on</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>ba`sis</grk> a base.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The middle of the anterior margin of the great foramen of the skull.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba*sip"o*dite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Basi-</ets> + <grk>poy`s</grk>, <grk>podo`s</grk>, foot.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The basal joint of the legs of Crustacea.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ba*sip`te*ryg"i*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>ba`sis</grk> a base + <grk>ptery`gion</grk> a fin.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A bar of cartilage at the base of the embryonic fins of some fishes. It develops into the metapterygium.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ba*sip`ter*yg"i*al</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba`sip*ter"y*goid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Basi-</ets> + <ets>pterygoid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Applied to a protuberance of the base of the sphenoid bone.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba"sis</hw> <pr>(b&amacr;"s&ibreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bases</plw> <pr>(b&amacr;"s&emacr;z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>basis</ets>, Gr. <grk>ba`sis</grk>. See <er>Base</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The foundation of anything; that on which a thing rests.</def> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The pedestal of a column, pillar, or statue.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>If no <qex>basis</qex> bear my rising name.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 123 pr=SA --></p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The groundwork; the first or fundamental principle; that which supports.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>basis</qex> of public credit is good faith.</q> <rj><qau>A. Hamilton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The principal component part of a thing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba*sis"o*lute</hw> <pr>(b&adot_;*s&ibreve_;s"&ouptack_;*l&umacr;t)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Basi-</ets> + <ets>solute</ets>, a.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Prolonged at the base, as certain leaves.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ba`si*sphe"noid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ba`si*sphe*noid"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Basi-</ets> + <ets>sphenoid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to that part of the base of the cranium between the basioccipital and the presphenoid, which usually ossifies separately in the embryo or in the young, and becomes a part of the sphenoid in the adult.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba`si*sphe"noid</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The basisphenoid bone.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bask</hw> <pr>(b&adot_;sk)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Basked</conjf> <pr>(b&adot_;skt)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Basking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OScand. <ets>ba&eth;ask</ets> to bathe one's self, or perh. <ets>bakask</ets> to bake one's self, <ets>sk</ets> being reflexive. See <er>Bath</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, <er>Bake</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>To lie in warmth; to be exposed to genial heat.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Basks</qex> in the glare, and stems the tepid wave.</q> <rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bask</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To warm by continued exposure to heat; to warm with genial heat.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Basks</qex> at the fire his hairy strength.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bas"ket</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Of unknown origin. The modern Celtic words seem to be from the English.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A vessel made of osiers or other twigs, cane, rushes, splints, or other flexible material, interwoven.</def> &ldquo;Rude <xex>baskets</xex> . . . woven of the flexile willow.&rdquo; <rj><au>Dyer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The contents of a basket; as much as a basket contains; <as>as, a <ex>basket</ex> of peaches</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The bell or vase of the Corinthian capital.</def> <mark>[Improperly so used.]</mark> <rj><au>Gwilt.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The two back seats facing one another on the outside of a stagecoach.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Goldsmith.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A container shaped like a basket{1}, even if made of solid material rather than woven; -- the top is often, but not always, open and without a lid.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>a vessel suspended below a balloon, designed to carry people or measuring instruments for scientific research.</def> <note>The earliest balloons designed to carry people often had small vessels of woven flexible vegetable materials to hold the passengers, which resembled large baskets{1}, from which the name was derived.</note><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Basketball)</fld> <def>A goal{3} consisting of a short cylindrical net suspended from a circular rim, which itself is attached at about ten feet above floor level to a backboard, placed at the end of a basketball court. In professional basketball, two such <ex>baskets</ex> are used, one at each end of the court, and each team may score only by passing the ball though its own <ex>basket</ex>. In informal games, only one such <ex>basket</ex> is often used.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Basketball)</fld> <def>An instance of scoring points by throwing the basketball through the basket; <as>as, he threw four <ex>baskets</ex> in the first quarter</as>; -- the ball must pass through the basket from above in order to score points.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Basket fish</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>an ophiuran of the genus <gen>Astrophyton</gen>, having the arms much branched. See <er>Astrophyton</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Basket hilt</b></col>, <cd>a hilt with a covering wrought like basketwork to protect the hand.</cd> <au>Hudibras.</au> <specif>Hence,</specif> <wordforms><col><b>Basket-hilted</b></col>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms> -- <col><b>Basket work</b></col>, <cd>work consisting of plaited osiers or twigs.</cd> -- <col><b>Basket worm</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a lepidopterous insect of the genus <gen>Thyridopteryx</gen> and allied genera, esp. <spn>Thyridopteryx ephemer&aelig;formis</spn>. The larva makes and carries about a bag or basket-like case of silk and twigs, which it afterwards hangs up to shelter the pupa and wingless adult females.</cd> -- <col><b>collection basket</b></col>, <cd>a small basket{1} mounted on the end of a pole, used in churches to collect donations from those attending a church service; -- the long pole allows the collector to hold the basket in front of those at the end of the pew, while the collector remains in the aisle.</cd> <col><b>waste basket</b></col>, <cd>a basket{4} used to hold waste matter, such as discarded paper, commonly shaped like a truncated cone, with the wide end open and at the top. Vessels of other shapes, such as oblong containers, are also called <ex>waste baskets</ex>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bas"ket</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To put into a basket.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bas"ket*ball`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A ball game, usually played indoors in an area called the basketball court, in which two opposing teams of five players each contest with each other to toss a large inflated ball (the basketball) into opposite goals (baskets) resembling baskets, each typically a cylindrical mesh suspended from a circular rim which is held ten feet above the court. A goal scored by passing the basketball through the basket may count from one to three points, depending on the situation in which it was thrown.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> basketball game.</syn><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The inflatable ball used in the game of basketball.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bas"ket*ful</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Basketfuls</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <def>As much as a basket will contain.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bas"ket*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The art of making baskets; also, baskets, taken collectively.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bask"ing shark`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the largest species of sharks (<spn>Cetorhinus maximus</spn>), so called from its habit of basking in the sun; the <altname>liver shark</altname>, or <altname>bone shark</altname>. It inhabits the northern seas of Europe and America, and grows to a length of more than forty feet. It is a harmless species.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bas"net</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Bascinet</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ba*som`ma*toph"o*ra</hw> <pr>(b&adot_;*s&obreve_;m`m&adot_;*t&obreve_;f"&ouptack_;*r&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>ba`sis</grk> base + <grk>'o`mma</grk> eye + <grk>fe`rein</grk> to bear.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A group of Pulmonifera having the eyes at the base of the tentacles, including the common pond snails.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba"son</hw> <pr>(b&amacr;"s'n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A basin.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Special form]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Basque</hw> <pr>(b&adot_;sk)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to Biscay, its people, or their language.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Basque</hw> <pr>(b&adot_;sk)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One of a race, of unknown origin, inhabiting a region on the Bay of Biscay in Spain and France.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The language spoken by the Basque people.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A part of a lady's dress, resembling a jacket with a short skirt; -- probably so called because this fashion of dress came from the <xex>Basques</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Basqu"ish</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>Basque</ets> Biscayan: cf. G. <ets>Baskisch</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to the country, people, or language of Biscay; Basque</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bas`-re*lief"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bas-relief</ets>; <ets>bas</ets> low + <ets>relief</ets> raised work, <ets>relever</ets> to raise: cf. It. <ets>bassorilievo</ets>.]</ety> <def>Low relief; sculpture, the figures of which project less than half of their true proportions; -- called also <altname>bass-relief</altname> and <altname>basso-rilievo</altname>. See <er>Alto-rilievo</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bass</hw> <pr>(b&adot_;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bass</plw>, and sometimes <plw>Basses</plw> <pr>(b&adot_;s"&ebreve_;z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[A corruption of <ets>barse</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An edible, spiny-finned fish, esp. of the genera <gen>Roccus</gen>, <gen>Labrax</gen>, and related genera. There are many species.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The common European bass is <spn>Labrax lupus</spn>. American species are: the striped bass (<spn>Roccus lineatus</spn>); white or silver bass of the lakes (<spn>Roccus chrysops</spn>); brass or yellow bass (<spn>Roccus interruptus</spn>).</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The two American fresh-water species of black bass (genus <gen>Micropterus</gen>). See <er>Black bass</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Species of <gen>Serranus</gen>, the sea bass and rock bass. See <er>Sea bass</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The southern, red, or channel bass (<spn>Sci&aelig;na ocellata</spn>). See <er>Redfish</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The name is also applied to many other fishes. See <cref>Calico bass</cref>, under <er>Calico</er>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bass</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A corruption of <ets>bast</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The linden or lime tree, sometimes wrongly called <altname>whitewood</altname>; also, its bark, which is used for making mats. See <er>Bast</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <pr>(Pron. &unr_;)</pr> <def>A hassock or thick mat.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bass</hw> <pr>(b&amacr;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>basse</ets>, fr. <ets>bas</ets> low. See <er>Base</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A bass, or deep, sound or tone.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The lowest part in a musical composition.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>One who sings, or the instrument which plays, bass.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>base</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Thorough bass</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Thorough bass</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bass</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Deep or grave in tone.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bass clef</b></col> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>, <cd>the character placed at the beginning of the staff containing the bass part of a musical composition.</cd> [See <xex>Illust.</xex> under <er>Clef</er>.] -- <col><b>Bass voice</b></col>, <cd>a deep-sounding voice; a voice fitted for singing bass.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bass</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To sound in a deep tone.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bas"sa</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bas*saw"</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Bashaw</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bassariscidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a division of mammals, in some classifications considered a separate family.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> subfamily Bassariscidae.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bassariscus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus comprising the cacomistles. See <er>bassarisk</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus Bassariscus.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bassarisk</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A raccoonlike omnivorous mammal (<spn>Bassariscus astutus</spn>) of Mexico and southwestern U. S. having a long bushy tail with black and white rings.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> cacomistle, cacomixle, coon cat, raccoon fox, ringtail, ring-tailed cat, civet cat, miner's cat.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bass` drum"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The largest of the different kinds of drums, having two heads, and emitting a deep, grave sound. See <er>Bass</er>, <pos>a.</pos></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bas"set</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;s"s&ebreve_;t <it>or</it> b&abreve;s*s&ebreve_;t")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bassette</ets>, fr. It. <ets>bassetta</ets>. Cf. <er>Basso</er>.]</ety> <def>A game at cards, resembling the modern faro, said to have been invented at Venice.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Some dress, some dance, some play, not to forget<br/>
+Your piquet parties, and your dear <qex>basset</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Rowe.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bas"set</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;s"s&ebreve_;t)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>basset</ets> somewhat low, dim. of <ets>bas</ets> low.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Inclined upward; <as>as, the <ex>basset</ex> edge of strata</as>.</def> <rj><au>Lyell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bas"set</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>The edge of a geological stratum at the surface of the ground; the outcrop.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bas"set</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Basseted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Basseting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>To incline upward so as to appear at the surface; to crop out; <as>as, a vein of coal <ex>bassets</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bas"set horn`</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;s"s&ebreve_;t h&ocirc;rn`)</pr>. <ety>[See <er>Basset</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>An instrument blown with a reed, and resembling a clarinet, but of much greater compass, embracing nearly four octaves; The corno di bassetto.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bas"set hound`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[F. <ets>basset</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small kind of hound with a long body and short legs, used as an earth dog.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bas"set*ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The upward direction of a vein in a mine; the emergence of a stratum at the surface.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bas*set"to</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It., <pos>adj.</pos>, somewhat low; <pos>n.</pos>, counter tenor. See <er>Basso</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A tenor or small bass viol.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bass" horn"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A modification of the bassoon, much deeper in tone.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bassine</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Coarse leaf fiber from palmyra palms used in making brushes and brooms.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bas"si*net</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>bassinet</ets>, dim. of <ets>bassin</ets>. See <er>Basin</er>, and cf. <er>Bascinet</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A wicker basket, with a covering or hood over one end, in which young children are placed as in a cradle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>See <er>Bascinet</er>.</def> <rj><au>Lord Lytton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bas"so</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It., fr. LL. <ets>bassus</ets>. See <er>Base</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The bass or lowest part; <as>as, to sing <ex>basso</ex></as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>One who sings the lowest part.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The double bass, or <altname>contrabasso</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>&Verbar;Basso continuo</b></col> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[It., bass continued.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <cd>A bass part written out continuously, while the other parts of the harmony are indicated by figures attached to the bass; continued bass.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bas"sock</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A hassock. See 2d <er>Bass</er>, 2.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bas*soon"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>basson</ets>, fr. <ets>basse</ets> bass; or perh. fr. <ets>bas son</ets> low sound. See <er>Bass</er> a part in music. ]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A wind instrument of the double reed kind, furnished with holes, which are stopped by the fingers, and by keys, as in flutes. It forms the natural bass to the oboe, clarinet, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Its compass comprehends three octaves. For convenience of carriage it is divided into two parts; whence it is also called a <xex>fagot</xex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bas*soon"ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A performer on the bassoon.</def> <rj><au>Busby.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Bas"so-ri*lie"vo</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bas"so-re*lie"vo</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. <ets>basso-rilievo</ets>.]</ety> <def>Same as <er>Bas-relief</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bas"so*rin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>bassorine</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A constituent part of a species of gum from <gen>Bassora</gen>, as also of gum tragacanth and some gum resins. It is one of the amyloses.</def> <rj><au>Ure.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bass"-re*lief`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Bas-relief</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bass" vi`ol</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A stringed instrument of the viol family, used for playing bass. See 3d <er>Bass</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, and <er>Violoncello</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bass"wood`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The bass (<gen>Tilia</gen>) or its wood; especially, <spn>Tilia Americana</spn>. See <er>Bass</er>, the lime tree.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>All the bowls were made of <qex>basswood</qex>,<br/>
+White and polished very smoothly.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bast</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>b&aelig;st</ets>; akin to Icel., Sw., Dan., D., &amp; G. <ets>bast</ets>, of unknown origin. Cf. <er>Bass</er> the tree.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The inner fibrous bark of various plants; esp. of the lime tree; hence, matting, cordage, etc., made therefrom.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A thick mat or hassock. See 2d <er>Bass</er>, 2.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bas"ta</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <ety>[It.]</ety> <def>Enough; stop.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bas"tard</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>bastard</ets>, <ets>bastart</ets>, F. <ets>b&unr_;tard</ets>, prob. fr. OF. <ets>bast</ets>, F. <ets>b&unr_;t</ets>, a packsaddle used as a bed by the muleteers (fr. LL. <ets>bastum</ets>) + <ets>-ard</ets>. OF. fils de <ets>bast</ets> son of the packsaddle; as the muleteers were accustomed to use their saddles for beds in the inns. See Cervantes, &ldquo;Don Quixote,&rdquo; chap. 16; and cf. G. <ets>bankert</ets>, fr. <ets>bank</ets> bench.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A &ldquo;natural&rdquo; child; a child begotten and born out of wedlock; an illegitimate child; one born of an illicit union.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; By the civil and canon laws, and by the laws of many of the United States, a <xex>bastard</xex> becomes a legitimate child by the intermarriage of the parents at any subsequent time. But by those of England, and of some states of the United States, a child, to be legitimate, must at least be <xex>born</xex> after the lawful marriage.</note> <rj><au>Kent. Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Sugar Refining)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An inferior quality of soft brown sugar, obtained from the sirups that have already had several boilings.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A large size of mold, in which sugar is drained.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A sweet Spanish wine like muscatel in flavor.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Brown <qex>bastard</qex> is your only drink.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A writing paper of a particular size. See <er>Paper</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bas"tard</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Begotten and born out of lawful matrimony; illegitimate. See <er>Bastard</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, note.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Lacking in genuineness; spurious; false; adulterate; -- applied to things which resemble those which are genuine, but are really not so.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>That <qex>bastard</qex> self-love which is so vicious in itself, and productive of so many vices.</q> <rj><qau>Barrow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Of an unusual or irregular make or proportion; <as>as, a <ex>bastard</ex> musket; a <ex>bastard</ex> culverin</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>Abbreviated, as the half title in a page preceding the full title page of a book.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bastard ashlar</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>stones for ashlar work, roughly squared at the quarry.</cd> -- <col><b>Bastard file</b></col>, <cd>a file intermediate between the coarsest and the second cut.</cd> -- <col><b>Bastard type</b></col> <fld>(Print.)</fld>, <cd>type having the face of a larger or a smaller size than the body; <it>e. g.</it>, a nonpareil face on a brevier body.</cd> -- <col><b>Bastard wing</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>three to five quill feathers on a small joint corresponding to the thumb in some mammalia; the alula.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bas"tard</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To bastardize.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bastardisation</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>An act that debases or corrupts.</def> <mark>[chiefly Brit.]</mark><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bastardization.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bastardise</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>Same as <er>bastardize</er>.</def> <mark>[chiefly Brit.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bas"tard*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being a bastard; bastardy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bastardization</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>An act that debases or corrupts.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bastardisation.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bas"tard*ize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bastardized</conjf> (&unr_;); <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bastardizing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make or prove to be a bastard; to stigmatize as a bastard; to declare or decide legally to be illegitimate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The law is so indulgent as not to <qex>bastardize</qex> the child, if born, though not begotten, in lawful wedlock.</q> <rj><qau>Blackstone.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To beget out of wedlock.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>to change something (for example, art forms) so that its value declines; to debase.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bastardise.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bastardized</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <fld>(Arts)</fld> <def>deriving from more than one source or style.</def> <hascons>impure (vs. pure) --- (combined with extraneous elements)</hascons><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bas"tard*ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Bastardlike; baseborn; spurious; corrupt.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> -- <def2><pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the manner of a bastard; spuriously.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></def2> <rj><au>Shak. Donne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bas"tar*dy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state of being a bastard; illegitimacy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The procreation of a bastard child.</def> <rj><au>Wharton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Baste</hw> <pr>(b&amacr;st)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Basted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Basting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. Icel. <ets>beysta</ets> to strike, powder; Sw. <ets>basa</ets> to beat with a rod: perh. akin to E. <ets>beat</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To beat with a stick; to cudgel.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>One man was <qex>basted</qex> by the keeper for carrying some people over on his back through the waters.</q> <rj><qau>Pepys.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Cookery)</fld> <def>To sprinkle flour and salt and drip butter or fat on, as on meat in roasting.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To mark with tar, as sheep.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Baste</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>basten</ets>, OF. <ets>bastir</ets>, F. <ets>b&unr_;tir</ets>, prob. fr. OHG. <ets>bestan</ets> to sew, MHG. <ets>besten</ets> to bind, fr. OHG. <ets>bast</ets> bast. See <er>Bast</er>.]</ety> <def>To sew loosely, or with long stitches; -- usually, that the work may be held in position until sewed more firmly.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bas*tile"</hw> <hw>Bas*tille"</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(b&adot_;s*t&emacr;l" <it>or</it> b&adot_;s"t&euptack_;l; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bastille</ets> fortress, OF. <ets>bastir</ets> to build, F. <ets>b&acirc;tir</ets>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Feud. Fort.)</fld> <def>A tower or an elevated work, used for the defense, or in the siege, of a fortified place.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The high <qex>bastiles</qex> . . . which overtopped the walls.</q> <rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>&ldquo;The Bastille&rdquo;, formerly a castle or fortress in Paris, used as a prison, especially for political offenders; hence, a rhetorical name for a prison.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bas`ti*nade"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Bastinado</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bas`ti*nade"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To bastinado.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bas`ti*na"do</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bastinadoes</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Sp. <ets>bastonada</ets> (cf. F. <ets>bastonnade</ets>), fr. <ets>baston</ets> (cf. F. <ets>b&acirc;ton</ets>) a stick or staff. See <er>Baston</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A blow with a stick or cudgel.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A sound beating with a stick or cudgel. Specifically: A form of punishment among the Turks, Chinese, and others, consisting in beating an offender on the soles of his feet.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bas`ti*na"do</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bastinadoed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bastinadoing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To beat with a stick or cudgel, especially on the soles of the feet.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>basting</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Loose temporary stitches.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> baste, tacking.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Cookery)</fld> <def>The act or process of moistening a roast as it is cooking.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bas"tion</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;s"ch&ubreve;n; 106)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bastion</ets> (cf. It. <ets>bastione</ets>), fr. LL. <ets>bastire</ets> to build (cf. F. <ets>b&acirc;tir</ets>, It. <ets>bastire</ets>), perh. from the idea of support for a weight, and akin to Gr. <grk>basta`zein</grk> to lift, carry, and to E. <ets>baston</ets>, <ets>baton</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>A work projecting outward from the main inclosure of a fortification, consisting of two faces and two flanks, and so constructed that it is able to defend by a flanking fire the adjacent curtain, or wall which extends from one bastion to another. Two adjacent <xex>bastions</xex> are connected by the <xex>curtain</xex>, which joins the flank of one with the adjacent flank of the other. The distance between the flanks of a bastion is called the <xex>gorge</xex>. A <xex>lunette</xex> is a detached bastion. See <er>Ravelin</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bas"tioned</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Furnished with a bastion; having bastions.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 124 pr=SA --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Bas"to</hw> <pr>(b&adot_;s"t&ouptack_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <def>The ace of clubs in quadrille and omber.</def> <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bas"ton</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;s"t&ubreve;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>baston</ets>, F. <ets>b&acirc;ton</ets>, LL. <ets>basto</ets>. See <er>Bastion</er>, and cf. <er>Baton</er>, and 3d <er>Batten</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A staff or cudgel.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;To fight with blunt <xex>bastons</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>See <er>Baton</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An officer bearing a painted staff, who formerly was in attendance upon the king's court to take into custody persons committed by the court.</def> <rj><au>Mozley &amp; W.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba*su"tos</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>; <sing><it>sing.</it> <singw>Basuto</singw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</sing> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>A warlike South African people of the Bantu stock, divided into many tribes, at one time subjected by the English. They formerly practiced cannibalism, but have now adopted many European customs.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bas"yle</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;s"&ibreve_;l <it>or</it> b&amacr;s"&ibreve_;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>ba`sis</grk> base + <grk>"y`lh</grk> wood. See <er>-yl</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A positive or nonacid constituent of compound, either elementary, or, if compound, performing the functions of an element.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bas"y*lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or having the nature of, a basyle; electro-positive; basic; -- opposed to <contr>chlorous</contr>.</def> <rj><au>Graham.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>batte</ets>, <ets>botte</ets>, AS. <ets>batt</ets>; perhaps fr. the Celtic; cf. Ir. <ets>bat</ets>, <ets>bata</ets>, stick, staff; but cf. also F. <ets>batte</ets> a beater (thing), wooden sword, <ets>battre</ets> to beat.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A large stick; a club; specifically, a piece of wood with one end thicker or broader than the other, used in playing baseball, cricket, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In badminton, tennis, and similar games, a racket.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A sheet of cotton used for filling quilts or comfortables; batting.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A part of a brick with one whole end; a brickbat.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>Shale or bituminous shale.</def> <rj><au>Kirwan.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A stroke; a sharp blow.</def> <mark>[Colloq. or Slang]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A stroke of work.</def> <mark>[Scot. &amp; Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>Rate of motion; speed.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> &ldquo;A vast host of fowl . . . making at full <xex>bat</xex> for the North Sea.&rdquo; <rj><au>Pall Mall Mag.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>A spree; a jollification.</def> <mark>[Slang, U. S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>10.</sn> <def>Manner; rate; condition; state of health.</def> <mark>[Scot. &amp; Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bat bolt</b></col> <fld>(Machinery)</fld>, <cd>a bolt barbed or jagged at its butt or tang to make it hold the more firmly.</cd> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Batted</conjf> <pr>(b&abreve;t"t&ebreve_;d)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Batting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To strike or hit with a bat or a pole; to cudgel; to beat.</def> <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To use a bat, as in a game of baseball; when used with a numerical postmodifier it indicates a baseball player's performance (as a decimal) at bat; <as>as, he <ex>batted</ex> .270 in 1993 (i.e. he got safe hits in 27 percent of his official turns at bat)</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat</hw>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To bate or flutter, as a hawk.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To wink.</def> <mark>[Local, U. S. &amp; Prov Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Corrupt. from OE. <ets>back</ets>, <ets>backe</ets>, <ets>balke</ets>; cf. Dan. aften-<ets>bakke</ets> (<tran>aften</tran> evening), Sw. natt-<ets>backa</ets> (<tran>natt</tran> night), Icel. le&eth;r-<ets>blaka</ets> (<tran>le&eth;r</tran> leather), Icel. <ets>blaka</ets> to flutter.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the <ord>Chiroptera</ord>, an order of flying mammals, in which the wings are formed by a membrane stretched between the elongated fingers, legs, and tail. The common bats are small and insectivorous. See <er>Chiroptera</er> and <er>Vampire</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Silent <qex>bats</qex> in drowsy clusters cling.</q> <rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bat tick</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a wingless, dipterous insect of the genus <gen>Nycteribia</gen>, parasitic on bats.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bat</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Siamese.]</ety> <def>Same as <er>Tical</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 1.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Abbrev. from <ets>debatable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Disputable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The border land between England and Scotland, being formerly a subject of contention, was called <xex>batable</xex> or <xex>debatable</xex> ground.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat"ailled</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Embattled.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ba`tar*deau"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A cofferdam.</def> <rj><au>Brande &amp; C.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A wall built across the ditch of a fortification, with a sluice gate to regulate the height of water in the ditch on both sides of the wall.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Ba*ta"tas</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, &Verbar;<hw>Ba*ta"ta</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>An aboriginal American name for the sweet potato (<spn>Ipom&aelig;a batatas</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba*ta"vi*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the Batavi, an ancient Germanic tribe.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to Batavia or Holland; <as>as, a <ex>Batavian</ex> legion</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Batavian Republic</b></col>, <cd>the name given to Holland by the French after its conquest in 1795.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba*ta"vi*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of Batavia or Holland.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Bancroft.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bat"boy`</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;t"boi`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Baseball)</fld> <def>A boy who holds the bats and presents the bat to a batter when the batter is going to the batter's box to bat. The batboy sometimes also keeps other team equipment.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Batch</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bache</ets>, <ets>bacche</ets>, fr. AS. <ets>bacan</ets> to bake; cf. G. <ets>geb&auml;ck</ets> and D. <ets>baksel</ets>. See <er>Bake</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The quantity of bread baked at one time.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A quantity of anything produced at one operation; a group or collection of persons or things of the same kind; <as>as, a <ex>batch</ex> of letters; the next <ex>batch</ex> of business</as>.</def> &ldquo;A new <xex>batch</xex> of Lords.&rdquo; <rj><au>Lady M. W. Montagu.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. abbrev. from <ets>debate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Strife; contention.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bate</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bated</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[From <ets>abate</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To lessen by retrenching, deducting, or reducing; to abate; to beat down; to lower.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He must either <qex>bate</qex> the laborer's wages, or not employ or not pay him.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To allow by way of abatement or deduction.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To whom he <qex>bates</qex> nothing of what he stood upon with the parliament.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To leave out; to except.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Bate</qex> me the king, and, be he flesh and blood,<br/>
+He lies that says it.</q> <rj><qau>Beau. &amp; Fl.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To remove.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>About autumn <qex>bate</qex> the earth from about the roots of olives, and lay them bare.</q> <rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To deprive of.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>When baseness is exalted, do not <qex>bate</qex><br/>
+The place its honor for the person's sake.</q> <rj><qau>Herbert.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To remit or retrench a part; -- with <xex>of</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Abate thy speed, and I will <qex>bate</qex> of mine.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To waste away.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To attack; to bait.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bate</hw>, <def><pos>imp.</pos> of <er>Bite</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>battre des ailes</ets> to flutter. Cf. <er>Bait</er> to flutter.]</ety> <def>To flutter as a hawk; to bait.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bate</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Jewish Antiq.)</fld> <def>See 2d <er>Bath</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bate</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Sw. <ets>beta</ets> maceration, soaking, G. <ets>beize</ets>, and E. <ets>bite</ets>.]</ety> <def>An alkaline solution consisting of the dung of certain animals; -- employed in the preparation of hides; grainer.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bate</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To steep in bate, as hides, in the manufacture of leather.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ba*teau"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bateaux</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>bateau</ets>, LL. <ets>batellus</ets>, fr. <ets>battus</ets>, <ets>batus</ets>, boat, which agrees with AS. <ets>b&amacr;t</ets> boat: cf. W. <ets>bad</ets> boat. See <er>Boat</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>A boat; esp. a flat-bottomed, clumsy boat used on the Canadian lakes and rivers.</def> <altsp>[Written also, but less properly, <asp>batteau</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bateau bridge</b></col>, <cd>a floating bridge supported by bateaux.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat"ed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Reduced; lowered; restrained; <as>as, to speak with <ex>bated</ex> breath</as>.</def> <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bate"ful</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Exciting contention; contentious.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;It did <xex>bateful</xex> question frame.&rdquo; <rj><au>Sidney.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bate"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not to be abated.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bate"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[For <er>Abatement</er>. See 2d <er>Bate</er>.]</ety> <def>Abatement; diminution.</def> <rj><au>Moxon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Batement light</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>a window or one division of a window having vertical sides, but with the sill not horizontal, as where it follows the rake of a staircase.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat"fish`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A name given to several species of fishes:</def> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The <spn>Malthe vespertilio</spn> of the Atlantic coast.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The flying gurnard of the Atlantic (<spn>Cephalacanthus spinarella</spn>).</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The California batfish or sting ray (<spn>Myliobatis Californicus</spn>.)</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat"fowl`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who practices or finds sport in batfowling.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat"fowl`ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Bat</er> a stick.]</ety> <def>A mode of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost. The birds, flying to the light, are caught with nets or otherwise.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat"ful</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;t"f&usdot_;l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Icel. <ets>bati</ets> amelioration, <ets>batna</ets> to grow better; akin to AS. <ets>bet</ets> better. Goth. <ets>ga-batnan</ets> to profit. &radic;255. Cf. <er>Batten</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>, <er>Better</er>.]</ety> <def>Rich; fertile.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>Batful</xex> valleys.&rdquo; <rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bath</hw> <pr>(b&adot_;th; 61)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Baths</plw> <pr>(b&adot_;&thlig_;z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[AS. <ets>b&aelig;&eth;</ets>; akin to OS. &amp; Icel. <ets>ba&eth;</ets>, Sw., Dan., D., &amp; G. <ets>bad</ets>, and perh. to G. <ets>b&auml;hen</ets> to foment.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of exposing the body, or part of the body, for purposes of cleanliness, comfort, health, etc., to water, vapor, hot air, or the like; <as>as, a cold or a hot <ex>bath</ex>; a medicated <ex>bath</ex>; a steam <ex>bath</ex>; a hip <ex>bath</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Water or other liquid for bathing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A receptacle or place where persons may immerse or wash their bodies in water.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A building containing an apartment or a series of apartments arranged for bathing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Among the ancients, the public <qex>baths</qex> were of amazing extent and magnificence.</q> <rj><qau>Gwilt.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A medium, as heated sand, ashes, steam, hot air, through which heat is applied to a body.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Photog.)</fld> <def>A solution in which plates or prints are immersed; also, the receptacle holding the solution.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Bath</xex> is used adjectively or in combination, in an obvious sense <xex>of</xex> or <xex>for baths</xex> or <xex>bathing</xex>; as, <xex>bath</xex>room, <xex>bath</xex> tub, <xex>bath</xex> keeper.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Douche bath</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Douche</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Order of the Bath</b></col>, <cd>a high order of British knighthood, composed of three classes, viz., knights grand cross, knights commanders, and knights companions, abbreviated thus: G. C. B., K. C. B., K. B.</cd> -- <col><b>Russian bath</b></col>, <cd>a kind of vapor bath which consists in a prolonged exposure of the body to the influence of the steam of water, followed by washings and shampooings.</cd> -- <col><b>Turkish bath</b></col>, <cd>a kind of bath in which a profuse perspiration is produced by hot air, after which the body is washed and shampooed.</cd> -- <col><b>Bath house</b></col>, <cd>a house used for the purpose of bathing; -- also a small house, near a bathing place, where a bather undresses and dresses.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bath</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Heb.]</ety> <def>A Hebrew measure containing the tenth of a homer, or five gallons and three pints, as a measure for liquids; and two pecks and five quarts, as a dry measure.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bath</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A city in the west of England, resorted to for its hot springs, which has given its name to various objects.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bath brick</b></col>, <cd>a preparation of calcareous earth, in the form of a brick, used for cleaning knives, polished metal, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Bath chair</b></col>, <cd>a kind of chair on wheels, as used by invalids at Bath.</cd> &ldquo;People walked out, or drove out, or were pushed out in their <xex>Bath chairs</xex>.&rdquo; <au>Dickens.</au> -- <col><b>Bath metal</b></col>, <cd>an alloy consisting of four and a half ounces of zinc and one pound of copper.</cd> -- <col><b>Bath note</b></col>, <cd>a folded writing paper, 8 1/2 by 14 inches.</cd> -- <col><b>Bath stone</b></col>, <cd>a species of limestone (o&ouml;lite) found near Bath, used for building.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bathe</hw> <pr>(b&amacr;&thlig_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bathed</conjf> <pr>(b&amacr;&thlig_;d)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bathing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>ba&eth;ien</ets>, AS. <ets>ba&eth;ian</ets>, fr. <ets>b&aelig;&eth;</ets> bath. See 1st <er>Bath</er>, and cf. <er>Bay</er> to bathe.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To wash by immersion, as in a bath; to subject to a bath.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Chancing to <qex>bathe</qex> himself in the River Cydnus.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To lave; to wet.</def> &ldquo;The lake which <xex>bathed</xex> the foot of the Alban mountain.&rdquo; <rj><au>T. Arnold.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To moisten or suffuse with a liquid.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And let us <qex>bathe</qex> our hands in C&aelig;sar's blood.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To apply water or some liquid medicament to; <as>as, to <ex>bathe</ex> the eye with warm water or with sea water; to <ex>bathe</ex> one's forehead with camphor</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To surround, or envelop, as water surrounds a person immersed.</def> &ldquo;The rosy shadows <xex>bathe</xex> me. &rdquo; <au>Tennyson.</au> &ldquo;The bright sunshine <xex>bathing</xex> all the world.&rdquo; <au>Longfellow.</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bathe</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To bathe one's self; to take a bath or baths.</def> &ldquo;They <xex>bathe</xex> in summer.&rdquo; <rj><au>Waller.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To immerse or cover one's self, as in a bath.</def> &ldquo;To <xex>bathe</xex> in fiery floods.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au> &ldquo;<xex>Bathe</xex> in the dimples of her cheek.&rdquo; <au>Lloyd.</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To bask in the sun.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bathe</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The immersion of the body in water; <as>as, to take one's usual <ex>bathe</ex></as>.</def> <rj><au>Edin. Rev.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bath"er</hw> <pr>(b&amacr;&thlig_;"&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who bathes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba*thet"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the character of bathos.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bathhouse</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a building containing dressing rooms for bathers.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bathing machine.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a building containing public baths.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bagnio.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bath"ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Act of taking a bath or baths.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bathing machine</b></col>, <cd>a small room on wheels, to be driven into the water, for the convenience of bathers, who undress and dress therein.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bath"mism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Vital force</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>batholite</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> batholith, pluton, plutonic rock.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bath"o*lith</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;th"&ouptack_;*l&ibreve_;th)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>baqo`s</grk> depth + <ets>-lith</ets>.]</ety> <def>A large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> batholite, pluton, plutonic rock.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>batholithic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a batholith.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba*thom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>baqo`s</grk> depth + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for measuring depths, esp. one for taking soundings without a sounding line.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat"horse`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>b&acirc;t</ets> packsaddle (cheval de <ets>b&acirc;t</ets> packhorse) + E. <ets>horse</ets>. See <er>Bastard</er>.]</ety> <def>A horse which carries an officer's baggage during a campaign.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba"thos</hw> <pr>(b&amacr;"th&obreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>ba`qos</grk> depth, fr. <grk>baqy`s</grk> deep.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>A ludicrous descent from the elevated to the low, in writing or speech; anticlimax.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>bath towel</hw>, <hw>bath-towel</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a large towel used to dry oneself after a bath.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bath"tub</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A relatively large tub used to take a bath, usually a permanent fixture in a bathroom; it is an open container that is filled with water, in which a person immerses himself for the purpose of washing the body.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bath, tub.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bathyal</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to bathymetry.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ba*thyb"i*us</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>baqy`s</grk> deep + <grk>bi`os</grk> life]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A name given by <person>Prof. Huxley</person> to a gelatinous substance found in mud dredged from the Atlantic and preserved in alcohol. He supposed that it was free living protoplasm, covering a large part of the ocean bed. It is now known that the substance is of chemical, not of organic, origin.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bath`y*erg"id*ae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a natural family inclusing the mole rats and sand rats.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Bathyergidae</fam>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bath`y*erg"us</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus consisting of the mole rats.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Bathyergus</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bath`y*graph"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>baqy`s</grk> deep + <ets>graphic</ets>.]</ety> <def>Descriptive of the ocean depth; <as>as, a <ex>bathygraphic</ex> chart</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bath`y*met"ric</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bath`y*met"ric*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to bathymetry; relating to the measurement of depths, especially of depths in the sea.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Bath`y*met"ric*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba*thym"e*try</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>ba`qos</grk> depth + <ets>-metry</ets>.]</ety> <def>The art or science of sounding, or measuring depths in the sea.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>bath"y*scaph</hw>, <hw>bath"y*scaphe</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>navigable deep diving vessel for underwater exploration.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bathyscape.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bath"y*sphere</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a spherical deep diving apparatus (lowered by a cable) for underwater exploration; it is constructed with a strong steel shell to withstand high pressures at the ocean bottom.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Batidaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a natural family coextensive with genus <gen>Batis</gen>; the saltworts.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Batidaceae</fam>, saltwort family.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>batik</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A dyed fabric with designs drawn on by applying a removable wax where the dye is not wanted.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The method used to create a batik{1}; using wax to allow drawing or printing of designs on a fabric.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat"ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <ety>[Strictly p. pr. of <er>Bate</er> to abate.]</ety> <def>With the exception of; excepting.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>We have little reason to think that they bring many ideas with them, <qex>bating</qex> some faint ideas of hunger and thirst.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Batis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A small genus of plants constituting the family <fam>Batidaceae</fam>: low straggling dioecious shrubs.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Batis</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba*tiste"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>batiste</ets>, from the name of the alleged first maker, <etsep>Baptiste</etsep> of Cambrai. <au>Littr&eacute;.</au>]</ety> <def>Originally, cambric or lawn of fine linen; now applied also to cloth of similar texture made of cotton.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat"let</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bat</ets> stick + <ets>-let</ets>.]</ety> <def>A short bat for beating clothes in washing them; -- called also <altname>batler</altname>, <altname>batling staff</altname>, <altname>batting staff</altname>.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bat"man</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;t"m&abreve;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Turk. <ets>ba&tsdot_;man</ets>.]</ety> <def>A weight used in the East, varying according to the locality; in Turkey, the greater batman is about 157 pounds, the lesser only a fourth of this; at Aleppo and Smyrna, the batman is 17 pounds.</def> <rj><au>Simmonds.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat"man</hw> <pr>(b&asuml_;"m&aitalic_;n <it>or</it> b&abreve;t"m&aitalic_;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Batmen</plw> <pr>(b&abreve;t"m&eitalic_;n)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>b&acirc;t</ets> packsaddle + E. <ets>man</ets>. Cf. <er>Bathorse</er>.]</ety> <def>A man who has charge of a bathorse and his load.</def> <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ba*toi"de*i</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>ba`tos</grk> a kind of ray + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The division of fishes which includes the rays and skates.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat"on</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;t"&ubreve;n, F. b&auml;`t&ocirc;N"; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>b&acirc;ton</ets>. See <er>Baston</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes; <as>as, the <ex>baton</ex> of a field marshal; the <ex>baton</ex> of a conductor in musical performances</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He held the <qex>baton</qex> of command.</q> <rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>An ordinary with its ends cut off, borne sinister as a mark of bastardy, and containing one fourth in breadth of the bend sinister; -- called also <altname>bastard bar</altname>. See <er>Bend sinister</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba*toon"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Baton</er>, and <er>Baston</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat" print`ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Ceramics)</fld> <def>A mode of printing on glazed ware.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ba*tra"chi*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>batra`cheios</grk> belonging to a frog, fr. <grk>ba`trachos</grk> frog.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The order of amphibians which includes the frogs and toads; the Anura. Sometimes the word is used in a wider sense as equivalent to Amphibia.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba*tra"chi*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the Batrachia.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the Batrachia.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat"ra*choid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Batrachia</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Froglike. Specifically: Of or pertaining to the <spn>Batrachid&aelig;</spn>, a family of marine fishes, including the toadfish. Some have poisonous dorsal spines.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat`ra*cho*my*om"a*chy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>batrachomyomachi`a</grk>; <grk>ba`trachos</grk> frog + <grk>my^s</grk> mouse + <grk>ma`chh</grk> battle.]</ety> <def>The battle between the frogs and mice; -- a Greek parody on the Iliad, of uncertain authorship.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat`ra*choph"a*gous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>ba`trachos</grk> frog + <grk>fagei^n</grk> to eat.]</ety> <def>Feeding on frogs.</def> <rj><au>Quart. Rev.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bats</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;ts)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Crazy; insane; loony; demented; batty.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bats"man</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Batsmen</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <def>The one who wields the bat in cricket, baseball, etc.; in baseball, the <ex>batsman</ex> is usually called the <altname>batter</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{<hw>Bat's"-wing"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> or <hw>Bat"wing</hw> }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Shaped like a bat's wing; <as>as, a <ex>bat's-wing</ex> burner</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bat"ta</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;t"t&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. through Pg. for Canarese <ets>bhatta</ets> rice in the husk.]</ety> <def>Extra pay; esp. an extra allowance to an English officer serving in India.</def> <rj><au>Whitworth.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 125 pr=SA --></p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bat"ta</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;t"t&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hind. <ets>ba&tsdot_;&tsdot_;a</ets>.]</ety> <def>Rate of exchange; also, the discount on uncurrent coins.</def> <mark>[India]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat"ta*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Batful</er>.]</ety> <def>Capable of cultivation; fertile; productive; fattening.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Burton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat"tail*ant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bataillant</ets>, p. pr. See <er>Battle</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos> ]</ety> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <def>Prepared for battle; combatant; warlike.</def> <au>Spenser.</au> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A combatant.</def></def2> <rj><au>Shelton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat"tail*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>bataillos</ets>, fr. <ets>bataille</ets>. See <er>Battle</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>Arrayed for battle; fit or eager for battle; warlike.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;In <xex>battailous</xex> aspect.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat*tal"ia</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;t*t&amacr;l"y&adot_;; 106)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>battalia</ets> battle, a body of troops. See <er>Battle</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Order of battle; disposition or arrangement of troops (brigades, regiments, battalions, etc.), or of a naval force, for action.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A drawing up the armies in <qex>battalia</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An army in battle array; also, the main battalia or body.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat*tal"ion</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;t*t&abreve;l"y&ubreve;n; 106)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bataillon</ets>, fr. It. <ets>battaglione</ets>. See <er>Battalia</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A body of troops; esp. a body of troops or an army in battle array.</def> <mark>[archaic]</mark> &ldquo;The whole <xex>battalion</xex> views.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>An infantry command of two or more companies, which is the tactical unit of the infantry, or the smallest command which is self-supporting upon the battlefield, and also the unit in which the strength of the infantry of an army is expressed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In the United States army, since April 29, 1898, a <xex>battalion</xex> consists of four companies, and three battalions form a regiment. The term is also applied to two or more batteries of artillery combined into a single command.</note><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat*tal"ion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To form into battalions.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat"tel</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Obs. form. of <er>Battle</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Old Eng. Law)</fld> <def>A single combat; <as>as, trial by <ex>battel</ex></as>. See <cref>Wager of battel</cref>, under <er>Wager</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat"tel</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Of uncertain etymology.]</ety> <def>Provisions ordered from the buttery; also, the charges for them; -- only in the <pluf>pl.</pluf>, except when used adjectively.</def> <mark>[Univ. of Oxford, Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat"tel</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be supplied with provisions from the buttery.</def> <mark>[Univ. of Oxford, Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat"tel</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Batful</er>, <er>Batten</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety> <def>To make fertile.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;To <xex>battel</xex> barren land.&rdquo; <rj><au>Ray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat"tel</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Fertile; fruitful; productive.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A <qex>battel</qex> soil for grain, for pasture good.</q> <rj><qau>Fairfax.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bat"tel*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bat"tler</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See 2d <er>Battel</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>A student at Oxford who is supplied with provisions from the buttery; formerly, one who paid for nothing but what he called for, answering nearly to a <altname>sizar</altname> at Cambridge.</def> <rj><au>Wright.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat"ten</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;t"t'n)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Battened</conjf> <pr>(b&abreve;t"t'nd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Battening</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[See <er>Batful</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make fat by plenteous feeding; to fatten.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Battening</xex> our flocks.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To fertilize or enrich, as land.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat"ten</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To grow fat; to grow fat in ease and luxury; to glut one's self.</def> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The pampered monarch lay <qex>battening</qex> in ease.</q> <rj><qau>Garth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Skeptics, with a taste for carrion, who <qex>batten</qex> on the hideous facts in history, -- persecutions, inquisitions.</q> <rj><qau>Emerson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat"ten</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>b&acirc;ton</ets> stick, staff. See <er>Baton</er>.]</ety> <def>A strip of sawed stuff, or a scantling;</def> <specif>as,</specif> <sd>(a)</sd> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Com. &amp; Arch.)</fld> <def>Sawed timbers about 7 by 2 1/2 inches and not less than 6 feet long.</def> <au>Brande &amp; C.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A strip of wood used in fastening the edges of a tarpaulin to the deck, also around masts to prevent chafing.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A long, thin strip used to strengthen a part, to cover a crack, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Batten door</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>a door made of boards of the whole length of the door, secured by battens nailed crosswise.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat"ten</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To furnish or fasten with battens.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To batten down</b></col>, <cd>to fasten down with battens, as the tarpaulin over the hatches of a ship during a storm.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat"ten</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>battant</ets>. See <er>Batter</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>The movable bar of a loom, which strikes home or closes the threads of a woof.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat"ten*ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>Furring done with small pieces nailed directly upon the wall.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat"ter</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;t"t&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Battered</conjf> <pr>(b&abreve;t"t&etilde_;rd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Battering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bateren</ets>, OF. <ets>batre</ets>, F. <ets>battre</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>battere</ets>, for L. <ets>batuere</ets> to strike, beat; of unknown origin. Cf. <er>Abate</er>, <er>Bate</er> to abate.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To beat with successive blows; to beat repeatedly and with violence, so as to bruise, shatter, or demolish; <as>as, to <ex>batter</ex> a wall or rampart</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To wear or impair as if by beating or by hard usage.</def> &ldquo;Each <xex>battered</xex> jade.&rdquo; <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Metallurgy)</fld> <def>To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat"ter</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>batere</ets>, <ets>batire</ets>; cf. OF. <ets>bateure</ets>, <ets>bature</ets>, a beating. See <er>Batter</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A semi-liquid mixture of several ingredients, as, flour, eggs, milk, etc., beaten together and used in cookery.</def> <rj><au>King.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Paste of clay or loam.</def> <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Printing)</fld> <def>A bruise on the face of a plate or of type in the form.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat"ter</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A backward slope in the face of a wall or of a bank; receding slope.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Batter rule</b></col>, <cd>an instrument consisting of a rule or frame, and a plumb line, by which the batter or slope of a wall is regulated in building.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat"ter</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>To slope gently backward.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat"ter</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;t"t&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The one who wields the bat in baseball; the one whose turn it is at bat; formerly called the <altname>batsman</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>battered</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In deplorable condition; <as>as, the <ex>battered</ex> old Ford station wagon</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> beat-up, beaten-up, bedraggled, broken-down, dilapidated, ramshackle, tumble-down, unsound.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hit or pounded repeatedly and violently with heavy blows; <as>as, a <ex>battered</ex> old car</as>; antomyn of <ant>unbattered</ant>.</def> [Narrower terms: <stype>buffeted</stype>; <stype>storm-tossed, tempest-tossed, tempest-tost, tempest-swept</stype>]<br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Damaged especially by hard usage.</def> <illu>his <ex>battered</ex> old hat</illu><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>beaten repeatedly; -- of people; <as>as, a <ex>battered</ex> child; the <ex>battered</ex> woman syndrome; a <ex>battered</ex> wife</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> beaten.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat"ter*er</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;t"t&etilde_;r*&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, batters.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bat"ter*ing</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the act or process of subjecting to strong repeated blows.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> banging.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat"ter*ing-ram`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>An engine used in ancient times to beat down the walls of besieged places.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; It was a large beam, with a head of iron, which was sometimes made to resemble the head of a ram. It was suspended by ropes to a beam supported by posts, and so balanced as to swing backward and forward, and was impelled by men against the wall.</note> <rj><au>Grose.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A blacksmith's hammer, suspended, and worked horizontally.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat"ter*ing train`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A train of artillery for siege operations.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat"ter*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Batteries</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>batterie</ets>, fr. <ets>battre</ets>. See <er>Batter</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of battering or beating.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The unlawful beating of another. It includes every willful, angry and violent, or negligent touching of another's person or clothes, or anything attached to his person or held by him.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Any place where cannon or mortars are mounted, for attack or defense.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Two or more pieces of artillery in the field.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A company or division of artillery, including the gunners, guns, horses, and all equipments. In the United States, a battery of flying artillery consists usually of six guns.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Barbette battery</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Barbette</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Battery d'enfilade</b></col>, or <col><b>Enfilading battery</b></col></mcol>, <cd>one that sweeps the whole length of a line of troops or part of a work.</cd> -- <col><b>Battery en &eacute;charpe</b></col>, <cd>one that plays obliquely.</cd> -- <col><b>Battery gun</b></col>, <cd>a gun capable of firing a number of shots simultaneously or successively without stopping to load.</cd> -- <col><b>Battery wagon</b></col>, <cd>a wagon employed to transport the tools and materials for repair of the carriages, etc., of the battery.</cd> -- <col><b>In battery</b></col>, <cd>projecting, as a gun, into an embrasure or over a parapet in readiness for firing.</cd> -- <col><b>Masked battery</b></col>, <cd>a battery artificially concealed until required to open upon the enemy.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Out of battery</b></col>, or <col><b>From battery</b></col></mcol>, <cd>withdrawn, as a gun, to a position for loading.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A number of coated jars (Leyden jars) so connected that they may be charged and discharged simultaneously.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An apparatus for generating voltaic electricity.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In the <stype>trough battery</stype>, copper and zinc plates, connected in pairs, divide the trough into cells, which are filled with an acid or oxidizing liquid; the effect is exhibited when wires connected with the two end-plates are brought together. In <stype>Daniell's battery</stype>, the metals are zinc and copper, the former in dilute sulphuric acid, or a solution of sulphate of zinc, the latter in a saturated solution of sulphate of copper. A modification of this is the common <stype>gravity battery</stype>, so called from the automatic action of the two fluids, which are separated by their specific gravities. In <stype>Grove's battery</stype>, platinum is the metal used with zinc; two fluids are used, one of them in a porous cell surrounded by the other. In <stype>Bunsen's</stype> or the <stype>carbon battery</stype>, the carbon of gas coke is substituted for the platinum of Grove's. In <stype>Leclanch&eacute;'s battery</stype>, the elements are zinc in a solution of ammonium chloride, and gas carbon surrounded with manganese dioxide in a porous cell. A <stype>secondary battery</stype> is a battery which usually has the two plates of the same kind, generally of lead, in dilute sulphuric acid, and which, when traversed by an electric current, becomes charged, and is then capable of giving a current of itself for a time, owing to chemical changes produced by the charging current. A <stype>storage battery</stype> is a kind of secondary battery used for accumulating and storing the energy of electrical charges or currents, usually by means of chemical work done by them; an accumulator.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A number of similar machines or devices in position; an apparatus consisting of a set of similar parts; <as>as, a <ex>battery</ex> of boilers, of retorts, condensers, etc.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Metallurgy)</fld> <def>A series of stamps operated by one motive power, for crushing ores containing the precious metals.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>The box in which the stamps for crushing ore play up and down.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Baseball)</fld> <def>The pitcher and catcher together.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat"ting</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of one who bats; the management of a bat in playing games of ball.</def> <rj><au>Mason.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Cotton in sheets, prepared for use in making quilts, etc.; <as>as, cotton <ex>batting</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat"tle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Fertile. See <er>Battel</er>, <pos>a.</pos></def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat"tle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bataille</ets>, <ets>bataile</ets>, F. <ets>bataille</ets> battle, OF., battle, battalion, fr. L. <ets>battalia</ets>, <ets>battualia</ets>, the fighting and fencing exercises of soldiers and gladiators, fr. <ets>batuere</ets> to strike, beat. Cf. <er>Battalia</er>, 1st <er>Battel</er>, and see <er>Batter</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos> ]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; an engagement; a combat.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A struggle; a contest; <as>as, the <ex>battle</ex> of life</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The whole intellectual <qex>battle</qex> that had at its center the best poem of the best poet of that day.</q> <rj><qau>H. Morley.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A division of an army; a battalion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The king divided his army into three <qex>battles</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The cavalry, by way of distinction, was called the <qex>battle</qex>, and on it alone depended the fate of every action.</q> <rj><qau>Robertson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The main body, as distinct from the van and rear; battalia.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Hayward.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <ex>Battle</ex> is used adjectively or as the first part of a self-explaining compound; as, <ex>battle</ex> brand, a &ldquo;brand&rdquo; or sword used in battle; <ex>battle</ex> cry; <ex>battle</ex>field; <ex>battle</ex> ground; <ex>battle</ex> array; <ex>battle</ex> song.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Battle piece</b></col>, <cd>a painting, or a musical composition, representing a battle.</cd> -- <col><b>Battle royal</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A fight between several gamecocks, where the one that stands longest is the victor.</cd> <au>Grose.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A contest with fists or cudgels in which more than two are engaged; a m&ecirc;l&eacute;e.</cd> <au>Thackeray.</au> -- <col><b>Drawn battle</b></col>, <cd>one in which neither party gains the victory.</cd> -- <col><b>To give battle</b></col>, <cd>to attack an enemy.</cd> -- <col><b>To join battle</b></col>, <cd>to meet the attack; to engage in battle.</cd> -- <col><b>Pitched battle</b></col>, <cd>one in which the armies are previously drawn up in form, with a regular disposition of the forces.</cd> -- <col><b>Wager of battle</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Wager</er>, <pos>n.</pos></cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Conflict; encounter; contest; action.</syn> <usage> <er>Battle</er>, <er>Combat</er>, <er>Fight</er>, <er>Engagement</er>. These words agree in denoting a close encounter between contending parties. <xex>Fight</xex> is a word of less dignity than the others. Except in poetry, it is more naturally applied to the encounter of a few individuals, and more commonly an accidental one; as, a street <xex>fight</xex>. A <xex>combat</xex> is a close encounter, whether between few or many, and is usually premeditated. A <xex>battle</xex> is commonly more general and prolonged. An <xex>engagement</xex> supposes large numbers on each side, <xex>engaged</xex> or intermingled in the conflict.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat"tle</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;t"t'l)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Battled</conjf> <pr>(-tl'd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Battling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>batailler</ets>, fr. <ets>bataille</ets>. See <er>Battle</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>To join in battle; to contend in fight; <as>as, to <ex>battle</ex> over theories</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To meet in arms, and <qex>battle</qex> in the plain.</q> <rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat"tle</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To assail in battle; to fight.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bat"tle-ax`</hw> <hw>Bat"tle-axe`</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(-&abreve;ks`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A kind of broadax formerly used as an offensive weapon.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat"tled</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>p. p.</pos> <def>Embattled.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark> <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bat"tle*door`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>batyldour</ets>. A corrupted form of uncertain origin; cf. Sp. <ets>batallador</ets> a great combatant, he who has fought many battles, Pg. <ets>batalhador</ets>, Pr. <ets>batalhador</ets>, warrior, soldier, fr. L. <ets>battalia</ets>; or cf. Pr. <ets>batedor</ets> batlet, fr. <ets>batre</ets> to beat, fr. L. <ets>batuere</ets>. See <er>Battle</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An instrument, with a handle and a flat part covered with parchment or crossed with catgut, used to strike a shuttlecock in play; also, the play of battledoor and shuttlecock.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>battledore</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <ety>[OE. <ets>battleder</ets>.]</ety> <def>A child's hornbook.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bat"tle*dore</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as <er>battledoor</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> battledore and shuttlecock.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bat"tle*field</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a region where a battle is fought.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> battleground, field of battle, field.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bat"tle*front</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the line along which opposing armies face each other.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> front, front line.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> #here]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bat"tle*ground</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a region where a battle is fought; same as <er>battlefield</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> battlefield, field of battle, field.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>battle-hardened</hw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Experienced in combat, and therefore more effective at fighting; -- used mostly of infantry troops; <as>as, <ex>battle-hardened</ex> veterans</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> combat-hardened, combat-tested.</syn><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat"tle*ment</hw> <pr>(-m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>batelment</ets>; cf. OF. <ets>bataillement</ets> combat, fr. <ets>batailler</ets>, also OF. <ets>bastillier</ets>, <ets>bateillier</ets>, to fortify. Cf. <er>Battle</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, <er>Bastile</er>, <er>Bastion</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>One of the solid upright parts of a parapet in ancient fortifications.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>The whole parapet, consisting of alternate solids and open spaces. At first purely a military feature, afterwards copied on a smaller scale with decorative features, as for churches.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat"tle*ment*ed</hw> <pr>(-m&ebreve_;nt*&ebreve_;d)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having battlements.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A <qex>battlemented</qex> portal.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat"tle range`</hw>. <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>The range within which the fire of small arms is very destructive. With the magazine rifle, this is six hundred yards.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bat"tle*ship`</hw>. <fld>(Nav.)</fld> <ety>[shortened from <ets>line-of-battle ship</ets>, i.e. the most heavily armored ship suited to be in the front line of a naval battle.]</ety> <def>An armor-plated warship built of steel and heavily armed, generally having over ten thousand tons displacement, and intended to be fit to combat the heaviest enemy ships in line of battle; the most heavily armed and armored class of warship at any given time.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat*tol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who battologizes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat*tol"o*gize</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;t*t&obreve_;l"l&ouptack_;*j&imacr;z)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To keep repeating needlessly; to iterate.</def> <rj><au>Sir T. Herbert.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat*tol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;t*t&obreve_;l"l&ouptack_;*j&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>battologie</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>battologi`a</grk>; <grk>ba`ttos</grk>; a stammerer + <grk>lo`gos</grk> speech.]</ety> <def>A needless repetition of words in speaking or writing.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat"ton</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Batten</er>, and <er>Baton</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bat"tue`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>battue</ets>, fr. <ets>battre</ets> to beat. See <er>Batter</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, and cf. <er>Battuta</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Hunting)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The act of beating the woods, bushes, etc., for game.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The game itself.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The wanton slaughter of game.</def> <rj><au>Howitt.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bat`ture"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>battre</ets> to beat.]</ety> <def>An elevated river bed or sea bed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bat*tu"ta</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. <ets>battuta</ets>, fr. <ets>battere</ets> to beat.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The measuring of time by beating.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat"ty</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;t"t&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Belonging to, or resembling, a bat.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Batty</xex> wings.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Crazy; demented; loony; nuts; <as>as, her constant gabbing is driving me <ex>batty</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bats.</syn><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bat"ule</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;t"&umacr;l <it>or</it> b&adot_;*t&oomacr_;l")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A springboard in a circus or gymnasium; -- called also <altname>batule board</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Batz</hw> <pr>(b&auml;ts)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Batzen</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Ger. <ets>batz</ets>, <ets>batze</ets>, <ets>batzen</ets>, a coin bearing the image of a bear, Ger. <ets>b&auml;tz</ets>, <ets>betz</ets>, bear.]</ety> <def>A small copper coin, with a mixture of silver, formerly current in some parts of Germany and Switzerland. It was worth about four cents.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bau*bee"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Bawbee</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bau"ble</hw> <pr>(b&asuml_;"b'l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>baubel</ets> a child's plaything, F. <ets>babiole</ets>, It. <ets>babbola</ets>, LL. <ets>baubellum</ets> gem, jewel, L. <ets>babulus</ets>, <ets>a baburrus</ets>, foolish.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A trifling piece of finery; a gewgaw; that which is gay and showy without real value; a cheap, showy plaything.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The ineffective <qex>bauble</qex> of an Indian pagod.</q> <rj><qau>Sheridan.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The fool's club.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;A <xex>fool's bauble</xex> was a short stick with a head ornamented with an ass's ears fantastically carved upon it.&rdquo; <rj><au>Nares.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bau"bling</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Bawbling</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>baud</hw> <pr>(b&asuml_;d or b&ocirc;d)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Named after <person>J. M. E. <etsep>Baudot</etsep></person>, a French inventor, died 1903.]</ety> <fld>(Computers, telecommunications)</fld> <def>A unit of transmission speed for information conveyed over a digital communications channel, usually taken as equal to the number of bits of information transmitted per second. The speed in bauds indicates the number of signalling events per second; however, since it is necessary in most cases to transmit control information along with the data, the <er>data signalling rate</er> may be smaller than the baud rate.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bau"de*kin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bawdekin</ets> rich silk stuff, OF. <ets>baudequin</ets>. See <er>Baldachin</er>.]</ety> <def>The richest kind of stuff used in garments in the Middle Ages, the web being gold, and the woof silk, with embroidery; -- made originally at <city>Baghdad</city>.</def> <altsp>[Spelt also <asp>baudkin</asp>, <asp>baudkyn</asp>, <asp>bawdekin</asp>, and <asp>baldakin</asp>.]</altsp> <rj><au>Nares.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bau"drick</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A belt. See <er>Baldric</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bauk</hw>, <hw>Baulk</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. &amp; v.</pos> <def>See <er>Balk</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bau`m&eacute;"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Designating or conforming to either of the scales used by the French chemist <person>Antoine <etsep>Baum&eacute;</etsep></person> in the graduation of his hydrometers; of or relating to <persfn>Baum&eacute;'s</persfn> scales or hydrometers. There are two Baum&eacute; hydrometers. One, which is used with liquids heavier than water, sinks to 0&deg; in pure water, and to 15&deg; in a 15 per cent salt solution; the other, for liquids lighter than water, sinks to 0&deg; in a 10 per cent salt solution and to 10&deg; in pure water. In both cases the graduation, based on the distance between these fundamental points, is continued along the stem as far as desired.</def> <note>Since all the degrees on a Baum&eacute; scale are thus equal in length, while those on a specific-gravity scale grow smaller as the density increases, there is no simple relation between degrees Baum&eacute; and specific gravity. However, readings on Baum&eacute;s scale may be approximately reduced to specific gravities by the following formul&aelig; (<it>x</it> in each case being the reading on Baum&eacute;'s scale): <sd>(a)</sd> for liquids heavier than water, <mathex>sp. gr. = 144 &divide; (144 - <it>x</it>)</mathex>; <sd>(b)</sd> for liquids lighter than water, <mathex>sp. gr. = 144 &divide; (134 + <it>x</it>)</mathex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Baun"scheidt*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From the introducer, a German named <persfn><etsep>Baunscheidt</etsep></persfn>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A form of acupuncture, followed by the rubbing of the part with a stimulating fluid.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Baux"ite</hw>, <hw>Beaux"ite</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>,<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <etsep>Baux</etsep> or <etsep>Beaux</etsep>, near Arles.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A ferruginous hydrate of alumina. It is the most commonly used ore for the preparation of aluminum and alumina. It is also used for the lining of furnaces which are exposed to intense heat.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bauxitic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to bauxite.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ba`var`dage"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>Much talking; prattle; chatter.</def> <rj><au>Byron.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba*va"ri*a</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A state in southern Germany.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba*va"ri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Bavaria.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native or an inhabitant of Bavaria.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bavarian cream</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Cream</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bav"a*roy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>Bavarois</ets> Bavarian.]</ety> <def>A kind of cloak or surtout.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Let the looped <qex>bavaroy</qex> the fop embrace.</q> <rj><qau>Gay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 126 pr=SA --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba"vi*an</hw> <pr>(b&amacr;"v&ibreve_;*&aitalic_;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Baboon</er>.]</ety> <def>A baboon.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bav"in</hw> <pr>(b&abreve;v"&ibreve_;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Gael. &amp; Ir. <ets>baban</ets> tuft, tassel.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A fagot of brushwood, or other light combustible matter, for kindling fires; refuse of brushwood.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Dial. Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Impure limestone.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Wright.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Baw*bee"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Perh. corrupt. fr. <ets>halfpenny</ets>.]</ety> <def>A halfpenny.</def> <altsp>[Spelt also <asp>baubee</asp>.]</altsp> <mark>[Scot. &amp; Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Baw"ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A trinket. See <er>Bauble</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Baw"bling</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Insignificant; contemptible.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Baw"cock</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From F. <ets>beau</ets> fine + E. <ets>cock</ets> (the bird); or more prob. fr. OF. <ets>baud</ets> bold, gay + E. <ets>cock</ets>. Cf. <er>Bawd</er>.]</ety> <def>A fine fellow; -- a term of endearment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;How now, my <xex>bawcock</xex> ?&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bawd</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>baude</ets>, OF. <ets>balt</ets>, <ets>baut</ets>, <ets>baude</ets>, bold, merry, perh. fr. OHG. <ets>bald</ets> bold; or fr. Celtic, cf. W. <ets>baw</ets> dirt. Cf. <er>Bold</er>, <er>Bawdry</er>.]</ety> <def>A person who keeps a house of prostitution, or procures women for a lewd purpose; a procurer or procuress; a lewd person; -- usually applied to a woman.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bawd</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To procure women for lewd purposes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bawd"i*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Obscenely; lewdly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bawd"i*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Obscenity; lewdness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bawd"rick</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A belt. See <er>Baldric</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bawd"ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>baudery</ets>, OF. <ets>bauderie</ets>, <ets>balderie</ets>, boldness, joy. See <er>Bawd</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The practice of procuring women for the gratification of lust.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Illicit intercourse; fornication.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Obscenity; filthy, unchaste language.</def> &ldquo;The pert style of the pit <xex>bawdry</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Steele.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bawd"y</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Dirty; foul; -- said of clothes.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It [a garment] is al <qex>bawdy</qex> and to-tore also.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Obscene; filthy; unchaste.</def> &ldquo;A <xex>bawdy</xex> story.&rdquo; <rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Baw"dy*house`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A house of prostitution; a house of ill fame; a brothel.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Baw"horse`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Bathorse</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bawl</hw> <pr>(b&asuml_;l)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bawled</conjf> (b&asuml_;ld); <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bawling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Icel. <ets>baula</ets> to low, bellow, as a cow; akin to Sw. <ets>b&ouml;la</ets>; cf. AS <ets>bellan</ets>, G. <ets>bellen</ets> to bark, E. <ets>bellow</ets>, <ets>bull</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cry out with a loud, full sound; to cry with vehemence, as in calling or exultation; to shout; to vociferate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To cry loudly, as a child from pain or vexation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bawl</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To proclaim with a loud voice, or by outcry, as a hawker or town-crier does.</def> <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bawl</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A loud, prolonged cry; an outcry.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bawl"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who bawls.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bawn</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ir. &amp; Gael. <ets>babhun</ets> inclosure, bulwark.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An inclosure with mud or stone walls, for keeping cattle; a fortified inclosure.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A large house.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Baw"rel</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. It. <ets>barletta</ets> a tree falcon, or hobby.]</ety> <def>A kind of hawk.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Baw"sin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Baw"son</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bawson</ets>, <ets>baucyne</ets>, badger (named from its color), OF. <ets>bauzan</ets>, <ets>bau&ccedil;ant</ets>, <ets>bauchant</ets>, spotted with white, pied; cf. It. <ets>balzano</ets>, F. <ets>balzan</ets>, a white-footed horse, It. <ets>balza</ets> border, trimming, fr. L. <ets>balteus</ets> belt, border, edge. Cf. <er>Belt</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A badger.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A large, unwieldy person.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Nares.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bax"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bakestre</ets>, <ets>bakistre</ets>, AS. <ets>b&aelig;cestre</ets>, prop. fem. of <ets>b&aelig;cere</ets> baker. See <er>Baker</er>.]</ety> <def>A baker; originally, a female baker.</def> <mark>[Old Eng. &amp; Scotch]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bay</hw> <pr>(b&amacr;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bai</ets>, fr. L. <ets>badius</ets> brown, chestnut-colored; -- used only of horses.]</ety> <def>Reddish brown; of the color of a chestnut; -- applied to the color of horses.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bay cat</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a wild cat of Africa and the East Indies (<spn>Felis aurata</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>Bay lynx</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the common American lynx (<spn>Lynx lynx</spn>, formerly <spn>Felis rufa</spn> or <spn>Lynx rufa</spn>).</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bay</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>baie</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>baia</ets>. Of uncertain origin: cf. Ir. &amp; Gael. <ets>badh</ets> or <ets>bagh</ets> bay, harbor, creek; Bisc. <ets>baia</ets>, <ets>baiya</ets>, harbor, and F. <ets>bayer</ets> to gape, open the mouth.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Geog.)</fld> <def>An inlet of the sea, usually smaller than a gulf, but of the same general character.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The name is not used with much precision, and is often applied to large tracts of water, around which the land forms a curve; as, Hudson's <ex>Bay</ex>. The name is not restricted to tracts of water with a narrow entrance, but is used for any recess or inlet between capes or headlands; as, the <ex>Bay</ex> of Biscay.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A small body of water set off from the main body; as a compartment containing water for a wheel; the portion of a canal just outside of the gates of a lock, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A recess or indentation shaped like a bay.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A principal compartment of the walls, roof, or other part of a building, or of the whole building, as marked off by the buttresses, vaulting, mullions of a window, etc.; one of the main divisions of any structure, as the part of a bridge between two piers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A compartment in a barn, for depositing hay, or grain in the stalks.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A kind of mahogany obtained from Campeachy Bay.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Sick bay</b></col>, <cd>in vessels of war, that part of a deck appropriated to the use of the sick.</cd> <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bay</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>baie</ets> a berry, the fruit of the laurel and other trees, fr. L. <ets>baca</ets>, <ets>bacca</ets>, a small round fruit, a berry, akin to Lith. <ets>bapka</ets> laurel berry.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A berry, particularly of the laurel.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The laurel tree (<spn>Laurus nobilis</spn>). Hence, in the plural, an honorary garland or crown bestowed as a prize for victory or excellence, anciently made or consisting of branches of the laurel.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The patriot's honors and the poet's <qex>bays</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Trumbull.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A tract covered with bay trees.</def> <mark>[Local, U. S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bay leaf</b></col>, <cd>the leaf of the bay tree (<spn>Laurus nobilis</spn>). It has a fragrant odor and an aromatic taste, and is used for flavoring in food.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bay</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bayed</conjf> <pr>(b&amacr;d)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Baying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bayen</ets>, <ets>abayen</ets>, OF. <ets>abaier</ets>, F. <ets>aboyer</ets>, to bark; of uncertain origin.]</ety> <def>To bark, as a dog with a deep voice does, at his game.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The hounds at nearer distance hoarsely <qex>bayed</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bay</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To bark at; hence, to follow with barking; to bring or drive to bay; <as>as, to <ex>bay</ex> the bear</as>.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bay</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bay</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Deep-toned, prolonged barking.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>bay</xex> of curs.&rdquo; <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <ety>[OE. <ets>bay</ets>, <ets>abay</ets>, OF. <ets>abai</ets>, F. <ets>aboi</ets> barking, pl. <ets>abois</ets>, prop. the extremity to which the stag is reduced when surrounded by the dogs, barking (<ets>aboyant</ets>); <ets>aux abois</ets> at bay.]</ety> <def>A state of being obliged to face an antagonist or a difficulty, when escape has become impossible.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Embolden'd by despair, he stood at <qex>bay</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The most terrible evils are just kept at <qex>bay</qex> by incessant efforts.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bay</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OE. <ets>b&aelig;wen</ets> to bathe, and G. <ets>b&auml;hen</ets> to foment.]</ety> <def>To bathe.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bay</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bank or dam to keep back water.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bay</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To dam, as water; -- with <xex>up</xex> or <xex>back</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ba"ya</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The East Indian weaver bird (<spn>Ploceus Philippinus</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Ba*yad"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ba*yatte"</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar. <ets>bayad</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A large, edible, siluroid fish of the Nile, of two species (<spn>Bagrina bayad</spn> and <spn>Bagrina docmac</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba`ya*dere"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., from Pg. <ets>bailadeira</ets> a female dancer, <ets>bailar</ets> to dance.]</ety> <def>A female dancer in the East Indies.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>bajadere</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba*ya"mo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Meteor.)</fld> <def>A violent thunder squall occurring on the south coast of Cuba, esp. near Bayamo. The gusts, called <xex>bayamo winds</xex>, are modified foehn winds.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bay"-ant`ler</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bez-Antler</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The second tine of a stag's horn. See under <er>Antler</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bay"ard</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <ety>[OF. <ets>bayard</ets>, <ets>baiart</ets>, bay horse; <ets>bai</ets> bay + <ets>-ard</ets>. See <er>Bay</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, and <er>-ard</er>.]</ety> <def>Properly, a bay horse, but often any horse. Commonly in the phrase <xex>blind bayard</xex>, an old blind horse.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Blind <qex>bayard</qex> moves the mill.</q> <rj><qau>Philips.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>bayeur</ets>, fr. <ets>bayer</ets> to gape.]</ety> <def>A stupid, clownish fellow.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bay"ard*ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Blind; stupid.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;A formal and <xex>bayardly</xex> round of duties.&rdquo; <rj><au>Goodman.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bay"ber*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The fruit of the bay tree or <spn>Laurus nobilis</spn>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A tree of the West Indies related to the myrtle (<spn>Pimenta acris</spn>).</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The fruit of <spn>Myrica cerifera</spn> (wax myrtle); the shrub itself; -- called also <altname>candleberry tree</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bayberry tallow</b></col>, <cd>a fragrant green wax obtained from the bayberry or wax myrtle; -- called also <altname>myrtle wax</altname>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bay"bolt`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bolt with a barbed shank.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bayed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a bay or bays.</def> &ldquo;The large <xex>bayed</xex> barn.&rdquo; <rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ba`yeux" tap"es*try</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A piece of linen about 1 ft. 8 in. wide by 213 ft. long, covered with embroidery representing the incidents of William the Conqueror's expedition to England, preserved in the town museum of Bayeux in Normandy. It is probably of the 11th century, and is attributed by tradition to Matilda, the Conqueror's wife.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bay" ice`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>See under <er>Ice</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bay" leaf`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>See under 3d <er>Bay</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bay"man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Nav.)</fld> <def>In the United States navy, a sick-bay nurse; -- now officially designated as <altname>hospital apprentice</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bay"o*net</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bayonnette</ets>, <ets>ba&iuml;onnette</ets>; -- so called, it is said, because the first bayonets were made at <etsep>Bayonne</etsep>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A pointed instrument of the dagger kind fitted on the muzzle of a musket or rifle, so as to give the soldier increased means of offense and defense.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Originally, the bayonet was made with a handle, which required to be fitted into the bore of the musket after the soldier had fired.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>A pin which plays in and out of holes made to receive it, and which thus serves to engage or disengage parts of the machinery.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bayonet clutch</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Clutch</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bayonet joint</b></col>, <cd>a form of coupling similar to that by which a bayonet is fixed on the barrel of a musket.</cd> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj> -- <col><b>bayonet mount</b></col>, <fld>(photography)</fld> <cd>a coupling mechanism for attaching removable lenses to the body of a camera, using a <cref>bayonet socket</cref>.</cd> -- <col><b>bayonet socket</b></col>, <cd>a coupling mechanism for attaching matching cylindrical parts to each other, where each of which has an arced L-shaped slot with the longer side perpendicular to the axis of the cylinder, such that the slots slide inside each other. There is also usually a knoblike projection on the mount so that when the two parts to be connected are fully inserted in proper alignment, they are locked in place. It is designed for rapid coupling and decoupling, requiring the turning of one part through only a small arc, in place of a screw-type arrangement, which requires several full turns.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bay"o*net</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bayoneted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bayoneting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To stab with a bayonet.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To compel or drive by the bayonet.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To <qex>bayonet</qex> us into submission.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bay"ou</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bayous</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[North Am. Indian <ets>bayuk</ets>, in F. spelling <ets>bayouc</ets>, <ets>bayouque</ets>.]</ety> <def>An inlet from the Gulf of Mexico, from a lake, or from a large river, sometimes sluggish, sometimes without perceptible movement except from tide and wind.</def> <mark>[Southern U. S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A dark slender thread of a <qex>bayou</qex> moves loiteringly northeastward into a swamp of huge cypresses.</q> <rj><qau>G. W. Cable.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bay"ou State`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>Mississippi; -- a nickname, from its numerous bayous.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bay" rum"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A fragrant liquid, used for cosmetic and medicinal purposes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The original bay rum, from the West Indies, is prepared, it is believed, by distillation from the leaves of the bayberry (<spn>Myrcia acris</spn>). The bay rum of the Pharmacop&oelig;ia (spirit of myrcia) is prepared from oil of myrcia (bayberry), oil of orange peel, oil of pimento, alcohol, and water.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bays</hw>, <hw>Bayze</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Baize</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bay" salt`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>Salt which has been obtained from sea water, by evaporation in shallow pits or basins, by the heat of the sun; the large crystalline salt of commerce.</def> <rj><au>Bacon. Ure.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bay State</hw>. <def>Massachusetts, which had been called the Colony of Massachusetts Bay; -- a nickname.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bay" tree`</hw>. <def>A species of laurel. (<spn>Laurus nobilis</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bay" win"dow</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A window forming a bay or recess in a room, and projecting outward from the wall, either in a rectangular, polygonal, or semicircular form; -- often corruptly called a <altname>bow window</altname>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bay window, bow window, bow-window.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a protruding abdomen.</def> <mark>[informal]</mark> <br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> belly, paunch, pot, potbelly, corporation, tummy.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bay" yarn`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>Woolen yarn.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Wright.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ba*zaar"</hw> <hw>Ba*zar"</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(b&adot_;*z&auml;r")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Per. <ets>b&amacr;zar</ets> market.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In the East, an exchange, marketplace, or assemblage of shops where goods are exposed for sale.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A spacious hall or suite of rooms for the sale of goods, as at a fair.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A fair for the sale of fancy wares, toys, etc., commonly for a charitable purpose.</def> <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>BC</hw>, <hw>B. C.</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>before Christ; used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born, i.e. 1 <sc>a. d.</sc>.</def> <br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bdel"lium</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <grk>bde`llion</grk>; cf. Heb. <ets>b'dolakh</ets> bdellium (in sense 1).]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An unidentified substance mentioned in the Bible (<au>Gen. ii. 12</au>, and <au>Num. xi. 7</au>), variously taken to be a gum, a precious stone, or pearls, or perhaps a kind of amber found in Arabia.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A gum resin of reddish brown color, brought from India, Persia, and Africa.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <stype>Indian bdellium</stype> or <stype>false myrrh</stype> is an exudation from <spn>Balsamodendron Roxburghii</spn>. Other kinds are known as <stype>African bdellium</stype>, <stype>Sicilian bdellium</stype>, etc.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bdel*loi"de*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>bde`lla</grk> leech + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The order of Annulata which includes the leeches. See <er>Hirudinea</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bdel*lom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>bde`lla</grk> leech + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A cupping glass to which are attached a scarificator and an exhausting syringe.</def> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bdel`lo*mor"pha</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>,<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>bde`lla</grk> leech + <grk>morfh`</grk> form.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An order of Nemertina, including the large leechlike worms (<gen>Malacobdella</gen>) often parasitic in clams.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be</hw> <pr>(b&emacr;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Was</conjf> <pr>(w&obreve_;z)</pr>; <pos>p. p.</pos> <conjf>Been</conjf> <pr>(b&ibreve_;n)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Being</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>been</ets>, <ets>beon</ets>, AS. <ets>be&oacute;n</ets> to be, <ets>be&oacute;m</ets> I am; akin to OHG. <ets>bim</ets>, <ets>pim</ets>, G. <ets>bin</ets>, I am, Gael. &amp; Ir. <ets>bu</ets> was, W. <ets>bod</ets> to be, Lith. <ets>bu-ti</ets>, O. Slav. <ets>by-ti</ets>, to be, L. <ets>fu-i</ets> I have been, <ets>fu-turus</ets> about to be, <ets>fo-re</ets> to be about to be, and perh. to <ets>fieri</ets> to become, Gr. <grk>fy^nai</grk> to be born, to be, Skr. <ets>bh&umacr;</ets> to be. This verb is defective, and the parts lacking are supplied by verbs from other roots, <ets>is</ets>, <ets>was</ets>, which have no radical connection with <ets>be</ets>. The various forms, <ets>am</ets>, <ets>are</ets>, <ets>is</ets>, <ets>was</ets>, <ets>were</ets>, etc., are considered grammatically as parts of the verb &ldquo;to be&rdquo;, which, with its conjugational forms, is often called the <ets>substantive verb</ets>. &radic;97. Cf. <er>Future</er>, <er>Physic</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To exist actually, or in the world of fact; to have existence.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To <qex>be</qex> contents his natural desire.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To <qex>be</qex>, or not to <qex>be</qex>: that is the question.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To exist in a certain manner or relation, -- whether as a reality or as a product of thought; to exist as the subject of a certain predicate, that is, as having a certain attribute, or as belonging to a certain sort, or as identical with what is specified, -- a word or words for the predicate being annexed; <as>as, to <ex>be</ex> happy; to <ex>be</ex> here; to <ex>be</ex> large, or strong; to <ex>be</ex> an animal; to <ex>be</ex> a hero; to <ex>be</ex> a nonentity; three and two <ex>are</ex> five; annihilation <ex>is</ex> the cessation of existence; that <ex>is</ex> the man</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To take place; to happen; <as>as, the meeting <ex>was</ex> on Thursday</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To signify; to represent or symbolize; to answer to.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The field <qex>is</qex> the world.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. xiii. 38.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The seven candlesticks which thou sawest <qex>are</qex> the seven churches.</q> <rj><qau>Rev. i. 20.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The verb <xex>to be</xex> (including the forms <xex>is</xex>, <xex>was</xex>, etc.) is used in forming the passive voice of other verbs; as, John has <ex>been</ex> struck by James. It is also used with the past participle of many intransitive verbs to express a state of the subject. But <xex>have</xex> is now more commonly used as the auxiliary, though expressing a different sense; as, &ldquo;Ye have come too late -- but ye <xex>are come</xex>. &rdquo; &ldquo;The minstrel boy to the war <xex>is gone</xex>.&rdquo; The present and imperfect tenses form, with the infinitive, a particular future tense, which expresses necessity, duty, or purpose; as, government <xex>is</xex> to be supported; we <xex>are</xex> to pay our just debts; the deed <ex>is</ex> to be signed to-morrow.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note><xex>Have</xex> or <xex>had been</xex>, followed by <xex>to</xex>, implies movement. &ldquo;I <xex>have been to</xex> Paris.&rdquo; <au>Sydney Smith.</au> &ldquo;<xex>Have</xex> you <xex>been to</xex> Franchard ?&rdquo; <au>R. L. Stevenson.</au></note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Been</xex>, or <xex>ben</xex>, was anciently the plural of the indicative present. &ldquo;Ye <xex>ben</xex> light of the world.&rdquo; <au>Wyclif, Matt. v. 14.</au> Afterwards <xex>be</xex> was used, as in our Bible: &ldquo;They that <xex>be</xex> with us are more than they that <ex>be</ex> with them.&rdquo; <au>2 Kings vi. 16.</au> <xex>Ben</xex> was also the old infinitive: &ldquo;To <xex>ben</xex> of such power.&rdquo; <au>R. of Gloucester.</au> <xex>Be</xex> is used as a form of the present subjunctive: &ldquo;But if it <xex>be</xex> a question of words and names.&rdquo; <au>Acts xviii. 15.</au> But the indicative forms, <ex>is</ex> and <ex>are</ex>, with <ex>if</ex>, are more commonly used.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Be it so</b></col>, <cd>a phrase of supposition, equivalent to <sig>suppose it to be so</sig>; or of permission, signifying <sig>let it be so</sig>.</cd> <au>Shak.</au> -- <col><b>If so be</b></col>, <cd>in case.</cd> -- <col><b>To be from</b></col>, <cd>to have come from; as, <xex>from</xex> what place <xex>are</xex> you? I <xex>am from</xex> Chicago.</cd> -- <col><b>To let be</b></col>, <cd>to omit, or leave untouched; to let alone.</cd> &ldquo;<xex>Let be</xex>, therefore, my vengeance to dissuade.&rdquo; <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>To be</er>, <er>Exist</er>.</syn> <usage> The verb <xex>to be</xex>, except in a few rare cases, like that of Shakespeare's &ldquo;To <xex>be</xex>, or not to <xex>be</xex>&rdquo;, is used simply as a <xex>copula</xex>, to connect a subject with its predicate; as, man <xex>is</xex> mortal; the soul <xex>is</xex> immortal. The verb <xex>to exist</xex> is never properly used as a mere copula, but points to things that <xex>stand forth</xex>, or have a substantive being; as, when the soul is freed from all corporeal alliance, then it truly <xex>exists</xex>. It is not, therefore, properly synonymous with <ex>to be</ex> when used as a copula, though occasionally made so by some writers for the sake of variety; as in the phrase &ldquo;there <xex>exists</xex> [<xex>is</xex>] no reason for laying new taxes.&rdquo; We may, indeed, say, &ldquo;a friendship has long <xex>existed</xex> between them,&rdquo; instead of saying, &ldquo;there has long <xex>been</xex> a friendship between them;&rdquo; but in this case, <xex>exist</xex> is not a mere copula. It is used in its appropriate sense to mark the friendship as having been long in <xex>existence</xex>.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be-</hw>. <ety>[AS. <ets>be</ets>, and in accented form <ets>b&imacr;</ets>, akin to OS. <ets>be</ets> and <ets>b&imacr;</ets>, OHG. <ets>bi</ets>, <ets>pi</ets>, and <ets>p&imacr;</ets>, MHG. <ets>be</ets> and <ets>b&imacr;</ets>, G. <ets>be</ets> and <ets>bei</ets>, Goth. <ets>bi</ets>, and perh. Gr. <grk>'amfi`</grk> about (cf. AS. <ets>be</ets>se&oacute;n to look about). &radic;203. Cf. <er>By</er>, <er>Amb-</er>.]</ety> <def>A prefix, originally the same word as <xex>by</xex>;</def> joined with verbs, it serves: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>To intensify the meaning; <as>as, <ex>be</ex>spatter, <ex>be</ex>stir</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>To render an intransitive verb transitive; <as>as, <ex>be</ex>fall (to fall upon); <ex>be</ex>speak (to speak for)</as>.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>To make the action of a verb particular or definite; <as>as, <ex>be</ex>get (to get as offspring); <ex>be</ex>set (to set around)</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>It is joined with certain substantives, and a few adjectives, to form verbs; as, <xex>be</xex>dew, <xex>be</xex>friend, <xex>be</xex>night, <xex>be</xex>sot; <xex>be</xex>late (to make late); <xex>be</xex>little (to make little). It also occurs in certain nouns, adverbs, and prepositions, often with something of the force of the preposition <xex>by</xex>, or <xex>about</xex>; as, <xex>be</xex>lief (believe), <xex>be</xex>half, <xex>be</xex>quest (bequeath); <xex>be</xex>cause, <xex>be</xex>fore, <xex>be</xex>neath, <xex>be</xex>side, <xex>be</xex>tween.<br/>
+ In some words the original force of <xex>be</xex> is obscured or lost; as, in <xex>be</xex>come, <xex>be</xex>gin, <xex>be</xex>have, <xex>be</xex>hoove, <xex>be</xex>long.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 127 pr=SA --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Beach</hw> <pr>(b&emacr;ch)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Beaches</plw> <pr>(-&ebreve_;z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Cf. Sw. <ets>backe</ets> hill, Dan. <ets>bakke</ets>, Icel. <ets>bakki</ets> hill, bank. Cf. <er>Bank</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pebbles, collectively; shingle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The shore of the sea, or of a lake, which is washed by the waves; especially, a sandy or pebbly shore; the strand.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Beach flea</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the common name of many species of amphipod Crustacea, of the family <fam>Orchestid&aelig;</fam>, living on the sea beaches, and leaping like fleas.</cd> -- <col><b>Beach grass</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a coarse grass (<spn>Ammophila arundinacea</spn>), growing on the sandy shores of lakes and seas, which, by its interlaced running rootstocks, binds the sand together, and resists the encroachment of the waves.</cd> -- <col><b>Beach wagon</b></col>, <cd>a light open wagon with two or more seats.</cd> -- <col><b>Raised beach</b></col>, <cd>an accumulation of water-worn stones, gravel, sand, and other shore deposits, above the present level of wave action, whether actually raised by elevation of the coast, as in Norway, or left by the receding waters, as in many lake and river regions.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beach</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Beached</conjf> <pr>(b&emacr;cht)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Beaching</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To run or drive (as a vessel or a boat) upon a beach; to strand; <as>as, to <ex>beach</ex> a ship</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beach" comb`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A long, curling wave rolling in from the ocean. See <er>Comber</er>.</def> <mark>[Amer., archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>beachcomber</hw>. <altsp>[Written also <asp>beach-comber</asp> or <asp>beach comber</asp>.]</altsp> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A vagrant seaman, usually of low character, who loiters about seaports, particularly on the shores and islands of the Pacific Ocean.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I was fortunate enough, however, to forgather with a Scotchman who was a <qex>beach-comber</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>F. T. Bullen.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a vagrant living on a beach.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>a person who searches along a beach for objects of value, such as lost objects or seashells.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beached</hw> <pr>(b&emacr;cht)</pr>, <pos>p. p. &amp; a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Bordered by a beach.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>beached</qex> verge of the salt flood.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Driven on a beach; stranded; drawn up on a beach; <as>as, the ship is <ex>beached</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>beach"head`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an area in hostile territory that has been occupied and is held to allow aditional troops and supplies to enter.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bridgehead, foothold.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>beach"like`</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>having an extensive gently sloping area of sand or gravel; -- of a shore or shoreline. Opposite of <ant>cliffy</ant>.</def> [Narrower terms: <stype>gravelly, pebbly, shingly</stype>]<br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> beachy.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>beach"wear</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>clothing to be worn at a beach.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beach"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a beach or beaches; formed by a beach or beaches; shingly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>beachy</qex> girdle of the ocean.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bea"con</hw> <pr>(b&emacr;"k'n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bekene</ets>, AS. <ets>be&aacute;cen</ets>, <ets>b&emacr;cen</ets>; akin to OS. <ets>b&omacr;kan</ets>, Fries. <ets>baken</ets>, <ets>beken</ets>, sign, signal, D. <ets>baak</ets>, OHG. <ets>bouhhan</ets>, G. <ets>bake</ets>; of unknown origin. Cf. <er>Beckon</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to give any notice, commonly of warning.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>No flaming <qex>beacons</qex> cast their blaze afar.</q> <rj><qau>Gay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A signal, such as that from a lighthouse, or a conspicuous mark erected on an eminence near the shore, or moored in shoal water, as a guide to mariners.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A high hill near the shore.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>That which gives notice of danger.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Modest doubt is called<br/>
+The <qex>beacon</qex> of the wise.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Navigation)</fld> <def>a radio transmitter which emits a characteristic signal indication its location, so that vehicles may determine their exact location by locating the beacon with a radio compass; -- also called <altname><col><b>radio beacon</b></col></altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <mark>[fig.]</mark> <def>that which provides guidance or inspiration; <as>the Constitution has been a <ex>beacon</ex> for civil rights activists</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Beacon fire</b></col>, <cd>a signal fire.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bea"con</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Beaconed</conjf> <pr>(b&emacr;"k'nd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Beaconing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To give light to, as a beacon; to light up; to illumine.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>That <qex>beacons</qex> the darkness of heaven.</q> <rj><qau>Campbell.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To furnish with a beacon or beacons.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bea"con*age</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Money paid for the maintenance of a beacon; also, beacons, collectively.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bea"con*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having no beacon.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bead</hw> <pr>(b&emacr;d)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bede</ets> prayer, prayer bead, AS. <ets>bed</ets>, <ets>gebed</ets>, prayer; akin to D. <ets>bede</ets>, G. <ets>bitte</ets>, AS. <ets>biddan</ets>, to ask, bid, G. <ets>bitten</ets> to ask, and perh. to Gr. <grk>pei`qein</grk> to persuade, L. <ets>fidere</ets> to trust. Beads are used by the Roman Catholics to count their prayers, one bead being dropped down a string every time a prayer is said. Cf. Sp. <ets>cuenta</ets> bead, fr. <ets>contar</ets> to count. See <er>Bid</er>, in <ets>to bid beads</ets>, and <er>Bide</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A prayer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A little perforated ball, to be strung on a thread, and worn for ornament; or used in a rosary for counting prayers, as by Roman Catholics and Mohammedans, whence the phrases <ecol><b>to tell beads</b></ecol>, <col><b>to be at one's beads</b></col>, <col><b>to bid beads</b></col>, etc., meaning, to be at prayer.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Any small globular body</def>; as, <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A bubble in spirits.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A drop of sweat or other liquid.</def> &ldquo;Cold <xex>beads</xex> of midnight dew.&rdquo; <au>Wordsworth.</au> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A small knob of metal on a firearm, used for taking aim (whence the expression <xex>to draw a bead</xex>, for, to take aim).</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A small molding of rounded surface, the section being usually an arc of a circle. It may be continuous, or broken into short embossments.</def> <sd>(e)</sd> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A glassy drop of molten flux, as borax or microcosmic salt, used as a solvent and color test for several mineral earths and oxides, as of iron, manganese, etc., before the blowpipe; <as>as, the borax <ex>bead</ex>; the iron <ex>bead</ex>, etc.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bead and butt</b></col> <fld>(Carp.)</fld>, <cd>framing in which the panels are flush, having beads stuck or run upon the two edges.</cd> <au>Knight.</au> -- <col><b>Bead mold</b></col>, <cd>a species of fungus or mold, the stems of which consist of single cells loosely jointed together so as to resemble a string of beads.</cd> <altsp>[Written also <asp>bead mould</asp>.]</altsp> -- <col><b>Bead tool</b></col>, <cd>a cutting tool, having an edge curved so as to make beads or beading.</cd> -- <col><b>Bead tree</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a tree of the genus <gen>Melia</gen>, the best known species of which (<spn>Melia azedarach</spn>), has blue flowers which are very fragrant, and berries which are poisonous.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bead</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Beaded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Beading</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To ornament with beads or beading.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bead</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To form beadlike bubbles.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>beaded</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def><pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> of <er>bead</er>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>covered with beads or jewels or sequins.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> beady, bejeweled, bejewelled, bespangled, gemmed, jeweled, jewelled, sequined, spangled, spangly.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>appearing as if covered with beads; <as>as, Her face was <ex>beaded</ex> with sweat</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bead"house`</hw>, <hw>Bede"house`</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bede</ets> prayer + E. <ets>house</ets>. See <er>Bead</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>An almshouse for poor people who pray daily for their benefactors.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bead"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>Molding in imitation of beads.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The beads or bead-forming quality of certain liquors; <as>as, the <ex>beading</ex> of a brand of whisky</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bea"dle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bedel</ets>, <ets>bidel</ets>, <ets>budel</ets>, OF. <ets>bedel</ets>, F. <ets>bedeau</ets>, fr. OHG. <ets>butil</ets>, <ets>putil</ets>, G. <ets>b&uuml;ttel</ets>, fr. OHG. <ets>biotan</ets>, G. <ets>bieten</ets>, to bid, confused with AS. <ets>bydel</ets>, the same word as OHG. <ets>butil</ets>. See. <er>Bid</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A messenger or crier of a court; a servitor; one who cites or bids persons to appear and answer; -- called also an <altname>apparitor</altname> or <altname>summoner</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An officer in a university, who precedes public processions of officers and students.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In this sense the archaic spellings <xex>bedel</xex> (Oxford) and <xex>bedell</xex> (Cambridge) are preserved.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An inferior parish officer in England having a variety of duties, as the preservation of order in church service, the chastisement of petty offenders, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bea"dle*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Office or jurisdiction of a beadle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bea"dle*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being, or the personality of, a beadle.</def> <rj><au>A. Wood.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bead" proof`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>Among distillers, a certain degree of strength in alcoholic liquor, as formerly ascertained by the floating or sinking of glass globules of different specific gravities thrown into it; now ascertained by more accurate meters.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A degree of strength in alcoholic liquor as shown by beads or small bubbles remaining on its surface, or at the side of the glass, when shaken.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bead"roll`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <def>A catalogue of persons, for the rest of whose souls a certain number of prayers are to be said or counted off on the beads of a chaplet; hence, a catalogue in general.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>On Fame's eternal <qex>beadroll</qex> worthy to be filed.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It is quite startling, on going over the <qex>beadroll</qex> of English worthies, to find how few are directly represented in the male line.</q> <rj><qau>Quart. Rev.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Beads"man</hw>, <hw>Bedes"man</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>-men</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <def>A poor man, supported in a beadhouse, and required to pray for the soul of its founder; an almsman.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Whereby ye shall bind me to be your poor <qex>beadsman</qex> for ever unto Almighty God.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bead"snake`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small poisonous snake of North America (<spn>Elaps fulvius</spn>), banded with yellow, red, and black.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Beads"wom`an</hw>, <hw>Bedes"wom`an</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>-women</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <def>Fem. of <er>Beadsman</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bead"work`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Ornamental work in beads.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bead"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Resembling beads; small, round, and glistening.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Beady</xex> eyes.&rdquo; <rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Covered or ornamented with, or as with, beads.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Characterized by beads; <as>as, <ex>beady</ex> liquor</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>beady-eyed</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>having eyes that gleam with malice.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bea"gle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>begele</ets>; perh. of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. &amp; Gael. <ets>beag</ets> small, little, W. <ets>bach</ets>. F. <ets>bigle</ets> is from English.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A small hound, or hunting dog, twelve to fifteen inches high, used in hunting hares and other small game. See <xex>Illustration</xex> in Appendix.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: A spy or detective; a constable.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>beagling</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>hunting rabbits with beagles.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beak</hw> <pr>(b&emacr;k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bek</ets>, F. <ets>bec</ets>, fr. Celtic; cf. Gael. &amp; Ir. <ets>bac</ets>, <ets>bacc</ets>, <ets>hook</ets>, W. <ets>bach</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The bill or nib of a bird, consisting of a horny sheath, covering the jaws. The form varies much according to the food and habits of the bird, and is largely used in the classification of birds.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A similar bill in other animals, as the turtles.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The long projecting sucking mouth of some insects, and other invertebrates, as in the Hemiptera.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>The upper or projecting part of the shell, near the hinge of a bivalve.</def> <sd>(e)</sd> <def>The prolongation of certain univalve shells containing the canal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Anything projecting or ending in a point, like a beak, as a promontory of land.</def> <rj><au>Carew.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Antiq.)</fld> <def>A beam, shod or armed at the end with a metal head or point, and projecting from the prow of an ancient galley, in order to pierce the vessel of an enemy; a beakhead.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>That part of a ship, before the forecastle, which is fastened to the stem, and supported by the main knee.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A continuous slight projection ending in an arris or narrow fillet; that part of a drip from which the water is thrown off.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Any process somewhat like the beak of a bird, terminating the fruit or other parts of a plant.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Far.)</fld> <def>A toe clip. See <er>Clip</er>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Far.)</fld>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>A magistrate or policeman.</def> <mark>[Slang, Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beaked</hw> <pr>(b&emacr;kt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having a beak or a beaklike point; beak-shaped.</def> &ldquo;Each <xex>beaked</xex> promontory.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Furnished with a process or a mouth like a beak; rostrate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Beaked whale</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a cetacean of the genus <gen>Hyperoodon</gen>; the bottlehead whale.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beak"er</hw> <pr>(b&emacr;k"&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>biker</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>bikarr</ets>, Sw. <ets>b&auml;gare</ets>, Dan. <ets>baeger</ets>, G. <ets>becher</ets>, It. <ets>bicchiere</ets>; -- all fr. LL. <ets>bicarium</ets>, prob. fr. Gr. <grk>bi^kos</grk> wine jar, or perh. L. <ets>bacar</ets> wine vessel. Cf. <er>Pitcher</er> a jug.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A large drinking cup, with a wide mouth, supported on a foot or standard.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An open-mouthed, thin glass vessel, having a projecting lip for pouring; -- used for holding solutions requiring heat.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beak"head`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>An ornament used in rich Norman doorways, resembling a head with a beak.</def> <rj><au>Parker.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A small platform at the fore part of the upper deck of a vessel, which contains the water closets of the crew.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Antiq.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Beak</er>, 3.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beak"i*ron</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Bickern</er>.]</ety> <def>A bickern; a bench anvil with a long beak, adapted to reach the interior surfaces of sheet metal ware; the horn of an anvil.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beal</hw> <pr>(b&emacr;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Boil</er> a tumor.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A small inflammatory tumor; a pustule.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> <br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beal</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bealed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bealing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To gather matter; to swell and come to a head, as a pimple.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be"-all`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The whole; all that is to be.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beam</hw> <pr>(b&emacr;m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>be&aacute;m</ets> beam, post, tree, ray of light; akin to OFries. <ets>b&amacr;m</ets> tree, OS. <ets>b&omacr;m</ets>, D. <ets>boom</ets>, OHG. <ets>boum</ets>, <ets>poum</ets>, G. <ets>baum</ets>, Icel. <ets>ba&eth;mr</ets>, Goth. <ets>bagms</ets> and Gr. <grk>fy^ma</grk> a growth, <grk>fy^nai</grk> to become, to be. Cf. L. <ets>radius</ets> staff, rod, spoke of a wheel, beam or ray, and G. <ets>strahl</ets> arrow, spoke of a wheel, ray or beam, flash of lightning. &radic;97. See <er>Be</er>; cf. <er>Boom</er> a spar.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One of the principal horizontal timbers of a building or ship.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>beams</qex> of a vessel are strong pieces of timber stretching across from side to side to support the decks.</q> <rj><qau>Totten.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The width of a vessel; <as>as, one vessel is said to have more <ex>beam</ex> than another</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The bar of a balance, from the ends of which the scales are suspended.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The doubtful <qex>beam</qex> long nods from side to side.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The principal stem or horn of a stag or other deer, which bears the antlers, or branches.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>The pole of a carriage.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A cylinder of wood, making part of a loom, on which weavers wind the warp before weaving; also, the cylinder on which the cloth is rolled, as it is woven; one being called the <xex>fore beam</xex>, the other the <xex>back beam</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>The straight part or shank of an anchor.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>The main part of a plow, to which the handles and colter are secured, and to the end of which are attached the oxen or horses that draw it.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>10.</sn> <fld>(Steam Engine)</fld> <def>A heavy iron lever having an oscillating motion on a central axis, one end of which is connected with the piston rod from which it receives motion, and the other with the crank of the wheel shaft; -- called also <altname>working beam</altname> or <altname>walking beam</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>11.</sn> <def>A ray or collection of parallel rays emitted from the sun or other luminous body; <as>as, a <ex>beam</ex> of light, or of heat</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>How far that little candle throws his <qex>beams</qex>!</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>12.</sn> <mark>(Fig.)</mark>: <def>A ray; a gleam; <as>as, a <ex>beam</ex> of comfort</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Mercy with her genial <qex>beam</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Keble.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>13.</sn> <def>One of the long feathers in the wing of a hawk; -- called also <altname>beam feather</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Abaft the beam</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>in an arc of the horizon between a line that crosses the ship at right angles, or in the direction of her beams, and that point of the compass toward which her stern is directed.</cd> -- <col><b>Beam center</b></col> <fld>(Mach.)</fld>, <cd>the fulcrum or pin on which the working beam of an engine vibrates.</cd> -- <col><b>Beam compass</b></col>, <cd>an instrument consisting of a rod or beam, having sliding sockets that carry steel or pencil points; -- used for drawing or describing large circles.</cd> -- <col><b>Beam engine</b></col>, <cd>a steam engine having a working beam to transmit power, in distinction from one which has its piston rod attached directly to the crank of the wheel shaft.</cd> -- <col><b>Before the beam</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>in an arc of the horizon included between a line that crosses the ship at right angles and that point of the compass toward which the ship steers.</cd> -- <col><b>On the beam</b></col>, <cd>in a line with the beams, or at right angles with the keel.</cd> -- <col><b>On the weather beam</b></col>, <cd>on the side of a ship which faces the wind.</cd> -- <col><b>To be on her beam ends</b></col>, <cd>to incline, as a vessel, so much on one side that her beams approach a vertical position.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beam</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Beamed</conjf> <pr>(b&emacr;md)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Beaming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To send forth; to emit; -- followed ordinarily by <ptcl>forth</ptcl>; <as>as, to <ex>beam</ex> forth light</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beam</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To emit beams of light.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He <qex>beamed</qex>, the daystar of the rising age.</q> <rj><qau>Trumbull.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beam"bird`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small European flycatcher (<spn>Muscicapa grisola</spn>), so called because it often nests on a beam in a building.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beamed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Furnished with beams, as the head of a stag.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Tost his <qex>beamed</qex> frontlet to the sky.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beam"ful</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Beamy; radiant.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beam"i*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a beaming manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beam"i*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being beamy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beam"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Emitting beams; radiant.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beam"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a beaming manner; radiantly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beam"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Not having a beam.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not emitting light.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beam"let</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A small beam of light.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beam" tree`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[AS. <ets>be&aacute;m</ets> a tree. See <er>Beam</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A tree (<spn>Pyrus aria</spn>) related to the apple.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beam"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Emitting beams of light; radiant; shining.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Beamy</xex> gold.&rdquo; <rj><au>Tickell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 128 pr=SA --></p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Resembling a beam in size and weight; massy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His double-biting ax, and <qex>beamy</qex> spear.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Having horns, or antlers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Beamy</qex> stags in toils engage.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bean</hw> <pr>(b&emacr;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bene</ets>, AS. <ets>be&aacute;n</ets>; akin to D. <ets>boon</ets>, G. <ets>bohne</ets>, OHG. <ets>p&omacr;na</ets>, Icel. <ets>baun</ets>, Dan. <ets>b&ouml;nne</ets>, Sw. <ets>b&ouml;na</ets>, and perh. to Russ. <ets>bob</ets>, L. <ets>faba</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A name given to the seed of certain leguminous herbs, chiefly of the genera <gen>Faba</gen>, <gen>Phaseolus</gen>, and <gen>Dolichos</gen>; also, to the herbs.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The origin and classification of many kinds are still doubtful. Among true beans are: the black-eyed bean and China bean, included in <spn>Dolichos Sinensis</spn>; black Egyptian bean or hyacinth bean, <spn>Dolichos Lablab</spn>; the common haricot beans, kidney beans, string beans, and pole beans, all included in <spn>Phaseolus vulgaris</spn>; the lower bush bean, <spn>Phaseolus vulgaris</spn>, variety <varn>nanus</varn>; Lima bean, <spn>Phaseolus lunatus</spn>; Spanish bean and scarlet runner, <spn>Phaseolus multiflorus</spn>; Windsor bean, the common bean of England, <spn>Faba vulgaris</spn>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>As an article of food beans are classed with vegetables.<br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The popular name of other vegetable seeds or fruits, more or less resembling true beans.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bean aphis</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a plant louse (<spn>Aphis fab&aelig;</spn>) which infests the bean plant.</cd> -- <col><b>Bean fly</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a fly found on bean flowers.</cd> -- <col><b>Bean goose</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a species of goose (<spn>Anser segetum</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>Bean weevil</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a small weevil that in the larval state destroys beans. The American species is <spn>Bruchus fab&aelig;</spn>.</cd> -- <col><b>Florida bean</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the seed of <spn>Mucuna urens</spn>, a West Indian plant. The seeds are washed up on the Florida shore, and are often polished and made into ornaments.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Ignatius bean</b></col>, or <col><b>St. Ignatius's bean</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a species of <gen>Strychnos</gen>.</cd> -- <col><b>Navy bean</b></col>, <cd>the common dried white bean of commerce; probably so called because an important article of food in the navy.</cd> -- <col><b>Pea bean</b></col>, <cd>a very small and highly esteemed variety of the edible white bean; -- so called from its size.</cd> -- <col><b>Sacred bean</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Sacred</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Screw bean</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Screw</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Sea bean</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>Same as <er>Florida bean</er>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A red bean of unknown species used for ornament.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Tonquin bean</b></col>, or <col><b>Tonka bean</b></col></mcol>, <cd>the fragrant seed of <spn>Dipteryx odorata</spn>, a leguminous tree.</cd> -- <col><b>Vanilla bean</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Vanilla</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bean"bag`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a small cloth bag filled with dried beans; it is thrown from person to person in games.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bean"ball`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a baseball deliberately thrown at the batter's head.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> beaner.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bean" ca`per</hw>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A deciduous plant of warm climates, generally with fleshy leaves and flowers of a yellow or whitish yellow color, of the genus <gen>Zygophyllum</gen>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>beaner</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a baseball deliberately thrown at the batter's head.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> beanball.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>beanfeast</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>(British) an annual dinner party given by an employer for the employees.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>beanie</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a small skullcap; formerly worn by schoolboys and college freshmen.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> beany.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>beano</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a game in which numbered balls are drawn and random and players cover the correponding numbers on their cards.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> lotto, bingo, keno.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>beanstalk</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>stem of a bean plant.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bean" tre"foil</hw>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A leguminous shrub of southern Europe, with trifoliate leaves (<spn>Anagyris foetida</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bean"y</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as <er>beanie</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> beanie.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bear</hw> <pr>(b&acirc;r)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Bore</conjf> <pr>(b&omacr;r)</pr> (formerly <conjf>Bare</conjf> <pr>(b&acirc;r)</pr>); <pos>p. p.</pos> <conjf>Born</conjf> <pr>(b&ocirc;rn)</pr>, <conjf>Borne</conjf> (b&omacr;rn); <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bearing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>beren</ets>, AS. <ets>beran</ets>, <ets>beoran</ets>, to bear, carry, produce; akin to D. <ets>baren</ets> to bring forth, G. <ets>geb&auml;ren</ets>, Goth. <ets>ba&iacute;ran</ets> to bear or carry, Icel. <ets>bera</ets>, Sw. <ets>b&auml;ra</ets>, Dan. <ets>b&aelig;re</ets>, OHG. <ets>beran</ets>, <ets>peran</ets>, L. <ets>ferre</ets> to bear, carry, produce, Gr. <grk>fe`rein</grk>, OSlav. <ets>brati</ets> to take, carry, OIr. <ets>berim</ets> I bear, Skr. <ets>bh&rsdot_;</ets> to bear. &radic;92. Cf. <er>Fertile</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To support or sustain; to hold up.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To support and remove or carry; to convey.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I 'll <qex>bear</qex> your logs the while.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To conduct; to bring; -- said of persons.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Bear</qex> them to my house.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To possess and use, as power; to exercise.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Every man should <qex>bear</qex> rule in his own house.</q> <rj><qau>Esther i. 22.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To sustain; to have on (written or inscribed, or as a mark), <as>as, the tablet <ex>bears</ex> this inscription</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To possess or carry, as a mark of authority or distinction; to wear; <as>as, to <ex>bear</ex> a sword, badge, or name</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>To possess mentally; to carry or hold in the mind; to entertain; to harbor</def> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The ancient grudge I <qex>bear</qex> him.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>To endure; to tolerate; to undergo; to suffer.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Should such a man, too fond to rule alone,<br/>
+<qex>Bear</qex>, like the Turk, no brother near the throne.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I cannot <qex>bear</qex><br/>
+The murmur of this lake to hear.</q> <rj><qau>Shelley.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>My punishment is greater than I can <qex>bear</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. iv. 13.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>To gain or win.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Some think to <qex>bear</qex> it by speaking a great word.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>She was . . . found not guilty, through <qex>bearing</qex> of friends and bribing of the judge.</q> <rj><qau>Latimer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>10.</sn> <def>To sustain, or be answerable for, as blame, expense, responsibility, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He shall <qex>bear</qex> their iniquities.</q> <rj><qau>Is. liii. 11.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Somewhat that will <qex>bear</qex> your charges.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>11.</sn> <def>To render or give; to bring forward.</def> &ldquo;Your testimony <xex>bear</xex>&rdquo; <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>12.</sn> <def>To carry on, or maintain; to have.</def> &ldquo;The credit of <xex>bearing</xex> a part in the conversation.&rdquo; <rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>13.</sn> <def>To admit or be capable of; that is, to suffer or sustain without violence, injury, or change.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In all criminal cases the most favorable interpretation should be put on words that they can possibly <qex>bear</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>14.</sn> <def>To manage, wield, or direct.</def> &ldquo;Thus must thou thy body <xex>bear</xex>.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au> Hence: <def>To behave; to conduct.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Hath he <qex>borne</qex> himself penitently in prison?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>15.</sn> <def>To afford; to be to; to supply with.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His faithful dog shall <qex>bear</qex> him company.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>16.</sn> <def>To bring forth or produce; to yield; <as>as, to <ex>bear</ex> apples; to <ex>bear</ex> children; to <ex>bear</ex> interest</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Here dwelt the man divine whom Samos <qex>bore</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In the passive form of this verb, the best modern usage restricts the past participle <xex>born</xex> to the sense of <xex>brought forth</xex>, while <xex>borne</xex> is used in the other senses of the word. In the active form, <xex>borne</xex> alone is used as the past participle.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To bear down</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To force into a lower place; to carry down; to depress or sink.</cd> &ldquo;His nose, . . . large as were the others, <xex>bore</xex> them <xex>down</xex> into insignificance.&rdquo; <au>Marryat.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To overthrow or crush by force; <as>as, to <ex>bear down</ex> an enemy</as>.</cd> -- <col><b>To bear a hand</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To help; to give assistance.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <cd>To make haste; to be quick.</cd> -- <col><b>To bear in hand</b></col>, <cd>to keep (one) up in expectation, usually by promises never to be realized; to amuse by false pretenses; to delude.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;How you were <xex>borne in hand</xex>, how crossed.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au> -- <col><b>To bear in mind</b></col>, <cd>to remember.</cd> -- <col><b>To bear off</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To restrain; to keep from approach.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <cd>To remove to a distance; to keep clear from rubbing against anything; <as>as, to <ex>bear off</ex> a blow; to <ex>bear off</ex> a boat</as>.</cd> <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>To gain; to carry off, as a prize.</cd> <sd>(d)</sd> <fld>(Backgammon)</fld> <cd>To remove from the backgammon board into the home when the position of the piece and the dice provide the proper opportunity; -- the goal of the game is to <ex>bear off</ex> all of one's men before the opponent.</cd> -- <col><b>To bear one hard</b></col>, <cd>to owe one a grudge.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;C&aelig;sar doth <xex>bear me hard</xex>.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au> -- <col><b>To bear out</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To maintain and support to the end; to defend to the last.</cd> &ldquo;Company only can <xex>bear</xex> a man <xex>out</xex> in an ill thing.&rdquo; <au>South.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To corroborate; to confirm.</cd> -- <col><b>To bear up</b></col>, <cd>to support; to keep from falling or sinking.</cd> &ldquo;Religious hope <xex>bears up</xex> the mind under sufferings.&rdquo; <au>Addison.</au></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To uphold; sustain; maintain; support; undergo; suffer; endure; tolerate; carry; convey; transport; waft.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bear</hw> <pr>(b&acirc;r)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To produce, as fruit; to be fruitful, in opposition to barrenness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This age to blossom, and the next to <qex>bear</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To suffer, as in carrying a burden.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>But man is born to <qex>bear</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To endure with patience; to be patient.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I can not, can not <qex>bear</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To press; -- with <xex>on</xex> or <xex>upon</xex>, or <xex>against</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>These men <qex>bear</qex> hard on the suspected party.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To take effect; to have influence or force; <as>as, to bring matters to <ex>bear</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To relate or refer; -- with <xex>on</xex> or <xex>upon</xex>; as, how does this <xex>bear</xex> on the question?</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>To have a certain meaning, intent, or effect.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Her sentence <qex>bore</qex> that she should stand a certain time upon the platform.</q> <rj><qau>Hawthorne.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>To be situated, as to the point of compass, with respect to something else; <as>as, the land <ex>bears</ex> N. by E.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To bear against</b></col>, <cd>to approach for attack or seizure; <as>as, a lion <ex>bears against</ex> his prey</as>.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> -- <col><b>To bear away</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to change the course of a ship, and make her run before the wind.</cd> -- <col><b>To bear back</b></col>, <cd>to retreat.</cd> &ldquo;<xex>Bearing back</xex> from the blows of their sable antagonist.&rdquo; <au>Sir W. Scott.</au> -- <col><b>To bear down upon</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to approach from the windward side; <as>as, the fleet <ex>bore down upon</ex> the enemy</as>.</cd> -- <col><b>To bear in with</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to run or tend toward; <as>as, a ship <ex>bears in with</ex> the land</as>.</cd> -- <col><b>To bear off</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to steer away, as from land.</cd> -- <col><b>To bear up</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To be supported; to have fortitude; to be firm; not to sink; <as>as, to <ex>bear up</ex> under afflictions</as>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <cd>To put the helm up (or to windward) and so put the ship before the wind; to bear away.</cd> <au>Hamersly.</au> -- <col><b>To bear upon</b></col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>to be pointed or situated so as to affect; to be pointed directly against, or so as to hit (the object); <as>as, to bring or plant guns so as to <ex>bear upon</ex> a fort or a ship; the artillery <ex>bore upon</ex> the center</as>.</cd> -- <col><b>To bear up to</b></col>, <cd>to tend or move toward; <as>as, to <ex>bear up to</ex> one another</as>.</cd> -- <col><b>To bear with</b></col>, <cd>to endure; to be indulgent to; to forbear to resent, oppose, or punish.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bear</hw> <pr>(b&emacr;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bier.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bear</hw> <pr>(b&acirc;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bere</ets>, AS. <ets>bera</ets>; akin to D. <ets>beer</ets>, OHG. <ets>bero</ets>, <ets>pero</ets>, G. <ets>b&auml;r</ets>, Icel. &amp; Sw. <ets>bj&ouml;rn</ets>, and possibly to L. <ets>fera</ets> wild beast, Gr. <grk>fh`r</grk> beast, Skr. <ets>bhalla</ets> bear.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any species of the genus <gen>Ursus</gen>, and of the closely allied genera. Bears are plantigrade <ord>Carnivora</ord>, but they live largely on fruit and insects.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>The European brown bear (<spn>Ursus arctos</spn>), the white polar bear (<spn>Ursus maritimus</spn>), the grizzly bear (<spn>Ursus horribilis</spn>), the American black bear, and its variety the cinnamon bear (<spn>Ursus Americanus</spn>), the Syrian bear (<spn>Ursus Syriacus</spn>), and the sloth bear, are among the notable species.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An animal which has some resemblance to a bear in form or habits, but no real affinity; <as>as, the woolly <ex>bear</ex>; ant <ex>bear</ex>; water <ex>bear</ex>; sea <ex>bear.</ex></as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>One of two constellations in the northern hemisphere, called respectively the <stype>Great Bear</stype> and the <stype>Lesser Bear</stype>, or <stype>Ursa Major</stype> and <stype>Ursa Minor</stype>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Metaphorically: A brutal, coarse, or morose person.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Stock Exchange)</fld> <def>A person who sells stocks or securities for future delivery in expectation of a fall in the market.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The <xex>bears</xex> and <xex>bulls</xex> of the Stock Exchange, whose interest it is, the one to depress, and the other to raise, stocks, are said to be so called in allusion to the bear's habit of pulling down, and the bull's of tossing up.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>A portable punching machine.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A block covered with coarse matting; -- used to scour the deck.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Australian bear</b></col>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Koala</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bear baiting</b></col>, <cd>the sport of baiting bears with dogs.</cd> -- <col><b>Bear caterpillar</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the hairy larva of a moth, esp. of the genus <gen>Euprepia</gen>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bear garden</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A place where bears are kept for diversion or fighting.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Any place where riotous conduct is common or permitted.</cd> <au>M. Arnold.</au> -- <col><b>Bear leader</b></col>, <cd>one who leads about a performing bear for money; hence, a facetious term for one who takes charge of a young man on his travels.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bear</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <fld>(Stock Exchange)</fld> <def>To endeavor to depress the price of, or prices in; <as>as, to <ex>bear</ex> a railroad stock; to <ex>bear</ex> the market</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bear</hw>, <hw>Bere</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(b&emacr;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>bere</ets>. See <er>Barley</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Barley; the six-rowed barley or the four-rowed barley, commonly the former (<spn>Hordeum hexastichon</spn> or <spn>Hordeum vulgare</spn>).</def> <mark>[Obs. except in North of Eng. and Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bear"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being borne or endured; tolerable.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Bear"a*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bear"ber*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A trailing plant of the heath family (<spn>Arctostaphylos uva-ursi</spn>), having leaves which are tonic and astringent, and glossy red berries of which bears are said to be fond.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bear"bind`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The bindweed (<spn>Convolvulus arvensis</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bear"cat`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an arboreal civet of Asia (<spn>Arctictis bintourong</spn>) having a long prehensile tail and shaggy black hair.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> binturong.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beard</hw> <pr>(b&emacr;rd)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>berd</ets>, AS. <ets>beard</ets>; akin to Fries. <ets>berd</ets>, D. <ets>baard</ets>, G. <ets>bart</ets>, Lith. <ets>barzda</ets>, OSlav. <ets>brada</ets>, Pol. <ets>broda</ets>, Russ. <ets>boroda</ets>, L. <ets>barba</ets>, W. <ets>barf</ets>. Cf. 1st <er>Barb</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The hair that grows on the chin, lips, and adjacent parts of the human face, chiefly of male adults.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The long hairs about the face in animals, as in the goat.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The cluster of small feathers at the base of the beak in some birds</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The appendages to the jaw in some Cetacea, and to the mouth or jaws of some fishes.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>The byssus of certain shellfish, as the muscle.</def> <sd>(e)</sd> <def>The gills of some bivalves, as the oyster.</def> <sd>(f)</sd> <def>In insects, the hairs of the labial palpi of moths and butterflies.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Long or stiff hairs on a plant; the awn; <as>as, the <ex>beard</ex> of grain</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A barb or sharp point of an arrow or other instrument, projecting backward to prevent the head from being easily drawn out.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>That part of the under side of a horse's lower jaw which is above the chin, and bears the curb of a bridle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>That part of a type which is between the shoulder of the shank and the face.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>An imposition; a trick.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Beard grass</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a coarse, perennial grass of different species of the genus <gen>Andropogon</gen>.</cd> -- <col><b>To one's beard</b></col>, <cd>to one's face; in open defiance.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beard</hw> <pr>(b&emacr;rd)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bearded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bearding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To take by the beard; to seize, pluck, or pull the beard of (a man), in anger or contempt.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To oppose to the face; to set at defiance.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>No admiral, <qex>bearded</qex> by these corrupt and dissolute minions of the palace, dared to do more than mutter something about a court martial.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To deprive of the gills; -- used only of oysters and similar shellfish.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beard"ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a beard.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Bearded</xex> fellow.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au> &ldquo;<xex>Bearded</xex> grain.&rdquo; <au>Dryden.</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Bearded vulture</b></col>, <col><b>Bearded eagle</b></col></mcol>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Lammergeir</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bearded tortoise</b></col>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Matamata</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beard"ie</hw> <pr>(b&emacr;rd"&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Beard</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The bearded loach (<spn>Nemachilus barbatus</spn>) of Europe.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beard"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Without a beard. Hence: Not having arrived at puberty or manhood; youthful.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Destitute of an awn; <as>as, <ex>beardless</ex> wheat</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beard"less*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being destitute of beard.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bear"down</hw> <pos>adj. prenom.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>devoting full strength and concentrated attention to.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> determined.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bear"er</hw> <pr>(b&acirc;r"&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Bearers</xex> of burdens.&rdquo; <au>2 Chron. ii. 18.</au> &ldquo;The <xex>bearer</xex> of unhappy news.&rdquo; <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Specifically: One who assists in carrying a body to the grave; a pallbearer.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A palanquin carrier; also, a house servant.</def> <mark>[India]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A tree or plant yielding fruit; <as>as, a good <ex>bearer</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <def>One who holds a check, note, draft, or other order for the payment of money; <as>as, pay to <ex>bearer</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>A strip of reglet or other furniture to bear off the impression from a blank page; also, a type or type-high piece of metal interspersed in blank parts to support the plate when it is shaved.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bear"herd`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A man who tends a bear.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bear"hound`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A hound for baiting or hunting bears.</def> <rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bear"ing</hw> <pr>(b&acirc;r"&ibreve_;ng)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The manner in which one bears or conducts one's self; mien; behavior; carriage.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I know him by his <qex>bearing</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Patient endurance; suffering without complaint.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The situation of one object, with respect to another, such situation being supposed to have a connection with the object, or influence upon it, or to be influenced by it; hence, relation; connection.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>But of this frame, the <qex>bearings</qex> and the ties,<br/>
+The strong connections, nice dependencies.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Purport; meaning; intended significance; aspect.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The act, power, or time of producing or giving birth; <as>as, a tree in full <ex>bearing</ex>; a tree past <ex>bearing</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>[His mother] in travail of his <qex>bearing</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>R. of Gloucester.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>That part of any member of a building which rests upon its supports; <as>as, a lintel or beam may have four inches of <ex>bearing</ex> upon the wall</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The portion of a support on which anything rests.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>Improperly, the unsupported span; <as>as, the beam has twenty feet of <ex>bearing</ex> between its supports</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The part of an axle or shaft in contact with its support, collar, or boxing; the journal.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The part of the support on which a journal rests and rotates.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Any single emblem or charge in an escutcheon or coat of arms -- commonly in the <pluf>pl.</pluf></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A carriage covered with armorial <qex>bearings</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The situation of a distant object, with regard to a ship's position, as on the bow, on the lee quarter, etc.; the direction or point of the compass in which an object is seen; <as>as, the <ex>bearing</ex> of the cape was W. N. W</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>The widest part of a vessel below the plank-sheer.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>The line of flotation of a vessel when properly trimmed with cargo or ballast.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Ball bearings</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Ball</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>To bring one to his bearings</b></col>, <cd>to bring one to his senses.</cd> -- <col><b>To lose one's bearings</b></col>, <cd>to become bewildered.</cd> -- <col><b>To take bearings</b></col>, <cd>to ascertain by the compass the position of an object; to ascertain the relation of one object or place to another; to ascertain one's position by reference to landmarks or to the compass; hence (<mark>Fig.</mark>), to ascertain the condition of things when one is in trouble or perplexity.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Deportment; gesture; mien; behavior; manner; carriage; demeanor; port; conduct; direction; relation; tendency; influence.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bear"ing cloth`</hw> <pr>(b&acirc;r"&ibreve_;ng kl&obreve_;th`; 115)</pr>. <def>A cloth with which a child is covered when carried to be baptized.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bear"ing rein`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A short rein looped over the check hook or the hames to keep the horse's head up; -- called in the United States a <xex>checkrein</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bear"ing ring`</hw>. <def>In a balloon, the braced wooden ring attached to the suspension ropes at the bottom, functionally analogous to the keel of a ship.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bear"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Partaking of the qualities of a bear; resembling a bear in temper or manners.</def> <rj><au>Harris.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Stock market)</fld> <def>Fearful of or anticipating falling prices, as in the stock market; <as>as, <ex>bearish</ex> sentiment inhibited buying</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Stock market)</fld> <def>Tending to cause prices to fall.</def> &ldquo;<ex>bearish</ex> news about inflation caused a sharp drop in the Dow.&rdquo;<br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>Pessimistic.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bear"ish*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Behavior like that of a bear.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bear jam</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A <isa>traffic jam</isa> caused by tourists stopping to look at bears near the road; -- a phenomenon once common in Yellowstone Park, Wyoming.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bearn</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Bairn</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Bear's"-breech`</hw>, <hw>bear's"-breech`es</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The English cow parsnip (<spn>Heracleum sphondylium</spn>)</def> <rj><au>Dr. Prior.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a widely cultivated southern European acanthus (<spn>Acanthus mollis</spn>) with whitish purple-veined flowers. See <er>Acanthus</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 1.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bear's breech, bear's-breech, bear's breeches, sea holly.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 129 pr=SA --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Bear's-ear`</hw> <pr>(b&acirc;rz"&emacr;r`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A kind of primrose (<spn>Primula auricula</spn>), so called from the shape of the leaf.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bear's"-foot`</hw> <pr>(-f&oobreve_;t`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A species of hellebore (<spn>Helleborus f&oelig;tidus</spn>), with digitate leaves. It has an offensive smell and acrid taste, and is a powerful emetic, cathartic, and anthelmintic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bear"skin`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The skin of a bear.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A coarse, shaggy, woolen cloth for overcoats.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A cap made of bearskin, esp. one worn by soldiers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bear's"-paw`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A large bivalve shell of the East Indies (<spn>Hippopus maculatus</spn>), often used as an ornament.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bear State</hw>. <def>Arkansas; -- a nickname, from the many bears once inhabiting its forests.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bear"-trap` dam</hw>. <fld>(Engin.)</fld> <def>A kind of movable dam, in one form consisting of two leaves resting against each other at the top when raised and folding down one over the other when lowered, for deepening shallow parts in a river.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bear"ward`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bear</ets> + <ets>ward</ets> a keeper.]</ety> <def>A keeper of bears. See <er>Bearherd</er>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beast</hw> <pr>(b&emacr;st)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>best</ets>, <ets>beste</ets>, OF. <ets>beste</ets>, F. <ets>b&ecirc;te</ets>, fr. L. <ets>bestia</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Any living creature; an animal; -- including man, insects, etc.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any four-footed animal, that may be used for labor, food, or sport; <as>as, a <ex>beast</ex> of burden</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A righteous man regardeth the life of his <qex>beast</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Prov. xii. 10.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>any animal other than a human; -- opposed to <contr>man</contr>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>'Tain't a fit night out for man nor <qex>beast</qex>.</q><br/>
+<rj><qau>W. C. Fields.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Fig.: A coarse, brutal, filthy, or degraded fellow.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A game at cards similar to loo.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Wright.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A penalty at beast, omber, etc. Hence: To be beasted, to be beaten at beast, omber, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Beast royal</b></col>, <cd>the lion.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Beast</er>, <er>Brute</er>.</syn> <usage> When we use these words in a figurative sense, as applicable to human beings, we think of <xex>beasts</xex> as mere animals governed by animal appetite; and of <xex>brutes</xex> as being destitute of reason or moral feeling, and governed by unrestrained passion. Hence we speak of <xex>beastly</xex> appetites; <xex>beastly</xex> indulgences, etc.; and of <xex>brutal</xex> manners; <xex>brutal</xex> inhumanity; <xex>brutal</xex> ferocity. So, also, we say of a drunkard, that he first made himself a <xex>beast</xex>, and then treated his family like a <xex>brute</xex>.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beast"hood</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>State or nature of a beast.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beast"ings</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>See <er>Biestings</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beast"li*head</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Beastly</ets> + <ets>-head</ets> state.]</ety> <def>Beastliness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beast"like"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a beast.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beast"li*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being beastly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beast"ly</hw> <pr>(b&emacr;st"l&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, or having the form, nature, or habits of, a beast.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Beastly</qex> divinities and droves of gods.</q> <rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Characterizing the nature of a beast; contrary to the nature and dignity of man; brutal; filthy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>beastly</qex> vice of drinking to excess.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Abominable; <as>as, <ex>beastly</ex> weather</as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq. Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Bestial; brutish; irrational; sensual; degrading.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beat</hw> <pr>(b&emacr;t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Beat</conjf>; <pos>p. p.</pos> <conjf>Beat</conjf>, <conjf>Beaten</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Beating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>beaten</ets>, <ets>beten</ets>, AS. <ets>be&aacute;tan</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>bauta</ets>, OHG. <ets>b&omacr;zan</ets>. Cf. 1st <er>Butt</er>, <er>Button</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To strike repeatedly; to lay repeated blows upon; <as>as, to <ex>beat</ex> one's breast; to <ex>beat</ex> iron so as to shape it; to <ex>beat</ex> grain, in order to force out the seeds; to <ex>beat</ex> eggs and sugar; to <ex>beat</ex> a drum</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Thou shalt <qex>beat</qex> some of it [spices] very small.</q> <rj><qau>Ex. xxx. 36.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They did <qex>beat</qex> the gold into thin plates.</q> <rj><qau>Ex. xxxix. 3.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To punish by blows; to thrash.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To scour or range over in hunting, accompanied with the noise made by striking bushes, etc., for the purpose of rousing game.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To <qex>beat</qex> the woods, and rouse the bounding prey.</q> <rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To dash against, or strike, as with water or wind.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A frozen continent . . . <qex>beat</qex> with perpetual storms.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To tread, as a path.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Pass awful gulfs, and <qex>beat</qex> my painful way.</q> <rj><qau>Blackmore.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To overcome in a battle, contest, strife, race, game, etc.; to vanquish, defeat, or conquer; to surpass or be superior to.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He <qex>beat</qex> them in a bloody battle.</q> <rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>For loveliness, it would be hard to <qex>beat</qex> that.</q> <rj><qau>M. Arnold.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>To cheat; to chouse; to swindle; to defraud; -- often with <xex>out</xex>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>To exercise severely; to perplex; to trouble.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Why should any one . . . <qex>beat</qex> his head about the Latin grammar who does not intend to be a critic?</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>To give the signal for, by beat of drum; to sound by beat of drum; <as>as, to <ex>beat</ex> an alarm, a charge, a parley, a retreat; to <ex>beat</ex> the general, the reveille, the tattoo.</as> See <er>Alarm</er>, <er>Charge</er>, <er>Parley</er>, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>10.</sn> <def>to baffle or stump; to defy the comprehension of (a person); <as>as, it <ex>beats</ex> me why he would do that</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>11.</sn> <def>to evade, avoid, or escape (blame, taxes, punishment); <as>as, to <ex>beat</ex> the rap (be acquitted); to <ex>beat</ex> the sales tax by buying out of state</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To beat down</b></col>, <cd>to haggle with (any one) to secure a lower price; to force down.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> -- <col><b>To beat into</b></col>, <cd>to teach or instill, by repetition.</cd> -- <col><b>To beat off</b></col>, <cd>to repel or drive back.</cd> -- <col><b>To beat out</b></col>, <cd>to extend by hammering.</cd> -- <col><b>To beat out of</b></col> a thing, <cd>to cause to relinquish it, or give it up.</cd> &ldquo;Nor can anything <xex>beat</xex> their posterity <xex>out of it</xex> to this day.&rdquo; <au>South.</au> -- <col><b>To beat the dust</b></col>. <fld>(Man.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To take in too little ground with the fore legs, as a horse.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To perform curvets too precipitately or too low.</cd> -- <col><b>To beat the hoof</b></col>, <cd>to walk; to go on foot.</cd> -- <col><b>To beat the wing</b></col>, <cd>to flutter; to move with fluttering agitation.</cd> -- <col><b>To beat time</b></col>, <cd>to measure or regulate time in music by the motion of the hand or foot.</cd> -- <col><b>To beat up</b></col>, <cd>to attack suddenly; to alarm or disturb; as, to <xex>beat up</xex> an enemy's quarters.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To strike; pound; bang; buffet; maul; drub; thump; baste; thwack; thrash; pommel; cudgel; belabor; conquer; defeat; vanquish; overcome.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beat</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To strike repeatedly; to inflict repeated blows; to knock vigorously or loudly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The men of the city . . . <qex>beat</qex> at the door.</q> <rj><qau>Judges. xix. 22.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To move with pulsation or throbbing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A thousand hearts <qex>beat</qex> happily.</q> <rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To come or act with violence; to dash or fall with force; to strike anything, as rain, wind, and waves do.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Sees rolling tempests vainly <qex>beat</qex> below.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They [winds] <qex>beat</qex> at the crazy casement.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The sun <qex>beat</qex> upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die.</q> <rj><qau>Jonah iv. 8.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Public envy seemeth to <qex>beat</qex> chiefly upon ministers.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To be in agitation or doubt.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To still my <qex>beating</qex> mind.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To make progress against the wind, by sailing in a zigzag line or traverse.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To make a sound when struck; <as>as, the drums <ex>beat</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>To make a succession of strokes on a drum; <as>as, the drummers <ex>beat</ex> to call soldiers to their quarters</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Acoustics &amp; Mus.)</fld> <def>To sound with more or less rapid alternations of greater and less intensity, so as to produce a pulsating effect; -- said of instruments, tones, or vibrations, not perfectly in unison.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>A beating wind</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a wind which necessitates tacking in order to make progress.</cd> -- <col><b>To beat about</b></col>, <cd>to try to find; to search by various means or ways.</cd> <au>Addison.</au> -- <col><b>To beat about the bush</b></col>, <cd>to approach a subject circuitously.</cd> -- <col><b>To beat up and down</b></col> <fld>(Hunting)</fld>, <cd>to run first one way and then another; -- said of a stag.</cd> -- <col><b>To beat up for recruits</b></col>, <cd>to go diligently about in order to get helpers or participators in an enterprise.</cd> -- <col><b>To beat the rap</b></col>, <cd>to be acquitted of an accusation; -- especially, by some sly or deceptive means, rather than to be proven innocent.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beat</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A stroke; a blow.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He, with a careless <qex>beat</qex>,<br/>
+Struck out the mute creation at a heat.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A recurring stroke; a throb; a pulsation; <as>as, a <ex>beat</ex> of the heart; the <ex>beat</ex> of the pulse</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The rise or fall of the hand or foot, marking the divisions of time; a division of the measure so marked. In the rhythm of music the <xex>beat</xex> is the unit.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A transient grace note, struck immediately before the one it is intended to ornament.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Acoustics &amp; Mus.)</fld> <def>A sudden swelling or re&euml;nforcement of a sound, recurring at regular intervals, and produced by the interference of sound waves of slightly different periods of vibrations; applied also, by analogy, to other kinds of wave motions; the pulsation or throbbing produced by the vibrating together of two tones not quite in unison. See <er>Beat</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>, 8.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A round or course which is frequently gone over; <as>as, a watchman's <ex>beat</ex></as>; analogously, for newspaper reporters, the subject or territory that they are assigned to cover; <as>as, the Washington <ex>beat</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A place of habitual or frequent resort.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A cheat or swindler of the lowest grade; -- often emphasized by <xex>dead</xex>; <as>as, a <ex>dead beat</ex></as>; also, <altname>deadbeat</altname>.</def> <mark>[Low]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Beat of drum</b></col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>a succession of strokes varied, in different ways, for particular purposes, as to regulate a march, to call soldiers to their arms or quarters, to direct an attack, or retreat, etc.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Beat of a watch</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>Beat of a clock</b></col></mcol>, <cd>the stroke or sound made by the action of the escapement. A clock is <xex>in beat</xex> or out <xex>of beat</xex>, according as the stroke is at equal or unequal intervals.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beat</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Weary; tired; fatigued; exhausted.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Quite <qex>beat</qex>, and very much vexed and disappointed.</q> <rj><qau>Dickens.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beat</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One that beats, or surpasses, another or others; <as>as, the <ex>beat</ex> of him</as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of one that beats a person or thing</def>; as: <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Newspaper Cant)</fld> <def>The act of obtaining and publishing a piece of news by a newspaper before its competitors; also, the news itself; -- also called a <altname>scoop</altname> or <altname>exclusive</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It's a <qex>beat</qex> on the whole country.</q> <rj><qau>Scribner's Mag.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Hunting)</fld> <def>The act of scouring, or ranging over, a tract of land to rouse or drive out game; also, those so engaged, collectively.</def> &ldquo;Driven out in the course of a <xex>beat</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Encyc. of Sport.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Bears coming out of holes in the rocks at the last moment, when the <qex>beat</qex> is close to them.</q> <rj><qau>Encyc. of Sport.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sd>(c)</sd> <fld>(Fencing)</fld> <def>A smart tap on the adversary's blade.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>beat"a*ble</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>capable of being defeated.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> vanquishable, vincible.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beat"en</hw> <pr>(b&emacr;t"'n; 95)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Made smooth by beating or treading; worn by use.</def> &ldquo;A broad and <xex>beaten</xex> way.&rdquo; <au>Milton.</au> &ldquo;<xex>Beaten</xex> gold.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au> &ldquo;off the <xex>beaten</xex> track.&rdquo;<br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Vanquished; defeated; conquered; baffled.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Exhausted; tired out.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Become common or trite; <as>as, a <ex>beaten</ex> phrase</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Tried; practiced.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Beau. &amp; Fl.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>beaten-up</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>worn by use into a deplorable condition.</def> <illu>the <ex>beaten-up</ex> old Ford</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> battered, beat-up, bedraggled, broken-down, dilapidated, ramshackle, tumble-down, unsound.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beat"er</hw> <pr>(b&emacr;t"&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, beats.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A person who beats up game for the hunters.</def> <rj><au>Black.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beath</hw> <pr>(b&emacr;&thlig_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>be&eth;ian</ets> to foment.]</ety> <def>To bathe; also, to dry or heat, as unseasoned wood.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Be`a*tif"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Be`a*tif"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>b&eacute;atifique</ets>, L. <ets>beatificus</ets>. See <er>Beatify</er>.]</ety> <def>Having the power to impart or complete blissful enjoyment; blissful.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>beatific</xex> vision.&rdquo; <au>South.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>Be`a*tif"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be`a*tif"i*cate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To beatify.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*at`i*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(b&euptack_;*&abreve;t`&ibreve_;*f&ibreve_;*k&amacr;"sh&ubreve;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>b&eacute;atification</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of beatifying, or the state of being beatified; esp., in the R. C. Church, the act or process of ascertaining and declaring that a deceased person is one of &ldquo;the blessed,&rdquo; or has attained the second degree of sanctity, -- usually a stage in the process of canonization.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>beatification</xex> of his spirit.&rdquo; <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>be*at"i*fied</hw> <pr>(b&euptack_;*&abreve;t"&ibreve_;*f&imacr;d)</pr>, <pos>adj.</pos> <fld>(Roman Catholic Church)</fld> <def>proclaimed one of the blessed and thus worthy of veneration.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blessed.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*at"i*fy</hw> <pr>(b&euptack_;*&abreve;t"&ibreve_;*f&imacr;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Beatified</conjf> <pr>(b&euptack_;*&abreve;t"&ibreve_;*f&imacr;d)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Beatifying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>beatificare</ets>; <ets>beatus</ets> happy (fr. <ets>beare</ets> to bless, akin to <ets>bonus</ets> good) + <ets>facere</ets> to make: cf. F. <ets>b&eacute;atifier</ets>. See <er>Bounty</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To pronounce or regard as happy, or supremely blessed, or as conferring happiness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The common conceits and phrases that <qex>beatify</qex> wealth.</q> <rj><qau>Barrow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make happy; to bless with the completion of celestial enjoyment.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Beatified</xex> spirits.&rdquo; <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <def>To ascertain and declare, by a public process and decree, that a deceased person is one of &ldquo;the blessed,&rdquo; and is to be reverenced as such, though not canonized.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beat"ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of striking or giving blows; punishment or chastisement by blows.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Pulsation; throbbing; <as>as, the <ex>beating</ex> of the heart</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Acoustics &amp; Mus.)</fld> <def>Pulsative sounds. See <er>Beat</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The process of sailing against the wind by tacks in zigzag direction.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*at"i*tude</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>beatitudo</ets>: cf. F. <ets>b&eacute;atitude</ets>. See <er>Beatify</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Felicity of the highest kind; consummate bliss.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any one of the nine declarations (called <xex>the Beatitudes</xex>), made in the Sermon on the Mount (<au>Matt. v. 3-12</au>), with regard to the blessedness of those who are distinguished by certain specified virtues.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <def>Beatification.</def> <rj><au>Milman.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Blessedness; felicity; happiness.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>beat"nik</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a member of the Beat Generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>beat-up</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>same as <er>beaten-up</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> battered, beaten-up, bedraggled, broken-down, dilapidated, ramshackle, tumble-down, unsound.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beau</hw> <pr>(b&omacr;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> F. <plw>Beaux</plw> <pr>(E. pron. b&omacr;z)</pr>, E. <plw>Beaus</plw> <pr>(b&omacr;z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F., a fop, fr. <ets>beau</ets> fine, beautiful, fr. L. <ets>bellus</ets> pretty, fine, for <ets>bonulus</ets>, dim. of <ets>bonus</ets> good. See <er>Bounty</er>, and cf. <er>Belle</er>, <er>Beauty</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A man who takes great care to dress in the latest fashion; a dandy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A man who escorts, or pays attentions to, a lady; an escort; a suitor or lover.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beau"catch`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A small flat curl worn on the temple by women.</def> <mark>[Humorous]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beau"fet</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Buffet</er>.]</ety> <def>A niche, cupboard, or sideboard for plate, china, glass, etc.; a buffet.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A <qex>beaufet</qex> . . . filled with gold and silver vessels.</q> <rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beau"fin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Biffin</er>.</def> <rj><au>Wright.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beau"fort's scale`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Meteor.)</fld> <def>A scale of wind force devised by <person>Sir F. <etsep>Beaufort</etsep>, R. N.</person>, in 1805, in which the force is indicated by numbers from 0 to 12.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The full scale is as follows: -- 0, calm; 1, light air; 2, light breeze; 3, gentle breeze; 4, moderate breeze; 5, fresh breeze; 6, strong breeze; 7, moderate gale; 8, fresh gale; 9, strong gale; 10, whole gale; 11, storm; 12, hurricane.</note><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beau" i*de"al</hw> <pr>(b&omacr;" &iuptack_;*d&emacr;"&aitalic_;l; 277)</pr>. <ety>[F. <ets>beau</ets> beautiful + <ets>id&eacute;al</ets> ideal.]</ety> <def>A conception or image of consummate beauty, moral or physical, formed in the mind, free from all the deformities, defects, and blemishes seen in actual existence; an ideal or faultless standard or model.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beau"ish</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a beau; characteristic of a beau; foppish; fine.</def> &ldquo;A <xex>beauish</xex> young spark.&rdquo; <rj><au>Byrom.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Beau` monde"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[F. <ets>beau</ets> fine + <ets>monde</ets> world.]</ety> <def>The fashionable world; people of fashion and gayety.</def> <rj><au>Prior.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beau`mon"ta*gue</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A cement used in making joints, filling cracks, etc. For iron, the principal constituents are iron borings and sal ammoniac; for wood, white lead or litharge, whiting, and linseed oil.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beau"pere`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>beau p&eacute;re</ets>; <ets>beau</ets> fair + <ets>p&eacute;re</ets> father.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A father.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Wyclif.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A companion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Beau`se`ant"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>beauc&eacute;ant</ets>.]</ety> <def>The black and white standard of the Knights Templars.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beau"ship</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being a beau; the personality of a beau.</def> <mark>[Jocular]</mark> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>beaut</hw> <pr>(b&umacr;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>beauty</ets>.]</ety> <def>an outstanding example of its kind; <as>as, when I make a mistake it's a <ex>beaut</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> beauty.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beau"te*ous</hw> <pr>(b&umacr;"t&euptack_;*&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of beauty; beautiful; very handsome.</def> <mark>[Mostly poetic]</mark> -- <wordforms><wf>Beau"te*ous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Beau"te*ous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beau"tied</hw> <pr>(b&umacr;"t&ibreve_;d)</pr>, <pos>p. a.</pos> <def>Beautiful; embellished.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>beau`ti*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the act of making something more beautiful.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beau"ti*fi`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, beautifies or makes beautiful.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beau"ti*ful</hw> <pr>(b&umacr;"t&ibreve_;*f&usdot_;l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the qualities which constitute beauty; pleasing to the sight or the mind.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A circle is more <qex>beautiful</qex> than a square; a square is more <qex>beautiful</qex> than a parallelogram.</q> <rj><qau>Lord Kames.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Handsome; elegant; lovely; fair; charming; graceful; pretty; delightful.</syn> See <er>Fine</er>.</p>
+
+<p> -- <wordforms><wf>Beau"ti*ful*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Beau"ti*ful*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beau"ti*fy</hw> <pr>(b&umacr;"t&ibreve_;*f&imacr;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Beautified</conjf> <pr>(b&umacr;"t&ibreve_;*f&imacr;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Beautifying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[<ets>Beauty</ets> + <ets>-fy</ets>.]</ety> <def>To make or render beautiful; to add beauty to; to adorn; to deck; to grace; to embellish.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The arts that <qex>beautify</qex> and polish life.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To adorn; grace; ornament; deck; decorate.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beau"ti*fy</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To become beautiful; to advance in beauty.</def> <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beau"ti*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Destitute of beauty.</def> <rj><au>Hammond.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beau"ty</hw> <pr>(b&umacr;"t&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Beauties</plw> <pr>(b&umacr;"t&ibreve_;z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>beaute</ets>, <ets>beute</ets>, OF. <ets>beaut&eacute;</ets>, <ets>biaut&eacute;</ets>, Pr. <ets>beltat</ets>, F. <ets>beaut&eacute;</ets>, fr. an assumed LL. <ets>bellitas</ets>, from L. <ets>bellus</ets> pretty. See <er>Beau</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>An assemblage of graces or properties pleasing to the eye, the ear, the intellect, the &aelig;sthetic faculty, or the moral sense.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Beauty</qex> consists of a certain composition of color and figure, causing delight in the beholder.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The production of <qex>beauty</qex> by a multiplicity of symmetrical parts uniting in a consistent whole.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The old definition of <qex>beauty</qex>, in the Roman school, was, &ldquo;multitude in unity;&rdquo; and there is no doubt that such is the principle of <qex>beauty</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A particular grace, feature, ornament, or excellence; anything beautiful; <as>as, the <ex>beauties</ex> of nature</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A beautiful person, esp. a beautiful woman.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>All the admired <qex>beauties</qex> of Verona.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Prevailing style or taste; rage; fashion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>She stained her hair yellow, which was then the <qex>beauty</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Beauty spot</b></col>, <cd>a patch or spot placed on the face with intent to heighten beauty by contrast.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beaux</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>, <def><pos>pl.</pos> of <er>Beau</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beaux"ite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>See <er>Bauxite</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bea"ver</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bever</ets>, AS. <ets>beofer</ets>, <ets>befer</ets>; akin to D. <ets>bever</ets>, OHG. <ets>bibar</ets>, G. <ets>biber</ets>, Sw. <ets>b&auml;fver</ets>, Dan. <ets>b&aelig;ver</ets>, Lith. <ets>bebru</ets>, Russ. <ets>bobr'</ets>, Gael. <ets>beabhar</ets>, Corn. <ets>befer</ets>, L. <ets>fiber</ets>, and Skr. <ets>babhrus</ets> large ichneumon; also as an adj., <ets>brown</ets>, the animal being probably named from its color. &radic;253. See <er>Brown</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An amphibious rodent, of the genus <gen>Castor</gen>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; It has palmated hind feet, and a broad, flat tail. It is remarkable for its ingenuity in constructing its lodges or &ldquo;houses,&rdquo; and dams across streams. It is valued for its fur, and for the material called <prod>castor</prod>, obtained from two small bags in the groin of the animal. The European species is <spn>Castor fiber</spn>, and the American is generally considered a variety of this, although sometimes called <spn>Castor Canadensis</spn>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The fur of the beaver.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A hat, formerly made of the fur of the beaver, but now usually of silk.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A brown <qex>beaver</qex> slouched over his eyes.</q> <rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Beaver cloth, a heavy felted woolen cloth, used chiefly for making overcoats.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A man's beard.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>The hair on a woman's pubic area; -- vulgar.</def> <mark>[vulgar slang]</mark><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A woman; -- vulgar and offensive.</def> <mark>[vulgar slang]</mark><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>A person who works enthusiastically and diligently; -- used especially in the phrase <er>eager beaver</er>.</def> <mark>[informal]</mark><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Beaver rat</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>an aquatic ratlike quadruped of Tasmania (<spn>Hydromys chrysogaster</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>Beaver skin</b></col>, <cd>the furry skin of the beaver.</cd> -- <col><b>Bank beaver</b></col>. <cd>See under 1st <er>Bank</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bea"ver</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>baviere</ets>, <ets>bauier</ets>, <ets>beavoir</ets>, <ets>bever</ets>; fr. F. <ets>bavi&egrave;re</ets>, fr. <ets>bave</ets> slaver, drivel, foam, OF., prattle, drivel, perh. orig. an imitative word. <ets>Bavi&egrave;re</ets>, according to Cotgrave, is the bib put before a (slavering) child.]</ety> <def>That piece of armor which protected the lower part of the face, whether forming a part of the helmet or fixed to the breastplate. It was so constructed (with joints or otherwise) that the wearer could raise or lower it to eat and drink.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bea"vered</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Covered with, or wearing, a beaver or hat.</def> &ldquo;His <xex>beavered</xex> brow.&rdquo; <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bea"ver State</hw>. <def>Oregon; -- a nickname.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bea"ver*teen</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kind of fustian made of coarse twilled cotton, shorn after dyeing.</def> <rj><au>Simmonds.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 130 --></p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Be*bee"rine</hw>, <it>or</it> <hw>Be*bi"rine</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(b&euptack_;*b&emacr;"r&ibreve_;n <it>or</it> -r&emacr;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An alkaloid got from the bark of the <prodby>bebeeru</prodby>, or green heart of Guiana (<spn>Nectandra Rodi&oelig;i</spn>). It is a tonic, antiperiodic, and febrifuge, and is used in medicine as a substitute for quinine.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>bibirine</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>be*bee"ru</hw> <pr>(b&euptack_;*b&emacr;"r&usuml_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <altsp>[Written also <asp>bibiru</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A tropical South American tree (<spn>Nectandra Rodi&oelig;i</spn>), the bark of which yields the alkaloid bebeerine, and the wood of which is known as <prod>green heart</prod>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*bleed"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make bloody; to stain with blood.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Be*blood"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Be*blood"y</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make bloody; to stain with blood.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sheldon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*blot"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To blot; to stain.</def> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*blub"ber</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make swollen and disfigured or sullied by weeping; <as>as, her eyes or cheeks were <ex>beblubbered</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Be"bung</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G., lit., a trembling.]</ety> <fld>(Music)</fld> <def>A tremolo effect, such as that produced on the piano by vibratory repetition of a note with sustained use of the pedal.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*calm"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Becalmed</conjf> (&unr_;); <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Becalming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To render calm or quiet; to calm; to still; to appease.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Soft whispering airs . . . <qex>becalm</qex> the mind.</q> <rj><qau>Philips.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To keep from motion, or stop the progress of, by the stilling of the wind; <as>as, the fleet was <ex>becalmed</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*came"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <def><pos>imp.</pos> of <er>Become</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bec"ard</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A South American bird of the flycatcher family. (<spn>Tityra inquisetor</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*cause"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>conj.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bycause</ets>; <ets>by</ets> + <ets>cause</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>By or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In order that; that.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And the multitude rebuked them <qex>because</qex> they should hold their peace.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. xx. 31.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Because of</b></col>, <cd>by reason of, on account of.</cd> <mark>[Prep. phrase.]</mark></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Because of</qex> these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.</q> <rj><qau>Eph. v. 6.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Because</er>, <er>For</er>, <er>Since</er>, <er>As</er>, <er>Inasmuch As</er>.</syn> <usage> These particles are used, in certain connections, to assign the <xex>reason</xex> of a thing, or that &ldquo;on account of&rdquo; which it is or takes place. <xex>Because</xex> (by cause) is the strongest and most emphatic; as, I hid myself <xex>because</xex> I was afraid. <xex>For</xex> is not quite so strong; as, in Shakespeare, &ldquo;I hate him, <xex>for</xex> he is a Christian.&rdquo; <xex>Since</xex> is less formal and more incidental than <xex>because</xex>; as, I will do it <xex>since</xex> you request me. It more commonly begins a sentence; as, <xex>Since</xex> your decision is made, I will say no more. <xex>As</xex> is still more incidental than <xex>since</xex>, and points to some existing fact by way of assigning a reason. Thus we say, <xex>as</xex> I knew him to be out of town, I did not call. <xex>Inasmuch as</xex> seems to carry with it a kind of <xex>qualification</xex> which does not belong to the rest. Thus, if we say, I am ready to accept your proposal, <xex>inasmuch as</xex> I believe it is the best you can offer, we mean, it is only with this understanding that we can accept it.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bec`ca*bun"ga</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. (cf. It. <ets>beccabunga</ets>, G. <ets>bachbunge</ets>), fr. G. <ets>bach</ets> brook + <ets>bunge</ets>, OHG. <ets>bungo</ets>, bulb. See <er>Beck</er> a brook.]</ety> <def>See <er>Brooklime</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bec`ca*fi"co</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Beccaficos</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[It., fr. <ets>beccare</ets> to peck + <ets>fico</ets> fig.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small bird. (<spn>Silvia hortensis</spn>), which is highly prized by the Italians for the delicacy of its flesh in the autumn, when it has fed on figs, grapes, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bec"chi's test</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[After E. <etsep>Becchi</etsep>, Italian chemist.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A qualitative test for cottonseed oil, based on the fact this oil imparts a maroon color to an alcoholic solution of silver nitrate.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bech"a*mel</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>b&eacute;chamel</ets>, named from its inventor, Louis de <etsep>B&eacute;chamel</etsep>.]</ety> <fld>(Cookery)</fld> <def>A rich, white sauce, prepared with butter and cream.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*chance"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>be-</ets> for <ets>by</ets> + <ets>chance</ets>.]</ety> <def>By chance; by accident.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Grafton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*chance"</hw>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <def>To befall; to chance; to happen to.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>God knows what hath <qex>bechanced</qex> them.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*charm"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To charm; to captivate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>B&ecirc;che` de mer"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[F., lit., a sea spade.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The trepang.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be"chic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, a. <ety>[L. <ets>bechicus</ets>, adj., for a cough, Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets>, fr. <ets>&unr_;</ets> cough: cf. F. <ets>b&eacute;chique</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or relieving, a cough.</def> <au>Thomas.</au> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A medicine for relieving coughs.</def></def2> <rj><au>Quincy.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bech`u*a"nas</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>A division of the Bantus, dwelling between the Orange and Zambezi rivers, supposed to be the most ancient Bantu population of South Africa. They are divided into totemic clans; they are intelligent and progressive.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beck</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Beak</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beck</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bek</ets>, AS. <ets>becc</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>bekkr</ets> brook, OHG. <ets>pah</ets>, G. <ets>bach</ets>.]</ety> <def>A small brook.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The brooks, the <qex>becks</qex>, the rills.</q> <rj><qau>Drayton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beck</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A vat. See <er>Back</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beck</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Becked</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Becking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[<ets>Contr</ets>. <ets>of beckon</ets>.]</ety> <def>To nod, or make a sign with the head or hand.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beck</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To notify or call by a nod, or a motion of the head or hand; to intimate a command to.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>When gold and silver <qex>becks</qex> me to come on.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beck</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A significant nod, or motion of the head or hand, esp. as a call or command.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They have troops of soldiers at their <qex>beck</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beck"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A European fish (<spn>Pagellus centrodontus</spn>); the sea bream or braise.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beck"et</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. D. <ets>bek</ets> beak, and E. <ets>beak</ets>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A small grommet, or a ring or loop of rope or metal for holding things in position, as spars, ropes, etc.; also a bracket, a pocket, or a handle made of rope.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A spade for digging turf.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Wright.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beck"on</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Beckoned</conjf> (&unr_;); <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Beckoning</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To make a significant sign to; hence, to summon, as by a motion of the hand.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His distant friends, he <qex>beckons</qex> near.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It <qex>beckons</qex> you to go away with it.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beck"on</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A sign made without words; a beck.</def> &ldquo;At the first <xex>beckon</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Bolingbroke.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beck's scale</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A hydrometer scale on which the zero point corresponds to sp. gr. 1.00, and the 30&deg;-point to sp. gr. 0.85. From these points the scale is extended both ways, all the degrees being of equal length.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*clap</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>biclappen</ets>.]</ety> <def>To catch; to grasp; to insnare.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*clip"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Beclipped</conjf> (&unr_;).]</vmorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>beclyppan</ets>; pref. <ets>be</ets> + <ets>clyppan</ets> to embrace.]</ety> <def>To embrace; to surround.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Wyclif.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*cloud"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Beclouded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Beclouding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To cause obscurity or dimness to; to dim; to cloud.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>If thou <qex>becloud</qex> the sunshine of thine eye.</q> <rj><qau>Quarles.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*come"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Became</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. p.</pos> <conjf>Become</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Becoming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bicumen</ets>, <ets>becumen</ets>, AS. <ets>becuman</ets> to come to, to happen; akin to D. <ets>bekomen</ets>, OHG.a <ets>piqu&euml;man</ets>, Goth. <ets>biquiman</ets> to come upon, G. <ets>bekommen</ets> to get, suit. See <er>Be-</er>, and <er>Come</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To pass from one state to another; to enter into some state or condition, by a change from another state, or by assuming or receiving new properties or qualities, additional matter, or a new character.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The Lord God . . . breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man <qex>became</qex> a living soul.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. ii. 7.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>That error now which is <qex>become</qex> my crime.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To come; to get.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>But, madam, where is Warwick then <qex>become</qex>!</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To become of</b></col>, <cd>to be the present state or place of; to be the fate of; to be the end of; to be the final or subsequent condition of.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>What is then <qex>become of</qex> so huge a multitude?</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Raleigh.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*come"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To suit or be suitable to; to be congruous with; to befit; to accord with, in character or circumstances; to be worthy of, or proper for; to cause to appear well; -- said of persons and things.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It <qex>becomes</qex> me so to speak of so excellent a poet.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I have known persons so anxious to have their dress <qex>become</qex> them, as to convert it, at length, into their proper self, and thus actually to <qex>become</qex> the dress.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*com"ed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Proper; decorous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And gave him what <qex>becomed</qex> love I might.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*com"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Appropriate or fit; congruous; suitable; graceful; befitting.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A low and <qex>becoming</qex> tone.</q> <rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>Formerly sometimes followed by <xex>of</xex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Such discourses as are <qex>becoming</qex> of them.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Seemly; comely; decorous; decent; proper.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*com"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which is becoming or appropriate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*com"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a becoming manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*com"ing*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being becoming, appropriate, or fit; congruity; fitness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>becomingness</qex> of human nature.</q> <rj><qau>Grew.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Becque`rel" rays"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>Radiations first observed by the French physicist Henri Becquerel, in working with uranium and its compounds. They consist of a mixture of alpha, beta, and gamma rays.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*crip"ple</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make a cripple of; to cripple; to lame.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Dr. H. More.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Be*cui"ba</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>, <hw>Be*cui"ba nut`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>. <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The nut of the Brazilian tree <spn>Myristica Bicuhyba</spn>, which yields a medicinal balsam used for rheumatism.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Be*cu"na</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A fish of the Mediterranean (<spn>Sphyr&aelig;na spet</spn>). See <er>Barracuda</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*curl"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To curl; to adorn with curls.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>bed</ets>, <ets>bedd</ets>; akin to OS. <ets>bed</ets>, D. <ets>bed</ets>, <ets>bedde</ets>, Icel. <ets>be&unr_;r</ets>, Dan. <ets>bed</ets>, Sw. <ets>b&auml;dd</ets>, Goth. <ets>badi</ets>, OHG. <ets>betti</ets>, G. <ets>bett</ets>, <ets>bette</ets>, bed, <ets>beet</ets> a plat of ground; all of uncertain origin.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An article of furniture to sleep or take rest in or on; a couch. Specifically: A sack or mattress, filled with some soft material, in distinction from the bedstead on which it is placed (as, a feather <xex>bed</xex>), or this with the bedclothes added. In a general sense, any thing or place used for sleeping or reclining on or in, as a quantity of hay, straw, leaves, or twigs.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And made for him [a horse] a leafy <qex>bed</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I wash, wring, brew, bake, . . . make the <qex>beds</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In <qex>bed</qex> he slept not for my urging it.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>(Used as the symbol of matrimony) Marriage.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>George, the eldest son of his second <qex>bed</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Clarendon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A plat or level piece of ground in a garden, usually a little raised above the adjoining ground.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Beds</xex> of hyacinth and roses.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A mass or heap of anything arranged like a bed; <as>as, a <ex>bed</ex> of ashes or coals</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The bottom of a watercourse, or of any body of water; <as>as, the <ex>bed</ex> of a river</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>So sinks the daystar in the ocean <qex>bed</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>A layer or seam, or a horizontal stratum between layers; <as>as, a <ex>bed</ex> of coal, iron, etc.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Gun.)</fld> <def>See <er>Gun carriage</er>, and <er>Mortar bed</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Masonry)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The horizontal surface of a building stone; <as>as, the upper and lower <ex>beds</ex></as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A course of stone or brick in a wall.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The place or material in which a block or brick is laid.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>The lower surface of a brick, slate, or tile.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>The foundation or the more solid and fixed part or framing of a machine; or a part on which something is laid or supported; <as>as, the <ex>bed</ex> of an engine</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>10.</sn> <def>The superficial earthwork, or ballast, of a railroad.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>11.</sn> <fld>(Printing)</fld> <def>The flat part of the press, on which the form is laid.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Bed</xex> is much used adjectively or in combination; as, <xex>bed</xex> key or bedkey; <xex>bed</xex> wrench or <xex>bed</xex>wrench; <xex>bed</xex>chamber; <xex>bed</xex>maker, etc.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bed of justice</b></col> <fld>(French Hist.)</fld>, <cd>the throne (F. <xex>lit</xex> bed) occupied by the king when sitting in one of his parliaments (judicial courts); hence, a session of a refractory parliament, at which the king was present for the purpose of causing his decrees to be registered.</cd> -- <col><b>To be brought to bed</b></col>, <cd>to be delivered of a child; -- often followed by <xex>of</xex>; as, to be <xex>brought to bed of</xex> a son.</cd> -- <col><b>To make a bed</b></col>, <cd>to prepare a bed; to arrange or put in order a bed and its bedding.</cd> -- <col><b>From bed and board</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>a phrase applied to a separation by partial divorce of man and wife, without dissolving the bonds of matrimony. If such a divorce (now commonly called a <xex>judicial separation</xex>) be granted at the instance of the wife, she may have alimony.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bed</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bedded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bedding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To place in a bed.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make partaker of one's bed; to cohabit with.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I'll to the Tuscan wars, and never <qex>bed</qex> her.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To furnish with a bed or bedding.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To plant or arrange in beds; to set, or cover, as in a bed of soft earth; <as>as, to <ex>bed</ex> the roots of a plant in mold</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To lay or put in any hollow place, or place of rest and security, surrounded or inclosed; to embed; to furnish with or place upon a bed or foundation; <as>as, to <ex>bed</ex> a stone; it was <ex>bedded</ex> on a rock</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Among all chains or clusters of mountains where large bodies of still water are <qex>bedded</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Masonry)</fld> <def>To dress or prepare the surface of stone) so as to serve as a bed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>To lay flat; to lay in order; to place in a horizontal or recumbent position.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Bedded</xex> hair.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To go to bed; to cohabit.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>If he be married, and <qex>bed</qex> with his wife.</q> <rj><qau>Wiseman.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*dab*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bedabbled</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bedabbling</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To dabble; to sprinkle or wet.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*daff"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make a daff or fool of.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bed"a*gat</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The sacred books of the Buddhists in Burmah.</def> <rj><au>Malcom.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*dag"gle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To daggle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*dash"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bedashed</conjf> (&unr_;); <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bedashing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To wet by dashing or throwing water or other liquid upon; to bespatter.</def> &ldquo;Trees <xex>bedashed</xex> with rain.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*daub"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bedaubed</conjf> (&unr_;); <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bedaubing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To daub over; to besmear or soil with anything thick and dirty.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Bedaub</qex> foul designs with a fair varnish.</q> <rj><qau>Barrow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bedaubed</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>ornamented in a vulgar or showy fashion.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>be*daze"</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>to cause to be senseless, groggy, or dizzy; cause to lose ability to respond normally; desensitize.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> stun, daze.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*daz"zle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bedazzled</conjf> (&unr_;); <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bedazzling</conjf> (&unr_;).]</vmorph> <def>To dazzle or make dim by a strong light.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Bedazzled</xex> with the sun.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bed"bug`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A wingless, bloodsucking, hemipterous insect (<spn>Cimex Lectularius</spn>), sometimes infesting houses and especially beds. See <xex>Illustration</xex> in Appendix.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bed"chair`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A chair with adjustable back, for the sick, to support them while sitting up in bed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bed"cham`ber</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A chamber for a bed; an apartment form sleeping in.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Lords of the bedchamber</b></col>, <cd>eight officers of the royal household, all of noble families, who wait in turn a week each.</cd> <mark>[Eng.]</mark> -- <col><b>Ladies of the bedchamber</b></col>, <cd>eight ladies, all titled, holding a similar official position in the royal household, during the reign of a queen.</cd> <mark>[Eng.]</mark></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bed"clothes`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>Blankets, sheets, coverlets, etc., for a bed.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bed"cord`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A cord or rope interwoven in a bedstead so as to support the bed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bed"ded</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Provided with a bed; <as>as, double-<ex>bedded</ex> room</as>; placed or arranged in a bed or beds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bed"der</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an ornamental plant suitable for planting in a flowerbed.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bedding plant.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bed"ding</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>bedding</ets>, <ets>beding</ets>. See <er>Bed</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A bed and its furniture; the materials of a bed, whether for man or beast; bedclothes; litter.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>The state or position of beds and layers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bede</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bid</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>To pray; also, to offer; to proffer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>R. of Gloucester. Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bede</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>A kind of pickax.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*deck"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bedecked</conjf> (&unr_;); <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bedecking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To deck, ornament, or adorn; to grace.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Bedecked</qex> with boughs, flowers, and garlands.</q> <rj><qau>Pennant.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Bed"e*guar</hw>, <hw>Bed"e*gar</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. Per. <ets>b&amacr;d-&amacr;ward</ets>, or <ets>b&amacr;d-&amacr;wardag</ets>, prop., a kind of white thorn or thistle.]</ety> <def>A gall produced on rosebushes, esp. on the sweetbrier or eglantine, by a puncture from the ovipositor of a gallfly (<spn>Rhodites ros&aelig;</spn>). It was once supposed to have medicinal properties.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bede"house`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Beadhouse</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Be"del</hw>, <hw>Be"dell</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Beadle</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be"del*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Beadleship.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Blount.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bed"en</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The Abyssinian or Arabian ibex (<spn>Capra Nubiana</spn>). It is probably the wild goat of the Bible.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bedes"man</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Beadsman</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*dev"il</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bedevilled</conjf> (&unr_;); <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bedeviling</conjf> or <conjf>Bedevilling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To throw into utter disorder and confusion, as if by the agency of evil spirits; to bring under diabolical influence; to torment.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Bedeviled</qex> and used worse than St. Bartholomew.</q> <rj><qau>Sterne.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To spoil; to corrupt.</def> <rj><au>Wright.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*dev"il*ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being bedeviled; bewildering confusion; vexatious trouble.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*dew"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bedewed</conjf> (&unr_;); <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bedewing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To moisten with dew, or as with dew.</def> &ldquo;Falling tears his face <xex>bedew</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*dew"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, bedews.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*dew"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Moist with dew; dewy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Night with her <qex>bedewy</qex> wings.</q> <rj><qau>A. Brewer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bed"fel`low</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who lies with another in the same bed; a person who shares one's couch.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bed"fere`</hw> <hw>Bed"phere`</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bed</ets> + AS. <ets>fera</ets> a companion.]</ety> <def>A bedfellow.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chapman.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bed"gown`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A nightgown.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bed"ground`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an area on which a drove of cattle or sheep can sleep for a night.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*dight"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bedight</conjf>, <conjf>Bedighted</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To bedeck; to array or equip; to adorn.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*dim"</hw> <pr>(b&euptack_;*d&ibreve_;m")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bedimmed</conjf> <pr>(b&euptack_;*d&ibreve_;md")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bedimming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To make dim; to obscure or darken.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>be*dimmed</hw> <pr>(b&euptack_;*d&ibreve_;md")</pr>, <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>made dim or indistinct.</def> <illu>a sun <ex>bedimmed</ex> by clouds</illu><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*diz"en</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To dress or adorn tawdrily or with false taste.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Remnants of tapestried hangings, . . . and shreds of pictures with which he had <qex>bedizened</qex> his tatters.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*diz"en*ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which bedizens; the act of dressing, or the state of being dressed, tawdrily.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bed"key`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An instrument for tightening the parts of a bedstead.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bed"lam</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bethlehem</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A place appropriated to the confinement and care of the insane; a madhouse.</def> <rj><au>Abp. Tillotson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An insane person; a lunatic; a madman.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Let's get the <qex>bedlam</qex> to lead him.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Any place where uproar and confusion prevail.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bed"lam</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Belonging to, or fit for, a madhouse.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>bedlam</xex>, brainsick duchess.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bed"lam*ite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An inhabitant of a madhouse; a madman.</def> &ldquo;Raving <xex>bedlamites</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Beattie.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bed"mak`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who makes beds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 131 --></p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bed"-mold`ing</hw> <hw>Bed"-mould`ing</hw>}</mhw> <pr>(b&ebreve_;d"m&omacr;ld`&ibreve_;ng)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The molding of a cornice immediately below the corona.</def> <rj><au>Oxf. Gloss.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*dote"</hw> <pr>(b&euptack_;*d&omacr;t")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cause to dote; to deceive.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bed"ou*in</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>b&eacute;douin</ets>, OF. <ets>b&eacute;duin</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>bedaw&imacr;</ets> rural, living in the desert, fr. <ets>badw</ets> desert, fr. <ets>bad&amacr;</ets> to live in the desert, to lead a nomadic life.]</ety> <def>One of the nomadic Arabs who live in tents, and are scattered over Arabia, Syria, and northern Africa, esp. in the deserts.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Bed"ou*in*ism</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bed"ou*in</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to the Bedouins; nomad.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bed"pan`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A pan for warming beds.</def> <rj><au>Nares.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A shallow chamber vessel, so constructed that it can be used by a sick person in bed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bed"phere`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Bedfere</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bed"piece`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bed"plate`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>The foundation framing or piece, by which the other parts are supported and held in place; the bed; -- called also <altname>baseplate</altname> and <altname>soleplate</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bed"post`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One of the four standards that support a bedstead or the canopy over a bedstead.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Anciently, a post or pin on each side of the bed to keep the clothes from falling off. See <er>Bedstaff</er>.</def> <rj><au>Brewer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bed"quilt`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A quilt for a bed; a coverlet.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*drab"ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To befoul with rain and mud; to drabble.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*drag"gle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bedraggled</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bedraggling</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To draggle; to soil, as garments which, in walking, are suffered to drag in dust, mud, etc.</def> <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*drench"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bedrenched</conjf> (&unr_;); <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bedrenching</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To drench; to saturate with moisture; to soak.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*drib"ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To dribble upon.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bed"rid`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bed"rid`den</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bedrede</ets>, AS. <ets>bedreda</ets>, <ets>bedrida</ets>; from <ets>bed</ets>, <ets>bedd</ets>, a bed or couch + <ets>ridda</ets> a rider; cf. OHG. <ets>pettiriso</ets>, G. <ets>bettrise</ets>. See <er>Bed</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, and <er>Ride</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos> ]</ety> <def>Confined to the bed by sickness or infirmity.</def> &ldquo;Her decrepit, sick, and <xex>bedrid</xex> father.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au> &ldquo;The estate of a <xex>bedridden</xex> old gentleman.&rdquo; <au>Macaulay.</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bed"right`</hw> <hw>Bed"rite`</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bed</ets> + <ets>right</ets>, <ets>rite</ets>.]</ety> <def>The duty or privilege of the marriage bed.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*driz"zle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To drizzle upon.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bed" rock"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>The solid rock underlying superficial formations. Also <mark>Fig.</mark></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bed"room</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A room or apartment intended or used for a bed; a lodging room.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Room in a bed.</def> <note>[In this sense preferably <asp>bed room</asp>.]</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Then by your side no <qex>bed room</qex> me deny.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*drop"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To sprinkle, as with drops.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The yellow carp, in scales <qex>bedropped</qex> with gold.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*drug"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To drug abundantly or excessively.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bed" screw`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A form of jack screw for lifting large bodies, and assisting in launching.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A long screw formerly used to fasten a bedpost to one of the adjacent side pieces.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bed"side`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The side of a bed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bed"sit</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a furnished sitting room with sleeping accommodations (and some plumbing).</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bedsitting room, bedsitter.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bed"site`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A recess in a room for a bed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Of the three bedrooms, two have fireplaces, and all are of fair size, with windows and <qex>bedsite</qex> well placed.</q> <rj><qau>Quart. Rev.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bed"sit*ter</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a furnished sitting room with sleeping accommodations (and some plumbing).</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bedsitting room, bedsit.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bed"sore`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A sore on the back or hips caused by lying for a long time in bed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bed"spread`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bedquilt; a counterpane; a coverlet.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bed"staff`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bedstaves</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <def>&ldquo;A wooden pin stuck anciently on the sides of the bedstead, to hold the clothes from slipping on either side.&rdquo;</def> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Hostess, accommodate us with a <qex>bedstaff</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>B. Jonson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Say there is no virtue in cudgels and <qex>bedstaves</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Brome.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bed"stead</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bed</ets> + <ets>stead</ets> a frame.]</ety> <def>A framework for supporting a bed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bed" steps`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>Steps for mounting a bed of unusual height.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bed"stock</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The front or the back part of the frame of a bedstead.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Dial. Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bed"straw`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Straw put into a bed.</def> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of slender herbs, usually with square stems, whorled leaves, and small white flowers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Our Lady's bedstraw</b></col>, <cd>which has yellow flowers, is <spn>Galium verum</spn>.</cd> -- <col><b>White bedstraw</b></col> <cd>is <spn>Galium mollugo</spn>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bed"swerv`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who swerves from and is unfaithful to the marriage vow.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bed"tick`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A tick or bag made of cloth, used for inclosing the materials of a bed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bed"time`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The time to go to bed.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*duck"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Beducked</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To duck; to put the head under water; to immerse.</def> &ldquo;Deep himself <xex>beducked</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bed"uin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Bedouin</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*dung"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bedunged</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To cover with dung, as for manuring; to bedaub or defile, literally or figuratively.</def> <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*dust"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To sprinkle, soil, or cover with dust.</def> <rj><au>Sherwood.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bed"ward</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Towards bed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*dwarf"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bedwarfed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To make a dwarf of; to stunt or hinder the growth of; to dwarf.</def> <rj><au>Donne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*dye"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bedyed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bedyeing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To dye or stain.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Briton fields with Sarazin blood <qex>bedyed</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bee</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <def><pos>p. p.</pos> of <er>Be</er>; -- used for <xex>been</xex>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bee</hw> <pr>(b&emacr;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>be&oacute;</ets>; akin to D. <ets>bij</ets> and <ets>bije</ets>, Icel. <ets>b&ymacr_;</ets>, Sw. &amp; Dan. <ets>bi</ets>, OHG. <ets>pini</ets>, G. <ets>biene</ets>, and perh. Ir. <ets>beach</ets>, Lith. <ets>bitis</ets>, Skr. <ets>bha</ets>. &radic;97.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An insect of the order <ord>Hymenoptera</ord>, and family <fam>Apid&aelig;</fam> (the honeybees), or family <fam>Andrenid&aelig;</fam> (the solitary bees.) See <er>Honeybee</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; There are many genera and species. The common honeybee (<spn>Apis mellifica</spn>) lives in swarms, each of which has its own queen, its males or drones, and its very numerous workers, which are barren females. Besides the <spn>Apis mellifica</spn> there are other species and varieties of honeybees, as the <spn>Apis ligustica</spn> of Spain and Italy; the <spn>Apis Indica</spn> of India; the <spn>Apis fasciata</spn> of Egypt. The <stype>bumblebee</stype> is a species of <gen>Bombus</gen>. The tropical honeybees belong mostly to <gen>Melipoma</gen> and <gen>Trigona</gen>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A neighborly gathering of people who engage in united labor for the benefit of an individual or family; <as>as, a quilting <ex>bee</ex>; a husking <ex>bee</ex>; a raising <ex>bee</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The cellar . . . was dug by a <qex>bee</qex> in a single day.</q> <rj><qau>S. G. Goodrich.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <ety>[Prob. fr. AS. <ets>be&aacute;h</ets> ring, fr. <ets>b&unr_;gan</ets> to bend. See 1st <er>Bow</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Pieces of hard wood bolted to the sides of the bowsprit, to reeve the fore-topmast stays through; -- called also <altname>bee blocks</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bee beetle</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a beetle (<spn>Trichodes apiarius</spn>) parasitic in beehives.</cd> -- <col><b>Bee bird</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a bird that eats the honeybee, as the European flycatcher, and the American kingbird.</cd> -- <col><b>Bee flower</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>an orchidaceous plant of the genus <gen>Ophrys</gen> (<spn>Ophrys apifera</spn>), whose flowers have some resemblance to bees, flies, and other insects.</cd> -- <col><b>Bee fly</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a two winged fly of the family <fam>Bombyliid&aelig;</fam>. Some species, in the larval state, are parasitic upon bees.</cd> -- <col><b>Bee garden</b></col>, <cd>a garden or inclosure to set beehives in ; an apiary.</cd> <au>Mortimer.</au> -- <col><b>Bee glue</b></col>, <cd>a soft, unctuous matter, with which bees cement the combs to the hives, and close up the cells; -- called also <altname>propolis</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bee hawk</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the honey buzzard.</cd> -- <col><b>Bee killer</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a large two-winged fly of the family <fam>Asilid&aelig;</fam> (esp. <spn>Trupanea apivora</spn>) which feeds upon the honeybee. See <er>Robber fly</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bee louse</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a minute, wingless, dipterous insect (<spn>Braula c&aelig;ca</spn>) parasitic on hive bees.</cd> -- <col><b>Bee martin</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the kingbird (<spn>Tyrannus Carolinensis</spn>) which occasionally feeds on bees.</cd> -- <col><b>Bee moth</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a moth (<spn>Galleria cereana</spn>) whose larv&aelig; feed on honeycomb, occasioning great damage in beehives.</cd> -- <col><b>Bee wolf</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the larva of the bee beetle. See Illust. of <cref>Bee beetle</cref>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>To have a bee in the head</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>To have a bee in the bonnet</b></col></mcol>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To be choleric.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To be restless or uneasy.</cd> <au>B. Jonson.</au> <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>To be full of fancies; to be a little crazy.</cd> &ldquo;She's whiles crack-brained, and <xex>has a bee in her head</xex>.&rdquo; <au>Sir W. Scott.</au></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>beebalm</hw>, <hw>bee balm</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a perennial herb (<spn>Monarda fistulosa</spn>) of North America.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America (<spn>Monarda didyma</spn>) having variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bee balm, bergamot mint, oswego tea.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>a bushy perennial Old World mint, <spn>Melissa officinalis</spn>, having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves; a garden escapee in northern Europe and North America.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> lemon balm, garden balm, sweet balm, bee balm, Melissa officinalis.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bee"bread`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A brown, bitter substance found in some of the cells of honeycomb. It is made chiefly from the pollen of flowers, which is collected by bees as food for their young.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beech</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Beeches</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>beche</ets>, AS. <ets>b&unr_;ce</ets>; akin to D. <ets>beuk</ets>, OHG. <ets>buocha</ets>, G. <ets>buche</ets>, Icel. <ets>beyki</ets>, Dan. <ets>b&ouml;g</ets>, Sw. <ets>bok</ets>, Russ. <ets>buk</ets>, L. <ets>fagus</ets>, Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets> oak, <ets>&unr_;</ets> to eat, Skr. <ets>bhaksh</ets>; the tree being named originally from the esculent fruit. See <er>Book</er>, and cf. 7th <er>Buck</er>, <er>Buckwheat</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A tree of the genus <gen>Fagus</gen>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; It grows to a large size, having a smooth bark and thick foliage, and bears an edible triangular nut, of which swine are fond. The <spn>Fagus sylvatica</spn> is the European species, and the <spn>Fagus ferruginea</spn> that of America.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Beech drops</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of beeches (<spn>Epiphegus Americana</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>Beech marten</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the stone marten of Europe (<spn>Mustela foina</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>Beech mast</b></col>, <cd>the nuts of the beech, esp. as they lie under the trees, in autumn.</cd> -- <col><b>Beech oil</b></col>, <cd>oil expressed from the mast or nuts of the beech tree.</cd> -- <col><b>Cooper beech</b></col>, <cd>a variety of the European beech with copper-colored, shining leaves.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beech"en</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>b&unr_;cen</ets>.]</ety> <def>Consisting, or made, of the wood or bark of the beech; belonging to the beech.</def> &ldquo;Plain <xex>beechen</xex> vessels.&rdquo; <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beech"nut`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The nut of the beech tree.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beech" tree`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>The beech.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beech"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or relating to beeches.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bee"-eat`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A bird of the genus <gen>Merops</gen>, that feeds especially on bees. The European species (<spn>Merops apiaster</spn>) is remarkable for its brilliant colors.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An African bird of the genus <gen>Rhinopomastes</gen>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beef</hw> <pr>(b&emacr;f)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>boef</ets>, <ets>befe</ets>, <ets>beef</ets>, OF. <ets>boef</ets>, <ets>buef</ets>, F. <ets>b&oelig;ef</ets>, fr. L. <ets>bos</ets>, <ets>bovis</ets>, ox; akin to Gr. <grk>boy^s</grk>, Skr. <ets>g&omacr;</ets> cow, and E. <ets>cow</ets>. See 2d <er>Cow</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An animal of the genus <gen>Bos</gen>, especially the common species, <spn>Bos taurus</spn>, including the bull, cow, and ox, in their full grown state; esp., an ox or cow fattened for food.</def> <note>[In this, which is the original sense, the word has a plural, <xex>beeves</xex> <pr>(b&emacr;vz)</pr>.]</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A herd of <qex>beeves</qex>, fair oxen and fair kine.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The flesh of an ox, or cow, or of any adult bovine animal, when slaughtered for food.</def> <note>[In this sense, the word has no plural.]</note> &ldquo;Great meals of <xex>beef</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Applied colloquially to human flesh.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beef</hw> <pr>(b&emacr;f)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, beef.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Beef tea</b></col>, <cd>essence of beef, or strong beef broth.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>beef"a*lo</hw> <pr>(b&emacr;"f&adot_;*l&ouptack_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>a hardy breed of beef cattle derived as a cross between the American bison and domestic cattle, usually being genetically <frac>3/8</frac> bison and <frac>5/8</frac> domestic bovine; -- it yields leaner beef than conventional breeds.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>beef"burg*er</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a fried cake of minced beef served on a bun.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> hamburger.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beef"eat`er</hw> <pr>(b&emacr;f"&emacr;t`&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Beef</ets> + <ets>eater</ets>; prob. one who eats another's <ets>beef</ets>, as his servant. Cf. AS. <ets>hl&amacr;f&aemacr_;ta</ets> servant, properly a loaf eater.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who eats beef; hence, a large, fleshy person.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One of the yeomen of the guard, in England.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An African bird of the genus <gen>Buphaga</gen>, which feeds on the larv&aelig; of botflies hatched under the skin of oxen, antelopes, etc. Two species are known.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>beefed-up</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>made greater or stronger.</def> <illu><ex>beefed-up</ex> sales efforts</illu><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bee" fly`</hw> <pr>(b&emacr;" fl&imacr;`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>any dipterous insect of the family <fam>Bombyliidae</fam>, which eat nectar and in some cases resemble bees. Their larvae are parasitic on the larvae of bees and other insects.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> + <source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beef"steak`</hw> <pr>(b&emacr;f"st&amacr;k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A steak of beef; a slice of beef broiled or suitable for broiling.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beef"-wit`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Stupid; dull.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beef"wood`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An Australian tree (<gen>Casuarina</gen>), and its red wood, used for cabinetwork; also, the trees <spn>Stenocarpus salignus</spn> of New South Wales, and <spn>Banksia compar</spn> of Queensland.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beef"y</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having much beef; of the nature of beef; resembling beef; fleshy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bee"hive`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A hive for a swarm of bees. Also used figuratively.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; A common and typical form of <xex>beehive</xex> was a domeshaped inverted basket, whence certain ancient Irish and Scotch architectural remains are called <xex>beehive houses</xex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bee"house`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A house for bees; an apiary.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bee" lark`spur</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def><fld>(Bot.)</fld> See <er>Larkspur</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beeld</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Beild</er>.</def> <rj><au>Fairfax.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bee" line`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>The shortest line from one place to another, like that of a bee to its hive when loaded with honey; an air line.</def> &ldquo;A <xex>bee line</xex> for the brig.&rdquo; <rj><au>Kane.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*el"ze*bub</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The title of a heathen deity to whom the Jews ascribed the sovereignty of the evil spirits; hence, the Devil or a devil. See <er>Baal</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beem</hw> <pr>(b&emacr;m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>b&emacr;me</ets>, <ets>b&ymacr_;me</ets>.]</ety> <def>A trumpet.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bee"mas`ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who keeps bees.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Been</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[OE. <ets>beon</ets>, <ets>ben</ets>, <ets>bin</ets>, p. p. of <ets>been</ets>, <ets>beon</ets>, to be. See <er>Be</er>.]</ety> <def>The past participle of <er>Be</er>. In old authors it is also the pr. tense plural of <er>Be</er>. See 1st <er>Bee</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Assembled <qex>been</qex> a senate grave and stout.</q> <rj><qau>Fairfax.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>beor</ets>, <ets>ber</ets>, AS. <ets>be&oacute;r</ets>; akin to Fries. <ets>biar</ets>, Icel. <ets>bj&unr_;rr</ets>, OHG. <ets>bior</ets>, D. &amp; G. <ets>bier</ets>, and possibly E. <ets>brew</ets>. &radic;93, See <er>Brew</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A fermented liquor made from any malted grain, but commonly from barley malt, with hops or some other substance to impart a bitter flavor.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Beer has different names, as <stype>small beer</stype>, <stype>ale</stype>, <stype>porter</stype>, <stype>brown stout</stype>, <stype>lager beer</stype>, according to its strength, or other qualities. See <er>Ale</er>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A fermented extract of the roots and other parts of various plants, as spruce, ginger, sassafras, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Small beer</b></col>, <cd>weak beer</cd>; (<mark>fig.</mark>) <cd>insignificant matters.</cd> &ldquo;To suckle fools, and chronicle <xex>small beer</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>beer" bel`ly</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a protruding potbelly caused by excessive drinking of beer.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> beer gut.</syn><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In one of the less surprising revelations of the year,
+researchers at the University of North Carolina (UNC) and
+colleagues have confirmed that excessive consumption of beer
+can lead to the condition commonly known as <qex>beer belly</qex>. At
+the same time, however, they discovered that, beyond aesthetic
+concerns, the condition may point to health hazards of a more
+serious nature. In a comparison of beer drinkers and wine
+drinkers, the scientists found that beer tends to build a
+central paunch, or &ldquo;potbelly&rdquo;, while wine drinkers tend to
+have narrower waists, even when the same amount of alcohol and
+calories is consumed by both.</q> <rj><qau>The Scientist -- December 11, 1995.</qau></rj></p>
+
+<p><hw>Beer"e*gar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Beer</ets> + <ets>eager</ets>.]</ety> <def>Sour beer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>beer gut</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as <er>beer belly</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> beer gut.</syn><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beer"house`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A house where malt liquors are sold; an alehouse.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beer"i*ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Beery condition.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beer"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or resembling beer; affected by beer; maudlin.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beest"ings</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Biestings</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bees"wax`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The wax secreted by bees, and of which their cells are constructed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bees"wing`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The second crust formed in port and some other wines after long keeping. It consists of pure, shining scales of tartar, supposed to resemble the wing of a bee.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beet</hw> <pr>(b&emacr;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>bete</ets>, from L. <ets>beta</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A biennial plant of the genus <gen>Beta</gen>, which produces an edible root the first year and seed the second year.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The root of plants of the genus <gen>Beta</gen>, different species and varieties of which are used for the table, for feeding stock, or in making sugar.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; There are many varieties of the common beet (<spn>Beta vulgaris</spn>). The Old &ldquo;white beet&rdquo;, cultivated for its edible leafstalks, is a distinct species (<spn>Beta Cicla</spn>).</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Beete</hw>, <hw>Bete</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(b&emacr;t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>b&emacr;tan</ets> to mend. See <er>Better</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To mend; to repair.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To renew or enkindle (a fire).</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beethoven</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def><person>Ludwig van Beethoven</person>, a renowned German composer, born 1770, died 1827.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> van Beethoven.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the music of Beethoven.</def> <illu>He enjoyed <ex>Beethoven</ex> most of all.</illu><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beethovenian</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to <person>Ludwig van Beethoven</person>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bee"tle</hw> <pr>(b&emacr;"t'l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>betel</ets>, AS. <ets>b&imacr;tl</ets>, <ets>b&unr_;tl</ets>, mallet, hammer, fr. <ets>be&aacute;tan</ets> to beat. See <er>Beat</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A heavy mallet, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A machine in which fabrics are subjected to a hammering process while passing over rollers, as in cotton mills; -- called also <altname>beetling machine</altname>.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 132 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Bee"tle</hw> <pr>(b&emacr;"t'l)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Beetled</conjf> <pr>(-t'ld)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Beetling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To beat with a heavy mallet.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine; <as>as, to <ex>beetle</ex> cotton goods</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bee"tle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bityl</ets>, <ets>bittle</ets>, AS. <ets>b&imacr;tel</ets>, fr. <ets>b&imacr;tan</ets> to bite. See <er>Bite</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>Any insect of the order Coleoptera, having four wings, the outer pair being stiff cases for covering the others when they are folded up. See <er>Coleoptera</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Beetle mite</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>one of many species of mites, of the family <fam>Oribatid&aelig;</fam>, parasitic on beetles.</cd> -- <col><b>Black beetle</b></col>, <cd>the common large black cockroach (<spn>Blatta orientalis</spn>).</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bee"tle</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Beetlebrowed</er>.]</ety> <def>To extend over and beyond the base or support; to overhang; to jut.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To the dreadful summit of the cliff<br/>
+That <qex>beetles</qex> o'er his base into the sea.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Each <qex>beetling</qex> rampart, and each tower sublime.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bee"tle brow`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>An overhanging brow.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bee"tle-browed`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, a. <ety>[OE. <ets>bitelbrowed</ets>; cf. OE. <ets>bitel</ets>, adj., sharp, projecting, n., a beetle. See <er>Beetle</er> an insect.]</ety> <def>Having prominent, overhanging brows; hence, lowering or sullen.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The earlier meaning was, &ldquo;Having bushy or overhanging eyebrows.&rdquo;</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bee"tle*head`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Beetle</ets> a mallet + <ets>head</ets>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A stupid fellow; a blockhead.</def> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The black-bellied plover, or bullhead (<spn>Squatarola helvetica</spn>). See <er>Plover</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bee"tle-head`ed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Dull; stupid.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bee"tle*stock`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The handle of a beetle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beet" rad`ish</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>Same as <er>Beetrave</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beet"rave`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>betterave</ets>; <ets>bette</ets> beet + <ets>rave</ets> radish.]</ety> <def>The common beet (<spn>Beta vulgaris</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beeve</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Formed from <ets>beeves</ets>, pl. of <ets>beef</ets>.]</ety> <def>A beef; a beef creature.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They would knock down the first <qex>beeve</qex> they met with.</q> <rj><qau>W. Irving.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beeves</hw> <pr>(b&emacr;vz)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>plural of <er>Beef</er>, the animal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*fall"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Befell</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. p.</pos> <conjf>Befallen</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Befalling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>befeallan</ets>; pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>feallan</ets> to fall.]</ety> <def>To happen to.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I beseech your grace that I may know<br/>
+The worst that may <qex>befall</qex> me.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*fall"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To come to pass; to happen.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I have revealed . . . the discord which <qex>befell</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*fit"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Befitted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Befitting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To be suitable to; to suit; to become.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>That name best <qex>befits</qex> thee.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*fit"ting</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Suitable; proper; becoming; fitting.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*fit"ting*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a befitting manner; suitably.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*flat"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To flatter excessively.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*flow"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To besprinkle or scatter over with, or as with, flowers.</def> <rj><au>Hobbes.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*fog"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Befogged</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Befogging</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To involve in a fog; -- mostly as a participle or part. adj.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: To confuse; to mystify.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>befogged</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>confused and vague; used especially of thinking.</def> <illu>a mind <ex>befogged</ex> with drink</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> addled, befuddled, muddled, muzzy, unclear, woolly, wooly, woolly-headed, wooly-minded.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*fool"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Befooled</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Befooling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>befolen</ets>; pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>fol</ets> fool.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To fool; to delude or lead into error; to infatuate; to deceive.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This story . . . contrived to <qex>befool</qex> credulous men.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To cause to behave like a fool; to make foolish.</def> &ldquo;Some <xex>befooling</xex> drug.&rdquo; <rj><au>G. Eliot.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*fore"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>beforen</ets>, <ets>biforen</ets>, <ets>before</ets>, AS. <ets>beforan</ets>; pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>foran</ets>, <ets>fore</ets>, before. See <er>Be-</er>, and <er>Fore</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In front of; preceding in space; ahead of; <as>as, to stand <ex>before</ex> the fire; <ex>before</ex> the house</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His angel, who shall go<br/>
+<qex>Before</qex> them in a cloud and pillar of fire.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Preceding in time; earlier than; previously to; anterior to the time when; -- sometimes with the additional idea of purpose; in order that.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Before</qex> Abraham was, I am.</q> <rj><qau>John viii. 58.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Before</qex> this treatise can become of use, two points are necessary.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Formerly <xex>before</xex>, in this sense, was followed by <xex>that</xex>. &ldquo;<xex>Before that</xex> Philip called thee . . . I saw thee.&rdquo;</note> <rj><au>John i. 48.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An advance of; farther onward, in place or time.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The golden age . . . is <qex>before</qex> us.</q> <rj><qau>Carlyle.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Prior or preceding in dignity, order, rank, right, or worth; rather than.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He that cometh after me is preferred <qex>before</qex> me.</q> <rj><qau>John i. 15.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The eldest son is <qex>before</qex> the younger in succession.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>In presence or sight of; face to face with; facing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Abraham bowed down himself <qex>before</qex> the people.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. xxiii. 12.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Wherewith shall I come <qex>before</qex> the Lord?</q> <rj><qau>Micah vi. 6.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Under the cognizance or jurisdiction of.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>If a suit be begun <qex>before</qex> an archdeacon.</q> <rj><qau>Ayliffe.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Open for; free of access to; in the power of.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The world was all <qex>before</qex> them where to choose.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Before the mast</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>as a common sailor, -- because the sailors live in the forecastle, forward of the foremast.</cd> -- <col><b>Before the wind</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>in the direction of the wind and by its impulse; having the wind aft.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*fore"</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>On the fore part; in front, or in the direction of the front; -- opposed to <ant>in the rear</ant>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The battle was <qex>before</qex> and behind.</q> <rj><qau>2 Chron. xiii. 14.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In advance.</def> &ldquo;I come <xex>before</xex> to tell you.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>In time past; previously; already.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>You tell me, mother, what I knew <qex>before</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Earlier; sooner than; until then.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>When the butt is out, we will drink water; not a drop <qex>before</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Before</xex> is often used in self-explaining compounds; as, <xex>before</xex>-cited, <xex>before</xex>-mentioned; <xex>before</xex>said.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*fore"hand`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Before</ets> + <ets>hand</ets>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>In a state of anticipation ore preoccupation; in advance; -- often followed by <xex>with</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Agricola . . . resolves to be <qex>beforehand</qex> with the danger.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The last cited author has been <qex>beforehand</qex> with me.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>By way of preparation, or preliminary; previously; aforetime.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They may be taught <qex>beforehand</qex> the skill of speaking.</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*fore"hand`</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>In comfortable circumstances as regards property; forehanded.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Rich and much <qex>beforehand</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*fore"time`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Formerly; aforetime.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>[They] dwelt in their tents, as <qex>beforetime</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>2 Kings xiii. 5.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*for"tune</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To befall.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I wish all good <qex>befortune</qex> you.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*foul"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Befouled</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Befouling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. AS. <ets>bef&unr_;lan</ets>; pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>f&unr_;lan</ets> to foul. See <er>Foul</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make foul; to soil.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To entangle or run against so as to impede motion.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>befouled</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>made disgustingly dirty.</def> <illu>a building <ex>befouled</ex> with soot</illu><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*friend"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Befriended</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Befriending</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To act as a friend to; to favor; to aid, benefit, or countenance.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>By the darkness <qex>befriended</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*friend"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Act of befriending.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*frill"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To furnish or deck with a frill.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*fringe"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To furnish with a fringe; to form a fringe upon; to adorn as with fringe.</def> <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*fud"dle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Befuddled</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>]</vmorph> <def>To becloud and confuse, as with liquor.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>befuddled</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>dazed by alcoholic drink.</def> <illu>the wino's poor <ex>befuddled</ex> mind</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> stupefied.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>unclear in mind or intent; filled with bewilderment.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> at sea, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused, mazed, mixed-up.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>confused and vague; used especially of thinking.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> addled, befogged, muddled, muzzy, unclear, woolly, wooly, woolly-headed, wooly-minded.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beg</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Turk. <ets>beg</ets>, pronounced <ets>bay</ets>. Cf. <er>Bey</er>, <er>Begum</er>.]</ety> <def>A title of honor in Turkey and in some other parts of the East; a bey.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beg</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Begged</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Begging</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>beggen</ets>, perh. fr. AS. <ets>bedecian</ets> (akin to Goth. <ets>bedagwa</ets> beggar), <ets>biddan</ets> to ask. (Cf. <er>Bid</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>); or cf. <ets>beghard</ets>, <ets>beguin</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To ask earnestly for; to entreat or supplicate for; to beseech.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I do <qex>beg</qex> your good will in this case.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>[Joseph] <qex>begged</qex> the body of Jesus.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. xxvii. 58.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>Sometimes implying deferential and respectful, rather than earnest, asking; as, I <xex>beg</xex> your pardon; I <xex>beg</xex> leave to disagree with you.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To ask for as a charity, esp. to ask for habitually or from house to house.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed <qex>begging</qex> bread.</q> <rj><qau>Ps. xxxvii. 25.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To make petition to; to entreat; <as>as, to <ex>beg</ex> a person to grant a favor</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To take for granted; to assume without proof.</def><!-- see <cref>beg the question</cref>, below --><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Old Law)</fld> <def>To ask to be appointed guardiln for, or to aso to havo a guardian appointed for.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Else some will <qex>beg</qex> thee, in the court of wards.</q> <rj><qau>Harrington.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs>Hence: <col><b>To beg (one) for a fool</b></col>, <cd>to take him for a fool.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>I beg to</b></col>, <cd>is an elliptical expression for <xex>I beg leave to</xex>; <as>as, <ex>I beg to</ex> inform you</as>.</cd> -- <col><b>To beg the question</b></col>, <cd>to assume that which was to be proved in a discussion, instead of adducing the proof or sustaining the point by argument.</cd> -- <col><b>To go a-begging</b></col>, <cd>a figurative phrase to express the absence of demand for something which elsewhere brings a price; <as>as, grapes are so plentiful there that they <ex>go a-begging</ex></as>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To <er>Beg</er>, <er>Ask</er>, <er>Request</er>.</syn> <usage> To <xex>ask</xex> (not in the sense of inquiring) is the generic term which embraces all these words. To <xex>request</xex> is only a polite mode of asking. To <xex>beg</xex>, in its original sense, was to ask with earnestness, and implied submission, or at least deference. At present, however, in polite life, <xex>beg</xex> has dropped its original meaning, and has taken the place of both <xex>ask</xex> and <xex>request</xex>, on the ground of its expressing more of deference and respect. Thus, we <xex>beg</xex> a person's acceptance of a present; we <xex>beg</xex> him to favor us with his company; a tradesman <xex>begs</xex> to announce the arrival of new goods, etc. Crabb remarks that, according to present usage, &ldquo;we can never talk of <xex>asking</xex> a person's acceptance of a thing, or of <xex>asking</xex> him to do us a favor.&rdquo; This can be more truly said of usage in England than in America.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beg</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To ask alms or charity, especially to ask habitually by the wayside or from house to house; to live by asking alms.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I can not dig; to <qex>beg</qex> I am ashamed.</q> <rj><qau>Luke xvi. 3.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Be"ga</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Bigha</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*gem"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Begemmed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Begemming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To adorn with gems, or as with gems.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Begemmed</qex> with dewdrops.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Those lonely realms bright garden isles <qex>begem</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shelley.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*get"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Begot</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <mark>(Archaic)</mark> <conjf>Begat</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. p.</pos> <conjf>Begot</conjf>, <conjf>Begotten</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Begetting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bigiten</ets>, <ets>bigeten</ets>, to get, beget, AS. <ets>begitan</ets> to get; pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>gitan</ets>. See <er>Get</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos> ]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To procreate, as a father or sire; to generate; -- commonly said of the father.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Yet they a beauteous offspring shall <qex>beget</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To get (with child.)</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To produce as an effect; to cause to exist.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Love is <qex>begot</qex> by fancy.</q> <rj><qau>Granville.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*get"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who begets; a father.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beg"ga*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being begged.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beg"gar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>beggere</ets>, fr. <ets>beg</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who begs; one who asks or entreats earnestly, or with humility; a petitioner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who makes it his business to ask alms.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>One who is dependent upon others for support; -- a contemptuous or sarcastic use.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>One who assumes in argument what he does not prove.</def> <rj><au>Abp. Tillotson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beg"gar</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Beggared</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Beggaring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To reduce to beggary; to impoverish; <as>as, he had <ex>beggared</ex> himself</as>.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To cause to seem very poor and inadequate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It <qex>beggared</qex> all description.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beg"gar*hood</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The condition of being a beggar; also, the class of beggars.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beg"gar*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Beggary.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>beggar-lice</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>any of various Eurasian and North American plants having small prickly nutlets that stick to clothing.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> beggar's lice, beggar's-lice, beggar lice.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>any of various tropical and subtropical plants having trifoliate leaves and rough sticky pod sections or loments.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> tick trefoil, tick-trefoil, beggar's-lice.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beg"gar*li*ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being beggarly; meanness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beg"gar*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In the condition of, or like, a beggar; suitable for a beggar; extremely indigent; poverty-stricken; mean; poor; contemptible.</def> &ldquo;A bankrupt, <xex>beggarly</xex> fellow.&rdquo; <au>South.</au> &ldquo;A <xex>beggarly</xex> fellowship.&rdquo; <au>Swift.</au> &ldquo;<xex>Beggarly</xex> elements.&rdquo; <au>Gal. iv. 9.</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Produced or occasioned by beggary.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Beggarly</qex> sins, that is, those sins which idleness and beggary usually betray men to; such as lying, flattery, stealing, and dissimulation.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beg"gar*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an indigent, mean, or despicable manner; in the manner of a beggar.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beg"gar's lice`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The prickly fruit or seed of certain plants (as some species of <gen>Echinospermum</gen> and <gen>Cynoglossum</gen>) which cling to the clothing of those who brush by them.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beg"gar's ticks`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>The bur marigold (<gen>Bidens</gen>) and its achenes, which are armed with barbed awns, and adhere to clothing and fleeces with unpleasant tenacity; -- also called <altname>beggar-ticks</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>beggar-ticks</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the seed of bur marigolds.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> spanish needles.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>any of several plants of the genus Bidens having yellow flowers and pricky fruits that cling to fur and clothing; -- also called <altname>beggar's-ticks</altname>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bur marigold, burr marigold, beggar's-ticks, sticktight.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>beggarwoman</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a woman who is a beggar.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beg"gar*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>beggerie</ets>. See <er>Beggar</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of begging; the state of being a beggar; mendicancy; extreme poverty.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Beggarly appearance.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The freedom and the <qex>beggary</qex> of the old studio.</q> <rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Indigence; want; penury; mendicancy.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beg"gar*y</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Beggarly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beg"ge*stere</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Beg</ets> + <ets>-ster</ets>.]</ety> <def>A beggar.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Be*ghard"</hw> <hw>Be*guard"</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>b&eacute;gard</ets>, <ets>b&eacute;guard</ets>; cf. G. <ets>beghard</ets>, LL. <ets>Beghardus</ets>, <ets>Begihardus</ets>, <ets>Begardus</ets>. Prob. from the root of <ets>beguine</ets> + <ets>-ard</ets> or <ets>-hard</ets>. See <er>Beguine</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>One of an association of religious laymen living in imitation of the Beguines. They arose in the thirteenth century, were afterward subjected to much persecution, and were suppressed by Innocent X. in 1650. Called also <xex>Beguins</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*gild"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Begilded</conjf> or <conjf>Begilt</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To gild.</def> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*gin"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Began</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <conjf>Begun</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Beginning</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>beginnan</ets> (akin to OS. <ets>biginnan</ets>, D. &amp; G. <ets>beginnen</ets>, OHG. <ets>biginnan</ets>, Goth., <ets>du-ginnan</ets>, Sw. <ets>begynna</ets>, Dan. <ets>begynde</ets>); pref. <ets>be-</ets> + an assumed <ets>ginnan</ets>. &radic;31. See <er>Gin</er> to begin.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To have or commence an independent or first existence; to take rise; to commence.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Vast chain of being! which from God <qex>began</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To do the first act or the first part of an action; to enter upon or commence something new, as a new form or state of being, or course of action; to take the first step; to start.</def> &ldquo;Tears <xex>began</xex> to flow.&rdquo; <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>When I <qex>begin</qex>, I will also make an end.</q> <rj><qau>1 Sam. iii. 12.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*gin"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To enter on; to commence.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Ye nymphs of Solyma ! <qex>begin</qex> the song.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To trace or lay the foundation of; to make or place a beginning of.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The apostle <qex>begins</qex> our knowledge in the creatures, which leads us to the knowledge of God.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To commence; originate; set about; start.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*gin"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Beginning.</def> <mark>[Poetic &amp; Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*gin"ner</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who begins or originates anything. Specifically: A young or inexperienced practitioner or student; a tyro.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A sermon of a new <qex>beginner</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*gin"ning</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In the <qex>beginning</qex> God created the heaven and the earth.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. i. 1.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which begins or originates something; the first cause; origin; source.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q> I am . . . the <qex>beginning</qex> and the ending.</q> <rj><qau>Rev. i. 8.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That which is begun; a rudiment or element.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Mighty things from small <qex>beginnings</qex> grow.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Enterprise.</def> &ldquo;To hinder our <xex>beginnings</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Inception; prelude; opening; threshold; origin; outset; foundation.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*gird"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Begirt</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <conjf>Begirded</conjf>; <pos>p. p.</pos> <conjf>Begirt</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Begirding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>begyrdan</ets> (akin to Goth. <ets>bigairdan</ets>); pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>gyrdan</ets> to gird.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To bind with a band or girdle; to gird.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To surround as with a band; to encompass.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*gir"dle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To surround as with a girdle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*girt"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To encompass; to begird.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Beg"ler*beg`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Turk. <ets>beglerbeg</ets>, fr. <ets>beg</ets>, pl. <ets>begler</ets>. See <er>Beg</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>The governor of a province of the Ottoman empire, next in dignity to the grand vizier.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*gnaw"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>p. p.</pos> <conjf>Begnawed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <mark>(R.)</mark> <conjf>Begnawn</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>begnagan</ets>; pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>gnagan</ets> to gnaw.]</ety> <def>To gnaw; to eat away; to corrode.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The worm of conscience still <qex>begnaw</qex> thy soul.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*god"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Begodded</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To exalt to the dignity of a god; to deify.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>Begodded</xex> saints.&rdquo; <rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beg"ohm`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>A unit of resistance equal to one billion ohms, or one thousand megohms.</def><!-- ##?? still used?? is gigohm used?--><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*gone"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Be</ets>, v. i. + <ets>gone</ets>, p. p.]</ety> <def>Go away; depart; get you gone.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*gone"</hw>, <pos>p. p.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>begon</ets>, AS. <ets>big&amacr;n</ets>; pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>g&amacr;n</ets> to go.]</ety> <def>Surrounded; furnished; beset; environed (as in woe-<xex>begone</xex>).</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Gower. Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*go"ni*a</hw> <pr>(b&euptack_;*g&omacr;"n&ibreve_;*&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From Michel <etsep>Begon</etsep>, a promoter of botany.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of plants, mostly of tropical America, many species of which are grown as ornamental plants. The leaves are curiously one-sided, and often exhibit brilliant colors.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Begoniaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a natural family of monoecious succulent herbs or shrubs of tropical and warm regions especially America.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Begoniaceae</fam>, begonia family.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 133 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*gore"</hw> <pr>(b&euptack_;*g&omacr;r")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To besmear with gore.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*got"</hw> <pr>(b&euptack_;*g&obreve_;t")</pr>, <def><pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> of <er>Beget</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*got"ten</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <def><pos>p. p.</pos> of <er>Beget</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*grave"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>grave</ets>; akin to G. <ets>begraben</ets>, Goth. <ets>bigraban</ets> to dig a ditch around.]</ety> <def>To bury; also, to engrave.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Gower.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*grease"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To soil or daub with grease or other oily matter.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*grime"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Begrimed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Begriming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To soil with grime or dirt deeply impressed or rubbed in.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Books falling to pieces and <qex>begrimed</qex> with dust.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*grim"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, begrimes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*grudge"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Begrudged</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Begrudging</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To grudge; to envy the possession of.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>begrudging</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>being given reluctantly or with displeasure.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> envious, grudging.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*guile"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Beguiled</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Beguiling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To delude by guile, artifice, or craft; to deceive or impose on, as by a false statement; to lure.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The serpent <qex>beguiled</qex> me, and I did eat.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. iii. 13.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To elude, or evade by craft; to foil.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>When misery could <qex>beguile</qex> the tyrant's rage.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To cause the time of to pass without notice; to relieve the tedium or weariness of; to while away; to divert.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Ballads . . . to <qex>beguile</qex> his incessant wayfaring.</q> <rj><qau>W. Irving.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To delude; deceive; cheat; insnare; mislead; amuse; divert; entertain.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>beguiled</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>filled with wonder and delight.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> captivated, charmed, delighted, enthralled, entranced.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*guile"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of beguiling, or the state of being beguiled.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*guil"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, beguiles.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*guil"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Alluring by guile; deluding; misleading; diverting.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Be*guil"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Be`guin"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>See <er>Beghard</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Be`gui`nage"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A collection of small houses surrounded by a wall and occupied by a community of Beguines.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Be`guine"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>b&eacute;guine</ets>; LL. <ets>beguina</ets>, <ets>beghina</ets>; fr. Lambert <ets>le B&egrave;gue</ets> (the Stammerer) the founder of the order. (<ets>Du Cange</ets>.)]</ety> <def>A woman belonging to one of the religious and charitable associations or communities in the Netherlands, and elsewhere, whose members live in beguinages and are not bound by perpetual vows.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Be"gum</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Per., fr. Turk., perh. properly queen mother, fr. Turk. <ets>beg</ets> (see <er>Beg</er>, <pos>n.</pos>) + Ar. <ets>umm</ets> mother.]</ety> <def>In the East Indies, a princess or lady of high rank.</def> <rj><au>Malcom.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*gun"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <def><pos>p. p.</pos> of <er>Begin</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*half"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>on-behalve</ets> in the name of, <ets>bihalven</ets> by the side of, fr. AS. <ets>healf</ets> half, also side, part: akin to G. <ets>halb</ets> half, <ets>halber</ets> on account of. See <er>Be-</er>, and <er>Half</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>Advantage; favor; stead; benefit; interest; profit; support; defense; vindication.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In <qex>behalf</qex> of his mistress's beauty.</q> <rj><qau>Sir P. Sidney.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Against whom he had contracted some prejudice in <qex>behalf</qex> of his nation.</q> <rj><qau>Clarendon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>In behalf of</b></col>, <cd>in the interest of.</cd> -- <col><b>On behalf of</b></col>, <cd>on account of; on the part of.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*hap"pen</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To happen to.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*have"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Behaved</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Behaving</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>behabban</ets> to surround, restrain, detain (akin to G. <ets>gehaben</ets> (obs.) to have, <ets>sich gehaben</ets> to behave or carry one's self); pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>habban</ets> to have. See <er>Have</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos> ]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To manage or govern in point of behavior; to discipline; to handle; to restrain.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He did <qex>behave</qex> his anger ere 't was spent.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To carry; to conduct; to comport; to manage; to bear; -- used reflexively.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Those that <qex>behaved</qex> themselves manfully.</q> <rj><qau>2 Macc. ii. 21.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*have"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To act; to conduct; to bear or carry one's self; <as>as, to <ex>behave</ex> well or ill</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; This verb is often used colloquially without an adverb of manner; as, if he does not <xex>behave</xex>, he will be punished. It is also often applied to inanimate objects; as, the ship <xex>behaved</xex> splendidly.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*hav"ior</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Manner of behaving, whether good or bad; mode of conducting one's self; conduct; deportment; carriage; -- used also of inanimate objects; <as>as, the <ex>behavior</ex> of a ship in a storm; the <ex>behavior</ex> of the magnetic needle</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A gentleman that is very singular in his <qex>behavior</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Steele.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>To be upon one's good behavior</b></col>, <col><b>To be put upon one's good behavior</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to be in a state of trial, in which something important depends on propriety of conduct.</cd> -- <col><b>During good behavior</b></col>, <cd>while (or so long as) one conducts one's self with integrity and fidelity or with propriety.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Bearing; demeanor; manner.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Behavior</er>, <er>Conduct</er>. <xex>Behavior</xex> is the mode in which we <xex>have</xex> or <xex>bear</xex> ourselves in the presence of others or toward them; <xex>conduct</xex> is the mode of our carrying ourselves forward in the concerns of life. <xex>Behavior</xex> respects our manner of acting in particular cases; <xex>conduct</xex> refers to the general tenor of our actions. We may say of soldiers, that their <xex>conduct</xex> had been praiseworthy during the whole campaign, and their <xex>behavior</xex> admirable in every instance when they met the enemy.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>behavioral</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to behavior.</def> <illu><ex>behavioral</ex> sciences</illu><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>behaviorism</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> behaviourism, behavioristic psychology, behaviouristic psychology.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>behaviorist</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a psychologist who subscribes to behaviorism.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> behaviourist.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>behaviourism</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as <er>behaviorism</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> behaviorism, behavioristic psychology, behaviouristic psychology.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>behaviourist</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as <er>behaviorist</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> behaviorist.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>behaviorist</hw> <hw>behavioristic</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of, pertaining to, or characteristic of behaviorists or behaviorism.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*head"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Beheaded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Beheading</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bihefden</ets>, AS. <ets>behe&aacute;fdian</ets>; pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>he&aacute;fod</ets> head. See <er>Head</er>.]</ety> <def>To sever the head from; to take off the head of.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*head"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Beheading.</def> <mark>[Modern]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*held"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <def><pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> of <er>Behold</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be"he*moth</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Heb. <ets>behem&omacr;th</ets>, fr. Egyptian <ets>P-ehe-maut</ets> hippopotamus.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An animal, probably the hippopotamus, described in <au>Job xl. 15-24.</au></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>something of large size or great power.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Be"hen</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Behn</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Per. &amp; Ar. <ets>bahman</ets>, <ets>behmen</ets>, an herb, whose leaves resemble ears of corn, saffron.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The <spn>Centaurea behen</spn>, or saw-leaved centaury.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The <spn>Cucubalus behen</spn>, or bladder campion, now called <spn>Silene inflata</spn>.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The <spn>Statice limonium</spn>, or sea lavender.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*hest"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>biheste</ets> promise, command, AS. <ets>beh&aemacr_;s</ets> promise; pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>h&aemacr_;s</ets> command. See <er>Hest</er>, <er>Hight</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which is willed or ordered; a command; a mandate; an injunction.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To do his master's high <qex>behest</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A vow; a promise.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The time is come that I should send it her, if I keep the <qex>behest</qex> that I have made.</q> <rj><qau>Paston.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*hest"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To vow.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Paston.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*hete"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See <er>Behight</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*hight"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Behight</conjf>; <pos>p. p.</pos> <conjf>Behight</conjf>, <conjf>Behoten</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bihaten</ets>, AS. <ets>beh&amacr;tan</ets> to vow, promise; pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>h&amacr;tan</ets> to call, command. See <er>Hight</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <mark>[Obs. in all its senses.]</mark> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To promise; to vow.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Behight</qex> by vow unto the chaste Minerve.</q> <rj><qau>Surrey.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To give in trust; to commit; to intrust.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The keys are to thy hand <qex>behight</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To adjudge; to assign by authority.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The second was to Triamond <qex>behight</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To mean, or intend.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>More than heart <qex>behighteth</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Mir. for Mag.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To consider or esteem to be; to declare to be.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>All the lookers-on him dead <qex>behight</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To call; to name; to address.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Whom . . . he knew and thus <qex>behight</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>To command; to order.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He <qex>behight</qex> those gates to be unbarred.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*hight"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A vow; a promise.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Surrey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*hind"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>behindan</ets>; pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>hindan</ets>. See <er>Hind</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>On the side opposite the front or nearest part; on the back side of; at the back of; on the other side of; <as>as, <ex>behind</ex> a door; <ex>behind</ex> a hill</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A tall Brabanter, <qex>behind</qex> whom I stood.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Hall.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Left after the departure of, whether this be by removing to a distance or by death.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A small part of what he left <qex>behind</qex> him.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Left a distance by, in progress of improvement Hence: Inferior to in dignity, rank, knowledge, or excellence, or in any achievement.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I was not a whit <qex>behind</qex> the very chiefest apostles.</q> <rj><qau>2 Cor. xi. 5.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*hind"</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>At the back part; in the rear.</def> &ldquo;I shall not lag <xex>behind</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Toward the back part or rear; backward; <as>as, to look <ex>behind</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Not yet brought forward, produced, or exhibited to view; out of sight; remaining.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>We can not be sure that there is no evidence <qex>behind</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Backward in time or order of succession; past.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Forgetting those things which are <qex>behind</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Phil. ii. 13.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>After the departure of another; <as>as, to stay <ex>behind</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Leave not a rack <qex>behind</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*hind"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The backside; the rump.</def> <mark>[Low]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*hind"hand`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Behind</ets> + <ets>hand</ets>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>In arrears financially; in a state where expenditures have exceeded the receipt of funds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In a state of backwardness, in respect to what is seasonable or appropriate, or as to what should have been accomplished; not equally forward with some other person or thing; dilatory; backward; late; tardy; <as>as, <ex>behindhand</ex> in studies or in work</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In this also [dress] the country are very much <qex>behindhand</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*hith"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <def>On this side of.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Two miles <qex>behither</qex> Clifden.</q> <rj><qau>Evelyn.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*hold"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Beheld</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> (<pos>p. p.</pos> formerly <conjf>Beholden</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, now used only as a <pos>p. a.</pos>); <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Beholding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bihalden</ets>, <ets>biholden</ets>, AS. <ets>behealdan</ets> to hold, have in sight; pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>healdan</ets> to hold, keep; akin to G. <ets>behalten</ets> to hold, keep. See <er>Hold</er>.]</ety> <def>To have in sight; to see clearly; to look at; to regard with the eyes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>When he <qex>beheld</qex> the serpent of brass, he lived.</q> <rj><qau>Num. xxi. 9.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Behold</qex> the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.</q> <rj><qau>John. i. 29.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To scan; gaze; regard; descry; view; discern.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*hold"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To direct the eyes to, or fix them upon, an object; to look; to see.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And I <qex>beheld</qex>, and, lo, in the midst of the throne, . . . a lamb as it had been slain.</q> <rj><qau>Rev. v. 6.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*hold"en</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>p. a.</pos> <ety>[Old p. p. of <ets>behold</ets>, used in the primitive sense of the simple verb <ets>hold</ets>.]</ety> <def>Obliged; bound in gratitude; indebted.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>But being so <qex>beholden</qex> to the Prince.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*hold"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who beholds; a spectator.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*hold"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Obliged; beholden.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I was much bound and <qex>beholding</qex> to the right reverend father.</q> <rj><qau>Robynson (More's Utopia).</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>So much hath Oxford been <qex>beholding</qex> to her nephews, or sister's children.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*hold"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of seeing; sight; also, that which is beheld.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*hold"ing*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>, <def>The state of being obliged or beholden.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir P. Sidney.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*hoof"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>to bihove</ets> for the use of, AS. <ets>beh&unr_;f</ets> advantage, a word implied in <ets>beh&unr_;fl&imacr;c</ets> necessary; akin to Sw. <ets>behof</ets>, Dan. <ets>behov</ets>, G. <ets>behuf</ets>, and E. <ets>heave</ets>, the root meaning <ets>to seize</ets>, hence the meanings &ldquo;to hold, make use of.&rdquo; See <er>Heave</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>Advantage; profit; benefit; interest; use.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>No mean recompense it brings<br/>
+To your <qex>behoof</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*hoov"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Supplying need; profitable; advantageous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Udall.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*hoove"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Behooved</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Behooving</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bihoven</ets>, <ets>behoven</ets>, AS. <ets>beh&unr_;fian</ets> to have need of, fr. <ets>beh&unr_;f</ets>. See <er>Behoof</er>.]</ety> <def>To be necessary for; to be fit for; to be meet for, with respect to necessity, duty, or convenience; -- mostly used impersonally.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And thus it <qex>behooved</qex> Christ to suffer.</q> <rj><qau>Luke xxiv. 46.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><altsp>[Also written <asp>behove</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*hoove"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be necessary, fit, or suitable; to befit; to belong as due.</def> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*hoove"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Advantage; behoof.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It shall not be to his <qex>behoove</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Gower.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*hoove"ful</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Advantageous; useful; profitable.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> -- <wordforms><wf>Be*hoove"ful*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Be*hoove"ful*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> <mark>[Archaic]</mark></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*hove"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v.</pos>, <def>and derivatives. See <er>Behoove</er>, &amp;c.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*hove"ly</hw>, <pos>a. &amp; adv.</pos> <def>Useful, or usefully.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*howl"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To howl at.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The wolf <qex>behowls</qex> the moon.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Beige</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>Debeige.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beild</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. from the same root as <ets>build</ets>, v. t.]</ety> <def>A place of shelter; protection; refuge.</def> <mark>[Scot. &amp; Prov. Eng.]</mark> <altsp>[Also written <asp>bield</asp> and <asp>beeld</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The random <qex>beild</qex> o' clod or stane.</q> <rj><qau>Burns.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be"ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>p. pr.</pos> from <er>Be</er>. <def>Existing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Being</xex> was formerly used where we now use <xex>having</xex>. &ldquo;<xex>Being</xex> to go to a ball in a few days.&rdquo; <au>Miss Edgeworth.</au></note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In modern usage, <xex>is</xex>, <xex>are</xex>, <xex>was</xex> or <xex>were being</xex>, with a past participle following (as <xex>built</xex>, <xex>made</xex>, etc.) indicates the process toward the completed result expressed by the participle. The form <xex>is</xex> or <xex>was building</xex>, in this passive signification, is idiomatic, and, if free from ambiguity, is commonly preferable to the modern <xex>is</xex> or <xex>was being built</xex>. The last form of speech is, however, sufficiently authorized by approved writers. The older expression was <xex>is</xex>, or <xex>was</xex>, <xex>a-building</xex> or <xex>in building</xex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A man who <qex>is being</qex> strangled.</q> <rj><qau>Lamb.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>While the article on Burns <qex>was being</qex> written.</q> <rj><qau>Froude.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Fresh experience <qex>is</qex> always <qex>being</qex> gained.</q> <rj><qau>Jowett (Thucyd. )</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Existence, as opposed to nonexistence; state or sphere of existence.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In Him we live, and move, and have our <qex>being</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Acts xvii. 28.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which exists in any form, whether it be material or spiritual, actual or ideal; living existence, as distinguished from a thing without life; <as>as, a human <ex>being</ex>; spiritual <ex>beings</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>What a sweet <qex>being</qex> is an honest mind !</q> <rj><qau>Beau. &amp; Fl.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A <qex>Being</qex> of infinite benevolence and power.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Lifetime; mortal existence.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Claudius, thou<br/>
+Wast follower of his fortunes in his <qex>being</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Webster (1654).</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>An abode; a cottage.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Wright.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It was a relief to dismiss them [Sir Roger's servants] into little <qex>beings</qex> within my manor.</q> <rj><qau>Steele.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be"ing</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Since; inasmuch as.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And <qex>being</qex> you have<br/>
+Declined his means, you have increased his malice.</q> <rj><qau>Beau. &amp; Fl.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*jade"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To jade or tire.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*jape"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To jape; to laugh at; to deceive.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*jaun"dice</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To infect with jaundice.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*jew"el</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bejeweled</conjf> or <conjf>Bejewelled</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bejeweling</conjf> or <conjf>Bejewelling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To ornament with a jewel or with jewels; to spangle.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Bejeweled</xex> hands.&rdquo; <rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Be*ju"co</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp., a reed or woody vine.]</ety> <def>Any climbing woody vine of the tropics with the habit of a liane; in the Philippines, esp. any of various species of <gen>Calamus</gen>, the cane or rattan palm.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*jum"ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To jumble together.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Be"kah</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Heb.]</ety> <def>Half a shekel.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*knave"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To call knave.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*know"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To confess; to acknowledge.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bel</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The Babylonian name of the god known among the Hebrews as <altname>Baal</altname>. See <er>Baal</er>.</def> <rj><au>Baruch vi. 41.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bel</hw> <pr>(b&ebreve_;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hind., fr. Skr. <ets>bilva</ets>.]</ety> <def>A thorny rutaceous tree (<spn>&AElig;gle marmelos</spn>) of India, and its aromatic, orange-like fruit; -- called also <altname>Bengal quince</altname>, <altname>golden apple</altname>, <altname>wood apple</altname>. The fruit is used medicinally, and the rind yields a perfume and a yellow dye.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bel</hw> <pr>(b&ebreve_;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[from Alexander Graham <etsep>Bell</etsep>.]</ety> <def>a unit of sound intensity equal to ten decibels.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*la"bor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Belabored</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Belaboring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To ply diligently; to work carefully upon.</def> &ldquo;If the earth is <xex>belabored</xex> with culture, it yieldeth corn.&rdquo; <rj><au>Barrow.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To beat soundly; to cudgel.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Ajax <qex>belabors</qex> there a harmless ox.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bel`-ac*coyle"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bel</ets> beautiful + <ets>accueil</ets> reception.]</ety> <def>A kind or favorable reception or salutation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*lace"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Belaced</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To fasten, as with a lace or cord.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To cover or adorn with lace.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Beaumont.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To beat with a strap. See <er>Lace</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Wright.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*lam"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Lam</er>.]</ety> <def>To beat or bang.</def> <mark>[Prov. &amp; Low, Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Todd.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bel"a*mour</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bel amour</ets> fair love.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A lover.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A flower, but of what kind is unknown.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Her snowy brows, like budded <qex>belamours</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bel"a*my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bel ami</ets> fair friend.]</ety> <def>Good friend; dear friend.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*late"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Belated</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Belating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To retard or make too late.</def> <rj><au>Davenant.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*lat"ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Delayed beyond the usual time; too late; overtaken by night; benighted.</def> &ldquo;Some <xex>belated</xex> peasant.&rdquo; <au>Milton.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>Be*lat"ed*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> <au>Milton.</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*laud"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To laud or praise greatly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*lay"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Belaid</conjf>, <conjf>Belayed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Belaying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[For senses 1 &amp; 2, D. <ets>beleggen</ets> to cover, belay; akin to E. pref. <ets>be-</ets>, and <ets>lay</ets> to place: for sense 3, OE. <ets>beleggen</ets>, AS. <ets>belecgan</ets>. See pref. <er>Be-</er>, and <er>Lay</er> to place.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To lay on or cover; to adorn.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Jacket . . . <qex>belayed</qex> with silver lace.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To make fast, as a rope, by taking several turns with it round a pin, cleat, or kevel.</def> <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To lie in wait for with a view to assault. Hence: to block up or obstruct.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Belay thee!</b></col> <cd>Stop.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 134 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*lay"ing pin`</hw> <pr>(b&euptack_;*l&amacr;"&ibreve_;ng p&ibreve_;n`)</pr>. <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A strong pin in the side of a vessel, or by the mast, round which ropes are wound when they are fastened or belayed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>bel canto</hw> <pr>(b&ebreve_;l k&auml;n"t&ouptack_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It., beautiful singing.]</ety> <fld>(Music)</fld> <def>a cantabile style of operatic singing characterized by purity and evenness of tone, and a precise but brilliant vocal technique displaying ease and agility.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Belch</hw> <pr>(b&ebreve_;lch; 224)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Belched</conjf> <pr>(b&ebreve_;lch)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Belching</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>belken</ets>, AS. <ets>bealcan</ets>, akin to E. <ets>bellow</ets>. See <er>Bellow</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To eject or throw up from the stomach with violence; to eruct.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I <qex>belched</qex> a hurricane of wind.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To eject violently from within; to cast forth; to emit; to give vent to; to vent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Within the gates that now<br/>
+Stood open wide, <qex>belching</qex> outrageous flame.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Belch</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To eject wind from the stomach through the mouth; to eructate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To issue with spasmodic force or noise.</def> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Belch</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of belching; also, that which is belched; an eructation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Malt liquor; -- vulgarly so called as causing eructation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Dennis.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Belch"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, belches.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bel"dam</hw> <hw>Bel"dame</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bel-</ets>, denoting relationship + <ets>dame</ets> mother: cf. F. <ets>belledame</ets> fair lady, It. <ets>belladonna</ets>. See <er>Belle</er>, and <er>Dame</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Grandmother; -- corresponding to belsire.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To show the <qex>beldam</qex> daughters of her daughter.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An old woman in general; especially, an ugly old woman; a hag.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> hag, beldam, witch, crone.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Around the <qex>beldam</qex> all erect they hang.</q> <rj><qau>Akenside.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*lea"guer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Beleaguered</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Beleaguering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[D. <ets>belegeren</ets> (akin to G. <ets>belagern</ets>, Sw. <ets>bel&auml;gra</ets>, Dan. <ets>beleire</ets>); pref. <ets>be-</ets> = E. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>leger</ets> bed, camp, army, akin to E. <ets>lair</ets>. See <er>Lair</er>.]</ety> <def>To surround with an army so as to preclude escape; to besiege; to blockade.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The wail of famine in <qex>beleaguered</qex> towns.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To block up; environ; invest; encompass.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*lea"guer*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who beleaguers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*leave"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Beleft</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To leave or to be left.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>May.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*lec"ture</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Belectured</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Belecturing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To vex with lectures; to lecture frequently.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*lee"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To place under the lee, or unfavorably to the wind.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*lem"nite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets> dart, fr. <ets>&unr_;</ets> dart, fr. <ets>&unr_;</ets> to throw: cf. F. <ets>b&eacute;lemnite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A conical calcareous fossil, tapering to a point at the lower extremity, with a conical cavity at the other end, where it is ordinarily broken; but when perfect it contains a small chambered cone, called the phragmocone, prolonged, on one side, into a delicate concave blade; the thunderstone. It is the internal shell of a cephalopod related to the sepia, and belonging to an extinct family. The belemnites are found in rocks of the Jurassic and Cretaceous ages.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Bel*em*nit"ic</wf>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Belemnoidea</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an order of extinct dibranchiate cephalopods related to the surviving spirulas.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> order <ord>Belemnoidea</ord>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*lep"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Belepered</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To infect with leprosy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Beau. &amp; Fl.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bel"-es*prit"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Beaux-esprits</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F., fine wit.]</ety> <def>A fine genius, or man of wit.</def> &ldquo;A man of letters and a <xex>bel esprit</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>W. Irving.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Belfast</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the capital of Northern Ireland; -- the center of Irish Protestantism.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bel"fry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>berfray</ets> movable tower used in sieges, OF. <ets>berfreit</ets>, <ets>berfroit</ets>, F. <ets>beffroi</ets>, fr. MHG. <ets>bervrit</ets>, <ets>bercvrit</ets>, G. <ets>bergfriede</ets>, fr. MHG. <ets>bergen</ets> to protect (G. <ets>bergen</ets> to conceal) + <ets>vride</ets> peace, protection, G. <ets>friede</ets> peace; in compounds often taken in the sense of security, or place of security; orig. therefore a place affording security. G. <ets>friede</ets> is akin to E. <ets>free</ets>. See <er>Burg</er>, and <er>Free</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Mil. Antiq.)</fld> <def>A movable tower erected by besiegers for purposes of attack and defense.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A bell tower, usually attached to a church or other building, but sometimes separate; a campanile.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A room in a tower in which a bell is or may be hung; or a cupola or turret for the same purpose.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The framing on which a bell is suspended.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bel*gard"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. <ets>bel guardo</ets>.]</ety> <def>A sweet or loving look.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bel"gi*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Belgium.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of Belgium.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Belgian block</hw>. <def>A nearly cubical block of some tough stone, esp. granite, used as a material for street pavements. Its usual diameter is 5 to 7 inches.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bel"gic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Belgicus</ets>, fr. <ets>Belgae</ets> the Belgians.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the <xex>Belg&aelig;</xex>, a German tribe who anciently possessed the country between the Rhine, the Seine, and the ocean.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>How unlike their <qex>Belgic</qex> sires of old.</q> <rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the Netherlands or to Belgium.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bel*gra"vi*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Belonging to Belgravia (a fashionable quarter of London, around Pimlico), or to fashionable life; aristocratic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be"li*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Heb. <ets>beli ya'al</ets>; <ets>beli</ets> without + <ets>ya'al</ets> profit.]</ety> <def>An evil spirit; a wicked and unprincipled person; the personification of evil.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>What concord hath Christ with <qex>Belia</qex> ?</q> <rj><qau>2 Cor. vi. 15.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>A son</b></col> (or man) <col><b>of Belial</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a worthless, wicked, or thoroughly depraved person.</cd> <au>1 Sam. ii. 12.</au></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*li"bel</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Libel</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos> ]</ety> <def>To libel or traduce; to calumniate.</def> <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*lie"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Belied</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Belying</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bilien</ets>, <ets>bili&unr_;en</ets>, AS. <ets>bele&oacute;gan</ets>; pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>le&oacute;gan</ets> to lie. See <er>Lie</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To show to be false; to convict of, or charge with, falsehood.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Their trembling hearts <qex>belie</qex> their boastful tongues.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To give a false representation or account of.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Should I do so, I should <qex>belie</qex> my thoughts.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To tell lie about; to calumniate; to slander.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Thou dost <qex>belie</qex> him, Percy, thou dost belie him.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To mimic; to counterfeit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To fill with lies.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;The breath of slander doth <xex>belie</xex> all corners of the world.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*lief"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bileafe</ets>, <ets>bileve</ets>; cf. AS. <ets>gele&aacute;fa</ets>. See <er>Believe</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Assent to a proposition or affirmation, or the acceptance of a fact, opinion, or assertion as real or true, without immediate personal knowledge; reliance upon word or testimony; partial or full assurance without positive knowledge or absolute certainty; persuasion; conviction; confidence; <as>as, <ex>belief</ex> of a witness; the <ex>belief</ex> of our senses</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Belief</qex> admits of all degrees, from the slightest suspicion to the fullest assurance.</q> <rj><qau>Reid.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Theol.)</fld> <def>A persuasion of the truths of religion; faith.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>No man can attain [to] <qex>belief</qex> by the bare contemplation of heaven and earth.</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The thing believed; the object of belief.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Superstitious prophecies are not only the <qex>belief</qex> of fools, but the talk sometimes of wise men.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A tenet, or the body of tenets, held by the advocates of any class of views; doctrine; creed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In the heat of persecution to which Christian <qex>belief</qex> was subject upon its first promulgation.</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Ultimate belief</b></col>, <cd>a first principle incapable of proof; an intuitive truth; an intuition.</cd> <rj><au>Sir W. Hamilton.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Credence; trust; reliance; assurance; opinion.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*lief"ful</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having belief or faith.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*liev"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being believed; credible.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Be*liev"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> -- <wf>Be*liev`a*bil"i*ty</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*lieve"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Believed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Believing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bileven</ets> (with pref. <ets>be-</ets> for AS. <ets>ge-</ets>), fr. AS. <ets>gel&unr_;fan</ets>, <ets>gel&unr_;fan</ets>; akin to D. <ets>gelooven</ets>, OHG. <ets>gilouban</ets>, G. <ets>glauben</ets>, OS. <ets>gil&unr_;bian</ets>, Goth. <ets>galaubjan</ets>, and Goth. <ets>liubs</ets> dear. See <er>Lief</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, <er>Leave</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>To exercise belief in; to credit upon the authority or testimony of another; to be persuaded of the truth of, upon evidence furnished by reasons, arguments, and deductions of the mind, or by circumstances other than personal knowledge; to regard or accept as true; to place confidence in; to think; to consider; <as>as, to <ex>believe</ex> a person, a statement, or a doctrine</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Our conqueror (whom I now<br/>
+Of force <qex>believe</qex> almighty).</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>King Agrippa, <qex>believest</qex> thou the prophets ?</q> <rj><qau>Acts xxvi. 27.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Often followed by a dependent clause.<br/>
+I <qex>believe</qex> that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.</q> <rj><qau>Acts viii. 37.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Expect</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*lieve"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To have a firm persuasion, esp. of the truths of religion; to have a persuasion approaching to certainty; to exercise belief or faith.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Lord, I <qex>believe</qex>; help thou mine unbelief.</q> <rj><qau>Mark ix. 24.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>With the heart man <qex>believeth</qex> unto righteousness.</q> <rj><qau>Rom. x. 10.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To think; to suppose.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I will not <qex>believe</qex> so meanly of you.</q> <rj><qau>Fielding.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To believe in</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To believe that the subject of the thought (if a person or thing) exists, or (if an event) that it has occurred, or will occur; -- as, to <xex>believe in</xex> the resurrection of the dead.</cd> &ldquo;She does not <xex>believe in</xex> Jupiter.&rdquo; <au>J. H. Newman.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To believe that the character, abilities, and purposes of a person are worthy of entire confidence; -- especially that his promises are wholly trustworthy.</cd> &ldquo;Let not your heart be troubled: ye <xex>believe in</xex> God, <xex>believe</xex> also <xex>in</xex> me.&rdquo; <au>John xiv. 1.</au> <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>To believe that the qualities or effects of an action or state are beneficial: as, to <xex>believe in</xex> sea bathing, or <xex>in</xex> abstinence from alcoholic beverages.</cd> -- <col><b>To believe on</b></col>, <cd>to accept implicitly as an object of religious trust or obedience; to have faith in.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*liev"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who believes; one who is persuaded of the truth or reality of some doctrine, person, or thing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Theol.)</fld> <def>One who gives credit to the truth of the Scriptures, as a revelation from God; a Christian; -- in a more restricted sense, one who receives Christ as his Savior, and accepts the way of salvation unfolded in the gospel.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Thou didst open the Kingdom of Heaven to all <qex>believers</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Book of Com. Prayer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>One who was admitted to all the rights of divine worship and instructed in all the mysteries of the Christian religion, in distinction from a catechumen, or one yet under instruction.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*liev"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That believes; having belief.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Be*liev"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*light"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To illuminate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Cowley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*like"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>be-</ets> (for <ets>by</ets>) + <ets>like</ets>.]</ety> <def>It is likely or probably; perhaps.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Archaic]</mark> -- <wordforms><wf>Be*like"ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Belike</qex>, boy, then you are in love.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*lime"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Belimed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To besmear or insnare with birdlime.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*lit"tle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Belittled</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Belittling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To make little or less in a moral sense; to speak of in a depreciatory or contemptuous way.</def> <rj><au>T. Jefferson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*live"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Live</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>Forthwith; speedily; quickly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Belk</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Belch</er>.]</ety> <def>To vomit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bell</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>belle</ets>, fr. <ets>bellan</ets> to bellow. See <er>Bellow</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A hollow metallic vessel, usually shaped somewhat like a cup with a flaring mouth, containing a clapper or tongue, and giving forth a ringing sound on being struck.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Bells have been made of various metals, but the best have always been, as now, of an alloy of copper and tin.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>The Liberty Bell</b></col>, <cd>the famous bell of the Philadelphia State House, which rang when the Continental Congress declared the Independence of the United States, in 1776. It had been cast in 1753, and upon it were the words &ldquo;Proclaim liberty throughout all the land, to all the inhabitants thereof.&rdquo;</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A hollow perforated sphere of metal containing a loose ball which causes it to sound when moved.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Anything in the form of a bell, as the cup or corol of a flower.</def> &ldquo;In a cowslip's <xex>bell</xex> I lie.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>That part of the capital of a column included between the abacus and neck molding; also used for the naked core of nearly cylindrical shape, assumed to exist within the leafage of a capital.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The strikes of the bell which mark the time; or the time so designated.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; On shipboard, time is marked by a bell, which is struck eight times at 4, 8, and 12 o'clock. Half an hour after it has struck &ldquo;eight bells&rdquo; it is struck once, and at every succeeding half hour the number of strokes is increased by one, till at the end of the four hours, which constitute a watch, it is struck eight times.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To bear away the bell</b></col>, <cd>to win the prize at a race where the prize was a bell; hence, to be superior in something.</cd> <au>Fuller.</au> -- <col><b>To bear the bell</b></col>, <cd>to be the first or leader; -- in allusion to the bellwether or a flock, or the leading animal of a team or drove, when wearing a bell.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>To curse by bell</b></col>, <col><b>book</b></col>, <col><b>and candle</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a solemn form of excommunication used in the Roman Catholic church, the bell being tolled, the book of offices for the purpose being used, and three candles being extinguished with certain ceremonies.</cd> <au>Nares.</au> -- <col><b>To lose the bell</b></col>, <cd>to be worsted in a contest.</cd> &ldquo;In single fight he <xex>lost the bell</xex>.&rdquo; <au>Fairfax.</au> -- <col><b>To shake the bells</b></col>, <cd>to move, give notice, or alarm.</cd> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Bell</xex> is much used adjectively or in combinations; as, <xex>bell</xex> clapper; <xex>bell</xex> foundry; <xex>bell</xex> hanger; <xex>bell-</xex>mouthed; <xex>bell</xex> tower, etc., which, for the most part, are self-explaining.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bell arch</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>an arch of unusual form, following the curve of an ogee.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Bell cage</b></col>, or <col><b>Bell carriage</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>a timber frame constructed to carry one or more large bells.</cd> -- <col><b>Bell cot</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>a small or subsidiary construction, frequently corbeled out from the walls of a structure, and used to contain and support one or more bells.</cd> -- <col><b>Bell deck</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>the floor of a belfry made to serve as a roof to the rooms below.</cd> -- <col><b>Bell founder</b></col>, <cd>one whose occupation it is to found or cast bells.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Bell foundry</b></col>, or <col><b>Bell foundery</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a place where bells are founded or cast.</cd> -- <col><b>Bell gable</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>a small gable-shaped construction, pierced with one or more openings, and used to contain bells.</cd> -- <col><b>Bell glass</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Bell jar</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bell hanger</b></col>, <cd>a man who hangs or puts up bells.</cd> -- <col><b>Bell pull</b></col>, <cd>a cord, handle, or knob, connecting with a bell or bell wire, and which will ring the bell when pulled.</cd> <au>Aytoun.</au> -- <col><b>Bell punch</b></col>, <cd>a kind of conductor's punch which rings a bell when used.</cd> -- <col><b>Bell ringer</b></col>, <cd>one who rings a bell or bells, esp. one whose business it is to ring a church bell or chime, or a set of musical bells for public entertainment.</cd> -- <col><b>Bell roof</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>a roof shaped according to the general lines of a bell.</cd> -- <col><b>Bell rope</b></col>, <cd>a rope by which a church or other bell is rung.</cd> -- <col><b>Bell tent</b></col>, <cd>a circular conical-topped tent.</cd> -- <col><b>Bell trap</b></col>, <cd>a kind of bell shaped stench trap.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bell</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Belled</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Belling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To put a bell upon; <as>as, to <ex>bell</ex> the cat</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make bell-mouthed; <as>as, to <ex>bell</ex> a tube</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bell</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To develop bells or corollas; to take the form of a bell; to blossom; <as>as, hops <ex>bell</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bell</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>bellan</ets>. See <er>Bellow</er>.]</ety> <def>To utter by bellowing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bell</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To call or bellow, as the deer in rutting time; to make a bellowing sound; to roar.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>As loud as <qex>belleth</qex> wind in hell.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The wild buck <qex>bells</qex> from ferny brake.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bel`la*don"na</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It., literally fine lady; <ets>bella</ets> beautiful + <ets>donna</ets> lady.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An herbaceous European plant (<spn>Atropa belladonna</spn>) with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries. The whole plant and its fruit are very poisonous, and the root and leaves are used as powerful medicinal agents. Its properties are largely due to the alkaloid atropine which it contains. Called also <altname>deadly nightshade</altname>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A species of <gen>Amaryllis</gen> (<spn>Amaryllis belladonna</spn>); the belladonna lily.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bell" an`i*mal"cule</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An infusorian of the family <fam>Vorticellid&aelig;</fam>, common in fresh-water ponds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bel"lar*mine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A stoneware jug of a pattern originated in the neighborhood of Cologne, Germany, in the 16th century. It has a bearded face or mask supposed to represent Cardinal Bellarmine, a leader in the Roman Catholic Counter Reformation, following the Reformation; -- called also <altname>graybeard</altname>, <altname>longbeard</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bell" bear`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A Brazilian leaf hopper (<spn>Bocydium tintinnabuliferum</spn>), remarkable for the four bell-shaped appendages of its thorax.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bell"bird`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[So called from their notes.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A South and Central American bird of the genus <gen>Casmarhincos</gen>, and family <fam>Cotingid&aelig;</fam>, of several species; the campanero.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The <spn>Myzantha melanophrys</spn> of Australia.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>bell"-bot`tomed</hw> <hw>bell"-bot`tom</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>having legs that flare at the bottom; -- of trousers.</def> <illu><ex>bell-bottomed</ex> trousers</illu><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bellbottoms</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>trousers with legs that flare; commonly worn as part of a sailor's uniform; -- such absurdly wide hems were also fashionable in the 1960s.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bellbottom trousers.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bellboy</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>someone employed as an errand boy and luggage carrier around hotels.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bellman, bellhop.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bell" crank`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A lever whose two arms form a right angle, or nearly a right angle, having its fulcrum at the apex of the angle. It is used in bell pulls and in changing the direction of bell wires at angles of rooms, etc., and also in machinery.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 135 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Belle</hw> <pr>(b&ebreve_;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>belle</ets>, fem. of <ets>bel</ets>, <ets>beau</ets>, beautiful, fine. See <er>Beau</er>.]</ety> <def>A young lady of superior beauty and attractions; a handsome lady, or one who attracts notice in society; a fair lady.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Belled</hw> <pr>(b&ebreve_;ld)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Hung with a bell or bells.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bel*leek" ware</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A porcelainlike kind of decorative pottery with a high gloss, which is sometimes iridescent. A very fine kind is made at Belleek in Ireland.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Belle-let"trist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One versed in belles-lettres.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bel*ler"o*phon</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A genus of fossil univalve shells, believed to belong to the Heteropoda, peculiar to the Paleozoic age.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Belles-let"tres</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>Polite or elegant literature; the humanities; -- used somewhat vaguely for literary works in which imagination and taste are predominant.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bel`le*tris"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bel`le*tris"tic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Occupied with, or pertaining to, belles-lettres.</def> &ldquo;An unlearned, <xex>belletristic</xex> trifler.&rdquo; <rj><au>M. Arnold.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bell"-faced`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the striking surface convex; -- said of hammers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bell"flow`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant of the genus Campanula; -- so named from its bell-shaped flowers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bell"flow`er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bellefleur</ets>, lit., beautiful flower.]</ety> <def>A kind of apple. The yellow bellflower is a large, yellow winter apple.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>bellefleur</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bel"li*bone</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>belle et bonne</ets>, beautiful and good.]</ety> <def>A woman excelling both in beauty and goodness; a fair maid.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bel"lic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bel"li*cal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bellicus</ets>. See <er>Bellicose</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to war; warlike; martial.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>Bellic</xex> C&aelig;sar.&rdquo; <rj><au>Feltham.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bel"li*cose`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bellicosu</ets>s, fr. <ets>bellicus</ets> of war, fr. <ets>bellum</ets> war. See <er>Duel</er>.]</ety> <def>Inclined to war or contention; warlike; pugnacious.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Arnold was, in fact, in a <qex>bellicose</qex> vein.</q> <rj><qau>W. Irving.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bel"li*cose`ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a bellicose manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bel"li*cous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Bellicose.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bel"lied</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having (such) a belly; puffed out; -- used in composition; <as>as, pot-<ex>bellied</ex>; shad-<ex>bellied</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bel*lig"er*ence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bel*lig"er*en*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being belligerent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the act or state of being engaged in war or a warlike conflict; warfare.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> hostilities.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>an aggressively hostile or warlike attitude or nature; a readiness to fight or offend, with little or no provocation.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bel*lig"er*ent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bellum</ets> war + <ets>gerens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, waging, <pos>p. pr.</pos> of <ets>gerere</ets> to wage: cf. F. <ets>bellig&eacute;rant</ets>. See <er>Bellicose</er>, <er>Jest</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Waging war; carrying on war.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Belligerent</xex> powers.&rdquo; <rj><au>E. Everett.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Pertaining, or tending, to war; of or relating to belligerents; <as>as, a <ex>belligerent</ex> tone; <ex>belligerent</ex> rights</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bel*lig"er*ent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A nation or state recognized as carrying on war; a person engaged in warfare.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bel*lig"er*ent*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a belligerent manner; hostilely.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bell"ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Bell</er> to bellow.]</ety> <def>A bellowing, as of a deer in rutting time.</def> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bel*lip"o*tent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bellipotens</ets>; <ets>bellum</ets> war + <ets>potens</ets> powerful, <pos>p. pr.</pos> of <ets>posse</ets> to be able.]</ety> <def>Mighty in war; armipotent.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Blount.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bell" jar`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Phys.)</fld> <def>A glass vessel, varying in size, open at the bottom and closed at the top like a bell, and having a knob or handle at the top for lifting it. It is used for a great variety of purposes; as, with the air pump, and for holding gases, also for keeping the dust from articles exposed to view.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bell"man</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A man who rings a bell, especially to give notice of anything in the streets. Formerly, also, a night watchman who called the hours.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bell" met`al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A hard alloy or bronze, consisting usually of about three parts of copper to one of tin; -- used for making bells.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bell metal ore</b></col>, <cd>a sulphide of tin, copper, and iron; the mineral stannite.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bell"-mouthed`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Expanding at the mouth; <as>as, a <ex>bell-mouthed</ex> gun</as>.</def> <rj><au>Byron.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bel"lon</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lead colic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bel*lo"na</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., from <ets>bellum</ets> war.]</ety> <fld>(Rom. Myth.)</fld> <def>The goddess of war.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bel"low</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bellowed</conjf> ; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bellowing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>belwen</ets>, <ets>belowen</ets>, AS. <ets>bylgean</ets>, fr. <ets>bellan</ets>; akin to G. <ets>bellen</ets>, and perh. to L. <ets>flere</ets> to weep, OSlav. <ets>bleja</ets> to bleat, Lith. <ets>balsas</ets> voice. Cf. <er>Bell</er>, <pos>n.</pos> &amp; <pos>v.</pos>, <er>Bawl</er>, <er>Bull</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make a hollow, loud noise, as an enraged bull.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To bowl; to vociferate; to clamor.</def> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To roar; as the sea in a tempest, or as the wind when violent; to make a loud, hollow, continued sound.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>bellowing</qex> voice of boiling seas.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bel"low</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To emit with a loud voice; to shout; -- used with <xex>out</xex>.</def> &ldquo;Would <xex>bellow</xex> out a laugh.&rdquo; <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bel"low</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A loud resounding outcry or noise, as of an enraged bull; a roar.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bel"low*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, bellows.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bel"lows</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. sing. &amp; pl.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bely</ets>, <ets>below</ets>, belly, bellows, AS. <ets>b&aelig;lg</ets>, <ets>b&aelig;lig</ets>, bag, bellows, belly. Bellows is prop. a pl. and the orig. sense is bag. See <er>Belly</er>.]</ety> <def>An instrument, utensil, or machine, which, by alternate expansion and contraction, or by rise and fall of the top, draws in air through a valve and expels it through a tube for various purposes, as blowing fires, ventilating mines, or filling the pipes of an organ with wind.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bellows camera</b></col>, <cd>in photography, a form of camera, which can be drawn out like an accordion or <xex>bellows</xex>.</cd> -- <col><b>Hydrostatic bellows</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Hydrostatic</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>A pair of bellows</b></col>, <cd>the ordinary household instrument for blowing fires, consisting of two nearly heart-shaped boards with handles, connected by leather, and having a valve and tube.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bel"lows fish`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A European fish (<spn>Centriscus scolopax</spn>), distinguished by a long tubular snout, like the pipe of a bellows; -- called also <altname>trumpet fish</altname>, and <altname>snipe fish</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bell" pep`per</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A species of Capsicum, or Guinea pepper (<spn>Capsicum annuum</spn>). It is the red pepper of the gardens.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bell process</hw>. <fld>(Iron Metal.)</fld> <def>The process of washing molten pig iron by adding iron oxide, proposed by <person>I. Lowthian <etsep>Bell</etsep></person> of England about 1875.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bell-ringer</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a person who rings church bells (as for summoning the congregation).</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> toller.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>someone who plays musical handbells.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bell-ringing</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> carillon, carillon playing.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bell"-shaped`</hw> <pr>(-sh&amacr;pt`)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the shape of a wide-mouthed bell; campanulate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bell's palsy</hw>. <def>Paralysis of the facial nerve, producing distortion of one side of the face.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bell system of control</hw>. <fld>(A&euml;ronautics)</fld> <def>See <er>Cloche</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bel"lu*ine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>belluinus</ets>, fr. <ets>bellua</ets> beast.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or like, a beast; brutal.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Animal and <qex>belluine</qex> life.</q> <rj><qau>Atterbury.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bell"weth`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A wether, or sheep, which leads the flock, with a bell on his neck.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: A leader.</def> <mark>[Contemptuous]</mark> <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bell"wort"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of plants (<gen>Uvularia</gen>) with yellowish bell-shaped flowers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bel"ly</hw> <pr>(b&ebreve_;l"l&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bellies</plw> <pr>(-l&ibreve_;z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>bali</ets>, <ets>bely</ets>, AS. <ets>belg</ets>, <ets>b&aelig;lg</ets>, <ets>b&aelig;lig</ets>, bag, bellows, belly; akin to Icel. <ets>belgr</ets> bag, bellows, Sw. <ets>b&auml;lg</ets>, Dan. <ets>b&aelig;lg</ets>, D. &amp; G. <ets>balg</ets>, cf. W. <ets>bol</ets> the paunch or belly, dim. <ets>boly</ets>, Ir. <ets>bolg</ets>. Cf. <er>Bellows</er>, <er>Follicle</er>, <er>Fool</er>, <er>Bilge</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That part of the human body which extends downward from the breast to the thighs, and contains the bowels, or intestines; the abdomen.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Formerly all the splanchnic or visceral cavities were called bellies; -- the <xex>lower belly</xex> being the abdomen; the <xex>middle belly</xex>, the thorax; and the <xex>upper belly</xex>, the head.</note> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The under part of the body of animals, corresponding to the human belly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Underneath the <qex>belly</qex> of their steeds.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The womb.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Before I formed thee in the <qex>belly</qex> I knew thee.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. i. 5.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The part of anything which resembles the human belly in protuberance or in cavity; the innermost part; <as>as, the <ex>belly</ex> of a flask, muscle, sail, ship</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Out of the <qex>belly</qex> of hell cried I.</q> <rj><qau>Jonah ii. 2.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The hollow part of a curved or bent timber, the convex part of which is the back.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Belly doublet</b></col>, <cd>a doublet of the 16th century, hanging down so as to cover the belly.</cd> <au>Shak.</au> -- <col><b>Belly fretting</b></col>, <cd>the chafing of a horse's belly with a girth.</cd> <au>Johnson.</au> -- <col><b>Belly timber</b></col>, <cd>food.</cd> <mark>[Ludicrous]</mark> <au>Prior.</au> -- <col><b>Belly worm</b></col>, <cd>a worm that breeds or lives in the belly (stomach or intestines).</cd> <au>Johnson.</au></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bel"ly</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bellied</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bellying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To cause to swell out; to fill.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Your breath of full consent <qex>bellied</qex> his sails.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bel"ly</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To swell and become protuberant, like the belly; to bulge.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>bellying</qex> canvas strutted with the gale.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bel"ly*ache`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Pain in the bowels; colic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bel"ly*ache`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>to complain, especially in a whining or grumbling manner; to gripe.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> gripe, whine, complain, moan, snivel, grumble, squawk.</syn><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bel"ly*ach`er</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a person who complains habitually, usually about everyday minor problems.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> whiner, complainer, moaner, sniveler, crybaby, grumbler, squawker.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bel"ly*band`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A band that passes under the belly of a horse and holds the saddle or harness in place; a girth.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A band of flannel or other cloth about the belly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A band of canvas, to strengthen a sail.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bel"ly*bound`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Costive; constipated.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>bel"ly*but`ton</hw>, <hw>bel"ly but`ton</hw></mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The depression in the middle of the abdomen in humans left as a residue of the umbilical cord; the umbilicus; the navel{1}.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bel"ly*cheat`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An apron or covering for the front of the person.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Beau. &amp; Fl.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bel"ly*cheer`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Perh. from F. <ets>belle ch&egrave;re</ets>.]</ety> <def>Good cheer; viands.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>Bellycheer</xex> and banquets.&rdquo; <au>Rowlands.</au> &ldquo;Loaves and <xex>bellycheer</xex>.&rdquo; <au>Milton.</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bel"ly*cheer`</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To revel; to feast.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A pack of clergymen [assembled] by themselves to <qex>bellycheer</qex> in their presumptuous Sion.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bel"ly*ful</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>As much as satisfies the appetite. Hence: A great abundance; more than enough.</def> <rj><au>Lloyd.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>King James told his son that he would have his <qex>bellyful</qex> of parliamentary impeachments.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bel"ly-god`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One whose great pleasure it is to gratify his appetite; a glutton; an epicure.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>bellyland</hw>, <hw>belly-land</hw></mhw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>to land on the underside without the landing gear; -- of airplanes.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>bel"ly*laugh`</hw>, <hw>bel"ly-laugh`</hw></mhw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>to laugh a deep, hearty laugh.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bel"ly laugh`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>a vigorous, loud laugh, expressing a strong amusement.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bel"ly-pinched`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pinched with hunger; starved.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>belly-pinched</xex> wolf.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bel"ly up`</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>to approach (a counter) and stand in front of it; -- used mostly in the phrase <col><b>belly up to the bar</b></col> (i.e. to a counter in a saloon).</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>bel"ly up`</hw>, <hw>bel"ly-up`</hw></mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[from analogy to the position of a floating dead fish.]</ety> <def>defunct; bankrupt; -- used mostly of commercial organizations; often used in the phrase <col><b>go belly-up</b></col>, i. e. to go bankrupt.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bel-Merodach</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>(Babylonian) the chief Babylonian god; his consort was Sarpanitu.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Marduk, Merodach, Baal Merodach.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*lock"</hw> <pr>(b&euptack_;*l&obreve_;k")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Belocked</conjf> <pr>(b&euptack_;*l&obreve_;kt")</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>lock</ets>: cf. AS. <ets>bel&umacr;can</ets>.]</ety> <def>To lock, or fasten as with a lock.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bel"o*man`cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets>; <ets>&unr_;</ets> arrow + <ets>&unr_;</ets> a diviner: cf. F. <ets>b&eacute;lomancie</ets>.]</ety> <def>A kind of divination anciently practiced by means of marked arrows drawn at random from a bag or quiver, the marks on the arrows drawn being supposed to foreshow the future.</def> <rj><au>Encyc. Brit.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*long"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Belonged</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Belonging</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>belongen</ets> (akin to D. <ets>belangen</ets> to concern, G. <ets>belangen</ets> to attain to, to concern); pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>longen</ets> to desire. See <er>Long</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety> <note>[Usually construed with <xex>to</xex>.]</note> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To be the property <xex>of</xex>; <as>as, Jamaica <ex>belongs</ex> to Great Britain</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To be a part <xex>of</xex>, or connected <xex>with</xex>; to be appendant or related; to owe allegiance or service.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A desert place <qex>belonging</qex> to . . . Bethsaids.</q> <rj><qau>Luke ix. 10.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The mighty men which <qex>belonged</qex> to David.</q> <rj><qau>1 Kings i. 8.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To be the concern or proper business or function <xex>of</xex>; to appertain <xex>to</xex>.</def> &ldquo;Do not interpretations <xex>belong</xex> to God ?&rdquo; <rj><au>Gen. xl. 8.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To be suitable <xex>for</xex>; to be due <xex>to</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Strong meat <qex>belongeth</qex> to them that are of full age.</q> <rj><qau>Heb. v. 14.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>No blame <qex>belongs</qex> to thee.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To be native <xex>to</xex>, or an inhabitant <xex>of</xex>; esp. to have a legal residence, settlement, or inhabitancy, whether by birth or operation of law, so as to be entitled to maintenance by the parish or town.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Bastards also are settled in the parishes to which the mothers <qex>belong</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Blackstone.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*long"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To be deserved by.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>More evils <qex>belong</qex> us than happen to us.</q> <rj><qau>B. Jonson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*long"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Commonly in the <ets>pl</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which belongs to one; that which pertains to one; hence, goods or effects.</def> &ldquo;Thyself and thy <xex>belongings</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is connected with a principal or greater thing; an appendage; an appurtenance.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Family; relations; household.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Few persons of her ladyship's <qex>belongings</qex> stopped, before they did her bidding, to ask her reasons.</q> <rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bel"o*nite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets> a needle.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Minute acicular or dendritic crystalline forms sometimes observed in glassy volcanic rocks.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bel*oo"che Bel*oo"chee</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Beloochistan, or to its inhabitants.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native or an inhabitant of Beloochistan.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*lord"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To act the lord over.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To address by the title of &ldquo;lord&rdquo;.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*love"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Beloved</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bilufien</ets>. See pref. <er>Be-</er>, and <er>Love</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>To love.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Wodroephe.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*loved"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>p. p. &amp; a.</pos> <def>Greatly loved; dear to the heart.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Antony, so well <qex>beloved</qex> of C&aelig;sar.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This is my <qex>beloved</qex> Son.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. iii. 17.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*lov"ed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One greatly loved.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>My <qex>beloved</qex> is mine, and I am his.</q> <rj><qau>Cant. ii. 16.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*low"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>be-</ets> by + <ets>low</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Under, or lower in place; beneath not so high; <as>as, <ex>below</ex> the moon; <ex>below</ex> the knee</as>.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Inferior to in rank, excellence, dignity, value, amount, price, etc.; lower in quality.</def> &ldquo;One degree <xex>below</xex> kings.&rdquo; <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Unworthy of; unbefitting; beneath.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They beheld, with a just loathing and disdain, . . . how <qex>below</qex> all history the persons and their actions were.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Who thinks no fact <qex>below</qex> his regard.</q> <rj><qau>Hallam.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Underneath; under; beneath.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*low"</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In a lower place, with respect to any object; in a lower room; beneath.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Lord Marmion waits <qex>below</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>On the earth, as opposed to the heavens.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The fairest child of Jove <qex>below</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>In hell, or the regions of the dead.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>What business brought him to the realms <qex>below</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>In court or tribunal of inferior jurisdiction; <as>as, at the trial <ex>below</ex></as>.</def> <rj><au>Wheaton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>In some part or page following.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*lowt"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To treat as a lout; to talk abusively to.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Camden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bel"sire`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bel-</ets> + <ets>sire</ets>. Cf. <er>Beldam</er>.]</ety> <def>A grandfather, or ancestor.</def> &ldquo;His great <xex>belsir</xex>e Brute.&rdquo; <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bel"swag`ger</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Contr. from <ets>bellyswagger</ets>.]</ety> <def>A lewd man; also, a bully.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Belt</hw> <pr>(b&ebreve_;lt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>belt</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>belti</ets>, Sw. <ets>b&auml;lte</ets>, Dan. <ets>b&aelig;lte</ets>, OHG. <ets>balz</ets>, L. <ets>balteus</ets>, Ir. &amp; Gael. <ets>balt</ets> border, belt.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which engirdles a person or thing; a band or girdle; <as>as, a lady's <ex>belt</ex>; a sword <ex>belt</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The shining <qex>belt</qex> with gold inlaid.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which restrains or confines as a girdle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He cannot buckle his distempered cause<br/>
+Within the <qex>belt</qex> of rule.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Anything that resembles a belt, or that encircles or crosses like a belt; a strip or stripe; <as>as, a <ex>belt</ex> of trees; a <ex>belt</ex> of sand</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Band</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 2. A very broad band is more properly termed a <xex>belt</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>One of certain girdles or zones on the surface of the planets Jupiter and Saturn, supposed to be of the nature of clouds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Geog.)</fld> <def>A narrow passage or strait; <as>as, the Great <ex>Belt</ex> and the Lesser <ex>Belt</ex>, leading to the Baltic Sea</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A token or badge of knightly rank.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>A band of leather, or other flexible substance, passing around two wheels, and communicating motion from one to the other.</def> <note>[See <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Pulley</er>.]</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Nat. Hist.)</fld> <def>A band or stripe, as of color, round any organ; or any circular ridge or series of ridges.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Belt lacing</b></col>, <cd>thongs used for lacing together the ends of machine belting.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Belt</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Belted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Belting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To encircle with, or as with, a belt; to encompass; to surround.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A coarse black robe <qex>belted</qex> round the waist.</q> <rj><qau>C. Reade.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They <qex>belt</qex> him round with hearts undaunted.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To shear, as the buttocks and tails of sheep.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bel"tane</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gael. <ets>bealltainn</ets>, <ets>bealltuinn</ets>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The first day of May (Old Style).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The quarter-days anciently in Scotland were Hallowmas, Candlemas, <qex>Beltane</qex>, and Lammas.</q> <rj><qau>New English Dict.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A festival of the heathen Celts on the first day of May, in the observance of which great bonfires were kindled. It still exists in a modified form in some parts of Scotland and Ireland.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Belt"ed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Encircled by, or secured with, a belt; <as>as, a <ex>belted</ex> plaid</as>; girt with a belt, as an honorary distinction; <as>as, a <ex>belted</ex> knight; a <ex>belted</ex> earl</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Marked with a band or circle; <as>as, a <ex>belted</ex> stalk</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Worn in, or suspended from, the belt.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Three men with <qex>belted</qex> brands.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Belted cattle</b></col>, <cd>cattle originally from Dutch stock, having a broad band of white round the middle, while the rest of the body is black; -- called also <altname>blanketed cattle</altname>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bel"tein</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bel"tin</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Beltane</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Belt"ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The material of which belts for machinery are made; also, belts, taken collectively.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>belt"less</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>lacking a belt.</def> <illu><ex>beltless</ex> jackets are in this season</illu> <ant>belted</ant><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> unbelted.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 136 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*lu"ga</hw> <pr>(b&euptack_;*l&umacr;"g&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Russ. <ets>bieluga</ets> a sort of large sturgeon, prop. white fish, fr. <ets>bieluii</ets> white. The whale is now commonly called <ets>bieluka</ets> in Russian.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A cetacean allied to the dolphins.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The northern <xex>beluga</xex> (<spn>Delphinapterus catodon</spn>) is the <altname>white whale</altname> and <altname>white fish</altname> of the whalers. It grows to be from twelve to eighteen feet long.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the sturgeon (<spn>Huso huso</spn>) native to the Black Sea and Caspian Sea; -- also called <altname>hausen</altname>. It is valued for its roe, sold as <prod>caviar</prod>, and is also used for production of isinglass. See also <er>sturgeon</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>the caviar obtained from the beluga{2}; -- also called <altname>beluga caviar</altname>. The caviar of the <ex>beluga</ex> is considered the finest sort, larger and of a taste superior to that obtained from other sturgeon. See also <er>sturgeon</er> and <er>caviar</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*lute"</hw> <pr>(b&euptack_;*l&umacr;t")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Beluted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Beluting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref. <ets>be-</ets> + L. <ets>lutum</ets> mud.]</ety> <def>To bespatter, as with mud.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Sterne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bel`ve*dere"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It., fr. <ets>bello</ets>, <ets>bel</ets>, beautiful + <ets>vedere</ets> to see.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A small building, or a part of a building, more or less open, constructed in a place commanding a fine prospect.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bel"ze*buth</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>Beelzebub</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A spider monkey (<spn>Ateles belzebuth</spn>) of Brazil.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Be"ma</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets> step, platform.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Gr. Antiq.)</fld> <def>A platform from which speakers addressed an assembly.</def> <rj><au>Mitford.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>That part of an early Christian church which was reserved for the higher clergy; the inner or eastern part of the chancel.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Erroneously: A pulpit.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*mad"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make mad.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*man"gle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To mangle; to tear asunder.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Beaumont.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*mask"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To mask; to conceal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*mas"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To master thoroughly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*maul"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To maul or beat severely; to bruise.</def> &ldquo;In order to <xex>bemaul</xex> Yorick.&rdquo; <rj><au>Sterne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*maze</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bimasen</ets>; pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>masen</ets> to maze.]</ety> <def>To bewilder.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Intellects <qex>bemazed</qex> in endless doubt.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*mean"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make mean; to lower.</def> <rj><au>C. Reade.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*meet"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bemet</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bemeeting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To meet.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Our very loving sister, well <qex>bemet</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*mete"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To mete.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*min"gle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To mingle; to mix.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*mire"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bemired</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bemiring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To drag through, encumber with, or fix in, the mire; to soil by passing through mud or dirt.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Bemired</qex> and benighted in the dog.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*mist"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To envelop in mist.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*moan"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bemoaned</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bemoaning</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bimenen</ets>, AS. <ets>bem&unr_;nan</ets>; pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>m&unr_;nan</ets> to moan. See <er>Moan</er>.]</ety> <def>To express deep grief for by moaning; to express sorrow for; to lament; to bewail; to pity or sympathize with.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Implores their pity, and his pain <qex>bemoans</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Deplore</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*moan"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who bemoans.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*mock"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To mock; to ridicule.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Bemock</qex> the modest moon.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*moil"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>moil</ets>, fr. F. <ets>mouiller</ets> to wet; but cf. also OE. <ets>bimolen</ets> to soil, fr. AS. <ets>m&amacr;l</ets> spot: cf. E. <ets>mole</ets>.]</ety> <def>To soil or encumber with mire and dirt.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be"mol</hw> <pr>(b&emacr;"m&obreve_;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>b&eacute;mol</ets>, fr. <ets>b&eacute;</ets> &flat; + <ets>mol</ets> soft.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The sign &flat;; the same as B flat.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*mon"ster</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make monstrous or like a monster.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*mourn"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To mourn over.</def> <rj><au>Wyclif.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*mud"dle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To muddle; to stupefy or bewilder; to confuse.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*muf"fle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cover as with a muffler; to wrap up.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Bemuffled</qex> with the externals of religion.</q> <rj><qau>Sterne.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*muse"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To muddle, daze, or partially stupefy, as with liquor.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A parson much <qex>bemused</qex> in beer.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ben</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ben" nut`</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[Ar. <ets>b&amacr;n</ets>, name of the tree.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The seed of one or more species of moringa; <as>as, oil of <ex>ben</ex></as>. See <er>Moringa</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben</hw>, <pos>adv. &amp; prep.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>binnan</ets>; pref. <ets>be-</ets> by + <ets>innan</ets> within, <ets>in</ets> in.]</ety> <def>Within; in; in or into the interior; toward the inner apartment.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Ben</er>, <pos>adv.</pos>]</ety> <def>The inner or principal room in a hut or house of two rooms; -- opposed to <contr>but</contr>, the outer apartment.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben</hw>. <def>An old form of the <pos>pl. indic. pr.</pos> of <er>Be</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*name"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>p. p.</pos> <conjf>Benamed</conjf>, <conjf>Benempt</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To promise; to name.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bench</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Benches</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>bench</ets>, <ets>benk</ets>, AS. <ets>benc</ets>; akin to Sw. <ets>b&auml;nk</ets>, Dan <ets>b&aelig;nk</ets>, Icel. <ets>bekkr</ets>, OS., D., &amp; G. <ets>bank</ets>. Cf. <er>Bank</er>, <er>Beach</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A long seat, differing from a stool in its greater length.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Mossy <qex>benches</qex> supplied the place of chairs.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A long table at which mechanics and other work; <as>as, a carpenter's <ex>bench</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The seat where judges sit in court.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To pluck down justice from your awful <qex>bench</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The persons who sit as judges; the court; <as>as, the opinion of the full <ex>bench</ex></as>. See <er>King's Bench</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A collection or group of dogs exhibited to the public; -- so named because the animals are usually placed on benches or raised platforms.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A conformation like a bench; a long stretch of flat ground, or a kind of natural terrace, near a lake or river.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bench mark</b></col> <fld>(Leveling)</fld>, <cd>one of a number of marks along a line of survey, affixed to permanent objects, to show where leveling staffs were placed. See <er>bench mark</er> in the vocabulary.</cd> -- <col><b>Bench of bishops</b></col>, <cd>the whole body of English prelates assembled in council.</cd> -- <col><b>Bench plane</b></col>, <cd>any plane used by carpenters and joiners for working a flat surface, as jack planes, long planes.</cd> -- <col><b>Bench show</b></col>, <cd>an exhibition of dogs.</cd> -- <col><b>Bench table</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>a projecting course at the base of a building, or round a pillar, sufficient to form a seat.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bench</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Benched</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Benching</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To furnish with benches.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>'T was <qex>benched</qex> with turf.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Stately theaters <qex>benched</qex> crescentwise.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To place on a bench or seat of honor.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Whom I . . . have <qex>benched</qex> and reared to worship.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bench</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To sit on a seat of justice.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bench"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld> <def>One of the senior and governing members of an Inn of Court.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An alderman of a corporation.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Ashmole.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A member of a court or council.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>One who frequents the benches of a tavern; an idler.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>benchmark</hw>, <hw>bench mark</hw></mhw>. <fld>(Surveying)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Any permanent mark to which other levels may be referred.</def> <specif>such as</specif>: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A horizontal mark at the water's edge with reference to which the height of tides and floods may be measured.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>a surveyer's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>something serving as a standard by which related items may be judged; <as>as, his painting sets the <ex>benchmark</ex> of quality</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>a test or series of tests designed to compare the qualities or performance of different devices of the same type. Certain sets of computer programs are much used as <ex>benchmarks</ex> for comparing the performance of different computers, especially by comparing the time it takes to complete a test.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bench" war`rant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A process issued by a presiding judge or by a court against a person guilty of some contempt, or indicted for some crime; -- so called in distinction from a <xex>justice's warrant</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bend</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bended</conjf> or <conjf>Bent</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bending</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>bendan</ets> to bend, fr. <ets>bend</ets> a band, bond, fr. <ets>bindan</ets> to bind. See <er>Bind</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, and cf. 3d &amp; 4th <er>Bend</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To strain or move out of a straight line; to crook by straining; to make crooked; to curve; to make ready for use by drawing into a curve; <as>as, to <ex>bend</ex> a bow; to <ex>bend</ex> the knee</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To turn toward some certain point; to direct; to incline.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Bend</xex> thine ear to supplication.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Towards Coventry <qex>bend</qex> we our course.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Bending</qex> her eyes . . . upon her parent.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To apply closely or with interest; to direct.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To <qex>bend</qex> his mind to any public business.</q> <rj><qau>Temple.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>But when to mischief mortals <qex>bend</qex> their will.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To cause to yield; to render submissive; to subdue.</def> &ldquo;Except she <xex>bend</xex> her humor.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To fasten, as one rope to another, or as a sail to its yard or stay; or as a cable to the ring of an anchor.</def> <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To bend the brow</b></col>, <cd>to knit the brow, as in deep thought or in anger; to scowl; to frown.</cd> <rj><au>Camden.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To lean; stoop; deflect; bow; yield.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bend</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To be moved or strained out of a straight line; to crook or be curving; to bow.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The green earth's end<br/>
+Where the bowed welkin slow doth <qex>bend</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To jut over; to overhang.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>There is a cliff, whose high and <qex>bending</qex> head<br/>
+Looks fearfully in the confined deep.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To be inclined; to be directed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To whom our vows and wished <qex>bend</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To bow in prayer, or in token of submission.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>While each to his great Father <qex>bends</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bend</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bend</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, and cf. <er>Bent</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A turn or deflection from a straight line or from the proper direction or normal position; a curve; a crook; <as>as, a slight <ex>bend</ex> of the body; a <ex>bend</ex> in a road</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Turn; purpose; inclination; ends.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Farewell, poor swain; thou art not for my <qex>bend</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Fletcher.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A knot by which one rope is fastened to another or to an anchor, spar, or post.</def> <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Leather Trade)</fld> <def>The best quality of sole leather; a butt. See <er>Butt</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>Hard, indurated clay; bind.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>same as <er>caisson disease</er>. Usually referred to as <altname>the bends</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bends of a ship</b></col>, <cd>the thickest and strongest planks in her sides, more generally called <xex>wales</xex>. They have the beams, knees, and foothooks bolted to them. Also, the frames or ribs that form the ship's body from the keel to the top of the sides; as, the midship <xex>bend</xex>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bend</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>bend</ets>. See <er>Band</er>, and cf. the preceding noun.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A band.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <ety>[OF. <ets>bende</ets>, <ets>bande</ets>, F. <ets>bande</ets>. See <er>Band</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>One of the honorable ordinaries, containing a third or a fifth part of the field. It crosses the field diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bend sinister</b></col> <fld>(Her.)</fld>, <cd>an honorable ordinary drawn from the sinister chief to the dexter base.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bend"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being bent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>benday</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>to reproduce by the Benday method.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bend"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, bends.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An instrument used for bending.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A drunken spree.</def> <mark>[Low, U. S.]</mark> <rj><au>Bartlett.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A sixpence.</def> <mark>[Slang, Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bend"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The marking of the clothes with stripes or horizontal bands.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bend"let</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bend</ets> + <ets>-let</ets>: cf. E. <ets>bandlet</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A narrow bend, esp. one half the width of the bend.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bend"wise</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Diagonally.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben"dy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Bend</er> a band.]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Divided into an even number of bends; -- said of a shield or its charge.</def> <rj><au>Cussans.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben"e</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See <er>Benne</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be"ne</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>b&emacr;n</ets>.]</ety> <def>A prayer; boon.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>What is good for a bootless <qex>bene</qex> ?</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Bene</hw>, <hw>Ben</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A hoglike mammal of New Guinea (<spn>Porcula papuensis</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*neaped"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>See <er>Neaped</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*neath"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>benethe</ets>, <ets>bineo&eth;en</ets>, AS. <ets>beneo&eth;an</ets>, <ets>beny&eth;an</ets>; pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>neo&eth;an</ets>, <ets>ny&eth;an</ets>, downward, beneath, akin to E. <ets>nether</ets>. See <er>Nether</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Lower in place, with something directly over or on; under; underneath; hence, at the foot of.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Beneath</xex> the mount.&rdquo; <rj><au>Ex. xxxii. 19.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Beneath</qex> a rude and nameless stone he lies.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Under, in relation to something that is superior, or that oppresses or burdens.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Our country sinks <qex>beneath</qex> the yoke.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Lower in rank, dignity, or excellence than; <as>as, brutes are <ex>beneath</ex> man; man is <ex>beneath</ex> angels in the scale of beings</as>. Hence: Unworthy of; unbecoming.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He will do nothing that is <qex>beneath</qex> his high station.</q> <rj><qau>Atterbury.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*neath"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In a lower place; underneath.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The earth you take from <qex>beneath</qex> will be barren.</q> <rj><qau>Mortimer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Below, as opposed to heaven, or to any superior region or position; <as>as, in earth <ex>beneath</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ben`e*dic"i*te</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., (imperative pl.,) bless ye, praise ye.]</ety> <def>A canticle (the Latin version of which begins with this word) which may be used in the order for morning prayer in the Church of England. It is taken from an apocryphal addition to the third chapter of Daniel.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ben`e*dic"i*te</hw>, <pos>interj.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Benedicite</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>An exclamation corresponding to <xex>Bless you</xex> !.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ben"e*dict</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ben"e*dick</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>Benedick</ets>, one of the characters in Shakespeare's play of &ldquo;Much Ado about Nothing.&rdquo;]</ety> <def>A married man, or a man newly married.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben"e*dict</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>benedictus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>benedicere</ets> to bless. See <er>Benison</er>, and cf. <er>Bennet</er>.]</ety> <def>Having mild and salubrious qualities.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben`e*dic"tine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to the monks of St. Benedict, or St. Benet.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben`e*dic"tine</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>One of a famous order of monks, established by St. Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century. This order was introduced into the United States in 1846.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The Benedictines wear black clothing, and are sometimes called <xex>Black Monks</xex>. The name Black <xex>Fr&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;rs</xex> which belongs to the Dominicans, is also sometimes applied to the Benedictines.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben`e*dic"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>benedictio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>b&eacute;n&eacute;diction</ets>. See <er>Benison</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of blessing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A blessing; an expression of blessing, prayer, or kind wishes in favor of any person or thing; a solemn or affectionate invocation of happiness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>So saying, he arose; whom Adam thus<br/>
+Followed with <qex>benediction</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Homeward serenely she walked with God's <qex>benediction</qex> upon her.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>Specifically: <def>The short prayer which closes public worship; <as>as, to give the <ex>benediction</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>The form of instituting an abbot, answering to the consecration of a bishop.</def> <rj><au>Ayliffe.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <def>A solemn rite by which bells, banners, candles, etc., are blessed with holy water, and formally dedicated to God.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben`e*dic"tion*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A book of benedictions.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben`e*dic"tion*a*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A collected series of benedictions.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>benedictionary</qex> of Bishop Athelwold.</q> <rj><qau>G. Gurton's Needle.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben`e*dic"tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Tending to bless.</def> <rj><au>Gauden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben`e*dic"to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Expressing wishes for good; <as>as, a b<ex>enedictory</ex> prayer</as>.</def> <rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ben`e*dic"tus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., blessed. See <er>Benedict</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>The song of Zacharias at the birth of John the Baptist (<au>Luke i. 68</au>); -- so named from the first word of the Latin version.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben"e*dight</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Blessed.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Longfellow.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben`e*fac"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>benefactio</ets>, fr. <ets>benefacere</ets> to do good to one; <ets>bene</ets> well + <ets>facere</ets> to do. See <er>Benefit</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of conferring a benefit.</def> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A benefit conferred; esp. a charitable donation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Gift; present; gratuity; boon; alms.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben`e*fac"tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>,<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>One who confers a benefit or benefits.</def> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben`e*fac"tress</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A woman who confers a benefit.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His <qex>benefactress</qex> blushes at the deed.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*nef"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>beneficus</ets>. See <er>Benefice</er>.]</ety> <def>Favorable; beneficent.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben"e*fice</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>b&eacute;n&eacute;fice</ets>, L. <ets>beneficium</ets>, a kindness , in LL. a grant of an estate, fr. L. <ets>beneficus</ets> beneficent; <ets>bene</ets> well + <ets>facere</ets> to do. See <er>Benefit</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A favor or benefit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Baxter.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Feudal Law)</fld> <def>An estate in lands; a fief.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Such an estate was granted at first for life only, and held on the mere good pleasure of the donor; but afterward, becoming hereditary, it received the appellation of <xex>fief</xex>, and the term <xex>benefice</xex> became appropriated to church livings.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An ecclesiastical living and church preferment, as in the Church of England; a church endowed with a revenue for the maintenance of divine service. See <er>Advowson</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; All church preferments are called <xex>benefices</xex>, except bishoprics, which are called <xex>dignities</xex>. But, ordinarily, the term <xex>dignity</xex> is applied to bishoprics, deaneries, archdeaconries, and prebendaryships; <xex>benefice</xex> to parsonages, vicarages, and donatives.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben"e*fice</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Beneficed</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To endow with a benefice.</def> <note>[Commonly in the past participle.]</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben"e*ficed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Possessed of a benefice or church preferment.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Beneficed</xex> clergymen.&rdquo; <rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben"e*fice*less</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having no benefice.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Beneficeless</xex> precisians.&rdquo; <rj><au>Sheldon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*nef"i*cence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>beneficentia</ets>, fr. <ets>beneficus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>b&eacute;n&eacute;ficence</ets>. See <er>Benefice</er>.]</ety> <def>The practice of doing good; active goodness, kindness, or charity; bounty springing from purity and goodness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And whose <qex>beneficence</qex> no charge exhausts.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Benevolence</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*nef`i*cent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Doing or producing good; performing acts of kindness and charity; characterized by beneficence.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>beneficent</qex> fruits of Christianity.</q> <rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Benevolent</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*nef`i*cen"tial</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to beneficence.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 137 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*nef"i*cent*ly</hw> <pr>(b&euptack_;*n&ebreve_;f"&ibreve_;*s&eitalic_;nt*l&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a beneficent manner; with beneficence.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben`e*fi"cial</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>b&eacute;n&eacute;ficial</ets>, LL. <ets>beneficialis</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Conferring benefits; useful; profitable; helpful; advantageous; serviceable; contributing to a valuable end; -- followed by <xex>to</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The war which would have been most <qex>beneficial</qex> to us.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Receiving, or entitled to have or receive, advantage, use, or benefit; <as>as, the <ex>beneficial</ex> owner of an estate</as>.</def> <rj><au>Kent.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>King.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;A <xex>beneficial</xex> foe.&rdquo; <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Advantage</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben`e*fi"cial*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a beneficial or advantageous manner; profitably; helpfully.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben`e*fi"cial*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being beneficial; profitableness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben`e*fi"ci*a*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>b&eacute;n&eacute;ficiaire</ets>, LL. <ets>beneficiarius</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Holding some office or valuable possession, in subordination to another; holding under a feudal or other superior; having a dependent and secondary possession.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A feudatory or <qex>beneficiary</qex> king of England.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Bestowed as a gratuity; <as>as, <ex>beneficiary</ex> gifts</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben`e*fi"ci*a*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Beneficiaries</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A feudatory or vassal; hence, one who holds a benefice and uses its proceeds.</def> <rj><au>Ayliffe.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who receives anything as a gift; one who receives a benefit or advantage; esp. one who receives help or income from an educational fund or a trust estate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The rich men will be offering sacrifice to their Deity whose <qex>beneficiaries</qex> they are.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben`e*fi"ci*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>beneficia</ets>r to benefit, to work mines.]</ety> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>To reduce (ores).</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ben`e*fi`ci*a"tion</wf> (&unr_;), <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben`e*fi"cient</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Beneficent.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben"e*fit</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>benefet</ets>, <ets>benfeet</ets>, <ets>bienfet</ets>, F. <ets>bienfait</ets>, fr. L. <ets>benefactum</ets>; bene well (adv. of <ets>bonus</ets> good) + <ets>factum</ets>, p. p. of <ets>facere</ets> to do. See <er>Bounty</er>, and <er>Fact</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An act of kindness; a favor conferred.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his <qex>benefits</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Ps. ciii. 2.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Whatever promotes prosperity and personal happiness, or adds value to property; advantage; profit.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Men have no right to what is not for their <qex>benefit</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A theatrical performance, a concert, or the like, the proceeds of which do not go to the lessee of the theater or to the company, but to some individual actor, or to some charitable use.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Beneficence; liberality.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Webster (1623).</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Natural advantages; endowments; accomplishments.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> &ldquo;The <xex>benefits</xex> of your own country.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Benefit of clergy</b></col>. <fld>(Law)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Clergy</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Profit; service; use; avail. See <er>Advantage</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben"e*fit</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Benefited</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Benefitting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To be beneficial to; to do good to; to advantage; to advance in health or prosperity; to be useful to; to profit.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would <qex>benefit</qex> them.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. xviii. 10.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben"e*fit</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To gain advantage; to make improvement; to profit; <as>as, he will <ex>benefit</ex> by the change</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben"e*fit`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who confers a benefit; -- also, one who receives a benefit.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Benefit society</hw>. <def>A society or association formed for mutual insurance, as among tradesmen or in labor unions, to provide for relief in sickness, old age, and for the expenses of burial. Usually called <altname>friendly society</altname> in Great Britain.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*neme"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>ben&unr_;man</ets>. Cf. <er>Benim</er>.]</ety> <def>To deprive (<xex>of</xex>), or take away (<xex>from</xex>).</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*nempt"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>p. p.</pos> <mord>of <er>Bename</er>.</mord> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Promised; vowed.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Named; styled.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Be`ne plac"i*to</hw> <pr>(b&emacr;`n&euptack_; pl&abreve;s"&ibreve_;*t&ouptack_;; It. b&amacr;`n&auptack_; pl&auml;"ch&euptack_;*t&ouptack_;)</pr>. <ety>[It. <ets>beneplacito</ets> pleasure, fr. L. <ets>bene</ets> well + <ets>placitus</ets> pleasing.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>At or during pleasure.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>For our English judges there never was . . . any <qex>bene placito</qex> as their tenure.</q> <rj><qau>F. Harrison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>At pleasure; ad libitum.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*net"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Benetted</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To catch in a net; to insnare.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*nev"o*lence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>benevolence</ets>, L. <ets>benevolentia</ets>. See <er>Benevolent</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The disposition to do good; good will; charitableness; love of mankind, accompanied with a desire to promote their happiness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The wakeful <qex>benevolence</qex> of the gospel.</q> <rj><qau>Chalmers.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An act of kindness; good done; charity given.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A species of compulsory contribution or tax, which has sometimes been illegally exacted by arbitrary kings of England, and falsely represented as a gratuity.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Benevolence</er>, <er>Beneficence</er>, <er>Munificence</er>.</syn> <usage><xex>Benevolence</xex> marks a disposition made up of a choice and desire for the happiness of others. <xex>Beneficence</xex> marks the working of this disposition in dispensing good on a somewhat broad scale. <xex>Munificence</xex> shows the same disposition, but acting on a still broader scale, in conferring gifts and favors. These are not necessarily confined to objects of immediate utility. One may show his <xex>munificence</xex> in presents of pictures or jewelry, but this would not be <xex>beneficence</xex>. <xex>Benevolence</xex> of heart; <xex>beneficence</xex> of life; <xex>munificence</xex> in the encouragement of letters.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*nev"o*lent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>benevolens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>; <ets>bene</ets> well (adv. of <ets>bonus</ets> good) + <ets>volens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>volo</ets> I will, I wish. See <er>Bounty</er>, and <er>Voluntary</er>.]</ety> <def>Having a disposition to do good; possessing or manifesting love to mankind, and a desire to promote their prosperity and happiness; disposed to give to good objects; kind; charitable.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Be*nev"o*lent*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Benevolent</er>, <er>Beneficent</er>.</syn> <usage> Etymologically considered, <xex>benevolent</xex> implies <xex>wishing</xex> well to others, and <xex>beneficent</xex>, <xex>doing</xex> well. But by degrees the word <xex>benevolent</xex> has been widened to include not only feelings, but actions; thus, we speak of <xex>benevolent</xex> operations, <xex>benevolent</xex> labors for the public good, <xex>benevolent</xex> societies. In like manner, <xex>beneficent</xex> is now often applied to feelings; thus, we speak of the <xex>beneficent</xex> intentions of a donor. This extension of the terms enables us to mark nicer shades of meaning. Thus, the phrase &ldquo;<xex>benevolent</xex> labors&rdquo; turns attention to the <xex>source</xex> of these labors, viz., <xex>benevolent</xex> feeling; while <xex>beneficent</xex> would simply mark them as productive of good. So, &ldquo;<xex>beneficent</xex> intentions&rdquo; point to the feelings of the donor as bent upon some specific good act; while &ldquo;<xex>benevolent</xex> intentions&rdquo; would only denote a general wish and design to do good.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>be*nev"o*lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>benevolus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Kind; benevolent.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>T. Puller.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben*gal"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A province in India, giving its name to various stuffs, animals, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A thin stuff, made of silk and hair, originally brought from Bengal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Striped gingham, originally brought from Bengal; Bengal stripes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bengal light</b></col>, <cd>a firework containing niter, sulphur, and antimony, and producing a sustained and vivid colored light, used in making signals and in pyrotechnics; -- called also <altname>blue light</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bengal stripes</b></col>, <cd>a kind of cotton cloth woven with colored stripes. See <er>Bengal</er>, 3.</cd> -- <col><b>Bengal tiger</b></col>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>. <cd>See <er>Tiger</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ben*gal"ee</hw>, <hw>Ben*gal"i</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>The language spoken in Bengal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben`gal*ese"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>prop. a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Bengal.</def> -- <def2><pos>n. sing. &amp; pl.</pos> <def>A native or natives of Bengal.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bengali</hw> <pos>prop. adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the Bengali language; <as>as, <ex>Bengali</ex> poetry</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Bangladesh (formerly Bengal) or its inhabitants; <as>as, <ex>Bengali</ex> hills</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Benghazi</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>One of the capital cities of Libya.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> capital of Libya.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ben*go"la</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A Bengal light.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>be*night"</hw> <pr>(b&euptack_;*n&imacr;t")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Benighted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Benighting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To involve in darkness; to shroud with the shades of night; to obscure.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The clouds <qex>benight</qex> the sky.</q> <rj><qau>Garth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To overtake with night or darkness, especially before the end of a day's journey or task.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Some virgin, sure, . . . <qex>benighted</qex> in these woods.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To involve in moral darkness, or ignorance; to debar from intellectual light.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Shall we to men <qex>benighted</qex><br/>
+The lamp of life deny ?</q> <rj><qau>Heber.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*night"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The condition of being benighted.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*nign"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>benigne</ets>, <ets>bening</ets>, OF. <ets>benigne</ets>, F. <ets>b&eacute;nin</ets>, fem. <ets>b&eacute;nigne</ets>, fr. L. <ets>benignus</ets>, contr. from <ets>benigenus</ets>; <ets>bonus</ets> good + root of <ets>genus</ets> kind. See <er>Bounty</er>, and <er>Genus</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of a kind or gentle disposition; gracious; generous; favorable; benignant.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Creator bounteous and <qex>benign</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Exhibiting or manifesting kindness, gentleness, favor, etc.; mild; kindly; salutary; wholesome.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Kind influences and <qex>benign</qex> aspects.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Of a mild type or character; <as>as, a <ex>benign</ex> disease</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Kind; propitious; bland; genial; salubrious; favorable salutary; gracious; liberal.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*nig"nan*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Benignant quality; kindliness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*nig"nant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>benignans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>benignare</ets>, from L. <ets>benignus</ets>. See <er>Benign</er>.]</ety> <def>Kind; gracious; favorable.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Be*nig"nant*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*nig"ni*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>benignite</ets>, F. <ets>b&eacute;nignit&eacute;</ets>, OF. <ets>b&eacute;nignet&eacute;</ets>, fr. L. <ets>benignitas</ets>. See <er>Benign</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality of being benign; goodness; kindness; graciousness.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Benignity</xex> of aspect.&rdquo; <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Mildness; gentleness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>benignity</qex> or inclemency of the season.</q> <rj><qau>Spectator.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Salubrity; wholesome quality.</def> <rj><au>Wiseman.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*nign"ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a benign manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*nim"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>beniman</ets>. See <er>Benumb</er>, and cf. <er>Nim</er>.]</ety> <def>To take away.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Ire . . . <qex>benimeth</qex> the man fro God.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beninese</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Benin.</def> <illu><ex>Beninese</ex> bronzes</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Benin.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beninese</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a native or inhabitant of Benin.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben"i*son</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>beneysun</ets>, <ets>benesoun</ets>, OF. <ets>bene&iuml;&unr_;un</ets>, <ets>bene&iuml;son</ets>, fr. L. <ets>benedictio</ets>, fr. <ets>benedicere</ets> to bless; <ets>bene</ets> (adv. of <ets>bonus</ets> good) + <ets>dicere</ets> to say. See <er>Bounty</er>, and <er>Diction</er>, and cf. <er>Benediction</er>.]</ety> <def>Blessing; beatitude; benediction.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>More precious than the <qex>benison</qex> of friends.</q> <rj><qau>Talfourd.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>B&eacute;*ni"tier`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>b&eacute;nir</ets> to bless.]</ety> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <def>A holy-water stoup.</def> <rj><au>Shipley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben"ja*min</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Corrupted from <ets>benzoin</ets>.]</ety> <def>See <er>Benzoin</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben"ja*min</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kind of upper coat for men.</def> <mark>[Colloq. Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben"ja*mite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A descendant of Benjamin; one of the tribe of Benjamin.</def> <rj><au>Judg. iii. 15.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben"ne</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Malay <ets>bijen</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The name of two plants (<spn>Sesamum orientale</spn> and <spn>Sesamum indicum</spn>), originally Asiatic; -- also called <altname>oil plant</altname>. From their seeds an oil is expressed, called <prod>benne oil</prod> or <prod>sesame oil</prod>, used mostly for making soap. In the southern United States the seeds are used in candy.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>benni</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben"net</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>beno&icirc;te</ets>, fr. L. <ets>benedicta</ets>, fem. of <ets>benedictus</ets>, p. p., blessed. See <er>Benedict</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The common yellow-flowered avens of Europe (<spn>Geum urbanum</spn>); herb bennet. The name is sometimes given to other plants, as the hemlock, valerian, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bennettitales</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an order of fossil gymnospermous plans of the Carboniferous.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> order Bennettitales.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bennettitis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the type genus of the Bennettitales.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Bennettitis</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>benni</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an East Indian annual erect herb (<spn>Sesamum indicum</spn>); the source of <prod>sesame seed</prod> or <prod>benniseed</prod> and <prod>sesame oil</prod>. Same as <er>benne</er></def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> sesame, benne, benny.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ben"nie</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a slang name for Benzedrine, a trademark for one brand of amphetamine; -- also used generically for any brand of amphetamine.</def> <mark>[slang]</mark> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>benny</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Benzedrine.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>benniseed</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the small oval seed of the sesame plant.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> sesame seed.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>benny</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>same as <er>benne</er> or <er>benni</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> sesame, benne, benni, Sesamum indicum.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>same as <er>bennie</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben"shee</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Banshee</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <def><pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> of <er>Bend</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bent</hw>, <pos>a. &amp; p. p.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Changed by pressure so as to be no longer straight; crooked; <as>as, a <ex>bent</ex> pin; a <ex>bent</ex> lever</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Strongly inclined toward something, so as to be resolved, determined, set, etc.; -- said of the mind, character, disposition, desires, etc., and used with <xex>on</xex>; <as>as, to be <ex>bent</ex> on going to college; he is <ex>bent</ex> on mischief</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bend</er>, <pos>n.</pos> &amp; <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state of being curved, crooked, or inclined from a straight line; flexure; curvity; <as>as, the <ex>bent</ex> of a bow</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Wilkins.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A declivity or slope, as of a hill.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A leaning or bias; proclivity; tendency of mind; inclination; disposition; purpose; aim.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>With a native <qex>bent</qex> did good pursue.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Particular direction or tendency; flexion; course.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Bents</qex> and turns of the matter.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Carp.)</fld> <def>A transverse frame of a framed structure.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Tension; force of acting; energy; impetus.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The full <qex>bent</qex> and stress of the soul.</q> <rj><qau>Norris.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Predilection; turn.</syn> <usage><er>Bent</er>, <er>Bias</er>, <er>Inclination</er>, <er>Prepossession</er>. These words agree in describing a permanent influence upon the mind which tends to decide its actions. <xex>Bent</xex> denotes a fixed tendency of the mind in a given direction. It is the widest of these terms, and applies to the will, the intellect, and the affections, taken conjointly; as, the whole <xex>bent</xex> of his character was toward evil practices. <xex>Bias</xex> is literally a weight fixed on one side of a ball used in bowling, and causing it to swerve from a straight course. Used figuratively, <xex>bias</xex> applies particularly to the judgment, and denotes something which acts with a permanent force on the character through that faculty; as, the <xex>bias</xex> of early education, early habits, etc. <xex>Inclination</xex> is an excited state of desire or appetency; as, a strong <xex>inclination</xex> to the study of the law. <xex>Prepossession</xex> is a mingled state of feeling and opinion in respect to some person or subject, which has laid hold of and occupied the mind previous to inquiry. The word is commonly used in a good sense, an unfavorable impression of this kind being denominated a <xex>prejudice</xex>. &ldquo;Strong minds will be strongly <xex>bent</xex>, and usually labor under a strong <xex>bias</xex>; but there is no mind so weak and powerless as not to have its <xex>inclinations</xex>, and none so guarded as to be without its <xex>prepossessions</xex>.&rdquo;</usage> <rj><au>Crabb.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>beonet</ets>; akin to OHG. <ets>pinuz</ets>, G. <ets>binse</ets>, rush, bent grass; of unknown origin.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A reedlike grass; a stalk of stiff, coarse grass.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His spear a <qex>bent</qex>, both stiff and strong.</q> <rj><qau>Drayton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A grass of the genus <gen>Agrostis</gen>, esp. <spn>Agrostis vulgaris</spn>, or redtop. The name is also used of many other grasses, esp. in America.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Any neglected field or broken ground; a common; a moor.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Wright.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Bowmen bickered upon the <qex>bent</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Chevy Chase.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bent" grass`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Bent</er>, a kind of grass.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben"thal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets> the depth of the sea.]</ety> <def>Relating to the deepest zone or region of the ocean.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben*tham"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Bentham or Benthamism.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben"tham*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That phase of the doctrine of utilitarianism taught by Jeremy Bentham; the doctrine that the morality of actions is estimated and determined by their utility; also, the theory that the sensibility to pleasure and the recoil from pain are the only motives which influence human desires and actions, and that these are the sufficient explanation of ethical and jural conceptions.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben"tham*ite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who believes in Benthamism.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bentgrass</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>grass for pastures and lawns esp bowling and putting greens.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bent, bent grass.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben"thic</hw> <pr>(b&ebreve_;n"th&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[fr. Gr. <grk>be`nqos</grk> depth of the sea.]</ety> <def>of, pertaining to, or occurring at the bottom of a body of water, especially referring to the ocean depths.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ben"thos</hw> <pr>(b&ebreve_;n"th&obreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>be`nqos</grk> depth of the sea.]</ety> <def>The bottom of the sea, esp. of the deep oceans;</def> <specif>hence</specif> <fld>(Bot. &amp; Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <def>the fauna and flora of the sea bottom; -- opposed to <contr>plankton</contr>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bent"ing time"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>The season when pigeons are said to feed on bents, before peas are ripe.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Bare <qex>benting times</qex> . . . may come.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bentonite</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an absorbent aluminum silicate clay formed from volcanic ash.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bentonitic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to bentonite.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bent"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A bounding in bents, or the stalks of coarse, stiff, withered grass; <as>as, <ex>benty</ex> fields</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Resembling bent.</def> <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*numb"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Benumbed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Benumbing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>binomen</ets>, p. p. of <ets>binimen</ets> to take away, AS. <ets>beniman</ets>; pref. <ets>be</ets> + <ets>niman</ets> to take. See <er>Numb</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, and cf. <er>Benim</er>.]</ety> <def>To make torpid; to deprive of sensation or sensibility; to stupefy; <as>as, a hand or foot <ex>benumbed</ex> by cold</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The creeping death <qex>benumbed</qex> her senses first.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*numbed"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Made torpid; numbed; stupefied; deadened; <as>as, a <ex>benumbed</ex> body and mind</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Be*numbed"ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*numb"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Act of benumbing, or state of being benumbed; torpor.</def> <rj><au>Kirby.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben"zal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Benzoic</ets> + <ets>al</ets>dehyde.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A compound radical, <chform>C6H5.CH=</chform>, of the aromatic series, related to benzyl and benzoyl; -- used adjectively or in combination.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben*zam"ide</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Benz</ets>oin + <ets>amide</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A transparent crystalline substance, <chform>C6H5.CO.NH2</chform>, obtained by the action of ammonia upon chloride of benzoyl, as also by several other reactions with benzoyl compounds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben"zene</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Benzoin</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A volatile, very inflammable liquid, <chform>C6H6</chform>, contained in the naphtha produced by the destructive distillation of coal, from which it is separated by fractional distillation. The name is sometimes applied also to the impure commercial product or <xex>benzole</xex>, and also, but rarely, to a similar mixed product of petroleum.</def><!-- called also benzol --><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Benzene nucleus</b></col>, <col><b>Benzene ring</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a closed chain or ring, consisting of six carbon atoms, each with one hydrogen atom attached, regarded as the type from which the aromatic compounds are derived. This ring formula is provisionally accepted as representing the probable constitution of the benzene molecule, <chform>C6H6</chform>, and as the type on which its derivatives are formed.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>benzenoid</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>similar to benzene in structure or linkage; having an aromatic ring system.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben"zile</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Benzoin</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A yellowish crystalline substance, <chform>C6H5.CO.CO.C6H5</chform>, formed from benzoin by the action of oxidizing agents, and consisting of a doubled benzoyl radical.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben"zine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Benzoin</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A liquid consisting mainly of the lighter and more volatile hydrocarbons of petroleum or kerosene oil, used as a solvent and for cleansing soiled fabrics; -- called also <altname>petroleum spirit</altname>, <altname>petroleum benzine</altname>. Varieties or similar products are gasoline, naphtha, rhigolene, ligroin, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Same as <er>Benzene</er>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The hydrocarbons of <xex>benzine</xex> proper are essentially of the marsh gas (paraffin) series, while <xex>benzene</xex> proper is the typical hydrocarbon of the aromatic series.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben"zo*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>benzoate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt formed by the union of benzoic acid with any salifiable base.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>benzocaine</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a chemical substance obtainable as a white crystalline ester (<chform>H2N.C6H4.CO.O.C2H5</chform>) used as a local anesthetic. Chemically, it is <chname>4-aminobenzoic acid ethyl ester</chname>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ethyl p-aminobenzoate.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 138 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben*zo"ic</hw> <pr>(b&ebreve_;n*z&omacr;"&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>benzo&iuml;que</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or obtained from, benzoin.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Benzoic acid</b></col>, or <altname>flowers of benzoin</altname>, <cd>a peculiar vegetable acid, <chform>C6H5.CO2H</chform>, obtained from benzoin, and some other balsams, by sublimation or decoction. It is also found in the urine of infants and herbivorous animals. It crystallizes in the form of white, satiny flakes; its odor is aromatic; its taste is pungent, and somewhat acidulous.</cd> -- <col><b>Benzoic aldehyde</b></col>, <cd>oil of bitter almonds; the aldehyde, <chform>C6H5.CHO</chform>, intermediate in composition between benzoic or benzyl alcohol, and benzoic acid. It is a thin colorless liquid.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben*zoin"</hw> <pr>(b&ebreve_;n*zoin")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>benjoin</ets>, Sp. <ets>benjui</ets>, Pg. <ets>beijoin</ets>; all fr. Ar. <ets>lub&amacr;n-j&amacr;w&imacr;</ets> incense form Sumatra (named Java in Arabic), the first syllable being lost. Cf. <er>Benjamin</er>.]</ety> <note>[Called also <altname>benjamin</altname>.]</note> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A resinous substance, dry and brittle, obtained from the <spn>Styrax benzoin</spn>, a tree of Sumatra, Java, etc., having a fragrant odor, and slightly aromatic taste. It is used in the preparation of benzoic acid, in medicine, and as a perfume.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A white crystalline substance, <chform>C14H12O2</chform>, obtained from benzoic aldehyde and some other sources.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The spicebush (<spn>Lindera benzoin</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Flowers of benzoin</b></col>, <cd>benzoic acid. See under <er>Benzoic</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben*zoin"a*ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Containing or impregnated with benzoin; <as>as, <ex>benzoinated</ex> lard</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ben"zole</hw> <hw>Ben"zol</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Benzoin</ets> + L. <ets>ol</ets>eum oil.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An impure benzene, used in the arts as a solvent, and for various other purposes. See <er>Benzene</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; It has great solvent powers, and is used by manufacturers of India rubber and gutta percha; also for cleaning soiled kid gloves, and for other purposes.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben"zo*line</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Same as <er>Benzole</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Same as <er>Amarine</er>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Watts.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ben`zo*naph"thol</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> Also <hw>Ben`zo*naph"tol</hw> }</mhw>. <ety>[<ets>Benzo</ets>in + <ets>naphthol</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A white crystalline powder used as an intestinal antiseptic; beta-naphthol benzoate.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben"zo*sol</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Pharm.)</fld> <def>Guaiacol benzoate, used as an intestinal antiseptic and as a substitute for creosote in phthisis. It is a colorless crystalline pewder.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben"zoyl</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Benzoic</ets> + Gr. &unr_; wood. See <er>-yl</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A compound radical, <chform>C6H5.CO-</chform>; the base of benzoic acid, of the oil of bitter almonds, and of an extensive series of compounds.</def> <altsp>[Formerly written also <asp>benzule</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ben"zyl</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Benzoic</ets> + <ets>-yl</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A compound radical, <chform>C6H5.CH2</chform>, related to toluene and benzoic acid; -- commonly used adjectively.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ben*zyl"ic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>containing a benzyl group.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*paint"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To paint; to cover or color with, or as with, paint.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Else would a maiden blush <qex>bepaint</qex> my cheek.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*pelt"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To pelt roundly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*pinch"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bepinched</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To pinch, or mark with pinches.</def> <rj><au>Chapman.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*plas"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Beplastered</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Beplastering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To plaster over; to cover or smear thickly; to bedaub.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Beplastered</qex> with rouge.</q> <rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*plumed"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Decked with feathers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*pom"mel</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bepommeled</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bepommeling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To pommel; to beat, as with a stick; figuratively, to assail or criticise in conversation, or in writing.</def> <rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*pow"der</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To sprinkle or cover with powder; to powder.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*praise"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To praise greatly or extravagantly.</def> <rj><au>Goldsmith.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*prose"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To reduce to prose.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> &ldquo;To <xex>beprose</xex> all rhyme.&rdquo; <rj><au>Mallet.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*puffed"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Puffed; praised.</def> <rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*pur"ple</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To tinge or dye with a purple color.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*queath"</hw> <pr>(b&euptack_;*kw&emacr;&thlig_;")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bequeathed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bequeathing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>biquethen</ets>, AS. <ets>becwe&eth;an</ets> to say, affirm, bequeath; pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>cwe&eth;an</ets> to say, speak. See <er>Quoth</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To give or leave by will; to give by testament; -- said especially of personal property.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>My heritage, which my dead father did <qex>bequeath</qex> to me.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To hand down; to transmit.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To <qex>bequeath</qex> posterity somewhat to remember it.</q> <rj><qau>Glanvill.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To give; to offer; to commit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To whom, with all submission, on my knee<br/>
+I do <qex>bequeath</qex> my faithful services<br/>
+And true subjection everlastingly.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To <er>Bequeath</er>, <er>Devise</er>.</syn> <usage>Both these words denote the giving or disposing of property by will. <xex>Devise</xex>, in legal usage, is property used to denote a gift by will of real property, and he to whom it is given is called the <xex>devisee</xex>. <xex>Bequeath</xex> is properly applied to a gift by will or legacy; <it>i. e.</it>, of personal property; the gift is called a <xex>legacy</xex>, and he who receives it is called a <xex>legatee</xex>. In popular usage the word <xex>bequeath</xex> is sometimes enlarged so as to embrace <xex>devise</xex>; and it is sometimes so construed by courts.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*queath"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being bequeathed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*queath"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of bequeathing; bequeathment; bequest.</def> <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*queath"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of bequeathing, or the state of being bequeathed; a bequest.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*quest"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>biquest</ets>, corrupted fr. <ets>bequide</ets>; pref. <ets>be-</ets> + AS. <ets>cwide</ets> a saying, <ets>becwe&eth;an</ets> to bequeath. The ending <ets>-est</ets> is probably due to confusion with <ets>quest</ets>. See <er>Bequeath</er>, <er>Quest</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of bequeathing or leaving by will; <as>as, a <ex>bequest</ex> of property by A. to B</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is left by will, esp. personal property; a legacy; also, a gift.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*quest"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To bequeath, or leave as a legacy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;All I have to <xex>bequest</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Gascoigne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*queth"en</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <def>old <pos>p. p.</pos> of <er>Bequeath</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*quote"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To quote constantly or with great frequency.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*rain</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Berained</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Beraining</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To rain upon; to wet with rain.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*rate"</hw> <pr>(b&euptack_;*r&amacr;t")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Berated</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Berating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[See 2nd <er>rate</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>.]</ety> <def>To rate or chide vehemently; to scold.</def> <au>Holland.</au> <au>Motley.</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*rat"tle</hw> <pr>(b&euptack_;*r&abreve;t"t'l)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make rattle; to scold vociferously; to cry down.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Shak.</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*ray"</hw> <pr>(b&euptack_;*r&amacr;")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>be</ets> + <ets>ray</ets> to defile.]</ety> <def>To make foul; to soil; to defile.</def>
+<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Berbe</hw> <pr>(b&etilde_;rb)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Berber, Barb a Barbary horse.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An African genet (<spn>Genetta pardina</spn>). See <er>Genet</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ber"ber</hw> <pr>(b&etilde_;r"b&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Barbary</er>.]</ety> <def>A member of a race somewhat resembling the Arabs, but often classed as Hamitic, who were formerly the inhabitants of the whole of North Africa from the Mediterranean southward into the Sahara, and who still occupy a large part of that region; -- called also <altname>Kabyles</altname>. Also, the language spoken by this people.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ber"ber*ine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An alkaloid obtained, as a bitter, yellow substance, from the root of the barberry, gold thread, and other plants.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ber"ber*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Barberry</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ber`ceuse"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A vocal or instrumental composition of a soft tranquil character, having a lulling effect; a cradle song.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ber"cy</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a sauce prepared from butter creamed with white wine, shallots, parsley and fish stock; -- also called <altname>Bercy sauce</altname>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Bercy butter.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ber"dash</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kind of neckcloth.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A treatise against the cravat and <qex>berdash</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Steele.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bere</hw> <pr>(b&emacr;r)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OIcel. <ets>berja</ets> to strike.]</ety> <def>To pierce.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bere</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Bear</er>, barley.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*reave"</hw> <pr>(b&euptack_;*r&emacr;v")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bereaved</conjf> <pr>(b&euptack_;*r&emacr;vd")</pr>, <conjf>Bereft</conjf> <pr>(b&euptack_;*r&ebreve_;ft")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bereaving.</conjf>]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bireven</ets>, AS. <ets>bere&aacute;fian</ets>. See <er>Be-</er>, and <er>Reave.</er>]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To make destitute; to deprive; to strip; -- with <xex>of</xex> before the person or thing taken away.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Madam, you have <qex>bereft</qex> me of all words.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Bereft</qex> of him who taught me how to sing.</q> <rj><qau>Tickell.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To take away from.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>All your interest in those territories<br/>
+Is utterly <qex>bereft</qex> you; all is lost.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To take away.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Shall move you to <qex>bereave</qex> my life.</q> <rj><qau>Marlowe.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The imp. and past pple. form <xex>bereaved</xex> is not used in reference to immaterial objects. We say <xex>bereaved</xex> or <xex>bereft</xex> by death of a relative, <xex>bereft</xex> of hope and strength.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To dispossess; to divest.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>be*reaved"</hw> <pr>(b&euptack_;*r&emacr;v")</pr>, <pos>adj.</pos> <def>mourning due to the death of a loved one.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bereft, grief-stricken, grieving, mourning(prenominal), sorrowing(prenominal).</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*reave"ment</hw> <pr>(b&euptack_;*r&emacr;v"m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being bereaved; deprivation; esp., the loss of a relative by death.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*reav"er</hw> <pr>(b&euptack_;*r&emacr;v"&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who bereaves.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*reft"</hw> <pr>(b&euptack_;*r&ebreve_;ft")</pr>, <def><pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> of <er>Bereave</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ber`e*ni"ce's Hair`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[See <er>Berenice's Locks</er>, in Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.]</ety> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>See <cref>Coma Berenices</cref>, under <er>Coma</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>beret</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a cap made of soft cloth with no brim or bill, widening somewhat outward from a close-fitting headband to a flat top, which often has a button or tab in its center.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*ret"ta</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Berretta</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Berg</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[&radic;95. See <er>Barrow</er> hill, and cf. <er>Iceberg</er>.]</ety> <def>A large mass or hill, as of ice.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Glittering <qex>bergs</qex> of ice.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ber"gall</hw> <pr>(b&etilde_;r"g&asuml_;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>a small wrasse (<spn>Tautogolabrus adspersus</spn>), common in north Atantic coastal waters of the U. S.; -- also called the <altname>cunner</altname>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> cunner.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ber"ga*mot</hw> <pr>(b&etilde_;r"g&adot_;*m&obreve_;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bergamote</ets>, fr. It. <ets>bergamotta</ets>; prob. a corruption of Turk. <ets>beg arm&umacr;di</ets> a lord's pear.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A tree of the Orange family (<spn>Citrus bergamia</spn>), having a roundish or pear-shaped fruit, from the rind of which an essential oil of delicious odor is extracted, much prized as a perfume. Also, the fruit.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A variety of mint (<spn>Mentha aquatica</spn>, var. <varn>glabrata</varn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The essence or perfume made from the fruit.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A variety of pear.</def> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A variety of snuff perfumed with bergamot.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The better hand . . . gives the nose its <qex>bergamot</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A coarse tapestry, manufactured from flock of cotton or hemp, mixed with ox's or goat's hair; -- said to have been invented at Bergamo, Italy. Encyc. Brit.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Wild bergamot</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>an American herb of the Mint family (<spn>Monarda fistulosa</spn>).</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- <note>Oil of bergamot is used as a flavoring agent in the popular "Earl Gray's tea".</note> --><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ber"gan*der</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Berg</ets>, for <ets>burrow</ets> + <ets>gander</ets> a male goose? Cf. G. <ets>bergente</ets>, Dan. <ets>gravgaas</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A European duck (<spn>Anas tadorna</spn>). See <er>Sheldrake</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ber"ger*et</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>bergerete</ets>, F. <ets>berger</ets> a shepherd.]</ety> <def>A pastoral song.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bergh</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>beorg</ets>.]</ety> <def>A hill.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Berg"mas`ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Barmaster</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Berg"meal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G. <ets>berg</ets> mountain + <ets>mehl</ets> meal.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>An earthy substance, resembling fine flour. It is composed of the shells of infusoria, and in Lapland and Sweden is sometimes eaten, mixed with flour or ground birch bark, in times of scarcity. This name is also given to a white powdery variety of calcite.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Berg"mote</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Barmote</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ber"go*mask</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A rustic dance, so called in ridicule of the people of Bergamo, in Italy, once noted for their clownishness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Berg"schrund`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G., lit., mountain gap.]</ety> <fld>(Phys. Geog.)</fld> <def>The crevasse or series of crevasses, usually deep and often broad, frequently occurring near the head of a mountain glacier, about where the n&eacute;v&eacute; field joins the valley portion of the glacier.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Berg"stock`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G., lit., mountain stick.]</ety> <def>A long pole with a spike at the end, used in climbing mountains; an alpenstock.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ber"gylt</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Etymol. uncertain.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The Norway haddock. See <er>Rosefish</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*rhyme"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Berhymed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Berhyming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To mention in rhyme or verse; to rhyme about.</def> <note>[Sometimes use depreciatively.]</note> <au>Shak.</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Be`ri*be"ri</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Singhalese <ets>beri</ets> weakness.]</ety> <def>An acute disease occurring in India, characterized by multiple inflammatory changes in the nerves, producing great muscular debility, a painful rigidity of the limbs, and cachexy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*rime"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To berhyme.</def> <note>[The earlier and etymologically preferable spelling.]</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be"ring Sea Controversy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A controversy (1886 -- 93) between Great Britain and the United States as to the right of Canadians not licensed by the United States to carry on seal fishing in the Bering Sea, over which the United States claimed jurisdiction as a mare clausum. A court of arbitration, meeting in Paris in 1893, decided against the claim of the United States, but established regulations for the preservation of the fur seal.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Berith</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the Jewish rite of circumcision.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Brith, Bris.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Berke*le"ian</hw> <pr>(b&etilde_;rk*l&emacr;"&aitalic_;n)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or relating to Bishop Berkeley or his system of idealism; <as>as, <ex>Berkeleian</ex> philosophy</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Berke"ley*ism</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Berkeley</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Bishop George Berkeley; b. 1685, d. 1753.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ber*ke"li*um</hw> <pr>(b&etilde_;r*k&emacr;"l&euptack_;*&ubreve;m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[from the city of <etsep>Berkeley</etsep>, California, location of the University of California campus where it was discovered.]</ety> <def>a chemical element of the transuranic series. Chemical symbol Bk; atomic number 97; atomic weight 247. It is a radioactive element, with no stable isotopes; the longest-lived isotope is of mass number 247.07, decaying by alpha-emission with a half-life of 1,400 years. The isotope with atomic weight 249 has a half-life of 314 days, and was isolated in weighable quantities.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Bk.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ber"lin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[The capital of Prussia]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A four-wheeled carriage, having a sheltered seat behind the body and separate from it, invented in the 17th century, at Berlin.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Fine worsted for fancy-work; zephyr worsted; -- called also <altname>Berlin wool</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Berlin black</b></col>, <cd>a black varnish, drying with almost a dead surface; -- used for coating the better kinds of ironware.</cd> <au>Ure.</au> -- <col><b>Berlin blue</b></col>, <cd>Prussian blue.</cd> <au>Ure.</au> -- <col><b>Berlin green</b></col>, <cd>a complex cyanide of iron, used as a green dye, and similar to Prussian blue.</cd> -- <col><b>Berlin iron</b></col>, <cd>a very fusible variety of cast iron, from which figures and other delicate articles are manufactured. These are often stained or lacquered in imitation of bronze.</cd> -- <col><b>Berlin shop</b></col>, <cd>a shop for the sale of worsted embroidery and the materials for such work.</cd> -- <col><b>Berlin work</b></col>, <cd>worsted embroidery.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Berm</hw> <hw>Berme</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>berme</ets>, of German origin; cf. G. <ets>brame</ets>, <ets>br&auml;me</ets>, border, akin to E. <ets>brim</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>A narrow shelf or path between the bottom of a parapet and the ditch.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Engineering)</fld> <def>A ledge at the bottom of a bank or cutting, to catch earth that may roll down the slope, or to strengthen the bank.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bermuda</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as <er>Bermudas</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Bermudas.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ber*mu"da grass`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A kind of grass (<spn>Cynodon Dactylon</spn>) esteemed for pasture in the Southern United States. It is a native of Southern Europe, but is now wide-spread in warm countries; -- called also <altname>scutch grass</altname>, and in Bermuda, <altname>devil grass</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ber*mu"da lil"y</hw>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The large white lily (<spn>Lilium longiflorum eximium</spn>, syn. <spn>Lilium Harrisii</spn>) which is extensively cultivated in Bermuda.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ber*mu"dan</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Bermuda; <as>as, <ex>Bermudan</ex> beaches</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to Bermudans; <as>as, The <ex>Bermudan</ex> hotel staff</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bermudan</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a native or inhabitant of Bermuda.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Bermudian.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bermudas</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a group of islands in the Atlantic off the Carolina coast; British colony; resort.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Bermuda.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bermudian</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a native or inhabitant of Bermuda.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Bermudan.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ber"na*cle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Barnacle</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ber"na fly`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A Brazilian dipterous insect of the genus <gen>Trypeta</gen>, which lays its eggs in the nostrils or in wounds of man and beast, where the larv&aelig; do great injury.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ber"nar*dine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to St. Bernard of Clairvaux, or to the Cistercian monks.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A Cistercian monk.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ber*nese"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to the city or canton of Bern, in Switzerland, or to its inhabitants.</def> -- <def2><pos>n. sing. &amp; pl.</pos> <def>A native or natives of Bern.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ber"ni*cle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bernak</ets>, <ets>bernacle</ets>; cf. OF. <ets>bernac</ets>; prob. fr. LL. <ets>bernacula</ets> for <ets>hibernicula</ets>, <ets>bernicula</ets>, fr. <ets>Hibernia</ets>; the birds coming from <ets>Hibernia</ets> or Ireland. Cf. 1st <er>Barnacle</er>.]</ety> <def>A bernicle goose.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>barnacle</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bernicle goose</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a goose (<spn>Branta leucopsis</spn>), of Arctic Europe and America. It was formerly believed that it hatched from the cirripeds of the sea (<spn>Lepas</spn>), which were, therefore, called barnacles, goose barnacles, or Anatifers. The name is also applied to other related species. See <er>Anatifa</er> and <er>Cirripedia</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ber*nouse"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Burnoose</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*rob"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To rob; to plunder.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ber"o*e</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Beroe</ets>, one of the Oceanid&aelig; Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets>: cf. F. <ets>bero&eacute;</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small, oval, transparent jellyfish, belonging to the Ctenophora.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ber*ret"ta</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It., fr. LL. <ets>birrettum</ets>, <ets>berretum</ets>, a cap, dim. of L. <ets>birrus</ets>, <ets>birrum</ets>, a cloak to keep off rain, cf. Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets> tawny, red: cf. Sp. <ets>birreta</ets>, Pg. <ets>barrete</ets>, and E. <er>Barret</er>.]</ety> <def>A square cap worn by ecclesiastics of the Roman Catholic Church. A cardinal's berretta is scarlet; that worn by other clerics is black, except that a bishop's is lined with green.</def> <altsp>[Also spelt <asp>beretta</asp>, <asp>biretta</asp>, etc.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ber"ried</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Furnished with berries; consisting of a berry; baccate; <as>as, a <ex>berried</ex> shrub</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ber"ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Berries</plw>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>berie</ets>, AS. <ets>berie</ets>, <ets>berige</ets>; akin to D. <ets>bes</ets>, G. <ets>beere</ets>, OS. and OHG. <ets>beri</ets>, Icel. <ets>ber</ets>, Sw. <ets>b&auml;r</ets>, Goth. <ets>basi</ets>, and perh. Skr. <ets>bhas</ets> to eat.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Any small fleshy fruit, as the strawberry, mulberry, huckleberry, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A small fruit that is pulpy or succulent throughout, having seeds loosely imbedded in the pulp, as the currant, grape, blueberry.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The coffee bean.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>One of the ova or eggs of a fish.</def> <rj><au>Travis.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>In berry</b></col>, <cd>containing ova or spawn.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ber"ry</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Berried</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Berrying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To bear or produce berries.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ber"ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>beorh</ets>. See <er>Barrow</er> a hill.]</ety> <def>A mound; a hillock.</def> <rj><au>W. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ber"ry*ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A seeking for or gathering of berries, esp. of such as grow wild.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ber*seem"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar. <ets>bersh&imacr;m</ets> clover.]</ety> <def>An Egyptian clover (<spn>Trifolium alexandrinum</spn>) extensively cultivated as a forage plant and soil-renewing crop in the alkaline soils of the Nile valley, and now introduced into the southwestern United States. It is more succulent than other clovers or than alfalfa. Called also <altname>Egyptian clover</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ber"serk</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ber"serk*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Icel. <ets>berserkr</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Scand. Myth.)</fld> <def>One of a class of legendary heroes, who fought frenzied by intoxicating liquors, and naked, regardless of wounds.</def> <rj><au>Longfellow.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who fights as if frenzied, like a Berserker.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ber*serk"</hw> <pr>(b&etilde_;r*s&etilde_;rk"; b&etilde_;r*z&etilde_;rk"; b&etilde_;r"s&etilde_;rk)</pr> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>berserk</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>frenzied; crazed; usually in predicate position.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bers"tle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Bristle</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Berteroa</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of plants comprising the hoary alyssum.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Berteroa</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Berth</hw> <pr>(b&etilde_;rth)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From the root of <ets>bear</ets> to produce, like <ets>birth</ets> nativity. See <er>Birth</er>.]</ety> <altsp>[Also written <asp>birth</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Convenient sea room.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A room in which a number of the officers or ship's company mess and reside.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The place where a ship lies when she is at anchor, or at a wharf.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An allotted place; an appointment; situation or employment.</def> &ldquo;He has a good <xex>berth</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A place in a ship to sleep in; a long box or shelf on the side of a cabin or stateroom, or of a railway car, for sleeping in.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Berth deck</b></col>, <cd>the deck next below the lower gun deck.</cd> <au>Ham. Nav. Encyc.</au> -- <mcol><col><b>To give</b></col> (the land or any object) <col><b>a wide berth</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to keep at a distance from it.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Berth</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Berthed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Berthing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To give an anchorage to, or a place to lie at; to place in a berth; <as>as, she was <ex>berthed</ex> stem to stern with the Adelaide</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To allot or furnish berths to, on shipboard; <as>as, to <ex>berth</ex> a ship's company</as>.</def> <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ber"tha</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>berthe</ets>, fr. <ets>Berthe</ets>, a woman's name.]</ety> <def>A kind of collar or cape worn by ladies.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Big Bertha</b></col> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <cd>a large cannon used by the German army during World War I.</cd><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Berth"age</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A place for mooring vessels in a dock or harbor.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ber"thi*er*ite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>Berthier</ets>, a French naturalist.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A double sulphide of antimony and iron, of a dark steel-gray color.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Berth"ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The planking outside of a vessel, above the sheer strake.</def> <rj><au>Smyth.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ber`til`lon" sys"tem</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[After Alphonse <ets>Bertillon</ets>, French anthropologist.]</ety> <def>A system for the identification of persons by a physical description based upon anthropometric measurements, notes of markings, deformities, color, impression of thumb lines, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ber"tram</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Corrupted fr. L. <ets>pyrethrum</ets>, Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets> a hot spicy plant, fr. <ets>&unr_;</ets> fire.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Pellitory of Spain (<spn>Anacyclus pyrethrum</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 139 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Ber"y*coid</hw> <pr>(b&ebreve_;r"&ibreve_;*koid)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets><gen>beryx</gen></ets>, the name of the typical genus + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the <fam>Berycid&aelig;</fam>, a family of marine fishes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- ##add illustration of Beryx delphini --><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ber"yl</hw> <pr>(b&ebreve_;r"&ibreve_;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>b&eacute;ryl</ets>, OF. <ets>beril</ets>, L. <ets>beryllus</ets>, Gr. <grk>bh`ryllos</grk>, prob. fr. Skr. <ets>vai&dsdot_;&umacr;rya</ets>. Cf. <er>Brilliant</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A mineral of great hardness, and, when transparent, of much beauty. It occurs in hexagonal prisms, commonly of a green or bluish green color, but also yellow, pink, and white. It is a silicate of aluminum and beryllium. The <stype>aquamarine</stype> is a transparent, sea-green variety used as a gem. The <stype>emerald</stype> is another variety highly prized in jewelry, and distinguished by its deep color, which is probably due to the presence of a little oxide of chromium.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ber"yl*line</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a beryl; of a light or bluish green color.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*ryl"li*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A metallic element found in the beryl. See <er>Glucinum</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ber"yl*loid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Beryl</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Crystallog.)</fld> <def>A solid consisting of a double twelve-sided pyramid; -- so called because the planes of this form occur on crystals of beryl.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Be*saiel"</hw>, <hw>Be*saile"</hw>, <hw>Be*sayle"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>beseel</ets>, F. <ets>bisa&iuml;eul</ets>, fr. L. <ets>bis</ets> twice + LL. <ets>avolus</ets>, dim. of L. <ets>avus</ets> grandfather.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A great-grandfather.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A kind of writ which formerly lay where a great-grandfather died seized of lands in fee simple, and on the day of his death a stranger abated or entered and kept the heir out. This is now abolished.</def> <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*saint"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make a saint of.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*sant"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Bezant</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bes-ant"ler</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Bez-antler</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*scat"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To scatter over.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To cover sparsely by scattering (something); to strew.</def> &ldquo;With flowers <xex>bescattered</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*scorn"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To treat with scorn.</def> &ldquo;Then was he <xex>bescorned</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*scratch"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To tear with the nails; to cover with scratches.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*scrawl"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cover with scrawls; to scribble over.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*screen"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cover with a screen, or as with a screen; to shelter; to conceal.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*scrib"ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To scribble over.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Bescribbled</xex> with impertinences.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Be*scum"ber</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Be*scum"mer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>scumber</ets>, <ets>scummer</ets>.]</ety> <def>To discharge ordure or dung upon.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*see"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>bese&oacute;n</ets>; pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>&unr_;e&oacute;n</ets> to see.]</ety> <def>To see; to look; to mind.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Wyclif.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*seech"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Besought</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Beseeching</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bisechen</ets>, <ets>biseken</ets> (akin to G. <ets>besuchen</ets> to visit); pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>sechen</ets>, <ets>seken</ets>, to seek. See <er>Seek</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To ask or entreat with urgency; to supplicate; to implore.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I <qex>beseech</qex> you, punish me not with your hard thoughts.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>But Eve . . . <qex>besought</qex> his peace.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To beg; to crave.</syn> <usage> -- <er>To Beseech</er>, <er>Entreat</er>, <er>Solicit</er>, <er>Implore</er>, <er>Supplicate</er>. These words agree in marking that sense of want which leads men to beg some favor. To <xex>solicit</xex> is to make a request, with some degree of earnestness and repetition, of one whom we address as a superior. To <xex>entreat</xex> implies greater urgency, usually enforced by adducing reasons or arguments. To <xex>beseech</xex> is still stronger, and belongs rather to the language of poetry and imagination. To <xex>implore</xex> denotes increased fervor of entreaty, as addressed either to equals or superiors. To <xex>supplicate</xex> expresses the extreme of entreaty, and usually implies a state of deep humiliation. Thus, a captive <xex>supplicates</xex> a conqueror to spare his life. Men <xex>solicit</xex> by virtue of their interest with another; they <xex>entreat</xex> in the use of reasoning and strong representations; they <xex>beseech</xex> with importunate earnestness; they <xex>implore</xex> from a sense of overwhelming distress; they <xex>supplicate</xex> with a feeling of the most absolute inferiority and dependence.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*seech"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Solicitation; supplication.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Poetic]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*seech"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who beseeches.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*seech"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Entreating urgently; imploring; <as>as, a <ex>beseeching</ex> look</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Be*seech"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Be*seech"ing*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*seech"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of beseeching or entreating earnestly.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Goodwin.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*seek"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To beseech.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*seem"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Beseemed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Beseeming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>seem</ets>.]</ety> <def>Literally: To appear or seem (<xex>well</xex>, <xex>ill</xex>, <xex>best</xex>, etc.) for (one) to do or to have. Hence: To be fit, suitable, or proper for, or worthy of; to become; to befit.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A duty well <qex>beseeming</qex> the preachers.</q> <rj><qau>Clarendon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>What form of speech or behavior <qex>beseemeth</qex> us, in our prayers to God ?</q> <rj><qau>Hocker.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*seem"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To seem; to appear; to be fitting.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;As <xex>beseemed</xex> best.&rdquo; <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*seem"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Appearance; look; garb.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I . . . did company these three in poor <qex>beseeming</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Comeliness.</def> <rj><au>Baret.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*seem"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Becoming; suitable.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> -- <wordforms><wf>Be*seem"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Be*seem"ing*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*seem"ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Fit; suitable; becoming.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In <qex>beseemly</qex> order sitten there.</q> <rj><qau>Shenstone.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*seen"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Properly the p. p. of <ets>besee</ets>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Seen; appearing.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Decked or adorned; clad.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Accomplished; versed.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*set"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Beset</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Besetting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>besettan</ets> (akin to OHG. <ets>bisazjan</ets>, G. <ets>besetzen</ets>, D. <ets>bezetten</ets>); pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>settan</ets> to set. See <er>Set</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To set or stud (anything) with ornaments or prominent objects.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A robe of azure <qex>beset</qex> with drops of gold.</q> <rj><qau>Spectator.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The garden is so <qex>beset</qex> with all manner of sweet shrubs that it perfumes the air.</q> <rj><qau>Evelyn.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To hem in; to waylay; to surround; to besiege; to blockade.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Beset</xex> with foes.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Let thy troops <qex>beset</qex> our gates.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To set upon on all sides; to perplex; to harass; -- said of dangers, obstacles, etc.</def> &ldquo;Adam, sore <xex>beset</xex>, replied.&rdquo; <au>Milton.</au> &ldquo;<xex>Beset</xex> with ills.&rdquo; <au>Addison.</au> &ldquo;Incommodities which <xex>beset</xex> old age.&rdquo; <au>Burke.</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To occupy; to employ; to use up.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To surround; inclose; environ; hem in; besiege; encircle; encompass; embarrass; urge; press.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*set"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of besetting, or the state of being beset; also, that which besets one, as a sin.</def> &ldquo;Fearing a <xex>besetment</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Kane.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*set"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, besets.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*set"ting</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Habitually attacking, harassing, or pressing upon or about; <as>as, a <ex>besetting</ex> sin</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*shine"</hw> <pr>(b&euptack_;*sh&imacr;n")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Beshone</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Beshining</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To shine upon; to illumine.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Be*show"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A large food fish (<spn>Anoplopoma fimbria</spn>) of the north Pacific coast; -- called also <altname>candlefish</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*shrew"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To curse; to execrate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Beshrew</qex> me, but I love her heartily.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Often a very mild form of imprecation; sometimes so far from implying a curse, as to be uttered coaxingly, nay even with some tenderness. <rj><au>Schmidt.</au></rj>
+</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*shroud"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cover with, or as with, a shroud; to screen.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*shut"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To shut up or out.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*side"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>biside</ets>, <ets>bisiden</ets>, <ets>bisides</ets>, prep. and adv., beside, besides; pref. <ets>be-</ets> by + <ets>side</ets>. Cf. Besides, and see <er>Side</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>At the side of; on one side of.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Beside</xex> him hung his bow.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Aside from; out of the regular course or order of; in a state of deviation from; out of.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>[You] have done enough<br/>
+To put him quite <qex>beside</qex> his patience.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Over and above; distinct from; in addition to.</def> <note>[In this use <xex>besides</xex> is now commoner.]</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Wise and learned men <qex>beside</qex> those whose names are in the Christian records.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To be beside one's self</b></col>, <cd>to be out of one's wits or senses.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Paul, thou art <qex>beside thyself</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Acts xxvi. 24.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Beside</er>, <er>Besides</er>.</syn> <usage> These words, whether used as prepositions or adverbs, have been considered strictly synonymous, from an early period of our literature, and have been freely interchanged by our best writers. There is, however, a tendency, in present usage, to make the following distinction between them: 1. That <xex>beside</xex> be used only and always as a preposition, with the original meaning &ldquo;by the side of; &rdquo; as, to sit <xex>beside</xex> a fountain; or with the closely allied meaning &ldquo;aside from&rdquo;, &ldquo;apart from&rdquo;, or &ldquo;out of&rdquo;; as, this is <xex>beside</xex> our present purpose; to be <xex>beside</xex> one's self with joy. The adverbial sense to be wholly transferred to the cognate word. 2. That <xex>besides</xex>, as a preposition, take the remaining sense &ldquo;in addition to&rdquo;, as, <xex>besides</xex> all this; <xex>besides</xex> the considerations here offered. &ldquo;There was a famine in the land besides the first famine.&rdquo; <au>Gen. xxvi. 1.</au> And that it also take the adverbial sense of &ldquo;moreover&rdquo;, &ldquo;beyond&rdquo;, etc., which had been divided between the words; as, <xex>besides</xex>, there are other considerations which belong to this case. The following passages may serve to illustrate this use of the words: --<pbr/>
+<q>Lovely Thais sits <qex>beside</qex> thee.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]<pbr/>
+<q>Only be patient till we have appeased<br/>
+The multitude, <qex>beside</qex> themselves with fear.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]<pbr/>
+<q>It is <qex>beside</qex> my present business to enlarge on this speculation.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]<pbr/>
+<q><qex>Besides</qex> this, there are persons in certain situations who are expected to be charitable.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Porteus.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]<pbr/>
+<q>And, <qex>besides</qex>, the Moor<br/>
+May unfold me to him; there stand I in much peril.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]<pbr/>
+<q>That man that does not know those things which are of necessity for him to know is but an ignorant man, whatever he may know <qex>besides</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Tillotson.</qau></rj>
+</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>See <er>Moreover</er>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Be*sides"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Be*side"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[OE. Same as <ets>beside</ets>, prep.; the ending <ets>-s</ets> is an adverbial one, prop. a genitive sign.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>On one side.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer. Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>More than that; over and above; not included in the number, or in what has been mentioned; moreover; in addition.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any <qex>besides</qex> ?</q> <rj><qau>Gen. xix. 12.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To all <qex>beside</qex>, as much an empty shade,<br/>
+An Eugene living, as a C&aelig;sar dead.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; These sentences may be considered as elliptical.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*sides</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <def>Over and above; separate or distinct from; in addition to; other than; else than. See <er>Beside</er>, <xex>prep</xex>., 3, and Syn. under <er>Beside</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Besides</qex> your cheer, you shall have sport.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*siege"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Besieged</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Besieging</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bisegen</ets>; pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>segen</ets> to siege. See <er>Siege</er>.]</ety> <def>To beset or surround with armed forces, for the purpose of compelling to surrender; to lay siege to; to beleaguer; to beset.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Till Paris was <qex>besieged</qex>, famished, and lost.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To environ; hem in; invest; encompass.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*siege"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of besieging, or the state of being besieged.</def> <rj><au>Golding.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*sie"ger</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who besieges; -- opposed to <recipr>the besieged</recipr>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*sie"ging</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That besieges; laying siege to.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Be*sie"ging*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*sit"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>sit</ets>.]</ety> <def>To suit; to fit; to become.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*slab"ber</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To beslobber.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*slave"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To enslave.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*slav"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Beslavered</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Beslavering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To defile with slaver; to beslobber.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*slime"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To daub with slime; to soil.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*slob"ber</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To slobber on; to smear with spittle running from the mouth. Also Fig.: as, to <xex>beslobber</xex> with praise.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*slub"ber</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To beslobber.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*smear"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Besmeared</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Besmearing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To smear with any viscous, glutinous matter; to bedaub; to soil.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Besmeared</qex> with precious balm.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*smear"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One that besmears.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*smirch"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Besmirched</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Besmirching</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To smirch or soil; to discolor; to obscure. Hence: To dishonor; to sully.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*smoke"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To foul with smoke.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To harden or dry in smoke.</def> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*smut"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Besmutted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Besmutting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>smut</ets>: cf. AS. <ets>besm&imacr;tan</ets>, and also OE. <ets>besmotren</ets>.]</ety> <def>To blacken with smut; to foul with soot.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*snow"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Besnowed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bisnewen</ets>, AS. <ets>besn&imacr;wan</ets>; pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>sn&imacr;wan</ets> to snow.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To scatter like snow; to cover thick, as with snow flakes.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Gower.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To cover with snow; to whiten with snow, or as with snow.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*snuff"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To befoul with snuff.</def> <rj><au>Young.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*sogne"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bisogne</ets>.]</ety> <def>A worthless fellow; a bezonian.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be"som</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>besme</ets>, <ets>besum</ets>, AS. <ets>besma</ets>; akin to D. <ets>bezem</ets>, OHG <ets>pesamo</ets>, G. <ets>besen</ets>; of uncertain origin.]</ety> <def>A brush of twigs for sweeping; a broom; anything which sweeps away or destroys.</def> <mark>[Archaic or Fig.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I will sweep it with the <qex>besom</qex> of destruction.</q> <rj><qau>Isa. xiv. 23.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The housemaid with her <qex>besom</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>W. Irving.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be"som</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Besomed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To sweep, as with a besom.</def> <mark>[Archaic or Poetic]</mark> <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Rolls back all Greece, and <qex>besoms</qex> wide the plain.</q> <rj><qau>Barlow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be"som*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who uses a besom.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*sort"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To assort or be congruous with; to fit, or become.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Such men as may <qex>besort</qex> your age.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*sort"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Befitting associates or attendants.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>With such accommodation and <qex>besort</qex><br/>
+As levels with her breeding.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*sot"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Besotted</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Besotting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To make sottish; to make dull or stupid; to stupefy; to infatuate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Fools <qex>besotted</qex> with their crimes.</q> <rj><qau>Hudibras.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*sot"ted</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Made sottish, senseless, or infatuated; characterized by drunken stupidity, or by infatuation; stupefied.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Besotted</xex> devotion.&rdquo; <au>Sir W. Scott.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>Be*sot"ted*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Be*sot"ted*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*sot"ting*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a besotting manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*sought"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <def><pos>p. p.</pos> of <er>Beseech</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*span"gle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bespangled</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bespangling</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To adorn with spangles; to dot or sprinkle with something brilliant or glittering.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The grass . . . is all <qex>bespangled</qex> with dewdrops.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bespangled</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>covered with beads or jewels or sequins.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> beaded, beady, bejeweled, bejewelled, gemmed, jeweled, jewelled, sequined, spangled, spangly.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*spat"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bespattered</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bespattering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To soil by spattering; to sprinkle, esp. with dirty water, mud, or anything which will leave foul spots or stains.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To asperse with calumny or reproach.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Whom never faction could <qex>bespatter</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*spawl"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To daub, soil, or make foul with spawl or spittle.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*speak"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Bespoke</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <conjf>Bespake</conjf> <mark>(Archaic)</mark>; <pos>p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bespoke</conjf>, <conjf>Bespoken</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bespeaking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bispeken</ets>, AS. <ets>besprecan</ets>, to speak to, accuse; pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>sprecan</ets> to speak. See <er>Speak</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To speak or arrange for beforehand; to order or engage against a future time; <as>as, to <ex>bespeak</ex> goods, a right, or a favor</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Concluding, naturally, that to gratify his avarice was to <qex>bespeak</qex> his favor.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To show beforehand; to foretell; to indicate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>[They] <qex>bespoke</qex> dangers . . . in order to scare the allies.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To betoken; to show; to indicate by external marks or appearances.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>When the abbot of St. Martin was born, he had so little the figure of a man that it <qex>bespoke</qex> him rather a monster.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To speak to; to address.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He thus the queen <qex>bespoke</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*speak"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To speak.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*speak"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bespeaking. Among actors, a benefit (when a particular play is bespoken.)</def> &ldquo;The night of her <xex>bespeak</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*speak"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who bespeaks.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*spec"kle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bespeckled</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bespeckling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To mark with speckles or spots.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*spew"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To soil or daub with spew; to vomit on.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*spice"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To season with spice, or with some spicy drug.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*spirt"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Bespurt</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 140 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*spit</hw> <pr>(b&euptack_;*sp&ibreve_;t")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Bespit</conjf>; <pos>p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bespit</conjf>, <conjf>Bespitten</conjf> <pr>(-t'n)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bespitting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To daub or soil with spittle.</def> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*spoke"</hw> <pr>(b&euptack_;*sp&omacr;k")</pr>, <def><pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> of <er>Bespeak</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>be*spok"en</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>same as <er>made-to-order</er>; -- of clothing.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bespoke, custom, made-to-order, tailored, tailor-made.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>bound by an agreement to become married to someone.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> affianced, betrothed, engaged, pledged, promised(predicate).</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*spot"</hw> <pr>(b&euptack_;*sp&obreve_;t")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bespotted</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bespotting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To mark with spots, or as with spots.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*spread"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bespread</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bespreading</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To spread or cover over.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The carpet which <qex>bespread</qex><br/>
+His rich pavilion's floor.</q> <rj><qau>Glover.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*sprent"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>p. p.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bespreynt</ets>, p. p. of <ets>besprengen</ets>, <ets>bisprengen</ets>, to besprinkle, AS. <ets>besprengan</ets>, akin to D. &amp; G. <ets>besprengen</ets>; pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>sprengan</ets> to sprinkle. See <er>Sprinkle</er>.]</ety> <def>Sprinkled over; strewed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His face <qex>besprent</qex> with liquid crystal shines.</q> <rj><qau>Shenstone.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The floor with tassels of fir was <qex>besprent</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*sprin"kle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Besprinkled</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Besprinkling</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To sprinkle over; to scatter over.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The bed <qex>besprinkles</qex>, and bedews the ground.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*sprin"kler</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, besprinkles.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*sprin"kling</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of sprinkling anything; a sprinkling over.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*spurt"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To spurt on or over; to asperse.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bes"se*mer steel`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>Steel made directly from cast iron, by burning out a portion of the carbon and other impurities that the latter contains, through the agency of a blast of air which is forced through the molten metal; -- so called from Sir Henry <xex>Bessemer</xex>, an English engineer, the inventor of the process.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Besseya</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of North American spring wildflowers.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Besseya</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Best</hw> <pr>(b&ebreve_;st)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>; <xex>superl</xex>. <xex>of</xex> Good. <ety>[AS. <ets>besta</ets>, <ets>best</ets>, contr. from <ets>betest</ets>, <ets>betst</ets>, <ets>betsta</ets>; akin to Goth. <ets>batists</ets>, OHG. <ets>pezzisto</ets>, G. <ets>best</ets>, <ets>beste</ets>, D. <ets>best</ets>, Icel. <ets>beztr</ets>, Dan. <ets>best</ets>, Sw. <ets>b&auml;st</ets>. This word has no connection in origin with <ets>good</ets>. See <er>Better</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having good qualities in the highest degree; most good, kind, desirable, suitable, etc.; most excellent; <as>as, the <ex>best</ex> man; the <ex>best</ex> road; the <ex>best</ex> cloth; the <ex>best</ex> abilities</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>When he is <qex>best</qex>, he is a little worse than a man.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Heaven's last, <qex>best</qex> gift, my ever new delight.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Most advanced; most correct or complete; <as>as, the <ex>best</ex> scholar; the <ex>best</ex> view of a subject</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Most; largest; <as>as, the <ex>best</ex> part of a week</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Best man</b></col>, <cd>the only or principal groomsman at a wedding ceremony.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Best</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Utmost; highest endeavor or state; most nearly perfect thing, or being, or action; <as>as, to do one's <ex>best</ex>; to the <ex>best</ex> of our ability</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>At best</b></col>, <cd>in the utmost degree or extent applicable to the case; under the most favorable circumstances; as, life is <xex>at best</xex> very short.</cd> -- <col><b>For best</b></col>, <cd>finally.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;Those constitutions . . . are now established <xex>for best</xex>, and not to be mended.&rdquo; <au>Milton.</au> -- <col><b>To get the best of</b></col>, <cd>to gain an advantage over, whether fairly or unfairly.</cd> -- <col><b>To make the best of</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To improve to the utmost; to use or dispose of to the greatest advantage.</cd> &ldquo;Let there be freedom to carry their commodities where they can <xex>make the best of</xex> them.&rdquo; <au>Bacon.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To reduce to the least possible inconvenience; as, to <xex>make the best of</xex> ill fortune or a bad bargain.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Best</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos>; <pos>superl.</pos> of <er>Well</er>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>In the highest degree; beyond all others.</def> &ldquo;Thou serpent! That name <xex>best</xex> befits thee.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He prayeth <qex>best</qex>, who loveth <qex>best</qex><br/>
+All things both great and small.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To the most advantage; with the most success, case, profit, benefit, or propriety.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Had we <qex>best</qex> retire? I see a storm.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Had I not <qex>best</qex> go to her?</q> <rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Most intimately; most thoroughly or correctly; <as>as, what is expedient is <ex>best</ex> known to himself</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Best</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To get the better of.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*stad"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> of <er>Bestead</er>. <def>Beset; put in peril.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*stain"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To stain.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*star"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bestarred</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To sprinkle with, or as with, stars; to decorate with, or as with, stars; to bestud.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Bestarred</xex> with anemones.&rdquo; <rj><au>W. Black.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*stead"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bestead</conjf> or <conjf>Bested</conjf>, also <mark>(Obs.)</mark> <conjf>Bestad</conjf>. In sense 3 <xex>imp.</xex> also <conjf>Besteaded</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>stead</ets> a place.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To put in a certain situation or condition; to circumstance; to place.</def> <mark>[Only in p. p.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They shall pass through it, hardly <qex>bestead</qex> and hungry: . . . and curse their king and their God.</q> <rj><qau>Is. viii. 21.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Many far worse <qex>bestead</qex> than ourselves.</q> <rj><qau>Barrow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To put in peril; to beset.</def> <note>[Only in p. p.]</note> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To serve; to assist; to profit; to avail.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>best"ed</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>same as <er>defeated</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> outdone.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bes"tial</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bestial</ets>, L. <ets>bestialis</ets>, fr. <ets>bestia</ets> beast. See <er>Beast</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Belonging to a beast, or to the class of beasts.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q> Among the <qex>bestial</qex> herds to range.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having the qualities of a beast; brutal; below the dignity of reason or humanity; irrational; carnal; beastly; sensual.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Brutish; beastly; brutal; carnal; vile; low; depraved; sensual; filthy.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bes"tial</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A domestic animal; also collectively, cattle; <as>as, other kinds of <ex>bestial</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bes"tial*ise</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>same as <er>bestialize</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bes*tial"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bestialit&eacute;</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state or quality of being bestial.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Unnatural connection with a beast.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bes"tial*ize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bestialized</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bestializing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To make bestial, or like a beast; to degrade; to brutalize.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The process of <qex>bestializing</qex> humanity.</q> <rj><qau>Hare.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bes"tial*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a bestial manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bes"ti*a*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>bestiarium</ets>, fr. L. <ets>bestiarius</ets> pert. to beasts, fr. <ets>bestia</ets> beast: cf. F. <ets>bestiaire</ets>.]</ety> <def>A treatise on beasts; esp., one of the moralizing or allegorical beast tales written in the Middle Ages.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A <qex>bestiary</qex> . . . in itself one of the numerous medi&aelig;val renderings of the fantastic mystical zo&ouml;logy.</q> <rj><qau>Saintsbury.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*stick"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bestuck</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Besticking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To stick over, as with sharp points pressed in; to mark by infixing points or spots here and there; to pierce.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Truth shall retire<br/>
+<qex>Bestuck</qex> with slanderous darts.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*still"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make still.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*stir"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bestirred</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bestirring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To put into brisk or vigorous action; to move with life and vigor; -- usually with the reciprocal pronoun.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>You have so <qex>bestirred</qex> your valor.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Rouse and <qex>bestir</qex> themselves ere well awake.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*storm"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i. &amp; t.</pos> <def>To storm.</def> <rj><au>Young.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*stow"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bestowed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bestowing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bestowen</ets>; pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>stow</ets> a place. See <er>Stow</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To lay up in store; to deposit for safe keeping; to stow; to place; to put.</def> &ldquo;He <xex>bestowed</xex> it in a pouch.&rdquo; <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>See that the women are <qex>bestowed</qex> in safety.</q> <rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To use; to apply; to devote, as time or strength in some occupation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To expend, as money.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To give or confer; to impart; -- with on or upon.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Empire is on us <qex>bestowed</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Though I <qex>bestow</qex> all my goods to feed the poor.</q> <rj><qau>1 Cor. xiii. 3.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To give in marriage.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I could have <qex>bestowed</qex> her upon a fine gentleman.</q> <rj><qau>Tatler.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To demean; to conduct; to behave; -- followed by a reflexive pronoun.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>How might we see Falstaff <qex>bestow</qex> himself to-night in his true colors, and not ourselves be seen ?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To give; grant; present; confer; accord.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*stow"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of bestowing; disposal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*stow"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One that bestows.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*stow"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of giving or bestowing; a conferring or bestowal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>If we consider this <qex>bestowment</qex> of gifts in this view.</q> <rj><qau>Chauncy.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is given or bestowed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They almost refuse to give due praise and credit to God's own <qex>bestowments</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*strad"dle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To bestride.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*straught"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>straught</ets>; prob. here used for <ets>distraught</ets>.]</ety> <def>Out of one's senses; distracted; mad.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*streak"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To streak.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*strew"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Bestrewed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bestrewed</conjf>, <conjf>Bestrown</conjf> (&unr_;); <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bestrewing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To strew or scatter over; to besprinkle.</def> <altsp>[Spelt also <asp>bestrow</asp>.]</altsp> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*stride"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Bestrode</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <mark>(Obs. or R.)</mark> <conjf>Bestrid</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bestridden</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <conjf>Bestrid</conjf>, <conjf>Bestrode</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bestriding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>bestr&imacr;dan</ets>; pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>str&imacr;dan</ets> to stride.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To stand or sit with anything between the legs, or with the legs astride; to stand over</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>That horse that thou so often hast <qex>bestrid</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Why, man, he doth <qex>bestride</qex> the narrow world<br/>
+Like a Colossus.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To step over; to stride over or across; <as>as, to <ex>bestride</ex> a threshold</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*strode"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <def><pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> of <er>Bestride</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*strown"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <def><pos>p. p.</pos> of <er>Bestrew</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*stuck"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <def><pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <er>Bestick</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*stud"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bestudded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bestudding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To set or adorn, as with studs or bosses; to set thickly; to stud; <as>as, to <ex>bestud</ex> with stars</as>.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*swike"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>besw&imacr;can</ets>; <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>sw&imacr;can</ets> to deceive, entice; akin to OS. <ets>sw&imacr;kan</ets>, OHG. <ets>sw&imacr;hhan</ets>, Icel. <ets>sv&imacr;kja</ets>.]</ety> <def>To lure; to cheat.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Gower.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bet</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. from OE. <ets>abet</ets> abetting, OF. <ets>abet</ets>, fr. <ets>abeter</ets> to excite, incite. See <er>Abet</er>.]</ety> <def>That which is laid, staked, or pledged, as between two parties, upon the event of a contest or any contingent issue; the act of giving such a pledge; a wager.</def> &ldquo;Having made his <xex>bets</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Goldsmith.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bet</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bet</conjf>, <conjf>Betted</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Betting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue; to wager.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>John a Gaunt loved him well, and <qex>betted</qex> much money on his head.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I'll <qex>bet</qex> you two to one I'll make him do it.</q> <rj><qau>O. W. Holmes.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bet</hw>, <def><pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> of <er>Beat</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bet</hw>, <pos>a. &amp; adv.</pos> <def>An early form of <er>Better</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To go bet</b></col>, <cd>to go fast; to hurry.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>bh^ta</grk>.]</ety> <def>The second letter of the Greek alphabet, B, &beta;. See <er>B</er>, and cf. etymology of <er>Alphabet</er>.</def> <note><xex>Beta</xex> (B, &beta;) is used variously for classifying, as: <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> To designate some bright star, usually the second brightest, of a constellation, <as>as, &beta; Aurig&aelig;</as>. <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> To distinguish one of two or more isomers; also, to indicate the position of substituting atoms or groups in certain compounds; <as>as, &beta;-naphthol</as>. With acids, it commonly indicates that the substituent is in union with the carbon atom next to that to which the carboxyl group is attached.</note><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Be"ta*cism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, &Verbar;<hw>Be`ta*cis"mus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Excessive or extended use of the <it>b</it> sound in speech, due to conversion of other sounds into it, as through inability to distinguish them from <it>b</it>, or because of difficulty in pronouncing them.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be"ta*ine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>beta</ets>, generic name of the beet.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A nitrogenous base, <chform>C5H11NO2</chform>, produced artificially, and also occurring naturally in beet-root molasses and its residues, from which it is extracted as a white crystalline substance; -- called also <altname>lycine</altname> and <altname>oxyneurine</altname>. It has a sweetish taste.</def>
+<!-- not the amino acid lysine --><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*take"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Betook</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. p.</pos> <conjf>Betaken</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Betaking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>take</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To take or seize.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To have recourse to; to apply; to resort; to go; -- with a reflexive pronoun.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They <qex>betook</qex> themselves to treaty and submission.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The rest, in imitation, to like arms<br/>
+<qex>Betook</qex> them.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Whither shall I <qex>betake</qex> me, where subsist?</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To commend or intrust to; to commit to.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be"ta rays</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>a form of ionizing radiation emitted by radioactive substances (such as radium), more penetrating than alpha rays, and consisting of negatively charged electrons. The electrons are the same kind of particle as those of cathode rays, but have much higher velocities (about 35,000 to 180,000 miles per second). They are readily deflected by a magnetic or electric field.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>be"ta*tron</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a type of particle accelerator which accelerates a continuous beam of electrons to high speeds by means of the electric field produced by changing magnetic flux.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> induction accelerator.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*taught"</hw> <pr>(b&euptack_;*t&asuml_;t")</pr>,<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[p. p. of OE. <ets>bitechen</ets>, AS. <ets>bet&aemacr_;can</ets>, to assign, deliver. See <er>Teach</er>.]</ety> <def>Delivered; committed in trust.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bete</hw> <pr>(b&emacr;t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To better; to mend. See <er>Beete</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*tee"la</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pg. <ets>beatilha</ets>.]</ety> <def>An East India muslin, formerly used for cravats, veils, etc.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*teem"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>be-</ets> + an old verb <ets>teem</ets> to be fitting; cf. D. <ets>betamen</ets> to beseem, G. <ets>ziemen</ets>, Goth. <ets>gatiman</ets>, and E. <ets>tame</ets>. See <er>Tame</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To give ; to bestow; to grant; to accord; to consent.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser. Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To allow; to permit; to suffer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>So loving to my mother,<br/>
+That he might not <qex>beteem</qex> the winds of heaven<br/>
+Visit her face too roughly.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be"tel</hw> <pr>(b&emacr;"t'l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pg., fr. Tamil <ets>ve&tsdot_;&tsdot_;ilei</ets>, prop. meaning, a mere leaf.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A species of pepper (<spn>Piper betle</spn>), the leaves of which are chewed, with the areca or betel nut and a little shell lime, by the inhabitants of the East Indies. It is a woody climber with ovate many-nerved leaves.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bet"el*guese</hw> <pr>(b&ebreve_;t"&ebreve_;l*j&emacr;z)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>B&eacute;telgeuse</ets>, of Arabic origin.]</ety> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>A bright star of the first magnitude, near one shoulder of Orion.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Betelgeux</asp> and <asp>Betelgeuse</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be"tel nut`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>The nutlike seed of the areca palm, chewed in the East with betel leaves (whence its name) and shell lime.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>B&ecirc;te" noire"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[Fr., lit. black beast.]</ety> <def>Something especially hated or dreaded; a bugbear.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>beth</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the 2nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beth*ab"a*ra wood`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A highly elastic wood, used for fishing rods, etc. The tree is unknown, but it is thought to be East Indian.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beth"el</hw> <pr>(b&ebreve_;th"&ebreve_;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Heb. <ets>b&emacr;th-el</ets> house of God.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A place of worship; a hallowed spot.</def> <rj><au>S. F. Adams.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A chapel for dissenters.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A house of worship for seamen.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*think"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bethought</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bethinking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>be&thorn;encan</ets>; pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>&thorn;encan</ets> to think. See <er>Think</er>.]</ety> <def>To call to mind; to recall or bring to recollection, reflection, or consideration; to think; to consider; -- generally followed by a reflexive pronoun, often with <xex>of</xex> or <xex>that</xex> before the subject of thought.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I have <qex>bethought</qex> me of another fault.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The rest . . . may . . . <qex>bethin</qex>k themselves, and recover.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>We <qex>bethink</qex> a means to break it off.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To recollect; remember; reflect.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*think"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To think; to recollect; to consider.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Bethink</xex> ere thou dismiss us.&rdquo; <rj><au>Byron.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Beth"le*hem</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Heb. <ets>b&emacr;th-lekhem</ets> house of food; <ets>b&emacr;th</ets> house + <ets>lekhem</ets> food, <ets>l&amacr;kham</ets> to eat. Formerly the name of a hospital for the insane, in London, which had been the priory of St. Mary of Bethlehem. Cf. <er>Bedlam</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A hospital for lunatics; -- corrupted into <altname>bedlam</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>In the Ethiopic church, a small building attached to a church edifice, in which the bread for the eucharist is made.</def> <rj><au>Audsley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Beth"le*hem*ite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Beth"lem*ite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An inhabitant of Bethlehem in Judea.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An insane person; a madman; a bedlamite.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>One of an extinct English order of monks.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*thought"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <def><pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> of <er>Bethink</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*thrall"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To reduce to thralldom; to inthrall.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*thumb"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To handle; to wear or soil by handling; as books.</def> <rj><au>Poe.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*thump"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bethumped</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, or <conjf>Bethumpt</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bethumping</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To beat or thump soundly.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*tide"</hw> <pr>(b&euptack_;*t&imacr;d")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Betided</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <mark>Obs.</mark> <conjf>Betid</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Betiding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bitiden</ets>; pref. <ets>bi-</ets>, <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>tiden</ets>, fr. AS. <ets>t&imacr;dan</ets>, to happen, fr. <ets>t&imacr;d</ets> time. See <er>Tide</er>.]</ety> <def>To happen to; to befall; to come to ; <as>as, woe <ex>betide</ex> the wanderer</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>What will <qex>betide</qex> the few ?</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*tide"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To come to pass; to happen; to occur.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A salve for any sore that may <qex>betide</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Shakespeare has used it with <xex>of</xex>. &ldquo;What would <xex>betide of</xex> me ?&rdquo;</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Be*time"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Be*times"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>be-</ets> (for <ets>by</ets>) + <ets>time</ets>; that is, by the proper time. The <ets>-s</ets> is an adverbial ending.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In good season or time; before it is late; seasonably; early.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To measure life learn thou <qex>betimes</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To rise <qex>betimes</qex> is often harder than to do all the day's work.</q> <rj><qau>Barrow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In a short time; soon; speedily; forth with.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He tires <qex>betimes</qex> that spurs too fast betimes.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*ti"tle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To furnish with a title or titles; to entitle.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*to"ken</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Betokened</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Betokening</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To signify by some visible object; to show by signs or tokens.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A dewy cloud, and in the cloud a bow . . . <br/>
+<qex>Betokening</qex> peace from God, and covenant new.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To foreshow by present signs; to indicate something future by that which is seen or known; <as>as, a dark cloud often <ex>betokens</ex> a storm</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To presage; portend; indicate; mark; note.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>B&eacute;`ton"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>b&eacute;ton</ets>, fr. L. <ets>bitumen</ets> bitumen.]</ety> <fld>(Masonry)</fld> <def>The French name for concrete; hence, concrete made after the French fashion.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*tongue"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To attack with the tongue; to abuse; to insult.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bet"o*ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Betonies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>betony</ets>, <ets>betany</ets>, F. <ets>betoine</ets>, fr. L. <ets>betonica</ets>, <ets>vettonica</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant of the genus <gen>Betonica</gen> (Linn.).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The purple or wood betony (<spn>Betonica officinalis</spn>, Linn.) is common in Europe, being formerly used in medicine, and (according to Loudon) in dyeing wool a yellow color.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*took"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <def><pos>imp.</pos> of <er>Betake</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*torn"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Torn in pieces; tattered.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*toss</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Betossed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To put in violent motion; to agitate; to disturb; to toss.</def> &ldquo;My <xex>betossed</xex> soul.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*trap"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Betrapped</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To draw into, or catch in, a trap; to insnare; to circumvent.</def> <rj><au>Gower.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To put trappings on; to clothe; to deck.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>After them followed two other chariots covered with red satin, and the horses <qex>betrapped</qex> with the same.</q> <rj><qau>Stow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 141 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*tray"</hw> <pr>(b&euptack_;*tr&amacr;")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Betrayed</conjf> <pr>(-tr&amacr;d")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Betraying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>betraien</ets>, <ets>bitraien</ets>; pref. <ets>be-</ets> + OF. <ets>tra&iuml;r</ets> to betray, F. <ets>trahir</ets>, fr. L. <ets>tradere</ets>. See <er>Traitor</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly; <as>as, an officer <ex>betrayed</ex> the city</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be <qex>betrayed</qex> into the hands of men.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. xvii. 22.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To prove faithless or treacherous to, as to a trust or one who trusts; to be false to; to deceive; <as>as, to <ex>betray</ex> a person or a cause</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>But when I rise, I shall find my legs <qex>betraying</qex> me.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To violate the confidence of, by disclosing a secret, or that which one is bound in honor not to make known.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Willing to serve or <qex>betray</qex> any government for hire.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To disclose or discover, as something which prudence would conceal; to reveal unintentionally.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Be swift to hear, but cautious of your tongue, lest you <qex>betray</qex> your ignorance.</q> <rj><qau>T. Watts.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To mislead; to expose to inconvenience not foreseen to lead into error or sin.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Genius . . . often <qex>betrays</qex> itself into great errors.</q> <rj><qau>T. Watts.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To lead astray, as a maiden; to seduce (as under promise of marriage) and then abandon.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>To show or to indicate; -- said of what is not obvious at first, or would otherwise be concealed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>All the names in the country <qex>betray</qex> great antiquity.</q> <rj><qau>Bryant.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*tray"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or the result of betraying.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*tray"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, betrays.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*tray"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Betrayal.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Udall.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*trim"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Betrimmed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Betrimming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To set in order; to adorn; to deck, to embellish; to trim.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*troth"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Betrothed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Betrothing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>troth</ets>, i. e., <ets>truth</ets>. See <er>Truth</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To contract to any one for a marriage; to engage or promise in order to marriage; to affiance; -- used esp. of a woman.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He, in the first flower of my freshest age,<br/>
+<qex>Betrothed</qex> me unto the only heir.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Ay, and we are <qex>betrothed</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To promise to take (as a future spouse); to plight one's troth to.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>What man is there that hath <qex>betrothed</qex> a wife, and hath not taken her?</q> <rj><qau>Deut. xx. 7.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To nominate to a bishopric, in order to consecration.</def> <rj><au>Ayliffe.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*troth"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of betrothing, or the fact of being betrothed; a mutual promise, engagement, or contract for a future marriage between the persons betrothed; betrothment; affiance.</def> &ldquo;The feast of <xex>betrothal</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Longfellow.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*troth"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of betrothing, or the state of being betrothed; betrothal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*trust"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To trust or intrust.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*trust"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of intrusting, or the thing intrusted.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chipman.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bet"so</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. <ets>bezzo</ets>.]</ety> <def>A small brass Venetian coin.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bet"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>; <xex>compar</xex>. of Good. <ety>[OE. <ets>betere</ets>, <ets>bettre</ets>, and as adv. <ets>bet</ets>, AS. <ets>betera</ets>, adj., and <ets>bet</ets>, adv.; akin to Icel. <ets>betri</ets>, adj., <ets>betr</ets>, adv., Goth. <ets>batiza</ets>, adj., OHG. <ets>bezziro</ets>, adj., <ets>baz</ets>, adv., G. <ets>besser</ets>, adj. and adv., <ets>bass</ets>, adv., E. <ets>boot</ets>, and prob. to Skr. <ets>bhadra</ets> excellent. See <er>Boot</er> advantage, and cf. <er>Best</er>, <er>Batful</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having good qualities in a greater degree than another; <as>as, a <ex>better</ex> man; a <ex>better</ex> physician; a <ex>better</ex> house; a <ex>better</ex> air</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Could make the worse appear<br/>
+The <qex>better</qex> reason.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Preferable in regard to rank, value, use, fitness, acceptableness, safety, or in any other respect.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To obey is <qex>better</qex> than sacrifice.</q> <rj><qau>1 Sam. xv. 22.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It is <qex>better</qex> to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes.</q> <rj><qau>Ps. cxviii. 9.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Greater in amount; larger; more.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Improved in health; less affected with disease; <as>as, the patient is <ex>better</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>More advanced; more perfect; <as>as, upon <ex>better</ex> acquaintance; a <ex>better</ex> knowledge of the subject</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>All the better</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>All</er>, <pos>adv.</pos></cd> -- <col><b>Better half</b></col>, <cd>an expression used to designate one's wife.</cd><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]<pbr/>
+<q>My dear, my <qex>better</qex> half (said he),<br/>
+I find I must now leave thee.</q> <rj><qau>Sir P. Sidney.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]<pbr/>
+ -- <col><b>To be better off</b></col>, <cd>to be in a better condition.</cd> -- <col><b>Had better</b></col>. <cd>(See under <er>Had</er>).</cd> <note>The phrase <xex>had better</xex>, followed by an infinitive without <xex>to</xex>, is idiomatic. The earliest form of construction was &ldquo;were better&rdquo; with a dative; as, &ldquo;<xex>Him were better</xex> go beside.&rdquo; (<au>Gower.</au>) <it>i. e.</it>, It would be better for him, etc. At length the nominative (I, he, they, etc.) supplanted the dative and <xex>had</xex> took the place of <xex>were</xex>. Thus we have the construction now used.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]<pbr/>
+<q>By all that's holy, he <qex>had better</qex> starve<br/>
+Than but once think this place becomes thee not.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj>
+</cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bet"ter</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Advantage, superiority, or victory; -- usually with of; <as>as, to get the <ex>better</ex> of an enemy</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who has a claim to precedence; a superior, as in merit, social standing, etc.; -- usually in the plural.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Their <qex>betters</qex> would hardly be found.</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>For the better</b></col>, <cd>in the way of improvement; so as to produce improvement.</cd> &ldquo;If I have altered him anywhere <xex>for the better</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bet"ter</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos>; <pos>compar.</pos> of <er>Well</er>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>In a superior or more excellent manner; with more skill and wisdom, courage, virtue, advantage, or success; <as>as, Henry writes <ex>better</ex> than John; veterans fight <ex>better</ex> than recruits</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I could have <qex>better</qex> spared a better man.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>More correctly or thoroughly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>better</qex> to understand the extent of our knowledge.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>In a higher or greater degree; more; <as>as, to love one <ex>better</ex> than another</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Never was monarch <qex>better</qex> feared, and loved.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>More, in reference to value, distance, time, etc.; <as>as, ten miles and <ex>better</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To think better of</b></col> (any one), <cd>to have a more favorable opinion of any one.</cd> -- <col><b>To think better of</b></col> (an opinion, resolution, etc.), <cd>to reconsider and alter one's decision.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bet"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bettered</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bettering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>beterian</ets>, <ets>betrian</ets>, fr. <ets>betera</ets> better. See <er>Better</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To improve or ameliorate; to increase the good qualities of.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Love <qex>betters</qex> what is best.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He thought to <qex>better</qex> his circumstances.</q> <rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To improve the condition of, morally, physically, financially, socially, or otherwise.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The constant effort of every man to <qex>better</qex> himself.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To surpass in excellence; to exceed; to excel.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The works of nature do always aim at that which can not be <qex>bettered</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To give advantage to; to support; to advance the interest of.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Weapons more violent, when next we meet,<br/>
+May serve to <qex>better</qex> us and worse our foes.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To improve; meliorate; ameliorate; mend; amend; correct; emend; reform; advance; promote.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bet"ter</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To become better; to improve.</def> <rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bet"ter</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who bets or lays a wager.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bettering</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>changing for the better; -- antonym of <ant>worsening</ant>.</def> [Narrower terms: <stype>ameliorating(prenominal), ameliorative, amelioratory, meliorative</stype>]<br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>better-known</hw> <pos>adj. prenom.</pos> <def>more familiar or renowned than the other of two. Antonym of <ant>lesser-known</ant>.</def> <illu>the <er>better known</er> book of the two</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> better known(predicate).</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>better-looking</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>more pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion.</def> <illu><ex>better-looking</ex> than her sister</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> fine-looking, good-looking, handsome, well-favored, well-favoured.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bet"ter*ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A making better; amendment; improvement.</def> <rj><au>W. Montagu.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>An improvement of an estate which renders it better than mere repairing would do; -- generally used in the plural.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark> <rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bet"ter*most`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Best.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> &ldquo;The <xex>bettermost</xex> classes.&rdquo; <rj><au>Brougham.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bet"ter*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality of being better or superior; superiority.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir P. Sidney.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The difference by which fine gold or silver exceeds in fineness the standard.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>better-off</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>being in a more prosperous condition.</def> <illu><ex>better-off</ex> than his classmate</illu> [Narrower terms: <stype>rich (vs. poor)</stype>] <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>in a more fortunate condition.</def> <illu>she would have been <ex>better off</ex> if she had stuck to her Bible</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> better off.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bet"tong</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small, leaping Australian marsupial of the genus <gen>Bettongia</gen>; the jerboa kangaroo.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bettongia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of marsupials including the jerboa kangaroo, the bettong.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Bettongia</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bet"tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who bets; a better.</def> <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bet"ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <ety>[Supposed to be a cant word, from <ets>Betty</ets>, for <ets>Elizabeth</ets>, as such an instrument is also called <ets>Bess</ets> (i. e., <ets>Elizabeth</ets>) in the Canting Dictionary of 1725, and <ets>Jenny</ets> (i. e., <ets>Jane</ets>).]</ety> <def>A short bar used by thieves to wrench doors open.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>bettee</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The powerful <qex>betty</qex>, or the artful picklock.</q> <rj><qau>Arbuthnot.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <ety>[<ets>Betty</ets>, nickname for Elizabeth.]</ety> <def>A name of contempt given to a man who interferes with the duties of women in a household, or who occupies himself with womanish matters.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A pear-shaped bottle covered round with straw, in which olive oil is sometimes brought from Italy; -- called by chemists a <altname>Florence flask</altname>.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark> <rj><au>Bartlett.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Betulaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a natural family of monoecious trees and shrubs, including the genera <gen>Betula</gen>; <gen>Alnus</gen>; <gen>Carpinus</gen>; <gen>Corylus</gen>; <gen>Ostrya</gen>; and <gen>Ostryopsis</gen>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Betulaceae</fam>, birch family.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bet"u*lin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>betula</ets> birch tree.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>a term originally applied to a substance obtained as a resin or tar by extraction from the outer bark of the common European white birch (<spn>Betula alba</spn>); now referring to the chemical compound (<chform>C30H50O2</chform>) having a cyclopentanophenanthrene ring system, which is the main constituent of that extract, and which may be obtained crystalline; -- called also <altname>birch camphor</altname>.</def> <rj><au>Watts.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*tum"ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Betumbled</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To throw into disorder; to tumble.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>From her <qex>betumbled</qex> couch she starteth.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*tu"tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Betutored</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To tutor; to instruct.</def> <rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*tween"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bytwene</ets>, <ets>bitweonen</ets>, AS. <ets>betwe&oacute;nan</ets>, <ets>betwe&oacute;num</ets>; prefix <ets>be-</ets> by + a form fr. AS. <ets>tw&amacr;</ets> two, akin to Goth. <ets>tweihnai</ets> two apiece. See <er>Twain</er>, and cf. <er>Atween</er>, <er>Betwixt</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In the space which separates; betwixt; <as>as, New York is <ex>between</ex> Boston and Philadelphia</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Used in expressing motion from one body or place to another; from one to another of two.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>If things should go so <qex>between</qex> them.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Belonging in common to two; shared by both.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Castor and Pollux with only one soul <qex>between</qex> them.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Belonging to, or participated in by, two, and involving reciprocal action or affecting their mutual relation; <as>as, opposition <ex>between</ex> science and religion</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>An intestine struggle, open or secret, <qex>between</qex> authority and liberty.</q> <rj><qau>Hume.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>With relation to two, as involved in an act or attribute of which another is the agent or subject; <as>as, to judge <ex>between</ex> or to choose <ex>between</ex> courses; to distinguish <ex>between</ex> you and me; to mediate <ex>between</ex> nations</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>In intermediate relation to, in respect to time, quantity, or degree; <as>as, <ex>between</ex> nine and ten o'clock</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Between decks</b></col>, <cd>the space, or in the space, between the decks of a vessel.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Between ourselves</b></col>, <col><b>Between you and me</b></col>, <col><b>Between themselves</b></col></mcol>, <cd>in confidence; with the understanding that the matter is not to be communicated to others.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Between</er>, <er>Among</er>.</syn> <usage> <xex>Between</xex> etymologically indicates only two; as, a quarrel <xex>between</xex> two men or two nations; to be <xex>between</xex> two fires, etc. It is however extended to more than two in expressing a certain relation.<pbr/>
+<q>I . . . hope that <qex>between</qex> public business, improving studies, and domestic pleasures, neither melancholy nor caprice will find any place for entrance.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]<pbr/>
+ <xex>Among</xex> implies a mass or collection of things or persons, and always supposes more than two; as, the prize money was equally divided <xex>among</xex> the ship's crew.
+</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*tween"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Intermediate time or space; interval.</def> <mark>[Poetic &amp; R.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*twixt"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>betwix</ets>, <ets>bitwix</ets>, rarely <ets>bitwixt</ets>, AS. <ets>betweox</ets>, <ets>betweohs</ets>, <ets>betweoh</ets>, <ets>betw&imacr;h</ets>; pref. <ets>be-</ets> by + a form fr. AS. <ets>tw&amacr;</ets> two. See <er>Between</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>In the space which separates; between.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>From <qex>betwixt</qex> two aged oaks.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>From one to another of; mutually affecting.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>There was some speech of marriage<br/>
+<qex>Betwixt</qex> myself and her.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Betwixt and between</b></col>, <cd>in a midway position; so-so; neither one thing nor the other.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Beur*r&eacute;"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>beurre</ets> butter.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A beurr&eacute; (or buttery) pear, one with the meat soft and melting; -- used with a distinguishing word; <as>as, <ex>Beurr&eacute;</ex> d'Anjou; <ex>Beurr&eacute;</ex> Clairgeau</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bev"a*tron</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a particle accelerator which is capable of accelerating protons up to 6 gigaeletron volts.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bev"el</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[C. F. <ets>biveau</ets>, earlier <ets>buveau</ets>, Sp. <ets>baivel</ets>; of unknown origin. Cf. <er>Bevile</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Any angle other than a right angle; the angle which one surface makes with another when they are not at right angles; the slant or inclination of such surface; <as>as, to give a <ex>bevel</ex> to the edge of a table or a stone slab; the <ex>bevel</ex> of a piece of timber</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An instrument consisting of two rules or arms, jointed together at one end, and opening to any angle, for adjusting the surfaces of work to the same or a given inclination; -- called also a <altname>bevel square</altname>.</def> <rj><au>Gwilt.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bev"el</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having the slant of a bevel; slanting.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: Morally distorted; not upright.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I may be straight, though they themselves be <qex>bevel</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>A bevel angle</b></col>, <cd>any angle other than one of 90&deg;.</cd> -- <col><b>Bevel wheel</b></col>, <cd>a cogwheel whose working face is oblique to the axis.</cd> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj>
+</cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bev"el</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Beveled</conjf> (&unr_;) or <conjf>Bevelled</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Beveling</conjf> or <conjf>Bevelling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To cut to a bevel angle; to slope the edge or surface of.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bev"el</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To deviate or incline from an angle of 90&deg;, as a surface; to slant.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Their houses are very ill built, the walls <qex>bevel</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bev"eled</hw>, <hw>Bev"elled</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Formed to a bevel angle; sloping; <as>as, the <ex>beveled</ex> edge of a table</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Replaced by two planes inclining equally upon the adjacent planes, as an edge; having its edges replaced by sloping planes, as a cube or other solid.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bev"el gear`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>A kind of gear in which the two wheels working together lie in different planes, and have their teeth cut at right angles to the surfaces of two cones whose apices coincide with the point where the axes of the wheels would meet.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bev"el*ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>The replacement of an edge by two similar planes, equally inclined to the including faces or adjacent planes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be"ver</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bever</ets> a drink, drinking time, OF. <ets>beivre</ets>, <ets>boivre</ets>, to drink, fr. L. <ets>bibere</ets>.]</ety> <def>A light repast between meals; a lunch.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Beau. &amp; Fl.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be"ver</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bevered</conjf> (&unr_;).]</vmorph> <def>To take a light repast between meals.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bev"er*age</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>bevrage</ets>, F. <ets>breuvage</ets>, fr. <ets>beivre</ets> to drink, fr. L. <ets>bibere</ets>. Cf. <er>Bib</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, <er>Poison</er>, <er>Potable</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Liquid for drinking; drink; -- usually applied to drink artificially prepared and of an agreeable flavor; <as>as, an intoxicating <ex>beverage</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He knew no <qex>beverage</qex> but the flowing stream.</q> <rj><qau>Thomson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Specifically, a name applied to various kinds of drink.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A treat, or drink money.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bev"ile</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bevel</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A chief broken or opening like a carpenter's bevel.</def> <rj><au>Encyc. Brit.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bev"iled</hw>, <hw>Bev"illed</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Notched with an angle like that inclosed by a carpenter's bevel; -- said of a partition line of a shield.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bev"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bevies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Perhaps orig. a drinking company, fr. OF. <ets>bev&eacute;e</ets> (cf. It. <ets>beva</ets>) a drink, beverage; then, perh., a company in general, esp. of ladies; and last applied by sportsmen to larks, quails, etc. See <er>Beverage</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A company; an assembly or collection of persons, especially of ladies.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>What a <qex>bevy</qex> of beaten slaves have we here !</q> <rj><qau>Beau. &amp; Fl.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A flock of birds, especially quails or larks; also, a herd of roes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*wail"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bewailed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bewailing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To express deep sorrow for, as by wailing; to lament; to wail over.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Hath widowed and unchilded many a one,<br/>
+Which to this hour <qex>bewail</qex> the injury.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To bemoan; grieve. -- See <er>Deplore</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*wail"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To express grief; to lament.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*wail"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Such as may, or ought to, be bewailed; lamentable.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*wail"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who bewails or laments.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*wail"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Wailing over; lamenting.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Be*wail"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*wail"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of bewailing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*wake"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <def>To keep watch over; to keep awake.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Gower.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*ware"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Be</ets>, imperative of verb to be + <ets>ware</ets>. See <er>Ware</er>, <er>Wary</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To be on one's guard; to be cautious; to take care; -- commonly followed by <xex>of</xex> or <xex>lest</xex> before the thing that is to be avoided.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Beware</qex> of all, but most <qex>beware</qex> of man !</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Beware</qex> the awful avalanche.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To have a special regard; to heed.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Behold, I send an Angel before thee. . . . <qex>Beware</qex> of him, and obey his voice.</q> <rj><qau>Ex. xxiii. 20, 21.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; This word is a compound from <xex>be</xex> and the Old English <xex>ware</xex>, now <xex>wary</xex>, which is an adjective. &ldquo;<xex>Be</xex> ye <xex>war</xex> of false prophetis.&rdquo; <au>Wyclif, Matt. vii. 15.</au> It is used commonly in the imperative and infinitive modes, and with such auxiliaries (<xex>shall</xex>, <xex>should</xex>, <xex>must</xex>, etc.) as go with the infinitive.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 142 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*ware"</hw> <pr>(b&euptack_;*w&acirc;r")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To avoid; to take care of; to have a care for.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;Priest, <xex>beware</xex> your beard.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To wish them <qex>beware</qex> the son.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*wash"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To drench or souse with water.</def> &ldquo;Let the maids <xex>bewash</xex> the men.&rdquo; <rj><au>Herrick.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*weep"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bewept</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Beweeping</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>bew&unr_;pan</ets>; pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>weep</ets>.]</ety> <def>To weep over; to deplore; to bedew with tears.</def> &ldquo;His timeless death <xex>beweeping</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*weep"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To weep.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*wet"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bewet</conjf>, <conjf>Bewetted</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To wet or moisten.</def> <rj><au>Gay.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*whore"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To corrupt with regard to chastity; to make a whore of.</def> <rj><au>J. Fletcher.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To pronounce or characterize as a whore.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*wig"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bewigged</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To cover (the head) with a wig.</def> <rj><au>Hawthorne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*wil"der</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bewildered</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bewildering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>wilder</ets>.]</ety> <def>To lead into perplexity or confusion, as for lack of a plain path; to perplex with mazes; or in general, to perplex or confuse greatly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Lost and <qex>bewildered</qex> in the fruitless search.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To perplex; puzzle; entangle; confuse; confound; mystify; embarrass; lead astray.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*wil"dered</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Greatly perplexed; <as>as, a <ex>bewildered</ex> mind</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*wil"dered*ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being bewildered; bewilderment.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*wil"der*ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Causing bewilderment or great perplexity; <as>as, <ex>bewildering</ex> difficulties</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Be*wil"der*ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*wil"der*ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state of being bewildered.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A bewildering tangle or confusion.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He . . . soon lost all traces of it amid <qex>bewilderment</qex> of tree trunks and underbrush.</q> <rj><qau>Hawthorne.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*win"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make wintry.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bew"it</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>buie</ets> bond, chain, fr. L. <ets>boja</ets> neck collar, fetter. Cf. <er>Buoy</er>.]</ety> <def>A double slip of leather by which bells are fastened to a hawk's legs.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*witch"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bewitched</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bewitching</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To gain an ascendency over by charms or incantations; to affect (esp. to injure) by witchcraft or sorcery.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>See how I am <qex>bewitched</qex>; behold, mine arm<br/>
+Is like a blasted sapling withered up.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To charm; to fascinate; to please to such a degree as to take away the power of resistance; to enchant.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The charms of poetry our souls <qex>bewitch</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To enchant; captivate; charm; entrance.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*witch"ed*ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being bewitched.</def> <rj><au>Gauden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*witch"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who bewitches.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*witch"er*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The power of bewitching or fascinating; bewitchment; charm; fascination.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>There is a certain <qex>bewitchery</qex> or fascination in words.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*witch"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having power to bewitch or fascinate; enchanting; captivating; charming.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Be*witch"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- Be*witch"ing*ness, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*witch"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of bewitching, or the state of being bewitched.</def> <rj><au>Tylor.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The power of bewitching or charming.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*won"der</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bewondered</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To fill with wonder.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To wonder at; to admire.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*wrap"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bewrapped</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To wrap up; to cover.</def> <rj><au>Fairfax.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*wray"</hw> <pr>(b&euptack_;*r&amacr;")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To soil. See <er>Beray</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*wray"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bewrayed</conjf> <pr>(-r&amacr;d")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bewraying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bewraien</ets>, <ets>biwreyen</ets>; pref. <ets>be-</ets> + AS. <ets>wr&emacr;gan</ets> to accuse, betray; akin to OS. <ets>wr&omacr;gian</ets>, OHG. <ets>ruog&emacr;n</ets>, G. <ets>r&uuml;gen</ets>, Icel. <ets>r&aelig;gja</ets>, Goth. <ets>wr&omacr;hjan</ets> to accuse.]</ety> <def>To expose; to reveal; to disclose; to betray.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The murder being once done, he is in less fear, and in more hope that the deed shall not be <qex>bewrayed</qex> or known.</q> <rj><qau>Robynson (More's Utopia. )</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Thy speech <qex>bewrayeth</qex> thee.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. xxvi. 73.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*wray"er</hw> <pr>(-&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, bewrays; a revealer.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*wray"ment</hw> <pr>(-m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Betrayal.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*wreck"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To wreck.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*wreke"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>wreak</ets>.]</ety> <def>To wreak; to avenge.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Ld. Berners.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*wrought"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>wrought</ets>, p. p. of <ets>work</ets>, v. t. ]</ety> <def>Embroidered.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bey</hw> <pr>(b&amacr;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Beg</er> a bey.]</ety> <def>A governor of a province or district in the Turkish dominions; also, in some places, a prince or nobleman; a beg; <as>as, the <ex>bey</ex> of Tunis</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bey"lic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Turk.]</ety> <def>The territory ruled by a bey.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*yond"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>biyonde</ets>, <ets>bi&yogh_;eonde</ets>, AS. <ets>begeondan</ets>, prep. and adv.; pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>geond</ets> yond, yonder. See <er>Yon</er>, <er>Yonder</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>On the further side of; in the same direction as, and further on or away than.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Beyond</qex> that flaming hill.</q> <rj><qau>G. Fletcher.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>At a place or time not yet reached; before.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A thing <qex>beyond</qex> us, even before our death.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Past, out of the reach or sphere of; further than; greater than; <as>as, the patient was <ex>beyond</ex> medical aid; <ex>beyond</ex> one's strength</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>In a degree or amount exceeding or surpassing; proceeding to a greater degree than; above, as in dignity, excellence, or quality of any kind.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Beyond</xex> expectation.&rdquo; <rj><au>Barrow.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Beyond</qex> any of the great men of my country.</q> <rj><qau>Sir P. Sidney.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Beyond sea</b></col>. <fld>(Law)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Sea</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>To go beyond</b></col>, <cd>to exceed in ingenuity, in research, or in anything else; hence, in a bed sense, to deceive or circumvent.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>That no man go <qex>beyond</qex> and defraud his brother in any matter.</q> <rj><qau>1 Thess. iv. 6.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*yond"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Further away; at a distance; yonder.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Lo, where <qex>beyond</qex> he lyeth languishing.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*zant"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Byzant</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A gold coin of Byzantium or Constantinople, varying in weight and value, usually (those current in England) between a sovereign and a half sovereign. There were also white or silver bezants.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>besant</asp>, <asp>byzant</asp>, etc.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A circle in <it>or</it>, i. e., gold, representing the gold coin called <xex>bezant</xex>.</def> <rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A decoration of a flat surface, as of a band or belt, representing circular disks lapping one upon another.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bez`-ant"ler</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bis</ets> twice (OF. <ets>bes</ets>) + E. <ets>antler</ets>.]</ety> <def>The second branch of a stag's horn.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bez"el</hw> <pr>(b&ebreve_;z"&ebreve_;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From an old form of F. <ets>biseau</ets> sloping edge, prob. fr. L. <ets>bis</ets> double. See <er>Bi-</er>.]</ety> <def>The rim which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object, as the crystal of a watch, in the cavity in which it is set.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>B&eacute;*zique"</hw> <pr>(b&auptack_;*z&emacr;k")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>b&eacute;sigue</ets>.]</ety> <def>A game at cards in which various combinations of cards in the hand, when declared, score points.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be"zoar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>b&eacute;zoard</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>b&amacr;zahr</ets>, <ets>b&amacr;dizahr</ets>, fr. Per. <ets>p&amacr;d-zahr</ets> bezoar; <ets>p&amacr;d</ets> protecting + <ets>zahr</ets> poison; cf. Pg. &amp; Sp. <ets>bezoar</ets>.]</ety> <def>A calculous concretion found in the intestines of certain ruminant animals (as the wild goat, the gazelle, and the Peruvian llama) formerly regarded as an unfailing antidote for poison, and a certain remedy for eruptive, pestilential, or putrid diseases. Hence: Any antidote or panacea.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Two kinds were particularly esteemed, the <xex>Bezoar orientale</xex> of India, and the <xex>Bezoar occidentale</xex> of Peru.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bezoar antelope</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Antelope</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bezoar goat</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the wild goat (<spn>Capra &aelig;gagrus</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>Bezoar mineral</b></col>, <cd>an old preparation of oxide of antimony.</cd> <rj><au>Ure.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bez`o*ar"dic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>b&eacute;zoardique</ets>, <ets>b&eacute;zoartique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or compounded with, bezoar.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A medicine containing bezoar.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bez`o*ar"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bez`o*ar"tic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bezoardic</er>.]</ety> <def>Having the qualities of an antidote, or of bezoar; healing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Be*zo"ni*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>besoin</ets> need, want, It <ets>bisogno</ets>.]</ety> <def>A low fellow or scoundrel; a beggar.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Great men oft die by vile <qex>bezonians</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bez`po*pov"tsy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Russ.; <ets>bez</ets> without + <ets>popovtsy</ets>, a derivative of <ets>pop</ets> priest.]</ety> <def>A Russian sect. See <er>Raskolnik</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bez"zle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bezzled</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bezzling</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>besillier</ets>, <ets>besiler</ets>, to maltreat, pillage; or shortened fr. <ets>embezzle</ets>. Cf. <er>Embezzle</er>.]</ety> <def>To plunder; to waste in riot.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bez"zle</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To drink to excess; to revel.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>B-girl</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a woman employed by a bar to act as a companion to men customers.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bar girl.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bhang</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Per. <ets>bang</ets>; cf. Skr. <ets>bhang&amacr;</ets> hemp.]</ety> <def>An astringent and narcotic drug made from the dried leaves and seed capsules of wild hemp (<spn>Cannabis Indica</spn>), and chewed or smoked in the East as a means of intoxication. See <er>Hasheesh</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bhees"ty</hw>, <hw>Bhees"tie</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <altsp>[Written also <asp>bhistee</asp>, <asp>bhisti</asp>, etc.]</altsp> <ety>[Per. <ets>bihisht&imacr;</ets> lit., heavenly.]</ety> <def>A water carrier, as to a household or a regiment.</def> <mark>[India]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bhis"tee</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Bhis"ti</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Bheesty</er>.</def> <mark>[India]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>B-horizon</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>that layer of soil in a well-developed soil lying immediately below the A-horizon, and which contains deposits of organic matter leached from surface soils.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> B horizon.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bhun"der</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An Indian monkey (<spn>Macacus Rhesus</spn>), protected by the Hindus as sacred. See <er>Rhesus</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bhutan</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a principality in the Himalayas northeast of India.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bhutanese</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a native or inhabitant of Bhutan.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Bhutani.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bhutanese</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Bhutan.</def> <illu><ex>Bhutanese</ex> Buddhists</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Bhutani.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bhutani</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to the Bhutani language or people.</def> <illu><ex>Bhutani</ex> Buddhists</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Bhutanese.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Bhutan.</def> <illu>Bhutani mountains</illu><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bhutani</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a native or inhabitant of Bhutan.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Bhutanese.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi-</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[L. <ets>bis</ets> twice, which in composition drops the -s, akin to E. <ets>two</ets>. See <er>Bis-</er>, <er>Two</er>, and cf. <er>Di-</er>, <er>Dis-</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>In most branches of science <xex>bi-</xex> in composition denotes two, twice, or doubly; <as>as, <ex>bi</ex>dentate, two-toothed; <ex>bi</ex>ternate, doubly ternate, etc.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>In the composition of chemical names <xex>bi-</xex> denotes two atoms, parts, or equivalents of that constituent to the name of which it is prefixed, to one of the other component, or that such constituent is present in double the ordinary proportion; <as>as, <ex>bi</ex>chromate, <ex>bi</ex>sulphide</as>. <xex>Be-</xex> and <xex>di-</xex> are often used interchangeably.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*ac"id</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>acid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Having two hydrogen atoms which can be replaced by negative atoms or radicals to form salts; -- said of bases. See <er>Diacid</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi`a*cu"mi*nate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>acuminate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having points in two directions.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*an"gu*lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>angular</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having two angles or corners.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bi*an"gu*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bi*an"gu*la`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>angulate</ets>, <ets>angulated</ets>.]</ety> <def>Biangular.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*an"gu*lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>,<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>angulous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Biangular.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*an"nu*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>annual</ets>.]</ety> <def>Occurring twice a year; half-yearly; semiannual.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*an`ther*if"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>antherigerous</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having two anthers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi`ar*tic"u*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>articulate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having, or consisting of, tow joints.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi"as</hw> <pr>(b&imacr;"&aitalic_;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Biases</plw> <pr>(-&ebreve_;z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>biasis</ets>, perh. fr. LL. <ets>bifax</ets> two-faced; L. <ets>bis</ets> + <ets>facies</ets> face. See <er>Bi-</er>, and cf. <er>Face</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A weight on the side of the ball used in the game of bowls, or a tendency imparted to the ball, which turns it from a straight line.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Being ignorant that there is a concealed <qex>bias</qex> within the spheroid, which will . . . swerve away.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A leaning of the mind; propensity or prepossession toward an object or view, not leaving the mind indifferent; bent; inclination.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Strong love is a <qex>bias</qex> upon the thoughts.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Morality influences men's lives, and gives a <qex>bias</qex> to all their actions.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A wedge-shaped piece of cloth taken out of a garment (as the waist of a dress) to diminish its circumference.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A slant; a diagonal; <as>as, to cut cloth on the <ex>bias</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Prepossession; prejudice; partiality; inclination. See <er>Bent</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi"as</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Inclined to one side; swelled on one side.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Cut slanting or diagonally, as cloth.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi"as</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a slanting manner; crosswise; obliquely; diagonally; <as>as, to cut cloth <ex>bias</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi"as</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Biased</conjf> <pr>(b&imacr;"&aitalic_;st)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Biasing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To incline to one side; to give a particular direction to; to influence; to prejudice; to prepossess.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Me it had not <qex>biased</qex> in the one direction, nor should it have <qex>biased</qex> any just critic in the counter direction.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi`au*ric"u*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>auriculate</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Having two auricles, as the heart of mammals, birds, and reptiles.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot. &amp; Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having two earlike projections at its base, as a leaf.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bi*ax"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bi*ax"i*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>axal</ets>, <ets>axial</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Opt.)</fld> <def>Having two axes; <as>as, <ex>biaxial</ex> polarization</as>; <ex>biaxial</ex> crystals.</def> <au>Brewster.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>Bi*ax"i*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bib</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Bib</er>, v., because the <ets>bib</ets> receives the drink that the child slavers from the mouth.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A small piece of cloth worn by children over the breast, to protect the clothes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An arctic fish (<spn>Gadus luscus</spn>), allied to the cod; -- called also <altname>pout</altname> and <altname>whiting pout</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A bibcock.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bib</hw>, <hw>Bibbe</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bibere</ets>. See <er>Beverage</er>, and cf. <er>Imbibe</er>.]</ety> <def>To drink; to tipple.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This miller hath . . . <qex>bibbed</qex> ale.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bib</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To drink; to sip; to tipple.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He was constantly <qex>bibbing</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*ba"cious</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bibax</ets>, <ets>bibacis</ets>, fr. <ets>bibere</ets>. See <er>Bib</er>.]</ety> <def>Addicted to drinking.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*bac"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The practice or habit of drinking too much; tippling.</def> <rj><au>Blount.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*ba"sic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>basic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Having to hydrogen atoms which can be replaced by positive or basic atoms or radicals to form salts; -- said of acids. See <er>Dibasic</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bibb</hw> <pr>(b&ibreve_;b)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bibcock. See <er>Bib</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 3.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bib"ber</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One given to drinking alcoholic beverages too freely; a tippler; -- chiefly used in composition; <as>as, wine<ex>bibber</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bib"ble-bab"ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A reduplication of <ets>babble</ets>.]</ety> <def>Idle talk; babble.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bibbs</hw> <pr>(b&ibreve_;bz)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Pieces of timber bolted to certain parts of a mast to support the trestletrees.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bib"cock`</hw> <pr>(b&ibreve_;b"k&obreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A cock or faucet having a bent down nozzle.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bi`be*lot"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A small decorative object without practical utility.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Her pictures, her furniture, and her <qex>bibelots</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>M. Crawford.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*bi"rine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See <er>Bebeerine</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bib"i*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to drinking or tippling.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi"ble</hw> <pr>(b&imacr;"b'l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bible</ets>, L. <ets>biblia</ets>, pl., fr. Gr. <grk>bibli`a</grk>, pl. of <grk>bibli`on</grk>, dim. of <grk>bi`blos</grk>, <grk>by`blos</grk>, book, prop. Egyptian papyrus.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A book.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def><er>The Book</er> by way of eminence, -- that is, the book which is made up of the writings accepted by Christians as of divine origin and authority, whether such writings be in the original language, or translated; the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments; -- sometimes in a restricted sense, the Old Testament; <as>as, King James's <ex>Bible</ex>; Douay <ex>Bible</ex>; Luther's <ex>Bible</ex></as>. Also, the book which is made up of writings similarly accepted by the Jews; <as>as, a rabbinical <ex>Bible</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A book containing the sacred writings belonging to any religion; <as>as, the Koran is often called the Mohammedan <ex>Bible</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> (<mark>Fig.</mark>) <def>a book with an authoritative exposition of some topic, respected by many who are experts in the field.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bible Society</b></col>, <cd>an association for securing the multiplication and wide distribution of the Bible.</cd> -- <col><b>Douay Bible</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Douay Bible</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Geneva Bible</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Geneva</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bib"ler</hw> <pr>(b&ibreve_;b"l&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bib</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>A great drinker; a tippler.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>bibbler</asp> and <asp>bibbeler</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bib"less</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>lacking a bib.</def> <ant>bibbed</ant><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bib"li*cal</hw> <pr>(b&ibreve_;b"l&ibreve_;*k&aitalic_;l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or derived from, the Bible; <as>as, <ex>biblical</ex> learning; <ex>biblical</ex> authority</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bib`li*cal"i*ty</hw> <pr>(-k&abreve;l"&ibreve_;*t&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being biblical; a biblical subject.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bib"li*cal*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>According to the Bible.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bib"li*cism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>biblicisme</ets>.]</ety> <def>Learning or literature relating to the Bible.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bib"li*cist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One skilled in the knowledge of the Bible; a demonstrator of religious truth by the Scriptures.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bib"li*o*graph`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Bibliographer.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bib`li*og"ra*pher</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets>, fr. <ets>&unr_;</ets> book + <ets>&unr_;</ets> to write : cf. F. <ets>bibliographe</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who writes, or is versed in, bibliography.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bib`li*o*graph"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bib`li*o*graph"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>bibliographique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to bibliography, or the history of books.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Bib`li*o*graph"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bib`li*og"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(b&ibreve_;b`l&ibreve_;*&obreve_;g"r&adot_;*f&ybreve_;)</pr> <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bibliographies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Gr. <grk>bibliografi`a</grk>: cf. F. <ets>bibliographie</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a history or description of books and manuscripts, with notices of the different editions, the times when they were printed, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a list of books or other printed works having some common theme, such as topic, period, author, or publisher.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>a list of the published (and sometimes unpublished) sources of information referred to in a scholarly discourse or other text, or used as reference materials for its preparation.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>the branch of library science dealing with the history and classification of books and other published materials.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bib`li*ol"a*ter</hw> <pr>(b&ibreve_;b`l&ibreve_;*&obreve_;l"&adot_;*t&etilde_;r)</pr>, <hw>Bib`li*ol"a*trist</hw> <pr>(b&ibreve_;b`l&ibreve_;*&obreve_;l"&adot_;*tr&ibreve_;st)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See. <er>Bibliolatry</er>.]</ety> <def>A worshiper of books; especially, a worshiper of the Bible; a believer in its verbal inspiration.</def> <rj><au>De Quincey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bib`li*ol"a*try</hw> <pr>(b&ibreve_;b`l&ibreve_;*&obreve_;l"&adot_;*tr&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>bibli`on</grk> book + <grk>latrei`a</grk> service, worship, <grk>latrey`ein</grk> to serve.]</ety> <def>Book worship, esp. of the Bible; -- applied by Roman Catholic divines to the exaltation of the authority of the Bible over that of the pope or the church, and by Protestants to an excessive regard to the letter of the Scriptures.</def> <rj><au>Coleridge.</au> <au>F. W. Newman.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bib`li*o*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to bibliology.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bib`li*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets> book + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>An account of books; book lore; bibliography.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The literature or doctrine of the Bible.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bib"li*o*man`cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets> book + <ets>-mancy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>bibliomancie</ets>.]</ety> <def>A kind of divination, performed by selecting passages of Scripture at hazard, and drawing from them indications concerning future events.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bib`li*o*ma"ni*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets> book + <ets>&unr_;</ets> madness: cf. F. <ets>bibliomanie</ets>.]</ety> <def>A mania for acquiring books.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bib`li*o*ma"ni*ac</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who has a mania for books.</def> -- <def2><pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to a bibliomaniac.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bib`li*o*ma*ni"ac*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to a passion for books; relating to a bibliomaniac.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bib`li*o*peg"ic</hw> <pr>(-p&ebreve_;j"&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>bibli`on</grk> book + <grk>phgny`nai</grk>to make fast.]</ety> <def>Relating to the binding of books.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 143 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Bib`li*op"e*gist</hw> <pr>(b&ibreve_;b`l&ibreve_;*&obreve_;p"&euptack_;*j&ibreve_;st)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bookbinder.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bib`li*op`e*gis"tic</hw> <pr>(b&ibreve_;b`l&ibreve_;*&obreve_;p`&euptack_;*j&ibreve_;s"t&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to the art of binding books.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Dibdin.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bib`li*op"e*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bibliopegic</er>.]</ety> <def>The art of binding books.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bib"li*o*phile</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets> book + <ets>&unr_;</ets> to love: cf. F. <ets>bibliophile</ets>.]</ety> <def>A lover of books.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bib`li*oph"i*lism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Love of books.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bib`li*oph"i*list</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A lover of books.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bib`li*o*pho"bi*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets> book + <ets>&unr_;</ets> to fear.]</ety> <def>A dread of books.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bib"li*o*pole</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bibliopola</ets>, Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets>; <ets>&unr_;</ets> book + <ets>&unr_;</ets> to sell: cf. F. <ets>bibliopole</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who sells books.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bib`li*o*pol"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bib`li*op"o*lar</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bibliopole</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the sale of books.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Bibliopolic</xex> difficulties.&rdquo; <rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bib`li*op"o*lism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The trade or business of selling books.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bib`li*op"o*list</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Bibliopole</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bib`li*op`o*lis"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to bibliopolism.</def> <rj><au>Dibdin.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bib"li*o*taph</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bib`li*ot"a*phist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets> book + <ets>&unr_;</ets> a burial.]</ety> <def>One who hides away books, as in a tomb.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Crabb.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bib"li*o*thec</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A librarian.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bib`li*o*the"ca</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. See <er>Bibliotheke</er>.]</ety> <def>A library.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bib`li*o*the"cal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bibliothecalis</ets>. See <er>Bibliotheke</er>.]</ety> <def>Belonging to a library.</def> <rj><au>Byrom.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bib`li*oth"e*ca*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bibliothecarius</ets>: cf. F. <ets>biblioth&eacute;caire</ets>.]</ety> <def>A librarian.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Evelin.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bib"li*o*theke</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bibliotheca</ets>, Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets>; <ets>&unr_;</ets> book + <ets>&unr_;</ets> a case, box, fr. <ets>&unr_;</ets> to place: cf. F. <ets>biblioth&egrave;que</ets>.]</ety> <def>A library.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bale.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bib"list</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>bibliste</ets>. See <er>Bible</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>One who makes the Bible the sole rule of faith.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A biblical scholar; a biblicist.</def> <rj><au>I. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*brac"te*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>bracteate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Furnished with, or having, two bracts.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bib"u*lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bibulus</ets>, fr. <ets>bibere</ets> to drink. See <er>Bib</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos> ]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Readily imbibing fluids or moisture; spongy; <as>as, <ex>bibulous</ex> blotting paper</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Inclined to drink; addicted to tippling.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bib"u*lous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a bibulous manner; with profuse imbibition or absorption.</def> <rj><au>De Quincey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*cal"ca*rate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>calcarate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having two spurs, as the wing or leg of a bird.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bi*cal"lose</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bi*cal"lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>callose</ets>, <ets>callous</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having two callosities or hard spots.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*cam"er*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>camera</ets>.]</ety> <def>Consisting of, or including, two chambers, or legislative branches.</def> <rj><au>Bentham.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*cap"su*lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>capsular</ets>: cf. F. <ets>bicapsulaire</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having two capsules; <as>as, a <ex>bicapsular</ex> pericarp</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*car"bon*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>carbonate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A carbonate in which but half the hydrogen of the acid is replaced by a positive element or radical, thus making the proportion of the acid to the positive or basic portion twice what it is in the normal carbonates; an acid carbonate; -- sometimes called <altname>supercarbonate</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{<hw>Bi*car"bu*ret`ed</hw> or <hw>-ret`ted</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>carbureted</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Containing two atoms or equivalents of carbon in the molecule.</def> <mark>[Obs. or R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*car"i*nate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>carinate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Having two keel-like projections, as the upper palea of grasses.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*cau"dal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>caudal</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having, or terminating in, two tails.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*cau"date</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>caudate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Two-tailed; bicaudal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bic"ched</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Of unknown origin.]</ety> <def>Pecked; pitted; notched.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bicched bones</b></col>, <cd>pecked, or notched, bones; dice.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bice</hw>, <hw>Bise</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bis</ets>, akin to It. <ets>bigio</ets> light gray, tawny.]</ety> <fld>(Paint.)</fld> <def>A pale blue pigment, prepared from the native blue carbonate of copper, or from smalt; -- called also <altname>blue bice</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Green bice</b></col> <cd>is prepared from the blue, by adding yellow orpiment, or by grinding down the green carbonate of copper.</cd> <rj><au>Cooley.</au> <au>Brande &amp; C.</au></rj>
+</cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*cen"te*na*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>centenary</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to two hundred, esp. to two hundred years; <as>as, a <ex>bicentenary</ex> celebration</as>.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>The two hundredth anniversary, or its celebration.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi`cen*ten"ni*al</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>centennial</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Consisting of two hundred years.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Occurring every two hundred years.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi`cen*ten"ni*al</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The two hundredth year or anniversary, or its celebration.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*ceph"a*lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>cephalous</ets>: cf. F. <ets>bic&eacute;phale</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having two heads.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bi"ceps</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., two-headed; <ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>caput</ets> head. See <er>Capital</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A muscle having two heads or origins; -- applied particularly to a flexor in the arm, and to another in the thigh.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bi*chir"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A remarkable ganoid fish (<spn>Polypterus bichir</spn>) found in the Nile and other African rivers. See <er>Brachioganoidei</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*chlo"ride</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>chloride</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A compound consisting of two atoms of chlorine with one or more atoms of another element; -- called also <altname>dichloride</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bichloride of mercury</b></col>, <cd>mercuric chloride; -- sometimes called <altname>corrosive sublimate</altname>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bi"cho</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Jigger</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*chro"mate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>chromate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt containing two parts of chromic acid to one of the other ingredients; <as>as, potassium <ex>bichromate</ex></as>; -- called also <altname>dichromate</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*chro"ma*tize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To combine or treat with a bichromate, esp. with bichromate of potassium; <as>as, <ex>bichromatized</ex> gelatine</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>bichrome</hw> <hw>bicoloured</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>having two colors.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bicolor, bicolour, bicolored.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*cip"i*tal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>biceps</ets>, <ets>bicipitis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>bicipital</ets>. See <er>Biceps</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Having two heads or origins, as a muscle.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Pertaining to a biceps muscle; <as>as, <ex>bicipital</ex> furrows, the depressions on either side of the biceps of the arm</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Dividing into two parts at one extremity; having two heads or two supports; <as>as, a <ex>bicipital</ex> tree</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*cip"i*tous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having two heads; bicipital.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Bicipitous</xex> serpents.&rdquo; <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bick"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Beaker</er>.]</ety> <def>A small wooden vessel made of staves and hoops, like a tub.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bick"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bickered</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bickering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bikeren</ets>, perh. fr. Celtic; cf. W. <ets>bicra</ets> to fight, bicker, <ets>bicre</ets> conflict, skirmish; perh. akin to E. <ets>beak</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To skirmish; to exchange blows; to fight.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Two eagles had a conflict, and <qex>bickered</qex> together.</q> <rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To contend in petulant altercation; to wrangle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Petty things about which men cark and <qex>bicker</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Barrow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To move quickly and unsteadily, or with a pattering noise; to quiver; to be tremulous, like flame.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They [streamlets] <qex>bickered</qex> through the sunny shade.</q> <rj><qau>Thomson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bick"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A skirmish; an encounter.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A fight with stones between two parties of boys.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark> <rj><au>Jamieson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A wrangle; also, a noise,, as in angry contention.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bick"er*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who bickers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bick"er*ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A skirmishing.</def> &ldquo;Frays and <xex>bickerings</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Altercation; wrangling.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bick"er*ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Contention.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bick"ern</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bigorne</ets>. See <er>Bicorn</er>.]</ety> <def>An anvil ending in a beak or point (orig. in <xex>two</xex> beaks); also, the beak or horn itself.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bick"ford fuse</hw> <it>or</it> <hw>Bick"ford fuze</hw>, <it>or</it> <hw>Bickford match</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>. <def>A fuse used in blasting, consisting of a long cylinder of explosive material inclosed in a varnished wrapping of rope or hose. It burns from 2 to 4 feet a minute.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*col"li*gate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>colligatus</ets>, p. p. See <er>Colligate</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos> ]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having the anterior toes connected by a basal web.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bi"col`or</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bi"col`ored</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bicolor</ets>; <ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>color</ets> color.]</ety> <def>Of two colors.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*con"cave</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>concave</ets>.]</ety> <def>Concave on both sides; <as>as, <ex>biconcave</ex> vertebr&aelig;</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*con"ju*gate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>conjugate</ets>, a.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Twice paired, as when a petiole forks twice.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*con"vex</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>convex</ets>.]</ety> <def>Convex on both sides; <as>as, a <ex>biconvex</ex> lens</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bi"corn</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bi"corned</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bi*cor"nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bicornis</ets>; <ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>cornu</ets> horn: cf. F. <ets>bicorne</ets>. Cf. <er>Bickern</er>.]</ety> <def>Having two horns; two-horned; crescentlike.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*cor"po*ral</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>corporal</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having two bodies.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*cor"po*rate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>corporate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Double-bodied, as a lion having one head and two bodies.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*cos"tate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>costate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having two principal ribs running longitudinally, as a leaf.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*cre"nate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>crenate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Twice crenated, as in the case of leaves whose crenatures are themselves crenate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi`cres*cen"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>crescent</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the form of a double crescent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*cru"ral</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>crural</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having two legs.</def> <rj><au>Hooker.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bi*cus"pid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bi*cus"pid*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See pref. <er>Bi-</er>, and <er>Cuspidate</er>.]</ety> <def>Having two points or prominences; ending in two points; -- said of teeth, leaves, fruit, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*cus"pid</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>One of the two double-pointed teeth which intervene between the canines (cuspids) and the molars, on each side of each jaw. See <er>Tooth</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*cy"a*nide</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Dicyanide</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi"cy*cle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>cycle</ets>.]</ety> <def>A light vehicle having two wheels one behind the other. It has a saddle seat and is propelled by the rider's feet acting on cranks or levers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi"cy*cler</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who rides a bicycle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*cyc"lic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to bicycles.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi"cy*cling</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The use of a bicycle; the act or practice of riding a bicycle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi"cy*clism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The art of riding a bicycle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi"cy*clist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bicycler.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*cyc"u*lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to bicycling.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bid</hw> <pr>(b&ibreve_;d)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Bade</conjf> <pr>(b&abreve;d)</pr>, <conjf>Bid</conjf>, <mark>(Obs.)</mark> <conjf>Bad</conjf>; <pos>p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bidden</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <conjf>Bid</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bidding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bidden</ets>, prop to ask, beg, AS. <ets>biddan</ets>; akin to OS. <ets>biddian</ets>, Icel. <ets>bi&eth;ja</ets>, OHG. <ets>bittan</ets>, G. <ets>bitten</ets>, to pray, ask, request, and E. <ets>bead</ets>, also perh. to Gr. <grk>teiqein</grk> to persuade, L. <ets>fidere</ets> to trust, E. <ets>faith</ets>, and <ets>bide</ets>. But this word was early confused with OE. <ets>beden</ets>, <ets>beoden</ets>, AS. <ets>be&oacute;dan</ets>, to offer, command; akin to Icel. <ets>bj&omacr;&eth;a</ets>, Goth. <ets>biudan</ets> (in comp.), OHG. <ets>biotan</ets> to command, bid, G. <ets>bieten</ets>, D. <ets>bieden</ets>, to offer, also to Gr. <grk>pynqa`nesqai</grk> to learn by inquiry, Skr. <ets>budh</ets> to be awake, to heed, present OSlav. <ets>bud&emacr;ti</ets> to be awake, E. <ets>bode</ets>, v. The word now has the form of OE. <ets>bidden</ets> to ask, but the meaning of OE. <ets>beden</ets> to command, except in &ldquo;to bid beads.&rdquo; &radic;30.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To make an offer of; to propose. Specifically : To offer to pay ( a certain price, as for a thing put up at auction), or to take (a certain price, as for work to be done under a contract).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To offer in words; to declare, as a wish, a greeting, a threat, or defiance, etc.; <as>as, to <ex>bid</ex> one welcome; to <ex>bid</ex> good morning, farewell, etc.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Neither <qex>bid</qex> him God speed.</q> <rj><qau>2. John 10.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He <qex>bids</qex> defiance to the gaping crowd.</q> <rj><qau>Granrille.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To proclaim; to declare publicly; to make known.</def> <mark>[Mostly obs.]</mark> &ldquo;Our banns thrice <xex>bid</xex> !&rdquo; <rj><au>Gay.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To order; to direct; to enjoin; to command.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>That Power who <qex>bids</qex> the ocean ebb and flow.</q> <rj><qau>Pope</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Lord, if it be thou, <qex>bid</qex> me come unto thee.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. xiv. 28</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I was <qex>bid</qex> to pick up shells.</q> <rj><qau>D. Jerrold.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To invite; to call in; to request to come.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>As many as ye shall find, <qex>bid</qex> to the marriage.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. xxii. 9</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To bid beads</b></col>, <cd>to pray with beads, as the Roman Catholics; to distinguish each bead by a prayer.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> -- <col><b>To bid defiance to</b></col> , <cd>to defy openly; to brave.</cd> -- <col><b>To bid fair</b></col>, <cd>to offer a good prospect; to make fair promise; to seem likely.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To offer; proffer; tender; propose; order; command; direct; charge; enjoin.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <def><pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> of <er>Bid</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bid</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An offer of a price, especially at auctions; a statement of a sum which one will give for something to be received, or will take for something to be done or furnished; that which is offered.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bid</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bid</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To pray.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make a bid; to state what one will pay or take.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bid"ale`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bid</ets> + <ets>ale</ets>.]</ety> <def>An invitation of friends to drink ale at some poor man's house, and there to contribute in charity for his relief.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bi*dar"kee</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Bi*dar"ka</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Russ. <ets>baidarka</ets>, dim. Cf. <er>Baidar</er>.]</ety> <def>A portable boat made of skins stretched on a frame.</def> <mark>[Alaska]</mark> <rj><au>The Century.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bid"da*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Obedient; docile.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bid"den</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <def><pos>p. p.</pos> of <er>Bid</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bid"der</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>biddere</ets>. ]</ety> <def>One who bids or offers a price.</def> <rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bid"der*y ware`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[From <ets>Beder</ets> or <ets>Bidar</ets> a town in India.]</ety> <def>A kind of metallic ware made in India. The material is a composition of zinc, tin, and lead, in which ornaments of gold and silver are inlaid or damascened.</def> <altsp>[Spelt also bidry, <asp>bidree</asp>, <asp>bedery</asp>, <asp>beder</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bid"ding</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Command; order; a proclamation or notifying.</def> &ldquo;Do thou thy master's <xex>bidding</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act or process of making bids; an offer; a proposal of a price, as at an auction.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bid"ding prayer`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <def>The prayer for the souls of benefactors, said before the sermon.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Angl. Ch.)</fld> <def>The prayer before the sermon, with petitions for various specified classes of persons.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bid"dy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Etymology uncertain.]</ety> <def>A name used in calling a hen or chicken.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bid"dy</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A familiar form of <ets>Bridget</ets>.]</ety> <def>An Irish serving woman or girl.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bide</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bided</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Biding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>biden</ets>, AS. <ets>b&imacr;dan</ets>; akin to OHG. <ets>b&imacr;tan</ets>, Goth. <ets>beidan</ets>, Icel. <ets>b&imacr;&unr_;&unr_;</ets>; perh. orig., to wait with trust, and akin to <ets>bid</ets>. See <er>Bid</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, and cf. <er>Abide</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To dwell; to inhabit; to abide; to stay.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>All knees to thee shall bow of them that <qex>bide</qex><br/>
+In heaven or earth, or under earth, in hell.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To remain; to continue or be permanent in a place or state; to continue to be.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bide</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To encounter; to remain firm under (a hardship); to endure; to suffer; to undergo.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Poor naked wretches, wheresoe'er you are,<br/>
+That <qex>bide</qex> the pelting of this pitiless storm.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To wait for; <as>as, I <ex>bide</ex> my time</as>. See <er>Abide</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi"dent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bidens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, having two prongs; <ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>dens</ets> a tooth.]</ety> <def>An instrument or weapon with two prongs.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*den"tal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having two teeth.</def> <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*den"tate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot. &amp; Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having two teeth or two toothlike processes; two-toothed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*det"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bidet</ets>, perh. fr. Celtic; cr. Gael. <ets>bideach</ets> very little, diminutive, <ets>bidein</ets> a diminutive animal, W. <ets>bidan</ets> a weakly or sorry wretch.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A small horse formerly allowed to each trooper or dragoon for carrying his baggage.</def> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A kind of bath tub for sitting baths; a sitz bath.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*dig"i*tate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>digitate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having two fingers or fingerlike projections.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bid"ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Residence; habitation.</def> <rj><au>Rowe.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bie"la's com"et</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>A periodic coment, discovered by Biela in 1826, which revolves around the sun in 6.6 years. The November meteors (Andromedes or Bielids) move in its orbit, and may be fragments of the comet.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bield</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A shelter. Same as <er>Beild</er>.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bield</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To shelter.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bie"lid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>See <er>Andromede</er> and cf. <er>Biela's comet</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*en"ni*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>biennalis</ets> and <ets>biennis</ets>, fr. <ets>biennium</ets> a space of two years; <ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>annus</ets> year. Cf. <er>Annual</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Happening, or taking place, once in two years; <as>as, a <ex>biennial</ex> election</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Continuing for two years, and then perishing, as plants which form roots and leaves the first year, and produce fruit the second.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*en"ni*al</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Something which takes place or appears once in two years; esp. a biennial examination.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant which exists or lasts for two years.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*en"ni*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Once in two years.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bier</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>b&aelig;e</ets>, <ets>beere</ets>, AS. <ets>b&unr_;r</ets>, <ets>b&unr_;re</ets>; akin to D. <ets>baar</ets>, OHG. <ets>b&amacr;ra</ets>, G. <ets>bahre</ets>, Icel <ets>barar</ets>, D&unr_; <ets>baare</ets>, L. <ets>feretrum</ets>, Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets>, from the same &unr_;&unr_; <ets>bear</ets> to produce. See 1st <er>Bear</er>, and cf. <er>Barrow</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A handbarrow or portable frame on which a corpse is placed or borne to the grave.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Weaving)</fld> <def>A count of forty threads in the warp or chain of woolen cloth.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 144 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Bier"balk`</hw> <pr>(b&emacr;r"b&asuml_;k`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bier</er>, and <er>Balk</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>A church road (e. g., a path across fields) for funerals.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Homilies.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Biest"ings</hw>, <hw>Beest"ings</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bestynge</ets>, AS. <ets>b&ymacr_;sting</ets>, fr. <ets>b&ymacr_;st</ets>, <ets>beost</ets>; akin to D. <ets>biest</ets>, OHG. <ets>biost</ets>, G. <ets>biest</ets>; of unknown origin.]</ety> <def>The first milk given by a cow after calving.</def> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The thick and curdy milk . . . commonly called <qex>biestings</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Newton. (1574).</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*fa"cial</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>facial</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the opposite surfaces alike.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*fa"ri*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bifarius</ets>; <ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>fari</ets> to speak. Cf. Gr. &unr_; twofold; &unr_; twice + &unr_; to say.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Twofold; arranged in two rows.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Pointing two ways, as leaves that grow only on opposite sides of a branch; in two vertical rows.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*fa"ri*ous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a bifarious manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bifer</ets>; <ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>ferre</ets> to bear.]</ety> <def>Bearing fruit twice a year.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bif"fin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Beaufin</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A sort of apple peculiar to Norfolk, Eng.</def> <note>[Sometimes called <xex>beaufin</xex>; but properly <xex>beefin</xex> (it is said), from its resemblance to raw beef.]</note> <rj><au>Wright.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A baked apple pressed down into a flat, round cake; a dried apple.</def> <rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi"fid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bifidus</ets>; <ets>bis</ets> twice + root of <ets>findere</ets> to cleave or split: cf. F. <ets>bifide</ets>.]</ety> <def>Cleft to the middle or slightly beyond the middle; opening with a cleft; divided by a linear sinus, with straight margins.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bif"i*date</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bifidatus</ets>.]</ety> <def>See <er>Bifid</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*fi"lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>filar</ets>.]</ety> <def>Two-threaded; involving the use of two threads; <as>as, <ex>bifilar</ex> suspension; a <ex>bifilar</ex> balance</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Bifilar micrometer</b></col> (often called <col><b>a bifilar</b></col></mcol>), <cd>an instrument form measuring minute distances or angles by means of two very minute threads (usually spider lines), one of which, at least, is movable; -- more commonly called a <altname>filar micrometer</altname>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi`fla*bel"late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>flabellate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Flabellate on both sides.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi`fla*gel"late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>flagellate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having two long, narrow, whiplike appendages.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bi*flo"rate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bi*flo"rous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>flos</ets>, <ets>floris</ets>, flower.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Bearing two flowers; two-flowered.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi"fo`cal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-+ focal</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having two foci, as some spectacle lenses.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi"fo`cal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-+ focal</ets>.]</ety> <def>a bifocal lens.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi"fo`cals</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-+ focal</ets>.]</ety> <def>eyeglasses whose lenses have two foci, allowing the wearer to see both far and nearby objects clearly. The lenses are partitioned horizontally, the upper and lower parts having different focal lengths.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi"fold</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>fold</ets>.]</ety> <def>Twofold; double; of two kinds, degrees, etc.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*fo"li*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>foliate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having two leaves; two-leaved.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*fo"li*o*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>foliolate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having two leaflets, as some compound leaves.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bif"o*rate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>foratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>forare</ets> to bore or pierce.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having two perforations.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bif"o*rine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>biforis</ets>, <ets>biforus</ets>, having two doors; <ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>foris</ets> door.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An oval sac or cell, found in the leaves of certain plants of the order <ord>Arace&aelig;</ord>. It has an opening at each end through which raphides, generated inside, are discharged.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi"forked</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Bifurcate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi"form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>biformis</ets>; <ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>forma</ets> shape: cf. F. <ets>biforme</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having two forms, bodies, or shapes.</def> <rj><au>Croxall.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi"formed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having two forms.</def> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*form"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A double form.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*forn"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>prep. &amp; adv.</pos> <def>Before.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bif"o*rous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>biforis</ets> having two doors; <ets>bis</ets> twice, two + <ets>foris</ets> door.]</ety> <def>See <er>Biforate</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*front"ed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>front</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having two fronts.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Bifronted</xex> Janus.&rdquo; <rj><au>Massinger.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bi*fur"cate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bi*fur"ca*ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>furcate</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Two-pronged; forked.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>divided into or made up of two parts.</def> <illu>socially <ex>bifurcated</ex> populations</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> chesty.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*fur"cate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To divide into two branches.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi`fur*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>bifurcation</ets>.]</ety> <def>A forking, or division into two branches.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*fur"cous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bifurcus</ets>; <ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>furca</ets> fork.]</ety> <def>See <er>Bifurcate</er>, <pos>a.</pos></def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Coles.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Big</hw> <pr>(b&ibreve_;g)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <adjf>Bigger</adjf>; <pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Biggest</adjf>.]</amorph> <ety>[Perh. from Celtic; cf. W. <ets>beichiog</ets>, <ets>beichiawg</ets>, pregnant, with child, fr. <ets>baich</ets> burden, Arm. <ets>beac'h</ets>; or cf. OE. <ets>bygly</ets>, Icel. <ets>biggiligr</ets>, (properly) habitable; (then) magnigicent, excellent, fr. OE. <ets>biggen</ets>, Icel. <ets>byggja</ets>, to dwell, build, akin to E. <ets>be</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having largeness of size; of much bulk or magnitude; of great size; large.</def> &ldquo;He's too <xex>big</xex> to go in there.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Great with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth or produce; -- often figuratively.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>[Day] <qex>big</qex> with the fate of Cato and of Rome.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Having greatness, fullness, importance, inflation, distention, etc., whether in a good or a bad sense; <as>as, a <ex>big</ex> heart; a <ex>big</ex> voice; <ex>big</ex> looks; to look <ex>big</ex></as>. As applied to looks, it indicates haughtiness or pride.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>God hath not in heaven a <qex>bigger</qex> argument.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Big</xex> is often used in self-explaining compounds; as, <xex>big-</xex>boned; <xex>big-</xex>sounding; <xex>big-</xex>named; <xex>big-</xex>voiced.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To talk big</b></col>, <cd>to talk loudly, arrogantly, or pretentiously.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I <qex>talked big</qex> to them at first.</q> <rj><qau>De Foe.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Bulky; large; great; massive; gross.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Big</hw>, <hw>Bigg</hw> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bif</ets>, <ets>bigge</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>bygg</ets>, Dan. <ets>byg</ets>, Sw. <ets>bjugg</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Barley, especially the hardy four-rowed kind.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>&ldquo;Bear interchanges in local use, now with barley, now with <qex>bigg</qex>.&rdquo;</q> <rj><qau>New English Dict.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Big</hw>, <hw>Bigg</hw> }</mhw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>biggen</ets>, fr. Icel. <ets>byggja</ets> to inhabit, to build, <ets>b&unr_;a</ets> (neut.) to dwell (active) to make ready. See <er>Boor</er>, and <er>Bound</er>.]</ety> <def>To build.</def> <mark>[Scot. &amp; North of Eng. Dial.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bi"ga</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Antiq.)</fld> <def>A two-horse chariot.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Big"am</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bigamus</ets> twice married: cf. F. <ets>bigame</ets>. See <er>Bigamy.</er>]</ety> <def>A bigamist.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Big"a*mist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Digamist</er>.]</ety> <def>One who is guilty of bigamy.</def> <rj><au>Ayliffe.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Big"a*mous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Guilty of bigamy; involving bigamy; <as>as, a <ex>bigamous</ex> marriage</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Big"a*my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bigamie</ets>, fr. L. <ets>bigamus</ets> twice married; <ets>bis</ets> twice + Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets> marriage; prob. akin to Skt. <ets>j&amacr;mis</ets> related, and L. <ets>gemini</ets> twins, the root meaning to <ets>bind</ets>, <ets>join</ets>: cf. F. <ets>bigamie</ets>. Cf. <er>Digamy</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The offense of marrying one person when already legally married to another.</def> <rj><au>Wharton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; It is not strictly correct to call this offense <xex>bigamy</xex>: it more properly denominated <xex>polygamy</xex>, i. e., having a plurality of wives or husbands at once, and in several statutes in the United States the offense is classed under the head of <xex>polygamy</xex>.<br/>
+<br/>
+ In the canon law <xex>bigamy</xex> was the marrying of two virgins successively, or one after the death of the other, or once marrying a widow. This disqualified a man for orders, and for holding ecclesiastical offices. Shakespeare uses the word in the latter sense.</note> <rj><au>Blackstone.</au> <au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Base declension and loathed <qex>bigamy</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Big Apple</hw> <pr>(b&ibreve_;g" &abreve;p`p'l)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def><city>New York City</city>; -- a nickname, usually written <altname>The Big Apple</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Big`ar*reau"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Big`a*roon"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bigarreau</ets>, fr. <ets>bigarr&eacute;</ets> variegated.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The large white-heart cherry.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>big band</hw>, <def>A band that is the size of an orchestra, usually playing mostly jazz or swing music. The <ex>big band</ex> typically features both ensemble and solo playing, sometimes has a lead singer, and is often located in a night club where the patrons may dance to its music. The <ex>big bands</ex> were popular from the late 1920's to the 1940's. Contrasted with <er>combo</er>, which has fewer players.</def><br/> [<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>big bang</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>The explosive event marking the beginning of the known universe, according to <er>big bang theory</er>; the beginning of time.</def> <note>The <ex>big bang</ex> is likened to a massive explosion from a point containing all of the matter and energy of the beginning universe, which started the expansion and evolution of the universe which continues today. The evidence for such an event includes the apparently expanding size of the present universe, and a background microwave radiation of about 3&deg; Kelvin, equal to that predicted from mathematical models of such an explosive event.</note><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>big bang theory</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Astronomy, Cosmology)</fld> <def>The theory that the known universe originated in an explosive event (the <er>big bang</er>) in which all of the matter and energy of the universe was contained in a single point and began to rapidly expand and evolve, starting as high-energy particles and radiation, and, as it cooled over time, evolving into ordinary subatomic particles, atoms, and then stars and galaxies. According to this theory, the four-dimensional space-time continuum which we perceive as our universe continues to expand to the present time, but it is unknown whether the expansion will continue indefinitely or eventually stop or even reverse, possibly leading to a contraction to a single point sometimes referred to as the &ldquo;big crunch&rdquo;. The competing &ldquo;Steady-state Theory&rdquo; gradually lost favor in the 1980's and 1990's. See also <er>big bang</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Big"-bel`lied</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a great belly; <as>as, a <ex>big-bellied</ex> man or flagon</as>; advanced in pregnancy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Big Bend State</hw>. <def>Tennessee; -- a nickname.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Big Board</hw> <pr>(b&ibreve_;g" b&ocirc;rd`)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Finance)</fld> <def>The <org>New York Stock Exchange</org>; -- a nickname often used in financial reporting.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bi*gem"i*nate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>geminate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having a forked petiole, and a pair of leaflets at the end of each division; biconjugate; twice paired; -- said of a decompound leaf.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bi*gen"tial</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + L. <ets>gens</ets>, <ets>gentis</ets>, tribe.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Including two tribes or races of men.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Big"eye`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A fish of the genus <gen>Priacanthus</gen>, remarkable for the large size of the eye.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bigg</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. &amp; v.</pos> <def>See <er>Big</er>, <pos>n. &amp; v.</pos></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Big"gen</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <def>To make or become big; to enlarge.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Dial.]</mark> <rj><au>Steele.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Big"ger</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>, <def><pos>compar.</pos> of <er>Big</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Big"gest</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>, <def><pos>superl.</pos> of <er>Big</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Big"gin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>b&eacute;guin</ets>, prob. from the cap worn by the <ets>B&eacute;guines</ets>. Cf. <er>Beguine</er>, <er>Biggon</er>.]</ety> <def>A child's cap; a hood, or something worn on the head.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>An old woman's <qex>biggin</qex> for a nightcap.</q> <rj><qau>Massinger.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Big"gin</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A coffeepot with a strainer or perforated metallic vessel for holding the ground coffee, through which boiling water is poured; -- so called from Mr. <ets>Biggin</ets>, the inventor.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Big"gin</hw>, <hw>Big"ging</hw>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bigging</ets>. See <er>Big</er>, <er>Bigg</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>A building.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Big"gon</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Big"gon*net</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>b&eacute;guin</ets> and OF. <ets>beguinet</ets>, dim of <ets>b&eacute;guin</ets>. See <er>Biggin</er> a cap.]</ety> <def>A cap or hood with pieces covering the ears.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Big"ha</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A measure of land in India, varying from a third of an acre to an acre.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bighearted</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>given or giving freely.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> big, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, generous, handsome, giving, liberal, openhanded.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Big"horn`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The Rocky Mountain sheep (<spn>Ovis montana</spn> <it>or</it> <spn>Caprovis montana</spn>); called also <altname>bighorn sheep</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bight</hw> <pr>(b&imacr;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bi&yogh_;t</ets> a bending; cf. Sw. &amp; Dan. <ets>bugt</ets> bend, bay; fr. AS. <ets>byht</ets>, fr. <ets>b&umacr;gan</ets>. &radic;88. Cf. <er>Bout</er>, <er>Bought</er> a bend, and see <er>Bow</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow; <as>as, the <ex>bight</ex> of a horse's knee; the <ex>bight</ex> of an elbow</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Geog.)</fld> <def>A bend in a coast forming an open bay; <as>as, the <ex>Bight</ex> of Benin</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The double part of a rope when folded, in distinction from the ends; that is, a round, bend, or coil not including the ends; a loop.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*glan"du*lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>glandular</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having two glands, as a plant.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Big"ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Big</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>In a tumid, swelling, blustering manner; haughtily; violently.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He brawleth <qex>bigly</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Robynson (More's Utopia. )</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Big"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being big; largeness; size; bulk.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Big*no"ni*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[Named from the <person>Abb&eacute; <etsep>Bignon</etsep></person>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A large genus of American, mostly tropical, climbing shrubs, having compound leaves and showy somewhat tubular flowers. <spn>Bignonia capreolata</spn> is the cross vine of the Southern United States. The trumpet creeper (also called the trumpet vine), with large red tubular flowers, was formerly considered to be of this genus, but is now classified as <spn>Campsis radicans</spn>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>any member of the family <fam>Bignoniaceae</fam>, including the <stype>bignonia{1}</stype>, <stype>catalpa</stype>, <stype>trumpet creeper</stype>, and <stype>princess tree</stype>. They typically have brightly colored tubular (trumpet-shaped) flowers.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bignoniaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a natural family comprising the trees or shrubs or woody vines or herbs having gourdlike or capsular fruit; the are sometimes placed in the order <ord>Scrophulariales</ord>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Bignoniaceae</fam>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Big*no`ni*a"ceous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Of pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of which the <stype>trumpet flower</stype> (also called <stype>trumpet creeper</stype> and <stype>trumpet vine</stype>) is an example.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Big"ot</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bigot</ets> a bigot or hypocrite, a name once given to the Normans in France. Of unknown origin; possibly akin to Sp. <ets>bigote</ets> a whisker; hombre de <ets>bigote</ets> a man of spirit and vigor; cf. It. <ets>s-bigottire</ets> to terrify, to appall. Wedgwood and others maintain that bigot is from the same source as <ets>Beguine</ets>, <ets>Beghard</ets>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A hypocrite; esp., a superstitious hypocrite.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A person who regards his own faith and views in matters of religion as unquestionably right, and any belief or opinion opposed to or differing from them as unreasonable or wicked. In an extended sense, a person who is intolerant of opinions which conflict with his own, as in politics or morals; one obstinately and blindly devoted to his own church, party, belief, or opinion.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To doubt, where <qex>bigots</qex> had been content to wonder and believe.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Big"ot</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Bigoted.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In a country more <qex>bigot</qex> than ours.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Big"ot*ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Obstinately and blindly attached to some creed, opinion practice, or ritual; unreasonably devoted to a system or party, and illiberal toward the opinions of others.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Bigoted</xex> to strife.&rdquo; <rj><au>Byron.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Prejudiced; intolerant; narrow-minded.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Big"ot*ed*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the manner of a bigot.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Big"ot*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>bigoterie</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state of mind of a bigot; obstinate and unreasoning attachment of one's own belief and opinions, with narrow-minded intolerance of beliefs opposed to them.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The practice or tenets of a bigot.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bigram</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a word that is written with two letters in an alphabetic writing system.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>big-shouldered</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>having unusually large shoulders.</def> <illu><ex>big-shouldered</ex> and heavy-armed</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> broad-shouldered, square-shouldered.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>big-ticket</hw> <pos>adj. prenom.</pos> <def>same as <er>expensive</er>, but in an absolute sense; -- referring to items of a type which are all expensive, such as automobiles, refrigerators, or large-screen television sets.</def> <illu>The roaring stock market led to an increase in the purchase of <ex>big-ticket</ex> items during the 1996 Christmas season.</illu> <ant>cheap</ant><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> costly, dear, high-priced, pricey, pricy.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Big"wig`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Big</ets>,<pos>a.</pos>+ <ets>wig</ets>.]</ety> <def>A person of consequence; <as>as, the <ex>bigwigs</ex> of society</as>.</def> <mark>[Jocose]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In our youth we have heard him spoken of by the <qex>bigwigs</qex> with extreme condescension.</q> <rj><qau>Dickens.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Big"-wigged`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>characterized by pomposity of manner.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi`hy*drog"u*ret</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>hydroguret</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A compound of two atoms of hydrogen with some other substance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bi*jou"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bijoux</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F.; of uncertain origin.]</ety> <def>A trinket; a jewel; -- a word applied to anything small and of elegant workmanship.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*jou"try</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bijouterie</ets>. See <er>Bijou</er>.]</ety> <def>Small articles of virtu, as jewelry, trinkets, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bij"u*gate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>jugatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>jugare</ets> to join.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having two pairs, as of leaflets.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bij"u*gous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bijugus</ets> yoked two together; <ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>jugum</ets> yoke, pair.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Bijugate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bike</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ethymol. unknown.]</ety> <def>A nest of wild bees, wasps, or ants; a swarm.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bikh</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hind., fr. Skr. <ets>visha</ets> poison.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The East Indian name of a virulent poison extracted from <spn>Aconitum ferox</spn> or other species of aconite: also, the plant itself.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bi*la"bi*al</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <fld>(Linguistics)</fld> <def>produced using both lips; -- said of a consonant. <as>As, <ex>bilabial</ex> fricatives</as>.</def> <see>See <er>labial</er>, <pos>adj.</pos> and <er>bilabial,</er> <pos>n.</pos></see><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bi*la"bi*al</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Linguistics)</fld> <def>a consonant that is articulated using both lips, as <examp>p</examp> or <examp>b</examp> or <examp>w</examp>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*la"bi*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>labiate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having two lips, as the corols of certain flowers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi`la*cin"i*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>laciniate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Doubly fringed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bi*la"lo</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A two-masted passenger boat or small vessel, used in the bay of Manila.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bi*lam"el*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bi*lam"el*la`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>lamellate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Formed of two plates, as the stigma of the Mimulus; also, having two elevated ridges, as in the lip of certain flowers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bi*lam"i*nar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bi*lam"i*nate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>laminar</ets>, <ets>laminate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Formed of, or having, two lamin&aelig;, or thin plates.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi"land</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A byland.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bil"an*der</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. <ets>bijlander</ets>; <ets>bij</ets> by + <ets>land</ets> land, country.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A small two-masted merchant vessel, fitted only for coasting, or for use in canals, as in Holland.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Why choose we, then, like <qex>bilanders</qex> to creep<br/>
+Along the coast, and land in view to keep?</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*lat"er*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>lateral</ets>: cf. F. <ets>bilat&eacute;ral</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having two sides; arranged upon two sides; affecting two sides or two parties.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the two sides of a central area or organ, or of a central axis; <as>as, <ex>bilateral</ex> symmetry in animals, where there is a similarity of parts on the right and left sides of the body</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*lat`er*al"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>State of being bilateral.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bil"ber*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bilberries</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Cf. Dan. <ets>b&ouml;lleb&aelig;r</ets> bilberry, where <ets>b&ouml;lle</ets> is perh. akin to E. <ets>ball</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The European whortleberry (<spn>Vaccinium myrtillus</spn>); also, its edible bluish black fruit.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>There pinch the maids as blue as <qex>bilberry</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Any similar plant or its fruit; esp., in America, the species <spn>Vaccinium myrtilloides</spn>, <spn>Vaccinium c&aelig;spitosum</spn> and <spn>Vaccinium uliginosum</spn>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bil"bo</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bilboes</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A rapier; a sword; so named from <etsep>Bilbao</etsep>, in Spain.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>A long bar or bolt of iron with sliding shackles, and a lock at the end, to confine the feet of prisoners or offenders, esp. on board of ships.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Methought I lay<br/>
+Worse than the mutines in the <qex>bilboes</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bil"bo*quet</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>The toy called <altname>cup and ball</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bil"cock</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The European water rail.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bild"stein</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G., fr. <ets>bild</ets> image, likeness + <ets>stein</ets> stone.]</ety> <def>Same as <er>Agalmatolite</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bile</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>bile</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>A yellow, or greenish, viscid fluid, usually alkaline in reaction, secreted by the liver. It passes into the intestines, where it aids in the digestive process. Its characteristic constituents are the bile salts, and coloring matters.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Bitterness of feeling; choler; anger; ill humor; <as>as, to stir one's <ex>bile</ex></as>.</def> <rj><au>Prescott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The ancients considered the bile to be the &ldquo;humor&rdquo; which caused irascibility.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bile</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>byle</ets>, <ets>bule</ets>, <ets>bele</ets>, AS. <ets>b&unr_;le</ets>, <ets>b&unr_;l</ets>; skin to D. <ets>buil</ets>, G. <ets>beule</ets>, and Goth. <ets>ufbauljan</ets> to puff up. Cf. <er>Boil</er> a tumor, <er>Bulge</er>.]</ety> <def>A boil.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*lec"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>That portion of a group of moldings which projects beyond the general surface of a panel; a bolection.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bile"stone`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bile</ets> + <ets>stone</ets>.]</ety> <def>A gallstone, or biliary calculus. See <er>Biliary</er>.</def> <rj><au>E. Darwin.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bilge</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A different orthography of <ets>bulge</ets>, of same origin as <ets>belly</ets>. Cf. <er>Belly</er>, <er>Bulge</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The protuberant part of a cask, which is usually in the middle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>That part of a ship's hull or bottom which is broadest and most nearly flat, and on which she would rest if aground.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Bilge water.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bilge free</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>stowed in such a way that the bilge is clear of everything; -- said of a cask.</cd> -- <col><b>Bilge pump</b></col>, <cd>a pump to draw the bilge water from the gold of a ship.</cd> -- <col><b>Bilge water</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>water which collects in the bilge or bottom of a ship or other vessel. It is often allowed to remain till it becomes very offensive.</cd> -- <col><b>Bilge ways</b></col>, <cd>the timbers which support the cradle of a ship upon the ways, and which slide upon the launching ways in launching the vessel.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 145 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Bilge</hw> <pr>(b&ibreve_;lj)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bilged</conjf> <pr>(b&ibreve_;ljd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bilging</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To suffer a fracture in the bilge; to spring a leak by a fracture in the bilge.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To bulge.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bilge</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To fracture the bilge of, or stave in the bottom of (a ship or other vessel).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To cause to bulge.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bil"ges</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>in a vessel with two hulls, an enclosed area between the frames at each side.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bil"gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the smell of bilge water.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bil"ia*ry</hw> <pr>(b&ibreve_;l"y&adot_;*r&ybreve_;; 106)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bilis</ets> bile: cf. F. <ets>biliaire</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Relating or belonging to bile; conveying bile; <as>as, <ex>biliary</ex> acids; <ex>biliary</ex> ducts</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Biliary calculus</b></col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>a gallstone, or a concretion formed in the gall bladder or its duct.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bil`i*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The production and excretion of bile.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*lif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Generating bile.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bil`i*fus"cin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bilis</ets> bile + <ets>fuscus</ets> dark.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>A brownish green pigment found in human gallstones and in old bile. It is a derivative of bilirubin.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Bi*lim"bi</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, &Verbar;<hw>Bi*lim"bing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Malay.]</ety> <def>The berries of two East Indian species of <gen>Averrhoa</gen>, of the <fam>Oxalide&aelig;</fam> or Sorrel family. They are very acid, and highly esteemed when preserved or pickled. The juice is used as a remedy for skin diseases.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>blimbi</asp> and <asp>blimbing</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bil"i*ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A woman's ornament; habiliment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi"lin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>biline</ets>, from L. <ets>bilis</ets> bile.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>A name applied to the amorphous or crystalline mass obtained from bile by the action of alcohol and ether. It is composed of a mixture of the sodium salts of the bile acids.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*lin"e*ar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or included by, two lines; <as>as, <ex>bilinear</ex> co&ouml;rdinates</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*lin"gual</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bilinguis</ets>; <ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>lingua</ets> tongue, language.]</ety> <def>Containing, or consisting of, two languages; expressed in two languages; <as>as, a <ex>bilingual</ex> inscription; a <ex>bilingual</ex> dictionary</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Bi*lin"gual*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*lin"gual*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality of being bilingual.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>bilingualism</qex> of King's English.</q> <rj><qau>Earle.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*lin"guar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Bilingual</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*lin"guist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One versed in two languages.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*lin"guous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bilinguis</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having two tongues, or speaking two languages.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bil"ious</hw> <pr>(b&ibreve_;l"y&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>biliosus</ets>, fr. <ets>bilis</ets> bile.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the bile.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Disordered in respect to the bile; troubled with an excess of bile; <as>as, a <ex>bilious</ex> patient</as>; dependent on, or characterized by, an excess of bile; <as>as, <ex>bilious</ex> symptoms</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Choleric; passionate; ill tempered.</def> &ldquo;A <xex>bilious</xex> old nabob.&rdquo; <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bilious temperament</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Temperament</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bil"ious*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being bilious.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bil`i*pra"sin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bilis</ets> bile + <ets>prasinus</ets> green.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>A dark green pigment found in small quantity in human gallstones.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bil`i*ru"bin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bilis</ets> biel + <ets>ruber</ets> red.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>A reddish yellow pigment present in human bile, and in that from carnivorous and herbivorous animals; the normal biliary pigment.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*lit"er*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>littera</ets> letter.]</ety> <def>Consisting of two letters; <as>as, a <ex>biliteral</ex> root of a Sanskrit verb</as>.</def> <au>Sir W. Jones.</au> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A word, syllable, or root, consisting of two letters.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*lit"er*al*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The property or state of being biliteral.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bil`i*ver"din</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bilis</ets> bile + <ets>viridis</ets> green. Cf. <er>Verdure</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>A green pigment present in the bile, formed from bilirubin by oxidation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bilk</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bilked</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bilking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Origin unknown. Cf. <er>Balk</er>.]</ety> <def>To frustrate or disappoint; to deceive or defraud, by nonfulfillment of engagement; to leave in the lurch; to give the slip to; <as>as, to <ex>bilk</ex> a creditor</as>.</def> <rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bilk</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A thwarting an adversary in cribbage by spoiling his score; a balk.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A cheat; a trick; a hoax.</def> <rj><au>Hudibras.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Nonsense; vain words.</def> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A person who tricks a creditor; an untrustworthy, tricky person.</def> <rj><au>Marryat.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bill</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bile</ets>, <ets>bille</ets>, AS. <ets>bile</ets> beak of a bird, proboscis; cf. Ir. &amp; Gael. <ets>bil</ets>, <ets>bile</ets>, mouth, lip, bird's bill. Cf. <er>Bill</er> a weapon.]</ety> <def>A beak, as of a bird, or sometimes of a turtle or other animal.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bill</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Billed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Billing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To strike; to peck.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To join bills, as doves; to caress in fondness.</def> &ldquo;As pigeons <xex>bill</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To bill and coo</b></col>, <cd>to interchange caresses; -- said of doves; also of demonstrative lovers.</cd> <rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bill</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The bell, or boom, of the bittern</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The bittern's hollow <qex>bill</qex> was heard.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bill</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bil</ets>, AS. <ets>bill</ets>, <ets>bil</ets>; akin to OS. <ets>bil</ets> sword, OHG. <ets>bill</ets> pickax, G. <ets>bille</ets>. Cf. <er>Bill</er> bea&unr_;.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A cutting instrument, with hook-shaped point, and fitted with a handle; -- used in pruning, etc.; a billhook. When short, called a <xex>hand bill</xex>, when long, a <xex>hedge bill</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A weapon of infantry, in the 14th and 15th centuries. A common form of bill consisted of a broad, heavy, double-edged, hook-shaped blade, having a short pike at the back and another at the top, and attached to the end of a long staff.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>France had no infantry that dared to face the English bows end <qex>bills</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>One who wields a bill; a billman.</def> <rj><au>Strype.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A pickax, or mattock.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The extremity of the arm of an anchor; the point of or beyond the fluke.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bill</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To work upon ( as to dig, hoe, hack, or chop anything) with a bill.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bill</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bill</ets>, <ets>bille</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>billa</ets> (or OF. <ets>bille</ets>), for L. <ets>bulla</ets> anything rounded, LL., seal, stamp, letter, edict, roll; cf. F. <ets>bille</ets> a ball, prob. fr. Ger.; cf. MHG. <ets>bickel</ets>, D. <ets>bikkel</ets>, dice. Cf. <er>Bull</er> papal edict, <er>Billet</er> a paper.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A declaration made in writing, stating some wrong the complainant has suffered from the defendant, or a fault committed by some person against a law.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A writing binding the signer or signers to pay a certain sum at a future day or on demand, with or without interest, as may be stated in the document.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In the United States, it is usually called a <xex>note</xex>, a <xex>note of hand</xex>, or a <xex>promissory note</xex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A form or draft of a law, presented to a legislature for enactment; a proposed or projected law.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A paper, written or printed, and posted up or given away, to advertise something, as a lecture, a play, or the sale of goods; a placard; a poster; a handbill.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>She put up the <qex>bill</qex> in her parlor window.</q> <rj><qau>Dickens.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>An account of goods sold, services rendered, or work done, with the price or charge; a statement of a creditor's claim, in gross or by items; <as>as, a grocer's <ex>bill</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Any paper, containing a statement of particulars; <as>as, a <ex>bill</ex> of charges or expenditures; a weekly <ex>bill</ex> of mortality; a <ex>bill</ex> of fare, etc.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bill of adventure</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Adventure</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bill of costs</b></col>, <cd>a statement of the items which form the total amount of the costs of a party to a suit or action.</cd> -- <col><b>Bill of credit</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>Within the constitution of the United States, a paper issued by a State, on the mere faith and credit of the State, and designed to circulate as money. <as>No State shall &ldquo;emit <xex>bills of credit</xex>.&rdquo;</as></cd> <au>U. S. Const.</au> <au>Peters.</au> <au>Wharton.</au> <au>Bouvier</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Among merchants, a letter sent by an agent or other person to a merchant, desiring him to give credit to the bearer for goods or money.</cd> -- <col><b>Bill of divorce</b></col>, <cd>in the Jewish law, a writing given by the husband to the wife, by which the marriage relation was dissolved.</cd> <au>Jer. iii. 8.</au> -- <col><b>Bill of entry</b></col>, <cd>a written account of goods entered at the customhouse, whether imported or intended for exportation.</cd> -- <col><b>Bill of exceptions</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Exception</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bill of exchange</b></col> <fld>(Com.)</fld>, <cd>a written order or request from one person or house to another, desiring the latter to pay to some person designated a certain sum of money therein generally is, and, to be negotiable, must be, made payable to order or to bearer. So also the order generally expresses a specified time of payment, and that it is drawn for value. The person who draws the bill is called the <xex>drawer</xex>, the person on whom it is drawn is, before acceptance, called the <xex>drawee</xex>, -- after acceptance, the <xex>acceptor</xex>; the person to whom the money is directed to be paid is called the <xex>payee</xex>. The person making the order may himself be the payee. The bill itself is frequently called a <xex>draft</xex>. See <er>Exchange</er>.</cd> <au>Chitty.</au> -- <col><b>Bill of fare</b></col>, <cd>a written or printed enumeration of the dishes served at a public table, or of the dishes (with prices annexed) which may be ordered at a restaurant, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Bill of health</b></col>, <cd>a certificate from the proper authorities as to the state of health of a ship's company at the time of her leaving port.</cd> -- <col><b>Bill of indictment</b></col>, <cd>a written accusation lawfully presented to a grand jury. If the jury consider the evidence sufficient to support the accusation, they indorse it &ldquo;A true bill,&rdquo; otherwise they write upon it &ldquo;Not a true bill,&rdquo; or &ldquo;Not found,&rdquo; or &ldquo;<it>Ignoramus</it>&rdquo;, or &ldquo;Ignored.&rdquo;</cd> -- <col><b>Bill of lading</b></col>, <cd>a written account of goods shipped by any person, signed by the agent of the owner of the vessel, or by its master, acknowledging the receipt of the goods, and promising to deliver them safe at the place directed, dangers of the sea excepted. It is usual for the master to sign two, three, or four copies of the bill; one of which he keeps in possession, one is kept by the shipper, and one is sent to the consignee of the goods.</cd> -- <col><b>Bill of mortality</b></col>, <cd>an official statement of the number of deaths in a place or district within a given time; also, a district required to be covered by such statement; <as>as, a place within the <ex>bills of mortality</ex> of London</as>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bill of pains and penalties</b></col>, <cd>a special act of a legislature which inflicts a punishment less than death upon persons supposed to be guilty of treason or felony, without any conviction in the ordinary course of judicial proceedings.</cd> <au>Bouvier.</au> <au>Wharton.</au> -- <col><b>Bill of parcels</b></col>, <cd>an account given by the seller to the buyer of the several articles purchased, with the price of each.</cd> -- <col><b>Bill of particulars</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>a detailed statement of the items of a plaintiff's demand in an action, or of the defendant's set-off.</cd> -- <col><b>Bill of rights</b></col>, <cd>a summary of rights and privileges claimed by a people. Such was the declaration presented by the Lords and Commons of England to the Prince and Princess of Orange in 1688, and enacted in Parliament after they became king and queen. In America, a <xex>bill</xex> or <xex>declaration of rights</xex> is prefixed to most of the constitutions of the several States.</cd> -- <col><b>Bill of sale</b></col>, <cd>a formal instrument for the conveyance or transfer of goods and chattels.</cd> -- <col><b>Bill of sight</b></col>, <cd>a form of entry at the customhouse, by which goods, respecting which the importer is not possessed of full information, may be provisionally landed for examination.</cd> -- <col><b>Bill of store</b></col>, <cd>a license granted at the customhouse to merchants, to carry such stores and provisions as are necessary for a voyage, custom free.</cd> <au>Wharton.</au> -- <col><b>Bills payable</b></col> (<pluf>pl.</pluf>), <cd>the outstanding unpaid notes or acceptances made and issued by an individual or firm.</cd> -- <col><b>Bills receivable</b></col> (<pluf>pl.</pluf>), <cd>the unpaid promissory notes or acceptances held by an individual or firm.</cd> <au>McElrath.</au> -- <col><b>A true bill</b></col>, <cd>a bill of indictment sanctioned by a grand jury.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bill</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To advertise by a bill or public notice.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To charge or enter in a bill; <as>as, to <ex>bill</ex> goods</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bil"la*bong`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <def>In Australia, a blind channel leading out from a river; -- sometimes called an <altname>anabranch</altname>. This is the sense of the word as used in the Public Works Department; but the term has also been locally applied to mere back-waters forming stagnant pools and to certain water channels arising from a source.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bil"lage</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. &amp; v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Bilge</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bil"lard</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An English fish, allied to the cod; the coalfish.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>billet</asp> and <asp>billit</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{<hw>Bill`bee"tle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, or <hw>Bill"bug`</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A weevil or curculio of various species, as the corn weevil. See <er>Curculio</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bill"board`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A piece of thick plank, armed with iron plates, and fixed on the bow or fore channels of a vessel, for the bill or fluke of the anchor to rest on.</def> <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A flat surface, as of a panel or of a fence, on which bills are posted; a bulletin board.</def> <specif>especially,</specif> <def>A large board out of doors and visible to passers-by, on which the space is rented for advertising purposes; also, the advertising displayed on such a board.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bill" book`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Com.)</fld> <def>A book in which a person keeps an account of his notes, bills, bills of exchange, etc., thus showing all that he issues and receives.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bill" bro`ker</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>One who negotiates the discount of bills.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Billed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Furnished with, or having, a bill, as a bird; -- used in composition; <as>as, broad-<ex>billed</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bil"let</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>billet</ets>, dim. of an OF. <ets>bille</ets> bill. See <er>Bill</er> a writing.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A small paper; a note; a short letter.</def> &ldquo;I got your melancholy <xex>billet</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Sterne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A ticket from a public officer directing soldiers at what house to lodge; <as>as, a <ex>billet</ex> of residence</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Quarters or place to which one is assigned, as by a billet or ticket; berth; position. Also used fig.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The men who cling to easy <qex>billets</qex> ashore.</q> <rj><qau>Harper's Mag.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His shafts of satire fly straight to their <qex>billet</qex>, and there they rankle.</q> <rj><qau>Pall Mall Mag.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bil"let</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Billeted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Billeting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[From <er>Billet</er> a ticket.]</ety> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>To direct, by a ticket or note, where to lodge. Hence: To quarter, or place in lodgings, as soldiers in private houses.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Billeted</qex> in so antiquated a mansion.</q> <rj><qau>W. Irving.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bil"let</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>billette</ets>, <ets>bille</ets>, log; of unknown origin; a different word from <ets>bille</ets> ball. Cf. <er>Billiards</er>, <er>Billot</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A small stick of wood, as for firewood.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They shall beat out my brains with <qex>billets</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Metal.)</fld> <def>A short bar of metal, as of gold or iron.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>An ornament in Norman work, resembling a billet of wood either square or round.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Saddlery)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A strap which enters a buckle.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A loop which receives the end of a buckled strap.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A bearing in the form of an oblong rectangle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bil`let-doux"</hw> <pr>(b&ibreve_;l`l&auptack_;*d&oomacr_;")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Billets-doux</plw> <pr>(b&ibreve_;l`l&auptack_;*d&oomacr_;z")</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>billet</ets> note + <ets>doux</ets> sweet, L. <ets>dulcis</ets>.]</ety> <def>A love letter or note.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A lover chanting out a <qex>billet-doux</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spectator.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bil"let*head`</hw> <pr>(b&ibreve_;l"l&ebreve_;t*h&ebreve_;d)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A round piece of timber at the bow or stern of a whaleboat, around which the harpoon line is run out when the whale darts off.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bill"fish`</hw> <pr>(b&ibreve_;l"f&ibreve_;sh`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A name applied to several distinct fishes</def>: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The garfish (<spn>Tylosurus longirostris</spn>, <it>or</it> <spn>Belone longirostris</spn>) and allied species.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The saury, a slender fish of the Atlantic coast (<spn>Scomberesox saurus</spn>).</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The <spn>Tetrapturus albidus</spn>, a large oceanic species related to the swordfish; the spearfish.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>The American fresh-water garpike (<spn>Lepidosteus osseus</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bill"fold`</hw> <pr>(b&ibreve_;l" f&omacr;ld`)</pr>, <def>A small, thin, flat container, usually made of leather or imitation leather, having a pocket of a size just large enough to hold paper currency and folded over once to fit in the pocket of one's clothing; it is a type of <isa>wallet</isa>, but having fewer compartments than the typical wallet.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bill"head`</hw> <pr>(b&ibreve_;l"h&ebreve_;d)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A printed form, used by merchants in making out bills or rendering accounts.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bill" hold`er</hw> <pr>(b&ibreve_;l" h&omacr;l`d&etilde_;r)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>A person who holds a bill or acceptance.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A device by means of which bills, etc., are held.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bill"hook`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bill</ets> + <ets>hook</ets>.]</ety> <def>A thick, heavy knife with a hooked point, used in pruning hedges, etc. When it has a short handle, it is sometimes called a <altname>hand bill</altname>; when the handle is long, a <stype>hedge bill</stype> or <stype>scimiter</stype>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bil"liard</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the game of billiards.</def> &ldquo;Smooth as is a <xex>billiard</xex> ball.&rdquo; <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bil"liards</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>billiard</ets> billiards, OF. <ets>billart</ets> staff, cue form playing, fr. <ets>bille</ets> log. See <er>Billet</er> a stick.]</ety> <def>A game played with ivory balls o a cloth-covered, rectangular table, bounded by elastic cushions. The player seeks to impel his ball with his cue so that it shall either strike (carom upon) two other balls, or drive another ball into one of the pockets with which the table sometimes is furnished.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bill"ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <def>Caressing; kissing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bil"lings*gate`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A market near the Billings gate in London, celebrated for fish and foul language.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Coarsely abusive, foul, or profane language; vituperation; ribaldry.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bil"lion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>billion</ets>, arbitrarily formed fr. L. <ets>bis</ets> twice, in imitation of <ets>million</ets> a million. See <er>Million</er>.]</ety> <def>According to the French and American method of numeration, a thousand millions, or 1,000,000,000; according to the English method, a million millions, or 1,000,000,000,000. See <er>Numeration</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bill"man</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Billmen</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <def>One who uses, or is armed with, a bill or hooked ax.</def> &ldquo;A <xex>billman</xex> of the guard.&rdquo; <rj><au>Savile.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bil`lon"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. Cf. <er>Billet</er> a stick.]</ety> <def>An alloy of gold and silver with a large proportion of copper or other base metal, used in coinage.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bil"lot</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>billot</ets>, dim. of <ets>bille</ets>. See <er>Billet</er> a stick.]</ety> <def>Bullion in the bar or mass.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bil"low</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Icel. <ets>bylgja</ets> billow, Dan. <ets>b&ouml;lge</ets>, Sw. <ets>b&ouml;lja</ets>; akin to MHG. <ets>bulge</ets> billow, bag, and to E. <ets>bulge</ets>. See <er>Bulge</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A great wave or surge of the sea or other water, caused usually by violent wind.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Whom the winds waft where'er the <qex>billows</qex> roll.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A great wave or flood of anything.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bil"low</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Billowed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Billowing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To surge; to rise and roll in waves or surges; to undulate.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>billowing</xex> snow.&rdquo; <rj><au>Prior.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>billowing</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <ety>[<pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> of billow, verb]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>rising in billows.</def> <illu><ex>billowing</ex> smoke</illu><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>stormy; affected by storms; -- of weather, used prenominally.</def> <ant>calm</ant><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> billowy, surging.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bil"low*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to billows; swelling or swollen into large waves; full of billows or surges; resembling billows.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And whitening down the many-tinctured stream,<br/>
+Descends the <qex>billowy</qex> foam.</q> <rj><qau>Thomson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bill"post`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bill"stick"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>One whose occupation is to post handbills or posters in public places.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bil"ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A club; esp., a policeman's club. Also called <altname>billy club</altname></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Wool Manuf.)</fld> <def>A slubbing or roving machine.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bil"ly club`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>see <er>billy</er>, <pos>n.</pos> 1.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bil"ly*cock</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>, <it>or</it> <hw>Bil"ly*cock hat`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>. <ety>[Perh. from <ets>bully</ets> + <ets>cock</ets>; that is, cocked like the hats of the bullies.]</ety> <def>A round, low-crowned felt hat; a wideawake.</def> &ldquo;The undignified <xex>billycocks</xex> and pantaloons of the West.&rdquo; <rj><au>B. H. Chamberlain.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Little acquiesced, and Ransome disguised him in a beard, and a loose set of clothes, and a <qex>billicock hat</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Charles Reade.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bil"ly*boy`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A flat-bottomed river barge or coasting vessel.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>billy club</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a policeman's club; a nightstick.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> truncheon, nightstick, billy, billy club.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bil"ly goat`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A male goat.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>billyo</hw>, <hw>billyoh</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a large amount; <as>British say "it rained like <ex>billyo</ex>" where Americans say "it rained like the devil"</as>.</def> <mark>[British]</mark> <br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> billy-ho.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>billystick</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a policeman's club.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> truncheon, nightstick, billy, billy club.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 146 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*lo"bate</hw> <pr>(b&iuptack_;*l&omacr;"b&auptack_;t <it>or</it> b&imacr;"l&ouptack_;*b&auptack_;t)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>lobate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Divided into two lobes or segments.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bilobated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>divided into two lobes.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bilobate.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>having two lobes; <as>as, a <ex>bilobate</ex> leaf</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bilobate, bilobed.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi"lobed</hw> <pr>(b&imacr;"l&omacr;bd)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>lobe</ets>.]</ety> <def>Bilobate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi`lo*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>location</ets>.]</ety> <def>Double location; the state or power of being in two places at the same instant; -- a miraculous power attributed to some of the saints.</def> <rj><au>Tylor.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*loc"u*lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>locular</ets>: cf. F. <ets>biloculaire</ets>.]</ety> <def>Divided into two cells or compartments; <as>as, a <ex>bilocular</ex> pericarp</as>.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bi*loc"u*late</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>divided into or containing two cells or chambers; <as>as, having a <ex>biloculate</ex> capsule</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bilocular.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bil"sted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See <er>Sweet gum</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bil"tong</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[S. African.]</ety> <def>Lean meat cut into strips and sun-dried.</def> <rj><au>H. R. Haggard.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*mac"u*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>maculate</ets>, a.]</ety> <def>Having, or marked with, two spots.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bim"a*na</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Bimanous</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Animals having two hands; -- a term applied by Cuvier to man as a special order of <xex>Mammalia</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bim"a*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>manus</ets> hand.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having two hands; two-handed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*mar"gin*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>marginate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having a double margin, as certain shells.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*mas"tism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets> breast.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The condition of having two mamm&aelig; or teats.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*me"di*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>medial</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>Applied to a line which is the sum of two lines commensurable only in power (as the side and diagonal of a square).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*mem"bral</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>membrum</ets> member.]</ety> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>Having two members; <as>as, a <ex>bimembral</ex> sentence</as>.</def> <rj><au>J. W. Gibbs.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*men"sal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>mensal</ets>.]</ety> <def>See <er>Bimonthly</er>, <pos>a.</pos></def> <mark>[Obs. or R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*mes"tri*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bimestris</ets>; <ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>mensis</ets> month.]</ety> <def>Continuing two months.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bimetal</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a material made by bonding together sheets of two different metals.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi`me*tal"lic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>metallic</ets>: cf. F. <ets>bim&eacute;tallique</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or relating to, or using, a double metallic standard (as gold and silver) for a system of coins or currency.</def> <mark>[archaic]</mark> <br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Composed of two different metals; formed of two parts, each of a different metal; <as>as, <ex>bimetallic</ex> wire; <ex>bimetallic</ex> thermometer, etc.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*met"al*lism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bim&eacute;talisme</ets>.]</ety> <def>The legalized use of two metals (as gold and silver) in the currency of a country, at a fixed relative value; -- in opposition to <xex>monometallism</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The words <xex>bim&eacute;tallisme</xex> and <xex>monom&eacute;tallisme</xex> are due to M. Cernuschi [1869].</note> <rj><au>Littr&eacute;.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*met"al*list</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An advocate of bimetallism.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bimetallistic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to bimetallism.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bimetallic.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bimillenary</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a span of 2000 years.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bimillennium.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bimillenial</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to the bimillennium.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bimillennium</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a span of 2000 years.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bimillenary.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the year 2000 <sc>a. d.</sc></def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bimli</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a valuable fiber plant (<spn>Hibiscus cannabinus</spn>) of the East Indies now widespread in cultivation.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> kenaf, kanaf, deccan hemp, bimli hemp, Indian hemp, Bombay hemp.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bimodal</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <fld>(Statistics)</fld> <def>having or occurring with two <er>modes{9}</er>; having two maxima; -- of a curve or distribution.</def> <ant>unimodal</ant><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bi"mo*lec"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>molecular</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, involving, or formed from, two molecules; <as>as, a <ex>bimolecular</ex> reaction (a reaction between two molecules)</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bi*month"ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>monthly</ets>.]</ety> <def>Occurring, done, or coming, once in two months; <as>as, <ex>bimonthly</ex> visits; <ex>bimonthly</ex> publications</as>.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A bimonthly publication.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*month"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Once in two months.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bimotored</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>having two motors.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*mus"cu*lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>muscular</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having two adductor muscles, as a bivalve mollusk.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>binne</ets>, AS. <ets>binn</ets> manager, crib; perh. akin to D. <ets>ben</ets>, <ets>benne</ets>, basket, and to L. <ets>benna</ets> a kind of carriage ( a Gallic word), W. <ets>benn</ets>, <ets>men</ets>, wain, cart.]</ety> <def>A box, frame, crib, or inclosed place, used as a receptacle for any commodity; <as>as, a corn <ex>bin</ex>; a wine <ex>bin</ex>; a coal <ex>bin</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bin</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Binned</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Binning</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To put into a bin; <as>as, to <ex>bin</ex> wine</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bin</hw>. <def>An old form of <er>Be</er> and <er>Been</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bin-</hw>. <def>A euphonic form of the prefix <er>Bi-</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi"nal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Binary</er>.]</ety> <def>Twofold; double.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>Binal</xex> revenge, all this.&rdquo; <rj><au>Ford.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bin`ar*se"ni*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bin-</ets> + <ets>arseniate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt having two equivalents of arsenic acid to one of the base.</def> <rj><au>Graham.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi"na*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>binarius</ets>, fr. <ets>bini</ets> two by two, two at a time, fr. root of <ets>bis</ets> twice; akin to E. <ets>two</ets>: cf. F. <ets>binaire</ets>.]</ety> <def>Compounded or consisting of two things or parts; characterized by two (things).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Binary arithmetic</b></col>, <cd>that in which numbers are expressed according to the binary scale, or in which two figures only, 0 and 1, are used, in lieu of ten; the cipher multiplying everything by two, as in common arithmetic by ten. Thus, 1 is one; 10 is two; 11 is three; 100 is four, etc.</cd> <au>Davies &amp; Peck.</au> -- <col><b>Binary compound</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a compound of two elements, or of an element and a compound performing the function of an element, or of two compounds performing the function of elements.</cd> -- <col><b>Binary logarithms</b></col>, <cd>a system of logarithms devised by Euler for facilitating musical calculations, in which 1 is the logarithm of 2, instead of 10, as in the common logarithms, and the modulus 1.442695 instead of .43429448.</cd> -- <col><b>Binary measure</b></col> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>, <cd>measure divisible by two or four; common time.</cd> -- <col><b>Binary nomenclature</b></col> <fld>(Nat. Hist.)</fld>, <cd>nomenclature in which the names designate both genus and species.</cd> -- <col><b>Binary scale</b></col> <fld>(Arith.)</fld>, <cd>a uniform scale of notation whose ratio is two.</cd> -- <col><b>Binary star</b></col> <fld>(Astron.)</fld>, <cd>a double star whose members have a revolution round their common center of gravity.</cd> -- <col><b>Binary theory</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>the theory that all chemical compounds consist of two constituents of opposite and unlike qualities.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi"na*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which is constituted of two figures, things, or parts; two; duality.</def> <rj><au>Fotherby.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi"nate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bini</ets> two and two.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Double; growing in pairs or couples.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bin*au"ral</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bin-</ets> + <ets>aural</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to, or used by, both ears.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bin*bash"i</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Turk., prop., chief of a thousand; <ets>bin</ets> thousand + <ets>bash</ets> head.]</ety> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A major in the Turkish army.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bind</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Bound</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bound</conjf>, formerly <conjf>Bounden</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Binding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>bindan</ets>, perfect tense <ets>band</ets>, <ets>bundon</ets>, p. p. <ets>bunden</ets>; akin to D. &amp; G. <ets>binden</ets>, Dan. <ets>binde</ets>, Sw. &amp; Icel. <ets>binda</ets>, Goth. <ets>bindan</ets>, Skr. <ets>bandh</ets> (for <ets>bhandh</ets>) to bind, cf. Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets> (for <ets>&unr_;</ets>) cable, and L. <ets>offendix</ets>. &radic;90.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To tie, or confine with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.; to fetter; to make fast; <as>as, to <ex>bind</ex> grain in bundles; to <ex>bind</ex> a prisoner</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind; <as>as, attraction <ex>binds</ex> the planets to the sun; frost <ex>binds</ex> the earth, or the streams</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He <qex>bindeth</qex> the floods from overflowing.</q> <rj><qau>Job xxviii. 11.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Whom Satan hath <qex>bound</qex>, lo, these eighteen years.</q> <rj><qau>Luke xiii. 16.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To cover, as with a bandage; to bandage or dress; -- sometimes with <xex>up</xex>; <as>as, to <ex>bind</ex> up a wound</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To make fast ( a thing) <xex>about</xex> or <xex>upon</xex> something, as by tying; to encircle <xex>with</xex> something; <as>as, to <ex>bind</ex> a belt about one; to <ex>bind</ex> a compress upon a part</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action; <as>as, certain drugs <ex>bind</ex> the bowels</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To protect or strengthen by a band or binding, as the edge of a carpet or garment.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>To sew or fasten together, and inclose in a cover; <as>as, to <ex>bind</ex> a book</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>Fig.: To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other moral tie; <as>as, to <ex>bind</ex> the conscience; to <ex>bind</ex> by kindness; <ex>bound</ex> by affection; commerce <ex>binds</ex> nations to each other</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Who made our laws to <qex>bind</qex> us, not himself.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>To bring (any one) under definite legal obligations; esp. under the obligation of a bond or covenant.</def> <au>Abbott.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>To place under legal obligation to serve; to indenture; <as>as, to <ex>bind</ex> an apprentice</as>; -- sometimes with <xex>out</xex>; <as>as, <ex>bound</ex> out to service</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To bind over</b></col>, <cd>to put under bonds to do something, as to appear at court, to keep the peace, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>To bind to</b></col>, <cd>to contract; <as>as, to <ex>bind</ex> one's self <ex>to</ex> a wife</as>.</cd> -- <col><b>To bind up in</b></col>, <cd>to cause to be wholly engrossed with; to absorb in.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To fetter; tie; fasten; restrain; restrict; oblige.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bind</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To tie; to confine by any ligature.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They that reap must sheaf and <qex>bind</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To contract; to grow hard or stiff; to cohere or stick together in a mass; <as>as, clay <ex>binds</ex> by heat</as>.</def> <rj><au>Mortimer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To exert a binding or restraining influence.</def> <rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bind</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which binds or ties.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any twining or climbing plant or stem, esp. a hop vine; a bine.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Metal.)</fld> <def>Indurated clay, when much mixed with the oxide of iron.</def> <rj><au>Kirwan.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A ligature or tie for grouping notes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bind"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who binds; <as>as, a <ex>binder</ex> of sheaves</as>; one whose trade is to bind; <as>as, a <ex>binder</ex> of books</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Anything that binds, as a fillet, cord, rope, or band; a bandage; -- esp. the principal piece of timber intended to bind together any building.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>a pair of stiff oblong covers, sometimes detachable, designed for insertion of paper pages to create a book-like document, such as in a <stype>loose-leaf binder</stype>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bind"er*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A place where books, or other articles, are bound; a bookbinder's establishment.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bind"heim*ite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>Bindheim</ets>, a German who analyzed it.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>An amorphous antimonate of lead, produced from the alteration of other ores, as from jamesonite.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bind"ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That binds; obligatory.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Binding beam</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>the main timber in double flooring.</cd> -- <col><b>Binding joist</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>the secondary timber in double-framed flooring.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Obligatory; restraining; restrictive; stringent; astringent; costive; styptic.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bind"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of one who, or that which, binds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Anything that binds; a bandage; the cover of a book, or the cover with the sewing, etc.; something that secures the edge of cloth from raveling.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <pos>pl.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The transoms, knees, beams, keelson, and other chief timbers used for connecting and strengthening the parts of a vessel.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bind"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>So as to bind.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bind"ing*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The condition or property of being binding; obligatory quality.</def> <rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bind"ing post`</hw>. <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>A metallic post attached to electrical apparatus for convenience in making connections.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bind"ing screw`</hw>. <def>A set screw used to bind parts together, esp. one for making a connection in an electrical circuit.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bind"weed`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant of the genus <gen>Convolvulus</gen>; <as>as, <stype>greater bindweed</stype> (<spn>Convolvulus Sepium</spn>); <stype>lesser bindweed</stype> (<spn>Convolvulus arvensis</spn>); the <stype>white bindweed</stype>, the <stype>blue bindweed</stype>, the <stype>Syrian bindweed</stype></as>. The black bryony, or <gen>Tamus</gen>, is called <stype>black bindweed</stype>, and the <spn>Smilax aspera</spn>, <stype>rough bindweed</stype>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The fragile <qex>bindweed</qex> bells and bryony rings.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<er>Bind</er>, cf. <er>Woodbine</er>.]</ety> <def>The winding or twining stem of a hop vine or other climbing plant.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*nerv"ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>nervus</ets> sinew, nerve.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Two-nerved; -- applied to leaves which have two longitudinal ribs or nerves.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having only two nerves, as the wings of some insects.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Icel. <ets>bingr</ets>, Sw. <ets>binge</ets>, G. <ets>beige</ets>, <ets>beuge</ets>. Cf. Prov. E. <ets>bink</ets> bench, and <ets>bench coal</ets> the uppermost stratum of coal.]</ety> <def>A heap or pile; <as>as, a <ex>bing</ex> of wood</as>.</def> &ldquo;Potato <xex>bings</xex>.&rdquo; <au>Burns.</au> &ldquo;A <xex>bing</xex> of corn.&rdquo; <au>Surrey.</au> <mark>[Obs. or Dial. Eng. &amp; Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bingo</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a game commonly used for low-stakes gambling, in which numbered balls or slips are drawn at random and players cover the correponding numbers on their cards, called Bingo cards, which have square arrangement of such numbers. Each card has a different arrangement of the numbers, and the first player to cover all numbers in one row (horizontal, vertical, or diagonal) is the winner, usually announcing that fact by a cry of &ldquo;Bingo!&rdquo;</def> <note>Variants of the game may require that all peripheral numbers are covered, to form a box, or other figure. The numbers usually have one letter from the group &ldquo;B&rdquo;, &ldquo;I&rdquo;, &ldquo;N&rdquo;, &ldquo;G&rdquo;, and &ldquo;O&rdquo;, plus two digits. The &ldquo;cards&rdquo; may be disposable sheets of paper on which the numbers are printed.</note><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> lotto, beano, keno.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bin*i"o*dide</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Diiodide</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bink</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bench.</def> <mark>[North of Eng. &amp; Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bin"na*cle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[For <ets>bittacle</ets>, corrupted (perh. by influence of <ets>bin</ets>) fr. Pg. <ets>bitacola</ets> binnacle, fr. L. <ets>habitaculum</ets> dwelling place, fr. <ets>habitare</ets> to dwell. See <er>Habit</er>, and cf. <er>Bittacle</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A case or box placed near the helmsman, containing the compass of a ship, and a light to show it at night.</def> <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bin"ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A large species of barbel (<spn>Barbus bynni</spn>), found in the Nile, and much esteemed for food.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bin"o*cle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>binocle</ets>; L. <ets>bini</ets> two at a time + <ets>oculus</ets> eye.]</ety> <fld>(Opt.)</fld> <def>A dioptric telescope, fitted with two tubes joining, so as to enable a person to view an object with both eyes at once; a double-barreled field glass or an opera glass.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bin*oc"u*lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>binoculaire</ets>. See <er>Binocle</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having two eyes.</def> &ldquo;Most animals are <xex>binocular</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Derham.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Pertaining to both eyes; employing both eyes at once; <as>as, <ex>binocular</ex> vision</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Adapted to the use of both eyes; <as>as, a <ex>binocular</ex> microscope or telescope</as>.</def> <rj><au>Brewster.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bin*oc"u*lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A binocular glass, whether opera glass, telescope, or microscope.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bin*oc"u*lar*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a binocular manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bin*oc"u*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having two eyes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*no"mi*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>nomen</ets> name: cf. F. <ets>binome</ets>, LL. <ets>binomius</ets> (or fr. <ets>bi-</ets> + Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets> distribution ?). Cf. <er>Monomial</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Alg.)</fld> <def>An expression consisting of two terms connected by the sign plus (+) or minus (-); as, <mathex>a + b</mathex>, or <mathex>7 - 3</mathex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*no"mi*al</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Consisting of two terms; pertaining to binomials; <as>as, a <ex>binomial</ex> root</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Nat. Hist.)</fld> <def>Having two names; -- used of the system by which every animal and plant receives two names, the one indicating the genus, the other the species, to which it belongs.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Binomial theorem</b></col> <fld>(Alg.)</fld>, <cd>the theorem which expresses the law of formation of any power of a binomial.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*nom"i*nal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Binomial</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to two names; binomial.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*nom"i*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Binominal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*not"o*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bini</ets> two at a time + <ets>tonus</ets>, fr. Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets>, tone.]</ety> <def>Consisting of two notes; <as>as, a <ex>binotonous</ex> cry</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi"nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Binate</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bin*ox"a*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bin-</ets> + <ets>oxalate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt having two equivalents of oxalic acid to one of the base; an acid oxalate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bin*ox"ide</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bin-</ets> + <ets>oxide</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Dioxide</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bin"tu*rong</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small Asiatic civet of the genus <gen>Arctilis</gen>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bi*nu"cle*ar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bi*nu"cle*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>nuclear</ets>, <ets>nucleate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Having two nuclei; <as>as, <ex>binucleate</ex> cells</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*nu"cle*o*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>nucleolus</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Having two nucleoli.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bi"o-</hw> <pos>pref.</pos> <def>a prefix meaning <xex>of or pertaining to life</xex>, <xex>produced by living things</xex>, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bioactive</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>acting upon or influencing bodily functions; -- of chemical substances.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> pharmacological.</syn><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bioassay</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>appraisal of the biological activity of a substance by testing its effect on an organism.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bioassay</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <fr>1</fr> <def>to subject to a bio-assay.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bio-assay.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi"o*blast</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>bi`os</grk> life + <ets>-blast</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Bioplast</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>biocatalyst</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a biochemical catalyst such as an enzyme.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>biocatalytic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to a biocatalyst.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>caused by a biocatalyst.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*oc"el*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>ocellatus</ets>. See <er>Ocellated</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having two ocelli (eyelike spots); -- said of a wing, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bi`o*chem"ic*al</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to biochemistry.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bi`o*chem"ic*al</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a chemical substance produced by a living organism, or such a substance produced synthetically.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi`o*chem"is*try</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>bi`os</grk> life + E. <ets>chemistry</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The chemistry of living organisms; the chemistry of the processes incidental to, and characteristic of, life.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bi`o*dy*nam"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Bi`o*dy*nam"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos>} <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to biodynamics, or the doctrine of vital forces or energy.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to a method of farming that uses only organic fertilizers (rather than chemical fertilizers) and organic materials for improving the soil characteristics.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi`o*dy*nam"ics</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>bi`os</grk> life + E. <ets>dynamics</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The doctrine of vital forces or energy.</def> <mark>[archaic]</mark> <br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The branch of biology which treats of the active vital phenomena of organisms; -- opposed to <contr>biostatics</contr>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bioelectricity</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>electric phenomena in animals or plants.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bi`o*en*gin*eer"ing</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>biological science applied to the study the relation between workers and their environments.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ergonomics.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the application of engineeering principles to solve problems in medicine, such as the design of artificial limbs or organs; -- called also <altname>biomedical engineering</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>the branch of engineering dealing with the application of biological processes to the solution of practical problems, such as the manufacture of products by fermentation, the production and use of enzymes for various purposes, the use of microorganisms in environmental cleanup, etc.; -- called also <altname>biotechnology</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bi`o*feed"back</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a training program in which a person is given information about physiological processes (heart rate or blood pressure) that is not normally available with the goal of gaining conscious control of them.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bi`o*flav"in*oid</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a vitamin that maintains the resistance of cell and capillary walls to permeation; -- called also <altname>vitamin P</altname> and <altname>citrin</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi"o*gen</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>bi`os</grk> life + <ets>-gen</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Bioplasm.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bi`o*gen"e*sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bi*og"e*ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>bi`os</grk> life + <ets>&unr_;</ets>, <ets>&unr_;</ets>, birth.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A doctrine that the genesis or production of living organisms can take place only through the agency of living germs or parents; -- called also <altname>biogeny</altname>; -- opposed to <contr>abiogenesis</contr>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Life development generally.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the production of a chemical compound by a living organism.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> biosynthesis.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi`o*ge*net"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to biogenesis.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bi`o*gen"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>bi`os</grk> life + <ets>-gen</ets> + <ets>-ic</ets>.]</ety> <def>produced by living organisms; <as>as, <ex>biogenic</ex> methane</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*og"e*nist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A believer in the theory of biogenesis.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bi*og"en*y</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the production of living organisms from other living organisms; same as <er>biogenesis{1}</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>biogeographical</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to biogeography.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi`o*ge*og"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>bi`os</grk> life + E. <ets>geography</ets>.]</ety> <def>The branch of biology which deals with the geographical distribution of animals and plants. It includes both zo&ouml;geography and phytogeography.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Bi`o*ge`o*graph"ic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> -- <wf>Bi`o*ge`o*graph"ic*al*ly</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bi`og*no"sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets> life + <ets>&unr_;</ets> investigation.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The investigation of life.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi"o*graph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>bi`os</grk> life + <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An animated picture machine for screen projection; a cinematograph.</def> <mark>[obsolescent]</mark> <br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <ety>[Cf. <er>Biography</er>.]</ety> <def>A biographical sketch.</def> <mark>[Rare]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*og"ra*pher</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who writes an account or history of the life of a particular person; a writer of lives, as Plutarch.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bi"o*graph"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bi`o*graph"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to biography; containing biography.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Bi`o*graph"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*og"ra*phize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To write a history of the life of.</def> <rj><au>Southey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*og"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Biographies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets>; <grk>bi`os</grk> life + <ets>&unr_;</ets> to write: cf. F. <ets>biographie</ets>. See <er>Graphic</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The written history of a person's life.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Biographical writings in general.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bi`o*log"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bi`o*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or relating to biology.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Bi`o*log"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>related by blood; -- of parents and children; -- contrasted with <contr>adoptive</contr>, <contr>adopted</contr>, or <contr>foster</contr>; <as>as, Mary was adopted directly from the maternity hospital and never met her <ex>biological</ex> mother</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> biologic.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>biologism</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>use of biological principles in explaining human behavior, especially social behavior.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>biologistic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to biologism.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*ol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A student of biology; one versed in the science of biology.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>bi`os</grk> life + <ets>-logy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>biologie</ets>.]</ety> <def>The science of life; that branch of knowledge which treats of living matter as distinct from matter which is not living; the study of living tissue. It has to do with the origin, structure, development, function, and distribution of animals and plants.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bi*ol"y*sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>bi`os</grk> life + <ets>&unr_;</ets> a dissolving.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The destruction of life.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi"o*lu`mi*nes"cence</hw> <pr>(b&imacr;"&ouptack_;*l&oomacr_;`m&ibreve_;*n&ebreve_;s"&eitalic_;ns)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>bi`os</grk> life + <ets>luminescence</ets>.]</ety> <def>a type of <er>luminescence</er> produced by biological or biochemical processes, such as a glowworm glow or the action of luciferase on luciferin. A well-known example is that of <styp><er>firefly luminescence</er></styp>. See also <er>luciferin</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi`o*lyt"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>bi`os</grk> life + <ets>&unr_;</ets> to destroy.]</ety> <def>Relating to the destruction of life.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi`o*mag*net"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to biomagnetism.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi`o*mag"net*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>bi`os</grk> life + E. <ets>magnetism</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Animal magnetism.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>magnetic phenomena in living organisms.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*om"e*try</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>bi`os</grk> life + <ets>-metry</ets>.]</ety> <def>Measurement of life; calculation of the probable duration of human life.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi"ome</hw> <pr>(b&imacr;"&omacr;m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>bi`os</grk> life.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Ecology)</fld> <def>a specific type of complex ecological community characterized by specific environmental conditions and a distinctive group of plants and animals, maintained in a relatively stable equilibrium, such as a <stype>rain forest biome</stype> or <stype>prairie biome</stype>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a particular region which is a biome{1}.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bi"o*med`i*cal</hw> <def>Pertaining to the biological and physiological aspects of medicine.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to biomedicine.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bi"o*med`i*cal en`gin*eer"ing</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The application of engineeering principles to solve problems in medicine, such as the design of artificial limbs or organs; -- called also <altname>bioengineering</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bi"o*med`i*cine</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The application of the principles and techniques of the natural sciences, especially biology, to investigate and solve problems in clinical medicine.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The investigation of the effects of external environmental factors such as weightlessness on the human body.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi"on</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>biw^n</grk> living, <pos>p. pr.</pos> of <grk>bioy^n</grk> to live.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The physiological individual, characterized by definiteness and independence of function, in distinction from the morphological individual or <contr>morphon</contr>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*on"o*my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>bi`os</grk> life + <grk>no`mos</grk> law.]</ety> <def>Physiology.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bi"o*phor`</hw> <hw>Bi"o*phore`</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(b&imacr;"&ouptack_;*f&omacr;r`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>bi`os</grk> life + <grk>fo`ros</grk> bearing, fr. <grk>fe`rein</grk> to bear.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>One of the smaller vital units of a cell, the bearer of vitality and heredity. See Pangen, in Supplement.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi`o*pho"to*phone</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>bi`os</grk> life + <ets>photo</ets> + <grk>fwnh`</grk> sound, voice.]</ety> <def>An instrument combining a cinematograph and a phonograph so that the moving figures on the screen are accompanied by the appropriate sounds; -- an archaic term replaced by <er>movie projector</er>.</def> <mark>[archaic]</mark> <br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi"o*plasm</hw> <pr>(b&imacr;"&ouptack_;*pl&abreve;z'm)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>bi`os</grk> life + <grk>pla`sma</grk> form, mold, fr. <grk>pla`ssein</grk> to mold.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A name suggested by Dr. Beale for the germinal matter supposed to be essential to the functions of all living beings; the material through which every form of life manifests itself; unaltered protoplasm.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 147 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi`o*plas"mic</hw> <pr>(b&imacr;`&ouptack_;*pl&abreve;z"m&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or consisting of, bioplasm.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi"o*plast</hw> <pr>(-pl&abreve;st)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>bi`os</grk> life + <grk>pla`ssein</grk> to form.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A tiny mass of bioplasm, in itself a living unit and having formative power, as a living white blood corpuscle; bioblast.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi`o*plas"tic</hw> <pr>(b&imacr;`&ouptack_;*pl&abreve;s"t&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Bioplasmic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bi`o*psy"chic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Bi`o*psy"chic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos>} <ety>[Gr. <grk>bi`os</grk> life + <ets>psychic</ets>, <ets>-cal</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to psychical phenomena in their relation to the living organism or to the general phenomena of life.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bi`o*re*ac"tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>an apparatus in which a suspension of microorganisms in a liquid are used to perform chemical reactions, as in synthesis of pharmaceutical agents or the conversion of harmful waste to less harmful substances. The reactor consists of a vessel to contain the suspension of microorganisms, plus a variety of attached devices used to control the reaction.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bi`o*re*me*di*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>the branch of biotechnology that uses biological processes to overcome environmental problems.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.6</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*or"gan</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>bi`os</grk> life + E. <ets>organ</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A physiological organ; a living organ; an organ endowed with function; -- distinguished from <contr>idorgan</contr>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi"o*scope</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>bi`os</grk> life + <ets>-scope</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A view of life; that which gives such a view.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Bagman's <qex>Bioscope</qex>: Various Views of Men and Manners. <mark>[<it>Book Title</it>.]</mark></q> <rj><qau>W. Bayley (1824).</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An animated picture machine for screen projection; a cinematograph (which see); an archaic term replaced by <er>movie projector</er>.</def> <mark>[archaic]</mark> <br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>a South African movie theater.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi`o*stat"ics</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>bi`os</grk> life + <ets>&unr_;</ets>. See <er>Statics</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The physical phenomena of organized bodies, in opposition to their organic or vital phenomena.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi`o*sta*tis"tics</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>bi`os</grk> life + E. <ets>statistics</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Vital statistics.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>biosynthesis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>production of a chemical compound by a living organism.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> biogenesis.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the production of chemical substances by use of reagents or enzymes derived from living organisms, in reactions modeled on those observed in living organisms.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>biosynthetic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to biosynthesis.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>biosystematic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to biosystematics.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>biosystematics</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>use of data (e. g. cytogenetic or biochemical) to assess taxonomic relations esp within an evolutionary framework.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> biosystematy.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>biosystematy</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>use of data (e. g. cytogenetic or biochemical) to assess taxonomic relations especially within an evolutionary framework.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> biosystematics.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bi*o"ta</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <pr>(b&imacr;*&omacr;"t&adot_;)</pr>, <def>all the plant and animal life of a particular region.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> biology.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi"o*tax`y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>bi`os</grk> life + <ets>&unr_;</ets> arrangement.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The classification of living organisms according to their structural character; taxonomy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bi`o*tech*nol"o*gy</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as <er>bioengineering</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*ot"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>biwtiko`s</grk> pert. to life.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Relating to life; <as>as, the <ex>biotic</ex> principle</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>produced by or caused by living things.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bi"o*tin</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a B vitamin (<chform>C10H16N2O3S</chform>) that aids in body growth; -- called also <altname>vitamin H</altname> and <altname>coenzyme R</altname>. It functions as a coenzyme in many carboxylation reactions.</def> <note>Biotin binds tightly to the substance avidin, found in raw egg-whites. Rats or chick on a diet high in raw egg-white may develop skin lesions and retarded growth, which can be prevented by adding biotin to the diet.</note> <au>[MI11]</au><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> .</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi"o*tite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>Biot</ets>, a French naturalist.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Mica containing iron and magnesia, generally of a black or dark green color; -- a common constituent of crystalline rocks. See <er>Mica</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>biotope</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a region uniform in its environmental conditions and in the types of plants and animals living in it.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>biotype</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a group of organisms sharing the same genotype.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the genotype shared by a <er>biotype{1}</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>biotypic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to a biotype.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>biovular</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>derived from two separate ferilized ova; -- of twins; <as>as, fraternal twins are <ex>biovular</ex></as>. Antonym of <ant>identical</ant>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> fraternal.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*pal"mate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>palmate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Palmately branched, with the branches again palmated.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi`pa*ri"e*tal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>parietal</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the diameter of the cranium, from one parietal fossa to the other.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bip"a*rous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>parere</ets> to bring forth.]</ety> <def>Bringing forth two at a birth.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*part"i*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>bipartible</ets>. See <er>Bipartite</er>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being divided into two parts.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*par"tient</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>partiens</ets>, <pos>p. pr.</pos> of <ets>partire</ets> to divide.]</ety> <def>Dividing into two parts.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A number that divides another into two equal parts without a remainder.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*par"tile</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Divisible into two parts.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bip"ar*tite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bipartitus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>bipartire</ets>; <ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>partire</ets>. See <er>Partite</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Being in two parts; having two correspondent parts, as a legal contract or writing, one for each party; shared by two; <as>as, a <ex>bipartite</ex> treaty</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Divided into two parts almost to the base, as a leaf; consisting of two parts or subdivisions.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi`par*ti"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of dividing into two parts, or of making two correspondent parts, or the state of being so divided.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bi*pec"ti*nate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bi*pec"ti*na`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>pectinate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Having two margins toothed like a comb.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi"ped</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bipes</ets>; <ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>pes</ets>, <ets>pedis</ets>, &unr_;oot: cf. F. <ets>bip&egrave;de</ets>.]</ety> <def>A two-footed animal, as man.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi"ped</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having two feet; two-footed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>By which the man, when heavenly life was ceased,<br/>
+Became a helpless, naked, <qex>biped</qex> beast.</q> <rj><qau>Byrom.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bip"e*dal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bipedalis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>bip&eacute;dal</ets>. See <er>Biped</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having two feet; biped.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Pertaining to a biped.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*pel"tate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>peltate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having a shell or covering like a double shield.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bi*pen"nate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bi*pen"na*ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>pennate</ets>: cf. L. <ets>bipennis</ets>. Cf. <er>Bipinnate</er>.]</ety> <def>Having two wings.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Bipennated</xex> insects.&rdquo; <rj><au>Derham.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bi*pen"nis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>An ax with an edge or blade on each side of the handle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*pet"al*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>petalous</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having two petals.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bi`pin*na"ri*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>pinna</ets> feather.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The larva of certain starfishes as developed in the free-swimming stage.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bi*pin"nate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bi*pin"na*ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>pinnate</ets>; cf. F. <ets>bipinn&eacute;</ets>. Cf. <er>Bipennate</er>.]</ety> <def>Twice pinnate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi`pin*nat"i*fid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>pinnatifid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Doubly pinnatifid.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>A <xex>bipinnatifid leaf</xex> is a pinnatifid leaf having its segments or divisions also pinnatifid. The primary divisions are pinn&aelig; and the secondary <xex>pinnules</xex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi"plane</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>plane</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(A&euml;ronautics)</fld> <def>An a&euml;roplane with two main supporting surfaces one above the other.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi"plane</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(A&euml;ronautics)</fld> <def>Having, or consisting of, two superposed planes, a&euml;rocurves, or the like; of or pertaining to a biplane; <as>as, a <ex>biplane</ex> rudder</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bip"li*cate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>plicate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Twice folded together.</def> <rj><au>Henslow.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*plic"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being twice folded; reduplication.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*po"lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>polar</ets>. Cf. <er>Dipolar</er>.]</ety> <def>Doubly polar; having two poles; <as>as, a <ex>bipolar</ex> cell or corpuscle</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi`po*lar"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Bipolar quality.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bi"pont</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bi*pont"ine</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bibliog.)</fld> <def>Relating to books printed at Deuxponts, or Bipontium (Zweibr&uuml;cken), in Bavaria.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi"prism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>prism</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A prism whose refracting angle is very nearly 180 degrees.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A combination of two short rectangular glass prisms cemented together at their diagonal faces so as to form a cube; -- called also <altname>optical cube</altname>. It is used in one form of photometer.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*punc"tate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>punctate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having two punctures, or spots.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*punc"tu*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having two points.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*pu"pil*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>pupil</ets> (of the eye).]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having an eyelike spot on the wing, with two dots within it of a different color, as in some butterflies.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi`py*ram"i*dal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>pyramidal</ets>.]</ety> <def>Consisting of two pyramids placed base to base; having a pyramid at each of the extremities of a prism, as in quartz crystals.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*quad"rate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>quadrate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>The fourth power, or the square of the square. Thus 4x4=16, the square of 4, and 16x16=256, the <xex>biquadrate</xex> of 4.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi`quad*rat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>quadratic</ets>: cf. F. <ets>biquadratique</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the biquadrate, or fourth power.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Biquadratic equation</b></col> <fld>(Alg.)</fld>, <cd>an equation of the fourth degree, or an equation in some term of which the unknown quantity is raised to the fourth power.</cd> -- <col><b>Biquadratic root of a number</b></col>, <cd>the square root of the square root of that number. Thus the square root of 81 is 9, and the square root of 9 is 3, which is the <xex>biquadratic</xex> root of 81. Hutton.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi`quad*rat"ic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A biquadrate.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A biquadratic equation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*quin"tile</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>quintile</ets>: cf. F. <ets>biquintile</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>An aspect of the planets when they are distant from each other by <xex>twice the fifth</xex> part of a great circle -- that is, twice 72 degrees.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>biracial</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>consisting of, combining two races.</def> <illu>a <ex>biracial</ex> committee</illu><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>biradial</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>showing both bilateral and radial symmetry.</def> <illu>some sea anemones are <ex>biradial</ex>.</illu><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bi*ra"di*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bi*ra"di*a`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>radiate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having two rays; <as>as, a <ex>biradiate</ex> fin</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*ra"mous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>ramous</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Having, or consisting of, two branches.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Birch</hw> <pr>(b&etilde_;rch)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Birches</plw> <pr>(-&ebreve_;z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>birche</ets>, <ets>birk</ets>, AS. <ets>birce</ets>, <ets>beorc</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>bj&ouml;rk</ets>, Sw. <ets>bj&ouml;rk</ets>, Dan. <ets>birk</ets>, D. <ets>berk</ets>, OHG. <ets>piricha</ets>, MHG. <ets>birche</ets>, <ets>birke</ets>, G. <ets>birke</ets>, Russ. <ets>bereza</ets>, Pol. <ets>brzoza</ets>, Serv. <ets>breza</ets>, Skr. <ets>bh&umacr;rja</ets>. &radic;254. Cf. 1st <er>Birk</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A tree of several species, constituting the genus <gen>Betula</gen>; as, the white or common birch (<spn>Betula alba</spn>) (also called silver birch and lady birch); the dwarf birch (<spn>Betula glandulosa</spn>); the paper or canoe birch (<spn>Betula papyracea</spn>); the yellow birch (<spn>Betula lutea</spn>); the black or cherry birch (<spn>Betula lenta</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The wood or timber of the birch.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A birch twig or birch twigs, used for flogging.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The twigs of the common European birch (B. alba), being tough and slender, were formerly much used for rods in schools. They were also made into brooms.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The threatening twigs of <qex>birch</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A birch-bark canoe.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Birch of Jamaica</b></col>, <cd>a species (<spn>Bursera gummifera</spn>) of turpentine tree.</cd> -- <col><b>Birch partridge</b></col>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Ruffed grouse</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Birch wine</b></col>, <cd>wine made of the spring sap of the birch.</cd> -- <col><b>Oil of birch</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>An oil obtained from the bark of the common European birch (<spn>Betula alba</spn>), and used in the preparation of genuine (and sometimes of the imitation) Russia leather, to which it gives its peculiar odor.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>An oil prepared from the black birch (<spn>Betula lenta</spn>), said to be identical with the oil of wintergreen, for which it is largely sold.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Birch</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the birch; birchen.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Birch</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Birched</conjf> <pr>(b&etilde_;rcht)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Birching</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To whip with a birch rod or twig; to flog.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>birch"bark`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a canoe made with the bark of a birch tree.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> birchbark canoe.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Birch"en</hw> <pr>(b&etilde_;rch"'n)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or relating to birch.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He passed where Newark's stately tower<br/>
+Looks out from Yarrow's <qex>birchen</qex> bower.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bird</hw> <pr>(b&etilde_;rd)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>brid</ets>, <ets>bred</ets>, <ets>bird</ets>, young bird, bird, AS. <ets>bridd</ets> young bird. &radic;92.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Orig., a chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a nestling; and hence, a feathered flying animal (see 2).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>That ungentle gull, the cuckoo's <qex>bird</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>brydds</qex> [birds] of the aier have nestes.</q> <rj><qau>Tyndale (Matt. viii. 20).</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A warm-blooded, feathered vertebrate provided with wings. See <er>Aves</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Specifically, among sportsmen, a game bird.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Fig.: A girl; a maiden.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And by my word! the bonny <qex>bird</qex><br/>
+In danger shall not tarry.</q> <rj><qau>Campbell.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Arabian bird</b></col>, <cd>the phenix.</cd> -- <col><b>Bird of Jove</b></col>, <cd>the eagle.</cd> -- <col><b>Bird of Juno</b></col>, <cd>the peacock.</cd> -- <col><b>Bird louse</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a wingless insect of the group Mallophaga, of which the genera and species are very numerous and mostly parasitic upon birds. -- Bird mite <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, a small mite (genera <gen>Dermanyssus</gen>, <gen>Dermaleichus</gen> and allies) parasitic upon birds. The species are numerous.</cd> -- <col><b>Bird of passage</b></col>, <cd>a migratory bird.</cd> -- <col><b>Bird spider</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a very large South American spider (<spn>Mygale avicularia</spn>). It is said sometimes to capture and kill small birds.</cd> -- <col><b>Bird tick</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a dipterous insect parasitic upon birds (genus <gen>Ornithomyia</gen>, and allies), usually winged.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bird</hw> <pr>(b&etilde_;rd)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To catch or shoot birds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: To seek for game or plunder; to thieve.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>to watch birds, especially in their natural habitats, for enjoyment; to birdwatch.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bird"bath`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an ornamental basin (usually in a garden) for birds to bathe in.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bird"bolt`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A short blunt arrow for killing birds without piercing them.</def> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>Anything which smites without penetrating.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bird"brain`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> addle-head, loon.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bird" cage"</hw>, <hw>bird-cage</hw>, <it>or</it> <hw>Bird"cage`</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A cage for confining birds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bird"call`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A sound made in imitation of the note or cry of a bird for the purpose of decoying the bird or its mate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An instrument of any kind, as a whistle, used in making the sound of a birdcall.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bird"catch`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One whose employment it is to catch birds; a fowler.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bird"catch`ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The art, act, or occupation or catching birds or wild fowls.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bird" cher`ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A shrub (<spn>Prunus Padus</spn> ) found in Northern and Central Europe. It bears small black cherries.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bird"er</hw> <pr>(-&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A birdcatcher.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a <er>birdwatcher</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bird"-eyed`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Quick-sighted; catching a glance as one goes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bird" fan`ci*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who takes pleasure in rearing or collecting rare or curious birds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who has for sale the various kinds of birds which are kept in cages.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bird"ie</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A pretty or dear little bird; -- a pet name.</def> <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bird"i*kin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A young bird.</def> <rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bird"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Birdcatching or fowling.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Birding piece</b></col>, <cd>a fowling piece.</cd> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bird"let</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A little bird; a nestling.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bird"like`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Resembling a bird.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bird"lime`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bird</ets> + <ets>lime</ets> viscous substance.]</ety> <def>An extremely adhesive viscid substance, usually made of the middle bark of the holly, by boiling, fermenting, and cleansing it. When a twig is smeared with this substance it will hold small birds which may light upon it. Hence: Anything which insnares.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Not <qex>birdlime</qex> or Idean pitch produce<br/>
+A more tenacious mass of clammy juice.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Birdlime</xex> is also made from mistletoe, elder, etc.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bird"lime`</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To smear with birdlime; to catch with birdlime; to insnare.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>When the heart is thus <qex>birdlimed</qex>, then it cleaves to everything it meets with.</q> <rj><qau>Coodwin.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bird"ling</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A little bird; a nestling.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bird"man</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A fowler or birdcatcher.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bird" of par"a*dise</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The name of several very beautiful birds of the genus <gen>Paradisea</gen> and allied genera, inhabiting New Guinea and the adjacent islands. The males have brilliant colors, elegant plumes, and often remarkable tail feathers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The <stype>Great emerald</stype> (<spn>Paradisea apoda</spn>) and the <stype>Lesser emerald</stype> (<spn>Paradisea minor</spn>) furnish many of the plumes used as ornaments by ladies; the <stype>Red bird of paradise</stype> is <spn>Paradisea rubra</spn> <it>or</it> <spn>Paradisea sanguinea</spn>; the <stype>Golden bird of paradise</stype> is <spn>Parotia aurea</spn> <it>or</it> <spn>Parotia sexsetacea</spn>; the <stype>King bird of paradise</stype> is <spn>Cincinnurus regius</spn>.<pbr/>
+The name is also applied to the longer-billed birds of another related group (<fam>Epimachin&aelig;</fam>) from the same region. The <stype>Twelve-wired bird of paradise</stype> (<spn>Seleucides alba</spn>) is one of these. See <er>Paradise bird</er>, and Note under <er>Apod</er>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bird-on-the-wing</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a common trailing perennial milkwort of eastern North America (<spn>Polygala paucifolia</spn>), having leaves like wintergreen and usually rosy-purple flowers with winged sepals.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> flowering wintergreen, gaywings, gay-wings, fringed polygala.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bird" pep`per</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A species of capsicum (<spn>Capsicum baccatum</spn>), whose small, conical, coral-red fruit is among the most piquant of all red peppers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bird"man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An aviator; airman.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bird's"-beak`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A molding whose section is thought to resemble a beak.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bird"seed`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Canary seed, hemp, millet or other small seeds used for feeding caged birds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bird's"-eye`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Seen from above, as if by a flying bird; embraced at a glance; hence, general; not minute, or entering into details; <as>as, a <ex>bird's-eye</ex> view</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Marked with spots resembling bird's eyes; <as>as, <ex>bird's-eye</ex> diaper; <ex>bird's-eye</ex> maple</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bird's"-eye`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant with a small bright flower, as the Adonis or pheasant's eye, the mealy primrose (<spn>Primula farinosa</spn>), and species of Veronica, Geranium, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bird's"-eye` ma"ple</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>See under <er>Maple</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bird's"-foot`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A papilionaceous plant, the <spn>Ornithopus</spn>, having a curved, cylindrical pod tipped with a short, clawlike point.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bird's-foot trefoil</b></col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A genus of plants (<gen>Lotus</gen>) with clawlike pods. <spn>Lotus corniculatas</spn>, with yellow flowers, is very common in Great Britain.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>the related plant, <spn>Trigonella ornithopodioides</spn>, is also European.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bird's-mouth`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>An interior angle or notch cut across a piece of timber, for the reception of the edge of another, as that in a rafter to be laid on a plate; -- commonly called <altname>crow's-foot</altname> in the United States.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bird's" nest`</hw>, <it>or</it> <hw>Bird's-nest</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The nest in which a bird lays eggs and hatches her young.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Cookery)</fld> <def>The nest of a small swallow (<spn>Collocalia nidifica</spn> and several allied species), of China and the neighboring countries, which is mixed with soups.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The nests are found in caverns and fissures of cliffs on rocky coasts, and are composed in part of alg&aelig;. They are of the size of a goose egg, and in substance resemble isinglass. See <xex>Illust.</xex> under <er>Edible</er>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 148 --></p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An orchideous plant with matted roots, of the genus <gen>Neottia</gen> (<spn>Neottia nidus-avis</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bird's-nest pudding</b></col>, <cd>a pudding containing apples whose cores have been replaced by sugar.</cd> -- <col><b>Yellow bird's nest</b></col>, <cd>a plant, the <spn>Monotropa hypopitys</spn>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bird's-nest`ing</hw> <pr>(b&etilde_;rdz"n&ebreve_;st`&ibreve_;ng)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Hunting for, or taking, birds' nests or their contents.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bird's"-tongue`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The knotgrass (<spn>Polygonum aviculare</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bird"watch`</hw> <pr>(b&etilde_;rd"w&obreve_;ch`)</pr>, <pos>v.</pos> <def>to watch birds, especially in their natural habitats, for enjoyment or as a hobby; to <er>bird{3}</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bird"watch`er</hw> <pr>(b&etilde_;rd"w&auml;ch`&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>one who enjoys watching birds, especially to find and identify a variety of birds in their natural habitats; a birder{2}.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bird"-wit`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Flighty; passing rapidly from one subject to another; not having the faculty of attention.</def> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bird"wom`an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An airwoman; an aviatress.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi`rec*tan"gu*lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>rectangular</ets>.]</ety> <def>Containing or having two right angles; <as>as, a <ex>birectangular</ex> spherical triangle</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi"reme</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>biremis</ets>; <ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>remus</ets> oar: cf. F. <ets>bir&egrave;me</ets>.]</ety> <def>An ancient galley or vessel with two banks or tiers of oars.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*ret"ta</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Berretta</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bir"gan*der</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Bergander</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Birk</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Birch</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>A birch tree.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> &ldquo;The silver <xex>birk</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Birk</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small European minnow (<spn>Leuciscus phoxinus</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Birk"en</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[From 1st <er>Birk</er>.]</ety> <def>To whip with a birch or rod.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Birk"en</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Birchen; <as>as, <ex>birken</ex> groves</as>.</def> <rj><au>Burns.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bir"kie</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A lively or mettlesome fellow.</def> <mark>[Jocular, Scot.]</mark> <rj><au>Burns.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Birl</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <def>To revolve or cause to revolve; to spin.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Birl</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>byrlian</ets>. &radic;92.]</ety> <def>To pour (beer or wine); to ply with drink; to drink; to carouse.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Dial.]</mark> <rj><au>Skelton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bir"law</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>By</er><er>-law</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A law made by husbandmen respecting rural affairs; a rustic or local law or by-law.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>byrlaw</asp>, <asp>birlie</asp>, <asp>birley</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Birmingham</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a city in Alabama.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a city in England.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Biro</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[from the name of the inventor.]</ety> <def>a pen with small metal ball as point of transfer of ink to paper; same as <er>ballpoint pen</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ballpoint, ballpoint pen, ballpen.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bi*ros`trate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bi*ros"tra*ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>rostrate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having a double beak, or two processes resembling beaks.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The capsule is bilocular and <qex>birostrated</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Ed. Encyc.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Birr</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Birred</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Birring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. OE. <ets>bur</ets>, <ets>bir</ets>, wind, storm wind, fr. Icel. <ets>byrr</ets> wind. Perh. imitative.]</ety> <def>To make, or move with, a whirring noise, as of wheels in motion.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Birr</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A whirring sound, as of a spinning wheel.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A rush or impetus; force.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bir"rus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL., fr. L. <ets>birrus</ets> a kind of cloak. See <er>Berretta</er>.]</ety> <def>A coarse kind of thick woolen cloth, worn by the poor in the Middle Ages; also, a woolen cap or hood worn over the shoulders or over the head.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Birse</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bristle or bristles.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Birt</hw> <pr>(b&etilde_;rt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>byrte</ets>; cf. F. <ets>bertonneau</ets>. Cf. <er>Bret</er>, <er>Burt</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A fish of the turbot kind; the brill.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>burt</asp>, <asp>bret</asp>, or <asp>brut</asp>.]</altsp> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Birth</hw> <pr>(b&etilde_;rth)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>burth</ets>, <ets>birth</ets>, AS. <ets>beor&eth;</ets>, <ets>gebyrd</ets>, fr. <ets>beran</ets> to bear, bring forth; akin to D. <ets>geboorte</ets>, OHG. <ets>burt</ets>, <ets>giburt</ets>, G. <ets>geburt</ets>, Icel. <ets>bur&eth;r</ets>, Skr. <ets>bhrti</ets> bearing, supporting; cf. Ir. &amp; Gael. <ets>beirthe</ets> born, brought forth. &radic;92. See 1st <er>Bear</er>, and cf. <er>Berth</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or fact of coming into life, or of being born; -- generally applied to human beings; <as>as, the <ex>birth</ex> of a son</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Lineage; extraction; descent; sometimes, high birth; noble extraction.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Elected without reference to <qex>birth</qex>, but solely for qualifications.</q> <rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The condition to which a person is born; natural state or position; inherited disposition or tendency.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A foe by <qex>birth</qex> to Troy's unhappy name.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The act of bringing forth; <as>as, she had two children at a <ex>birth</ex></as>.</def> &ldquo;At her next <xex>birth</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>That which is born; that which is produced, whether animal or vegetable.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Poets are far rarer <qex>births</qex> than kings.</q> <rj><qau>B. Jonson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Others hatch their eggs and tend the <qex>birth</qex> till it is able to shift for itself.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Origin; beginning; <as>as, the <ex>birth</ex> of an empire</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>New birth</b></col> <fld>(Theol.)</fld>, <cd>regeneration, or the commencement of a religious life.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Parentage; extraction; lineage; race; family.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Birth</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Berth</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>De Foe.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>birth control</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the act or process of deliberately limiting the number of one's children born, especially by preventing conception.</def> <note>Conception may be prevented by ingesting medicines, using barriers such as condoms or spermicides during copulation, or by ligating or removing the reproductive organs.</note><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> birth prevention, family planning.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Birth"day`</hw> <pr>(b&etilde_;rth"d&amacr;`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The day in which any person is born; day of origin or commencement.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Those barbarous ages past, succeeded next<br/>
+The <qex>birthday</qex> of invention.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The day of the month in which a person was born, in whatever succeeding year it may recur; the anniversary of one's birth.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This is my <qex>birthday</qex>; as this very day<br/>
+Was Cassius born.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Birth"day`</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the day of birth, or its anniversary; <as>as, <ex>birthday</ex> gifts or festivities</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Birth"dom</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Birth</ets> + <ets>-dom</ets>.]</ety> <def>The land of one's birth; one's inheritance.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>birthe</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>to give birth to.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Birth"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Anything added to raise the sides of a ship.</def> <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the act or process of giving birth.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Birth"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of mean extraction.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Birth"mark`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Some peculiar mark or blemish on the body at birth.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Most part of this noble lineage carried upon their body for a natural <qex>birthmark</qex>, . . . a snake.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. North.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Birth"night`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The night in which a person is born; the anniversary of that night in succeeding years.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The angelic song in Bethlehem field,<br/>
+On thy <qex>birthnight</qex>, that sung thee Savior born.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Birth"place`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The town, city, or country, where a person is born; place of origin or birth, in its more general sense.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>birthplace</xex> of valor.&rdquo; <rj><au>Burns.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>birth rate, <hw>birthrate</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; usually expressed as birthes per 1000 population per year.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> fertility, fertility rate.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Birth"right`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Any right, privilege, or possession to which a person is entitled by birth, such as an estate descendible by law to an heir, or civil liberty under a free constitution; esp. the rights or inheritance of the first born.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Lest there be any . . . profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his <qex>birthright</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Heb. xii. 16.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Birth"root`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An herbaceous plant (<spn>Trillium erectum</spn>), and its astringent rootstock, which is said to have medicinal properties.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Birth"wort`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A genus of herbs and shrubs (<spn>Aristolochia</spn>), reputed to have medicinal properties.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bis</ets> twice, for <ets>duis</ets>, fr. root of <ets>duo</ets> two. See <er>Two</er>, and cf. <er>Bi-</er>.]</ety> <def>Twice; -- a word showing that something is, or is to be, repeated; as a passage of music, or an item in accounts.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bis-</hw>, <pos>pref.</pos> <def>A form of <er>Bi-</er>, sometimes used before <it>s</it>, <it>c</it>, or a vowel.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi"sa an"te*lope</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Oryx</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*sac"cate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>saccate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having two little bags, sacs, or pouches.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bis*cay"an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Biscay in Spain.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of Biscay.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bis"co*tin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>biscotin</ets>. See <er>Biscuit</er>.]</ety> <def>A confection made of flour, sugar, marmalade, and eggs; a sweet biscuit.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bis"cuit</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>biscuit</ets> (cf. It. <ets>biscotto</ets>, Sp. <ets>bizcocho</ets>, Pg. <ets>biscouto</ets>), fr. L. <ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>coctus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>coquere</ets> to cook, bake. See <er>Cook</er>, and cf. <er>Bisque</er> a kind of porcelain.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A kind of unraised bread, of many varieties, plain, sweet, or fancy, formed into flat cakes, and bakes hard; <as>as, ship <ex>biscuit</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>According to military practice, the bread or <qex>biscuit</qex> of the Romans was twice prepared in the oven.</q> <rj><qau>Gibbon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A small loaf or cake of bread, raised and shortened, or made light with soda or baking powder. Usually a number are baked in the same pan, forming a sheet or card.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Earthen ware or porcelain which has undergone the first baking, before it is subjected to the glazing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Sculp.)</fld> <def>A species of white, unglazed porcelain, in which vases, figures, and groups are formed in miniature.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Meat biscuit</b></col>, <cd>an alimentary preparation consisting of matters extracted from meat by boiling, or of meat ground fine and combined with flour, so as to form biscuits.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*scu"tate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>scutate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Resembling two bucklers placed side by side.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Biscutella</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus off Eurasian herbs and small shrubs: buckler mustard.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus Biscutella.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bise</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A cold north wind which prevails on the northern coasts of the Mediterranean and in Switzerland, etc.; -- nearly the same as the <xex>mistral</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bise</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Paint.)</fld> <def>See <er>Bice</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*sect"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bisected</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bisecting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>secare</ets>, <ets>sectum</ets>, to cut.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cut or divide into two parts.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>To divide into two equal parts.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*sec"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>bissection</ets>.]</ety> <def>Division into two parts, esp. two equal parts.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*sec"tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, bisects; esp. <fld>(Geom.)</fld> a straight line which bisects an angle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*sec"trix</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The line bisecting the angle between the optic axes of a biaxial crystal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*seg"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>segment</ets>.]</ety> <def>One of tow equal parts of a line, or other magnitude.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*sep"tate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>septate</ets>.]</ety> <def>With two partitions or septa.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bi*se"ri*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bi*se"ri*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>serial</ets>, <ets>seriate</ets>.]</ety> <def>In two rows or series.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*ser"rate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>serrate</ets>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Doubly serrate, or having the serratures serrate, as in some leaves.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Serrate on both sides, as some antenn&aelig;.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bi*se"tose</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bi*se"tous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>setose</ets>, <ets>setous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having two bristles.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*sex"ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>sexus</ets> sex: cf. F. <ets>bissexe</ets>.]</ety> <def>Bisexual.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*sex"u*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>sexual</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Of both sexes; hermaphrodite; as a flower with stamens and pistil, or an animal having ovaries and testes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*sex"u*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Bisexual.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*seye"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <def><pos>p. p.</pos> of <er>Besee</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Evil biseye</b></col>, <cd>ill looking.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bish</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Bikh</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bish"op</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bischop</ets>, <ets>biscop</ets>, <ets>bisceop</ets>, AS. <ets>bisceop</ets>, <ets>biscop</ets>, L. <ets>episcopus</ets> overseer, superintendent, bishop, fr. Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets>, <ets>&unr_;</ets> over + <ets>&unr_;</ets> inspector, fr. root of <ets>&unr_;</ets>, <ets>&unr_;</ets>, to look to, perh. akin to L. <ets>specere</ets> to look at. See <er>Spy</er>, and cf. <er>Episcopal</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A spiritual overseer, superintendent, or director.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and <qex>Bishop</qex> of your souls.</q> <rj><qau>1 Pet. ii. 25.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It is a fact now generally recognized by theologians of all shades of opinion, that in the language of the New Testament the same officer in the church is called indifferently &ldquo;bishop&rdquo; ( &unr_; ) and &ldquo;elder&rdquo; or &ldquo;presbyter.&rdquo;</q> <rj><qau>J. B. Lightfoot.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In the Roman Catholic, Greek, and Anglican or Protestant Episcopal churches, one ordained to the highest order of the ministry, superior to the priesthood, and generally claiming to be a successor of the Apostles. The bishop is usually the spiritual head or ruler of a diocese, bishopric, or see.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bishop in partibus [infidelium]</b></col> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld>, <cd>a bishop of a see which does not actually exist; one who has the office of bishop, without especial jurisdiction.</cd> <au>Shipley.</au> -- <col><b>Titular bishop</b></col> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld>, <cd>a term officially substituted in 1882 for bishop in partibus.</cd> -- <col><b>Bench of Bishops</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Bench</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>In the Methodist Episcopal and some other churches, one of the highest church officers or superintendents.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A piece used in the game of chess, bearing a representation of a bishop's miter; -- formerly called <xex>archer</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A beverage, being a mixture of wine, oranges or lemons, and sugar.</def> <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>An old name for a woman's bustle.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>If, by her <qex>bishop</qex>, or her &ldquo;grace&rdquo; alone,<br/>
+A genuine lady, or a church, is known.</q> <rj><qau>Saxe.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bish"op</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bishoped</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bishoping</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To admit into the church by confirmation; to confirm; hence, to receive formally to favor.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bish"op</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bishoped</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bishoping</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[From the name of the scoundrel who first practiced it. <ets>Youatt</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Far.)</fld> <def>To make seem younger, by operating on the teeth; <as>as, to <ex>bishop</ex> an old horse or his teeth</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>The plan adopted is to cut off all the nippers with a saw to the proper length, and then with a cutting instrument the operator scoops out an oval cavity in the corner nippers, which is afterwards burnt with a hot iron until it is black. <rj><au>J. H. Walsh.</au></rj></note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bish"op*dom</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Jurisdiction of a bishop; episcopate.</def> &ldquo;Divine right of <xex>bishopdom</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bish"op*like`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Resembling a bishop; belonging to a bishop.</def> <rj><au>Fulke.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bish"op*ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Bishoplike; episcopal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bish"op*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the manner of a bishop.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bish"op*ric</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>bisceopr&imacr;ce</ets>; <ets>bisceop</ets> bishop + <ets>r&imacr;ce</ets> dominion. See <er>-ric</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A diocese; the district over which the jurisdiction of a bishop extends.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The office of a spiritual overseer, as of an apostle, bishop, or presbyter.</def> <rj><au>Acts i. 20.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bish"op's cap`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant of the genus <gen>Mitella</gen>; miterwort.</def> <rj><au>Longfellow.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bish"op sleeve`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A wide sleeve, once worn by women.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bish"op's length`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A canvas for a portrait measuring 58 by 94 inches. The half bishop measures 45 by 56.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bish"op-stool`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bishop's seat or see.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bish"op's-weed`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An umbelliferous plant of the genus <gen>Ammi.</gen></def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Goutweed (<spn>&AElig;gopodium podagraria</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bish"op's-wort`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Wood betony (<spn>Stachys betonica</spn>); also, the plant called fennel flower (<spn>Nigella Damascena</spn>), or devil-in-a-bush.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bis"ie</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To busy; to employ.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*sil"i*cate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min. Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of metasilicic acid; -- so called because the ratio of the oxygen of the silica to the oxygen of the base is as two to one. The bisilicates include many of the most common and important minerals.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bisk</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bisque</ets>.]</ety> <def>Soup or broth made by boiling several sorts of flesh together.</def> <rj><au>King.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bisk</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bisque</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Tennis)</fld> <def>See <er>Bisque</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bis"ka*ra boil`</hw>, <hw>Bis"ka*ra but"ton</hw> }</mhw>. <ety>[Named after the town <etsep>Biskara</etsep>, in Algeria.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Same as <cref>Aleppo boil</cref>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bi*smare"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bi*smer"</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>bismer</ets>.]</ety> <def>Shame; abuse.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bis"mer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A rule steelyard.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The fifteen-spined (<spn>Gasterosteus spinachia</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bis*mil"lah</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <ety>[Arabic, in the name of God!]</ety> <def>An adjuration or exclamation common among the Mohammedans.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Bizmillah</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bis"mite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Bismuth trioxide, or bismuth ocher.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bis"muth</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ger. <ets>bismuth</ets>, <ets>wismuth</ets>: cf. F. <ets>bismuth</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>One of the elements; a metal of a reddish white color, crystallizing in rhombohedrons. It is somewhat harder than lead, and rather brittle; masses show broad cleavage surfaces when broken across. It melts at 507&deg; Fahr., being easily fused in the flame of a candle. It is found in a native state, and as a constituent of some minerals. Specific gravity 9.8. Atomic weight 207.5. Symbol Bi.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Chemically, bismuth (with arsenic and antimony is intermediate between the metals and nonmetals; it is used in thermo-electric piles, and as an alloy with lead and tin in the fusible alloy or metal. Bismuth is the most diamagnetic substance known.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bismuth glance</b></col>, <cd>bismuth sulphide; bismuthinite.</cd> -- <col><b>Bismuth ocher</b></col>, <cd>a native bismuth oxide; bismite.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bis"muth*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Containing bismuth.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bis"muth*ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to bismuth; containing bismuth, when this element has its higher valence; <as>as, <ex>bismuthic</ex> oxide</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bis`muth*if"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bismuth</ets> + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Containing bismuth.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bis"muth*ine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bis"muth*in*ite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Native bismuth sulphide; -- sometimes called <xex>bismuthite</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bis"muth*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of, or containing, bismuth, when this element has its lower valence.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bis"muth*yl`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Hydrous carbonate of bismuth, an earthy mineral of a dull white or yellowish color.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>bismuthite</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi"son</hw> <pr>(b&imacr;"s&obreve_;n; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bison</ets>, Gr. <grk>bi`swn</grk>, a wild ox; akin to OHG. <ets>wisunt</ets>, <ets>wisant</ets>, G. <ets>wisent</ets>, AS. <ets>wesend</ets>, Icel. <ets>v&imacr;sundr</ets>: cf. F. <ets>bison</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The aurochs or European bison.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The American bison buffalo (<spn>Bison Americanus</spn>), a large, gregarious bovine quadruped with shaggy mane and short black horns, which formerly roamed in herds over most of the temperate portion of North America, but by 1900 was restricted to very limited districts in the region of the Rocky Mountains, and was almost hunted to extinction.</def> <note>Efforts at conservation of the American bison resulted in setting aside several reserves, and by 1990 a few stable herds were established, numbering from hundreds to thousands, roaming certain public areas, such as Yellowstone Park, some reserves in Canada, and some private reserves. Some bison are kept as range animals for food, and the American bison has been bred with domestic cattle to form a cross called the <er>beefalo</er>. The American bison is commonly (though improperly) called a buffalo; an image of the bison appeared on the inverse of the U. S. five-cent coin (nickel) from 1913 to 1937, and that coin was referred to as the <er>buffalo nickel</er>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bisontine</hw> <pr>(b&imacr;*s&obreve_;n*t&imacr;n")</pr> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of, relating to, or characteristic of bison.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 149 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*spi"nose</hw> <pr>(b&imacr;*sp&imacr;"n&omacr;s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>spinose</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having two spines.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bisque</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A corruption of <ets>biscuit</ets>.]</ety> <def>Unglazed white porcelain.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bisque</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A point taken by the receiver of odds in the game of tennis; also, an extra innings allowed to a weaker player in croquet.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bisque</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A white soup made of crayfish.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bis"sell truck</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A truck for railroad rolling stock, consisting of two ordinary axle boxes sliding in guides attached to a triangular frame; -- called also <altname>pony truck</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bis*sex"tile</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bissextilis</ets> annus, fr. <ets>bissextus</ets> (<ets>bis</ets> + <ets>sextus</ets> sixth, fr. <ets>sex</ets> six) the sixth of the calends of March, or twenty-fourth day of February, which was reckoned twice every fourth year, by the intercalation of a day.]</ety> <def>Leap year; every fourth year, in which a day is added to the month of February on account of the excess of the tropical year (365 d. 5 h. 48 m. 46 s.) above 365 days. But one day added every four years is equivalent to six hours each year, which is 11 m. 14 s. more than the excess of the real year. Hence, it is necessary to suppress the bissextile day at the end of every century which is not divisible by 400, while it is retained at the end of those which are divisible by 400.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bis*sex"tile</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to leap year.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bis"son</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bisen</ets>, <ets>bisne</ets>, AS. <ets>bisen</ets>, prob. for <ets>b&imacr;s&unr_;ne</ets>; <ets>bi</ets> by + <ets>s&unr_;ne</ets> clear, akin to <ets>se&oacute;n</ets> to see; clear when near, hence short-sighted. See <er>See</er>.]</ety> <def>Purblind; blinding.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>Bisson</xex> rheum.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bis"ter</hw>, <hw>Bis"tre</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bistre</ets> a color made of soot; of unknown origin. Cf., however, LG. <ets>biester</ets> frowning, dark, ugly.]</ety> <fld>(Paint.)</fld> <def>A dark brown pigment extracted from the soot of wood.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*stip"uled</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>stipule</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having two stipules.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bis"tort</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bis</ets> + <ets>tortus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>torquere</ets> to twist: cf. F. <ets>bistorte</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An herbaceous plant of the genus <gen>Polygonum</gen>, section <spn>Bistorta</spn>; snakeweed; adderwort. Its root is used in medicine as an astringent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bis"tou*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bistouries</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>bistouri</ets>.]</ety> <def>A surgical instrument consisting of a slender knife, either straight or curved, generally used by introducing it beneath the part to be divided, and cutting towards the surface.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bis"tre</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Bister</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bistred</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>colored with or as if with bister.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bistered.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bistro</hw> <pr>(b&emacr;s"tr&omacr;; b&ibreve_;s"tr&omacr;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a small informal restaurant, especially one serving alcoholic beverages.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a <er>nightclub</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bistroic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to a bistro.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*sul"cate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>sulcate</ets>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Having two grooves or furrows.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Cloven; said of a foot or hoof.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*sul"cous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bisulcus</ets>; <ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>sulcus</ets> furrow.]</ety> <def>Bisulcate.</def> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*sul"phate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>sulphate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A sulphate in which but half the hydrogen of the acid is replaced by a positive element or radical, thus making the proportion of the acid to the positive or basic portion twice what it is in the normal sulphates; an acid sulphate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*sul"phide</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>sulphide</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A sulphide having two atoms of sulphur in the molecule; a disulphide, as in iron pyrites, FeS2; -- less frequently called <xex>bisulphuret</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*sul"phite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of sulphurous acid in which the base replaces but half the hydrogen of the acid; an acid sulphite.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*sul"phu*ret</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>sulphuret</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See <er>Bisulphide</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bit</hw> <pr>(b&ibreve_;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bitt</ets>, <ets>bite</ets>, AS. <ets>bite</ets>, bite, fr. <ets>b&imacr;tan</ets> to bite. See <er>Bite</er>, <pos>n.</pos> &amp; <pos>v.</pos>, and cf. <er>Bit</er> a morsel.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The part of a bridle, usually of iron, which is inserted in the mouth of a horse, and having appendages to which the reins are fastened.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The foamy bridle with the <qex>bit</qex> of gold.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: Anything which curbs or restrains.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bit</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>In the British West Indies, a fourpenny piece, or groat.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bit</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bitted</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bitting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To put a bridle upon; to put the bit in the mouth of.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bit</hw>, <def><pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> of <er>Bite</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bit</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bite</ets>, AS. <ets>bita</ets>, fr. <ets>b&imacr;tan</ets> to bite; akin to D. <ets>beet</ets>, G. <ets>bissen</ets> bit, morsel, Icel. <ets>biti</ets>. See <er>Bite</er>, <pos>v.</pos>, and cf. <er>Bit</er> part of a bridle.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A part of anything, such as may be bitten off or taken into the mouth; a morsel; a bite. Hence: A small piece of anything; a little; a mite.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Somewhat; something, but not very great.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>My young companion was a <qex>bit</qex> of a poet.</q> <rj><qau>T. Hook.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; This word is used, also, like <xex>jot</xex> and <xex>whit</xex>, to express the smallest degree; as, he is not a <xex>bit</xex> wiser.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A tool for boring, of various forms and sizes, usually turned by means of a brace or bitstock. See <er>Bitstock</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The part of a key which enters the lock and acts upon the bolt and tumblers.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The cutting iron of a plane.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>In the Southern and Southwestern States, a small silver coin (as the real) formerly current; commonly, one worth about 12 1/2 cents; also, the sum of 12 1/2 cents.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bit</hw> <fld>(Computers)</fld> <ety>[<ets>bi</ets>nary digi<ets>t</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the smallest unit of information, equivalent to a choice between two alternatives, as <it>yes</it> or <it>no</it>; <it>on</it> or <it>off</it>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Computers)</fld> <def>the physical representation of a bit of information in a computer memory or a data storage medium. Within a computer circuit a bit may be represented by the state of a current or an electrical charge; in a magnetic storage medium it may be represented by the direction of magnetization; on a punched card or on paper tape it may be represented by the presence or absence of a hole at a particular point on the card or tape.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bit my bit</b></col>, <cd>piecemeal.</cd> <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bit</hw>, <def><pos>3d sing. pr.</pos> of <er>Bid</er>, for <xex>biddeth</xex>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*take"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Betake</er>, <er>Betaught</er>.]</ety> <def>To commend; to commit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*tan"gent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>tangent</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>Possessing the property of touching at two points.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A line that touches a curve in two points.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*tar"trate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of tartaric acid in which the base replaces but half the acid hydrogen; an acid tartrate, as cream of tartar.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bitch</hw> <pr>(b&ibreve_;ch)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>biche</ets>, <ets>bicche</ets>, AS. <ets>bicce</ets>; cf. Icel. <ets>bikkja</ets>, G. <ets>betze</ets>, <ets>peize</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The female of the canine kind, as of the dog, wolf, and fox.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An opprobrious name for a woman, especially a lewd woman.</def> <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>an unpleasant, malicious, or offensive person.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>something difficult or unpleasant.</def> <mark>[slang]</mark><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>a <er>complaint</er>.</def> <mark>[slang]</mark><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bitch</hw> <pr>(b&ibreve_;ch)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>to complain in a whining or grumbling manner; to gripe.</def> <mark>[slang]</mark><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bitch"ing</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>complaining; griping.</def> <mark>[slang]</mark><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bitch"ing</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>an informal intensifier; <as>as, we had a <ex>bitching</ex> good time</as>.</def> <mark>[slang]</mark> <br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bitchy</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>marked by or arising from malice.</def> <mark>[slang]</mark><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> catty, cattish.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bite</hw> <pr>(b&imacr;t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Bit</conjf> <pr>(b&ibreve_;t)</pr>; <pos>p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bitten</conjf> <pr>(b&ibreve_;t"t'n)</pr>, <conjf>Bit</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Biting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>biten</ets>, AS. <ets>b&imacr;tan</ets>; akin to D. <ets>bijten</ets>, OS. <ets>b&imacr;tan</ets>, OHG. <ets>b&imacr;zan</ets>, G. <ets>beissen</ets>, Goth. <ets>beitan</ets>, Icel. <ets>b&imacr;ta</ets>, Sw. <ets>bita</ets>, Dan. <ets>bide</ets>, L. <ets>findere</ets> to cleave, Skr. <ets>bhid</ets> to cleave. &radic;87. Cf. <er>Fissure</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To seize with the teeth, so that they enter or nip the thing seized; to lacerate, crush, or wound with the teeth; <as>as, to <ex>bite</ex> an apple; to <ex>bite</ex> a crust; the dog <ex>bit</ex> a man</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Such smiling rogues as these,<br/>
+Like rats, oft <qex>bite</qex> the holy cords atwain.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To puncture, abrade, or sting with an organ (of some insects) used in taking food.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To cause sharp pain, or smarting, to; to hurt or injure, in a literal or a figurative sense; <as>as, pepper <ex>bites</ex> the mouth</as>.</def> &ldquo;Frosts do <xex>bite</xex> the meads.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To cheat; to trick; to take in.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To take hold of; to hold fast; to adhere to; <as>as, the anchor <ex>bites</ex> the ground</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The last screw of the rack having been turned so often that its purchase crumbled, . . . it turned and turned with nothing to <qex>bite</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dickens.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>To bite the dust</b></col>, <col><b>To bite the ground</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to fall in the agonies of death; as, he made his enemy <xex>bite the dust</xex>.</cd> -- <col><b>To bite in</b></col> <fld>(Etching)</fld>, <cd>to corrode or eat into metallic plates by means of an acid.</cd> -- <col><b>To bite the thumb at</b></col> (any one), <cd>formerly a mark of contempt, designed to provoke a quarrel; to defy.</cd> &ldquo;Do you <xex>bite your thumb at</xex> us?&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au> -- <col><b>To bite the tongue</b></col>, <cd>to keep silence.</cd> <au>Shak.</au></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To seize something forcibly with the teeth; to wound with the teeth; to have the habit of so doing; as, does the dog <xex>bite</xex>?</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To cause a smarting sensation; to have a property which causes such a sensation; to be pungent; <as>as, it <ex>bites</ex> like pepper or mustard</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To cause sharp pain; to produce anguish; to hurt or injure; to have the property of so doing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>At the last it [wine] <qex>biteth</qex> like serpent, and stingeth like an adder.</q> <rj><qau>Prov. xxiii. 32.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To take a bait into the mouth, as a fish does; hence, to take a tempting offer.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To take or keep a firm hold; <as>as, the anchor <ex>bites</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bite</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bite</ets>, <ets>bit</ets>, <ets>bitt</ets>, AS. <ets>bite</ets> bite, fr. <ets>b&imacr;tan</ets> to bite, akin to Icel. <ets>bit</ets>, OS. <ets>biti</ets>, G. <ets>biss</ets>. See <er>Bite</er>, <pos>v.</pos>, and cf. <er>Bit</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of seizing with the teeth or mouth; the act of wounding or separating with the teeth or mouth; a seizure with the teeth or mouth, as of a bait; <as>as, to give anything a hard <ex>bite</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I have known a very good fisher angle diligently four or six hours for a river carp, and not have a <qex>bite</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Walton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of puncturing or abrading with an organ for taking food, as is done by some insects.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The wound made by biting; <as>as, the pain of a dog's or snake's <ex>bite</ex>; the <ex>bite</ex> of a mosquito</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A morsel; as much as is taken at once by biting.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The hold which the short end of a lever has upon the thing to be lifted, or the hold which one part of a machine has upon another.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A cheat; a trick; a fraud.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The baser methods of getting money by fraud and <qex>bite</qex>, by deceiving and overreaching.</q> <rj><qau>Humorist.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A sharper; one who cheats.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>A blank on the edge or corner of a page, owing to a portion of the frisket, or something else, intervening between the type and paper.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bit"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, bites; that which bites often, or is inclined to bite, as a dog or fish.</def> &ldquo;Great barkers are no <xex>biters</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Camden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who cheats; a sharper.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> <rj><au>Spectator.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*ter"nate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>ternate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Doubly ternate, as when a petiole has three ternate leaflets.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Bi*ter"nate*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi"the*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>theism</ets>.]</ety> <def>Belief in the existence of two gods; dualism.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bit"ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That bites; sharp; cutting; sarcastic; caustic.</def> &ldquo;A <xex>biting</xex> affliction.&rdquo; &ldquo;A <xex>biting</xex> jest.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bit"ing in"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Etching.)</fld> <def>The process of corroding or eating into metallic plates, by means of an acid. See <er>Etch</er>.</def> <rj><au>G. Francis.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bit"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a biting manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bit"less</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not having a bit or bridle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bi"to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>, <hw>Bi"to tree`</hw> }</mhw>. <ety>[Etym. uncertain.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A small scrubby tree (<spn>Balanites &AElig;gyptiaca</spn>) growing in dry regions of tropical Africa and Asia.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The hard yellowish white wood is made into plows in Abyssinia; the bark is used in Farther India to stupefy fish; the ripe fruit is edible, when green it is an anthelmintic; the fermented juice is used as a beverage; the seeds yield a medicinal oil called <xex>zachun</xex>. The African name of the tree is <altname>hajilij</altname>.</note><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bit"stock`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A stock or handle for holding and rotating a bit; a brace.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bitt</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>See <er>Bitts</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bitt</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bitts</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To put round the bitts; <as>as, to bitt the cable, in order to fasten it or to slacken it gradually, which is called <ex>veering away</ex></as>.</def> <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bit"ta*cle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A binnacle.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bit"ten</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <def><pos>p. p.</pos> of <er>Bite</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bit"ten</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Terminating abruptly, as if bitten off; premorse.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bit"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bitts</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>AA turn of the cable which is round the bitts.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bitter end</b></col>, <cd>that part of a cable which is abaft the bitts, and so within board, when the ship rides at anchor.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bit"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>biter</ets>; akin to Goth. <ets>baitrs</ets>, Icel. <ets>bitr</ets>, Dan., Sw., D., &amp; G. <ets>bitter</ets>, OS. <ets>bittar</ets>, fr. root of E. <ets>bite</ets>. See <er>Bite</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having a peculiar, acrid, biting taste, like that of wormwood or an infusion of hops; <as>as, a <ex>bitter</ex> medicine; <ex>bitter</ex> as aloes</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Causing pain or smart; piercing; painful; sharp; severe; <as>as, a <ex>bitter</ex> cold day</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Causing, or fitted to cause, pain or distress to the mind; calamitous; poignant.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It is an evil thing and <qex>bitter</qex>, that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. ii. 19.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Characterized by sharpness, severity, or cruelty; harsh; stern; virulent; <as>as, <ex>bitter</ex> reproach</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Husbands, love your wives, and be not <qex>bitter</qex> against them.</q> <rj><qau>Col. iii. 19.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Mournful; sad; distressing; painful; pitiable.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The Egyptians . . . made their lives <qex>bitter</qex> with hard bondage.</q> <rj><qau>Ex. i. 14.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Bitter apple</b></col>, <col><b>Bitter cucumber</b></col>, <col><b>Bitter gourd</b></col></mcol>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Colocynth</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bitter cress</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a plant of the genus <gen>Cardamine</gen>, esp. <spn>Cardamine amara</spn>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bitter earth</b></col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>tale earth; calcined magnesia.</cd> -- <col><b>Bitter principles</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a class of substances, extracted from vegetable products, having strong bitter taste but with no sharply defined chemical characteristics.</cd> -- <col><b>Bitter salt</b></col>, <cd>Epsom salts; magnesium sulphate.</cd> -- <col><b>Bitter vetch</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a name given to two European leguminous herbs, <spn>Vicia Orobus</spn> and <spn>Ervum Ervilia</spn>.</cd> -- <col><b>To the bitter end</b></col>, <cd>to the last extremity, however calamitous.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Acrid; sharp; harsh; pungent; stinging; cutting; severe; acrimonious.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bit"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Any substance that is bitter. See <er>Bitters</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bit"ter</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make bitter.</def> <rj><au>Wolcott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bit"ter*bump`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>the butterbump or bittern.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bit"ter*cress</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>any of various herbs of the genus Cardamine, having usually pinnate leaves and racemes of white, pink or purple flowers; cosmopolitan except in the Antarctic.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bitter cress.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bit"ter*ful</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of bitterness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bit"ter*ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bitter compound used in adulterating beer; bittern.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bit"ter*ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Somewhat bitter.</def> <rj><au>Goldsmith.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bit"ter*ling</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A roachlike European fish (<spn>Rhodima amarus</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bit"ter*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a bitter manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bit"tern</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bitoure</ets>, <ets>betore</ets>, <ets>bitter</ets>, fr. F. <ets>butor</ets>; of unknown origin.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A wading bird of the genus <gen>Botaurus</gen>, allied to the herons, of various species.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The common European bittern is <spn>Botaurus stellaris</spn>. It makes, during the brooding season, a noise called by Dryden bumping, and by Goldsmith booming. The American bittern is <spn>Botaurus lentiginosus</spn>, and is also called <altname>stake-driver</altname> and <altname>meadow hen</altname>. See <er>Stake-driver</er>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>The name is applied to other related birds, as the <altname>least bittern</altname> (<spn>Ardetta exilis</spn>), and the <altname>sun bittern</altname>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bit"tern</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Bitter</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The brine which remains in salt works after the salt is concreted, having a bitter taste from the chloride of magnesium which it contains.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A very bitter compound of quassia, cocculus Indicus, etc., used by fraudulent brewers in adulterating beer.</def> <rj><au>Cooley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bit"ter*ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>biternys</ets>; <ets>biter</ets> better + <ets>-nys</ets> = <ets>-ness</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or state of being bitter, sharp, or acrid, in either a literal or figurative sense; implacableness; resentfulness; severity; keenness of reproach or sarcasm; deep distress, grief, or vexation of mind.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The lip that curls with <qex>bitterness</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Percival.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I will complain in the <qex>bitterness</qex> of my soul.</q> <rj><qau>Job vii. 11.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A state of extreme impiety or enmity to God.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Thou art in the gall of <qex>bitterness</qex>, and in the bond of iniquity.</q> <rj><qau>Acts viii. 23.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Dangerous error, or schism, tending to draw persons to apostasy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Looking diligently, . . . lest any root of <qex>bitterness</qex> springing up trouble you.</q> <rj><qau>Heb. xii. 15.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bit"ter*nut"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The swamp hickory (<spn>Carya amara</spn>). Its thin-shelled nuts are bitter.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bit"ter*root`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant (<spn>Lewisia rediviva</spn>) allied to the purslane, but with fleshy, farinaceous roots, growing in the mountains of Idaho, Montana, etc. It gives the name to the Bitter Root mountains and river. The Indians call both the plant and the river <xex>Sp&aelig;t'lum</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bit"ters</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>A liquor, generally spirituous in which a bitter herb, leaf, or root is steeped.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bit"ter spar"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A common name of dolomite; -- so called because it contains magnesia, the soluble salts of which are bitter. See <er>Dolomite</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bit"ter*sweet`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Sweet and then bitter or bitter and then sweet; esp. sweet with a bitter after taste; hence (<mark>Fig.</mark>), pleasant but painful.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bit"ter*sweet`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Anything which is bittersweet.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A kind of apple so called.</def> <rj><au>Gower.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A climbing shrub, with oval coral-red berries (<spn>Solanum dulcamara</spn>); woody nightshade. The whole plant is poisonous, and has a taste at first sweetish and then bitter. The branches are the officinal <prod>dulcamara</prod>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An American woody climber (<spn>Celastrus scandens</spn>), whose yellow capsules open late in autumn, and disclose the red aril which covers the seeds; -- also called <altname>Roxbury waxwork</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bit"ter*weed`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A species of <gen>Ambrosia</gen> (<spn>Ambrosia artemisi&aelig;folia</spn>); Roman worm wood.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bit"ter*wood`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A West Indian tree (<spn>Picr&aelig;na excelsa</spn>) from the wood of which the bitter drug Jamaica quassia is obtained.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bit"ter*wort`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The yellow gentian (<spn>Gentiana lutea</spn>), which has a very bitter taste.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bit"tock</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bit</er> a morsel.]</ety> <def>A small bit of anything, of indefinite size or quantity; a short distance.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bit"tor Bit"tour</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bittern</er>]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The bittern.</def> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bitts</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>bitte</ets>, Icel. <ets>biti</ets>, a beam. &unr_;87.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A frame of two strong timbers fixed perpendicularly in the fore part of a ship, on which to fasten the cables as the ship rides at anchor, or in warping. Other bitts are used for belaying (<xex>belaying bitts</xex>), for sustaining the windlass (<xex>carrick bitts</xex>, <xex>winch bitts</xex>, or <xex>windlass bitts</xex>), to hold the pawls of the windlass (<xex>pawl bitts</xex>) etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*tume"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>Bitumen</er>.]</ety> <def>Bitumen.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark> <rj><au>May.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*tumed"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Smeared with bitumen.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> &ldquo;The hatches caulked and <xex>bitumed</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*tu"men</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bitumen</ets>: cf. F. <ets>bitume</ets>. Cf. <er>B&eacute;ton</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Mineral pitch; a black, tarry substance, burning with a bright flame; Jew's pitch. It occurs as an abundant natural product in many places, as on the shores of the Dead and Caspian Seas. It is used in cements, in the construction of pavements, etc. See <er>Asphalt</er>.
+</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 150 --></p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>By extension, any one of the natural hydrocarbons, including the hard, solid, brittle varieties called asphalt, the semisolid maltha and mineral tars, the oily petroleums, and even the light, volatile naphthas.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*tu"men proc"ess</hw>. <fld>(Photog.)</fld> <def>Any process in which advantage is taken of the fact that prepared bitumen is rendered insoluble by exposure to light, as in photolithography.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*tu"mi*nate</hw> <pr>(b&ibreve_;*t&umacr;"m&ibreve_;*n&amacr;t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bituminated</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bituminating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>bituminatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>bituminare</ets> to bituminate. See <er>Bitumen</er>.]</ety> <def>To treat or impregnate with bitumen; to cement with bitumen.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Bituminated</xex> walls of Babylon.&rdquo; <rj><au>Feltham.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*tu`mi*nif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bitumen</ets> + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Producing bitumen.</def> <rj><au>Kirwan.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*tu`mi*ni*za"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>bituminisation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The process of bituminizing.</def> <rj><au>Mantell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*tu"mi*nize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bituminized</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bituminizing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>bituminiser</ets>.]</ety> <def>To prepare, treat, impregnate, or coat with bitumen.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bi*tu"min*oid</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to bitumen.</def> <illu>like a <ex>bitumenoid</ex> remark</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bitumenoid.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*tu"mi*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bituminosus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>bitumineux</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the qualities of bitumen; compounded with bitumen; containing bitumen.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Near that <qex>bituminous</qex> lake where Sodom flamed.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bituminous coal</b></col>, <cd>a kind of coal which yields, when heated, a considerable amount of volatile bituminous matter. It burns with a yellow smoky flame.</cd> -- <col><b>Bituminous limestone</b></col>, <cd>a mineral of a brown or black color, emitting an unpleasant smell when rubbed. That of Dalmatia is so charged with bitumen that it may be cut like soap.</cd> -- <col><b>Bituminous shale</b></col>, <cd>an argillaceous shale impregnated with bitumen, often accompanying coal.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi"u*ret</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>urea</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A white, crystalline, nitrogenous substance, <chform>C2O2N3H5</chform>, formed by heating urea. It is intermediate between urea and cyanuric acid.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Biv"a*len*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The quality of being bivalent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Biv"a*lent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>valens</ets>, <pos>p. pr.</pos> See <er>Valence</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Equivalent in combining or displacing power to two atoms of hydrogen; dyad.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi"valve</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bivalve</ets>; <ets>bi-</ets> (L. <ets>bis</ets>) + <ets>valve</ets> valve.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A mollusk having a shell consisting of two lateral plates or valves joined together by an elastic ligament at the hinge, which is usually strengthened by prominences called <xex>teeth</xex>. The shell is closed by the contraction of two transverse muscles attached to the inner surface, as in the clam, -- or by one, as in the oyster. See Mollusca.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A pericarp in which the seed case opens or splits into two parts or valves.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi"valve</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>valve</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l. &amp; Bot.)</fld> <def>Having two shells or valves which open and shut, as the oyster and certain seed vessels.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi"valved</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having two valves, as the oyster and some seed pods; bivalve.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*val"vous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Bivalvular.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*val"vu*lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having two valves.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*vault"ed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>vault</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having two vaults or arches.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*vec"tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>vector</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>A term made up of the two parts &unr_; + &unr_;1 &unr_;-1, where &unr_; and &unr_;1 are vectors.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*ven"tral</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>ventral</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Having two bellies or protuberances; <as>as, a <ex>biventral</ex>, or digastric, muscle, or the <ex>biventral</ex> lobe of the cerebellum</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Biv"i*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or relating to the bivium.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Biv"i*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bivius</ets>; <ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>via</ets> way.]</ety> <def>Having, or leading, two ways.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Bivious</qex> theorems and Janus-faced doctrines.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Biv"i*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., a place with two ways. See <er>Bivious</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One side of an echinoderm, including a pair of ambulacra, in distinction from the opposite side (<xex>trivium</xex>), which includes three ambulacra.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Biv"ouac</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bivouac</ets>, <ets>bivac</ets>, prab. fr. G. <ets>beiwache</ets>, or <ets>beiwacht</ets>; <ets>bei</ets> by, near + <ets>wachen</ets> to watch, <ets>wache</ets> watch, guard. See <er>By</er>, and <er>Watch</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The watch of a whole army by night, when in danger of surprise or attack.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An encampment for the night without tents or covering.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Biv"ouac</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bivouacked</conjf> (&unr_;); <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bivouacking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>To watch at night or be on guard, as a whole army.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>To encamp for the night without tents or covering.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi"week`ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>weekly</ets>.]</ety> <def>Occurring or appearing once every two weeks; fortnightly.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A publication issued every two weeks.</def></def2> -- <wordforms><wf>Bi"week"ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*wreye"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To bewray; to reveal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Biz"an*tine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>See <er>Byzantine</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*zarre"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bizarre</ets> odd, fr. Sp. <ets>bizarro</ets> gallant, brave, liberal, prob. of Basque origin; cf. Basque <ets>bizarra</ets> beard, whence the meaning <ets>manly</ets>, <ets>brave</ets>.]</ety> <def>Odd in manner or appearance; fantastic; whimsical; extravagant; grotesque.</def> <rj><au>C. Kingsley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bize</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a dry cold north wind in southeastern France.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bise.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bi*zet"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Bezel</er>.]</ety> <def>The upper faceted portion of a brilliant-cut diamond, which projects from the setting and occupies the zone between the girdle and the table. See <er>Brilliant</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bi*zon"al</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>relating to or concerned with the combined affairs of two administrative zones.</def> <illu><ex>Bizonal</ex> currency was used in occupied Germany after World War II</illu><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bk</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the chemical symbol for <er>berkelium</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blab</hw> <pr>(bl&abreve;b)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blabbed</conjf> (bl&abreve;bd); <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Blabbing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. OE. <ets>blaberen</ets>, or Dan. <ets>blabbre</ets>, G. <ets>plappern</ets>, Gael. <ets>blabaran</ets> a stammerer; prob. of imitative origin. Cf. also <er>Blubber</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <def>To utter or tell unnecessarily, or in a thoughtless manner; to publish (secrets or trifles) without reserve or discretion; -- sometimes used with <ptcl>out</ptcl>.</def> <rj><au>Udall.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And yonder a vile physician <qex>blabbing</qex><br/>
+The case of his patient.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blab</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To talk thoughtlessly or without discretion; to tattle; to tell tales.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>She must burst or <qex>blab</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blab</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>blabbe</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who blabs; a babbler; a telltale.</def> &ldquo;Avoided as a <xex>blab</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>For who will open himself to a <qex>blab</qex> or a babbler.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blab"ber</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>one who blabr; a tattler; a telltale.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blabbermouth.</syn>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blabbermouth</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>someone who gossips indiscreetly.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blabber, tattletale, taleteller, talebearer, telltale.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blabbermouthed</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>tending to talk excessively.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bigmouthed, blabby, talkative.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>prone to revealing secrets; -- of people.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> leaky, talebearing(prenominal), tattling(prenominal).</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blab"by</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>same as <er>blabbermouthed</er> 1.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bigmouthed, blabbermouthed, talkative.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blaberus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of insects consisting of giant cockroaches.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Blaberus</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black</hw> <pr>(bl&abreve;k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>blak</ets>, AS. <ets>bl&aelig;c</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>blakkr</ets> dark, swarthy, Sw. <ets>bl&auml;ck</ets> ink, Dan. <ets>bl&aelig;k</ets>, OHG. <ets>blach</ets>, LG. &amp; D. <ets>blaken</ets> to burn with a black smoke. Not akin to AS. <ets>bl&amacr;c</ets>, E. <ets>bleak</ets> pallid. &radic;98.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Destitute of light, or incapable of reflecting it; of the color of soot or coal; of the darkest or a very dark color, the opposite of <ant>white</ant>; characterized by such a color; <as>as, <ex>black</ex> cloth; <ex>black</ex> hair or eyes</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>O night, with hue so <qex>black</qex>!</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In a less literal sense: Enveloped or shrouded in darkness; very dark or gloomy; <as>as, a <ex>black</ex> night; the heavens <ex>black</ex> with clouds</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I spy a <qex>black</qex>, suspicious, threatening cloud.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Fig.: Dismal, gloomy, or forbidding, like darkness; destitute of moral light or goodness; atrociously wicked; cruel; mournful; calamitous; horrible.</def> &ldquo;This day's <xex>black</xex> fate.&rdquo; &ldquo;<xex>Black</xex> villainy.&rdquo; &ldquo;Arise, <xex>black</xex> vengeance.&rdquo; &ldquo;Black day.&rdquo; &ldquo;<xex>Black</xex> despair.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Expressing menace, or discontent; threatening; sullen; foreboding; <as>as, to regard one with <ex>black</ex> looks</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Black</xex> is often used in self-explaining compound words; as, <xex>black-</xex>eyed, <xex>black-</xex>faced, <xex>black-</xex>haired, <xex>black-</xex>visaged.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Black act</b></col>, <cd>the English statute 9 George I, which makes it a felony to appear armed in any park or warren, etc., or to hunt or steal deer, etc., with the face blackened or disguised. Subsequent acts inflicting heavy penalties for malicious injuries to cattle and machinery have been called <xex>black acts</xex>.</cd> -- <col><b>Black angel</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a fish of the West Indies and Florida (<spn>Holacanthus tricolor</spn>), with the head and tail yellow, and the middle of the body black.</cd> -- <col><b>Black antimony</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>the black sulphide of antimony, <chform>Sb2S3</chform>, used in pyrotechnics, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Black bear</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the common American bear (<spn>Ursus Americanus</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>Black beast</b></col>. <cd>See <er>B&ecirc;te noire</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Black beetle</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the common large cockroach (<spn>Blatta orientalis</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>Black bonnet</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the black-headed bunting (<spn>Embriza Sch&oelig;niclus</spn>) of Europe.</cd> -- <col><b>Black canker</b></col>, <cd>a disease in turnips and other crops, produced by a species of caterpillar.</cd> -- <col><b>Black cat</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the fisher, a quadruped of North America allied to the sable, but larger. See <er>Fisher</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Black cattle</b></col>, <cd>any bovine cattle reared for slaughter, in distinction from dairy cattle.</cd> <mark>[Eng.]</mark> -- <col><b>Black cherry</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Cherry</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Black cockatoo</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the palm cockatoo. See <er>Cockatoo</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Black copper</b></col>. <cd>Same as <er>Melaconite</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Black currant</b></col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Currant</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Black diamond</b></col>. <fld>(Min.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Carbonado</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Black draught</b></col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>a cathartic medicine, composed of senna and magnesia.</cd> -- <col><b>Black drop</b></col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>vinegar of opium; a narcotic preparation consisting essentially of a solution of opium in vinegar.</cd> -- <col><b>Black earth</b></col>, <cd>mold; earth of a dark color.</cd> <au>Woodward.</au> -- <col><b>Black flag</b></col>, <cd>the flag of a pirate, often bearing in white a skull and crossbones; a signal of defiance.</cd> -- <col><b>Black flea</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a flea beetle (<spn>Haltica nemorum</spn>) injurious to turnips.</cd> -- <col><b>Black flux</b></col>, <cd>a mixture of carbonate of potash and charcoal, obtained by deflagrating tartar with half its weight of niter.</cd> <au>Brande &amp; C.</au> -- <col><b>Black Forest</b></col> <ety>[a translation of G. <ets>Schwarzwald</ets>]</ety>, <cd>a forest in Baden and W&uuml;rtemburg, in Germany; a part of the ancient Hercynian forest.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Black game</b></col>, or <col><b>Black grouse</b></col></mcol>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Blackcock</er>, <er>Grouse</er>, and <er>Heath grouse</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Black grass</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a grasslike rush of the species <spn>Juncus Gerardi</spn>, growing on salt marshes, and making good hay.</cd> -- <col><b>Black gum</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>an American tree, the tupelo or pepperidge. See <er>Tupelo</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Black Hamburg (grape)</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a sweet and juicy variety of dark purple or &ldquo;black&rdquo; grape.</cd> -- <col><b>Black horse</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a fish of the Mississippi valley (<spn>Cycleptus elongatus</spn>), of the sucker family; the Missouri sucker.</cd> -- <col><b>Black lemur</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the <spn>Lemurniger</spn> of Madagascar; the <altname>acoumbo</altname> of the natives.</cd> -- <col><b>Black list</b></col>, <cd>a list of persons who are for some reason thought deserving of censure or punishment; -- esp. a list of persons stigmatized as insolvent or untrustworthy, made for the protection of tradesmen or employers. See <er>Blacklist</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos></cd> -- <col><b>Black manganese</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>the black oxide of manganese, <chform>MnO2</chform>.</cd> -- <col><b>Black Maria</b></col>, <cd>the close wagon in which prisoners are carried to or from jail.</cd> -- <col><b>Black martin</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the chimney swift. See <er>Swift</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Black moss</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the common so-called long moss of the southern United States. See <er>Tillandsia</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Black oak</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Oak</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Black ocher</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Wad</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Black pigment</b></col>, <cd>a very fine, light carbonaceous substance, or lampblack, prepared chiefly for the manufacture of printers' ink. It is obtained by burning common coal tar.</cd> -- <col><b>Black plate</b></col>, <cd>sheet iron before it is tinned.</cd> <au>Knight.</au> -- <col><b>Black quarter</b></col>, <cd>malignant anthrax with engorgement of a shoulder or quarter, etc., as of an ox.</cd> -- <col><b>Black rat</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>one of the species of rats (<spn>Mus rattus</spn>), commonly infesting houses.</cd> -- <col><b>Black rent</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Blackmail</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 3.</cd> -- <col><b>Black rust</b></col>, <cd>a disease of wheat, in which a black, moist matter is deposited in the fissures of the grain.</cd> -- <col><b>Black sheep</b></col>, <cd>one in a family or company who is unlike the rest, and makes trouble.</cd> -- <col><b>Black silver</b></col>. <fld>(Min.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Silver</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Black and tan</b></col>, <cd>black mixed or spotted with tan color or reddish brown; -- used in describing certain breeds of dogs.</cd> -- <col><b>Black tea</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Tea</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Black tin</b></col> <fld>(Mining)</fld>, <cd>tin ore (cassiterite), when dressed, stamped and washed, ready for smelting. It is in the form of a black powder, like fine sand.</cd> <au>Knight.</au> -- <col><b>Black walnut</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Walnut</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Black warrior</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>an American hawk (<spn>Buteo Harlani</spn>).</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Dark; murky; pitchy; inky; somber; dusky; gloomy; swart; Cimmerian; ebon; atrocious.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Sullenly; threateningly; maliciously; so as to produce blackness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which is destitute of light or whiteness; the darkest color, or rather a destitution of all color; <as>as, a cloth has a good <ex>black</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Black</qex> is the badge of hell,<br/>
+The hue of dungeons, and the suit of night.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A black pigment or dye.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A negro; a person whose skin is of a black color, or shaded with black; esp. a member or descendant of certain African races.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A black garment or dress; <as>as, she wears <ex>black</ex></as></def>; <pluf>pl.</pluf> <mark>(Obs.)</mark> <def>Mourning garments of a black color; funereal drapery.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Friends weeping, and <qex>blacks</qex>, and obsequies, and the like show death terrible.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>That was the full time they used to wear <qex>blacks</qex> for the death of their fathers.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. North.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The part of a thing which is distinguished from the rest by being black.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>black</qex> or sight of the eye.</q> <rj><qau>Sir K. Digby.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A stain; a spot; a smooch.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Defiling her white lawn of chastity with ugly <qex>blacks</qex> of lust.</q> <rj><qau>Rowley.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Black and white</b></col>, <cd>writing or print; <as>as, I must have that statement in <ex>black and white</ex></as>.</cd> -- <col><b>Blue black</b></col>, <cd>a pigment of a blue black color.</cd> -- <col><b>Ivory black</b></col>, <cd>a fine kind of animal charcoal prepared by calcining ivory or bones. When ground it is the chief ingredient of the ink used in copperplate printing.</cd> -- <col><b>Berlin black</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Berlin</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blacked</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Blacking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[See <er>Black</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, and cf. <er>Blacken</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To make black; to blacken; to soil; to sully.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They have their teeth <qex>blacked</qex>, both men and women, for they say a dog hath his teeth white, therefore they will black theirs.</q> <rj><qau>Hakluyt.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Sins which <qex>black</qex> thy soul.</q> <rj><qau>J. Fletcher.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make black and shining, as boots or a stove, by applying blacking and then polishing with a brush.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black"a*moor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Black</ets> + <ets>Moor</ets>.]</ety> <def>A negro or negress.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>black and blue</hw>, <hw>black-and-blue</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>discolored by or as if by bruising; -- of skin.</def> <illu><ex>livid</ex> bruises</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> livid.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>black and blue</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the dark color of a bruise in the flesh, which is accompanied with a mixture of blue.</def> &ldquo;To pinch the slatterns <xex>black and blue</xex>.&rdquo; <au>Hudibras.</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>black-and-white</hw>, <hw>black and white</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>print or writing, especially the result of the printing process.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> print.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>black-and-white</hw>, <hw>black and white</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <fld>(Photography, Imaging; Printing)</fld> <def>depicted only in black and white colors, or in shades of gray; also called <altname>monochromatic</altname> and <altname>monochrome</altname>; -- of images. Opposite of <ant>color</ant> or <ant>in color</ant>, and contrasting with <contr>polychrome</contr> <contr>technicolor</contr> <contr>three-color</contr>; <as>as, a <ex>black-and-white</ex> TV; <ex>black-and-white</ex> film; the movie &ldquo;Schindler's List&rdquo; was shot in <ex>black and white</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> black and white, monochromatic, monochrome.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black" art`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>The art practiced by conjurers and witches; necromancy; conjuration; magic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; This name was given in the Middle Ages to necromancy, under the idea that the latter term was derived from <ets>niger</ets> black, instead of <grk>nekro`s</grk>, a dead person, and <grk>mantei`a</grk>, divination. <rj><au>Wright.</au></rj>
+</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black"-a-vised`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Dark-visaged; swart.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black"ball`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A composition for blacking shoes, boots, etc.; also, one for taking impressions of engraved work.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A ball of black color, esp. one used as a negative in voting; -- in this sense usually two words.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black"ball`</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blackballed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Blackballing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To vote against, by putting a black ball into a ballot box; to reject or exclude, as by voting against with black balls; to ostracize.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He was <qex>blackballed</qex> at two clubs in succession.</q> <rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To blacken (leather, shoes, etc.) with blacking.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black"band`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>An earthy carbonate of iron containing considerable carbonaceous matter; -- valuable as an iron ore.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black" bass`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An edible, fresh-water fish of the United States, of the genus <gen>Micropterus</gen>. The small-mouthed kind is <spn>Micropterus dolomie&imacr;</spn>; the large-mouthed is <spn>Micropterus salmoides</spn>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The sea bass. See <er>Blackfish</er>, 3.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black" belt`</hw> <pr>(bl&abreve;k"b&ebreve_;lt`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Martial arts)</fld> <def>a comedy that treats of morbid, tragic, gloomy, or grotesque situations as a major element of the plot.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black"ber*ry</hw> <pr>(bl&abreve;k"b&ebreve_;r*r&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>blakberye</ets>, AS. <ets>bl&aelig;cberie</ets>; <ets>bl&aelig;c</ets> black + <ets>berie</ets> berry.]</ety> <def>The fruit of several species of bramble (<gen>Rubus</gen>); also, the plant itself. <spn>Rubus fruticosus</spn> is the blackberry of England; <spn>Rubus villosus</spn> and <spn>Rubus Canadensis</spn> are the high blackberry and low blackberry of the United States. There are also other kinds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blackberry-lily</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>garden plant whose capsule discloses when ripe a mass of seeds resembling a blackberry.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> leopard lily, Belamcanda chinensis.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black"bird</hw> <pr>(bl&abreve;k"b&etilde_;rd)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>In England, a species of thrush (<spn>Turdus merula</spn>), a singing bird with a fin note; the merle. In America the name is given to several birds, as the <spn>Quiscalus versicolor</spn>, or crow blackbird; the <spn>Agel&aelig;us ph&oelig;niceus</spn>, or red-winged blackbird; the cowbird; the rusty grackle, etc. See <er>Redwing</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black"bird</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Among slavers and pirates, a negro or Polynesian.</def> <mark>[Cant, pejorative]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A native of any of the islands near Queensland; -- called also <altname>Kanaka</altname>.</def> <mark>[Australia, pejorative]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black"bird</hw> <pr>(bl&abreve;k"b&etilde_;rd)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>to engage in the slave trade.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black"bird*er</hw> <pr>(bl&abreve;k"b&etilde_;rd*&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A slave ship; a slaver.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> <rj><au>F. T. Bullen.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black"bird*ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The kidnaping of negroes or Polynesians to be sold as slaves.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act or practice of collecting natives of the islands near Queensland for service on the Queensland sugar plantations.</def> <mark>[Australia]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black"board`</hw> <pr>(bl&abreve;k"b&omacr;rd`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A broad board painted black, or any black surface on which writing, drawing, or the working of mathematical problems can be done with chalk or crayons. It is much used in schools. In late 20th century similar boards of a green slate as well as some colored white became common; wrioting on the slate bioards may be done with chalk, but writing on the white boards is done with colored pens, such as grease pens, which leaves a trace that can be easily erased. The newer boards, usualy called <altname>chalkboards</altname> are nevertheless still sometimes referred to as <ex>blackboards</ex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black" book`</hw> <pr>(bl&abreve;k" b&oobreve_;k`)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>One of several books of a political character, published at different times and for different purposes; -- so called either from the color of the binding, or from the character of the contents.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 151 --></p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A book compiled in the twelfth century, containing a description of the court of exchequer of England, an official statement of the revenues of the crown, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A book containing details of the enormities practiced in the English monasteries and religious houses, compiled by order of their visitors under Henry VIII., to hasten their dissolution.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A book of admiralty law, of the highest authority, compiled in the reign of Edw. III.</def> <rj><au>Bouvier.</au> <au>Wharton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A book kept for the purpose of registering the names of persons liable to censure or punishment, as in the English universities, or the English armies.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Any book which treats of necromancy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A book containing a <er>black list</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>A book kept by a single man, containing a list of women whom he calls occasionally for a social date; -- usually used in the phrase <cref>little black book</cref>.</def> <mark>[jocose]</mark> <br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black" box`</hw> <pr>(bl&abreve;k"b&obreve_;ks`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>any electronic instrument or part of an instrument whose function is defined, but which is treated as a unit without consideration of the internal mechanisms; broadly, any device whose internal workings are considered as incomprehensible or mysterious by the user; <as>as, to treat the meter as a <ex>black box</ex> and take its readings on faith</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(aviation)</fld> <def>a device which maintains a record of cockpit conversations and the readings of many of the instruments on board an aircraft, continuously or at frequent time intervals during a flight. It is of rugged design to withstand a violent crash, and is used to determine the causes of aircraft accidents.</def> <note>They are often brightly colored to assist recovery, not actually black.</note><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black"-browed`</hw> <pr>(bl&abreve;k"broud`)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having black eyebrows. Hence: Gloomy; dismal; threatening; forbidding.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au> <au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black*bur"ni*an war"bler</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[Named from Mrs. <etsep>Blackburn</etsep>, an English lady.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A beautiful warbler of the United States (<spn>Dendroica Blackburni&aelig;</spn>). The male is strongly marked with orange, yellow, and black on the head and neck, and has an orange-yellow breast.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black"cap`</hw> <pr>(-k&abreve;p`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A small European song bird (<spn>Sylvia atricapilla</spn>), with a black crown; the mock nightingale.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An American titmouse (<spn>Parus atricapillus</spn>); the chickadee. Also called the <altname>black-cap chickadee</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Cookery)</fld> <def>An apple roasted till black, to be served in a dish of boiled custard.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The black raspberry.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>black"cap` chick"a*dee`</hw> <def>Same as <er>black cap</er>{1b}.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black"coat`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A clergyman; -- familiarly so called, as a soldier is sometimes called a <xex>redcoat</xex> or a <xex>bluecoat</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black"cock`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The male of the European black grouse (<spn>Tetrao tetrix</spn>, Linn.); -- so called by sportsmen. The female is called <xex>gray hen</xex>. See <er>Heath grouse</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black" com`e*dy</hw> <pr>(bl&abreve;k" k&obreve_;m`&ebreve_;d*&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Drama)</fld> <def>a comedy that treats of morbid, tragic, gloomy, or grotesque situations as a major element of the plot.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black" death`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A pestilence which ravaged Europe and Asia in the fourteenth century.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black"en</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blackened</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Blackening</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[See <er>Black</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, and cf. <er>Black</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos> ]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make or render black.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>While the long funerals <qex>blacken</qex> all the way.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make dark; to darken; to cloud.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Blackened</xex> the whole heavens.&rdquo; <rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To defame; to sully, as reputation; to make infamous; <as>as, vice <ex>blackens</ex> the character</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To denigrate; defame; vilify; slander; calumniate; traduce; malign; asperse.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black"en</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To grow black or dark.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black"en*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who blackens.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black"-eyed`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having black eyes.</def> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black"-eyed` Su"san</hw>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The coneflower, or yellow daisy (<spn>Rudbeckia hirta</spn>).</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The bladder ketmie.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black"-faced`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a black, dark, or gloomy face or aspect.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black"feet`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <fld>(Ethn.)</fld> <def>A tribe of North American Indians formerly inhabiting the country from the upper Missouri River to the Saskatchewan, but now much reduced in numbers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black"fin`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Bluefin</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black"fish</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small kind of whale, of the genus <gen>Globicephalus</gen>, of several species. The most common is <spn>Globicephalus melas</spn>. Also sometimes applied to other whales of larger size.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The tautog of New England (<gen>Tautoga</gen>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The black sea bass (<spn>Centropristis atrarius</spn>) of the Atlantic coast. It is excellent food fish; -- locally called also <altname>black Harry</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A fish of southern Europe (<spn>Centrolophus pompilus</spn>) of the Mackerel family.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The female salmon in the spawning season.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The name is locally applied to other fishes.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black Flags</hw>. <def>An organization composed originally of Chinese rebels that had been driven into Tonkin by the suppression of the Taiping rebellion, but later increased by bands of pirates and adventurers. It took a prominent part in fighting the French during their hostilities with Anam, 1873-85.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>black fly</hw>, <hw>blackfly</hw></mhw>, <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In the United States, a small, venomous, two-winged fly of the genus <gen>Simulium</gen> of several species, exceedingly abundant and troublesome in the northern forests; -- called also <altname>buffalo gnat</altname>. The larv&aelig; are aquatic. It sucks the blood of birds as well as humans and other mammals.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A black plant louse, as the bean aphis (<spn>Aphis fab&aelig;</spn>), which infests e. g. beans and sugar beets; -- called also <altname>bean aphid</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black"foot`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Blackfeet; <as>as, a <ex>Blackfoot</ex> Indian</as>.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A Blackfoot Indian.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black"-foot`ed fer"ret</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>a weasellike mammal (<spn>Mustela nigripes</spn>) inhabiting the western North American prairie, having dark feet, a dark-tipped tail, and a dark face on a yellowish-brown coat. It is an endangered species.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Blackfriar</hw>, <hw>Black" fri`ar</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>A friar of the Dominican order, so named becaise wearing wearing the black mantle of the Dominicans; -- called also <altname>predicant</altname> and <altname>preaching friar</altname>; in France, <altname>Jacobin</altname>. Also, sometimes, a Benedictine.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Dominican.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black Friday</hw>. <def>Any Friday on which a public disaster has occurred, as: In England, December 6, 1745, when the news of the landing of the Pretender reached London, or May 11, 1866, when a financial panic commenced. In the United States, September 24, 1869, and September 18, 1873, on which financial panics began.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black"guard</hw> <pr>(bl&abreve;g"g&auml;rd)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Black</ets> + <ets>guard</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The scullions and lower menials of a court, or of a nobleman's household, who, in a removal from one residence to another, had charge of the kitchen utensils, and being smutted by them, were jocularly called the &ldquo;black guard&rdquo;; also, the servants and hangers-on of an army.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A lousy slave, that . . . rode with the <qex>black guard</qex> in the duke's carriage, 'mongst spits and dripping pans.</q> <rj><qau>Webster (1612).</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The criminals and vagrants or vagabonds of a town or community, collectively.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A person of stained or low character, esp. one who uses scurrilous language, or treats others with foul abuse; a scoundrel; a rough.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A man whose manners and sentiments are decidedly below those of his class deserves to be called a <qex>blackguard</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A vagrant; a bootblack; a gamin.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black"guard`</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blackguarded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Blackguarding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To revile or abuse in scurrilous language.</def> <rj><au>Southey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black"guard</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Scurrilous; abusive; low; worthless; vicious; <as>as, <ex>blackguard</ex> language</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black"guard*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The conduct or language of a blackguard; ruffianism.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black"guard*ly</hw>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <def>In the manner of or resembling a blackguard; abusive; scurrilous; ruffianly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>black-haired</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>having black head hair; -- of people.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> dark-haired, raven-haired.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black Ham"burg</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A sweet and juicy variety of European grape, of a dark purplish black color, much grown under glass in northern latitudes.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black Hand</hw>. <ety>[A trans. of Sp. <ets>mano negra</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A Spanish anarchistic society, many of the members of which were imprisoned in 1883.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A lawless or blackmailing secret society, esp. among Italians.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black"head`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The scaup duck.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black"heart`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A heart-shaped cherry with a very dark-colored skin.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>black"-heart`ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a wicked, malignant disposition; morally bad.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>black" hole`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A dungeon or dark cell in a prison; a military lock-up or guardroom; -- now commonly with allusion to the cell (the Black Hole) in a fort at Calcutta (called the <altname>Black Hole of Calcutta</altname>), into which 146 English prisoners were thrust by the nabob Suraja Dowla on the night of June 20, 1765, and in which 123 of the prisoners died before morning from lack of air.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A discipline of unlimited autocracy, upheld by rods, and ferules, and the <qex>black hole</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>H. Spencer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physics, Astron.)</fld> <def>An astronomical object whose mass is so condensed that the gravitational force does not allow anything, even light, to escape from its outer limit (the <cref>event horizon</cref>). The existence of such objects was first proposed from theoretical considerations. Because light cannot escape from such objects, they have not yet been detected with certainty (1998), but several "candidates" have been observed whose properties strongly suggest that they are <ex>black holes</ex>. Some theorists suggest that the centers of many galaxies may have large black holes at their cores. See also <er>escape velocity</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <ety>[from the astronomical <ets>black hole</ets>.]</ety> <def>a place into which things may enter, but can never emerge.</def> <mark>[Fig., Jocose]</mark> "He was so disorganized his office was a <xex>black hole</xex>."<br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>black"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Any preparation for making things black; esp. one for giving a black luster to boots and shoes, or to stoves.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act or process of making black.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Somewhat black.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black"-jack`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A name given by English miners to sphalerite, or zinc blende; -- called also <altname>false galena</altname>. See <er>Blende</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Caramel or burnt sugar, used to color wines, spirits, ground coffee, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A large leather vessel for beer, etc.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The <spn>Quercus nigra</spn>, or barren oak.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The ensign of a pirate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black` lead"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>Plumbago; graphite. It leaves a blackish mark somewhat like lead. See <er>Graphite</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Black`lead"</hw>, <hw>black-lead</hw></mhw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To coat or to polish with black lead (graphite).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black"leg`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A notorious gambler.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A disease among calves and sheep, characterized by a settling of gelatinous matter in the legs, and sometimes in the neck.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black" let`ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>The old English or Gothic letter, in which the Early English manuscripts were written, and the first English books were printed. It was conspicuous for its blackness. See <er>Type</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black"-let`ter</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Written or printed in black letter; <as>as, a <ex>black-letter</ex> manuscript or book</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Given to the study of books in black letter; that is, of old books; out of date.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Kemble, a <qex>black-letter</qex> man!</q> <rj><qau>J. Boaden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the days in the calendar not marked with red letters as saints' days; -- compare <contr>red-letter</contr>.</def> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>Unlucky; inauspicious.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black"list`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To put in a black list as deserving of suspicion, censure, or punishment; esp. to put in a list of persons stigmatized as insolvent or untrustworthy, -- as tradesmen and employers do for mutual protection; <as>as, to <ex>blacklist</ex> a workman who has been discharged</as>. See <cref>Black list</cref>, under <er>Black</er>, <pos>a.</pos></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>If you <qex>blacklist</qex> us, we will boycott you.</q> <rj><qau>John Swinton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>black lung</hw> <hw>black lung disease</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>the popular name for a form of the chronic lung disease <er>pneumoconiosis</er> which is observed among coal miners, and is caused by the inhalation of coal dust. It is thus named because of the black appearance of the lungs (<er>pneumomelanosis</er>) of those affected with the disease. See also the related condition <er>anthracosis</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a black manner; darkly, in color; gloomily; threateningly; atrociously.</def> &ldquo;Deeds so <xex>blackly</xex> grim and horrid.&rdquo; <rj><au>Feltham.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black"mail`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Black</ets> + <ets>mail</ets> a piece of money.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A certain rate of money, corn, cattle, or other thing, anciently paid, in the north of England and south of Scotland, to certain men who were allied to robbers, or moss troopers, to be by them protected from pillage.</def> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Payment of money exacted by means of intimidation; also, extortion of money from a person by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld> <def>Black rent, or rent paid in corn, flesh, or the lowest coin, a opposed to &ldquo;white rent&rdquo;, which paid in silver.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To levy blackmail</b></col>, <cd>to extort money by threats, as of injury to one's reputation.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black"mail`</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blackmailed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Blackmailing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To extort money from by exciting fears of injury other than bodily harm, as injury to reputation, distress of mind, etc.; <as>as, to <ex>blackmail</ex> a merchant by threatening to expose an alleged fraud</as>.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black"mail`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who extorts, or endeavors to extort, money, by black mailing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black"mail`ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or practice of extorting money by exciting fears of injury other than bodily harm, as injury to reputation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black" Ma*ri"a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>a <er>paddy wagon</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> patrol wagon, paddy wagon.</syn>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>black market</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the illicit buying and selling of goods, in violation of price controls, rationing, tax laws, prohibition of sale, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a place where such illegal commerce is conducted, or the entire system of such illicit commerce considered as a whole; <as>as, the <ex>black market</ex> accounts for twenty percent of the Ukrainian economy</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>black-market</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>distributed or sold illicitly.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bootleg, contraband, smuggled.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black" Mon`day</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>Easter Monday, so called from the severity of that day in 1360, which was so unusual that many of Edward III.'s soldiers, then before Paris, died from the cold.</def> <rj><au>Stow.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Then it was not for nothing that my nose fell a bleeding on <qex>Black Monday</qex> last.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The first Monday after the holidays; -- so called by English schoolboys.</def> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black" monk`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A Benedictine monk.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black"moor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Blackamoor</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black"-mouthed`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Using foul or scurrilous language; slanderous.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being black; black color; atrociousness or enormity in wickedness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They're darker now than <qex>blackness</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Donne.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blackout</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a suspension of radio or tv broadcasting.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>any darkness resulting from the extinction of lights.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>the failure of electric power for a general region sufficient to extinguish all normal lighting.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> brownout, dimout.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>a momentary loss of consciousness.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>partial or total loss of memory.</def> <illu>he has a total <ex>blackout</ex> for events of the evening</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> amnesia, memory loss.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>a period during which artificial lighting is forbidden, as in a city as a precaution against an air raid.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Theater)</fld> <def>the darkening of all stage lights, as at then end of a performance or between acts.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>suppression of information distribution; <as>as, there was a <ex>blackout</ex> on news from the military for the first day of the Gulf War</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>the prohibition of the broadcasting of a sports event, such as a boxing match or football game, sometimes confined to one particular area. It is usually done to encourage sales of tickets to the event.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>black out</hw> <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>to experience a temporary loss of consciousness, memory, or vision.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>black out</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>to cause to become black, such as a stage, a computer screen, or a city.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>to impose a blackout on (news or a sports event).</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>to make (a written text) illegible by applying a black ink over it; to blot out.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>to suppress (a memory).</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black"poll`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Black</ets> + <ets>poll</ets> head.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A warbler of the United States (<spn>Dendroica striata</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black" pud"ding</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A kind of sausage made of blood, suet, etc., thickened with meal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And fat black <qex>puddings</qex>, -- proper food,<br/>
+For warriors that delight in blood.</q> <rj><qau>Hudibras.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black" Rod`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <sd>(a)</sd> <def>the usher to the Chapter of the Garter, so called from the <ets>black rod</ets> which he carries. He is of the king's chamber, and also usher to the House of Lords.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An usher in the legislature of British colonies.</def> <rj><au>Cowell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Committed to the custody of the <qex>Black Rod</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black"root`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See <er>Colicroot</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blacks</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The name of a kind of in used in copperplate printing, prepared from the charred husks of the grape, and residue of the wine press.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Soot flying in the air.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Black garments, etc. See <er>Black</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 4.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black"salt`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who makes crude potash, or black salts.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black" salts`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>Crude potash.</def> <rj><au>De Colange.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black"smith`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Black</ets> (in allusion to the color of the metal) + <ets>smith</ets>. Cf. <er>Whitesmith</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A smith who works in iron with a forge, and makes iron utensils, horseshoes, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q> The <qex>blacksmith</qex> may forge what he pleases.</q> <rj><qau>Howell.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A fish of the Pacific coast (<spn>Chromis punctipinnis</spn>, <it>or</it> <spn>Heliastes punctipinnis</spn>), of a blackish color.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Black" snake`</hw> <pr>(sn&amacr;k)</pr> <it>or</it> <hw>Black"snake</hw> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A snake of a black color, of which two species are common in the United States, the <spn>Bascanium constrictor</spn>, or racer, sometimes six feet long, and the <spn>Scotophis Alleghaniensis</spn>, seven or eight feet long.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The name is also applied to various other black serpents, as <spn>Natrix atra</spn> of Jamaica.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black Spanish</hw>. <def>One of an old and well-known Mediterranean breed of domestic fowls with glossy black plumage, blue legs and feet, bright red comb and wattles, and white face. They are remarkable as egg layers.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black"strap`</hw> <pr>(-str&abreve;p)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A mixture of spirituous liquor (usually rum) and molasses.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>No <qex>blackstrap</qex> to-night; switchel, or ginger pop.</q> <rj><qau>Judd.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Bad port wine; any common wine of the Mediterranean; -- so called by sailors.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black"tail`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Black</ets> + <ets>tail</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A fish; the ruff or pope.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The black-tailed deer (<spn>Cervus Columbianus</spn> <it>or</it> <spn>Cariacus Columbianus</spn>) of California and Oregon; also, the mule deer of the Rocky Mountains. See <er>Mule deer</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black"thorn`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A spreading thorny shrub or small tree (<spn>Prunus spinosa</spn>), with blackish bark, and bearing little black plums, which are called sloes; the sloe.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A species of <gen>Crat&aelig;gus</gen> or hawthorn (<spn>Crat&aelig;gus tomentosa</spn>). Both are used for hedges.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>black-tie</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>requiring semiformal evening clothes, e. g. a black bowtie and a tuxedo or dinner jacket for men, and a formal dress for women; contrasted with <contr>white-tie</contr>, for a fully formal occasion, and with <contr>informal</contr>, and <contr>casual</contr>.</def> <illu>a <ex>black-tie</ex> dinner</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> semi-formal, semiformal.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blacktop</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a bituminous material used for providing a smooth paving to a road.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the surface of a road paved with blacktop{1}.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blacktopped</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>paved with a bituminous material; -- of roads or paths; <as>as, a <ex>blacktopped</ex> driveway</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black" vom"it</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A copious vomiting of dark-colored matter; or the substance so discharged; -- one of the most fatal symptoms in yellow fever.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Black" wash`</hw> <pr>(bl&abreve;k"w&obreve_;sh)</pr> <it>or</it> <hw>Black"wash</hw> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A lotion made by mixing calomel and lime water.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A wash that blackens, as opposed to <contr>whitewash</contr>; hence, figuratively, calumny.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To remove as far as he can the modern layers of <qex>black wash</qex>, and let the man himself, fair or foul, be seen.</q> <rj><qau>C. Kingsley.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>black"wash</hw> <pr>(bl&abreve;k"w&obreve_;sh)</pr>, <pos>v.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>same as <er>defame</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>to color with blackwash.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black"wa`ter State</hw>. <def>Nebraska; -- a nickname alluding to the dark color of the water of its rivers, due to the presence of a black vegetable mold in the soil.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>black"wa*ter</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>any of several human or animal diseases characterized by dark urine resulting from rapid breakdown of red blood cells; -- used especially of <styp><col><b>blackwater fever</b></col></styp>, a severe form of malaria caused by the blood parasite <spn>Plasmodium falciparum</spn>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black"wood</hw> <pr>(bl&abreve;k"w&oobreve_;d)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A name given to several dark-colored timbers. The East Indian black wood is from the tree <spn>Dalbergia latifolia</spn>.</def> <rj><au>Balfour.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Black"work`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Work wrought by blacksmiths; -- so called in distinction from that wrought by whitesmiths.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blad"der</hw> <pr>(bl&abreve;d"d&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bladder</ets>, <ets>bleddre</ets>, AS. <ets>bl&aemacr_;dre</ets>, <ets>bl&aemacr_;ddre</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>bla&eth;ra</ets>, SW. <ets>bl&auml;ddra</ets>, Dan. <ets>bl&aelig;re</ets>, D. <ets>blaar</ets>, OHG. <ets>bl&amacr;tara</ets> the bladder in the body of animals, G. <ets>blatter</ets> blister, bustule; all fr. the same root as AS. <ets>bl&amacr;wan</ets>, E. <ets>blow</ets>, to puff. See <er>Blow</er> to puff.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A bag or sac in animals, which serves as the receptacle of some fluid; <as>as, the urinary <ex>bladder</ex>; the gall <ex>bladder</ex></as>; -- applied especially to the urinary bladder, either within the animal, or when taken out and inflated with air.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any vesicle or blister, especially if filled with air, or a thin, watery fluid.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A distended, membranaceous pericarp.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Anything inflated, empty, or unsound.</def> &ldquo;To swim with <xex>bladders</xex> of philosophy.&rdquo; <rj><au>Rochester.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Bladder nut</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>Bladder tree</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a genus of plants (<spn>Staphylea</spn>) with bladderlike seed pods.</cd> -- <col><b>Bladder pod</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a genus of low herbs (<spn>Vesicaria</spn>) with inflated seed pods.</cd> -- <col><b>Bladdor senna</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a genus of shrubs (<spn>Colutea</spn>), with membranaceous, inflated pods.</cd> -- <col><b>Bladder worm</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the larva of any species of tapeworm (<gen>T&aelig;nia</gen>), found in the flesh or other parts of animals. See <er>Measle</er>, <er>Cysticercus</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bladder wrack</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the common black rock weed of the seacoast (<spn>Fucus nodosus</spn> and <spn>Fucus vesiculosus</spn>) -- called also <altname>bladder tangle</altname>. See <er>Wrack</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blad"der</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bladdered</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bladdering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To swell out like a bladder with air; to inflate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>G. Fletcher.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To put up in bladders; <as>as, <ex>bladdered</ex> lard</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blad"der*like</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>similar to a bladder.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bladdery.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blad"der*nose</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a medium-sized blackish-gray seal (<spn>Cystophora cristata</spn>) with a large inflatable sac on the head; of Arctic-Atlantic waters.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> hooded seal.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blad"der*pod</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a North American wild lobelia (<spn>Lobelia inflata</spn>) having small blue flowers and inflated capsules formerly used as an antispasmodic.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Indian tobacco.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>any of a number of annual or perennial herbs with inflated seed pods; some are placed in the genus <gen>Lesquerella</gen>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>any of several plants of the genus <gen>Physaria</gen> having racemose yellow flowers and inflated pods.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>any of several hairy North American herbs having yellow racemose flowers and inflated pods.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blad"der*wort`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus (<gen>Utricularia</gen>) of aquatic or marshy plants, which usually bear numerous vesicles in the divisions of the leaves. These serve as traps for minute animals. See <er>Ascidium</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bladderwrack</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>similar to and found with black rockweed.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Ascophyllum nodosum.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>common black rockweed used in preparing kelp and as manure.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> black rockweed, bladder fucus, tang, Fucus vesiculosus.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blad"der*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having bladders; also, resembling a bladder.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blade</hw> <pr>(bl&amacr;d)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>blade</ets>, <ets>blad</ets>, AS. <ets>bl&aelig;d</ets> leaf; akin to OS., D., Dan., &amp; Sw. <ets>blad</ets>, Icel. <ets>bla&eth;</ets>, OHG. <ets>blat</ets>, G. <ets>blatt</ets>, and perh. to L. <ets>folium</ets>, Gr. <grk>fy`llon</grk>. The root is prob. the same as that of AS. <ets>bl&omacr;wan</ets>, E. <ets>blow</ets>, to blossom. See <er>Blow</er> to blossom, and cf. <er>Foil</er> leaf of metal.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Properly, the leaf, or flat part of the leaf, of any plant, especially of gramineous plants. The term is sometimes applied to the spire of grasses.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The crimson dulse . . . with its waving <qex>blade</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Percival.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>First the <qex>blade</qex>, then ear, after that the full corn in the ear.</q> <rj><qau>Mark iv. 28.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The cutting part of an instrument; <as>as, the <ex>blade</ex> of a knife or a sword</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The broad part of an oar; also, one of the projecting arms of a screw propeller.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The scapula or shoulder blade.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The principal rafters of a roof.</def> <rj><au>Weale.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <def>The four large shell plates on the sides, and the five large ones of the middle, of the carapace of the sea turtle, which yield the best tortoise shell.</def> <rj><au>De Colange.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A sharp-witted, dashing, wild, or reckless, fellow; -- a word of somewhat indefinite meaning.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He saw a turnkey in a trice<br/>
+Fetter a troublesome <qex>blade</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>The flat part of the tongue immediately behind the tip, or point.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>&ldquo;Lower <qex>blade</qex>&rdquo; implies, of course, the lower instead of the upper surface of the tongue.</q> <rj><qau>H. Sweet.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+
+<p><!-- p. 152 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Blade</hw> <pr>(bl&amacr;d)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To furnish with a blade.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blade</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To put forth or have a blade.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>As sweet a plant, as fair a flower, is faded<br/>
+As ever in the Muses' garden <qex>bladed</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>P. Fletcher.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blade"bone`</hw> <pr>(-b&omacr;n`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The scapula. See <er>Blade</er>, 4.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blad"ed</hw> <pr>(bl&amacr;d"&ebreve_;d)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having a blade or blades; <as>as, a two-<ex>bladed</ex> knife</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Decking with liquid pearl the <qex>bladed</qex> grass.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Divested of blades; <as>as, <ex>bladed</ex> corn</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Composed of long and narrow plates, shaped like the blade of a knife.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blade"fish`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A long, thin, marine fish of Europe (<spn>Trichiurus lepturus</spn>); the ribbon fish.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blade"smith`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A sword cutler.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blad"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Consisting of blades.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>Blady</xex> grass.&rdquo; <rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bl&aelig;</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Blue</er>.]</ety> <def>Dark blue or bluish gray; lead-colored.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bl&aelig;"ber*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bl&aelig;</ets> + <ets>berry</ets>; akin to Icel <ets>bl&amacr;ber</ets>, Sw. <ets>bl&unr_;b&auml;r</ets>, D. <ets>blaab&aelig;r</ets>. Cf. <er>Blueberry</er>.]</ety> <def>The bilberry.</def> <mark>[North of Eng. &amp; Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Blague</hw> <pr>(bl&adot_;g)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>Mendacious boasting; falsehood; humbug.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blain</hw> <pr>(bl&amacr;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>blein</ets>, <ets>bleyn</ets>, AS. <ets>bl&emacr;gen</ets>; akin to Dan. <ets>blegn</ets>, D. <ets>blein</ets>; perh. fr. the same root as E. <ets>bladder</ets>. See <er>Bladder</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An inflammatory swelling or sore; a bulla, pustule, or blister.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Blotches and <qex>blains</qex> must all his flesh emboss.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Far.)</fld> <def>A bladder growing on the root of the tongue of a horse, against the windpipe, and stopping the breath.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blam"a*ble</hw> <pr>(bl&amacr;m"&adot_;*b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>bl&acirc;mable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Deserving of censure; faulty; culpable; reprehensible; censurable; blameworthy.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Blam"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> -- <wf>Blam"a*bly</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blame</hw> <pr>(bl&amacr;m)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blamed</conjf> <pr>(bl&amacr;md)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Blaming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>blamen</ets>, F. <ets>bl&acirc;mer</ets>, OF. <ets>blasmer</ets>, fr. L. <ets>blasphemare</ets> to blaspheme, LL. also to blame, fr. Gr. <grk>blasfhmei^n</grk> to speak ill, to slander, to blaspheme, fr. <grk>bla`sfhmos</grk> evil speaking, perh, for <grk>blapsi`fhmos</grk>; <grk>bla`psis</grk> injury (fr. <grk>bla`ptein</grk> to injure) + <grk>fh`mh</grk> a saying, fr. <grk>fa`nai</grk> to say. Cf. <er>Blaspheme</er>, and see <er>Fame</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To censure; to express disapprobation of; to find fault with; to reproach.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>We have none to <qex>blame</qex> but ourselves.</q> <rj><qau>Tillotson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To bring reproach upon; to blemish.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q> She . . . <qex>blamed</qex> her noble blood.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To blame</b></col>, <cd>to be blamed, or deserving blame; in fault; as, the conductor was <xex>to blame</xex> for the accident.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>You were <qex>to blame</qex>, I must be plain with you.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blame</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>blame</ets>, fr. F. <ets>bl&acirc;me</ets>, OF. <ets>blasme</ets>, fr. <ets>bl&acirc;mer</ets>, OF. <ets>blasmer</ets>, to blame. See <er>Blame</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An expression of disapprobation fir something deemed to be wrong; imputation of fault; censure.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Let me bear the <qex>blame</qex> forever.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. xiiii. 9.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is deserving of censure or disapprobation; culpability; fault; crime; sin.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Holy and without <qex>blame</qex> before him in love.</q> <rj><qau>Eph. i. 4.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Hurt; injury.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Censure; reprehension; condemnation; reproach; fault; sin; crime; wrongdoing.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blame"a*ble</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>same as <er>blameworthy</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blameworthy, blamable, blameful, censurable, culpable.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blame"ful</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Faulty; meriting blame.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Attributing blame or fault; implying or conveying censure; faultfinding; censorious.</def> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Blame"ful*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Blame"ful*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blame"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Free from blame; without fault; innocent; guiltless; -- sometimes followed by <xex>of</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A bishop then must be <qex>blameless</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>1 Tim. iii. 2.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Blameless</qex> still of arts that polish to deprave.</q> <rj><qau>Mallet.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>We will be <qex>blameless</qex> of this thine oath.</q> <rj><qau>Josh. ii. 17.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Irreproachable; sinless; unblemished; inculpable.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Blameless</er>, <er>Spotless</er>, <er>Faultless</er>, <er>Stainless</er>. We speak of a thing as <xex>blameless</xex> when it is free from blame, or the just imputation of fault; as, a <xex>blameless</xex> life or character. The others are stronger. We speak of a thing as <xex>faultless</xex>, <xex>stainless</xex>, or <xex>spotless</xex>, only when we mean that it is absolutely <xex>without</xex> fault or blemish; as, a <xex>spotless</xex> or <xex>stainless</xex> reputation; a <xex>faultless</xex> course of conduct. The last three words apply only to the general character, while <xex>blameless</xex> may be used in reverence to particular points; as, in this transaction he was wholly <xex>blameless</xex>. We also apply <xex>faultless</xex> to personal appearance; as, a <xex>faultless</xex> figure; which can not be done in respect to any of the other words.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blame"less*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a blameless manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blame"less*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being blameless; innocence.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blam"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who blames.</def> <rj><au>Wyclif.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blame"wor`thy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Deserving blame; culpable; reprehensible.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Blame"wor`thi*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Blanc</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., white.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A white cosmetic.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A white sauce of fat, broth, and vegetables, used esp. for braised meat.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blan"card</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>blanc</ets> white.]</ety> <def>A kind of linen cloth made in Normandy, the thread of which is partly blanches before it is woven.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blanch</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blanched</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Blanching</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>blanchen</ets>, <ets>blaunchen</ets>, F. <ets>blanchir</ets>, fr. <ets>blanc</ets> white. See <er>Blank</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To take the color out of, and make white; to bleach; <as>as, to <ex>blanch</ex> linen; age has <ex>blanched</ex> his hair</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gardening)</fld> <def>To bleach by excluding the light, as the stalks or leaves of plants, by earthing them up or tying them together.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Confectionery &amp; Cookery)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>To make white by removing the skin of, as by scalding; <as>as, to <ex>blanch</ex> almonds</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>To whiten, as the surface of meat, by plunging into boiling water and afterwards into cold, so as to harden the surface and retain the juices.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To give a white luster to (silver, before stamping, in the process of coining.).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To cover (sheet iron) with a coating of tin.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Fig.: To whiten; to give a favorable appearance to; to whitewash; to palliate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Blanch</qex> over the blackest and most absurd things.</q> <rj><qau>Tillotson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To <er>Blanch</er>, <er>Whiten</er>.</syn> <usage> To <xex>whiten</xex> is the generic term, denoting, to render white; as, to <xex>whiten</xex> the walls of a room. Usually (though not of necessity) this is supposed to be done by placing some white coloring matter in or upon the surface of the object in question. To <xex>blanch</xex> is to whiten by the removal of coloring matter; as, to <xex>blanch</xex> linen. So the cheek is <xex>blanched</xex> by fear, i. e., by the withdrawal of the blood, which leaves it white.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blanch</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To grow or become white; <as>as, his cheek <ex>blanched</ex> with fear; the rose <ex>blanches</ex> in the sun</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>[Bones] <qex>blanching</qex> on the grass.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blanch</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Blench</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To avoid, as from fear; to evade; to leave unnoticed.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Ifs and ands to qualify the words of treason, whereby every man might express his malice and <qex>blanch</qex> his danger.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I suppose you will not <qex>blanch</qex> Paris in your way.</q> <rj><qau>Reliq. Wot.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To cause to turn aside or back; <as>as, to <ex>blanch</ex> a deer</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blanch</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To use evasion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Books will speak plain, when counselors <qex>blanch</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blanch</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>Ore, not in masses, but mixed with other minerals.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blan"chard lathe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[After Thomas <etsep>Blanchard</etsep>, American inventor.]</ety> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>A kind of wood-turning lathe for making noncircular and irregular forms, as felloes, gun stocks, lasts, spokes, etc., after a given pattern. The pattern and work rotate on parallel spindles in the same direction with the same speed, and the work is shaped by a rapidly rotating cutter whose position is varied by the pattern acting as a cam upon a follower wheel traversing slowly along the pattern.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blanch"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, blanches or whitens; esp., one who anneals and cleanses money; also, a chemical preparation for this purpose.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blanch"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, frightens away or turns aside.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And Gynecia, a <qex>blancher</qex>, which kept the dearest deer from her.</q> <rj><qau>Sir P. Sidney.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And so even now hath he divers <qex>blanchers</qex> belonging to the market, to let and stop the light of the gospel.</q> <rj><qau>Latimer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blanch" hold`ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Scots Law)</fld> <def>A mode of tenure by the payment of a small duty in white rent (silver) or otherwise.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blanch*im"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[1st <ets>blanch</ets> + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for measuring the bleaching power of chloride of lime and potash; a chlorometer.</def> <rj><au>Ure.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blanc*mange"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>blancmanger</ets>, lit. white food; <ets>blanc</ets> white + <ets>manger</ets> to eat.]</ety> <fld>(Cookery)</fld> <def>A preparation for desserts, etc., made from isinglass, sea moss, cornstarch, or other gelatinous or starchy substance, with mild, usually sweetened and flavored, and shaped in a mold.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blanc*man"ger</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>Blancmange</er>.]</ety> <def>A sort of fricassee with white sauce, variously made of capon, fish, etc.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bland</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>blandus</ets>, of unknown origin.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Mild; soft; gentle; smooth and soothing in manner; suave; <as>as, a bland temper; <ex>bland</ex> persuasion; a <ex>bland</ex> sycophant</as>.</def> &ldquo;Exhilarating vapor <xex>bland</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having soft and soothing qualities; not drastic or irritating; not stimulating; <as>as, a <ex>bland</ex> oil; a <ex>bland</ex> diet</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blan*da"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. L. <ets>blanditia</ets>, <ets>blandities</ets>, fr. <ets>blandus</ets>. See <er>Bland</er>.]</ety> <def>Flattery.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blan*dil"o*quence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>blandiloquentia</ets>; <ets>blandus</ets> mild + <ets>loqui</ets> to speak.]</ety> <def>Mild, flattering speech.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Blan*dil"o*quous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Blan*di*lo"qui*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Fair-spoken; flattering.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blan"dise</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Same word as <er>Blandish</er>.]</ety> <def>To blandish any one.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blan"dish</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blandished</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Blandishing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>blaundisen</ets>, F. <ets>blandir</ets>, fr. L. <ets>blandiri</ets>, fr. <ets>blandus</ets> mild, flattering.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To flatter with kind words or affectionate actions; to caress; to cajole.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make agreeable and enticing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Mustering all her wiles,<br/>
+With <qex>blandished</qex> parleys.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blan"dish*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who uses blandishments.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blan"dish*ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>blandissement</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of blandishing; a word or act expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart; soft words and artful caresses; cajolery; allurement.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Cowering low with <qex>blandishment</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Attacked by royal smiles, by female <qex>blandishments</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bland"ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a bland manner; mildly; suavely.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bland"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being bland.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blank</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>blank</ets>, <ets>blonc</ets>, <ets>blaunc</ets>, <ets>blaunche</ets>, fr. F. <ets>blanc</ets>, fem. <ets>blanche</ets>, fr. OHG. <ets>blanch</ets> shining, bright, white, G. <ets>blank</ets>; akin to E. <ets>blink</ets>, cf. also AS. <ets>blanc</ets> white. &unr_;98. See <er>Blink</er>, and cf. 1st <er>Blanch</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Of a white or pale color; without color.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To the <qex>blank</qex> moon<br/>
+Her office they prescribed.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty space to be filled in with some special writing; -- said of checks, official documents, etc.; <as>as, <ex>blank</ex> paper; a <ex>blank</ex> check; a <ex>blank</ex> ballot</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Utterly confounded or discomfited.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Adam . . . astonied stood, and <qex>blank</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Empty; void; without result; fruitless; <as>as, a <ex>blank</ex> space; a <ex>blank</ex> day</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Lacking characteristics which give variety; <as>as, a <ex>blank</ex> desert; a <ex>blank</ex> wall</as>; destitute of interests, affections, hopes, etc.; <as>as, to live a <ex>blank</ex> existence</as>; destitute of sensations; <as>as, <ex>blank</ex> unconsciousness</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Lacking animation and intelligence, or their associated characteristics, as expression of face, look, etc.; expressionless; vacant.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Blank</xex> and horror-stricken faces.&rdquo; <rj><au>C. Kingsley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>blank</qex> . . . glance of a half returned consciousness.</q> <rj><qau>G. Eliot.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Absolute; downright; unmixed; <as>as, <ex>blank</ex> terror</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Blank bar</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>a plea put in to oblige the plaintiff in an action of trespass to assign the certain place where the trespass was committed; -- called also <altname>common bar</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Blank cartridge</b></col>, <cd>a cartridge containing no ball.</cd> -- <col><b>Blank deed</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Deed</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Blank door</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>Blank window</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>a depression in a wall of the size of a door or window, either for symmetrical effect, or for the more convenient insertion of a door or window at a future time, should it be needed.</cd> -- <col><b>Blank indorsement</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>an indorsement which omits the name of the person in whose favor it is made; it is usually made by simply writing the name of the indorser on the back of the bill.</cd> -- <col><b>Blank line</b></col> <fld>(Print.)</fld>, <cd>a vacant space of the breadth of a line, on a printed page; a line of quadrats.</cd> -- <col><b>Blank tire</b></col> <fld>(Mech.)</fld>, <cd>a tire without a flange.</cd> -- <col><b>Blank tooling</b></col>. <cd>See <cref>Blind tooling</cref>, under <er>Blind</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Blank verse</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Verse</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Blank wall</b></col>, <cd>a wall in which there is no opening; a dead wall.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blank</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Any void space; a void space on paper, or in any written instrument; an interval void of consciousness, action, result, etc; a void.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I can not write a paper full, I used to do; and yet I will not forgive a <qex>blank</qex> of half an inch from you.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>From this time there ensues a long <qex>blank</qex> in the history of French legislation.</q> <rj><qau>Hallam.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I was ill. I can't tell how long -- it was a <qex>blank</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>G. Eliot.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A lot by which nothing is gained; a ticket in a lottery on which no prize is indicated.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In Fortune's lottery lies<br/>
+A heap of <qex>blanks</qex>, like this, for one small prize.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A paper unwritten; a paper without marks or characters a blank ballot; -- especially, a paper on which are to be inserted designated items of information, for which spaces are left vacant; a bland form.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The freemen signified their approbation by an inscribed vote, and their dissent by a <qex>blank</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Palfrey.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A paper containing the substance of a legal instrument, as a deed, release, writ, or execution, with spaces left to be filled with names, date, descriptions, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The point aimed at in a target, marked with a white spot; hence, the object to which anything is directed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Let me still remain<br/>
+The true <qex>blank</qex> of thine eye.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Aim; shot; range.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I have stood . . . within the <qex>blank</qex> of his displeasure<br/>
+For my free speech.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A kind of base silver money, first coined in England by Henry V., and worth about 8 pence; also, a French coin of the seventeenth century, worth about 4 pence.</def> <rj><au>Nares.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>A piece of metal prepared to be made into something by a further operation, as a coin, screw, nuts.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Dominoes)</fld> <def>A piece or division of a piece, without spots; <as>as, the &ldquo;double <ex>blank</ex>&rdquo;; the &ldquo;six <ex>blank</ex>.&rdquo;</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>In blank</b></col>, <cd>with an essential portion to be supplied by another; as, to make out a check <xex>in blank</xex>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blank</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blanked</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Blanking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. 3d <er>Blanch</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make void; to annul.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To blanch; to make blank; to damp the spirits of; to dispirit or confuse.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Each opposite that <qex>blanks</qex> the face of joy.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blan"ket</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>blanchet</ets>, OF. also <ets>blanket</ets>, a woolen waistcoat or shirt, the blanket of a printing press; prop. white woolen stuff, dim. of <ets>blanc</ets> white; <ets>blanquette</ets> a kind of white pear, fr. <ets>blanc</ets> white. See <er>Blank</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually of wool, and having a nap, used in bed clothing; also, a similar fabric used as a robe; or any fabric used as a cover for a horse.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>A piece of rubber, felt, or woolen cloth, used in the tympan to make it soft and elastic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A streak or layer of blubber in whales.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The use of blankets formerly as curtains in theaters explains the following figure of Shakespeare.</note> <rj><au>Nares.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Nor heaven peep through the <qex>blanket</qex> of the dark<br/>
+To cry, &ldquo;Hold, hold!&rdquo;</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Blanket sheet</b></col>, <cd>a newspaper of folio size.</cd> -- <col><b>A wet blanket</b></col>, <cd>anything which damps, chills, dispirits, or discour&unr_;ges.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blan"ket</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blanketed</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Blanketing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cover with a blanket.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I'll . . . <qex>blanket</qex> my loins.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To toss in a blanket by way of punishment.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>We'll have our men <qex>blanket</qex> 'em i' the hall.</q> <rj><qau>B. Jonson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To take the wind out of the sails of (another vessel) by sailing to windward of her.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Blanket cattle</b></col>. <cd>See <cref>Belted cattle</cref>, under <er>Belted</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blan"ket clause`</hw>. <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A clause, as in a blanket mortgage or policy, that includes a group or class of things, rather than a number mentioned individually and having the burden, loss, or the like, apportioned among them.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blan"ket*ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Cloth for blankets.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act or punishment of tossing in a blanket.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>That affair of the <qex>blanketing</qex> happened to thee for the fault thou wast guilty of.</q> <rj><qau>Smollett.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Blanket mortgage</hw> <it>or</it> <hw>Blanket policy</hw> }</mhw>. <def>One that covers a group or class of things or properties instead of one or more things mentioned individually, as where a mortgage secures various debts as a group, or subjects a group or class of different pieces of property to one general lien.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blanket stitch</hw>. <def>A buttonhole stitch worked wide apart on the edge of material, as blankets, too thick to hem.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blank"ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In a blank manner; without expression; vacuously; <as>as, to stare <ex>blankly</ex></as>.</def> <rj><au>G. Eliot.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Directly; flatly; point blank.</def> <rj><au>De Quincey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blank"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being blank.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Blan*quette"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>blanquette</ets>, from <ets>blanc</ets> white.]</ety> <fld>(Cookery)</fld> <def>A white fricassee.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Blan*quil"lo</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>blanquillo</ets> whitish.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A large fish of Florida and the W. Indies (<spn>Caulolatilus chrysops</spn>). It is red, marked with yellow.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blare</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blared</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Blaring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>blaren</ets>, <ets>bloren</ets>, to cry, woop; cf. G. <ets>pl&auml;rren</ets> to bleat, D. <ets>blaren</ets> to bleat, cry, weep. Prob. an imitative word, but cf. also E. <ets>blast</ets>. Cf. <er>Blore</er>.]</ety> <def>To sound loudly and somewhat harshly.</def> &ldquo;The trumpet <xex>blared</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blare</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cause to sound like the blare of a trumpet; to proclaim loudly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To <qex>blare</qex> its own interpretation.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blare</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The harsh noise of a trumpet; a loud and somewhat harsh noise, like the blast of a trumpet; a roar or bellowing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>With <qex>blare</qex> of bugle, clamor of men.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His ears are stunned with the thunder's <qex>blare</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>J. R. Drake.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blarina</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of mammals consisting of the shrews.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Blarina</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blar"ing</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>harshly or unpleasantly loud (in sound intensity); -- used mostly of electronic entertainment devices, such as TV, radio, or phonograph.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blar"ney</hw> <pr>(bl&auml;r"n&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<etsep>Blarney</etsep>, a village and castle near Cork in Ireland.]</ety> <def>Smooth, wheedling talk; flattery.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Blarney stone</b></col>, <cd>a stone in Blarney castle, Ireland (built in 1446), said to make those who kiss it proficient in the use of blarney.</cd> <note>The origin of the stone is uncertain. In order to kiss the Blarney stone, which is located in the side of the castle, one must be held upside-down by the feet and lowered into the proper position from an opening in an overhang in the parapet. It is an experience eschewed by some tourists.</note></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blar"ney</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blarneyed</conjf> <pr>(-n&ibreve_;d)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Blarneying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To influence by blarney; to wheedle with smooth talk; to make or accomplish by blarney.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Blarneyed</xex> the landlord.&rdquo; <rj><au>Irving.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Had <qex>blarneyed</qex> his way from Long Island.</q> <rj><qau>S. G. Goodrich.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bla*s&eacute;"</hw> <pr>(bl&adot_;*z&auptack_;")</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., p. p. of <ets>blaser</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having the sensibilities deadened by excess or frequency of enjoyment; sated or surfeited with pleasure; uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence; used up.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bored.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>very sophisticated; versed in the ways of the world.</def> <illu>the <ex>blase</ex> traveler refers to the ocean he has crossed as `the pond'</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> knowing, worldly.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>uninterested and attaching little importance; -- of attitudes toward duties.</def> <illu>a <ex>blase</ex> attitude about housecleaning</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> unconcerned.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+
+<p><!-- p. 153 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Blas*pheme"</hw> <pr>(bl&abreve;s*f&emacr;m")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blasphemed</conjf> <pr>(-f&emacr;mf")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Blaspheming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>blasfem&emacr;n</ets>, L. <ets>blasphemare</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>blasfhmei^n</grk>: cf. F. <ets>blasph&eacute;mer</ets>. See <er>Blame</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To speak of, or address, with impious irreverence; to revile impiously (anything sacred); <as>as, to <ex>blaspheme</ex> the Holy Spirit</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>So Dagon shall be magnified, and God,<br/>
+Besides whom is no god, compared with idols,<br/>
+Disglorified, <qex>blasphemed</qex>, and had in scorn.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge thyself on all those who thus continually <qex>blaspheme</qex> thy great and all-glorious name?</q> <rj><qau>Dr. W. Beveridge.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Figuratively, of persons and things not religiously sacred, but held in high honor: To calumniate; to revile; to abuse.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>You do <qex>blaspheme</qex> the good in mocking me.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Those who from our labors heap their board,<br/>
+<qex>Blaspheme</qex> their feeder and forget their lord.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blas*pheme"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To utter blasphemy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He that shall <qex>blaspheme</qex> against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness.</q> <rj><qau>Mark iii. 29.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blas*phem"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who blasphemes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And each <qex>blasphemer</qex> quite escape the rod,<br/>
+Because the insult's not on man, but God ?</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blas"phe*mous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>blasphemus</ets>, Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets>.]</ety> <def>Speaking or writing blasphemy; uttering or exhibiting anything impiously irreverent; profane; <as>as, a <ex>blasphemous</ex> person</as>; containing blasphemy; <as>as, a <ex>blasphemous</ex> book; a <ex>blasphemous</ex> caricature</as>.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Blasphemous</xex> publications.&rdquo; <rj><au>Porteus.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Nor from the Holy One of Heaven<br/>
+Refrained his tongue <qex>blasphemous</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Formerly this word was accented on the second syllable, as in the above example.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blas"phe*mous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a blasphemous manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blas"phe*my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>blasphemia</ets>, Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets>: cf. OF. <ets>blasphemie</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An indignity offered to God in words, writing, or signs; impiously irreverent words or signs addressed to, or used in reference to, God; speaking evil of God; also, the act of claiming the attributes or prerogatives of deity.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; When used generally in statutes or at common law, <xex>blasphemy</xex> is the use of irreverent words or signs in reference to the Supreme Being in such a way as to produce scandal or provoke violence.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Figuratively, of things held in high honor: Calumny; abuse; vilification.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Punished for his <qex>blasphemy</qex> against learning.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>-blast</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[Gr. <grk>blasto`s</grk> sprout, shoot.]</ety> <def>A suffix or terminal formative, used principally in biological terms, and signifying <xex>growth</xex>, <xex>formation</xex>; <as>as, bio<ex>blast</ex>, epi<ex>blast</ex>, meso<ex>blast</ex>, etc.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blast</hw> <pr>(bl&adot_;st)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>bl&aemacr_;st</ets> a puff of wind, a blowing; akin to Icel. <ets>bl&amacr;str</ets>, OHG. <ets>bl&amacr;st</ets>, and fr. a verb akin to Icel. <ets>bl&amacr;sa</ets> to blow, OHG. <ets>bl&acirc;san</ets>, Goth. <ets>bl&emacr;san</ets> (in comp.); all prob. from the same root as E. <ets>blow</ets>. See <er>Blow</er> to eject air.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A violent gust of wind.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And see where surly Winter passes off,<br/>
+Far to the north, and calls his ruffian <qex>blasts</qex>;<br/>
+His <qex>blasts</qex> obey, and quit the howling hill.</q> <rj><qau>Thomson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A forcible stream of air from an orifice, as from a bellows, the mouth, etc. Hence: The continuous blowing to which one charge of ore or metal is subjected in a furnace; <as>as, to melt so many tons of iron at a <ex>blast</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The terms <xex>hot blast</xex> and <xex>cold blast</xex> are employed to designate whether the current is heated or not heated before entering the furnace. A blast furnace is said to be <xex>in blast</xex> while it is in operation, and <xex>out of blast</xex> when not in use.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The exhaust steam from and engine, driving a column of air out of a boiler chimney, and thus creating an intense draught through the fire; also, any draught produced by the blast.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The sound made by blowing a wind instrument; strictly, the sound produces at one breath.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>One <qex>blast</qex> upon his bugle horn<br/>
+Were worth a thousand men.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>blast</qex> of triumph o'er thy grave.</q> <rj><qau>Bryant.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A sudden, pernicious effect, as if by a noxious wind, especially on animals and plants; a blight.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>By the <qex>blast</qex> of God they perish.</q> <rj><qau>Job iv. 9.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Virtue preserved from fell destruction's <qex>blast</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>The act of rending, or attempting to rend, heavy masses of rock, earth, etc., by the explosion of gunpowder, dynamite, etc.; also, the charge used for this purpose.</def> &ldquo;Large <xex>blasts</xex> are often used.&rdquo; <rj><au>Tomlinson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A flatulent disease of sheep.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Blast furnace</b></col>, <cd>a furnace, usually a shaft furnace for smelting ores, into which air is forced by pressure.</cd> -- <col><b>Blast hole</b></col>, <cd>a hole in the bottom of a pump stock through which water enters.</cd> -- <col><b>Blast nozzle</b></col>, <cd>a fixed or variable orifice in the delivery end of a blast pipe; -- called also <altname>blast orifice</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>In full blast</b></col>, <cd>in complete operation; in a state of great activity. See <er>Blast</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 2.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blast</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blasted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Blasting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To injure, as by a noxious wind; to cause to wither; to stop or check the growth of, and prevent from fruit-bearing, by some pernicious influence; to blight; to shrivel.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Seven thin ears, and <qex>blasted</qex> with the east wind.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. xii. 6.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, to affect with some sudden violence, plague, calamity, or blighting influence, which destroys or causes to fail; to visit with a curse; to curse; to ruin; <as>as, to <ex>blast</ex> pride, hopes, or character</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I'll cross it, though it <qex>blast</qex> me.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Blasted</qex> with excess of light.</q> <rj><qau>T. Gray.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To confound by a loud blast or din.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Trumpeters,<br/>
+With brazen din <qex>blast</qex> you the city's ear.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To rend open by any explosive agent, as gunpowder, dynamite, etc.; to shatter; <as>as, to <ex>blast</ex> rocks</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blast</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To be blighted or withered; <as>as, the bud <ex>blasted</ex> in the blossom</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To blow; to blow on a trumpet.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Toke his blake trumpe faste<br/>
+And gan to puffen and to <qex>blaste</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blast"ed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Blighted; withered.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Upon this <qex>blasted</qex> heath.</q> <qau>Shak.</qau><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Confounded; accursed; detestable.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Some of her own <qex>blasted</qex> gypsies.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Rent open by an explosive.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>blasted</qex> quarry thunders, heard remote.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Blas*te"ma</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Blastemata</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Gr. <grk>bla`sthma</grk> bud, sprout.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The structureless, protoplasmic tissue of the embryo; the primitive basis of an organ yet unformed, from which it grows.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blas*te"mal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Relating to the blastema; rudimentary.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blas`te*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Connected with, or proceeding from, the blastema; blastemal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blast"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, blasts or destroys.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blas"tide</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>blasto`s</grk> sprout, fr. <ets>&unr_;</ets> to grow.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A small, clear space in the segments of the ovum, the precursor of the nucleus.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blast"ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A blast; destruction by a blast, or by some pernicious cause.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I have smitten you with <qex>blasting</qex> and mildew.</q> <rj><qau>Amos iv. 9.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act or process of one who, or that which, blasts; the business of one who blasts.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blast lamp</hw>. <def>A lamp provided with some arrangement for intensifying combustion by means of a blast.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blast"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A sudden stroke or injury produced by some destructive cause.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blas`to*car"pous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets> sprout, germ + <ets>&unr_;</ets> fruit.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Germinating inside the pericarp, as the mangrove.</def> <rj><au>Brande &amp; C.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>blastocoel</hw>, <hw>Blas"to*c&oelig;le</hw> <hw>blastocoele</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>blasto`s</grk> sprout + <grk>koi^los</grk> hollow.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The cavity inside a blastula; -- also called <altname>segmentation cavity</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blastocoelic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to a blastocoel.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blas"to*cyst</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>blasto`s</grk> sprout + E. <ets>cyst</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The germinal vesicle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blastocyte</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an undifferentiated embryonic cell.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blas"to*derm</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>blasto`s</grk> sprout + E. <ets>derm</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Embryology)</fld> <def>the early stage of an embryo after the first cleavages of the ovum; also, the layer of cells of which the early embryo is composed;</def> <specif>specifically:</specif> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>the early embryo developing from a blastodisc, after the blastocoel has formed.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>in an insect embryo, the layer of cells that surrounds the internal mass of the yolk.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Blas`to*der*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Blas`to*der"mic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the blastoderm.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blastodisc</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a disc-shaped layer of cells on the surface of the yolk mass of an egg (such as that of a bird) which develops to form the embryo.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> germinal disc, germinal area.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blast"off`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the launching of a rocket, especially of a spacecraft, under its own power.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> rocket firing, rocket launching, shoot.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blast" off</hw> <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>to begin ascending from the ground under rocket power; -- of a rocket.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blas`to*gen"e*sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>blasto`s</grk> sprout + E. <ets>genesis</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Multiplication or increase by gemmation or budding.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blas"toid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the Blastoidea.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Blas*toid"e*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>blasto`s</grk> sprout + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the divisions of Crinoidea found fossil in paleozoic rocks; pentremites. They are so named on account of their budlike form.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blas"to*mere</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>blasto`s</grk> sprout + <ets>-mere</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>One of the segments first formed by the division of the ovum.</def> <rj><au>Balfour.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blastomycete</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>any of various yeastlike budding fungi of the genus <gen>Blastomyces</gen>; -- they may cause disease in humans and other animals.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blastomycosis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>any of several fungal infections caused by blastomycetes; they are characterized by inflammatory lesions of skin and mucous membranes or internal organs.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blastomycotic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to blastomycosis.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Blas`toph"o*ral</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Blas`to*phor"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to the blastophore.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blas"to*phore</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>blasto`s</grk> sprout + <ets>&unr_;</ets> to bear.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>That portion of the spermatospore which is not converted into spermatoblasts, but carries them.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>blastoporal</hw> <hw>blastoporic</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to a blastopore.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blas"to*pore</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>blasto`s</grk> sprout + E. <ets>pore</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The pore or opening leading into the cavity of invagination, or archenteron.</def> <note>[See <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Invagination</er>.]</note> <rj><au>Balfour.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blas"to*sphere</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>blasto`s</grk> sprout + E. <ets>sphere</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The hollow globe or sphere formed by the arrangement of the blastomeres on the periphery of an impregnated ovum.</def> <note>[See <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Invagination</er>.]</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blas"to*style</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>blasto`s</grk> sprout, bud + <ets>&unr_;</ets> a pillar.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>In certain hydroids, an imperfect zooid, whose special function is to produce medusoid buds. See <er>Hydroidea</er>, and <er>Athecata</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blast" pipe`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>The exhaust pipe of a steam engine, or any pipe delivering steam or air, when so constructed as to cause a blast.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Blas"tu*la</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., dim. of Gr. <grk>blasto`s</grk> a sprout.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>That stage in the development of the ovum in which the outer cells of the morula become more defined and form the blastoderm.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blas"tule</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Blastula</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blast"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Affected by blasts; gusty.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Causing blast or injury.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blat</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To cry, as a calf or sheep; to bleat; to make a senseless noise; to talk inconsiderately.</def> <mark>[Low]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blat</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To utter inconsiderately.</def> <mark>[Low]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>If I have anything on my mind, I have to <qex>blat</qex> it right out.</q> <rj><qau>W. D. Howells.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bla"tan*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Blatant quality.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bla"tant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Bleat</er>.]</ety> <def>Bellowing, as a calf; bawling; brawling; clamoring; disagreeably clamorous; sounding loudly and harshly.</def> &ldquo;Harsh and <xex>blatant</xex> tone.&rdquo; <rj><au>R. H. Dana.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A monster, which the <qex>blatant</qex> beast men call.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Glory, that <qex>blatant</qex> word, which haunts some military minds like the bray of the trumpet.</q> <rj><qau>W. Irving.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bla"tant*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a blatant manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blate</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>to of sheep, goats, or calves.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bleat, blat, baa, cry plaintively.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blate</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>bashful; timid; sheepish; -- chiefly <mark>Scottish</mark>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bashful, timid, sheepish.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blath"er</hw> <pr>(bl&abreve;&thlig_;"&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>v. i. &amp; t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blathered</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Blathering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <altsp>[Written also <asp>blether</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[Icel. <ets>bla&eth;ra</ets>. Cf. <er>Blatherskite</er>.]</ety> <def>To talk foolishly, or nonsensically, or concerning matters of no consequence.</def> <rj><au>G. Eliot.</au></rj><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> babble, smatter, blether, blither.</syn><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blath"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <altsp>[Written also <asp>blether</asp>.]</altsp> <def>Voluble, foolish, or nonsensical talk; -- often in the <pluf>pl.</pluf></def> <rj><au>Hall Caine.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blath"er*skite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A blustering, talkative fellow.</def> <mark>[Local slang, U. S.]</mark> <rj><au>Barllett.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blat"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blattered</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>blaterare</ets> to babble: cf. F. <ets>blat&eacute;rer</ets> to bleat.]</ety> <def>To prate; to babble; to rail; to make a senseless noise; to patter.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> &ldquo;The rain <xex>blattered</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Jeffrey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They procured . . . preachers to <qex>blatter</qex> against me, . . . so that they had place and time to belie me shamefully.</q> <rj><qau>Latimer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blat`ter*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>blateratio</ets> a babbling.]</ety> <def>Blattering.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blat"ter*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who blatters; a babbler; a noisy, blustering boaster.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blat"ter*ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Senseless babble or boasting.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blat`ter*oon"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>blatero</ets>, <ets>-onis</ets>.]</ety> <def>A senseless babbler or boaster.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;I hate such <xex>blatteroons</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Howell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Blau"bok</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. <ets>blauwbok</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The blue buck. See <cref>Blue buck</cref>, under <er>Blue</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blay</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>bl&unr_;ge</ets>, fr. <ets>bl&unr_;c</ets>, bleak, white; akin to Icel. <ets>bleikja</ets>, OHG. <ets>bleicha</ets>, G. <ets>bleihe</ets>. See <er>Bleak</er>, <pos>n.</pos> &amp; <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A fish. See <er>Bleak</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blaze</hw> <pr>(bl&amacr;z)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>blase</ets>, AS. <ets>bl&aelig;se</ets>, <ets>blase</ets>; akin to OHG. <ets>blass</ets> whitish, G. <ets>blass</ets> pale, MHG. <ets>blas</ets> torch, Icel. <ets>blys</ets> torch; perh. fr. the same root as E. <ets>blast</ets>. Cf. <er>Blast</er>, <er>Blush</er>, <er>Blink</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A stream of gas or vapor emitting light and heat in the process of combustion; a bright flame.</def> &ldquo;To heaven the <xex>blaze</xex> uprolled.&rdquo; <rj><au>Croly.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Intense, direct light accompanied with heat; <as>as, to seek shelter from the <ex>blaze</ex> of the sun</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>O dark, dark, dark, amid the <qex>blaze</qex> of noon!</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A bursting out, or active display of any quality; an outburst; a brilliant display.</def> &ldquo;Fierce <xex>blaze</xex> of riot.&rdquo; &ldquo;His <xex>blaze</xex> of wrath.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>For what is glory but the <qex>blaze</qex> of fame?</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <ety>[Cf. D. <ets>bles</ets>; akin to E. <ets>blaze</ets> light.]</ety> <def>A white spot on the forehead of a horse.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A spot made on trees by chipping off a piece of the bark, usually as a surveyor's mark.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Three <qex>blazes</qex> in a perpendicular line on the same tree indicating a legislative road, the single blaze a settlement or neighborhood road.</q> <rj><qau>Carlton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>In a blaze</b></col>, <cd>on fire; burning with a flame; filled with, giving, or reflecting light; excited or exasperated.</cd> -- <col><b>Like blazes</b></col>, <cd>furiously; rapidly.</cd> <mark>[Low]</mark> &ldquo;The horses did along <xex>like blazes</xex> tear.&rdquo; <rj><au>Poem in Essex dialect.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In <xex>low</xex> language in the U. S., <xex>blazes</xex> is frequently used of something extreme or excessive, especially of something very bad; as, blue as <xex>blazes</xex>. <rj><au>Neal.</au></rj></note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Blaze</er>, <er>Flame</er>.</syn> <usage> A <xex>blaze</xex> and a <xex>flame</xex> are both produced by burning gas. In <xex>blaze</xex> the idea of light rapidly evolved is prominent, with or without heat; as, the <xex>blaze</xex> of the sun or of a meteor. <xex>Flame</xex> includes a stronger notion of heat; as, he perished in the <xex>flames</xex>.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blaze</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blazed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Blazing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To shine with flame; to glow with flame; <as>as, the fire <ex>blazes</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To send forth or reflect glowing or brilliant light; to show a blaze.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And far and wide the icy summit <qex>blazed</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To be resplendent.</def> <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To blaze away</b></col>, <cd>to discharge a firearm, or to continue firing; -- said esp. of a number of persons, as a line of soldiers. Also used (<mark>fig.</mark>) of speech or action.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blaze</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To mark (a tree) by chipping off a piece of the bark.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I found my way by the <qex>blazed</qex> trees.</q> <rj><qau>Hoffman.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To designate by blazing; to mark out, as by blazed trees; <as>as, to <ex>blaze</ex> a line or path</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Champollion died in 1832, having done little more than <qex>blaze</qex> out the road to be traveled by others.</q> <rj><qau>Nott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blaze</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>blasen</ets> to blow; perh. confused with <ets>blast</ets> and <ets>blaze</ets> a flame, OE. <ets>blase</ets>. Cf. <er>Blaze</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>, and see <er>Blast</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make public far and wide; to make known; to render conspicuous.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>On charitable lists he <qex>blazed</qex> his name.</q> <rj><qau>Pollok.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To <qex>blaze</qex> those virtues which the good would hide.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>To blazon.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Peacham.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blaz"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who spreads reports or blazes matters abroad.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Blazers</xex> of crime.&rdquo; <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blaz"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Anything that blazes or glows, as with heat or flame.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A light jacket, usually of wool or silk and of a bright color, for wear at tennis, cricket, or other sport.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The dish used when cooking directly over the flame of a chafing-dish lamp, or the coals of a brasier.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blaz"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Burning with a blaze; <as>as, a <ex>blazing</ex> fire; <ex>blazing</ex> torches</as>.</def> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Blazing star</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A comet.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A brilliant center of attraction.</cd> <sd>(c)</sd> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>A name given to several plants; as, to <spn>Cham&aelig;lirium luteum</spn> of the Lily family; <spn>Liatris squarrosa</spn>; and <spn>Aletris farinosa</spn>, called also <altname>colicroot</altname> and <altname>star grass</altname>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blazing-star</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blazing star, button snakeroot, gayfeather, snakeroot.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bla"zon</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>blason</ets>, <ets>blasoun</ets>, shield, fr. F. <ets>blason</ets> coat of arms, OF. shield, from the root of AS. <ets>bl&aelig;se</ets> blaze, <it>i. e.</it>, luster, splendor, MHG. <ets>blas</ets> torch See <er>Blaze</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A shield.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An heraldic shield; a coat of arms, or a bearing on a coat of arms; armorial bearings.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Their <qex>blazon</qex> o'er his towers displayed.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The art or act of describing or depicting heraldic bearings in the proper language or manner.</def> <rj><au>Peacham.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Ostentatious display, either by words or other means; publication; show; description; record.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Obtrude the <qex>blazon</qex> of their exploits upon the company.</q> <rj><qau>Collier.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Thy tongue, thy face, thy limbs, actions, and spirit,<br/>
+Do give thee fivefold <qex>blazon</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bla"zon</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blazoned</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Blazoning</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[From <ets>blazon</ets>, n.; confused with 4th <ets>blaze</ets>: cf. F. <ets>blasonner</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To depict in colors; to display; to exhibit conspicuously; to publish or make public far and wide.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Thyself thou <qex>blazon'st</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>There pride sits <qex>blazoned</qex> on th' unmeaning brow.</q> <rj><qau>Trumbull.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To <qex>blazon</qex> his own worthless name.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To deck; to embellish; to adorn.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>She <qex>blazons</qex> in dread smiles her hideous form.</q> <rj><qau>Garth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>To describe in proper terms (the figures of heraldic devices); also, to delineate (armorial bearings); to emblazon.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The coat of , arms, which I am not herald enough to <qex>blazon</qex> into English.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bla"zon</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To shine; to be conspicuous.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bla"zon*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who gives publicity, proclaims, or blazons; esp., one who blazons coats of arms; a herald.</def> <rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 154 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Bla"zon*ment</hw> <pr>(bl&amacr;"z'n*m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of blazoning; blazoning; emblazonment.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bla"zon*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Same as <er>Blazon</er>, 3.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The principles of <qex>blazonry</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Peacham.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A coat of arms; an armorial bearing or bearings.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>blazonry</qex> of Argyle.</q> <rj><qau>Lord Dufferin.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Artistic representation or display.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blea</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The part of a tree which lies immediately under the bark; the alburnum or sapwood.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blea"ber*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See <er>Blaeberry</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bleach</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bleached</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bleaching</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>blakien</ets>, <ets>blechen</ets>, v. t. &amp; v. i., AS. bl&amacr;<ets>cian</ets>, <ets>bl&unr_;can</ets>, to grow pale; akin to Icel. <ets>bleikja</ets>, Sw. <ets>bleka</ets>, Dan. <ets>blege</ets>, D. <ets>bleeken</ets>, G. <ets>bleichen</ets>, AS. <ets>bl&amacr;c</ets> pale. See <er>Bleak</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>To make white, or whiter; to remove the color, or stains, from; to blanch; to whiten.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The destruction of the coloring matters attached to the bodies to be <qex>bleached</qex> is effected either by the action of the air and light, of chlorine, or of sulphurous acid.</q> <rj><qau>Ure.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Immortal liberty, whose look sublime<br/>
+Hath <qex>bleached</qex> the tyrant's cheek in every varying clime.</q> <rj><qau>Smollett.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bleach</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To grow white or lose color; to whiten.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bleached</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Whitened; make white.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Let their <qex>bleached</qex> bones, and blood's unbleaching stain,<br/>
+Long mark the battlefield with hideous awe.</q> <rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bleach"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who whitens, or whose occupation is to whiten, by bleaching.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bleach"er*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bleacheries</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <def>A place or an establishment where bleaching is done.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bleach"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or process of whitening, by removing color or stains; esp. the process of whitening fabrics by chemical agents.</def> <rj><au>Ure.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bleaching powder</b></col>, <cd>a powder for bleaching, consisting of chloride of lime, or some other chemical or chemicals.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bleak</hw> <pr>(bl&emacr;k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>blac</ets>, <ets>bleyke</ets>, <ets>bleche</ets>, AS. <ets>bl&amacr;c</ets>, <ets>bl&aemacr_;c</ets>, pale, wan; akin to Icel. <ets>bleikr</ets>, Sw. <ets>blek</ets>, Dan. <ets>bleg</ets>, OS. <ets>bl&emacr;k</ets>, D. <ets>bleek</ets>, OHG. <ets>pleih</ets>, G. <ets>bleich</ets>; all from the root of AS. <ets>bl&imacr;can</ets> to shine; akin to OHG. <ets>bl&imacr;chen</ets> to shine; cf. L. <ets>flagrare</ets> to burn, Gr. <grk>fle`gein</grk> to burn, shine, Skr. <ets>bhr&amacr;j</ets> to shine, and E. <ets>flame</ets>. &radic;98. Cf. <er>Bleach</er>, <er>Blink</er>, <er>Flame</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Without color; pale; pallid.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>When she came out she looked as pale and as <qex>bleak</qex> as one that were laid out dead.</q> <rj><qau>Foxe.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Desolate and exposed; swept by cold winds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Wastes too <qex>bleak</qex> to rear<br/>
+The common growth of earth, the foodful ear.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>At daybreak, on the <qex>bleak</qex> sea beach.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Cold and cutting; cheerless; <as>as, a <ex>bleak</ex> blast</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Bleak"ish</wf>, <pos>a.</pos> -- <wf>Bleak"ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Bleak"ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bleak</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Bleak</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, cf. <er>Blay</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small European river fish (<spn>Leuciscus alburnus</spn>), of the family Cyprinid&aelig;; the blay.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>blick</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The silvery pigment lining the scales of the <xex>bleak</xex> is used in the manufacture of artificial pearls.</note> <rj><au>Baird.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bleak"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Bleak.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blear</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Blear</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Dim or sore with water or rheum; -- said of the eyes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His <qex>blear</qex> eyes ran in gutters to his chin.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Causing or caused by dimness of sight; dim.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Power to cheat the eye with <qex>blear</qex> illusion.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blear</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bleared</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Blearing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bleren</ets>; cf. Dan. <ets>plire</ets> to blink, Sw. <ets>plira</ets> to twinkle, wink, LG. <ets>plieren</ets>; perh. from the same root as E. <ets>blink</ets>. See <er>Blink</er>, and cf. <er>Blur</er>.]</ety> <def>To make somewhat sore or watery, as the eyes; to dim, or blur, as the sight. Figuratively: To obscure (mental or moral perception); to blind; to hoodwink.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>That tickling rheums<br/>
+Should ever tease the lungs and <qex>blear</qex> the sight.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To blear the eye of</b></col>, <cd>to deceive; to impose upon.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bleared</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Dimmed, as by a watery humor; affected with rheum.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Blear"ed*ness</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Dardanian wives,<br/>
+With <qex>bleared</qex> visages, come forth to view<br/>
+The issue of the exploit.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blear"eye`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A disease of the eyelids, consisting in chronic inflammation of the margins, with a gummy secretion of sebaceous matter.</def> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blear"-eyed`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having sore eyes; having the eyes dim with rheum; dim-sighted.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>blear-eyed</qex> Crispin.</q> <rj><qau>Drant.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Lacking in perception or penetration; short-sighted; <as>as, a <ex>blear-eyed</ex> bigot</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blear"eyed`ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being blear-eyed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blear"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Somewhat blear.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bleary-eyed</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>having eyes sore or unfocused, due to weariness or excessive drinking; same as <er>blear-eyed{1}</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blear, bleary.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>same as <er>teary</er>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bleat</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bleated</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bleating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bleten</ets>, AS. <ets>bl&unr_;tan</ets>; akin to D. <ets>blaten</ets>, <ets>bleeten</ets>, OHG. <ets>bl&amacr;zan</ets>, <ets>pl&amacr;zan</ets>; prob. of imitative origin.]</ety> <def>To make the noise of, or one like that of, a sheep; to cry like a sheep or calf.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Then suddenly was heard along the main,<br/>
+To low the ox, to <qex>bleat</qex> the woolly train.</q> <rj><qau>Pope</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The ewe that will not hear her lamb when it baas, will never answer a calf when he <qex>bleats</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bleat</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A plaintive cry of, or like that of, a sheep.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>bleat</qex> of fleecy sheep.</q> <rj><qau>Chapman's Homer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bleat"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who bleats; a sheep.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In cold, stiff soils the <qex>bleaters</qex> oft complain<br/>
+Of gouty ails.</q> <rj><qau>Dyer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bleat"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Crying as a sheep does.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Then came the shepherd back with his <qex>bleating</qex> flocks from the seaside.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bleat"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The cry of, or as of, a sheep.</def> <rj><au>Chapman.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bleb</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prov. E. <ets>bleb</ets>, <ets>bleib</ets>, <ets>blob</ets>, bubble, blister. This word belongs to the root of <ets>blub</ets>, <ets>blubber</ets>, <ets>blabber</ets>, and perh. <ets>blow</ets> to puff.]</ety> <def>A large vesicle or bulla, usually containing a serous fluid; a blister; a bubble, as in water, glass, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Arsenic abounds with air <qex>blebs</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Kirwan.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blebbed</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>marred by small bubbles or small particles of foreign material; -- of glass or quartzite.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blebby.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bleb"by</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Containing blebs, or characterized by blebs; <as>as, <ex>blebby</ex> glass</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blebbed.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bleck</hw>, <hw>Blek</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To blacken; also, to defile.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Dial.]</mark> <rj><au>Wyclif.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bled</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <def><pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> of <er>Bleed</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blee</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>ble&oacute;</ets>, <ets>ble&oacute;h</ets>.]</ety> <def>Complexion; color; hue; likeness; form.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>For him which is so bright of <qex>blee</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Lament. of Mary Magd.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>That boy has a strong <qex>blee</qex> of his father.</q> <rj><qau>Forby.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bleed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bled</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bleeding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bleden</ets>, AS. <ets>bl&unr_;dan</ets>, fr. <ets>bl&unr_;d</ets> blood; akin to Sw. <ets>bl&ouml;da</ets>, Dan. <ets>bl&ouml;de</ets>, D. <ets>bloeden</ets>, G. <ets>bluten</ets>. See <er>Blood</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To emit blood; to lose blood; to run with blood, by whatever means; <as>as, the arm <ex>bleeds</ex>; the wound <ex>bled</ex> freely; to <ex>bleed</ex> at the nose</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To withdraw blood from the body; to let blood; <as>as, Dr. A. <ex>bleeds</ex> in fevers</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To lose or shed one's blood, as in case of a violent death or severe wounds; to die by violence.</def> &ldquo;C&aelig;sar must <xex>bleed</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The lamb thy riot dooms to <qex>bleed</qex> to-day.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To issue forth, or drop, as blood from an incision.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>For me the balm shall <qex>bleed</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To lose sap, gum, or juice; <as>as, a tree or a vine <ex>bleeds</ex> when tapped or wounded</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To pay or lose money; to have money drawn or extorted; <as>as, to <ex>bleed</ex> freely for a cause</as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To make the heart bleed</b></col>, <cd>to cause extreme pain, as from sympathy or pity.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bleed</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To let blood from; to take or draw blood from, as by opening a vein.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To lose, as blood; to emit or let drop, as sap.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A decaying pine of stately size, <qex>bleeding</qex> amber.</q> <rj><qau>H. Miller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To draw money from (one); to induce to pay; <as>as, they <ex>bled</ex> him freely for this fund</as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bleed"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>One who, or that which, draws blood.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>One in whom slight wounds give rise to profuse or uncontrollable bleeding.</def>
+<!-- hemophiliac. --><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bleed"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Emitting, or appearing to emit, blood or sap, etc.; also, expressing anguish or compassion.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bleed"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A running or issuing of blood, as from the nose or a wound; a hemorrhage; the operation of letting blood, as in surgery; a drawing or running of sap from a tree or plant.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bleep</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a short high-pitched tone produced as a signal or warning.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> beep.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bleep</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <fld>(Broadcasting)</fld> <def>to to obscure or replace (an offensive word or phrase) by substituting a beeping sound while broadcasting.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bleep out.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bleep"ing</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>damned.</def> <note>Used as a euphemistic emphatic adjective to express displeasure, in place of <xex>damned</xex>, <xex>goddammed</xex> or stronger (more offensive) words.</note><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bleep out</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <fld>(Broadcasting)</fld> <def>same as <er>bleep</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bleep.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blem"ish</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blemished</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Blemishing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>blemissen</ets>, <ets>blemishen</ets>, OF. <ets>blemir</ets>, <ets>blesmir</ets>, to strike, injure, soil, F. <ets>bl&ecirc;mir</ets> to grow pale, fr. OF. <ets>bleme</ets>, <ets>blesme</ets>, pale, wan, F. <ets>bl&ecirc;me</ets>, prob. fr. Icel <ets>bl&amacr;man</ets> the livid color of a wound, fr. <ets>bl&amacr;r</ets> blue; akin to E. <ets>blue</ets>. OF. <ets>blemir</ets> properly signifies to beat one (black and) blue, and to render blue or dirty. See <er>Blue</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To mark with deformity; to injure or impair, as anything which is well formed, or excellent; to mar, or make defective, either the body or mind.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Sin is a soil which <qex>blemisheth</qex> the beauty of thy soul.</q> <rj><qau>Brathwait.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To tarnish, as reputation or character; to defame.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>There had nothing passed between us that might <qex>blemish</qex> reputation.</q> <rj><qau>Oldys.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blem"ish</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Blemishes</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <def>Any mark of deformity or injury, whether physical or moral; anything that diminishes beauty, or renders imperfect that which is otherwise well formed; that which impairs reputation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He shall take two he lambs without <qex>blemish</qex>, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish.</q> <rj><qau>Lev. xiv. 10.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The reliefs of an envious man are those little <qex>blemishes</qex> and imperfections that discover themselves in an illustrious character.</q> <rj><qau>Spectator.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Spot; speck; flaw; deformity; stain; defect; fault; taint; reproach; dishonor; imputation; disgrace.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blem"ish*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without blemish; spotless.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A life in all so <qex>blemishless</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Feltham.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blem"ish*ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being blemished; blemish; disgrace; damage; impairment.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>For dread of blame and honor's <qex>blemishment</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blench</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blenched</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Blenching</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>blenchen</ets> to blench, elude, deceive, AS. <ets>blencan</ets> to deceive; akin to Icel. <ets>blekkja</ets> to impose upon. Prop. a causative of <ets>blink</ets> to make to wink, to deceive. See <er>Blink</er>, and cf. 3d <er>Blanch</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To shrink; to start back; to draw back, from lack of courage or resolution; to flinch; to quail.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Blench</qex> not at thy chosen lot.</q> <rj><qau>Bryant.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This painful, heroic task he undertook, and never <qex>blenched</qex> from its fulfillment.</q> <rj><qau>Jeffrey.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To fly off; to turn aside.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Though sometimes you do <qex>blench</qex> from this to that.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blench</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To baffle; to disconcert; to turn away; -- also, to obstruct; to hinder.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Ye should have somewhat <qex>blenched</qex> him therewith, yet he might and would of likelihood have gone further.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. More.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To draw back from; to deny from fear.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He now <qex>blenched</qex> what before he affirmed.</q> <rj><qau>Evelyn.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blench</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A looking aside or askance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>These <qex>blenches</qex> gave my heart another youth.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blench</hw>, <pos>v. i. &amp; t.</pos> <ety>[See 1st <er>Blanch</er>.]</ety> <def>To grow or make pale.</def> <rj><au>Barbour.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blench"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, scares another; specifically, a person stationed to prevent the escape of the deer, at a hunt. See <er>Blancher</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who blenches, flinches, or shrinks back.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blench" hold`ing</hw>. <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>See <er>Blanch holding</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blend</hw> <pr>(bl&ebreve_;nd)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blended</conjf> or <conjf>Blent</conjf> <pr>(bl&ebreve_;nt)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Blending</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>blenden</ets>, <ets>blanden</ets>, AS. <ets>blandan</ets> to blend, mix; akin to Goth. <ets>blandan</ets> to mix, Icel. <ets>blanda</ets>, Sw. <ets>blanda</ets>, Dan. <ets>blande</ets>, OHG. <ets>blantan</ets> to mis; to unknown origin.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To mix or mingle together; esp. to mingle, combine, or associate so that the separate things mixed, or the line of demarcation, can not be distinguished. Hence: To confuse; to confound.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Blending</qex> the grand, the beautiful, the gay.</q> <rj><qau>Percival.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To pollute by mixture or association; to spoil or corrupt; to blot; to stain.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To commingle; combine; fuse; merge; amalgamate; harmonize.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blend</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To mingle; to mix; to unite intimately; to pass or shade insensibly into each other, as colors.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>There is a tone of solemn and sacred feeling that <qex>blends</qex> with our conviviality.</q> <rj><qau>Irving.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blend</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A thorough mixture of one thing with another, as color, tint, etc., into another, so that it cannot be known where one ends or the other begins.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blend</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>blendan</ets>, from <ets>blind</ets> blind. See <er>Blind</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>To make blind, literally or figuratively; to dazzle; to deceive.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blende</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G., fr. <ets>blenden</ets> to blind, dazzle, deceive, fr. <ets>blind</ets> blind. So called either in allusion to its dazzling luster; or (<ets>Dana</ets>) because, though often resembling galena, it yields no lead. Cf. <er>Sphalerite</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A mineral, called also <altname>sphalerite</altname>, and by miners <altname>mock lead</altname>, <altname>false galena</altname>, and <altname>black-jack</altname>. It is a zinc sulphide, but often contains some iron. Its color is usually yellow, brown, or black, and its luster resinous.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A general term for some minerals, chiefly metallic sulphides which have a somewhat brilliant but nonmetallic luster.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blended</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>combined or mixed together so that the constituent parts are indistinguishable. Antonym of <ant>unblended</ant>.</def> [Narrower terms: <stype>alloyed</stype>; <stype>emulsified</stype>; <stype>homogenized</stype>]<br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mingled, commingled.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <hascons>homogeneous</hascons> <ant>heterogeneous</ant><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blend"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, blends; an instrument, as a brush, used in blending.</def> <specif>Specifically,</specif> <def>an electrical device with a rapidly rotating spindle to which a specially designed container can be attached, so that the contents of the container are agitated by rotating blades at adjustable speeds, permitting various degrees of homogenization of the contents.</def>
+container are <br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blend"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of mingling.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Paint.)</fld> <def>The method of laying on different tints so that they may mingle together while wet, and shade into each other insensibly.</def> <rj><au>Weale.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blend"ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, consisting of, or containing, blende.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blend"wa`ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A distemper incident to cattle, in which their livers are affected.</def> <rj><au>Crabb.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blen"heim span"iel</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[So called from <ets>Blenheim House</ets>, the seat of the duke of Marlborough, in England.]</ety> <def>A small variety of spaniel, kept as a pet.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blenk</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To blink; to shine; to look.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Blen"ni*oid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Blen"ni*id</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Blenny</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the blennies.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blen*nog"e*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets> mucus + <ets>-genous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Generating mucus.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Blen`nor*rhe"a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets> mucus + <ets>&unr_;</ets> to flow.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An inordinate secretion and discharge of mucus.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Gonorrhea.</def> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blen"ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Blennies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>blennius</ets>, <ets>blendius</ets>, <ets>blendea</ets>, Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets>, fr. <ets>&unr_;</ets> slime, mucus.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A marine fish of the genus <gen>Blennius</gen> or family <fam>Blenniid&aelig;</fam>; -- so called from its coating of mucus. The species are numerous.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> of <er>Blend</er> to mingle. <def>Mingled; mixed; blended; also, polluted; stained.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Rider and horse, friend, foe, in one red burial <qex>blent</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blent</hw>, <pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> of <er>Blend</er> to blind. <def>Blinded. Also (<au>Chaucer</au>), <pos>3d sing. pres.</pos> Blindeth.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bleph`a*ri"tis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; eyelid + <ets>-ilis</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Inflammation of the eyelids.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Bleph`a*rit"ic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bles"bok</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D., fr. <ets>bles</ets> a white spot on the forehead + <ets>bok</ets> buck.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A South African antelope (<spn>Alcelaphus albifrons</spn>), having a large white spot on the forehead.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bless</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blessed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> or <conjf>Blest</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Blessing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>blessien</ets>, <ets>bletsen</ets>, AS. <ets>bletsian</ets>, <ets>bledsian</ets>, <ets>bloedsian</ets>, fr. <ets>bl&unr_;d</ets> blood; prob. originally to consecrate by sprinkling with blood. See <er>Blood</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make or pronounce holy; to consecrate</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And God <qex>blessed</qex> the seventh day, and sanctified it.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. ii. 3.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make happy, blithesome, or joyous; to confer prosperity or happiness upon; to grant divine favor to.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The quality of mercy is . . . twice <qex>blest</qex>;<br/>
+It <qex>blesseth</qex> him that gives and him that takes.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It hath pleased thee to <qex>bless</qex> the house of thy servant, that it may continue forever before thee.</q> <rj><qau>1 Chron. xvii. 27 (R. V. )</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To express a wish or prayer for the happiness of; to invoke a blessing upon; -- applied to persons.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Bless</qex> them which persecute you.</q> <rj><qau>Rom. xii. 14.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To invoke or confer beneficial attributes or qualities upon; to invoke or confer a blessing on, -- as on food.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he <qex>blessed</qex> them.</q> <rj><qau>Luke ix. 16.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To make the sign of the cross upon; to cross (one's self).</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>Holinshed.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To guard; to keep; to protect.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>To praise, or glorify; to extol for excellences.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Bless</qex> the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, <qex>bless</qex> his holy name.</q> <rj><qau>Ps. ciii. 1.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>To esteem or account happy; to felicitate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The nations shall <qex>bless</qex> themselves in him.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. iv. 3.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>To wave; to brandish.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And burning blades about their heads do <qex>bless</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Round his armed head his trenchant blade he <qex>blest</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Fairfax.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; This is an old sense of the word, supposed by Johnson, Nares, and others, to have been derived from the old rite of blessing a field by directing the hands to all parts of it. &ldquo;In drawing [their bow] some fetch such a compass as though they would turn about and <xex>bless</xex> all the field.&rdquo;</note> <rj><au>Ascham.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 155 --></p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Bless me!</b></col> <col><b>Bless us!</b></col></mcol> <cd>an exclamation of surprise.</cd> <au>Milton.</au> -- <col><b>To bless from</b></col>, <cd>to secure, defend, or preserve from.</cd> &ldquo;<xex>Bless</xex> me <xex>from</xex> marrying a usurer.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]<pbr/>
+<q>To <qex>bless</qex> the doors <qex>from</qex> nightly harm.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]<pbr/>
+-- <mcol><col><b>To bless with</b></col>, <col><b>To be blessed with</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to favor or endow with; to be favored or endowed with; <as>as, God <ex>blesses</ex> us <ex>with</ex> health; we are <ex>blessed with</ex> happiness</as>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bless"ed</hw> <pr>(bl&ebreve_;s"&ebreve_;d)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Hallowed; consecrated; worthy of blessing or adoration; heavenly; holy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>O, run; prevent them with thy humble ode,<br/>
+And lay it lowly at his <qex>blessed</qex> feet.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Enjoying happiness or bliss; favored with blessings; happy; highly favored.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>All generations shall call me <qex>blessed</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Luke i. 48.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Towards England's <qex>blessed</qex> shore.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Imparting happiness or bliss; fraught with happiness; blissful; joyful.</def> &ldquo;Then was a <xex>blessed</xex> time.&rdquo; &ldquo;So <xex>blessed</xex> a disposition.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Enjoying, or pertaining to, spiritual happiness, or heavenly felicity; <as>as, the <ex>blessed</ex> in heaven</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Reverenced like a <qex>blessed</qex> saint.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Cast out from God and <qex>blessed</qex> vision.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <def>Beatified.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Used euphemistically, ironically, or intensively.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Not a <qex>blessed</qex> man came to set her [a boat] free.</q> <rj><qau>R. D. Blackmore.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bless"ed*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Happily; fortunately; joyfully.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>We shall <qex>blessedly</qex> meet again never to depart.</q> <rj><qau>Sir P. Sidney.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bless"ed*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being blessed; happiness; felicity; bliss; heavenly joys; the favor of God.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The assurance of a future <qex>blessedness</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Tillotson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Single blessedness</b></col>, <cd>the unmarried state.</cd> &ldquo;Grows, lives, and dies in <xex>single blessedness</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Delight; beatitude; ecstasy. See <er>Happiness</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bless"ed this"tle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>See under <er>Thistle</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bless"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who blesses; one who bestows or invokes a blessing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bless"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>bletsung</ets>. See <er>Bless</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of one who blesses.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A declaration of divine favor, or an invocation imploring divine favor on some or something; a benediction; a wish of happiness pronounces.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This is the <qex>blessing</qex>, where with Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel.</q> <rj><qau>Deut. xxxiii. 1.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A means of happiness; that which promotes prosperity and welfare; a beneficent gift.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Nature's full <qex>blessings</qex> would be well dispensed.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Bib.)</fld> <def>A gift.</def> <mark>[A Hebraism]</mark> <rj><au>Gen. xxxiii. 11.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Grateful praise or worship.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blest</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Blessed.</def> &ldquo;This patriarch <xex>blest</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>White these <qex>blest</qex> sounds my ravished ear assail.</q> <rj><qau>Trumbull.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blet</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>blet</ets>, <ets>blette</ets>, a., soft from over ripeness.]</ety> <def>A form of decay in fruit which is overripe.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blet</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bletted</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bletting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To decay internally when overripe; -- said of fruit.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ble"ton*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The supposed faculty of perceiving subterraneous springs and currents by sensation; -- so called from one <xex>Bleton</xex>, of France.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blet"ting</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A form of decay seen in fleshy, overripe fruit.</def> <rj><au>Lindley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blew</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <def><pos>imp.</pos> of <er>Blow</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blewit</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an edible agaric (<spn>Tricholoma personatum</spn>) that is pale lilac when young.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blewits.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blewits</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>same as <er>blewit</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blewit, Tricholoma personatum.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bleyme</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bleime</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Far.)</fld> <def>An inflammation in the foot of a horse, between the sole and the bone.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bleyn"te</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <def><pos>imp.</pos> of <er>Blench</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blick"ey</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. <ets>blik</ets> tin.]</ety> <def>A tin dinner pail.</def> <mark>[Local, U. S.]</mark> <rj><au>Bartlett.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blighia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>small genus of West African evergreen trees and shrubs bearing fleshy capsular three-seeded fruits edible when neither unripe nor overripe.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Blighia</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blight</hw> <pr>(bl&imacr;t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blighted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Blighting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Perh. contr. from AS. <ets>bl&imacr;cettan</ets> to glitter, fr. the same root as E. <ets>bleak</ets>. The meaning &ldquo;to blight&rdquo; comes in that case from to glitter, hence, to be white or pale, grow pale, make pale, bleach. Cf. <er>Bleach</er>, <er>Bleak</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To affect with blight; to blast; to prevent the growth and fertility of.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>[This vapor] blasts vegetables, <qex>blights</qex> corn and fruit, and is sometimes injurious even to man.</q> <rj><qau>Woodward.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: To destroy the happiness of; to ruin; to mar essentially; to frustrate; <as>as, to <ex>blight</ex> one's prospects</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Seared in heart and lone and <qex>blighted</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blight</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be affected by blight; to blast; <as>as, this vine never <ex>blights</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blight</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Mildew; decay; anything nipping or blasting; -- applied as a general name to various injuries or diseases of plants, causing the whole or a part to wither, whether occasioned by insects, fungi, or atmospheric influences.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of blighting, or the state of being blighted; a withering or mildewing, or a stoppage of growth in the whole or a part of a plant, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That which frustrates one's plans or withers one's hopes; that which impairs or destroys.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A <qex>blight</qex> seemed to have fallen over our fortunes.</q> <rj><qau>Disraeli.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A downy species of aphis, or plant louse, destructive to fruit trees, infesting both the roots and branches; -- also applied to several other injurious insects.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>A rashlike eruption on the human skin.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blight"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Causing blight.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blight"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>So as to cause blight.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Blim"bi</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Blim"bing</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Bilimbi</er>, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blimp</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[from Colonel <etsep>Blimp</etsep>, a fictional character]</ety> <def>any elderly pompous reactionary.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Colonel Blimp.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a small nonrigid airship used for observation or as a barrage balloon.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> sausage balloon, sausage.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blimpish</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <ety>[from Colonel <etsep>Blimp</etsep>, a fictional character]</ety> <def>pompously ultraconservative and nationalistic.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>blinnen</ets>, AS. <ets>blinnan</ets>; pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>linnan</ets> to cease.]</ety> <def>To stop; to cease; to desist.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blin</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>blinn</ets>.]</ety> <def>Cessation; end.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blin</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>blini</plw>, <plw>bliny</plw> or <plw>blinis</plw>.</plu> <ety>[Russian.]</ety> <def>a thin buckwheat pancake made with yeast and usually filled with sour cream and folded over. See also <er>blini</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blind</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS.; akin to D., G., OS., Sw., &amp; Dan. <ets>blind</ets>, Icel. <ets>blindr</ets>, Goth. <ets>blinds</ets>; of uncertain origin.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Destitute of the sense of seeing, either by natural defect or by deprivation; without sight.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He that is strucken <qex>blind</qex> can not forget<br/>
+The precious treasure of his eyesight lost.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not having the faculty of discernment; destitute of intellectual light; unable or unwilling to understand or judge; <as>as, authors are <ex>blind</ex> to their own defects</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>But hard be hardened, <qex>blind</qex> be blinded more,<br/>
+That they may stumble on, and deeper fall.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Undiscerning; undiscriminating; inconsiderate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This plan is recommended neither to <qex>blind</qex> approbation nor to <qex>blind</qex> reprobation.</q> <rj><qau>Jay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Having such a state or condition as a thing would have to a person who is blind; not well marked or easily discernible; hidden; unseen; concealed; <as>as, a <ex>blind</ex> path; a <ex>blind</ex> ditch</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Involved; intricate; not easily followed or traced.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>blind</qex> mazes of this tangled wood.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Having no openings for light or passage; <as>as, a <ex>blind</ex> wall</as>; open only at one end; <as>as, a <ex>blind</ex> alley; a <ex>blind</ex> gut</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Unintelligible, or not easily intelligible; <as>as, a <ex>blind</ex> passage in a book</as>; illegible; <as>as, <ex>blind</ex> writing</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Hort.)</fld> <def>Abortive; failing to produce flowers or fruit; <as>as, <ex>blind</ex> buds; <ex>blind</ex> flowers</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Blind alley</b></col>, <cd>an alley closed at one end; a <xex>cul-de-sac</xex>.</cd> -- <col><b>Blind axle</b></col>, <cd>an axle which turns but does not communicate motion.</cd> <au>Knight.</au> -- <col><b>Blind beetle</b></col>, <cd>one of the insects apt to fly against people, esp. at night.</cd> -- <col><b>Blind cat</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a species of catfish (<spn>Gronias nigrolabris</spn>), nearly destitute of eyes, living in caverns in Pennsylvania.</cd> -- <col><b>Blind coal</b></col>, <cd>coal that burns without flame; anthracite coal.</cd> <au>Simmonds.</au> -- <mcol><col><b>Blind door</b></col>, <col><b>Blind window</b></col></mcol>, <cd>an imitation of a door or window, without an opening for passage or light. See <cref>Blank door</cref> <it>or</it> <cref>Blank window</cref>, under <er>Blank</er>, <pos>a.</pos></cd> -- <col><b>Blind level</b></col> <fld>(Mining)</fld>, <cd>a level or drainage gallery which has a vertical shaft at each end, and acts as an inverted siphon.</cd> <au>Knight.</au> -- <col><b>Blind nettle</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>dead nettle. See <cref>Dead nettle</cref>, under <er>Dead</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Blind shell</b></col> <fld>(Gunnery)</fld>, <cd>a shell containing no charge, or one that does not explode.</cd> -- <col><b>Blind side</b></col>, <cd>the side which is most easily assailed; a weak or unguarded side; the side on which one is least able or disposed to see danger.</cd> <au>Swift.</au> -- <col><b>Blind snake</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a small, harmless, burrowing snake, of the family <fam>Typhlopid&aelig;</fam>, with rudimentary eyes.</cd> -- <col><b>Blind spot</b></col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>the point in the retina of the eye where the optic nerve enters, and which is insensible to light.</cd> -- <col><b>Blind tooling</b></col>, <cd>in bookbinding and leather work, the indented impression of heated tools, without gilding; -- called also <altname>blank tooling</altname>, and <altname>blind blocking</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Blind wall</b></col>, <cd>a wall without an opening; a blank wall.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blind</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blinded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Blinding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make blind; to deprive of sight or discernment.</def> &ldquo;To <xex>blind</xex> the truth and me.&rdquo; <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A blind guide is certainly a great mischief; but a guide that <qex>blinds</qex> those whom he should lead is . . . a much greater.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To deprive partially of vision; to make vision difficult for and painful to; to dazzle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Her beauty all the rest did <qex>blind</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>P. Fletcher.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To darken; to obscure to the eye or understanding; to conceal; to deceive.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Such darkness <qex>blinds</qex> the sky.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The state of the controversy between us he endeavored, with all his art, to <qex>blind</qex> and confound.</q> <rj><qau>Stillingfleet.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To cover with a thin coating of sand and fine gravel; as a road newly paved, in order that the joints between the stones may be filled.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blind</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Something to hinder sight or keep out light; a screen; a cover; esp. a hinged screen or shutter for a window; a blinder for a horse.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Something to mislead the eye or the understanding, or to conceal some covert deed or design; a subterfuge.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>blindes</ets>, p&unr_;., fr. G. <ets>blende</ets>, fr. <ets>blenden</ets> to blind, fr. <ets>blind</ets> blind.]</ety> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A blindage. See <er>Blindage</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A halting place.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Blind</hw>, <hw>Blinde</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Blende</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blind"age</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>blindage</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A cover or protection for an advanced trench or approach, formed of fascines and earth supported by a framework.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blinded</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>deprived of one's sight; rendered blind.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blind"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, blinds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Saddlery)</fld> <def>One of the leather screens on a bridle, to hinder a horse from seeing objects at the side; a blinker.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blind"fish`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A small fish (<spn>Amblyopsis spel&aelig;us</spn>) destitute of eyes, found in the waters of the Mammoth Cave, in Kentucky. Related fishes from other caves take the same name.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blind"fold`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blindfolded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Blindfolding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>blindfolden</ets>, <ets>blindfelden</ets>, <ets>blindfellen</ets>; AS. <ets>blind</ets> blind + prob. <ets>fellan</ets>, <ets>fyllan</ets>, to fell, strike down.]</ety> <def>To cover the eyes of, as with a bandage; to hinder from seeing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And when they had <qex>blindfolded</qex> him, they struck him on the face.</q> <rj><qau>Luke xxii. 64.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blind"fold`</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the eyes covered; blinded; having the mental eye darkened. Hence: Heedless; reckless; <as>as, <ex>blindfold</ex> zeal; <ex>blindfold</ex> fury</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Fate's <qex>blindfold</qex> reign the atheist loudly owns.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blind"fold`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>a flexible object placed over the eyes to prevent seeing; usually a strip of cloth wrapped around the head so as to cover the eyes.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blind"fold*ed</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>having a blindfold placed over the eyes; -- done to prevent the wearer from seeing.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blindfold.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blind"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Making blind or as if blind; depriving of sight or of understanding; obscuring; <as>as, <ex>blinding</ex> tears; <ex>blinding</ex> snow</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blind"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A thin coating of sand and fine gravel over a newly paved road. See <er>Blind</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, 4.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blind"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Without sight, discernment, or understanding; without thought, investigation, knowledge, or purpose of one's own.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>By his imperious mistress <qex>blindly</qex> led.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Blind"man's buff"</hw>, <hw>Blind" man's buff"</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[See <er>Buff</er> a buffet.]</ety> <def>A game in which one person is blindfolded, and tries to catch some one of the other players, and tell who it is.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Surely he fancies I play at <qex>blindman's buff</qex> with him, for he thinks I never have my eyes open.</q> <rj><qau>Stillingfleet.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blind`man's hol"i*day</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>The time between daylight and candle light.</def> <mark>[Humorous]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blind"ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>State or condition of being blind, literally or figuratively.</def> <rj><au>Darwin.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Color blindness</b></col>, <cd>inability to distinguish certain color. See <er>Daltonism</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blind reader</hw>. <def>A post-office clerk whose duty is to decipher obscure addresses.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blindside</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>to attack a person from his <cref>blind side</cref>; metaphorically, to give a person an unpleasant suprise.</def> <illu>He had completed his plan to develop a new office building, but was <ex>blindsided</ex> by the sudden drop in real estate values.</illu><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blind"sto`ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The triforium as opposed to the clearstory.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blind"worm`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small, burrowing, snakelike, limbless lizard (<spn>Anguis fragilis</spn>), with minute eyes, popularly believed to be blind; the slowworm; -- formerly a name for the adder.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Newts and <qex>blindworms</qex> do no wrong.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bli"ni</hw> <pr>(bl&emacr;"n&emacr;; bl&ibreve_;"n&emacr;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>; <sing><it>sing.</it> <singw>blin</singw>.</sing> <ety>[Russian.]</ety> <def>Russian pancakes of buckwheat flour and yeast, sometimes made from white flour; they are usually served folded over, with caviar and sour cream on the inside; -- properly, it is a plural word (from the Russian plural of <it>blin</it>) but in America, often used as singular; thus the common plural <plw>blinis</plw>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bliny, blinis.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blinks</hw> <pr>(bl&ibreve_;&nsmacr_;ks)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>a typ of small Indian lettuce (<spn>Montia lamprosperma</spn>) of northern regions.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blinking chickweed, water chickweed.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blink</hw> <pr>(bl&ibreve_;&nsmacr_;k)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blinked</conjf> <pr>(bl&ibreve_;&nsmacr_;kt)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Blinking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>blenken</ets>; akin to dan. <ets>blinke</ets>, Sw. <ets>blinka</ets>, G. <ets>blinken</ets> to shine, glance, wink, twinkle, D. blinken to shine; and prob. to D. <ets>blikken</ets> to glance, twinkle, G. <ets>blicken</ets> to look, glance, AS. bl&imacr;<ets>can</ets> to shine, E. <ets>bleak</ets>. &radic;98. See <er>Bleak</er>; cf. 1st <er>Blench</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To wink; to twinkle with, or as with, the eye.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>One eye was <qex>blinking</qex>, and one leg was lame.</q> <rj><qau>Pope</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To see with the eyes half shut, or indistinctly and with frequent winking, as a person with weak eyes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Show me thy chink, to <qex>blink</qex> through with mine eyne.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To shine, esp. with intermittent light; to twinkle; to flicker; to glimmer, as a lamp.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The dew was falling fast, the stars began to <qex>blink</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The sun <qex>blinked</qex> fair on pool and stream .</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To turn slightly sour, as beer, mild, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blink</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To shut out of sight; to avoid, or purposely evade; to shirk; <as>as, to <ex>blink</ex> the question</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To trick; to deceive.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark> <rj><au>Jamieson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blink</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>blink</ets>. See <er>Blink</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos> ]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A glimpse or glance.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This is the first <qex>blink</qex> that ever I had of him.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Hall.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Gleam; glimmer; sparkle.</def> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Not a <qex>blink</qex> of light was there.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The dazzling whiteness about the horizon caused by the reflection of light from fields of ice at sea; ice blink.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <pos>pl.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Blencher</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Sporting)</fld> <def>Boughs cast where deer are to pass, to turn or check them.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blink"ard</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Blind</ets> + <ets>-ard</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who blinks with, or as with, weak eyes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Among the blind the one-eyed <qex>blinkard</qex> reigns.</q> <rj><qau>Marvell.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which twinkles or glances, as a dim star, which appears and disappears.</def> <rj><au>Hakewill.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blink" beer`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <def>Beer kept unbroached until it is sharp.</def> <rj><au>Crabb.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blink"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, blinks.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A blinder for horses; a flap of leather on a horse's bridle to prevent him from seeing objects as his side hence, whatever obstructs sight or discernment.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Nor bigots who but one way see,<br/>
+through <qex>blinkers</qex> of authority.</q> <rj><qau>M. Green.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <pos>pl.</pos> <def>A kind of goggles, used to protect the eyes form glare, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blink"-eyed`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Habitually winking.</def> <rj><au>Marlowe.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>blintz</hw>, <hw>blintze</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>blintzes</plw>.</plu> <ety>[Yiddish <ets>blintze</ets>, fr. Byelorussian <ets>blinets</ets>, dimin. of Russ. <ets>blin</ets>. See also <er>blin</er> and <er>blini</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Jewish Cookery)</fld> <def>a thin wheat pancake folded around a filling (such as cheese or fruit) and sauteed, fried, or baked.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blin"y</hw> <pr>(bl&emacr;"n&emacr;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as <er>blini</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blini.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blip</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Radar)</fld> <def>a spot of light on a radar screen, showing the position of a reflecting surface, such as an airplane or ship.</def> <note>this sense is also used metaphorically to mean <xex>a barely perceptible object</xex>; <as>, Kennedy's candidacy was a mere <ex>blip</ex> on Humphrey's radar screen until he won the West Virginia primary.</as> This is the probably origin of sense 3.</note><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> radar echo, radar target.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a short upward or downward deviation from a trend line on a graph, especially in a plot of some variable, such as an economic variable, against time; <as>as, a brief <ex>blip</ex> upward in the unemployment</as> rate.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>something small or insignificant.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>a brief interruption in the continuity of a recorded or transmitted signal; <as>as, there is a blip on my CD of Beethoven's ninth</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blirt</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A gust of wind and rain.</def> <rj><au>Ham. Nav. Encyc.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bliss</hw> <pr>(bl&ibreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Blisses</plw> <pr>(bl&ibreve_;s"&ebreve_;z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>blis</ets>, <ets>blisse</ets>, AS. <ets>blis</ets>, <ets>bl&imacr;&eth;s</ets>, fr. <ets>bl&imacr;&eth;e</ets> blithe. See <er>Blithe</er>.]</ety> <def>Orig., blithesomeness; gladness; now, the highest degree of happiness; blessedness; exalted felicity; heavenly joy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>An then at last our <qex>bliss</qex><br/>
+Full and perfect is.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Blessedness; felicity; beatitude; happiness; joy; enjoyment. See <er>Happiness</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bliss"ful</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of, characterized by, or causing, joy and felicity; happy in the highest degree.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Blissful</xex> solitude.&rdquo; <au>Milton.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>Bliss"ful*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Bliss"ful*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bliss"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Destitute of bliss.</def> <rj><au>Sir P. Sidney.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blis"som</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[For <ets>blithesome</ets>: but cf. also Icel. <ets>bl&unr_;sma</ets> of a goat at heat.]</ety> <def>To be lustful; to be lascivious.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blis"som</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Lascivious; also, in heat; -- said of ewes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blissus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus comprising the chinch bugs. See <er>chinch</er>, 2.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Blissus</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blis"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.; akin to OD. <ets>bluyster</ets>, fr. the same root as <ets>blast</ets>, <ets>bladder</ets>, <ets>blow</ets>. See <er>Blow</er> to eject wind.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A vesicle of the skin, containing watery matter or serum, whether occasioned by a burn or other injury, or by a vesicatory; a collection of serous fluid causing a bladderlike elevation of the cuticle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And painful <qex>blisters</qex> swelled my tender hands.</q> <rj><qau>Grainger.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any elevation made by the separation of the film or skin, as on plants; or by the swelling of the substance at the surface, as on steel.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A vesicatory; a plaster of Spanish flies, or other matter, applied to raise a blister.</def> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Blister beetle</b></col>, <cd>a beetle used to raise blisters, esp. the <spn>Lytta vesicatoria</spn> (<it>or</it> <spn>Cantharis vesicatoria</spn>), called <altname>Cantharis</altname> or <altname>Spanish fly</altname> by druggists. See <er>Cantharis</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Blister fly</b></col>, <cd>a blister beetle.</cd> -- <col><b>Blister plaster</b></col>, <cd>a plaster designed to raise a blister; -- usually made of Spanish flies.</cd> -- <col><b>Blister steel</b></col>, <cd>crude steel formed from wrought iron by cementation; -- so called because of its blistered surface. Called also <altname>blistered steel</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Blood blister</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Blood</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blis"ter</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blistered</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Blistering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To be affected with a blister or blisters; to have a blister form on.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Let my tongue <qex>blister</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blis"ter</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To raise a blister or blisters upon.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>My hands were <qex>blistered</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Franklin.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To give pain to, or to injure, as if by a blister.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This tyrant, whose sole name <qex>blisters</qex> our tongue.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blistering</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>harshly or corrosively critical in tone; -- of comments about people or their actions.</def> <illu><ex>blistering</ex> criticism</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> acerb, acerbic, acid, bitter, caustic, scathing, venomous, virulent, vitriolic.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>intensely hot.</def> <illu><ex>blistering</ex> sun</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blistery.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>very fast; <as>as, a <ex>blistering</ex> pace</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> red-hot, scorching.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blis"ter*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of blisters.</def> <rj><au>Hooker.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blite</hw> <pr>(bl&imacr;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>blitum</ets>, Gr. <grk>bli`ton</grk>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of herbs (<gen>Blitum</gen>) with a fleshy calyx. <spn>Blitum capitatum</spn> is the strawberry <ex>blite</ex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 156 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Blithe</hw> <pr>(bl&imacr;&thlig_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>bl&imacr;&eth;e</ets> blithe, kind; akin to Goth. <ets>blei&thorn;s</ets> kind, Icel. <ets>bl&imacr;&eth;r</ets> mild, gentle, Dan. &amp; Sw. <ets>blid</ets> gentle, D. <ets>blijd</ets> blithe, OHG. <ets>bl&imacr;di</ets> kind, blithe.]</ety> <def>Gay; merry; sprightly; joyous; glad; cheerful; <as>as, a <ex>blithe</ex> spirit</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>blithe</qex> sounds of festal music.</q> <rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A daughter fair,<br/>
+So buxom, <qex>blithe</qex>, and debonair.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blithe"ful</hw> <pr>(bl&imacr;&thlig_;"f&usdot_;l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Gay; full of gayety; joyous.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blithe"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a blithe manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blithe"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being blithe.</def> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blither</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>same as <er>blather</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> babble, blather, smatter, blether.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blithering</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>talking incoherently; <as>as, a <ex>blithering</ex> idiot</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> jabbering.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blithe"some</hw> <pr>(-s&ubreve;m)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Cheery; gay; merry.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>blithesome</qex> sounds of wassail gay.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Blithe"some*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Blithe"some*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blitz</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(football)</fld> <def>a quick move by defensive players toward the passer on the offensive team, as soon as the ball is snapped; -- it is used when the defensive teams assumes that a pass will be attempted, and risks allowing substantial gains by the offensive team if other plays are in fact planned.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> safety linebacker blitzing.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a rapid and violent military attack with intensive aerial bombardment. Same as <er>blitzkrieg</er></def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>any vigorous and intensive attack, bombardment, or assault, literally or figuratively; <as>as, they used a <ex>blitz</ex> of television commercials to launch their new product</as>; the German <ex>blitz</ex> on London.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>same as <er>blitz chess</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blitz"krieg</hw> <pr>(bl&ibreve_;tz"kr&emacr;g)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[German, <ets>blitz</ets> lightning + <ets>krieg</ets> war.]</ety> <def>an overwhelming all-out attack with infantry, armor, and air forces, especially by surprise against an unprepared enemy.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blitz"krieg</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>to fight a quick and surprising war.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> fight a blitzkrieg.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blive</hw> <pr>(bl&imacr;v)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[A contraction of <er>Belive</er>.]</ety> <def>Quickly; forthwith.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bliz"zard</hw> <pr>(bl&ibreve_;z"z&etilde_;rd)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Blaze</er> to flash. Formerly, in local use, a rattling volley; cf. &ldquo;to <ets>blaze</ets> away&rdquo; to fire away.]</ety> <def>A gale of piercingly cold wind, usually accompanied with fine and blinding snow; a furious blast.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bloat</hw> <pr>(bl&omacr;t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bloated</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bloating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. Icel. <ets>blotna</ets> to become soft, <ets>blautr</ets> soft, wet, Sw. <ets>bl&ouml;t</ets> soft, <ets>bl&ouml;ta</ets> to soak; akin to G. <ets>bloss</ets> bare, and AS. <ets>ble&aacute;t</ets> wretched; or perh. fr. root of Eng. 5th <ets>blow</ets>. Cf. <er>Blote</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make turgid, as with water or air; to cause a swelling of the surface of, from effusion of serum in the cellular tissue, producing a morbid enlargement, often accompanied with softness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To inflate; to puff up; to make vain.</def> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bloat</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To grow turgid as by effusion of liquid in the cellular tissue; to puff out; to swell.</def> <rj><au>Arbuthnot.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bloat</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Bloated.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bloat</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A term of contempt for a worthless, dissipated fellow.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bloat</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To dry (herrings) in smoke. See <er>Blote</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bloat"ed</hw> <pr>(bl&omacr;t"&ebreve_;d)</pr>, <pos>p. a.</pos> <def>Distended beyond the natural or usual size, as by the presence of water, serum, etc.; turgid; swollen; <as>as, a <ex>bloated</ex> face</as>. Also, puffed up with pride; pompous.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bloat"ed*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being bloated.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bloat"er</hw> <pr>(-&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bloat</er>, <er>Blote</er>.]</ety> <def>The common herring, esp. when of large size, smoked, and half dried; -- called also <altname>bloat herring</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blob</hw> <pr>(bl&obreve_;b)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bleb</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Something blunt and round; a small drop or lump of something viscid or thick; a drop; a bubble; a blister.</def> <rj><au>Wright.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small fresh-water fish (<spn>Uranidea Richardsoni</spn>); the miller's thumb.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blob"ber</hw> <pr>(bl&obreve_;b"b&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Blubber</er>, <er>Blub</er>.]</ety> <def>A bubble; blubber.</def> <mark>[Low]</mark> <rj><au>T. Carew.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Blobber lip</b></col>, <cd>a thick, protruding lip.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His <qex>blobber</qex> lips and beetle brows commend.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blob"ber-lipped`</hw> <pr>(-l&ibreve_;pt`)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having thick lips.</def> &ldquo;A <xex>blobber-lipped</xex> shell.&rdquo; <rj><au>Grew.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Blo*cage"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The roughest and cheapest sort of rubblework, in masonry.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Block</hw> <pr>(bl&obreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>blok</ets>; cf. F. <ets>bloc</ets> (fr. OHG.), D. &amp; Dan. <ets>blok</ets>, Sw. &amp; G. <ets>block</ets>, OHG. <ets>bloch</ets>. There is also an OHG. <ets>bloch</ets>, <ets>biloh</ets>; <ets>bi</ets> by + the same root as that of E. <ets>lock</ets>. Cf. <er>Block</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, <er>Blockade</er>, and see <er>Lock</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A piece of wood more or less bulky; a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more plane, or approximately plane, faces; <as>as, a <ex>block</ex> on which a butcher chops his meat; a <ex>block</ex> by which to mount a horse; children's playing <ex>blocks</ex>, etc.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Now all our neighbors' chimneys smoke,<br/>
+And Christmas <qex>blocks</qex> are burning.</q> <rj><qau>Wither.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>All her labor was but as a <qex>block</qex><br/>
+Left in the quarry.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The solid piece of wood on which condemned persons lay their necks when they are beheaded.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Noble heads which have been brought to the <qex>block</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>E. Everett.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The wooden mold on which hats, bonnets, etc., are shaped.</def> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>The pattern or shape of a hat.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He wears his faith but as the fashion of his hat; it ever changes with the next <qex>block</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A large or long building divided into separate houses or shops, or a number of houses or shops built in contact with each other so as to form one building; a row of houses or shops.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A square, or portion of a city inclosed by streets, whether occupied by buildings or not.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The new city was laid out in rectangular <qex>blocks</qex>, each <qex>block</qex> containing thirty building lots. Such an average <qex>block</qex>, comprising 282 houses and covering nine acres of ground, exists in Oxford Street.</q> <rj><qau>Lond. Quart. Rev.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A grooved pulley or sheave incased in a frame or shell which is provided with a hook, eye, or strap, by which it may be attached to an object. It is used to change the direction of motion, as in raising a heavy object that can not be conveniently reached, and also, when two or more such sheaves are compounded, to change the rate of motion, or to exert increased force; -- used especially in the rigging of ships, and in tackles.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Falconry)</fld> <def>The perch on which a bird of prey is kept.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>Any obstruction, or cause of obstruction; a stop; a hindrance; an obstacle; -- also called <altname>blockage</altname>; <as>as, a <ex>block</ex> in the way; a <ex>block</ex> in an artery; a <ex>block</ex> in a nerve</as>; a <ex>block</ex> in a biochemical pathway.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>A piece of box or other wood for engravers' work.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>10.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>A piece of hard wood (as mahogany or cherry) on which a stereotype or electrotype plate is mounted to make it type high.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>11.</sn> <def>A blockhead; a stupid fellow; a dolt.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>What a <qex>block</qex> art thou !</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>12.</sn> <def>A section of a railroad where the block system is used. See <cref>Block system</cref>, below.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>13.</sn> <def>In Australia, one of the large lots into which public land, when opened to settlers, is divided by the government surveyors.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>14.</sn> <fld>(Cricket)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The position of a player or bat when guarding the wicket.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A block hole.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The popping crease.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>15.</sn> <def>a number of individual items sold as a unit; <as>as, a <ex>block</ex> of airline ticketes; a <ex>block</ex> of hotel rooms; a <ex>block</ex> of stock</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>16.</sn> <def>the length of one side of a city block{5}, traversed along any side; <as>as, to walk three <ex>blocks</ex> ahead and turn left at the corner</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>17.</sn> <def>a halt in a mental process, especially one due to stress, memory lapse, confusion, etc.; <as>as, a writer's <ex>block</ex>; to have a <ex>block</ex> in remembering a name</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>18.</sn> <fld>(computers)</fld> <def>a quantity of binary-encoded information transferred, or stored, as a unit to, from, or on a data storage device; <as>as, to divide a disk into 512-byte <ex>blocks</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>19.</sn> <fld>(computers)</fld> <def>a number of locations in a random-access memory allocated to storage of specific data; <as>as, to allocate a <ex>block</ex> of 1024 bytes for the stack</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>A block of shares</b></col> <fld>(Stock Exchange)</fld>, <cd>a large number of shares in a stock company, sold in a lump.</cd> <au>Bartlett.</au> -- <col><b>Block printing</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A mode of printing (common in China and Japan) from engraved boards by means of a sheet of paper laid on the linked surface and rubbed with a brush.</cd> <au>S. W. Williams.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A method of printing cotton cloth and paper hangings with colors, by pressing them upon an engraved surface coated with coloring matter.</cd> -- <col><b>Block system</b></col> <cd>on railways, a system by which the track is divided into sections of three or four miles, and trains are so run by the guidance of electric signals that no train enters a section or block before the preceding train has left it.</cd> -- <col><b>Back blocks</b></col>, <cd>Australian pastoral country which is remote from the seacoast or from a river.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Block</hw> <pr>(bl&obreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blocked</conjf> <pr>(bl&obreve_;kt)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Blocking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>bloquer</ets>, fr. <ets>bloc</ets> block. See <er>Block</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To obstruct so as to prevent passage or progress; to prevent passage from, through, or into, by obstructing the way; -- used both of persons and things; -- often followed by <xex>up</xex>; <as>as, to <ex>block</ex> up a road or harbor; to <ex>block</ex> an entrance</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>With moles . . . would <qex>block</qex> the port.</q> <rj><qau>Rowe.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A city . . . besieged and <qex>blocked</qex> about.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To secure or support by means of blocks; to secure, as two boards at their angles of intersection, by pieces of wood glued to each.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To shape on, or stamp with, a block; <as>as, to <ex>block</ex> a hat</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>to cause (any activity) to halt by creating an obstruction; <as>as, to <ex>block</ex> a nerve impulse; to <ex>block</ex> a biochemical reaction with a drug</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To block out</b></col>, <cd>to begin to reduce to shape; to mark out roughly; to lay out; to outline; <as>as, to <ex>block out</ex> a plan</as>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Block*ade"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. It. <ets>bloccata</ets>. See <er>Block</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos> ]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The shutting up of a place by troops or ships, with the purpose of preventing ingress or egress, or the reception of supplies; <as>as, the <ex>blockade</ex> of the ports of an enemy</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Blockade</xex> is now usually applied to an investment with ships or vessels, while siege is used of an investment by land forces. To constitute a <xex>blockade</xex>, the investing power must be able to apply its force to every point of practicable access, so as to render it dangerous to attempt to enter; and there is no <xex>blockade</xex> of that port where its force can not be brought to bear.</note> <rj><au>Kent.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An obstruction to passage.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(physiology)</fld> <def>interference with transmission of a physiological signal, or a physiological reaction.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To raise a blockade</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Raise</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Block*ade"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blockaded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Blockading</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To shut up, as a town or fortress, by investing it with troops or vessels or war for the purpose of preventing ingress or egress, or the introduction of supplies. See note under <er>Blockade</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def> &ldquo;<xex>Blockaded</xex> the place by sea.&rdquo; <rj><au>Gilpin.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, to shut in so as to prevent egress.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Till storm and driving ice <qex>blockade</qex> him there.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To obstruct entrance to or egress from.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Huge bales of British cloth <qex>blockade</qex> the door.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blockaded</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>having access obstructed by emplacement of a barrier, or by threat of force.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> barricaded, barred.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Block*ad"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who blockades.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A vessel employed in blockading.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Block"age</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of blocking up; the state of being blocked up.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Block" book`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A book printed from engraved wooden blocks instead of movable types.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Block chain</hw>. <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>A chain in which the alternate links are broad blocks connected by thin side links pivoted to the ends of the blocks, used with sprocket wheels to transmit power, as in a bicycle.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blocked</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>closed to traffic.</def> <illu>Traffic was <ex>blocked</ex> by an overturned tractor-trailor</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> out of use(predicate).</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>at a complete standstill because of opposition of two unrelenting forces or factions.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> deadlocked, stalemated.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>unusable because of some obstruction.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Block"head`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Block</ets> + <ets>head</ets>.]</ety> <def>A stupid fellow; a dolt; a person deficient in understanding.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The bookful <qex>blockhead</qex>, ignorantly read,<br/>
+With loads of learned lumber in his head.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Block"head`ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Stupid; dull.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Block"head*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which characterizes a blockhead; stupidity.</def> <rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Block"house`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Block</ets> + <ets>house</ets>: cf. G. <ets>blockhaus</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>An edifice or structure of heavy timbers or logs for military defense, having its sides loopholed for musketry, and often an upper story projecting over the lower, or so placed upon it as to have its sides make an angle wit the sides of the lower story, thus enabling the defenders to fire downward, and in all directions; -- formerly much used in America and Germany.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A house of squared logs.</def> <mark>[West. &amp; South. U. S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Block"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of obstructing, supporting, shaping, or stamping with a block or blocks.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Blocks used to support (a building, etc.) temporarily.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Block"ing course`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The finishing course of a wall showing above a cornice.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Block"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a block; deficient in understanding; stupid; dull.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Blockish</xex> Ajax.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>Block"ish*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Block"ish*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Block"like`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a block; stupid.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Block signal</hw>. <fld>(Railroads)</fld> <def>One of the danger signals or safety signals which guide the movement of trains in a block system. The signal is often so coupled with a switch that act of opening or closing the switch operates the signal also.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Block system</hw>. <fld>(Railroads)</fld> <def>A system by which the track is divided into short sections, as of three or four miles, and trains are so run by the guidance of electric, or combined electric and pneumatic, signals that no train enters a section or block until the preceding train has left it, as in <col><b>absolute blocking</b></col>, or that a train may be allowed to follow another into a block as long as it proceeds with excessive caution, as in <col><b>permissive blocking</b></col>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Block" tin`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>See under <er>Tin</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bloe"dite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From the chemist <ets>Bl&ouml;de</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A hydrous sulphate of magnesium and sodium.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blol"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A shrub or small tree of southern Florida and the West Indies (<spn>Pisonia obtusata</spn>) with smooth oval leaves and a hard, 10-ribbed fruit.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The rubiaceous shrub <spn>Chicocca racemosa</spn>, of the same region.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blom"a*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Bloomery</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Blonc"ket</hw>, <hw>Blon"ket</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>blanquet</ets> whitish, dim. of <ets>blanc</ets> white. Cf. <er>Blanket</er>.]</ety> <def>Gray; bluish gray.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Our <qex>bloncket</qex> liveries been all too sad.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Blond</hw>, <hw>Blonde</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., fair, light, of uncertain origin; cf. AS. <ets>blonden-feax</ets> gray-haired, old, prop. blended-haired, as a mixture of white and brown or black. See <er>Blend</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos> ]</ety> <def>Of a fair color; light-colored; <as>as, <ex>blond</ex> hair; a <ex>blond</ex> complexion</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blonde</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A person of very fair complexion, with light hair and light blue eyes.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>blond</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <ety>[So called from its color.]</ety> <def>A kind of silk lace originally of the color of raw silk, now sometimes dyed; -- called also <altname>blond lace</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blond" met`al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A variety of clay ironstone, in Staffordshire, England, used for making tools.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blond"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being blond.</def> <rj><au>G. Eliot.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blood</hw> <pr>(bl&ubreve;d)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>blod</ets>, <ets>blood</ets>, AS. <ets>bl&omacr;d</ets>; akin to D. <ets>bloed</ets>, OHG. <ets>bluot</ets>, G. <ets>blut</ets>, Goth. <ets>bl&omacr;&thorn;</ets>, Icel. <ets>bl&omacr;&eth;</ets>, Sw. &amp; Dan. <ets>blod</ets>; prob. fr. the same root as E. <ets>blow</ets> to bloom. See <er>Blow</er> to bloom.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The fluid which circulates in the principal vascular system of animals, carrying nourishment to all parts of the body, and bringing away waste products to be excreted. See under <er>Arterial</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The blood consists of a liquid, the plasma, containing minute particles, the blood corpuscles. In the invertebrate animals it is usually nearly colorless, and contains only one kind of corpuscles; but in all vertebrates, except Amphioxus, it contains some colorless corpuscles, with many more which are red and give the blood its uniformly red color. See <er>Corpuscle</er>, <er>Plasma</er>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Relationship by descent from a common ancestor; consanguinity; kinship.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To share the <qex>blood</qex> of Saxon royalty.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A friend of our own <qex>blood</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Waller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Half blood</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>relationship through only one parent.</cd> -- <col><b>Whole blood</b></col>, <cd>relationship through both father and mother. In American Law, <xex>blood</xex> includes both half blood, and whole blood.</cd> <rj><au>Bouvier.</au> <au>Peters.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Descent; lineage; especially, honorable birth; the highest royal lineage.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Give us a prince of <qex>blood</qex>, a son of Priam.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I am a gentleman of <qex>blood</qex> and breeding.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Stock Breeding)</fld> <def>Descent from parents of recognized breed; excellence or purity of breed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In stock breeding <xex>half blood</xex> is descent showing one half only of pure breed. <xex>Blue blood</xex>, <xex>full blood</xex>, or <xex>warm blood</xex>, is the same as <xex>blood</xex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The fleshy nature of man.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Nor gives it satisfaction to our <qex>blood</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>The shedding of blood; the taking of life, murder; manslaughter; destruction.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>So wills the fierce, avenging sprite,<br/>
+Till <qex>blood</qex> for <qex>blood</qex> atones.</q> <rj><qau>Hood.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A bloodthirsty or murderous disposition.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He was a thing of <qex>blood</qex>, whose every motion<br/>
+Was timed with dying cries.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>Temper of mind; disposition; state of the passions; -- as if the blood were the seat of emotions.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>When you perceive his <qex>blood</qex> inclined to mirth.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Often, in this sense, accompanied with <xex>bad</xex>, <xex>cold</xex>, <xex>warm</xex>, or other qualifying word. Thus, to commit an act in <xex>cold blood</xex>, is to do it deliberately, and without sudden passion; to do it in <xex>bad blood</xex>, is to do it in anger. <xex>Warm blood</xex> denotes a temper inflamed or irritated. To <xex>warm</xex> or <xex>heat the blood</xex> is to excite the passions. Qualified by <xex>up</xex>, excited feeling or passion is signified; as, my <xex>blood</xex> was <xex>up</xex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>A man of fire or spirit; a fiery spark; a gay, showy man; a rake.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Seest thou not . . . how giddily 'a turns about all the hot <qex>bloods</qex> between fourteen and five and thirty?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It was the morning costume of a dandy or <qex>blood</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>10.</sn> <def>The juice of anything, especially if red.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He washed . . . his clothes in the <qex>blood</qex> of grapes.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. xiix. 11.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Blood</xex> is often used as an adjective, and as the first part of self-explaining compound words; as, <xex>blood-</xex>bespotted, <xex>blood-</xex>bought, <xex>blood-</xex>curdling, <xex>blood-</xex>dyed, <xex>blood-</xex>red, <xex>blood-</xex>spilling, <xex>blood-</xex>stained, <xex>blood-</xex>warm, <xex>blood-</xex>won.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Blood baptism</b></col> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld>, <cd>the martyrdom of those who had not been baptized. They were considered as baptized in blood, and this was regarded as a full substitute for literal baptism.</cd> -- <col><b>Blood blister</b></col>, <cd>a blister or bleb containing blood or bloody serum, usually caused by an injury.</cd> -- <col><b>Blood brother</b></col>, <cd>brother by blood or birth.</cd> -- <col><b>Blood clam</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a bivalve mollusk of the genus Arca and allied genera, esp. <spn>Argina pexata</spn> of the American coast. So named from the color of its flesh.</cd> -- <col><b>Blood corpuscle</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Corpuscle</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Blood crystal</b></col> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld>, <cd>one of the crystals formed by the separation in a crystalline form of the h&aelig;moglobin of the red blood corpuscles; h&aelig;matocrystallin. All blood does not yield blood crystals.</cd> -- <col><b>Blood heat</b></col>, <cd>heat equal to the temperature of human blood, or about 98<frac>1/2</frac> &deg; Fahr.</cd> -- <col><b>Blood horse</b></col>, <cd>a horse whose blood or lineage is derived from the purest and most highly prized origin or stock.</cd> -- <col><b>Blood money</b></col>. <cd>See in the Vocabulary.</cd> -- <col><b>Blood orange</b></col>, <cd>an orange with dark red pulp.</cd> -- <col><b>Blood poisoning</b></col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>a morbid state of the blood caused by the introduction of poisonous or infective matters from without, or the absorption or retention of such as are produced in the body itself; tox&aelig;mia.</cd> -- <col><b>Blood pudding</b></col>, <cd>a pudding made of blood and other materials.</cd> -- <col><b>Blood relation</b></col>, <cd>one connected by blood or descent.</cd> -- <col><b>Blood spavin</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Spavin</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Blood vessel</b></col>. <cd>See in the Vocabulary.</cd> -- <col><b>Blue blood</b></col>, <cd>the blood of noble or aristocratic families, which, according to a Spanish prover , has in it a tinge of blue; -- hence, a member of an old and aristocratic family.</cd> -- <col><b>Flesh and blood</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A blood relation, esp. a child.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Human nature.</cd> -- <col><b>In blood</b></col> <fld>(Hunting)</fld>, <cd>in a state of perfect health and vigor.</cd> <au>Shak.</au> -- <col><b>To let blood</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Let</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Prince of the blood</b></col>, <cd>the son of a sovereign, or the issue of a royal family. The sons, brothers, and uncles of the sovereign are styled <xex>princes of the blood royal</xex>; and the daughters, sisters, and aunts are <xex>princesses of the blood royal</xex>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blood</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blooded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Blooding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To bleed.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 157 --></p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To stain, smear or wet, with blood.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Reach out their spears afar,<br/>
+And <qex>blood</qex> their points.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To give (hounds or soldiers) a first taste or sight of blood, as in hunting or war.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It was most important too that his troops should be <qex>blooded</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To heat the blood of; to exasperate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The auxiliary forces of the French and English were much <qex>blooded</qex> one against another.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blood"bath`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Indiscriminate slaughter; the killing of multiple persons.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bloodletting, bloodshed, battue.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <mark>[fig.]</mark> <def>Substantial losses by many people, as in a mass termination of employment or widespread financial loss; <as>as, the sudden market drop created a <ex>bloodbath</ex> among overoptimistic investors</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>blood"ber*ry</hw>, <hw>blood" ber*ry</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bushy houseplant (<spn>Rivina humilis</spn>) having white to pale pink flowers followed by racemes of scarlet berries; it is native to the tropical Americas.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> rougeberry, rouge plant.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blood"bird`</hw> <pr>(bl&ubreve;d"b&etilde_;rd`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An Australian honeysucker (<spn>Myzomela sanguineolata</spn>); -- so called from the bright red color of the male bird.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blood"-bol`tered</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Blood</ets> + Prov. E. <ets>bolter</ets> to mat in tufts. Cf. <er>Balter</er>.]</ety> <def>Having the hair matted with clotted blood.</def> <mark>[Obs. &amp; R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>blood-boltered</qex> Banquo smiles upon me.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blood"curd*ling</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>causing sudden intense fear due to an apprehension of imminent bodily harm, to oneself or others.</def> <illu>Awakened by a <ex>bloodcurdling</ex> scream from right outside her window</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> hair-raising, nightmarish.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blood"ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having pure blood, or a large admixture or pure blood; of approved breed; of the best stock.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Used also in composition in phrases indicating a particular condition or quality of blood; as, cold-<xex>blooded</xex>; warm-<xex>blooded</xex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blood"flow`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From the color of the flower.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of bulbous plants, natives of Southern Africa, named <gen>H&aelig;manthus</gen>, of the Amaryllis family. The juice of <spn>H&aelig;manthus toxicarius</spn> is used by the Hottentots to poison their arrows.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blood"guilt`y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Guilty of murder or bloodshed.</def> &ldquo;A <xex>bloodguilty</xex> life.&rdquo; <au>Fairfax.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>Blood"guilt`i*ness</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> -- <wf>Blood"guilt`less</wf>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blood"hound`</hw> <pr>(bl&ubreve;d"hound`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A breed of large and powerful dogs, with long, smooth, and pendulous ears, and remarkable for acuteness of smell. It is employed to recover game or prey which has escaped wounded from a hunter, and for tracking criminals. Formerly it was used for pursuing runaway slaves. Other varieties of dog are often used for the same purpose and go by the same name. The Cuban bloodhound is said to be a variety of the mastiff.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blood"ied</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>Covered with blood.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> gory, sanguinary.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blood"i*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a bloody manner; cruelly; with a disposition to shed blood.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blood"i*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state of being bloody.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Disposition to shed blood; bloodthirstiness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>All that <qex>bloodiness</qex> and savage cruelty which was in our nature.</q> <rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blood"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>bl&omacr;dle&aacute;s</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Destitute of blood, or apparently so; <as>as, <ex>bloodless</ex> cheeks</as>; lifeless; dead.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>bloodless</qex> carcass of my Hector sold.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not attended with shedding of blood, or slaughter; <as>as, a <ex>bloodless</ex> victory</as>.</def> <rj><au>Froude.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Without spirit or activity.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Thou <qex>bloodless</qex> remnant of that royal blood !</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Blood"less*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Blood"less*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blood"let`</hw> <pr>(bl&ubreve;d"l&ebreve_;t`)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>bl&omacr;dl&aemacr_;tan</ets>; <ets>bl&omacr;d</ets> blood + <ets>l&aemacr_;atan</ets> to let.]</ety> <def>bleed; to let blood.</def> <rj><au>Arbuthnot.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blood"let`ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, lets blood; a phlebotomist.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blood"let`ting</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The act or process of letting blood or bleeding, as by opening a vein or artery, or by cupping or leeches; -- esp. applied to venesection.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blood"lust</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a desire for bloodshed.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bloodmobile</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a motor vehicle equipped to collect blood donations.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blood" mon`ey</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>Money paid to the next of kin of a person who has been killed by another.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Money obtained as the price, or at the cost, of another's life; -- said of a reward for supporting a capital charge, of money obtained for betraying a fugitive or for committing murder, or of money obtained from the sale of that which will destroy the purchaser.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blood-red</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of cherries or tomatoes or rubies or blood.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> red, carmine, cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, ruby, ruby-red, scarlet.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blood-related</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>related by blood, i.e. by a common genetic heritage.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> akin(predicate), cognate, consanguine, consanguineous, kin(predicate).</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <!-- how far back can one go? at least four generations, possibly over 10 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Blood"root`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant (<spn>Sanguinaria Canadensis</spn>), with a red root and red sap, and bearing a pretty, white flower in early spring; -- called also <altname>puccoon</altname>, <altname>redroot</altname>, <altname>bloodwort</altname>, <altname>tetterwort</altname>, <altname>turmeric</altname>, and <altname>Indian paint</altname>. It has acrid emetic properties, and the rootstock is used as a stimulant expectorant. See <er>Sanguinaria</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In England the name is given to the tormentil, once used as a remedy for dysentery.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blood"shed`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Blood</ets> + <ets>shed</ets>]</ety> <def>The shedding or spilling of blood; slaughter; the act of shedding human blood, or taking life, as in war, riot, or murder.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blood"shed`der</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who sheds blood; a manslayer; a murderer.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blood"shed`ding</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Bloodshed.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blood"shot`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Blood</ets> + <ets>shot</ets>, p. p. of <ets>shoot</ets> to variegate.]</ety> <def>Red and inflamed; suffused with blood, or having the vessels turgid with blood, as when the conjunctiva is inflamed or irritated.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His eyes were <qex>bloodshot</qex>, . . . and his hair disheveled.</q> <rj><qau>Dickens.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blood"-shot`ten</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Bloodshot.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bloodstained</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>stained with blood; <as>as, a <ex>bloodstained</ex> shirt; a <ex>bloodstained</ex> carpet; a <ex>bloodstained</ex> sidewalk</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blood"stick"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Far.)</fld> <def>A piece of hard wood loaded at one end with lead, and used to strike the fleam into the vein.</def> <rj><au>Youatt.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bloodstock</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>thoroughbred horses (collectively).</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blood"stone`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A green siliceous stone sprinkled with red jasper, as if with blood; hence the name; -- called also <altname>heliotrope</altname>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Hematite, an ore of iron yielding a blood red powder or &ldquo;streak.&rdquo;</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blood"stroke`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>coup de sang</ets>.]</ety> <def>Loss of sensation and motion from hemorrhage or congestion in the brain.</def> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blood"suck`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any animal that sucks blood; esp., the leech (<spn>Hirudo medicinalis</spn>), and related species.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who sheds blood; a cruel, bloodthirsty man; one guilty of bloodshed; a murderer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A hard and exacting master, landlord, or money lender; an extortioner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bloodsucking</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>drawing blood from the body of another; <as>as, a plague of <ex>bloodsucking</ex> insects</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another; -- of plants or persons; <as>as, a <ex>bloodsucking</ex> blackmailer; <ex>bloodsucking</ex> lawyers</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> parasitic, parasitical, leechlike.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blood"thirst`y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Eager to shed blood; cruel; sanguinary; murderous; having a bloodlust.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Blood"thirst`i*ness</wf> (&unr_;), <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blood-twig</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a European deciduous shrub (<spn>Cornus sanguinea</spn>) turning red in autumn having dull white flowers.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> common European dogwood, red dogwood, pedwood.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blood"ulf</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The European bullfinch.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blood" ves`sel</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Any vessel or canal in which blood circulates in an animal, as an artery or vein.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Blood"wite`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Blood"wit`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>bl&omacr;w&imacr;te</ets>; <ets>bl&omacr;d</ets> blood, + <ets>w&imacr;te</ets> wite, fine.]</ety> <fld>(Anc. Law)</fld> <def>A fine or amercement paid as part of a settlement for the shedding of blood; also, a riot wherein blood was spilled.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blood"wood</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A tree having the wood or the sap of the color of blood.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>Norfolk Island <xex>bloodwood</xex> is a euphorbiaceous tree (<spn>Baloghia lucida</spn>), from which the sap is collected for use as a plant. Various other trees have the name, chiefly on account of the color of the wood, as <spn>Gordonia H&aelig;matoxylon</spn> of Jamaica, and several species of Australian <spn>Eucalyptus</spn>; also the true logwood (<spn> H&aelig;matoxylon campechianum</spn>).</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blood"wort`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant, <spn>Rumex sanguineus</spn>, or bloody-veined dock. The name is applied also to bloodroot (<spn>Sanguinaria Canadensis</spn>), and to an extensive order of plants (<spn>H&aelig;modorace&aelig;</spn>), the roots of many species of which contain a red coloring matter useful in dyeing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blood"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>bl&omacr;dig</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Containing or resembling blood; of the nature of blood; <as>as, <ex>bloody</ex> excretions; <ex>bloody</ex> sweat</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Smeared or stained with blood; <as>as, <ex>bloody</ex> hands; a <ex>bloody</ex> handkerchief</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Given, or tending, to the shedding of blood; having a cruel, savage disposition; murderous; cruel.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Some <qex>bloody</qex> passion shakes your very frame.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Attended with, or involving, bloodshed; sanguinary; esp., marked by great slaughter or cruelty; <as>as, a <ex>bloody</ex> battle</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Infamous; contemptible; -- variously used for mere emphasis or as a low epithet.</def> <mark>[Vulgar]</mark> <rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blood"y</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bloodied</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bloodying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To stain with blood.</def> <rj><au>Overbury.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blood"y*bones`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A terrible bugbear.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blood"y flux`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>The dysentery, a disease in which the flux or discharge from the bowels has a mixture of blood.</def> <rj><au>Arbuthnot.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blood"y hand`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>A hand stained with the blood of a deer, which, in the old forest laws of England, was sufficient evidence of a man's trespass in the forest against venison.</def> <rj><au>Jacob.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A red hand, as in the arms of Ulster, which is now the distinguishing mark of a baronet of the United Kingdom.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blood"y-mind"ed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a cruel, ferocious disposition; bloodthirsty.</def> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blood"y sweat`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A sweat accompanied by a discharge of blood; a disease, called <xex>sweating sickness</xex>, formerly prevalent in England and other countries.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bloom</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>blome</ets>, fr. Icel. <ets>bl&unr_;m</ets>, <ets>bl&unr_;mi</ets>; akin to Sw. <ets>blom</ets>, Goth. <ets>bl&unr_;ma</ets>, OS. <ets>bl&unr_;mo</ets>, D. <ets>bloem</ets>, OHG. <ets>bluomo</ets>, <ets>bluoma</ets>, G. <ets>blume</ets>; fr. the same root as AS. <ets>bl&unr_;wan</ets> to blow, blossom. See <er>Blow</er> to bloom, and cf. <er>Blossom</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud; flowers, collectively.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The rich <qex>blooms</qex> of the tropics.</q> <rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The opening of flowers in general; the state of blossoming or of having the flowers open; <as>as, the cherry trees are in <ex>bloom</ex></as>.</def> &ldquo;Sight of vernal <xex>bloom</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A state or time of beauty, freshness, and vigor; an opening to higher perfection, analogous to that of buds into blossoms; <as>as, the <ex>bloom</ex> of youth</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Every successive mother has transmitted a fainter <qex>bloom</qex>, a more delicate and briefer beauty.</q> <rj><qau>Hawthorne.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The delicate, powdery coating upon certain growing or newly-gathered fruits or leaves, as on grapes, plums, etc. Hence: Anything giving an appearance of attractive freshness; a flush; a glow.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A new, fresh, brilliant world, with all the <qex>bloom</qex> upon it.</q> <rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The clouded appearance which varnish sometimes takes upon the surface of a picture.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A yellowish deposit or powdery coating which appears on well-tanned leather.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A popular term for a bright-hued variety of some minerals; <as>as, the rose-red cobalt <ex>bloom</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bloom</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bloomed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Blooming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To produce or yield blossoms; to blossom; to flower or be in flower.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A flower which once<br/>
+In Paradise, fast by the tree of life,<br/>
+Began to <qex>bloom</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To be in a state of healthful, growing youth and vigor; to show beauty and freshness, as of flowers; to give promise, as by or with flowers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A better country <qex>blooms</qex> to view,</q>
+<q>Beneath a brighter sky.</q> <rj><qau>Logan.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bloom</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cause to blossom; to make flourish.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Charitable affection <qex>bloomed</qex> them.</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To bestow a bloom upon; to make blooming or radiant.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>While barred clouds <qex>bloom</qex> the soft-dying day.</q> <rj><qau>Keats.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bloom</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>bl&unr_;ma</ets> a mass or lump, <ets>&imacr;senes bl&unr_;ma</ets> a lump or wedge of iron.]</ety> <fld>(Metal.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A mass of wrought iron from the Catalan forge or from the puddling furnace, deprived of its dross, and shaped usually in the form of an oblong block by shingling.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A large bar of steel formed directly from an ingot by hammering or rolling, being a preliminary shape for further working.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bloom"a*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Bloomery</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bloom"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From Mrs. <ets>Bloomer</ets>, an American, who sought to introduce this style of dress.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A costume for women, consisting of a short dress, with loose trousers gathered round ankles, and (commonly) a broad-brimmed hat.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A woman who wears a Bloomer costume.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bloom"er*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Manuf.)</fld> <def>A furnace and forge in which wrought iron in the form of blooms is made directly from the ore, or (more rarely) from cast iron.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bloom"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Metal.)</fld> <def>The process of making blooms from the ore or from cast iron.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bloom"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Opening in blossoms; flowering.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Thriving in health, beauty, and vigor; indicating the freshness and beauties of youth or health.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bloom"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a blooming manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bloom"ing*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A blooming condition.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bloom"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without bloom or flowers.</def> <rj><au>Shelley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bloom"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Full of bloom; flowery; flourishing with the vigor of youth; <as>as, a <ex>bloomy</ex> spray</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>But all the <qex>bloomy</qex> flush of life is fled.</q> <rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Covered with bloom, as fruit.</def> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blooth</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Bloom; a blossoming.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>All that <qex>blooth</qex> means heavy autumn work for him and his hands.</q> <rj><qau>T. Hardy.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blore</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Perh. a variant of <ets>blare</ets>, v. i.; or cf. Gael. &amp; Ir. <ets>blor</ets> a loud noise.]</ety> <def>The act of blowing; a roaring wind; a blast.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A most tempestuous <qex>blore</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Chapman.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blos"my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Blossomy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blos"som</hw> <pr>(bl&obreve_;s"s&ubreve;m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>blosme</ets>, <ets>blostme</ets>, AS. <ets>bl&omacr;sma</ets>, <ets>bl&omacr;stma</ets>, blossom; akin to D. <ets>bloesem</ets>, L. <ets>fios</ets>, and E. <ets>flower</ets>; from the root of E. <ets>blow</ets> to blossom. See <er>Blow</er> to blossom, and cf. <er>Bloom</er> a blossom.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The flower of a plant, or the essential organs of reproduction, with their appendages; florescence; bloom; the flowers of a plant, collectively; <as>as, the <ex>blossoms</ex> and fruit of a tree; an apple tree in <ex>blossom</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The term has been applied by some botanists, and is also applied in common usage, to the <xex>corolla</xex>. It is more commonly used than <xex>flower</xex> or <xex>bloom</xex>, when we have reference to the fruit which is to succeed. Thus we use <xex>flowers</xex> when we speak of plants cultivated for ornament, and <xex>bloom</xex> in a more general sense, as of flowers in general, or in reference to the beauty of flowers.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Blossoms</qex> flaunting in the eye of day.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A blooming period or stage of development; something lovely that gives rich promise.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In the <qex>blossom</qex> of my youth.</q> <rj><qau>Massinger.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The color of a horse that has white hairs intermixed with sorrel and bay hairs; -- otherwise called <xex>peach color</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>In blossom</b></col>, <cd>having the blossoms open; in bloom.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blos"som</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blossomed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Blossoming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>bl&unr_;stmian</ets>. See <er>Blossom</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To put forth blossoms or flowers; to bloom; to blow; to flower.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The moving whisper of huge trees that branched<br/>
+And <qex>blossomed</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To flourish and prosper; to develop into a superior type.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Israel shall <qex>blossom</qex> and bud, and full the face of the world with fruit.</q> <rj><qau>Isa. xxvii. 6.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>to appear or grow as if by blossoming; to spread out rapidly.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blossoming</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the process of budding and unfolding of blossoms.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> flowering, inflorescence, anthesis, efflorescence.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blos"som*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without blossoms.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blos"som*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of blossoms; flowery.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blot</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blotted</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Blotting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. Dan. <ets>plette</ets>. See 3d <er>Blot</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To spot, stain, or bespatter, as with ink.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The brief was writ and <qex>blotted</qex> all with gore.</q> <rj><qau>Gascoigne.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To impair; to damage; to mar; to soil.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It <qex>blots</qex> thy beauty, as frosts do bite the meads.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To stain with infamy; to disgrace.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Blot</qex> not thy innocence with guiltless blood.</q> <rj><qau>Rowe.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To obliterate, as writing with ink; to cancel; to efface; -- generally with <xex>out</xex>; <as>as, to <ex>blot</ex> out a word or a sentence</as>. Often figuratively; <as>as, to <ex>blot</ex> out offenses</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>One act like this <qex>blots</qex> out a thousand crimes.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To obscure; to eclipse; to shadow.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He sung how earth <qex>blots</qex> the moon's gilded wane.</q> <rj><qau>Cowley.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To dry, as writing, with blotting paper.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To obliterate; expunge; erase; efface; cancel; tarnish; disgrace; blur; sully; smear; smutch.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blot</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To take a blot; <as>as, this paper <ex>blots</ex> easily</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blot</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Icel. <ets>blettr</ets>, Dan. <ets>plet</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A spot or stain, as of ink on paper; a blur.</def> &ldquo;Inky <xex>blots</xex> and rotten parchment bonds.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An obliteration of something written or printed; an erasure.</def> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A spot on reputation; a stain; a disgrace; a reproach; a blemish.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This deadly <qex>blot</qex> in thy digressing son.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blot</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Dan. <ets>blot</ets> bare, naked, Sw. <ets>blott</ets>, d. bloot, G. <ets>bloss</ets>, and perh. E. <ets>bloat</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Backgammon)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An exposure of a single man to be taken up.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A single man left on a point, exposed to be taken up.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He is too great a master of his art to make a <qex>blot</qex> which may be so easily hit.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A weak point; a failing; an exposed point or mark.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blotch</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OE. <ets>blacche</ets> in <ets>blacchepot</ets> blacking pot, akin to <ets>black</ets>, as <ets>bleach</ets> is akin to <ets>bleak</ets>. See <er>Black</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, or cf. <er>Blot</er> a spot.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A blot or spot, as of color or of ink; especially a large or irregular spot. Also <mark>Fig.</mark>; <as>as, a moral <ex>blotch</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Spots and <qex>blotches</qex> . . . some red, others yellow.</q> <rj><qau>Harvey.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A large pustule, or a coarse eruption.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Foul scurf and <qex>blotches</qex> him defile.</q> <rj><qau>Thomson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blotched</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Marked or covered with blotches.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To give their <qex>blotched</qex> and blistered bodies ease.</q> <rj><qau>Drayton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blotch"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having blotches.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blote</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bloted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bloting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. Sw. <ets>bl&ouml;t-fisk</ets> soaked fish, fr. <ets>bl&ouml;ta</ets> to soak. See 1st <er>Bloat</er>.]</ety> <def>To cure, as herrings, by salting and smoking them; to bloat.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blot"less</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without blot.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blot"ter</hw> <pr>(bl&obreve_;t"t&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, blots; esp. a device for absorbing superfluous ink.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 158 --></p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <def>A wastebook, in which entries of transactions are made as they take place.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blot*tesque"</hw> <pr>(bl&obreve_;t*t&ebreve_;sk")</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Painting)</fld> <def>Characterized by blots or heavy touches; coarsely depicted; wanting in delineation.</def> <rj><au>Ruskin.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blot"ting pa`per</hw> <pr>(p&amacr;`p&etilde_;r)</pr>. <def>A kind of thick, bibulous, unsized paper, used to absorb superfluous ink from a freshly written manuscript, and thus prevent blots.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blot"to</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <pr>(bl&obreve_;t"t&ouptack_;)</pr> <def>drunk{1}.</def> <mark>[colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blouse</hw> <pr>(blouz; F. bl&oomacr_;z)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>blouse</ets>. Of unknown origin.]</ety> <def>A light, loose over-garment, like a smock frock, worn especially by workingmen in France; also, a loose coat of any material, as the undress uniform coat of the United States army.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blo"vi*ate</hw> <pr>(bl&omacr;"v&ibreve_;*&amacr;t)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>bloviated</conjf> <pr>(bl&omacr;"v&ibreve_;*&amacr;*t&ebreve_;d)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>bloviating</conjf> <pr>(bl&omacr;"v&ibreve_;*&amacr;*t&ibreve_;ng)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To orate pompously; -- used especially of politicians and news commentators.</def> <au>Frank Rich (N. Y. Times Jan. 6, 1999, p. A23)</au> -- <wordforms><wf>blo"vi*a*tor</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> -- <wf>blo"vi*a*tion</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>&ldquo;We've had almost three weeks of lawyers <qex>bloviating</qex> about what the facts in the case are,&rdquo; Mr. Rogan said. &ldquo;Wouldn't it be easier to bring the witnesses?&rdquo;</q> <rj><qau>Quoted by Eric Schmitt in <publ>The New York Times</publ>, Jan 22, 1999, p. A15.</qau></rj></p>
+
+<p><hw>Blow</hw> <pr>(bl&omacr;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Blew</conjf> <pr>(bl&umacr;)</pr>; <pos>p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blown</conjf> <pr>(bl&omacr;n)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Blowing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>blowen</ets>, AS. <ets>bl&omacr;wan</ets> to blossom; akin to OS. <ets>bl&omacr;jan</ets>, D. <ets>bloeijen</ets>, OHG. <ets>pluojan</ets>, MHG. <ets>bl&uuml;ejen</ets>, G. <ets>bl&uuml;hen</ets>, L. <ets>florere</ets> to flourish, OIr. <ets>blath</ets> blossom. Cf. <er>Blow</er> to puff, <er>Flourish</er>.]</ety> <def>To flower; to blossom; to bloom.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>How <qex>blows</qex> the citron grove.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blow</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cause to blossom; to put forth (blossoms or flowers).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The odorous banks, that <qex>blow</qex><br/>
+Flowers of more mingled hue.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blow</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A blossom; a flower; also, a state of blossoming; a mass of blossoms.</def> &ldquo;Such a <xex>blow</xex> of tulips.&rdquo; <rj><au>Tatler.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blow</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>blaw</ets>, <ets>blowe</ets>; cf. OHG. <ets>bliuwan</ets>, <ets>pliuwan</ets>, to beat, G. <ets>bl&auml;uen</ets>, Goth. <ets>bliggwan</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A forcible stroke with the hand, fist, or some instrument, as a rod, a club, an ax, or a sword.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Well struck ! there was <qex>blow</qex> for <qex>blow</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A sudden or forcible act or effort; an assault.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A vigorous <qex>blow</qex> might win [Hanno's camp].</q> <rj><qau>T. Arnold.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The infliction of evil; a sudden calamity; something which produces mental, physical, or financial suffering or loss (esp. when sudden); a buffet.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A most poor man, made tame to fortune's <qex>blows</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>At a blow</b></col>, <cd>suddenly; at one effort; by a single vigorous act.</cd> &ldquo;They lose a province <xex>at a blow</xex>.&rdquo; <au>Dryden.</au> -- <col><b>To come to blows</b></col>, <cd>to engage in combat; to fight; -- said of individuals, armies, and nations.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Stroke; knock; shock; misfortune.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blow</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Blew</conjf> <pr>(bl&umacr;)</pr>; <pos>p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blown</conjf> <pr>(bl&omacr;n)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Blowing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>blawen</ets>, <ets>blowen</ets>, AS. <ets>bl&amacr;wan</ets> to blow, as wind; akin to OHG. <ets>pl&amacr;jan</ets>, G. <ets>bl&auml;hen</ets>, to blow up, swell, L. <ets>flare</ets> to blow, Gr. <grk>'ekflai`nein</grk> to spout out, and to E. <ets>bladder</ets>, <ets>blast</ets>, <ets>inflate</ets>, etc., and perh. <ets>blow</ets> to bloom.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To produce a current of air; to move, as air, esp. to move rapidly or with power; <as>as, the wind <ex>blows</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Hark how it rains and <qex>blows</qex> !</q> <rj><qau>Walton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To send forth a forcible current of air, as from the mouth or from a pair of bellows.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Here is Mistress Page at the door, sweating and <qex>blowing</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To sound on being blown into, as a trumpet.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>There let the pealing organ <qex>blow</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To spout water, etc., from the blowholes, as a whale.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To be carried or moved by the wind; <as>as, the dust <ex>blows</ex> in from the street</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The grass <qex>blows</qex> from their graves to thy own.</q> <rj><qau>M. Arnold.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>To talk loudly; to boast; to storm.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>You <qex>blow</qex> behind my back, but dare not say anything to my face.</q> <rj><qau>Bartlett.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>To stop functioning due to a failure in an electrical circuit, especially on which breaks the circuit; sometimes used with <ptcl>out</ptcl>; -- used of light bulbs, electronic components, fuses; <as>as, the dome light in the car <ex>blew</ex> out</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>To deflate by sudden loss of air; usually used with <ptcl>out</ptcl>; -- of inflatable tires.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To blow hot and cold</b></col> <ety>(a saying derived from a fable of &AElig;sop's)</ety>, <cd>to favor a thing at one time and treat it coldly at another; or to appear both to favor and to oppose.</cd> -- <col><b>To blow off</b></col>, <cd>to let steam escape through a passage provided for the purpose; as, the engine or steamer is <xex>blowing off</xex>.</cd> -- <col><b>To blow out</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To be driven out by the expansive force of a gas or vapor; <as>as, a steam cock or valve sometimes <ex>blows out</ex></as>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To talk violently or abusively.</cd> <mark>[Low]</mark> -- <col><b>To blow over</b></col>, <cd>to pass away without effect; to cease, or be dissipated; <as>as, the storm and the clouds have <ex>blown over</ex></as>.</cd> -- <col><b>To blow up</b></col>, <cd>to be torn to pieces and thrown into the air as by an explosion of powder or gas or the expansive force of steam; to burst; to explode; as, a powder mill or steam boiler <xex>blows up</xex>.</cd> &ldquo;The enemy's magazines <xex>blew up</xex>.&rdquo; <au>Tatler.</au></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blow</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means; <as>as, to <ex>blow</ex> the fire</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To drive by a current air; to impel; <as>as, the tempest <ex>blew</ex> the ship ashore</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Off at sea northeast winds <qex>blow</qex><br/>
+Sabean odors from the spicy shore.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To cause air to pass through by the action of the mouth, or otherwise; to cause to sound, as a wind instrument; <as>as, to <ex>blow</ex> a trumpet; to <ex>blow</ex> an organ; to <ex>blow</ex> a horn</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Hath she no husband<br/>
+That will take pains to <qex>blow</qex> a horn before her?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Boy, <qex>blow</qex> the pipe until the bubble rise,<br/>
+Then cast it off to float upon the skies.</q> <rj><qau>Parnell.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To clear of contents by forcing air through; <as>as, to <ex>blow</ex> an egg; to <ex>blow</ex> one's nose</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To burst, shatter, or destroy by an explosion; -- usually with <xex>up</xex>, <xex>down</xex>, <xex>open</xex>, or similar adverb; <as>as, to <ex>blow</ex> up a building</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To spread by report; to publish; to disclose; to reveal, intentionally or inadvertently; <as>as, to <ex>blow</ex> an agent's cover</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Through the court his courtesy was <qex>blown</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His language does his knowledge <qex>blow</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Whiting.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>To form by inflation; to swell by injecting air; <as>as, to <ex>blow</ex> bubbles; to <ex>blow</ex> glass</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>To inflate, as with pride; to puff up.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Look how imagination <qex>blows</qex> him.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue; <as>as, to <ex>blow</ex> a horse</as>.</def> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>10.</sn> <def>To deposit eggs or larv&aelig; upon, or in (meat, etc.).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To suffer<br/>
+The flesh fly <qex>blow</qex> my mouth.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>11.</sn> <def>To perform an act of fellatio on; to stimulate another's penis with one's mouth; -- usually considered vulgar.</def> <mark>[slang]</mark> <br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>12.</sn> <def>to smoke (e. g. marijuana); <as>to <ex>blow</ex> pot</as>.</def> <mark>[colloq.]</mark> <br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>13.</sn> <def>to botch; to bungle; <as>as, he <ex>blew</ex> his chance at a good job by showing up late for the interview</as>.</def> <mark>[colloq.]</mark> <br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>14.</sn> <def>to leave; to depart from; <as>as, to blow town</as>.</def> <mark>[slang]</mark> <br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>15.</sn> <def>to squander; <as>as, he <ex>blew</ex> his inheritance gambling</as>.</def> <mark>[colloq.]</mark> <br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To blow great guns</b></col>, <cd>to blow furiously and with roaring blasts; -- said of the wind at sea or along the coast.</cd> -- <col><b>To blow off</b></col>, <cd>to empty (a boiler) of water through the blow-off pipe, while under steam pressure; also, to eject (steam, water, sediment, etc.) from a boiler.</cd> -- <col><b>To blow one's own trumpet</b></col>, <cd>to vaunt one's own exploits, or sound one's own praises.</cd> -- <col><b>To blow out</b></col>, <cd>to extinguish by a current of air, as a candle.</cd> -- <col><b>To blow up</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To fill with air; to swell; as, to <xex>blow up</xex> a bladder or bubble.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To inflate, as with pride, self-conceit, etc.; to puff up; <as>as, to <ex>blow</ex> one <ex>up</ex> with flattery</as>.</cd> &ldquo;<xex>Blown up</xex> with high conceits engendering pride.&rdquo; <au>Milton.</au> <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>To excite; <as>as, to <ex>blow up</ex> a contention</as>.</cd> <sd>(d)</sd> <cd>To burst, to raise into the air, or to scatter, by an explosion; <as>as, to <ex>blow up</ex> a fort</as>.</cd> <sd>(e)</sd> <cd>To scold violently; as, to blow up a person for some offense.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]<pbr/>
+<q>I have <qex>blown</qex> him <qex>up</qex> well -- nobody can say I wink at what he does.</q> <rj><qau>G. Eliot.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]<pbr/>
+-- <col><b>To blow upon</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To blast; to taint; to bring into discredit; to render stale, unsavory, or worthless.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To inform against.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]<pbr/>
+<q>How far the very custom of hearing anything spouted withers and <qex>blows upon</qex> a fine passage, may be seen in those speeches from [Shakespeare's] Henry V. which are current in the mouths of schoolboys.</q> <rj><qau>C. Lamb.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]<pbr/>
+<q>A lady's maid whose character had been <qex>blown upon</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj>
+</cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blow</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A blowing, esp., a violent blowing of the wind; a gale; <as>as, a heavy <ex>blow</ex> came on, and the ship put back to port</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of forcing air from the mouth, or through or from some instrument; <as>as, to give a hard <ex>blow</ex> on a whistle or horn; to give the fire a <ex>blow</ex> with the bellows</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The spouting of a whale.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Metal.)</fld> <def>A single heat or operation of the Bessemer converter.</def> <rj><au>Raymond.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>An egg, or a larva, deposited by a fly on or in flesh, or the act of depositing it.</def> <rj><au>Chapman.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blowback</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the backward escape of unburned gunpowder after a shot.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blow"ball`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The downy seed head of a dandelion, which children delight to blow away.</def> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>blow"by`</hw>, <hw>blow"-by`</hw></mhw> <pr>(bl&omacr;"b&imacr;`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>the leakage of gases from the combustion cylinder of an internal combustion engine between the piston and cylinder wall into the crankcase.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Blow"en</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Blow"ess</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A prostitute; a courtesan; a strumpet.</def> <mark>[Low]</mark> <rj><au>Smart.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blow"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, blows.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>A device for producing a current of air; as: <sd>(a)</sd> A metal plate temporarily placed before the upper part of a grate or open fire. <sd>(b)</sd> A machine for producing an artificial blast or current of air by pressure, as for increasing the draft of a furnace, ventilating a building or shaft, cleansing gram, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A blowing out or excessive discharge of gas from a hole or fissure in a mine.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The whale; -- so called by seamen, from the circumstance of its spouting up a column of water.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small fish of the Atlantic coast (<spn>Tetrodon turgidus</spn>); the puffer.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A braggart, or loud talker.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark> <rj><au>Bartlett.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blow"fish</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a fish eaten as a delicacy, especially in Japan. It is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison (tetrodotoxin) in its ovaries and liver. Chefs require special training to learn how to remove the poisonous parts, and in Japan they must be licensed.</def> <note>In Japan it is called <altname>fugu</altname>. Deaths due to ingestion of the meat of this fish occur almost every year.</note><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> sea squab, puffer, puffer fish.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>any of numerous marine fishes of the family <fam>Tetraodontidae</fam> whose elongated spiny body can inflate itself with water or air to form a globe; several species contain <prod>tetrodotoxin</prod>, a potent nerve poison; they are closely related to spiny puffers.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> puffer, globefish.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blow"fly`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any species of fly of the genus <gen>Musca</gen> that deposits its eggs or young larv&aelig; (called <xex>flyblows</xex> and <xex>maggots</xex>) upon meat or other animal products.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blow"gun`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A tube, as of cane or reed, sometimes twelve feet long, through which an arrow (sometimes poisoned) or other projectile may be impelled by the force of the breath. It is a weapon much used by certain Indians of America and the West Indies; -- called also <altname>blowpipe</altname>, and <altname>blowtube</altname>. See <er>Sumpitan</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blow"hard</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a very boastful and talkative person.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> braggart, boaster, line-shooter, vaunter.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blow"hole`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A cavern in a cliff, at the water level, opening to the air at its farther extremity, so that the waters rush in with each surge and rise in a lofty jet from the extremity.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A nostril or spiracle in the top of the head of a whale or other cetacean.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; There are two spiracles or blowholes in the common whales, but only one in sperm whales, porpoises, etc.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A hole in the ice to which whales, seals, etc., come to breathe.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Founding)</fld> <def>An air hole in a casting.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blowing</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>processing that involves blowing a gas.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blowing</hw> <pos>adj. prenom.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>windy.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blustering(prenominal), blusterous, blustery, gusty.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>blow"job`</hw>, <hw>blow" job`</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>An act of <er>fellatio</er>, a form of <isa>oral sex</isa>; -- a slang term. See <er>blow</er>{11}, <pos>v. i.</pos></def> <mark>[Vulgar slang]</mark><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> cock sucking.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blow"lamp</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A burner that produces a hot flame.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blowtorch, torch.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blown</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>p. p. &amp; a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Swollen; inflated; distended; puffed up, as cattle when gorged with green food which develops gas.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Stale; worthless.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Out of breath; tired; exhausted.</def> &ldquo;Their horses much blown.&rdquo; <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Covered with the eggs and larv&aelig; of flies; fly blown.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blown</hw>, <pos>p. p. &amp; a.</pos> <def>Opened; in blossom or having blossomed, as a flower.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blow"-off`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A blowing off steam, water, etc.;</def> -- Also, <def2><pos>adj.</pos> <def><as>as, a <ex>blow-off</ex> cock or pipe</as>.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An outburst of temper or excitement.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blow"-out`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The cleaning of the flues of a boiler from scale, etc., by a blast of steam.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blowout</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a gay or lavish festivity.</def> <mark>[colloq.]</mark> <br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> gala, gala affair, jamboree.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the sudden deflation of an inflatable tire due to a puncture or rupture, often accompanied by a bang.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>the sudden escape of gas or liquid confined under pressure, such as in a gas or oil well, or in a system containing pressurized air or steam.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blow"pipe`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A tube for directing a jet of air into a fire or into the flame of a lamp or candle, so as to concentrate the heat on some object.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; It is called a <xex>mouth blowpipe</xex> when used with the mouth; but for both chemical and industrial purposes, it is often worked by a bellows or other contrivance. The common <stype>mouth blowpipe</stype> is a tapering tube with a very small orifice at the end to be inserted in the flame. The <stype>oxyhydrogen blowpipe</stype>, invented by Dr. Hare in 1801, is an instrument in which oxygen and hydrogen, taken from separate reservoirs, in the proportions of two volumes of hydrogen to one of oxygen, are burned in a jet, under pressure. It gives a heat that will consume the diamond, fuse platinum, and dissipate in vapor, or in gaseous forms, most known substances.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A blowgun; a blowtube.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Blowpipe analysis</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>analysis by means of the blowpipe.</cd> -- <col><b>Blowpipe reaction</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>the characteristic behavior of a substance subjected to a test by means of the blowpipe.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blow"point`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A child's game.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blowse</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Blowze</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blowth</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Blow</er> to blossom: cf. <er>Growth</er>.]</ety> <def>A blossoming; a bloom.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Archaic]</mark> &ldquo;In the <xex>blowth</xex> and bud.&rdquo; <rj><au>Sir W. Raleigh.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blow"tube`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A blowgun.</def> <rj><au>Tylor.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A similar instrument, commonly of tin, used by boys for discharging paper wads and other light missiles.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Glassmaking)</fld> <def>A long wrought iron tube, on the end of which the workman gathers a quantity of &ldquo;metal&rdquo; (melted glass), and through which he blows to expand or shape it; -- called also <altname>blowing tube</altname>, and <altname>blowpipe</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blow" valve`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>See <er>Snifting valve</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blow"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Windy; <as>as, <ex>blowy</ex> weather; a <ex>blowy</ex> upland</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blowze</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. from the same root as <ets>blush</ets>.]</ety> <def>A ruddy, fat-faced woman; a wench.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blowzed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having high color from exposure to the weather; ruddy-faced; blowzy; disordered.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Huge women <qex>blowzed</qex> with health and wind.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blowz"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Coarse and ruddy-faced; fat and ruddy; high colored; frowzy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blub</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Bleb</er>, <er>Blob</er>.]</ety> <def>To swell; to puff out, as with weeping.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blub"ber</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Blobber</er>, <er>Blob</er>, <er>Bleb</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A bubble.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>At his mouth a <qex>blubber</qex> stood of foam.</q> <rj><qau>Henryson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The fat of whales and other large sea animals from which oil is obtained. It lies immediately under the skin and over the muscular flesh.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A large sea nettle or medusa.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blub"ber</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blubbered</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Blubbering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To weep noisily, or so as to disfigure the face; to cry in a childish manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>She wept, she <qex>blubbered</qex>, and she tore her hair.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blub"ber</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To swell or disfigure (the face) with weeping; to wet with tears.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Dear Cloe, how <qex>blubbered</qex> is that pretty face!</q> <rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To give vent to (tears) or utter (broken words or cries); -- with <xex>forth</xex> or <xex>out</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blub"bered</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>p. p. &amp; a.</pos> <def>Swollen; turgid; <as>as, a <ex>blubbered</ex> lip</as>.</def> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blub"ber*ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of weeping noisily.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He spake well save that his <qex>blubbering</qex> interrupted him.</q> <rj><qau>Winthrop.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blub"ber*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Swollen; protuberant.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Like blubber; gelatinous and quivering; <as>as, a <ex>blubbery</ex> mass</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>blu"cher</hw>, <hw>blu"chers</hw></mhw> <pr>(bl&umacr;"k&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kind of half boot, or high shoe, with laces over the tongue; -- named from the Prussian general <etsep>Bl&uuml;cher</etsep>.</def> <rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bludg"eon</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Ir. <ets>blocan</ets> a little block, Gael. <ets>plocan</ets> a mallet, W. <ets>plocyn</ets>, dim. of <ets>ploc</ets> block; or perh. connected with E. <ets>blow</ets> a stroke. Cf. <er>Block</er>, <er>Blow</er> a stroke.]</ety> <def>A short stick, with one end loaded, or thicker and heavier that the other, used as an offensive weapon.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blue</hw> <pr>(bl&umacr;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <adjf>Bluer</adjf> <pr>(bl&umacr;"&etilde_;r)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Bluest</adjf>.]</amorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bla</ets>, <ets>blo</ets>, <ets>blew</ets>, blue, livid, black, fr. Icel.<ets>bl&amacr;r</ets> livid; akin to Dan. <ets>blaa</ets> blue, Sw. <ets>bl&aring;</ets>, D. <ets>blauw</ets>, OHG. <ets>bl&amacr;o</ets>, G. <ets>blau</ets>; but influenced in form by F. <ets>bleu</ets>, from OHG. <ets>bl&amacr;o</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having the color of the clear sky, or a hue resembling it, whether lighter or darker; <as>as, the deep, <ex>blue</ex> sea; as <ex>blue</ex> as a sapphire; <ex>blue</ex> violets</as>.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>blue</xex> firmament.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Pale, without redness or glare, -- said of a flame; hence, of the color of burning brimstone, betokening the presence of ghosts or devils; <as>as, the candle burns <ex>blue</ex>; the air was <ex>blue</ex> with oaths</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Low in spirits; melancholy; <as>as, to feel <ex>blue</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Suited to produce low spirits; gloomy in prospect; <as>as, thongs looked <ex>blue</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Severe or over strict in morals; gloom; <as>as, <ex>blue</ex> and sour religionists</as>; suiting one who is over strict in morals; inculcating an impracticable, severe, or gloomy mortality; <as>as, <ex>blue</ex> laws</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Literary; -- applied to women; -- an abbreviation of <altname>bluestocking</altname>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The ladies were very <qex>blue</qex> and well informed.</q> <rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Blue asbestus</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Crocidolite</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Blue black</b></col>, <cd>of, or having, a very dark blue color, almost black.</cd> -- <col><b>Blue blood</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Blood</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Blue buck</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a small South African antelope (<spn>Cephalophus pygm&aelig;us</spn>); also applied to a larger species (<spn>&AElig;goceras leucoph&aelig;us</spn>); the blaubok.</cd> -- <col><b>Blue cod</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the buffalo cod.</cd> -- <col><b>Blue crab</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the common edible crab of the Atlantic coast of the United States (<spn>Callinectes hastatus</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>Blue curls</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a common plant (<spn>Trichostema dichotomum</spn>), resembling pennyroyal, and hence called also <altname>bastard pennyroyal</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Blue devils</b></col>, <cd>apparitions supposed to be seen by persons suffering with <cref>delirium tremens</cref>; hence, very low spirits.</cd> &ldquo;Can Gumbo shut the hall door upon <xex>blue devils</xex>, or lay them all in a red sea of claret?&rdquo; <au>Thackeray.</au> -- <col><b>Blue gage</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Gage</er>, a plum.</cd> -- <col><b>Blue gum</b></col>, <cd>an Australian myrtaceous tree (<spn>Eucalyptus globulus</spn>), of the loftiest proportions, now cultivated in tropical and warm temperate regions for its timber, and as a protection against malaria. The essential oil is beginning to be used in medicine. The timber is very useful. See <er>Eucalyptus</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Blue jack</b></col>, <col><b>Blue stone</b></col></mcol>, <cd>blue vitriol; sulphate of copper.</cd> -- <col><b>Blue jacket</b></col>, <cd>a man-of war's man; a sailor wearing a naval uniform.</cd> -- <col><b>Blue jaundice</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Jaundice</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Blue laws</b></col>, <cd>a name first used in the eighteenth century to describe certain supposititious laws of extreme rigor reported to have been enacted in New Haven; hence, any puritanical laws.</cd> <mark>[U. S.]</mark> -- <col><b>Blue light</b></col>, <cd>a composition which burns with a brilliant blue flame; -- used in pyrotechnics and as a night signal at sea, and in military operations.</cd> -- <col><b>Blue mantle</b></col> <fld>(Her.)</fld>, <cd>one of the four pursuivants of the English college of arms; -- so called from the color of his official robes.</cd> -- <col><b>Blue mass</b></col>, <cd>a preparation of mercury from which is formed the blue pill.</cd> <au>McElrath.</au> -- <mcol><col><b>Blue mold</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>Blue mould</b></col></mcol>, <cd>the blue fungus (<spn>Aspergillus glaucus</spn>) which grows on cheese.</cd> <au>Brande &amp; C.</au> -- <col><b>Blue Monday</b></col>, <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>a Monday following a Sunday of dissipation, or itself given to dissipation (as the Monday before Lent).</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>a Monday considered as depressing because it is a workday in contrast to the relaxation of the weekend.</cd> -- <col><b>Blue ointment</b></col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>mercurial ointment.</cd> -- <col><b>Blue Peter</b></col> <fld>(British Marine)</fld>, <cd>a blue flag with a white square in the center, used as a signal for sailing, to recall boats, etc. It is a corruption of <ets>blue repeater</ets>, one of the British signal flags.</cd> -- <col><b>Blue pill</b></col>. <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A pill of prepared mercury, used as an aperient, etc.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Blue mass.</cd> -- <col><b>Blue ribbon</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The ribbon worn by members of the order of the Garter; -- hence, a member of that order.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Anything the attainment of which is an object of great ambition; a distinction; a prize.</cd> &ldquo;These [scholarships] were the <au>blue ribbon</au> of the college.&rdquo; <au>Farrar.</au> <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>The distinctive badge of certain temperance or total abstinence organizations, as of the <au>Blue ribbon</au> Army.</cd> -- <col><b>Blue ruin</b></col>, <cd>utter ruin; also, gin.</cd> <mark>[Eng. Slang]</mark> <au>Carlyle.</au> -- <col><b>Blue spar</b></col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>azure spar; lazulite. See <er>Lazulite</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Blue thrush</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a European and Asiatic thrush (<spn>Petrocossyphus cyaneas</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>Blue verditer</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Verditer</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Blue vitriol</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>sulphate of copper, a violet blue crystallized salt, used in electric batteries, calico printing, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Blue water</b></col>, <cd>the open ocean.</cd> -- <col><b>Big Blue</b></col>, <cd>the International Business Machines corporation.</cd> <mark>[Wall Street slang.]</mark> <source>PJC</source> -- <col><b>To look blue</b></col>, <cd>to look disheartened or dejected.</cd> -- <col><b>True blue</b></col>, <cd>genuine and thorough; not modified, nor mixed; not spurious; specifically, of uncompromising Presbyterianism, blue being the color adopted by the Covenanters.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 159 --></p>
+
+<p><q>For his religion . . . <br/>
+'T was Presbyterian, <qex>true blue</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Hudibras.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blue</hw> <pr>(bl&umacr;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One of the seven colors into which the rays of light divide themselves, when refracted through a glass prism; the color of the clear sky, or a color resembling that, whether lighter or darker; a pigment having such color.</def> <specif>Sometimes,</specif> <mark>poetically</mark>, <def>the sky; <as>as, to fly off into the <ex>blue</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A pedantic woman; a bluestocking.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <pos>pl.</pos> <ety>[Short for <ets>blue devils</ets>.]</ety> <def>Low spirits; a fit of despondency; melancholy.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Berlin blue</b></col>, <cd>Prussian blue.</cd> -- <col><b>Mineral blue</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Mineral</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Prussian blue</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Prussian</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blue</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blued</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bluing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To make blue; to dye of a blue color; to make blue by heating, as metals, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blue"back`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A trout (<spn>Salmo oquassa</spn>) inhabiting some of the lakes of Maine.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A salmon (<spn>Oncorhynchus nerka</spn>) of the Columbia River and northward.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>An American river herring (<spn>Clupea &aelig;stivalis</spn>), closely allied to the alewife.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blue"beard</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The hero of a medi&aelig;val French nursery legend, who, leaving home, enjoined his young wife not to open a certain room in his castle. She entered it, and found the murdered bodies of his former wives. -- Also used adjectively of a subject which it is forbidden to investigate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>Bluebeard</qex> chamber of his mind, into which no eye but his own must look.</q> <rj><qau>Carlyle.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blue"bell`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A plant of the genus <gen>Campanula</gen>, especially the <spn>Campanula rotundifolia</spn>, which bears blue bell-shaped flowers; the harebell.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A plant of the genus <gen>Scilla</gen> (<spn>Scilla nutans</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blue"berry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Blaeberry</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The berry of several species of <gen>Vaccinium</gen>, an ericaceous genus, differing from the American huckleberries in containing numerous minute seeds instead of ten nutlets. The commonest species are <spn>Vaccinium Pennsylvanicum</spn> and <spn>Vaccinium vacillans</spn>. <spn>Vaccinium corymbosum</spn> is the tall blueberry.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blue"bill`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A duck of the genus <gen>Fuligula</gen>. Two American species (<spn>Fuligula marila</spn> and <spn>Fuligula affinis</spn>) are common. See <er>Scaup duck</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blue"bird`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small song bird (<spn>Sialia sialis</spn>), very common in the United States, and, in the north, one of the earliest to arrive in spring. The male is blue, with the breast reddish. It is related to the European robin.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Pairy bluebird</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a brilliant Indian or East Indian bird of the genus <gen>Irena</gen>, of several species.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blue-blind</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>unable to see the color blue or to distinguish the colors blue and yellow.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> tritanopic.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blue-blindness</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>inability to distinguish blue and yellow.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> tritanopia.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blue blood</hw> <pr>(bl&umacr;"bl&ubreve;d`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a member of the nobility or aristocracy, or a person of high social status.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the quality of status that qualifies one as a <er>blue blood</er>; -- used metaphorically, as &ldquo;They have <ex>blue blood</ex> in their veins.&rdquo;.</def><br/>
+ -- <wordforms><wf>Blue"-blood`ed</wf>, <pos>adj.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blue-blooded</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of aristocratic birth and refined upbringing.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> aristocratic, coroneted, gentle, highborn, patrician, titled, wellborn, upper-class.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Blue" bon`net</hw> or <hw>Blue"-bon`net</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A broad, flat Scottish cap of blue woolen, or one wearing such cap; a Scotchman.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant. Same as <er>Bluebottle</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The European blue titmouse (<spn>Parus c&oelig;ruleus</spn>); the bluecap.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blue" book`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>A parliamentary publication, so called from its blue paper covers.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The United States official &ldquo;Biennial Register.&rdquo;</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Blue"bot`tle</hw></mhw>, <hw>blue-bottle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>an annual Eurasian plant (<spn>Centaurea cyanus</spn>) which grows in grain fields; -- called also <altname>bachelor's button</altname>. It receives its name from its blue bottle-shaped flowers. Varieties cultivated in North America have showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> cornflower, bachelor's button.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A large and troublesome species of blowfly (<spn>Musca vomitoria</spn>). Its body is steel blue.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blue"breast`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small European bird; the blue-throated warbler.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blue"cap`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The bluepoll.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The blue bonnet or blue titmouse.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A Scot; a Scotchman; -- so named from wearing a blue bonnet.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blue"coat`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One dressed in blue, as a soldier, a sailor, a beadle, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blue-collar</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or designating work or workers in industry not requiring well-groomed appearance.</def> [Narrower terms: <stype>industrial</stype>] <ant>white-collar</ant><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers.</def> [Narrower terms: <stype>lower-class, low-class</stype>]<br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> propertyless, wage-earning, working-class.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blue"-eye`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The blue-cheeked honeysucker of Australia.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blue"-eyed`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having blue eyes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>favorite.</def> <mark>[informal]</mark><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> fair-haired(prenominal), white-headed(prenominal).</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blue-eyed grass</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>a grasslike plant (<spn>Sisyrinchium anceps</spn>), with small flowers of a delicate blue color.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blue"fin`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A species of whitefish (<spn>Coregonus nigripinnis</spn>) found in Lake Michigan.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blue"fish`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A large voracious fish (<spn>Pomatomus saitatrix</spn>), of the family <fam>Carangid&aelig;</fam>, valued as a food fish, and widely distributed on the American coast. On the New Jersey and Rhode Island coast it is called the <altname>horse mackerel</altname>, in Virginia <altname>saltwater tailor</altname>, or <altname>skipjack</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A West Indian fish (<spn>Platyglossus radiatus</spn>), of the family <fam>Labrid&aelig;</fam>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The name is applied locally to other species of fishes; as the cunner, sea bass, squeteague, etc.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blue"gown`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One of a class of paupers or pensioners, or licensed beggars, in Scotland, to whim annually on the king's birthday were distributed certain alms, including a blue gown; a beadsman.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blue" grass`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A species of grass (<spn>Poa compressa</spn>) with bluish green stems, valuable in thin gravelly soils; wire grass.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Kentucky blue grass</b></col>, <cd>a species of grass (<spn>Poa pratensis</spn>) which has running rootstocks and spreads rapidly. It is valuable as a pasture grass, as it endures both winter and drought better than other kinds, and is very nutritious.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blue-grass State</hw>. <def>The Sate of Kentucky; -- a nickname alluding to the blue-grass region, where fine horses are bred.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blue"-green al"ga</hw>. <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>blue"-green al"gae</plw></plu> <ety>[from the color and resemblance to algae.]</ety> <def>any of a group of photosynthetic microorganisms possessing characteristics of both bacteria and plants. When classed as bacteria, they are assigned to the <class>Cyanobacteria</class>; when classed as plants, they are assigned to the <phylum>Cyanophyta</phylum>. They are now known to be prokaryotic, and are usually called <altname>cyanobacteria</altname> in technical contexts. See <er>cyanobacterium</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blue Hen State</hw>. <def>The State of Delaware; -- a popular sobriquet. It is said, though the story lacks proof, to have taken its origin from the insistence of a Delaware Revolutionary captain, named Caldwell, that no cock could be truly game unless the mother was a blue hen, whence <col><b>Blue Hen's Chickens</b></col> came to be a nickname for the people of Delaware.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blue"ing</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <ex>bluing</ex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blue"jack*et</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a serviceman in the navy.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> navy man, sailor, sailor boy.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blue" jay`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The common jay of the United States (<spn>Cyanocitta, or Cyanura, cristata</spn>). The predominant color is bright blue.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blue" jeans`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>a tight-fitting trousers made of blue denim or a similar fabric, designed originally to serve as inexpensive durable workclothes, and often having metal rivets for reinforcement. They have become very popular as casual wear for all age groups, and more expensive and more carefully styled and tailored versions called <ecol><b>designer jeans</b></ecol>have also become popular among girls and women.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> jeans, Levis.</syn>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blue"-john`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A name given to fluor spar in Derbyshire, where it is used for ornamental purposes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blue"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With a blue color.</def> <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blue moon"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <def>The second full moon occurring in the same month; -- derived from the expression <cref>once in a blue moon</cref>; <as>as, we had a <ex>blue moon</ex> on January 31, 1999, and another in March</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>once in a blue moon</b></col> <cd>very rarely; -- from the observation that the moon rarely has a bluish tint.</cd> <note>In 1980, the phrase <er>blue moon</er> was applied to the second full moon of any month, because this phenomenon is unusual. This new meaning for the old phrase <ex>blue moon</ex> has become widely accepted.</note></cs><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blue"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being blue; a blue color.</def> <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blue"nose`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A nickname for a Nova Scotian; also, a Nova Scotian ship (called also <hw>Blue"nos`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>); a Nova Scotian potato, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blue-pencil</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>to change, delete, or abridge (a portion of a text) with a blue pencil (or as if with a blue pencil), as in the editing process; -- of books, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blue"poll`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Blue</ets> + <ets>poll</ets> head.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A kind of salmon (<spn>Salmo Cambricus</spn>) found in Wales.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blue"print</hw>. <def>See under <er>Print</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blue-ribbon</hw> <pos>adj. prenom.</pos> <def>selected or chosen for special qualifications; <as>as, a <ex>blue-ribbon</ex> grand jury</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blue ribbon(predicate), select.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blues</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a type of folk song that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholoy sound from repeated used of blue notes.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a state of depression; <as>as, he had a bad case of the <ex>blues</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> megrims.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blue"-sky"law`</hw>. <def>A law enacted to provide for the regulation and supervision of investment companies in order to protect the public against companies that do not intend to do a fair and honest business and that offer investments that do not promise a fair return; -- so called because the promises made by some investment companies are as boundless or alluring as the blue sky, or, perhaps, because designed to clear away the clouds and fogs from the simple investor's horizon.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bluestem</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>tall grass with smooth bluish leaf sheaths grown for hay in Western U.S.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blue stem, Andropogon furcatus, Andropogon gerardii.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blue"stock`ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A literary lady; a female pedant.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; As explained in Boswell's &ldquo;Life of Dr. Johnson&rdquo;, this term is derived from the name given to certain meetings held by ladies, in Johnson's time, for conversation with distinguished literary men. An eminent attendant of these assemblies was a Mr. Stillingfleet, who always wore <xex>blue stockings</xex>. He was so much distinguished for his conversational powers that his absence at any time was felt to be a great loss, so that the remark became common, &ldquo;We can do nothing without the <xex>blue stockings</xex>.&rdquo; Hence these meetings were sportively called <xex>bluestocking clubs</xex>, and the ladies who attended them, <xex>bluestockings</xex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The American avocet (<spn>Recurvirostra Americana</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blue"stock`ing*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The character or manner of a bluestocking; female pedantry.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blue"stone`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Blue vitriol.</def> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A grayish blue building stone, as that commonly used in the eastern United States.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blue"throat`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A singing bird of northern Europe and Asia (<spn>Cyanecula Suecica</spn>), related to the nightingales; -- called also <altname>blue-throated robin</altname> and <altname>blue-throated warbler</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blu"ets</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bluet</ets>, <ets>bleuet</ets>, dim. of <ets>bleu</ets> blue. See <er>Blue</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A name given to several different species of plants having blue flowers, as the <spn>Houstonia c&oelig;rulea</spn>, the <spn>Centaurea cyanus</spn> or bluebottle, and the <spn>Vaccinium angustifolium</spn>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blue"-veined`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having blue veins or blue streaks.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blue"weed</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a coarse prickly European weed (<spn>Echium vulgare</spn>) with spikes of blue flowers; naturalized in the U. S.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blue devil, blue thistle, viper's bugloss.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blue"wing`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The blue-winged teal. See <er>Teal</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blue"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>,<pos>a.</pos> <def>Bluish.</def> <rj><au>Southey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blue"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Blue</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <mark>[Australasia]</mark> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A bushman's blanket; -- named from its color.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>We had to wring our <qex>blueys</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Lawson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A bushman's bundle; a swag; -- so called because a blanket is sometimes used as the outside covering.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bluff</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OD. <ets>blaf</ets> flat, broad, <ets>blaffaert</ets> one with a broad face, also, a boaster; or G. <ets>verbl&uuml;ffen</ets> to confuse, LG. <ets>bluffen</ets> to frighten; to unknown origin.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having a broad, flattened front; <as>as, the <ex>bluff</ex> bows of a ship</as>.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Bluff</xex> visages.&rdquo; <rj><au>Irving.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Rising steeply with a flat or rounded front.</def> &ldquo;A <xex>bluff</xex> or bold shore.&rdquo; <rj><au>Falconer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Its banks, if not really steep, had a <qex>bluff</qex> and precipitous aspect.</q> <rj><qau>Judd.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Surly; churlish; gruff; rough.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Abrupt; roughly frank; unceremonious; blunt; brusque; <as>as, a <ex>bluff</ex> answer; a <ex>bluff</ex> manner of talking; a <ex>bluff</ex> sea captain</as>.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Bluff</xex> King Hal.&rdquo; <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>There is indeed a <qex>bluff</qex> pertinacity which is a proper defense in a moment of surprise.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bluff</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A high, steep bank, as by a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Beach, <qex>bluff</qex>, and wave, adieu.</q> <rj><qau>Whittier.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An act of bluffing; an expression of self-confidence for the purpose of intimidation; braggadocio; <as>as, that is only <ex>bluff</ex>, or a <ex>bluff</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A game at cards; poker.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark> <rj><au>Bartlett.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bluff</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bluffed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bluffing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Poker)</fld> <def>To deter (an opponent) from taking the risk of betting on his hand of cards, as the bluffer does by betting heavily on his own hand although it may be of less value.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To frighten or deter from accomplishing a purpose by making a show of confidence in one's strength or resources; <as>as, he <ex>bluffed</ex> me off</as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bluff</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To act as in the game of bluff.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bluff"-bowed`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Built with the stem nearly straight up and down.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bluff"er</hw>, <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who bluffs.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bluff"-head`ed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Built with the stem nearly straight up and down.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bluff"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being bluff.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bluff"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having bluffs, or bold, steep banks.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Inclined to bo bluff; brusque.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blu"ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of rendering blue; <as>as, the <ex>bluing</ex> of steel</as>.</def> <rj><au>Tomlinson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Something, as indigo or other preparations, used to give a bluish tint, especially to white clothing when being washed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blu"ish</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Somewhat blue; <as>as, <ex>bluish</ex> veins</as>.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Bluish</xex> mists.&rdquo; <au>Dryden.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>Blu"ish*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Blu"ish*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blun"der</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blundered</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Blundering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>blunderen</ets>, <ets>blondren</ets>, to stir, confuse, blunder; perh. allied to <ets>blend</ets> to mix, to confound by mixture.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make a gross error or mistake; <as>as, to <ex>blunder</ex> in writing or preparing a medical prescription</as>.</def> <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To move in an awkward, clumsy manner; to flounder and stumble.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I was never distinguished for address, and have often even <qex>blundered</qex> in making my bow.</q> <rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Yet knows not how to find the uncertain place,<br/>
+And <qex>blunders</qex> on, and staggers every pace.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To blunder on</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To continue blundering.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To find or reach as if by an accident involving more or less stupidity, -- applied to something desirable; as, to <xex>blunder on</xex> a useful discovery.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blun"der</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cause to blunder.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;To <xex>blunder</xex> an adversary.&rdquo; <rj><au>Ditton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To do or treat in a blundering manner; to confuse.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He <qex>blunders</qex> and confounds all these together.</q> <rj><qau>Stillingfleet.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blun"der</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Confusion; disturbance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A gross error or mistake, resulting from carelessness, stupidity, or culpable ignorance.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Blunder</er>, <er>Error</er>, <er>Mistake</er>, <er>Bull</er>.</syn> <usage> An <xex>error</xex> is a departure or deviation from that which is right or correct; as, an <xex>error</xex> of the press; an <xex>error</xex> of judgment. A <xex>mistake</xex> is the interchange or taking of one thing for another, through haste, inadvertence, etc.; as, a careless <xex>mistake</xex>. A <xex>blunder</xex> is a mistake or error of a gross kind. It supposes a person to flounder on in his course, from carelessness, ignorance, or stupidity. A <xex>bull</xex> is a verbal blunder containing a laughable incongruity of ideas.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blun"der*buss</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Either fr. <ets>blunder</ets> + D. <ets>bus</ets> tube, box, akin to G. <ets>b&uuml;chse</ets> box, gun, E. <ets>box</ets>; or corrupted fr. D. <ets>donderbus</ets> (literally) thunder box, gun, musket.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A short gun or firearm, with a large bore, capable of holding a number of balls, and intended to do execution without exact aim.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A stupid, blundering fellow.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blun"der*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who is apt to blunder.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blun"der*head`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <mark>[Blunder + head.]</mark> <def>A stupid, blundering fellow.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blun"der*ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Characterized by blunders.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blun"der*ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a blundering manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blunge</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To amalgamate and blend; to beat up or mix in water, as clay.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blun"ger</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Corrupted from <ets>plunger</ets>.]</ety> <def>A wooden blade with a cross handle, used for mi&unr_;ing the clay in potteries; a plunger.</def> <rj><au>Tomlinson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blun"ging</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The process of mixing clay in potteries with a blunger.</def> <rj><au>Tomlinson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blunt</hw> <pr>(bl&ubreve;nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Prov. G. <ets>bludde</ets> a dull or blunt knife, Dan. <ets>blunde</ets> to sleep, Sw. &amp; Icel. <ets>blunda</ets>; or perh. akin to E. <ets>blind</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having a thick edge or point, as an instrument; dull; not sharp.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The murderous knife was dull and <qex>blunt</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; stupid; -- opposed to <ant>acute</ant>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His wits are not so <qex>blunt</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech.</def> &ldquo;Hiding his bitter jests in <xex>blunt</xex> behavior.&rdquo; &ldquo;A plain, <xex>blunt</xex> man.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Hard to impress or penetrate.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I find my heart hardened and <qex>blunt</qex> to new impressions.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Blunt</xex> is much used in composition, as <xex>blunt-</xex>edged, <xex>blunt-</xex>sighted, <xex>blunt-</xex>spoken.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Obtuse; dull; pointless; curt; short; coarse; rude; brusque; impolite; uncivil.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blunt</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blunted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Blunting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To repress or weaken, as any appetite, desire, or power of the mind; to impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility, of; <as>as, to <ex>blunt</ex> the feelings</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blunt</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A fencer's foil.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A short needle with a strong point. See <er>Needle</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Money.</def> <mark>[Cant]</mark> <rj><au>Beaconsfield.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blunted</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>made dull or blunt.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> dulled.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>reduced in force or effectiveness.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blunt"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Somewhat blunt.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Blunt"ish*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blunt"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a blunt manner; coarsely; plainly; abruptly; without delicacy, or the usual forms of civility.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Sometimes after <qex>bluntly</qex> giving his opinions, he would quietly lay himself asleep until the end of their deliberations.</q> <rj><qau>Jeffrey.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blunt"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Want of edge or point; dullness; obtuseness; lack of sharpness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The multitude of elements and <qex>bluntness</qex> of angles.</q> <rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Abruptness of address; rude plainness.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Bluntness</xex> of speech.&rdquo; <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blunt"-wit`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Dull; stupid.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Blunt-witted</qex> lord, ignoble in demeanor!</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blur</hw> <pr>(bl&ucirc;r)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blurred</conjf> <pr>(bl&ucirc;rd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Blurring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Prob. of same origin as <ets>blear</ets>. See <er>Blear</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To render obscure by making the form or outline of confused and uncertain, as by soiling; to smear; to make indistinct and confused; <as>as, to <ex>blur</ex> manuscript by handling it while damp; to <ex>blur</ex> the impression of a woodcut by an excess of ink</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>But time hath nothing <qex>blurred</qex> those lines of favor<br/>
+Which then he wore.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To cause imperfection of vision in; to dim; to darken.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Her eyes are <qex>blurred</qex> with the lightning's glare.</q> <rj><qau>J. R. Drake.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To sully; to stain; to blemish, as reputation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Sarcasms may eclipse thine own,<br/>
+But can not <qex>blur</qex> my lost renown.</q> <rj><qau>Hudibras.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To spot; blot; disfigure; stain; sully.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 160 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Blur</hw> <pr>(bl&ucirc;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which obscures without effacing; a stain; a blot, as upon paper or other substance.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>As for those who cleanse <qex>blurs</qex> with blotted fingers, they make it worse.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A dim, confused appearance; indistinctness of vision; <as>as, to see things with a <ex>blur</ex>; it was all <ex>blur</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A moral stain or blot.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Lest she . . . will with her railing set a great <qex>blur</qex> on mine honesty and good name.</q> <rj><qau>Udall.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blurred</hw> <pr>(bl&ucirc;rd)</pr>, <pos>adj.</pos> <def>out of focus; not sharply defined.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bleary, blurry, foggy, fuzzy, muzzy.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blur"ry</hw> <pr>(bl&ucirc;r"r&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of blurs; blurred.</def><!-- note: in orig. pronunc., ycr was a plain y.<br/>
+This is inconsistent with other usage. See "berry" --><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blurt</hw> <pr>(bl&ucirc;rt)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blurted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Blurting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. <er>Blare</er>.]</ety> <def>To utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to divulge inconsiderately; to ejaculate; -- commonly with <ptcl>out</ptcl>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Others . . . can not hold, but <qex>blurt</qex> out, those words which afterward they are forced to eat.</q> <rj><qau>Hakewill.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To blurt at</b></col>, <cd>to speak contemptuously of.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blush</hw> <pr>(bl&ubreve;sh)</pr> <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blushed</conjf> <pr>(bl&ubreve;sht)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Blushing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bluschen</ets> to shine, look, turn red, AS. <ets>blyscan</ets> to glow; akin to <ets>blysa</ets> a torch, <ets>&amacr;bl&ymacr_;sian</ets> to blush, D. <ets>blozen</ets>, Dan. <ets>blusse</ets> to blaze, blush.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To become suffused with red in the cheeks, as from a sense of shame, modesty, or confusion; to become red from such cause, as the cheeks or face.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To the nuptial bower<br/>
+I led her <qex>blushing</qex> like the morn.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In the presence of the shameless and unblushing, the young offender is ashamed to <qex>blush</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Buckminster.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He would stroke<br/>
+The head of modest and ingenuous worth,<br/>
+That <qex>blushed</qex> at its own praise.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To grow red; to have a red or rosy color.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The sun of heaven, methought, was loth to set,<br/>
+But stayed, and made the western welkin <qex>blush</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To have a warm and delicate color, as some roses and other flowers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Full many a flower is born to <qex>blush</qex> unseen.</q> <rj><qau>T. Gray.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blush</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To suffuse with a blush; to redden; to make roseate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To <qex>blush</qex> and beautify the cheek again.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To express or make known by blushing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I'll <qex>blush</qex> you thanks.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blush</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A suffusion of the cheeks or face with red, as from a sense of shame, confusion, or modesty.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The rosy <qex>blush</qex> of love.</q> <rj><qau>Trumbull.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A red or reddish color; a rosy tint.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Light's last <qex>blushes</qex> tinged the distant hills.</q> <rj><qau>Lyttleton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>At first blush</b></col>, or <col><b>At the first blush</b></col></mcol>, <cd>at the first appearance or view.</cd> &ldquo;<xex>At the first blush</xex>, we thought they had been ships come from France.&rdquo; <au>Hakluyt.</au> <note>This phrase is used now more of ideas, opinions, etc., than of material things. &ldquo;All purely identical propositions, obviously, and <xex>at first blush</xex>, appear,&rdquo; etc. <au>Locke.</au></note> -- <col><b>To put to the blush</b></col>, <cd>to cause to blush with shame; to put to shame.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>blush-colored</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>rose-colored.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blushful, rosy.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blush"er</hw> <pr>(bl&ubreve;sh"&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One that blushes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blush"et</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A modest girl.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blush"ful</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of blushes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>While from his ardent look the turning Spring<br/>
+Averts her <qex>blushful</qex> face.</q> <rj><qau>Thomson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blush"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Showing blushes; rosy red; having a warm and delicate color like some roses and other flowers; blooming; ruddy; roseate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The dappled pink and <qex>blushing</qex> rose.</q> <rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blush"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of turning red; the appearance of a reddish color or flush upon the cheeks.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blush"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a blushing manner; with a blush or blushes; <as>as, to answer or confess <ex>blushingly</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blush"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Free from blushes; incapable of blushing; shameless; impudent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Vice now, secure, her <qex>blushless</qex> front shall raise.</q> <rj><qau>Dodsley.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blush"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a blush; having the color of a blush; rosy.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> &ldquo;A <xex>blushy</xex> color.&rdquo; <rj><au>Harvey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blus"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blustered</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Blustering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Allied to <ets>blast</ets>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To blow fitfully with violence and noise, as wind; to be windy and boisterous, as the weather.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And ever-threatening storms<br/>
+Of Chaos <qex>blustering</qex> round.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To talk with noisy violence; to swagger, as a turbulent or boasting person; to act in a noisy, tumultuous way; to play the bully; to storm; to rage.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Your ministerial directors <qex>blustered</qex> like tragic tyrants.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blus"ter</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To utter, or do, with noisy violence; to force by blustering; to bully.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He bloweth and <qex>blustereth</qex> out . . . his abominable blasphemy.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. More.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>As if therewith he meant to <qex>bluster</qex> all princes into a perfect obedience to his commands.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blus"ter</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Fitful noise and violence, as of a storm; violent winds; boisterousness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To the winds they set<br/>
+Their corners, when with <qex>bluster</qex> to confound<br/>
+Sea, air, and shore.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Noisy and violent or threatening talk; noisy and boastful language.</def> <rj><au>L'Estrange.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Noise; boisterousness; tumult; turbulence; confusion; boasting; swaggering; bullying.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blus"ter*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, blusters; a noisy swaggerer.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blus"ter*ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Exhibiting noisy violence, as the wind; stormy; tumultuous.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A tempest and a <qex>blustering</qex> day.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Uttering noisy threats; noisy and swaggering; boisterous.</def> &ldquo;A <xex>blustering</xex> fellow.&rdquo; <rj><au>L'Estrange.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blus"ter*ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a blustering manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blus"ter*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Inclined to bluster; given to blustering; blustering.</def> <rj><au>Motley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Blus"trous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Blusterous.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>BM</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an abbreviation for <er>bowel movement</er>; -- used as an informal euphemism, especially in hospitals.</def> <mark>[informal, abbrev.]</mark> <br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>b-meson</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an exceedingly short-lived meson.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>BMW</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>any automobile manufactured by the German firm <company>BMW AG</company> (from the German <company>Bayerische MotorWerke</company>); -- sometimes referred to colloquially as a <altname>beemer</altname>.</def> <mark>[abbrev.]</mark> <br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <ety>[Cf. W. <ets>bw</ets>, an interj. of threatening or frightening; n., terror, fear, dread.]</ety> <def>An exclamation used to startle or frighten.</def> <altsp>[Spelt also <asp>boh</asp> and <asp>boo</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo"a</hw> <pr>(b&omacr;"&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Boas</plw>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>boa</ets> a kind of water serpent. Perh. fr. <ets>bos</ets> an ox.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of large American serpents, including the boa constrictor, the emperor boa of Mexico (<spn>Boa imperator</spn>), and the chevalier boa of Peru (<spn>Boa eques</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The name is also applied to related genera; as, the <stype>dog-headed boa</stype> (<spn>Xiphosoma caninum</spn>).</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A long, round fur tippet; -- so called from its resemblance in shape to the boa constrictor.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo"a con*strict"or</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[NL. See <er>Boa</er>, and <er>Constrictor</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A large and powerful serpent of tropical America, sometimes twenty or thirty feet long. See <xex>Illustration</xex> in Appendix.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; It has a succession of spots, alternately black and yellow, extending along the back. It kills its prey by constriction. The name is also loosely applied to other large serpents which crush their prey, particularly to those of the genus <gen>Python</gen>, found in Asia and Africa.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bo`a*ner"ges</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets>, fr. Heb. <ets>bn&emacr; hargem</ets> sons of thunder. -- an appellation given by Christ to two of his disciples (James and John). See <ets>Mark</ets> iii. 17.]</ety> <def>Any declamatory and vociferous preacher or orator.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boar</hw> <pr>(b&omacr;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bar</ets>, <ets>bor</ets>, <ets>bore</ets>, AS. <ets>b&amacr;r</ets>; akin to OHG. <ets>p&emacr;r</ets>, MHG. <ets>b&emacr;r</ets>, G. <ets>b&auml;r</ets>, boar (but not <ets>b&auml;r</ets> bear), and perh. Russ. <ets>borov'</ets> boar.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The uncastrated male of swine; specifically, the wild hog.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Board</hw> <pr>(b&omacr;rd)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bord</ets>, AS. <ets>bord</ets> board, shipboard; akin to <ets>bred</ets> plank, Icel. <ets>bor&eth;</ets> board, side of a ship, Goth. f&omacr;tu-<ets>baurd</ets> footstool, D. <ets>bord</ets> board, G. <ets>brett</ets>, <ets>bort</ets>. See def. 8. &radic;92.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A piece of timber sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth as compared with the thickness, -- used for building, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; When sawed thick, as over one and a half or two inches, it is usually called a <xex>plank</xex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A table to put food upon.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The term <xex>board</xex> answers to the modern <xex>table</xex>, but it was often movable, and placed on trestles.</note> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Fruit of all kinds . . . <br/>
+She gathers, tribute large, and on the <qex>board</qex><br/>
+Heaps with unsparing hand.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Hence: What is served on a table as food; stated meals; provision; entertainment; -- usually as furnished for pay; <as>as, to work for one's <ex>board</ex>; the price of <ex>board</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A table at which a council or court is held.</def> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>A council, convened for business, or any authorized assembly or meeting, public or private; a number of persons appointed or elected to sit in council for the management or direction of some public or private business or trust; <as>as, the <ex>Board</ex> of Admiralty; a <ex>board</ex> of trade; a <ex>board</ex> of directors, trustees, commissioners, etc.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Both better acquainted with affairs than any other who sat then at that <qex>board</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Clarendon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>We may judge from their letters to the <qex>board</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Porteus.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A square or oblong piece of thin wood or other material used for some special purpose, <as>as, a molding <ex>board</ex></as>; a board or surface painted or arranged for a game; <as>as, a chess<ex>board</ex>; a backgammon <ex>board</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Paper made thick and stiff like a board, for book covers, etc.; pasteboard; <as>as, to bind a book in <ex>boards</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>The stage in a theater; <as>as, to go upon the <ex>boards</ex>, to enter upon the theatrical profession</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <ety>[In this use originally perh. a different word meaning <ets>border</ets>, <ets>margin</ets>; cf. D. <ets>boord</ets>, G. <ets>bord</ets>, shipboard, and G. <ets>borte</ets> trimming; also F. <ets>bord</ets> (fr. G.) the side of a ship. Cf. <er>Border</er>.]</ety> <def>The border or side of anything.</def> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The side of a ship.</def> &ldquo;Now <xex>board</xex> to <xex>board</xex> the rival vessels row.&rdquo; <au>Dryden.</au> <see>See <cref>On board</cref>, below.</see> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The stretch which a ship makes in one tack.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <ex>Board</ex> is much used adjectively or as the last part of a compound; as, fir <ex>board</ex>, clap<ex>board</ex>, floor <ex>board</ex>, ship<ex>board</ex>, side<ex>board</ex>, ironing <ex>board</ex>, chess<ex>board</ex>, card<ex>board</ex>, paste<ex>board</ex>, sea<ex>board</ex>; <ex>board</ex> measure.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>The American Board</b></col>, <cd>a shortened form of &ldquo;The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions&rdquo; (the foreign missionary society of the American Congregational churches).</cd> -- <col><b>Bed and board</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Bed</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Board and board</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>side by side.</cd> -- <col><b>Board of control</b></col>, <cd>six privy councilors formerly appointed to superintend the affairs of the British East Indies.</cd> <au>Stormonth.</au> -- <col><b>Board rule</b></col>, <cd>a figured scale for finding without calculation the number of square feet in a board.</cd> <au>Haldeman.</au> -- <col><b>Board of trade</b></col>, <cd>in England, a committee of the privy council appointed to superintend matters relating to trade. In the United States, a body of men appointed for the advancement and protection of their business interests; a chamber of commerce.</cd> -- <col><b>Board wages</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>Food and lodging supplied as compensation for services; as, to work hard, and get only <xex>board wages</xex>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Money wages which are barely sufficient to buy food and lodging.</cd> <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>A separate or special allowance of wages for the procurement of food, or food and lodging.</cd> <au>Dryden.</au> -- <col><b>By the board</b></col>, <cd>over the <xex>board</xex>, or side.</cd> &ldquo;The mast went <xex>by the board</xex>.&rdquo; <au>Totten.</au> Hence (Fig.), <col><b>To go by the board</b></col>, <cd>to suffer complete destruction or overthrow.</cd> -- <col><b>To enter on the boards</b></col>, <cd>to have one's name inscribed on a board or tablet in a college as a student.</cd> <mark>[Cambridge, England.]</mark> &ldquo;Having been <xex>entered on the boards</xex> of Trinity college.&rdquo; <au>Hallam.</au> -- <col><b>To make a good board</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to sail in a straight line when close-hauled; to lose little to leeward.</cd> -- <col><b>To make short boards</b></col>, <cd>to tack frequently.</cd> -- <col><b>On board</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>On shipboard; in a ship or a boat; on board of; as, I came <xex>on board</xex> early; to be <xex>on board</xex> ship.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>In or into a railway car or train.</cd> <mark>[Colloq. U. S.]</mark> -- <col><b>Returning board</b></col>, <cd>a board empowered to canvass and make an official statement of the votes cast at an election.</cd> <mark>[U.S.]</mark></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Board</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Boarded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Boarding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cover with boards or boarding; <as>as, to <ex>board</ex> a house</as>.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>boarded</xex> hovel.&rdquo; <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <ety>[Cf. <er>Board</er> to accost, and see <er>Board</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>To go on board of, or enter, as a ship, whether in a hostile or a friendly way.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>You <qex>board</qex> an enemy to capture her, and a stranger to receive news or make a communication.</q> <rj><qau>Totten.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To enter, as a railway car.</def> <mark>[Colloq. U. S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To furnish with regular meals, or with meals and lodgings, for compensation; to supply with daily meals.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To place at board, for compensation; <as>as, to <ex>board</ex> one's horse at a livery stable</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Board</hw> <pr>(b&omacr;rd)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To obtain meals, or meals and lodgings, statedly for compensation; <as>as, he <ex>boards</ex> at the hotel</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>We are several of us, gentlemen and ladies, who <qex>board</qex> in the same house.</q> <rj><qau>Spectator.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Board</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>aborder</ets>. See <er>Abord</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>To approach; to accost; to address; hence, to woo.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I will <qex>board</qex> her, though she chide as loud<br/>
+As thunder when the clouds in autumn crack.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Board"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That can be boarded, as a ship.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Board"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who has food statedly at another's table, or meals and lodgings in his house, for pay, or compensation of any kind.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>One who boards a ship; one selected to board an enemy's ship.</def> <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Board"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The act of entering a ship, whether with a hostile or a friendly purpose.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Both slain at one time, as they attempted the <qex>boarding</qex> of a frigate.</q> <rj><qau>Sir F. Drake.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of covering with boards; also, boards, collectively; or a covering made of boards.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The act of supplying, or the state of being supplied, with regular or specified meals, or with meals and lodgings, for pay.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Boarding house</b></col>, <cd>a house in which boarders are kept.</cd> -- <col><b>Boarding nettings</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a strong network of cords or ropes erected at the side of a ship to prevent an enemy from boarding it.</cd> -- <col><b>Boarding pike</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a pike used by sailors in boarding a vessel, or in repelling an attempt to board it.</cd> <au>Totten.</au> -- <col><b>Boarding school</b></col>, <cd>a school in which pupils receive board and lodging as well as instruction.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>boardinghouse</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a private house that provides accommodations and meals for paying guests.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> boarding house.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>boardroom</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a room where a committee meets (such as the board of directors of a company).</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> council chamber.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>boards</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the boarding that surrounds an ice hockey rink.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the stage; <as>as, to walk the <ex>boards</ex>, i.e. to act on stage</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>board examinations (in a profession, as in medicine); -- an informal contraction; <as>as, to take the <ex>boards</ex>; he flunked the <ex>boards</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>board"walk</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a walkway made of wooden boards; usually at a seaside. The more elaborate boardwalks at shore resorts are lined with many commercial retail establishments, on the side of the walk opposite the ocean.</def> &ldquo;On the Boardwalk in Atlantic City&rdquo;<br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boar"fish`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A Mediterranean fish (<spn>Capros aper</spn>), of the family <fam>Caproid&aelig;</fam>; -- so called from the resemblance of the extended lips to a hog's snout.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An Australian percoid fish (<spn>Histiopterus recurvirostris</spn>), valued as a food fish.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boar"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Swinish; brutal; cruel.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In his anointed flesh stick <qex>boarish</qex> fangs.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boast</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Boasted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Boasting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bosten</ets>, <ets>boosten</ets>, v., <ets>bost</ets>, <ets>boost</ets>, n., noise, boasting; cf. G. <ets>bausen</ets>, <ets>bauschen</ets>, to swell, <ets>pusten</ets>, Dan. <ets>puste</ets>, Sw. <ets>pusta</ets>, to blow, Sw. <ets>p&ouml;sa</ets> to swell; or W. <ets>bostio</ets> to boast, <ets>bost</ets> boast, Gael. <ets>bosd</ets>. But these last may be from English.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To vaunt one's self; to brag; to say or tell things which are intended to give others a high opinion of one's self or of things belonging to one's self; <as>as, to <ex>boast</ex> of one's exploits courage, descent, wealth</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>By grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: . . not of works, lest any man should <qex>boast</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Eph. ii. 8, 9.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To speak in exulting language of another; to glory; to exult.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In God we <qex>boast</qex> all the day long.</q> <rj><qau>Ps. xliv. 8</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To brag; bluster; vapor; crow; talk big.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boast</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To display in ostentatious language; to speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to self-commendation; to extol.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Lest bad men should <qex>boast</qex><br/>
+Their specious deeds.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To display vaingloriously.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To possess or have; <as>as, to <ex>boast</ex> a name</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To boast one's self</b></col>, <cd>to speak with unbecoming confidence in, and approval of, one's self; -- followed by <xex>of</xex> and the thing to which the boasting relates.</cd> <mark>[Archaic]</mark></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Boast</qex> not <qex>thyself</qex> of to-morrow.</q> <rj><qau>Prov. xxvii. 1</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boast</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Of uncertain etymology.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Masonry)</fld> <def>To dress, as a stone, with a broad chisel.</def> <rj><au>Weale.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Sculp.)</fld> <def>To shape roughly as a preparation for the finer work to follow; to cut to the general form required.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boast</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Act of boasting; vaunting or bragging.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Reason and morals? and where live they most,<br/>
+In Christian comfort, or in Stoic <qex>boast</qex>!</q> <rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The cause of boasting; occasion of pride or exultation, -- sometimes of laudable pride or exultation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>boast</qex> of historians.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boast"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Boasting.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boast"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who boasts; a braggart.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boast"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A stone mason's broad-faced chisel.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boast"ful</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Given to, or full of, boasting; inclined to boast; vaunting; vainglorious; self-praising.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Boast"ful*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Boast"ful*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boast"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of glorying or vaunting; vainglorious speaking; ostentatious display.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>When <qex>boasting</qex> ends, then dignity begins.</q> <rj><qau>Young.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boast"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Boastfully; with boasting.</def> &ldquo;He <xex>boastingly</xex> tells you.&rdquo; <rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boast"ive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Presumptuous.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boast"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without boasting or ostentation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boat</hw> <pr>(b&omacr;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>boot</ets>, <ets>bat</ets>, AS. <ets>b&amacr;t</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>b&amacr;tr</ets>, Sw. <ets>b&aring;t</ets>, Dan. <ets>baad</ets>, D. &amp; G. <ets>boot</ets>. Cf. <er>Bateau</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A small open vessel, or water craft, usually moved by cars or paddles, but often by a sail.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Different kinds of boats have different names; as, <xex>canoe</xex>, <xex>yawl</xex>, <xex>wherry</xex>, <xex>pinnace</xex>, <xex>punt</xex>, etc.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, any vessel; usually with some epithet descriptive of its use or mode of propulsion; <as>as, pilot <ex>boat</ex>, packet <ex>boat</ex>, passage <ex>boat</ex>, advice <ex>boat</ex>, etc.</as> The term is sometimes applied to steam vessels, even of the largest class; <as>as, the Cunard <ex>boats</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A vehicle, utensil, or dish, somewhat resembling a boat in shape; <as>as, a stone <ex>boat</ex>; a gravy <ex>boat</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 161 --></p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Boat</xex> is much used either adjectively or in combination; as, <xex>boat</xex> builder or <xex>boat</xex>builder; <xex>boat</xex> building or <xex>boat</xex>building; <xex>boat</xex> hook or <xex>boat</xex>hook; <xex>boat</xex>house; <xex>boat</xex> keeper or <xex>boat</xex>keeper; <xex>boat</xex> load; <xex>boat</xex> race; <xex>boat</xex> racing; <xex>boat</xex> rowing; <xex>boat</xex> song; <xex>boat</xex>like; <xex>boat</xex>-shaped.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Advice boat</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Advice</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Boat hook</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>an iron hook with a point on the back, fixed to a long pole, to pull or push a boat, raft, log, etc.</cd> <au>Totten.</au> -- <col><b>Boat rope</b></col>, <cd>a rope for fastening a boat; -- usually called a <altname>painter</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>In the same boat</b></col>, <cd>in the same situation or predicament.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> <rj><au>F. W. Newman.</au></rj>
+</cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boat</hw> <pr>(b&omacr;t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Boated</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Boating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To transport in a boat; <as>as, to <ex>boat</ex> goods</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To place in a boat; <as>as, to <ex>boat</ex> oars</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To boat the oars</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Oar</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boat</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To go or row in a boat.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I <qex>boated</qex> over, ran my craft aground.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boat"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Such as can be transported in a boat.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Navigable for boats, or small river craft.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>boatable</qex> waters of the Alleghany.</q> <rj><qau>J. Morse.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boat"age</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Conveyance by boat; also, a charge for such conveyance.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boat"bill`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A wading bird (<spn>Cancroma cochlearia</spn>) of the tropical parts of South America. Its bill is somewhat like a boat with the keel uppermost.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A perching bird of India, of the genus <gen>Eurylaimus</gen>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boat" bug`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An aquatic hemipterous insect of the genus <gen>Notonecta</gen>; -- so called from swimming on its back, which gives it the appearance of a little boat. Called also <altname>boat fly</altname>, <altname>boat insect</altname>, <altname>boatman</altname>, and <altname>water boatman</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boat"ful</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Boatfuls</plw>.</plu> <def>The quantity or amount that fills a boat.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boat"house`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A house for sheltering boats.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Half the latticed <qex>boathouse</qex> hides.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boat"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or practice of rowing or sailing, esp. as an amusement; carriage in boats.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In Persia, a punishment of capital offenders, by laying them on the back in a covered boat, where they are left to perish.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>boatus</ets>, fr. <ets>boare</ets> to roar.]</ety> <def>A crying out; a roaring; a bellowing; reverberation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The guns were heard . . . about a hundred Italian miles, in long <qex>boations</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Derham.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boat"man</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Boatmen</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A man who manages a boat; a rower of a boat.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>As late the <qex>boatman</qex> hies him home.</q> <rj><qau>Percival.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A boat bug. See <er>Boat bug</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boat"man*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The art of managing a boat.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boat"-shaped`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See <er>Cymbiform</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boat" shell`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A marine gastropod of the genus <gen>Crepidula</gen>. The species are numerous. It is so named from its form and interior deck.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A marine univalve shell of the genus <gen>Cymba</gen>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boats"man</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A boatman.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boat"swain</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Boat</ets> + <ets>swain</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>An officer who has charge of the boats, sails, rigging, colors, anchors, cables, cordage, etc., of a ship, and who also summons the crew, and performs other duties.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The jager gull.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The tropic bird.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Boatswain's mate</b></col>, <cd>an assistant of the boatswain.</cd> <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boat"-tail`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A large grackle or blackbird (<spn>Quiscalus major</spn>), found in the Southern United States.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boat"wom`an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Boatwomen</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <def>A woman who manages a boat.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bob</hw> <pr>(b&obreve_;b)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[An onomatopoetic word, expressing quick, jerky motion; OE. <ets>bob</ets> bunch, <ets>bobben</ets> to strike, mock, deceive. Cf. Prov. Eng. <ets>bob</ets>, n., a ball, an engine beam, bunch, blast, trick, taunt, scoff; as, a v., to dance, to courtesy, to disappoint, OF. <ets>bober</ets> to mock.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Anything that hangs so as to play loosely, or with a short abrupt motion, as at the end of a string; a pendant; <as>as, the <ex>bob</ex> at the end of a kite's tail</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In jewels dressed and at each ear a <qex>bob</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A knot of worms, or of rags, on a string, used in angling, as for eels; formerly, a worm suitable for bait.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Or yellow <qex>bobs</qex>, turned up before the plow,<br/>
+Are chiefest baits, with cork and lead enow.</q> <rj><qau>Lauson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A small piece of cork or light wood attached to a fishing line to show when a fish is biting; a float.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The ball or heavy part of a pendulum; also, the ball or weight at the end of a plumb line.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A small wheel, made of leather, with rounded edges, used in polishing spoons, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A short, jerking motion; act of bobbing; <as>as, a <ex>bob</ex> of the head</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Steam Engine)</fld> <def>A working beam.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>A knot or short curl of hair; also, a bob wig.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A plain brown <qex>bob</qex> he wore.</q> <rj><qau>Shenstone.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>A peculiar mode of ringing changes on bells.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>10.</sn> <def>The refrain of a song.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To bed, to bed, will be the <qex>bob</qex> of the song.</q> <rj><qau>L'Estrange.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>11.</sn> <def>A blow; a shake or jog; a rap, as with the fist.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>12.</sn> <def>A jeer or flout; a sharp jest or taunt; a trick.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He that a fool doth very wisely hit,<br/>
+Doth very foolishly, although he smart,<br/>
+Not to seem senseless of the <qex>bob</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>13.</sn> <def>A shilling.</def> <mark>[Slang, Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bob</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bobbed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bobbing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bobben</ets>. See <er>Bob</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cause to move in a short, jerking manner; to move (a thing) with a bob.</def> &ldquo;He <xex>bobbed</xex> his head.&rdquo; <rj><au>W. Irving.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To strike with a quick, light blow; to tap.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>If any man happened by long sitting to sleep . . . he was suddenly <qex>bobbed</qex> on the face by the servants.</q> <rj><qau>Elyot.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To cheat; to gain by fraud or cheating; to filch.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Gold and jewels that I <qex>bobbed</qex> from him.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To mock or delude; to cheat.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To play her pranks, and <qex>bob</qex> the fool,<br/>
+The shrewish wife began.</q> <rj><qau>Turbervile.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To cut short; <as>as, to <ex>bob</ex> the hair, or a horse's tail</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bob</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To have a short, jerking motion; to play to and fro, or up and down; to play loosely against anything.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Bobbing</xex> and courtesying.&rdquo; <rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To angle with a bob. See <er>Bob</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 2 &amp; 3.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He ne'er had learned the art to <qex>bob</qex><br/>
+For anything but eels.</q> <rj><qau>Saxe.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>To bob at an apple</b></col>, <col><b>cherry</b></col>, etc.</mcol> <cd>to attempt to bite or seize with the mouth an apple, cherry, or other round fruit, while it is swinging from a string or floating in a tug of water.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bo"bac</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The Poland marmot (<spn>Arctomys bobac</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo*bance"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>bobance</ets>, F. <ets>bombance</ets>, boasting, pageantry, fr. L. <ets>bombus</ets> a humming, buzzing.]</ety> <def>A boasting.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bob"ber</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, bobs.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bob"ber*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. an Anglo-Indian form of Hindi <ets>b&amacr;p re</ets> O thou father! (a very disrespectful address).]</ety> <def>A squabble; a tumult; a commotion; a noisy disturbance; <as>as, to raise a <ex>bobbery</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[Low]</mark> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bob"bin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bobine</ets>; of uncertain origin; cf. L. <ets>bombus</ets> a humming, from the noise it makes, or Ir. &amp; Gael. <ets>baban</ets> tassel, or E. <ets>bob</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A small pin, or cylinder, formerly of bone, now most commonly of wood, used in the making of pillow lace. Each thread is wound on a separate bobbin which hangs down holding the thread at a slight tension.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A spool or reel of various material and construction, with a head at one or both ends, and sometimes with a hole bored through its length by which it may be placed on a spindle or pivot. It is used to hold yarn or thread, as in spinning or warping machines, looms, sewing machines, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The little rounded piece of wood, at the end of a latch string, which is pulled to raise the latch.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Haberdashery)</fld> <def>A fine cord or narrow braid.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>A cylindrical or spool-shaped coil or insulated wire, usually containing a core of soft iron which becomes magnetic when the wire is traversed by an electrical current.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bobbin and fly frame</b></col>, <cd>a roving machine.</cd> -- <col><b>Bobbin lace</b></col>, <cd>lace made on a pillow with bobbins; pillow lace.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bob`bi*net"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bobbin</ets> + <ets>net</ets>.]</ety> <def>A kind of cotton lace which is wrought by machines, and not by hand.</def> <altsp>[Sometimes written <asp>bobbin net</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The English machine-made net is now confined to point net, warp net, and <qex>bobbin net</qex>, so called from the peculiar construction of the machines by which they are produced.</q> <rj><qau>Tomlinsom.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bob"bin*work`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Work woven with bobbins.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bob"bish</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Hearty; in good spirits.</def> <mark>[Low, Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bob"by</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A nickname for a British policeman; -- from <person>Sir <etsep>Robert</etsep> Peel</person>, who remodeled the police force. See <er>Peeler</er>.</def> <mark>[Slang, Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bobbysocker</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as <er>bobbysoxer</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bobbysoxer.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bob"by*socks`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a sock that reaches just above the ankle.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> anklet, anklets, bobbysock.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bob"by*sox`er</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an adolescent girl wearing bobby socks (common in the 1940s); -- sometimes used for any adolescent girl, especially one following the latest youthful fashion .</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bobbysocker.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bob"cat</hw> <pr>(b&obreve_;b"k&abreve;t`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>small lynx (<spn>Lynx rufus</spn>) of North America.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bay lynx.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bob"-cher`ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A play among children, in which a cherry, hung so as to bob against the mouth, is to be caught with the teeth.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bob"float</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bob, bobber, cork.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bob"fly`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Fishing)</fld> <def>The fly at the end of the leader; an end fly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bob"o*link`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An American singing bird (<spn>Dolichonyx oryzivorus</spn>). The male is black and white; the female is brown; -- called also, <altname>ricebird</altname>, <altname>reedbird</altname>, and <altname>Boblincoln</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The happiest bird of our spring is the <qex>bobolink</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>W. Irving.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bob"sled`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bob"sleigh`</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A short sled, mostly used as one of a pair connected by a reach or coupling; also, the compound sled so formed.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The long wagon body set on <qex>bobsleds</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>W. D. Howells.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a long racing sled (for 2 or more people), having two pairs of runners, with the front pair connected to a steering mechanism. They are usually raced one at a time down a steeply sloping path or specially constructed chute, with sharp banked curves, and attain high speeds.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bobsled.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bob"stay`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bob</ets> + <ets>stay</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A rope or chain to confine the bowsprit of a ship downward to the stem or cutwater; -- usually in the <pluf>pl.</pluf></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bob"tail`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bob</ets> + <ets>tail</ets>.]</ety> <def>An animal (as a horse or dog) with a short tail.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Rag, tag, and bobtail</b></col>, <cd>the rabble.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bob"tail`</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Bobtailed.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Bobtail</xex> cur.&rdquo; <rj><au>Marryat.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bob"tailed`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the tail cut short, or naturally short; curtailed; <as>as, a <ex>bobtailed</ex> horse or dog; a <ex>bobtailed</ex> coat</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bob"white`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The common quail of North America (<spn>Colinus, or Ortyx, Virginianus</spn>); -- so called from its note.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bob" wig`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A short wig with bobs or short curls; -- called also <altname>bobtail wig</altname>.</def> <rj><au>Spectator.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo"cal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A cylindrical glass vessel, with a large and short neck.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo*car"do</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A mnemonic word.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Logic)</fld> <def>A form of syllogism of which the first and third propositions are particular negatives, and the middle term a universal affirmative.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Baroko and <qex>Bocardo</qex> have been stumbling blocks to the logicians.</q> <rj><qau>Bowen.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A prison; -- originally the name of the old north gate in Oxford, which was used as a prison.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Latimer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boc"a*sine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bocassin</ets>, <ets>boucassin</ets>.]</ety> <def>A sort of fine buckram.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Boc"ca</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It., mouth.]</ety> <def>The round hole in the furnace of a glass manufactory through which the fused glass is taken out.</def> <rj><au>Craig.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boce</hw> <pr>(b&omacr;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>box</ets>, <ets>bocis</ets>, Gr. <grk>bo`ax</grk>, <grk>bw^x</grk>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A European fish (<spn>Box vulgaris</spn>), having a compressed body and bright colors; -- called also <altname>box</altname>, and <altname>bogue</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bock" beer`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[G. <ets>bockbier</ets>; <ets>bock</ets> a buck + <ets>bier</ets> beer; -- said to be so named from its tendency to cause the drinker to caper like a goat.]</ety> <def>A strong beer, originally made in Bavaria.</def> <altsp>[Also written <asp>buck beer</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bock"e*let</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A kind of long-winged hawk; -- called also <altname>bockerel</altname>, and <altname>bockeret</altname>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bock"ey</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. <ets>bokaal</ets>.]</ety> <def>A bowl or vessel made from a gourd.</def> <mark>[Local, New York]</mark> <rj><au>Bartlett.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bock"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A coarse woolen fabric, used for floor cloths, to cover carpets, etc.; -- so called from the town of <etsep>Bocking</etsep>, in England, where it was first made.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bock"land</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Bookland</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boddhisatva</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a Buddhist, worthy of nirvana, who postpones it to help others.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Bodhisattva.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bod"dice</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Bodick</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bode</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Boded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Boding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bodien</ets>, AS. <ets>bodian</ets> to announce, tell from <ets>bod</ets> command; akin to Icel. <ets>bo&unr_;a</ets> to announce, Sw. <ets>b&aring;da</ets> to announce, portend. &radic;89. See <er>Bid</er>.]</ety> <def>To indicate by signs, as future events; to be the omen of; to portend to presage; to foreshow.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A raven that <qex>bodes</qex> nothing but mischief.</q> <rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Good onset <qex>bodes</qex> good end.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bode</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To foreshow something; to augur.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Whatever now<br/>
+The omen proved, it <qex>boded</qex> well to you.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To forebode; foreshadow; augur; betoken.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bode</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An omen; a foreshadowing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The owl eke, that of death the <qex>bode</qex> bringeth.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A bid; an offer.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Dial.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bode</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>boda</ets>; akin to OFries. <ets>boda</ets>, AS. <ets>bodo</ets>, OHG. <ets>boto</ets>. See <er>Bode</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>A messenger; a herald.</def> <rj><au>Robertson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bode</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Abide</er>.]</ety> <def>A stop; a halting; delay.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bode</hw>, <pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> from <er>Bide</er>. <def>Abode.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>There that night they <qex>bode</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bode</hw>, <pos>p. p.</pos> <mord>of <er>Bid</er>.</mord> <def>Bid or bidden.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bode"ful</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Portentous; ominous.</def> <rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bode"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An omen; a prognostic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This foolish, dreaming, superstitious girl<br/>
+Makes all these <qex>bodements</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bodge</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A botch; a patch.</def> <mark>[Dial.]</mark> <rj><au>Whitlock.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bodge</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bodged</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To botch; to mend clumsily; to patch.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Dial.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bodge</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>See <er>Budge</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bo"dhi*sat</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, &Verbar;<hw>Bo`dhi*satt"va</hw>, &Verbar;<hw>Bo`dhi*satt"wa</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Skr. <ets>b&omacr;dhisattva</ets> (perh. through Pali <ets>b&omacr;dhisatt&omacr;</ets>); fr. <ets>b&omacr;dhi</ets> knowledge, enlightenment + <ets>sattva</ets> being, essence.]</ety> <fld>(Buddhism)</fld> <def>One who has reached the highest degree of saintship, so that in his next incarnation he will be a Buddha, or savior of the world.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Bo"dhi*sat`ship</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo"di*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A large food fish (<spn>Diagramma lineatum</spn>), native of the East Indies.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bod"ice</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[This is properly the plural of <ets>body</ets>, Oe. <ets>bodise</ets> a pair of bodies, equiv. to a bodice. Cf. <er>Corset</er>, and see <er>Body</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A kind of under waist stiffened with whalebone, etc., worn esp. by women; a corset; stays.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A close-fitting outer waist or vest forming the upper part of a woman's dress, or a portion of it.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Her <qex>bodice</qex> half way she unlaced.</q> <rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bod"iced</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Wearing a bodice.</def> <rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bod"ied</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a body; -- usually in composition; <as>as, able-<ex>bodied</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A doe . . . not altogether so fat, but very good flesh and good <qex>bodied</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Hakluyt.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bod"i*kin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>bodkin</er>; -- a variant spelling.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bod"i*less</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having no body.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Without material form; incorporeal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Phantoms <qex>bodiless</qex> and vain.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bod"i*li*ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Corporeality.</def> <rj><au>Minsheu.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bod"i*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having a body or material form; physical; corporeal; consisting of matter.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>You are a mere spirit, and have no knowledge of the <qex>bodily</qex> part of us.</q> <rj><qau>Tatler.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the body, in distinction from the mind.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Bodily</xex> defects.&rdquo; <rj><au>L'Estrange.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Real; actual; put in execution.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Be brought to <qex>bodily</qex> act.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bodily fear</b></col>, <cd>apprehension of physical injury.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Corporal</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bod"i*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Corporeally; in bodily form; united with a body or matter; in the body.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>For in him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead <qex>bodily</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Col. ii. 9</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In respect to, or so as to affect, the entire body or mass; entirely; all at once; completely; as, to carry away <xex>bodily</xex>. &ldquo;Leapt <xex>bodily</xex> below.&rdquo;
+</def> <rj><au>Lowell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 162 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Bod"ing</hw> <pr>(b&omacr;d"&ibreve_;ng)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Foreshowing; presaging; ominous.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Bod"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bod"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A prognostic; an omen; a foreboding.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bod"kin</hw> <pr>(b&obreve_;d"k&ibreve_;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>boydekyn</ets> dagger; of uncertain origin; cf. W. <ets>bidog</ets> hanger, short sword, Ir. <ets>bideog</ets>, Gael. <ets>biodag</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A dagger.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>When he himself might his quietus make<br/>
+With a bare <qex>bodkin</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Needlework)</fld> <def>An implement of steel, bone, ivory, etc., with a sharp point, for making holes by piercing; a stiletto; an eyeleteer.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>A sharp tool, like an awl, used for picking out letters from a column or page in making corrections.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A kind of needle with a large eye and a blunt point, for drawing tape, ribbon, etc., through a loop or a hem; a tape needle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Wedged whole ages in a <qex>bodkin's</qex> eye.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A kind of pin used by women to fasten the hair.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>To sit</b></col>, <col><b>ride</b></col>, or <col><b>travel bodkin</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to sit closely wedged between two persons.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> <rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bod"kin</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Baudekin</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shirley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo"dle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A small Scotch coin worth about one sixth of an English penny.</def> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bod"lei*an</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Sir Thomas Bodley, or to the celebrated library at Oxford, founded by him in the sixteenth century.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo*dock"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Corrupt. fr. <ets>bois d'arc</ets>.]</ety> <def>The Osage orange.</def> <mark>[Southwestern U.S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bod"rage</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. of Celtic origin: cf. <er>Bordrage</er>.]</ety> <def>A raid.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bod veal</hw>. <def>Veal too immature to be suitable for food.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bod"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bodies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>bodi</ets>, AS. <ets>bodig</ets>; akin to OHG. <ets>botah</ets>. &radic;257. Cf. <er>Bodice</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The material organized substance of an animal, whether living or dead, as distinguished from the spirit, or vital principle; the physical person.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Absent in <qex>body</qex>, but present in spirit.</q> <rj><qau>1 Cor. v. 3</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>For of the soul the <qex>body</qex> form doth take.<br/>
+For soul is form, and doth the <qex>body</qex> make.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The trunk, or main part, of a person or animal, as distinguished from the limbs and head; the main, central, or principal part, as of a tree, army, country, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Who set the <qex>body</qex> and the limbs<br/>
+Of this great sport together?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The van of the king's army was led by the general; . . . in the <qex>body</qex> was the king and the prince.</q> <rj><qau>Clarendon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Rivers that run up into the <qex>body</qex> of Italy.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The real, as opposed to the symbolical; the substance, as opposed to the shadow.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Which are a shadow of things to come; but the <qex>body</qex> is of Christ.</q> <rj><qau>Col. ii. 17.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A person; a human being; -- frequently in composition; <as>as, any<ex>body</ex>, no<ex>body</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A dry, shrewd kind of a <qex>body</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>W. Irving.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A number of individuals spoken of collectively, usually as united by some common tie, or as organized for some purpose; a collective whole or totality; a corporation; <as>as, a legislative <ex>body</ex>; a clerical <ex>body</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A numerous <qex>body</qex> led unresistingly to the slaughter.</q> <rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A number of things or particulars embodied in a system; a general collection; <as>as, a great <ex>body</ex> of facts; a <ex>body</ex> of laws or of divinity</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Any mass or portion of matter; any substance distinct from others; <as>as, a metallic <ex>body</ex>; a moving <ex>body</ex>; an a&euml;riform <ex>body</ex></as>.</def> &ldquo;A <xex>body</xex> of cold air.&rdquo; <rj><au>Huxley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>By collision of two <qex>bodies</qex>, grind<br/>
+The air attrite to fire.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>Amount; quantity; extent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>That part of a garment covering the body, as distinguished from the parts covering the limbs.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>10.</sn> <def>The bed or box of a vehicle, on or in which the load is placed; <as>as, a wagon <ex>body</ex>; a cart <ex>body</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>11.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>The shank of a type, or the depth of the shank (by which the size is indicated); <as>as, a nonpareil face on an agate <ex>body</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>12.</sn> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>A figure that has length, breadth, and thickness; any solid figure.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>13.</sn> <def>Consistency; thickness; substance; strength; <as>as, this color has <ex>body</ex>; wine of a good <ex>body</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Colors <xex>bear a body</xex> when they are capable of being ground so fine, and of being mixed so entirely with oil, as to seem only a very thick oil of the same color.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>14.</sn> <fld>(A&euml;ronautics)</fld> <def>The central, longitudinal framework of a flying machine, to which are attached the planes or a&euml;rocurves, passenger accommodations, controlling and propelling apparatus, fuel tanks, etc. Also called <er>fuselage</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>After body</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>the part of a ship abaft the dead flat.</cd> -- <col><b>Body cavity</b></col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>the space between the walls of the body and the inclosed viscera; the c&aelig;lum; -- in mammals, divided by the diaphragm into thoracic and abdominal cavities.</cd> -- <col><b>Body of a church</b></col>, <cd>the nave.</cd> -- <col><b>Body cloth</b></col>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <col><b>Body cloths</b></col></plu>, <cd>a cloth or blanket for covering horses.</cd> -- <col><b>Body clothes</b></col>. (<pluf>pl.</pluf>) <sn>1.</sn> <cd>Clothing for the body; esp. underclothing.</cd> <sn>2.</sn> <cd>Body cloths for horses.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Addison.</au> -- <col><b>Body coat</b></col>, <cd>a gentleman's dress coat.</cd> -- <col><b>Body color</b></col> <fld>(Paint.)</fld>, <cd>a pigment that has consistency, thickness, or body, in distinction from a tint or wash.</cd> -- <col><b>Body of a law</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>the main and operative part.</cd> -- <col><b>Body louse</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a species of louse (<spn>Pediculus vestimenti</spn>), which sometimes infests the human body and clothes. See <er>Grayback</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Body plan</b></col> <fld>(Shipbuilding)</fld>, <cd>an end elevation, showing the conbour of the sides of a ship at certain points of her length.</cd> -- <col><b>Body politic</b></col>, <cd>the collective body of a nation or state as politically organized, or as exercising political functions; also, a corporation.</cd> <au>Wharton.</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]<pbr/>
+<q>As to the persons who compose the <qex>body politic</qex> or associate themselves, they take collectively the name of &ldquo;people&rdquo;, or &ldquo;nation&rdquo;.</q> <rj><qau>Bouvier.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]<pbr/>
+ -- <col><b>Body servant</b></col>, <cd>a valet.</cd> -- <col><b>The bodies seven</b></col> <fld>(Alchemy)</fld>, <cd>the metals corresponding to the planets.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]<pbr/>
+<q>Sol gold is, and Luna silver we threpe (=call), Mars yren (=iron), Mercurie quicksilver we clepe, Saturnus lead, and Jupiter is tin, and Venus coper.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]<pbr/>
+ -- <col><b>Body snatcher</b></col>, <cd>one who secretly removes without right or authority a dead body from a grave, vault, etc.; a resurrectionist.</cd> -- <col><b>Body snatching</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>the unauthorized removal of a dead body from the grave; usually for the purpose of dissection.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bod"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bodied</conjf> (&unr_;); <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bodying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To furnish with, or as with, a body; to produce in definite shape; to embody.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To body forth</b></col>, <cd>to give from or shape to mentally.</cd><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]<pbr/>
+<q>Imagination <qex>bodies</qex> forth<br/>
+The forms of things unknown.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj>
+</cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bodybuilder</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>someone who does special exercises to develop the musculature.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> musclebuilder.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bodybuilding</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>exercise that builds muscles through tension.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> anaerobic exercise, musclebuilding.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bod"y*guard`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A guard or group of guards to protect or defend the person; a lifeguard.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Retinue; attendance; following.</def> <rj><au>Bp. Porteus.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>body shop</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an establishment where the frame or outer body of a vehicle may be repaired or painted; -- contrasted with a <contr>mechanic</contr>, who repairs the motor and other working components.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bodywork</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the exterior body of a motor vehicle.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the work of making or repairing vehicle bodies.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boehmenism</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the mystical theological doctrine of <person>Jakob <etsep>Boehme</etsep></person> that influenced the Quakers.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Behmenism.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boehmeria</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus comprising the false nettle.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Boehmeria</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boeotia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a district of ancient Greece northwest of Athens.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>B&oelig;*o"tian</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Boeotia</ets>, Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets>, noted for its moist, thick atmosphere, and the dullness and stupidity of its inhabitants.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to B&oelig;otia; hence, stupid; dull; obtuse.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native of B&oelig;otia; also, one who is dull and ignorant.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Boer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D., a farmer. See <er>Boor</er>.]</ety> <def>A colonist or farmer in South Africa of Dutch descent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo"es</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>3d sing. pr.</pos> of <er>Behove</er>. <def>Behoves or behooves.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>boeuf</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>meat from an adult domestic bovine.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> beef.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>boff</hw>, <hw>bof"fo</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Theater)</fld> <def>a hearty laugh.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Theater)</fld> <def>a joke or gag line that produces hearty laughter.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Theater)</fld> <def>something very successful, especially a box-office hit.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bof"fin</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a scientist or technician, especially one engaged in military research.</def> <mark>[British slang]</mark> <br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bof"fo</hw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>highly successful; superbly well done.</def> <mark>[slang]</mark> <br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bog</hw> <pr>(b&obreve_;g)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ir. &amp; Gael. <ets>bog</ets> soft, tender, moist: cf. Ir. <ets>bogach</ets> bog, moor, marsh, Gael. <ets>bogan</ets> quagmire.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A quagmire filled with decayed moss and other vegetable matter; wet spongy ground where a heavy body is apt to sink; a marsh; a morass.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Appalled with thoughts of <qex>bog</qex>, or caverned pit,<br/>
+Of treacherous earth, subsiding where they tread.</q> <rj><qau>R. Jago.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A little elevated spot or clump of earth, roots, and grass, in a marsh or swamp.</def> <mark>[Local, U. S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bog bean</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Buck bean</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Bog bumper</b></col> (bump, to make a loud noise), <col><b>Bog blitter</b></col>, <col><b>Bog bluiter</b></col>, <col><b>Bog jumper</b></col></mcol>, <cd>the bittern.</cd> <mark>[Prov.]</mark> -- <col><b>Bog butter</b></col>, <cd>a hydrocarbon of butterlike consistence found in the peat bogs of Ireland.</cd> -- <col><b>Bog earth</b></col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>a soil composed for the most part of silex and partially decomposed vegetable fiber.</cd> <au>P. Cyc.</au> -- <col><b>Bog moss</b></col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>Same as <er>Sphagnum</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bog myrtle</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the sweet gale.</cd> -- <col><b>Bog ore</b></col>. <fld>(Min.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>An ore of iron found in boggy or swampy land; a variety of brown iron ore, or limonite.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Bog manganese, the hydrated peroxide of manganese.</cd> -- <col><b>Bog rush</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>any rush growing in bogs; saw grass.</cd> -- <col><b>Bog spavin</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Spavin</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bog</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bogged</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bogging</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To sink, as into a bog; to submerge in a bog; to cause to sink and stick, as in mud and mire.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>At another time, he was <qex>bogged</qex> up to the middle in the slough of Lochend.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bogart</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def><person>Humphrey DeForest Bogart</person>, famous movie actor; most commonly called <person><altname>Humphrey Bogart</altname></person>; b. 1899, d. 1957.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Humphrey Bogart, Humphrey DeForest Bogart.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bogartian</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to <person>Humphrey Bogart</person>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bogbean</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a perennial plant of Europe and America (<spn>Menyanthes trifoliata</spn>) having racemes of white or purplish flowers and intensely bitter trifoliate leaves; often rooting at the water margin and spreading across the surface; -- called also <altname>bog myrtle</altname>, <altname>water shamrock</altname> and <altname>marsh trefoil</altname>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> water shamrock, buckbean, bog myrtle, marsh trefoil.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bog"ber`ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The small cranberry (<spn>Vaccinium oxycoccus</spn>), which grows in boggy places.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo"gey</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>Bogeys</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <altsp>[Also <asp>bogie</asp> and <asp>bogy</asp>, plural <asp>bogies</asp>.]</altsp> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A goblin; a bugbear.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bogeyman.</syn><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I have become a sort of <qex>bogey</qex> -- a kill-joy.</q> <rj><qau>Wm. Black.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Golf)</fld> <def>a score one stroke over par for a hole; formerly, the definition of <ex>bogey</ex> was the same as that now used for <altname>par</altname>, i.e., an ideal score or number of strokes, for each hole, against which players compete; -- it was said to be so called because assumed to be the score of an imaginary first-rate player called Colonel <etsep>Bogey</etsep>. Now the standard score is called <altname>par</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>an unidentified aircraft; in combat situations, such craft not identified as friendly are assumed to be hostile.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo"gey*man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>Bogeymen</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <def>A goblin; a bugbear; a <er>bogey{1}</er>. This is the form used by parents to frighten children; <as>as, if you don't eat your vegetables, the <ex>bogeyman</ex> will get you</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bogey.</syn><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bog"gard</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bogey.</def> <mark>[Local, Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bog"gle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Boggled</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Boggling</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[ See <er>Bogle</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To stop or hesitate as if suddenly frightened, or in doubt, or impeded by unforeseen difficulties; to take alarm; to exhibit hesitancy and indecision.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>We start and <qex>boggle</qex> at every unusual appearance.</q> <rj><qau>Glanvill.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Boggling</qex> at nothing which serveth their purpose.</q> <rj><qau>Barrow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To do anything awkwardly or unskillfully.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To play fast and loose; to dissemble.</def> <rj><au>Howell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To doubt; hesitate; shrink; stickle; demur.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bog"gle</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To embarrass with difficulties; to make a bungle or botch of.</def> <mark>[Local, U. S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bog"gler</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who boggles.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bog"glish</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Doubtful; skittish.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bog"gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Consisting of, or containing, a bog or bogs; of the nature of a bog; swampy; <as>as, <ex>boggy</ex> land</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo"gie</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <mark>[A dialectic word. N. of Eng. &amp; Scot.]</mark> <def>A four-wheeled truck, having a certain amount of play around a vertical axis, used to support in part a locomotive on a railway track.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo"gie en"gine</hw>. <fld>(Railroads)</fld> <def>A switching engine the running gear and driving gear of which are on a bogie, or truck.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo"gle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Scot. and North Eng. <ets>bogle</ets>, <ets>bogill</ets>, <ets>bugill</ets>, specter; as a verb, to terrify, fr. W. <ets>bwgwl</ets> threatening, fear, <ets>bwg</ets>, <ets>bwgan</ets>, specter, hobgoblin. Cf. <er>Bug</er>.]</ety> <def>A goblin; a specter; a frightful phantom; a bogy; a bugbear.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>boggle</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bog"suck`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The American woodcock; -- so called from its feeding among the bogs.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bog"trot`ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who lives in a boggy country; -- applied in derision to the lowest class of Irish.</def> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bog"trot`ting</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Living among bogs.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bogue</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To fall off from the wind; to edge away to leeward; -- said only of inferior craft.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bogue</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The boce; -- called also <altname>bogue bream</altname>. See <er>Boce</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo"gus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Etymol. uncertain.]</ety> <def>Spurious; fictitious; sham; -- a cant term originally applied to counterfeit coin, and hence denoting anything counterfeit.</def> <mark>[Colloq. U. S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo"gus</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A liquor made of rum and molasses.</def> <mark>[Local, U. S.]</mark> <rj><au>Bartlett.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bog"wood`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The wood of trees, esp. of oaks, dug up from peat bogs. It is of a shining black or ebony color, and is largely used for making ornaments.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo"gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bogies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[See <er>Bogle</er>.]</ety> <def>A specter; a hobgoblin; a bugbear.</def> &ldquo;Death's heads and <xex>bogies</xex>.&rdquo; <au>J. H. Newman.</au> <altsp>[Written also <asp>bogey</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>There are plenty of such foolish attempts at playing <qex>bogy</qex> in the history of savages.</q> <rj><qau>C. Kingsley.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo*hea"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>Wu-i</ets>, pronounced by the Chinese <ets>bu-i</ets>, the name of the hills where this kind of tea is grown.]</ety> <def>Bohea tea, an inferior kind of black tea. See under <er>Tea</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The name was formerly applied to superior kinds of black tea, or to black tea in general.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo*he"mi*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A country of central Europe.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: The region or community of social Bohemians. See <er>Bohemian</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 3.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>She knew every one who was any one in the land of <qex>Bohemia</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Compton Reade.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo*he"mi*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to Bohemia, or to the language of its ancient inhabitants or their descendants. See <er>Bohemian</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 2.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a social gypsy or &ldquo;Bohemian&rdquo; (see <er>Bohemian</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 3); vagabond; unconventional; free and easy.</def> <mark>[Modern]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Hers was a pleasant <qex>Bohemian</qex> life till she was five and thirty.</q> <rj><qau>Blackw. Mag.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Artists have abandoned their <qex>Bohemian</qex> manners and customs nowadays.</q> <rj><qau>W. Black.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Bohemian chatterer</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>Bohemian waxwing</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a small bird of Europe and America (<spn>Ampelis garrulus</spn>); the waxwing.</cd> -- <col><b>Bohemian glass</b></col>, <cd>a variety of hard glass of fine quality, made in Bohemia. It is of variable composition, containing usually silica, lime, and potash, rarely soda, but no lead. It is often remarkable for beauty of color.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo*he"mi*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A native of Bohemia.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The language of the Czechs (the ancient inhabitants of Bohemia), the richest and most developed of the dialects of the Slavic family.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A restless vagabond; -- originally, an idle stroller or gypsy (as in France) thought to have come from Bohemia; in later times often applied to an adventurer in art or literature, of irregular, unconventional habits, questionable tastes, or free morals.</def> <mark>[Modern]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In this sense from the French <xex>boh&eacute;mien</xex>, a gypsy; also, a person of irregular habits.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>She was of a wild, roving nature, inherited from father and mother, who were both <qex>Bohemians</qex> by taste and circumstances.</q> <rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo*he"mi*an*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The characteristic conduct or methods of a Bohemian.</def> <mark>[Modern]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bo"hun u"pas</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>See <er>Upas</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bo*iar"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Boyar</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boil</hw> <pr>(boil)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Boiled</conjf> <pr>(boild)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Boiling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>boilen</ets>, OF. <ets>boilir</ets>, <ets>builir</ets>, F. <ets>bouillir</ets>, fr. L. <ets>bullire</ets> to be in a bubbling motion, from <ets>bulla</ets> bubble; akin to Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets>, Lith. <ets>bumbuls</ets>. Cf. <er>Bull</er> an edict, <er>Budge</er>, <pos>v.</pos>, and <er>Ebullition</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To be agitated, or tumultuously moved, as a liquid by the generation and rising of bubbles of steam (or vapor), or of currents produced by heating it to the boiling point; to be in a state of ebullition; <as>as, the water <ex>boils</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To be agitated like boiling water, by any other cause than heat; to bubble; to effervesce; <as>as, the <ex>boiling</ex> waves</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He maketh the deep to <qex>boil</qex> like a pot.</q> <rj><qau>Job xii. 31.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To pass from a liquid to an a&euml;riform state or vapor when heated; <as>as, the water <ex>boils</ex> away</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To be moved or excited with passion; to be hot or fervid; <as>as, his blood <ex>boils</ex> with anger</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Then <qex>boiled</qex> my breast with flame and burning wrath.</q> <rj><qau>Surrey.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To be in boiling water, as in cooking; <as>as, the potatoes are <ex>boiling</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To boil away</b></col>, <cd>to vaporize; to evaporate or be evaporated by the action of heat.</cd> -- <col><b>To boil over</b></col>, <cd>to run over the top of a vessel, as liquid when thrown into violent agitation by heat or other cause of effervescence; to be excited with ardor or passion so as to lose self-control.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boil</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To heat to the boiling point, or so as to cause ebullition; <as>as, to <ex>boil</ex> water</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To form, or separate, by boiling or evaporation; <as>as, to <ex>boil</ex> sugar or salt</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To subject to the action of heat in a boiling liquid so as to produce some specific effect, as cooking, cleansing, etc.; <as>as, to <ex>boil</ex> meat; to <ex>boil</ex> clothes</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The stomach cook is for the hall,<br/>
+And <qex>boileth</qex> meate for them all.</q> <rj><qau>Gower.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To steep or soak in warm water.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To try whether seeds be old or new, the sense can not inform; but if you <qex>boil</qex> them in water, the new seeds will sprout sooner.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To boil down</b></col>, <cd>to reduce in bulk by boiling; as, to <xex>boil down</xex> sap or sirup.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boil</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Act or state of boiling.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boil</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Influenced by <ets>boil</ets>, v. See <er>Beal</er>, <er>Bile</er>.]</ety> <def>A hard, painful, inflamed tumor, which, on suppuration, discharges pus, mixed with blood, and discloses a small fibrous mass of dead tissue, called the <xex>core</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>A blind boil</b></col>, <cd>one that suppurates imperfectly, or fails to come to a head.</cd> -- <col><b>Delhi boil</b></col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>a peculiar affection of the skin, probably parasitic in origin, prevailing in India (as among the British troops) and especially at Delhi.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boil"a*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Boilery</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boiled</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Dressed or cooked by boiling; subjected to the action of a boiling liquid; <as>as, <ex>boiled</ex> meat; a <ex>boiled</ex> dinner; <ex>boiled</ex> clothes</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>boiled-down</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>expressing the essence; condensed; summarized.</def> <illu>the final <ex>boiled-down</ex> crux of the matter</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> boiled down.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boil"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who boils.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A vessel in which any thing is boiled.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The word <xex>boiler</xex> is a generic term covering a great variety of kettles, saucepans, clothes boilers, evaporators, coppers, retorts, etc.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>A strong metallic vessel, usually of wrought iron plates riveted together, or a composite structure variously formed, in which steam is generated for driving engines, or for heating, cooking, or other purposes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The earliest steam boilers were usually spheres or sections of spheres, heated wholly from the outside. Watt used the <xex>wagon boiler</xex> (shaped like the top of a covered wagon) which is still used with low pressures. Most of the boilers in present use may be classified as plain <xex>cylinder boilers</xex>, <xex>flue boilers</xex>, <xex>sectional</xex> and <xex>tubular boilers</xex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Barrel of a boiler</b></col>, <cd>the cylindrical part containing the flues.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Boiler plate</b></col>, <col><b>Boiler iron</b></col></mcol>, <cd>plate or rolled iron of about a quarter to a half inch in thickness, used for making boilers and tanks, for covering ships, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Cylinder boiler</b></col>, <cd>one which consists of a single iron cylinder.</cd> -- <col><b>Flue boilers</b></col> <cd>are usually single shells containing a small number of large flues, through which the heat either passes from the fire or returns to the chimney, and sometimes containing a fire box inclosed by water.</cd> -- <col><b>Locomotive boiler</b></col>, <cd>a boiler which contains an inclosed fire box and a large number of small flues leading to the chimney.</cd> -- <col><b>Multiflue boiler</b></col>. <cd>Same as <er>Tubular boiler</er>, below.</cd> -- <col><b>Sectional boiler</b></col>, <cd>a boiler composed of a number of sections, which are usually of small capacity and similar to, and connected with, each other. By multiplication of the sections a boiler of any desired capacity can be built up.</cd> -- <col><b>Tubular boiler</b></col>, <cd>a boiler containing tubes which form flues, and are surrounded by the water contained in the boiler. See <xex>Illust.</xex> <cref>of Steam boiler</cref>, under <er>Steam</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Tubulous boiler</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Tubulous</er>. See <er>Tube</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 6, and 1st <er>Flue</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 163 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Boil"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A sunken reef; esp., a coral reef on which the sea breaks heavily.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>boilersuit</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a loose protective smock worn over ordinary clothing for dirty work.</def> <mark>[British]</mark> <br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> overall, boilers suit.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boil"er*y</hw> <pr>(boil"&etilde_;r*&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>bouillerie</ets>.]</ety> <def>A place and apparatus for boiling, as for evaporating brine in salt making.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boil"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Heated to the point of bubbling; heaving with bubbles; in tumultuous agitation, as boiling liquid; surging; seething; swelling with heat, ardor, or passion.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Boiling point</b></col>, <cd>the temperature at which a fluid is converted into vapor, with the phenomena of ebullition. This is different for different liquids, and for the same liquid under different pressures. For water, at the level of the sea, barometer 30 in., it is 212 &deg; Fahrenheit; for alcohol, 172.96&deg;; for ether, 94.8&deg;; for mercury, about 675&deg;. The boiling point of water is lowered one degree Fahrenheit for about 550 feet of ascent above the level of the sea.</cd> -- <col><b>Boiling spring</b></col>, <cd>a spring which gives out very hot water, or water and steam, often ejecting it with much force; a geyser.</cd> -- <col><b>To be at the boiling point</b></col>, <cd>to be very angry.</cd> -- <col><b>To keep the pot boiling</b></col>, <cd>to keep going on actively, as in certain games.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boil"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of ebullition or of tumultuous agitation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Exposure to the action of a hot liquid.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boil"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With boiling or ebullition.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And lakes of bitumen rise <qex>boiling</qex> higher.</q> <rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bois" d'arc"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[F., bow wood. So called because used for bows by the Western Indians.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The Osage orange (<spn>Maclura aurantiaca</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>bois d'arc</qex> seems to be the characteristic growth of the black prairies.</q> <rj><qau>U. S. Census (1880).</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bois" dur`ci"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[F., hardened wood.]</ety> <def>A hard, highly polishable composition, made of fine sawdust from hard wood (as rosewood) mixed with blood, and pressed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>boiste</ets>, F. <ets>bo&icirc;te</ets>, from the same root as E. <ets>box</ets>.]</ety> <def>A box.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bois"ter*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>boistous</ets>; of uncertain origin; cf. W. <ets>bwyst</ets> wild, savage, wildness, ferocity, <ets>bwystus</ets> ferocious.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Rough or rude; unbending; unyielding; strong; powerful.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>Boisterous</xex> sword.&rdquo; &ldquo;<xex>Boisterous</xex> hand.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Exhibiting tumultuous violence and fury; acting with noisy turbulence; violent; rough; stormy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The waters swell before a <qex>boisterous</qex> storm.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The brute and <qex>boisterous</qex> force of violent men.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Noisy; rough; turbulent; <as>as, <ex>boisterous</ex> mirth; <ex>boisterous</ex> behavior</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I like not that loud, <qex>boisterous</qex> man.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Vehement; excessive.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The heat becomes too powerful and <qex>boisterous</qex> for them.</q> <rj><qau>Woodward.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Loud; roaring; violent; stormy; turbulent; furious; tumultuous; noisy; impetuous; vehement.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bois"ter*ous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a boisterous manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bois"ter*ous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being boisterous; turbulence; disorder; tumultuousness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bois"tous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Rough or rude; coarse; strong; violent; boisterous; noisy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Chaucer.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>Bois"tous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Bois"tous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms> <au>Chaucer.</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo*ja"nus or"gan</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[From <ets>Bojanus</ets>, the discoverer.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A glandular organ of bivalve mollusca, serving in part as a kidney.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo"ka*dam`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Cerberus</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boke</hw>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <def>To poke; to thrust.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Dial.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo"lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bole</er> clay.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to bole or clay; partaking of the nature and qualities of bole; clayey.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bo"las</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. sing. &amp; pl.</pos> <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <def>A kind of missile weapon consisting of one, two, or more balls of stone, iron, or other material, attached to the ends of a leather cord; -- used by the Gauchos of South America, and others, for hurling at and entangling an animal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bold</hw> <pr>(b&omacr;ld)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bald</ets>, <ets>bold</ets>, AS. <ets>bald</ets>, <ets>beald</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>ballr</ets>, OHG. <ets>bald</ets>, MHG. <ets>balt</ets>, D. boud, Goth. <ets>bal&thorn;ei</ets> boldness, It. <ets>baldo</ets>. In Ger. there remains only <ets>bald</ets>, adv. soon. Cf. <er>Bawd</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Forward to meet danger; venturesome; daring; not timorous or shrinking from risk; brave; courageous.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Throngs of knights and barons <qex>bold</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Exhibiting or requiring spirit and contempt of danger; planned with courage; daring; vigorous.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>bold</xex> design leased highly.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>In a bad sense, too forward; taking undue liberties; over assuming or confident; lacking proper modesty or restraint; rude; impudent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Thou art too wild, too rude and <qex>bold</qex> of voice.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Somewhat overstepping usual bounds, or conventional rules, as in art, literature, etc.; taking liberties in composition or expression; <as>as, the figures of an author are <ex>bold</ex></as>.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Bold</xex> tales.&rdquo; <rj><au>Waller.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The cathedral church is a very <qex>bold</qex> work.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Standing prominently out to view; markedly conspicuous; striking the eye; in high relief.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Shadows in painting . . . make the figure <qex>bolder</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Steep; abrupt; prominent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Where the <qex>bold</qex> cape its warning forehead rears.</q> <rj><qau>Trumbull.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bold eagle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>an Australian eagle (<spn>Aquila audax</spn>), which destroys lambs and even the kangaroo.</def> -- <cs><col><b>To make bold</b></col>, <cd>to take liberties or the liberty; to venture.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Courageous; daring; brave; intrepid; fearless; dauntless; valiant; manful; audacious; stouthearted; high-spirited; adventurous; confident; strenuous; forward; impudent.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bold</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make bold or daring.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bold</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be or become bold.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bold"en</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Boldened</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. ]</vmorph> <def>To make bold; to encourage; to embolden.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Ready speakers, being <qex>boldened</qex> with their present abilities to say more, . . . use less help of diligence and study.</q> <rj><qau>Ascham.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>boldface</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a typeface with thick heavy lines; -- also called <altname>bold-faced</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>boldface</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>to print in boldface.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bold"-faced`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Somewhat impudent; lacking modesty; <as>as, a <ex>bold-faced</ex> woman</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I have seen enough to confute all the <qex>bold-faced</qex> atheists of this age.</q> <rj><qau>Bramhall.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>Having a conspicuous or heavy face; -- also called <altname>boldface</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <bold>This line is <xex>bold-faced</xex> nonpareil.</bold></note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bold"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>bealdl&imacr;ce</ets>.]</ety> <def>In a bold manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bold"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being bold.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Courage; bravery; intrepidity; dauntlessness; hardihood; assurance.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Bol"do</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, &Verbar;<hw>Bol"du</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A fragrant evergreen shrub of Chili (<spn>Peumus Boldus</spn>). The bark is used in tanning, the wood for making charcoal, the leaves in medicine, and the drupes are eaten.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bole</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bole</ets>, fr. Icel. <ets>bolr</ets>; akin to Sw. <ets>b&aring;l</ets>, Dan. <ets>bul</ets>, trunk, stem of a tree, G. <ets>bohle</ets> a thick plank or board; cf. LG. <ets>boll</ets> round. Cf. <er>Bulge</er>.]</ety> <def>The trunk or stem of a tree, or that which is like it.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Enormous elm-tree <qex>boles</qex> did stoop and lean.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bole</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Etym. doubtful.]</ety> <def>An aperture, with a wooden shutter, in the wall of a house, for giving, occasionally, air or light; also, a small closet.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Open the <qex>bole</qex> wi'speed, that I may see if this be the right Lord Geraldin.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bole</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A measure. See <er>Boll</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 2.</def> <rj><au>Mortimer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bole</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets> a clod or lump of earth: cf. F. <ets>bol</ets>, and also L. <ets>bolus</ets> morsel. Cf. <er>Bolus</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Any one of several varieties of friable earthy clay, usually colored more or less strongly red by oxide of iron, and used to color and adulterate various substances. It was formerly used in medicine. It is composed essentially of hydrous silicates of alumina, or more rarely of magnesia. See <er>Clay</er>, and <er>Terra alba</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A bolus; a dose.</def> <rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Armenian bole</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Armenian</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Bole Armoniac</b></col>, or <col><b>Armoniak</b></col></mcol>, <cd>Armenian bole.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo*lec"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A projecting molding round a panel. Same as <er>Bilection</er>.</def> <rj><au>Gwilt.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bo*le"ro</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A Spanish dance, or the lively music which accompanies it.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A kind of small outer jacket, with or without sleeves, worn by women.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bolete</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>any fungus of the family <fam>Boletaceae</fam>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo*let"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or obtained from, the <gen>Boletus</gen>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Boletic acid</b></col>, <cd>an acid obtained from the <spn>Boletus fomentarius</spn>, variety <spn>pseudo-igniarius</spn>. Same as <er>Fumaric acid</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bo*le"tus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>boletus</ets>, Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of fungi having the under side of the pileus or cap composed of a multitude of fine separate tubes. A few are edible, and others very poisonous.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bo"ley</hw>, <hw>Bo"lye</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Booly</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo"lide</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>Bolis</er>.]</ety> <def>A kind of meteor; a bolis.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bo"lis</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets> missile, arrow, fr. <ets>&unr_;</ets> to throw.]</ety> <def>A meteor or brilliant shooting star, followed by a train of light or sparks; esp. one which explodes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo*liv"i*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Bolivia.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native of Bolivia.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boll</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bolle</ets> boll, bowl, AS. <ets>bolla</ets>. See <er>Bowl</er> a vessel.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The pod or capsule of a plant, as of flax or cotton; a pericarp of a globular form.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A Scotch measure, formerly in use: for wheat and beans it contained four Winchester bushels; for oats, barley, and potatoes, six bushels. A boll of meal is 140 lbs. avoirdupois. Also, a measure for salt of two bushels.</def> <altsp>[Sometimes spelled <asp>bole</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boll</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bolled</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To form a boll or seed vessel; to go to seed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The barley was in the ear, and the flax was <qex>bolled</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Ex. ix. 31.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bol"land*ists</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>The Jesuit editors of the &ldquo;Acta Sanctorum&rdquo;, or Lives of the Saints; -- named from <person>John Bolland</person>, who began the work.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bol"lard</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Bole</er> the stem of a tree, and <er>Pollard</er>.]</ety> <def>An upright wooden or iron post in a boat or on a dock, used in veering or fastening ropes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bollard timber</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a timber, also called a <xex>knighthead</xex>, rising just within the stem in a ship, on either side of the bowsprit, to secure its end.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boll"en</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Boln</er>, <pos>a.</pos></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boll"ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Bole</er> stem of a tree, and <er>Poll</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>A tree from which the branches have been cut; a pollard.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bollock</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>one of the two male reproductive glands; a testis; -- usually spelled <asp>ballock</asp>, and usually used in the plural.</def> <br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> gonad, testicle, ball, nut, egg.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a pulley-block at the head of a topmast.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bullock block.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bollocks</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>to make a mess of.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> botch, fumble, botch up, muff, blow it, flub, screw up, ball up, blunder, spoil, muck up, bungle, fluff, bollix, bollix up, bollocks up, bobble, mishandle, louse up, foul up, mess up, fuck up.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boll"worm`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The larva of a moth (<spn>Heliothis armigera</spn>) which devours the bolls or unripe pods of the cotton plant, often doing great damage to the crops.</def> <!-- <spn>Heliothis zea</spn> ?? = cotton bollworm, corn earworm, tomato fuitworm ?? --><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boln</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bolnen</ets>, <ets>bollen</ets>; cf. Dan. <ets>bulne</ets>. Cf. <er>Bulge</er>.]</ety> <def>To swell; to puff.</def> <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Boln</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Boll"en</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Swollen; puffed out.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Thin, and <qex>boln</qex> out like a sail.</q> <rj><qau>B. Jonson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bo"lo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <def>A kind of large knife resembling a machete.</def> <mark>[Phil. Islands]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo*lo"gna</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A city of Italy which has given its name to various objects.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A Bologna sausage; also informally called <altname>baloney</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bologna sausage</b></col> <ety>[It. salsiccia di <etsep>Bologna</etsep>]</ety>, <cd>a large sausage made of bacon or ham, beef, veal, and pork, cooked and smoked, chopped fine and inclosed in a skin.</cd> -- <col><b>Bologna stone</b></col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>radiated barite, or barium sulphate, found in roundish masses composed of radiating fibers, first discovered near Bologna. It is phosphorescent when calcined.</cd> -- <col><b>Bologna vial</b></col>, <cd>a vial of unannealed glass which will fly into pieces when its surface is scratched by a hard body, as by dropping into it a fragment of flint; whereas a bullet may be dropped into it without injury.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo*lo`gnese"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Bologna.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native of Bologna.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bolognese school</b></col> <fld>(Paint.)</fld>, <cd>a school of painting founded by the Carracci, otherwise called the Lombard or Eclectic school, the object of which was to unite the excellences of the preceding schools.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo*lo"gnian</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <def>Bolognese.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bolognian stone</b></col>. <cd>See <cref>Bologna stone</cref>, under <er>Bologna</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bolograph</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a record or recording made by a bolometer.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bologram.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bolographic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to a bolograph.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bolometric</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to a bolometer.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo*lom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets> a stroke, ray + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>An instrument for measuring minute quantities of radiant heat, especially in different parts of the spectrum; -- called also <altname>actinic balance</altname>, <altname>thermic balance</altname>.</def> <rj><au>S. P. Langley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bol"sa</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp., lit., purse. See <er>Bourse</er>.]</ety> <def>An exchange for the transaction of business.</def> <mark>[Sp. Amer. &amp; Phil. Islands]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bolshevik</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Russian <ets>bol'shevik</ets> fr. <ets>bol'she</ets> more + <ets>-vik</ets>, a person, i.e. one who is a member of the majority (in the revolutionary Russian parliament).]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a member of the extreme left wing of the Social Democratic Party that seized power in Russia in 1917 after the Russian October Revolution, and advocated rule by the proletariat and state ownership of property.</def> <note>Actually in the minority, this branch seized the opportunity, when the moderate group walked out, to proclaim themselves a majority and form a government. They prevailed in the subsequent civil war.</note><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>same as <er>communist</er>, especially used of Russian communists.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>anyone with communist leanings or sympathies; -- used very loosely in a derogatory sense by some people with economically conservative views.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bolshevik</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to Bolsheviks or bolshevism.</def> <illu><ex>Bolshevik</ex> Revolution</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bolshevik.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>bolshevise</hw>, <hw>bolshevize</hw></mhw> <pos>v.</pos> <ety>[see <er>Bolshevik</er>.]</ety> <def>to render communistic; -- of governments.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> communize, make communist.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bolshevism</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[see <er>Bolshevik</er>.]</ety> <def>a form of communism based on the writings of Marx and Lenin.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> collectivism, Marxism-Leninism, Leninism, Marxism, Sovietism, sovietism.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>bolshie</hw>, <hw>bolshy</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a <er>communist</er> or <er>Bolshevik</er>, <pos>n.</pos>.</def> <mark>[slang.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bolshy</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>obstreperous.</def> <mark>[British slang.]</mark><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> stroppy.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bol"ster</hw> <pr>(b&omacr;l"st&etilde_;r; 110)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>bolster</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>b&omacr;lstr</ets>, Sw. &amp; Dan. <ets>bolster</ets>, OHG. <ets>bolstar</ets>, <ets>polstar</ets>, G. <ets>polster</ets>; from the same root as E. <ets>bole</ets> stem, <ets>bowl</ets> hollow vessel. Cf. <er>Bulge</er>, <er>Poltroon</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A long pillow or cushion, used to support the head of a person lying on a bed; -- generally laid under the pillows.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And here I'll fling the pillow, there the <qex>bolster</qex>,<br/>
+This way the coverlet, another way the sheets.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A pad, quilt, or anything used to hinder pressure, support any part of the body, or make a bandage sit easy upon a wounded part; a compress.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This arm shall be a <qex>bolster</qex> for thy head.</q> <rj><qau>Gay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Anything arranged to act as a support, as in various forms of mechanism, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Saddlery)</fld> <def>A cushioned or a piece part of a saddle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A cushioned or a piece of soft wood covered with tarred canvas, placed on the trestletrees and against the mast, for the collars of the shrouds to rest on, to prevent chafing.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Anything used to prevent chafing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A plate of iron or a mass of wood under the end of a bridge girder, to keep the girder from resting directly on the abutment.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A transverse bar above the axle of a wagon, on which the bed or body rests.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>The crossbeam forming the bearing piece of the body of a railway car; the central and principal cross beam of a car truck.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>the perforated plate in a punching machine on which anything rests when being punched.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>10.</sn> <fld>(Cutlery)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>That part of a knife blade which abuts upon the end of the handle.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The metallic end of a pocketknife handle.</def> <rj><au>G. Francis.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>11.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The rolls forming the ends or sides of the Ionic capital.</def> <rj><au>G. Francis.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>12.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A block of wood on the carriage of a siege gun, upon which the breech of the gun rests when arranged for transportation.</def> <note>[See <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Gun carriage</er>.]</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bolster work</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>members which are bellied or curved outward like cushions, as in friezes of certain classical styles.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bol"ster</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bolstered</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bolstering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To support with a bolster or pillow.</def> <rj><au>S. Sharp.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To support, hold up, or maintain with difficulty or unusual effort; -- often with <xex>up</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To <qex>bolster</qex> baseness.</q> <rj><qau>Drayton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Shoddy inventions designed to <qex>bolster</qex> up a factitious pride.</q> <rj><qau>Compton Reade.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bol"stered</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Supported; upheld.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Swelled out.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bol"ster*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A supporter.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bolt</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>bolt</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>bolti</ets>, Dan. <ets>bolt</ets>, D. <ets>bout</ets>, OHG. <ets>bolz</ets>, G. <ets>bolz</ets>, <ets>bolzen</ets>; of uncertain origin.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A shaft or missile intended to be shot from a crossbow or catapult, esp. a short, stout, blunt-headed arrow; a quarrel; an arrow, or that which resembles an arrow; a dart.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Look that the crossbowmen lack not <qex>bolts</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A fool's <qex>bolt</qex> is soon shot.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Lightning; a thunderbolt.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A strong pin, of iron or other material, used to fasten or hold something in place, often having a head at one end and screw thread cut upon the other end.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A sliding catch, or fastening, as for a door or gate; the portion of a lock which is shot or withdrawn by the action of the key.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>An iron to fasten the legs of a prisoner; a shackle; a fetter.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Away with him to prison!<br/>
+lay <qex>bolts</qex> enough upon him.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A compact package or roll of cloth, as of canvas or silk, often containing about forty yards.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A bundle, as of oziers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bolt auger</b></col>, <cd>an auger of large size; an auger to make holes for the bolts used by shipwrights.</cd> -- <col><b>Bolt and nut</b></col>, <cd>a metallic pin with a head formed upon one end, and a movable piece (the nut) screwed upon a thread cut upon the other end. See B, C, and D, in <xex>illust.</xex> above.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>See <er>Tap bolt</er>, <er>Screw bolt</er>, and <er>Stud bolt</er>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bolt</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bolted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bolting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To shoot; to discharge or drive forth.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 164 --></p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To utter precipitately; to blurt or throw out.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I hate when Vice can <qex>bolt</qex> her arguments.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To swallow without chewing; <as>as, to <ex>bolt</ex> food</as>; often used with <ptcl>down</ptcl>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(U. S. Politics)</fld> <def>To refuse to support, as a nomination made by a party to which one has belonged or by a caucus in which one has taken part.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Sporting)</fld> <def>To cause to start or spring forth; to dislodge, as conies, rabbits, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To fasten or secure with, or as with, a bolt or bolts, as a door, a timber, fetters; to shackle; to restrain.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Let tenfold iron <qex>bolt</qex> my door.</q> <rj><qau>Langhorn.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Which shackles accidents and <qex>bolts</qex> up change.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bolt</hw> <pr>(b&omacr;lt; 110)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To start forth like a bolt or arrow; to spring abruptly; to come or go suddenly; to dart; <as>as, to <ex>bolt</ex> out of the room</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This Puck seems but a dreaming dolt, . . . <br/>
+And oft out of a bush doth <qex>bolt</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Drayton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To strike or fall suddenly like a bolt.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His cloudless thunder <qex>bolted</qex> on their heads.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To spring suddenly aside, or out of the regular path; <as>as, the horse <ex>bolted</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(U.S. Politics)</fld> <def>To refuse to support a nomination made by a party or a caucus with which one has been connected; to break away from a party.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bolt</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the manner of a bolt; suddenly; straight; unbendingly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>[He] came <qex>bolt</qex> up against the heavy dragoon.</q> <rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bolt upright</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>Perfectly upright; perpendicular; straight up; unbendingly erect.</cd> <au>Addison.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>On the back at full length.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bolt</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Bolt</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A sudden spring or start; a sudden spring aside; <as>as, the horse made a <ex>bolt</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A sudden flight, as to escape creditors.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This gentleman was so hopelessly involved that he contemplated a <qex>bolt</qex> to America -- or anywhere.</q> <rj><qau>Compton Reade.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(U. S. Politics)</fld> <def>A refusal to support a nomination made by the party with which one has been connected; a breaking away from one's party.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bolt</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bolted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bolting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bolten</ets>, <ets>boulten</ets>, OF. <ets>buleter</ets>, F. <ets>bluter</ets>, fr. Ll. <ets>buletare</ets>, <ets>buratare</ets>, cf. F. <ets>bure</ets> coarse woolen stuff; fr. L. <ets>burrus</ets> red. See <er>Borrel</er>, and cf. <er>Bultel</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To sift or separate the coarser from the finer particles of, as bran from flour, by means of a bolter; to separate, assort, refine, or purify by other means.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He now had <qex>bolted</qex> all the flour.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Ill schooled in <qex>bolted</qex> language.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To separate, as if by sifting or bolting; -- with <xex>out</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Time and nature will <qex>bolt</qex> out the truth of things.</q> <rj><qau>L'Estrange.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To discuss or argue privately, and for practice, as cases at law.</def> <rj><au>Jacob.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To bolt to the bran</b></col>, <cd>to examine thoroughly, so as to separate or discover everything important.</cd> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This <qex>bolts</qex> the matter fairly <qex>to the bran</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Harte.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The report of the committee was examined and sifted and <qex>bolted to the bran</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bolt</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A sieve, esp. a long fine sieve used in milling for bolting flour and meal; a bolter.</def> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bol"tel</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Boultel</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bolt"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who bolts; esp.: <sd>(a)</sd> A horse which starts suddenly aside. <sd>(b)</sd> A man who breaks away from his party.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bolt"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who sifts flour or meal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An instrument or machine for separating bran from flour, or the coarser part of meal from the finer; a sieve.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bolt"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kind of fishing line. See <er>Boulter</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bolt"head`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A long, straight-necked, glass vessel for chemical distillations; -- called also a <altname>matrass</altname> or receiver.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The head of a bolt.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bolt"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A darting away; a starting off or aside.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bolt"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A sifting, as of flour or meal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A private arguing of cases for practice by students, as in the Inns of Court.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bolting cloth</b></col>, <cd>wire, hair, silk, or other sieve cloth of different degrees of fineness; -- used by millers for sifting flour.</cd> <au>McElrath.</au> -- <col><b>Bolting hutch</b></col>, <cd>a bin or tub for the bolted flour or meal</cd>; (<mark>fig.</mark>) <cd>a receptacle.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bol"ton*ite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A granular mineral of a grayish or yellowish color, found in Bolton, Massachusetts. It is a silicate of magnesium, belonging to the chrysolite family.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bolt"rope`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A rope stitched to the edges of a sail to strengthen the sail.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bolt"sprit`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A corruption of <ets>bowsprit</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>See <er>Bowsprit</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bol"ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An edible fish of the Nile (genus <gen>Chromis</gen>).</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>bulti</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo"lus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Boluses</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>bolus</ets> bit, morsel; cf. G. <ets>&unr_;</ets> lump of earth. See <er>Bole</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, clay.]</ety> <def>A rounded mass of anything, esp. a large pill.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bom</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A large American serpent, so called from the sound it makes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bomb</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bombe</ets> bombshell, fr. L. <ets>bombus</ets> a humming or buzzing noise, Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A great noise; a hollow sound.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A pillar of iron . . . which if you had struck, would make . . . a great <qex>bomb</qex> in the chamber beneath.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A shell; esp. a spherical shell, like those fired from mortars. See <er>Shell</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A bomb ketch.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bomb chest</b></col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>a chest filled with bombs, or only with gunpowder, placed under ground, to cause destruction by its explosion.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Bomb ketch</b></col>, <col><b>Bomb vessel</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a small ketch or vessel, very strongly built, on which mortars are mounted to be used in naval bombardments; -- called also <altname>mortar vessel</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bomb lance</b></col>, <cd>a lance or harpoon with an explosive head, used in whale fishing.</cd> -- <col><b>Volcanic bomb</b></col>, <cd>a mass of lava of a spherical or pear shape.</cd> &ldquo;I noticed <xex>volcanic bombs</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Darwin.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bomb</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To bombard.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Prior.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bomb</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Boom</er>.]</ety> <def>To sound; to boom; to make a humming or buzzing sound.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bombacaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a natural family of tropical trees with large dry or fleshy fruit containing usually woolly seeds.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Bombacaceae</fam>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bom"bace</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.]</ety> <def>Cotton; padding.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bom"bard</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bombarde</ets>, LL. <ets>bombarda</ets>, fr. L. <ets>bombus</ets> + <ets>-ard</ets>. Cf. <er>Bumper</er>, and see <er>Bomb</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Gun.)</fld> <def>A piece of heavy ordnance formerly used for throwing stones and other ponderous missiles. It was the earliest kind of cannon.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They planted in divers places twelve great <qex>bombards</qex>, wherewith they threw huge stones into the air, which, falling down into the city, might break down the houses.</q> <rj><qau>Knolles.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A bombardment.</def> <mark>[Poetic &amp; R.]</mark> <rj><au>J. Barlow.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A large drinking vessel or can, or a leather bottle, for carrying liquor or beer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Yond same black cloud, yond huge one, looks like a foul <qex>bombard</qex> that would shed his liquor.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Padded breeches.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bombard phrase</b></col>, <cd>inflated language; bombast.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bom"bard</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bombarde</ets>, fr. F. <ets>bombarde</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>See <er>Bombardo</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bom*bard"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bombarded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bombarding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To attack with bombards or with artillery; especially, to throw shells, hot shot, etc., at or into.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Next, she means to <qex>bombard</qex> Naples.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His fleet <qex>bombarded</qex> and burnt down Dieppe.</q> <rj><qau>Wood.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bom`bar*dier"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bombardier</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>One who used or managed a bombard; an artilleryman; a gunner.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A noncommissioned officer in the British artillery.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bombardier beetle</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a kind of beetle (<spn>Brachinus crepitans</spn>), so called because, when disturbed, it makes an explosive discharge of a pungent and acrid vapor from its anal glands. The name is applied to other related species, as the <spn>Brachinus displosor</spn>, which can produce ten or twelve explosions successively. The common American species is <spn>Brachinus fumans</spn>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bom"bard*man</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who carried liquor or beer in a can or bombard.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They . . . made room for a <qex>bombardman</qex> that brought bouge for a country lady.</q> <rj><qau>B. Jonson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bom*bard"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bombardement</ets>.]</ety> <def>An attack upon a fortress or fortified town, with shells, hot shot, rockets, etc.; the act of throwing bombs and shot into a town or fortified place.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Bom*bar"do</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bom*bar"don</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. <ets>bombardo</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Originally, a deep-toned instrument of the oboe or bassoon family; thence, a bass reed stop on the organ. The name <xex>bombardon</xex> is now given to a brass instrument, the lowest of the saxhorns, in tone resembling the ophicleide.</def> <rj><au>Grove.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bom`ba*sine"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Bombazine</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bom"bast</hw> <pr>(b&obreve_;m"b&adot_;st <it>or</it> b&ubreve;m"b&adot_;st; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>bombace</ets> cotton, LL. <ets>bombax</ets> cotton, <ets>bombasium</ets> a doublet of cotton; hence, padding, wadding, fustian. See <er>Bombazine</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Originally, cotton, or cotton wool.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A candle with a wick of <qex>bombast</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Lupton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Cotton, or any soft, fibrous material, used as stuffing for garments; stuffing; padding.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>How now, my sweet creature of <qex>bombast</qex>!</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Doublets, stuffed with four, five, or six pounds of <qex>bombast</qex> at least.</q> <rj><qau>Stubbes.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Fig.: High-sounding words; an inflated style; language above the dignity of the occasion; fustian.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Yet noisy <qex>bombast</qex> carefully avoid.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bom"bast</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>High-sounding; inflated; big without meaning; magniloquent; bombastic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>[He] evades them with a <qex>bombast</qex> circumstance,<br/>
+Horribly stuffed with epithets of war.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Nor a tall metaphor in <qex>bombast</qex> way.</q> <rj><qau>Cowley.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bom*bast"</hw> <pr>(b&obreve_;m*b&adot_;st" <it>or</it> b&ubreve;m*b&adot_;st")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To swell or fill out; to pad; to inflate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Not <qex>bombasted</qex> with words vain ticklish ears to feed.</q> <rj><qau>Drayton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bom*bas"tic</hw> <pr>(b&obreve_;m*b&adot_;s"t&ibreve_;k <it>or</it> b&ubreve;m*b&adot_;s"t&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <hw>Bom*bas"tic*al</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Characterized by bombast; high-sounding; inflated.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Bom*bas"tic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A theatrical, <qex>bombastic</qex>, windy phraseology.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Turgid; tumid; pompous; grandiloquent.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bom"bast*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Swelling words without much meaning; bombastic language; fustian.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Bombastry</qex> and buffoonery, by nature lofty and light, soar highest of all.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bom"bax</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL., cotton. See <er>Bombast</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of trees, called also the <altname>silkcotton tree</altname>; also, a tree of the genus Bombax.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bom`ba*zet" Bom`ba*zette"</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Bombazine</er>.]</ety> <def>A sort of thin woolen cloth. It is of various colors, and may be plain or twilled.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bom`ba*zine"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bombasin</ets>, LL. <ets>bombacinium</ets>, <ets>bambacinium</ets>, L. <ets>bombycinus</ets> silken, <ets>bombycinum</ets> a silk or cotton texture, fr. <ets>bombyx</ets> silk, silkworm, Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets>. Cf. <er>Bombast</er>, <er>Bombycinous</er>.]</ety> <def>A twilled fabric for dresses, of which the warp is silk, and the weft worsted. Black bombazine has been much used for mourning garments.</def> <altsp>[Sometimes spelt <asp>bombasin</asp>, and <asp>bombasine</asp>.]</altsp> <rj><au>Tomlinson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bomb" cal`o*rim"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>a type of calorimeter made of a steel body which closes tightly and resists high pressure, designed for measuring the amount of heat developed durng chemical combustion of a quantity of combustible material in an oxygen atmosphere.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bomber</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a military aircraft that drops bombs during flight.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a large sandwich on a long crusty roll that is split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the US.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>a person who drops bombs or plants and explodes bombs, especially surreptitously.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>a <er>bomber jacket</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bom"ber jack`et</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From its resemblance to the style of jacket work by the crews of World War II bomber airplanes.]</ety> <def>a short men's jacket made of leather, having a zipper in front, knitted cuffs, and ribbed trim.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bom"bic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bombyx</ets> silk, silkworm: cf. F. <ets>bombique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or obtained from, the silkworm; <as>as, <ex>bombic</ex> acid</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bom"bi*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>bombilare</ets>, for L. <ets>bombitare</ets>. See <er>Bomb</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>To hum; to buzz.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bom`bi*la"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A humming sound; a booming.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To . . . silence the <qex>bombilation</qex> of guns.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bom"bi*nate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To hum; to boom.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bom`bi*na"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A humming or buzzing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bom"bo*lo</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bomboloes</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Cf. It <ets>bombola</ets> a pitcher.]</ety> <def>A thin spheroidal glass retort or flask, used in the sublimation of camphor.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>bumbelo</asp>, and <asp>bumbolo</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bomb"proof`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Secure against the explosive force of bombs.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A structure which heavy shot and shell will not penetrate.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bomb"shell`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A bomb. See <er>Bomb</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>something or someone that stuns or amazes, especially suddenly and unexpectedly; <as>as, the news of the president's affair was a political <ex>bombshell</ex>; a blonde <ex>bombshell</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bombsight</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a sighting device in an aircraft for aiming bombs.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bombus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>bumblebees.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus Bombus.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bom*by"cid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Like or pertaining to the genus <gen>Bombyx</gen>, or the family <fam>Bombycid&aelig;</fam>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bombycilla</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>waxwings.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Bombycilla</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bom*byc"i*nous</hw> <pr>(b&obreve_;m*b&ibreve_;s"&ibreve_;*n&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bombycinus</ets>. See <er>Bombazine</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Silken; made of silk.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Coles.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Being of the color of the silkworm; transparent with a yellow tint.</def> <rj><au>E. Darwin.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bombyliidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a natural family of dipterous insects comprising the bee flies.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Bombyliidae</fam>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bom*byl"i*ous</hw> <pr>(b&obreve_;m*b&ibreve_;l"&ibreve_;*&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bombylius</ets> a bumblebee, Gr. <grk>bombylio`s</grk>.]</ety> <def>Buzzing, like a bumblebee; <as>as, the <ex>bombylious</ex> noise of the horse fly</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Derham.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bom"byx</hw> <pr>(b&obreve_;m"b&ibreve_;ks)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., silkworm. See <er>Bombazine</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of moths, which includes the silkworm moth. See <er>Silkworm</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bon</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>bonus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Good; valid as security for something.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bon-ac*cord"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Good will; good fellowship; agreement.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bo`na*ci"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Amer. Sp. <ets>bonas&iacute;</ets>, prob. from native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A large grouper (<spn>Mycteroperca bonaci</spn>) of Florida and the West Indies, valuable as a food fish; -- called also <altname>aguaji</altname> and, in Florida, <altname>black grouper</altname>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Also, any one of several other similar fishes.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bo"na fi"de</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>In or with good faith; without fraud or deceit; real or really; actual or actually; genuine or genuinely; <as>as, you must proceed <ex>bona fide</ex>; a <ex>bona fide</ex> purchaser or transaction</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bo"na fi"des</hw> <pr>(b&omacr;"n&adot_; f&imacr;"d&emacr;z)</pr>. <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>Good faith; honesty; freedom from fraud or deception.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo*nair"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE., also <ets>bonere</ets>, OF. <ets>bonnaire</ets>, Cotgr., abbrev. of <ets>debonnaire</ets>. See <er>Debonair</er>.]</ety> <def>Gentle; courteous; complaisant; yielding.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo*nan"za</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp., prop. calm., fair weather, prosperity, fr. L. <ets>bonus</ets> good.]</ety> <def>In mining, a rich mine or vein of silver or gold; hence, anything which is a mine of wealth or yields a large income.</def> <mark>[Colloq. U. S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo`na*part"e*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Napoleon Bonaparte or his family.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo"na*part`ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The policy of Bonaparte or of the Bonapartes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo"na*part`ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One attached to the policy or family of Bonaparte, or of the Bonapartes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bo"na per`i*tu"ra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Perishable goods.</def> <rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bo"na ro"ba</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[It., prop. &ldquo;good stuff.&rdquo;]</ety> <def>A showy wanton; a courtesan.</def> <rj><au>Shak</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bo*na"sus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bo*nas"sus</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bonasus</ets>, Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets>, <ets>&unr_;</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The aurochs or European bison. See <er>Aurochs</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bon"bon`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bonbon</ets>, fr. <ets>bon bon</ets> very good, a superlative by reduplication, fr. <ets>bon</ets> good.]</ety> <def>Sugar confectionery; a sugarplum; hence, any dainty.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bon`bon`ni&egrave;re"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>-ni&egrave;res</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A small fancy box or dish for bonbons.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bonce</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Etymol. unknown.]</ety> <def>A boy's game played with large marbles.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bon`chr&eacute;`tien"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., good Christian.]</ety> <def>A name given to several kinds of pears. See <er>Bartlett</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bon"ci*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Empirical trade name.]</ety> <def>A substance composed of ground bone, mineral matters, etc., hardened by pressure, and used for making billiard balls, boxes, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bond</hw> <pr>(b&obreve_;nd)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[The same word as band. Cf. <er>Band</er>, <er>Bend</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which binds, ties, fastens, or confines, or by which anything is fastened or bound, as a cord, chain, etc.; a band; a ligament; a shackle or a manacle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Gnawing with my teeth my <qex>bonds</qex> in sunder,<br/>
+I gained my freedom.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>The state of being bound; imprisonment; captivity, restraint.</def> &ldquo;This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of <xex>bonds</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Acts xxvi.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A binding force or influence; a cause of union; a uniting tie; <as>as, the <ex>bonds</ex> of fellowship</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A people with whom I have no tie but the common <qex>bond</qex> of mankind.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Moral or political duty or obligation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I love your majesty<br/>
+According to my <qex>bond</qex>, nor more nor less.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A writing under seal, by which a person binds himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators, to pay a certain sum on or before a future day appointed. This is a <stype>single bond</stype>. But usually a condition is added, that, if the obligor shall do a certain act, appear at a certain place, conform to certain rules, faithfully perform certain duties, or pay a certain sum of money, on or before a time specified, the obligation shall be void; otherwise it shall remain in full force. If the condition is not performed, the bond becomes forfeited, and the obligor and his heirs are liable to the payment of the whole sum.</def> <rj><au>Bouvier.</au> <au>Wharton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A financial instrument (of the nature of the ordinary legal bond) made by a government or a corporation for purpose of borrowing money; a written promise to pay a specific sum of money on or before a specified day, given in return for a sum of money; <as>as, a government, city, or railway <ex>bond</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>The state of goods placed in a bonded warehouse till the duties are paid; <as>as, merchandise in <ex>bond</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The union or tie of the several stones or bricks forming a wall. The bricks may be arranged for this purpose in several different ways, as in <stype>English bond</stype> or <stype>block bond</stype> (Fig. 1), where one course consists of bricks with their ends toward the face of the wall, called <xex>headers</xex>, and the next course of bricks with their lengths parallel to the face of the wall, called <xex>stretchers</xex>; <xex>Flemish bond</xex> (Fig.2), where each course consists of headers and stretchers alternately, so laid as always to break joints; <xex>Cross bond</xex>, which differs from the English by the change of the second stretcher line so that its joints come in the middle of the first, and the same position of stretchers comes back every fifth line; <xex>Combined cross and English bond</xex>, where the inner part of the wall is laid in the one method, the outer in the other.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 165 --></p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A unit of chemical attraction between atoms; <as>as, oxygen has two <ex>bonds</ex> of affinity</as>. Also called <cref>chemical bond</cref>. It is often represented in graphic formul&aelig; by a short line or dash. See <xex>Diagram</xex> of <er>Benzene nucleus</er>, and <er>Valence</er>. Several types of bond are distinguished by chemists, as <cref>double bond</cref>, <cref>triple bond</cref>, <cref>covalent bond</cref>, <cref>hydrogen bond</cref>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>10.</sn> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>A heavy copper wire or rod connecting adjacent rails of an electric railway track when used as a part of the electric circuit.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>11.</sn> <def>League; association; confederacy.</def> <mark>[South Africa]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The Africander <qex>Bond</qex>, a league or association appealing to African, but practically to Boer, patriotism.</q> <rj><qau>James Bryce.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Arbitration bond</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Arbitration</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bond creditor</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>a creditor whose debt is secured by a bond.</cd> <au>Blackstone.</au> -- <col><b>covalent bond</b></col>, <cd>an attractive force between two atoms of a molecule generated by the merging of an electron orbital of each atom into a combined orbital in the molecule. Such bonds vary in strength, but in molecules of substances typically encountered in human experience (as, water or alcohol) they are sufficiently strong to persist and maintain the identity and integrity of the molecule over appreciable periods of time. Each such bond satisfies one unit of <er>valence</er> for each of the atoms thus bonded. Contrasted with <cref>hydrogen bond</cref>, which is weaker and does not satisfy the valence of either atom involved.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>double bond</b></col>, <col><b>triple bond</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a <isa><cref>covalent bond</cref></isa> which involves the merging of orbitals of two (or three) electrons on each of the two connected atoms, thus satisfying two (or three) units of valence on each of the bonded atoms. When two carbon atoms are thus bonded, the bond (and the compound) are said to be <it>unsaturated</it>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bond debt</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>a debt contracted under the obligation of a bond.</cd> <au>Burrows.</au> -- <col><b>hydrogen bond</b></col>, <cd>a non-covalent bond between hydrogen and another atom, usually oxygen or nitrogen. It does not involve the sharing of electrons between the bonded atoms, and therefore does not satisfy the valence of either atom. Hydrogen bonds are weak (ca. 5 kcal/mol) and may be frequently broken and reformed in solution at room temperature.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Bond of a slate</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>lap of a slate</b></col></mcol>, <cd>the distance between the top of one slate and the bottom or drip of the second slate above, i. e., the space which is covered with three thicknesses; also, the distance between the nail of the under slate and the lower edge of the upper slate.</cd> -- <col><b>Bond timber</b></col>, <cd>timber worked into a wall to tie or strengthen it longitudinally.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Chains; fetters; captivity; imprisonment.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bond</hw> <pr>(b&obreve_;nd)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bonded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bonding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To place under the conditions of a bond; to mortgage; to secure the payment of the duties on (goods or merchandise) by giving a bond.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>To dispose in building, as the materials of a wall, so as to secure solidity.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bond</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bond</ets>, <ets>bonde</ets>, peasant, serf, AS. <ets>bonda</ets>, <ets>bunda</ets>, husband, bouseholder, from Icel. <ets>b&omacr;ndi</ets> husbandman, for <ets>b&umacr;andi</ets>, fr. <ets>b&umacr;a</ets> to dwell. See <er>Boor</er>, <er>Husband</er>.]</ety> <def>A vassal or serf; a slave.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bond</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>In a state of servitude or slavery; captive.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>By one Spirit are we all baptized . . . whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be <qex>bond</qex> or free.</q> <rj><qau>1 Cor. xii. 13.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bondable</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>capable of being fastened or secured with a rope or bond.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bindable.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>capable of holding together or cohering; as particles in a mass.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bond"age</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>bondagium</ets>. See <er>Bond</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The state of being bound; condition of being under restraint; restraint of personal liberty by compulsion; involuntary servitude; slavery; captivity.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The King, when he designed you for my guard,<br/>
+Resolved he would not make my <qex>bondage</qex> hard.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Obligation; tie of duty.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He must resolve by no means to be . . . brought under the <qex>bondage</qex> of observing oaths.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Old Eng. Law)</fld> <def>Villenage; tenure of land on condition of doing the meanest services for the owner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Thralldom; bond service; imprisonment.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bond"a*ger</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A field worker, esp. a woman who works in the field.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bon"dar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small quadruped of Bengal (<spn>Paradoxurus bondar</spn>), allied to the genet; -- called also <altname>musk cat</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bond"ed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Placed under, or covered by, a bond, as for the payment of duties, or for conformity to certain regulations.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bonded goods</b></col>, <cd>goods placed in a bonded warehouse; goods, for the duties on which bonds are given at the customhouse.</cd> -- <col><b>Bonded warehouse</b></col>, <cd>a warehouse in which goods on which the duties are unpaid are stored under bond and in the joint custody of the importer, or his agent, and the customs officers.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bond"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who places goods under bond or in a bonded warehouse.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Masonry)</fld> <def>A bonding stone or brick; a bondstone.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bond"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Norwegian <ets>bonde</ets>.]</ety> <def>A freeholder on a small scale.</def> <mark>[Norway]</mark> <rj><au>Emerson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bond"hold`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person who holds the bonds of a public or private corporation for the payment of money at a certain time.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bonding</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the process of fastening firmly together.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> soldering.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bond"maid`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bond</ets>, <pos>a.</pos> or <pos>n.</pos> + <ets>maid</ets>.]</ety> <def>A female slave, or one bound to service without wages, as distinguished from a hired servant.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bond"man</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bondmen</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[<ets>Bond</ets>,<pos>a.</pos>or<pos>n.</pos>+ <ets>man</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A man slave, or one bound to service without wages.</def> &ldquo;To enfranchise <xex>bondmen</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Old Eng. Law)</fld> <def>A villain, or tenant in villenage.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>bond-servant</hw>, <hw>Bond" serv`ant</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A slave; one who is bound to service without wages.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>If thy brother . . . be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a <qex>bond servant</qex>: but as an hired servant.</q> <rj><qau>Lev. xxv. 39, 40.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bond" serv`ice</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>The condition of a bond servant; service without wages; slavery.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Their children . . . upon those did Solomon levy a tribute of <qex>bond service</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>1 Kings ix. 21.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bond"slave`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person in a state of slavery; one whose person and liberty are subjected to the authority of a master.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bonds"man</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bondsmen</plw>.</plu> <ety>[<ets>Bond</ets>, <pos>a.</pos> or <pos>n.</pos> + <ets>man</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A slave; a villain; a serf; a bondman.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Carnal, greedy people, without such a precept, would have no mercy upon their poor <qex>bondsmen</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Derham.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A surety; one who is bound, or who gives security, for another.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bond"stone`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bond</ets>,<pos>n.</pos>+ <ets>stone</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Masonry)</fld> <def>A stone running through a wall from one face to another, to bind it together; a binding stone.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bonds"wom`an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Bondwoman</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bon"duc</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bonduc</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>bunduq</ets> hazel nut, filbert nut.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See <er>Nicker tree</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bond"wom`an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bondwomen</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[<ets>Bond</ets>,<pos>a.</pos>or<pos>n.</pos>+ <ets>woman</ets>.]</ety> <def>A woman who is a slave, or in bondage.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He who was of the <qex>bondwoman</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Gal. iv. 23.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bone</hw> <pr>(b&omacr;n; 110)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bon</ets>, <ets>ban</ets>, AS. <ets>b&amacr;n</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>bein</ets>, Sw. <ets>ben</ets>, Dan. &amp; D. <ets>been</ets>, G. <ets>bein</ets> bone, leg; cf. Icel. <ets>beinn</ets> straight.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The hard, calcified tissue of the skeleton of vertebrate animals, consisting very largely of calcium carbonate, calcium phosphate, and gelatine; <as>as, blood and <ex>bone</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Even in the hardest parts of bone there are many minute cavities containing living matter and connected by minute canals, some of which connect with larger canals through which blood vessels ramify.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One of the pieces or parts of an animal skeleton; <as>as, a rib or a thigh <ex>bone</ex>; a <ex>bone</ex> of the arm or leg</as>; also, any fragment of bony substance. (<pluf>pl.</pluf>) The frame or skeleton of the body.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Anything made of bone, as a bobbin for weaving bone lace.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Two or four pieces of bone held between the fingers and struck together to make a kind of music.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Dice.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Whalebone; hence, a piece of whalebone or of steel for a corset.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Fig.: The framework of anything.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>A bone of contention</b></col>, <cd>a subject of contention or dispute.</cd> -- <col><b>A bone to pick</b></col>, <cd>something to investigate, or to busy one's self about; a dispute to be settled (with some one).</cd> -- <col><b>Bone ash</b></col>, <cd>the residue from calcined bones; -- used for making cupels, and for cleaning jewelry.</cd> -- <col><b>Bone black</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>the black, carbonaceous substance into which bones are converted by calcination in close vessels; -- called also <altname>animal charcoal</altname>. It is used as a decolorizing material in filtering sirups, extracts, etc., and as a black pigment. See <cref>Ivory black</cref>, under <er>Black</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bone cave</b></col>, <cd>a cave in which are found bones of extinct or recent animals, mingled sometimes with the works and bones of man.</cd> <au>Am. Cyc.</au> -- <col><b>Bone dust</b></col>, <cd>ground or pulverized bones, used as a fertilizer.</cd><!-- same as bone meal --> -- <col><b>Bone earth</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>the earthy residuum after the calcination of bone, consisting chiefly of phosphate of calcium.</cd> -- <col><b>Bone lace</b></col>, <cd>a lace made of linen thread, so called because woven with bobbins of bone.</cd> -- <col><b>Bone oil</b></col>, <cd>an oil obtained by, heating bones (as in the manufacture of bone black), and remarkable for containing the nitrogenous bases, pyridine and quinoline, and their derivatives; -- also called <altname>Dippel's oil</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bone setter</b></col>. <cd>Same as <er>Bonesetter</er>. See in the Vocabulary.</cd> -- <col><b>Bone shark</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the basking shark.</cd> -- <col><b>Bone spavin</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Spavin</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bone turquoise</b></col>, <cd>fossil bone or tooth of a delicate blue color, sometimes used as an imitation of true turquoise.</cd> -- <col><b>Bone whale</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a right whale.</cd> -- <col><b>To be upon the bones of</b></col>, <cd>to attack.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> -- <col><b>To make no bones</b></col>, <cd>to make no scruple; not to hesitate.</cd> <mark>[Low]</mark> -- <col><b>To pick a bone with</b></col>, <cd>to quarrel with, as dogs quarrel over a bone; to settle a disagreement.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bone</hw> <pr>(b&omacr;n)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Boned</conjf> <pr>(b&omacr;nd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Boning</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To withdraw bones from the flesh of, as in cookery.</def> &ldquo;To <xex>bone</xex> a turkey.&rdquo; <rj><au>Soyer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To put whalebone into; <as>as, to <ex>bone</ex> stays</as>.</def> <rj><au>Ash.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To fertilize with bone.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To steal; to take possession of.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bone</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bornoyer</ets> to look at with one eye, to sight, fr. <ets>borgne</ets> one-eyed.]</ety> <def>To sight along an object or set of objects, to see if it or they be level or in line, as in carpentry, masonry, and surveying.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Joiners, etc., <qex>bone</qex> their work with two straight edges. W.</q> <rj><qau>M. Buchanan.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bone"ache`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Pain in the bones.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bone"black`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <cref>Bone black</cref>, under <er>Bone</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boned</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having (such) bones; -- used in composition; <as>as, big-<ex>boned</ex>; strong-<ex>boned</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>No big-<qex>boned</qex> men framed of the Cyclops' size.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Deprived of bones; <as>as, <ex>boned</ex> turkey or codfish</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Manured with bone; <as>as, <ex>boned</ex> land</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bone-dry</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>without a trace of moisture.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bone"dog`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The spiny dogfish.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bone"fish`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Ladyfish</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bone"head`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a person of low intelligence; a dunce; a blockhead; -- used deprecatingly to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence or capabilities.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> dunce, dunderhead, numskull, blockhead, lunkhead, hammerhead, knucklehead, loggerhead, muttonhead, shithead, fuckhead.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bone"head*ed</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>very stupid; -- used of people or actions.</def> <mark>[informal]</mark> -- <wordforms><wf>bone"head*ed*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blockheaded, fatheaded, loggerheaded, thick, thickheaded, thick-skulled, wooden-headed.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>bone-idle</hw> <hw>bone-lazy</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>disinclined to work or exertion.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> do-nothing(prenominal), faineant, indolent, lazy, otiose, shiftless, slothful, workshy, work-shy.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bone"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without bones.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Boneless</xex> gums.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bonelet</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a small bone; especially one in the middle ear.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ossicle, ossiculum.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bonelike</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>resembling bone.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bone"meal`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>ground bones, used as a fertilizer or as a component in animal feed; -- it is high in phosphate content.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>boner</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an embarrassing mistake.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blunder, blooper, bungle, foul-up, flub, botch, boo-boo, misdoing.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>one who bones food.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bone"set`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A medicinal plant, the thoroughwort (<spn>Eupatorium perfoliatum</spn>). Its properties are diaphoretic and tonic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bone"set*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who sets broken or dislocated bones; -- commonly applied to one, not a regular surgeon, who makes an occupation of setting bones.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Bone"set*ting</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bone"shaw</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Sciatica.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo*net"ta</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Bonito</er>.</def> <rj><au>Sir T. Herbert.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bon"fire`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bonefire</ets>, <ets>banefire</ets>, orig. a fire of bones; <ets>bone</ets> + <ets>fire</ets>; but cf. also Prov. E. <ets>bun</ets> a dry stalk.]</ety> <def>A large fire built in the open air, as an expression of public joy and exultation, or for amusement.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Full soon by <qex>bonfire</qex> and by bell,<br/>
+We learnt our liege was passing well.</q> <rj><qau>Gay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bon"go</hw> <pr>(b&obreve_;&nsmacr_;"g&omacr;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Either of two large antelopes (<spn>Bo&ouml;cercus eurycercus</spn> of West Africa, and <spn>Bo&ouml;cercus isaaci</spn> of East Africa) of a reddish or chestnut-brown color with narrow white stripes on the body. Their flesh is especially esteemed as food.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bon"go</hw> <pr>(b&obreve_;&nsmacr_;"g&omacr;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Either of two large antelopes (<spn>Bo&ouml;cercus eurycercus</spn> of West Africa, and <spn>Bo&ouml;cercus isaaci</spn> of East Africa) of a reddish or chestnut-brown color with narrow white stripes on the body. Their flesh is especially esteemed as food.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bon"go</hw> <pr>(b&obreve_;&nsmacr_;"g&omacr;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>bongos</plw> or <plw>bongo</plw>.</plu> <def>one of a pair of attached small drums, each tuned to a different pitch, played by striking with the hands.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bon"grace`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bon</ets> good + <ets>gr&acirc;ce</ets> grace, charm.]</ety> <def>A projecting bonnet or shade to protect the complexion; also, a wide-brimmed hat.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>&Verbar;<hw>Bon`ho*mie"</hw>, &Verbar;<hw>Bon`hom*mie"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>good nature; pleasant and easy manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bon"i*bell</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Bonnibel</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bon"i*face</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From the sleek, jolly landlord in Farquhar's comedy of &ldquo;The Beaux' Stratagem.&rdquo;]</ety> <def>An innkeeper.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bon"i*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bonus</ets> good + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Sensitive or responsive to moral excellence.</def> <rj><au>Dr. H. More.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bon"i*fy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bonus</ets> good + <ets>-fy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>bonifier</ets>.]</ety> <def>To convert into, or make, good.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To <qex>bonify</qex> evils, or tincture them with good.</q> <rj><qau>Cudworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bon"i*ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The condition or quality of being bony.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bon"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Senses 1 and 2 fr. 1st <er>Bone</er>, sense 3 fr. 3d <er>Bone</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The clearing of bones from fish or meat.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The manuring of land with bones.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A method of leveling a line or surface by sighting along the tops of two or more straight edges, or a range of properly spaced poles. See 3d <er>Bone</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bon"i*ta*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Beneficial, as opposed to statutory or civil; <as>as, <ex>bonitary</ex> dominion of land</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo*ni"to</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bonitoes</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Sp. &amp; Pg. <ets>bonito</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>bain&imacr;t</ets> and <ets>bain&imacr;th</ets>.]</ety> <altsp>[Often incorrectly written <asp>bonita</asp>.]</altsp> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A large tropical fish (<spn>Orcynus pelamys</spn>) allied to the tunny. It is about three feet long, blue above, with four brown stripes on the sides. It is sometimes found on the American coast.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>any of a variety of scombroid fishes of the genera <gen>Sarda</gen> or <gen>Euthynnus</gen>, with a size intermediate between those of the smaller mackerels and the tunas. It is applied especially to the <altname>skipjack tuna</altname> (<spn>Euthynnus pelamis</spn>, syn. <spn>Katsuwonus pelamis</spn>, formerly <spn>Sarda Mediterranea</spn>, also called <altname>skipjack</altname>) of the Atlantic, an important and abundant food fish on the coast of the United States, and (<spn>Sarda Chilensis</spn>) of the Pacific, and other related species. These are large and active fishes, of a blue color above and silver below, with black oblique stripes.</def> <au>MW10</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The medregal (<spn>Seriola fasciata</spn>), an edible fish of the southern of the United States and the West Indies.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The cobia or crab eater (<spn>Elacate canada</spn>), an edible fish of the Middle and Southern United States.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bon"mot`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bonsmots</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[ F. <ets>bon</ets> good + <ets>mot</ets> word.]</ety> <def>A witty repartee; a jest.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bon"naz</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kind of embroidery made with a complicated sewing machine, said to have been originally invented by a Frenchman of the name of <etsep>Bonnaz</etsep>. The work is done either in freehand or by following a perforated design.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bonne</hw> <pr>(b&obreve_;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., prop. good woman.]</ety> <def>A female servant charged with the care of a young child.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bonne" bouche"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bonnes bouches</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>bon</ets>, fem. <ets>bonne</ets>, good + <ets>bouche</ets> mouth.]</ety> <def>A delicious morsel or mouthful; a tidbit.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bon"net</hw> <pr>(b&obreve_;n"n&ebreve_;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bonet</ets>, OF. <ets>bonet</ets>, <ets>bonete</ets>. F. <ets>bonnet</ets> fr. LL. <ets>bonneta</ets>, <ets>bonetum</ets>; orig. the name of a stuff, and of unknown origin.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A headdress for men and boys; a cap.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au> <au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A soft, elastic, very durable cap, made of thick, seamless woolen stuff, and worn by men in Scotland.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And p&unr_;i&unr_;s and <qex>bonnets</qex> waving high.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A covering for the head, worn by women, usually protecting more or less the back and sides of the head, but no part of the forehead. The shape of the bonnet varies greatly at different times; formerly the front part projected, and spread outward, like the mouth of a funnel.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Anything resembling a bonnet in shape or use</def>; as, <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>A small defense work at a salient angle; or a part of a parapet elevated to screen the other part from enfilade fire.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A metallic canopy, or projection, over an opening, as a fireplace, or a cowl or hood to increase the draught of a chimney, etc.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A frame of wire netting over a locomotive chimney, to prevent escape of sparks.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>A roofing over the cage of a mine, to protect its occupants from objects falling down the shaft.</def> <sd>(e)</sd> <def>In pumps, a metal covering for the openings in the valve chambers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>An additional piece of canvas laced to the foot of a jib or foresail in moderate winds.</def> <rj><au>Hakluyt.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>The second stomach of a ruminating animal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>An accomplice of a gambler, auctioneer, etc., who entices others to bet or to bid; a decoy.</def> <mark>[Cant]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Automobiles)</fld> <def>The metal cover or shield over the motor; predominantly British usage. In the U.S. it is called the <altname>hood</altname>.</def> <mark>[Brit.]</mark> <br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bonnet limpet</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a name given, from their shape, to various species of shells (family <fam>Calyptr&aelig;id&aelig;</fam>).</cd> -- <col><b>Bonnet monkey</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>an East Indian monkey (<spn>Macacus sinicus</spn>), with a tuft of hair on its head; the munga.</cd> -- <col><b>Bonnet piece</b></col>, <cd>a gold coin of the time of James V. of Scotland, the king's head on which wears a bonnet.</cd> <au>Sir W. Scott.</au> -- <col><b>To have a bee in the bonnet</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Bee</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Black bonnet</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Black</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Blue bonnet</b></col>. <cd>See in the Vocabulary.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bon"net</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To take off the bonnet or cap as a mark of respect; to uncover.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bon"net*ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Wearing a bonnet.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Bonneted</xex> and shawled.&rdquo; <rj><au>Howitt.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>Protected by a bonnet. See <er>Bonnet</er>, 4 <sd>(a)</sd>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>bonnet head</hw>, <hw>bonnethead</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <def>small harmless hammerhead shark (<spn>Sphyrna tiburio</spn>) of the southern United States and West Indies, having a spade-shaped head; abundant in bays and estuaries.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> shovelhead, bonnet shark, Sphyrna tiburo.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bon"net*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without a bonnet.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bon`net" rouge"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>The red cap adopted by the extremists in the French Revolution, which became a sign of patriotism at that epoch; hence, a revolutionist; a Red Republican.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bon"ni*bel</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bonne et belle</ets>, good and beautiful. Cf. <er>Bellibone</er>.]</ety> <def>A handsome girl.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bon"nie</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Scot</ets>.]</ety> <def>See <er>Bonny</er>, <pos>a.</pos></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bon"ni*lass`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bonny</ets> + <ets>lass</ets>.]</ety> <def>A &ldquo;bonny lass&rdquo;; a beautiful girl.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bon"ni*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Gayly; handsomely.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bon"ni*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being bonny; gayety; handsomeness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bon"ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <altsp>[Spelled <asp>bonnie</asp> by the Scotch.]</altsp> <ety>[OE. <ets>boni</ets>, prob. fr. F. <ets>bon</ets>, fem. <ets>bonne</ets>, good, fr. L. <ets>bonus</ets> good. See <er>Bounty</er>, and cf. <er>Bonus</er>, <er>Boon</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Handsome; beautiful; pretty; attractively lively and graceful.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Till <qex>bonny</qex> Susan sped across the plain.</q> <rj><qau>Gay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Far from the <qex>bonnie</qex> banks of Ayr.</q> <rj><qau>Burns.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Gay; merry; frolicsome; cheerful; blithe.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Be you blithe and <qex>bonny</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Report speaks you a <qex>bonny</qex> monk, that would hear the matin chime ere he quitted his bowl.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bon"ny</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>A round and compact bed of ore, or a distinct bed, not communicating with a vein.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bon"ny*clab`ber</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ir. <ets>bainne</ets>, <ets>baine</ets>, milk + <ets>clabar</ets> mud, mire.]</ety> <def>Coagulated sour milk; loppered milk; curdled milk; -- sometimes called simply <xex>clabber</xex>.</def> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bo*no"bo</hw> <pr>(b&ouptack_;*n&omacr;"b&omacr;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>an anthropoid ape (<spn>Pan paniscus</spn>), resembling but smaller than the common chimpanzee (<spn>Pan troglodytes</spn>); -- called also <altname>pygmy chimpanzee</altname>. It is found in the forests of Zaire.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> pygmy chimpanzee, pygmy chimp.</syn><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bon" Si`l&egrave;ne"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[F.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A very fragrant tea rose with petals of various shades of pink.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bon"spiel</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Scot.; of uncertain origin.]</ety> <def>A cur&unr_;ing match between clubs.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bon"te*bok</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. <ets>bont</ets> a sort of skin or fur, prop. variegated + <ets>bok</ets> buck.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The pied antelope of South Africa (<spn>Alcelaphus pygarga</spn>). Its face and rump are white. Called also <altname>nunni</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bon" ton"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[F., good tone, manner.]</ety> <def>The height of the fashion; fashionable society.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo"nus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bonuses</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>bonus</ets> good. Cf. <er>Bonny</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A premium given for a loan, or for a charter or other privilege granted to a company; as the bank paid a <xex>bonus</xex> for its charter.</def> <rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An extra dividend to the shareholders of a joint stock company, out of accumulated profits.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Money paid in addition to a stated compensation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bon" vi`vant"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bons vivants</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>bon</ets> good + <ets>vivant</ets>, <pos>p. pr.</pos> of <ets>vivre</ets> to live.]</ety> <def>A good fellow; a jovial companion; a free liver.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bon"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Consisting of bone, or of bones; full of bones; pertaining to bones.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having large or prominent bones.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bony fish</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the menhaden.</cd> -- <col><b>Bony pike</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the gar pike (<spn>Lepidosteus</spn>).</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bon"ze</hw> <pr>(b&obreve_;n"z&euptack_;; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pg. <ets>bonzo</ets>, fr. Japan. <ets>b&omacr;zu</ets> a Buddhist priest: cf. F. <ets>bonze</ets>.]</ety> <def>A Buddhist or Fohist priest, monk, or nun.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The name was given by the Portuguese to the priests of Japan, and has since been applied to the priests of China, Cochin China, and the neighboring countries.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bonzer</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>remarkable or wonderful.</def> <mark>[Australian]</mark><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>boo</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>to show displeasure (after a performance or speech) by making a prolonged sound of &ldquo;boo&rdquo;.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>boob</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>to commit a faux pas or fault.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> sin, commit an offence, blunder, goof.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>boob</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an ignorant or foolish person.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> dumbbell, dummy, dope, booby, pinhead.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a female breast.</def> <mark>[informal or vulgar]</mark> <br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> breast, bosom, knocker, tit, titty.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>boo-boo</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an embarrassing mistake.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blunder, blooper, bungle, foul-up, flub, botch, boner, misdoing.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a minor injury, such as an abrasion on the skin; -- child's talk.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boo"by</hw> <pr>(b&oomacr_;"b&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Boobies</plw> <pr>(-b&ibreve_;z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Sp. <ets>bobo</ets> dunce, idiot; cf. L. <ets>balbus</ets> stammering, E. <ets>barbarous</ets>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A dunce; a stupid fellow.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A swimming bird (<spn>Sula fiber</spn> or <spn>Sula sula</spn>) related to the common gannet, and found in the West Indies, nesting on the bare rocks. It is so called on account of its apparent stupidity -- unafraid of men, it allows itself to be caught by a simple and undisguised approach. The name is also sometimes applied to other species of gannets; as, <spn>Sula piscator</spn>, the <stype>red-footed booby</stype>; and <spn>Sula nebouxii</spn>, the <stype>blue-footed booby</stype>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A species of penguin of the antarctic seas.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 166 --></p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Booby hatch</b></col> <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a kind of wooden hood over a hatch, readily removable.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd>, <cd>an insane asylum.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> -- <col><b>Booby hut</b></col>, <cd>a carriage body put upon sleigh runners.</cd> <mark>[Local, U. S.]</mark> <au>Bartlett.</au> -- <col><b>Booby hutch</b></col>, <cd>a clumsy covered carriage or seat, used in the eastern part of England.</cd> <au>Forby.</au> -- <col><b>Booby prize</b></col>, <cd>an award for the poorest performance in a competition; hence, metaphorically, the recognition of a strikingly inferior or incompetent performance.</cd> -- <col><b>Booby trap</b></col> <sd>(a)</sd>, <cd>a schoolboy's practical joke, as a shower bath when a door is opened.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd>, <cd>any concealed device causing surprise or injury when a usually harmless object is touched; -- in military operations, typically containing an explosive charge.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boo"by</hw> <pr>(b&oomacr_;"b&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the characteristics of a booby; stupid.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boo"by*ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Stupid; dull.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boodh</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Buddha</er>.</def> <rj><au>Malcom.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boodh"ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Buddhism</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boodh"ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Buddhist</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boo"dle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Origin uncertain.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The whole collection or lot; caboodle.</def> <mark>[Low, U. S.]</mark> <rj><au>Bartlett.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Money given in payment for votes or political influence; bribe money; swag.</def> <mark>[Polit. slang, U. S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{<hw>Boog"ey*man</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bo"gey*man</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Something frightful, as a specter; anything imaginary that causes needless fright; something used to excite needless fear; also, something really dangerous, or an imaginary monster, used to frighten children, etc.</def> &ldquo;Go to sleep or the <xex>Boogeyman</xex> will get you.&rdquo;<br/>
+<syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Hobgoblin; goblin; specter; ogre; scarecrow; booger; bugaboo; bugbear.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>boogie</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Music)</fld> <def>an instrumental version of the blues (especially for piano).</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> boogie-woogie.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a black person; -- offensive and disparaging.</def> <mark>[slang]</mark><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>boog"ie</hw> <pr>(b&oobreve_;"g&emacr;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>to do a lively dance, often with the two partners not touching, to the accompaniment of rock music.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>boogie-woogie</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Music)</fld>, <def>an instrumental version of the blues (especially for piano).</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> boogie.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boo`hoe"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Boohooed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Boohooing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[An imitative word.]</ety> <def>To bawl; to cry loudly.</def> <mark>[Low]</mark> <rj><au>Bartlett.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boo"hoo`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The sailfish; -- called also <altname>woohoo</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Book</hw> <pr>(b&oobreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>book</ets>, <ets>bok</ets>, AS. <ets>b&omacr;c</ets>; akin to Goth. <ets>b&omacr;ka</ets> a letter, in pl. book, writing, Icel. <ets>b&omacr;k</ets>, Sw. <ets>bok</ets>, Dan. <ets>bog</ets>, OS. <ets>b&omacr;k</ets>, D. <ets>boek</ets>, OHG. <ets>puoh</ets>, G. <ets>buch</ets>; and fr. AS. <ets>b&omacr;c</ets>, <ets>b&emacr;ce</ets>, beech; because the ancient Saxons and Germans in general wrote runes on pieces of beechen board. Cf. <er>Beech</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A collection of sheets of paper, or similar material, blank, written, or printed, bound together; commonly, many folded and bound sheets containing continuous printing or writing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; When blank, it is called a <xex>blank book</xex>. When printed, the term often distinguishes a bound volume, or a volume of some size, from a pamphlet.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; It has been held that, under the copyright law, a <xex>book</xex> is not necessarily a volume made of many sheets bound together; it may be printed on a single sheet, as music or a diagram of patterns.</note> <rj><au>Abbott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A composition, written or printed; a treatise.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A good <qex>book</qex> is the precious life blood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A part or subdivision of a treatise or literary work; <as>as, the tenth <ex>book</ex> of &ldquo;Paradise Lost</as>.&rdquo;</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A volume or collection of sheets in which accounts are kept; a register of debts and credits, receipts and expenditures, etc.; -- often used in the plural; <as>as, they got a subpoena to examine our <ex>books</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ledger, leger, account book, book of account.</syn>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Six tricks taken by one side, in the game of bridge or whist, being the minimum number of tricks that must be taken before any additional tricks are counted as part of the score for that hand; in certain other games, two or more corresponding cards, forming a set.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Drama)</fld> <def>a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; -- used in preparing for a performance.</def>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> script, playscript.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>a set of paper objects (tickets, stamps, matches, checks etc.) bound together by one edge, like a book; <as>as, he bought a <ex>book</ex> of stamps</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>a book or list, actual or hypothetical, containing records of the best performances in some endeavor; a recordbook; -- used in the phrase <col><b>one for the book</b></col> or <col><b>one for the books</b></col>.</def>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> record, recordbook.</syn><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Sport)</fld> <def>the set of facts about an athlete's performance, such as typical performance or playing habits or methods, that are accumulated by potential opponents as an aid in deciding how best to compete against that athlete; <as>as, the <ex>book</ex> on Ted Williams suggests pitching to him low and outside</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>10.</sn> <fld>(Finance)</fld> <def>same as <er>book value</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>11.</sn> <fld>(Stock market)</fld> <def>the list of current buy and sell orders maintained by a stock market specialist.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>12.</sn> <fld>(Commerce)</fld> <def>the purchase orders still outstanding and unfilled on a company's ledger; <as>as, <ex>book</ex> to bill ratio</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Book</xex> is used adjectively or as a part of many compounds; as, <xex>book</xex> buyer, <xex>book</xex>rack, <xex>book</xex> club, <xex>book</xex> lore, <xex>book</xex> sale, <xex>book</xex> trade, memorandum <xex>book</xex>, cash<xex>book</xex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Book account</b></col>, <cd>an account or register of debt or credit in a book.</cd> -- <col><b>Book debt</b></col>, <cd>a debt for items charged to the debtor by the creditor in his book of accounts.</cd> -- <col><b>Book learning</b></col>, <cd>learning acquired from books, as distinguished from practical knowledge.</cd> &ldquo;Neither does it so much require <xex>book learning</xex> and scholarship, as good natural sense, to distinguish true and false.&rdquo; <au>Burnet.</au> -- <col><b>Book louse</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>one of several species of minute, wingless insects injurious to books and papers. They belong to the <spn>Pseudoneuroptera</spn>.</cd> -- <col><b>Book moth</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the name of several species of moths, the larv&aelig; of which eat books.</cd> -- <col><b>Book oath</b></col>, <cd>an oath made on <er>The Book</er>, or Bible.</cd> -- <col><b>The Book of Books</b></col>, <cd>the Bible.</cd> -- <col><b>Book post</b></col>, <cd>a system under which books, bulky manuscripts, etc., may be transmitted by mail.</cd> -- <col><b>Book scorpion</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>one of the false scorpions (<spn>Chelifer cancroides</spn>) found among books and papers. It can run sidewise and backward, and feeds on small insects.</cd> -- <col><b>Book stall</b></col>, <cd>a stand or stall, often in the open air, for retailing books.</cd> -- <col><b>Canonical books</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Canonical</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>In one's books</b></col>, <cd>in one's favor.</cd> &ldquo;I was so much <xex>in his books</xex>, that at his decease he left me his lamp.&rdquo; <au>Addison.</au> -- <col><b>To bring to book</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To compel to give an account.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To compare with an admitted authority.</cd> &ldquo;<xex>To bring</xex> it manifestly <xex>to book</xex> is impossible.&rdquo; <au>M. Arnold.</au> -- <col><b>by the book</b></col>, <cd>according to standard procedures; using the correct or usual methods.</cd> -- <col><b>cook the books</b></col>, <cd>make fallacious entries in or otherwise manipulate a financial record book for fraudulent purposes.</cd> -- <col><b>To curse by bell, book, and candle</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Bell</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>To make book</b></col> <fld>(Horse Racing)</fld>, <cd>to conduct a business of accepting or placing bets from others on horse races.</cd> -- <col><b>To make a book</b></col> <fld>(Horse Racing)</fld>, <cd>to lay bets (recorded in a pocket book) against the success of every horse, so that the bookmaker wins on all the unsuccessful horses and loses only on the winning horse or horses.</cd> -- <col><b>off the books</b></col>, <cd>not recorded in the official financial records of a business; -- usually used of payments made in cash to fraudulently avoid payment of taxes or of employment benefits.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>one for the book</b></col>, <col><b>one for the books</b></col></mcol>, <cd>something extraordinary, such as a record-breaking performance or a remarkable accomplishment.</cd> -- <col><b>To speak by the book</b></col>, <cd>to speak with minute exactness.</cd> -- <col><b>to throw the book at</b></col>, <cd>to impose the maximum fine or penalty for an offense; -- usually used of judges imposing penalties for criminal acts.</cd> -- <col><b>Without book</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>By memory.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Without authority.</cd> -- <col><b>to write the book</b></col>, <cd>to be the leading authority in a field; -- usually used in the past tense; <as>as, he's not just an average expert, he <ex>wrote the book</ex></as>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Book</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Booked</conjf> <pr>(b&oobreve_;kt)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Booking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To enter, write, or register in a book or list.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Let it be <qex>booked</qex> with the rest of this day's deeds.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To enter the name of (any one) in a book for the purpose of securing a passage, conveyance, or seat; to reserve{2}; also, to make an arrangement for a reservation; <as>as, to be <ex>booked</ex> for Southampton; to <ex>book</ex> a seat in a theater; to <ex>book</ex> a reservation at a restaurant</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To mark out for; to destine or assign for; <as>as, he is <ex>booked</ex> for the valedictory</as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Here I am <qex>booked</qex> for three days more in Paris.</q> <rj><qau>Charles Reade.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>to make an official record of a charge against (a suspect in a crime); -- performed by police.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bookable</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>subject to being reserved or booked.</def> <illu>all seats <ex>bookable</ex> in advance</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> reservable.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Book"bind`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One whose occupation is to bind books.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Book"bind`er*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bookbinder's shop; a place or establishment for binding books.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Book"bind`ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The art, process, or business of binding books.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Book"case`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A case with shelves for holding books, esp. one with glazed doors.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Book"craft`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Authorship; literary skill.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Booked</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Registered.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>On the way; destined.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>reserved in advance; held for future use. See <er>reserve{2}</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>book"end</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a support placed at the end of a row of books to keep them upright (on a shelf or table).</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Book"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who enters accounts or names, etc., in a book; a bookkeeper.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Book"ful</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>As much as will fill a book; a book full.</def> <au>Shak.</au> -- <def2><pos>a.</pos> <def>Filled with book learning.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> &ldquo;The <xex>bookful</xex> blockhead.&rdquo;</def2> <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Book"hold`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A prompter at a theater.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Beau. &amp; Fl.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A support for a book, holding it open, while one reads or copies from it.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Book"ing clerk`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A clerk who registers passengers, baggage, etc., for conveyance, as by railway or steamship, or who sells passage tickets at a booking office.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Book"ing of`fice</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>An office where passengers, baggage, etc., are registered for conveyance, as by railway or steamship.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An office where passage tickets are sold.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Book"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Given to reading; fond of study; better acquainted with books than with men; learned from books.</def> &ldquo;A <xex>bookish</xex> man.&rdquo; <au>Addison.</au> &ldquo;<xex>Bookish</xex> skill.&rdquo; <au>Bp. Hall.</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Characterized by a method of expression generally found in books; formal; labored; pedantic; <as>as, a <ex>bookish</ex> way of talking; <ex>bookish</ex> sentences</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Book"ish*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Book"ish*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Book"keep`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who keeps accounts; one who has the charge of keeping the books and accounts in an office.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Book"keep`ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The art of recording pecuniary or business transactions in a regular and systematic manner, so as to show their relation to each other, and the state of the business in which they occur; the art of keeping accounts. The books commonly used are a <xex>daybook</xex>, <xex>cashbook</xex>, <xex>journal</xex>, and <xex>ledger</xex>. See <er>Daybook</er>, <er>Cashbook</er>, <er>Journal</er>, and <er>Ledger</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bookkeeping by single entry</b></col>, <cd>the method of keeping books by carrying the record of each transaction to the debit or credit of a single account.</cd> -- <col><b>Bookkeeping by double entry</b></col>, <cd>a mode of bookkeeping in which two entries of every transaction are carried to the ledger, one to the Dr., or left hand, side of one account, and the other to the Cr., or right hand, side of a corresponding account, in order tha&unr_; the one entry may check the other; -- sometimes called, from the place of its origin, the <xex>Italian method</xex>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Book"land`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bock"land`</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>b&omacr;cland</ets>; <ets>b&omacr;c</ets> book + <ets>land</ets> land.]</ety> <fld>(O. Eng. Law)</fld> <def>Charter land held by deed under certain rents and free services, which differed in nothing from free socage lands. This species of tenure has given rise to the modern freeholds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Book"-learned`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Versed in books; having knowledge derived from books.</def> <mark>[Often in a disparaging sense.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Whate'er these <qex>book-learned</qex> blockheads say,<br/>
+Solon's the veriest fool in all the play.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Book"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without books; unlearned.</def> <rj><au>Shenstone.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Book"let</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A little book.</def> <rj><au>T. Arnold.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>book"louse`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>a minute wingless psocopterous insect (<spn>Liposcelis divinatorius</spn>) injurious to books and papers.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> book louse, deathwatch.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Book"mak`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who writes and publishes books; especially, one who gathers his materials from other books; a compiler.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Horse Racing)</fld> <def>A betting man who &ldquo;makes a book.&rdquo; See <cref>To make a book</cref>, under <er>Book</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Book"man</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bookmen</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <def>A studious man; a scholar.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Book"mark`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Something placed in a book to guide in finding a particular page or passage; also, a label in a book to designate the owner; a bookplate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Book"mate`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Book</ets> + <ets>mate</ets>.]</ety> <def>A schoolfellow; an associate in study.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Book"mon`ger</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A dealer in books.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Book" mus`lin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>A kind of muslin used for the covers of books.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A kind of thin white muslin for ladies' dresses.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Book"plate`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A label, placed upon or in a book, showing its ownership or its position in a library.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Book"sell`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who sells books.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Book"sell`ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The employment of selling books.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Book"shelf`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bookshelves</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <def>A shelf to hold books.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Book"shop`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bookseller's shop.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Book"stall`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A stall or stand where books are sold.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Book"stand`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A place or stand for the sale of books in the streets; a bookstall.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A stand to hold books for reading or reference.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Book"store`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A store where books are kept for sale; -- called in England a bookseller's shop.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Book"work`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Work done upon a book or books (as in a printing office), in distinction from newspaper or job work.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Study; application to books.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Book"worm`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any larva of a beetle or moth, which is injurious to books. Many species are known.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A student closely attached to books or addicted to study; a reader without appreciation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I wanted but a black gown and a salary to be as mere a <qex>bookworm</qex> as any there.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Book"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Bookish.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boo"ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Boolies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Ir. <ets>buachail</ets> cowherd; <ets>bo</ets> cow + <ets>giolla</ets> boy.]</ety> <def>A company of Irish herdsmen, or a single herdsman, wandering from place to place with flocks and herds, and living on their milk, like the Tartars; also, a place in the mountain pastures inclosed for the shelter of cattle or their keepers.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <altsp>[Written also <asp>boley</asp>, <asp>bolye</asp>, <asp>bouillie</asp>.]</altsp> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boom</hw> <pr>(b&oomacr_;m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. <ets>boom</ets> tree, pole, beam, bar. See <er>Beam</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A long pole or spar, run out for the purpose of extending the bottom of a particular sail; <as>as, the jib <ex>boom</ex>, the studding-sail <ex>boom</ex>, etc.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>A long spar or beam, projecting from the mast of a derrick, from the outer end of which the body to be lifted is suspended.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A pole with a conspicuous top, set up to mark the channel in a river or harbor.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Mil. &amp; Naval)</fld> <def>A strong chain cable, or line of spars bound together, extended across a river or the mouth of a harbor, to obstruct navigation or passage.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Lumbering)</fld> <def>A line of connected floating timbers stretched across a river, or inclosing an area of water, to keep saw logs, etc., from floating away.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Boom iron</b></col>, <cd>one of the iron rings on the yards through which the studding-sail booms traverse.</cd> -- <col><b>The booms</b></col>, <cd>that space on the upper deck of a ship between the foremast and mainmast, where the boats, spare spars, etc., are stowed.</cd> <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boom</hw> <pr>(b&oomacr_;m)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To extend, or push, with a boom or pole; <as>as, to <ex>boom</ex> out a sail; to <ex>boom</ex> off a boat</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boom</hw> <pr>(b&oomacr_;m)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Boomed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Booming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Of imitative origin; cf. OE. <ets>bommen</ets> to hum, D. <ets>bommen</ets> to drum, sound as an empty barrel, also W. <ets>bwmp</ets> a hollow sound; <ets>aderyn y bwmp</ets>, the bird of the hollow sound, i. e., the bittern. Cf. <er>Bum</er>, <er>Bump</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>, <er>Bomb</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cry with a hollow note; to make a hollow sound, as the bittern, and some insects.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>At eve the beetle <qex>boometh</qex><br/>
+Athwart the thicket lone.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make a hollow sound, as of waves or cannon.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Alarm guns <qex>booming</qex> through the night air.</q> <rj><qau>W. Irving.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To rush with violence and noise, as a ship under a press of sail, before a free wind.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>She comes <qex>booming</qex> down before it.</q> <rj><qau>Totten.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To have a rapid growth in market value or in popular favor; to go on rushingly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boom</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A hollow roar, as of waves or cannon; also, the hollow cry of the bittern; a booming.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A strong and extensive advance, with more or less noisy excitement; -- applied colloquially or humorously to market prices, the demand for stocks or commodities and to political chances of aspirants to office; <as>as, a <ex>boom</ex> in the stock market; a <ex>boom</ex> in coffee</as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq. U. S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boom</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cause to advance rapidly in price; <as>as, to boom railroad or mining shares; to create a &ldquo;boom&rdquo; for; as to <ex>boom</ex> Mr. C. for senator</as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq. U. S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>boom box</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a large portable casette or compact disk player, usually having an integrated radio receiver. It typically has two (stereophonic) speakers, and can be adjusted to play at a high sound intensity, from which the name comes.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ghetto blaster.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Boom"das</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. <ets>boom</ets> tree + <ets>das</ets> badger.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small African hyracoid mammal (<spn>Dendrohyrax arboreus</spn>) resembling the daman.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boom"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, booms.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A North American rodent, so named because it is said to make a booming noise. See <er>Sewellel</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A large male kangaroo.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>One who works up a &ldquo;boom&rdquo;.</def> <mark>[Slang, U. S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boom"er*ang</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A very singular missile weapon used by the natives of Australia and in some parts of India. It is usually a curved stick of hard wood, from twenty to thirty inches in length, from two to three inches wide, and half or three quarters of an inch thick. When thrown from the hand with a quick rotary motion, it describes very remarkable curves, according to the shape of the instrument and the manner of throwing it, often moving nearly horizontally a long distance, then curving upward to a considerable height, and finally taking a retrograde direction, so as to fall near the place from which it was thrown, or even far in the rear of it.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boom"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Rushing with violence; swelling with a hollow sound; making a hollow sound or note; roaring; resounding.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>O'er the sea-beat ships the <qex>booming</qex> waters roar.</q> <rj><qau>Falcone.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Advancing or increasing amid noisy excitement; <as>as, <ex>booming</ex> prices; <ex>booming</ex> popularity</as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq. U. S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boom"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of producing a hollow or roaring sound; a violent rushing with heavy roar; <as>as, the <ex>booming</ex> of the sea</as>; a deep, hollow sound; <as>as, the <ex>booming</ex> of bitterns</as>.</def> <rj><au>Howitt.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boom"kin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Bumkin</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Boo"mo*rah</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small West African chevrotain (<spn>Hy&aelig;moschus aquaticus</spn>), resembling the musk deer.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Boom"slang*e</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. <ets>boom</ets> tree + <ets>slang</ets> snake.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A large South African tree snake (<spn>Bucephalus Capensis</spn>). Although considered venomous by natives, it has no poison fangs.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boon</hw> <pr>(b&oomacr_;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bone</ets>, <ets>boin</ets>, a petition, fr. Icel. <ets>b&omacr;n</ets>; akin to Sw. &amp; Dan. <ets>b&auml;n</ets>, AS. <ets>b&emacr;n</ets>, and perh. to E. <ets>ban</ets>; but influenced by F. <ets>bon</ets> good, fr. L. <ets>bonus</ets>. &radic;86. See 2d <er>Ban</er>, <er>Bounty</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A prayer or petition.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>For which to God he made so many an idle <qex>boon</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is asked or granted as a benefit or favor; a gift; a benefaction; a grant; a present.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Every good gift and every perfect <qex>boon</qex> is from above.</q> <rj><qau>James i. 17 (Rev. Ver. ).</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boon</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bon</ets>. See <er>Boon</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Good; prosperous; <as>as, <ex>boon</ex> voyage</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Kind; bountiful; benign.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Which . . . Nature <qex>boon</qex><br/>
+Poured forth profuse on hill, and dale, and plain.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Gay; merry; jovial; convivial.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A <qex>boon</qex> companion, loving his bottle.</q> <rj><qau>Arbuthnot.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boon</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Scot. <ets>boon</ets>, <ets>bune</ets>, <ets>been</ets>, Gael. &amp; Ir. <ets>bunach</ets> coarse tow, fr. <ets>bun</ets> root, stubble.]</ety> <def>The woody portion flax, which is separated from the fiber as refuse matter by retting, braking, and scutching.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>boondocks</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a remote and undeveloped area; -- sometimes used deprecatingly.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> backwoods, back country, hinterland.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>boon"dog*gle</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a braided cord made by hand by young scouts, used for various purposes, such as a hat cord or a key chain.</def></p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a useless, wasteful, or impractical project; -- especially one authorized by a government agency as a favor to partisans, to employ unemployed people, or in return for corrupt payments.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>boon"dog*gle</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>to do useless, wasteful, or trivial work.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boor</hw> <pr>(b&oomacr_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. <ets>boer</ets> farmer, boor; akin to AS. <ets>geb&umacr;r</ets> countryman, G. <ets>bauer</ets>; fr. the root of AS. <ets>b&umacr;an</ets> to inhabit, and akin to E. <ets>bower</ets>, <ets>be</ets>. Cf. <er>Neighbor</er>, <er>Boer</er>, and <er>Big</er> to build.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A husbandman; a peasant; a rustic; esp. a clownish or unrefined countryman.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A Dutch, German, or Russian peasant; esp. a Dutch colonist in South Africa, Guiana, etc.: a boer.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A rude ill-bred person; one who is clownish in manners.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boone</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def><person>Daniel Boone</person>, a noted American frontiersman, 1734-1820.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Daniel Boone.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boor"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a boor; clownish; uncultured; unmannerly.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Boor"ish*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Boor"ish*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Which is in truth a gross and <qex>boorish</qex> opinion.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boort</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Bort</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boose</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>b&omacr;s</ets>, <ets>b&omacr;sig</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>b&amacr;ss</ets>, Sw. <ets>b&aring;s</ets>, Dan. <ets>baas</ets>, stall, G. <ets>banse</ets>, Goth. <ets>bansts</ets> barn, Skr. <ets>bh&amacr;sas</ets> stall. &radic;252.]</ety> <def>A stall or a crib for an ox, cow, or other animal.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boose</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To drink excessively. See <er>Booze</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boos"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A toper; a guzzler. See <er>Boozer</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boost</hw> <pr>(b&oomacr_;st)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Boosted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Boosting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. <er>Boast</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety> <def>To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up; hence, to assist in overcoming obstacles, or in making advancement.</def> <mark>[Colloq. U. S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 167 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Boost</hw> <pr>(b&oomacr_;st)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A push from behind, as to one who is endeavoring to climb; help.</def> <mark>[Colloq. U. S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boost"er</hw> <pr>(b&oomacr_;st"&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>An instrument for regulating the electro-motive force in an alternating-current circuit; -- so called because used to &ldquo;boost&rdquo;, or raise, the pressure in the circuit.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>an enthusiastic supporter.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>the first stage of a multistage rocket, providing all or part of the driving force at lift-off and until the second stage ignites, whether or not the booster stage is detached after the fuel is spent. Also called <altname>booster rocket</altname>. In some cases, a booster has been used to assist the takeoff of airplanes.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>an immunizing medication given after an initial immunizing treatment, to provide increased or extended immunity. Also called <altname>booster dose</altname>. When in the form of an injection, it may be called a <altname>booster shot</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>any auxiliary device or part of a device to provide increased power, force, or effectiveness, as with a pumping device.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>an explosive charge which is more powerful than a primer, used in conjunction with a primer to assure detonation of the main charge. Integrated blasting caps containing separate compartments for primer and booster are used as detonators for certain explosives.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boot</hw> <pr>(b&oomacr_;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bot</ets>, <ets>bote</ets>, advantage, amends, cure, AS. <ets>b&omacr;t</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>b&omacr;t</ets>, Sw. <ets>bot</ets>, Dan. <ets>bod</ets>, Goth. <ets>b&omacr;ta</ets>, D. <ets>boete</ets>, G. <ets>busse</ets>; prop., a making good or better, from the root of E. <ets>better</ets>, adj. &radic;255.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Remedy; relief; amends; reparation; hence, one who brings relief.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He gaf the sike man his <qex>boote</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Thou art <qex>boot</qex> for many a bruise<br/>
+And healest many a wound.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Next her Son, our soul's best <qex>boot</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is given to make an exchange equal, or to make up for the deficiency of value in one of the things exchanged.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I'll give you <qex>boot</qex>, I'll give you three for one.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Profit; gain; advantage; use.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Then talk no more of flight, it is no <qex>boot</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To boot</b></col>, <cd>in addition; over and above; besides; as a compensation for the difference of value between things bartered.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Helen, to change, would give an eye to <qex>boot</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A man's heaviness is refreshed long before he comes to drunkenness, for when he arrives thither he hath but changed his heaviness, and taken a crime to <qex>boot</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boot</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Booted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Booting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To profit; to advantage; to avail; -- generally followed by <xex>it</xex>; as, what <xex>boots</xex> it?</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>What <qex>booteth</qex> it to others that we wish them well, and do nothing for them?</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>What subdued<br/>
+To change like this a mind so far imbued<br/>
+With scorn of man, it little <qex>boots</qex> to know.</q> <rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>What <qex>boots</qex> to us your victories?</q> <rj><qau>Southey.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To enrich; to benefit; to give in addition.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And I will <qex>boot</qex> thee with what gift beside<br/>
+Thy modesty can beg.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boot</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bote</ets>, OF. <ets>bote</ets>, F. <ets>botte</ets>, LL. <ets>botta</ets>; of uncertain origin.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A covering for the foot and lower part of the leg, ordinarily made of leather.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An instrument of torture for the leg, formerly used to extort confessions, particularly in Scotland.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>So he was put to the torture, which in Scotland they call the <qex>boots</qex>; for they put a pair of iron <qex>boots</qex> close on the leg, and drive wedges between them and the leg.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Burnet.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A place at the side of a coach, where attendants rode; also, a low outside place before and behind the body of the coach.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A place for baggage at either end of an old-fashioned stagecoach.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>An apron or cover (of leather or rubber cloth) for the driving seat of a vehicle, to protect from rain and mud.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Plumbing)</fld> <def>The metal casing and flange fitted about a pipe where it passes through a roof.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Boot catcher</b></col>, <cd>the person at an inn whose business it was to pull off boots and clean them.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Swift.</au> -- <col><b>Boot closer</b></col>, <cd>one who, or that which, sews the uppers of boots.</cd> -- <col><b>Boot crimp</b></col>, <cd>a frame or device used by bootmakers for drawing and shaping the body of a boot.</cd> -- <col><b>Boot hook</b></col>, <cd>a hook with a handle, used for pulling on boots.</cd> -- <col><b>Boots and saddles</b></col> <fld>(Cavalry Tactics)</fld>, <cd>the trumpet call which is the first signal for mounted drill.</cd> -- <col><b>Sly boots</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Slyboots</er>, in the Vocabulary.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boot</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Booted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Booting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To put boots on, esp. for riding.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Coated and <qex>booted</qex> for it.</q> <rj><qau>B. Jonson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To punish by kicking with a booted foot.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- boot out. (obj=a person) (Colloq.) Eject; throw out. --><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boot</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To boot one's self; to put on one's boots.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boot</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Booty; spoil.</def> <mark>[Obs. or R.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boot"black`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who blacks boots.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boot"ed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Wearing boots, especially boots with long tops, as for riding; <as>as, a <ex>booted</ex> squire</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having an undivided, horny, bootlike covering; -- said of the tarsus of some birds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boot*ee"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A half boot or short boot.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bo*&ouml;"tes</hw> <pr>(b&ouptack_;*&omacr;"t&emacr;z)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Bootes</ets>, Gr. <grk>bow`ths</grk> herdsman, fr. <grk>boy^s</grk>, gen. <grk>boo`s</grk>, ox, cow.]</ety> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>A northern constellation of stars near Ursa Major, containing the bright star Arcturus.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Booth</hw> <pr>(b&oomacr_;&thlig_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bothe</ets>; cf. Icel. <ets>b&umacr;&eth;</ets>, Dan. &amp; Sw. <ets>bod</ets>, MHG. <ets>buode</ets>, G. <ets>bude</ets>, <ets>baude</ets>; from the same root as AS. <ets>b&umacr;an</ets> to dwell, E. <ets>boor</ets>, <ets>bower</ets>, <ets>be</ets>; cf. Bohem. <ets>bauda</ets>, Pol. <ets>buda</ets>, Russ. <ets>budka</ets>, Lith. buda, W. <ets>bwth</ets>, pl. <ets>bythod</ets>, Gael. <ets>buth</ets>, Ir. <ets>both</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A house or shed built of boards, boughs, or other slight materials, for temporary occupation.</def> <rj><au>Camden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A covered stall or other temporary structure in a fair, or market, or at a polling place.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>a partly enclosed area within a room for use of one or a small number of people, such as one in a restaurant having a table and seats, or one at an exhibition containing a display of products from one organization.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>a small structure designed for the use of one person performing a special activity; <as>as, a telephone <ex>booth</ex>; a highway toll <ex>booth</ex>; a projection <ex>booth</ex>; a guard <ex>booth</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boot"hale`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Boot</ets>, for <ets>booty</ets> + <ets>hale</ets>.]</ety> <def>To forage for booty; to plunder.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Beau. &amp; Fl.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boot"hose`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Stocking hose, or spatterdashes, in lieu of boots.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hose made to be worn with boots, as by travelers on horseback.</def> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Booth"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Bothy</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boot"i*kin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Boot</ets> + <ets>-kin</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A little boot, legging, or gaiter.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A covering for the foot or hand, worn as a cure for the gout.</def> <rj><au>H. Walpole.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boot"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Advantage; gain; gain by plunder; booty.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir. J. Harrington.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boot"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A kind of torture. See <er>Boot</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 2.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A kicking, as with a booted foot.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boot"jack`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A device for pulling off boots.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bootlace</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a long lace for fastening boots.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bootleg</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>distributed or sold illicitly; especially, imported illegally.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> black-market, contraband, smuggled.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bootleg</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>to sell illicit products such as drugs or alcohol.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> smuggle.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>to produce alcohol illegally.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boot"less</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Boot</er> profit.]</ety> <def>Unavailing; unprofitable; useless; without advantage or success.</def> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I'll follow him no more with <qex>bootless</qex> prayers.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Boot"less*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Boot"less*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boot"lick`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A toady; a bootlicker.</def> <mark>[Low, U. S.]</mark> <rj><au>Bartlett.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bootlicker</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as he had no self-respect.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> apple polisher, bootlick, fawner, groveller, truckler, ass-kisser, toady.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bootlicking</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> fawning, obsequious, sycophantic, toadyish, ass-kissing.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boot"mak`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who makes boots.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Boot"mak`ing</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boots</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A servant at a hotel or elsewhere, who cleans and blacks the boots and shoes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boot"top`ping</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The act or process of daubing a vessel's bottom near the surface of the water with a mixture of tallow, sulphur, and resin, as a temporary protection against worms, after the slime, shells, etc., have been scraped off.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Sheathing a vessel with planking over felt.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boot"tree`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Boot</ets> + <ets>tree</ets> wood, timber.]</ety> <def>An instrument to stretch and widen the leg of a boot, consisting of two pieces, together shaped like a leg, between which, when put into the boot, a wedge is driven.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The pretty boots trimly stretched on <qex>boottrees</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boo"ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Icel. <ets>b&ymacr_;ti</ets> exchange, barter, Sw. <ets>byte</ets> barter, booty, Dan. <ets>bytte</ets>; akin to D. <ets>buit</ets> booty, G. <ets>beute</ets>, and fr. Icel. <ets>byta</ets>, Sw. <ets>byta</ets>, Dan. <ets>bytte</ets>, to distribute, exchange. The Scandinavian word was influenced in English by <ets>boot</ets> profit.]</ety> <def>That which is seized by violence or obtained by robbery, especially collective spoil taken in war; plunder; pillage.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To play booty</b></col>, <cd>to play dishonestly, with an intent to lose; to allow one's adversary to win at cards at first, in order to induce him to continue playing and victimize him afterwards.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>L'Estrange.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>booyong</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>large tree (<spn>Heritiera trifoliolata</spn> or <spn>Terrietia trifoliolata</spn>) of Australasia.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> red beech, brown oak, crow's foot, stave wood, silky elm.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Booze</hw> <pr>(b&oomacr_;z)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Boozed</conjf> <pr>(b&oomacr_;zd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Boozing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[D. <ets>buizen</ets>; akin to G. <ets>bausen</ets>, and perh. fr. D. <ets>buis</ets> tube, channel, <ets>bus</ets> box, jar.]</ety> <def>To drink greedily or immoderately, esp. alcoholic liquor; to tipple.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>bouse</asp>, and <asp>boose</asp>.]</altsp> <rj><au>Landor.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This is better than <qex>boozing</qex> in public houses.</q> <rj><qau>H. R. Haweis.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Booze</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A carouse; a drinking.</def> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>any alcoholic beverage, especially a strong beverage such as whiskey.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>boozed"-up</hw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>drunk; intoxicated.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bombed; soused.</syn><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Booz"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who boozes; a toper; a guzzler of alcoholic liquors; a bouser.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>booze-up</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an occasion for heavy drinking.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bust, tear, bender, binge, toot.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>booz"ing</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> drink, drinking, drunkenness, crapulence.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Booz"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>A little intoxicated; fuddled; stupid with liquor; bousy.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> <rj><au>C. Kingsley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bop</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940).</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bebop.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo*peep"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bo</ets> + <ets>peep</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of looking out suddenly, as from behind a screen, so as to startle some one (as by children in play), or of looking out and drawing suddenly back, as if frightened.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I for sorrow sung,<br/>
+That such a king should play <qex>bopeep</qex>,<br/>
+And go the fools among.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bor"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being bored.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo*rach"te</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>borracha</ets> a leather bottle for wine, <ets>borracho</ets> drunk, fr. <ets>borra</ets> a lamb.]</ety> <def>A large leather bottle for liquors, etc., made of the skin of a goat or other animal. Hence: A drunkard.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>You're an absolute <qex>borachio</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Congreve.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo*rac"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>boracique</ets>. See <er>Borax</er>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or produced from, borax; containing boron; boric; <as>as, <ex>boracic</ex> acid</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo"ra*cite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A mineral of a white or gray color occurring massive and in isometric crystals; in composition it is a magnesium borate with magnesium chloride.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo"ra*cous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Relating to, or obtained from, borax; containing borax.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bor"age</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>borage</ets> (cf. F. <ets>bourrache</ets>, It. <ets>borraggine</ets>, <ets>borrace</ets>, LL. <ets>borago</ets>, <ets>borrago</ets>, LGr. <ets>&unr_;</ets>), fr. LL. <ets>borra</ets>, F. <ets>bourre</ets>, hair of beasts, flock; so called from its hairy leaves.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A mucilaginous plant of the genus Borago (B. officinalis), which is used, esp. in France, as a demulcent and diaphoretic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bor"age*wort`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Plant of the Borage family.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo*rag`i*na"ceous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a family of plants (<spn>Boraginace&aelig;</spn>) which includes the borage, heliotrope, beggar's lice, and many pestiferous plants.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bor`a*gin"e*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Relating to the Borage tribe; boraginaceous.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bor"a*mez</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Barometz</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Borassus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of palm trees including the <styp><er>palmyra</er></styp> (<spn>Borassus flabellifer</spn>, formerly <spn>Borassus flabelliformis</spn>).</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Borassus</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo"rate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Boric</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt formed by the combination of boric acid with a base or positive radical.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>borated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>mixed or impregnated with borax.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo"rax</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>boras</ets>, fr. F. <ets>borax</ets>, earlier spelt <ets>borras</ets>; cf. LL. <ets>borax</ets>, Sp. <ets>borraj</ets>; all fr. Ar. <ets>b&unr_;rag</ets>, fr. Pers. <ets>b&unr_;rah</ets>.]</ety> <def>A white or gray crystalline salt, with a slight alkaline taste, used as a flux, in soldering metals, making enamels, fixing colors on porcelain, and as a soap. It occurs native in certain mineral springs, and is made from the boric acid of hot springs in Tuscany. It was originally obtained from a lake in Thibet, and was sent to Europe under the name of <xex>tincal</xex>. Borax is a pyroborate or tetraborate of sodium, Na2B4O7.10H2O.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Borax bead</b></col>. <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Bead</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 3.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bor"bo*rygm</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>borborygme</ets>, fr. Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets>, fr. <ets>&unr_;</ets> to rumble in the bowels.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A rumbling or gurgling noise produced by wind in the bowels.</def> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bord</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Board</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A board; a table.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>The face of coal parallel to the natural fissures.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bord</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Bourd</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bord"age</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>bordagium</ets>.]</ety> <def>The base or servile tenure by which a bordar held his cottage.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bord"ar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>bordarius</ets>, fr. <ets>borda</ets> a cottage; of uncertain origin.]</ety> <def>A villein who rendered menial service for his cottage; a cottier.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The cottar, the <qex>bordar</qex>, and the laborer were bound to aid in the work of the home farm.</q> <rj><qau>J. R. Green.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bor*deaux"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to Bordeaux in the south of France.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A claret wine from Bordeaux.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bor*deaux" mix"ture</hw>. <fld>(Hort.)</fld> <def>A fungicidal mixture composed of blue vitriol, lime, and water. The formula in common use is: blue vitriol, 6 lbs.; lime, 4 lbs.; water, 35 -- 50 gallons.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bor"del</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bor*del"lo</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bordel</ets>, orig. a little hut, OF. <ets>borde</ets> hut, cabin, of German origin, and akin to E. <ets>board</ets>,<pos>n.</pos>See. <er>Board</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>A brothel; a bawdyhouse; a house devoted to prostitution.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bor`de*lais"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Bordeaux, in France, or to the district around Bordeaux.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bor"del*ler</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A keeper or a frequenter of a brothel.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Gower.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bor"del*lo</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>a building where prostitutes are available for hire; a brothel.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> whorehouse, whore house, brothel, bagnio, house of prostitution, house of ill repute, bawdyhouse, bawdy house, cathouse, sporting house.</syn><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bor"der</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bordure</ets>, F. <ets>bordure</ets>, fr. <ets>border</ets> to border, fr. <ets>bord</ets> a border; of German origin; cf. MHG. borte border, trimming, G. <ets>borte</ets> trimming, ribbon; akin to E. <ets>board</ets> in sense 8. See <er>Board</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, and cf. <er>Bordure</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The outer part or edge of anything, as of a garment, a garden, etc.; margin; verge; brink.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Upon the <qex>borders</qex> of these solitudes.</q> <rj><qau>Bentham.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In the <qex>borders</qex> of death.</q> <rj><qau>Barrow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A boundary; a frontier of a state or of the settled part of a country; a frontier district.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A strip or stripe arranged along or near the edge of something, as an ornament or finish.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A narrow flower bed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Border land</b></col>, <cd>land on the frontiers of two adjoining countries; debatable land; -- often used figuratively; as, the <xex>border land</xex> of science.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>The Border</b></col>, <col><b>The Borders</b></col></mcol>, <cd>specifically, the frontier districts of Scotland and England which lie adjacent.</cd> -- <col><b>Over the border</b></col>, <cd>across the boundary line or frontier.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Edge; verge; brink; margin; brim; rim; boundary; confine.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bor"der</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bordered</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bordering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To touch at the edge or boundary; to be contiguous or adjacent; -- with <xex>on</xex> or <xex>upon</xex> as, Connecticut <xex>borders</xex> on Massachusetts.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To approach; to come near to; to verge.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Wit which <qex>borders</qex> upon profaneness deserves to be branded as folly.</q> <rj><qau>Abp. Tillotson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bor"der</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make a border for; to furnish with a border, as for ornament; <as>as, to <ex>border</ex> a garment or a garden</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To be, or to have, contiguous to; to touch, or be touched, as by a border; to be, or to have, near the limits or boundary; <as>as, the region <ex>borders</ex> a forest, or is <ex>bordered</ex> on the north by a forest</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The country is <qex>bordered</qex> by a broad tract called the &ldquo;hot region.&rdquo;</q> <rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Shebah and Raamah . . . <qex>border</qex> the sea called the Persian gulf.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Raleigh.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To confine within bounds; to limit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>That nature, which contemns its origin,<br/>
+Can not be <qex>bordered</qex> certain in itself.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bor`de*reau"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>Bordereaux</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A note or memorandum, esp. one containing an enumeration of documents.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bor"dered</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>having a border especially of a specified kind; sometimes used as a combining term; <as>as, black-<ex>bordered</ex> handkerchief</as>. Antonym of <ant>unbordered</ant>.</def> [Narrower terms: <stype>boxed</stype>; <stype>deckled, deckle-edged, featheredged</stype>; <stype>lined</stype>; <stype>seagirt, sea-girt</stype>] <see>Also See: <er>finite</er>.</see><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bor"der*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who dwells on a border, or at the extreme part or confines of a country, region, or tract of land; one who dwells near to a place or region.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Borderers</qex> of the Caspian.</q> <rj><qau>Dyer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bord"land`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bordar</ets> (or perh. <ets>bord</ets> a board) + <ets>land</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(O. Eng. Law)</fld> <def>Either land held by a bordar, or the land which a lord kept for the maintenance of his board, or table.</def> <rj><au>Spelman.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bord"lode`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bordar</ets> (or perh. <ets>bord</ets> a board) + <ets>lode</ets> leading.]</ety> <fld>(O. Eng. Law)</fld> <def>The service formerly required of a tenant, to carry timber from the woods to the lord's house.</def> <rj><au>Bailey. Mozley &amp; W.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bord"man</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bordar</ets> (or perh. <ets>bord</ets> a board) + <ets>man</ets>.]</ety> <def>A bordar; a tenant in bordage.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bord"rag</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bord"ra`ging</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Perh. from OE. <ets>bord</ets>, for <ets>border</ets> + <ets>raging</ets>. Cf. <er>Bodrage</er>.]</ety> <def>An incursion upon the borders of a country; a raid.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bord" serv`ice</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[<ets>Bordar</ets> (or perh. <ets>bord</ets> a board) + <ets>service</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(O. Eng. Law)</fld> <def>Service due from a bordar; bordage.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bor"dure</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bordure</ets>. See <er>Border</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A border one fifth the width of the shield, surrounding the field. It is usually plain, but may be charged.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bore</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bored</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Boring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>borien</ets>, AS. <ets>borian</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>bora</ets>, Dan. <ets>bore</ets>, D. <ets>boren</ets>, OHG. <ets>por&unr_;n</ets>, G. <ets>bohren</ets>, L. <ets>forare</ets>, Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets> to plow, Zend <ets>bar</ets>. &radic;91.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To perforate or penetrate, as a solid body, by turning an auger, gimlet, drill, or other instrument; to make a round hole in or through; to pierce; <as>as, to <ex>bore</ex> a plank</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I'll believe as soon this whole earth may be <qex>bored</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To form or enlarge by means of a boring instrument or apparatus; <as>as, to <ex>bore</ex> a steam cylinder or a gun barrel; to <ex>bore</ex> a hole</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Short but very powerful jaws, by means whereof the insect can <qex>bore</qex>, as with a centerbit, a cylindrical passage through the most solid wood.</q> <rj><qau>T. W. Harris.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To make (a passage) by laborious effort, as in boring; <as>as, to <ex>bore</ex> one's way through a crowd</as>; to force a narrow and difficult passage through.</def> &ldquo;What bustling crowds I <xex>bored</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Gay.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To weary by tedious iteration or by dullness; to tire; to trouble; to vex; to annoy; to pester.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He <qex>bores</qex> me with some trick.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Used to come and <qex>bore</qex> me at rare intervals.</q> <rj><qau>Carlyle.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To befool; to trick.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I am abused, betrayed; I am laughed at, scorned,<br/>
+Baffled and <qex>bored</qex>, it seems.</q> <rj><qau>Beau. &amp; Fl.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bore</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make a hole or perforation with, or as with, a boring instrument; to cut a circular hole by the rotary motion of a tool; <as>as, to <ex>bore</ex> for water or oil (<it>i. e.</it>, to sink a well by boring for water or oil); to <ex>bore</ex> with a gimlet; to <ex>bore</ex> into a tree (as insects)</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To be pierced or penetrated by an instrument that cuts as it turns; <as>as, this timber does not <ex>bore</ex> well, or is hard to <ex>bore</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To push forward in a certain direction with laborious effort.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They take their flight . . . <qex>boring</qex> to the west.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 168 --></p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Man.)</fld> <def>To shoot out the nose or toss it in the air; -- said of a horse.</def> <rj><au>Crabb.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bore</hw> <pr>(b&omacr;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A hole made by boring; a perforation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The internal cylindrical cavity of a gun, cannon, pistol, or other firearm, or of a pipe or tube.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>bores</qex> of wind instruments.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Love's counselor should fill the <qex>bores</qex> of hearing.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The size of a hole; the interior diameter of a tube or gun barrel; the caliber.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A tool for making a hole by boring, as an auger.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Caliber; importance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Yet are they much too light for the <qex>bore</qex> of the matter.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A person or thing that wearies by prolixity or dullness; a tiresome person or affair; any person or thing which causes ennui.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It is as great a <qex>bore</qex> as to hear a poet read his own verses.</q> <rj><qau>Hawthorne.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bore</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Icel. <ets>b&amacr;ra</ets> wave: cf. G. <ets>empor</ets> upwards, OHG. <ets>bor</ets> height, <ets>burren</ets> to lift, perh. allied to AS. <ets>beran</ets>, E. 1st <er>bear</er>. &radic;92.]</ety> <fld>(Physical Geog.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A tidal flood which regularly or occasionally rushes into certain rivers of peculiar configuration or location, in one or more waves which present a very abrupt front of considerable height, dangerous to shipping, as at the mouth of the Amazon, in South America, the Hoogly and Indus, in India, and the Tsien-tang, in China.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Less properly, a very high and rapid tidal flow, when not so abrupt, such as occurs at the Bay of Fundy and in the British Channel.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bore</hw>, <def><pos>imp.</pos> of 1st &amp; 2d <er>Bear</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo"re*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>borealis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>bor&eacute;al</ets>. See <er>Boreas</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Northern; pertaining to the north, or to the north wind; <as>as, a <ex>boreal</ex> bird; a <ex>boreal</ex> blast</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>So from their own clear north in radiant streams,<br/>
+Bright over Europe bursts the <qex>boreal</qex> morn.</q> <rj><qau>Thomson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biogeography)</fld> <def>Designating or pertaining to a terrestrial division consisting of the northern and mountainous parts of both the Old and the New World; -- equivalent to the <xex>Holarctic region</xex> exclusive of the Transition, Sonoran, and corresponding areas. The term is used by American authors and applied by them chiefly to the Nearctic subregion. The <xex>Boreal</xex> region includes approximately all of North and Central America in which the mean temperature of the hottest season does not exceed 18&deg; C. (= 64.4&deg; F.). Its subdivisions are the Arctic zone and <col><b>Boreal zone</b></col>, the latter including the area between the Arctic and Transition zones.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bo"re*as</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>boreas</ets>, Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets>.]</ety> <def>The north wind; -- usually a personification.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bore"cole`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. D. <ets>boerenkool</ets> (lit.) husbandman's cabbage.]</ety> <def>A brassicaceous plant of many varieties, cultivated for its leaves, which are not formed into a compact head like the cabbage, but are loose, and are generally curled or wrinkled; kale.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bored</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>tired of the world; bored with life.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> world-weary.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence. Opposite of <ant>interested</ant>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blase.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bore"dom</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state of being bored, or pestered; a state of ennui.</def> <rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The realm of bores; bores, collectively.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo*ree"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Bourr&Eacute;&eacute;</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bore-hole</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(mining)</fld> <def>a hole or passage made by a drill, especially one made for exploratory purposes.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bore, drill hole.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bor"el</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Borrel</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bor"e*le</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The smaller two-horned rhinoceros of South Africa (<spn>Atelodus bicornis</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bor"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One that bores; an instrument for boring.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A marine, bivalve mollusk, of the genus <gen>Teredo</gen> and allies, which burrows in wood. See <er>Teredo</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Any bivalve mollusk (<gen>Saxicava</gen>, <gen>Lithodomus</gen>, etc.) which bores into limestone and similar substances.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>One of the larv&aelig; of many species of insects, which penetrate trees, as the apple, peach, pine, etc. See <cref>Apple borer</cref>, under <er>Apple</er>.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>The hagfish (<gen>Myxine</gen>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo"ric</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or containing, boron.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Boric acid</b></col>, <cd>a white crystalline substance <chform>B(OH)3</chform>, easily obtained from its salts, and occurring in solution in the hot lagoons of Tuscany.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo"ride</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A binary compound of boron with a more positive or basic element or radical; -- formerly called <altname>boruret</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bor"ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of one who, or that which, bores; <as>as, the <ex>boring</ex> of cannon; the <ex>boring</ex> of piles and ship timbers by certain marine mollusks</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>One of the most important applications of <qex>boring</qex> is in the formation of artesian wells.</q> <rj><qau>Tomlinson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A hole made by boring.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>The chips or fragments made by boring.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Boring bar</b></col>, <cd>a revolving or stationary bar, carrying one or more cutting tools for dressing round holes.</cd> -- <col><b>Boring tool</b></col> <fld>(Metal Working)</fld>, <cd>a cutting tool placed in a cutter head to dress round holes.</cd> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Born</hw> <pr>(b&ocirc;rn)</pr>, <pos>p. p. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bear</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Brought forth, as an animal; brought into life; introduced by birth.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>No one could be <qex>born</qex> into slavery in Mexico.</q> <rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having from birth a certain character; by or from birth; by nature; innate; <as>as, a <ex>born</ex> liar</as>.</def> &ldquo;A <xex>born</xex> matchmaker.&rdquo; <rj><au>W. D. Howells.</au></rj><!-- now sometimes replaced by <er>congenital</er> --><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Born again</b></col> <fld>(Theol.)</fld>, <cd>regenerated; renewed; having received spiritual life.</cd> &ldquo;Except a man be <xex>born again</xex>, he can not see the kingdom of God.&rdquo; <au>John iii. 3.</au> -- <col><b>Born days</b></col>, <cd>days since one was born; lifetime.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Borne</hw> <pr>(b&omacr;rn)</pr>, <pos>p. p.</pos> of <er>Bear</er>. <def>Carried; conveyed; supported; defrayed. See <er>Bear</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bor"ne*ol</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Borneo</ets> + <ets>-ol</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A rare variety of camphor, <chform>C10H17.OH</chform>, resembling ordinary camphor, from which it can be produced by reduction. It is said to occur in the camphor tree of Borneo and Sumatra (<spn>Dryobalanops camphora</spn>), but the natural borneol is rarely found in European or American commerce, being in great request by the Chinese. Called also <altname>Borneo camphor</altname>, <altname>Malay camphor</altname>, and <altname>camphol</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bor"nite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Named after Von <ets>Born</ets>, a mineralogist.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A valuable ore of copper, containing copper, iron, and sulphur; -- also called <altname>purple copper ore</altname> (or <altname>erubescite</altname>), in allusion to the colors shown upon the slightly tarnished surface.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo`ro*flu"or*ide</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Boron</ets> + <ets>fluoride</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A double fluoride of boron and hydrogen, or some other positive element, or radical; -- called also <altname>fluoboride</altname>, and formerly <altname>fluoborate</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo"ro*glyc"er*ide</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Boron</ets> + <ets>glyceride</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A compound of boric acid and glycerin, used as an antiseptic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo"ron</hw> <pr>(b&omacr;"r&obreve_;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Borax</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A nonmetallic element occurring abundantly in borax. It is reduced with difficulty to the free state, when it can be obtained in several different forms; viz., as a substance of a deep olive color, in a semimetallic form, and in colorless quadratic crystals similar to the diamond in hardness and other properties. It occurs in nature also in boracite, datolite, tourmaline, and some other minerals. Atomic number 5. Atomic weight 10.81. Symbol <it>B</it>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bo*ron"ic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to boron.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo"ro*sil"i*cate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Boron</ets> + <ets>silicate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A double salt of boric and silicic acids, as in the natural minerals tourmaline, datolite, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bor"ough</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>burgh</ets>, <ets>burw</ets>, <ets>boru</ets>, port, town, burrow, AS. <ets>burh</ets>, <ets>burg</ets>; akin to Icel., Sw., &amp; Dan. <ets>borg</ets>, OS. &amp; D. <ets>burg</ets>, OHG. puruc, purc, MHG. <ets>burc</ets>, G. <ets>burg</ets>, Goth. <ets>ba&uacute;rgs</ets>; and from the root of AS. <ets>beorgan</ets> to hide, save, defend, G. <ets>bergen</ets>; or perh. from that of AS. <ets>beorg</ets> hill, mountain. &radic;95. See <er>Bury</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, and cf. <er>Burrow</er>, <er>Burg</er>, <er>Bury</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, <er>Burgess</er>, <er>Iceberg</er>, <er>Borrow</er>, <er>Harbor</er>, <er>Hauberk</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In England, an incorporated town that is not a city; also, a town that sends members to parliament; in Scotland, a body corporate, consisting of the inhabitants of a certain district, erected by the sovereign, with a certain jurisdiction; in America, an incorporated town or village, as in Pennsylvania and Connecticut.</def> <rj><au>Burrill. Erskine.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The collective body of citizens or inhabitants of a borough; <as>as, the <ex>borough</ex> voted to lay a tax</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Close borough</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>Pocket borough</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a borough having the right of sending a member to Parliament, whose nomination is in the hands of a single person.</cd> -- <col><b>Rotten borough</b></col>, <cd>a name given to any borough which, at the time of the passage of the Reform Bill of 1832, contained but few voters, yet retained the privilege of sending a member to Parliament.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bor"ough</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Borrow</er>.]</ety> <fld>(O. Eng. Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An association of men who gave pledges or sureties to the king for the good behavior of each other.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The pledge or surety thus given.</def> <rj><au>Blackstone. Tomlins.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bor"ough-Eng"lish</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld> <def>A custom, as in some ancient boroughs, by which lands and tenements descend to the youngest son, instead of the eldest; or, if the owner have no issue, to the youngest brother.</def> <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bor"ough*head`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Headborough</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bor"ough*hold"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A headborough; a borsholder.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bor"ough*mas"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Burgomaster</er>.]</ety> <def>The mayor, governor, or bailiff of a borough.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bor"ough*mon"ger</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who buys or sells the parliamentary seats of boroughs.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bor"ough*mon"ger*ing</hw>, <hw>Bor"ough*mon"ger*y</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The practices of a boroughmonger.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bor*rach"o</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Borachio</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Bor"rage</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>, <hw>Bor*rag`i*na"ceous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>, etc.</mhw> <def>See <er>Borage</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bor"rel</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>burel</ets> a kind of coarse woolen cloth, fr. F. <ets>bure</ets> drugget. See <er>Bureau</er>. Rustic and common people dressed in this cloth, which was prob. so called from its color.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Coarse woolen cloth; hence, coarse clothing; a garment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A kind of light stuff, of silk and wool.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bor"rel</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Prob. from <er>Borrel</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>Ignorant, unlearned; belonging to the laity.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bor"row</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Borrowed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Borrowing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>borwen</ets>, AS. <ets>borgian</ets>, fr. <ets>borg</ets>, <ets>borh</ets>, pledge; akin to D. <ets>borg</ets>, G. <ets>borg</ets>; prob. fr. root of AS. <ets>beorgan</ets> to protect. &unr_;95. See 1st <er>Borough</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To receive from another as a loan, with the implied or expressed intention of returning the identical article or its equivalent in kind; -- the opposite of <xex>lend</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arith.)</fld> <def>To take (one or more) from the next higher denomination in order to add it to the next lower; -- a term of subtraction when the figure of the subtrahend is larger than the corresponding one of the minuend.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To copy or imitate; to adopt; <as>as, to <ex>borrow</ex> the style, manner, or opinions of another</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Rites <qex>borrowed</qex> from the ancients.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It is not hard for any man, who hath a Bible in his hands, to <qex>borrow</qex> good words and holy sayings in abundance; but to make them his own is a work of grace only from above.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To feign or counterfeit.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Borrowed</xex> hair.&rdquo; <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>borrowed</qex> majesty of England.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To receive; to take; to derive.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Any drop thou <qex>borrowedst</qex> from thy mother.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To borrow trouble</b></col>, <cd>to be needlessly troubled; to be overapprehensive.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bor"row</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Something deposited as security; a pledge; a surety; a hostage.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Ye may retain as <qex>borrows</qex> my two priests.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of borrowing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Of your royal presence I'll adventure<br/>
+The <qex>borrow</qex> of a week.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bor"row*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who borrows.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Neither a <qex>borrower</qex> nor a lender be.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>borscht</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Yiddish <ets>borscht</ets>, fr. Russian]</ety> <def>a Russian soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation, and often served with sour cream. Also, as used in the U.S., a sour cabbage soup, called in Russian <altname>shchi</altname>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> borsch, borsh, borsht, borshch, bortsch.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>borsh</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Yiddish <ets>borscht</ets>, fr. Russian]</ety> <def>a Russian soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation, and often served with sour cream. Also, as used in the U.S., a sour cabbage soup, called in Russian <altname>shchi</altname>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> borsch, borscht, borsht, borshch, bortsch.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>borshch</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Yiddish <ets>borscht</ets>, fr. Russian]</ety> <def>a Russian soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation, and often served with sour cream. Also, as used in the U.S., a sour cabbage soup, called in Russian <altname>shchi</altname>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> borsch, borsh, borscht, borsht, bortsch.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bors"hold`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>borsolder</ets>; prob. fr. AS. <ets>borg</ets>, gen. <ets>borges</ets>, pledge + <ets>ealdor</ets> elder. See <er>Borrow</er>, and <er>Elder</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld> <def>The head or chief of a tithing, or borough (see 2d <er>Borough</er>); the headborough; a parish constable.</def> <rj><au>Spelman.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>borsht</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Russian]</ety> <def>a Russian soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation, and often served with sour cream. Also, as used in the U.S., a sour cabbage soup, called in Russian <altname>shchi</altname>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> borsch, borsh, borscht, borshch, bortsch.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Borstal</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a British reform school for youths between 16 and 22.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bort</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Imperfectly crystallized or coarse diamonds, or fragments made in cutting good diamonds which are reduced to powder and used in lapidary work.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bortsch</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Russian]</ety> <def>a Russian soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation, and often served with sour cream. Also, as used in the U.S., a sour cabbage soup, called in Russian <altname>shchi</altname>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> borsch, borsh, borscht, borshch, bortsch.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo"ru*ret</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A boride.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bor"we</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Pledge; borrow.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>borzoi</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Russian.]</ety> <def>tall, slender fast-moving dog breed; called also <altname>Russian wolfhound</altname>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Russian wolfhound.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bos</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[L., ox, cow.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of ruminant quadrupeds, including the wild and domestic cattle, distinguished by a stout body, hollow horns, and a large fold of skin hanging from the neck.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>bo"sa</hw> <pr>(b&omacr;"z&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar. <ets>b&umacr;za</ets>, Pers. <ets>b&umacr;zah</ets>: cf. F. <ets>bosan</ets>.]</ety> <def>A drink, used in the East. See <er>Boza</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bosc</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A greenish-yellow variety of pear.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bos"cage</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>boscage</ets> grove, F. <ets>bocage</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>boscus</ets>, <ets>buscus</ets>, thicket, wood. See 1st <er>Bush</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A growth of trees or shrubs; underwood; a thicket; thick foliage; a wooded landscape.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(O. Eng. Law)</fld> <def>Food or sustenance for cattle, obtained from bushes and trees; also, a tax on wood.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo`se-Ein"stein sta*tis"tics</hw> <pr>(b&omacr;`z&euptack_; &imacr;n"st&imacr;n st&adot_;*t&ibreve_;s"t&ibreve_;ks)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[From physicists S. N. <ets>Bose</ets>, and Albert <ets>Einstein</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>A law of statistical mechanics which is obeyed by a system of particles when interchange of two particles does not change the wave function. Contrasted to <contr>Fermi-Dirac statistics</contr>. See also <er>boson</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boselaphus</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A genus of Indian antelopes; the nilgais.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Boselaphus</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bosh</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. G. <ets>posse</ets> joke, trifle; It. <ets>bozzo</ets> a rough stone, <ets>bozzetto</ets> a rough sketch, <ets>s-bozzo</ets> a rough draught, sketch.]</ety> <def>Figure; outline; show.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bosh</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Turk.]</ety> <def>Empty talk; contemptible nonsense; trash; humbug.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bosh</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Boshes</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Cf. G. <ets>b&ouml;schung</ets> a slope.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>One of the sloping sides of the lower part of a blast furnace; also, one of the hollow iron or brick sides of the bed of a puddling or boiling furnace.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>The lower part of a blast furnace, which slopes inward, or the widest space at the top of this part.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>In forging and smelting, a trough in which tools and ingots are cooled.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bosh"bok</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. <ets>bosch</ets> wood + <ets>bok</ets> buck.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A kind of antelope. See <er>Bush buck</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bosh"vark</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. <ets>bosch</ets> wood + <ets>varken</ets> pig.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The bush hog. See under <er>Bush</er>, a thicket.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bos"jes*man</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <er>Bosjesmans</er>.</plu> <ety>[D. <ets>boschjesman</ets>.]</ety> <def>See <er>Bushman</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bosk</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bosket</er>.]</ety> <def>A thicket; a small wood.</def> &ldquo;Through <xex>bosk</xex> and dell.&rdquo; <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bos"kage</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Boscage</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Thridding the somber <qex>boskage</qex> of the wood.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bos"ket</hw>, <hw>Bos"quet</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bosquet</ets> a little wood, dim. fr. LL. <ets>boscus</ets>. See <er>Boscage</er>, and cf. <er>Bouquet</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Gardening)</fld> <def>A grove; a thicket; shrubbery; an inclosure formed by branches of trees, regularly or irregularly disposed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bosk"i*ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Boscage; also, the state or quality of being bosky.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bosk"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Bushy</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Woody or bushy; covered with boscage or thickets.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Caused by boscage.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Darkened over by long <qex>bosky</qex> shadows.</q> <rj><qau>H. James.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bo's'n</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> boatswain, bos'n, bosun, bo'sun.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bosnia-Herzegovina</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A country in the Balkan penninsula of southeastern Europe, formerly a part of Yugoslavia.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Bosnia and Herzegovina.</syn>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bosnian</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to Bosnia-Herzegovina.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bos"om</hw> <pr>(b&oobreve_;z"&ubreve;m; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>b&omacr;sm</ets>; akin to D. <ets>bozem</ets>, Fries. <ets>b&omacr;sm</ets>, OHG. <ets>puosum</ets>, G. <ets>busen</ets>, and prob. E. <ets>bough</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The breast of a human being; the part, between the arms, to which anything is pressed when embraced by them.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>You must prepare your <qex>bosom</qex> for his knife.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Specifically:</specif> <def>The breasts of a woman; <as>as, an ample <ex>bosom</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The breast, considered as the seat of the passions, affections, and operations of the mind; consciousness; secret thoughts.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Tut, I am in their <qex>bosoms</qex>, and I know<br/>
+Wherefore they do it.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding my iniquity in my <qex>bosom</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Job xxxi. 33.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Embrace; loving or affectionate inclosure; fold.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Within the <qex>bosom</qex> of that church.</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Any thing or place resembling the breast; a supporting surface; an inner recess; the interior; <as>as, the <ex>bosom</ex> of the earth</as>.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>bosom</xex> of the ocean.&rdquo; <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>The part of the dress worn upon the breast; an article, or a portion of an article, of dress to be worn upon the breast; <as>as, the <ex>bosom</ex> of a shirt; a linen <ex>bosom</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He put his hand into his <qex>bosom</qex>: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow.</q> <rj><qau>Ex. iv. 6.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Inclination; desire.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>A depression round the eye of a millstone.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bos"om</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the bosom.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Intimate; confidential; familiar; trusted; cherished; beloved; <as>as, a <ex>bosom</ex> friend</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bos"om</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bosomed</conjf> <pr>(-&ubreve;md)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bosoming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To inclose or carry in the bosom; to keep with care; to take to heart; to cherish.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Bosom</qex> up my counsel,<br/>
+You'll find it wholesome.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To conceal; to hide from view; to embosom.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To happy convents <qex>bosomed</qex> deep in vines.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bos"omed</hw> <pr>(b&oobreve_;z"&ubreve;md)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having, or resembling, bosom; kept in the bosom; hidden.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <mark>[Combining form]</mark> <def>Having such a bosom; <as>as, a big-<ex>bosomed</ex> woman</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bos"om*y</hw> <pr>(b&oobreve_;z"&ubreve;m*&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Characterized by recesses or sheltered hollows.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having a large bosom; -- of a woman.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bo"son</hw> <pr>(b&omacr;"z&obreve_;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From S. N. <ets>Bose</ets>, an Indian physicist.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>A fundamental particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistical rules, but not the Pauli exclusion principle; the spin value of a boson is always an integer. Examples of bosons are alpha particles, photons, and those nuclei which have an even mass number.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bo"son</hw> <pr>(b&omacr;"s'n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Boatswain</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>bosun</asp>.]</altsp> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bos*po"ri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Bosporus</ets>, G. <grk>Bo`sporos</grk>, lit., <ets>ox-ford</ets>, the ox's or heifer's ford, on account of Io's passage here as a heifer; fr. <grk>boy^s</grk> ox, heifer + <grk>po`ros</grk> ford.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the Thracian or the Cimmerian Bosporus.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The Alans forced the <qex>Bosporian</qex> kings to pay them tribute and exterminated the Taurians.</q> <rj><qau>Tooke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bos"po*rus</hw> <pr>(b&obreve_;s"p&ouptack_;*r&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>A strait or narrow sea between two seas, or a lake and a seas; <as>as, the <ex>Bosporus</ex> (formerly the Thracian Bosporus) or Strait of Constantinople, between the Black Sea and Sea of Marmora; the Cimmerian <ex>Bosporus</ex>, between the Black Sea and Sea of Azof</as>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Bosphorus</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bos"quet</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Bosket</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boss</hw> <pr>(b&obreve_;s; 115)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bosses</plw> <pr>(-&ebreve_;z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>boce</ets>, <ets>bose</ets>, <ets>boche</ets>, OF. <ets>boce</ets>, <ets>boche</ets>, <ets>bosse</ets>, F. <ets>bosse</ets>, of G. origin; cf. OHG. <ets>b&omacr;zo</ets> tuft, bunch, OHG. <ets>b&omacr;zan</ets>, MHG. <ets>b&ocirc;zen</ets>, to beat. See <er>Beat</er>, and cf. <er>Botch</er> a swelling.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Any protuberant part; a round, swelling part or body; a knoblike process; <as>as, a <ex>boss</ex> of wood</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A protuberant ornament on any work, either of different material from that of the work or of the same, as upon a buckler or bridle; a stud; a knob; the central projection of a shield. See <er>Umbilicus</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 169 --></p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A projecting ornament placed at the intersection of the ribs of ceilings, whether vaulted or flat, and in other situations.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <ety>[Cf. D. <ets>bus</ets> box, Dan. <ets>b&ouml;sse</ets>.]</ety> <def>A wooden vessel for the mortar used in tiling or masonry, hung by a hook from the laths, or from the rounds of a ladder.</def> <rj><au>Gwilt.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The enlarged part of a shaft, on which a wheel is keyed, or at the end, where it is coupled to another.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A swage or die used for shaping metals.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A head or reservoir of water.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boss</hw> <pr>(b&obreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bossed</conjf> <pr>(b&obreve_;st)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bossing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bocen</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>bocier</ets>. See the preceding word.]</ety> <def>To ornament with bosses; to stud.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boss</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. <ets>baas</ets> master.]</ety> <def>A master workman or superintendent; a director or manager; a political dictator.</def> <mark>[Slang, U. S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boss"age</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bossage</ets>, fr. <ets>bosse</ets>. See <er>Boss</er> a stud.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A stone in a building, left rough and projecting, to be afterward carved into shape.</def> <rj><au>Gwilt.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>Rustic work, consisting of stones which seem to advance beyond the level of the building, by reason of indentures or channels left in the joinings.</def> <rj><au>Gwilt.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bossed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Embossed; also, bossy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bos"set</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Boss</er> a stud.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A rudimental antler of a young male of the red deer.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boss"ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The rule or practices of bosses, esp. political bosses.</def> <mark>[Slang, U. S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boss"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Ornamented with bosses; studded.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bos"sy</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Dim. fr. Prov. E. <ets>boss</ets> in <ets>boss-calf</ets>, <ets>buss-calf</ets>, for <ets>boose-calf</ets>, prop., a calf kept in the stall. See 1st <er>Boose</er>.]</ety> <def>A cow or calf; -- familiarly so called.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bos"ton</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A game at cards, played by four persons, with two packs of fifty-two cards each; -- said to be so called from <etsep>Boston,</etsep> Massachusetts, and to have been invented by officers of the French army in America during the Revolutionary war.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bos"tryx</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.; irreg. fr. Gr. &unr_; a curl.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A form of cymose inflorescence with all the flowers on one side of the rachis, usually causing it to curl; -- called also a <altname>uniparous helicoid cyme</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bosun</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen; a contraction of <er>boatswain</er>.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>bo'sun</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> boatswain, bos'n, bo's'n, bo'sun, boson.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boswellia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of incense-yielding trees of North Africa and India.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Boswellia</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bos*well"i*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to, or characteristic of, <person>Dr. Johnson's</person> biographer, <person>James <etsep>Boswell</etsep></person>, whose hero worship made his narrative a faithful but often uncritical record of details.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Bos"well*ize</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>v. i. &amp; t.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bos"well*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The style of <person>Boswell</person>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bot</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Bots</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bo*tan"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bo*tan"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>botanique</ets>. See <er>Botany</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to botany; relating to the study of plants; <as>as, a <ex>botanical</ex> system, arrangement, textbook, expedition</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Bo*tan"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Botanic garden</b></col>, <cd>a garden devoted to the culture of plants collected for the purpose of illustrating the science of botany.</cd> -- <col><b>Botanic physician</b></col>, <cd>a physician whose medicines consist chiefly of herbs and roots.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>botanise</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>to collect and study plants.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> botanize.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bot"a*nist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>botaniste</ets>.]</ety> <def>One skilled in botany; one versed in the knowledge of plants.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bot"a*nize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Botanized</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Botanizing</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>botaniser</ets>.]</ety> <def>To seek after plants for botanical investigation; to study plants.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bot"a*nize</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To explore for botanical purposes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bot"a*ni`zer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who botanizes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bot`a*nol"o*ger</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A botanist.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bot`a*nol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Botany</ets> + <ets>-logy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>botanologie</ets>.]</ety> <def>The science of botany.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bot"a*no*man`cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Botany</ets> + <ets>-mancy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>botanomantie</ets>.]</ety> <def>An ancient species of divination by means of plants, esp. sage and fig leaves.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bot"a*ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Botanies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>botanique</ets>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos>, fr. Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets> botanic, fr. <ets>&unr_;</ets> herb, plant, fr. <ets>&unr_;</ets> to feed, graze.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The science which treats of the structure of plants, the functions of their parts, their places of growth, their classification, and the terms which are employed in their description and denomination. See <er>Plant</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A book which treats of the science of botany.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Botany is divided into various departments; as, <col><b>Structural Botany</b></col>, which investigates the structure and organic composition of plants; <col><b>Physiological Botany</b></col>, the study of their functions and life; and <col><b>Systematic Botany</b></col>, which has to do with their classification, description, nomenclature, etc.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bot"a*ny Bay"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A harbor on the east coast of Australia, and an English convict settlement there; -- so called from the number of new plants found on its shore at its discovery by Cook in 1770.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>Hence, any place to which desperadoes resort.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Botany Bay kino</b></col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>an astringent, reddish substance consisting of the inspissated juice of several Australian species of <gen>Eucalyptus</gen>.</cd> -- <col><b>Botany Bay resin</b></col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>a resin of reddish yellow color, resembling gamboge, the product of different Australian species of <gen>Xanthorrh&aelig;a</gen>, esp. the grass tree (<spn>Xanthorrh&aelig;a hastilis</spn>).</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo*tar"go</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. <ets>bottarga</ets>, <ets>bottarica</ets>; or Sp. <ets>botarga</ets>; a kind of large sausages, a sort of wide breeches: cf. F. <ets>boutargue</ets>.]</ety> <def>A sort of cake or sausage, made of the salted roes of the mullet, much used on the coast of the Mediterranean as an incentive to drink.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Botch</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Botches</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Same as Boss a stud. For senses 2 &amp; 3 cf. D. <ets>botsen</ets> to beat, akin to E. <ets>beat</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A swelling on the skin; a large ulcerous affection; a boil; an eruptive disease.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Dial.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Botches</qex> and blains must all his flesh emboss.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A patch put on, or a part of a garment patched or mended in a clumsy manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Work done in a bungling manner; a clumsy performance; a piece of work, or a place in work, marred in the doing, or not properly finished; a bungle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To leave no rubs nor <qex>botches</qex> in the work.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Botch</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Botched</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Botching</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[See <er>Botch</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To mark with, or as with, botches.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Young Hylas, <qex>botched</qex> with stains.</q> <rj><qau>Garth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To repair; to mend; esp. to patch in a clumsy or imperfect manner, as a garment; -- sometimes with <xex>up</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Sick bodies . . . to be kept and <qex>botched</qex> up for a time.</q> <rj><qau>Robynson (More's Utopia).</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To put together unsuitably or unskillfully; to express or perform in a bungling manner; to bungle; to spoil or mar, as by unskillful work.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>For treason <qex>botched</qex> in rhyme will be thy bane.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Botch"ed*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a clumsy manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Botch"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who mends or patches, esp. a tailor or cobbler.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A clumsy or careless workman; a bungler.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A young salmon; a grilse.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Botch"er*ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Bungling; awkward.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Botch"er*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A botching, or that which is done by botching; clumsy or careless workmanship.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Botch"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Marked with botches; full of botches; poorly done.</def> &ldquo;This <xex>botchy</xex> business.&rdquo; <rj><au>Bp. Watson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bote</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Old form of <ets>boot</ets>; -- used in composition. See 1st <er>Boot</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Compensation; amends; satisfaction; expiation; <as>as, man <ex>bote</ex>, a compensation or a man slain</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Payment of any kind.</def> <au>Bouvier.</au> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A privilege or allowance of necessaries.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; This word is still used in composition as equivalent to the French <xex>estovers</xex>, supplies, necessaries; as, house<xex>bote</xex>, a sufficiency of wood to repair a house, or for fuel, sometimes called fire<xex>bote</xex>; so plow<xex>bote</xex>, cart<xex>bote</xex>, wood for making or repairing instruments of husbandry; hay<xex>bote</xex> or hedge<xex>bote</xex>, wood for hedges, fences, etc. These were privileges enjoyed by tenants under the feudal system. <rj><au>Burrill.</au> <au>Bouvier.</au> <au>Blackstone.</au></rj>
+</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bote"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Unavailing; in vain. See <er>Bootless</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bot"fly`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A dipterous insect of the family (<spn>Estrid&aelig;</spn>, of many different species, some of which are particularly troublesome to domestic animals, as the horse, ox, and sheep, on which they deposit their eggs. A common species is one of the botflies of the horse (<spn>Gastrophilus equi</spn>), the larv&aelig; of which (<xex>bots</xex>) are taken into the stomach of the animal, where they live several months and pass through their larval states. In tropical America one species sometimes lives under the human skin, and another in the stomach. See <er>Gadfly</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Both</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. or pron.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bothe</ets>, <ets>ba&unr_;e</ets>, fr. Icel. <ets>b&amacr;&unr_;ir</ets>; akin to Dan. <ets>baade</ets>, Sw. <ets>b&aring;da</ets>, Goth. <ets>baj&unr_;&unr_;s</ets>, OHG. <ets>beid&unr_;</ets>, <ets>b&unr_;d&unr_;</ets>, G. &amp; D. <ets>beide</ets>, also AS. <ets>begen</ets>, <ets>b&amacr;</ets>, <ets>b&unr_;</ets>, Goth. <ets>bai</ets>, and Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets>, L. <ets>ambo</ets>, Lith. <ets>ab&agrave;</ets>, OSlav. <ets>oba</ets>, Skr. <ets>ubha</ets>. &radic;310. Cf. <er>Amb</er>-.]</ety> <def>The one and the other; the two; the pair, without exception of either.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; It is generally used adjectively with nouns; as, both horses ran away; but with pronouns, and often with nous, it is used substantively, and followed by <xex>of</xex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>It frequently stands as a pronoun.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>She alone is heir to <qex>both</qex> of us.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech; and <qex>both</qex> of them made a covenant.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. xxi. 27.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He will not bear the loss of his rank, because he can bear the loss of his estate; but he will bear <qex>both</qex>, because he is prepared for <qex>both</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Bolingbroke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>It is often used in apposition with nouns or pronouns.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Thy weal and woe are <qex>both</qex> of them extremes.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This said, they <qex>both</qex> betook them several ways.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note><xex>Both</xex> now always precedes any other attributive words; as, <xex>both</xex> their armies; both our eyes.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note><xex>Both of</xex> is used before pronouns in the objective case; as, <xex>both of</xex> us, them, whom, etc.; but before substantives its used is colloquial, <xex>both</xex> (without <it>of</it>) being the preferred form; as, <xex>both</xex> the brothers.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Both</hw>, <pos>conj.</pos> <def>As well; not only; equally.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note><xex>Both</xex> precedes the first of two co&ouml;rdinate words or phrases, and is followed by <it>and</it> before the other, <xex>both</xex> . . . <it>and</it> . . . ; as well the one as the other; not only this, but also that; equally the former and the latter. It is also sometimes followed by more than two co&ouml;rdinate words, connected by <it>and</it> expressed or understood.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To judge <qex>both</qex> quick and dead.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A masterpiece <qex>both</qex> for argument and style.</q> <rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To whom <qex>bothe</qex> heven and erthe and see is sene.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Both</qex> mongrel, puppy, whelp, and hound.</q> <rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He prayeth well who loveth well<br/>
+<qex>Both</qex> man and bird and beast.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Both"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bothered</conjf> (&unr_;); <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bothering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. Ir. <ets>buaidhirt</ets> trouble, <ets>buaidhrim</ets> I vex.]</ety> <def>To annoy; to trouble; to worry; to perplex. See <er>Pother</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The imperative is sometimes used as an exclamation mildly imprecatory.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Both"er</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To feel care or anxiety; to make or take trouble; to be troublesome.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Without <qex>bothering</qex> about it.</q> <rj><qau>H. James.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Both"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, bothers; state of perplexity or annoyance; embarrassment; worry; disturbance; petty trouble; <as>as, to be in a <ex>bother</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Both`er*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of bothering, or state of being bothered; cause of trouble; perplexity; annoyance; vexation.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Both"er*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who bothers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Both"er*some</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Vexatious; causing bother; causing trouble or perplexity; troublesome.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Both"-hands`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A factotum.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He is his master's <qex>both-hands</qex>, I assure you.</q> <rj><qau>B. Jonson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Both"ie</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Bothy</er>.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Both"ni*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Both"nic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Bothnia, a country of northern Europe, or to a gulf of the same name which forms the northern part of the Baltic sea.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Both*ren"chy*ma</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets> pit + <ets>&unr_;</ets> something poured in. Formed like <ets>parenchyma</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Dotted or pitted ducts or vessels forming the pores seen in many kinds of wood.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Both"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <hw>Booth"y</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>-ies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></plu> <ety>[Scottish. Cf. <er>Booth</er>.]</ety> <def>A wooden hut or humble cot, esp. a rude hut or barrack for unmarried farm servants; a shepherd's or hunter's hut; a booth.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bo`to*cu"dos</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[Pg. <ets>botoque</ets> stopple. So called because they wear a wooden plug in the pierced lower lip.]</ety> <def>A Brazilian tribe of Indians, noted for their use of poisons; -- also called <xex>Aymbor&eacute;s</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo" tree`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The peepul tree; esp., the very ancient tree standing at Anurajahpoora in Ceylon, grown from a slip of the tree under which Gautama is said to have received the heavenly light and so to have become Buddha.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The sacred <qex>bo tree</qex> of the Buddhists (<spn>Ficus religiosa</spn>), which is planted close to every temple, and attracts almost as much veneration as the status of the god himself. . . . It differs from the banyan (<spn>Ficus Indica</spn>) by sending down no roots from its branches.</q> <rj><qau>Tennent.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bot"ry*o*gen</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets> cluster of grapes + <ets>-gen</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A hydrous sulphate of iron of a deep red color. It often occurs in botryoidal form.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bot"ry*oid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bot`ry*oid"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets> cluster of grapes + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the form of a bunch of grapes; like a cluster of grapes, as a mineral presenting an aggregation of small spherical or spheroidal prominences; <as>as, <ex>botryoidal</ex> hematite</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> botryose.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bot"ry*o*lite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets> cluster of grapes + <ets>-lite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A variety of datolite, usually having a botryoidal structure.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bot"ry*ose`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Having the form of a cluster of grapes.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Of the racemose or acropetal type of inflorescence.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bots</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Gael. <ets>botus</ets> belly worm, <ets>boiteag</ets> maggot.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The larv&aelig; of several species of botfly, especially those larv&aelig; which infest the stomach, throat, or intestines of the horse, and are supposed to be the cause of various ailments.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>botts</asp>.]</altsp> <note>See <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Botfly</er>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bot*tine"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>Boot</er> (for the foot.).]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A small boot; a lady's boot.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An appliance resembling a small boot furnished with straps, buckles, etc., used to correct or prevent distortions in the lower extremities of children.</def> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bot"tle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bote</ets>, <ets>botelle</ets>, OF. <ets>botel</ets>, <ets>bouteille</ets>, F. <ets>bouteille</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>buticula</ets>, dim. of <ets>butis</ets>, <ets>buttis</ets>, <ets>butta</ets>, flask. Cf. <er>Butt</er> a cask.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A hollow vessel, usually of glass or earthenware (but formerly of leather), with a narrow neck or mouth, for holding liquids.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The contents of a bottle; as much as a bottle contains; <as>as, to drink a <ex>bottle</ex> of wine</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Fig.: Intoxicating liquor; <as>as, to drown one's reason in the <ex>bottle</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Bottle</xex> is much used adjectively, or as the first part of a compound.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bottle ale</b></col>, <cd>bottled ale.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Shak.</au> -- <col><b>Bottle brush</b></col>, <cd>a cylindrical brush for cleansing the interior of bottles.</cd> -- <col><b>Bottle fish</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a kind of deep-sea eel (<spn>Saccopharynx ampullaceus</spn>), remarkable for its baglike gullet, which enables it to swallow fishes two or three times its won size.</cd> -- <col><b>Bottle flower</b></col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>Same as <er>Bluebottle</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bottle glass</b></col>, <cd>a coarse, green glass, used in the manufacture of bottles.</cd> <au>Ure.</au> -- <col><b>Bottle gourd</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the common gourd or calabash (<spn>Lagenaria Vulgaris</spn>), whose shell is used for bottles, dippers, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Bottle grass</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a nutritious fodder grass (<spn>Setaria glauca</spn> and <spn>Setaria viridis</spn>); -- called also <altname>foxtail</altname>, and <altname>green foxtail</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bottle tit</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the European long-tailed titmouse; -- so called from the shape of its nest.</cd> -- <col><b>Bottle tree</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>an Australian tree (<spn>Sterculia rupestris</spn>), with a bottle-shaped, or greatly swollen, trunk.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Feeding bottle</b></col>, <col><b>Nursing bottle</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a bottle with a rubber nipple (generally with an intervening tube), used in feeding infants.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bot"tle</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bottled</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bottling</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To put into bottles; to inclose in, or as in, a bottle or bottles; to keep or restrain as in a bottle; <as>as, to <ex>bottle</ex> wine or porter; to <ex>bottle</ex> up one's wrath</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bot"tle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>botel</ets>, OF. <ets>botel</ets>, dim. of F. <ets>botte</ets>; cf. OHG. <ets>bozo</ets> bunch. See <er>Boss</er> stud.]</ety> <def>A bundle, esp. of hay.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au> <au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bottlebrush</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a cylindrical brush on a thin shaft that is used to clean bottles.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bottlecap</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a cap that seals a bottle.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bot"tled</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Put into bottles; inclosed in bottles; pent up in, or as in, a bottle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having the shape of a bottle; protuberant.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>bottlefeed</hw>, <hw>bottle-feed</hw></mhw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>to feed with a bottle; -- of infants or baby animals.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>to train, manage or instruct (a person) with great attention to detail.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bottleful</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the quantity contained in a bottle.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bottle.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bottlegrass</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>a European foxtail naturalized in North America; it is often a troublesome weed.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> green bristlegrass, green foxtail, rough bristlegrass, bottle grass, Setaria viridis.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bot"tle green`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <def>A dark shade of green, like that of bottle glass.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Bot"tle-green`</wf>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bot"tle*head`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A cetacean allied to the grampus; -- called also <altname>bottle-nosed whale</altname><!-- bottle-nosed dolphin? -->.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; There are several species so named, as the pilot whales, of the genus <gen>Globicephalus</gen>, and one or more species of <gen>Hypero&ouml;don</gen> (<spn>Hypero&ouml;don bidens</spn>, etc.), found on the European coast. See <er>Blackfish</er>, 1.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bot"tle*hold`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who attends a pugilist in a prize fight; -- so called from the bottle of water of which he has charge.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who assists or supports another in a contest; an abettor; a backer.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Lord Palmerston considered himself the <qex>bottleholder</qex> of oppressed states.</q> <rj><qau>The London Times.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bot"tle*neck`</hw>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>a location or situation in which otherwise rapid progress is impeded.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a point at which road traffic slows due to congestion or narrowing of the roadway.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>an impasse.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>a narrowing.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> constriction.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bottleneck</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>same as <er>obstruct</er>; <as>as, his laziness has <ex>bottlenecked</ex> our efforts to reform the system</as>.</def><br/>
+ [<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bottleneck</hw> <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>to become narrower as one approaches a point; -- said of roads; <as>as, right by the bridge, the road <ex>bottlenecks</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+ [<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bot"tle-neck` frame"</hw>. <fld>(Automobiles)</fld> <def>An inswept frame.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Bot"tle-nose`</hw> <hw>Bot"tle-nosed` dolphin</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A grey cetacean of the Dolphin family, of several species, as <spn>Delphinus Tursio</spn> and <spn>Lagenorhyncus leucopleurus</spn>, of Europe.</def> <note>Also <spn>Tursiops truncatus</spn> -- a synonym?</note><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bottlenose dolphin.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The puffin.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>a north Atlantic beaked whale with a bulbous forehead.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bottle-nosed whale, bottlenose whale, Hyperoodon ampullatus.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bot"tle-nosed`</hw> <pr>(-n&omacr;zd)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the nose bottle-shaped, or large at the end.</def> <rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bot"tler</hw> <pr>(b&obreve_;t"tl&etilde_;r/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who bottles wine, beer, soda water, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bot"tle*screw`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A corkscrew.</def> <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bot"tling</hw> <pr>(b&obreve_;t"tl&ibreve_;ng)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or the process of putting anything into bottles (as beer, mineral water, etc.) and sealing the bottles, as with a cork or a bottle cap.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 170 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Bot"tom</hw> <pr>(b&obreve_;t"t&ubreve;m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>botum</ets>, <ets>botme</ets>, AS. <ets>botm</ets>; akin to OS. <ets>bodom</ets>, D. <ets>bodem</ets>, OHG. <ets>podam</ets>, G. <ets>boden</ets>, Icel. <ets>botn</ets>, Sw. <ets>botten</ets>, Dan. <ets>bund</ets> (for <ets>budn</ets>), L. <ets>fundus</ets> (for <ets>fudnus</ets>), Gr. <grk>pyqmh`n</grk> (for <grk>fyqmh`n</grk>), Skr. <ets>budhna</ets> (for <ets>bhudhna</ets>), and Ir. <ets>bonn</ets> sole of the foot, W. <ets>bon</ets> stem, base. &radic;257. Cf. 4th <er>Found</er>, <er>Fund</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The lowest part of anything; the foot; <as>as, the <ex>bottom</ex> of a tree or well; the <ex>bottom</ex> of a hill, a lane, or a page</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Or dive into the <qex>bottom</qex> of the deep.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The part of anything which is beneath the contents and supports them, as the part of a chair on which a person sits, the circular base or lower head of a cask or tub, or the plank floor of a ship's hold; the under surface.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Barrels with the <qex>bottom</qex> knocked out.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>No two chairs were alike; such high backs and low backs and leather <qex>bottoms</qex> and worsted <qex>bottoms</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>W. Irving.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That upon which anything rests or is founded, in a literal or a figurative sense; foundation; groundwork.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The bed of a body of water, as of a river, lake, sea.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The fundament; the buttocks.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>An abyss.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Low land formed by alluvial deposits along a river; low-lying ground; a dale; a valley.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>bottoms</xex> and the high grounds.&rdquo; <rj><au>Stoddard.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The part of a ship which is ordinarily under water; hence, the vessel itself; a ship.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>My ventures are not in one <qex>bottom</qex> trusted.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Not to sell the teas, but to return them to London in the<br/>
+same <qex>bottoms</qex> in which they were shipped.</q> <rj><qau>Bancroft.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Full bottom</b></col>, <cd>a hull of such shape as permits carrying a large amount of merchandise.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>Power of endurance; <as>as, a horse of a good <ex>bottom</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>10.</sn> <def>Dregs or grounds; lees; sediment.</def> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>At bottom</b></col>, <col><b>At the bottom</b></col></mcol>, <cd>at the foundation or basis; in reality.</cd> &ldquo;He was <xex>at the bottom</xex> a good man.&rdquo; <au>J. F. Cooper.</au> -- <col><b>To be at the bottom of</b></col>, <cd>to be the cause or originator of; to be the source of.</cd> <mark>[Usually in an opprobrious sense.]</mark> <au>J. H. Newman.</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]<pbr/>
+<q>He <qex>was at the bottom of</qex> many excellent counsels.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]<pbr/>
+ -- <col><b>To go to the bottom</b></col>, <cd>to sink; esp. to be wrecked.</cd> -- <col><b>To touch bottom</b></col>, <cd>to reach the lowest point; to find something on which to rest.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bot"tom</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the bottom; fundamental; lowest; under; <as>as, <ex>bottom</ex> rock; the <ex>bottom</ex> board of a wagon box; <ex>bottom</ex> prices</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bottom glade</b></col>, <cd>a low glade or open place; a valley; a dale.</cd> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs> -- <col><b>Bottom grass</b></col>, <cd>grass growing on bottom lands.</cd> -- <col><b>Bottom land</b></col>. <cd>See 1st <er>Bottom</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 7.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bot"tom</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bottomed</conjf> (&unr_;); <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bottoming</conjf>.]</vmorph><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To found or build upon; to fix upon as a support; -- followed by <xex>on</xex> or <xex>upon</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Action is supposed to be <qex>bottomed</qex> upon principle.</q> <rj><qau>Atterbury.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Those false and deceiving grounds upon which many <qex>bottom</qex> their eternal state].</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To furnish with a bottom; <as>as, to <ex>bottom</ex> a chair</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To reach or get to the bottom of.</def> <rj><au>Smiles.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bot"tom</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To rest, as upon an ultimate support; to be based or grounded; -- usually with <xex>on</xex> or <xex>upon</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Find on what foundation any proposition <qex>bottoms</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To reach or impinge against the bottom, so as to impede free action, as when the point of a cog strikes the bottom of a space between two other cogs, or a piston the end of a cylinder.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bot"tom</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>botme</ets>, perh. corrupt. for <ets>button</ets>. See <er>Button</er>.]</ety> <def>A ball or skein of thread; a cocoon.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Silkworms finish their <qex>bottoms</qex> in . . . fifteen days.</q> <rj><qau>Mortimer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bot"tom</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To wind round something, as in making a ball of thread.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>As you unwind her love from him,<br/>
+Lest it should ravel and be good to none,<br/>
+You must provide to <qex>bottom</qex> it on me.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bot"tomed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having at the bottom, or as a bottom; resting upon a bottom; grounded; -- mostly, in composition; <as>as, sharp-<ex>bottomed</ex>; well-<ex>bottomed</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bot"tom fer`men*ta"tion</hw>. <def>A slow alcoholic fermentation during which the yeast cells collect at the bottom of the fermenting liquid. It takes place at a temperature of 4&deg; - 10&deg; C. (39&deg; - 50&deg;F.). It is used in making lager beer and wines of low alcohol content but fine bouquet.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bottomland</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>low-lying alluvial land near a river.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bottom.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bot"tom*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without a bottom; hence, fathomless; baseless; <as>as, a <ex>bottomless</ex> abyss</as>.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Bottomless</xex> speculations.&rdquo; <rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bot"tom*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From 1st <er>Bottom</er> in sense 8: cf. D. <ets>bodemerij</ets>. Cf. <er>Bummery</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mar. Law)</fld> <def>A contract in the nature of a mortgage, by which the owner of a ship, or the master as his agent, hypothecates and binds the ship (and sometimes the accruing freight) as security for the repayment of money advanced or lent for the use of the ship, if she terminates her voyage successfully. If the ship is lost by perils of the sea, the lender loses the money; but if the ship arrives safe, he is to receive the money lent, with the interest or premium stipulated, although it may, and usually does, exceed the legal rate of interest. See <er>Hypothecation</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bottom-up</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <fld>(Computers)</fld> <def>planning or building the smallest parts first; <as>as, <ex>bottom-up</ex> programming</as>. Opposite of <ant>top-down</ant>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bot"ton*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bot"to*n&eacute;</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>boutonn&eacute;</ets>, fr. <ets>boutonner</ets> to bud, button.]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Having a bud or button, or a kind of trefoil, at the end; furnished with knobs or buttons.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Cross bottony</b></col> <fld>(Her.)</fld>, <cd>a cross having each arm terminating in three rounded lobes, forming a sort of trefoil.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Botts</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Bots</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bot"u*li*form`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>botulus</ets> sausage + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having the shape of a sausage.</def> <rj><au>Henslow.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bouche</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>Same as <er>Bush</er>, a lining.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bouche</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Bush</er>, to line.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Bouche</hw>, <hw>Bouch</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bouche</ets> mouth, victuals.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A mouth.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An allowance of meat and drink for the tables of inferior officers or servants in a nobleman's palace or at court.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bou`ch&eacute;es"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[F., morsels, mouthfuls, fr. <ets>bouche</ets> mouth.]</ety> <fld>(Cookery)</fld> <def>Small patties.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bou"cher*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[After Dr. Auguste <etsep>Boucherie</etsep>, a French chemist, who invented the process.]</ety> <def>To impregnate with a preservative solution of copper sulphate, as timber, railroad ties, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boud</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A weevil; a worm that breeds in malt, biscuit, etc.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Tusser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bou*doir"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>bouder</ets> to pout, be sulky.]</ety> <def>A small room, esp. if pleasant, or elegantly furnished, to which a lady may retire to be alone, or to receive intimate friends; a lady's bedroom; a lady's (or sometimes a gentleman's) private room.</def> <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bouffant</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>being puffed out; -- used mostly of hair style, and sometimes clothing; <as>as, a <ex>bouffant</ex> hairdo</as>; a <ex>bouffant</ex> skirt.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> puffy.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bouffe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., buffoon.]</ety> <def>Comic opera. See <er>Opera Bouffe</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bou`gain*vil*l&aelig;`a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Named from <etsep>Bougainville</etsep>, the French navigator.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of plants of the order <ord>Nyctoginace&aelig;</ord>, from tropical South America, having the flowers surrounded by large bracts.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bouge</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bouged</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>]</vmorph> <ety>[Variant of <ets>bulge</ets>. Cf. <er>Bowge</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To swell out.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To bilge.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;Their ship <xex>bouged</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Hakluyt.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bouge</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To stave in; to bilge.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bouge</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bouche</ets> mouth, victuals.]</ety> <def>Bouche (see <er>Bouche</er>, 2); food and drink; provisions.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q> [They] made room for a bombardman that brought <qex>bouge</qex> for a country lady or two, that fainted . . . with fasting.</q> <rj><qau>B. Jonson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bou"get</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>bougette</ets> sack, bag. Cf. <er>Budget</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A charge representing a leather vessel for carrying water; -- also called <altname>water bouget</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bough</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bogh</ets>, AS. <ets>b&omacr;g</ets>, <ets>b&omacr;h</ets>, bough, shoulder; akin to Icel. <ets>b&omacr;gr</ets> shoulder, bow of a ship, Sw. <ets>bog</ets>, Dan. <ets>bov</ets>, OHG. <ets>buog</ets>, G. <ets>bug</ets>, and to Gr.&unr_; ( for &unr_; ) forearm, Skr. <ets>b&amacr;hu</ets> (for <ets>bh&amacr;ghu</ets>) arm. &radic;88, 251. Cf. <er>Bow</er> of a ship.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>An arm or branch of a tree, esp. a large arm or main branch.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A gallows.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>boughless</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>having no limbs. Opposite of <ant>limbed</ant>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> limbless.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>lacking a bough or boughs. Opposite of <ant>boughed</ant>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bought</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Dan. <ets>bugt</ets> bend, turning, Icel. <ets>bug&unr_;a</ets>. Cf. <er>Bight</er>, <er>Bout</er>, and see <er>Bow</er> to bend.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A flexure; a bend; a twist; a turn; a coil, as in a rope; as the <xex>boughts</xex> of a serpent.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>boughts</qex> of the fore legs.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The part of a sling that contains the stone.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bought</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <def><pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> of <er>Buy</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bought</hw>, <pos>p. a.</pos> <def>Purchased; bribed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bought"en</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Purchased; not obtained or produced at home.</def> <rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bought"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Bending.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sherwood.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bou*gie"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bougie</ets> wax candle, bougie, fr. <ets>Bougie</ets>, <ets>Bugia</ets>, a town of North Africa, from which these candles were first imported into Europe.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>A long, flexible instrument, that is introduced into the urethra, esophagus, etc., to remove obstructions, or for the other purposes. It was originally made of waxed linen rolled into cylindrical form.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Pharm.)</fld> <def>A long slender rod consisting of gelatin or some other substance that melts at the temperature of the body. It is impregnated with medicine, and designed for introduction into urethra, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bou*gie" d&eacute;`ci`male"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[F., lit., decimal candle.]</ety> <def>A photometric standard used in France, having the value of one twentieth of the Violle platinum standard, or slightly less than a British standard candle. Called also <altname>decimal candle</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bou`illi"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>bouillir</ets> to boil.]</ety> <fld>(Cookery)</fld> <def>Boiled or stewed meat; beef boiled with vegetables in water from which its gravy is to be made; beef from which bouillon or soup has been made.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bou`illon"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>bouillir</ets> to boil.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A nutritious liquid food made by boiling beef, or other meat, in water; a clear soup or broth.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Far.)</fld> <def>An excrescence on a horse's frush or frog.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bouk</hw> <pr>(b&oomacr_;k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>b&umacr;c</ets> belly; akin to G. <ets>bauch</ets>, Icel. <ets>b&umacr;kr</ets> body.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The body.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Bulk; volume.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boul</hw> <pr>(b&oomacr_;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A curved handle.</def> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bou*lan"ger*ite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <etsep>Boulanger</etsep>, a French mineralogist.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A mineral of a bluish gray color and metallic luster, usually in plumose masses, also compact. It is a sulphide of antimony and lead.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bou*lan"gism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>boulangisme</ets>.]</ety> <def>The spirit or principles of a French political movement identified with Gen. Georges Boulanger (d. 1891), whose militarism and advocacy of revenge on Germany attracted to him a miscellaneous party of monarchists and Republican malcontents.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Bou*lan"gist</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boul"der</hw> <pr>(b&omacr;l"d&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Bowlder</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bouldered</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>abounding in large rocks or stones; <as>as, <ex>bouldered</ex> fields</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> rocky, bouldery, stony.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boul"der*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Characterized by bowlders.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Boule</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Boule"work`</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Buhl</er>, <er>Buhlwork</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bou"le</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Gr. Antiq.)</fld> <def>A legislative council of elders or chiefs; a senate.</def> <note>The <xex>boule</xex> of Homeric times was an aristocratic body of princes and leaders, merely advisory to the king. The Athenian <xex>boule</xex> of Solon's time was an elective senate of 400, acting as a check on the popular <xex>ecclesia</xex>, for which it examined and prepared bills for discussion. It later increased to 500, chosen by lot, and extended its functions to embrace certain matters of administration and oversight.</note><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Legislature of modern Greece. See <er>Legislature</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bou"le*vard`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>boulevard</ets>, <ets>boulevart</ets>, fr. G. <ets>bollwerk</ets>. See <er>Bulwark</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Originally, a bulwark or rampart of fortification or fortified town.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A public walk or street occupying the site of demolished fortifications. Hence: A broad avenue in or around a city.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Boule`var`dier"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A frequenter of a city boulevard, esp. in Paris.</def> <rj><au>F. Harrison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Boule`verse`ment"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>bouleverser</ets> to overthrow.]</ety> <def>Complete overthrow; disorder; a turning upside down.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boult</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Corrupted form <er>Bolt</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Boul"tel</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Boul"tin</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A molding, the convexity of which is one fourth of a circle, being a member just below the abacus in the Tuscan and Roman Doric capital; a torus; an ovolo.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>One of the shafts of a clustered column.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>bowtel</asp>, <asp>boltel</asp>, <asp>boultell</asp>, etc.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boul"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Etymol. uncertain.]</ety> <def>A long, stout fishing line to which many hooks are attached.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boun</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bound</er> ready.]</ety> <def>Ready; prepared; destined; tending.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boun</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make or get ready.</def> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bounce</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bounced</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bouncing</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bunsen</ets>; cf. D. <ets>bonzen</ets> to strike, bounce, <ets>bons</ets> blow, LG. <ets>bunsen</ets> to knock; all prob. of imitative origin.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To strike or thump, so as to rebound, or to make a sudden noise; a knock loudly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Another <qex>bounces</qex> as hard as he can knock.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Against his bosom <qex>bounced</qex> his heaving heart.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To leap or spring suddenly or unceremoniously; to bound; <as>as, she <ex>bounced</ex> into the room</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Out <qex>bounced</qex> the mastiff.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Bounced</qex> off his arm+chair.</q> <rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To boast; to talk big; to bluster.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bounce</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To drive against anything suddenly and violently; to bump; to thump.</def> <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To cause to bound or rebound; sometimes, to toss.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To eject violently, as from a room; to discharge unceremoniously, as from employment.</def> <mark>[Collog. U. S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To bully; to scold.</def> <mark>[Collog.]</mark> <rj><au>J. Fletcher.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bounce</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A sudden leap or bound; a rebound.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A heavy, sudden, and often noisy, blow or thump.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>bounce</qex> burst open the door.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An explosion, or the noise of one.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Bluster; brag; untruthful boasting; audacious exaggeration; an impudent lie; a bouncer.</def> <rj><au>Johnson. De Quincey.&unr_;</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A dogfish of Europe (<spn>Scyllium catulus</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bounce</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With a sudden leap; suddenly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This impudent puppy comes <qex>bounce</qex> in upon me.</q> <rj><qau>Bickerstaff.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boun"cer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who bounces; a large, heavy person who makes much noise in moving.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A boaster; a bully.</def> <mark>[Collog.]</mark> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A bold lie; also, a liar.</def> <mark>[Collog.]</mark> <rj><au>Marryat.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Something big; a good stout example of the kind.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The stone must be a <qex>bouncer</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>a person employed by a tavern, nightclub, or other place of public meeting, to eject persons who become violent or unruly.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boun"cing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Stout; plump and healthy; lusty; buxom.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Many tall and <qex>bouncing</qex> young ladies.</q> <rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Excessive; big.</def> &ldquo;A <xex>bouncing</xex> reckoning.&rdquo; <rj><au>B. &amp; Fl.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bouncing Bet</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the common soapwort (<spn>Saponaria officinalis</spn>).</cd> <rj><au>Harper's Mag.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boun"cing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With a bounce.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bouncy</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>readily regaining its original shape or position after stretching, compression, or other deformation; <as>as, clean <ex>bouncy</ex> hair</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> live, lively, resilient, springy, whippy.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>showing a joyous enthusiasm. Opposite of <ant>dull</ant>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> animated, bouncing, buoyant, exuberant, peppy, perky, spirited, zippy.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bound</hw> <pr>(bound)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bounde</ets>, <ets>bunne</ets>, OF. <ets>bonne</ets>, <ets>bonde</ets>, <ets>bodne</ets>, F. <ets>borne</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>bodina</ets>, <ets>bodena</ets>, <ets>bonna</ets>; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. Arm. <ets>bonn</ets> boundary, limit, and <ets>boden</ets>, <ets>bod</ets>, a tuft or cluster of trees, by which a boundary or limit could be marked. Cf. <er>Bourne</er>.]</ety> <def>The external or limiting line, either real or imaginary, of any object or space; that which limits or restrains, or within which something is limited or restrained; limit; confine; extent; boundary.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He hath compassed the waters with <qex>bounds</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Job xxvi. 10.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>On earth's remotest <qex>bounds</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Campbell.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And mete the <qex>bounds</qex> of hate and love.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To keep within bounds</b></col>, <cd>not to exceed or pass beyond assigned limits; to act with propriety or discretion.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Boundary</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bound</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bounded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bounding</conjf>.]</vmorph><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To limit; to terminate; to fix the furthest point of extension of; -- said of natural or of moral objects; to lie along, or form, a boundary of; to inclose; to circumscribe; to restrain; to confine.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Where full measure only <qex>bounds</qex> excess.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Phlegethon . . .<br/>
+Whose fiery flood the burning empire <qex>bounds</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To name the boundaries of; <as>as, to <ex>bound</ex> France</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bound</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bondir</ets> to leap, OF. <ets>bondir</ets>, <ets>bundir</ets>, to leap, resound, fr. L. <ets>bombitare</ets> to buzz, hum, fr. <ets>bombus</ets> a humming, buzzing. See <er>Bomb</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To move with a sudden spring or leap, or with a succession of springs or leaps; as the beast <xex>bounded</xex> from his den; the herd <xex>bounded</xex> across the plain.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Before his lord the ready spaniel <qex>bounds</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And the waves <qex>bound</qex> beneath me as a steed<br/>
+That knows his rider.</q> <rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To rebound, as an elastic ball.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bound</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make to bound or leap; <as>as, to <ex>bound</ex> a horse</as>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To cause to rebound; to throw so that it will rebound; <as>as, to <ex>bound</ex> a ball on the floor</as>.</def> <mark>[Collog.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bound</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A leap; an elastic spring; a jump.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A <qex>bound</qex> of graceful hardihood.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Rebound; <as>as, the <ex>bound</ex> of a ball</as>.</def> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Dancing)</fld> <def>Spring from one foot to the other.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bound</hw>, <def><pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> of <er>Bind</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bound</hw>, <pos>p. p. &amp; a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Restrained by a hand, rope, chain, fetters, or the like.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Inclosed in a binding or cover; <as>as, a <ex>bound</ex> volume</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Under legal or moral restraint or obligation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Constrained or compelled; destined; certain; -- followed by the infinitive; <as>as, he is <ex>bound</ex> to succeed; he is <ex>bound</ex> to fail</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Resolved; <as>as, I am <ex>bound</ex> to do it</as>.</def> <mark>[Collog. U. S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Constipated; costive.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Used also in composition; as, ice<xex>bound</xex>, wind<xex>bound</xex>, hide<xex>bound</xex>, etc.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bound bailiff</b></col> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld>, <cd>a sheriff's officer who serves writs, makes arrests, etc. The sheriff being answerable for the bailiff's misdemeanors, the bailiff is usually under <xex>bond</xex> for the faithful discharge of his trust.</cd> -- <col><b>Bound up in</b></col>, <cd>entirely devoted to; inseparable from.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bound</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Past p. of OE. <ets>bounen</ets> to prepare, fr. <ets>boun</ets> ready, prepared, fr. Icel. <ets>b&umacr;inn</ets>, p. p. of <ets>b&umacr;a</ets> to dwell, prepare; akin to E. <ets>boor</ets> and <ets>bower</ets>. See <er>Bond</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, and cf. <er>Busk</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <def>Ready or intending to go; on the way toward; going; -- with <xex>to</xex> or <xex>for</xex>, or with an adverb of motion; <as>as, a ship is <ex>bound</ex> to Cadiz, or <ex>for</ex> Cadiz</as>.</def> &ldquo;The mariner <xex>bound</xex> homeward.&rdquo; <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bound"a*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Boundaries</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></plu> <ety>[From <er>Bound</er> a limit; cf. LL. <xex>bonnarium</xex> piece of land with fixed limits.]</ety> <def>That which indicates or fixes a limit or extent, or marks a bound, as of a territory; a bounding or separating line; a real or imaginary limit.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>But still his native country lies<br/>
+Beyond the <qex>boundaries</qex> of the skies.</q> <rj><qau>N. Cotton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q> That bright and tranquil stream, the <qex>boundary</qex> of Louth and Meath.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Sensation and reflection are the <qex>boundaries</qex> of our thoughts.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Limit; bound; border; term; termination; barrier; verge; confines; precinct.</syn> <usage><er>Bound</er>, <er>Boundary</er>. <xex>Boundary</xex>, in its original and strictest sense, is a visible object or mark indicating a limit. <xex>Bound</xex> is the limit itself. But in ordinary usage the two words are made interchangeable.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bounded</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>having the limits or boundaries established.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> delimited.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>having a defined physical border.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>boundedness</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>the quality of being finite.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> finiteness, finitude.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bound"en</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>p. p &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Old. p. p. of <ets>bind</ets>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Bound; fastened by bonds.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 171 --></p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Under obligation; bound by some favor rendered; obliged; beholden.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This holy word, that teacheth us truly our <qex>bounden</qex> duty toward our Lord God in every point.</q> <rj><qau>Ridley.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Made obligatory; imposed as a duty; binding.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I am much <qex>bounden</qex> to your majesty.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bound"er</hw> <pr>(bound"&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, limits; a boundary.</def> <rj><au>Sir T. Herbert.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who behaves dishonorably or objectionably; a cad.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bound"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Moving with a bound or bounds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>bounding</qex> pulse, the languid limb.</q> <rj><qau>Montgomery.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bound"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without bounds or confines; illimitable; vast; unlimited.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>boundless</xex> sky.&rdquo; <au>Bryant.</au> &ldquo;The <xex>boundless</xex> ocean.&rdquo; <au>Dryden.</au> &ldquo;<xex>Boundless</xex> rapacity.&rdquo; &ldquo;<xex>Boundless</xex> prospect of gain.&rdquo; <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Unlimited; unconfined; immeasurable; illimitable; infinite.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Bound"less*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Bound"less*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>boundlessness</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the quality of being infinite.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> infiniteness, infinitude, unboundedness.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bounds</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something; <as>as, the fotball was caught out of <ex>bounds</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> boundary, bound.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the greatest possible extent or degree of something.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> limit, boundary.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boun"te*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bountevous</ets>, fr. <ets>bounte</ets> bounty.]</ety> <def>Liberal in charity; disposed to give freely; generously liberal; munificent; beneficent; free in bestowing gifts; <as>as, <ex>bounteous</ex> production</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>But O, thou <qex>bounteous</qex> Giver of all good.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Boun"te*ous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Boun"te*ous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bountied</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>rewarded or rewardable by a bounty; <as>as, a <ex>bountied</ex> animal pelt</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boun"ti*ful</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Free in giving; liberal in bestowing gifts and favors.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>God, the <qex>bountiful</qex> Author of our being.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Plentiful; abundant; <as>as, a <ex>bountiful</ex> supply of food</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Liberal; munificent; generous; bounteous.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Boun"ti*ful*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Boun"ti*ful*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Boun"ti*head</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Boun"ty*hood</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Goodness; generosity.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boun"ty</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bounties</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>bounte</ets> goodness, kindness, F. <ets>bont&eacute;</ets>, fr. L. <ets>bonitas</ets>, fr. <ets>bonus</ets> good, for older <ets>duonus</ets>; cf. Skr. <ets>duvas</ets> honor, respect.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Goodness, kindness; virtue; worth.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Nature set in her at once beauty with <qex>bounty</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Gower.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Liberality in bestowing gifts or favors; gracious or liberal giving; generosity; munificence.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>My <qex>bounty</qex> is as boundless as the sea.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That which is given generously or liberally.</def> &ldquo;Thy morning <xex>bounties</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A premium offered or given to induce men to enlist into the public service; or to encourage any branch of industry, as husbandry or manufactures.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bounty jumper</b></col>, <cd>one who, during the latter part of the Civil War, enlisted in the United States service, and deserted as soon as possible after receiving the bounty.</cd> <mark>[Collog.]</mark> -- <col><b>Queen Anne's bounty</b></col> <fld>(Eng. Hist.)</fld>, <cd>a provision made in Queen Anne's reign for augmenting poor clerical livings.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Munificence; generosity; beneficence.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bou*quet"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bouquet</ets> bunch, bunch of flowers, trees, feathers, for <ets>bousquet</ets>, <ets>bosquet</ets>, thicket, a little wood, dim. of LL. <ets>boscus</ets>. See <er>Bush</er> thicket, and cf. <er>Bosket</er>, <er>Busket</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A nosegay; a bunch of flowers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A perfume; an aroma; <as>as, the <ex>bouquet</ex> of wine</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bou`que*tin"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The ibex.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bour</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bower</er> a chamber.]</ety> <def>A chamber or a cottage.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bour"bon</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From the castle and seigniory of <ets>Bourbon</ets> in central France.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A member of a family which has occupied several European thrones, and whose descendants still claim the throne of France.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A politician who is behind the age; a ruler or politician who neither forgets nor learns anything; an obstinate conservative.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bour"bon*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The principles of those adhering to the house of Bourbon; obstinate conservatism.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bour"bon*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who adheres to the house of Bourbon; a legitimist.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bour"bon whis"ky</hw>. <def>See under <er>Whisky</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bourd</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bourde</ets> fib, lie, OF. <ets>borde</ets>, <ets>bourde</ets>, jest, joke.]</ety> <def>A jest.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bourd</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To jest.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bourd"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A jester.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bour"don</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>burdo</ets> mule, esp. one used for carrying litters. Cf. Sp. <ets>muleta</ets> a young she mule; also, crutch, prop.]</ety> <def>A pilgrim's staff.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bour"don`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>Burden</er> a refrain.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A drone bass, as in a bagpipe, or a hurdy-gurdy. See <er>Burden</er> (of a song.)</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A kind of organ stop.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bour*geois"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From a French type founder named <ets>Bourgeois</ets>, or fr. F. <ets>bourgeois</ets> of the middle class; hence applied to an intermediate size of type between brevier and long primer: cf. G. <ets>bourgeois</ets>, <ets>borgis</ets>. Cf. <er>Burgess</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>A size of type between long primer and brevier. See <er>Type</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <bourgeoistype>This line is printed in <xex>bourgeois</xex> type.</bourgeoistype></note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bour*geois"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>bourg</ets> town; of German origin. See <er>Burgess</er>.]</ety> <def>A man of middle rank in society; one of the shopkeeping class.</def> <mark>[France.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><def2><pos>a.</pos> <def>Characteristic of the middle class, as in France.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bour*geoi*sie"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>The French middle class, particularly such as are concerned in, or dependent on, trade.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bour"geon</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>burjoun</ets> a bud, <ets>burjounen</ets> to bud, F. <ets>bourgeon</ets> a bud, <ets>bourgeonner</ets> to bud; cf. OHG. <ets>burjan</ets> to raise.]</ety> <def>To sprout; to put forth buds; to shoot forth, as a branch.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Gayly to <qex>bourgeon</qex> and broadly to grow.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bou"ri</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A mullet (<spn>Mugil capito</spn>) found in the rivers of Southern Europe and in Africa.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bourn</hw>, <hw>Bourne</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>burne</ets>, <ets>borne</ets>, AS. <ets>burna</ets>; akin to OS. <ets>brunno</ets> spring, G. <ets>born</ets>, <ets>brunnen</ets>, OHG. <ets>prunno</ets>, Goth. <ets>brunna</ets>, Icel. <ets>brunnr</ets>, and perh. to Gr. &unr_;. The root is prob. that of <ets>burn</ets>, v., because the source of a stream seems to issue forth bubbling and boiling from the earth. Cf. <er>Torrent</er>, and see <er>Burn</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <def>A stream or rivulet; a burn.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>My little boat can safely pass this perilous <qex>bourn</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bourn</hw>, <hw>Bourne</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>borne</ets>. See <er>Bound</er> a limit.]</ety> <def>A bound; a boundary; a limit. Hence: Point aimed at; goal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Where the land slopes to its watery <qex>bourn</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The undiscovered country, from whose <qex>bourn</qex><br/>
+No traveler returns.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Sole <qex>bourn</qex>, sole wish, sole object of my song.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To make the doctrine . . . their intellectual <qex>bourne</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Tyndall.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bourn"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without a bourn or limit.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bour"non*ite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Named after Count <etsep>Bournon</etsep>, a mineralogist.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A mineral of a steel-gray to black color and metallic luster, occurring crystallized, often in twin crystals shaped like cogwheels (wheel ore), also massive. It is a sulphide of antimony, lead, and copper.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bour*nous"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Burnoose</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bour*r&eacute;e</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>An old French dance tune in common time.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bourse</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bourse</ets> purse, exchange, LL. <ets>bursa</ets>, fr. Gr.&unr_; skin, hide, of which a purse was usually made. Cf. <er>Purse</er>, <er>Burse</er>.]</ety> <def>An exchange, or place where merchants, bankers, etc., meet for business at certain hours; esp., the Stock Exchange of Paris.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bourtree</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>common black-fruited shrub or small tree (<spn>Sambucus nigra</spn>) of Europe and Asia; -- the fruit is used for wines and jellies.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> black elder, common elder, elderberry, European elder.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bouse</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To drink immoderately; to carouse; to booze. See <er>Booze</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bouse</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Drink, esp. alcoholic drink; also, a carouse; a booze.</def> &ldquo;A good <xex>bouse</xex> of liquor.&rdquo; <rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bous"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A toper; a boozer.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bou`stro*phe"don</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; turning like oxen in plowing; &unr_; to turn.]</ety> <def>An ancient mode of writing, in alternate directions, one line from left to right, and the next from right to left (as fields are plowed), as in early Greek and Hittite.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bou*stroph`e*don"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to the boustrophedon made of writing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bou*storph"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; &unr_;ox-guiding.]</ety> <def>Boustrophedonic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bousy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Drunken; sotted; boozy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In his cups the <qex>bousy</qex> poet songs.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bout</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A different spelling and application of <ets>bought</ets> bend.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>As much of an action as is performed at one time; a going and returning, as of workmen in reaping, mowing, etc.; a turn; a round.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In notes with many a winding <qex>bout</qex><br/>
+Of linked sweetness long drawn out.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The prince . . . has taken me in his train, so that I am in no danger of starving for this <qex>bout</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A conflict; contest; attempt; trial; a set-to at anything; <as>as, a fencing <ex>bout</ex>; a drinking <ex>bout</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The gentleman will, for his honor's sake, have one <qex>bout</qex> with you; he can not by the duello avoid it.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bou*tade"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>bouter</ets> to thrust. See <er>Butt</er>.]</ety> <def>An outbreak; a caprice; a whim.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boute"feu</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.; <ets>bouter</ets> to thrust, put + <ets>feu</ets> fire.]</ety> <def>An incendiary; an inciter of quarrels.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Animated by . . . John &agrave; Chamber, a very <qex>boutefeu</qex>, . . . they entered into open rebellion.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bou`ton`ni&egrave;re"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., buttonhole.]</ety> <def>A bouquet worn in a buttonhole.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bouts`-ri*m&eacute;s"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bout</ets> end + <ets>rim&eacute;</ets> rhymed.]</ety> <def>Words that rhyme, proposed as the ends of verses, to be filled out by the ingenuity of the person to whom they are offered.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bouvines</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the location where in 1214 the French under <person>King Philip Augustus</person> defeated a coalition formed against him in one of the greatest battles of the middle ages.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo"vate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>bovata</ets>, fr. <ets>bos</ets>, <ets>bovis</ets>, ox.]</ety> <fld>(O. Eng. Law.)</fld> <def>An oxgang, or as much land as an ox can plow in a year; an ancient measure of land, of indefinite quantity, but usually estimated at fifteen acres.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo"vey coal`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A kind of mineral coal, or brown lignite, burning with a weak flame, and generally a disagreeable odor; -- found at <ets>Bovey</ets> Tracey, Devonshire, England. It is of geological age of the o&ouml;lite, and not of the true coal era.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo"vid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bos</ets>, <ets>bovis</ets>, ox, cow.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Relating to that tribe of ruminant mammals of which the genus <gen>Bos</gen> is the type.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo"vi*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bos</ets>, <ets>bovis</ets>, ox + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Resembling an ox in form; ox-shaped.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bovinae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a term essentially coextensive with the genus <gen>Bos</gen>, including cattle, buffalo, and sometimes kudu; -- it is not used technically.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> subfamily Bovinae.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bovini</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a term essentially coextensive with the genus <gen>Bos</gen>; -- it is not used technically.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> tribe Bovini.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo"vine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>bovinus</ets>, fr. L. <ets>bos</ets>, <ets>bovis</ets>, ox, cow: cf. F. <ets>bovine</ets>. See <er>Cow</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the genus <gen>Bos</gen>; relating to, or resembling, the ox or cow; oxlike; <as>as, the <ex>bovine</ex> genus; a <ex>bovine</ex> antelope</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having qualities characteristic of oxen or cows; sluggish and patient; dull; <as>as, a <ex>bovine</ex> temperament</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>bovine</qex> gaze of gaping rustics.</q> <rj><qau>W. Black.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bovril</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an extract of beef (given to people who are ill).</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> beef tea.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bow</hw> <pr>(bou)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bowed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bowing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bowen</ets>, <ets>bogen</ets>, <ets>bugen</ets>, AS. <ets>b&umacr;gan</ets> (generally v. i.); akin to D. <ets>buigen</ets>, OHG. <ets>biogan</ets>, G. <ets>biegen</ets>, <ets>beugen</ets>, Icel. <ets>boginn</ets> bent, <ets>beygja</ets> to bend, Sw. <ets>b&ouml;ja</ets>, Dan. <ets>b&ouml;ie</ets>, <ets>bugne</ets>, Coth. <ets>biugan</ets>; also to L. <ets>fugere</ets> to flee, Gr. &unr_;, and Skr. <ets>bhuj</ets> to bend. &radic;88. Cf. <er>Fugitive</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To cause to deviate from straightness; to bend; to inflect; to make crooked or curved.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>We <qex>bow</qex> things the contrary way, to make them come to their natural straightness.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The whole nation <qex>bowed</qex> their necks to the worst kind of tyranny.</q> <rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Adversities do more <qex>bow</qex> men's minds to religion.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Not to <qex>bow</qex> and bias their opinions.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To bend or incline, as the head or body, in token of respect, gratitude, assent, homage, or condescension.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They came to meet him, and <qex>bowed</qex> themselves to the ground before him.</q> <rj><qau>2 Kings ii. 15.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To cause to bend down; to prostrate; to depress,;&unr_; to crush; to subdue.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Whose heavy hand hath <qex>bowed</qex> you to the grave.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To express by bowing; <as>as, to <ex>bow</ex> one's thanks</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bow</hw> <pr>(bou)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To bend; to curve.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To stop.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They stoop, they <qex>bow</qex> down together.</q> <rj><qau>Is. xlvi. 2&unr_;</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To bend the head, knee, or body, in token of reverence or submission; -- often with <xex>down</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>O come, let us worship and <qex>bow</qex> down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker.</q> <rj><qau>Ps. xcv. 6.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To incline the head in token of salutation, civility, or assent; to make bow.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Admired, adored by all circling crowd,<br/>
+For wheresoe'er she turned her face, they <qex>bowed</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bow</hw> <pr>(bou)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An inclination of the head, or a bending of the body, in token of reverence, respect, civility, or submission; an obeisance; <as>as, a <ex>bow</ex> of deep humility</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bow</hw> <pr>(b&omacr;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bowe</ets>, <ets>boge</ets>, AS. <ets>boga</ets>, fr. AS. <ets>b&umacr;gan</ets> to bend; akin to D. <ets>boog</ets>, G. <ets>bogen</ets>, Icel. <ets>bogi</ets>. See <er>Bow</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Anything bent, or in the form of a curve, as the rainbow.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I do set my <qex>bow</qex> in the cloud.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. ix. 13.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A weapon made of a strip of wood, or other elastic material, with a cord connecting the two ends, by means of which an arrow is propelled.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An ornamental knot, with projecting loops, formed by doubling a ribbon or string.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The U-shaped piece which embraces the neck of an ox and fastens it to the yoke.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>An appliance consisting of an elastic rod, with a number of horse hairs stretched from end to end of it, used in playing on a stringed instrument.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>An arcograph.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Mech. &amp; Manuf.)</fld> <def>Any instrument consisting of an elastic rod, with ends connected by a string, employed for giving reciprocating motion to a drill, or for preparing and arranging the hair, fur, etc., used by hatters.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A rude sort of quadrant formerly used for taking the sun's altitude at sea.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Saddlery)</fld> <pos>sing. or pl.</pos> <def>Two pieces of wood which form the arched forward part of a saddletree.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bow bearer</b></col> <fld>(O. Eng. Law)</fld>, <cd>an under officer of the forest who looked after trespassers.</cd> -- <col><b>Bow drill</b></col>, <cd>a drill worked by a bow and string.</cd> -- <col><b>Bow instrument</b></col> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>, <cd>any stringed instrument from which the tones are produced by the bow.</cd> -- <col><b>Bow window</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Bay window</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>To draw a long bow</b></col>, <cd>to lie; to exaggerate.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bow</hw> <pr>(b&omacr;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bowed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bowing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To play (music) with a bow.</def> -- <def2><pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To manage the bow.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bow</hw> <pr>(b&omacr;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Icel. <ets>b&omacr;gr</ets> shoulder, bow of a ship. See <er>Bough</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The bending or rounded part of a ship forward; the stream or prow.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>One who rows in the forward part of a boat; the bow oar.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bow chaser</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a gun in the bow for firing while chasing another vessel.</cd> <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs>-- <col><b>Bow piece</b></col>, <cd>a piece of ordnance carried at the bow of a ship.</cd> -- <col><b>On the bow</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>on that part of the horizon within 45&deg; on either side of the line ahead.</cd> <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj>
+</cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bow"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being bowed or bent; flexible; easily influenced; yielding.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bow"bell`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One born within hearing distance of Bow-bells; a cockney.</def> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bow"-bells`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>The bells of Bow Church in London; cockneydom.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>People born within the sound of <qex>Bow-bells</qex> are usually called cockneys.</q> <rj><qau>Murray's Handbook of London.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bow"bent`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Bent, like a bow.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bow"-com`pass</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bow-compasses</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An arcograph.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A small pair of compasses, one leg of which carries a pencil, or a pen, for drawing circles. Its legs are often connected by a bow-shaped spring, instead of by a joint.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A pair of compasses, with a bow or arched plate riveted to one of the legs, and passing through the other.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bowdlerisation</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the deletion of all passages considered to be indecent.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bowdlerization, expurgation.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bowdlerise</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>same as <er>bowdlerize</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bowdlerize, expurgate, shorten, cut.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bowdlerization</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the deletion of all passages considered to be indecent.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bowdlerisation, expurgation.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bowd"ler*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bowdlerized</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bowdlerizing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[After Dr. Thomas <etsep>Bowdler</etsep>, an English physician, who published an expurgated edition of Shakespeare in 1818.]</ety> <def>To expurgate, as a book, by omitting or modifying the parts considered offensive; to remove morally objectionable parts; -- said of literary texts.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bowdlerise, expurgate, shorten, cut.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It is a grave defect in the splendid tale of Tom Jones . . . that a <qex>Bowdlerized</qex> version of it would be hardly intelligible as a tale.</q> <rj><qau>F. Harrison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Bowd`ler*i*za"tion</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> -- <wf>Bowd"ler*ism</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bowed</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>bent over; -- used of back or head.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bent, inclined.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Music)</fld> <def>sounded by stroking with a bow; -- of a stringed musical instrument; <as>as, <ex>bowed</ex> instruments</as>. Contrasted with <ant>plucked</ant>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>resembling an arch.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> arced, arched, arching, arciform, arcuate.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>same as <er>bow-legged</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bandy, bandy-legged, bowleg, bowlegged.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>submitting to the authority of another.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bowing.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bow"el</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bouel</ets>, <ets>bouele</ets>, OF. <ets>boel</ets>, <ets>boele</ets>, F. <ets>boyau</ets>, fr. L. <ets>botellus</ets> a small sausage, in LL. also intestine, dim. of L. <ets>botulus</ets> sausage.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>One of the intestines of an animal; an entrail, especially of man; a gut; -- generally used in the plural.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He burst asunder in the midst, and all his <qex>bowels</qex> gushed out.</q> <rj><qau>Acts i. 18.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Hence, figuratively: The interior part of anything; <as>as, the <ex>bowels</ex> of the earth</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His soldiers . . . cried out amain,<br/>
+And rushed into the <qex>bowels</qex> of the battle.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>The seat of pity or kindness. Hence: Tenderness; compassion.</def> &ldquo;Thou thing of no <xex>bowels</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Bloody Bonner, that corpulent tyrant, full (as one said) of guts, and empty of <qex>bowels</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Offspring.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bow"el</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Boweled</conjf> or <conjf>Bowelled</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Boweling</conjf> or <conjf>Bowelling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To take out the bowels of; to eviscerate; to disembowel.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bow"eled</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <altsp>[Written also <asp>bowelled</asp>.]</altsp> <def>Having bowels; hollow.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>boweled</xex> cavern.&rdquo; <rj><au>Thomson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bow"el*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without pity.</def> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bow"en*ite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From G.T. <ets>Bowen</ets>, who analyzed it in 1822.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A hard, compact variety of serpentine found in Rhode Island. It is of a light green color and resembles jade.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bo"wer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Bow</er>, <pos>v. &amp; n.</pos>]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>One who bows or bends.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>An anchor carried at the bow of a ship.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A muscle that bends a limb, esp. the arm.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His rawbone arms, whose mighty brawned <qex>bowers</qex><br/>
+Were wont to rive steel plates and helmets hew.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Best bower</b></col>, <col><b>Small bower</b></col></mcol>. <cd>See <er>the Note under Anchor</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 172 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Bow"er</hw> <pr>(bou"&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G. <ets>bauer</ets> a peasant. So called from the figure sometimes used for the knave in cards. See <er>Boor</er>.]</ety> <def>One of the two highest cards in the pack commonly used in the game of euchre.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Right bower</b></col>, <cd>the knave of the trump suit, the highest card (except the &ldquo;Joker&rdquo;) in the game.</cd> -- <col><b>Left bower</b></col>, <cd>the knave of the other suit of the same color as the trump, being the next to the right bower in value.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Best bower</b></col> or <col><b>Joker</b></col></mcol>, <cd>in some forms of euchre and some other games, an extra card sometimes added to the pack, which takes precedence of all others as the highest card.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bow"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bour</ets>, <ets>bur</ets>, room, dwelling, AS. <ets>b&umacr;r</ets>, fr. the root of AS. <ets>b&umacr;an</ets> to dwell; akin to Icel. <ets>b&umacr;r</ets> chamber, storehouse, Sw. <ets>b&umacr;r</ets> cage, Dan. <ets>buur</ets>, OHG. <ets>p&umacr;r</ets> room, G. <ets>bauer</ets> cage, <ets>bauer</ets> a peasant. &radic;97] Cf.<er>Boor</er>, <er>Byre</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Anciently, a chamber; a lodging room; esp., a lady's private apartment.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Give me my lute in bed now as I lie,<br/>
+And lock the doors of mine unlucky <qex>bower</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Gascoigne.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A rustic cottage or abode; poetically, an attractive abode or retreat.</def> <rj><au>Shenstone. B. Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A shelter or covered place in a garden, made with boughs of trees or vines, etc., twined together; an arbor; a shady recess.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bow"er</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To embower; to inclose.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bow"er</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To lodge.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bow"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Bough</er>, cf. <er>Brancher</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Falconry)</fld> <def>A young hawk, when it begins to leave the nest.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bow"er-Barff" proc`ess</hw> . <fld>(Metal.)</fld> <def>A certain process for producing upon articles of iron or steel an adherent coating of the magnetic oxide of iron (which is not liable to corrosion by air, moisture, or ordinary acids). This is accomplished by producing, by oxidation at about 1600&deg; F. in a closed space, a coating containing more or less of the ferric oxide (<chform>Fe2O3</chform>) and the subsequent change of this in a reduced atmosphere to the magnetic oxide (<chform>Fe2O4</chform>).</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bow"er bird`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An Australian bird (<spn>Ptilonorhynchus violaceus</spn> <it>or</it> <spn>Ptilonorhynchus holosericeus</spn>), allied to the starling. The male constructs singular bowers or playhouses of twigs and decorates them with bright-colored objects to attract females; the satin bird.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The name is also applied to other related birds of the same region, having similar habits; as, the <stype>spotted bower bird</stype> (<spn>Chalmydodera maculata</spn>), and the regent bird (<spn>Sericulus melinus</spn>).</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bow"er*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Shading, like a bower; full of bowers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A <qex>bowery</qex> maze that shades the purple streams.</q> <rj><qau>Trumbull.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bow"er*y</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Boweries</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[D. <ets>bouwerij</ets>.]</ety> <def>A farm or plantation with its buildings.</def> <mark>[U. S. Hist.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The emigrants [in New York] were scattered on <qex>boweries</qex> or plantations; and seeing the evils of this mode of living widely apart, they were advised, in 1643 and 1646, by the Dutch authorities, to gather into &ldquo;villages, towns, and hamlets, as the English were in the habit of doing.&rdquo;</q> <rj><qau>Bancroft.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bow"er*y</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Characteristic of the street called the <er>Bowery</er>, in New York city; swaggering; flashy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bow"ess</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Falconry)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Bower</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bow"fin`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A voracious ganoid fish (<spn>Amia calva</spn>) found in the fresh waters of the United States; the mudfish; -- called also <altname>Johnny Grindle</altname>, and <altname>dogfish</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bowge</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To swell out. See <er>Bouge</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bowge</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cause to leak.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <see>See <er>Bouge</er>.</see><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bow"grace`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A frame or fender of rope or junk, laid out at the sides or bows of a vessel to secure it from injury by floating ice.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bow" hand`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Archery)</fld> <def>The hand that holds the bow, <it>i. e.</it>, the left hand.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Surely he shoots wide on the <qex>bow hand</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The hand that draws the bow, <it>i. e.</it>, the right hand.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bow"head`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The great Arctic or Greenland whale. (<spn>Bal&aelig;na mysticetus</spn>). See <er>Baleen</er>, and <er>Whale</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bowiea</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a small genus of tropical African perennial bulbous herbs with deciduous twining stems; sometimes placed in family <fam>Hyacinthaceae</fam>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Bowiea</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bow"ie knife`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A knife with a strong blade from ten to fifteen inches long, and double-edged near the point; -- used as a hunting knife, and formerly as a weapon in the southwestern part of the United States. It was named from its inventor, <person>Colonel James <etsep>Bowie</etsep></person>. Also, by extension, any large sheath knife.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bow"ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or art of managing the bow in playing on stringed instruments.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Bowing</qex> constitutes a principal part of the art of the violinist, the violist, etc.</q> <rj><qau>J. W. Moore.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In hatmaking, the act or process of separating and distributing the fur or hair by means of a bow, to prepare it for felting.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bow"ing*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a bending manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bow"knot`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A knot in which a portion of the string is drawn through in the form of a loop or bow, so as to be readily untied.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bowl</hw> <pr>(b&omacr;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bolle</ets>, AS. <ets>bolla</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>bolli</ets>, Dan. <ets>bolle</ets>, G. <ets>bolle</ets>, and perh. to E. <ets>boil</ets> a tumor. Cf. <er>Boll</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A concave vessel of various forms (often approximately hemispherical), to hold liquids, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Brought them food in <qex>bowls</qex> of basswood.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Specifically, a drinking vessel for wine or other spirituous liquors; hence, convivial drinking.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The contents of a full bowl; what a bowl will hold.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The hollow part of a thing; <as>as, the <ex>bowl</ex> of a spoon</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bowl</hw> <pr>(b&omacr;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>boule</ets>, fr. L. <ets>bulla</ets> bubble, stud. Cf. <er>Bull</er> an edict, <er>Bill</er> a writing.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A ball of wood or other material used for rolling on a level surface in play; a ball of hard wood having one side heavier than the other, so as to give it a bias when rolled.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>An ancient game, popular in Great Britain, played with biased balls on a level plat of greensward.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Like an uninstructed bowler, . . . who thinks to attain the jack by delivering his <qex>bowl</qex> straightforward upon it.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <pluf>pl</pluf>. <def>The game of tenpins or bowling.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bowl</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bowled</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bowling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To roll, as a bowl or cricket ball.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Break all the spokes and fellies from her wheel,<br/>
+And <qex>bowl</qex> the round nave down the hill of heaven.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To roll or carry smoothly on, or as on, wheels; <as>as, we were <ex>bowled</ex> rapidly along the road</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To pelt or strike with anything rolled.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Alas, I had rather be set quick i' the earth,<br/>
+And <qex>bowled</qex> to death with turnips&unr_;</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>To bowl</b></col> (a player) <col><b>out</b></col></mcol>, <cd>in cricket, to put out a striker by knocking down a bail or a stump in bowling.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bowl</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To play with bowls.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To roll a ball on a plane, as at cricket, bowls, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To move rapidly, smoothly, and like a ball; <as>as, the carriage <ex>bowled</ex> along</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bowl"der</hw>, <hw>Boul"der</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Sw. <ets>bullra</ets> to roar, rattle, Dan. <ets>buldre</ets>, dial. Sw. <ets>bullersteen</ets> larger kind of pebbles; perh. akin to E. <ets>bellow</ets>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A large stone, worn smooth or rounded by the action of water; a large pebble.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>A mass of any rock, whether rounded or not, that has been transported by natural agencies from its native bed. See <er>Drift</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bowlder clay</b></col>, <cd>the unstratified clay deposit of the Glacial or Drift epoch, often containing large numbers of bowlders.</cd> -- <col><b>Bowlder wall</b></col>, <cd>a wall constructed of large stones or bowlders.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bowl"der*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Characterized by bowlders.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bow"leg`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A crooked leg.</def> <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bowl"-legged`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having crooked legs, esp. with the knees bent outward.</def> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bowl"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who plays at bowls, or who rolls the ball in cricket or any other game.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bowl"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From 2d <er>Bowl</er>.]</ety> <def>A derby hat.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bow"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Destitute of a bow.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bowlful</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the quantity contained in a bowl.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bowl.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bow"line</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. D. <ets>boelijn</ets>, Icel. <ets>b&ouml;gl&iuml;na</ets>&unr_;, Dan. <ets>bovline</ets>; properly the line attached to the shoulder or side of the sail. See <er>Bow</er> (of a ship), and <er>Line</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A rope fastened near the middle of the leech or perpendicular edge of the square sails, by subordinate ropes, called <xex>bridles</xex>, and used to keep the weather edge of the sail tight forward, when the ship is closehauled.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bowline bridles</b></col>, <cd>the ropes by which the bowline is fastened to the leech of the sail.</cd> -- <col><b>Bowline knot</b></col>. <cd>See <xex>Illust.</xex> <er>under Knot</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>On a bowline</b></col>, <cd>close-hauled or sailing close to the wind; -- said of a ship.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bowl"ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of playing at or rolling bowls, or of rolling the ball at cricket; the game of bowls or of tenpins.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bowling alley</b></col>, <cd>a covered place for playing at bowls or tenpins.</cd> -- <col><b>Bowling green</b></col>, <cd>a level piece of greensward or smooth ground for bowling, as the small park in lower Broadway, New York, where the Dutch of New Amsterdam played this game.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bowls</hw> <pr>(b&omacr;lz)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>See <er>Bowl</er>, a ball, a game.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bow"man</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bowmen</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <def>A man who uses a bow; an archer.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen and <qex>bowmen</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. iv. 29.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bowman's root</b></col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See <cref>Indian physic</cref>, under <er>Indian</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bow"man</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The man who rows the foremost oar in a boat; the bow oar.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bowne</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Boun</er>.]</ety> <def>To make ready; to prepare; to dress.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>We will all <qex>bowne</qex> ourselves for the banquet.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bow" net`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>A trap for lobsters, being a wickerwork cylinder with a funnel-shaped entrance at one end.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A net for catching birds.</def> <rj><au>J. H. Walsh.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bow" oar`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>The oar used by the bowman.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who rows at the bow of a boat.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bow"-pen`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Bow-compasses carrying a drawing pen. See <er>Bow-compass</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bow"-pen`cil</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Bow-compasses, one leg of which carries a pencil.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bow"-saw`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A saw with a thin or narrow blade set in a strong frame.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bowse</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Booze</er>, and <er>Bouse</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To carouse; to bouse; to booze.</def> <rj><au>De Quincey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To pull or haul; <as>as, to <ex>bowse</ex> upon a tack; to <ex>bowse</ex> away, <it>i. e.</it>, to pull all together</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bowse</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A carouse; a drinking bout; a booze.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bow"shot`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The distance traversed by an arrow shot from a bow.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bow"sprit`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bow</ets> + <ets>sprit</ets>; akin to D. <ets>boegspriet</ets>; <ets>boeg</ets> bow of a ship + <ets>spriet</ets>, E. <ets>sprit</ets>, also Sw. <ets>bogspr&ouml;t</ets>, G. <ets>bugspriet</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A large boom or spar, which projects over the stem of a ship or other vessel, to carry sail forward.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bows"sen</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To drench; to soak; especially, to immerse (in water believed to have curative properties).</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>There were many <qex>bowssening</qex> places, for curing of mad men.<br/>
+ . . . If there appeared small amendment he was <qex>bowssened</qex> again and again.</q> <rj><qau>Carew.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bow"string`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The string of a bow.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A string used by the Turks for strangling offenders.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bowstring bridge</b></col>, <cd>a bridge formed of an arch of timber or iron, often braced, the thrust of which is resisted by a tie forming a chord of the arch.</cd> -- <col><b>Bowstring girder</b></col>, <cd>an arched beam strengthened by a tie connecting its two ends.</cd> -- <col><b>Bowstring hemp</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the tenacious fiber of the <spn>Sanseviera Zeylanica</spn>, growing in India and Africa, from which bowstrings are made.</cd> <rj><au>Balfour.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bow"string`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bowstringed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> or <conjf>Bowstrung</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bowstringing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To strangle with a bowstring.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bow"stringed`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>p. a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Furnished with bowstring.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Put to death with a bowstring; strangled.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bow"tel</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Boultel</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bow"wow`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An onomatopoetic name for a dog or its bark.</def> -- <def2><pos>a.</pos> <def>Onomatopoetic; <as>as, the <ex>bowwow</ex> theory of language; a <ex>bowwow</ex> word</as>.</def></def2> <mark>[Jocose.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bow"yer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Bow</er>, like <ets>lawyer</ets> from <ets>law</ets>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>An archer; one who uses bow.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who makes or sells bows.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Box</hw> <pr>(b&obreve_;ks)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[As. <ets>box</ets>, L. <ets>buxus</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_;. See <er>Box</er> a case.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A tree or shrub, flourishing in different parts of the world. The common box (<spn>Buxus sempervirens</spn>) has two varieties, one of which, the dwarf box (<spn>Buxus suffruticosa</spn>), is much used for borders in gardens. The wood of the tree varieties, being very hard and smooth, is extensively used in the arts, as by turners, engravers, mathematical instrument makers, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Box elder</b></col>, <cd>the ash-leaved maple (<spn>Negundo aceroides</spn>), of North America.</cd> -- <col><b>Box holly</b></col>, <cd>the butcher's broom (<spn>Russus aculeatus</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>Box thorn</b></col>, <cd>a shrub (<spn>Lycium barbarum</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>Box tree</b></col>, <cd>the tree variety of the common box.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Box</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Boxes</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></plu> <ety>[As. <ets>box</ets> a small case or vessel with a cover; akin to OHG. <ets>buhsa</ets> box, G. <ets>b&uuml;chse</ets>; fr. L. <ets>buxus</ets> boxwood, anything made of boxwood. See <er>Pyx</er>, and cf. <er>Box</er> a tree, <er>Bushel</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A receptacle or case of any firm material and of various shapes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The quantity that a box contain.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A space with a few seats partitioned off in a theater, or other place of public amusement.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Laughed at by the pit, <qex>box</qex>, galleries, nay, stage.</q> <rj><qau>Dorset.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>boxes</qex> and the pit are sovereign judges.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A chest or any receptacle for the deposit of money; <as>as, a poor <ex>box</ex>; a contribution <ex>box</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Yet since his neighbors give, the churl unlocks,<br/>
+Damning the poor, his tripple-bolted <qex>box</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>J. Warton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A small country house.</def> &ldquo;A shooting <xex>box</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Wilson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Tight <qex>boxes</qex> neatly sashed.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A boxlike shed for shelter; <as>as, a sentry <ex>box</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Mach)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An axle box, journal box, journal bearing, or bushing.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A chamber or section of tube in which a valve works; the bucket of a lifting pump.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>The driver's seat on a carriage or coach.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>A present in a box; a present; esp. a Christmas box or gift.</def> &ldquo;A Christmas <xex>box</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>10.</sn> <fld>(Baseball)</fld> <def>The square in which the pitcher stands.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>11.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A Mediterranean food fish; the bogue.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Box</xex> is much used adjectively or in composition; as <xex>box</xex> lid, <xex>box</xex> maker, <xex>box</xex> circle, etc.; also with modifying substantives; as money <xex>box</xex>, letter <xex>box</xex>, band<xex>box</xex>, hat<xex>box</xex> or hat <xex>box</xex>, snuff <xex>box</xex> or snuff<xex>box</xex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Box beam</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>a beam made of metal plates so as to have the form of a long box.</cd> -- <col><b>Box car</b></col> <fld>(Railroads)</fld>, <cd>a freight car covered with a roof and inclosed on the sides to protect its contents.</cd> -- <col><b>Box chronometer</b></col>, <cd>a ship's chronometer, mounted in gimbals, to preserve its proper position.</cd> -- <col><b>Box coat</b></col>, <cd>a thick overcoat for driving; sometimes with a heavy cape to carry off the rain.</cd> -- <col><b>Box coupling</b></col>, <cd>a metal collar uniting the ends of shafts or other parts in machinery.</cd> -- <col><b>Box crab</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a crab of the genus <gen>Calappa</gen>, which, when at rest with the legs retracted, resembles a box.</cd> -- <col><b>Box drain</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>a drain constructed with upright sides, and with flat top and bottom.</cd> -- <col><b>Box girder</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>a box beam.</cd> -- <col><b>Box groove</b></col> <fld>(Metal Working)</fld>, <cd>a closed groove between two rolls, formed by a collar on one roll fitting between collars on another.</cd> <au>R. W. Raymond.</au> -- <col><b>Box metal</b></col>, an alloy of copper and tin, or of zinc, lead, and antimony, for the bearings of journals, etc. -- <col><b>Box plait</b></col>, <cd>a plait that doubles both to the right and the left.</cd> -- <col><b>Box turtle</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>Box tortoise</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a land tortoise or turtle of the genera <gen>Cistudo</gen> and <gen>Emys</gen>; -- so named because it can withdraw entirely within its shell, which can be closed by hinged joints in the lower shell. Also, humorously, an exceedingly reticent person.</cd> <au>Emerson.</au> -- <col><b>In a box</b></col>, <cd>in a perplexity or an embarrassing position; in difficulty.</cd> <mark>(Colloq.)</mark> -- <col><b>In the wrong box</b></col>, <cd>out of one's place; out of one's element; awkwardly situated.</cd> <mark>(Colloq.)</mark> <au>Ridley (1554)</au></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Box</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Boxed</conjf> (&unr_;); <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Boxing</conjf>.]</vmorph><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To inclose in a box.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To furnish with boxes, as a wheel.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>To inclose with boarding, lathing, etc., so as to bring to a required form.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To box a tree</b></col>, <cd>to make an incision or hole in a tree for the purpose of procuring the sap.</cd> -- <col><b>To box off</b></col>, <cd>to divide into tight compartments.</cd> -- <col><b>To box up</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To put into a box in order to save; as, he had <xex>boxed up</xex> twelve score pounds.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To confine; as, to be <xex>boxed up</xex> in narrow quarters.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Box</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.Dan. <ets>baske</ets> to slap, <ets>bask</ets> slap, blow. Cf. <er>Pash</er>.]</ety> <def>A blow on the head or ear with the hand.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A good-humored <qex>box</qex> on the ear.</q> <rj><qau>W. Irving.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Box</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To fight with the fist; to combat with, or as with, the hand or fist; to spar.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Box</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To strike with the hand or fist, especially to strike on the ear, or on the side of the head.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Box</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf.Sp. <ets>boxar</ets>, now spelt <ets>bojar</ets>.]</ety> <def>To boxhaul.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To box off</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to turn the head of a vessel either way by bracing the headyards aback.</cd> -- <col><b>To box the compass</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to name the thirty-two points of the compass in their order.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Box"ber`ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The wintergreen. (<spn>Gaultheria procumbens</spn>).</def> <mark>[Local, U.S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>boxed</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Printing)</fld> <def>enclosed in or set off by a border or box; <as>as, <ex>boxed</ex> sections of the report; <ex>boxed</ex> announcements in the newspaper</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>enclosed in a box.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 173 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Box"en</hw> <pr>(b&obreve_;ks"'n)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Made of boxwood; pertaining to, or resembling, the box (<gen>Buxus</gen>).</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The faded hue of sapless <qex>boxen</qex> leaves.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Box"er</hw> <pr>(b&obreve_;ks"&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who packs boxes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Box"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who boxes; a pugilist.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Box"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A breed of dog.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Box"fish`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The trunkfish.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Box"haul`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Boxhauled</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To put (a vessel) on the other tack by veering her short round on her heel; -- so called from the circumstance of bracing the head yards abox (i. e., sharp aback, on the wind).</def> <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Box"haul`ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A method of going from one tack to another. See <er>Boxhaul</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Box"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of inclosing (anything) in a box, as for storage or transportation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Material used in making boxes or casings.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Any boxlike inclosure or recess; a casing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The external case of thin material used to bring any member to a required form.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Box"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of fighting with the fist; a combat with the fist; sparring; pugilism.</def> <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Boxing glove</b></col>, <cd>a large padded mitten or glove used in sparring for exercise or amusement.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Box"ing day`</hw>. <def>The first week day after Christmas, a legal holiday on which Christmas boxes are given to postmen, errand boys, employees, etc. The night of this day is <xex>boxing night</xex>.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Box"-i`ron</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A hollow smoothing iron containing a heater within.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Box"keep`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An attendant at a theater who has charge of the boxes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Box kite</hw>. <def>A kite, invented by Lawrence Hargrave, of Sydney, Australia, which consist of two light rectangular boxes, or cells open on two sides, and fastened together horizontally. Called also <altname>Hargrave kite</altname>, or <altname>cellular kite</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>boxlike</hw> <hw>boxy</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>resembling a box in rectangularity.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>box-number</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the mailing address to which answers to a newspaper ad can be sent.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Box tail</hw>. <fld>(A&euml;ronautics)</fld> <def>In a flying machine, a tail or rudder, usually fixed, resembling a box kite.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Box"thorn`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant of the genus <gen>Lycium</gen>, esp. <spn>Lycium barbarum</spn>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Box"wood`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The wood of the box (<gen>Buxus</gen>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. D. <ets>boef</ets>, Fries. <ets>boi</ets>, <ets>boy</ets>; akin to G. <ets>bube</ets>, Icel. <ets>bofi</ets> rouge.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A male child, from birth to the age of puberty; a lad; hence, a son.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>My only <qex>boy</qex> fell by the side of great Dundee.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Boy</xex> is often used as a term of comradeship, as in college, or in the army or navy. In the plural used colloquially of members of an associaton, fraternity, or party.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In various countries, a male servant, laborer, or slave of a native or inferior race; also, any man of such a race; -- considered derogatory by those so called, and now seldom used.</def> <mark>[derog.]</mark></p>
+
+<p><q>He reverted again and again to the labor difficulty, and spoke of importing <qex>boys</qex> from Capetown.</q> <rj><qau>Frances Macnab.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Boy bishop</b></col>, <cd>a boy (usually a chorister) elected bishop, in old Christian sports, and invested with robes and other insignia. He practiced a kind of mimicry of the ceremonies in which the bishop usually officiated.</cd> -- <col><b>The Old Boy</b></col>, <cd>the Devil.</cd> <mark>[Slang]</mark> -- <col><b>Yellow boys</b></col>, <cd>guineas.</cd> <mark>[Slang, Eng.]</mark> -- <col><b>Boy's love</b></col>, <cd>a popular English name of Southernwood (<spn>Artemisia abrotonum</spn>); -- called also <altname>lad's love</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Boy's play</b></col>, <cd>childish amusements; anything trifling.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boy</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To act as a boy; -- in allusion to the former practice of boys acting women's parts on the stage.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I shall see<br/>
+Some squeaking Cleopatra <qex>boy</qex> my greatness.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bo*yar"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bo*yard"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Russ. <ets>boi&aacute;rin'</ets>.]</ety> <def>A member of a Russian aristocratic order abolished by Peter the Great. Also, one of a privileged class in Roumania.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; English writers sometimes call Russian landed proprietors <xex>boyars</xex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Boy"au</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Boyaux</plw> or <plw>Boyaus</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>boyau</ets> gut, a long and narrow place, and (of trenches) a branch. See <er>Bowel</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>A winding or zigzag trench forming a path or communication from one siegework to another, to a magazine, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boy"cott`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Boycotted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Boycotting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[From Captain <ets>Boycott</ets>, a land agent in Mayo, Ireland, so treated in 1880.]</ety> <def>To combine against (a landlord, tradesman, employer, or other person), to withhold social or business relations from him, and to deter others from holding such relations; to subject to a boycott.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boy"cott</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The process, fact, or pressure of boycotting; a combining to withhold or prevent dealing or social intercourse with a tradesman, employer, etc.; social and business interdiction for the purpose of coercion.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boy"cott`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A participant in boycotting.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boy"cott*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Methods of boycotters.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boy"de*kin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A dagger; a bodkin.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boy"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. <ets>boeijer</ets>; -- so called because these vessels were employed for laying the <ets>boeijen</ets>, or buoys: cf. F. <ets>boyer</ets>. See <er>Buoy</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A Flemish sloop with a castle at each end.</def> <rj><au>Sir W. Raleigh.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boy"hood</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Boy</ets> + <ets>-hood</ets>.]</ety> <def>The state of being a boy; the time during which one is a boy.</def> <rj><au>Hood.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boy"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Resembling a boy in a manners or opinions; belonging to a boy; childish; trifling; puerile.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A <qex>boyish</qex>, odd conceit.</q> <rj><qau>Baillie.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boy"ish*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a boyish manner; like a boy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boy"ish*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The manners or behavior of a boy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boy"ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Boyhood.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>T. Warton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The nature of a boy; childishness.</def> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boyle's" law`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>See under <er>Law</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>boylike</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>same as <er>boyish</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> boyish, schoolboyish.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boyne</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a battle in the War of the Grand Alliance in Ireland in 1690, where William III of England defeated the deposed James II and so ended Stuart Catholicism in England.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> battle of Boyne, battle of the Boyne.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>boys-and-girls</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>a Eurafrican annual (<spn>Mercurialis annua</spn>) naturalized in America as a weed; formerly dried for use as a purgative, diuretic or antisyphilitic.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> herb mercury, herbs mercury.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Boy scout</hw>. <def>Orig., a member of the &ldquo;Boy Scouts,&rdquo; an organization of boys founded in 1908, by <person>Sir R. S. S. Baden-Powell</person>, to promote good citizenship by creating in them a spirit of civic duty and of usefulness to others, by stimulating their interest in wholesome mental, moral, industrial, and physical activities, etc. Hence, a member of any of the other similar organizations, which are now worldwide. In &ldquo;The Boy Scouts of America&rdquo; the local councils are generally under a scout commissioner, under whose supervision are scout masters, each in charge of a troop of two or more patrols of eight scouts each, who are of three classes, <stype>tenderfoot</stype>, <stype>second-class scout</stype>, and <stype>first-class scout</stype>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>boysenberry</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a cultivated hybrid bramble of California having large dark wine-red fruit with a raspberrylike flavor.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a large raspberry-flavored bramble fruit; a cross between blackberries and raspberries.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bo"za</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bosa</er>.]</ety> <def>An acidulated fermented drink of the Arabs and Egyptians, made from millet seed and various astringent substances; also, an intoxicating beverage made from hemp seed, darnel meal, and water.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>bosa</asp>, <asp>bozah</asp>, <asp>bouza</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bra</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as <er>brassiere</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> brassiere, bandeau.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bra*bant"ine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to <etsep>Brabant</etsep>, an ancient province of the Netherlands.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brab"ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[D. <ets>brabbelen</ets> to talk confusedly. &radic;95. Cf. <er>Blab</er>, <er>Babble</er>.]</ety> <def>To clamor; to contest noisily.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brab"ble</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A broil; a noisy contest; a wrangle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This petty <qex>brabble</qex> will undo us all.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brab"ble*ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A brabble.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brab"bler</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A clamorous, quarrelsome, noisy fellow; a wrangler.</def> <mark>[R]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brac"cate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos><ety>[L. <ets>bracatus</ets> wearing breeches, fr. <ets>bracae</ets> breeches.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Furnished with feathers which conceal the feet.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brace</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>brace</ets>, <ets>brasse</ets>, the two arms, embrace, fathom, F. <ets>brasse</ets> fathom, fr. L. <ets>bracchia</ets> the arms (stretched out), pl. of <ets>bracchium</ets> arm; cf. Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A cord, ligament, or rod, for producing or maintaining tension, as a cord on the side of a drum.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The little bones of the ear drum do in straining and relaxing it as the <qex>braces</qex> of the war drum do in that.</q> <rj><qau>Derham.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The state of being braced or tight; tension.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The laxness of the tympanum, when it has lost its <qex>brace</qex> or tension.</q> <rj><qau>Holder.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Arch. &amp; Engin.)</fld> <def>A piece of material used to transmit, or change the direction of, weight or pressure; any one of the pieces, in a frame or truss, which divide the structure into triangular parts. It may act as a tie, or as a strut, and serves to prevent distortion of the structure, and transverse strains in its members. A boiler <xex>brace</xex> is a diagonal stay, connecting the head with the shell.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>A vertical curved line connecting two or more words or lines, which are to be taken together; thus, <xex>boll</xex>, <xex>bowl</xex>; or, in music, used to connect staves.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A rope reeved through a block at the end of a yard, by which the yard is moved horizontally; also, a rudder gudgeon.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>A pair; a couple; <as>as, a <ex>brace</ex> of ducks</as>; now rarely applied to persons, except familiarly or with some contempt.</def> &ldquo;A <xex>brace</xex> of greyhounds.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He is said to have shot . . . fifty <qex>brace</qex> of pheasants.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A <qex>brace</qex> of brethren, both bishops, both eminent for learning and religion, now appeared in the church.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>But you, my <qex>brace</qex> of lords.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Straps or bands to sustain trousers; suspenders.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I embroidered for you a beautiful pair of <qex>braces</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>10.</sn> <def>Harness; warlike preparation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>For that it stands not in such warlike <qex>brace</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>11.</sn> <def>Armor for the arm; vantbrace.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>12.</sn> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>The mouth of a shaft.</def> <mark>[Cornwall]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Angle brace</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Angle</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brace</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Braced</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bracing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To furnish with braces; to support; to prop; <as>as, to <ex>brace</ex> a beam in a building</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension; to strain; to strengthen; <as>as, to <ex>brace</ex> the nerves</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And welcome war to <qex>brace</qex> her drums.</q> <rj><qau>Campbell.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The women of China, by <qex>bracing</qex> and binding them from their infancy, have very little feet.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Some who spurs had first <qex>braced</qex> on.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To place in a position for resisting pressure; to hold firmly; <as>as, he <ex>braced</ex> himself against the crowd</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A sturdy lance in his right hand he <qex>braced</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Fairfax.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To move around by means of braces; <as>as, to <ex>brace</ex> the yards</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To brace about</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to turn (a yard) round for the contrary tack.</cd> -- <col><b>To brace a yard</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to move it horizontally by means of a brace.</cd> -- <col><b>To brace in</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to turn (a yard) by hauling in the weather brace.</cd> -- <col><b>To brace one's self</b></col>, <cd>to call up one's energies.</cd> &ldquo;He <xex>braced himself</xex> for an effort which he was little able to make.&rdquo; <au>J. D. Forbes.</au> -- <col><b>To brace to</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to turn (a yard) by checking or easing off the lee brace, and hauling in the weather one, to assist in tacking.</cd> -- <col><b>To brace up</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to bring (a yard) nearer the direction of the keel by hauling in the lee brace.</cd> -- <col><b>To brace up sharp</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to turn (a yard) as far forward as the rigging will permit.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brace</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To get tone or vigor; to rouse one's energies; -- with <xex>up</xex>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>braced</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>held up by braces or buttresses.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> buttressed.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brace"let</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bracelet</ets>, dim. of OF. <ets>bracel</ets> armlet, prop. little arm, dim. of <ets>bras</ets> arm, fr. L. <ets>bracchium</ets>. See <er>Brace</er>,<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An ornamental band or ring, for the wrist or the arm; in modern times, an ornament encircling the wrist, worn by women or girls.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A piece of defensive armor for the arm.</def> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bra"cer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which braces, binds, or makes firm; a band or bandage.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A covering to protect the arm of the bowman from the vibration of the string; also, a brassart.</def> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A medicine, as an astringent or a tonic, which gives tension or tone to any part of the body.</def> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brach</hw> <pr>(br&abreve;k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>brache</ets> a kind of scenting hound or setting dog, OF. <ets>brache</ets>, F. <ets>braque</ets>, fr. OHG. <ets>braccho</ets>, G. <ets>bracke</ets>; possibly akin to E. <ets>fragrant</ets>, fr. L. <ets>fragrare</ets> to smell.]</ety> <def>A bitch of the hound kind.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Brach*el"y*tra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. (&unr_;) short + &unr_; a covering.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A group of beetles having short elytra, as the rove beetles.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>brach</hw>, <hw>brache</hw></mhw> <pr>(br&abreve;k <it>or</it> br&abreve;ch)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>brache</ets> a kind of scenting hound or setting dog, OF. <ets>brache</ets>, F. <ets>braque</ets>, fr. OHG. <ets>braccho</ets>, G. <ets>bracke</ets>; related to Sw. <ets>brack</ets> a dog that hunts by scent; possibly akin to E. <ets>fragrant</ets>, fr. L. <ets>fragrare</ets> to smell.]</ety> <def>A bitch of the hound kind. See also <er>bratchet</er>.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>bratch</asp> when pronounced <pr>(br&abreve;ch)</pr>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>Century Dict. 1906</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A sow pig by chance sucked a <qex>brach</qex>, and when she was grown would miraculously hunt all manner of deer.</q> <rj><qau>Burton (Anatomy of Melancholy).</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>Century Dict. 1906</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>brachet</hw>, <pr>(br&abreve;ch)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as <er>bratchet</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Century Dict. 1906</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Brach"i*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>See <er>Brachium</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brach"i*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> or <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>brachialis</ets> (<ets>bracch</ets>-), from <ets>bracchium</ets> (<ets>bracch</ets>-) arm: cf. F. <ets>brachial</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining or belonging to the arm; <as>as, the <ex>brachial</ex> artery; the <ex>brachial</ex> nerve</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of the nature of an arm; resembling an arm.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Brach`i*a"ta</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Brachiate</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A division of the Crinoidea, including those furnished with long jointed arms. See <er>Crinoidea</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brach"i*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>brachiatus</ets> (<ets>bracch</ets>-) with boughs or branches like arms, from <ets>brackium</ets> (<ets>bracch</ets>-) arm.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having branches in pairs, decussated, all nearly horizontal, and each pair at right angles with the next, as in the maple and lilac.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brach`i*og"a*noid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the Brachioganoidei.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Brach`i*o*ga*noid"e*i</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos><ety>[NL., from L. <ets>brachium</ets> (<ets>bracch</ets>-) arm + NL. <ets>ganoidei</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An order of ganoid fishes of which the bichir of Africa is a living example. See <er>Crossopterygii</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Brach`i*o*la"ri*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>brachiolum</ets> (<ets>bracch</ets>-), dim. of <ets>brachium</ets> (<ets>bracch</ets>-) arm.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A peculiar early larval stage of certain starfishes, having a bilateral structure, and swimming by means of bands of vibrating cilia.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brach"i*o*pod</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.F. <ets>brachiopode</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the Brachiopoda, or its shell.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Brach`i*op"o*da</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. &unr_; arm + <ets>-poda</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A class of Molluscoidea having a symmetrical bivalve shell, often attached by a fleshy peduncle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Within the shell is a pair of &ldquo;arms,&rdquo; often long and spirally coiled, bearing rows of ciliated tentacles by which a current of water is made to flow into the mantle cavity, bringing the microscopic food to the mouth between the bases of the arms. The shell is both opened and closed by special muscles. They form two orders; <xex>Lyopoma</xex>, in which the shell is thin, and without a distinct hinge, as in <xex>Lingula</xex>; and <xex>Arthropoma</xex>, in which the firm calcareous shell has a regular hinge, as in <xex>Rhynchonella</xex>. See <er>Arthropomata</er>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Brach"i*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bracchia</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>brachium</ets> or <ets>bracchium</ets>, arm.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The upper arm; the segment of the fore limb between the shoulder and the elbow.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brach"man</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Brachmanae</ets>, pl., Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>See <er>Brahman</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brach`y*cat`a*lec"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; <grk>brachy`s</grk> short + &unr_; to leave off; cf. &unr_; incomplete.]</ety> <fld>(Gr. &amp; Last. Pros.)</fld> <def>A verse wanting two syllables at its termination.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Brach`y*ce*phal"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Brach`y*ceph"a*lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>brachy`s</grk> short + &unr_; head.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Having the skull short in proportion to its breadth; shortheaded; -- in distinction from <contr>dolichocephalic</contr>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Brach`y*ceph"a*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Brach`y*ceph"a*lism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>Brachyc&eacute;phalie</ets>]</ety> . <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The state or condition of being brachycephalic; shortness of head.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bra*chyc"er*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>brachy`s</grk> short + <grk>ke`ras</grk> horn.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having short antenn&aelig;, as certain insects.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brach`y*di*ag"o*nal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>brachy`s</grk> short + E. <ets>diagonal</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to the shorter diagonal, as of a rhombic prism.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Brachydiagonal axis</b></col>, <cd>the shorter lateral axis of an orthorhombic crystal.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brach`y*di*ag"o*nal</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The shorter of the diagonals in a rhombic prism.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brach`y*dome</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>brachy`s</grk> short + E. <ets>dome</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Crystallog.)</fld> <def>A dome parallel to the shorter lateral axis. See <er>Dome</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bra*chyg"ra*pher</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A writer in short hand; a stenographer.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He asked the <qex>brachygrapher</qex> whether he wrote the notes of the sermon.</q> <rj><qau>Gayton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bra*chyg"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>brachy`s</grk> short + <ets>-graphy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>brachygraphie</ets>.]</ety> <def>Stenography.</def> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bra*chyl"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; : <grk>brachy`s</grk> short + &unr_; discourse: cf. F. <ets>brachylogie</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>Conciseness of expression; brevity.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brach`y*pin"a*coid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>brachy`s</grk> short + E. <ets>pinacoid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Crytallog.)</fld> <def>A plane of an orthorhombic crystal which is parallel both to the vertical axis and to the shorter lateral (brachydiagonal) axis.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bra*chyp"te*ra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; short-winged; <grk>brachy`s</grk> short + &unr_; feather, wing.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A group of Coleoptera having short wings; the rove beetles.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bra*chyp"te*res</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Brachyptera</er>. ]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A group of birds, including auks, divers, and penguins.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bra*chyp"ter*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; : cf. F. <ets>brachypt&egrave;re</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having short wings.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bra*chys"to*chrone</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Incorrect for <ets>brachistochrone</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>bra`chistos</grk> shortest (superl. of <grk>brachy`s</grk> short) + &unr_; time : cf. F. <ets>brachistochrone</ets>. ]</ety> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>A curve, in which a body, starting from a given point, and descending solely by the force of gravity, will reach another given point in a shorter time than it could by any other path. This <xex>curve of quickest descent</xex>, as it is sometimes called, is, in a vacuum, the same as the <altname>cycloid</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>brachytactyly</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>abnormal shortness of fingers and toes.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> brachydactylia.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brach"y*ty`pous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>brachy`s</grk> short + &unr_; stamp, form.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Of a short form.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Brach`y*u"ra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>brachy`s</grk> short + <grk>o'yra`</grk> tail.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A group of decapod Crustacea, including the common crabs, characterized by a small and short abdomen, which is bent up beneath the large cephalo-thorax. <altsp>[Also spelt <asp>Brachyoura</asp>.]</altsp> See <er>Crab</er>, and <xex>Illustration</xex> in Appendix.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Brach`y*u"ral</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Brach`y*u"rous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>brachyure</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or belonging to the Brachyura.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brach`y*u"ran</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the Brachyura.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bra"cing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Imparting strength or tone; strengthening; invigorating; <as>as, a <ex>bracing</ex> north wind</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bra"cing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of strengthening, supporting, or propping, with a brace or braces; the state of being braced.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Engin.)</fld> <def>Any system of braces; braces, collectively; <as>as, the <ex>bracing</ex> of a truss</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 174 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Brack</hw> <pr>(br&abreve;k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.D. <ets>braak</ets>, Dan. <ets>br&aelig;k</ets>, a breaking, Sw. &amp; Icel. <ets>brak</ets> a crackling, creaking. Cf. <er>Breach</er>.]</ety> <def>An opening caused by the parting of any solid body; a crack or breach; a flaw.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Stain or <qex>brack</qex> in her sweet reputation.</q> <rj><qau>J. Fletcher.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brack</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. <ets>brak</ets>, adj., salt; cf. LG. <ets>wrak</ets> refuse, G. <ets>brack</ets>.]</ety> <def>Salt or brackish water.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brack"en</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>braken</ets>, AS. <ets>bracce</ets>. See <er>2d Brake</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>A brake or fern.</def> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brack"et</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>braguette</ets> codpiece, F. <ets>brayette</ets>, Sp. <ets>bragueta</ets>, also a projecting mold in architecture; dim. fr. L. <ets>bracae</ets> breeches; cf. also, OF. <ets>bracon</ets> beam, prop, support; of unknown origin. Cf. <er>Breeches</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>An architectural member, plain or ornamental, projecting from a wall or pier, to support weight falling outside of the same; also, a decorative feature seeming to discharge such an office.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; This is the more general word. See <er>Brace</er>, <er>Cantalever</er>, <er>Console</er>, <er>Corbel</er>, <er>Strut</er>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Engin. &amp; Mech.)</fld> <def>A piece or combination of pieces, usually triangular in general shape, projecting from, or fastened to, a wall, or other surface, to support heavy bodies or to strengthen angles.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A shot, crooked timber, resembling a knee, used as a support.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>The cheek or side of an ordnance carriage.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>One of two characters [], used to inclose a reference, explanation, or note, or a part to be excluded from a sentence, to indicate an interpolation, to rectify a mistake, or to supply an omission, and for certain other purposes; -- called also <altname>crotchet</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A gas fixture or lamp holder projecting from the face of a wall, column, or the like.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Gunnery)</fld> <def>A figure determined by firing a projectile beyond a target and another short of it, as a basis for ascertaining the proper elevation of the piece; -- only used in the phrase, <xex>to establish a bracket</xex>. After the bracket is established shots are fired with intermediate elevations until the exact range is obtained. In the United States navy it is called <altname>fork</altname>.</def><!-- bracketing fire? --><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bracket light</b></col>, <cd>a gas fixture or a lamp attached to a wall, column, etc.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brack"et</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bracketed</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bracketing</conjf>]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To place within brackets; to connect by brackets; to furnish with brackets.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gunnery)</fld> <def>To shoot so as to establish a bracket for (an object).</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brack"et*ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A series or group of brackets; brackets, collectively.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brack"ish</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Brack</er> salt water.]</ety> <def>Saltish, or salt in a moderate degree, as water in saline soil.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Springs in deserts found seem sweet, all <qex>brackish</qex> though they be.</q> <rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brack"ish*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being brackish, or somewhat salt.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brack"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Brackish.</def> <rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bract</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bractea</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A leaf, usually smaller than the true leaves of a plant, from the axil of which a flower stalk arises.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Any modified leaf, or scale, on a flower stalk or at the base of a flower.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Bracts</xex> are often inconspicuous, but sometimes large and showy, or highly colored, as in many cactaceous plants. The spathes of aroid plants are conspicuous forms of bracts.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Brac"te*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., a thin plate of metal or wood, gold foil.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A bract.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brac"te*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf.F. <ets>bract&eacute;al</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the nature or appearance of a bract.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brac"te*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. L. <ets>bracteatus</ets> covered with gold plate.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having a bract or bracts.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bract"ed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Furnished with bracts.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brac"te*o*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Furnished with bracteoles or bractlets.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brac"te*ole</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bracteola</ets>, dim. of <ets>bractea</ets>. See <er>Bractea</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Bractlet</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bract"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Destitute of bracts.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bract"let</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bract</ets> + <ets>-let</ets>]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A bract on the stalk of a single flower, which is itself on a main stalk that support several flowers.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brad</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OE. <ets>brod</ets>, Dan. <ets>braad</ets> prick, sting, <ets>brodde</ets> ice spur, frost nail, Sw. <ets>brodd</ets> frost nail, Icel. <ets>broddr</ets> any pointed piece of iron or stell; akin to AS. <ets>brord</ets> point, spire of grass, and perh. to E. <ets>bristle</ets>. See <er>Bristle</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>A thin nail, usually small, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head; also, a small wire nail, with a flat circular head; sometimes, a small, tapering, square-bodied finishing nail, with a countersunk head.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brad" awl`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A straight awl with chisel edge, used to make holes for brads, etc.</def> <rj><au>Weale.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bra*doon"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Bridoon</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bra`dy*ki"nin</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a hypotensive tissue hormone (<chform>C50H73N15O11</chform>) which acts on smooth muscle, dilates peripheral vessels and increases capillary permeability. It is formed locally in injured tissue and is believed to play a role in the inflammatory process. It is a nonapeptide with the sequence: <chname>Arg-Pro-Pro-Gly-Phe-Ser-Pro-Phe-Arg</chname>.</def> <au>MI11</au><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> kallidin I; callidin I; kallidin-9.</syn><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bradypodidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a natural family comprising the true sloths.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Bradypodidae</fam>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bradypus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>type genus of the <fam>Bradypodidae</fam>, comprising the three-toed sloths.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Bradypus</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Brae</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bray</er> a hill.]</ety> <def>A hillside; a slope; a bank; a hill.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark> <rj><au>Burns.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brag</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bragged</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bragging</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>braggen</ets> to resound, blow, boast (cf. F. <ets>braguer</ets> to lead a merry life, flaunt, boast, OF. <ets>brague</ets> merriment), from Icel. <ets>braka</ets> to creak, <ets>brak</ets> noise, fr. the same root as E. <ets>break</ets>; properly then, to make a noise, boast. &unr_;<er>95</er>.]</ety> <def>To talk about one's self, or things pertaining to one's self, in a manner intended to excite admiration, envy, or wonder; to talk boastfully; to boast; -- often followed by <xex>of</xex>; <as>as, to <ex>brag</ex> of one's exploits, courage, or money, or of the great things one intends to do</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Conceit, more rich in matter than in words,<br/>
+<qex>Brags</qex> of his substance, not of ornament.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To swagger; boast; vapor; bluster; vaunt; flourish; talk big.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brag</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To boast of.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brag</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretense or self glorification.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>C&aelig;sar . . . made not here his <qex>brag</qex><br/>
+Of &ldquo;came,&rdquo; and &ldquo;saw,&rdquo; and &ldquo;overcame.&rdquo;</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The thing which is boasted of.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Beauty is Nature's <qex>brag</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A game at cards similar to bluff.</def> <rj><au>Chesterfield.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brag</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Brag</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety> <def>Brisk; full of spirits; boasting; pretentious; conceited.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A <qex>brag</qex> young fellow.</q> <rj><qau>B. Jonson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brag</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Proudly; boastfully.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brage</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Norse mythol.)</fld> <def>the Norse god of poetry and music; a son of Odin.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Bragi.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brag`ga*do"cio</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>Braggadocchio</ets>, a boastful character in Spenser's &ldquo;Fa&euml;rie Queene.&rdquo;]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A braggart; a boaster; a swaggerer.</def> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Empty boasting; mere brag; pretension.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brag"gard*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Braggart</er>.]</ety> <def>Boastfulness; act of bragging.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brag"gart</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>bragard</ets> flaunting, vain, bragging. See <er>Brag</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety> <def>A boaster.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>O, I could play the woman with mine eyes,<br/>
+ And <qex>braggart</qex> with my tongue.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brag"gart</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Boastful.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Brag"gart*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brag"ger</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who brags; a boaster.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brag"get</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>braket</ets>, <ets>bragot</ets>, fr. W. <ets>bragawd</ets>, <ets>bragod</ets>, fr. <ets>brag</ets> malt.]</ety> <def>A liquor made of ale and honey fermented, with spices, etc.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brag"ging`ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Boastingly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bragi</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Norse mythol.)</fld> <def>the Norse god of poetry and music; a son of Odin.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Brage.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brag"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without bragging.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brag"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a manner to be bragged of; finely; proudly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brah"ma</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Brahman</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Hindu Myth.)</fld> <def>The One First Cause; also, one of the triad of Hindu gods. The triad consists of <ex>Brahma</ex>, the Creator, <contr>Vishnu</contr>, the Preserver, and <contr>Siva</contr>, the Destroyer.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; According to the Hindu religious books, <xex>Brahma</xex> (with the final <xex>a</xex> short), or <xex>Brahm</xex>, is the Divine Essence, the One First Cause, the All in All, while the personal gods, <xex>Brahm&aacute;</xex> (with the final <xex>a</xex> long), Vishnu, and Siva, are emanations or manifestations of Brahma the Divine Essence.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A valuable variety of large, domestic fowl, peculiar in having the comb divided lengthwise into three parts, and the legs well feathered. There are two breeds, the dark or penciled, and the light; -- called also <altname>Brahmapootra</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Brah"man</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Brah"min</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Brahmans</plw>, <plw>Brahmins</plw>.</plu> <ety>[Skr. <ets>Br&amacr;hmana</ets> (cf. <ets>Brahman</ets> worship, holiness; the God Brahma, also Brahman): cf. F. <ets>Brahmane</ets>, <ets>Brachmane</ets>, <ets>Bramine</ets>, L. <ets>Brachmanae</ets>, <ets>-manes</ets>, <ets>-mani</ets>, pl., Gr. &unr_;, pl.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A person of the highest or sacerdotal caste among the Hindus.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Brahman bull</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the male of a variety of the zebu, or Indian ox, considered sacred by the Hindus.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a person from an old, respected, and usually wealthy family who has considerable social or political influence; -- a term used especially in New England; <as>as, a Boston <ex>brahmin</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brah"man*ess</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A Brahmani.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brah"man*i</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Fem. of <ets>Brahman</ets>.]</ety> <def>Any Brahman woman.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Brahmanee</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Brah*man"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>-ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Brah*min"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>*ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>,}</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Brahmans or to their doctrines and worship.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Brah"man*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Brah"min*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The religion or system of doctrines of the Brahmans; the religion of Brahma.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Brah"man*ist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Brah"min*ist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>An adherent of the religion of the Brahmans.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brah"mo*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The religious system of Brahmo-somaj.</def> <rj><au>Balfour.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brah`mo-so*maj"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Bengalese, a worshiping assembly.]</ety> <def>A modern reforming theistic sect among the Hindus.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Brama-samaj</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brahms</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a famous German composer, b. 1833, d. 1897.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Johannes Brahms.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the music composed by Brahms; <as>as, the program consisted mostly of <ex>Brahms</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Braid</hw> <pr>(br&amacr;d)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Braided</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Braiding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>braiden</ets>, <ets>breiden</ets>, to pull, reach, braid, AS. <ets>bregdan</ets> to move to and fro, to weave; akin. to Icel. <ets>breg&eth;a</ets>, D. <ets>breiden</ets> to knit, OS. <ets>bregdan</ets> to weave, OHG. <ets>brettan</ets> to brandish. Cf. <er>Broid</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To weave, interlace, or entwine together, as three or more strands or threads; to form into a braid; to plait.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Braid</qex> your locks with rosy twine.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To mingle, or to bring to a uniformly soft consistence, by beating, rubbing, or straining, as in some culinary operations.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To reproach. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> See <er>Upbraid</er>.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Braid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A plait, band, or narrow fabric formed by intertwining or weaving together different strands.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A <qex>braid</qex> of hair composed of two different colors twined together.</q> <rj><qau>Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A narrow fabric, as of wool, silk, or linen, used for binding, trimming, or ornamenting dresses, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Braid</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.Icel. <ets>breg&unr_;a</ets> to move quickly.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A quick motion; a start.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sackville.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A fancy; freak; caprice.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>R. Hyrde.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Braid</hw> <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To start; to awake.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Braid</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>br&aelig;d</ets>, <ets>bred</ets>, deceit; akin to Icel. <ets>brag&eth;</ets> trick, AS. <ets>bredan</ets>, <ets>bregdan</ets>, to braid, knit, (hence) to knit a net, to draw into a net, <it>i. e.</it>, to deceive. See <er>Braid</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>Deceitful.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Since Frenchmen are so <qex>braid</qex>,<br/>
+Marry that will, I live and die a maid.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>braided</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>adorned with braid; <as>as, his <ex>braided</ex> collar</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>formed into a braid or braids; <as>as, <ex>braided</ex> hair</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Braid"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of making or using braids.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Braids, collectively; trimming.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A gentleman enveloped in mustachios, whiskers, fur collars, and <qex>braiding</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brail</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>brayle</ets> furling rope, OF. <ets>braiol</ets> a band placed around the breeches, fr.F. <ets>braies</ets>, pl., breeches, fr. L. <ets>braca</ets>, <ets>bracae</ets>, breeches, a Gallic word; cf. Arm. <ets>bragez</ets>. Cf. <er>Breeches</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Falconry)</fld> <def>A thong of soft leather to bind up a hawk's wing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Ropes passing through pulleys, and used to haul in or up the leeches, bottoms, or corners of sails, preparatory to furling.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A stock at each end of a seine to keep it stretched.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brail</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To haul up by the brails; -- used with <xex>up</xex>; <as>as, <ex>to brail</ex> up a sail</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Braille</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A system of printing or writing for the blind in which the characters and numerals are represented by patterns of raised tangible points or dots. It was invented by <person>Louis <etsep>Braille</etsep></person>, a French teacher of the blind.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>braille</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>to transcribe in Braille.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brain</hw> <pr>(br&amacr;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>brain</ets>, <ets>brein</ets>, AS. <ets>bragen</ets>, <ets>br&aelig;gen</ets>; akin to LG. <ets>br&auml;gen</ets>, <ets>bregen</ets>, D. <ets>brein</ets>, and perh. to Gr. <grk>bre`gma</grk>, <grk>brechmo`s</grk>, the upper part of head, if &beta; = &phi;. &radic;95.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The whitish mass of soft matter (the center of the nervous system, and the seat of consciousness and volition) which is inclosed in the cartilaginous or bony cranium of vertebrate animals. It is simply the anterior termination of the spinal cord, and is developed from three embryonic vesicles, whose cavities are connected with the central canal of the cord; the cavities of the vesicles become the central cavities, or ventricles, and the walls thicken unequally and become the three segments, the fore-, mid-, and hind-brain.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In the brain of man the cerebral lobes, or largest part of the forebrain, are enormously developed so as to overhang the cerebellum, the great lobe of the hindbrain, and completely cover the lobes of the midbrain. The surface of the cerebrum is divided into irregular ridges, or convolutions, separated by grooves (the so-called fissures and sulci), and the two hemispheres are connected at the bottom of the longitudinal fissure by a great transverse band of nervous matter, the <xex>corpus callosum</xex>, while the two halves of the cerebellum are connected on the under side of the brain by the bridge, or <xex>pons Varolii</xex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The anterior or cephalic ganglion in insects and other invertebrates.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The organ or seat of intellect; hence, the understanding; <as>as, use your <ex>brains</ex></as>.</def> &ldquo; My <xex>brain</xex> is too dull.&rdquo; <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In this sense, often used in the plural.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The affections; fancy; imagination.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>a very intelligent person.</def> <mark>[informal]</mark><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>the controlling electronic mechanism for a robot, guided missile, computer, or other device exhibiting some degree of self-regulation.</def> <mark>[informal]</mark><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To have on the brain</b></col>, <cd>to have constantly in one's thoughts, as a sort of monomania.</cd> <mark>[Low]</mark> -- <col><b>no-brainer</b></col> <cd>a decision requiring little or no thought; an obvious choice.</cd></cs> <mark>[slang]</mark> <br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Brain box</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>Brain case</b></col></mcol>, <cd>the bony or cartilaginous case inclosing the brain.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Brain coral</b></col>, <col><b>Brain stone coral</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l)</fld>, <cd>a massive reef-building coral having the surface covered by ridges separated by furrows so as to resemble somewhat the surface of the brain, esp. such corals of the genera <gen>M&aelig;andrina</gen> and <gen>Diploria</gen>.</cd> -- <col><b>Brain fag</b></col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>brain weariness. See <er>Cerebropathy</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Brain fever</b></col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>fever in which the brain is specially affected; any acute cerebral affection attended by fever.</cd> -- <col><b>Brain sand</b></col>, <cd>calcareous matter found in the pineal gland.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brain</hw> <pr>(br&amacr;n)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Brained</conjf> <pr>(br&amacr;nd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Braining</conjf>.]</vmorph><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To dash out the brains of; to kill by beating out the brains.</def> <specif>Hence, Fig.:</specif> <def>To destroy; to put an end to; to defeat.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>There thou mayst <qex>brain</qex> him.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It was the swift celerity of the death . . . <br/>
+That <qex>brained</qex> my purpose.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To conceive; to understand.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>'T is still a dream, or else such stuff as madmen<br/>
+Tongue, and <qex>brain</qex> not.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>brain"case</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the part of the skull that encloses the brain.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> cranium, brainpan.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>brainchild</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a product of one's creative thinking and work; <as>as, the project was the <ex>brainchild</ex> of the director</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> inspiration.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brained</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>p. a.</pos> <def>Supplied with brains.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>If th' other two be <qex>brained</qex> like us.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brain"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Hot-headed; furious.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brain"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without understanding; silly; thoughtless; witless.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Brain"less*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brain"pan`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Brain</ets> + <ets>pan</ets>.]</ety> <def>The bones which inclose the brain; the skull; the cranium.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>brainpower</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>mental ability; intellectual acuity.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> brain, learning ability, mental capacity, mentality, wit.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brain"sick`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Disordered in the understanding; giddy; thoughtless.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Brain"sick*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brain"sick`ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a brainsick manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>brain"storm`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation; a sudden brilliant insight.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> insight, brainwave.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>brain"storm`</hw> <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <def>to try to solve a problem by discussing it exhaustively in an intense group meeting encouraging uninhibited and spontaneous contributions from all members.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> practice brainstorming.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>brain-teaser</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a difficult problem.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> riddle, conundrum, enigma.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>brainwash</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <er>brainwashed</er>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <er>brainwashing</er>]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>to persuade completely; <as>as, the propaganda <ex>brainwashed</ex> many people</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>to to indoctrinate forcibly or by means of torture, or by constant psychological pressure.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> submit to brainwashing.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>brainwashed</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>subjected to intensive forced indoctrination resulting in the rejection of old beliefs and acceptance of new ones.</def> <illu><ex>brainwashed</ex> prisoners of war</illu>; <illu>captive audiences for TV commercials can become <ex>brainwashed</ex> consumers</illu> <ant>unbrainwashed</ant><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>brainwashing</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the process of forcible indoctrination into a new set of attitudes and beliefs.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>brain"wave`</hw> <pr>(br&amacr;n"w&amacr;v)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the brain.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> brain wave, cortical potential.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> insight, brainstorm.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brain"y</hw> <pr>(br&amacr;n"&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having an active or vigorous mind.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>highly intelligent.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Braise</hw>, <hw>Braize</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[So called from its iridescent colors.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A European marine fish (<spn>Pagrus vulgaris</spn>) allied to the American scup; the becker. The name is sometimes applied to the related species.</def> <altsp>[Also written <asp>brazier</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Braise</hw>, <hw>Braize</hw> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Charcoal powder; breeze.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Cookery)</fld> <def>Braised meat.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Braise</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>braiser</ets>, fr. <ets>braise</ets> coals.]</ety> <fld>(Cookery)</fld> <def>To stew or broil in a covered kettle or pan.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A <qex>braising</qex> kettle has a deep cover which holds coals; consequently the cooking is done from above, as well as below.</q> <rj><qau>Mrs. Henderson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brais"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kettle or pan for braising.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brait</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.W. <ets>braith</ets> variegated, Ir. <ets>breath</ets>, <ets>breagh</ets>, fine, comely.]</ety> <def>A rough diamond.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Braize</hw> <pr>(br&amacr;z)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Braise</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brake</hw> <pr>(br&amacr;k)</pr>, <def><pos>imp.</pos> of <er>Break</er>.</def> <mark>[Arhaic]</mark> <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brake</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>brake</ets> fern; cf. AS. <ets>bracce</ets> fern, LG. <ets>brake</ets> willow bush, Da. <ets>bregne</ets> fern, G. <ets>brach</ets> fallow; prob. orig. the growth on rough, broken ground, fr. the root of E. <ets>break</ets>. See <er>Break</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, cf. <er>Bracken</er>, and 2d <er>Brake</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A fern of the genus <gen>Pteris</gen>, esp. the <spn>Pteris aquilina</spn>, common in almost all countries. It has solitary stems dividing into three principal branches. Less properly: Any fern.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A thicket; a place overgrown with shrubs and brambles, with undergrowth and ferns, or with canes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Rounds rising hillocks, <qex>brakes</qex> obscure and rough,<br/>
+To shelter thee from tempest and from rain.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He stayed not for <qex>brake</qex>, <qex>and he stopped not for stone</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Cane brake</b></col>, <cd>a thicket of canes. See <er>Canebrake</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 175 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Brake</hw> <pr>(br&amacr;k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>brake</ets>; cf. LG. <ets>brake</ets> an instrument for breaking flax, G. <ets>breche</ets>, fr. the root of E. <ets>break</ets>. See <ets>Break</ets>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, and cf. <er>Breach</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An instrument or machine to break or bruise the woody part of flax or hemp so that it may be separated from the fiber.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An extended handle by means of which a number of men can unite in working a pump, as in a fire engine.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A baker's kneading though.</def> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A sharp bit or snaffle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Pampered jades . . . which need nor <qex>break</qex> nor bit.</q> <rj><qau>Gascoigne.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A frame for confining a refractory horse while the smith is shoeing him; also, an inclosure to restrain cattle, horses, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A horse . . . which Philip had bought . . . and because of his fierceness kept him within a <qex>brake</qex> of iron bars.</q> <rj><qau>J. Brende.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>That part of a carriage, as of a movable battery, or engine, which enables it to turn.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>An ancient engine of war analogous to the crossbow and ballista.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Agric.)</fld> <def>A large, heavy harrow for breaking clods after plowing; a drag.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>A piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping motion by friction, as of a carriage or railway car, by the pressure of rubbers against the wheels, or of clogs or ratchets against the track or roadway, or of a pivoted lever against a wheel or drum in a machine.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>10.</sn> <fld>(Engin.)</fld> <def>An apparatus for testing the power of a steam engine, or other motor, by weighing the amount of friction that the motor will overcome; a friction brake.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>11.</sn> <def>A cart or carriage without a body, used in breaking in horses.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>12.</sn> <def>An ancient instrument of torture.</def> <rj><au>Holinshed.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Air brake</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Air brake</er>, in the Vocabulary.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Brake beam</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>Brake bar</b></col></mcol>, <cd>the beam that connects the brake blocks of opposite wheels.</cd> -- <col><b>Brake block</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The part of a brake holding the brake shoe.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A brake shoe.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Brake shoe</b></col> or <col><b>Brake rubber</b></col></mcol>, <cd>the part of a brake against which the wheel rubs.</cd> -- <col><b>Brake wheel</b></col>, <cd>a wheel on the platform or top of a car by which brakes are operated.</cd> -- <col><b>Continuous brake</b></col> . <cd>See under <er>Continuous</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brake"man</hw> <pr>(br&amacr;k"m&aitalic_;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Brakemen</plw> <pr>(br&amacr;k"m&eitalic_;n)</pr>.</plu><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Railroads)</fld> <def>A man in charge of a brake or brakes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>The man in charge of the winding (or hoisting) engine for a mine.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>brakes</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the combination of interacting parts that work to slow a moving vehicle.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> brake system.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brak"y</hw> <pr>(br&amacr;k"&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of brakes; abounding with brambles, shrubs, or ferns; rough; thorny.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In the woods and <qex>braky</qex> glens.</q> <rj><qau>W. Browne.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bra"less</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>wearing no brassiere.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bra"ma</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Brahma</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bra"mah press`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A hydrostatic press of immense power, invented by Joseph <xex>Bramah</xex> of London. See under <er>Hydrostatic</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bram"ble</hw> <pr>(br&abreve;m"b'l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>brembil</ets>, AS. <ets>br&emacr;mel</ets>, <ets>br&emacr;mbel</ets>, <ets>br&aemacr_;mbel</ets> (akin to OHG. <ets>br&amacr;mal</ets>), fr. the same root as E. <ets>broom</ets>, As. <ets>br&omacr;m</ets>. See <er>Broom</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Any plant of the genus <gen>Rubus</gen>, including the raspberry and blackberry. Hence: Any rough, prickly shrub.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The thorny <qex>brambles</qex>, and embracing bushes.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The brambling or bramble finch.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bram"ble bush`</hw> <pr>(b&usdot_;sh`)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The bramble, or a collection of brambles growing together.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He jumped into a <qex>bramble bush</qex><br/>
+And scratched out both his eyes.</q> <rj><qau>Mother Goose.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bram"bled</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Overgrown with brambles.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Forlorn she sits upon the <qex>brambled</qex> floor.</q> <rj><qau>T. Warton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bram"ble net`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A net to catch birds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bram"bling</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bramline</ets>. See <er>Bramble</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The European mountain finch (<spn>Fringilla montifringilla</spn>); -- called also <altname>bramble finch</altname> and <altname>bramble</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bram"bly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, resembling, or full of, brambles.</def> &ldquo;In <xex>brambly</xex> wildernesses.&rdquo; <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brame</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Breme</er>.]</ety> <def>Sharp passion; vexation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Heart-burning <qex>brame</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bra"min</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bra*min"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, etc.}</mhw> <def>See <er>Brahman</er>, <er>Brachmanic</er>, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bran</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bren</ets>, <ets>bran</ets>, OF. <ets>bren</ets>, F. <ets>bran</ets>, from Celtic; cf. Armor. <ets>brenn</ets>, Ir. <ets>bran</ets>, bran, chaff.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The European carrion crow.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bran"card</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A litter on which a person may be carried.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Coigrave.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Branch</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Branches</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>braunche</ets>, F. <ets>branche</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>branca</ets> claw of a bird or beast of prey; cf. Armor. <ets>brank</ets> branch, bough.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A shoot or secondary stem growing from the main stem, or from a principal limb or bough of a tree or other plant.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any division extending like a branch; any arm or part connected with the main body of thing; ramification; <as>as, the <ex>branch</ex> of an antler; the <ex>branch</ex> of a chandelier; a <ex>branch</ex> of a river; a <ex>branch</ex> of a railway</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Most of the <qex>branches</qex> , or streams, were dried up.</q> <rj><qau>W. Irving.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Any member or part of a body or system; a distinct article; a section or subdivision; a department.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Branches</xex> of knowledge.&rdquo; <rj><au>Prescott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It is a <qex>branch</qex> and parcel of mine oath.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>One of the portions of a curve that extends outwards to an indefinitely great distance; <as>as, the <ex>branches</ex> of an hyperbola</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A line of family descent, in distinction from some other line or lines from the same stock; any descendant in such a line; <as>as, the English <ex>branch</ex> of a family</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His father, a younger <qex>branch</qex> of the ancient stock.</q> <rj><qau>Carew.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A warrant or commission given to a pilot, authorizing him to pilot vessels in certain waters.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Branches of a bridle</b></col>, <cd>two pieces of bent iron, which bear the bit, the cross chains, and the curb.</cd> -- <col><b>Branch herring</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Alewife</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Root and branch</b></col> , <cd>totally, wholly.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Bough; limb; shoot; offshoot; twig; sprig.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Branch</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Diverging from, or tributary to, a main stock, line, way, theme, etc.; <as>as, a <ex>branch</ex> vein; a <ex>branch</ex> road or line; a <ex>branch</ex> topic; a <ex>branch</ex> store</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Branch</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Branched</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Branching</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To shoot or spread in branches; to separate into branches; to ramify.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To divide into separate parts or subdivision.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To branch off</b></col>, <cd>to form a branch or a separate part; to diverge.</cd> -- <col><b>To branch out</b></col>, <cd>to speak diffusively; to extend one's discourse to other topics than the main one; also, to enlarge the scope of one's business, etc.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To <qex>branch out</qex> into a long disputation.</q> <rj><qau>Spectator.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Branch</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To divide as into branches; to make subordinate division in.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To adorn with needlework representing branches, flowers, or twigs.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The train whereof loose far behind her strayed,<br/>
+<qex>Branched</qex> with gold and pearl, most richly wrought.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>branched</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches; <as>as, long <ex>branched</ex> hairs on its legs, on which pollen collects</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bifurcate, biramous, forked, pronged, prongy.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>same as <er>branching</er>, <pos>a.</pos>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Branch"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which shoots forth branches; one who shows growth in various directions.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Falconry)</fld> <def>A young hawk when it begins to leave the nest and take to the branches.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Branch"er*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A system of branches.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bran"chi*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Branchi&aelig;</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, pl. of &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A gill; a respiratory organ for breathing the air contained in water, such as many aquatic and semiaquatic animals have.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bran"chi*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to branchi&aelig; or gills.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Branchial arches</b></col>, <cd>the bony or cartilaginous arches which support the gills on each side of the throat of fishes and amphibians. See <xex>Illustration</xex> in Appendix.</cd> -- <col><b>Branchial clefts</b></col>, <cd>the openings between the branchial arches through which water passes.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bran"chi*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Furnished with branchi&aelig;; <as>as, <ex>branchiate</ex> segments</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bran*chif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Having gills; branchiate; <as>as, <ex>branchiferous</ex> gastropods</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Branch"i*ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Fullness of branches.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Branch"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Furnished with branches; shooting our branches; extending in a branch or branches.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Shaded with <qex>branching</qex> palm.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Branch"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or state of separation into branches; division into branches; a division or branch.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The sciences, with their numerous <qex>branchings</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>L. Watts.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bran`chi*o*gas*trop"o*da</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. &unr_; gill + E. <ets>gastropoda</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Those Gastropoda that breathe by branchi&aelig;, including the Prosobranchiata and Opisthobranchiata.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bran`chi*om"er*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; gill + <ets>-mere</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The state of being made up of branchiate segments.</def> <rj><au>R. Wiedersheim.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bran"chi*o*pod</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the Branchiopoda.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bran"chi*o*poda</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; gill + <ets>-poda</ets>: cf. F. <ets>branchiopode</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An order of Entomostraca; -- so named from the feet of branchiopods having been supposed to perform the function of gills. It includes the fresh-water genera <gen>Branchipus</gen>, <gen>Apus</gen>, and <gen>Limnadia</gen>, and the genus <gen>Artemia</gen> found in salt lakes. It is also called <altname><ord>Phyllopoda</ord></altname>. See <er>Phyllopoda</er>, <er>Cladocera</er>. It is sometimes used in a broader sense.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bran`chi*os"te*gal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; gill + &unr_; to cover: cf. F. <ets>branchiost&egrave;ge</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the membrane covering the gills of fishes.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A branchiostegal ray. See <xex>Illustration</xex> of <cref>Branchial arches</cref> in Appendix.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; This term was formerly applied to a group of fishes having boneless branchi&aelig;. But the arrangement was artificial, and has been rejected.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bran`chi*os"tege</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The branchiostegal membrane. See <xex>Illustration</xex> in Appendix.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bran`chi*os"te*gous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Branchiostegal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bran`chi*os"to*ma</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr., Gr. &unr_; gill + &unr_; mouth.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The lancelet. See <er>Amphioxus</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bran"chi*u"ra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr., Gr. &unr_; gill + <grk>o'yra`</grk> tail.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A group of Entomostraca, with suctorial mouths, including species parasitic on fishes, as the carp lice (<spn>Argulus</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Branch"less</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Destitute of branches or shoots; without any valuable product; barren; naked.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Branch"let</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Branch</ets> + <ets>-let</ets>.]</ety> <def>A little branch; a twig.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Branch" pi`lot</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A pilot who has a branch or commission, as from Trinity House, England, for special navigation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Branch"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of branches; having wide-spreading branches; consisting of branches.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Beneath thy <qex>branchy</qex> bowers of thickest gloom.</q> <rj><qau>J. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brand</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>brand</ets>, <ets>brond</ets>, AS. <ets>brand brond</ets> brand, sword, from <ets>byrnan</ets>, <ets>beornan</ets>, to burn; akin to D., Dan., Sw., &amp; G. <ets>brand</ets> brand, Icel. <ets>brandr</ets> a brand, blade of a sword. &radic;32. See <er>Burn</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, and cf. <er>Brandish</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A burning piece of wood; or a stick or piece of wood partly burnt, whether burning or after the fire is extinct.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Snatching a live <qex>brand</qex> from a wigwam, Mason threw it on a matted roof.</q> <rj><qau>Palfrey.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A sword, so called from its glittering or flashing brightness.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark> <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Paradise, so late their happy seat,<br/>
+Waved over by that flaming <qex>brand</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A mark made by burning with a hot iron, as upon a cask, to designate the quality, manufacturer, etc., of the contents, or upon an animal, to designate ownership; -- also, a mark for a similar purpose made in any other way, as with a stencil. Hence, figurately: Quality; kind; grade; <as>as, a good <ex>brand</ex> of flour</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A mark put upon criminals with a hot iron. Hence: Any mark of infamy or vice; a stigma.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>brand</qex> of private vice.</q> <rj><qau>Channing.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>An instrument to brand with; a branding iron.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Any minute fungus which produces a burnt appearance in plants. The brands are of many species and several genera of the order <ord>Puccini&aelig;i</ord>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brand</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Branded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Branding</conjf>.]</vmorph>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>To burn a distinctive mark into or upon with a hot iron, to indicate quality, ownership, etc., or to mark as infamous (as a convict).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To put an actual distinctive mark upon in any other way, as with a stencil, to show quality of contents, name of manufacture, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Fig.: To fix a mark of infamy, or a stigma, upon.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The Inquisition <qex>branded</qex> its victims with infamy.</q> <rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>There were the enormities, <qex>branded</qex> and condemned by the first and most natural verdict of common humanity.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To mark or impress indelibly, as with a hot iron.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>As if it were <qex>branded</qex> on my mind.</q> <rj><qau>Geo. Eliot.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bran"den*burg</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[So named after <etsep>Brandenburg</etsep>, a province and a town of Prussia.]</ety> <def>A kind of decoration for the breast of a coat, sometimes only a frog with a loop, but in some military uniforms enlarged into a broad horizontal stripe.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He wore a coat . . . trimmed with <qex>Brandenburgs</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Smollett.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brand"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, brands; a branding iron.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A gridiron.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brand" goose`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[Prob. fr. 1st <ets>brand</ets> + <ets>goose</ets>: cf. Sw. <ets>brandg&aring;s</ets>. Cf. <er>Brant</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A species of wild goose (<spn>Branta bernicla</spn>) usually called in America <altname>brant</altname>. See <er>Brant</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bran"died</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Mingled with brandy; made stronger by the addition of brandy; flavored or treated with brandy; <as>as, <ex>brandied</ex> peaches</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brand"ing i`*ron</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>An iron to brand with.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brand" i`ron</hw>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>A branding iron.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A trivet to set a pot on.</def> <rj><au>Huloet.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The horizontal bar of an andiron.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bran"dish</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Brandished</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Brandishing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>braundisen</ets>, F. <ets>brandir</ets>, fr. <ets>brand</ets> a sword, fr. OHG. <ets>brant</ets> brand. See <er>Brand</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To move or wave, as a weapon; to raise and move in various directions; to shake or flourish.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The quivering lance which he <qex>brandished</qex> bright.</q> <rj><qau>Drake.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To play with; to flourish; <as>as, to <ex>brandish</ex> syllogisms</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bran"dish</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A flourish, as with a weapon, whip, etc.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Brandishes</xex> of the fan.&rdquo; <rj><au>Tailer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bran"dish*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who brandishes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bran"dle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>brandiller</ets>.]</ety> <def>To shake; to totter.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Brand"ling</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Brand"lin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Branlin</er>, fish and worm.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brand"-new"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Brand</er>, and cf. <er>Brannew</er>.]</ety> <def>Quite new; bright as if fresh from the forge.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brand" spore`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>One of several spores growing in a series or chain, and produced by one of the fungi called <xex>brand</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bran"dy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Brandies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[From older <ets>brandywine</ets>, <ets>brandwine</ets>, fr. D. <ets>brandewijn</ets>, fr. p. p. of <ets>branden</ets> to burn, distill + <ets>wijn</ets> wine, akin to G. <ets>branntwein</ets>. See <er>Brand</er>.]</ety> <def>A strong alcoholic liquor distilled from wine. The name is also given to spirit distilled from other liquors, and in the United States to that distilled from cider and peaches. In northern Europe, it is also applied to a spirit obtained from grain.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Brandy fruit</b></col>, <cd>fruit preserved in brandy and sugar.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bran"dy*wine`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Brandy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Wiseman.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bran"gle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prov. E. <ets>brangled</ets> confused, entangled, Scot. <ets>brangle</ets> to shake, menace; probably a variant of <ets>wrangle</ets>, confused with <ets>brawl</ets>. &radic;95.> ]</ety> <def>A wrangle; a squabble; a noisy contest or dispute.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A <qex>brangle</qex> between him and his neighbor.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bran"gle</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Brangled</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Brangling</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To wrangle; to dispute contentiously; to squabble.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bran"gle*ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrangle; brangle.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bran"gler</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A quarrelsome person.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bran"gling</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A quarrel.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Whitlock.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brank</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prov. of Celtic origin; cf. L. <ets>brance</ets>, <ets>brace</ets>, the Gallic name of a particularly white kind of corn.]</ety> <def>Buckwheat.</def> <mark>[Local, Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Brank</hw>, <hw>Branks</hw>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Gael. <ets>brangus</ets>, <ets>brangas</ets>, a sort of pillory, Ir. <ets>brancas</ets> halter, or D. <ets>pranger</ets> fetter.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A sort of bridle with wooden side pieces.</def> <mark>[Scot. &amp; Prov. Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Jamieson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A scolding bridle, an instrument formerly used for correcting scolding women. It was an iron frame surrounding the head and having a triangular piece entering the mouth of the scold.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brank</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To hold up and toss the head; -- applied to horses as spurning the bit.</def> <mark>[Scot. &amp; Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To prance; to caper.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark> <rj><au>Jamieson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brank"ur*sine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>branc-ursine</ets>, <ets>branch-ursine</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>branca</ets> claw + L. <ets>ursinus</ets> belonging to a bear (fr. <ets>ursus</ets> bear), <it>i. e.</it>, bear's claw, because its leaves resemble the claws of a bear. Cf. <er>Branch</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Bear's-breech, or Acanthus.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bran"lin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Scot. <ets>branlie</ets> fr. <ets>brand</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A young salmon or parr, in the stage in which it has transverse black bands, as if burned by a gridiron.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bran"lin</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Brand</er>.]</ety> <def>A small red worm or larva, used as bait for small fresh-water fish; -- so called from its red color.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bran"-new"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Brand-new</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bran"ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the appearance of bran; consisting of or containing bran.</def> <rj><au>Wiseman.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bran"sle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Brawl</er> a dance.]</ety> <def>A brawl or dance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 176 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Brant</hw> <pr>(br&abreve;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.<er>Brand goose</er>, <er>Brent</er>, <er>Brenicle</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A species of wild goose (<spn>Branta bernicla</spn>) -- called also <altname>brent</altname> and <altname>brand goose</altname>. The name is also applied to other related species.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brant</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Brent</er>.]</ety> <def>Steep.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bran"tail`</hw> <pr>(br&abreve;n"t&amacr;l`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The European redstart; -- so called from the red color of its tail.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brant"-fox`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[For <ets>brand-fox</ets>; cf. G. <ets>brandfuchs</ets>, Sw. <ets>bradr&auml;f</ets>. So called from its yellowish brown and somewhat black color. See <er>Brand</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A kind of fox found in Sweden (<spn>Vulpes alopex</spn>), smaller than the common fox (<spn>Vulpes vulgaris</spn>), but probably a variety of it.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bran"u*lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to the brain; cerebral.</def> <rj><au>I. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bra"sen</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Brazen</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brasenia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a magnoliid genus; a genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as the most primitive of extant angiosperms; alternatively, a member of the family <fam>Nymphaeaceae</fam>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Brasenia</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brash</hw> <pr>(br&abreve;sh)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Gael. <ets>bras</ets> or G. <ets>barsch</ets> harsh, sharp, tart, impetuous, D. <ets>barsch</ets>, Sw. &amp; Dan. <ets>barsk</ets>.]</ety> <def>Hasty in temper; impetuous.</def> <rj><au>Grose.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brash</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Amer. <ets>bresk</ets>, <ets>brusk</ets>, fragile, brittle.]</ety> <def>Brittle, as wood or vegetables.</def> <mark>[Colloq., U. S.]</mark> <rj><au>Bartlett.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brash</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Brash</er> brittle.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A rash or eruption; a sudden or transient fit of sickness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Refuse boughs of trees; also, the clippings of hedges.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Wright.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Broken and angular fragments of rocks underlying alluvial deposits.</def> <rj><au>Lyell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Broken fragments of ice.</def> <rj><au>Kane.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Water brash</b></col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>an affection characterized by a spasmodic pain or hot sensation in the stomach with a rising of watery liquid into the mouth; pyrosis.</cd> -- <col><b>Weaning brash</b></col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>a severe form of diarrhea which sometimes attacks children just weaned.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brash"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Resembling, or of the nature of, brash, or broken fragments; broken; crumbly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Our progress was not at all impeded by the few soft, <qex>brashy</qex> floes that we encountered.</q> <rj><qau>F. T. Bullen.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Showery; characterized by brashes, or showers.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bra"sier</hw>, <hw>Bra"zier</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>brasiere</ets>, F. <ets>braise</ets> live coals. See <er>Brass</er>.]</ety> <def>An artificer who works in brass.</def> <rj><au>Franklin.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bra"sier</hw>, <hw>Bra"zier</hw> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>brasier</ets>, <ets>brais&iacute;er</ets>, fr. <ets>braise</ets> live coals. See <er>Brass</er>.]</ety> <def>A large metal pan for holding burning coals or charcoal; it is used to warm people who must stay outside for long times.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brasilia</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>the capital city of Brazil, built on the central plateau.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Brazilian capital.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bras"i*lin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>br&eacute;siline</ets>. See 2d <er>Brazil</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A substance, <chform>C16H14O5</chform>, extracted from brazilwood as a yellow crystalline powder which is white when pure. It is colored intensely red by alkalies on exposure to the air, being oxidized to <hw>bra*sil"e*in</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <chform>C16H12O5</chform>, to which brazilwood owes its dyeing properties.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brasque</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <fld>(Metal.)</fld> <def>A paste made by mixing powdered charcoal, coal, or coke with clay, molasses, tar, or other suitable substance. It is used for lining hearths, crucibles, etc. Called also <altname>steep</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brass</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Brasses</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>bras</ets>, <ets>bres</ets>, AS. <ets>br&aelig;s</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>bras</ets> cement, solder, <ets>brasa</ets> to harden by fire, and to E. <ets>braze</ets>, <ets>brazen</ets>. Cf. 1st &amp; 2d <er>Braze</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An alloy (usually yellow) of copper and zinc, in variable proportion, but often containing two parts of copper to one part of zinc. It sometimes contains tin, and rarely other metals.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>A journal bearing, so called because frequently made of brass. A brass is often lined with a softer metal, when the latter is generally called a <xex>white metal lining</xex>. See <er>Axle box</er>, <er>Journal Box</er>, and <er>Bearing</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Coin made of copper, brass, or bronze.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor <qex>brass</qex> in your purses, nor scrip for your journey.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. x. 9.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Impudence; a brazen face.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Utensils, ornaments, or other articles of brass.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The very scullion who cleans the <qex>brasses</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Hopkinson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A brass plate engraved with a figure or device. Specifically, one used as a memorial to the dead, and generally having the portrait, coat of arms, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>Lumps of pyrites or sulphuret of iron, the color of which is near to that of brass.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The word <xex>brass</xex> as used in Sculpture language is a translation for <xex>copper</xex> or some kind of <xex>bronze</xex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Brass</xex> is often used adjectively or in self-explaining compounds; as, <xex>brass</xex> button, <xex>brass</xex> kettle, <xex>brass</xex> founder, <xex>brass</xex> foundry or <xex>brass</xex>foundry.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Brass band</b></col> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>, <cd>a band of musicians who play upon wind instruments made of brass, as trumpets, cornets, etc.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Brass foil</b></col>, <col><b>Brass leaf</b></col></mcol>, <cd>brass made into very thin sheets; -- called also <altname>Dutch gold</altname>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bras"sage</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A sum formerly levied to pay the expense of coinage; -- now called <altname>seigniorage</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>brassard</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an armor plate that protects the arm.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bras"sart</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>brassard</ets>, fr. <ets>bras</ets> arm. See <er>Brace</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>Armor for the arm; -- generally used for the whole arm from the shoulder to the wrist, and consisting, in the 15th and 16th centuries, of many parts.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>brassavola</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>any of various tropical American orchids with usually solitary fleshy leaves and showy white to green nocturnally fragrant blossoms solitary or in racemes of up to 7.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>brassbound</hw>, <hw>brass-bound</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>inflexibly entrenched; <as>as, <ex>brassbound</ex> traditions</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ironclad, unchangeable.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>having trim or fittings of brass; <as>as, a <ex>brassbound</ex> campaign chest; the heavy <ex>brass-bound</ex> door</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brasse</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Perh. a transposition of <ets>barse</ets>; but cf. LG. <ets>brasse</ets> the bream, G. <ets>brassen</ets> Cf. <er>Bream</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A spotted European fish of the genus <gen>Lucioperca</gen>, resembling a perch.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>brasserie</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a small restaurant serving beer and wine as well as food; usually cheap.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bras"sets</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Brassart</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brassia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids having striking axillary racemes of yellow to green spiderlike flowers with long slender sepals and warty lips; the spider orchids.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Brassia</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bras"si*ca</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[L., cabbage.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of plants embracing several species and varieties differing much in appearance and qualities: such as the common cabbage (<spn>Brassica oleracea</spn>), broccoli, cauliflowers, etc.; the wild turnip (<spn>Brassica campestris</spn>); the common turnip (<spn>Brassica rapa</spn>); the rape or coleseed (<spn>Brassica napus</spn>), etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brassicaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a natural family of plants with four-petaled flowers.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Cruciferae, family Cruciferae, family Brassicaceae, mustard family.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bras`si*ca"ceous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>brassica</ets> cabbage.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Related to, or resembling, the cabbage, or plants of the Cabbage family.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>brassie</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>formerly a golfing wood with a face more elevated that a driver but less than a spoon.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Bras`siere"</hw> <hw>Bras`si&egrave;re"</hw></mhw> <pr>(br&adot_;*z&emacr;r")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A form of woman's undergarment, often stiffened with wire or whalebones, or the like, and worn to cover and support the breasts; -- also called <altname>bra</altname>. It usually has straps which support it from the shoulders, but strapless variants are also made.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bra, bandeau.</syn><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brass"i*ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state, condition, or quality of being brassy.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>brasslike</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>resembling the sound of a brass instrument.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> brassy.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>having an appearance resembling that of brass.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> brassy.</syn><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brass"-vis"aged</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Impudent; bold.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brass"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to brass; having the nature, appearance, or hardness, of brass.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Impudent; impudently bold.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brass"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <altsp>[Written also <asp>brassie</asp> and <asp>brassey</asp>.]</altsp> <fld>(Golf)</fld> <def>A wooden club soled with brass.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brast</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Burst</er>.]</ety> <def>To burst.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And both his y&euml;n <qex>braste</qex> out of his face.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Dreadfull furies which their chains have <qex>brast</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brat</hw> <pr>(br&abreve;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bratt</ets> coarse garnment, AS. <ets>bratt</ets> cloak, fr. the Celtic; cf. W. <ets>brat</ets> clout, rag, Gael. <ets>brat</ets> cloak, apron, rag, Ir. <ets>brat</ets> cloak; properly then, a child's bib or clout; hence, a child.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A coarse garment or cloak; also, coarse clothing, in general.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A coarse kind of apron for keeping the clothes clean; a bib.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng. &amp; Scot.]</mark> <rj><au>Wright.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A child; an offspring; -- formerly used in a good sense, but now usually in a contemptuous sense.</def> &ldquo;This <xex>brat</xex> is none of mine.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au> &ldquo;A beggar's <xex>brat</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>O Israel! O household of the Lord!<br/>
+O Abraham's <qex>brats</qex>! O brood of blessed seed!</q> <rj><qau>Gascoigne.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The young of an animal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>L'Estrange.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brat</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>A thin bed of coal mixed with pyrites or carbonate of lime.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bratch"et</hw>, <pr>(br&abreve;ch"&ebreve_;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sc. also <ets>bratchart</ets>; fr. ME. <ets>brachet</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>brachet</ets>; ML. <ets>brachetus</ets>, dim. of <ets>brache</ets> a hound. See <er>brach</er>.]</ety> <def>a kind of hound; a <er>brach</er>; -- applied contemptuously to a child. See also <er>brach</er>.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>brachet</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>Century Dict. 1906</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>bratchet's</qex> bay<br/>
+From the dark covert drove the prey.</q> <rj><qau>Scott, (Marmion, ii. int.).</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>Century Dict. 1906</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To be plagued with a <qex>bratchet</qex> whelp -- Whence came ye, my fair-favoured little gossip? .</q> <rj><qau>Scott, (Kenilworth, II. xxi).</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>Century Dict. 1906</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Brat"sche</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G., fr. It. viola da <ets>braccio</ets> viola held on the arm.]</ety> <def>The tenor viola, or viola.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brat"tice</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Brettice</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A wall of separation in a shaft or gallery used for ventilation.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Planking to support a roof or wall.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brat"tish*ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>See <er>Brattice</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>Carved openwork, as of a shrine, battlement, or parapet.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>brat"wurst</hw> <pr>(br&abreve;t"w&ucirc;rst; br&abreve;t"w&oobreve_;rst; br&abreve;t"v&ucirc;rst; br&auml;t"w&ucirc;rst; G. br&abreve;t"v&oobreve_;rsht)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[German.]</ety> <def>a small pork sausage seasoned with spices and herbs, and usually served broiled or sauteed.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Braun"ite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A native oxide of manganese, of dark brownish black color. It was named from a Mr. <etsep>Braun</etsep> of Gotha.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bra*vade"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Bravado.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Fanshawe.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bra*va"do</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>, <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bravadoes</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Sp. <ets>bravada</ets>, <ets>bravata</ets>, boast, brag: cf. F. <ets>bravade</ets>. See <er>Brave</er>.]</ety> <def>Boastful and threatening behavior; a boastful menace.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In spite of our host's <qex>bravado</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Irving.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brave</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <adjf>Braver</adjf>; <pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Bravest</adjf>.]</amorph> <ety>[F. <ets>brave</ets>, It. or Sp. <ets>bravo</ets>, (orig.) fierce, wild, savage, prob. from. L. <ets>barbarus</ets>. See <er>Barbarous</er>, and cf. <er>Bravo</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Bold; courageous; daring; intrepid; -- opposed to <ant>cowardly</ant>; <as>as, a <ex>brave</ex> man; a <ex>brave</ex> act</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having any sort of superiority or excellence; -- especially such as in conspicuous.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Archaic as applied to material things.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Iron is a <qex>brave</qex> commodity where wood aboundeth.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It being a <qex>brave</qex> day, I walked to Whitehall.</q> <rj><qau>Pepys.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Making a fine show or display.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Wear my dagger with the <qex>braver</qex> grace.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>For I have gold, and therefore will be <qex>brave</qex>.<br/>
+In silks I'll rattle it of every color.</q> <rj><qau>Robert Greene.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Frog and lizard in holiday coats<br/>
+And turtle <qex>brave</qex> in his golden spots.</q> <rj><qau>Emerson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Courageous; gallant; daring; valiant; valorous; bold; heroic; intrepid; fearless; dauntless; magnanimous; high-spirited; stout-hearted. See <er>Gallant</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brave</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A brave person; one who is daring.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The star-spangled banner, O,long may it wave<br/>
+O'er the land of the free and the home of the <qex>brave</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>F. S. Key.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Specifically, an Indian warrior.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A man daring beyond discretion; a bully.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Hot <qex>braves</qex> like thee may fight.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A challenge; a defiance; bravado.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Demetrius, thou dost overween in all;<br/>
+And so in this, to bear me down with <qex>braves</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brave</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Braved</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Braving</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To encounter with courage and fortitude; to set at defiance; to defy; to dare.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>These I can <qex>brave</qex>, but those I can not bear.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To adorn; to make fine or showy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Thou [a tailor whom Grunio was browbeating] hast <qex>braved</qex> meny men; brave not me; I'll neither be faced or braved.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brave"ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In a brave manner; courageously; gallantly; valiantly; splendidly; nobly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Finely; gaudily; gayly; showily.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And [she] decked herself <qex>bravely</qex> to allure the eyes of all men that should see her.</q> <rj><qau>Judith. x. 4.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Well; thrivingly; prosperously.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brave"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of state or being brave.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brav"er*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>braverie</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality of being brave; fearless; intrepidity.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Remember, sir, my liege, . . . <br/>
+The natural <qex>bravery</qex> of your isle.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of braving; defiance; bravado.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Reform, then, without <qex>bravery</qex> or scandal of former times and persons.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Splendor; magnificence; showy appearance; ostentation; fine dress.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>With scarfs and fans and double change of <qex>bravery</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Like a stately ship . . . <br/>
+With all her <qex>bravery</qex> on, and tackle trim.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A showy person; a fine gentleman; a beau.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A man that is the <qex>bravery</qex> of his age.</q> <rj><qau>Beau. &amp; Fl.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Courage; heroism; interpidity; gallantry; valor; fearlessness; dauntlessness; hardihood; manfulness. See <er>Courage</er>, and <er>Heroism</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brav"ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bravado; a boast.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>With so proud a strain<br/>
+Of threats and <qex>bravings</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Chapman.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brav"ing*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a defiant manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bra"vo</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bravoes</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[I. See <er>Brave</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>A daring villain; a bandit; one who sets law at defiance; a professional assassin or murderer.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Safe from detection, seize the unwary prey.<br/>
+And stab, like <qex>bravoes</qex>, all who come this way.</q> <rj><qau>Churchill.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bra"vo</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <ety>[It. See <er>Brave</er>.]</ety> <def>Well done! excellent! an exclamation expressive of applause.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bra*vu"ra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It., (properly) bravery, spirit, from <ets>bravo</ets>. See <er>Brave</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A florid, brilliant style of music, written for effect, to show the range and flexibility of a singer's voice, or the technical force and skill of a performer; <xex>virtuoso</xex> music.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Aria di bravura</b></col> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <ety>[It.]</ety>, <cd>a florid air demanding brilliant execution.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Braw</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Brave</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <mark>[Scot. &amp; Prov. Eng.]</mark> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Well-dressed; handsome; smart; brave; -- used of persons or their clothing, etc.; <as>as, a <ex>braw</ex> lad</as>.</def> &ldquo;A <xex>braw</xex> new gown.&rdquo; <rj><au>Burns.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Good; fine.</def> &ldquo;A <xex>braw</xex> night.&rdquo; <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brawl</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Brawled</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Brawling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>braulen</ets> to quarrel, boast, <ets>brallen</ets> to cry, make a noise; cf. LG. <ets>brallen</ets> to brag, MHG. <ets>pr</ets>&unr_;<ets>ulen</ets>, G. <ets>prahlen</ets>, F. <ets>brailler</ets> to cry, shout, Pr. <ets>brailar</ets>, <ets>braillar</ets>, W. <ets>bragal</ets> to vociferate, brag, Armor. <ets>bragal</ets> to romp, to strut, W. <ets>broliaw</ets> to brag, <ets>brawl</ets> boast. &unr_;95.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To quarrel noisily and outrageously.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Let a man that is a man consider that he is a fool that <qex>brawleth</qex> openly with his wife.</q> <rj><qau>Golden Boke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To complain loudly; to scold.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To make a loud confused noise, as the water of a rapid stream running over stones.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Where the brook <qex>brawls</qex> along the painful road.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To wrangle; squabble; contend.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brawl</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A noisy quarrel; loud, angry contention; a wrangle; a tumult; <as>as, a drunken <ex>brawl</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His sports were hindered by the <qex>brawls</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Noise; quarrel; uproar; row; tumult.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brawl"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One that brawls; wrangler.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Common brawler</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>one who disturbs a neighborhood by brawling (and is therefore indictable at common law as a nuisance).</cd> <rj><au>Wharton.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brawl"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Quarreling; quarrelsome; noisy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>She is an irksome <qex>brawling</qex> scold.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Making a loud confused noise. See <er>Brawl</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>, 3.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A <qex>brawling</qex> stream.</q> <rj><qau>J. S. Shairp.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brawl"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a brawling manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brawn</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>braon</ets> fleshy part, muscle, fr. HG. <ets>br&unr_;to</ets> flesh, G. <ets>braten</ets> roast meat; akin to Icel. <ets>br&unr_;&unr_;</ets> flesh, food of beasts, AS. <ets>br</ets>&unr_;de roast meat, <ets>br&unr_;dan</ets> to roast, G. <ets>braten</ets>, and possibly to E. <ets>breed</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A muscle; flesh.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Formed well of <qex>brawns</qex> and of bones.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Full, strong muscles, esp. of the arm or leg, muscular strength; a protuberant muscular part of the body; sometimes, the arm.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Brawn</qex> without brains is thine.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It was ordained that murderers should be brent on the <qex>brawn</qex> of the left hand.</q> <rj><qau>E. Hall.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And in my vantbrace put this withered <qex>brawn</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The flesh of a boar; also, the salted and prepared flesh of a boar.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The best age for the boar is from two to five years, at which time it is best to geld him, or sell him for <qex>brawn</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Mortimer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A boar.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Beau. &amp; Fl.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brawned</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Brawny; strong; muscular.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brawn"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A boor killed for the table.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brawn"i*ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being brawny.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brawn"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having large, strong muscles; muscular; fleshy; strong.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Brawny</xex> limbs.&rdquo; <rj><au>W. Irving.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Muscular; fleshy; strong; bulky; sinewy; athletic; stalwart; powerful; robust.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brax"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. AS. <ets>breac</ets> rheum, <ets>broc</ets> sickness, Ir. <ets>bracha</ets> corruption. <ets>Jamieson</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A disease of sheep. The term is variously applied in different localities.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A diseased sheep, or its mutton.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bray</hw> <pr>(br&amacr;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Brayed</conjf> <pr>(br&amacr;d)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Braying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>brayen</ets>, OF. <ets>breier</ets>, F. <ets>broyer</ets> to pound, grind, fr. OHG. <ets>brehhan</ets> to break. See <er>Break</er>.]</ety> <def>To pound, beat, rub, or grind small or fine.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Though thou shouldest <qex>bray</qex> a fool in a mortar, . . . yet will not his foolishness depart from him.</q> <rj><qau>Prov. xxvii. 22.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bray</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[OE <ets>brayen</ets>, F. <ets>braire</ets> to bray, OF. <ets>braire</ets> to cry, fr. LL. <ets>bragire</ets> to whinny; perh. fr. the Celtic and akin to E. <ets>break</ets>; or perh. of imitative origin.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To utter a loud, harsh cry, as an ass.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Laugh, and they<br/>
+Return it louder than an ass can <qex>bray</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make a harsh, grating, or discordant noise.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Heard ye the din of battle <qex>bray</qex>?</q> <rj><qau>Gray.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bray</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make or utter with a loud, discordant, or harsh and grating sound.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Arms on armor clashing, <qex>brayed</qex><br/>
+Horrible discord.</q> <rj><qau>MIlton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And varying notes the war pipes <qex>brayed</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bray</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The harsh cry of an ass; also, any harsh, grating, or discordant sound.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>bray</qex> and roar of multitudinous London.</q> <rj><qau>Jerrold.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bray</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>braye</ets>, <ets>brey</ets>, <ets>brew</ets>, eyebrow, brow of a hill, hill, bank, Scot. <ets>bra</ets>, <ets>brae</ets>, <ets>bray</ets>, fr. AS. <ets>br&aemacr_;w</ets> eyebrow, influenced by the allied Icel. <ets>br&amacr;</ets> eyebrow, bank, also akin to AS. <ets>br&umacr;</ets> eyebrow. See <er>Brow</er>.]</ety> <def>A bank; the slope of a hill; a hill. See <er>Brae</er>, which is now the usual spelling.</def> <mark>[North of Eng. &amp; Scot.]</mark> <rj><au>Fairfax.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bray"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An implement for braying and spreading ink in hand printing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bray"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One that brays like an ass.</def> <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bray"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Making a harsh noise; blaring.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Braying</xex> trumpets.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Braze</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Brazed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Brazing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>braser</ets> to solder, fr. Icel. <ets>brasa</ets> to harden by fire. Cf. <er>Brass</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To solder with hard solder, esp. with an alloy of copper and zinc; <as>as, to <ex>braze</ex> the seams of a copper pipe</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To harden.</def> &ldquo;Now I am <xex>brazes</xex> to it.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Braze</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>br&aelig;sian</ets>, fr. <ets>br&aelig;s</ets> brass. See <er>Brass</er>.]</ety> <def>To cover or ornament with brass.</def> <rj><au>Chapman.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bra"zen</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos><ety>[OE. <ets>brasen</ets>, AS. <ets>br&aelig;sen</ets>. See <er>Brass</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, made of, or resembling, brass.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Sounding harsh and loud, like resounding brass.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Impudent; immodest; shameless; having a front like brass; <as>as, a <ex>brazen</ex> countenance</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Brazen age</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Myth.)</fld> <cd>The age of war and lawlessness which succeeded the silver age.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Arch&aelig;ol.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Bronze</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Brazen sea</b></col> <fld>(Jewish Antiq.)</fld>, <cd>a large laver of brass, placed in Solomon's temple for the use of the priests.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bra"zen</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Brazened</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Brazening</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To carry through impudently or shamelessly; <as>as, to <ex>brazen</ex> the matter through</as>.</def>
+<!-- = brass it out --><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Sabina <qex>brazened</qex> it out before Mrs. Wygram, but inwardly she was resolved to be a good deal more circumspect.</q> <rj><qau>W. Black.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bra"zen-browed`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Shamelessly impudent.</def> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bra"zen*face`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An impudent or shameless person.</def> &ldquo;Well said, <xex>brazenface;</xex> hold it out.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bra"zen*faced`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Impudent; shameless.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bra"zen*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a bold, impudent manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 177 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Bra"zen*ness</hw> <pr>(br&amacr;"z'n*n&ebreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being brazen.</def> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bra"zier</hw> <pr>(br&amacr;"zh&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Brasier</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Braz`i*let"to</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Pg. &amp; Sp. <ets>brasilete</ets>, It. <ets>brasiletto</ets>.]</ety> <def>See <er>Brazil wood</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bra*zil"ian</hw> <pr>(br&adot_;*z&ibreve_;l"y&aitalic_;n)</pr>, <pos>prop. a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to <country>Brazil</country>.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native or an inhabitant of <country>Brazil</country>.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Brazilian pebble</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Pebble</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 2.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Braz"i*lin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>br&eacute;siline</ets>. See <er>Brazil</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A substance contained in both Brazil wood and Sapan wood, from which it is extracted as a yellow crystalline substance which is white when pure. It is colored intensely red by alkalies.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>brezilin</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bra*zil" nut`</hw> <pr>(br&adot_;*z&ibreve_;l" n&ubreve;t`)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An oily, three-sided nut, the seed of the <spn>Bertholletia excelsa</spn>; the cream nut.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; From eighteen to twenty-four of the seeds or &ldquo;nuts&rdquo; grow in a hard and nearly globular shell.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Bra*zil" wood`</hw>, <hw>Bra*zil"wood`</hw></mhw> <pr>(br&adot_;*z&ibreve_;l" w&oobreve_;d`)</pr>. <ety>[OE. <ets>brasil</ets>, LL. <ets>brasile</ets> (cf. Pg. &amp; Sp. <ets>brasil</ets>, Pr. <ets>bresil</ets>, Pr. <ets>bresil</ets>); perh. from Sp. or Pg. <ets>brasa</ets> a live coal (cf. <er>Braze</er>, <er>Brasier</er>); or Ar. <ets>vars</ets> plant for dyeing red or yellow. This name was given to the wood from its color; and it is said that <person>King Emanuel</person>, of <country>Portugal</country>, gave the name Brazil to the country in South America on account of its producing this wood.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The wood of the oriental <spn>C&aelig;salpinia Sapan</spn>; -- so called before the discovery of America.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A very heavy wood of a reddish color, imported from Brazil and other tropical countries, for cabinet-work, and for dyeing. The best is the heartwood of <spn>Caesalpinia echinata</spn>, a leguminous tree; but other trees also yield it. An inferior sort comes from Jamaica, the timber of <spn>Caesalpinia Braziliensis</spn> and <spn>Caesalpinia crista</spn>. This is often distinguished as <stype>Braziletto</stype> , but the better kind is also frequently so named. The wood is also used for violin bows.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>a tropical tree (<spn>Caesalpinia echinata</spn>) with a prickly trunk; its heavy red heartwood (also called <ex>brazilwood</ex>) yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> peachwood, pernambuco wood.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brazos</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>a North American river, flowing into the Gulf of Mexico.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Brazos River.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breach</hw> <pr>(br&emacr;ch)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>breke</ets>, <ets>breche</ets>, AS. <ets>brice</ets>, <ets>gebrice</ets>, <ets>gebrece</ets> (in comp.), fr. <ets>brecan</ets> to break; akin to Dan. <ets>br&aelig;k</ets>, MHG. <ets>breche</ets>, gap, breach. See <er>Break</er>, and cf. <er>Brake</er> (the instrument), <er>Brack</er> a break]</ety> . <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of breaking, in a figurative sense.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Specifically: A breaking or infraction of a law, or of any obligation or tie; violation; non-fulfillment; <as>as, a <ex>breach</ex> of contract; a <ex>breach</ex> of promise</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A gap or opening made made by breaking or battering, as in a wall or fortification; the space between the parts of a solid body rent by violence; a break; a rupture.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Once more unto the <qex>breach</qex>, dear friends, once more;<br/>
+Or close the wall up with our English dead.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A breaking of waters, as over a vessel; the waters themselves; surge; surf.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The Lord hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me, as the <qex>breach</qex> of waters.</q> <rj><qau>2 Sam. v. 20.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>A clear breach</b></col> <cd>implies that the waves roll over the vessel without breaking.</cd> -- <col><b>A clean breach</b></col> <cd>implies that everything on deck is swept away.</cd> <rj><au>Ham. Nav. Encyc.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A breaking up of amicable relations; rupture.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>There's fallen between him and my lord<br/>
+An unkind <qex>breach</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A bruise; a wound.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Breach</qex> for <qex>breach</qex>, eye for eye.</q> <rj><qau>Lev. xxiv. 20.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A hernia; a rupture.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>A breaking out upon; an assault.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q> The Lord had made a <qex>breach</qex> upon Uzza.</q> <rj><qau>1. Chron. xiii. 11.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Breach of falth</b></col>, <cd>a breaking, or a failure to keep, an expressed or implied promise; a betrayal of confidence or trust.</cd> -- <col><b>Breach of peace</b></col>, <cd>disorderly conduct, disturbing the public peace.</cd> -- <col><b>Breach of privilege</b></col>, <cd>an act or default in violation of the privilege or either house of Parliament, of Congress, or of a State legislature, as, for instance, by false swearing before a committee.</cd> <rj><au>Mozley. Abbott.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs>- <col><b>Breach of promise</b></col>, <cd>violation of one's plighted word, esp. of a promise to marry.</cd> -- <col><b>Breach of trust</b></col>, <cd>violation of one's duty or faith in a matter entrusted to one.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Rent; cleft; chasm; rift; aperture; gap; break; disruption; fracture; rupture; infraction; infringement; violation; quarrel; dispute; contention; difference; misunderstanding.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breach</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Breached</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> ; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Breaching</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To make a breach or opening in; <as>as, to <ex>breach</ex> the walls of a city</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breach</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To break the water, as by leaping out; -- said of a whale.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breach"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Apt to break fences or to break out of pasture; unruly; <as>as, <ex>breachy</ex> cattle</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bread</hw> <pr>(br&ebreve_;d)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>br&aelig;dan</ets> to make broad, to spread. See <er>Broad</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>To spread.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Ray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bread</hw> <pr>(br&ebreve_;d)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>bre&aacute;d</ets>; akin to OFries. <ets>br&amacr;d</ets>, OS. <ets>br&omacr;d</ets>, D. <ets>brood</ets>, G. <ets>brod</ets>, <ets>brot</ets>, Icel. <ets>brau&eth;</ets>, Sw. &amp; Dan. <ets>br&ouml;d</ets>. The root is probably that of E. <ets>brew</ets>. &radic;93. See <er>Brew</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An article of food made from flour or meal by moistening, kneading, and baking.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <col><b>Raised bread</b></col> is made with yeast, salt, and sometimes a little butter or lard, and is mixed with warm milk or water to form the dough, which, after kneading, is given time to rise before baking. -- <col><b>Cream of tartar bread</b></col> is raised by the action of an alkaline carbonate or bicarbonate (as saleratus or ammonium bicarbonate) and cream of tartar (acid tartrate of potassium) or some acid. -- <col><b>Unleavened bread</b></col> is usually mixed with water and salt only.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>A&euml;rated bread</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>A&euml;rated</er>.</cd> <col><b>Bread and butter</b></col> <mark>(fig.)</mark>, <cd>means of living.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Brown bread</b></col>, <col><b>Indian bread</b></col>, <col><b>Graham bread</b></col>, <col><b>Rye and Indian bread</b></col></mcol>. <cd>See <cref>Brown bread</cref>, under <er>Brown</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bread tree</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Breadfruit</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Food; sustenance; support of life, in general.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Give us this day our daily <qex>bread</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. vi. 11</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bread</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <fld>(Cookery)</fld> <def>To cover with bread crumbs, preparatory to cooking; <as>as, <ex>breaded</ex> cutlets</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bread"bas`ket</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The stomach.</def> <mark>[Humorous]</mark> <rj><au>S. Foote.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bread"-bin</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a container used to store breads or cake, to keep them fresh.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> breadbox.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bread"box`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a container used to store breads or cake, to keep them fresh.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bread-bin.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bread"line`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a queue of people waiting for free food.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bread line.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bread"corn`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>Corn of grain of which bread is made, as wheat, rye, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bread"ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Braided</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bread"en</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Made of bread.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bread"fruit`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The fruit of a tree (<spn>Artocarpus incisa</spn>) found in the islands of the Pacific, esp. the South Sea islands. It is of a roundish form, from four to six or seven inches in diameter, and, when baked, somewhat resembles bread, and is eaten as food, whence the name.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The tree itself, which is one of considerable size, with large, lobed leaves. Cloth is made from the bark, and the timber is used for many purposes. Called also <altname>breadfruit tree</altname> and <altname>bread tree</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bread"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without bread; destitute of food.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Plump peers and <qex>breadless</qex> bards alike are dull.</q> <rj><qau>P. Whitehead.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bread`root"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The root of a leguminous plant (<spn>Psoralea esculenta</spn>), found near the Rocky Mountains. It is usually oval in form, and abounds in farinaceous matter, affording sweet and palatable food.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; It is the <xex>Pomme blanche</xex> of Canadian voyageurs.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bread"stuff</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Grain, flour, or meal of which bread is made.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breadth</hw> <pr>(br&ebreve_;dth)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>brede</ets>, <ets>breede</ets>, whence later <ets>bredette</ets>, AS. <ets>br&aemacr_;du</ets>, fr. <ets>br&amacr;d</ets> broad. See <er>Broad</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Distance from side to side of any surface or thing; measure across, or at right angles to the length; width.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Fine Arts)</fld> The quality of having the colors and shadows broad and massive, and the arrangement of objects such as to avoid to great multiplicity of details, producing an impression of largeness and simple grandeur; -- called also <altname>breadth of effect</altname>.</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Breadth</qex> of coloring is a prominent character in the painting of all great masters.</q> <rj><qau>Weale.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breadth"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without breadth.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breadth"ways</hw> <pr>(br&ebreve_;dth"w&auptack_;z)</pr>, <pos>ads.</pos> <def>Breadthwise.</def> <rj><au>Whewell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breadth"wise</hw> <pr>(br&ebreve_;dth"w&iuptack_;z)</pr>, <pos>ads.</pos> <def>In the direction of the breadth.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bread"win`ner</hw> <pr>(br&ebreve_;d"w&ibreve_;n`n&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The member of a family whose labor supplies the food of the family; one who works for his living.</def> <rj><au>H. Spencer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Break</hw> <pr>(br&amacr;k)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>broke</conjf> <pr>(br&omacr;k)</pr>, (<mark>Obs.</mark> <conjf>Brake</conjf>); <pos>p. p.</pos> <conjf>Broken</conjf> <pr>(br&omacr;"k'n)</pr>, (<mark>Obs.</mark> <conjf>Broke</conjf>); <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Breaking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>breken</ets>, AS. <ets>brecan</ets>; akin to OS. <ets>brekan</ets>, D. <ets>breken</ets>, OHG. <ets>brehhan</ets>, G. <ets>brechen</ets>, Icel. <ets>braka</ets> to creak, Sw. <ets>braka</ets>, <ets>br&auml;kka</ets> to crack, Dan. <ets>br&aelig;kke</ets> to break, Goth. <ets>brikan</ets> to break, L. <ets>frangere</ets>. Cf. <er>Bray</er> to pound, <er>Breach</er>, <er>Fragile</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; <as>as, to <ex>break</ex> a rope or chain; to <ex>break</ex> a seal; to <ex>break</ex> an axle; to <ex>break</ex> rocks or coal; to <ex>break</ex> a lock</as>.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To lay open as by breaking; to divide; <as>as, to <ex>break</ex> a package of goods</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or communicate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Katharine, <qex>break</qex> thy mind to me.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To infringe or violate, as an obligation, law, or promise.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q> Out, out, hyena! these are thy wonted arts . . . <br/>
+<qex>To break</qex> all faith, all vows, deceive, betray.</q> <rj><qau>Milton</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or terminate; <as>as, to <ex>break</ex> silence; to <ex>break</ex> one's sleep; to <ex>break</ex> one's journey</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Go, release them, Ariel;<br/>
+My charms I'll <qex>break</qex>, their senses I'll restore.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To destroy the completeness of; to remove a part from; <as>as, to <ex>break</ex> a set</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to pierce; <as>as, the cavalry were not able to <ex>break</ex> the British squares</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>To shatter to pieces; to reduce to fragments.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The victim <qex>broke</qex> in pieces the musical instruments with which he had solaced the hours of captivity.</q> <rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>To exchange for other money or currency of smaller denomination; <as>as, to <ex>break</ex> a five dollar bill</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>10.</sn> <def>To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of; <as>as, to <ex>break</ex> flax</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>11.</sn> <def>To weaken or impair, as health, spirit, or mind.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>An old man, <qex>broken</qex> with the storms of state.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>12.</sn> <def>To diminish the force of; to lessen the shock of, as a fall or blow.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I'll rather leap down first, and <qex>break</qex> your fall.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>13.</sn> <def>To impart, as news or information; to broach; -- with <xex>to</xex>, and often with a modified word implying some reserve; <as>as, to <ex>break</ex> the news gently to the widow; to <ex>break</ex> a purpose cautiously to a friend</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>14.</sn> <def>To tame; to reduce to subjection; to make tractable; to discipline; <as>as, to <ex>break</ex> a horse to the harness or saddle</as>.</def> &ldquo;To <xex>break</xex> a colt.&rdquo; <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Why, then thou canst not <qex>break</qex> her to the lute?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>15.</sn> <def>To destroy the financial credit of; to make bankrupt; to ruin.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>With arts like these rich Matho, when he speaks,<br/>
+Attracts all fees, and little lawyers <qex>breaks</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>16.</sn> <def>To destroy the official character and standing of; to cashier; to dismiss.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I see a great officer <qex>broken</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>With prepositions or adverbs: --</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To break down</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To crush; to overwhelm; <as>as, to <ex>break down</ex> one's strength; to <ex>break down</ex> opposition</as>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To remove, or open a way through, by breaking; <as>as, to <ex>break down</ex> a door or wall</as>.</cd> -- <col><b>To break in</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To force in; <as>as, to <ex>break in</ex> a door</as>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To train; to discipline; <as>as, a horse well <ex>broken in</ex></as>.</cd> -- <col><b>To break of</b></col>, <cd>to rid of; to cause to abandon; <as>as, to <ex>break</ex> one <ex>of</ex> a habit</as>.</cd> -- <col><b>To break off</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To separate by breaking; <as>as, to <ex>break off</ex> a twig</as>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To stop suddenly; to abandon.</cd> &ldquo;<xex>Break off</xex> thy sins by righteousness.&rdquo; <au>Dan. iv. 27.</au> -- <col><b>To break open</b></col>, <cd>to open by breaking.</cd> &ldquo;Open the door, or I will <xex>break it open</xex>.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au> -- <col><b>To break out</b></col>, <cd>to take or force out by breaking; <as>as, to <ex>break out</ex> a pane of glass</as>.</cd> -- <col><b>To break out a cargo</b></col>, <cd>to unstow a cargo, so as to unload it easily.</cd> -- <col><b>To break through</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To make an opening through, as, as by violence or the force of gravity; to pass violently through; <as>as, <ex>to break through</ex> the enemy's lines; <ex>to break through</ex> the ice</as>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To disregard; <as>as, <ex>to break through</ex> the ceremony</as>.</cd> -- <col><b>To break up</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To separate into parts; to plow (new or fallow ground).</cd> &ldquo;<xex>Break up</xex> this capon.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au> &ldquo;<xex>Break up</xex> your fallow ground.&rdquo; <au>Jer. iv. 3.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To dissolve; to put an end to.</cd> &ldquo;<xex>Break up</xex> the court.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au> -- <mcol><col><b>To break</b></col> (one) <col><b>all up</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to unsettle or disconcert completely; to upset.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>With an immediate object: --</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To break the back</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To dislocate the backbone; hence, to disable totally.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To get through the worst part of; <as>as, to <ex>break the back</ex> of a difficult undertaking</as>.</cd> -- <col><b>To break bulk</b></col>, <cd>to destroy the entirety of a load by removing a portion of it; to begin to unload; also, to transfer in detail, as from boats to cars.</cd> -- <col><b>To break a code</b></col> <cd>to discover a method to convert coded messages into the original understandable text.</cd> -- <col><b>To break cover</b></col>, <cd>to burst forth from a protecting concealment, as game when hunted.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>To break a deer</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>To break a stag</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to cut it up and apportion the parts among those entitled to a share.</cd> -- <col><b>To break fast</b></col>, <cd>to partake of food after abstinence. See <er>Breakfast</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>To break ground</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To open the earth as for planting; to commence excavation, as for building, siege operations, and the like; <as>as, to <ex>break ground</ex> for a foundation, a canal, or a railroad</as>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Fig.: To begin to execute any plan.</cd> <sd>(c)</sd> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <cd>To release the anchor from the bottom.</cd> -- <col><b>To break the heart</b></col>, <cd>to crush or overwhelm (one) with grief.</cd> -- <col><b>To break a house</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>to remove or set aside with violence and a felonious intent any part of a house or of the fastenings provided to secure it.</cd> -- <col><b>To break the ice</b></col>, <cd>to get through first difficulties; to overcome obstacles and make a beginning; to introduce a subject.</cd> -- <col><b>To break jail</b></col>, <cd>to escape from confinement in jail, usually by forcible means.</cd> -- <col><b>To break a jest</b></col>, <cd>to utter a jest.</cd> &ldquo;Patroclus . . . the livelong day <xex>breaks</xex> scurril jests.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au> -- <col><b>To break joints</b></col>, <cd>to lay or arrange bricks, shingles, etc., so that the joints in one course shall not coincide with those in the preceding course.</cd> -- <col><b>To break a lance</b></col>, <cd>to engage in a tilt or contest.</cd> -- <col><b>To break the neck</b></col>, <cd>to dislocate the joints of the neck.</cd> -- <col><b>To break no squares</b></col>, <cd>to create no trouble.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> -- <mcol><col><b>To break a path</b></col>, <col><b>road</b></col>, etc.,</mcol> <cd>to open a way through obstacles by force or labor.</cd> -- <col><b>To break upon a wheel</b></col>, <cd>to execute or torture, as a criminal by stretching him upon a wheel, and breaking his limbs with an iron bar; -- a mode of punishment formerly employed in some countries.</cd> -- <col><b>To break wind</b></col>, <cd>to give vent to wind from the anus.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To dispart; rend; tear; shatter; batter; violate; infringe; demolish; destroy; burst; dislocate.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Break</hw> <pr>(br&amacr;k)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To come apart or divide into two or more pieces, usually with suddenness and violence; to part; to burst asunder.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To open spontaneously, or by pressure from within, as a bubble, a tumor, a seed vessel, a bag.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Else the bottle <qex>break</qex>, and the wine runneth out.</q> <rj><qau>Math. ix. 17.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To burst forth; to make its way; to come to view; to appear; to dawn.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The day begins to <qex>break</qex>, and night is fled.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And from the turf a fountain <qex>broke</qex>,<br/>
+and gurgled at our feet.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To burst forth violently, as a storm.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q> The clouds are still above; and, while I speak,<br/>
+A second deluge o'er our head may <qex>break</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To open up; to be scattered; to be dissipated; <as>as, the clouds are <ex>breaking</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>At length the darkness begins to <qex>break</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To become weakened in constitution or faculties; to lose health or strength.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>See how the dean begins to <qex>break</qex>;<br/>
+Poor gentleman! he droops apace.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief; <as>as, my heart is <ex>breaking</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>To fall in business; to become bankrupt.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He that puts all upon adventures doth oftentimes <qex>break</qex>, and come to poverty.</q> <rj><qau>Bacn.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>To make an abrupt or sudden change; to change the gait; <as>as, to <ex>break</ex> into a run or gallop</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>10.</sn> <def>To fail in musical quality; <as>as, a singer's voice <ex>breaks</ex> when it is strained beyond its compass and a tone or note is not completed, but degenerates into an unmusical sound instead</as>. Also, to change in tone, as a boy's voice at puberty.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>11.</sn> <def>To fall out; to terminate friendship.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To <qex>break upon</qex> the score of danger or expense is to be mean and narrow-spirited.</q> <rj><qau>Collier.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>With prepositions or adverbs: -</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To break away</b></col>, <cd>to disengage one's self abruptly; to come or go away against resistance.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Fear me not, man; I will not <qex>break away</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To break down</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To come down by breaking; <as>as, the coach <ex>broke down</ex></as>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To fail in any undertaking; to halt before successful completion; <as>as, the negotiations <ex>broke down</ex> due to irreconcilable demands</as>.</cd> <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>To cease functioning or to malfunction; <as>as, the car <ex>broke down</ex> in the middle of the highway</as>.</cd><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]<pbr/>
+<q>He had <qex>broken down</qex> almost at the outset.</q> <rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]<pbr/>
+ -- <col><b>To break forth</b></col>, <cd>to issue; to come out suddenly, as sound, light, etc.</cd> &ldquo;Then shall thy light <xex>break forth</xex> as the morning.&rdquo; <rj><au>Isa. lviii. 8;</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]<pbr/>
+<note>often with <xex>into</xex> in expressing or giving vent to one's feelings. &ldquo;<xex>Break forth</xex> into singing, ye mountains.&rdquo; <rj><au>Isa. xliv. 23.</au></rj></note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]<pbr/>
+<col><b>To break from</b></col>, <cd>to go away from abruptly.</cd><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]<pbr/>
+<q>This radiant <qex>from</qex> the circling crowd he <qex>broke</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]<pbr/>
+ -- <col><b>To break into</b></col>, <cd>to enter by breaking; <as>as, <ex>to break into</ex> a house</as>.</cd> -- <col><b>To break in upon</b></col>, <cd>to enter or approach violently or unexpectedly.</cd> &ldquo;This, this is he; softly awhile; let us not <xex>break in upon</xex> him.&rdquo; <au>Milton.</au> -- <col><b>To break loose</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To extricate one's self forcibly.</cd> &ldquo;Who would not, finding way, <xex>break loose</xex> from hell?&rdquo; <au>Milton.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To cast off restraint, as of morals or propriety.</cd> -- <col><b>To break off</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To become separated by rupture, or with suddenness and violence.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To desist or cease suddenly.</cd> &ldquo;Nay, forward, old man; do not <xex>break off</xex> so.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au> -- <col><b>To break off from</b></col>, <cd>to desist from; to abandon, as a habit.</cd> -- <col><b>To break out</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To burst forth; to escape from restraint; to appear suddenly, as a fire or an epidemic.</cd> &ldquo;For in the wilderness shall waters <xex>break out</xex>, and stream in the desert.&rdquo; <au>Isa. xxxv. 6</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To show itself in cutaneous eruptions; -- said of a disease.</cd> <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>To have a rash or eruption on the akin; -- said of a patient.</cd> -- <col><b>To break over</b></col>, <cd>to overflow; to go beyond limits.</cd> -- <col><b>To break up</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To become separated into parts or fragments; as, the ice <xex>break up</xex> in the rivers; the wreck will <xex>break up</xex> in the next storm.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To disperse.</cd> &ldquo;The company <xex>breaks up</xex>.&rdquo; <au>I. Watts.</au> -- <col><b>To break upon</b></col>, <cd>to discover itself suddenly to; to dawn upon.</cd> -- <col><b>To break with</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To fall out; to sever one's relations with; to part friendship.</cd> &ldquo;It can not be the Volsces dare <xex>break with</xex> us.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au> &ldquo;If she did not intend to marry Clive, she should have <xex>broken with</xex> him altogether.&rdquo; <au>Thackeray.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To come to an explanation; to enter into conference; to speak.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;I will <xex>break with</xex> her and <xex>with</xex> her father.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 178 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Break</hw> <pr>(br&amacr;k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Break</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, and cf. <er>Brake</er> (the instrument), <er>Breach</er>, <er>Brack</er> a crack.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An opening made by fracture or disruption.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An interruption of continuity; change of direction; as, a <xex>break</xex> in a wall; a <xex>break</xex> in the deck of a ship.</def> <specif>Specifically:</specif> <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A projection or recess from the face of a building.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>An opening or displacement in the circuit, interrupting the electrical current.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An interruption; a pause; <as>as, a <ex>break</ex> in friendship; a <ex>break</ex> in the conversation</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>An interruption in continuity in writing or printing, as where there is an omission, an unfilled line, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>All modern trash is<br/>
+Set forth with numerous <qex>breaks</qex> and dashes.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The first appearing, as of light in the morning; the dawn; <as>as, the <ex>break</ex> of day; the <ex>break</ex> of dawn</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A large four-wheeled carriage, having a straight body and calash top, with the driver's seat in front and the footman's behind.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A device for checking motion, or for measuring friction. See <er>Brake</er>, <pos>n.</pos> 9 &amp; 10.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Teleg.)</fld> <def>See <er>Commutator</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>breakability</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the quality of being easily damaged or destroyed.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> fragility.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Break"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being broken.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Break"age</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of breaking; a break; a breaking; also, articles broken.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An allowance or compensation for things broken accidentally, as in transportation or use.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Break"a*way`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Break</ets> + <ets>away</ets>]</ety> <mark>[Australasia]</mark> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A wild rush of sheep, cattle, horses, or camels (especially at the smell or the sight of water); a stampede.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An animal that breaks away from a herd.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>an object designed to break off or shatter under impact, as a safety measure.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Sport)</fld> <def>the sudden emergence of one or more players or contestants from a clustered group, rushing toward a goal, as bicyclists in a race, or baketball players after a rebound has been caught.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>breakaxe</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a West Indian timber tree (<spn>Sloanea jamaicensis</spn>) having very hard wood.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> breakax.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Break"bone` fe`ver</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>See <er>Dengue</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Break"-cir`cuit</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>A key or other device for breaking an electrical circuit.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>break" danc`ing</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a type of solo dancing in which the dancer performs elaborate footwork, pantomime, and various acrobatic movements, such as spinning head stands or spinning on the back, and usually containing much improvization. It was first performed by male teenagers in the 1970's, in small informal groups on the streets, and is often performed to the accompaniment of rap music or other rock music with a rapid, strong beat.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>break" dance`</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> -- <wf>break" dan`cer</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Break"down`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or result of breaking down, as of a carriage; downfall.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A noisy, rapid, shuffling dance engaged in competitively by a number of persons or pairs in succession, as among the colored people of the Southern United States, and so called, perhaps, because the exercise is continued until most of those who take part in it <xex>break down</xex>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Any rude, noisy dance performed by shuffling the feet, usually by one person at a time.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Don't clear out when the quadrilles are over, for we are going to have a <qex>breakdown</qex> to wind up with.</q> <rj><qau>New Eng. Tales.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Break"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, breaks.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I'll be no <qex>breaker</qex> of the law.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Specifically: A machine for breaking rocks, or for breaking coal at the mines; also, the building in which such a machine is placed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A small water cask.</def> <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A wave breaking into foam against the shore, or against a sand bank, or a rock or reef near the surface.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>breakers</qex> were right beneath her bows.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>a quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ledgeman.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Break"fast</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Break</ets> + <ets>fast</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The first meal in the day, or that which is eaten at the first meal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A sorry <qex>breakfast</qex> for my lord protector.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A meal after fasting, or food in general.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The wolves will get a <qex>breakfast</qex> by my death.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Break"fast</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>breakfasted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Breakfasting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To break one's fast in the morning; too eat the first meal in the day.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>First, sir, I read, and then I <qex>breakfast</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Break"fast</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To furnish with breakfast.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>break-in</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an act of trespassing into a closed structure such as a house or place of busineess for an unlawful purpose, usually as part of a burglary.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> housebreaking, breaking and entering.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>breaking</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def><pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> of <er>break</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos></def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Journalism)</fld> <def>Still happening or becoming known at the present time; -- used of news reports; <as>as, <ex>breaking</ex> news; a <ex>breaking</ex> story</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>break"ing</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of breaking something.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> breakage, break.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Break"man</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Brakeman</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Break"neck`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A fall that breaks the neck.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A steep place endangering the neck.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Break"neck`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Producing danger of a broken neck; <as>as, <ex>breakneck</ex> speed</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>break"stone`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Any of various plants of the genus <gen>Saxifraga</gen>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> saxifrage, rockfoil.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>break"through`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a productive insight.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> discovery, find.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a sudden change of situation, such as making an important discovery, that permits further rapid advances toward a goal.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>a penetration of an enemy's defense in depth and strength.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Break"up`</hw>, <hw>Break"-up`</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Disruption; coming apart; a separation and dispersion of the parts or members; <as>as, a <ex>break-up</ex> of a meeting, assembly, or dinner party; the <ex>break-up</ex> of a spacecraft on re-entry into the atmosphere</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> separation, detachment.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the termination of a relationship; a <ex>break-up</ex> of the government; the <ex>break-up</ex> of a marriage; the <ex>break-up</ex> of a business partnership; the <ex>break-up</ex> of a comedy team.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> dissolution.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Break"wa`ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Any structure or contrivance, as a mole, or a wall at the mouth of a harbor, to break the force of waves, and afford protection from their violence.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bream</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>breme</ets>, <ets>brem</ets>, F. <ets>br&ecirc;me</ets>, OF. <ets>bresme</ets>, of German origin; cf. OHG. <ets>brahsema</ets>, <ets>brahsina</ets>, OLG. <ets>bressemo</ets>, G. <ets>brassen</ets>. Cf. <er>Brasse</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l)</fld> <def>A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus <gen>Abramis</gen>, little valued as food. Several species are known.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l)</fld> <def>An American fresh-water fish, of various species of <gen>Pomotis</gen> and allied genera, which are also called <altname>sunfishes</altname> and pondfishes. See <er>Pondfish</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l)</fld> <def>A marine sparoid fish of the genus <gen>Pagellus</gen>, and allied genera. See <er>Sea Bream</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bream</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Breamed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Breaming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. <er>Broom</er>, and G. ein schiff <ets>brennen</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To clean, as a ship's bottom of adherent shells, seaweed, etc., by the application of fire and scraping.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breast</hw> <pr>(br&ebreve_;st)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>brest</ets>, <ets>breost</ets>, As. <ets>bre&oacute;st</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>brj&omacr;st</ets>, Sw. <ets>br&ouml;st</ets>, Dan. <ets>bryst</ets>, Goth. <ets>brusts</ets>, OS. <ets>briost</ets>, D. <ets>borst</ets>, G. <ets>brust</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The fore part of the body, between the neck and the belly; the chest; <as>as, the <ex>breast</ex> of a man or of a horse</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Either one of the protuberant glands, situated on the front of the chest or thorax in the female of man and of some other mammalia, in which milk is secreted for the nourishment of the young; a mamma; a teat.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>My brother, that sucked the <qex>breasts</qex> of my mother.</q> <rj><qau>Cant. viii. 1.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Anything resembling the human breast, or bosom; the front or forward part of anything; <as>as, a chimney <ex>breast</ex>; a plow <ex>breast</ex>; the <ex>breast</ex> of a hill</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Mountains on whose barren <qex>breast</qex><br/>
+The laboring clouds do often rest.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The face of a coal working.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The front of a furnace.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The seat of consciousness; the repository of thought and self-consciousness, or of secrets; the seat of the affections and passions; the heart.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He has a loyal <qex>breast</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>The power of singing; a musical voice; -- so called, probably, from the connection of the voice with the lungs, which lie within the breast.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>By my troth, the fool has an excellent <qex>breast</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Breast drill</b></col>, <cd>a portable drilling machine, provided with a breastplate, for forcing the drill against the work.</cd> -- <col><b>Breast pang</b></col>. <cd>See <cref>Angina pectoris</cref>, under <er>Angina</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>To make a clean breast</b></col>, <cd>to disclose the secrets which weigh upon one; to make full confession.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breast</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Breasted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Breasting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To meet, with the breast; to struggle with or oppose manfully; <as>as, to <ex>breast</ex> the storm or waves</as>.</def><!-- #err = note that p. pr. &amp; vb. n in original was "breasted" --><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The court <qex>breasted</qex> the popular current by sustaining the demurrer.</q> <rj><qau>Wirt.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To breast up a hedge</b></col>, <cd>to cut the face of it on one side so as to lay bare the principal upright stems of the plants.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breast"band`</hw> <pr>(-b&abreve;nd`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A band for the breast. Specifically: <fld>(Naut.)</fld> A band of canvas, or a rope, fastened at both ends to the rigging, to support the man who heaves the lead in sounding.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breast"beam`</hw> <pr>(br&ebreve_;st"b&emacr;m`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>The front transverse beam of a locomotive.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breast"bone`</hw> <pr>(br&ebreve_;st"b&omacr;n`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The bone of the breast; the sternum.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breast"-deep`</hw> <pr>(br&ebreve_;st"d&emacr;p`)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Deep as from the breast to the feet; as high as the breast.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Set him <qex>breast-deep</qex> in earth, and famish him.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breast"ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a breast; -- used in composition with qualifying words, in either a literal or a metaphorical sense; <as>as, a single-<ex>breasted</ex> coat</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The close minister is buttoned up, and the brave officer open-<qex>breasted</qex>, on these occasions.</q> <rj><qau>Spectator.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breast"fast`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A large rope to fasten the midship part of a ship to a wharf, or to another vessel.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breast"height`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The interior slope of a fortification, against which the garrison lean in firing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breast"-high`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>High as the breast.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breast"hook`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A thick piece of timber in the form of a knee, placed across the stem of a ship to strengthen the fore part and unite the bows on each side.</def> <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breast"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>The curved channel in which a breast wheel turns. It is closely adapted to the curve of the wheel through about a quarter of its circumference, and prevents the escape of the water until it has spent its force upon the wheel. See <er>Breast wheel</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breast"knot`</hw> <pr>(br&ebreve_;st"n&obreve_;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A knot of ribbons worn on the breast.</def> <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breast"pin`</hw> <pr>(br&ebreve_;st"p&ibreve_;n`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A pin worn on the breast for a fastening, or for ornament; a brooch.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breast"plate`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A plate of metal covering the breast as defensive armor.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Before his old rusty <qex>breastplate</qex> could be scoured, and his cracked headpiece mended.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A piece against which the workman presses his breast in operating a breast drill, or other similar tool.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A strap that runs across a horse's breast.</def> <rj><au>Ash.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Jewish Antiq.)</fld> <def>A part of the vestment of the high priest, worn upon the front of the ephod. It was a double piece of richly embroidered stuff, a span square, set with twelve precious stones, on which were engraved the names of the twelve tribes of Israel. See <er>Ephod</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Breast"plow`</hw>, <hw>Breast"plough`</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kind of plow, driven by the breast of the workman; -- used to cut or pare turf.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breast"rail`</hw> <pr>(-r&amacr;l`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The upper rail of any parapet of ordinary height, as of a balcony; the railing of a quarter-deck, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breast"rope`</hw> <pr>(br&ebreve_;st"r&omacr;p`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Breastband</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breast"sum`mer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A summer or girder extending across a building flush with, and supporting, the upper part of a front or external wall; a long lintel; a girder; -- used principally above shop windows.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>brestsummer</asp> and <asp>bressummer</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breast"wheel`</hw> <pr>(br&ebreve_;st" hw&emacr;l`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A water wheel, on which the stream of water strikes neither so high as in the overshot wheel, nor so low as in the undershot, but generally at about half the height of the wheel, being kept in contact with it by the breasting. The water acts on the float boards partly by impulse, partly by its weight.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breast"work`</hw> <pr>(br&ebreve_;st"w&ucirc;rk`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>A defensive work of moderate height, hastily thrown up, of earth or other material.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A railing on the quarter-deck and forecastle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breath</hw> <pr>(br&ebreve_;th)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>breth</ets>, <ets>breeth</ets>, AS. <ets>br&aemacr_;&eth;</ets> odor, scent, breath; cf. OHG. <ets>br&amacr;dam</ets> steam, vapor, breath, G. <ets>brodem</ets>, and possibly E. <er>Brawn</er>, and <er>Breed</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The air inhaled and exhaled in respiration; air which, in the process of respiration, has parted with oxygen and has received carbonic acid, aqueous vapor, warmth, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Melted as <qex>breath</qex> into the wind.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of breathing naturally or freely; the power or capacity to breathe freely; <as>as, I am out of <ex>breath</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The power of respiration, and hence, life.</def> <rj><au>Hood.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Thou takest away their <qex>breath</qex>, they die.</q> <rj><qau>Ps. civ. 29.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Time to breathe; respite; pause.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Give me some <qex>breath</qex>, some little pause.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A single respiration, or the time of making it; a single act; an instant.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He smiles and he frowns in a <qex>breath</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Fig.: That which gives or strengthens life.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The earthquake voice of victory,<br/>
+To thee the <qex>breath of life</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A single word; the slightest effort; a trifle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A <qex>breath</qex> can make them, as a <qex>breath</qex> has made.</q> <rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>A very slight breeze; air in gentle motion.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Calm and unruffled as a summer's sea,<br/>
+when not a <qex>breath</qex> of wind flies o'er its surface.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>Fragrance; exhalation; odor; perfume.</def> <rj><au>Tennison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>breath</qex> of flowers.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>10.</sn> <def>Gentle exercise, causing a quicker respiration.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>An after dinner's <qex>breath</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Out of breath</b></col>, <cd>breathless, exhausted; breathing with difficulty.</cd> -- <col><b>Under one's breath</b></col>, <cd>in low tones.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breath"a*ble</hw> <pr>(br&emacr;&thlig_;"&adot_;*b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Such as can be breathed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breath"a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>State of being breathable.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>breathalyze</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>to test the alcohol content of someone's blood by means of a breathalyzer.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> breathalyse.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>breathalyzer</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[a Trademark.]</ety><def>a device that measures alcohol content of a person's breath.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> breathalyser, breath analyzer.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breathe</hw> <pr>(br&emacr;&thlig_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Breathed</conjf> <pr>(br&emacr;&thlig_;d)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Breathing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[From <er>Breath</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To respire; to inhale and exhale air; hence;, to live.</def> &ldquo;I am in health, I <xex>breathe</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Breathes</qex> there a man with soul so dead<br/>
+Who never to himself hath said,<br/>
+This is my own, my native land!</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott [The Lay of the Last Minstrel].</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To take breath; to rest from action.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Well! <qex>breathe</qex> awhile, and then to it again!</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To pass like breath; noiselessly or gently; to exhale; to emanate; to blow gently.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The air <qex>breathes</qex> upon us here most sweetly.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>There <qex>breathes</qex> a living fragrance from the shore.</q> <rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breathe</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To inhale and exhale in the process of respiration; to respire.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To view the light of heaven, and <qex>breathe</qex> the vital air.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To inject by breathing; to infuse; -- with <xex>into</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Able to <qex>breathe</qex> life into a stone.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and <qex>breathed</qex> into his nostrils the breath of life.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. ii. 7.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To emit or utter by the breath; to utter softly; to whisper; <as>as, to <ex>breathe</ex> a vow</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He softly <qex>breathed</qex> thy name.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Or let the church, our mother, <qex>breathe</qex> her curse,<br/>
+A mother's curse, on her revolting son.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To exhale; to emit, as breath; <as>as, the flowers <ex>breathe</ex> odors or perfumes</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To express; to manifest; to give forth.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Others articles <qex>breathe</qex> the same severe spirit.</q> <rj><qau>Milner.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To act upon by the breath; to cause to sound by breathing.</def> &ldquo;They <xex>breathe</xex> the flute.&rdquo; <rj><au>Prior.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>To promote free respiration in; to exercise.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And every man should beat thee. I think thou wast created for men to <qex>breathe</qex> themselves upon thee.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>To suffer to take breath, or recover the natural breathing; to rest; <as>as, to <ex>breathe</ex> a horse</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A moment <qex>breathed</qex> his panting steed.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>To put out of breath; to exhaust.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Mr. Tulkinghorn arrives in his turret room, a little <qex>breathed</qex> by the journey up.</q> <rj><qau>Dickens.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>10.</sn> <fld>(Phonetics)</fld> <def>To utter without vocality, as the nonvocal consonants.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The same sound may be pronounces either <qex>breathed</qex>, voiced, or whispered.</q> <rj><qau>H. Sweet.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Breathed</qex> elements, being already voiceless, remain unchanged <note>[in whispering]</note>.</q> <rj><qau>H. Sweet.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To breathe again</b></col>, <cd>to take breath; to feel a sense of relief, as from danger, responsibility, or press of business.</cd> -- <col><b>To breathe one's last</b></col>, <cd>to die; to expire.</cd> -- <col><b>To breathe a vein</b></col>, <cd>to open a vein; to let blood.</cd> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>breathed</hw> <pr>(br&ebreve_;tht)</pr>, <pos>adj.</pos> <def>having breath or breath as specified; usually used in combination; <as>as, sweet-<ex>breathed</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>breathed</hw> <pr>(br&emacr;&thlig_;d)</pr>, <pos>adj.</pos> <def>uttered without voice.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> voiceless.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breath"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who breathes.</def> <specif>Hence:</specif> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>One who lives.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>One who utters.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>One who animates or inspires.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which puts one out of breath, as violent exercise.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>a pause to catch one's breath, or for some other form of rest or refreshment; -- often used in the phrase <col><b>to take a breather</b></col>, i.e. to pause for refreshment.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>a vent in a container to allow equalization of internal and external pressure.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>an air intake pipe to provide air to machinery or people submerged or otherwise sealed off from the outside.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breath"ful</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of breath; full of odor; fragrant.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breath"ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Respiration; the act of inhaling and exhaling air.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Subject to a difficulty of <qex>breathing</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Melmoth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Air in gentle motion.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Any gentle influence or operation; inspiration; <as>as, the <ex>breathings</ex> of the Spirit</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Aspiration; secret prayer.</def> &ldquo;Earnest desires and <xex>breathings</xex> after that blessed state.&rdquo; <rj><au>Tillotson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Exercising; promotion of respiration.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Here is a lady that wants <qex>breathing</qex> too;<br/>
+And I have heard, you knights of Tyre<br/>
+Are excellent in making ladies trip.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Utterance; communication or publicity by words.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I am sorry to give <qex>breathing</qex> to my purpose.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Breathing place; vent.</def> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>Stop; pause; delay.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>You shake the head at so long a <qex>breathing</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>Also, in a wider sense, the sound caused by the friction of the outgoing breath in the throat, mouth, etc., when the glottis is wide open; aspiration; the sound expressed by the letter <it>h</it>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 179 --></p>
+
+<p><sn>10.</sn> <fld>(Gr. Gram.)</fld> <def>A mark to indicate aspiration or its absence. See <cref>Rough breathing</cref>, <cref>Smooth breathing</cref>, below.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Breathing place</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A pause.</cd> &ldquo;That c&aelig;sura, or <xex>breathing place</xex>, in the midst of the verse.&rdquo; <au>Sir P. Sidney.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A vent.</cd> -- <col><b>Breathing time</b></col>, <cd>pause; relaxation.</cd> <au>Bp. Hall.</au> -- <col><b>Breathing while</b></col>, <cd>time sufficient for drawing breath; a short time.</cd> <au>Shak.</au> -- <col><b>Rough breathing</b></col> (<altname>spiritus asper</altname>) (&asper_;). <cd>See 2d <er>Asper</er>, <pos>n.</pos></cd> -- <col><b>Smooth breathing</b></col> (<altname>spiritus lenis</altname>), <cd>a mark (') indicating the absence of the sound of <xex>h</xex>, as in <grk>'ie`nai</grk> (<it>ienai</it>).</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- ##Note: in the Greek transliterations in this dictionary, the <xex>spiritus asper</xex> within Greek words tagged as <grk>...</grk> is indicated by a double-quote (") in front of the letter it modifies (usually, but not always, the first letter of the word). The <ex>spiritus lenis</ex> is indicated by an apostrophe before the letter to be modified. --><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breath"less</hw> <pr>(br&ebreve_;th"l&ebreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Spent with labor or violent action; out of breath.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not breathing; holding the breath, on account of fear, expectation, or intense interest; attended with a holding of the breath; <as>as, <ex>breathless</ex> attention</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>But <qex>breathless</qex>, as we grow when feeling most.</q> <rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Dead; <as>as, a <ex>breathless</ex> body</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breath"less*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a breathless manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breath"less*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being breathless or out of breath.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Brec"cia</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It., breach, pebble, fragments of stone, fr. F. <ets>br&egrave;che</ets>; of German origin. See <er>Breach</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>A rock composed of angular fragments either of the same mineral or of different minerals, etc., united by a cement, and commonly presenting a variety of colors.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bone breccia</b></col>, <cd>a breccia containing bones, usually fragmentary.</cd> -- <col><b>Coin breccia</b></col>, <cd>a breccia containing coins.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brec"ci*a`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Consisting of angular fragments cemented together; resembling breccia in appearance.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>brecciated</qex> appearance of many specimens [of meteorites].</q> <rj><qau>H. A. Newton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bred</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <def><pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> of <er>Breed</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bred out</b></col>, <cd>degenerated.</cd> &ldquo;The strain of man's <xex>bred out</xex> into baboon and monkey.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au> -- <col><b>Bred to arms</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Arms</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Well bred</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>Of a good family; having a good pedigree.</cd> &ldquo;A gentleman <xex>well bred</xex> and of good name.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au> <mark>[Obs., except as applied to domestic animals.]</mark> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Well brought up, as shown in having good manners; cultivated; refined; polite.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Brede</hw>, <it>or</it> <hw>Breede</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Breadth.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brede</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Braid</er> woven cord.]</ety> <def>A braid.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Half lapped in glowing gauze and golden <qex>brede</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breech</hw> <pr>(br&emacr;ch <it>or</it> br&ibreve_;ch; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Breeches</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The lower part of the body behind; the buttocks.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Breeches.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The hinder part of anything; esp., the part of a cannon, or other firearm, behind the chamber.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The external angle of knee timber, the inside of which is called the <xex>throat</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breech</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Breeched</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Breeching</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To put into, or clothe with, breeches.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A great man . . . anxious to know whether the blacksmith's youngest boy was <qex>breeched</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To cover as with breeches.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Their daggers unmannerly <qex>breeched</qex> with gore.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To fit or furnish with a breech; <as>as, to <ex>breech</ex> a gun</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To whip on the breech.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Had not a courteous serving man conveyed me away, whilst he went to fetch whips, I think, in my conscience, he would have <qex>breeched</qex> me.</q> <rj><qau>Old Play.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To fasten with breeching.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breech action</hw>. <def>The breech mechanism in breech-loading small arms and certain special guns, as automatic and machine guns; -- used frequently in referring to the method by which the movable barrels of breech-loading shotguns are locked, unlocked, or rotated to loading position.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breech"block</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The movable piece which closes the breech of a breech-loading firearm, and resists the backward force of the discharge. It is withdrawn for the insertion of a cartridge, and closed again before the gun is fired.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breech"cloth`</hw> <pr>(br&emacr;ch"kl&obreve_;th` <it>or</it> br&ibreve_;ch"kl&obreve_;th`; 115)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A cloth worn around the breech.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>breechclout</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>covering for the loins.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> breechcloth, loincloth, G-string.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>breeched</hw> <pr>(br&emacr;cht)</pr>, <pos>adj.</pos> <def>dressed in trousers.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> pantalooned, trousered.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breech"es</hw> <pr>(br&ibreve_;ch"&ebreve_;z)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>brech</ets>, <ets>brek</ets>, AS. <ets>br&emacr;k</ets>, pl. of <ets>br&omacr;c</ets> breech, breeches; akin to Icel. <ets>br&omacr;k</ets> breeches, ODan. <ets>brog</ets>, D. <ets>broek</ets>, G. <ets>bruch</ets>; cf. L. <ets>bracae</ets>, <ets>braccae</ets>, which is of Celtic origin. Cf. <er>Brail</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs; smallclothes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His jacket was red, and his <qex>breeches</qex> were blue.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Trousers; pantaloons.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Breeches buoy</b></col>, <cd>in the life-saving service, a pair of canvas breeches depending from an annular or beltlike life buoy which is usually of cork. This contrivance, inclosing the person to be rescued, is hung by short ropes from a block which runs upon the hawser stretched from the ship to the shore, and is drawn to land by hauling lines.</cd> -- <col><b>Breeches pipe</b></col>, <cd>a forked pipe forming two branches united at one end.</cd> -- <col><b>Knee breeches</b></col>, <cd>breeches coming to the knee, and buckled or fastened there; smallclothes.</cd> -- <col><b>To wear the breeches</b></col>, <cd>to usurp the authority of the husband; -- said of a wife.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breech"ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A whipping on the breech, or the act of whipping on the breech.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I view the prince with Aristarchus' eyes,<br/>
+Whose looks were as a <qex>breeching</qex> to a boy.</q> <rj><qau>Marlowe.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That part of a harness which passes round the breech of a horse, enabling him to hold back a vehicle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A strong rope rove through the cascabel of a cannon and secured to ringbolts in the ship's side, to limit the recoil of the gun when it is discharged.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The sheet iron casing at the end of boilers to convey the smoke from the flues to the smokestack.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breech"load`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A firearm which receives its load at the breech.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>For cavalry, the revolver and <qex>breechloader</qex> will supersede the saber.</q> <rj><qau>Rep. Sec. War (1860).</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breech"-load`ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Receiving the charge at the breech instead of at the muzzle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Breech" pin`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Breech" screw`</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A strong iron or steel plug screwed into the breech of a musket or other firearm, to close the bottom of the bore.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breech" sight`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A device attached to the breech of a firearm, to guide the eye, in conjunction with the front sight, in taking aim.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bred</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Breeding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>breden</ets>, AS. <ets>br&emacr;dan</ets> to nourish, cherish, keep warm, from <ets>br&omacr;d</ets> brood; akin to D. <ets>broeden</ets> to brood, OHG. <ets>bruoten</ets>, G. <ets>br&uuml;ten</ets>. See <er>Brood</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To produce as offspring; to bring forth; to bear; to procreate; to generate; to beget; to hatch.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Yet every mother <qex>breeds</qex> not sons alike.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>If the sun <qex>breed</qex> maggots in a dead dog.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To take care of in infancy, and through the age of youth; to bring up; to nurse and foster.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To bring thee forth with pain, with care to <qex>breed</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Born and <qex>bred</qex> on the verge of the wilderness.</q> <rj><qau>Everett.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To educate; to instruct; to form by education; to train; -- sometimes followed by <xex>up</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>But no care was taken to <qex>breed</qex> him a Protestant.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Burnet.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His farm may not remove his children too far from him, or the trade he <qex>breeds</qex> them up in.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To engender; to cause; to occasion; to originate; to produce; <as>as, to <ex>breed</ex> a storm; to <ex>breed</ex> disease</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Lest the place<br/>
+And my quaint habits <qex>breed</qex> astonishment.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To give birth to; to be the native place of; <as>as, a pond <ex>breeds</ex> fish; a northern country <ex>breeds</ex> stout men</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To raise, as any kind of stock.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>To produce or obtain by any natural process.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Children would <qex>breed</qex> their teeth with less danger.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To engender; generate; beget; produce; hatch; originate; bring up; nourish; train; instruct.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breed</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To bear and nourish young; to reproduce or multiply itself; to be pregnant.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>That they <qex>breed</qex> abundantly in the earth.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. viii. 17.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The mother had never <qex>bred</qex> before.</q> <rj><qau>Carpenter.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Ant</qex>. Is your gold and silver ewes and rams?<br/>
+<qex>Shy</qex>. I can not tell. I make it <qex>breed</qex> as fast.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To be formed in the parent or dam; to be generated, or to grow, as young before birth.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To have birth; to be produced or multiplied.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Heavens rain grace<br/>
+On that which <qex>breeds</qex> between them.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To raise a breed; to get progeny.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The kind of animal which you wish to <qex>breed</qex> from.</q> <rj><qau>Gardner.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To breed in and in</b></col>, <cd>to breed from animals of the same stock that are closely related.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breed</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A race or variety of men or other animals (or of plants), perpetuating its special or distinctive characteristics by inheritance.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Twice fifteen thousand hearts of England's <qex>breed</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Greyhounds of the best <qex>breed</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Carpenter.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Class; sort; kind; -- of men, things, or qualities.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Are these the <qex>breed</qex> of wits so wondered at?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This courtesy is not of the right <qex>breed</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A number produced at once; a brood.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Breed</xex> is usually applied to domestic animals; <xex>species</xex> or <xex>variety</xex> to wild animals and to plants; and <xex>race</xex> to men.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breed"bate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who breeds or originates quarrels.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;No telltale nor no <xex>breedbate</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breed"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, breeds, produces, brings up, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>She was a great <qex>breeder</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dr. A. Carlyle.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Italy and Rome have been the best <qex>breeders</qex> of worthy men.</q> <rj><qau>Ascham.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A cause.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>breeder</xex> of my sorrow.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breed"ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of generating or bearing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The raising or improving of any kind of domestic animals; <as>as, farmers should pay attention to <ex>breeding</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Nurture; education; formation of manners.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>She had her <qex>breeding</qex> at my father's charge.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Deportment or behavior in the external offices and decorums of social life; manners; knowledge of, or training in, the ceremonies, or polite observances of society.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Delicacy of <qex>breeding</qex>, or that polite deference and respect which civility obliges us either to express or counterfeit towards the persons with whom we converse.</q> <rj><qau>Hume.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Descent; pedigree; extraction.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Honest gentlemen, I know not your <qex>breeding</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Close breeding</b></col>, <col><b>In and in breeding</b></col></mcol>, <cd>breeding from a male and female from the same parentage.</cd> -- <col><b>Cross breeding</b></col>, <cd>breeding from a male and female of different lineage.</cd> -- <col><b>Good breeding</b></col>, <cd>politeness; genteel deportment.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Education; instruction; nurture; training; manners. See <er>Education</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Breeze</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Breeze" fly`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>brese</ets>, AS. <ets>bri&oacute;sa</ets>; perh. akin to OHG. <ets>brimissa</ets>, G. <ets>breme</ets>, <ets>bremse</ets>, D. <ets>brems</ets>, which are akin to G. <ets>brummen</ets> to growl, buzz, grumble, L. <ets>fremere</ets> to murmur; cf. G. <ets>brausen</ets>, Sw. <ets>brusa</ets>, Dan. <ets>bruse</ets>, to roar, rush.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A fly of various species, of the family <fam>Tabanid&aelig;</fam>, noted for buzzing about animals, and tormenting them by sucking their blood; -- called also <altname>horsefly</altname>, and <altname>gadfly</altname>. They are among the largest of two-winged or dipterous insects. The name is also given to different species of botflies.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>breese</asp> and <asp>brize</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breeze</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>brise</ets>; akin to It. <ets>brezza</ets> breeze, Sp. <ets>briza</ets>, <ets>brisa</ets>, a breeze from northeast, Pg. <ets>briza</ets> northeast wind; of uncertain origin; cf. F. <ets>bise</ets>, Pr. <ets>bisa</ets>, OHG. <ets>bisa</ets>, north wind, Arm. <ets>biz</ets> northeast wind.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A light, gentle wind; a fresh, soft-blowing wind.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Into a gradual calm the <qex>breezes</qex> sink.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An excited or ruffed state of feeling; a flurry of excitement; a disturbance; a quarrel; <as>as, the discovery produced a <ex>breeze</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Land breeze</b></col>, <cd>a wind blowing from the land, generally at night.</cd> -- <col><b>Sea breeze</b></col>, <cd>a breeze or wind blowing, generally in the daytime, from the sea.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breeze</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>braise</ets> cinders, live coals. See <er>Brasier</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Refuse left in the process of making coke or burning charcoal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Brickmaking)</fld> <def>Refuse coal, coal ashes, and cinders, used in the burning of bricks.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breeze</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To blow gently.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>J. Barlow.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To breeze up</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to blow with increasing freshness.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breeze"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Motionless; destitute of breezes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A stagnant, <qex>breezeless</qex> air becalms my soul.</q> <rj><qau>Shenstone.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breez"i*ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>State of being breezy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breez"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Characterized by, or having, breezes; airy.</def> &ldquo;A <xex>breezy</xex> day in May.&rdquo; <rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>'Mid lawns and shades by <qex>breezy</qex> rivulets fanned.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Fresh; brisk; full of life.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Breg"ma</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; the front part of the head: cf. F. <ets>bregma</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The point of junction of the coronal and sagittal sutures of the skull.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breg*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the bregma.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bre"hon</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ir. <ets>breitheamh</ets> judge.]</ety> <def>An ancient Irish or Scotch judge.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Brehon laws</b></col>, <cd>the ancient Irish laws, -- unwritten, like the common law of England. They were abolished by statute of Edward III.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bre*lan"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <fld>(Card Playing)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A French gambling game somewhat like poker.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>In French games, a pair royal, or triplet.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bre*lan" car`re"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[F. <ets>carr&eacute;</ets> square.]</ety> <fld>(Card Playing)</fld> <def>In French games, a double pair royal.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bre*lan" fa`vo`ri"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[F. <ets>favori</ets> favorite.]</ety> <fld>(Card Playing)</fld> <def>In French games, a pair royal composed of 2 cards in the hand and the card turned.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bre*loque"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A seal or charm for a watch chain.</def> &ldquo;His chains and <xex>breloques</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breme</hw> <pr>(br&emacr;m)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>breme</ets>, <ets>brime</ets>, fierce, impetuous, glorious, AS. <ets>br&emacr;me</ets>, <ets>br&ymacr_;me</ets>, famous. Cf. <er>Brim</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Fierce; sharp; severe; cruel.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>From the septentrion cold, in the <qex>breme</qex> freezing air.</q> <rj><qau>Drayton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Famous; renowned; well known.</def> <rj><au>Wright.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><altsp>[Written also <asp>brim</asp> and <asp>brimme</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bren</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bren"ne</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Brent</conjf> (&unr_;); <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Brenning</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[See <er>Burn</er>.]</ety> <def>To burn.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Consuming fire <qex>brent</qex> his shearing house or stall.</q> <rj><qau>W. Browne.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bren</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Bran.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bren"nage</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>brenage</ets>; cf. LL. <ets>brennagium</ets>, <ets>brenagium</ets>. See <er>Bran</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Old Eng. Law)</fld> <def>A tribute which tenants paid to their lord, in lieu of bran, which they were obliged to furnish for his hounds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bren"ning*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Burningly; ardently.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bren"schluss</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[German: end of burning.]</ety> <fld>(Rocketry)</fld> <def>the time at which the engines of a rocket stop firing; the termination of the firing of the rocket engines, whether due to intentional shutdown of the engines or exhaustion of the fuel. This term was used mostly in the early days of rocketry when only one firing sequence occurred for rockets, which were used as ballistic missiles or for experiments in rocketry or atmospheric science.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Brent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Brant</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>brant</ets>; akin to Dan. <ets>brat</ets>, Icel. <ets>brattr</ets>, steep.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Steep; high.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Grapes grow on the <qex>brant</qex> rocks so wonderfully that ye will marvel how any man dare climb up to them.</q> <rj><qau>Ascham.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Smooth; unwrinkled.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Your bonnie brow was <qex>brent</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Burns.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brent</hw>, <pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <mord>of <er>Bren</er>.</mord> <def>Burnt.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Brant</er>.]</ety> <def>A brant. See <er>Brant</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breq"uet chain`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A watch-guard.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brere</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A brier.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brest</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>3d sing. pr.</pos> <def>for <sig>Bursteth</sig>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Brest</hw>, <hw>Breast</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A torus.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bres"te</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Brast</conjf>; <pos>p. p.</pos> <conjf>Brusten</conjf>, <conjf>Borsten</conjf>, <conjf>Bursten</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To burst.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brest"sum`mer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Breastsummer</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bret</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Birt</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bret"ful</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. also <ets>brerdful</ets>, fr. <ets>brerd</ets> top, brim, AS. <ets>brerd</ets>.]</ety> <def>Brimful.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breth"ren</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <def><pos>pl.</pos> of <er>Brother</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; This form of the plural is used, for the most part, in solemn address, and in speaking of religious sects or fraternities, or their members.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bret"on</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>breton</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or relating to Brittany, or Bretagne, in France.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of Brittany, or Bretagne, in France; also, the ancient language of Brittany; Armorican.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brett</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Britzska</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bret"tice</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Brettices</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>bretasce</ets>, <ets>bretage</ets>, parapet, OF. <ets>bretesche</ets> wooden tower, F. <ets>bret&egrave;che</ets>, LL. <ets>breteschia</ets>, <ets>bertresca</ets>, prob. fr. OHG. <ets>bret</ets>, G. <ets>brett</ets> board; akin to E. <ets>board</ets>. See <er>Board</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, and cf. <er>Bartizan</er>.]</ety> <def>The wooden boarding used in supporting the roofs and walls of coal mines. See <er>Brattice</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bret"wal*da</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>Bretwalda</ets>, <ets>br&unr_;ten walda</ets>, a powerful ruler.]</ety> <fld>(Eng. Hist.)</fld> <def>The official title applied to that one of the Anglo-Saxon chieftains who was chosen by the other chiefs to lead them in their warfare against the British tribes.</def> <rj><au>Brande &amp; C.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bret"zel</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G.]</ety> <def>See <er>Pretzel</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Breve</hw> <pr>(br&emacr;v)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. &amp; (in sense 2) LL. <ets>breve</ets>, fr. L. <ets>brevis</ets> short. See <er>Brief</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A note or character of time, equivalent to two semibreves or four minims. When dotted, it is equal to three semibreves. It was formerly of a square figure (as thus: &unr_; ), but is now made oval, with a line perpendicular to the staff on each of its sides; -- formerly much used for choir service.</def> <rj><au>Moore.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Any writ or precept under seal, issued out of any court.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>A curved mark [&breve;] used commonly to indicate the short quantity of a vowel.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The great ant thrush of Sumatra (<spn>Pitta gigas</spn>), which has a very short tail.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bre*vet"</hw> <pr>(br&euptack_;*v&ebreve_;t"; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>brevet</ets>, LL. <ets>brevetum</ets>, fr. L. <ets>brevis</ets> short. See <er>Brief</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A warrant from the government, granting a privilege, title, or dignity. <mark>[French usage]</mark>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A commission giving an officer higher rank than that for which he receives pay; an honorary promotion of an officer.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In the United States army, rank by <xex>brevet</xex> is conferred, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for &ldquo;gallant actions or meritorious services.&rdquo; A <xex>brevet</xex> rank gives no right of command in the particular corps to which the officer brevetted belongs, and can be exercised only by special assignment of the President, or on court martial, and detachments composed of different corps, with pay of the <xex>brevet</xex> rank when on such duty.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 180 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Bre*vet"</hw> <pr>(br&euptack_;*v&ebreve_;t")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Brevetted</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Brevetting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>To confer rank upon by brevet.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bre*vet"</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>Taking or conferring rank by brevet; <as>as, a <ex>brevet</ex> colonel; a <ex>brevet</ex> commission</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bre*vet"cy</hw> <pr>(br&euptack_;*v&ebreve_;t"s&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Brevetcies</plw> <pr>(-s&ibreve_;z)</pr>.</plu> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>The rank or condition of a brevet officer.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bre"vi*a*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Breviaries</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>br&eacute;viarie</ets>, L. <ets>breviarium</ets> summary, abridgment, neut. noun fr. <ets>breviarius</ets> abridged, fr. <ets>brevis</ets> short. See <er>Brief</er>, and cf. <er>Brevier</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An abridgment; a compend; an epitome; a brief account or summary.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A book entitled the abridgment or <qex>breviary</qex> of those roots that are to be cut up or gathered.</q> <rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A book containing the daily public or canonical prayers of the Roman Catholic or of the Greek Church for the seven canonical hours, namely, matins and lauds, the first, third, sixth, and ninth hours, vespers, and compline; -- distinguished from the <xex>missal</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bre"vi*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>breviatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>breviare</ets> to shorten, <ets>brevis</ets> short.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A short compend; a summary; a brief statement.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I omit in this <qex>breviate</qex> to rehearse.</q> <rj><qau>Hakluyt.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The same little <qex>breviates</qex> of infidelity have . . . been published and dispersed with great activity.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Porteus.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A lawyer's brief.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Hudibras.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bre"vi*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To abbreviate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bre"vi*a*ture</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An abbreviature; an abbreviation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bre*vier"</hw> <pr>(br&euptack_;*v&emacr;r")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. from being originally used in printing a <ets>breviary</ets>. See <er>Breviary</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>A size of type between bourgeois and minion.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; This line is printed in <xex>brevier</xex> type.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bre*vil"o*quence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>breviloquentia</ets>.]</ety> <def>A brief and pertinent mode of speaking.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brev"i*ped</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>brevis</ets> short + <ets>pes</ets>, <ets>pedis</ets>, foot: cf. F. <ets>br&eacute;vip&egrave;de</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having short legs.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A breviped bird.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brev"i*pen</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>brevis</ets> short + <ets>penna</ets> wing: cf. F. <ets>br&eacute;vipenne</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A brevipennate bird.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brev`i*pen"nate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>brevis</ets> short + E. <ets>pennate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Short-winged; -- applied to birds which can not fly, owing to their short wings, as the ostrich, cassowary, and emu.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Brev`i*ros"tral</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Brev`i*ros"trate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>brevis</ets> short + E. <ets>rostral</ets>, <ets>rostrate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Short-billed; having a short beak.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brev"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Brevities</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>brevitas</ets>, fr. <ets>brevis</ets> short: cf. F. <ets>bri&egrave;vit&eacute;</ets>. See <er>Brief</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Shortness of duration; briefness of time; <as>as, the <ex>brevity</ex> of human life</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Contraction into few words; conciseness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Brevity</qex> is the soul of wit.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This argument is stated by St. John with his usual elegant <qex>brevity</qex> and simplicity.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Porteus.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Shortness; conciseness; succinctness; terseness.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brevoortia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of fishes consisting of the menhaden.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Brevoortia</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brew</hw> <pr>(br&usuml_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Brewed</conjf> <pr>(br&usuml_;d)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Brewing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>brewen</ets>, AS. <ets>bre&oacute;wan</ets>; akin to D. <ets>brouwen</ets>, OHG. <ets>priuwan</ets>, MHG. <ets>briuwen</ets>, <ets>br&umacr;wen</ets>, G. <ets>brauen</ets>, Icel. <ets>brugga</ets>, Sw. <ets>brygga</ets>, Dan. <ets>brygge</ets>, and perh. to L. <ets>defrutum</ets> must boiled down, Gr. <grk>bry^ton</grk> (for <grk>fry^ton</grk>?) a kind of beer. The original meaning seems to have been <ets>to prepare by heat</ets>. &radic;93. Cf. <er>Broth</er>, <er>Bread</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To boil or seethe; to cook.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To prepare, as beer or other liquor, from malt and hops, or from other materials, by steeping, boiling, and fermentation.</def> &ldquo;She <xex>brews</xex> good ale.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To prepare by steeping and mingling; to concoct.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Go, <qex>brew</qex> me a pottle of sack finely.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To foment or prepare, as by brewing; to contrive; to plot; to concoct; to hatch; <as>as, to <ex>brew</ex> mischief</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Hence with thy <qex>brewed</qex> enchantments, foul deceiver!</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brew</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To attend to the business, or go through the processes, of brewing or making beer.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I wash, wring, <qex>brew</qex>, bake, scour.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To be in a state of preparation; to be mixing, forming, or gathering; <as>as, a storm <ex>brews</ex> in the west</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>There is some ill a-<qex>brewing</qex> towards my rest.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brew</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The mixture formed by brewing; that which is brewed.</def> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brew"age</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Malt liquor; drink brewed.</def> &ldquo;Some well-spiced <xex>brewage</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A rich <qex>brewage</qex>, made of the best Spanish wine.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brew"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who brews; one whose occupation is to prepare malt liquors.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brew"er*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A brewhouse; the building and apparatus where brewing is carried on.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brew"house`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A house or building appropriated to brewing; a brewery.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brew"ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of preparing liquors which are brewed, as beer and ale.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The quantity brewed at once.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A <qex>brewing</qex> of new beer, set by old beer.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A mixing together.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I am not able to avouch anything for certainty, such a <qex>brewing</qex> and sophistication of them they make.</q> <rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A gathering or forming of a storm or squall, indicated by thick, dark clouds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brew"is</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>brewis</ets>, <ets>brouwys</ets>, <ets>browesse</ets>, <ets>brewet</ets>, OF. <ets>brouet</ets>, <ets>-s</ets> being the OF. ending of the nom. sing. and acc. pl.; dim. of OHG. <ets>brod</ets>. &radic;93. See <er>Broth</er>, and cf. <er>Brose</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Broth or pottage.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Let them of their Bonner's &ldquo;beef&rdquo; and &ldquo;broth&rdquo; make what <qex>brewis</qex> they please for their credulous guests.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Hall.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Bread soaked in broth, drippings of roast meat, milk, or water and butter.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brews"ter*ite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Named after Sir David <ets>Brewster</ets>.]</ety> <def>A rare zeolitic mineral occurring in white monoclinic crystals with pearly luster. It is a hydrous silicate of aluminia, baryta, and strontia.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brez"i*lin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Brazilin</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bri"ar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Brier</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>briard</hw> <pr>(br&emacr;*&auml;r"; br&emacr;*&auml;rd")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>an old French breed of large strong usually black dogs having a long tail and long wavy and slightly stiff coat.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bri*a"re*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Briareius</ets>, fr. <ets>Briareus</ets> a mythological hundred-handed giant, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; strong.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, <etsep>Briareus</etsep>, a giant fabled to have a hundred hands; hence, hundred-handed or many-handed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>briarroot</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the hard woody root of the briar <spn>Erica arborea</spn>.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>brierroot</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>briarwood</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>wood from the hard woody root of the briar <spn>Erica arborea</spn>; used to make tobacco pipes.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> brierwood.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>briary</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns etc.; -- of plants or animals.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> barbed, barbellate, briery, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, spiny, thorny.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brib"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being bribed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A more <qex>bribable</qex> class of electors.</q> <rj><qau>S. Edwards.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bribe</hw> <pr>(br&imacr;b)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bribe</ets> a lump of bread, scraps, leavings of meals (that are generally given to a beggar), LL. <ets>briba</ets> scrap of bread; cf. OF. <ets>briber</ets>, <ets>brifer</ets>, to eat gluttonously, to beg, and OHG. <ets>bilibi</ets> food.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A gift begged; a present.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A price, reward, gift, or favor bestowed or promised with a view to prevent the judgment or corrupt the conduct of a judge, witness, voter, or other person in a position of trust.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Undue reward for anything against justice is a <qex>bribe</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Hobart.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That which seduces; seduction; allurement.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Not the <qex>bribes</qex> of sordid wealth can seduce to leave these ever&unr_;blooming sweets.</q> <rj><qau>Akenside.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bribe</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bribed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bribing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To rob or steal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To give or promise a reward or consideration to (a judge, juror, legislator, voter, or other person in a position of trust) with a view to prevent the judgment or corrupt the conduct; to induce or influence by a bribe; to give a bribe to.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Neither is he worthy who <qex>bribes</qex> a man to vote against his conscience.</q> <rj><qau>F. W. Robertson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To gain by a bribe; of induce as by a bribe.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bribe</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To commit robbery or theft.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To give a bribe to a person; to pervert the judgment or corrupt the action of a person in a position of trust, by some gift or promise.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>An attempt to <qex>bribe</qex>, though unsuccessful, has been holden to be criminal, and the offender may be indicted.</q> <rj><qau>Bouvier.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The bard may supplicate, but cannot <qex>bribe</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bribe"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Incapable of being bribed; free from bribes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>From thence to heaven's <qex>bribeless</qex> hall.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Raleigh.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brib"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A thief.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Lydgate.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who bribes, or pays for corrupt practices.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That which bribes; a bribe.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His service . . . were a sufficient <qex>briber</qex> for his life.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brib"er*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Briberies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>brybery</ets> rascality, OF. <ets>briberie</ets>. See <er>Bribe</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Robbery; extortion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act or practice of giving or taking bribes; the act of influencing the official or political action of another by corrupt inducements.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bribery oath</b></col>, <cd>an oath taken by a person that he has not been bribed as to voting.</cd> <mark>[Eng.]</mark></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bric"-a brac`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>Miscellaneous curiosities and works of decorative art, considered collectively.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>A piece of bric-a-brac</b></col>, <cd>any curious or antique article of virtu, as a piece of antiquated furniture or metal work, or an odd knickknack.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brick</hw> <pr>(br&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>brik</ets>, F. <ets>brique</ets>; of Ger. origin; cf. AS. <ets>brice</ets> a breaking, fragment, Prov. E. <ets>brique</ets> piece, <ets>brique de pain</ets>, equiv. to AS. <ets>hl&amacr;fes brice</ets>, fr. the root of E. <ets>break</ets>. See <er>Break</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A block or clay tempered with water, sand, etc., molded into a regular form, usually rectangular, and sun-dried, or burnt in a kiln, or in a heap or stack called a clamp.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The Assyrians appear to have made much less use of <qex>bricks</qex> baked in the furnace than the Babylonians.</q> <rj><qau>Layard.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Bricks, collectively, as designating that kind of material; <as>as, a load of <ex>brick</ex>; a thousand of <ex>brick</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Some of Palladio's finest examples are of <qex>brick</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Weale.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Any oblong rectangular mass; <as>as, a <ex>brick</ex> of maple sugar; a penny <ex>brick</ex> (of bread)</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A good fellow; a merry person; <as>as, you 're a <ex>brick</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark> &ldquo;He 's a dear little <xex>brick</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To have a brick in one's hat</b></col>, <cd>to be drunk.</cd> <mark>[Slang]</mark></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <ex>Brick</ex> is used adjectively or in combination; <as>as, <ex>brick</ex> wall; <ex>brick</ex> clay; <ex>brick</ex> color; <ex>brick</ex> red</as>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Brick clay</b></col>, <cd>clay suitable for, or used in making, bricks.</cd> -- <col><b>Brick dust</b></col>, <cd>dust of pounded or broken bricks.</cd> -- <col><b>Brick earth</b></col>, <cd>clay or earth suitable for, or used in making, bricks.</cd> -- <col><b>Brick loaf</b></col>, <cd>a loaf of bread somewhat resembling a brick in shape.</cd> -- <col><b>Brick nogging</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>rough brickwork used to fill in the spaces between the uprights of a wooden partition; brick filling.</cd> -- <col><b>Brick tea</b></col>, <cd>tea leaves and young shoots, or refuse tea, steamed or mixed with fat, etc., and pressed into the form of bricks. It is used in Northern and Central Asia.</cd> <au>S. W. Williams.</au> -- <col><b>Brick trimmer</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>a brick arch under a hearth, usually within the thickness of a wooden floor, to guard against accidents by fire.</cd> -- <col><b>Brick trowel</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Trowel</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Brick works</b></col>, <cd>a place where bricks are made.</cd> -- <col><b>Bath brick</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Bath</er>, a city.</cd> -- <col><b>Pressed brick</b></col>, <cd>bricks which, before burning, have been subjected to pressure, to free them from the imperfections of shape and texture which are common in molded bricks.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brick</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bricked</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bricking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To lay or pave with bricks; to surround, line, or construct with bricks.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To imitate or counterfeit a brick wall on, as by smearing plaster with red ocher, making the joints with an edge tool, and pointing them.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To brick up</b></col>, <cd>to fill up, inclose, or line, with brick.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brick"bat`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A piece or fragment of a brick. See 1st <er>Bat</er>, <pos>n.</pos> 4.</def> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brickellia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>genus of herbs of SW America having usually creamy florets followed by one-seeded fruits in a prominent bristly sheath.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Brickelia</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>brick"field`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a place where bricks are made and sold.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> brickyard.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brick"field`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <mark>[Australia]</mark> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Orig., at Sydney, a cold and violent south or southwest wind, rising suddenly, and regularly preceded by a hot wind from the north; -- now usually called <altname>southerly buster</altname>. It blew across the <etsep>Brickfields</etsep>, formerly so called, a district of Sydney, and carried clouds of dust into the city.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>By confusion, a midsummer hot wind from the north.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brick"kiln`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kiln, or furnace, in which bricks are baked or burnt; or a pile of green bricks, laid loose, with arches underneath to receive the wood or fuel for burning them.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brick"lay`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Brick</ets> + <ets>lay</ets>.]</ety> <def>One whose occupation is to build with bricks.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bricklayer's itch</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Itch</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brick"lay`ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The art of building with bricks, or of uniting them by cement or mortar into various forms; the act or occupation of laying bricks.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bric"kle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>brekil</ets>, <ets>brokel</ets>, <ets>bruchel</ets>, fr. AS. <ets>brecan</ets>, E. <ets>break</ets>. Cf. <er>Brittle</er>.]</ety> <def>Brittle; easily broken.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Prov.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>As stubborn steel excels the <qex>brickle</qex> glass.</q> <rj><qau>Turbervile.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bric"kle*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Brittleness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brick"mak`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One whose occupation is to make bricks.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Brick"mak*ing</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brick"work`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Anything made of bricks.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Niches in <qex>brickwork</qex> form the most difficult part of the bricklayer's art.</q> <rj><qau>Tomlinson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of building with or laying bricks.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brick"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of bricks; formed of bricks; resembling bricks or brick dust.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brick"yard`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A place where bricks are made, especially an inclosed place.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bri*cole"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A kind of traces with hooks and rings, with which men drag and maneuver guns where horses can not be used.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An ancient kind of military catapult.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>In court tennis, the rebound of a ball from a wall of the court; also, the side stroke or play by which the ball is driven against the wall; hence, fig., indirect action or stroke.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Billiards)</fld> <def>A shot in which the cue ball is driven first against the cushion.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bird.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brid"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Bride</er>. Cf. <er>Bridal</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to a bride, or to wedding; nuptial; <as>as, <ex>bridal</ex> ornaments; a <ex>bridal</ex> outfit; a <ex>bridal</ex> chamber</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brid"al</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bridale</ets>, <ets>brudale</ets>, AS. <ets>br&ymacr_;dealo</ets> brideale, bridal feast. See <er>Bride</er>, and <er>Ale</er>, 2.]</ety> <def>A nuptial festival or ceremony; a marriage.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Sweet day, so cool, so calm, so bright,<br/>
+The <qex>bridal</qex> of the earth and sky.</q> <rj><qau>Herbert.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brid"al*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Celebration of the nuptial feast.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;In honor of this <xex>bridalty</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bridalwreath</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a shrub (<spn>Spiraea prunifolia</spn>) having copious small white flowers in spring.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bridal wreath, Saint Peter's wreath, St. Peter's wreath.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bride</hw> <pr>(br&imacr;d)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bride</ets>, <ets>brid</ets>, <ets>brude</ets>, <ets>brud</ets>, <ets>burd</ets>, AS. <ets>br&ymacr_;d</ets>; akin to OFries. <ets>breid</ets>, OSax. <ets>br&umacr;d</ets>, D. <ets>bruid</ets>, OHG. <ets>pr&umacr;t</ets>, <ets>br&umacr;t</ets>, G. <ets>braut</ets>, Icel. <ets>br&umacr;&eth;r</ets>, Sw. &amp; Dan. <ets>brud</ets>, Goth. <ets>br&umacr;&thorn;s</ets>; cf. Armor. <ets>pried</ets> spouse, W. <ets>priawd</ets> a married person.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A woman newly married, or about to be married.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Has by his own experience tried<br/>
+How much the wife is dearer than the <qex>bride</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Lyttleton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I will show thee the <qex>bride</qex>, the Lamb's wife.</q> <rj><qau>Rev. xxi. 9.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: An object ardently loved.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bride of the sea</b></col>, <cd>the city of Venice.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bride</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make a bride of.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bride"-ale`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bridal</er>.]</ety> <def>A rustic wedding feast; a bridal. See <er>Ale</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The man that 's bid to <qex>bride-ale</qex>, if he ha' cake,<br/>
+And drink enough, he need not fear his stake.</q> <rj><qau>B. Jonson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bride"bed`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The marriage bed.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bride"cake`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Rich or highly ornamented cake, to be distributed to the guests at a wedding, or sent to friends after the wedding.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bride"cham`ber</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The nuptial apartment.</def> <rj><au>Matt. ix. 15.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bride"groom`</hw> <pr>(-gr&oomacr_;m`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bridegome</ets>, <ets>brudgume</ets>, AS. <ets>br&ymacr_;dguma</ets> (akin to OS. <ets>br&umacr;digumo</ets>, D. <ets>bruidegom</ets>, <ets>bruigom</ets>, OHG. <ets>pr&umacr;tigomo</ets>, MHG. <ets>briutegome</ets>, G. <ets>br&auml;utigam</ets>); AS. <ets>br&ymacr_;d</ets> bride + <ets>guma</ets> man, akin to Goth. <ets>guma</ets>, Icel. <ets>gumi</ets>, OHG. <ets>gomo</ets>, L. <ets>homo</ets>; the insertion of <it>r</it> being caused by confusion with <ets>groom</ets>. See <er>Bride</er>, and cf. <er>Groom</er>, <er>Homage</er>.]</ety> <def>A man newly married, or just about to be married.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bride"knot`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A knot of ribbons worn by a guest at a wedding; a wedding favor.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Bride"maid`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>, <hw>Bride"man</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos></mhw> <def>See <er>Bridesmaid</er>, <er>Bridesman</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brides"maid`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A female friend who attends on a bride at her wedding.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brides"man</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bridesmen</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <def>A male friend who attends upon a bridegroom and bride at their marriage; the &ldquo;best man.&rdquo;</def> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bride"stake`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A stake or post set in the ground, for guests at a wedding to dance round.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Divide the broad bridecake<br/>
+Round about the <qex>bridestake</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>B. Jonson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bride"well</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A house of correction for the confinement of disorderly persons; -- so called from a hospital built in 1553 near <etsep>St. Bride's (<plain>or</plain> Bridget's) well</etsep>, in London, which was subsequently a penal workhouse.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bridge</hw> <pr>(br&ibreve_;j)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>brig</ets>, <ets>brigge</ets>, <ets>brug</ets>, <ets>brugge</ets>, AS. <ets>brycg</ets>, <ets>bricg</ets>; akin to Fries. <ets>bregge</ets>, D. <ets>brug</ets>, OHG. <ets>brucca</ets>, G. <ets>br&uuml;cke</ets>, Icel. <ets>bryggja</ets> pier, bridge, Sw. <ets>brygga</ets>, Dan. <ets>brygge</ets>, and prob. Icel. <ets>br&umacr;</ets> bridge, Sw. &amp; Dan. <ets>bro</ets> bridge, pavement, and possibly to E. <ets>brow</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A structure, usually of wood, stone, brick, or iron, erected over a river or other water course, or over a chasm, railroad, etc., to make a passageway from one bank to the other.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Anything supported at the ends, which serves to keep some other thing from resting upon the object spanned, as in engraving, watchmaking, etc., or which forms a platform or staging over which something passes or is conveyed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The small arch or bar at right angles to the strings of a violin, guitar, etc., serving of raise them and transmit their vibrations to the body of the instrument.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>A device to measure the resistance of a wire or other conductor forming part of an electric circuit.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A low wall or vertical partition in the fire chamber of a furnace, for deflecting flame, etc.; -- usually called a <altname>bridge wall</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Aqueduct bridge</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Aqueduct</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Asses' bridge</b></col>, <col><b>Bascule bridge</b></col>, <col><b>Bateau bridge</b></col></mcol>. <cd>See under <er>Ass</er>, <er>Bascule</er>, <er>Bateau</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bridge of a steamer</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a narrow platform across the deck, above the rail, for the convenience of the officer in charge of the ship; in paddlewheel vessels it connects the paddle boxes.</cd> -- <col><b>Bridge of the nose</b></col>, <cd>the upper, bony part of the nose.</cd> -- <col><b>Cantalever bridge</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Cantalever</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Draw bridge</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Drawbridge</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Flying bridge</b></col>, <cd>a temporary bridge suspended or floating, as for the passage of armies; also, a floating structure connected by a cable with an anchor or pier up stream, and made to pass from bank to bank by the action of the current or other means.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Girder bridge</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>Truss bridge</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a bridge formed by girders, or by trusses resting upon abutments or piers.</cd> -- <col><b>Lattice bridge</b></col>, <cd>a bridge formed by lattice girders.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Pontoon bridge</b></col>, <col><b>Ponton bridge</b></col></mcol>. <cd>See under <er>Pontoon</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Skew bridge</b></col>, <cd>a bridge built obliquely from bank to bank, as sometimes required in railway engineering.</cd> -- <col><b>Suspension bridge</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Suspension</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Trestle bridge</b></col>, <cd>a bridge formed of a series of short, simple girders resting on trestles.</cd> -- <col><b>Tubular bridge</b></col>, <cd>a bridge in the form of a hollow trunk or rectangular tube, with cellular walls made of iron plates riveted together, as the Britannia bridge over the Menai Strait, and the Victoria bridge at Montreal.</cd> -- <col><b>Wheatstone's bridge</b></col> <fld>(Elec.)</fld>, <cd>a device for the measurement of resistances, so called because the balance between the resistances to be measured is indicated by the absence of a current in a certain wire forming a bridge or connection between two points of the apparatus; -- invented by Sir Charles <etsep>Wheatstone</etsep>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 181 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Bridge</hw> <pr>(br&ibreve_;j)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bridged</conjf> <pr>(br&ibreve_;jd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bridging</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To build a bridge or bridges on or over; <as>as, to <ex>bridge</ex> a river</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Their simple engineering <qex>bridged</qex> with felled trees the streams which could not be forded.</q> <rj><qau>Palfrey.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To open or make a passage, as by a bridge.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Xerxes . . . over Hellespont<br/>
+<qex>Bridging</qex> his way, Europe with Asia joined.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To find a way of getting over, as a difficulty; -- generally with <xex>over</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bridge</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A card game resembling whist.</def> <note>The trump, if any, is determined by the dealer or his partner, the value of each trick taken over six being: for &ldquo;no trumps&rdquo; 12, hearts 8, diamonds 6, clubs 4, spades 2. The opponents of the dealer can, after the trump is declared, double the value of the tricks, in which case the dealer or his partner can redouble, and so on. The dealer plays his partner's hand as a dummy. The side which first reaches or exceeds 30 points scored for tricks wins a <xex>game</xex>; the side which first wins two games wins a <xex>rubber</xex>. The total score for any side is the sum of the points scored for tricks, for rubbers (each of which counts 100), for honors (which follow a special schedule of value), and for <xex>slam</xex>, <xex>little slam</xex>, and <xex>chicane</xex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; For contract bridge, the scoring system has adopted different values, with 100 points required for a game. The penalties for failing to make a contract also vary with the score thus far achieved by the playing team, and with the degree, if any, of doubling during the auction.</note><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bridgeable</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>capable of being connected by a bridge or as if by a bridge.</def> <ant>unbridgeable</ant><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bridge"board`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A notched board to which the treads and risers of the steps of wooden stairs are fastened.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A board or plank used as a bridge.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bridged-T</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Electronics)</fld> <def>a circuit consisting of a T-network with an additional arm bridging the two series arms.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bridge"head`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A fortification commanding the extremity of a bridge nearest the enemy, to insure the preservation and usefulness of the bridge, and prevent the enemy from crossing; a t&ecirc;te-de-pont.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bridge"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having no bridge; not bridged.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bridge"pot`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>The adjustable socket, or step, of a millstone spindle.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bridge"tree`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bridge</ets> + <ets>tree</ets> a beam.]</ety> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>The beam which supports the spindle socket of the runner in a grinding mill.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bridge"-ward`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A bridge keeper; a warden or a guard for a bridge.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The principal ward of a key.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bridge"ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The system of bracing used between floor or other timbers to distribute the weight.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bridging joist</b></col>. <cd>Same as <er>Binding joist</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bridge"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of bridges.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Sherwood.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bri"dle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bridel</ets>, AS. <ets>bridel</ets>; akin to OHG. <ets>britil</ets>, <ets>brittil</ets>, D. <ets>breidel</ets>, and possibly to E. <ets>braid</ets>. Cf. <er>Bridoon</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The head gear with which a horse is governed and restrained, consisting of a headstall, a bit, and reins, with other appendages.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A restraint; a curb; a check.</def> <rj><au>I. Watts.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Gun.)</fld> <def>The piece in the interior of a gun lock, which holds in place the tumbler, sear, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A span of rope, line, or chain made fast as both ends, so that another rope, line, or chain may be attached to its middle.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A mooring hawser.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bowline bridle</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Bowline</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Branches of a bridle</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Branch</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bridle cable</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a cable which is bent to a bridle. See 4, above.</cd> -- <col><b>Bridle hand</b></col>, <cd>the hand which holds the bridle in riding; the left hand.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Bridle path</b></col>, <col><b>Bridle way</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a path or way for saddle horses and pack horses, as distinguished from a road for vehicles.</cd> -- <col><b>Bridle port</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a porthole or opening in the bow through which hawsers, mooring or bridle cables, etc., are passed.</cd> -- <col><b>Bridle rein</b></col>, <cd>a rein attached to the bit.</cd> -- <col><b>Bridle road</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>Same as <cref>Bridle path</cref>.</cd> <au>Lowell.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A road in a pleasure park reserved for horseback exercise.</cd> -- <col><b>Bridle track</b></col>, <cd>a bridle path.</cd> -- <col><b>Scolding bridle</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Branks</er>, 2.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- A check; restrain.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bri"dle</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bridled</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bridling</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To put a bridle upon; to equip with a bridle; <as>as, to <ex>bridle</ex> a horse</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He <qex>bridled</qex> her mouth with a silkweed twist.</q> <rj><qau>Drake.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To restrain, guide, or govern, with, or as with, a bridle; to check, curb, or control; <as>as, to <ex>bridle</ex> the passions; to <ex>bridle</ex> a muse</as>.</def> <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Savoy and Nice, the keys of Italy, and the citadel in her hands to <qex>bridle</qex> Switzerland, are in that consolidation.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To check; restrain; curb; govern; control; repress; master; subdue.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bri"dle</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To hold up the head, and draw in the chin, as an expression of pride, scorn, or resentment; to assume a lofty manner; -- usually with <xex>up</xex>.</def> &ldquo;His <xex>bridling</xex> neck.&rdquo; <rj><au>Wordsworth.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>By her <qex>bridling</qex> up I perceived she expected to be treated hereafter not as Jenny Distaff, but Mrs. Tranquillus.</q> <rj><qau>Tatler.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bri"dle i`ron</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A strong flat bar of iron, so bent as to support, as in a stirrup, one end of a floor timber, etc., where no sufficient bearing can be had; -- called also <altname>stirrup</altname> and <altname>hanger</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bri"dler</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who bridles; one who restrains and governs, as with a bridle.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bri*doon"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bridon</ets>, from <ets>bride</ets>; of German origin. See <er>Bridle</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>The snaffle and rein of a military bridle, which acts independently of the bit, at the pleasure of the rider. It is used in connection with a curb bit, which has its own rein.</def> <rj><au>Campbell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brie</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as <er>Brie cheese</er>.</def><br/><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brie" cheese`</hw> <pr>(br&emacr;" ch&emacr;z`)</pr>. <def>A kind of soft French cream cheese; -- so called from the district in France where it is made; it is milder than Camembert; -- called also <altname>fromage de Brie</altname>, <altname>Brie</altname> and <altname>brie</altname> (uncapitalized).</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brief</hw> <pr>(br&emacr;f)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bref</ets>, F. <ets>brief</ets>, <ets>bref</ets>, fr. L. <ets>brevis</ets>; akin to Gr. <grk>brachy`s</grk> short, and perh. to Skr. <ets>barh</ets> to tear. Cf. <er>Breve</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Short in duration.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>How <qex>brief</qex> the life of man.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Concise; terse; succinct.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>brief</qex> style is that which expresseth much in little.</q> <rj><qau>B. Jonson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Rife; common; prevalent.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>In brief</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Brief</er>, <pos>n.</pos></cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Short; concise; succinct; summary; compendious; condensed; terse; curt; transitory; short-lived.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brief</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Briefly.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Poetic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Adam, faltering long, thus answered <qex>brief</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Soon; quickly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brief</hw> <pr>(br&emacr;f)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Brief</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, and cf. <er>Breve</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A short concise writing or letter; a statement in few words.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Bear this sealed <qex>brief</qex>,<br/>
+With winged hastle, to the lord marshal.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And she told me<br/>
+In a sweet, verbal <qex>brief</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An epitome.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Each woman is a <qex>brief</qex> of womankind.</q> <rj><qau>Overbury.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>An abridgment or concise statement of a client's case, made out for the instruction of counsel in a trial at law. This word is applied also to a statement of the heads or points of a law argument.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It was not without some reference to it that I perused many a <qex>brief</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir J. Stephen.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In England, the <xex>brief</xex> is prepared by the attorney; in the United States, counsel generally make up their own briefs.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A writ; a breve. See <er>Breve</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 2.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld> <def>A writ issuing from the chancery, directed to any judge ordinary, commanding and authorizing that judge to call a jury to inquire into the case, and upon their verdict to pronounce sentence.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a collection or charitable contribution of money in churches, for any public or private purpose.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>a type of men's underpants without legs, fitting tightly and held by an elastic waistband; also called <altname>Jockey shorts</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Apostolical brief</b></col>, <cd>a letter of the pope written on fine parchment in modern characters, subscribed by the secretary of briefs, dated &ldquo;a die Nativitatis,&rdquo; <it>i. e.</it>, &ldquo;from the day of the Nativity,&rdquo; and sealed with the ring of the fisherman. It differs from a <xex>bull</xex>, in its parchment, written character, date, and seal. See <er>Bull</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Brief of title</b></col>, <cd>an abstract or abridgment of all the deeds and other papers constituting the chain of title to any real estate.</cd> -- <col><b>In brief</b></col>, <cd>in a few words; in short; briefly.</cd> &ldquo;Open the matter <xex>in brief</xex>.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brief</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make an abstract or abridgment of; to shorten; <as>as, to <ex>brief</ex> pleadings</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>brief"case</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a small suitcase with a handle; it is used for carrying papers or files or books.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>briefing</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>giving detailed instructions, as for a military operation.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a detailed set of instructions before an operation, given to those who are to execute it.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>a summary report of an operation or event after it has occurred, by a participant or observer.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brief"less</hw> <pr>(br&emacr;f"l&ebreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having no brief; without clients; <as>as, a <ex>briefless</ex> barrister</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brief"ly</hw> <pr>(br&emacr;f"l&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Concisely; in few words.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brief"man</hw> <pr>(br&emacr;f"m&aitalic_;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who makes a brief.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A copier of a manuscript.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brief"ness</hw> <pr>(br&emacr;f"n&ebreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being brief; brevity; conciseness in discourse or writing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bri"er</hw>, <hw>Bri"ar</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(br&imacr;"&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>brere</ets>, <ets>brer</ets>, AS. <ets>br&emacr;r</ets>, <ets>br&aelig;r</ets>; cf. Ir. <ets>briar</ets> prickle, thorn, brier, pin, Gael. <ets>preas</ets> bush, brier, W. <ets>prys</ets>, <ets>prysg</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A plant with a slender woody stem bearing stout prickles; especially, species of <gen>Rosa</gen>, <gen>Rubus</gen>, and <gen>Smilax</gen>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: Anything sharp or unpleasant to the feelings.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The thorns and <qex>briers</qex> of reproof.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Brier root</b></col>, <cd>the root of the southern <spn>Smilax laurifolia</spn> and <spn>Smilax Walteri</spn>; -- used for tobacco pipes. See also 2nd <er>brier</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Cat brier</b></col>, <col><b>Green brier</b></col></mcol>, <cd>several species of Smilax (<spn>Smilax rotundifolia</spn>, etc.)</cd> -- <col><b>Sweet brier</b></col> (<spn>Rosa rubiginosa</spn>). <cd>See <er>Sweetbrier</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Yellow brier</b></col>, <cd>the <spn>Rosa Eglantina</spn>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bri"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the white heath <spn>Erica arborea</spn>.</def> <rj><au>RHUD.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a smoking pipe made of the root of the brier{1}.</def> <note><ex>Brierroot</ex> seems to have been used formerly as a term meaning root of the <spn>Smilax laurifolia</spn> and is now defined as root of the <spn>Erica arborea</spn>. Not clear when this changed. -- PJC.</note><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bri"ered</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Set with briers.</def> <rj><au>Chatterton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bri"er*wood`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>wood from the hard woody root of the briar <spn>Erica arborea</spn>; it is used to make tobacco pipes. See also 2nd <er>brier</er> and <cref>brier root</cref>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> briarwood.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bri"er*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of briers; thorny.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bri"er*y</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A place where briers grow.</def> <rj><au>Huloet.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brig</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bridge.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark> <rj><au>Burns.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brig</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Shortened from <er>Brigantine</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A two-masted, square-rigged vessel.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Hermaphrodite brig</b></col>, <cd>a two-masted vessel square-rigged forward and schooner-rigged aft. See <xex>Illustration</xex> in Appendix.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brig</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Origin unknown.]</ety> <fld>(Nav.)</fld> <def>On a United States man-of-war, the prison or place of confinement for offenders.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bri*gade"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>brigade</ets>, fr. It. <ets>brigata</ets> troop, crew, brigade, originally, a contending troop, fr. <ets>briga</ets> trouble, quarrel. See <er>Brigand</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A body of troops, whether cavalry, artillery, infantry, or mixed, consisting of two or more regiments, under the command of a brigadier general.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Two or more brigades constitute a division, commanded by a major general; two or more divisions constitute an army corps, or <xex>corps d'arm&eacute;e</xex>. <mark>[U.S.]</mark></note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any body of persons organized for acting or marching together under authority; <as>as, a fire <ex>brigade</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Brigade inspector</b></col>, <cd>an officer whose duty is to inspect troops in companies before they are mustered into service.</cd> -- <col><b>Brigade major</b></col>, <cd>an officer who may be attached to a brigade to assist the brigadier in his duties.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bri*gade"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Brigaded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Brigading</conjf>.]</vmorph> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>To form into a brigade, or into brigades.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brig`a*dier" gen"er*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[F. <ets>brigadier</ets>, fr. <ets>brigade</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>An officer in rank next above a colonel, and below a major general. He commands a brigade, and is sometimes called, by a shortening of his title, simple a <altname>brigadier</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brig"and</hw> <pr>(br&ibreve_;g"&aitalic_;nd)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>brigand</ets>, OF. <ets>brigant</ets> light-armed soldier, fr. LL. <ets>brigans</ets> light-armed soldier (cf. It. <ets>brigante</ets>.) fr. <ets>brigare</ets> to strive, contend, fr. <ets>briga</ets> quarrel; prob. of German origin, and akin to E. <ets>break</ets>; cf. Goth. <ets>brikan</ets> to break, <ets>brakja</ets> strife. Cf. <er>Brigue</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A light-armed, irregular foot soldier.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A lawless fellow who lives by plunder; one of a band of robbers; especially, one of a gang living in mountain retreats; a highwayman; a freebooter.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Giving them not a little the air of <qex>brigands</qex> or banditti.</q> <rj><qau>Jeffery.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brig"and*age</hw> <pr>(-&auptack_;j)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>brigandage</ets>.]</ety> <def>Life and practice of brigands; highway robbery; plunder.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brig"an*dine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>brigandine</ets> (cf. It. <ets>brigantina</ets>), fr. OF. <ets>brigant</ets>. See <er>Brigand</er>.]</ety> <def>A coast of armor for the body, consisting of scales or plates, sometimes overlapping each other, generally of metal, and sewed to linen or other material. It was worn in the Middle Ages.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>brigantine</asp>.]</altsp> <rj><au>Jer. xlvi. 4.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Then put on all thy gorgeous arms, thy helmet,<br/>
+And <qex>brigandine</qex> of brass.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brig"and*ish</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a brigand or freebooter; robberlike.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brig"and*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Brigandage.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brig"an*tine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>brigantin</ets>, fr. It. <ets>brigantino</ets>, originally, a practical vessel. See <er>Brigand</er>, and cf. <er>Brig</er>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A practical vessel.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A two-masted, square-rigged vessel, differing from a brig in that she does not carry a square mainsail.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>See <er>Brigandine</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brig"ge</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bridge.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bright</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>See <er>Brite</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bright</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>briht</ets>, AS. <ets>beorht</ets>, <ets>briht</ets>; akin to OS. <ets>berht</ets>, OHG. <ets>beraht</ets>, Icel. <ets>bjartr</ets>, Goth. <ets>ba&iacute;rhts</ets>. &radic;94.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Radiating or reflecting light; shedding or having much light; shining; luminous; not dark.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The sun was <qex>bright</qex> o'erhead.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The earth was dark, but the heavens were <qex>bright</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Drake.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The public places were as <qex>bright</qex> as at noonday.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Transmitting light; clear; transparent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>From the <qex>brightest</qex> wines<br/>
+He 'd turn abhorrent.</q> <rj><qau>Thomson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Having qualities that render conspicuous or attractive, or that affect the mind as light does the eye; resplendent with charms; <as>as, <ex>bright</ex> beauty</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Bright</qex> as an angel new-dropped from the sky.</q> <rj><qau>Parnell.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Having a clear, quick intellect; intelligent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Sparkling with wit; lively; vivacious; shedding cheerfulness and joy around; cheerful; cheery.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Be <qex>bright</qex> and jovial among your guests.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Illustrious; glorious.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In the <qex>brightest</qex> annals of a female reign.</q> <rj><qau>Cotton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Manifest to the mind, as light is to the eyes; clear; evident; plain.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>That he may with more ease, with <qex>brighter</qex> evidence, and with surer success, draw the bearner on.</q> <rj><qau>I. Watts.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>Of brilliant color; of lively hue or appearance.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Here the <qex>bright</qex> crocus and blue violet grew.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Bright</xex> is used in composition in the sense of brilliant, clear, sunny, etc.; <as>as, <ex>bright</ex>-eyed, <ex>bright</ex>-haired, <ex>bright</ex>-hued</as>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>bright side</b></col> <cd>the positive or favorable aspects of a situation.</cd> -- <col><b>to look on the bright side</b></col> <cd>to focus the attention on favorable aspects of a situation; to minimize attention to possible negative or unfavorable factors in a situation.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Shining; splending; luminous; lustrous; brilliant; resplendent; effulgent; refulgent; radiant; sparkling; glittering; lucid; beamy; clear; transparent; illustrious; witty; clear; vivacious; sunny.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bright</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Splendor; brightness.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Dark with excessive <qex>bright</qex> thy skirts appear.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bright</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Brightly.</def> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I say it is the moon that shines so <qex>bright</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bright"en</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Brightened</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Brightening</conjf>.]</vmorph> <note>[From <er>Bright</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</note> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make bright or brighter; to make to shine; to increase the luster of; to give a brighter hue to.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make illustrious, or more distinguished; to add luster or splendor to.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The present queen would <qex>brighten</qex> her character, if she would exert her authority to instill virtues into her people.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To improve or relieve by dispelling gloom or removing that which obscures and darkens; to shed light upon; to make cheerful; <as>as, to <ex>brighten</ex> one's prospects</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>An ecstasy, which mothers only feel,<br/>
+Plays round my heart and <qex>brightens</qex> all my sorrow.</q> <rj><qau>Philips.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To make acute or witty; to enliven.</def> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bright"en</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>beorhtan</ets>.]</ety> <def>To grow bright, or more bright; to become less dark or gloomy; to clear up; to become bright or cheerful.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And night shall <qex>brighten</qex> into day.</q> <rj><qau>N. Cotton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And, all his prospects <qex>brightening</qex> to the last,<br/>
+His heaven commences ere world be past.</q> <rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bright"-har`nessed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having glittering armor.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bright"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Brilliantly; splendidly; with luster; <as>as, <ex>brightly</ex> shining armor</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>With lively intelligence; intelligently.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Looking <qex>brightly</qex> into the mother's face.</q> <rj><qau>Hawthorne.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bright"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>beorhines</ets>. See <er>Bright</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or state of being bright; splendor; luster; brilliancy; clearness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A sudden <qex>brightness</qex> in his face appear.</q> <rj><qau>Crabbe.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Acuteness (of the faculties); sharpness 9wit.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>brightness</qex> of his parts . . . distinguished him.</q> <rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Splendor; luster; radiance; resplendence; brilliancy; effulgence; glory; clearness.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bright's" dis*ease"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[From Dr. <ets>Bright</ets> of London, who first described it.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An affection of the kidneys, usually inflammatory in character, and distinguished by the occurrence of albumin and renal casts in the urine. Several varieties of Bright's disease are now recognized, differing in the part of the kidney involved, and in the intensity and course of the morbid process.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bright"some</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Bright; clear; luminous; brilliant.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Marlowe.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bri*gose"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>brigosus</ets>, It. <ets>brigoso</ets>. See <er>Brigue</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>Contentious; quarrelsome.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Puller.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brigue</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>brigue</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>briga</ets> quarrel. See <er>Brigand</er>.]</ety> <def>A cabal, intrigue, faction, contention, strife, or quarrel.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chesterfield.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brigue</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>briguer</ets>. See <er>Brigue</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>To contend for; to canvass; to solicit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp. Hurd.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brike</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>brice</ets>.]</ety> <def>A breach; ruin; downfall; peril.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brill</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Corn. <ets>brilli</ets> mackerel, fr. <ets>brith</ets> streaked, speckled.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A fish allied to the turbot (<spn>Rhombus levis</spn>), much esteemed in England for food; -- called also <altname>bret</altname>, <altname>pearl</altname>, <altname>prill</altname>. See <er>Bret</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bril*lan"te</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[It. See <er>Brilliant</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>In a gay, showy, and sparkling style.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bril"lance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Brilliancy.</def> <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bril"lan*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Brilliant</er>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being brilliant; splendor; glitter; great brightness, whether in a literal or figurative sense.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>With many readers <qex>brilliancy</qex> of style passes for affluence of thought.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 182 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Bril"liant</hw> <pr>(br&ibreve_;l"y&aitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>brillant</ets>, <pos>p. pr.</pos> of <ets>briller</ets> to shine or sparkle (cf. Pr. &amp; Sp. <ets>brillar</ets>, It. <ets>brillare</ets>), fr. L. <ets>beryllus</ets> a precious stone of sea-green color, Prov. It. <ets>brill</ets>. See <er>Beryl</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Sparkling with luster; glittering; very bright; <as>as, a <ex>brilliant</ex> star</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Distinguished by qualities which excite admiration; splendid; shining; <as>as, <ex>brilliant</ex> talents</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Washington was more solicitous to avoid fatal mistakes than to perform <qex>brilliant</qex> exploits.</q> <rj><qau>Fisher Ames.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Exceedingly intelligent, or of distinguished accomplishment in a field; -- <as>as, a <ex>brilliant</ex> chemist</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Shining</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bril"liant</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>brillant</ets>. See <er>Brilliant</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A diamond or other gem of the finest cut, formed into faces and facets, so as to reflect and refract the light, by which it is rendered more brilliant. It has at the middle, or top, a principal face, called the <part>table</part>, which is surrounded by a number of sloping facets forming a <part>bizet</part>; below, it has a small face or <part>collet</part>, parallel to the table, connected with the <part>girdle</part> by a <part>pavilion</part> of elongated facets. It is thus distinguished from the <xex>rose</xex> diamond, which is entirely covered with facets on the surface, and is flat below.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This snuffbox -- on the hinge see <qex>brilliants</qex> shine.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>The smallest size of type used in England printing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; This line is printed in the type called Brilliant.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A kind of cotton goods, figured on the weaving.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bril"lian*tine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>brillantine</ets>. See lst <er>Brilliant</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An oily composition used to make the hair manageable and glossy.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A dress fabric having a glossy finish on both sides, resembling alpaca but of superior quality.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bril"liant*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a brilliant manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bril"liant*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Brilliancy; splendor; glitter.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brills</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[CF. G. <ets>brille</ets> spectacles, D. <ets>bril</ets>, fr. L. <ets>berillus</ets>. See <er>Brilliant</er>.]</ety> <def>The hair on the eyelids of a horse.</def> <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brim</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>brim</ets>, <ets>brimme</ets>, AS. <ets>brymme</ets> edge, border; akin to Icel. <ets>barmr</ets>, Sw. <ets>br&auml;m</ets>, Dan. <ets>br&aelig;mme</ets>, G. <ets>brame</ets>, <ets>br&auml;me</ets>. Possibly the same word as AS. <ets>brim</ets> surge, sea, and properly meaning, the line of surf at the border of the sea, and akin to L. <ets>fremere</ets> to roar, murmur. Cf. <er>Breeze</er> a fly.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The rim, border, or upper edge of a cup, dish, or any hollow vessel used for holding anything.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Saw I that insect on this goblet's <qex>brim</qex><br/>
+I would remove it with an anxious pity.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The edge or margin, as of a fountain, or of the water contained in it; the brink; border.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the <qex>brim</qex> of the water.</q> <rj><qau>Josh. iii. 15.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The rim of a hat.</def> <rj><au>Wordsworth.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brim</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Brimmed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Brimming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To be full to the brim.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>brimming</xex> stream.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To brim over</b></col> <mark>(literally or figuratively)</mark>, <cd>to be so full that some of the contents flows over the brim; as, a cup <xex>brimming over</xex> with wine; a man <xex>brimming over</xex> with fun.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brim</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To fill to the brim, upper edge, or top.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Arrange the board and <qex>brim</qex> the glass.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brim</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Fierce; sharp; cold. See <er>Breme</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brim"ful</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full to the brim; completely full; ready to overflow.</def> &ldquo;Her <xex>brimful</xex> eyes.&rdquo; <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brim"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having no brim; <as>as, <ex>brimless</ex> caps</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brimmed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having a brim; -- usually in composition.</def> &ldquo;Broad-<xex>brimmed</xex> hat.&rdquo; <rj><au>Spectator.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Full to, or level with, the brim.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brim"mer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A brimful bowl; a bumper.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brim"ming</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full to the brim; overflowing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brim"stone</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>brimston</ets>, <ets>bremston</ets>, <ets>bernston</ets>, <ets>brenston</ets>; cf. Icel. <ets>brennistein</ets>. See <er>Burn</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, and <er>Stone</er>.]</ety> <def>Sulphur; See <er>Sulphur</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brim"stone</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Made of, or pertaining to, brimstone; <as>as, <ex>brimstone</ex> matches</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>From his <qex>brimstone</qex> bed at break of day<br/>
+A-walking the devil has gone.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brim"sto`ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Containing or resembling brimstone; sulphurous.</def> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>One of the radiating sticks of a fan. The outermost are larger and longer, and are called <xex>panaches</xex>.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brin"ded</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Icel. <ets>br&ouml;nd&omacr;ttr</ets> brindled, fr. <ets>brandr</ets> brand; and OE. <ets>bernen</ets>, <ets>brinnen</ets>, to burn. See <er>Brand</er>, <er>Burn</er>.]</ety> <def>Of a gray or tawny color with streaks of darker hue; streaked; brindled.</def> &ldquo;Three <xex>brinded</xex> cows,&rdquo; <au>Dryden.</au> &ldquo;The <xex>brinded</xex> cat.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brin"dle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Brindled</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state of being brindled.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A brindled color; also, that which is brindled.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brin"dle</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Brindled.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brin"dled</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[A dim. form of <ets>brinded</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having dark streaks or spots on a gray or tawny ground; brinded.</def> &ldquo;With a <xex>brindled</xex> lion played.&rdquo; <rj><au>Churchill.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>bryne</ets> a burning, salt liquor, brine, fr. <ets>brinnan</ets>, <ets>brynnan</ets>, to burn. See <er>Burn</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; pickle; hence, any strong saline solution; also, the saline residue or strong mother liquor resulting from the evaporation of natural or artificial waters.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The ocean; the water of an ocean, sea, or salt lake.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Not long beneath the whelming <qex>brine</qex> . . . he lay.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Tears; -- so called from their saltness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>What a deal of <qex>brine</qex><br/>
+Hath washed thy sallow cheecks for<br/>
+Rosaline!</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Brine fly</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a fly of the genus <gen>Ephydra</gen>, the larv&aelig; of which live in artificial brines and in salt lakes.</cd> -- <col><b>Brine gauge</b></col>, <cd>an instrument for measuring the saltness of a liquid.</cd> -- <col><b>Brine pan</b></col>, <cd>a pit or pan of salt water, where salt is formed by cristallization.</cd> -- <col><b>Brine pit</b></col>, <cd>a salt spring or well, from which water is taken to be boiled or evaporated for making salt.</cd> -- <col><b>Brine pump</b></col> <fld>(Marine Engin.)</fld>, <cd>a pump for changing the water in the boilers, so as to clear them of the brine which collects at the bottom.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Brine shrimp</b></col>, <col><b>Brine worm</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a phyllopod crustacean of the genus <gen>Artemia</gen>, inhabiting the strong brines of salt works and natural salt lakes. See <er>Artemia</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Brine spring</b></col>, <cd>a spring of salt water.</cd> -- <col><b>Leach brine</b></col> <fld>(Saltmaking)</fld>, <cd>brine which drops from granulated salt in drying, and is preserved to be boiled again.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To steep or saturate in brine.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To sprinkle with salt or brine; <as>as, to <ex>brine</ex> hay</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bring</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Brought</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bringing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bringen</ets>, AS. <ets>bringan</ets>; akin to OS. <ets>brengian</ets>, D. <ets>brengen</ets>, Fries. <ets>brenga</ets>, OHG. <ets>bringan</ets>, G. <ets>bringen</ets>, Goth. <ets>briggan</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To convey to the place where the speaker is or is to be; to bear from a more distant to a nearer place; to fetch.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, <qex>Bring</qex> me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread.</q> <rj><qau>1 Kings xvii. 11.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To France shall we convey you safe,<br/>
+And <qex>bring</qex> you back.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To cause the accession or obtaining of; to procure; to make to come; to produce; to draw to.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>There is nothing will <qex>bring</qex> you more honor . . . than to do what right in justice you may.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To convey; to move; to carry or conduct.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In distillation, the water . . . <qex>brings</qex> over with it some part of the oil of vitriol.</q> <rj><qau>Sir I. Newton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To persuade; to induce; to draw; to lead; to guide.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It seems so preposterous a thing . . . that they do not easily <qex>bring</qex> themselves to it.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The nature of the things . . . would not suffer him to think otherwise, how, or whensoever, he is <qex>brought</qex> to reflect on them.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To produce in exchange; to sell for; to fetch; as, what does coal <xex>bring</xex> per ton?</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To bring about</b></col>, <cd>to bring to pass; to effect; to accomplish.</cd> -- <col><b>To bring back</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To recall.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To restore, as something borrowed, to its owner.</cd> -- <col><b>To bring by the lee</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to incline so rapidly to leeward of the course, when a ship sails large, as to bring the lee side suddenly to the windward, any by laying the sails aback, expose her to danger of upsetting.</cd> -- <col><b>To bring down</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To cause to come down.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To humble or abase; <as>as, <ex>to bring down</ex> high looks</as>.</cd> -- <col><b>To bring down the house</b></col>, <cd>to cause tremendous applause.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> -- <col><b>To bring forth</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To produce, as young fruit.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To bring to light; to make manifest.</cd> -- <col><b>To bring forward</b></col> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To exhibit; to introduce; to produce to view.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To hasten; to promote; to forward.</cd> <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>To propose; to adduce; <as>as, <ex>to bring forward</ex> arguments</as>.</cd> -- <col><b>To bring home</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To bring to one's house.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To prove conclusively; <as>as, <ex>to bring home</ex> a charge of treason</as>.</cd> <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>To cause one to feel or appreciate by personal experience.</cd> <sd>(d)</sd> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <cd>To lift of its place, as an anchor.</cd> -- <col><b>To bring in</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To fetch from without; to import.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To introduce, as a bill in a deliberative assembly.</cd> <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>To return or repot to, or lay before, a court or other body; to render; <as>as, <ex>to bring in</ex> a verdict or a report</as>.</cd> <sd>(d)</sd> <cd>To take to an appointed place of deposit or collection; <as>as, <ex>to bring in</ex> provisions or money for a specified object</as>.</cd> <sd>(e)</sd> <cd>To produce, as income.</cd> <sd>(f)</sd> <cd>To induce to join.</cd> -- <col><b>To bring off</b></col>, <cd>to bear or convey away; to clear from condemnation; to cause to escape.</cd> -- <col><b>To bring on</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To cause to begin.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To originate or cause to exist; <as>as, <ex>to bring on</ex> a disease</as>.</cd> -- <col><b>To bring one on one's way</b></col>, <cd>to accompany, guide, or attend one.</cd> -- <col><b>To bring out</b></col>, <cd>to expose; to detect; to bring to light from concealment.</cd> -- <col><b>To bring over</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To fetch or bear across.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To convert by persuasion or other means; to cause to change sides or an opinion.</cd> -- <col><b>To bring to</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To resuscitate; to bring back to consciousness or life, as a fainting person.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <cd>To check the course of, as of a ship, by dropping the anchor, or by counterbracing the sails so as to keep her nearly stationary (she is then said to <xex>lie to</xex>).</cd> <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>To cause (a vessel) to lie to, as by firing across her course.</cd> <sd>(d)</sd> <cd>To apply a rope to the capstan.</cd> -- <col><b>To bring to light</b></col>, <cd>to disclose; to discover; to make clear; to reveal.</cd> -- <col><b>To bring a sail to</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to bend it to the yard.</cd> -- <col><b>To bring to pass</b></col>, <cd>to accomplish to effect.</cd> &ldquo;Trust also in Him; and He shall <xex>bring it to pass</xex>.&rdquo; <au>Ps. xxxvii. 5.</au> -- <col><b>To bring under</b></col>, <cd>to subdue; to restrain; to reduce to obedience.</cd> -- <col><b>To bring up</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To carry upward; to nurse; to rear; to educate.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To cause to stop suddenly.</cd> <sd>(c)</sd> <note>[<pos>v. i.</pos> by dropping the reflexive pronoun]</note> <cd>To stop suddenly; to come to a standstill.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> -- <col><b>To bring up (any one) with a round turn</b></col>, <cd>to cause (any one) to stop abruptly.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> -- <col><b>To be brought to bed</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Bed</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To fetch; bear; carry; convey; transport; import; procure; produce; cause; adduce; induce.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bring"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who brings.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Yet the first <qex>bringer</qex> of unwelcome news<br/>
+Hath but a losing office.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bringer in</b></col>, <cd>one who, or that which, introduces.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brin"i*ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being briny; saltness; brinishness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brin"ish</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like brine; somewhat salt; saltish.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Brinish</xex> tears.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brin"ish*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>State or quality of being brinish.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Brin"ja*ree`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A rough-haired East Indian variety of the greyhound.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brink</hw> <pr>(br&ibreve_;&nsmacr_;k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Dan. <ets>brink</ets> edge, verge; akin to Sw. <ets>brink</ets> declivity, hill, Icel. <ets>brekka</ets>; cf. LG. <ets>brink</ets> a grassy hill, W. <ets>bryn</ets> hill, <ets>bryncyn</ets> hillock.]</ety> <def>The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge, as of a river or pit; a verge; a border; <as>as, the <ex>brink</ex> of a chasm</as>. Also Fig.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>brink</xex> of vice.&rdquo; <au>Bp. Porteus.</au> &ldquo;The <xex>brink</xex> of ruin.&rdquo; <au>Burke.</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The plashy <qex>brink</qex> of weedy lake.</q> <rj><qau>Bryant.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>brink"man*ship</hw>, <hw>brinks"man*ship</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>brink</ets> + <ets>-manship</ets>. (1956).]</ety> <def>the policy or practise of pushing a dangerous situation to the brink of disaster (to the limits of safety), in order to achieve the most advantageous outcome; -- used especially of diplomatic maneuvers in crisis situations, and originally applied to the policies of <person>John Foster Dulles</person> under President Eisenhower.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brin"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Brine</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to brine, or to the sea; partaking of the nature of brine; salt; <as>as, a <ex>briny</ex> taste; the <ex>briny</ex> flood</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bri`oche"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A light sweet pastry (cake, bun or roll) made with flour, butter, yeast, and eggs.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A knitted foot cushion.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bri`o*lette"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>An oval or pearshaped diamond having its entire surface cut in triangular facets.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bri"o*ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Bryony</er>.</def> <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brioschi</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[trademark.]</ety> <def>a type of antacid sold over-the-counter.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>bri*quet"</hw>, <hw>Bri*quette"</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <altsp>[Also <asp>briquet</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[F., dim. of <ets>brique</ets> brick.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A block of compacted charcoal, coal dust, or peat, etc., used as a fuel. Charcoal <ex>briquettes</ex> are a common fuel used for the outdoor barbecue grill.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A block of artificial stone in the form of a brick, used for paving; also, a molded sample of solidified cement or mortar for use as a test piece for showing the strength of the material.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bris</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the Jewish rite of circumcision.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Berith, Brith.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bri"sance</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the shattering or crushing effect of a sudden release of energy as in an explosion; -- used especially as a measure of such a shattering power, applied to high explosives.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bri"sant</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to brisance.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>having the ability to shatter, as contrasted with merely fracturing; -- of explosives.</def> <note>the more brisant explosives, such as dynamite, will shatter rock into smaller fragments than the less brisant, such as gunpowder.</note><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> + <source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brisk</hw> <pr>(br&ibreve_;sk)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. W. <ets>brysg</ets>, fr. <ets>brys</ets> haste, Gael. <ets>briosg</ets> quick, lively, Ir. <ets>broisg</ets> a start, leap, jerk.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Full of liveliness and activity; characterized by quickness of motion or action; lively; spirited; quick.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Cheerily, boys; be <qex>brick</qex> awhile.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Brisk</qex> toil alternating with ready ease.</q> <rj><qau>Wordworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Full of spirit of life; effervesc&unr_;ng, as liquors; sparkling; <as>as, <ex>brick</ex> cider</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Active; lively; agile; alert; nimble; quick; sprightly; vivacious; gay; spirited; animated.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brisk</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bricked</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bricking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To make or become lively; to enliven; to animate; to take, or cause to take, an erect or bold attitude; -- usually with <xex>up</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>brisken</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>to become brisk.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> brisk, brisk up.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bris"ket</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bruskette</ets>, OF. <ets>bruschet</ets>, F. <ets>br&eacute;chet</ets>, <ets>brichet</ets>; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. <ets>brysced</ets> the breast of a slain animal, brisket, Corn. <ets>vrys</ets> breast, Armor. <ets>brusk</ets>, <ets>bruched</ets>, the front of the chest, Gael. <ets>brisgein</ets> the cartilaginous part of a bone.]</ety> <def>That part of the breast of an animal which extends from the fore legs back beneath the ribs; also applied to the fore part of a horse, from the shoulders to the bottom of the chest.</def> <note>[See <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Beef</er>.]</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brisk"ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a brisk manner; nimbly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brisk"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Liveliness; vigor in action; quickness; gayety; vivacity; effervescence.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>brisling</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a small fatty European fish; usually smoked or canned.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> sprat.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a small herring (<spn>Clupea sprattus</spn>) processed like a sardine.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> sprat.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bris"tle</hw> <pr>(br&ibreve_;s"s'l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bristel</ets>, <ets>brustel</ets>, AS. <ets>bristl</ets>, <ets>byrst</ets>; akin to D. <ets>borstel</ets>, OHG. <ets>burst</ets>, G. <ets>borste</ets>, Icel. <ets>burst</ets>, Sw. <ets>borst</ets>, and to Skr. <ets>bh&rsdot_;shti</ets> edge, point, and prob, L. <ets>fastigium</ets> extremity, Gr. <grk>'a`flaston</grk> stern of a ship, and E. <ets>brush</ets>, <ets>burr</ets>, perh. to <ets>brad</ets>. &radic;96.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A short, stiff, coarse hair, as on the back of swine.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A stiff, sharp, roundish hair.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bris"tle</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bristled</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bristling</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To erect the bristles of; to cause to stand up, as the bristles of an angry hog; -- sometimes with <xex>up</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Now for the bare-picked bone of majesty<br/>
+Doth dogged war <qex>bristle</qex> his angry crest.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Boy, <qex>bristle</qex> thy courage up.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To fix a bristle to; <as>as, to <ex>bristle</ex> a thread</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bris"tle</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To rise or stand erect, like bristles.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His hair did <qex>bristle</qex> upon his head.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To appear as if covered with bristles; to have standing, thick and erect, like bristles.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The hill of La Haye Sainte <qex>bristling</qex> with ten thousand bayonets.</q> <rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Ports <qex>bristling</qex> with thousands of masts.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To show defiance or indignation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To bristle up</b></col>, <cd>to show anger or defiance.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bristlegrass</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>grasses of grasslands and woodlands having large gracefully arching spikes with long bristles beneath each spikelet.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bristle grass.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bristlelike</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>resembling a bristle in stiffness.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bristly.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bris"tle-point`ed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Terminating in a very fine, sharp point, as some leaves.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bris"tle-shaped`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Resembling a bristle in form; <as>as, a <ex>bristle-shaped</ex> leaf</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bris"tle*tail`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An insect of the genera <gen>Lepisma</gen>, <gen>Campodea</gen>, etc., belonging to the Thysanura.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bris"tli*ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of having bristles.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bris"tly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Thick set with bristles, or with hairs resembling bristles; rough.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The leaves of the black mulberry are somewhat <qex>bristly</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bris"tol</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A seaport city in the west of England.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bristol board</b></col>, <cd>a kind of fine pasteboard, made with a smooth but usually unglazed surface.</cd> -- <col><b>Bristol brick</b></col>, <cd>a brick of siliceous matter used for polishing cultery; -- originally manufactured at <ets>Bristol</ets>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bristol stone</b></col>, <cd>rock crystal, or brilliant crystals of quartz, found in the mountain limestone near <ets>Bristol</ets>, and used in making ornaments, vases, etc. When polished, it is called <stype>Bristol diamond</stype>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bri*sure"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>Any part of a rampart or parapet which deviates from the general direction.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A mark of cadency or difference.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Brit</hw>, <hw>Britt</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The young of the common herring; also, a small species of herring; the sprat.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The minute marine animals (chiefly <class>Entomostraca</class>) upon which the right whales feed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bri*tan"ni*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From L. <ets>Britannia</ets> Great Britain.]</ety> <def>A white-metal alloy of tin, antimony, bismuth, copper, etc. It somewhat resembles silver, and is used for table ware. Called also <altname>Britannia metal</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bri*tan"nic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Britannicus</ets>, fr. <ets>Britannia</ets> Great Britain.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Great Britain; British; <as>as, her <ex>Britannic</ex> Majesty</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Brite</hw>, <hw>Bright</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To be or become overripe, as wheat, barley, or hops.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brith</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the Jewish rite of circumcision.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Berith, Bris.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brit"i*cism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A word, phrase, or idiom peculiar to Great Britain; any manner of using a word or words that is peculiar to Great Britain.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brit"ish</hw> <pr>(br&ibreve_;t"&ibreve_;sh)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>Brittisc</ets>, <ets>Bryttisc</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Great Britain or to its inhabitants; -- sometimes restricted to the original inhabitants.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>British gum</b></col>, <cd>a brownish substance, very soluble in cold water, formed by heating dry starch at a temperature of about 600&deg; Fahr. It corresponds, in its properties, to dextrin, and is used, in solution, as a substitute for gum in stiffering goods.</cd> -- <col><b>British lion</b></col>, <cd>the national emblem of Great Britain.</cd> -- <col><b>British seas</b></col>, <cd>the four seas which surround Great Britain.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brit"ish</hw>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>People of Great Britain.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brit"ish*er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An Englishman; a subject or inhabitant of Great Britain, esp. one in the British military or naval service.</def> <mark>[Now used jocosely]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Britishism</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an expression that is limited to English as spoken by Englishmen (especially as contrasted with American English).</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Anglicism, Briticism.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a custom that is peculiar to England or its citizens.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Anglicism.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brit"on</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>bryten</ets> Britain.]</ety> <def>British.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Spenser.</au> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native of Great Britain.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brits</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the people of Great Britain.</def> <mark>[informal]</mark> <br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> British, British people, the British.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>britt</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the young of a herring or sprat or similar fish.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> brit.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>minute crustaceans, forming food for right whales.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> brit.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brit"tle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>britel</ets>, <ets>brutel</ets>, AS. <ets>bryttian</ets> to dispense, fr. <ets>bre&oacute;tan</ets> to break; akin to Icel. <ets>brytja</ets>, Sw. <ets>bryta</ets>, Dan. <ets>bryde</ets>. Cf. <er>Brickle</er>.]</ety> <def>Easily broken; apt to break; fragile; not tough or tenacious<!-- contrast to flexible; usually hard -->.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Farewell, thou pretty, <qex>brittle</qex> piece<br/>
+Of fine-cut crystal.</q> <rj><qau>Cotton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Brittle silver ore</b></col>, <cd>the mineral <altname>stephanite</altname>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>brittlebush</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>fragrant rounded shrub of SW US and adjacent Mexico having brittle stems and small crowded blue-green leaves and yellow flowers; produces a resin used in incense and varnish and in folk medicine.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> brittle bush, incienso, Encelia farinosa.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brit"tle*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a brittle manner.</def> <rj><au>Sherwood.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brit"tle*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Aptness to break; fragility.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 183 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Brit"tle star`</hw> <pr>(br&ibreve_;t"t'l st&auml;r`)</pr>, <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any species of ophiuran starfishes. See <er>Ophiuroidea</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Britz"ska</hw> <pr>(br&ibreve_;ts"k&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Russ. <ets>britshka</ets>; cf. Pol. <ets>bryczka</ets>, dim. of <ets>bryka</ets> freight wagon.]</ety> <def>A long carriage, with a calash top, so constructed as to give space for reclining at night, when used on a journey.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brize</hw> <pr>(br&imacr;z)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The breeze fly. See <er>Breeze</er>.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broach</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>broche</ets>, F. <ets>broche</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>brocca</ets>; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. <ets>proc</ets> thrust, stab, Gael. <ets>brog</ets> awl. Cf. <er>Brooch</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A spit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He turned a <qex>broach</qex> that had worn a crown.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An awl; a bodkin; also, a wooden rod or pin, sharpened at each end, used by thatchers.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Forby.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A tool of steel, generally tapering, and of a polygonal form, with from four to eight cutting edges, for smoothing or enlarging holes in metal; sometimes made smooth or without edges, as for burnishing pivot holes in watches; a reamer. The broach for gun barrels is commonly square and without taper.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A straight tool with file teeth, made of steel, to be pressed through irregular holes in metal that cannot be dressed by revolving tools; a drift.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Masonry)</fld> <def>A broad chisel for stonecutting.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A spire rising from a tower.</def> <mark>[Local, Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A clasp for fastening a garment. See <er>Brooch</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A spitlike start, on the head of a young stag.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>The stick from which candle wicks are suspended for dipping.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>The pin in a lock which enters the barrel of the key.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broach</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Broached</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Broaching</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>brocher</ets>, fr. <ets>broche</ets>. See <er>Broach</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To spit; to pierce as with a spit.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I'll <qex>broach</qex> the tadpole on my rapier's point.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To tap; to pierce, as a cask, in order to draw the liquor. Hence: To let out; to shed, as blood.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Whereat with blade, with bloody blameful blade,<br/>
+He bravely <qex>broached</qex> his boiling bloody breast.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To open for the first time, as stores.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>You shall want neither weapons, victuals, nor aid; I will open the old armories, I will <qex>broach</qex> my store, and will bring forth my stores.</q> <rj><qau>Knolles.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To make public; to utter; to publish first; to put forth; to introduce as a topic of conversation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Those very opinions themselves had <qex>broached</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To cause to begin or break out.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Masonry)</fld> <def>To shape roughly, as a block of stone, by chiseling with a coarse tool.</def> <mark>[Scot. &amp; North of Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>To enlarge or dress (a hole), by using a broach.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To broach to</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to incline suddenly to windward, so as to lay the sails aback, and expose the vessel to the danger of oversetting.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broach"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A spit; a broach.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>On five sharp <qex>broachers</qex> ranked, the roast they turned.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who broaches, opens, or utters; a first publisher or promoter.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Some such <qex>broacher</qex> of heresy.</q> <rj><qau>Atterbury.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broad</hw> <pr>(br&asuml_;d)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <adjf>Broader</adjf> <pr>(br&asuml_;d"&etilde_;r)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Broadest</adjf>.]</amorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>brod</ets>, <ets>brad</ets>, AS. <ets>br&amacr;d</ets>; akin to OS. <ets>br&emacr;d</ets>, D. <ets>breed</ets>, G. <ets>breit</ets>, Icel. <ets>brei&eth;r</ets>, Sw. &amp; Dan. <ets>bred</ets>, Goth. <ets>braids</ets>. Cf. <er>Breadth</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Wide; extend in breadth, or from side to side; -- opposed to <ant>narrow</ant>; <as>as, a <ex>broad</ex> street, a <ex>broad</ex> table; an inch <ex>broad</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Extending far and wide; extensive; vast; <as>as, the <ex>broad</ex> expanse of ocean</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Extended, in the sense of diffused; open; clear; full.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Broad</xex> and open day.&rdquo; <rj><au>Bp. Porteus.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Fig.: Having a large measure of any thing or quality; not limited; not restrained; -- applied to any subject, and retaining the literal idea more or less clearly, the precise meaning depending largely on the substantive.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A <qex>broad</qex> mixture of falsehood.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>Hence: -</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Comprehensive; liberal; enlarged.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The words in the Constitution are <qex>broad</qex> enough to include the case.</q> <rj><qau>D. Daggett.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In a <qex>broad</qex>, statesmanlike, and masterly way.</q> <rj><qau>E. Everett.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Plain; evident; <as>as, a <ex>broad</ex> hint</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Free; unrestrained; unconfined.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>As <qex>broad</qex> and general as the casing air.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Fine Arts)</fld> <def>Characterized by breadth. See <er>Breadth</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>Cross; coarse; indelicate; <as>as, a <ex>broad</ex> compliment; a <ex>broad</ex> joke; <ex>broad</ex> humor</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>10.</sn> <def>Strongly marked; <as>as, a <ex>broad</ex> Scotch accent</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Broad</xex> is often used in compounds to signify <xex>wide</xex>, <xex>large</xex>, etc.; <as>as, <ex>broad</ex>-chested, <ex>broad</ex>-shouldered, <ex>broad</ex>-spreading, <ex>broad</ex>-winged</as>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Broad acres</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Acre</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Broad arrow</b></col>, <cd>originally a pheon. See <er>Pheon</er>, and <cref>Broad arrow</cref> under <er>Arrow</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>As broad as long</b></col>, <cd>having the length equal to the breadth; hence, the same one way as another; coming to the same result by different ways or processes.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It is as <qex>broad as long</qex>, whether they rise to others, or bring others down to them.</q> <rj><qau>L'Estrange.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Broad pennant</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Pennant</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Wide; large; ample; expanded; spacious; roomy; extensive; vast; comprehensive; liberal.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broad</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The broad part of anything; <as>as, the <ex>broad</ex> of an oar</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The spread of a river into a sheet of water; a flooded fen.</def> <mark>[Local, Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Southey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A lathe tool for turning down the insides and bottoms of cylinders.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A woman, especially one who is sexually promiscuous; -- usually considered offensive.</def> <mark>[slang]</mark><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Broad"ax`</hw>, <hw>Broad"axe`</hw>, <hw>broad-axe</hw>, <hw>broad-ax</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An ancient military weapon; a battle-ax.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An ax with a broad edge, for hewing timber.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>broadbean</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an Old World upright plant grown esp. for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> broad bean, broad-bean plant, English bean, European bean, field bean, Vicia faba.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broad"bill`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A wild duck (<spn>Aythya marila</spn>, <it>or</it> <spn>Fuligula marila</spn>), which appears in large numbers on the eastern coast of the United States, in autumn; -- called also <altname>bluebill</altname>, <altname>blackhead</altname>, <altname>raft duck</altname>, and <altname>scaup duck</altname>. See <er>Scaup duck</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The shoveler. See <er>Shoveler</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broad"brim`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A hat with a very broad brim, like those worn by men of the society of Friends.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A member of the society of Friends; a Quaker.</def> <mark>[Sportive]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broad"-brimmed`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a broad brim.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A <qex>broad-brimmed</qex> flat silver plate.</q> <rj><qau>Tatler.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broad"cast`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Agric.)</fld> <def>A casting or throwing seed in all directions, as from the hand in sowing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>an act of broadcasting; specifically, a program in which sounds or images are transmitted in all directions from a radio or television station; -- usually referring to a scheduled program on a commercial or public service radio or television station, using the normal radio frequencies for those media, in contrast to a radiotelephone conversation, which may also be transmitted in all directions, but is intended for receipt by a base station in the telephone network.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broad"cast`</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Cast or dispersed in all directions, as seed from the hand in sowing; widely diffused.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Scattering in all directions (as a method of sowing); -- opposed to planting in hills, or rows.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broad"cast`</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>So as to scatter or be scattered in all directions; so as to spread widely, as seed from the hand in sowing, or news from the press.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broad"cast`</hw>, <pos>v.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>to cast or disperse in all directions, as seed from the hand in sowing; to diffuse widely.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>to transmit (sounds, images, or other signals) in all directions from a radio or television station.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>to disseminate (information, a speech, an advertisement, etc.) from a radio or television station.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>to spread (information, news, gossip) widely by any means.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>broadcaster</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>someone who broadcasts on radio or television.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a mechanical device for scattering something (seed, fertilizer, sand, salt, etc.) in all directions.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> spreader.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>broad"cast`ing</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the medium that disseminates via telecommunications; radio and television.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> broadcast media.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>taking part in a radio or tv program.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broad" Church`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>A portion of the Church of England, consisting of persons who claim to hold a position, in respect to doctrine and fellowship, intermediate between the High Church party and the Low Church, or evangelical, party. The term has been applied to other bodies of men holding liberal or comprehensive views of Christian doctrine and fellowship.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Side by side with these various shades of High and Low Church, another party of a different character has always existed in the Church of England. It is called by different names: Moderate, Catholic, or <qex>Broad Church</qex>, by its friends; Latitudinarian or Indifferent, by its enemies. Its distinctive character is the desire of comprehension. Its watch words are charity and toleration.</q> <rj><qau>Conybeare.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broad"cloth</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A fine smooth-faced woolen cloth for men's garments, usually of double width (<it>i.e.</it>, a yard and a half); -- so called in distinction from woolens three quarters of a yard wide.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broad"en</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Broadened</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Broadening</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[From <er>Broad</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>To grow broad; to become broader or wider.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>broadening</qex> sun appears.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broad"en</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make broad or broader; to render more broad or comprehensive.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broad" gauge`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Railroad)</fld> <def>A wider distance between the rails than the &ldquo;standard&rdquo; gauge of four feet eight inches and a half. See <er>Gauge</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>broad-headed</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>having a broad head.</def> [Narrower terms: <stype>brachycephalic (vs. dolichocephalic), brachycranal, brachycranic</stype>]<br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> roundheaded, short-headed.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broad"-horned`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having horns spreading widely.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broad"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Rather broad; moderately broad.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broad"leaf`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A tree (<spn>Terminalia latifolia</spn>) of Jamaica, the wood of which is used for boards, scantling, shingles, etc; -- sometimes called the <altname>almond tree</altname>, from the shape of its fruit.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Broad"-leaved`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Broad"-leafed`</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having broad, or relatively broad, leaves, in contrast to needlelike or scalelike leaves.</def> <rj><au>Keats.</au></rj> [Narrower terms: <stype>deciduous (vs. evergreen)</stype>]<br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broad"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a broad manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>broad-minded</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>incapable of being shocked. Opposite of <ant>shockable</ant>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> unshockable.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>inclined to respect views and beliefs that differ from one's own. Opposite of <ant>narrow-minded</ant>.</def> [Narrower terms: <stype>free-thinking, latitudinarian, undogmatic, undogmatical</stype>]<br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> broadminded, broad, liberal, tolerant, open-minded, open.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broad"mouth`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the <fam>Eurylaimid&aelig;</fam>, a family of East Indian passerine birds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broad"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>br&amacr;dnes</ets>.]</ety> <def>The condition or quality of being broad; breadth; coarseness; grossness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broad"piece`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An old English gold coin, broader than a guinea, as a Carolus or Jacobus.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broad" seal`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>The great seal of England; the public seal of a country or state.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broad"seal`</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To stamp with the broad seal; to make sure; to guarantee or warrant.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Thy presence <qex>broadseals</qex> our delights for pure.</q> <rj><qau>B. Jonson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>broad-shouldered</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>same as <er>big-shouldered</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> big-shouldered, square-shouldered.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broad"side`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The side of a ship above the water line, from the bow to the quarter.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A discharge of or from all the guns on one side of a ship, at the same time.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A volley of abuse or denunciation.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>A sheet of paper containing one large page, or printed on one side only; -- called also <altname>broadsheet</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>broad-side</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>to collide with the broad side of.</def> <illu>her car <ex>broad-sided</ex> mine</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> broadside.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broad"spread`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Widespread.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broad"spread`ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Spreading widely.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broad"sword`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A sword with a broad blade and a cutting edge; a claymore.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I heard the <qex>broadsword's</qex> deadly clang.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>broadtail</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the fur of a very young karakul lamb.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a hardy coarse-haired sheep of central Asia; the lambs are valued for their soft curly black fur.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> caracul, karakul.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broadway</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a street in Manhattan famous for its restaurants and its theaters in the Times Square area. At its intersection with Seventh Avenue, it forms Times Square, an area with impressive displays of bright lights, particularly advertising; it is considered by some to be the cultural center of New York City.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the theater district of Manhattan, located near Times Square.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broad"wise`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Breadthwise.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brob</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Gael. <ets>brog</ets>, E. <ets>brog</ets>, n.]</ety> <fld>(Carp.)</fld> <def>A peculiar brad-shaped spike, to be driven alongside the end of an abutting timber to prevent its slipping.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brob`ding*nag"i*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>Brobdingnag</ets>, a country of giants in &ldquo;Gulliver's Travels.&rdquo;]</ety> <def>Colossal; of extraordinary height; gigantic.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A giant.</def></def2> <altsp>[Spelt often <asp>Brobdignagian</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bro*cade"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>brocado</ets> (cf. It. <ets>broccato</ets>, F. <ets>brocart</ets>), fr. LL. <ets>brocare</ets> *prick, to figure (textile fabrics), to emboss (linen), to stitch. See <er>Broach</er>.]</ety> <def>Silk stuff, woven with gold and silver threads, or ornamented with raised flowers, foliage, etc.; -- also applied to other stuffs thus wrought and enriched.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A gala suit of faded <qex>brocade</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>W. Irving.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bro*cad"ed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Woven or worked, as brocade, with gold and silver, or with raised flowers, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Brocaded</qex> flowers o'er the gay mantua shine.</q> <rj><qau>Gay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Dressed in brocade.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bro"cage</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Brokkerage</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broc"ard</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Perh. fr. <ets>Brocardica</ets>, <ets>Brocardicorum</ets> opus, a collection of ecclesiastical canons by <ets>Burkhard</ets>, Bishop of Worms, called, by the Italians and French, <ets>Brocard</ets>.]</ety> <def>An elementary principle or maximum; a short, proverbial rule, in law, ethics, or metaphysics.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The legal <qex>brocard</qex>, &ldquo;Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus,&rdquo; is a rule not more applicable to other witness than to consciousness.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Hamilton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bro"ca*tel</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>brocatelle</ets>, fr. It. <ets>brocatello</ets>: cf. Sp. <ets>brocatel</ets>. See <er>Brocade</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A kind of coarse brocade, or figured fabric, used chiefly for tapestry, linings for carriages, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A marble, clouded and veined with white, gray, yellow, and red, in which the yellow usually prevails. It is also called <xex>Siena marble</xex>, from its locality.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bro`ca*tel"lo</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Brocatel</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broc"co*li</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. <ets>broccoli</ets>, pl. of <ets>broccolo</ets> sprout, cabbage sprout, dim. of <ets>brocco</ets> splinter. See <er>Broach</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant of the Cabbage species (<spn>Brassica oleracea</spn>) of many varieties, resembling the cauliflower. The &ldquo;curd,&rdquo; or flowering head, is the part used for food.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broch"an*tite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>Brochant</ets> de Villiers, a French mineralogist.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A basic sulphate of copper, occurring in emerald-green crystals.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bro`ch&eacute;"</hw> <pr>(br&ouptack_;`sh&amacr;")</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Woven with a figure; <as>as, <ex>broch&eacute;</ex> goods</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Stitched; -- said of a book with no cover or only a paper one.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Broche</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>See <er>Broach</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bro`chette"</hw> <pr>(br&ouptack_;`sh&ebreve_;t")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., dim. of <ets>broche</ets>. See <er>Broach</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Cookery)</fld> <def>A small spit or skewer.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p> -- <cs><col><b>En bro`chette"</b></col> <pr>(&auml;n)</pr> <ety>[F.]</ety>, <cd>on a brochette; skewered.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bro*chure"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>brocher</ets> to stitch. See <er>Broach</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>A printed and stitched book containing only a few leaves; a pamphlet; a single sheet folded to make four pages.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brock</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>broc</ets>, fr. W. <ets>broch</ets>; akin to Ir. &amp; Gael. <ets>broc</ets>, Corn. &amp; Armor. <ets>broch</ets>; cf. Ir. &amp; Gael. <ets>breac</ets> speckled.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A badger.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Or with pretense of chasing thence the <qex>brock</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>B. Jonson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brock</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Brocket</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A brocket.</def> <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Brock"en spec"ter</hw> <it>or</it> <hw>Brock"en spec"tre</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>. <ety>[Trans. of G. <ets>Brockengespenst</ets>.]</ety> <def>A mountain specter (which see), esp. that observed on the Brocken, in the Harz Mountains.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brock"et</hw> <pr>(br&obreve_;k"&ebreve_;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>broket</ets>, F. <ets>broquart</ets> fallow deer a year old, fr. the same root as E. <ets>broach</ets>, meaning point (hence tine of a horn).]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A male red deer two years old; -- sometimes called <altname>brock</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small South American deer, of several species (<spn>Coassus superciliaris</spn>, <spn>Coassus rufus</spn>, and <spn>Coassus auritus</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brock"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Beastly; brutal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bale.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brode"kin</hw> <pr>(br&omacr;d"k&ibreve_;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>brodequin</ets>, OE. <ets>brossequin</ets>, fr. OD. <ets>broseken</ets>, <ets>brosekin</ets>, dim. of <ets>broos</ets> buskin, prob. fr. LL. <ets>byrsa</ets> leather, Gr. <grk>by`rsa</grk> skin, hide. Cf. <er>Buskin</er>.]</ety> <def>A buskin or half-boot.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>brodequin</asp>.]</altsp> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brog</hw> <pr>(br&obreve_;g)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gael. Cf. <er>Brob</er>.]</ety> <def>A pointed instrument, as a joiner's awl, a brad awl, a needle, or a small sharp stick.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brog</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To prod with a pointed instrument, as a lance; also, to broggle.</def> <mark>[Scot. &amp; Prov.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bro"gan</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A stout, coarse shoe; a brogue.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brog"gle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Dim. of Prov. E. <ets>brog</ets> to broggle. Cf. <er>Brog</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>To sniggle, or fish with a brog.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Wright.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brogue</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ir. &amp; Gael. <ets>brog</ets> shoe, hoof.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A stout, coarse shoe; a brogan.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In the Highlands of Scotland, the ancient brogue was made of horsehide or deerskin, untanned or tenned with the hair on, gathered round the ankle with a thong. The name was afterward given to any shoe worn as a part of the Highland costume.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Clouted brogues</b></col>, <cd>patched brogues; also, brogues studded with nails. See under <er>Clout</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos></cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A dialectic pronunciation; esp. the Irish manner of pronouncing English.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Or take, Hibernis, thy still ranker <qex>brogue</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Lloyd.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brogues</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Breeches</er>.]</ety> <def>Breeches.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shenstone.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To braid.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broid"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Broidered</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>broiden</ets>, <ets>brouden</ets>, F. <ets>broder</ets>, confused with E. <ets>braid</ets>; F. <ets>broder</ets> is either the same word as <ets>border</ets> to border (see <er>Border</er>), or perh. of Celtic origin; cf. W. <ets>brathu</ets> to sting, stab, Ir. &amp; Gael. <ets>brod</ets> goad, prickle, OE. <ets>brod</ets> a goad; and also Icel. <ets>broddr</ets> a spike, a sting, AS. <ets>brord</ets> a point.]</ety> <def>To embroider.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They shall make a <qex>broidered</qex> coat.</q> <rj><qau>Ex. xxviii. 4.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broid"er*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who embroiders.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broid"er*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Embroidery.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The golden <qex>broidery</qex> tender Milkah wove.</q> <rj><qau>Tickell.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broil</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>brouiller</ets> to disorder, from LL. <ets>brogilus</ets>, <ets>broilus</ets>, <ets>brolium</ets>, thicket, wood, park; of uncertain origin; cf. W. <ets>brog</ets> a swelling out, OHG. <ets>pr&omacr;il</ets> marsh, G. <ets>br&uuml;hl</ets>, MHG. <ets>brogen</ets> to rise. The meaning <ets>tumult</ets>, <ets>confusion</ets>, comes apparently from <ets>tangled undergrowth</ets>, <ets>thicket</ets>, and this possibly from the meaning <ets>to grow</ets>, <ets>rise</ets>, <ets>sprout</ets>.]</ety> <def>A tumult; a noisy quarrel; a disturbance; a brawl; contention; discord, either between individuals or in the state.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I will own that there is a haughtiness and fierceness in human nature which will which will cause innumerable <qex>broils</qex>, place men in what situation you please.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Contention; fray; affray; tumult; altercation; dissension; discord; contest; conflict; brawl; uproar.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broil</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Broiled</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Broiling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>broilen</ets>, OF. <ets>bruillir</ets>, fr. <ets>bruir</ets> to broil, burn; of Ger. origin; cf. MHG. <ets>br&uuml;ejen</ets>, G. <ets>br&uuml;hen</ets>, to scald, akin to E. <ets>brood</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cook by direct exposure to heat over a fire, esp. upon a gridiron over coals.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To subject to great (commonly direct) heat.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broil</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be subjected to the action of heat, as meat over the fire; to be greatly heated, or to be made uncomfortable with heat.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The planets and comets had been <qex>broiling</qex> in the sun.</q> <rj><qau>Cheyne.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>broiled</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>cooked by direct exposure to radiant heat.</def> <contr>baked</contr> <contr>fried</contr> <contr>bolied</contr><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> grilled.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broil"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who excites broils; one who engages in or promotes noisy quarrels.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>What doth he but turn <qex>broiler</qex>, . . . make new libels against the church?</q> <rj><qau>Hammond.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broil"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who broils, or cooks by broiling.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A gridiron or other utensil used in broiling, or the compartment in a stove where such a utensil is located.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A chicken or other bird fit for broiling.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broil"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Excessively hot; <as>as, a <ex>broiling</ex> sun</as>.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of causing anything to broil.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bro"kage</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Brokerage</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broke</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Broker</er>, and cf. <er>Brook</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To transact business for another.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Brome.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To act as procurer in love matters; to pimp.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>We do want a certain necessary woman to <qex>broke</qex> between them, Cupid said.</q> <rj><qau>Fanshawe.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And <qex>brokes</qex> with all that can in such a suit<br/>
+Corrupt the tender honor of a maid.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 184 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Broke</hw> <pr>(br&omacr;k)</pr>, <def><pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> of <er>Break</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bro"ken</hw> <pr>(br&omacr;"k'n)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Break</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Separated into parts or pieces by violence; divided into fragments; <as>as, a <ex>broken</ex> chain or rope; a <ex>broken</ex> dish</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Disconnected; not continuous; also, rough; uneven; <as>as, a <ex>broken</ex> surface</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Fractured; cracked; disunited; sundered; strained; apart; <as>as, a <ex>broken</ex> reed; <ex>broken</ex> friendship</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Made infirm or weak, by disease, age, or hardships.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The one being who remembered him as he been before his mind was <qex>broken</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>G. Eliot.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>broken</qex> soldier, kindly bade to stay,<br/>
+Sat by his fire, and talked the night away.</q> <rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Subdued; humbled; contrite.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The sacrifices of God are a <qex>broken</qex> spirit.</q> <rj><qau>Ps. li. 17.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Subjugated; trained for use, as a horse.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Crushed and ruined as by something that destroys hope; blighted.</def> &ldquo;Her <xex>broken</xex> love and life.&rdquo; <rj><au>G. Eliot.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>Not carried into effect; not adhered to; violated; <as>as, a <ex>broken</ex> promise, vow, or contract; a <ex>broken</ex> law</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>Ruined financially; incapable of redeeming promises made, or of paying debts incurred; <as>as, a <ex>broken</ex> bank; a <ex>broken</ex> tradesman</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>10.</sn> <def>Imperfectly spoken, as by a foreigner; <as>as, <ex>broken</ex> English</as>; imperfectly spoken on account of emotion; <as>as, to say a few <ex>broken</ex> words at parting</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Amidst the <qex>broken</qex> words and loud weeping of those grave senators.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Broken ground</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <cd>Rough or uneven ground; <as>as, the troops were retarded in their advance by <ex>broken ground</ex></as>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Ground recently opened with the plow.</cd> -- <col><b>Broken line</b></col> <fld>(Geom.)</fld>, <cd>the straight lines which join a number of given points taken in some specified order.</cd> -- <col><b>Broken meat</b></col>, <cd>fragments of meat or other food.</cd> -- <col><b>Broken number</b></col>, <cd>a fraction.</cd> -- <col><b>Broken weather</b></col>, <cd>unsettled weather.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bro"ken-backed`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having a broken back; <as>as, a <ex>broken-backed</ex> chair</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Hogged; so weakened in the frame as to droop at each end; -- said of a ship.</def> <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bro"ken-bel`lied</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a ruptured belly.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bro"ken breast`</hw>. <def>Abscess of the mammary gland.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bro"ken-heart`ed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the spirits depressed or crushed by grief or despair.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>She left her husband almost <qex>broken-hearted</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Disconsolable; heart-broken; inconsolable; comfortless; woe-begone; forlorn.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bro"ken*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a broken, interrupted manner; in a broken state; in broken language.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The pagans worship God . . . as it were <qex>brokenly</qex> and by piecemeal.</q> <rj><qau>Cudworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bro"ken*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state or quality of being broken; unevenness.</def> <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Contrition; <as>as, <ex>brokenness</ex> of heart</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bro"ken wind`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Far.)</fld> <def>The heaves.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bro"ken-wind`ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Far.)</fld> <def>Having short breath or disordered respiration, as a horse.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bro"ker</hw> <pr>(br&omacr;"k&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>brocour</ets>, from a word akin to <ets>broken</ets>, <ets>bruken</ets>, to use, enjoy, possess, digest, fr. AS. <ets>br&umacr;can</ets> to use, enjoy; cf. Fries. <ets>broker</ets>, F. <ets>brocanteur</ets>. See <er>Brook</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who transacts business for another; an agent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>An agent employed to effect bargains and contracts, as a middleman or negotiator, between other persons, for a compensation commonly called <xex>brokerage</xex>. He takes no possession, as broker, of the subject matter of the negotiation. He generally contracts in the names of those who employ him, and not in his own.</def> <rj><au>Story.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A dealer in money, notes, bills of exchange, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A dealer in secondhand goods.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A pimp or procurer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bill broker</b></col>, <cd>one who buys and sells notes and bills of exchange.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Curbstone broker</b></col> or <col><b>Street broker</b></col></mcol>, <cd>an operator in stocks (not a member of the Stock Exchange) who executes orders by running from office to office, or by transactions on the street.</cd> <mark>[U.S.]</mark> -- <col><b>Exchange broker</b></col>, <cd>one who buys and sells uncurrent money, and deals in exchanges relating to money.</cd> -- <col><b>Insurance broker</b></col>, <cd>one who is agent in procuring insurance on vessels, or against fire.</cd> -- <col><b>Pawn broker</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Pawnbroker</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Real estate broker</b></col>, <cd>one who buys and sells lands, and negotiates loans, etc., upon mortgage.</cd> -- <col><b>Ship broker</b></col>, <cd>one who acts as agent in buying and selling ships, procuring freight, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Stock broker</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Stockbroker</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bro"ker*age</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The business or employment of a broker.</def> <rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The fee, reward, or commission, given or changed for transacting business as a broker.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>broker-dealer</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a financial specialist who trades for his own account and so acts both as a broker and principal.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bro"ker*ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Mean; servile.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bro"ker*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The business of a broker.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And with extorting, cozening, forfeiting,<br/>
+And tricks belonging unto <qex>brokery</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Marlowe.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bro"king</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a broker or brokers, or to brokerage.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Redeem from <qex>broking</qex> pawn the blemished crown.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bro"ma</hw> <pr>(br&omacr;"m&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>brw^ma</grk> food, <grk>bibrw`skein</grk> to eat.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Aliment; food.</def> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A light form of prepared cocoa (or cacao), or the drink made from it.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bro"mal</hw> <pr>(br&omacr;"m&aitalic_;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Brom</ets>ine + <ets>al</ets>dehyde.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An oily, colorless fluid, <chform>CBr3.COH</chform>, related to bromoform, as chloral is to chloroform, and obtained by the action of bromine on alcohol.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bro"ma*lin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Bromine</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Pharm.)</fld> <def>A colorless or white crystalline compound, <chform>(CH2)6N4C2H5Br</chform>, used as a sedative in epilepsy.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brom`an"il</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Brom</ets>ine + <ets>anil</ets>ine.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A substance analogous to chloranil but containing bromine in place of chlorine.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bro"mate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of bromic acid.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bro"mate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>To combine or impregnate with bromine; <as>as, <ex>bromated</ex> camphor</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bro`ma*tol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One versed in the science of foods.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bro`ma*tol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, food + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The science of aliments.</def> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Brome</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See <er>Bromine</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brome" grass`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[L. <ets>bromos</ets> a kind of oats, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus <gen>(Bromus)</gen> of grasses, one species of which is the chess or cheat.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bro*me`li*a"ceous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Named after Olaf <ets>Bromel</ets>, a Swedish botanist.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, a family of endogenous and mostly epiphytic or saxicolous plants of which the genera <gen>Tillandsia</gen> and <gen>Billbergia</gen> are examples. The pineapple, though terrestrial, is also of this family.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bro"mic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or containing, bromine; -- said of those compounds of bromine in which this element has a valence of five, or the next to its highest; <as>as, <ex>bromic</ex> acid</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bro"mide</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A compound of bromine with a positive radical.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A person who is conventional and commonplace in his habits of thought and conversation.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>bromide</qex> conforms to everything sanctioned by the majority, and may be depended upon to be trite, banal, and arbitrary.</q> <rj><qau>Gelett Burgess.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>a conventional or trite saying; -- often used in the phrase &ldquo;old <ex>bromide</ex>&rdquo;.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bromide paper</hw> <it>or</it> <hw>Bromid paper</hw>}</mhw>. <fld>(Photog.)</fld> <def>A sensitized paper coated with gelatin impregnated with bromide of silver, used in contact printing and in enlarging.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bro*mid"ic</hw> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to bromide (definition 2).</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>conventional or trite; repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse -- of sayings, assertions, or discourses; <as>as, <ex>bromidic</ex> sermons</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> commonplace, hackneyed, shopworn, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bro*mid"i*om</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bromide</ets> + <ets>idiom</ets>.]</ety> <def>A conventional comment or saying, such as those characteristic of bromides{2}; a bromide{3}.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bro"mi*nate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See <er>Bromate</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bro"mine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; bad smell, stink. Cf. <er>Brome</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>One of the halogen elements, related in its chemical qualities to chlorine and iodine. Atomic weight 79.8. Symbol Br. It is a deep reddish brown liquid of a very disagreeable odor, emitting a brownish vapor at the ordinary temperature. In combination it is found in minute quantities in sea water, and in many saline springs. It occurs also in the mineral bromyrite.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bro"mism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A diseased condition produced by the excessive use of bromine or one of its compounds. It is characterized by mental dullness and muscular weakness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bro"mize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <fld>(Photog.)</fld> <def>To prepare or treat with bromine; <as>as, to <ex>bromize</ex> a silvered plate</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brom"life</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>Bromley</ets> Hill, near Alston, Cumberland, England.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A carbonate of baryta and lime, intermediate between witherite and strontianite; -- called also <altname>alstonite</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bro"mo*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Brom</ets>ine + <ets>form</ets>yl.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A colorless liquid, <chform>CHBr3</chform>, having an agreeable odor and sweetish taste. It is produced by the simultaneous action of bromine and caustic potash upon wood spirit, alcohol, or acetone, as also by certain other reactions. In composition it is the same as chloroform, with the substitution of bromine for chlorine. It is somewhat similar to chloroform in its effects.</def> <rj><au>Watts.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bro`mo*gel"a*tin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Brom</ets>ine + <ets>gelatin</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Photog.)</fld> <def>Designating or pertaining to, a process of preparing dry plates with an emulsion of bromides and silver nitrate in gelatin.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bro`mo*i"o*dism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Brom</ets>ine + <ets>iod</ets>ine + <ets>-ism</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Poisoning induced by large doses of bromine and iodine or of their compounds.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bro`mo*i"o*dized</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Photog.)</fld> <def>Treated with bromides and iodides.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bro"mol</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Abbr. fr. tri<ets>bromo</ets>phen<ets>ol</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Pharm.)</fld> <def>A crystalline substance (chemically, tribromophenol, <chform>C6H2Br3OH</chform>), used as an antiseptic and disinfectant.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brom*pi"crin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G. <ets>brompikrin</ets>; <ets>brom</ets> bromine + <ets>pikrin</ets>s&auml;ure picric acid.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A pungent colorless explosive liquid, <chform>CNO2Br3</chform>, analogous to and resembling chlorpicrin.</def> <altsp>[Spelt also <asp>brompikrin</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Bromp"ton's mixture</hw>, <hw>Bromp"ton mixture</hw>, <hw>Bromp"ton's cocktail</hw>, <hw>Bromp"ton cocktail</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[from <etsep>Brompton</etsep> Hospital, London.]</ety><fld>(Pharmacy)</fld> <def>A mixture containing morphine and cocaine, and sometimes other narcotic substances, such as heroin, in an alcoholic solution, administered mostly to terminally ill patients, especially cancer patients, to relieve severe pain. Its use is not universally accepted as good medical practice.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brom"u*ret</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Bromide</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brom"y*rite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bromine</ets> + Gr. &unr_; silver.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Silver bromide, a rare mineral; -- called also <altname>bromargyrite</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bronc</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bronco, broncho.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bron"chi</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>See <er>Bronchus</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bron"chi*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L. , <ets>pl</ets>. Cf. <er>Bronchus</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The bronchial tubes which arise from the branching of the trachea, esp. the subdivision of the bronchi.</def> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bron"chi*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>bronchial</ets>. See <er>Bronchia</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Belonging to the bronchi and their ramifications in the lungs.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bronchial arteries</b></col>, <cd>branches of the descending aorta, accompanying the bronchia in all their ramifications.</cd> -- <col><b>Bronchial cells</b></col>, <cd>the air cells terminating the bronchia.</cd> -- <col><b>Bronchial glands</b></col>, <cd>glands whose functions are unknown, seated along the bronchia.</cd> -- <col><b>Bronchial membrane</b></col>, <cd>the mucous membrane lining the bronchia.</cd> -- <col><b>Bronchial tube</b></col>, <cd>the bronchi, or the bronchia.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bron"chic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Bronchial.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bron*chi*o"lar</hw> <pr>(br&obreve_;&nsmacr_;*k&emacr;*&omacr;"l&auml;r)</pr>, <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to a bronchiole.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bron"chi*ole</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A minute bronchial tube.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bronchiolitis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchioles.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bron*chit"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to bronchitis; <as>as, <ex>bronchitic</ex> inflammation</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bron*chi"tis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bronchus</ets> + <ets>-itis</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Inflammation, acute or chronic, of the bronchial tubes or any part of them.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bron"cho</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>bronco</ets> rough, wild.]</ety> <def>A native or a Mexican horse of small size.</def> <mark>[Western U.S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bron"cho*cele</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; windpipe + &unr_; tumor.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>See <er>Goiter</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bron*choph"o*ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; windpipe + &unr_; sound.]</ety> <def>A modification of the voice sounds, by which they are intensified and heightened in pitch; -- observed in auscultation of the chest in certain cases of intro-thoracic disease.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bron`cho-pneu*mo"ni*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bronchus</ets> + <ets>pneumonia</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Inflammation of the bronchi and lungs; catarrhal pneumonia.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bron"cho*tome</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; windpipe + &unr_; to cut.]</ety> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>An instrument for cutting into the bronchial tubes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bron*chot"o*my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>An incision into the windpipe or larynx, including the operations of <xex>tracheotomy</xex> and <xex>laryngotomy</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bron"chus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bronchi</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; windpipe. Cf. <er>Bronchia</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>One of the subdivisions of the trachea or windpipe; esp. one of the two primary divisions.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bron"co</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Broncho</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brond</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Brand</er>.]</ety> <def>A sword.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bron"to*graph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; thunder + <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Meteor.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A tracing or chart showing the phenomena attendant on thunderstorms.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An instrument for making such tracings, as a recording brontometer.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bron"to*lite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bron"to*lith</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; + <ets>-lite</ets>, <ets>-lith</ets>.]</ety> <def>An a&euml;rolite.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bron*tol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; thunder + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>A treatise upon thunder.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bron*tom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; thunder + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Meteor.)</fld> <def>An instrument for noting or recording phenomena attendant on thunderstorms.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bron`to*saur"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>bronth`</grk> thunder + <grk>say^ros</grk> lizard.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>a dinosaur of the genus <gen>Brontosaurus</gen>; an individual may also be called a <altname>brontosaurus</altname> or an <altname>apatosaurus</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bron`to*sau"rus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>bronth`</grk> thunder + <grk>say^ros</grk> lizard.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A genus of large sauropod American dinosaurs of the jurassic era, or an individual of that genus. A length of sixty feet is believed to have been attained by these reptiles. The genus is also called <altname>Apatosaurus</altname>, and individuals of the genus are also called <altname>brontosaurs</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bron`to*the"ri*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; thunder + &unr_; beast.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A genus of large extinct mammals from the miocene strata of western North America. They were allied to the rhinoceros, but the skull bears a pair of powerful horn cores in front of the orbits, and the fore feet were four-toed. See <xex>Illustration</xex> in Appendix.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bron`to*zo"um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; thunder + &unr_; animal.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>An extinct animal of large size, known from its three-toed footprints in Mesozoic sandstone.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The tracks made by these reptiles are found eighteen inches in length, and were formerly referred to gigantic birds; but the discovery of large bipedal three-toed dinosaurs has suggested that they were made by those reptiles.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bronze</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bronze</ets>, fr. It. <ets>bronzo</ets> brown, fr. OHG. <ets>br&unr_;n</ets>, G. <ets>braun</ets>. See <er>Brown</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An alloy of copper and tin, to which small proportions of other metals, especially zinc, are sometimes added. It is hard and sonorous, and is used for statues, bells, cannon, etc., the proportions of the ingredients being varied to suit the particular purposes. The varieties containing the higher proportions of tin are brittle, as in bell metal and speculum metal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A statue, bust, etc., cast in bronze.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A print, a <qex>bronze</qex>, a flower, a root.</q> <rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A yellowish or reddish brown, the color of bronze; also, a pigment or powder for imitating bronze.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Boldness; impudence; &ldquo;brass.&rdquo;</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Imbrowned with native <qex>bronze</qex>, lo! Henley stands.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Aluminium bronze</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Aluminium</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bronze age</b></col>, <cd>an age of the world which followed the stone age, and was characterized by the use of implements and ornaments of copper or bronze.</cd> -- <col><b>Bronze powder</b></col>, <cd>a metallic powder, used with size or in combination with painting, to give the appearance of bronze, gold, or other metal, to any surface.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Phosphor bronze</b></col> <i>and</i> <col><b>Silicious bronze</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>Silicium bronze</b></col></mcol> <cd>are made by adding phosphorus and silicon respectively to ordinary bronze, and are characterized by great tenacity.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bronze</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bronzed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bronzing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>bronzer</ets>. See <er>Bronze</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To give an appearance of bronze to, by a coating of bronze powder, or by other means; to make of the color of bronze; <as>as, to <ex>bronze</ex> plaster casts; to <ex>bronze</ex> coins or medals</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The tall <qex>bronzed</qex> black-eyed stranger.</q> <rj><qau>W. Black.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make hard or unfeeling; to brazen.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The lawer who <qex>bronzes</qex> his bosom instead of his forehead.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bronzed skin disease</b></col>. <fld>(Pathol.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Addison's disease</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bronze steel</hw>. <def>A hard tough alloy of tin, copper, and iron, which can be used for guns.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bronze"wing`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An Australian pigeon of the genus <gen>Phaps</gen>, of several species; -- so called from its bronze plumage.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bronz"ine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A metal so prepared as to have the appearance of bronze.</def> -- <def2><pos>a.</pos> <def>Made of bronzine; resembling bronze; bronzelike.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bronz"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or art of communicating to articles in metal, wood, clay, plaster, etc., the appearance of bronze by means of bronze powders, or imitative painting, or by chemical processes.</def> <rj><au>Tomlinson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A material for bronzing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bronz"ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who makes, imitates, collects, or deals in, bronzes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bronz"ite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>bronzite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A variety of enstatite, often having a bronzelike luster. It is a silicate of magnesia and iron, of the pyroxene family.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bronz"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like bronze.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brooch</hw> <pr>(br&omacr;ch; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Broach</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An ornament, in various forms, with a tongue, pin, or loop for attaching it to a garment; now worn at the breast by women; a breastpin. Formerly worn by men on the hat.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Honor 's a good <qex>brooch</qex> to wear in a man's hat.</q> <rj><qau>B. Jonson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Paint.)</fld> <def>A painting all of one color, as a sepia painting, or an India painting.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brooch</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <er>Brooched</er> <pr>(br&omacr;cht)</pr>.]</ety> <def>To adorn as with a brooch.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brood</hw> <pr>(br&oomacr_;d)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>brod</ets>, AS. <ets>br&omacr;d</ets>; akin to D. <ets>broed</ets>, OHG. <ets>bruot</ets>, G. <ets>brut</ets>, and also to G. <ets>br&uuml;he</ets> broth, MHG. <ets>br&uuml;eje</ets>, and perh. to E. <ets>brawn</ets>, <ets>breath</ets>. Cf. <er>Breed</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The young birds hatched at one time; a hatch; <as>as, a <ex>brood</ex> of chickens</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>As a hen doth gather her <qex>brood</qex> under her wings.</q> <rj><qau>Luke xiii. 34.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A hen followed by a <qex>brood</qex> of ducks.</q> <rj><qau>Spectator.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The young from the same dam, whether produced at the same time or not; young children of the same mother, especially if nearly of the same age; offspring; progeny; <as>as, a woman with a <ex>brood</ex> of children</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The lion roars and gluts his tawny <qex>brood</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That which is bred or produced; breed; species.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Flocks of the airy <qex>brood</qex>,<br/>
+(Cranes, geese or long-necked swans).</q> <rj><qau>Chapman.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>Heavy waste in tin and copper ores.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To sit on brood</b></col>, <cd>to ponder.</cd> <mark>[Poetic]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brood</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Sitting or inclined to sit on eggs.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Kept for breeding from; <as>as, a <ex>brood</ex> mare; <xex>brood</xex> stock</as>; having young; <as>as, a <ex>brood</ex> sow</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brood</hw> <pr>(br&omacr;ch)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Brooded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Brooding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To sit on and cover eggs, as a fowl, for the purpose of warming them and hatching the young; or to sit over and cover young, as a hen her chickens, in order to warm and protect them; hence, to sit quietly, as if brooding.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Birds of calm sir <qex>brooding</qex> on the charmed wave.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To have the mind dwell continuously or moodily on a subject; to think long and anxiously; to be in a state of gloomy, serious thought; -- usually followed by <xex>over</xex> or <xex>on</xex>; <as>as, to <ex>brood</ex> over misfortunes</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Brooding</qex> on unprofitable gold.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Brooding</qex> over all these matters, the mother felt like one who has evoked a spirit.</q> <rj><qau>Hawthorne.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>When with downcast eyes we muse and <qex>brood</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 185 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Brood</hw> <pr>(br&oomacr_;d)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To sit over, cover, and cherish; <as>as, a hen <ex>broods</ex> her chickens</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To cherish with care.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To think anxiously or moodily upon.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>You'll sit and <qex>brood</qex> your sorrows on a throne.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>brood"er</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> incubator.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>brood"ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>worried and thinking long and intensely, especially about a particular problem.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative, gloomy, morose.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>brood"ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>good at incubating eggs, especially of a fowl kept for that purpose; <as>as, a <ex>brooding</ex> hen</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> brood, hatching.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>brooding</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the process of sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body; -- mostly used of birds.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> incubation.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>broodmare</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a female horse used for breeding.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> stud mare.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brood"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Inclined to brood.</def> <rj><au>Ray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brook</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>brok</ets>, <ets>broke</ets>, <ets>brook</ets>, AS. <ets>br&omacr;c</ets>; akin to D. <ets>broek</ets>, LG. <ets>br&omacr;k</ets>, marshy ground, OHG. <ets>pruoh</ets>, G. <ets>bruch</ets> marsh; prob. fr. the root of E. <ets>break</ets>, so as that it signifies water breaking through the earth, a spring or brook, as well as a marsh. See <er>Break</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>A natural stream of water smaller than a river or creek.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of <qex>brooks</qex> of water.</q> <rj><qau>Deut. viii. 7.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Empires itself, as doth an inland <qex>brook</qex><br/>
+Into the main of waters.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brook</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Brooked</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Brooking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>broken</ets>, <ets>bruken</ets>, to use, enjoy, digest, AS. <ets>br&unr_;can</ets>; akin to D. <ets>gebruiken</ets> to use, OHG. <ets>pr&unr_;hhan</ets>, G. <ets>brauchen</ets>, <ets>gebrauchen</ets>, Icel. <ets>br&unr_;ka</ets>, Goth. <ets>br&unr_;kjan</ets>, and L. <ets>frui</ets>, to enjoy. Cf. <er>Fruit</er>, <er>Broker</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To use; to enjoy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To bear; to endure; to put up with; to tolerate; <as>as, young men can not <ex>brook</ex> restraint</as>.</def> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Shall we, who could not <qex>brook</qex> one lord,<br/>
+Crouch to the wicked ten?</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To deserve; to earn.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir J. Hawkins.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brook"ite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Named from the English mineralogist, H. J. <etsep>Brooke</etsep>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A mineral consisting of titanic oxide, and hence identical with rutile and octahedrite in composition, but crystallizing in the orthorhombic system.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brook"let</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A small brook.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brook"lime`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant (<spn>Veronica Beccabunga</spn>), with flowers, usually blue, in axillary racemes. The American species is <spn>Veronica Americana</spn>.</def> <altsp>[Formerly written <asp>broklempe</asp> or <asp>broklympe</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brook" mint`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See <er>Water mint</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brook"side`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The bank of a brook.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brook"weed`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A small white-flowered herb (<spn>Samolus Valerandi</spn>) found usually in wet places; water pimpernel.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broom</hw> <pr>(br&oomacr_;m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>brom</ets>, <ets>brome</ets>, AS. <ets>br&omacr;m</ets>; akin to LG. <ets>bram</ets>, D. <ets>brem</ets>, OHG. <ets>br&amacr;mo</ets> broom, thorn&unr_;bush, G. <ets>brombeere</ets> blackberry. Cf. <er>Bramble</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant having twigs suitable for making brooms to sweep with when bound together; esp., the <spn>Cytisus scoparius</spn> of Western Europe, which is a low shrub with long, straight, green, angular branches, minute leaves, and large yellow flowers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>No gypsy cowered o'er fires of furze and <qex>broom</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An implement for sweeping floors, etc., commonly made of the panicles or tops of broom corn, bound together or attached to a long wooden handle; -- so called because originally made of the twigs of the broom.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Butcher's broom</b></col>, <cd>a plant (<spn>Ruscus aculeatus</spn>) of the Smilax family, used by butchers for brooms to sweep their blocks; -- called also <altname>knee holly</altname>. See <er>Cladophyll</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Dyer's broom</b></col>, <cd>a species of mignonette (<spn>Reseda luteola</spn>), used for dyeing yellow; dyer's weed; dyer's rocket.</cd> -- <col><b>Spanish broom</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Spanish</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broom</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>See <er>Bream</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>broom"corn</hw>, <hw>broom" corn`</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A tall variety of grass (<spn>Sorghum vulgare</spn> <varn>technicum</varn>), having a joined stem, like maize, rising to the height of eight or ten feet, and bearing its seeds on a panicle with long stiff branches, of which brooms are made.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broom" rape`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus (<gen>Orobanche</gen>) of parasitic plants of Europe and Asia. They are destitute of chlorophyll, have scales instead of leaves, and spiked flowers, and grow attached to the roots of other plants, as furze, clover, flax, wild carrot, etc. The name is sometimes applied to other plants related to this genus, as <spn>Aphyllon uniflorum</spn>and <spn>Aphyllon Ludovicianum</spn>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broom"staff`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A broomstick.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broom"stick`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A stick used as a handle of a broom.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broom"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to broom; overgrowing with broom; resembling broom or a broom.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>If land grow mossy or <qex>broomy</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Mortimer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brose</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[CF. Gael. <ets>brothas</ets>. Cf. <er>Brewis</er>, <er>Broth</er>.]</ety> <def>Pottage made by pouring some boiling liquid on meal (esp. oatmeal), and stirring it. It is called beef <xex>brose</xex>, water <xex>brose</xex>, etc., according to the name of the liquid (beef broth, hot water, etc.) used.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brot"el</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Brittle.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brot"el*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Brittleness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broth</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>bro&eth;</ets>; akin to OHG. <ets>brod</ets>, <ets>brot</ets>; cf. Ir. <ets>broth</ets>, Gael. <ets>brot</ets>. &radic;93. Cf. <er>Brewis</er>, <er>Brew</er>.]</ety> <def>Liquid in which flesh (and sometimes other substances, as barley or rice) has been boiled; thin or simple soup.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I am sure by your unprejudiced discourses that you love <qex>broth</qex> better than soup.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broth"el</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>brothel</ets>, <ets>brodel</ets>, <ets>brethel</ets>, a prostitute, a worthless fellow, fr. AS. <ets>ber&oacute;&eth;an</ets> to ruin, destroy; cf. AS. <ets>bre&oacute;tan</ets> to break, and E. <ets>brittle</ets>. The term <ets>brothel house</ets> was confused with <ets>bordel</ets> brothel. CF. <er>Bordel</er>.]</ety> <def>A house of lewdness or ill fame; a house frequented by prostitutes; a bawdyhouse.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broth"el*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who frequents brothels.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broth"el*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lewdness; obscenity; a brothel.</def> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broth"er</hw> <pr>(br&ubreve;&thlig_;"&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Brothers</plw> <pr>(br&ubreve;&thlig_;"&etilde_;rz)</pr> or <plw>Brethren</plw> <pr>(br&ebreve_;&thlig_;"r&ebreve_;n)</pr>. See <er>Brethren</er>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>brother</ets>, AS. <ets>br&omacr;&eth;or</ets>; akin to OS. <ets>brothar</ets>, D. <ets>broeder</ets>, OHG. <ets>pruodar</ets>, G. <ets>bruder</ets>, Icel. <ets>br&omacr;&eth;ir</ets>, Sw. &amp; Dan. <ets>broder</ets>, Goth. <ets>br&omacr;&thorn;ar</ets>, Ir. <ets>brathair</ets>, W. <ets>brawd</ets>, pl. <ets>brodyr</ets>, Lith. <ets>brolis</ets>, Lett. <ets>brahlis</ets>, Russ. <ets>brat'</ets>, Pol. &amp; Serv. <ets>brat</ets>, OSlav. <ets>bratr&ubreve;</ets>, L. <ets>frater</ets>, Skr. <ets>bhr&amacr;t&rsdot_;</ets>, Zend <ets>bratar</ets> brother, Gr. <grk>fra`thr</grk>, <grk>fra`twr</grk>, a clansman. The common plural is <plw>Brothers</plw>; in the solemn style, <plw>Brethren</plw>, OE. pl. <ets>brether</ets>, <ets>bretheren</ets>, AS. dative sing. <ets>br&emacr;&eth;er</ets>, nom. pl. <ets>br&omacr;&eth;or</ets>, <ets>br&omacr;&eth;ru</ets>. &radic;258. Cf. <er>Friar</er>, <er>Fraternal</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A male person who has the same father and mother with another person, or who has one of them only. In the latter case he is more definitely called a <stype>half brother</stype>, or <stype>brother of the half blood</stype>.</def> <note>A brother having the same mother but different fathers is called a <stype>uterine brother</stype>, and one having the same father but a different mother is called an <stype>agnate brother</stype>, or in <fld>(Law)</fld> a <stype>consanguine brother</stype>. A brother having the same father and mother is called a <stype>brother-german</stype> or <stype>full brother</stype>. The same modifying terms are applied to <er>sister</er> or <er>sibling</er>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Two of us in the churchyard lie,<br/>
+My sister and my <qex>brother</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One related or closely united to another by some common tie or interest, as of rank, profession, membership in a society, toil, suffering, etc.; -- used among judges, clergymen, monks, physicians, lawyers, professors of religion, etc.</def> &ldquo;A <xex>brother</xex> of your order.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>We few, we happy few, we band of <qex>brothers</qex>,<br/>
+For he to-day that sheds his blood with me<br/>
+Shall be my <qex>brother</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, resembles another in distinctive qualities or traits of character.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He also that is slothful in his work is <qex>brother</qex> to him that is a great waster.</q> <rj><qau>Prov. xviii. 9.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>That April morn<br/>
+Of this the very <qex>brother</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In Scripture, the term <xex>brother</xex> is applied to a kinsman by blood more remote than a son of the same parents, as in the case of Abraham and Lot, Jacob and Laban. In a more general sense, <xex>brother</xex> or <xex>brethren</xex> is used for <xex>fellow-man</xex> or <xex>fellow-men</xex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>For of whom such massacre<br/>
+Make they but of their <qex>brethren</qex>, men of men?</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Brother Jonathan</b></col>, <cd>a humorous designation for the people of the United States collectively. The phrase is said to have originated from Washington's referring to the patriotic Jonathan Trumbull, governor of Connecticut, as &ldquo;Brother Jonathan.&rdquo;</cd> -- <col><b>Blood brother</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Blood</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broth"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Brothered</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To make a brother of; to call or treat as a brother; to admit to a brotherhood.</def> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broth"er ger"man</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A brother by both the father's and mother's side, in contradistinction to a <contr>uterine brother</contr>, one by the mother only.</def> <rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broth"er*hood</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Brother</ets> + <ets>-hood</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state of being brothers or a brother.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An association for any purpose, as a society of monks; a fraternity.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The whole body of persons engaged in the same business, -- especially those of the same profession; <as>as, the legal or medical <ex>brotherhood</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Persons, and, poetically, things, of a like kind.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A <qex>brotherhood</qex> of venerable trees.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Fraternity; association; fellowship; sodality.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broth"er-in-law`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Brothers-in-law</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <def>The brother of one's husband or wife; also, the husband of one's sister; sometimes, the husband of one's wife's sister.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broth"er*li*ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being brotherly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broth"er*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to brothers; such as is natural for brothers; becoming to brothers; kind; affectionate; <as>as, <ex>brotherly</ex> love</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Fraternal; kind; affectionate; tender.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broth"er*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Like a brother; affectionately; kindly.</def> &ldquo;I speak but <xex>brotherly</xex> of him.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>brotula</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>any fish of the family <fam>Brotulidae</fam>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brotulidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a natural family of chiefly deep-sea fishes related to the <fam>Ophidiidae</fam>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Brotulidae</fam>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broud"ed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>p. a.</pos> <def>Braided; broidered.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Alle his clothes <qex>brouded</qex> up and down.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brough"am</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A light, enclosed carriage, with seats inside for two or four, and the fore wheels so arranged as to turn short.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>brouhaha</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the confused noise of many voices.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> hubbub, uproar.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a confused disturbance far greater than its cause merits.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Broussonetia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of shade trees including the <stype>paper mulberry</stype> (<spn>Broussonetia papyrifera</spn>) of East Asia.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Broussonetia</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brow</hw> <pr>(brou)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>browe</ets>, <ets>bruwe</ets>, AS. <ets>br&umacr;</ets>; akin to AS. <ets>br&aemacr_;w</ets>, <ets>bre&aacute;w</ets>, eyelid, OFries. <ets>br&emacr;</ets>, D. <ets>braauw</ets>, Icel. <ets>br&amacr;</ets>, <ets>br&umacr;n</ets>, OHG. <ets>pr&amacr;wa</ets>, G. <ets>braue</ets>, OSlav. <ets>br&ubreve;v&ibreve_;</ets>, Russ. <ets>brove</ets>, Ir. <ets>brai</ets>, Ir. &amp; Gael. <ets>abhra</ets>, Armor. <ets>abrant</ets>, Gr. <grk>'ofry`s</grk>, Skr. <ets>bhr&umacr;</ets>. Cf. <er>Bray</er> a bank, <er>Bridge</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The prominent ridge over the eye, with the hair that covers it, forming an arch above the orbit.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And his arched <qex>brow</qex>, pulled o'er his eyes,<br/>
+With solemn proof proclaims him wise.</q> <rj><qau>Churchill.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The hair that covers the brow (ridge over the eyes); the eyebrow.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>'T is not your inky <qex>brows</qex>, your brack silk hair.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The forehead; <as>as, a feverish <ex>brow</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Beads of sweat have stood upon thy <qex>brow</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The general air of the countenance.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To whom thus Satan with contemptuous <qex>brow</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He told them with a masterly <qex>brow</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The edge or projecting upper part of a steep place; <as>as, the <ex>brow</ex> of a precipice; the <ex>brow</ex> of a hill</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>To bend the brow</b></col>, <col><b>To knit the brows</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to frown; to scowl.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brow</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To bound to limit; to be at, or form, the edge of.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Tending my flocks hard by i' the hilly crofts<br/>
+That <qex>brow</qex> this bottom glade.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>browallia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>any of several herbs of the genus <gen>Browallia</gen> cultivated for their blue or violet or white flowers.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bush violet.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brow"beat`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Browbeat</conjf>; <pos>p. p.</pos> <conjf>Browbeaten</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Browbeating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To depress or bear down with haughty, stern looks, or with arrogant speech and dogmatic assertions; to abash or disconcert by impudent or abusive words or looks; to bully; <as>as, to <ex>browbeat</ex> witnesses</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>My grandfather was not a man to be <qex>browbeaten</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>W. Irving.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brow"beat`ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of bearing down, abashing, or disconcerting, with stern looks, supercilious manners, or confident assertions.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The imperious <qex>browbeatings</qex> and scorn of great men.</q> <rj><qau>L'Estrange.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brow"bound`</hw> <pr>(-bound`)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Crowned; having the head encircled as with a diadem.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Browd"yng</hw> <pr>(broud"&ibreve_;ng/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Embroidery.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Of goldsmithrye, of <qex>browdyng</qex>, and of steel.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Browed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having (such) a brow; -- used in composition; <as>as, dark-<ex>browed</ex>, stern-<ex>browed</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brow"less</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without shame.</def> <rj><au>L. Addison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brown</hw> <pr>(broun)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <adjf>Browner</adjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Brownest</adjf>.]</amorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>brun</ets>, <ets>broun</ets>, AS. <ets>br&unr_;n</ets>; akin to D. <ets>bruin</ets>, OHG. <ets>br&unr_;n</ets>, Icel. <ets>br&unr_;nn</ets>, Sw. <ets>brun</ets>, Dan. <ets>bruun</ets>, G. <ets>braun</ets>, Lith. <ets>brunas</ets>, Skr. <ets>babhru</ets>. &radic;93, 253. Cf. <er>Bruin</er>, <er>Beaver</er>, <er>Burnish</er>, <er>Brunette</er>.]</ety> <def>Of a dark color, of various shades between black and red or yellow.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Cheeks <qex>brown</qex> as the oak leaves.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Brown Bess</b></col>, <cd>the old regulation flintlock smoothbore musket, with bronzed barrel, formerly used in the British army.</cd> -- <col><b>Brown bread</b></col> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>Dark colored bread; esp. a kind made of unbolted wheat flour, sometimes called in the United States <xex>Graham bread</xex>.</cd> &ldquo;He would mouth with a beggar though she smelt <xex>brown bread</xex> and garlic.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Dark colored bread made of rye meal and Indian meal, or of wheat and rye or Indian; rye and Indian bread.</cd> <mark>[U.S.]</mark> -- <col><b>Brown coal</b></col>, <cd>wood coal. See <er>Lignite</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Brown hematite</b></col> or <col><b>Brown iron ore</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>the hydrous iron oxide, limonite, which has a brown streak. See <er>Limonite</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Brown holland</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Holland</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Brown paper</b></col>, <cd>dark colored paper, esp. coarse wrapping paper, made of unbleached materials.</cd> -- <col><b>Brown spar</b></col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>a ferruginous variety of dolomite, in part identical with ankerite.</cd> -- <col><b>Brown stone</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Brownstone</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Brown stout</b></col>, <cd>a strong kind of porter or malt liquor.</cd> -- <col><b>Brown study</b></col>, <cd>a state of mental abstraction or serious reverie.</cd> <rj><au>W. Irving.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brown</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A dark color inclining to red or yellow, resulting from the mixture of red and black, or of red, black, and yellow; a tawny, dusky hue.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brown</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Browned</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Browning</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make brown or dusky.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A trembling twilight o'er welkin moves,<br/>
+<qex>Browns</qex> the dim void and darkens deep the groves.</q> <rj><qau>Barlow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make brown by scorching slightly; <as>as, to <ex>brown</ex> meat or flour</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To give a bright brown color to, as to gun barrels, by forming a thin coat of oxide on their surface.</def> <rj><au>Ure.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brown</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To become brown.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brown"back`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The dowitcher or red-breasted snipe. See <er>Dowitcher</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brown" bill`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[<ets>Brown</ets> + <ets>bill</ets> cutting tool.]</ety> <def>A bill or halberd of the 16th and 17th centuries. See 4th <er>Bill</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Many time, but for a sallet, my brainpan had been cleft with a <qex>brown bill</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The <xex>black</xex>, or as it is sometimes called, the <xex>brown bill</xex>, was a kind of halberd, the cutting part hooked like a woodman's bill, from the back of which projected a spike, and another from the head.</note> <rj><au>Grose.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>browned</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>having a tan color from exposure to the sun; -- of skin color.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> suntanned, tanned.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brown"i*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to Dr. <person>Robert <etsep>Brown</etsep></person>, who first demonstrated (about 1827) the commonness of the motion described below.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Brownian motion</b></col>, <col><b>Brownian movement</b></col></mcol>, <cd>the peculiar, rapid, vibratory movement exhibited by the microscopic particles of substances when suspended in water or other fluids.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brown"ie</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[So called from its supposed <ets>tawny</ets> or <ets>swarthy</ets> color.]</ety> <def>An imaginary good-natured spirit, who was supposed often to perform important services around the house by night, such as thrashing, churning, sweeping.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brown"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or operation of giving a brown color, as to gun barrels, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Masonry)</fld> <def>A smooth coat of brown mortar, usually the second coat, and the preparation for the finishing coat of plaster.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brown"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Somewhat brown.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brown"ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>The views or teachings of Robert Brown of the Brownists.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brown"ism</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The doctrines of the Brunonian system of medicine. See <er>Brunonian</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brown"ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>A follower of Robert <xex>Brown</xex>, of England, in the 16th century, who taught that every church is complete and independent in itself when organized, and consists of members meeting in one place, having full power to elect and depose its officers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brown"ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>One who advocates the Brunonian system of medicine.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>brown"out</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft).</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blackout, dimout.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a partial reduction in the amount of electric power available to customers in a region, such as by reduction of voltage or selective cutoff of certain customers; -- it occurs for example in summer when the demand for electricity for air-conditioning exceeds the supply, or when power to certain customers is cut off by a severe storm. It is contrasted with <contr>blackout</contr>, which is the total loss of electrical power in a region.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brown"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being brown.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Now like I brown (O lovely brown thy hair);<br/>
+Only in <qex>brownness</qex> beauty dwelleth there.</q> <rj><qau>Drayton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brown race</hw>. <def>The Malay or Polynesian race; -- loosely so called.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brown"stone`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A dark variety of sandstone, much used for building purposes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a building, especially a dwelling, faced with brownstone{1}.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brown" thrush"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A common American singing bird (<spn>Harporhynchus rufus</spn>), allied to the mocking bird; -- also called <altname>brown thrasher</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brown"wort`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A species of figwort or <gen>Scrophularia</gen> (<spn>Scrophularia vernalis</spn>), and other species of the same genus, mostly perennials with inconspicuous coarse flowers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brown"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Brown or, somewhat brown.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Browny</xex> locks.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brow"post`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Carp.)</fld> <def>A beam that goes across a building.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Browse</hw> <pr>(brouz)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>brost</ets>, <ets>broust</ets>, sprout, shoot, F. <ets>brout</ets> browse, browsewood, prob. fr. OHG. <ets>burst</ets>, G. <ets>borste</ets>, bristle; cf. also Armor. <ets>brousta</ets> to browse. See <er>Bristle</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, <er>Brush</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>The tender branches or twigs of trees and shrubs, fit for the food of cattle and other animals; green food.</def> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Sheep, goats, and oxen, and the nobler steed,<br/>
+On <qex>browse</qex>, and corn, and flowery meadows feed.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Browse</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Browsed</conjf> <pr>(brouzd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Browsing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[For <ets>broust</ets>, OF. <ets>brouster</ets>, <ets>bruster</ets>, F. <ets>brouter</ets>. See <er>Browse</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, and cf. <er>Brut</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To eat or nibble off, as the tender branches of trees, shrubs, etc.; -- said of cattle, sheep, deer, and some other animals.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Yes, like the stag, when snow the plasture sheets,<br/>
+The barks of trees thou <qex>browsedst</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To feed on, as pasture; to pasture on; to graze.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Fields . . . <qex>browsed</qex> by deep-uddered kine.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To look casually through (a book, books, or a set of documents), reading those parts which arouse one's interest. Contrasted with <er>scan</er>, in which one typically is searching for something specific.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Computers)</fld> <def>To look at a series of electronic documents on a computer screen by means of a <er>browser{2}</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 186 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Browse</hw> <pr>(brouz)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To feed on the tender branches or shoots of shrubs or trees, as do cattle, sheep, and deer.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To pasture; to feed; to nibble; to graze.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To look casually through a book, books, or a set of documents, reading those parts which arouse one's interest.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To search through a group of items to find something, not previously specified, which may be of interest.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brows"er</hw> <pr>(brouz"&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An animal that browses.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Computers)</fld> <def>a computer program that permits the user to view multiple electronic documents in a flexible sequence by the process of activating hypertext &ldquo;buttons&rdquo; within one document, which serves as a reference to the location of related document. The term is currently (late 1990's) used mostly for programs which allow traversing hypertext paths in documents on the internet. A typical browser will permit the user to easily reverse direction, and view again documents previously accessed.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Browse"wood`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Shrubs and bushes upon which animals browse.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brows"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Browse; also, a place abounding with shrubs where animals may browse.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Browsings</qex> for the deer.</q> <rj><qau>Howell.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brow"spot`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A rounded organ between the eyes of the frog; the interocular gland.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bru*ang"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The Malayan sun bear.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bru"cine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>brucine</ets>, fr. James <ets>Bruce</ets>, a Scottish traveler.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A powerful vegetable alkaloid, found, associated with strychnine, in the seeds of different species of <gen>Strychnos</gen>, especially in the <er><it>Nux vomica</it></er>. It is less powerful than strychnine. Called also <altname>brucia</altname> and <altname>brucina</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bru"cite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Named after Dr. A. <etsep>Bruce</etsep> of New York.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A white, pearly mineral, occurring thin and foliated, like talc, and also fibrous; a native magnesium hydrate.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The mineral chondrodite.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bruck"eled</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Wet and dirty; begrimed.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Dial.]</mark> <rj><au>Herrick.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brugmansia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of plants of the nightshade family, including some plants often placed in the genus <gen>Datura</gen>, such as the angel's trumpets.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Brugmansia</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bruh</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <def>The rhesus monkey. See <er>Rhesus</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bru"in</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. <ets>bruin</ets> brown. In the epic poem of &ldquo;Reynard the Fox&rdquo; the bear is so called from his color. See <er>Brown</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>A bear; -- so called in popular tales and fables.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bruise</hw> <pr>(br&usuml_;z)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bruised</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bruising</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>brusen</ets>, <ets>brisen</ets>, <ets>brosen</ets>, <ets>bresen</ets>, AS. <ets>br&unr_;san</ets> or fr. OF. <ets>bruiser</ets>, <ets>bruisier</ets>, <ets>bruser</ets>, to break, shiver, perh. from OHG. <ets>brochis&omacr;n</ets>. Cf. <er>Break</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To injure, as by a blow or collision, without laceration; to contuse; <as>as, to <ex>bruise</ex> one's finger with a hammer; to <ex>bruise</ex> the bark of a tree with a stone; to <ex>bruise</ex> an apple by letting it fall</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To break; as in a mortar; to bray, as minerals, roots, etc.; to crush.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Nor <qex>bruise</qex> her flowerets with the armed hoofs.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To pulverize; bray; triturate; pound; contuse.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bruise</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To fight with the fists; to box.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Bruising</qex> was considered a fine, manly, old English custom.</q> <rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bruise</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An injury to the flesh of animals, or to plants, fruit, etc., with a blunt or heavy instrument, or by collision with some other body; a contusion; <as>as, a <ex>bruise</ex> on the head; <ex>bruises</ex> on fruit</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and <qex>bruises</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Isa. i. 6.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bruised</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>suffering from emotional injury; <as>as, a <ex>bruised</ex> ego</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> hurt, wounded.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>injured without breaking the skin; <as>as, a cut forehead and <ex>bruised</ex> cheek</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> contused, contusioned.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bruis"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, bruises.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A boxer; a pugilist; hence, a strong, tough person; -- often used in the phrase <col><b>big bruiser</b></col>.</def> <rj><au>R. Browning.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Like a new <qex>bruiser</qex> on Broughtonic sand,<br/>
+Amid the lists our hero takes his stand.</q> <rj><qau>T. Warton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A concave tool used in grinding lenses or the speculums of telescopes.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bruise"wort`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A plant supposed to heal bruises, as the true daisy, the soapwort, and the comfrey.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bruit</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bruit</ets>, <ets>brut</ets>, noise, bruit, F. <ets>bruit</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>brugitus</ets>; cf. L. <ets>rugire</ets> to roar; perh. influenced by the source of E. <ets>bray</ets> to make a harsh noise, Armor. <ets>brud</ets> bruit.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Report; rumor; fame.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>bruit</qex> thereof will bring you many friends.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <pr>[<xex>French pron</xex>. &unr_;.]</pr> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An abnormal sound of several kinds, heard on auscultation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bruit</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bruited</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bruiting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To report; to noise abroad.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I find thou art no less than fame hath <qex>bruited</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bru`maire"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>bruma</ets> winter.]</ety> <def>The second month of the calendar adopted by the first French republic. It began thirty days after the autumnal equinox. See <er>Vendemiaire</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bru"mal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>brumalis</ets>, fr. <ets>bruma</ets> winter: cf. F. <ets>brumal</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to winter.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>brumal</xex> solstice.&rdquo; <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brume</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>brume</ets> winter season, mist, L. <ets>bruma</ets> winter.]</ety> <def>Mist; fog; vapors.</def> &ldquo;The drifting <xex>brume</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Longfellow.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brum"ma*gem</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Birmingham</ets> (formerly Bromwycham), Eng., &ldquo;the great mart and manufactory of gilt toys, cheap jewelry,&rdquo; etc.]</ety> <def>Counterfeit; gaudy but worthless; sham.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark> &ldquo;These <xex>Brummagem</xex> gentry.&rdquo; <rj><au>Lady D. Hardy.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bru"mous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Foggy; misty.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brun</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Broun</er> a brook.]</ety> <def>Same as <er>Brun</er>, a brook.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>brunch</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a late breakfast or an early lunch.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brunei</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a sultanate in Northwestern Borneo.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bruneian</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to Brunei; <as>as, <ex>Bruneian</ex> oil production</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a native or inhabitant of Brunei.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>bru*net"</hw>, <hw>Bru*nette"</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>being or having dark-colored skin and hair; contrasted with <contr>blond</contr>.</def> [Narrower terms: <stype>adust, sunburned burned brown by the sun</stype>; <stype>black, brown</stype>; <stype>black-haired, dark-haired</stype>; <stype>browned, suntanned, tanned</stype>; <stype>grizzled, roan</stype>; <stype>nutbrown</stype>]<br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>bru*net"</hw>, <hw>Bru*nette"</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>brunet</ets>, <ets>brunette</ets>, brownish, dim. of <ets>brun</ets>, <ets>brune</ets>, brown, fr. OHG. <ets>br&unr_;n</ets>. See <er>Brown</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>A girl or woman with a somewhat brown or dark complexion.</def> -- <def2><pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a dark tint.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brun"ion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>brugnon</ets> (cf. It. <ets>brugna</ets>, <ets>prugna</ets>), fr. L. <ets>prunum</ets>. See <er>Prune</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>A nectarine.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bru*no"ni*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or invented by, <xex>Brown</xex>; -- a term applied to a system of medicine promulgated in the 18th century by John <xex>Brown</xex>, of Scotland, the fundamental doctrine of which was, that life is a state of excitation produced by the normal action of external agents upon the body, and that disease consists in excess or deficiency of excitation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bruns"wick black`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>See <er>Japan black</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bruns"wick green`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[G. <ets>Braunschweiger gr&uuml;n</ets>, first made at Brunswick, in Germany.]</ety> <def>An oxychloride of copper, used as a green pigment; also, a carbonate of copper similarly employed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brunt</hw> <pr>(br&ubreve;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>brunt</ets>, <ets>bront</ets>, fr. Icel. <ets>bruna</ets> to rush; cf. Icel. <ets>brenna</ets> to burn. Cf. <er>Burn</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The heat, or utmost violence, of an onset; the strength or greatest fury of any contention; <as>as, the <ex>brunt</ex> of a battle</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The force of a blow; shock; collision.</def> &ldquo;And heavy <xex>brunt</xex> of cannon ball.&rdquo; <rj><au>Hudibras.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It is instantly and irrecoverably scattered by our first <qex>brunt</qex> with some real affair of common life.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brush</hw> <pr>(br&ubreve;sh)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>brusche</ets>, OF. <ets>broche</ets>, <ets>broce</ets>, <ets>brosse</ets>, brushwood, F. <ets>brosse</ets> brush, LL. <ets>brustia</ets>, <ets>bruscia</ets>, fr. OHG. <ets>brusta</ets>, <ets>brust</ets>, bristle, G. <ets>borste</ets> bristle, <ets>b&uuml;rste</ets> brush. See <er>Bristle</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, and cf. <er>Browse</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An instrument composed of bristles, or other like material, set in a suitable back or handle, as of wood, bone, or ivory, and used for various purposes, as in removing dust from clothes, laying on colors, etc. <ex>Brushes</ex> have different shapes and names according to their use; <as>as, clothes <ex>brush</ex>, paint <ex>brush</ex>, tooth <ex>brush</ex>, etc.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The bushy tail of a fox.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A tuft of hair on the mandibles.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Branches of trees lopped off; brushwood.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A thicket of shrubs or small trees; the shrubs and small trees in a wood; underbrush.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>land covered with brush{5}; in Australia, a dense growth of vegetation in good soil, including shrubs and trees, mostly small.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>A bundle of flexible wires or thin plates of metal, used to conduct an electrical current to or from the commutator of a dynamo, electric motor, or similar apparatus.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>The act of brushing; <as>as, to give one's clothes a <ex>brush</ex></as>; a rubbing or grazing with a quick motion; a light touch; <as>as, we got a <ex>brush</ex> from the wheel as it passed</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>[As leaves] have with one winter's <qex>brush</qex><br/>
+Fell from their boughts.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>A skirmish; a slight encounter; a shock or collision; <as>as, to have a <ex>brush</ex> with an enemy; a <ex>brush</ex> with the law</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Let grow thy sinews till their knots be strong,<br/>
+And tempt not yet the <qex>brushes</qex> of the war.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>10.</sn> <def>A short contest, or trial, of speed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Let us enjoy a <qex>brush</qex> across the country.</q> <rj><qau>Cornhill Mag.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Electrical brush</b></col>, <cd>a form of the electric discharge characterized by a brushlike appearance of luminous rays diverging from an electrified body.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brush</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Brushed</conjf> <pr>(br&ubreve;sht)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Brushing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bruschen</ets>; cf. F. <ets>brosser</ets>. See <er>Brush</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To apply a brush to, according to its particular use; to rub, smooth, clean, paint, etc., with a brush.</def> &ldquo;A' <xex>brushes</xex> his hat o' mornings.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To touch in passing, or to pass lightly over, as with a brush.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Some spread their sailes, some with strong oars sweep<br/>
+The waters smooth, and <qex>brush</qex> the buxom wave.</q> <rj><qau>Fairfax.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Brushed</qex> with the kiss of rustling wings.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To remove or gather by brushing, or by an act like that of brushing, or by passing lightly over, as wind; -- commonly with <xex>off</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>As wicked dew as e'er my mother <qex>brushed</qex><br/>
+With raven's feather from unwholesome fen.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And from the boughts <qex>brush</qex> off the evil dew.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To brush aside</b></col>, <cd>to remove from one's way, as with a brush.</cd> -- <col><b>To brush away</b></col>, <cd>to remove, as with a brush or brushing motion.</cd> -- <col><b>To brush up</b></col>, <cd>to paint, or make clean or bright with a brush; to cleanse or improve; to renew.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>You have commissioned me to paint your shop, and I have done my best to <qex>brush</qex> you <qex>up</qex> like your neighbors.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brush</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To move nimbly in haste; to move so lightly as scarcely to be perceived; <as>as, to <ex>brush</ex> by</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Snatching his hat, he <qex>brushed</qex> off like the wind.</q> <rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>brushed</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def><pos>p. p.</pos> of <er>brush</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>having a soft nap produced by brushing; <as>as, a dress of <ex>brushed</ex> cotton</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>brush"work`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an artist's distinctive technique of applying paint with a brush.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brush"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, brushes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brush"i*ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of resembling a brush; brushlike condition; shagginess.</def> <rj><au>Dr. H. More.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brush"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Constructed or used to brush with; as a <xex>brushing</xex> machine.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Brisk; light; <as>as, a <ex>brushing</ex> gallop</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brush"ite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From George J. <etsep>Brush</etsep>, an American mineralogist.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A white or gray crystalline mineral consisting of the acid phosphate of calcium.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brush" tur`key</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A large, edible, gregarious bird of Australia (<spn>Talegalla Lathami</spn>) of the family <fam>Megapodid&aelig;</fam>. Also applied to several allied species of New Guinea.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The <xex>brush turkeys</xex> live in the &ldquo;brush,&rdquo; and construct a common nest by collecting a large heap of decaying vegetable matter, which generates heat sufficient to hatch the numerous eggs (sometimes half a bushel) deposited in it by the females of the flock.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brush" wheel`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>A wheel without teeth, used to turn a similar one by the friction of bristles or something brushlike or soft attached to the circumference.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A circular revolving brush used by turners, lapidaries, silversmiths, etc., for polishing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brush"wood</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Brush; a thicket or coppice of small trees and shrubs.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Small branches of trees cut off.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brush"y</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Resembling a brush; shaggy; rough.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brusk</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Brusque</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brusque</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>brusque</ets>, from It. <ets>brusco</ets> brusque, tart, sour, perh. fr. L. (<ets>vitis</ets>) <ets>labrusca</ets> wild (vine); or cf. OHG. <ets>bruttisc</ets> grim, fr. <ets>brutti</ets> terror.]</ety> <def>Rough and prompt in manner; blunt; abrupt; bluff; <as>as, a <ex>brusque</ex> man; a <ex>brusque</ex> style</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brusque"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality of being brusque; roughness joined with promptness; bluntness.</def> <rj><au>Brit. Quar.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brus"sels</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A city of Belgium, giving its name to a kind of carpet, a kind of lace, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Brussels carpet</b></col>, <cd>a kind of carpet made of worsted yarn fixed in a foundation web of strong linen thread. The worsted, which alone shows on the upper surface in drawn up in loops to form the pattern.</cd> -- <col><b>Brussels ground</b></col>, <cd>a name given to the handmade ground of real Brussels lace. It is very costly because of the extreme fineness of the threads.</cd> -- <col><b>Brussels lace</b></col>, <cd>an expensive kind of lace of several varieties, originally made in Brussels; <as>as, <ex>Brussels</ex> point, <ex>Brussels</ex> ground, <ex>Brussels</ex> wire ground</as>.</cd> -- <col><b>Brussels net</b></col>, <cd>an imitation of Brussels ground, made by machinery.</cd> -- <col><b>Brussels point</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Point lace</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Brussels sprouts</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a plant of the Cabbage family, which produces, in the axils of the upright stem, numerous small green heads, or &ldquo;sprouts,&rdquo; each a cabbage in miniature, of one or two inches in diameter; the thousand-headed cabbage.</cd> -- <col><b>Brussels wire ground</b></col>, <cd>a ground for lace, made of silk, with meshes partly straight and partly arched.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brus"tle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Brustled</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Brustling</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>brustlien</ets> and <ets>brastlien</ets>, AS. <ets>brastlian</ets>, fr. <ets>berstan</ets> to burst, akin to G. <ets>prasseln</ets> to crackle. See <er>Burst</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To crackle; to rustle, as a silk garment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Gower.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make a show of fierceness or defiance; to bristle.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To brustle up</b></col>, <cd>to bristle up.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Otway.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brus"tle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bristle.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Prov.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brut</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>brouter</ets>, OF. <ets>brouster</ets>. See <er>Browse</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>To browse.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Evelyn.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brut</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Birt</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>brut</hw> <pr>(br&oomacr_;t)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Fr. lit. rough.]</ety> <def>very dry; -- used of wine or champagne.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bru"ta</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., neuter pl., fr. L. <ets>brutus</ets> heavy, stupid.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Edentata</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bru"tal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>brutal</ets>. See <er>Brute</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a brute; <as>as, <ex>brutal</ex> nature</as>.</def> &ldquo;Above the rest of <xex>brutal</xex> kind.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Like a brute; savage; cruel; inhuman; brutish; unfeeling; merciless; gross; <as>as, <ex>brutal</ex> manners</as>.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Brutal</xex> intemperance.&rdquo; <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>brutalise</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>to treat brutally.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> brutalize.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>to cause to become like a brute; <as>as, life in the concentration camp had <ex>brutalised</ex> him</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> brutalize.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>brutalise</hw> <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>to become brutal.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> brutalize.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bru"tal*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Brutish quality; brutality.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bru*tal"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Brutalities</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>brutalit&eacute;</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality of being brutal; inhumanity; savageness; pitilessness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An inhuman act.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The . . . <qex>brutalities</qex> exercised in war.</q> <rj><qau>Brougham.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bru`tal*i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or process of making brutal; state of being brutalized.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bru"tal*ize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Brutalized</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Brutalizing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>brutaliser</ets>.]</ety> <def>To make brutal; beasty; unfeeling; or inhuman.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bru"tal*ize</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To become brutal, inhuman, barbarous, or coarse and beasty.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He mixed . . . with his countrymen, <qex>brutalized</qex> with them in their habits and manners.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bru"tal*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a brutal manner; cruelly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brute</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>brut</ets>, nasc., <ets>brute</ets>, fem., raw, rough, rude, brutish, L. <ets>brutus</ets> stupid, irrational: cf. It. &amp; Sp. <ets>bruto</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Not having sensation; senseless; inanimate; unconscious; without intelligence or volition; <as>as, the <ex>brute</ex> earth; the <ex>brute</ex> powers of nature</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not possessing reason, irrational; unthinking; <as>as, a <ex>brute</ex> beast; the <ex>brute</ex> creation</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A creature . . . not prone<br/>
+And <qex>brute</qex> as other creatures, but endued<br/>
+With sanctity of reason.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, a brute beast. Hence: Brutal; cruel; fierce; ferocious; savage; pitiless; <as>as, <ex>brute</ex> violence</as>.</def> <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The influence of capital and mere <qex>brute</qex> labor.</q> <rj><qau>Playfair.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Having the physical powers predominating over the mental; coarse; unpolished; unintelligent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A great <qex>brute</qex> farmer from Liddesdale.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Rough; uncivilized; unfeeling.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col>brute force</col>, <cd>The application of predominantly physical effort to achieve a goal that could be accomplished with less effort if more carefully considered. Figuratively, repetitive or strenuous application of an obvious or simple tactic, as contrasted with a more clever stratagem achieving the same goal with less effort; -- <as>as, the first prime numbers were discovered by the <ex>brute force</ex> repetition of the <er>Sieve of Eratosthenes</er></as>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brute</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An animal destitute of human reason; any animal not human; esp. a quadruped; a beast.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Brutes</qex> may be considered as either a&euml;rial, terrestrial, aquatic, or amphibious.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A brutal person; a savage in heart or manners; as unfeeling or coarse person.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>An ill-natured <qex>brute</qex> of a husband.</q> <rj><qau>Franklin.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Beast</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brute</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[For <ets>bruit</ets>.]</ety> <def>To report; to bruit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brute"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a rude or violent manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Brute"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Brutality.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Insensibility.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>bruteness</xex> of nature.&rdquo; <rj><au>Emerson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bru"ti*fy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Brutified</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Brutifying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[<ets>Brute</ets> + <ets>-fy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>brutifier</ets>.]</ety> <def>To make like a brute; to make senseless, stupid, or unfeeling; to brutalize.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Any man not quite <qex>brutified</qex> and void of sense.</q> <rj><qau>Barrow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bru"tish</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, a brute or brutes; of a cruel, gross, and stupid nature; coarse; unfeeling; unintelligent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>O, let all provocation<br/>
+Take every <qex>brutish</qex> shape it can devise.</q> <rj><qau>Leigh Hunt.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Man may . . . render himself <qex>brutish</qex>, but it is in vain that he would seek to take the rank and density of the brute.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Insensible; stupid; unfeeling; savage; cruel; brutal; barbarous; inhuman; ferocious; gross; carnal; sensual; bestial.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Bru"tish*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Bru"tish*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bru"tism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The nature or characteristic qualities or actions of a brute; extreme stupidity, or beastly vulgarity.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bru"ting</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Browsing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Evelyn.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bry*o*log"i*cal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to bryology; <as>as, <ex>bryological</ex> studies</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bry*ol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One versed in bryology.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bry*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; moss + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>That part of botany which relates to mosses.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bry"o*nin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A bitter principle obtained from the root of the bryony (<spn>Bryonia alba</spn> and <spn>Bryonia dioica</spn>). It is a white, or slightly colored, substance, and is emetic and cathartic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 187 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Bry"o*ny</hw> <pr>(br&imacr;"&ouptack_;*n&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bryonia</ets>, Gr. <grk>brywni`a</grk>, fr. <grk>bry`ein</grk> to swell, esp. of plants.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The common name of several cucurbitaceous plants of the genus <gen>Bryonia</gen>. The root of <spn>Bryonia alba</spn> (<stype>rough bryony</stype> or <stype>white bryony</stype>) and of <spn>Bryonia dioica</spn> is a strong, irritating cathartic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Black bryony</b></col>, <cd>a plant (<spn>Tamus communis</spn>) so named from its dark glossy leaves and black root; black bindweed.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bry*oph"y*ta</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>See <er>Cryptogamia</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bryophyte</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>any of numerous plants of the division <er>Bryophyta</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> nonvascular plant.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bryophytic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to bryophytes.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bryopsida</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the class of plants comprising the true mosses, having leafy rather than thalloid gametophytes; it comprises the orders <ord>Andreaeales</ord>; <ord>Bryales</ord>; <ord>Dicranales</ord>; <ord>Eubryales</ord>; and <ord>Sphagnales</ord>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> class <class>Bryopsida</class>, Musci, class <class>Musci</class>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bry`o*zo"a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; moss + &unr_; animal.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A class of Molluscoidea, including minute animals which by budding form compound colonies; -- called also <altname>Polyzoa</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; They are often coralike in form and appearance, each small cell containing an individual zooid. Other species grow in delicate, flexible, branched forms, resembling moss, whence the name. Some are found in fresh water, but most are marine. The three principal divisions are <stype><spn>Ectoprocta</spn></stype>, <stype><spn>Entoprocta</spn></stype>, and <stype><spn>Pterobranchia</spn></stype>. See <er>Cyclostoma</er>, <er>Chilostoma</er>, and <er>Phylactolema</er>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bry`o*zo"an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the Bryozoa.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the Bryozoa.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bry`o*zo"um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Bryozoa</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An individual zooid of a bryozoan coralline, of which there may be two or more kinds in a single colony. The zo&oelig;cia usually have a wreath of tentacles around the mouth, and a well developed stomach and intestinal canal; but these parts are lacking in the other zooids (<spn>Avicularia</spn>, <spn>O&oelig;cia</spn>, etc.).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bu`an*su"ah</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The wild dog of northern India (<spn>Cuon prim&aelig;vus</spn>), supposed by some to be an ancestral species of the domestic dog.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bu"at</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Scot., of uncertain origin.]</ety> <def>A lantern; also, the moon.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bub</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Strong malt liquor.</def> <mark>[Cant]</mark> <rj><au>Prior.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bub</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. 2d <er>Bubby</er>.]</ety> <def>A young brother; a little boy; -- a familiar term of address of a small boy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bub</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Abbrev. from <er>Bubble</er>.]</ety> <def>To throw out in bubbles; to bubble.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sackville.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bu"ba*le</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>bubale</ets>. See <er>Buffalo</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A large antelope (<spn>Alcelaphus bubalis</spn>) of Egypt and the Desert of Sahara, supposed by some to be the fallow deer of the Bible.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bu"ba*line</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Resembling a buffalo.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bubaline antelope</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the bubale.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bubalus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of ruminants which in some classification systems is included in the genus <gen>Bos</gen>; the water buffaloes.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Bubalus</gen>, tribe Bubalus.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bub"ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. D. <ets>bobbel</ets>, Dan. <ets>boble</ets>, Sw. <ets>bubbla</ets>. Cf. <er>Blob</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A thin film of liquid inflated with air or gas; <as>as, a soap <ex>bubble</ex>; <ex>bubbles</ex> on the surface of a river</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Beads of sweat have stood upon thy brow,<br/>
+Like <qex>bubbles</qex> in a late disturbed stream.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A small quantity of air or gas within a liquid body; <as>as, <ex>bubbles</ex> rising in champagne or a&euml;rated waters</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A globule of air, or globular vacuum, in a transparent solid; <as>as, <ex>bubbles</ex> in window glass, or in a lens</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A small, hollow, floating bead or globe, formerly used for testing the strength of spirits.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The globule of air in the spirit tube of a level.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Anything that wants firmness or solidity; that which is more specious than real; a false show; a cheat or fraud; a delusive scheme; an empty project; a dishonest speculation; <as>as, the South Sea <ex>bubble</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Then a soldier . . . <br/>
+Seeking the <qex>bubble</qex> reputation<br/>
+Even in the cannon's mouth.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A person deceived by an empty project; a gull.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;Ganny's a cheat, and I'm a <xex>bubble</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Prior.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bub"ble</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bubbled</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bubbling</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. D. <ets>bobbelen</ets>, Dan. <ets>boble</ets>. See <er>Bubble</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To rise in bubbles, as liquids when boiling or agitated; to contain bubbles.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The milk that <qex>bubbled</qex> in the pail.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To run with a gurgling noise, as if forming bubbles; <as>as, a <ex>bubbling</ex> stream</as>.</def> <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To sing with a gurgling or warbling sound.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>At mine ear<br/>
+<qex>Bubbled</qex> the nightingale and heeded not.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bub"bler</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cheat; to deceive.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>She has <qex>bubbled</qex> him out of his youth.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The great Locke, who was seldom outwitted by false sounds, was nevertheless <qex>bubbled</qex> here.</q> <rj><qau>Sterne.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bub"bler</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who cheats.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>All the Jews, jobbers, <qex>bubblers</qex>, subscribers, projectors, etc.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A fish of the Ohio river; -- so called from the noise it makes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bub"ble shell`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A marine univalve shell of the genus <gen>Bulla</gen> and allied genera, belonging to the Tectibranchiata.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bubbling</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>giving off bubbles; -- of a liquid.</def> [Narrower terms: <stype>foaming, frothing</stype>; <stype>effervescent</stype>; <stype>boiling</stype>]<br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>stimulatingly lively, witty, and entertaining; -- of people.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> effervescent, scintillating, sparkling, sparkly, vivacious.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bub"bling Jock`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The male wild turkey, the gobbler; -- so called in allusion to its notes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bub"bly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Abounding in bubbles; bubbling.</def> <rj><au>Nash.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bub"by</hw> <pr>(b&ubreve;b"b&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Prov. G. <ets>b&uuml;bbi</ets>, or It. <ets>poppa</ets>, Pr. <ets>popa</ets>, OF. <ets>poupe</ets>, a woman's breast.]</ety> <def>A woman's breast.</def> <mark>[Low]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bub"by</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A corruption of <ets>brother</ets>.]</ety> <def>Bub; -- a term of familiar or affectionate address to a small boy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bu"bo</hw> <pr>(b&umacr;"b&ouptack_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Buboes</plw> <pr>(-b&ouptack_;z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[LL. <ets>bubo</ets> the groin, a swelling in the groin, Gr. <grk>boubw`n</grk>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An inflammation, with enlargement, of a lymphatic gland, esp. in the groin, as in syphilis.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bu*bon"ic</hw> <pr>(b&uuptack_;*b&obreve_;n"&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a bubo or buboes; characterized by buboes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bubonic plague</hw>. <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>a severe and often fatal disease caused by infection with the bacterium <spn>Yersinia pestis</spn> (formerly <spn>Pasteurella pestis</spn>), transmitted to man by the bite of fleas, themselves usually infected by biting infected rodents. It is characterized by the formation of buboes, most notably on the groin and armpits, and accompanied by weakness and high fever. The disease was known as the <altname>black death</altname>, and was responsible for several devastating plagues throughout the middle ages. When lungs became infected, the disease was called the <stype>pneumonic plague</stype>. It is still found occasionally in poor areas of undeveloped countries but is rare in developed countries.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bu*bon"o*cele</hw> <pr>(b&uuptack_;*b&obreve_;n"&ouptack_;*s&emacr;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>boubw`n</grk> groin + &unr_; tumor: cf. F. <ets>bubonoc&egrave;le</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An inguinal hernia; esp. that incomplete variety in which the hernial pouch descends only as far as the groin, forming a swelling there like a bubo.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bu"bu*kle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A red pimple.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buc"cal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bucca</ets> cheek: cf. F. <ets>buccal</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the mouth or cheeks.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buc"can</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>boucan</ets>. See <er>Buccaneer</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A wooden frame or grid for roasting, smoking, or drying meat over fire.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A place where meat is smoked.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Buccaned meat.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buc"can</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>boucaner</ets>. See <er>Buccaneer</er>.]</ety> <def>To expose (meat) in strips to fire and smoke upon a buccan.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buc`ca*neer"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>boucanier</ets>, fr. <ets>boucaner</ets> to smoke or broil meat and fish, to hunt wild beasts for their skins, <ets>boucan</ets> a smoking place for meat or fish, gridiron for smoking: a word of American origin.]</ety> <def>A robber upon the sea; a pirate; -- a term applied especially to the piratical adventurers who made depredations on the Spaniards in America in the 17th and 18th centuries.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>bucanier</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Primarily, one who dries and smokes flesh or fish after the manner of the Indians. The name was first given to the French settlers in Haiti or Hispaniola, whose business was to hunt wild cattle and swine.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buc`ca*neer"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To act the part of a buccaneer; to live as a piratical adventurer or sea robber.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buc`ca*neer"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a buccaneer; piratical.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buc"ci*nal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bucina</ets> a crooked horn or trumpet.]</ety> <def>Shaped or sounding like a trumpet; trumpetlike.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Buc`ci*na"tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., a trumpeter, fr. <ets>bucinare</ets> to sound the trumpet.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A muscle of the cheek; -- so called from its use in blowing wind instruments.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buc"ci*noid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Buccinum</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Resembling the genus <gen>Buccinum</gen>, or pertaining to the <fam>Buccinid&aelig;</fam>, a family of marine univalve shells. See <er>Whelk</er>, and <er>Prosobranchiata</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Buc"ci*num</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[L., a trumpet, a trumpet shell.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of large univalve mollusks abundant in the arctic seas. It includes the common whelk (<spn>Buccinum undatum</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bu*cen"taur</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>boy^s</grk> ox + <grk>ke`ntayros</grk> centaur.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A fabulous monster, half ox, half man.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <ety>[It. <ets>bucentoro</ets>.]</ety> <def>The state barge of Venice, used by the doge in the ceremony of espousing the Adriatic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bu*ceph"a*lus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, lit., ox-headed; &unr_; ox + &unr_; head.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The celebrated war horse of Alexander the Great.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, any riding horse.</def> <mark>[Jocose]</mark> <au>Sir W. Scott</au>.<br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bu"ce*ros</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>boy`kerws</grk> horned like an ox; <grk>boy^s</grk> ox + <grk>ke`ras</grk> horn.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of large perching birds; the hornbills.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buchloe</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of grasses comprising buffalo grass.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Buchloe</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buch"ol*zite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[So called from <etsep>Bucholz</etsep>, a German chemist.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Fibrolite</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bu"chu</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A South African shrub (<gen>Barosma</gen>) with small leaves that are dotted with oil glands; also, the leaves themselves, which are used in medicine for diseases of the urinary organs, etc. Several species furnish the leaves.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buck</hw> <pr>(b&ubreve;k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Akin to LG. <ets>b&uuml;ke</ets>, Dan. <ets>byg</ets>, Sw. <ets>byk</ets>, G. <ets>bauche</ets>: cf. It. <ets>bucato</ets>, Prov. Sp. <ets>bugada</ets>, F. <ets>bu&eacute;e</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Lye or suds in which cloth is soaked in the operation of bleaching, or in which clothes are washed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The cloth or clothes soaked or washed.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buck</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bucked</conjf> <pr>(b&ubreve;kt)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bucking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bouken</ets>; akin to LG. <ets>b&uuml;ken</ets>, Dan. <ets>byge</ets>, Sw. <ets>byka</ets>, G. <ets>bauchen</ets>, <ets>beuchen</ets>; cf. OF. <ets>buer</ets>. Cf. the preceding noun.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To soak, steep, or boil, in lye or suds; -- a process in bleaching.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To wash (clothes) in lye or suds, or, in later usage, by beating them on stones in running water.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>To break up or pulverize, as ores.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buck</hw> <pr>(b&ubreve;k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>buk</ets>, <ets>bucke</ets>, AS. <ets>bucca</ets>, <ets>bua</ets>, he-goat; akin to D. <ets>bok</ets>, OHG. <ets>pocch</ets>, G. <ets>bock</ets>, Ir. <ets>boc</ets>, W. <ets>bwch</ets>, Corn. <ets>byk</ets>; cf. Zend <ets>b&umacr;za</ets>, Skr. <ets>bukka</ets>. &radic;256. Cf. <er>Butcher</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The male of deer, especially fallow deer and antelopes, or of goats, sheep, hares, and rabbits.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; A male fallow deer is called a <xex>fawn</xex> in his first year; a <xex>pricket</xex> in his second; a <xex>sorel</xex> in his third; a <xex>sore</xex> in his fourth; a <xex>buck of the first head</xex> in his fifth; and a <xex>great buck</xex> in his sixth. The female of the fallow deer is termed a <xex>doe</xex>. The male of the red deer is termed a <xex>stag</xex> or <xex>hart</xex> and not a <xex>buck</xex>, and the female is called a <xex>hind</xex>.</note> <rj><au>Brande &amp; C.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A gay, dashing young fellow; a fop; a dandy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The leading <qex>bucks</qex> of the day.</q> <rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A male Indian or negro.</def> <mark>[Colloq. U.S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The word <ex>buck</ex> is much used in composition for the names of antelopes; as, bush <ex>buck</ex>, spring <ex>buck</ex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Blue buck</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Blue</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Water buck</b></col>, <cd>a South African variety of antelope (<spn>Kobus ellipsiprymnus</spn>). See <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Antelope</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buck</hw> <pr>(b&ubreve;k)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To copulate, as bucks and does.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To spring with quick plunging leaps, descending with the fore legs rigid and the head held as low down as possible; -- said of a vicious horse or mule.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buck</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>To subject to a mode of punishment which consists in tying the wrists together, passing the arms over the bent knees, and putting a stick across the arms and in the angle formed by the knees.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To throw by bucking. See <er>Buck</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>, 2.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The brute that he was riding had nearly <qex>bucked</qex> him out of the saddle.</q> <rj><qau>W. E. Norris.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buck</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A frame on which firewood is sawed; a sawhorse; a sawbuck.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Buck saw</b></col>, <cd>a saw set in a frame and used for sawing wood on a sawhorse.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buck</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Beech</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>The beech tree.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Buck mast</b></col>, <cd>the mast or fruit of the beech tree.</cd> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>buckaroo</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <ety>[fr. Sp. <ets>vaquero</ets>.]</ety><def>a cowboy, especially used of one who breaks broncos; -- used especially in California.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> vaquero.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a fellow; a guy.</def> <mark>[slang]</mark><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buck"-bas`ket</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See 1st <er>Buck</er>.]</ety> <def>A basket in which clothes are carried to the wash.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>buckbean</hw>, <hw>Buck" bean`</hw></mhw> <pr>(b&emacr;n`)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A perennial plant (<spn>Menyanthes trifoliata</spn>) of Europe and America which grows in moist and boggy places, having racemes of white, reddish, or purplish flowers and intensely bitter trifoliate leaves, sometimes used in medicine; marsh trefoil; -- called also <altname>bog bean</altname>. It often roots at the water margin and spreads across the surface.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> water shamrock, bogbean, bog myrtle, marsh trefoil, <spn>Menyanthes trifoliata</spn>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buck"board`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A four-wheeled vehicle, having a long elastic board or frame resting on the bolsters or axletrees, and a seat or seats placed transversely upon it; -- called also <altname>buck wagon</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buck"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who bucks ore.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A broad-headed hammer used in bucking ore.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buck"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A horse or mule that bucks.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buck"et</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>boket</ets>; cf. AS. <ets>buc</ets> pitcher, or Corn. <ets>buket</ets> tub.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A vessel for drawing up water from a well, or for catching, holding, or carrying water, sap, or other liquids.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The old oaken <qex>bucket</qex>, the iron-bound <qex>bucket</qex>,<br/>
+The moss-covered <qex>bucket</qex>, which hung in the well.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A vessel (as a tub or scoop) for hoisting and conveying coal, ore, grain, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>One of the receptacles on the rim of a water wheel into which the water rushes, causing the wheel to revolve; also, a float of a paddle wheel.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The valved piston of a lifting pump.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>one of vanes on the rotor of a turbine.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>a <er>bucketfull</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Fire bucket</b></col>, <cd>a bucket for carrying water to put out fires.</cd> -- <col><b>To kick the bucket</b></col>, <cd>to die.</cd> <mark>[Low]</mark></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buck"et</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bucketed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bucketing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To draw or lift in, or as if in, buckets; <as>as, to <ex>bucket</ex> water</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To pour over from a bucket; to drench.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To ride (a horse) hard or mercilessly.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Rowing)</fld> <def>To make, or cause to make (the recovery), with a certain hurried or unskillful forward swing of the body.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buck"et shop`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>An office or a place where facilities are given for betting small sums on current prices of stocks, petroleum, etc.</def> <mark>[Slang, U.S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>buck"et*ful`</hw>, <hw>Buck"et*full`</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>a bucket filled with a substance, or the quantity which would fill a bucket.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bucket.</syn><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buck"et*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A corruption of <ets>buckwheat</ets>.]</ety> <def>Paste used by weavers to dress their webs.</def> <rj><au>Buchanan.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buck"eye`</hw> <pr>(b&ubreve;k"&imacr;`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A name given to several American trees and shrubs of the same genus (<gen>&AElig;sculus</gen>) as the horse chestnut.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>The Ohio buckeye</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>Fetid buckeye</b></col></mcol>, <cd>is <spn>Aesculus glabra</spn>.</cd> -- <col><b>Red buckeye</b></col> <cd>is <spn>Aesculus Pavia</spn>.</cd> -- <col><b>Small buckeye</b></col> <cd>is <spn>Aesculus paviflora</spn>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Sweet buckeye</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>Yellow buckeye</b></col></mcol>, <cd>is <spn>Aesculus flava</spn>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A cant name for a native or resident of Ohio.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Buckeye State</b></col>, <cd>Ohio; -- so called because buckeye trees abound there.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buck"-eyed`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having bad or speckled eyes.</def> &ldquo;A <xex>buck-eyed</xex> horse.&rdquo; <rj><au>James White.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buck fever</hw>. <def>Intense excitement at the sight of deer or other game, such as often unnerves a novice in hunting.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buck"hound`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A hound for hunting deer.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Master of the buckhounds</b></col>, <cd>an officer in the royal household.</cd> <mark>[Eng.]</mark></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buck"ie</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A large spiral marine shell, esp. the common whelk. See <er>Buccinum</er>.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Deil's buckie</b></col>, <cd>a perverse, refractory youngster.</cd> <mark>[Slang]</mark></cs>
+<!-- sic. deil = devil. See deil. --><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buck"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of soaking or boiling cloth in an alkaline liquid in the operation of bleaching; also, the liquid used.</def> <rj><au>Tomlinson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A washing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The process of breaking up or pulverizing ores.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bucking iron</b></col> <fld>(Mining)</fld>, <cd>a broad-faced hammer, used in bucking or breaking up ores.</cd> -- <col><b>Bucking kier</b></col> <fld>(Manuf.)</fld>, <cd>a large circular boiler, or kier, used in bleaching.</cd> -- <col><b>Bucking stool</b></col>, <cd>a washing block.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buck"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Dandified; foppish.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buc"kle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bocle</ets> buckle, boss of a shield, OF. <ets>bocle</ets>, F. <ets>boucle</ets>, boss of a shield, ring, fr. L. <ets>buccula</ets> a little cheek or mouth, dim. of <ets>bucca</ets> cheek; this boss or knob resembling a cheek.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A device, usually of metal, consisting of a frame with one more movable tongues or catches, used for fastening things together, as parts of dress or harness, by means of a strap passing through the frame and pierced by the tongue.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A distortion bulge, bend, or kink, as in a saw blade or a plate of sheet metal.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A curl of hair, esp. a kind of crisp curl formerly worn; also, the state of being curled.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Earlocks in tight <qex>buckles</qex> on each side of a lantern face.</q> <rj><qau>W. Irving.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Lets his wig lie in <qex>buckle</qex> for a whole half year.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A contorted expression, as of the face.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>'Gainst nature armed by gravity,<br/>
+His features too in <qex>buckle</qex> see.</q> <rj><qau>Churchill.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buc"kle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Buckled</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Buckling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>boclen</ets>, F. <ets>boucler</ets>. See <er>Buckle</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To fasten or confine with a buckle or buckles; <as>as, to <ex>buckle</ex> a harness</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To bend; to cause to kink, or to become distorted.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To prepare for action; to apply with vigor and earnestness; -- formerly, generally used reflexively, but by mid 20th century, usually used with <ptcl>down</ptcl>; -- <as>as, the programmers <ex>buckled down</ex> and worked late hours to finish the project in time for the promised delivery date</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Cartwright <qex>buckled</qex> himself to the employment.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To join in marriage.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 188 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Buc"kle</hw> <pr>(b&ubreve;k"k'l)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To bend permanently; to become distorted; to bow; to curl; to kink.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Buckled</qex> with the heat of the fire like parchment.</q> <rj><qau>Pepys.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To bend out of a true vertical plane, as a wall.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To yield; to give way; to cease opposing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The Dutch, as high as they seem, do begin to <qex>buckle</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Pepys.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To enter upon some labor or contest; to join in close fight; to struggle; to contend.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The bishop was as able and ready to <qex>buckle</qex> with the Lord Protector as he was with him.</q> <rj><qau>Latimer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In single combat thou shalt <qex>buckle</qex> with me.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To buckle to</b></col>, <cd>to bend to; to engage with zeal.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To make our sturdy humor <qex>buckle</qex> there<qex>to</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Barrow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Before <qex>buckling to</qex> my winter's work.</q> <rj><qau>J. D. Forbes.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buc"kler</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bocler</ets>, OF. <ets>bocler</ets>, F. <ets>bouclier</ets>, a shield with a boss, from OF. <ets>bocle</ets>, <ets>boucle</ets>, boss. See <er>Buckle</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A kind of shield, of various shapes and sizes, worn on one of the arms (usually the left) for protecting the front of the body.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In the sword and <xex>buckler</xex> play of the Middle Ages in England, the <xex>buckler</xex> was a small shield, used, not to cover the body, but to stop or parry blows.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>One of the large, bony, external plates found on many ganoid fishes.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The anterior segment of the shell of trilobites.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A block of wood or plate of iron made to fit a hawse hole, or the circular opening in a half-port, to prevent water from entering when the vessel pitches.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Blind buckler</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a solid buckler.</cd> -- <col><b>Buckler mustard</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a genus of plants (<spn>Biscutella</spn>) with small bright yellow flowers. The seed vessel on bursting resembles two bucklers or shields.</cd> -- <col><b>Buckler thorn</b></col>, <cd>a plant with seed vessels shaped like a buckler. See <er>Christ's thorn</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Riding buckler</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a buckler with a hole for the passage of a cable.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buc"kler</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To shield; to defend.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Can Oxford, that did ever fence the right,<br/>
+Now <qex>buckler</qex> falsehood with a pedigree?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buc"kler-head`ed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a head like a buckler.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buc"kling</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Wavy; curling, as hair.</def> <rj><au>Latham.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buck"ra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[In the language of the Calabar coast, <ets>buckra</ets> means &ldquo;demon, a powerful and superior being.&rdquo; <au>J. L. Wilson.</au>]</ety> <def>A white man; -- a term used by negroes of the African coast, West Indies, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buck"ra</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>White; white man's; strong; good; <as>as, <ex>buckra</ex> yam, a white yam</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buck"ram</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bokeram</ets>, <ets>bougeren</ets>, OF. <ets>boqueran</ets>, F. <ets>bougran</ets>, MHG. <ets>buckeram</ets>, LL. <ets>buchiranus</ets>, <ets>boquerannus</ets>, fr. MHG. <ets>boc</ets>, G. <ets>bock</ets>, goat (as being made of goat's hair), or fr. F. <ets>bouracan</ets>, by transposing the letter <it>r</it>. See <er>Buck</er>, <er>Barracan</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A coarse cloth of linen or hemp, stiffened with size or glue, used in garments to keep them in the form intended, and for wrappers to cover merchandise.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Buckram</xex> was formerly a very different material from that now known by the name. It was used for wearing apparel, etc.</note> <rj><au>Beck (Draper's Dict. ).</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant. See <er>Ramson</er>.</def> <rj><au>Dr. Prior.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buck"ram</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Made of buckram; <as>as, a <ex>buckram</ex> suit</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Stiff; precise.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Buckram</xex> dames.&rdquo; <rj><au>Brooke.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buck"ram</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To strengthen with buckram; to make stiff.</def> <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buck's"-horn`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant with leaves branched somewhat like a buck's horn (<spn>Plantago Coronopus</spn>); also, <spn>Lobelia coronopifolia</spn>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buck"shot`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A coarse leaden shot, larger than swan shot, used in hunting deer and large game.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buck"skin`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The skin of a buck.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A soft strong leather, usually yellowish or grayish in color, made of deerskin.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A person clothed in buckskin, particularly an American soldier of the Revolutionary war.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Cornwallis fought as lang's he dought,<br/>
+An' did the <qex>buckskins</qex> claw, man.</q> <rj><qau>Burns.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Breeches made of buckskin.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I have alluded to his <qex>buckskin</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buck"stall`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A toil or net to take deer.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buck"thorn`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus (<spn>Rhamnus</spn>) of shrubs or trees. The shorter branches of some species terminate in long spines or thorns. See <er>Rhamnus</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Sea buckthorn</b></col>, <cd>a plant of the genus <gen>Hippopha&euml;</gen>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buck"tooth`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Any tooth that juts out.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>When he laughed, two white <qex>buckteeth</qex> protruded.</q> <rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buck"wheat`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Buck</ets> a beech tree + <ets>wheat</ets>; akin to D. <ets>boekweit</ets>, G. <ets>buchweizen</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant (<spn>Fagopyrum esculentum</spn>) of the Polygonum family, the seed of which is used for food.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The triangular seed used, when ground, for griddle cakes, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bu*col"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bucolicus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; cowherd, herdsman; &unr_; ox + (perh.) &unr_; race horse; cf. Skr. <ets>kal</ets> to drive: cf. F. <ets>bucolique</ets>. See <er>Cow</er> the animal.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the life and occupation of a shepherd; pastoral; rustic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bu*col"ic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Bucolic&ocirc;n</ets> po&euml;ma.]</ety> <def>A pastoral poem, representing rural affairs, and the life, manners, and occupation of shepherds; <as>as, the <ex>Bucolics</ex> of Theocritus and Virgil</as>.</def> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bu*col"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Bucolic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bu*cra"ni*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> L. <plw>Bucrania</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_; ox head.]</ety> <def>A sculptured ornament, representing an ox skull adorned with wreaths, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bud</hw> <pr>(b&ubreve;d)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>budde</ets>; cf. D. <ets>bot</ets>, G. <ets>butze</ets>, <ets>butz</ets>, the core of a fruit, bud, LG. <ets>butte</ets> in hage<ets>butte</ets>, hain<ets>butte</ets>, a hip of the dog-rose, or OF. <ets>boton</ets>, F. <ets>bouton</ets>, bud, button, OF. <ets>boter</ets> to bud, push; all akin to E. <ets>beat</ets>. See <er>Button</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A small protuberance on the stem or branches of a plant, containing the rudiments of future leaves, flowers, or stems; an undeveloped branch or flower.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A small protuberance on certain low forms of animals and vegetables which develops into a new organism, either free or attached. See <er>Hydra</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bud moth</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a lepidopterous insect of several species, which destroys the buds of fruit trees; esp. <spn>Tmetocera ocellana</spn> and <spn>Eccopsis malana</spn> on the apple tree.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bud</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Budded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Budding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To put forth or produce buds, as a plant; to grow, as a bud does, into a flower or shoot.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To begin to grow, or to issue from a stock in the manner of a bud, as a horn.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To be like a bud in respect to youth and freshness, or growth and promise; <as>as, a <ex>budding</ex> virgin</as>.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To sprout; germinate; blossom.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bud</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To graft, as a plant with another or into another, by inserting a bud from the one into an opening in the bark of the other, in order to raise, upon the budded stock, fruit different from that which it would naturally bear.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The apricot and the nectarine may be, and usually are, <qex>budded</qex> upon the peach; the plum and the peach are <qex>budded</qex> on each other.</q> <rj><qau>Farm. Dict.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bud"dha</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Skr. <ets>buddha</ets> wise, sage, 'the enlightened' fr. <ets>budh</ets> to know.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The title of an incarnation of self-abnegation, virtue, and wisdom.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The title of Siddhartha or Gautama, a deified religious teacher of the Buddhists and the founder of Buddhism; called also <altname>Gautama Siddartha</altname> or <altname>Sakya Sinha</altname> (or Muni). From three newly discovered inscriptions of the emperor Asoka it follows that the 37th year of his reign was reckoned as the 257th from the death of Buddha. Hence it is inferred that Buddha died between 482 and 472 B. C. It being agreed that he lived to be eighty, he was born between 562 and 552 B. C. The Buddhist narratives of his life are overgrown with legend and myth. Senart seeks to trace in them the history of the sun-hero. Oldenberg finds in the most ancient traditions -- those of Ceylon -- at least definite historical outlines. Siddhartha, as Buddha was called before entering upon his great mission, was born in the country and tribe of the Sakhyas, at the foot of the Nepalese Himalayas. His father, Suddhodana, was rather a great and wealthy landowner than a king. He passed his youth in opulence at Kapila-vastu, the Sakhya capital. He was married and had a son <persfn>Rahula</persfn>, who became a member of his order. At the age of twenty-nine he left parents, wife, and only son for the spiritual struggle of a recluse. After seven years he believed himself possessed of perfect truth, and assumed the title of Buddha, 'the enlightened.' He is represented as having received a sudden illumination as he sat under the Bo-tree, or ' tree of knowledge,' at Bodhgaya or Buddha-Gaya. For twenty-eight or, as later narratives give it, forty-nine days he was variously tempted by Mara. One of his doubts was whether to keep for himself the knowledge won, or to share it. Love triumphed, and he began to preach, at first at Benares. For forty-four years he preached in the region of Benares and Behar. Primitive Buddhism is only to be gathered by inference from the literature of a later time. Buddha did not array himself against the old religion. The doctrines were rather the outgrowth of those of certain Brahmanical schools. His especial concern was salvation from sorrow, and so from existence. There are "four noble truths": (1) existence is suffering; (2) the cause of pain is desire, (3) cessation of pain is possible through the suppression of desire; (4) the way to this is the knowledge and observance of the "good law " of Buddha. The end is Nirvana, the cessation of existence. Buddhism was preached in the vulgar tongue, and had a popular literature and an elaborately organized monastic and missionary system. It made its way into Afghanistan, Bactriana., Tibet, and China. It passed away in India not from Brahman persecution, but rather from internal causes, such as its too abstract nature, too morbid view of life, relaxed discipline, and overgrowth of monasticism, and also because Shivaism and Vishnuism employed many of its own weapons more effectively. The system has been variously modified in dogma and rites in the many countries to which it has spread. It is supposed to number about 850,000,000 of adherents, who are principally in Ceylon, Tibet, China, and Japan.</def><br/>
+[<source>Century Dict. 1906.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bud"dhism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The religion based upon the doctrine originally taught by the Hindu sage Gautama Siddartha, surnamed Buddha, &ldquo;the awakened or enlightened,&rdquo; in the sixth century <sc>b. c.</sc>, and adopted as a religion by the greater part of the inhabitants of Central and Eastern Asia and the Indian Islands. Buddha's teaching is believed to have been atheistic; yet it was characterized by elevated humanity and morality. It presents release from existence (a beatific enfranchisement, <xex>Nirv&acirc;na</xex>) as the greatest good. Buddhists believe in transmigration of souls through all phases and forms of life. Their number was estimated in 1881 at 470,000,000.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bud"dhist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who accepts the teachings of Buddhism.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bud"dhist</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Buddha, Buddhism, or the Buddhists.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bud*dhis"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Buddhist</er>, <pos>a.</pos></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bud"ding</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of producing buds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A process of asexual reproduction, in which a new organism or cell is formed by a protrusion of a portion of the animal or vegetable organism, the bud thus formed sometimes remaining attached to the parent stalk or cell, at other times becoming free; gemmation. See <er>Hydroidea</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The act or process of ingrafting one kind of plant upon another stock by inserting a bud under the bark.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bud"dle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prov. E., to cleanse ore, also a vessel for this purpose; cf. G. <ets>butteln</ets> to shake.]</ety> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>An apparatus, especially an inclined trough or vat, in which stamped ore is concentrated by subjecting it to the action of running water so as to wash out the lighter and less valuable portions.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bud"dle</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>To wash ore in a buddle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bude" burn`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[See <er>Bude light</er>.]</ety> <def>A burner consisting of two or more concentric Argand burners (the inner rising above the outer) and a central tube by which oxygen gas or common air is supplied.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bude" light`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[From <ets>Bude</ets>, in Cornwall, the residence of <person>Sir G. Gurney</person>, the inventor.]</ety> <def>A light in which high illuminating power is obtained by introducing a jet of oxygen gas or of common air into the center of a flame fed with coal gas or with oil.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Budge</hw> <pr>(b&ubreve;j)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Budged</conjf> <pr>(b&ubreve;jd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Budging</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>bouger</ets> to stir, move (akin to Pr. <ets>bojar</ets>, <ets>bolegar</ets>, to stir, move, It. <ets>bulicare</ets> to boil, bubble), fr. L. <ets>bullire</ets>. See <er>Boil</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety> <def>To move off; to stir; to walk away.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I'll not <qex>budge</qex> an inch, boy.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The mouse ne'er shunned the cat as they did <qex>budge</qex><br/>
+From rascals worse than they.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Budge</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Budge</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <def>Brisk; stirring; jocund.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Budge</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bouge</ets> bag, OF. <ets>boge</ets>, <ets>bouge</ets>, fr. L. <ets>bulga</ets> a leathern bag or knapsack; a Gallic word; cf. OIr. <ets>bolc</ets>, Gael. <ets>bolg</ets>. Cf. <er>Budge</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>A kind of fur prepared from lambskin dressed with the wool on; -- used formerly as an edging and ornament, esp. of scholastic habits.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Budge</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Lined with budge; hence, scholastic.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Budge</xex> gowns.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Austere or stiff, like scholastics.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Those <qex>budge</qex> doctors of the stoic fur.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Budge bachelor</b></col>, <cd>one of a company of men clothed in long gowns lined with budge, who formerly accompanied the lord mayor of London in his inaugural procession.</cd> -- <col><b>Budge barrel</b></col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>a small copper-hooped barrel with only one head, the other end being closed by a piece of leather, which is drawn together with strings like a purse. It is used for carrying powder from the magazine to the battery, in siege or seacoast service.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Budge"ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Sternness; severity.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A Sara for goodness, a great Bellona for <qex>budgeness</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Stanyhurst.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Budg"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who budges.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>budg"er*i*gar</hw>, <hw>budgereegah</hw>, <hw>budgerygah</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>small Australian parakeet (<spn>Melopsittacus undulatus</spn>) usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> budgie, grass parakeet, lovebird, shell parakeet.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>budg"e*row</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hindi <ets>bajr&amacr;</ets>.]</ety> <def>A large and commodious, but generally cumbrous and sluggish boat, used for journeys on the Ganges.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Budg"et</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bogett</ets>, <ets>bouget</ets>, F. <ets>bougette</ets> bag, wallet, dim. of OF. <ets>boge</ets>, <ets>bouge</ets>, leather bag. See <er>Budge</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, and cf. <er>Bouget</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A bag or sack with its contents; hence, a stock or store; an accumulation; <as>as, a <ex>budget</ex> of inventions</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The annual financial statement which the British chancellor of the exchequer makes in the House of Commons. It comprehends a general view of the finances of the country, with the proposed plan of taxation for the ensuing year. The term is sometimes applied to a similar statement in other countries.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To open the budget</b></col>, <cd>to lay before a legislative body the financial estimates and plans of the executive government.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>budgetary</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to a budget; <as>as, <ex>budgetary</ex> considerations</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>budg"ie</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>small Australian parakeet (<spn>Melopsittacus undulatus</spn>) usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> budgerigar, budgereegah, budgerygah, grass parakeet, lovebird, shell parakeet.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Budg"y</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Budge</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>Consisting of fur.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bud"let</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bud</ets> + <ets>-let</ets>.]</ety> <def>A little bud springing from a parent bud.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>We have a criterion to distinguish one bud from another, or the parent bud from the numerous <qex>budlets</qex> which are its offspring.</q> <rj><qau>E. Darwin.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Budorcas</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of mammals comprising the gnu goats.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Budorcas</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buff</hw> <pr>(b&ubreve;f)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>buff</ets>, <ets>buffe</ets>, buff, buffalo, F. <ets>buffle</ets> buffalo. See <er>Buffalo</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A sort of leather, prepared from the skin of the buffalo, dressed with oil, like chamois; also, the skins of oxen, elks, and other animals, dressed in like manner.</def> &ldquo;A suit of <xex>buff</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The color of buff; a light yellow, shading toward pink, gray, or brown.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A visage rough,<br/>
+Deformed, unfeatured, and a skin of <qex>buff</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A military coat, made of buff leather.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The grayish viscid substance constituting the buffy coat. See <cref>Buffy coat</cref>, under <er>Buffy</er>, <pos>a.</pos></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>A wheel covered with buff leather, and used in polishing cutlery, spoons, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>The bare skin; <as>as, to strip to the <ex>buff</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To be in <qex>buff</qex> is equivalent to being naked.</q> <rj><qau>Wright.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buff</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Made of buff leather.</def> <rj><au>Goldsmith.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of the color of buff.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Buff coat</b></col>, <cd>a close, military outer garment, with short sleeves, and laced tightly over the chest, made of buffalo skin, or other thick and elastic material, worn by soldiers in the 17th century as a defensive covering.</cd> -- <col><b>Buff jerkin</b></col>, <cd>originally, a leather waistcoat; afterward, one of cloth of a buff color.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Nares.</au> -- <col><b>Buff stick</b></col> <fld>(Mech.)</fld>, <cd>a strip of wood covered with buff leather, used in polishing.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buff</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>to polish with a soft cloth, especially one similar to a <er>buff{5}</er>. See <er>Buff</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 5.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buff</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>bufer</ets> to cuff, buffet. See <er>Buffet</er> a blow.]</ety> <def>To strike.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buff</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Buffet</er>.]</ety> <def>A buffet; a blow; -- obsolete except in the phrase &ldquo;Blindman's <xex>buff</xex>.&rdquo; See <er>blindman's buff</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Nathless so sore a <qex>buff</qex> to him it lent<br/>
+That made him reel.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buff</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Of uncertain etymol.]</ety> <def>Firm; sturdy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And for the good old cause stood <qex>buff</qex>,<br/>
+'Gainst many a bitter kick and cuff.</q> <rj><qau>Hudibras.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Buf"fa</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. fem.</pos> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <ety>[It. See <er>Buffoon</er>.]</ety> <def>The comic actress in an opera.</def> -- <def2><pos>a.</pos> <def>Comic, farcical.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Aria buffa</b></col>, <cd>a droll or comic air.</cd> -- <col><b>Opera buffa</b></col>, <cd>a comic opera. See <er>Opera bouffe</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buf"fa*lo</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Buffaloes</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Sp. <ets>bufalo</ets> (cf. It. <ets>bufalo</ets>, F. <ets>buffle</ets>), fr. L. <ets>bubalus</ets>, <ets>bufalus</ets>, a kind of African stag or gazelle; also, the buffalo or wild ox, fr. Gr. &unr_; buffalo, prob. fr. &unr_; ox. See <er>Cow</er> the animal, and cf. <er>Buff</er> the color, and <er>Bubale</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A species of the genus <gen>Bos</gen> or <gen>Bubalus</gen> (<spn>Bubalus bubalus</spn>), originally from India, but now found in most of the warmer countries of the eastern continent. It is larger and less docile than the common ox, and is fond of marshy places and rivers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A very large and savage species of the same genus (<spn>Syncerus Caffer</spn> syn. <spn>Bubalus Caffer</spn>) found in South Africa; -- called also <altname>Cape buffalo</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any species of wild ox.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The bison of North America.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A buffalo robe. See <cref>Buffalo robe</cref>, below.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The buffalo fish. See <er>Buffalofish</er>, below.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Buffalo berry</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a shrub of the Upper Missouri (<spn>Sherherdia argentea</spn>) with acid edible red berries.</cd> -- <col><b>Buffalo bird</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>an African bird of the genus <gen>Buphaga</gen>, of two species. These birds perch upon buffaloes and cattle, in search of parasites.</cd> -- <col><b>Buffalo bug</b></col>, <cd>the carpet beetle. See under <er>Carpet</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Buffalo chips</b></col>, <cd>dry dung of the buffalo, or bison, used for fuel.</cd> <mark>[U.S.]</mark> -- <col><b>Buffalo clover</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a kind of clover (<spn>Trifolium reflexum</spn> and <spn>Trifoliumsoloniferum</spn>) found in the ancient grazing grounds of the American bison.</cd> -- <col><b>Buffalo cod</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a large, edible, marine fish (<spn>Ophiodon elongatus</spn>) of the northern Pacific coast; -- called also <altname>blue cod</altname>, and <altname>cultus cod</altname>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Buffalo fly</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>Buffalo gnat</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a small dipterous insect of the genus <gen>Simulium</gen>, allied to the black fly of the North. It is often extremely abundant in the lower part of the Mississippi valley and does great injury to domestic animals, often killing large numbers of cattle and horses. In Europe the Columbatz fly is a species with similar habits.</cd> -- <col><b>Buffalo grass</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a species of short, sweet grass (<spn>Buchlo&euml; dactyloides</spn>), from two to four inches high, covering the prairies on which the buffaloes, or bisons, feed.</cd> <mark>[U.S.]</mark> -- <col><b>Buffalo nut</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the oily and drupelike fruit of an American shrub (<spn>Pyrularia oleifera</spn>); also, the shrub itself; oilnut.</cd> -- <col><b>Buffalo robe</b></col>, <cd>the skin of the bison of North America, prepared with the hair on; -- much used as a lap robe in sleighs.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>buffalofish</hw>, <hw>buffalo fish</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>any of several large carplike North American fish.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any of several large fresh-water fishes of the family <fam>Catostomid&aelig;</fam> (also called <membof>suckers</membof> see <a href="http://www.state.ia.us/dnr/organiza/fwb/fish/iafish/sucker/sucker.htm">Sucker family</a>), of the Mississippi valley. The red-mouthed or brown (<spn>Ictiobus bubalus</spn>), the <stype>big-mouthed buffalofish</stype> (<spn>Ictiobus cyrinellus</spn>, formerly called <spn>Bubalichthys urus</spn>), the <stype>black buffalofish</stype> (<spn>Ictiobus niger</spn>), and the <stype>small-mouthed buffalofish</stype> (<spn>Ictiobus bubalus</spn>, formerly called <spn>Bubalichthys altus</spn>), are among the more important species used as food.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>buffalo nickel</hw> <def>A United States five-cent coin minted from 1913 to 1937 having an image of an American bison (&ldquo;buffalo&rdquo;) on its reverse, and an American Indian on the obverse.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>buffalo soldier</hw> <def>A black soldier of the United States army who served in the American west in the late 1800's, often as an indian fighter, and usually as part of an all-black troop; -- the name was given by the indians due to their their kinky hair, and the name was believed also to be a compliment on their courage.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 189 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Buf"fel duck</hw> <pr>(b&ubreve;f"f&ebreve_;l d&ubreve;k`)</pr>. <ety>[See <er>Buffalo</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small duck (<spn>Charitonetta albeola</spn>); the spirit duck, or butterball. The head of the male is covered with numerous elongated feathers, and thus appears large. Called also <altname>bufflehead</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buff"er</hw> <pr>(b&ubreve;f"&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prop a <ets>striker</ets>. See <er>Buffet</er> a blow.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An elastic apparatus or fender, for deadening the jar caused by the collision of bodies; <as>as, a <ex>buffer</ex> at the end of a railroad car</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A pad or cushion forming the end of a fender, which receives the blow; -- sometimes called <altname>buffing apparatus</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who polishes with a buff.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A wheel for buffing; a buff.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A good-humored, slow-witted fellow; -- usually said of an elderly man.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> <rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>a substance or mixture of substances which can absorb or neutralize a certain quantity of acid or base and thus keep the degree of acidity or alkalinity of a solution (as measured by pH) relatively stable. Sometimes the term is used in a medical context to mean <altname>antacid</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Computers)</fld> <def>a data storage device or portion of memory used to temporarily store input or output data until the receiving device is ready to process it.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>any object or person that shields another object or person from harm, shock, or annoyance; <as>as, the President's staff is his <ex>buffer</ex> from constant interruptions of his work</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>buff"er</hw> <pr>(b&ubreve;f"&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>to add a buffer{5} to (a solution), so as to reduce unwanted fluctuation of acidity.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>buff"ered</hw> <pr>(b&ubreve;f"&etilde_;rd)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>containing a buffer{5}; -- of solutions, usually aqueous solutions.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buff"er*head`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The head of a buffer, which recieves the concussion, in railroad carriages.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bufferin</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[trademark.]</ety> <def>a brand of <er>aspirin</er> tablets coated with a substance capable of neutralizing acid (a &ldquo;buffer&rdquo;); -- sometimes applied generically to any buffered aspirin preparation.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> buffered aspirin.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buf*fet"</hw> <pr>(b&oobreve_;f*f&amacr;")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>buffet</ets>, LL. <ets>bufetum</ets>; of uncertain origin; perh. fr. the same source as E. <ets>buffet</ets> a blow, the root meaning <ets>to puff</ets>, hence (cf. <ets>puffed up</ets>) the idea of ostentation or display.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A cupboard or set of shelves, either movable or fixed at one side of a room, for the display of plate, china, etc., a sideboard.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Not when a gilt <qex>buffet's</qex> reflected pride<br/>
+Turns you from sound philosophy aside.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A counter for food or refreshments.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>A restaurant containing such a counter, as at a railroad station, or place of public gathering.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A meal set out on a buffet[2], arranged so that guests may serve themselves and choose those items that they desire; <as>as, a <ex>buffet</ex> dinner</as>. Diners usually take a plate provided and move in a line past the items on the buffet[2], placing those items they desire on the plate, to be eaten at some convenient place.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buf"fet</hw> <pr>(b&ubreve;f"f&ebreve_;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>buffet</ets>, <ets>boffet</ets>, OF. <ets>buffet</ets> a slap in the face, a pair of bellows, fr. <ets>buffe</ets> blow, cf. F. <ets>bouffer</ets> to blow, puff; prob. akin to E. <ets>puff</ets>. For the meaning <ets>slap</ets>, <ets>blow</ets>, cf. F. <ets>soufflet</ets> a slap, <ets>souffler</ets> to blow. See <er>Puff</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>, and cf. <er>Buffet</er> sidebroad, <er>Buffoon</er>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A blow with the hand; a slap on the face; a cuff.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>When on his cheek a <qex>buffet</qex> fell.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A blow from any source, or that which affects like a blow, as the violence of winds or waves; a stroke; an adverse action; an affliction; a trial; adversity.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Those planks of tough and hardy oak that used for yeas to brave the <qex>buffets</qex> of the Bay of Biscay.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Fortune's <qex>buffets</qex> and rewards.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A small stool; a stool for a buffet or counter.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Go fetch us a light <qex>buffet</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Townely Myst.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buf"fet</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Buffeted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Buffeting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>buffeten</ets>, OF. <ets>buffeter</ets>. See the preceding noun.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To strike with the hand or fist; to box; to beat; to cuff; to slap.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They spit in his face and <qex>buffeted</qex> him.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. xxvi. 67.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To affect as with blows; to strike repeatedly; to strive with or contend against; <as>as, to <ex>buffet</ex> the billows</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The sudden hurricane in thunder roars,<br/>
+<qex>Buffets</qex> the bark, and whirls it from the shores.</q> <rj><qau>Broome.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>You are lucky fellows who can live in a dreamland of your own, instead of being <qex>buffeted</qex> about the world.</q> <rj><qau>W. Black.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <ety>[Cf. <er>Buffer</er>.]</ety> <def>To deaden the sound of (bells) by muffling the clapper.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buf"fet</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To exercise or play at boxing; to strike; to smite; to strive; to contend.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>If I might <qex>buffet</qex> for my love, or bound my horse for her favors, I could lay on like a butcher.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make one's way by blows or struggling.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Strove to <qex>buffet</qex> to land in vain.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>buffeted</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>struck repeatedly; -- used especially of impact from winds, and sometimes metaphorically; <as>as, <ex>buffeted</ex> by criticism</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buf"fet*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who buffets; a boxer.</def> <rj><au>Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buf"fet*ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A striking with the hand.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A succession of blows; continued violence, as of winds or waves; afflictions; adversity.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He seems to have been a plant of slow growth, but . . . fitted to endure the <qex>buffeting</qex> on the rudest storm.</q> <rj><qau>Wirt.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buf"fin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[So called from resembling <ets>buff</ets> &unr_;eather.]</ety> <def>A sort of coarse stuff; <as>as, <ex>buffin</ex> gowns</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buff"ing ap`pa*ra"tus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>See <er>Buffer</er>, 1.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buf"fle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE., from F. <ets>buffle</ets>. See <er>Buffalo</er>.]</ety> <def>The buffalo.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T. Herbert.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buf"fle</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To puzzle; to be at a loss.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buf"fle*head`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Buffle</ets> + <ets>head</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who has a large head; a heavy, stupid fellow.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>What makes you stare so, <qex>bufflehead</qex>?</q> <rj><qau>Plautus (trans. 1694).</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The buffel duck. See <er>Buffel duck</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buf"fle-head`ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a large head, like a buffalo; dull; stupid; blundering.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>So fell this <qex>buffle-headed</qex> giant.</q> <rj><qau>Gayton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>buf"fo</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. masc.</pos> <ety>[It. See <er>Buffoon</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The comic actor in an opera.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>buf*foon"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bouffon</ets> (cf. It. <ets>buffone</ets>, <ets>buffo</ets>, <ets>buffa</ets>, puff of wind, vanity, nonsense, trick), fr. <ets>bouffer</ets> to puff out, because the buffoons puffed out their cheeks for the amusement of the spectators. See <er>Buffet</er> a blow.]</ety> <def>A man who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures, etc.; a droll; a mimic; a harlequin; a clown; a merry-andrew.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>buf*foon"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Characteristic of, or like, a buffoon.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Buffoon</xex> stories.&rdquo; <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To divert the audience with <qex>buffoon</qex> postures and antic dances.</q> <rj><qau>Melmoth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>buf*foon"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To act the part of a buffoon.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buf*foon"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To treat with buffoonery.</def> <rj><au>Glanvill.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buf*foon"er*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Buffooneries</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>bouffonnerie</ets>.]</ety> <def>The arts and practices of a buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks and postures.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Nor that it will ever constitute a wit to conclude a tart piece of <qex>buffoonery</qex> with a &ldquo;What makes you blush?&rdquo;</q> <rj><qau>Spectator.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buf*foon"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a buffoon; consisting in low jests or gestures.</def> <rj><au>Blair.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buf*foon"ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The practices of a buffoon; buffoonery.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buf*foon"ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Low; vulgar.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Apish tricks and <qex>buffoonly</qex> discourse.</q> <rj><qau>Goodman.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buff"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Resembling, or characterized by, buff.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Buffy coat</b></col>, <cd>the coagulated plasma of blood when the red corpuscles have so settled out that the coagulum appears nearly colorless. This is common in diseased conditions where the corpuscles run together more rapidly and in denser masses than usual.</cd> <rj><au>Huxley.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bu"fo</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bufo</ets> a toad.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of Amphibia including various species of toads.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bufonidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a natural family comprising the true toads.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Bufonidae</fam>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bu"fon*ite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bufo</ets> toad: cf. F. <ets>bufonite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>An old name for a fossil consisting of the petrified teeth and palatal bones of fishes belonging to the family of Pycnodonts (thick teeth), whose remains occur in the o&ouml;lite and chalk formations; toadstone; -- so named from a notion that it was originally formed in the head of a toad.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bug</hw> <pr>(b&ubreve;g)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bugge</ets>, fr. W. <ets>bwg</ets>, <ets>bwgan</ets>, hobgoblin, scarecrow, bugbear. Cf. <er>Bogey</er>, <er>Boggle</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A bugbear; anything which terrifies.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Sir, spare your threats:<br/>
+The <qex>bug</qex> which you would fright me with I seek.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A general name applied to various insects belonging to the Hemiptera; <as>as, the squash <ex>bug</ex>; the chinch <ex>bug</ex>, etc.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An insect of the genus <gen>Cimex</gen>, especially the bedbug (<spn>Cimex lectularius</spn>). See <er>Bedbug</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of various species of Coleoptera; <as>as, the lady<ex>bug</ex>; potato <ex>bug</ex>, etc.; loosely, any beetle</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of certain kinds of Crustacea; <as>as, the sow <ex>bug</ex>; pill <ex>bug</ex>; bait <ex>bug</ex>; salve <ex>bug</ex>, etc.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; According to popular usage in England and among housekeepers in America around 1900, <ex>bug</ex>, when not joined with some qualifying word, was used specifically for <altname>bedbug</altname>. As a general term it is now used very loosely in America as a colloquial term to mean any small crawling thing, such as an insect or arachnid, and was formerly used still more loosely in England. &ldquo;God's rare workmanship in the ant, the poorest <xex>bug</xex> that creeps.&rdquo; <au>Rogers</au> (<au>Naaman</au>). &ldquo;This <xex>bug</xex> with gilded wings.&rdquo; <au>Pope.</au></note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Computers)</fld> <def>An error in the coding of a computer program, especially one causing the program to malfunction or fail. See, for example, <er>year 2000 bug</er>.</def> &ldquo;That's not a <xex>bug</xex>, it's a feature!&rdquo;<br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Any unexpected defect or flaw, such as in a machine or a plan.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>A hidden electronic listening device, used to hear or record conversations surreptitiously.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>An infectious microorganism; a germ{4}.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>10.</sn> <def>An undiagnosed illness, usually mild, believed to be caused by an infectious organism.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> <note>In some communities in the 1990's, the incidence of AIDS is high and AIDS is referred to colloquially as &ldquo;the bug&rdquo;.</note><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>11.</sn> <def>An enthusiast; -- used mostly in combination, <as>as a camera <ex>bug</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> <br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bait bug</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Bait</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bug word</b></col>, <cd>swaggering or threatening language.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Beau. &amp; Fl.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bug</hw> <pr>(b&ubreve;g)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>to <er>annoy</er>; to bother or pester.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bug`a*boo"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bug"bear`</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bug</er>.]</ety> <def>Something frightful, as a specter; anything imaginary that causes needless fright; something used to excite needless fear; also, something really dangerous, or an imaginary monster, used to frighten children, etc.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Bugaboos</xex> to fright ye.&rdquo; <rj><au>Lloyd.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>But, to the world no <qex>bugbear</qex> is so great<br/>
+As want of figure and a small estate.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>bugaboo</qex> of the liberals is the church pray.</q> <rj><qau>S. B. Griffin.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The great <qex>bugaboo</qex> of the birds is the owl.</q> <rj><qau>J. Burroughs.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a source of concern; <as>as, the old <ex>bugaboo</ex> of inflation still bothers them</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Hobgoblin; goblin; specter; ogre; scarecrow; bogeyman; boogeyman; booger.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bug"bane`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A perennial white-flowered herb of the order <ord>Ranunculace&aelig;</ord> and genus <gen>Cimiciguga</gen>; bugwort. There are several species.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bug"bear`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Bugaboo</er>.</def> -- <def2><pos>a.</pos> <def>Causing needless fright.</def></def2> <rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bug"bear`</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To alarm with idle phantoms.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bug"fish`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The menhaden.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bug"ger</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bougre</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>Bulgarus</ets>, a Bulgarian, and also a heretic; because the inhabitants of Bulgaria were infected with heresy. Those guilty of the crime of buggery were called <ets>heretics</ets>, because in the eyes of their adversaries there was nothing more heinous than heresy, and it was therefore thought that the origin of such a vice could only be owing to heretics.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One guilty of buggery or unnatural vice; a sodomite.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A wretch; -- sometimes used humorously or in playful disparagement.</def> <mark>[Low]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bug"ger*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>bougrerie</ets>, <ets>bogrerie</ets>, heresy. See <er>Bugger</er>.]</ety> <def>Unnatural sexual intercourse; sodomy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bug"gi*ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Buggy</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>The state of being infested with bugs.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bug"gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Bug</er>.]</ety> <def>Infested or abounding with bugs.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bug"gy</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Buggies</plw>.</plu> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A light one horse two-wheeled vehicle.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Villebeck prevailed upon Flora to drive with him to the race in a <qex>buggy</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Beaconsfield.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A light, four-wheeled vehicle, usually with one seat, and with or without a calash top.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Buggy cultivator</b></col>, <cd>a cultivator with a seat for the driver.</cd> -- <col><b>Buggy plow</b></col>, <cd>a plow, or set of plows, having a seat for the driver; -- called also <altname>sulky plow</altname>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bu"gle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bugle</ets> buffalo, buffalo's horn, OF. <ets>bugle</ets>, fr. L. <ets>buculus</ets> a young bullock, steer, dim. of <ets>bos</ets> ox. See <er>Cow</er> the animal.]</ety> <def>A sort of wild ox; a buffalo.</def> <rj><au>E. Phillips.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bu"gle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bugle</er> a wild ox.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A horn used by hunters.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A copper instrument of the horn quality of tone, shorter and more conical that the trumpet, sometimes keyed; formerly much used in military bands, very rarely in the orchestra; now superseded by the cornet; -- called also the <altname>Kent bugle</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bu"gle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>bugulus</ets> a woman's ornament: cf. G. <ets>b&uuml;gel</ets> a bent piece of metal or wood, fr. the same root as G. <ets>biegen</ets> to bend, E. <ets>bow</ets> to bend.]</ety> <def>An elongated glass bead, of various colors, though commonly black.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bu"gle</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Bugle</er> a bead.]</ety> <def>Jet black.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Bugle</xex> eyeballs.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bu"gle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bugle</ets>; cf. It. <ets>bugola</ets>, L. <ets>bugillo</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant of the genus <gen>Ajuga</gen> of the Mint family, a native of the Old World.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Yellow bugle</b></col>, <cd>the <spn>Ajuga cham&aelig;pitys</spn>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bu"gled</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Ornamented with bugles.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bu"gle horn`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>A bugle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>One blast upon his <qex>bugle horn</qex><br/>
+Were worth a thousand men.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A drinking vessel made of horn.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And drinketh of his <qex>bugle horn</qex> the wine.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bu"gler</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who plays on a bugle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bu"gle*weed`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant of the Mint family and genus <gen>Lycopus</gen>; esp. <spn>Lycopus Virginicus</spn>, which has mild narcotic and astringent properties, and is sometimes used as a remedy for hemorrhage.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bu"gloss</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Buglosses</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>buglosse</ets>, L. <ets>buglossa</ets>, <ets>buglossus</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_; oxtongue &unr_; ox + &unr_; tongue.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant of the genus <gen>Anchusa</gen>, and especially the <spn>Anchusa officinalis</spn>, sometimes called <altname>alkanet</altname>; oxtongue.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Small wild bugloss</b></col>, <cd>the <spn>Asperugo procumbens</spn> and the <spn>Lycopsis arvensis</spn>.</cd> -- <col><b>Viper's bugloss</b></col>, <cd>a species of <gen>Echium</gen>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bug"wort`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Bugbane.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Buhl</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Buhl"work</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From A. Ch. <ets>Boule</ets>, a French carver in wood.]</ety> <def>Decorative woodwork in which tortoise shell, yellow metal, white metal, etc., are inlaid, forming scrolls, cartouches, etc.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>boule</asp>, <asp>boulework</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buhl"buhl</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Bulbul</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buhr"stone`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bur</ets> a whetstone for scythes.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A cellular, flinty rock, used for mill stones.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>burrstone</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Build</hw> <pr>(b&ibreve_;ld)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Built</conjf> <pr>(b&ibreve_;lt)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Building</conjf>. The regular <pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Builded</conjf> is antiquated.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bulden</ets>, <ets>bilden</ets>, AS. <ets>byldan</ets> to build, fr. <ets>bold</ets> house; cf. Icel. <ets>b&omacr;l</ets> farm, abode, Dan. <ets>bol</ets> small farm, OSw. <ets>bol</ets>, <ets>b&ouml;le</ets>, house, dwelling, fr. root of Icel. <ets>b&umacr;a</ets> to dwell; akin to E. <ets>be</ets>, <ets>bower</ets>, <ets>boor</ets>. &radic;97.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To erect or construct, as an edifice or fabric of any kind; to form by uniting materials into a regular structure; to fabricate; to make; to raise.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Nor aught availed him now<br/>
+To have <qex>built</qex> in heaven high towers.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To raise or place on a foundation; to form, establish, or produce by using appropriate means.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Who <qex>builds</qex> his hopes in air of your good looks.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To increase and strengthen; to increase the power and stability of; to settle, or establish, and preserve; -- frequently with <xex>up</xex>; <as>as, to <ex>build</ex> up one's constitution</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to <qex>build</qex> you up.</q> <rj><qau>Acts xx. 32.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To erect; construct; raise; found; frame.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Build</hw> <pr>(b&ibreve_;ld)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To exercise the art, or practice the business, of building.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To rest or depend, as on a foundation; to ground one's self or one's hopes or opinions upon something deemed reliable; to rely; <as>as, to <ex>build</ex> on the opinions or advice of others</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Build</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Form or mode of construction; general figure; make; <as>as, the <ex>build</ex> of a ship; a great <ex>build</ex> on a man</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Build"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who builds; one whose occupation is to build, as a carpenter, a shipwright, or a mason.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In the practice of civil architecture, the <qex>builder</qex> comes between the architect who designs the work and the artisans who execute it.</q> <rj><qau>Eng. Cyc.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Build"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of constructing, erecting, or establishing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Hence it is that the <qex>building</qex> of our Sion rises no faster.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Hall.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The art of constructing edifices, or the practice of civil architecture.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The execution of works of architecture necessarily includes <qex>building</qex>; but <qex>building</qex> is frequently employed when the result is not architectural.</q> <rj><qau>Hosking.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That which is built; a fabric or edifice constructed, as a house, a church, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Thy sumptuous <qex>buildings</qex> and thy wife's attire<br/>
+Have cost a mass of public treasury.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>build"up</hw>, <hw>build-up</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the act of building up an accumulation.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> build-up.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the events, such as advertising or publicity, causing increased interest in some coming event.</def> <illu>The <ex>buildup</ex> to Superbowl XXIV was the most intense of the series.</illu><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Built</hw> <pr>(b&ibreve_;lt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Shape; build; form of structure; <as>as, the <ex>built</ex> of a ship</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Built</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Formed; shaped; constructed; made; -- often used in composition and preceded by the word denoting the form; <as>as, frigate-<ex>built</ex>, clipper-<ex>built</ex>, etc.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Like the generality of Genoese countrywomen, strongly <qex>built</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Landor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>buirdly</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>strong and heavily built; -- of people.</def> <mark>[Scottish]</mark><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> beefy, burly, husky, strapping, strong, vigorous.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buke" mus"lin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>See <er>Book muslin</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Buk"shish</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Backsheesh</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bu"lau</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An East Indian insectivorous mammal (<spn>Gymnura Rafflesii</spn>), somewhat like a rat in appearance, but allied to the hedgehog.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 190 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Bulb</hw> <pr>(b&ubreve;lb)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bulbus</ets>, Gr. <grk>bolbo`s</grk>: cf. F. <ets>bulbe</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A spheroidal body growing from a plant either above or below the ground (usually below), which is strictly a <xex>bud</xex>, consisting of a cluster of partially developed leaves, and producing, as it grows, a stem above, and roots below, as in the onion, tulip, etc. It differs from a <xex>corm</xex> in not being solid.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A name given to some parts that resemble in shape certain bulbous roots; <as>as, the <ex>bulb</ex> of the aorta</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bulb of the eye</b></col>, <cd>the eyeball.</cd> -- <col><b>Bulb of a hair</b></col>, <cd>the &ldquo;root,&rdquo; or part whence the hair originates.</cd> -- <col><b>Bulb of the spinal cord</b></col>, <cd>the <xex>medulla oblongata</xex>, often called simply <xex>bulb</xex>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bulb of a tooth</b></col>, <cd>the vascular and nervous papilla contained in the cavity of the tooth.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An expansion or protuberance on a stem or tube, as the bulb of a thermometer, which may be of any form, as spherical, cylindrical, curved, etc.</def> <rj><au>Tomlinson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>a <er>light bulb</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bulb</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To take the shape of a bulb; to swell.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bul*ba"ceous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bulbaceus</ets>. See <er>Bulb</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>Bulbous.</def> <rj><au>Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bulb"ar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to bulb; especially, in medicine, pertaining to the bulb of the spinal cord, or <xex>medulla oblongata</xex>; <as>as, <ex>bulbar</ex> paralysis</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bulbed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a bulb; round-headed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bulb"el</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Dim., fr. <ets>bulb</ets>, n.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A separable bulb formed on some flowering plants.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bul*bif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bulb</ets>,<pos>n.</pos>+ <ets>-ferous</ets>: cf. F. <ets>bulbif&egrave;re</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Producing bulbs.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bulb"il</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Dim. fr. <ets>bulb</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A small or secondary bulb; hence, now almost exclusively: An a&euml;rial bulb or deciduous bud, produced in the leaf axils, as in the tiger lily, or relpacing the flowers, as in some onions, and capable, when separated, of propagating the plant; -- called also <altname>bulblet</altname> and <altname>brood bud</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A small hollow bulb, such as an enlargement in a small vessel or tube.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bulb"let</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bulb</ets>,<pos>n.</pos>+ <ets>-let</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A small bulb, either produced on a larger bulb, or on some a&euml;rial part of a plant, as in the axils of leaves in the tiger lily, or replacing the flowers in some kinds of onion.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bul*bose"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Bulbous.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bul"bo-tu`ber</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bulb</ets>,<pos>n.</pos>+ <ets>tuber</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A corm.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bulb"ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bulbosus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>bulbeux</ets>. See <er>Bulb</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>Having or containing bulbs, or a bulb; growing from bulbs; bulblike in shape or structure.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bul"bul</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Per.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The Persian nightingale (<spn>Pycnonotus jocosus</spn>). The name is also applied to several other Asiatic singing birds, of the family <fam>Timaliid&aelig;</fam>. The green bulbuls belong to the <gen>Chloropsis</gen> and allied genera.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>buhlbuhl</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bul"bule</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bulbulus</ets>, dim. of <ets>bulbus</ets>. See <er>Bulb</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>A small bulb; a bulblet.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bul"chin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Dim. of <ets>bull</ets>.]</ety> <def>A little bull.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bulge</hw> <pr>(b&ubreve;lj)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bulge</ets> a swelling; cf. AS. <ets>belgan</ets> to swell, OSw. <ets>bulgja</ets>, Icel. <ets>b&omacr;lginn</ets> swollen, OHG. <ets>belgan</ets> to swell, G. <ets>bulge</ets> leathern sack, Skr. <ets>b&rsdot_;h</ets> to be large, strong; the root meaning <ets>to swell</ets>. Cf. <er>Bilge</er>, <er>Belly</er>, <er>Billow</er>, <er>Bouge</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The bilge or protuberant part of a cask.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, esp. when caused by pressure; <as>as, a <ex>bulge</ex> in a wall</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The bilge of a vessel. See <er>Bilge</er>, 2.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bulge ways</b></col>. <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Bilge ways</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bulge</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bulged</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bulging</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To swell or jut out; to bend outward, as a wall when it yields to pressure; to be protuberant; <as>as, the wall <ex>bulges</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To bilge, as a ship; to founder.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And scattered navies <qex>bulge</qex> on distant shores.</q> <rj><qau>Broome.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bul"ger</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Bulge</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Golf)</fld> <def>A driver or a brassy with a convex face.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bulging</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>curving or bulging outward. Opposite of <ant>concave</ant>.</def> [Narrower terms: <stype>biconvex, convexo-convex, lenticular, lentiform</stype>; <stype>broken-backed, hogged</stype>; <stype>convexo-concave</stype>; <stype>gibbous, gibbose</stype>; <stype>planoconvex</stype>] <see>Also See: <er>protrusive</er>.</see><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> convex.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>curving outward.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bellied, bellying, bulbous, bulgy, protuberant.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bulgur</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Turkish.]</ety> <def>parched crushed wheat.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bulghur, bulgur wheat.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bul"gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Bulged; bulging; bending, or tending to bend, outward.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Bu*lim"i*a</hw> <pr>(b&ubreve;*l&ibreve_;m"&ibreve_;*&adot_;)</pr>, <hw>Bu"li*my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>bulimia</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>boylimi`a</grk>, lit., ox-hunger; <grk>boy^s</grk> ox + <grk>limo`s</grk> hunger: cf. F. <ets>boulimie</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A disease in which there is a perpetual and insatiable appetite for food; a diseased and voracious appetite.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a disordered eating habit characterized by occasional episodes of excessive eating, followed by self-induced vomiting or abuse of laxatives, to avoid gaining weight; it is often accompanied by feelings of guilt; -- called also <altname>bulimia nervosa</altname> and <altname>binge-purge syndrome</altname>. It is observed mainly in young women of normal weight.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bu*lim"ic</hw> <pr>(b&ubreve;*l&emacr;m"&ibreve_;k)</pr> <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to bulimia.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>suffering from bulimia.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bu*li"mus</hw> <pr>(b&uuptack_;*l&imacr;"m&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bulimus</ets> hunger. See <er>Bulimy</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of land snails having an elongated spiral shell, often of large size. The species are numerous and abundant in tropical America.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bulk</hw> <pr>(b&ubreve;lk)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bulke</ets>, <ets>bolke</ets>, heap; cf. Dan. <ets>bulk</ets> lump, clod, OSw. <ets>bolk</ets> crowd, mass, Icel. <ets>b&unr_;lkast</ets> to be bulky. Cf. <er>Boll</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, <er>Bile</er> a boil, <er>Bulge</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Magnitude of material substance; dimensions; mass; size; <as>as, an ox or ship of great <ex>bulk</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Against these forces there were prepared near one hundred ships; not so great of <qex>bulk</qex> indeed, but of a more nimble motion, and more serviceable.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The main mass or body; the largest or principal portion; the majority; <as>as, the <ex>bulk</ex> of a debt</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>bulk</qex> of the people must labor, Burke told them, &ldquo;to obtain what by labor can be obtained.&rdquo;</q> <rj><qau>J. Morley.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The cargo of a vessel when stowed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The body.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>My liver leaped within my <qex>bulk</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Turbervile.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Barrel bulk</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Barrel</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>To break bulk</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to begin to unload or more the cargo.</cd> -- <col><b>In bulk</b></col>, <cd>in a mass; loose; not inclosed in separate packages or divided into separate parts; in such shape that any desired quantity may be taken or sold.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Laden in bulk</b></col>, <col><b>Stowed in bulk</b></col></mcol>, <cd>having the cargo loose in the hold or not inclosed in boxes, bales, or casks.</cd> -- <col><b>Sale by bulk</b></col>, <cd>a sale of goods as they are, without weight or measure.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Size; magnitude; dimension; volume; bigness; largeness; massiveness.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bulk</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bulked</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bulking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To appear or seem to be, as to bulk or extent; to swell.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The fame of Warburton possibly <qex>bulked</qex> larger for the moment.</q> <rj><qau>Leslie Stephen.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bulk</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Icel. <ets>b&amacr;lkr</ets> a beam, partition. Cf. <er>Balk</er>, <pos>n.</pos> &amp; <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <def>A projecting part of a building.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Here, stand behind this <qex>bulk</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bulk"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A person employed to ascertain the bulk or size of goods, in order to fix the amount of freight or dues payable on them.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bulk"head`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bulk</er> part of a building.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A partition in a vessel, to separate apartments on the same deck.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A structure of wood or stone, to resist the pressure of earth or water; a partition wall or structure, as in a mine; the limiting wall along a water front.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bulked line</b></col>, <cd>a line beyond which a wharf must not project; -- usually, the harbor line.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bulk"i*ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Greatness in bulk; size.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bulk"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of great bulk or dimensions; of great size; large; thick; massive; <as>as, <ex>bulky</ex> volumes</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A <qex>bulky</qex> digest of the revenue laws.</q> <rj><qau>Hawthorne.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bull</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bule</ets>, <ets>bul</ets>, <ets>bole</ets>; akin to D. <ets>bul</ets>, G. <ets>bulle</ets>, Icel. <ets>boli</ets>, Lith. <ets>bullus</ets>, Lett. <ets>bollis</ets>, Russ. <ets>vol'</ets>; prob. fr. the root of AS. <ets>bellan</ets>, E. <ets>bellow</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The male of any species of cattle (<spn>Bovid&aelig;</spn>); hence, the male of any large quadruped, as the elephant; also, the male of the whale.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The <xex>wild bull</xex> of the Old Testament is thought to be the oryx, a large species of antelope.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, resembles a bull in character or action.</def> <rj><au>Ps. xxii. 12.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Taurus, the second of the twelve signs of the zodiac.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A constellation of the zodiac between Aries and Gemini. It contains the Pleiades.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>At last from Aries rolls the bounteous sun,<br/>
+And the bright <qex>Bull</qex> receives him.</q> <rj><qau>Thomson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Stock Exchange)</fld> <def>One who operates in expectation of a rise in the price of stocks, or in order to effect such a rise. See 4th <er>Bear</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 5.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>a ludicrously false statement; nonsense. Also used as an expletive.</def> <mark>[vulgar]</mark> <br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bullshit, Irish bull, horseshit, shit, crap, crapola, bunk, bunkum, buncombe, guff, nonsense, rot, tommyrot, balderdash, hogwash, dogshit.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bull baiting</b></col>, <cd>the practice of baiting bulls, or rendering them furious, as by setting dogs to attack them.</cd> -- <col><b>John Bull</b></col>, <cd>a humorous name for the English, collectively; also, an Englishman.</cd> &ldquo;Good-looking young <xex>John Bull</xex>.&rdquo; <au>W. D.Howells.</au> -- <col><b>To take the bull by the horns</b></col>, <cd>to grapple with a difficulty instead of avoiding it.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bull</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a bull; resembling a bull; male; large; fierce.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bull bat</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the night hawk; -- so called from the loud noise it makes while feeding on the wing, in the evening.</cd> -- <col><b>Bull calf</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A stupid fellow.</cd> -- <col><b>Bull mackerel</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the chub mackerel.</cd> -- <col><b>Bull pump</b></col> <fld>(Mining)</fld>, <cd>a direct single-acting pumping engine, in which the steam cylinder is placed above the pump.</cd> -- <col><b>Bull snake</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the pine snake of the United States.</cd> -- <col><b>Bull stag</b></col>, <cd>a castrated bull. See <er>Stag</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bull wheel</b></col>, <cd>a wheel, or drum, on which a rope is wound for lifting heavy articles, as logs, the tools in well boring, etc.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bull</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be in heat; to manifest sexual desire as cows do.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bull</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <fld>(Stock Exchange)</fld> <def>To endeavor to raise the market price of; <as>as, to <ex>bull</ex> railroad bonds; to <xex>bull</xex> stocks; to <xex>bull</xex> Lake Shore</as>; to endeavor to raise prices in; <as>as, to <ex>bull</ex> the market</as>. See 1st <er>Bull</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 4.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bull</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bulle</ets>, fr. L. <ets>bulla</ets> bubble, stud, knob, LL., a seal or stamp: cf. F. <ets>bulle</ets>. Cf. <er>Bull</er> a writing, <er>Bowl</er> a ball, <er>Boil</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A seal. See <er>Bulla</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A letter, edict, or respect, of the pope, written in Gothic characters on rough parchment, sealed with a bulla, and dated &ldquo;a die Incarnationis,&rdquo; <it>i. e.</it>, &ldquo;from the day of the Incarnation.&rdquo; See <xex>Apostolical brief</xex>, under <er>Brief</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A fresh <qex>bull</qex> of Leo's had declared how inflexible the court of Rome was in the point of abuses.</q> <rj><qau>Atterbury.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A grotesque blunder in language; an apparent congruity, but real incongruity, of ideas, contained in a form of expression; so called, perhaps, from the apparent incongruity between the dictatorial nature of the pope's <xex>bulls</xex> and his professions of humility.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And whereas the papist boasts himself to be a Roman Catholic, it is a mere contradiction, one of the pope's <qex>bulls</qex>, as if he should say universal particular; a Catholic schimatic.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>The Golden Bull</b></col>, <cd>an edict or imperial constitution made by the emperor Charles IV. (1356), containing what became the fundamental law of the German empire; -- so called from its golden seal.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Blunder</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bul"la</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bull&aelig;</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>bulla</ets> bubble. See <er>Bull</er> an edict.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A bleb; a vesicle, or an elevation of the cuticle, containing a transparent watery fluid.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The ovoid prominence below the opening of the ear in the skulls of many animals; <as>as, the tympanic or auditory <ex>bulla</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A leaden seal for a document; esp. the round leaden seal attached to the papal bulls, which has on one side a representation of St. Peter and St. Paul, and on the other the name of the pope who uses it.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of marine shells. See <er>Bubble shell</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bul"lace</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bolas</ets>, <ets>bolace</ets>, OF. <ets>beloce</ets>; of Celtic origin; cf. Arm. <ets>bolos</ets>, <ets>polos</ets>, Gael. <ets>bulaistear</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A small European plum (<spn>Prunus communis</spn>, var. <spn>insitita</spn>). See <er>Plum</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The bully tree.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bul*lan"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bull</er> an edict.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or used in, papal bulls.</def> <rj><au>Fry.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bullantic letters</b></col>, <cd>Gothic letters used in papal bulls.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bul"la*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>bullarium</ets>: cf. F. <ets>bullairie</ets>. See <er>Bull</er> an edict.]</ety> <def>A collection of papal bulls.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bul"la*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bullaries</plw> <pr>(-r&ibreve_;z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Cf. <er>Boilary</er>.]</ety> <def>A place for boiling or preparing salt; a boilery.</def> <rj><au>Crabb.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And certain salt fats or <qex>bullaries</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Bills in Chancery.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bul"late</hw> <pr>(b&ubreve;l"l&auptack_;t/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bullatus</ets>, fr. <ets>bulla</ets> bubble.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Appearing as if blistered; inflated; puckered.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bullate leaf</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a leaf, the membranous part of which rises between the veins puckered elevations convex on one side and concave on the other.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bull"beg`gar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Something used or suggested to produce terror, as in children or persons of weak mind; a bugbear.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And being an ill-looked fellow, he has a pension from the church wardens for being <qex>bullbeggar</qex> to all the forward children in the parish.</q> <rj><qau>Mountfort (1691).</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bull" bri`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A species of Smilax (<spn>Smilax Pseudo-China</spn>) growing from <state>New Jersey</state> to the <geog>Gulf of Mexico</geog>, which has very large tuberous and farinaceous rootstocks, formerly used by the Indians for a sort of bread, and by the negroes as an ingredient in making beer; -- called also <altname>bamboo brier</altname> and <altname>China brier</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bull"comb*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A scaraboid beetle; esp. the <spn>Typh&aelig;us vulgaris</spn> of Europe.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bull"dog`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A variety of dog, of remarkable ferocity, courage, and tenacity of grip; -- so named, probably, from being formerly employed in baiting bulls.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Metal.)</fld> <def>A refractory material used as a furnace lining, obtained by calcining the cinder or slag from the puddling furnace of a rolling mill.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bull"dog`</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Characteristic of, or like, a bulldog; stubborn; <as>as, <ex>bulldog</ex> courage; <ex>bulldog</ex> tenacity</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bulldog bat</b></col> <fld>(Zo'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a bat of the genus <gen>Nyctinomus</gen>; -- so called from the shape of its face.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bull"doze`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bulldozed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bulldozing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To intimidate; to restrain or coerce by intimidation or violence; -- used originally of the intimidation of negro voters, in Louisiana.</def> <mark>[Slang, U.S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bull"do`zer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who bulldozes.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- 2. A powered vehicle with a broad blade in front used for moving earth, as in construction projects. --><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bulled</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Boln</er>.]</ety> <def>Swollen.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bul"len-bul"len</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native Australian name, from its cry.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The lyre bird.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bul"len-nail`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bull</ets> large, having a large head + <ets>nail</ets>.]</ety> <def>A nail with a round head and short shank, tinned and lacquered.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bul"let</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>boulet</ets>, dim. of <ets>boule</ets> ball. See <er>Bull</er> an edict, and cf. <er>Boulet</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A small ball.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A missile, usually of lead, and round or elongated in form, to be discharged from a rifle, musket, pistol, or other small firearm.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A cannon ball.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A ship before Greenwich . . . shot off her ordnance, one piece being charged with a <qex>bullet</qex> of stone.</q> <rj><qau>Stow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The fetlock of a horse.</def> <note>[See <xex>Illust.</xex> under <er>Horse</er>.]</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bullet tree</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Bully tree</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bullet wood</b></col>, <cd>the wood of the bullet tree.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bullethead</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a head shaped like a bullet.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bul"le*tin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bulletin</ets>, fr. It. <ets>bullettino</ets>, dim. of <ets>bulletta</ets>, dim. of <ets>bulla</ets>, <ets>bolla</ets>, an edict of the pope, from L. <ets>bulla</ets> bubble. See <er>Bull</er> an edict.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A brief statement of facts respecting some passing event, as military operations or the health of some distinguished personage, issued by authority for the information of the public.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any public notice or announcement, especially of news recently received.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A periodical publication, especially one containing the proceeding of a society.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>bulletin board</b></col>, <cd>a board on which announcements are put, particularly at newsrooms, newspaper offices, etc.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>bul"let-proof`</hw>, <hw>bul"let*proof`</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Capable of resisting the force of a bullet; resistant to penetration by a bullet; armored; <as>as, a <ex>bulletproof</ex> vest; a <ex>bulletproof</ex> window</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>designed so as to be resistant to abuse or misuse and incapable of malfunction under normal use; <as>as, a <ex>bulletproof</ex> computer program</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>so well thought out as to be resistant to criticism or certain to succeed; <as>as, a <ex>bulletproof</ex> plan</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bull"faced`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a large face.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bull"feast`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Bullfight</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bull"fight`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bull"fight`ing</hw> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>a sport of great antiquity, in which men torment, and fight with, a bull or bulls in an arena, for public amusement, -- still popular in Spain, Portugal and Latin American. In the Spanish version a matador kills the bull with a sword after the bull has been weakened by wounds from small barbed rods, and after he has displayed courage and artistic skill in causing the bull to charge many times while he stands still or nearly still. In some versions the bull is not killed. Occasionally the matador is wounded or killed by the bull.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Bull"fight`er</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> corrida.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bullfighting</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the activity at a bullfight.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bull"finch`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A bird of the genus <gen>Pyrrhula</gen> and other related genera, especially the <spn>Pyrrhula vulgaris</spn> <it>or</it> <spn>Pyrrhula rubicilla</spn>, a bird of Europe allied to the grosbeak, having the breast, cheeks, and neck, red.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; As a cage bird it is highly valued for its remarkable power of learning to whistle correctly various musical airs.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Crimson-fronted bullfinch</b></col>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Burion</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Pine bullfinch</b></col>, <cd>the pine finch.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bull"fist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bull"fice</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. G. <ets>bofist</ets>, AS. <ets>wulfes fist</ets> puffball, E. <ets>fizz</ets>, <ets>foist</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A kind of fungus. See <er>Puffball</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bull" fly`</hw> or <hw>Bull"fly`</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any large fly troublesome to cattle, as the gadflies and breeze flies.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bull"frog`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A very large species of frog (<spn>Rana Catesbiana</spn>), found in North America; -- so named from its loud bellowing in spring.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bull"head`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A fresh-water fish of many species, of the genus <gen>Uranidea</gen>, esp. <spn>Uranidea gobio</spn> of Europe, and <spn>Uranidea Richardsoni</spn> of the United States; -- called also <altname>miller's thumb</altname>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>In America, several species of <gen>Amiurus</gen>; -- called also <altname>catfish</altname>, <altname>horned pout</altname>, and <altname>bullpout</altname>.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A marine fish of the genus <gen>Cottus</gen>; the sculpin.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The black-bellied plover (<spn>Squatarola helvetica</spn>); -- called also <altname>beetlehead</altname>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The golden plover.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A stupid fellow; a lubber.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> <rj><au>Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small black water insect.</def> <rj><au>E. Phillips.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bullhead whiting</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the kingfish of Florida (<spn>Menticirrus alburnus</spn>).</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 191 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Bull"head`ed</hw> <pr>(b&usdot_;l"h&ebreve_;d`&ebreve_;d)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a head like that of a bull. Fig.: Headstrong; obstinate; dogged.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bullheadedness</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>resolute adherence to one's own ideas or desires.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> stubbornness, obstinacy, obstinance, pigheadedness, self-will.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bullhorn</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a portable loudspeaker with built-in microphone and amplifier.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> loud-hailer.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bullied</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>frightened into submission or compliance.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> browbeaten, cowed, hangdog, intimidated.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bul"lion</hw> <pr>(b&usdot_;l"y&ubreve;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OE. <ets>bullyon</ets> a hook used for fastening the dress, a button, stud, an embossed ornament of various kinds, <it>e. g.</it>, on the cover of a book, on bridles or poitrels, for purses, for breeches and doublets, LL. <ets>bullio</ets> the swelling of boiling water, a mass of gold or silver, fr. L. <ets>bulla</ets> boss, stud, bubble (see <er>Bull</er> an edict), or perh. corrupted fr. F. <ets>billon</ets> base coin, LL. <ets>billio</ets> bullion. Cf. <er>Billon</er>, <er>Billet</er> a stick.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Uncoined gold or silver in the mass.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Properly, the precious metals are called <xex>bullion</xex>, when smelted and not perfectly refined, or when refined, but in bars, ingots or in any form uncoined, as in plate. The word is often often used to denote gold and silver, both coined and uncoined, when reckoned by weight and in mass, including especially foreign, or uncurrent, coin.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Base or uncurrent coin.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And those which eld's strict doom did disallow,<br/>
+And damm for <qex>bullion</qex>, go for current now.</q> <rj><qau>Sylvester.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Showy metallic ornament, as of gold, silver, or copper, on bridles, saddles, etc.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The clasps and <qex>bullions</qex> were worth a thousand pound.</q> <rj><qau>Skelton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Heavy twisted fringe, made of fine gold or silver wire and used for epaulets; also, any heavy twisted fringe whose cords are prominent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bul"lion*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An advocate for a metallic currency, or a paper currency always convertible into gold.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bul"li*rag</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <ets>bully</ets>,<pos>n. &amp; v.</pos>, and <ets>rag</ets> to scold, rail. Cf. <er>Ballarag</er>.]</ety> <def>To intimidate by bullying; to rally contemptuously; to badger.</def> <mark>[Low]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bull"ish</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Partaking of the nature of a bull, or a blunder.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Let me inform you, a toothless satire is as improper as a toothed sleek stone, and as <qex>bullish</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bull"ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bulliste</ets>. See <er>Bull</er> an edict.]</ety> <def>A writer or drawer up of papal bulls.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Harmar.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bul*li"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bullire</ets>, <ets>bullitum</ets>, to boil. See <er>Boil</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety> <def>The action of boiling; boiling. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> See <er>Ebullition</er>.</def> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bull Moose</hw>. (<mark>U. S. Politics</mark>) <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A follower of Theodore Roosevelt in the presidential campaign of 1912; -- a sense said to have originated from a remark made by Roosevelt on a certain occasion that he felt &ldquo;like a bull moose.&rdquo;</def> <mark>[Cant]</mark> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The figure of a bull moose used as the party symbol of the Progressive party in the presidential campaign of 1912.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Bull Mooser</wf>. <mark>[Cant]</mark></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bull"-necked`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a short, thick and muscular neck like that of a bull.</def> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj> [Narrower terms: <stype>mesomorphic</stype>] <br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bul"lock</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>bulluc</ets> a young bull. See <er>Bull</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A young bull, or any male of the ox kind.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Take thy father's young <qex>bullock</qex>, even the second <qex>bullock</qex> of seven years old.</q> <rj><qau>Judges vi. 25.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An ox, steer, or stag.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bul"lock</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To bully.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>She shan't think to <qex>bullock</qex> and domineer over me.</q> <rj><qau>Foote.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bul"lock's-eye`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Bull's-eye</er>, 3.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bul"lon</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A West Indian fish (<spn>Scarus Croicensis</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bull"pen`</hw> <pr>(b&usdot_;l"p&ebreve_;n`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Baseball)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an open area in a baseball stadium, off the playing field, where pitchers may warm up by throwing a number of trial pitches before playing.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <mark>[collective]</mark> <def>the relief pitchers on a baseball team. Contrasted with <contr>starters</contr>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bull"pout`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Bullhead</er>, 1 <sd>(b)</sd>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bull"-roar`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A contrivance consisting of a slat of wood tied to the end of a thong or string, with which the slat is whirled so as to cause an intermittent roaring noise. It is used as a toy, and among some races in certain religious rites.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bull's"-eye`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A small circular or oval wooden block without sheaves, having a groove around it and a hole through it, used for connecting rigging.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A small round cloud, with a ruddy center, supposed by sailors to portend a storm.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A small thick disk of glass inserted in a deck, roof, floor, ship's side, etc., to let in light.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A circular or oval opening for air or light.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A lantern, with a thick glass lens on one side for concentrating the light on any object; also, the lens itself.</def> <rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>Aldebaran, a bright star in the eye of <xex>Taurus</xex> or the Bull.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Archery &amp; Gun.)</fld> <def>The center of a target.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>A thick knob or protuberance left on glass by the end of the pipe through which it was blown.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>A small and thick old-fashioned watch.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>10.</sn> <def>something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal; <as>as, to score a <ex>bull's eye</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bell ringer, mark.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bullshit</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a ludicrously false statement.</def> <mark>[vulgar]</mark> <br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bull, Irish bull, horseshit, shit, crap, crapola, bunk, bunkum, buncombe, guff, rot, tommyrot, balderdash, hogwash, dogshit.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bullshit</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>to talk through one's hat.</def> <mark>[vulgar]</mark> <br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> waffle, bull, fake.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bullshot</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>vodka and beef bouillon or consomme.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>bull"snake`</hw>, <hw>bull" snake`</hw></mhw> <pr>(b&oobreve_;l"sn&amacr;k`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>any of several large harmless rodent-eating North American burrowing snakes of the genus <gen>Pituophis</gen>. They include the <stype>gopher snake</stype> and <stype>pine snake</stype>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> .</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bull's"-nose`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>An external angle when obtuse or rounded.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def> by crossing the bulldog with terriers.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bull terrier.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Bull" ter`ri*er</hw>, <hw>bull"ter`rier</hw></mhw> <pr>(b&usdot_;l" t&ebreve_;r`r&ibreve_;*&etilde_;r)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A breed of short-haired terrier dogs originated in England by crossing the bulldog and the terrier.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bull" trout`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>In England, a large salmon trout of several species, as <spn>Salmo trutta</spn> and <spn>Salmo Cambricus</spn>, which ascend rivers; -- called also <altname>sea trout</altname>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def><spn>Salvelinus malma</spn> of California and Oregon; -- called also <altname>Dolly Varden trout</altname> and <altname>red-spotted trout</altname>.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The huso or salmon of the Danube.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bull"weed`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bole</ets> a stem + <ets>weed</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Knapweed.</def> <rj><au>Prior.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bull"wort`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See <er>Bishop's-weed</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bul"ly</hw> <pr>(b&usdot_;l"l&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bullies</plw> <pr>(b&ubreve;l"l&ibreve_;z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Cf. LG. <ets>bullerjaan</ets>, <ets>bullerb&auml;k</ets>, <ets>bullerbrook</ets>, a blusterer, D. <ets>bulderaar</ets> a bluster, <ets>bulderen</ets> to bluster; prob. of imitative origin; or cf. MHG. <ets>buole</ets> lover, G. <ets>buhle</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A noisy, blustering fellow, more insolent than courageous, who threatens, intimidates, or badgers people who are smaller or weaker than he is; an insolent, tyrannical fellow.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Bullies</qex> seldom execute the threats they deal in.</q> <rj><qau>Palmerston.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A brisk, dashing fellow.</def> <mark>[Slang Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bul"ly</hw> <pr>(b&usdot_;l"l&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>, <hw>Bul"ly beef`</hw> <pr>(b&usdot_;l"l&ybreve_; b&emacr;f`)</pr> }</mhw>. <ety>[F. <ets>bouilli</ets> boiled meat, fr. <ets>bouillir</ets> to boil. See <er>Boil</er>, <pos>v.</pos> The word <ets>bouilli</ets> was formerly commonly used on the labels of canned beef.]</ety> <def>Pickled or canned beef.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bul"ly</hw> <pr>(b&usdot_;l"l&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Jovial and blustering; dashing.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark> &ldquo;Bless thee, <xex>bully</xex> doctor.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Fine; excellent; <as>as, a <ex>bully</ex> horse</as>.</def> <mark>[Slang, U.S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bul"ly</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bullied</conjf> <pr>(b&usdot_;l"l&emacr;d)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bullying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To intimidate or badger with threats and by an overbearing, swaggering demeanor; to act the part of a bully{1} toward.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>For the last fortnight there have been prodigious shoals of volunteers gone over to <qex>bully</qex> the French, upon hearing the peace was just signing.</q> <rj><qau>Tatler.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To bluster; swagger; hector; domineer.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bul"ly</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To act as a bully{1}.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bul"ly</hw> <pr>(b&usdot_;l"l&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <def>Well done! Excellent!</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bullying</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>Noisily domineering; tending to browbeat others.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blustery.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bul"ly pul"pit</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An exceptionally advantageous position from which to extol one's ideas; -- applied especially to the presidency of the United States, which was described thus by President Theodore Rossevelt.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bul"ly*rag</hw> <pr>(b&usdot_;l"l&ibreve_;*r&abreve;g)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Bullirag</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bul"ly*rook`</hw> <pr>(b&usdot_;l"l&ibreve_;*r&oobreve_;k`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bully.</def> <mark>[Slang Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bul"ly tree`</hw> <pr>(b&usdot_;l"l&ybreve_; tr&emacr;`)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The name of several West Indian trees of the order <ord>Sapotace&aelig;</ord>, as <spn>Dipholis nigra</spn> and species of <gen>Sapota</gen> and <gen>Mimusops</gen>. Most of them yield a substance closely resembling gutta-percha.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bul"rush`</hw> <pr>(b&usdot_;l"r&ubreve;sh`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bulrysche</ets>, <ets>bolroysche</ets>; of uncertain origin, perh. fr. <ets>bole</ets> stem + <ets>rush</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A kind of large rush, growing in wet land or in water.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The name <ex>bulrush</ex> is applied in England especially to the cat-tail (<spn>Typha latifolia</spn> and <spn>Typha angustifolia</spn>) and to the lake club-rush (<spn>Scirpus lacustris</spn>); in America, to the <spn>Juncus effusus</spn>, and also to species of <gen>Scirpus</gen> or club-rush.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bulse</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A purse or bag in which to carry or measure diamonds, etc.</def> <mark>[India]</mark> <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bul"tel</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>bultellus</ets>. See <er>Bolt</er> to sift.]</ety> <def>A bolter or bolting cloth; also, bran.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bul"ti</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Bolty</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bul"tong</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Biltong.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bul"tow`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A trawl; a boulter; the mode of fishing with a boulter or spiller.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bul"wark</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Akin to D. <ets>bolwerk</ets>, G. <ets>bollwerk</ets>, Sw. <ets>bolwerk</ets>, Dan. <ets>bolv&auml;rk</ets>, <ets>bulv&auml;rk</ets>, rampart; akin to G. <ets>bohle</ets> plank, and <ets>werk</ets> work, defense. See <er>Bole</er> stem, and <er>Work</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, and cf. <er>Boulevard</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>A rampart; a fortification; a bastion or outwork.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which secures against an enemy, or defends from attack; any means of defense or protection.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The royal navy of England hath ever been its greatest defense, . . . the floating <qex>bulwark</qex> of our island.</q> <rj><qau>Blackstone.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The sides of a ship above the upper deck, usually a fencelike structure around the deck.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Rampart</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bul"wark</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bulwarked</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bulwarking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To fortify with, or as with, a rampart or wall; to secure by fortification; to protect.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Of some proud city, <qex>bulwarked</qex> round and armed<br/>
+With rising towers.</q> <rj><qau>Glover.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bum</hw> <pr>(b&ubreve;m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Contr. fr. <ets>bottom</ets> in this sense.]</ety> <def>The buttock.</def> <mark>[Low]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bum</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>bummed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>bumming</conjf> (&unr_;).]</vmorph> <ety>[See <er>Boom</er>, <pos>v. i.,</pos> to roar.]</ety> <def>To make murmuring or humming sound.</def> <rj><au>Jamieson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>to bum around</b></col> <cd>to wander about idly or aimlessly.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bum</hw> <pr>(b&ubreve;m)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To borrow without intention of returning; to cadge; <as>as, to <ex>bum</ex> a cigarette; to <ex>bum</ex> a cup of coffee</as>; -- usually with inexpensive items as the object.</def> <mark>[informal]</mark><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bum</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A humming noise.</def> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bum"bail"iff</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A corruption of <ets>bound bailiff</ets>.]</ety> <mark>[Low, Eng.]</mark> <def>See <cref>Bound bailiff</cref>, under <er>Bound</er>, <pos>a.</pos></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bum"bard</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>See <er>Bombard</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bum"barge`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Bumboat</er>.</def> <rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bum"bast</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>See <er>Bombast</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bum"be*lo</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bumbeloes</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[It. <ets>bombola</ets>.]</ety> <def>A glass used in subliming camphor.</def> <altsp>[Spelled also <asp>bombolo</asp> and <asp>bumbolo</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bum"ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bump</er> to boom.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The bittern.</def> <mark>[Local, Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bum"ble</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To make a hollow or humming noise, like that of a bumblebee; to buzz; to cry as a bittern.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>As a bittern <qex>bumbleth</qex> in the mire.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bum"ble</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>to act ineptly or without clear understanding of what one is doing; to blunder; to stumble about; -- sometimes used with <ptcl>around</ptcl>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bum"ble</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>to bungle (a task).</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bum"ble*bee`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bumblen</ets> to make a humming noise (dim. of <ets>bum</ets>, v. i.) + <ets>bee</ets>. Cf. <er>Humblebee</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A large bee of the genus <gen>Bombus</gen>, sometimes called <altname>humblebee</altname>; -- so named from its sound.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; There are many species. All gather honey, and store it in the empty cocoons after the young have come out.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bum"ble*pup`py</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Origin unknown; cf. <er>Bumble</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The old game of nineholes.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Card Playing)</fld> <def>Whist played in an unscientific way.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bumbling</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>not skillful in physical movement especially with the hands; <as>as, a <ex>bumbling</ex> mechanic</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bungling, butterfingered, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, left-handed.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bum"boat`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>bum</ets> the buttocks, on account of its clumsy form; or fr. D. <ets>bun</ets> a box for holding fish in a boat.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A clumsy boat, used for conveying provisions, fruit, etc., for sale, to vessels lying in port or off shore.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bum"kin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Boom</ets> a beam + <ets>-kin</ets>. See <er>Bumpkin</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A projecting beam or boom; as: <sd>(a)</sd> One projecting from each bow of a vessel, to haul the fore tack to, called a <xex>tack bumpkin</xex>. <sd>(b)</sd> One from each quarter, for the main-brace blocks, and called <stype>brace bumpkin</stype>. <sd>(c)</sd> A small outrigger over the stern of a boat, to extend the mizzen.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>boomkin</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bum"ma*lo</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small marine Asiatic fish (<spn>Saurus ophidon</spn>) used in India as a relish; -- called also <altname>Bombay duck</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bum"mer</hw> <pr>(b&ubreve;m"&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An idle, worthless fellow, who is without any visible means of support; a loafer; a dissipated sponger; one who bums.</def> <mark>[Slang, U.S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>an unpleasant event, experience, or situation; <as>as, getting caught in a cloudburst while wearing my best suit was a <ex>bummer</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[Slang, U.S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bum"me*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Bottomery</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>There was a scivener of Wapping brought to hearing for relief against a <qex>bummery</qex> bond.</q> <rj><qau>R. North.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bump</hw> <pr>(b&ubreve;mp; 215)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bumped</conjf> <pr>(b&ubreve;mpt)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bumping</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. W. <ets>pwmp</ets> round mass, <ets>pwmpiaw</ets> to thump, bang, and E. <ets>bum</ets>, v. i., <ets>boom</ets> to roar.]</ety> <def>To strike, as with or against anything large or solid; to thump; <as>as, to <ex>bump</ex> the head against a wall</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bump</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To come in violent contact with something; to thump.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Bumping</xex> and jumping.&rdquo; <rj><au>Southey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bump</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Bump</er> to strike, to thump.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A thump; a heavy blow.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A swelling or prominence, resulting from a bump or blow; a protuberance.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It had upon its brow<br/>
+A <qex>bump</qex> as big as a young cockerel's stone.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Phren.)</fld> <def>One of the protuberances on the cranium which are associated with distinct faculties or affections of the mind; <as>as, the <ex>bump</ex> of &ldquo;veneration;&rdquo; the <ex>bump</ex> of &ldquo;acquisitiveness.&rdquo;</as></def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The act of striking the stern of the boat in advance with the prow of the boat following.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bump</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Boom</er> to roar.]</ety> <def>To make a loud, heavy, or hollow noise, as the bittern; to boom.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>As a bittern <qex>bumps</qex> within a reed.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bump</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The noise made by the bittern.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bum"per</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A corruption of <ets>bumbard</ets>, <ets>bombard</ets>, a large drinking vessel.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A cup or glass filled to the brim, or till the liquor runs over, particularly in drinking a health or toast.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He frothed his <qex>bumpers</qex> to the brim.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A covered house at a theater, etc., in honor of some favorite performer.</def> <mark>[Cant]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bump"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which bumps or causes a bump.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Anything which resists or deadens a bump or shock, such as a metal or rubber rim extending from an object; a buffer.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Motor vehicles)</fld> <def>a protective guard device, usually of metal or rubber, attached horizontally to the front or rear of the frame of a vehicle, designed to resist or deaden a bump or shock, and to prevent damage to the main frame of the vehicle in low-velocity collisions.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bumper-to-bumper</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>moving slowly with little space between; -- used of road traffic.</def> <illu><ex>bumper-to-bumper</ex> traffic</illu><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> crawling.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bump"kin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[The same word as <ets>bumkin</ets>, which Cotgrave defines thus: &ldquo;<ets>Bumkin</ets>, Fr. chicambault, the luffe-block, a long and thick piece of wood, whereunto the fore-sayle and sprit-sayle are fastened, when a ship goes by the winde.&rdquo; Hence, a clumsy man may easily have been compared to such a block of wood; cf. OD. <ets>boomken</ets> a little tree. See <er>Boom</er> a pole.]</ety> <def>An awkward, heavy country fellow; a clown; a country lout.</def> &ldquo;Bashful country <xex>bumpkins</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>W. Irving.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bump"kin*ly</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>unsophisticated in a manner resembling a lifelong resident of rural areas; <as>as, <ex>bumpkinly</ex> country boys</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> hick, rustic, unsophisticated.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bump"tious</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Self-conceited; forward; pushing.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bump"tious*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Conceitedness.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bun</hw>, <hw>Bunn</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Scot. <ets>bun</ets>, <ets>bunn</ets>, OE. <ets>bunne</ets>, <ets>bonne</ets>; fr. Celtic; cf. Ir. <ets>bunna</ets>, Gael. <ets>bonnach</ets>, or OF. <ets>bugne</ets> tumor, Prov. F. <ets>bugne</ets> a kind of pancake; akin to OHG. <ets>bungo</ets> bulb, MHG. <ets>bunge</ets>, Prov. E. <ets>bung</ets> heap, cluster, <ets>bunny</ets> a small swelling.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>any of a variety of slightly sweetened or plain raised cakes or bisquits, often having a glazing of sugar and milk on the top crust; <as>as, a hot cross <ex>bun</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a type of coiffure in which the hair is gathered into a coil or knot at the top of the head.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>the buttocks.</def> <mark>[slang]</mark> <br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>BUN</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[acronym]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>same as <col><b>blood urea nitrogen</b></col>; the concentration of nitrogen in blood present in the form of urea; -- used as a measure of kidney function.</def> <note>Blood usually contains 10 to 15 mg of nitrogen per 100 ml in the form of urea. <au>Stedman.</au></note><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buna</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[trademark.]</ety> <def>a synthetic rubber made by copolymerizing butadiene with another substance such as acrylonitrile or styrene.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> buna-S.</syn>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bunce</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a sudden unexpected piece of good fortune.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> windfall, gravy, godsend.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bunch</hw> <pr>(b&ubreve;nch; 224)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Akin to OSw. &amp; Dan. <ets>bunke</ets> heap, Icel. <ets>bunki</ets> heap, pile, <ets>bunga</ets> tumor, protuberance; cf. W. <ets>pwng</ets> cluster. Cf. <er>Bunk</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A protuberance; a hunch; a knob or lump; a hump.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They will carry . . . their treasures upon the <qex>bunches</qex> of camels.</q> <rj><qau>Isa. xxx. 6.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A collection, cluster, or tuft, properly of things of the same kind, growing or fastened together; <as>as, a <ex>bunch</ex> of grapes; a <ex>bunch</ex> of keys</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>A small isolated mass of ore, as distinguished from a continuous vein.</def> <rj><au>Page.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bunch</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bunched</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bunching</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To swell out into a bunch or protuberance; to be protuberant or round.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Bunching</qex> out into a large round knob at one end.</q> <rj><qau>Woodward.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bunch</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To form into a bunch or bunches.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bunch"-backed`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a bunch on the back; crooked.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Bunch-backed</xex> toad.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bunch"ber`ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The dwarf cornel (<spn>Cornus Canadensis</spn>), which bears a dense cluster of bright red, edible berries.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bunch" grass`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A grass growing in bunches and affording pasture. In California, <spn>Atropis tenuifolia</spn>, <spn>Festuca scabrella</spn>, and several kinds of <spn>Stipa</spn> are favorite bunch grasses. In Utah, <spn>Eriocoma cuspidata</spn> is a good bunch grass.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bunch"i*ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or condition of being bunchy; knobbiness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bunch"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Swelling out in bunches.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>An unshapen, <qex>bunchy</qex> spear, with bark unpiled.</q> <rj><qau>Phaer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Growing in bunches, or resembling a bunch; having tufts; <as>as, the bird's <ex>bunchy</ex> tail</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>Yielding irregularly; sometimes rich, sometimes poor; <as>as, a <ex>bunchy</ex> mine</as>.</def> <rj><au>Page.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bun"co</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>see <er>bunko</er>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>bunko</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bun"combe</hw>, <hw>Bun"kum</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<etsep>Buncombe</etsep> a county of North Carolina.]</ety> <def>Speech-making for the gratification of constituents, or to gain public applause; flattering talk for a selfish purpose; anything said for mere show.</def> <mark>[Cant or Slang, U.S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>All that flourish about right of search was <qex>bunkum</qex> -- all that brag about hanging your Canada sheriff was <qex>bunkum</qex> . . . slavery speeches are all <qex>bunkum</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Haliburton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To speak for Buncombe</b></col>, <cd>to speak for mere show, or popularly.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; &ldquo;The phrase originated near the close of the debate on the famous &lsquo;Missouri Question,' in the 16th Congress. It was then used by Felix Walker -- a <xex>na&iuml;ve</xex> old mountaineer, who resided at Waynesville, in Haywood, the most western country of North Carolina, near the border of the adjacent county of <etsep>Buncombe</etsep>, which formed part of his district. The old man rose to speak, while the house was impatiently calling for the &lsquo;<xex>Question</xex>,' and several members gathered round him, begging him to desist. He preserved, however, for a while, declaring that the people of his district expected it, and that he was bound to &lsquo;make a speech for <etsep>Buncombe</etsep>.'&rdquo; <rj><au>W. Darlington.</au></rj></note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bund</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G.]</ety> <def>League; confederacy; esp. the confederation of German states.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bund</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hindi <ets>band</ets>.]</ety> <def>An embankment against inundation.</def> <mark>[India]</mark> <rj><au>S. Wells Williams.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bun"der</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pers. <ets>bandar</ets> a landing place, pier.]</ety> <def>A boat or raft used in the East Indies in the landing of passengers and goods.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 192 --></p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bun"des*rath`</hw> <pr>(b&oobreve_;n"d&ebreve_;s*r&auml;t`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G., from <ets>bund</ets> (akin to E. <ets>bond</ets>) confederacy + <ets>rath</ets> council, prob. akin to E. <ets>read</ets>.]</ety> <def>Lit., a federal council, esp. of the German Empire. In the German Empire the legislative functions are vested in the Bundesrath and the Reichstag. The federal council of Switzerland is also so called.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The <xex>Bundesrath</xex> of the German empire is presided over by a chancellor, and is composed of sixty-two members, who represent the different states of the empire, being appointed for each session by their respective governments.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>By this united congress, the highest tribunal of Switzerland, -- the <qex>Bundesrath</qex> -- is chosen, and the head of this is a president.</q> <rj><qau>J. P. Peters (Trans. M&uuml;ller's Pol. Hist.).</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bun"des-Ver*samm"lung</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G.; <ets>bund</ets> confederacy + <ets>versammlung</ets> assembly.]</ety> <def>See <er>Legislature</er>, <xex>Switzerland</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bun"dle</hw> <pr>(b&ubreve;n"d'l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bundel</ets>, AS. <ets>byndel</ets>; akin to D. <ets>bondel</ets>, <ets>bundel</ets>, G. <ets>b&uuml;ndel</ets>, dim. of <ets>bund</ets> bundle, fr. the root of E. <ets>bind</ets>. See <er>Bind</er>.]</ety> <def>A number of things bound together, as by a cord or envelope, into a mass or package convenient for handling or conveyance; a loose package; a roll; <as>as, a <ex>bundle</ex> of straw or of paper; a <ex>bundle</ex> of old clothes</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The fable of the rods, which, when united in a <qex>bundle</qex>, no strength could bend.</q> <rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bundle pillar</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>a column or pier, with others of small dimensions attached to it.</cd> <au>Weale.</au></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bun"dle</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bundled</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bundling</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To tie or bind in a bundle or roll.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To send off abruptly or without ceremony.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They unmercifully <qex>bundled</qex> me and my gallant second into our own hackney coach.</q> <rj><qau>T. Hook.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>to sell together as a single item at one inclusive price; -- usually done for related products which work or are used together.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To bundle off</b></col>, <cd>to send off in a hurry, or without ceremony; <as>as, the working mothers <ex>bundle</ex> their children <ex>off</ex> to school and then try to get themselves to work on time</as>.</cd> -- <col><b>To bundle one's self up</b></col>, <cd>to wrap one's self up warmly or cumbrously.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bun"dle</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To prepare for departure; to set off in a hurry or without ceremony.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To sleep on the same bed without undressing; -- applied to the custom of a man and woman, especially lovers, thus sleeping.</def> <rj><au>Bartlett.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Van Corlear stopped occasionally in the villages to eat pumpkin pies, dance at country frolics, and <qex>bundle</qex> with the Yankee lasses.</q> <rj><qau>W. Irving.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To bundle up</b></col>, <cd>to dress warmly, snugly, or cumbrously.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bun"dled</hw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>sold together as a single item; -- usually done for related products which work or are used together.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bundled-up</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>dressed warmly; <as>as, <ex>bundled-up</ex> sailors and soldiers</as>.</def> <illu></illu><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bundling</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a former custom, especially in New England, in which unmarried couples occupied the same bed without undressing, especially during courtship. See <er>bundle{2}</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos></def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the act of binding something into a bundle.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>the act of shoving hastily; <as>as, she complained about <ex>bundling</ex> the children off to school</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bun"do*bust</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hind. &amp; Per. <ets>bando-bast</ets> tying and binding.]</ety> <def>System; discipline.</def> <mark>[India]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He has more <qex>bundobust</qex> than most men.</q> <rj><qau>Kipling.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bung</hw> <pr>(b&ubreve;ng)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. W. <ets>bwng</ets> orfice, bunghole, Ir. <ets>buinne</ets> tap, spout, OGael. <ets>buine</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The large stopper of the orifice in the bilge of a cask.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The orifice in the bilge of a cask through which it is filled; bunghole.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A sharper or pickpocket.</def> <mark>[Obs. &amp; Low]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>You filthy <qex>bung</qex>, away.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bung</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bunged</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bunging</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To stop, as the orifice in the bilge of a cask, with a bung; to close; -- with <xex>up</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To bung up</b></col>, <cd>to use up, as by bruising or over exertion; to exhaust or incapacitate for action.</cd> <mark>[Low]</mark></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He had <qex>bunged up</qex> his mouth that he should not have spoken these three years.</q> <rj><qau>Shelton (Trans. Don Quixote).</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bungaloid</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to a bungalow; similar to a bungalow.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>having many bungalows.</def> <illu>the <ex>bungaloid</ex> suburbs</illu><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bun"ga*low</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Bengalee <ets>b&amacr;ngl&amacr;</ets>]</ety> <def>A thatched or tiled house or cottage, of a single story, usually surrounded by a veranda.</def> <mark>[India]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bun"ga*rum</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bungar</ets>, the native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A venomous snake of India, of the genus <gen>Bungarus</gen>, allied to the cobras, but without a hood.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bun"gee</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Aeronautics)</fld> <def>a spring or other elastic device, especially one attached to a control to facilitate its manipulation.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>same as <er>bungee cord</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bun"gee cord</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>a strong elastic cord, usually with a hook at each end, used as a shock-absorbing device or to bind packages together, as on a dolly or handcart.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Bun"gee jump`</hw>, <hw>Bun"gee jump`ing</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>an act of derring-do in which a person jumps from a high platform, such as a bridge, attached (usually by the legs) to a bungee cord, which is set to a length that will halt the drop before the person reaches the surface of the earth or the water.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bung"hole`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Bung</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 2.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bun"gle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bungled</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bungling</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Prob. a diminutive from, akin to <ets>bang</ets>; cf. Prov. G. <ets>bungen</ets> to beat, bang, OSw. <ets>bunga</ets>. See <er>Bang</er>.]</ety> <def>To act or work in a clumsy, awkward manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bun"gle</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make or mend clumsily; to manage awkwardly; to botch; -- sometimes with <xex>up</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I always had an idea that it would be <qex>bungled</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bun"gle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A clumsy or awkward performance; a botch; a gross blunder.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Those errors and <qex>bungles</qex> which are committed.</q> <rj><qau>Cudworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bungled</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>performed poorly or inadequately; <as>as, a <ex>bungled</ex> job; the Watergate scandal started with a <ex>bungled</ex> burglary</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> botched, goofed up.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bun"gler</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A clumsy, awkward workman; one who bungles.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>If to be a dunce or a <qex>bungler</qex> in any profession be shameful, how much more ignominious and infamous to a scholar to be such!</q> <rj><qau>Barrow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bunglesome</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>awkward to move or use especially because of shape; <as>as, a load of <ex>bunglesome</ex> paraphernalia</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> awkward, clumsy, ungainly.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bun"gling</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Unskillful; awkward; clumsy; <as>as, a <ex>bungling</ex> workman</as>.</def> <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They make but <qex>bungling</qex> work.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bun"gling*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Clumsily; awkwardly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bun"go</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A kind of canoe used in Central and South America; also, a kind of boat used in the Southern United States.</def> <rj><au>Bartlett.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bun"ion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Bunyon</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bunji-bunji</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an Australian timber tree (<spn>Flindersia schottiana</spn>) whose bark yields a poison.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bunk</hw> <pr>(b&ubreve;&nsmacr_;k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OSw. <ets>bunke</ets> heap, also boaring, flooring. Cf. <er>Bunch</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A wooden case or box, which serves for a seat in the daytime and for a bed at night.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One of a series of berths or bed places in tiers; <as>as, to sleep in the top <ex>bunk</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A piece of wood placed on a lumberman's sled to sustain the end of heavy timbers.</def> <mark>[Local, U.S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>a bed.</def> <mark>[informal]</mark><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bunk</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bunked</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bunking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To go to bed in a bunk; -- sometimes with <xex>in</xex>.</def> <mark>[Colloq. U.S.]</mark> <rj><au>Bartlett.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bunk"bed</hw> <pr>(b&ubreve;&nsmacr_;k"b&ebreve_;d)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A type of multiple bed in which the individual beds are arranged one above the other. It is used to save space in crowded quarters.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bun"ker</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Scot. <ets>bunker</ets>, <ets>bunkart</ets>, a bench, or low chest, serving for a seat. Cf. <er>Bunk</er>, <er>Bank</er>, <er>Bench</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A sort of chest or box, as in a window, the lid of which serves for a seat.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark> <rj><au>Jamieson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A large bin or similar receptacle; <as>as, a coal <ex>bunker</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A small sand hole or pit, as on a golf course.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Golf)</fld> <def>Hence, any rough hazardous ground on the links; also, an artificial hazard with built-up faces.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A fortified position dug into the ground, especially one which is closed on top and has protective walls and roof, e. g. of reinforced concrete. For defending positions it usually has windows to view the surrounding terrain, but as a safe location for planning operations or storage, a <ex>bunker</ex> may be completely underground with no direct access to the surface.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bun"ker</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <fld>(Golf)</fld> <def>To drive (the ball) into a bunker.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bunk"mate`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>someone who occupies the same sleeping quarters as oneself.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bun"ko</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sf. Sp. <ets>banco</ets> bank, <ets>banca</ets> a sort of game at cards. Cf. <er>Bank</er> (in the commercial sense).]</ety> <def>A kind of swindling game or scheme, originally by means of cards or by a sham lottery, but now used for any swindling tactic.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>bunco</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bun"ko</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bunkoed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bunkoing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To swindle by a bunko game or scheme; to cheat or victimize in any similar way, as by a confidence game, passing a bad check, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bunko steerer</b></col>, <cd>a person employed as a decoy in bunko.</cd> <mark>[Slang, U.S.]</mark></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bun"kum</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Buncombe</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bunn</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Bun</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bun"nian</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Bunyon</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bun"ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>A great collection of ore without any vein coming into it or going out from it.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bun"ny</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A pet name for a rabbit or a squirrel.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Bu`no*don"ta</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bu"no*donts</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>bunodonta</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_; hill, heap + &unr_;, &unr_;, a tooth.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A division of the herbivorous mammals including the hogs and hippopotami; -- so called because the teeth are tuberculated.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>buns</hw> <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>the <er>buttocks</er>.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> buttocks, arse, butt, backside, bum, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bunsen</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>same as <er>bunsen burner</er>; a gas burner used in laboratories; has an air valve to regulate the mixture of gas and air.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bunsen burner, etna.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Bun"sen burn"er</hw>, <hw>Bun"sen's burn"er</hw></mhw> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <def>a kind of burner, invented by <person>Professor <etsep>Bunsen</etsep></person> of <city>Heidelberg</city>, consisting of a straight tube, four or five inches in length, having small holes for the entrance of air at the bottom. Illuminating gas being also admitted at the bottom, a mixture of gas and air is formed which burns at the top with a feebly luminous but intensely hot flame.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bun"sen's bat"ter*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>See under <er>Battery</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bun"sen cell</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>A zinc-carbon cell in which the zinc (amalgamated) is surrounded by dilute sulphuric acid, and the carbon by nitric acid or a chromic acid mixture, the two plates being separated by a porous cup.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bunt</hw> <pr>(b&ubreve;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A fungus (<spn>Ustilago f&oelig;tida</spn>) which affects the ear of cereals, filling the grains with a fetid dust; -- also called <altname>pepperbrand</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bunt</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Sw. <ets>bunt</ets> bundle, Dan. <ets>bundt</ets>, G. <ets>bund</ets>, E. <ets>bundle</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail; the part of a furled sail which is at the center of the yard.</def> <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bunt</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A push or shove; a butt;</def> <specif>specif.</specif> <fld>(Baseball)</fld>, <def>the act of bunting the ball.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bunt</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To swell out; <as>as, the sail <ex>bunts</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bunt</hw>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To strike or push with the horns or head; to butt; <as>as, the ram <ex>bunted</ex> the boy</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Baseball)</fld> <def>To bat or tap (the ball) slowly within the infield by meeting it with the bat without swinging at it.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>buntal</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a fine white Philippine fiber from the stalks of unopened leaves of talipot palms; used in making hats.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bun"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A woman who picks up rags in the streets; hence, a low, vulgar woman.</def> <mark>[Cant]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Her . . . daughters, like <qex>bunters</qex> in stuff gowns.</q> <rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Baseball)</fld> <def>a batter who bunts{2}.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bun"ting</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Scot. <ets>buntlin</ets>, <ets>corn-buntlin</ets>, OE. <ets>bunting</ets>, <ets>buntyle</ets>; of unknown origin.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A bird of the genus <gen>Emberiza</gen>, or of an allied genus, related to the finches and sparrows (family <fam>Fringillid&aelig;</fam>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Among European species are the common or corn bunting (<spn>Emberiza miliaria</spn>); the ortolan (<spn>Emberiza hortulana</spn>); the cirl (<spn>Emberiza cirlus</spn>); and the black-headed (<spn>Granitivora melanocephala</spn>). American species are the bay-winged or grass (<spn>Po&ouml;c&aelig;tes gramineus</spn> or <spn>Po&oelig;cetes gramineus</spn>); the black-throated (<spn>Spiza Americana</spn>); the towhee bunting or chewink (<gen>Pipilo</gen>); the snow bunting (<spn>Plectrophanax nivalis</spn>); the rice bunting or bobolink, and others. See <er>Ortolan</er>, <er>Chewick</er>, <er>Snow bunting</er>, <er>Lark bunting</er>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bun"ting</hw>, <hw>Bun"tine</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prov. E. <ets>bunting</ets> sifting flour, OE. <ets>bonten</ets> to sift, hence prob. the material used for that purpose.]</ety> <def>A thin woolen stuff, used chiefly for flags, colors, and ships' signals.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bunt"line</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[2d <ets>bunt</ets> + <ets>line</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>One of the ropes toggled to the footrope of a sail, used to haul up to the yard the body of the sail when taking it in.</def> <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bun"yon</hw>, <hw>Bun"ion</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Prov. E. <ets>bunny</ets> a small swelling, fr. OF. <ets>bugne</ets>, It. <ets>bugna</ets>, <ets>bugnone</ets>. See <er>Bun</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An enlargement and inflammation of a small membranous sac (one of the <xex>burs&aelig; muscos&aelig;</xex>), usually occurring on the first joint of the great toe.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buoy</hw> <pr>(bwoi <it>or</it> boi; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. <ets>boei</ets> buoy, fetter, fr. OF. <ets>boie</ets>, <ets>buie</ets>, chain, fetter, F. <ets>bou&eacute;e</ets> a buoy, from L. <ets>boia</ets>. &ldquo;<ets>Boiae</ets> genus vinculorum tam ferreae quam ligneae.&rdquo; <au>Festus</au>. So called because chained to its place.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A float; esp. a floating object moored to the bottom, to mark a channel or to point out the position of something beneath the water, as an anchor, shoal, rock, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Anchor buoy</b></col>, <cd>a buoy attached to, or marking the position of, an anchor.</cd> -- <col><b>Bell buoy</b></col>, <cd>a large buoy on which a bell is mounted, to be rung by the motion of the waves.</cd> -- <col><b>Breeches buoy</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Breeches</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Cable buoy</b></col>, <cd>an empty cask employed to buoy up the cable in rocky anchorage.</cd> -- <col><b>Can buoy</b></col>, <cd>a hollow buoy made of sheet or boiler iron, usually conical or pear-shaped.</cd> -- <col><b>Life buoy</b></col>, <cd>a float intended to support persons who have fallen into the water, until a boat can be dispatched to save them.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Nut buoy</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>Nun buoy</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a buoy large in the middle, and tapering nearly to a point at each end.</cd> -- <col><b>To stream the buoy</b></col>, <cd>to let the anchor buoy fall by the ship's side into the water, before letting go the anchor.</cd> -- <col><b>Whistling buoy</b></col>, <cd>a buoy fitted with a whistle that is blown by the action of the waves.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buoy</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Buoyed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Buoying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To keep from sinking in a fluid, as in water or air; to keep afloat; -- with <xex>up</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To support or sustain; to preserve from sinking into ruin or despondency.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Those old prejudices, which <qex>buoy</qex> up the ponderous mass of his nobility, wealth, and title.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To fix buoys to; to mark by a buoy or by buoys; <as>as, to <ex>buoy</ex> an anchor; to <ex>buoy</ex> or <ex>buoy off</ex> a channel</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Not one rock near the surface was discovered which was not <qex>buoyed</qex> by this floating weed.</q> <rj><qau>Darwin.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buoy</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To float; to rise like a buoy.</def> &ldquo;Rising merit will <xex>buoy</xex> up at last.&rdquo; <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buoy"age</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Buoys, taken collectively; a series of buoys, as for the guidance of vessels into or out of port; the providing of buoys.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buoy"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Buoyancy.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buoy"an*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Buoyancies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The property of floating on the surface of a liquid, or in a fluid, as in the atmosphere; specific lightness, which is inversely as the weight compared with that of an equal volume of water.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>The upward pressure exerted upon a floating body by a fluid, which is equal to the weight of the body; hence, also, the weight of a floating body, as measured by the volume of fluid displaced.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Such are <qex>buoyancies</qex> or displacements of the different classes of her majesty's ships.</q> <rj><qau>Eng. Cyc.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Cheerfulness; vivacity; liveliness; sprightliness; -- the opposite of <ant>heaviness</ant>; <as>as, <ex>buoyancy</ex> of spirits</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buoy"ant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Buoy</er>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having the quality of rising or floating in a fluid; tending to rise or float; <as>as, iron is <ex>buoyant</ex> in mercury</as>.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Buoyant</xex> on the flood.&rdquo; <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Bearing up, as a fluid; sustaining another body by being specifically heavier.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The water under me was <qex>buoyant</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Light-hearted; vivacious; cheerful; <as>as, a <ex>buoyant</ex> disposition; <ex>buoyant</ex> spirits</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Buoy"ant*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bu*pres"ti*dan</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>buprestis</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, a poisonous beetle, which, being eaten by cattle in the grass, caused them to swell up and and die; &unr_; ox, cow + &unr_; to blow up, swell out.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of a tribe of beetles, of the genus <gen>Buprestis</gen> and allied genera, usually with brilliant metallic colors. The larv&aelig; are usually borers in timber, or beneath bark, and are often very destructive to trees.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bur</hw>, <hw>Burr</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(b&ucirc;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>burre</ets> burdock; cf. Dan. <ets>borre</ets>, OSw. <ets>borra</ets>, burdock, thistle; perh. akin to E. <ets>bristle</ets> (<ets>burr-</ets> for <ets>burz-</ets>), or perh. to F. <ets>bourre</ets> hair, wool, stuff; also, according to Cotgrave, &ldquo;the downe, or hairie coat, wherewith divers herbes, fruits, and flowers, are covered,&rdquo; fr. L. <ets>burrae</ets> trifles, LL. <ets>reburrus</ets> rough.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Any rough or prickly envelope of the seeds of plants, whether a pericarp, a persistent calyx, or an involucre, as of the chestnut and burdock; a seed vessel having hooks or prickles. Also, any weed which bears burs.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Amongst rude <qex>burs</qex> and thistles.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Bur</qex> and brake and brier.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The thin ridge left by a tool in cutting or shaping metal. See <er>Burr</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 2.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A ring of iron on a lance or spear. See <er>Burr</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 4.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The lobe of the ear. See <er>Burr</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 5.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The sweetbread.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A clinker; a partially vitrified brick.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A small circular saw.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A triangular chisel.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A drill with a serrated head larger than the shank; -- especially a small drill bit used by dentists.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <ety>[Cf. Gael. <ets>borr</ets>, <ets>borra</ets>, a knob, bunch.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The round knob of an antler next to a deer's head.</def> <altsp>[Commonly written <asp>burr</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bur oak</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a useful and ornamental species of oak (<spn>Quercus macrocarpa</spn>) with ovoid acorns inclosed in deep cups imbricated with pointed scales. It grows in the Middle and Western United States, and its wood is tough, close-grained, and durable.</cd> -- <col><b>Bur reed</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a plant of the genus <gen>Sparganium</gen>, having long ribbonlike leaves.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Burberry</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a light gabardine raincoat of the type made by Burberry's of London.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>burble</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>to to make a burbling sound; -- used of water, especially brooks.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ripple, babble, guggle, bubble, gurgle.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>burbling</hw> <hw>burbly</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm; <as>as, a novel told in <ex>burbly</ex> panting tones</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> effusive, gushing.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>bubbling; -- of sounds, especially of water.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"bolt`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A birdbolt.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Ford.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"bot</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>barbote</ets>, fr. <ets>barbe</ets> beard. See 1st <er>Barb</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A fresh-water fish of the genus <gen>Lota</gen>, having on the nose two very small barbels, and a larger one on the chin.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>burbolt</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The fish is also called an <altname>eelpout</altname> or <altname>ling</altname>, and is allied to the codfish. The <spn>Lota vulgaris</spn> is a common European species. An American species (<spn>Lota maculosa</spn>) is found in New England, the Great Lakes, and farther north.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur`de*lais"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bourdelais</ets>, prob. fr. <ets>bordelais</ets>. See <er>Bordelais</er>.]</ety> <def>A sort of grape.</def> <rj><au>Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"den</hw> <pr>(b&ucirc;"d'n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <altsp>[Written also <ets>burthen</ets>.]</altsp> <ety>[OE. <ets>burden</ets>, <ets>burthen</ets>, <ets>birthen</ets>, <ets>birden</ets>, AS. <ets>byr&eth;en</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>byr&eth;i</ets>, Dan. <ets>byrde</ets>, Sw. <ets>b&ouml;rda</ets>, G. <ets>b&uuml;rde</ets>, OHG. <ets>burdi</ets>, Goth. <ets>ba&uacute;r&thorn;ei</ets>, fr. the root of E. <ets>bear</ets>, AS. <ets>beran</ets>, Goth. <ets>bairan</ets>. &radic;92. See 1st <er>Bear</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which is borne or carried; a load.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Plants with goodly <qex>burden</qex> bowing.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is borne with labor or difficulty; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Deaf, giddy, helpless, left alone,<br/>
+To all my friends a <qex>burden</qex> grown.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The capacity of a vessel, or the weight of cargo that she will carry; <as>as, a ship of a hundred tons <ex>burden</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>The tops or heads of stream-work which lie over the stream of tin.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Metal.)</fld> <def>The proportion of ore and flux to fuel, in the charge of a blast furnace.</def> <rj><au>Raymond.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A fixed quantity of certain commodities; <as>as, a <ex>burden</ex> of gad steel, 120 pounds</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A birth.</def> <mark>[Obs. &amp; R.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Beast of burden</b></col>, <cd>an animal employed in carrying burdens.</cd> -- <col><b>Burden of proof</b></col> <ety>[L. <ets>onus probandi</ets>]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>the duty of proving a particular position in a court of law, a failure in the performance of which duty calls for judgment against the party on whom the duty is imposed.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Burden</er>, <er>Load</er>.</syn> <usage> A <xex>burden</xex> is, in the literal sense, a weight to be borne; a <xex>load</xex> is something <xex>laid</xex> upon us to be carried. Hence, when used figuratively, there is usually a difference between the two words. Our <xex>burdens</xex> may be of such a nature that we feel bound to bear them cheerfully or without complaint. They may arise from the nature of our situation; they may be allotments of Providence; they may be the consequences of our errors. What is upon us, as a <xex>load</xex>, we commonly carry with greater reluctance or sense of oppression. Men often find the charge of their own families to be a <xex>burden</xex>; but if to this be added a <xex>load</xex> of care for others, the pressure is usually serve and irksome.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"den</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Burdened</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Burdening</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To encumber with weight (literal or figurative); to lay a heavy load upon; to load.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I mean not that other men be eased, and ye <qex>burdened</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>2 Cor. viii. 13.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To oppress with anything grievous or trying; to overload; <as>as, to <ex>burden</ex> a nation with taxes</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>My <qex>burdened</qex> heart would break.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To impose, as a load or burden; to lay or place as a burden (something heavy or objectionable).</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It is absurd to <qex>burden</qex> this act on Cromwell.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To load; encumber; overload; oppress.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 193 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"den</hw> <pr>(b&ucirc;r"d'n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>burdoun</ets> the bass in music, F. <ets>bourdon</ets>; cf. LL. <ets>burdo</ets> drone, a long organ pipe, a staff, a mule. Prob. of imitative origin. Cf. <er>Bourdon</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The verse repeated in a song, or the return of the theme at the end of each stanza; the chorus; refrain. Hence: That which is often repeated or which is dwelt upon; the main topic; <as>as, the <ex>burden</ex> of a prayer</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I would sing my song without a <qex>burden</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The drone of a bagpipe.</def> <rj><au>Ruddiman.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"den</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Burdon</er>.]</ety> <def>A club.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bur"dened</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>bearing a heavy load; <as>as, a hiker <ex>burdened</ex> with a heavy backpack</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> heavy-laden, laden, weighed down.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"den*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who loads; an oppressor.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"den*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Burdensome.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>Burdenous</xex> taxations.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"den*some</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Grievous to be borne; causing uneasiness or fatigue; oppressive.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The debt immense of endless gratitude<br/>
+So <qex>burdensome</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Heavy; weighty; cumbersome; onerous; grievous; oppressive; troublesome.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Bur"den*some*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Bur"den*some*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"dock</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bur</ets> + <ets>dock</ets> the plant.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of coarse biennial herbs (<spn>Lappa</spn>), bearing small burs which adhere tenaciously to clothes, or to the fur or wool of animals.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The common <xex>burdock</xex> is the <spn>Lappa officinalis</spn>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"don</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bourdon</er>.]</ety> <def>A pilgrim's staff.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>burden</asp>.]</altsp> <rj><au>Rom. of R.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bu"reau</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> E. <plw>Bureaus</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, F. <plw>Bureaux</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>bureau</ets> a writing table, desk, office, OF., drugget, with which a writing table was often covered, equiv. to F. <ets>bure</ets>, and fr. OF. <ets>buire</ets> dark brown, the stuff being named from its color, fr. L. <ets>burrus</ets> red, fr. Gr. &unr_; flame-colored, prob. fr. &unr_; fire. See <er>Fire</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, and cf. <er>Borel</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Originally, a desk or writing table with drawers for papers.</def> <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The place where such a bureau is used; an office where business requiring writing is transacted.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Hence: A department of public business requiring a force of clerks; the body of officials in a department who labor under the direction of a chief.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; On the continent of Europe, the highest departments, in most countries, have the name of <xex>bureaux</xex>; as, the <xex>Bureau</xex> of the Minister of Foreign Affairs. In England and America, the term is confined to inferior and subordinate departments; as, the &ldquo;Pension <xex>Bureau</xex>,&rdquo; a subdepartment of the Department of the Interior. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> In Spanish, <xex>bureo</xex> denotes a court of justice for the trial of persons belonging to the king's household.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A chest of drawers for clothes, especially when made as an ornamental piece of furniture.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bureau system</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Bureaucracy</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bureau Veritas</b></col>, <cd>an institution, in the interest of maritime underwriters, for the survey and rating of vessels all over the world. It was founded in Belgium in 1828, removed to Paris in 1830, and re&euml;stablished in Brussels in 1870.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bu*reau"cra*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bureau</ets> + Gr. &unr_; to be strong, to govern, &unr_; strength: cf. F. <ets>bureaucratie</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A system of carrying on the business of government by means of departments or bureaus, each under the control of a chief, in contradiction to a system in which the officers of government have an associated authority and responsibility; also, government conducted on this system.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Government officials, collectively; -- used especially of nonelected government officials.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bu*reau"crat</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An official of a bureau; esp. an official confirmed in a narrow and arbitrary routine.</def> <rj><au>C. Kingsley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bureaucratese</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the formal and often obscure style of writing characteristic of some government officials; officialese; -- it is characterized by euphemisms, circumlocutions, vague abstractions, and circumlocutions.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bu`reau*crat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Bu`reau*crat"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>bureaucratique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of, relating to, or resembling, a bureaucracy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bureaucratism</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>nonelective government officials; same as <er>bureaucracy</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bu*reau"cra*tist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An advocate for, or supporter of, bureaucracy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"el</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. &amp; a.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Borrel</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bu*rette"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., can, cruet, dim. of <ets>buire</ets> flagon.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An apparatus for delivering measured quantities of liquid or for measuring the quantity of liquid or gas received or discharged. It consists essentially of a graduated glass tube, usually furnished with a small aperture and stopcock.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur" fish`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A spinose, plectognath fish of the Allantic coast of the United States (esp. <spn>Chilo mycterus geometricus</spn>) having the power of distending its body with water or air, so as to resemble a chestnut bur; -- called also <altname>ball fish</altname>, <altname>balloon fish</altname>, and <altname>swellfish</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Burg</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>burh</ets>, <ets>burg</ets>, cf. LL. <ets>burgus</ets>. See 1st <er>Borough</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A fortified town.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A borough.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark> See 1st <er>Borough</er>.<br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Burg"age</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Burg</er>: cf. F. <ets>bourgage</ets>, LL. <ets>burgagium</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld> <def>A tenure by which houses or lands are held of the king or other lord of a borough or city; at a certain yearly rent, or by services relating to trade or handicraft.</def> <rj><au>Burrill.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"gall</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small marine fish; -- also called <altname>cunner</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"ga*mot</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Bergamot</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"ga*net</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Burgonet</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"gee</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A kind of small coat.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A swallow-tailed flag; a distinguishing pennant, used by cutters, yachts, and merchant vessels.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur*geois"</hw> <pr>(b&ucirc;r*jois")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>See 1st <er>Bourgeois</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bur*geois"</hw> <pr>(b&oobreve_;r*zhw&auml;")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A burgess; a citizen. See 2d <er>Bourgeois</er>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"geon</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To bud. See <er>Bourgeon</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"gess</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>burgeis</ets>, OF. <ets>burgeis</ets>, fr. <ets>burc</ets>fortified town, town, F. <ets>bourg</ets> village, fr. LL. <ets>burgus</ets> fort, city; from the German; cf. MHG. <ets>burc</ets>, G. <ets>burg</ets>. See 1st <er>Borough</er>, and cf. 2d <er>Bourgeois</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An inhabitant of a borough or walled town, or one who possesses a tenement therein; a citizen or freeman of a borough.</def> <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; &ldquo;A <xex>burgess</xex> of a borough corresponds with a citizen of a city.&rdquo;</note> <rj><au>Burrill.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who represents a borough in Parliament.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A magistrate of a borough.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>An inhabitant of a Scotch burgh qualified to vote for municipal officers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Before the Revolution, the representatives in the popular branch of the legislature of Virginia were called <xex>burgesses</xex>; they are now called <xex>delegates</xex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Burgess oath</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Burgher</er>, 2.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"gess-ship</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of privilege of a burgess.</def> <rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Burg"grave</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G. <ets>burggraf</ets>; <ets>burg</ets> fortress + <ets>graf</ets> count: cf. D. <ets>burggraaf</ets>, F. <ets>burgrave</ets>. See <er>Margrave</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Germany)</fld> <def>Originally, one appointed to the command of a <xex>burg</xex> (fortress or castle); but the title afterward became hereditary, with a domain attached.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Burgh</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. See <er>Burg</er>.]</ety> <def>A borough or incorporated town, especially, one in Scotland. See <er>Borough</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Burgh"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Belonging to a burgh.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Burgh"bote`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Burgh</ets> + <ets>bote</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Old Law)</fld> <def>A contribution toward the building or repairing of castles or walls for the defense of a city or town.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Burgh"brech`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Burgh</ets> + F. <ets>br&egrave;che</ets>, equiv. to E. <ets>breach</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(AS. Law)</fld> <def>The offense of violating the pledge given by every inhabitant of a tithing to keep the peace; breach of the peace.</def> <rj><au>Burrill.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Burgh"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>burgh</ets>; akin to D. <ets>burger</ets>, G. <ets>b&uuml;rger</ets>, Dan. <ets>borger</ets>, Sw. <ets>borgare</ets>. See <er>Burgh</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A freeman of a burgh or borough, entitled to enjoy the privileges of the place; any inhabitant of a borough.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>A member of that party, among the Scotch seceders, which asserted the lawfulness of the burgess oath (in which burgesses profess &ldquo;the true religion professed within the realm&rdquo;), the opposite party being called <xex>antiburghers</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; These parties arose among the Presbyterians of Scotland, in 1747, and in 1820 reunited under the name of the &ldquo;United Associate Synod of the Secession Church.&rdquo;</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Burgh"er*mas`ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Burgomaster</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Burgh"er*ship</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or privileges of a burgher.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Burgh"mas`ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A burgomaster.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>An officer who directs and lays out the meres or boundaries for the workmen; -- called also <altname>bailiff</altname>, and <altname>barmaster</altname>.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Burgh"mote`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(AS. Law)</fld> <ety>[<ets>Burgh</ets> + <ets>mote</ets> meeting.]</ety> <def>A court or meeting of a burgh or borough; a borough court held three times yearly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"glar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>burg</ets> town, F. <ets>bourg</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>burgus</ets> (of German origin) + OF. <ets>lere</ets> thief, fr. L. <ets>latro</ets>. See <er>Borough</er>, and <er>Larceny</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>One guilty of the crime of burglary.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Burglar alarm</b></col>, <cd>a device for giving alarm if a door or window is opened from without.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"glar*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A burglar.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur*gla"ri*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to burglary; constituting the crime of burglary.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To come down a chimney is held a <qex>burglarious</qex> entry.</q> <rj><qau>Blackstone.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur*gla"ri*ous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With an intent to commit burglary; in the manner of a burglar.</def> <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>burglarproof</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>secure against burglary.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> burglar-proof.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"gla*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Burglaries</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Fr. <er>Burglar</er>; cf. LL. <ets>burglaria</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Breaking and entering the dwelling house of another, in the nighttime, with intent to commit a felony therein, whether the felonious purpose be accomplished or not.</def> <rj><au>Wharton.</au> <au>Burrill.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; By statute law in some of the United States, <xex>burglary</xex> includes the breaking with felonious intent into a house by day as well as by night, and into other buildings than dwelling houses. Various degrees of the crime are established.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>burgle</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <ety>[by back-formation from <ets>burglar</ets>.]</ety> <def>to commit a burglary; to enter and rob a dwelling.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> burglarize, heist.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"go*mas`ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. <ets>burgemeester</ets>; <ets>burg</ets> borough + <ets>meester</ets> master; akin to G. <ets>burgemeister</ets>, <ets>b&uuml;rgermeister</ets>. See 1st <er>Borough</er>, and <er>Master</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A chief magistrate of a municipal town in Holland, Flanders, and Germany, corresponding to <xex>mayor</xex> in England and the United States; a burghmaster.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An aquatic bird, the glaucous gull (<spn>Larus glaucus</spn>), common in arctic regions.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"go*net</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bouruignotte</ets>, because the Burgundians, F. <ets>Bouruignons</ets>, first used it.]</ety> <def>A kind of helmet.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>burganet</asp>.]</altsp> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"goo</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prov. E. <ets>burgood</ets> yeast, perh. fr. W. <ets>burym</ets> yeast + <ets>cawl</ets> cabbage, gruel.]</ety> <def>A kind of oatmeal pudding, or thick gruel, used by seamen.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>burgout</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"grass`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Grass of the genus <gen>Cenchrus</gen>, growing in sand, and having burs for fruit.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"grave</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>See <er>Burggrave</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"gun*dy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An old province of France (in the eastern central part).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A richly flavored wine, mostly red, made in Burgundy, France.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Burgundy pitch</b></col>, <cd>a resinous substance prepared from the exudation of the Norway spruce (<spn>Abies excelsa</spn>) by melting in hot water and straining through cloth. The genuine Burgundy pitch, supposed to have been first prepared in Burgundy, is rare, but there are many imitations. It has a yellowish brown color, is translucent and hard, but viscous. It is used in medicinal plasters.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Burh</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Burg</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bur"hel</hw>, <hw>Burr"hel</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The wild Himalayan, or blue, sheep (<spn>Ovis burrhel</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Burhinidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a natural family of large wading birds resembling the plovers; the stone curlews.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Burhinidae</fam>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Burhinus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>type genus of the Burhinidae, comprising the stone curlews.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Burhinus</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"i*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>buriel</ets>, <ets>buriels</ets>, grave, tomb, AS. <ets>byrgels</ets>, fr. <ets>byrgan</ets> to bury, and akin to OS. <ets>burgisli</ets> sepulcher.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A grave; a tomb; a place of sepulture.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The erthe schook, and stoones weren cloven, and <qex>biriels</qex> weren opened.</q> <rj><qau>Wycliff [Matt. xxvii. 51, 52].</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of burying; depositing a dead body in the earth, in a tomb or vault, or in the water, usually with attendant ceremonies; sepulture; interment.</def> &ldquo;To give a public <xex>burial</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Now to glorious <qex>burial</qex> slowly borne.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Burial case</b></col>, <cd>a form of coffin, usually of iron, made to close air-tight, for the preservation of a dead body.</cd> -- <col><b>Burial ground</b></col>, <cd>a piece of ground selected and set apart for a place of burials, and consecrated to such use by religious ceremonies.</cd> -- <col><b>Burial place</b></col>, <cd>any place where burials are made.</cd> -- <col><b>Burial service</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The religious service performed at the interment of the dead; a funeral service.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>That portion of a liturgy which is read at an interment; <as>as, the English <ex>burial service</ex></as>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Sepulture; interment; inhumation.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>buried</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>covered from view; <as>as, her face <ex>buried</ex> (or hidden) in her hands; <ex>buried</ex> in the smoke of many rifles</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> hidden.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>placed in a grave; <as>as, the hastily <ex>buried</ex> corpses</as>. Opposite of <ant>unburied</ant>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> inhumed, interred.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"i*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, buries.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Till the <qex>buriers</qex> have buried it.</q> <rj><qau>Ezek. xxxix. 15.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And darkness be the <qex>burier</qex> of the dead.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bu"rin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>burin</ets>, cf. It. <ets>burino</ets>, <ets>bulino</ets>; prob. from OHG. <ets>bora</ets> borer, <ets>bor&omacr;n</ets> to bore, G. <ets>bohren</ets>. See 1st <er>Bore</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The cutting tool of an engraver on metal, used in line engraving. It is made of tempered steel, one end being ground off obliquely so as to produce a sharp point, and the other end inserted in a handle; a graver; also, the similarly shaped tool used by workers in marble.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The manner or style of execution of an engraver; <as>as, a soft <ex>burin</ex>; a brilliant <ex>burin</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bu"rin*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who works with the burin.</def> <rj><au>For. Quart. Rev.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bu"ri*on</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The red-breasted house sparrow of California (<spn>Carpodacus frontalis</spn>); -- called also <altname>crimson-fronted bullfinch</altname>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>burrion</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Burke</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Burked</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Burking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[From one <etsep>Burke</etsep> of Edinburgh, who committed the crime in 1829.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To murder by suffocation, or so as to produce few marks of violence, for the purpose of obtaining a body to be sold for dissection.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To dispose of quietly or indirectly; to suppress; to smother; to shelve; <as>as, to <ex>burke</ex> a parliamentary question</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The court could not <qex>burke</qex> an inquiry, supported by such a mass of a affidavits.</q> <rj><qau>C. Reade.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Burk"ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The practice of killing persons for the purpose of selling their bodies for dissection.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Burl</hw> <pr>(b&ucirc;rl)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Burled</conjf> <pr>(b&ucirc;rld)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Burling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>burle</ets> stuffing, or a knot in cloth; cf. F. <ets>bourlet</ets>, <ets>bourrelet</ets>, OF. <ets>bourel</ets>, a wreath or a roll of cloth, linen, or leather, stuffed with flocks, etc., dim. of <ets>bourre</ets>. &radic;92. See <er>Bur</er>.]</ety> <def>To dress or finish up (cloth); to pick knots, burs, loose threads, etc., from, as in finishing cloth.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Burling iron</b></col>, <cd>a peculiar kind of nippers or tweezers used in burling woolen cloth.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Burl</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A knot or lump in thread or cloth.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An overgrown knot, or an excrescence, on a tree; also, veneer made from such excrescences.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"lap</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A coarse fabric, made of jute or hemp, used for bagging; also, a finer variety of similar material, used for curtains, etc.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>burlaps</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>burled</hw> <pr>(b&ucirc;rld)</pr>, <pos>adj.</pos> <def>having an irregular pattern from the grain of a tree burl{2}, or one resembling such a pattern, in contrast to the regular wood grain consisting of parallel or concentric lines; -- of wood.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Burl"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who burls or dresses cloth.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur*lesque"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>burlesque</ets>, fr. It. <ets>burlesco</ets>, fr. <ets>burla</ets> jest, mockery, perh. for <ets>burrula</ets>, dim. of L. <ets>burrae</ets> trifles. See <er>Bur</er>.]</ety> <def>Tending to excite laughter or contempt by extravagant images, or by a contrast between the subject and the manner of treating it, as when a trifling subject is treated with mock gravity; jocular; ironical.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It is a dispute among the critics, whether <qex>burlesque</qex> poetry runs best in heroic verse, like that of the Dispensary, or in doggerel, like that of Hudibras.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur*lesque"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Ludicrous representation; exaggerated parody; grotesque satire.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Burlesque</qex> is therefore of two kinds; the first represents mean persons in the accouterments of heroes, the other describes great persons acting and speaking like the basest among the people.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An ironical or satirical composition intended to excite laughter, or to ridicule anything.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The dull <qex>burlesque</qex> appeared with impudence,<br/>
+And pleased by novelty in spite of sense.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A ludicrous imitation; a caricature; a travesty; a gross perversion.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Who is it that admires, and from the heart is attached to, national representative assemblies, but must turn with horror and disgust from such a profane <qex>burlesque</qex> and abominable perversion of that sacred institute?</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Mockery; farce; travesty; mimicry.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur*lesque"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Burlesqued</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Burlesquing</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To ridicule, or to make ludicrous by grotesque representation in action or in language.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They <qex>burlesqued</qex> the prophet Jeremiah's words, and turned the expression he used into ridicule.</q> <rj><qau>Stillingfleet.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur*lesque"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To employ burlesque.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur*les"quer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who burlesques.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 194 --></p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bur*let"ta</hw> <pr>(b&ucirc;r*l&ebreve_;t"t&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It., dim. of <ets>burla</ets> mockery. See <er>Burlesque</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A comic operetta; a music farce.</def> <rj><au>Byron.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"li*ness</hw> <pr>(b&ucirc;r"l&ibreve_;*n&ebreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality of being burly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"ly</hw> <pr>(b&ucirc;r"l&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>burlich</ets> strong, excellent; perh. orig. fit for a lady's bower, hence handsome, manly, stout. Cf. <er>Bower</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having a large, strong, or gross body; stout; lusty; -- now used chiefly of human beings, but formerly of animals, in the sense of stately or beautiful, and of inanimate things that were huge and bulky.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Burly</xex> sacks.&rdquo; <rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In his latter days, with overliberal diet, [he was] somewhat corpulent and <qex>burly</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. More.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Burly</qex> and big, and studious of his ease.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Coarse and rough; boisterous.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It was the orator's own <qex>burly</qex> way of nonsense.</q> <rj><qau>Cowley.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"man</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Burmans</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[&ldquo;The softened modern <xex>M'yan-ma</xex>, <xex>M'yan-ma</xex> [native name] is the source of the European corruption <ets>Burma</ets>.&rdquo; <au>Balfour.</au>]</ety>, <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>A member of the Burman family, one of the four great families Burma; also, sometimes, any inhabitant of Burma; a Burmese.</def> -- <def2><pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Burmans or to Burmah.</def></def2> <note>Burma is now (1998) named Myanmar.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Burmannia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the type genus of the Burmanniaceae; slender herbs of warm regions with leaves resembling scales and flowers with a 3-angled or 3-winged perianth.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Burmannia</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Burmanniaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a natural family of chiefly tropical herbs with basal or bractlike leaves and small flowers.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Burmanniaceae</fam>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur" mar"i*gold</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>See <er>Beggar's ticks</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur`mese"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Burmah, or its inhabitants.</def> -- <def2><pos>n. sing. &amp; pl.</pos> <def>A native or the natives of Burma (Myanmar). Also (<singf>sing.</singf>), the language of the Burmans.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Burmese-Yi</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a language spoken in Northern Burma and Yunnan.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Lolo-Burmese.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Burn</hw> <pr>(b&ucirc;rn)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Burned</conjf> (b&ucirc;rnd) or <conjf>Burnt</conjf> (b&ucirc;rnt); <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Burning</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bernen</ets>, <ets>brennen</ets>, v. t., early confused with <ets>beornen</ets>, <ets>birnen</ets>, v. i., AS. <ets>b&aelig;rnan</ets>, <ets>bernan</ets>, v. t., <ets>birnan</ets>, v. i.; akin to OS. <ets>brinnan</ets>, OFries. <ets>barna</ets>, <ets>berna</ets>, OHG. <ets>brinnan</ets>, <ets>brennan</ets>, G. <ets>brennen</ets>, OD. <ets>bernen</ets>, D. <ets>branden</ets>, Dan. <ets>br&aelig;nde</ets>, Sw. <ets>br&auml;nna</ets>, <ets>brinna</ets>, Icel. <ets>brenna</ets>, Goth. <ets>brinnan</ets>, <ets>brannjan</ets> (in comp.), and possibly to E. <ets>fervent</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To consume with fire; to reduce to ashes by the action of heat or fire; -- frequently intensified by <xex>up</xex>: <as>as, to <ex>burn</ex> up wood</as>.</def> &ldquo;We'll <xex>burn</xex> his body in the holy place.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To injure by fire or heat; to change destructively some property or properties of, by undue exposure to fire or heat; to scorch; to scald; to blister; to singe; to char; to sear; <as>as, to <ex>burn</ex> steel in forging; to <ex>burn</ex> one's face in the sun; the sun <ex>burns</ex> the grass</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To perfect or improve by fire or heat; to submit to the action of fire or heat for some economic purpose; to destroy or change some property or properties of, by exposure to fire or heat in due degree for obtaining a desired residuum, product, or effect; to bake; <as>as, to <ex>burn</ex> clay in making bricks or pottery; to <ex>burn</ex> wood so as to produce charcoal; to <ex>burn</ex> limestone for the lime</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To make or produce, as an effect or result, by the application of fire or heat; <as>as, to <ex>burn</ex> a hole; to <ex>burn</ex> charcoal; to <ex>burn</ex> letters into a block</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To consume, injure, or change the condition of, as if by action of fire or heat; to affect as fire or heat does; <as>as, to <ex>burn</ex> the mouth with pepper</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This tyrant fever <qex>burns</qex> me up.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This dry sorrow <qex>burns</qex> up all my tears.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>When the cold north wind bloweth, . . . it devoureth the mountains, and <qex>burneth</qex> the wilderness, and consumeth the &unr_;&unr_;ass as fire.</q> <rj><qau>Ecclus. xliii. 20, 21.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>To apply a cautery to; to cauterize.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>To cause to combine with oxygen or other active agent, with evolution of heat; to consume; to oxidize; <as>as, a man <ex>burns</ex> a certain amount of carbon at each respiration; to <ex>burn</ex> iron in oxygen</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>To burn</b></col>, <col><b>To burn together</b></col>, as two surfaces of metal</mcol> <fld>(Engin.)</fld>, <cd>to fuse and unite them by pouring over them a quantity of the same metal in a liquid state.</cd> -- <col><b>To burn a bowl</b></col> <fld>(Game of Bowls)</fld>, <cd>to displace it accidentally, the bowl so displaced being said to be <xex>burned</xex>.</cd> -- <col><b>To burn daylight</b></col>, <cd>to light candles before it is dark; to waste time; to perform superfluous actions.</cd> <au>Shak.</au> -- <col><b>To burn one's fingers</b></col>, <cd>to get one's self into unexpected trouble, as by interfering the concerns of others, speculation, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>To burn out</b></col>, <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>to destroy or obliterate by burning.</cd> &ldquo;Must you with hot irons <xex>burn out</xex> mine eyes?&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>to force (people) to flee by burning their homes or places of business; <as>as, the rioters <ex>burned out</ex> the Chinese businessmen.</as></cd> -- <col><b>To be burned out</b></col>, <cd>to suffer loss by fire, as the burning of one's house, store, or shop, with the contents.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>To burn up</b></col>, <col><b>To burn down</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to burn entirely.</cd></cs><!-- <col><b>To burn a card</b></col> <fld>(Casino Gambling)</fld>, <cd>to take one or more cards from the top of the deck and put it in the discard pile, without using it in the deal. This practise is used to reduce the likelihood that a player can discern the value of any cards dealt, by viewing the top card (which may be marked) before the deal. Used especialy in Blackjack.</cd> --><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Burn</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To be of fire; to flame.</def> &ldquo;The mount <xex>burned</xex> with fire.&rdquo; <rj><au>Deut. ix. 15.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To suffer from, or be scorched by, an excess of heat.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Your meat doth <qex>burn</qex>, quoth I.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To have a condition, quality, appearance, sensation, or emotion, as if on fire or excessively heated; to act or rage with destructive violence; to be in a state of lively emotion or strong desire; <as>as, the face <ex>burns</ex>; to <ex>burn</ex> with fever</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Did not our heart <qex>burn</qex> within us, while he talked with us by the way?</q> <rj><qau>Luke xxiv. 32.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The barge she sat in, like a burnished throne,<br/>
+<qex>Burned</qex> on the water.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Burning</qex> with high hope.</q> <rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The groan still deepens, and the combat <qex>burns</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The parching air<br/>
+<qex>Burns</qex> frore, and cold performs the effect of fire.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>To combine energetically, with evolution of heat; <as>as, copper <ex>burns</ex> in chlorine</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>In certain games, to approach near to a concealed object which is sought.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>To burn up</b></col>, <col><b>To burn down</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to be entirely consumed.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Burn</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A hurt, injury, or effect caused by fire or excessive or intense heat.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The operation or result of burning or baking, as in brickmaking; <as>as, they have a good <ex>burn</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A disease in vegetables. See <er>Brand</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 6.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Burn</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See 1st <er>Bourn</er>.]</ety> <def>A small stream.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Burn"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Combustible.</def> <rj><au>Cotgrave.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Burned</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>p. p. &amp; a.</pos> <def>See <er>Burnt</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Burned</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>p. p.</pos> <def>Burnished.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>burned-out</hw> <hw>burnt-out</hw></mhw> <pos>adj. prenom.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>drained of energy or effectiveness; driven to apathy by overwork or prolonged stress; -- of people.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> burned out(predicate), burnt out(predicate), fagged, exhausted, fatigued, played-out(prenominal), played out(predicate), spent, washed-out(prenominal), washed out(predicate), worn-out(prenominal), worn out(predicate).</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>damaged or destroyed by or as if by fire; <as>as, barricaded the street with <ex>burned-out</ex> cars</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> burned out(predicate), burnt out(predicate).</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Burn"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, burns or sets fire to anything.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The part of a lamp, gas fixture, etc., where the flame is produced.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bunsen's burner</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>see <er>Bunsen burner</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Argand burner</b></col>, <col><b>Rose burner</b></col></mcol>, <cd>etc. See under <er>Argand</er>, <er>Rose</er>, etc.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"net</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>burnet</ets> burnet; also, brownish (the plant perh. being named from its color), fr. F. <ets>brunet</ets>, dim. of <ets>brun</ets> brown; cf. OF. <ets>brunete</ets> a sort of flower. See <er>Brunette</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of perennial herbs (<gen>Poterium</gen>); especially, <spn>Poterium Sanguisorba</spn>, the common, or garden, burnet.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Burnet moth</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>in England, a handsome moth (<spn>Zyg&aelig;na filipendula</spn>), with crimson spots on the wings.</cd> -- <col><b>Burnet saxifrage</b></col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Saxifrage</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Canadian burnet</b></col>, <cd>a marsh plant (<spn>Poterium Canadensis</spn>).</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Great burnet</b></col>, <col><b>Wild burnet</b></col></mcol>, <cd><spn>Poterium oficinalis</spn> (<it>or</it> <spn>Sanguisorba oficinalis</spn>).</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"nett*ize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Burnettized</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Burnettizing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <fld>(Manuf.)</fld> <def>To subject (wood, fabrics, etc.) to a process of saturation in a solution of chloride of zinc, to prevent decay; -- a process invented by <person>Sir William <etsep>Burnett</etsep></person>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Burn"ie</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See 4th <er>Burn</er>.]</ety> <def>A small brook.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark> <rj><au>Burns.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"nie*bee`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The ladybird.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Burn"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That burns; being on fire; excessively hot; fiery.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Consuming; intense; inflaming; exciting; vehement; powerful; <as>as, <ex>burning</ex> zeal</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Like a young hound upon a <qex>burning</qex> scent.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Burning bush</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>an ornamental shrub (<spn>Euonymus atropurpureus</spn>), bearing a crimson berry.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Burn"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of consuming by fire or heat, or of subjecting to the effect of fire or heat; the state of being on fire or excessively heated.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Burning fluid</b></col>, <cd>any volatile illuminating oil, as the lighter petroleums (naphtha, benzine), or oil of turpentine (camphine), but esp. a mixture of the latter with alcohol.</cd> -- <col><b>Burning glass</b></col>, <cd>a convex lens of considerable size, used for producing an intense heat by converging the sun's rays to a focus.</cd> -- <col><b>Burning house</b></col> <fld>(Metal.)</fld>, <cd>the furnace in which tin ores are calcined, to sublime the sulphur and arsenic from the pyrites.</cd> <au>Weale.</au> -- <col><b>Burning mirror</b></col>, <cd>a concave mirror, or a combination of plane mirrors, used for the same purpose as a burning glass.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Combustion; fire; conflagration; flame; blaze.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"nish</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Burnished</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Burnishing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>burnischen</ets>, <ets>burnissen</ets>, <ets>burnen</ets>, OF. <ets>burnir</ets>, <ets>brunir</ets>, to make brown, polish, F. <ets>brunir</ets>, fr. F. <ets>brun</ets> brown, fr. OHG. <ets>br&unr_;n</ets>; cf. MHG. <ets>briunen</ets> to make brown, polish. See <er>Brown</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>To cause to shine; to make smooth and bright; to polish; specifically, to polish by rubbing with something hard and smooth; <as>as, to <ex>burnish</ex> brass or paper</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The frame of <qex>burnished</qex> steel, that east a glare<br/>
+From far, and seemed to thaw the freezing air.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Now the village windows blaze,<br/>
+<qex>Burnished</qex> by the setting sun.</q> <rj><qau>Cunningham.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Burnishing machine</b></col>, <cd>a machine for smoothing and polishing by compression, as in making paper collars.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"nish</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To shine forth; to brighten; to become smooth and glossy, as from swelling or filling out; hence, to grow large.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A slender poet must have time to grow,<br/>
+And spread and <qex>burnish</qex> as his brothers do.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>My thoughts began to <qex>burnish</qex>, sprout, and swell.</q> <rj><qau>Herbert.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"nish</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The effect of burnishing; gloss; brightness; luster.</def> <rj><au>Crashaw.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"nish*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who burnishes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A tool with a hard, smooth, rounded end or surface, as of steel, ivory, or agate, used in smoothing or polishing by rubbing. It has a variety of forms adapted to special uses.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bur"noose</hw>, <hw>Bur"nous</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar. <ets>burnus</ets> a kind of high-crowned cap: cf. F. <ets>bournous</ets>, <ets>burnous</ets>, Sp. <ets>al-bornoz</ets>, a sort of upper garment, with a hood attached.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A cloaklike garment and hood woven in one piece, worn by Arabs.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A combination cloak and hood worn by women.</def> <altsp>[Variously written <asp>bournous</asp>, <asp>bernouse</asp>, <asp>bornous</asp>, etc.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>burn out</hw> <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To burn till the fuel is exhausted; <as>as, when the candle <ex>burned out</ex> the room was totally dark; the firefighters couldn't control the oil tank fire and had to let it <ex>burn out</ex> by itself</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To stop functioning due to failure of some component caused by the heat of the electrical current used in its operation; -- of electrical devices.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To become apathetic or depressed, and cease to function effectively, due to the fatigue and frustration of prolonged stress and overwork; -- of people; <as>as, the stress in the bond market is so great that many traders <ex>burn out</ex> after only ten years on the job</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Burn"stic`kle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A stickleback (<spn>Gasterosteus aculeatus</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Burnt</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>p. p. &amp; a.</pos> <def>Consumed with, or as with, fire; scorched or dried, as with fire or heat; baked or hardened in the fire or the sun.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Burnt ear</b></col>, <cd>a black, powdery fungus which destroys grain. See <er>Smut</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Burnt offering</b></col>, <cd>something offered and burnt on an altar, as an atonement for sin; a sacrifice. The offerings of the Jews were a clean animal, as an ox, a calf, a goat, or a sheep; or some vegetable substance, as bread, or ears of wheat or barley. Called also <altname>burnt sacrifice</altname>.</cd> <au>[2 Sam. xxiv. 22.]</au></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>burn-up</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a high-speed motorcycle race on a public road.</def> <mark>[British slang]</mark> <br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>burnup</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the amount of fuel used up (as in a nuclear reactor).</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>burp</hw> <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>to same as <er>belch</er>; <as>as, In China it is polite to <ex>burp</ex> at the table</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bubble, belch, eruct, expel gas.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>burp</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>to cause to belch; -- used especially of actions parents take to relieve stomach gas in infants; <as>as, mother fed and <ex>burped</ex> the baby, and put her to bed</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>burp</hw>, <hw>burping</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a reflex that expels wind noisily from the stomach through the mouth.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> belch, belching, burping, eructation.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Burr</hw> <pr>(b&ucirc;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bur</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A prickly seed vessel. See <er>Bur</er>, 1.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The thin edge or ridge left by a tool in cutting or shaping metal, as in turning, engraving, pressing, etc.; also, the rough neck left on a bullet in casting.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The graver, in plowing furrows in the surface of the copper, raises corresponding ridges or <qex>burrs</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Tomlinson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A thin flat piece of metal, formed from a sheet by punching; a small washer put on the end of a rivet before it is swaged down.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A broad iron ring on a tilting lance just below the gripe, to prevent the hand from slipping.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The lobe or lap of the ear.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <ety>[Probably of imitative origin.]</ety> <def>A guttural pronounciation of the letter <it>r</it>, produced by trilling the extremity of the soft palate against the back part of the tongue; rotacism; -- often called the <altname>Newcastle burr</altname>, <altname>Northumberland burr</altname>, or <altname>Tweedside burr</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>The knot at the bottom of an antler. See <er>Bur</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 8.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Burr</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Burred</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Burring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To speak with burr; to make a hoarse or guttural murmur.</def> <rj><au>Mrs. Browning.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"rel</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>burel</ets> reddish (cf. <er>Borel</er>, <pos>n.</pos>), or F. <ets>beurr&eacute;</ets> butter pear, fr. <ets>beurre</ets> butter. Cf. <er>Butter</er>.]</ety> <def>A sort of pear, called also the <altname>red butter pear</altname>, from its smooth, delicious, soft pulp.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"rel</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Borrel</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"rel fly`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[From its reddish color. See 1st <er>Burrel</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The botfly or gadfly of cattle (<spn>Hypoderma bovis</spn>). See <er>Gadfly</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"rel shot`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[Either from annoying the enemy like a <ets>burrel fly</ets>, or, less probably, fr. F. <ets>bourreler</ets> to sting, torture.]</ety> <fld>(Gun.)</fld> <def>A mixture of shot, nails, stones, pieces of old iron, etc., fired from a cannon at short range, in an emergency.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>burrfish</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>any of several fishes having rigid flattened spines.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Burr"ing ma*chine"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A machine for cleansing wool of burs, seeds, and other substances.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>burrito</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mexico)</fld> <def>a flour tortilla folded around a filling.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Burr" mill"stone`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>See <er>Buhrstone</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"ro</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp., an ass.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A donkey.</def> <mark>[Southern U.S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"rock</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Perh. from AS. <ets>burg</ets>, <ets>burh</ets>, hill + <ets>-ock</ets>.]</ety> <def>A small weir or dam in a river to direct the stream to gaps where fish traps are placed.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"row</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See 1st <er>Borough</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An incorporated town. See 1st <er>Borough</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A shelter; esp. a hole in the ground made by certain animals, as rabbits, for shelter and habitation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>A heap or heaps of rubbish or refuse.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A mound. See 3d <er>Barrow</er>, and <er>Camp</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 5.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"row</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Burrowed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Burrowing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To excavate a hole to lodge in, as in the earth; to lodge in a hole excavated in the earth, as conies or rabbits.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To lodge, or take refuge, in any deep or concealed place; to hide.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Sir, this vermin of court reporters, when they are forced into day upon one point, are sure to <qex>burrow</qex> in another.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Burrowing owl</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a small owl of the western part of North America (<spn>Speotyto cunicularia</spn>), which lives in holes, often in company with the prairie dog.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"row*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, burrows; an animal that makes a hole under ground and lives in it.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Burr"stone`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Buhrstone</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Burr"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Abounding in burs, or containing burs; resembling burs; <as>as, <ex>burry</ex> wool</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bur"sa</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Burs&aelig;</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. See <er>Burse</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Any sac or saclike cavity; especially, one of the synovial sacs, or small spaces, often lined with synovial membrane, interposed between tendons and bony prominences.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"sal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to a bursa or to burs&aelig;.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"sar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>bursarius</ets>, fr. <ets>bursa</ets> purse. See <er>Burse</er>, and cf. <er>Purser</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A treasurer, or cash keeper; a purser; <as>as, the <ex>bursar</ex> of a college, or of a monastery</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A student to whom a stipend or bursary is paid for his complete or partial support.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"sar*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office of a bursar.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"sa*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>-ries</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[LL. <ets>bursaria</ets>. See <er>Bursar</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The treasury of a college or monastery.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A scholarship or charitable foundation in a university, as in Scotland; a sum given to enable a student to pursue his studies.</def> &ldquo;No woman of rank or fortune but would have a <xex>bursary</xex> in her gift.&rdquo; <rj><au>Southey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bursch</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Burschen</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[G., ultimately fr. LL. <ets>bursa</ets>. See <er>Burse</er>.]</ety> <def>A youth; especially, a student in a german university.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bur"schen*schaft`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>-schaften</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[G.]</ety> <def>In Germany, any of various associations of university students formed (the original one at Jena in 1815) to support liberal ideas, or the organization formed by the affiliation of the local bodies. The organization was suppressed by the government in 1819, but was secretly revived, and is now openly maintained as a social organization, the restrictive laws having been repealed prior to 1849.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Bur"schen*schaft`ler</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <wf>Bur"schen*schaf`ter</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Burse</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>bursa</ets>, or F. <ets>bourse</ets>. See <er>Bourse</er>, and cf. <er>Bursch</er>, <er>Purse</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A purse; also, a vesicle; a pod; a hull.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A fund or foundation for the maintenance of needy scholars in their studies; also, the sum given to the beneficiaries.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>An ornamental case of hold the corporal when not in use.</def> <rj><au>Shipley.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>An exchange, for merchants and bankers, in the cities of continental Europe. Same as <er>Bourse</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A kind of bazaar.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>She says she went to the <qex>burse</qex> for patterns.</q> <rj><qau>Old Play.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Burseraceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a natural family of resinous or aromatic chiefly tropical shrubs or trees.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Burseraceae</fam>, torchwood family.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur*sic"u*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Burse</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Bursiform.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"si*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>bursa</ets> purse + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Shaped like a purse.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bur*si"tis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. E. <ets>bursa</ets> + <ets>-itis</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Inflammation of a bursa.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Burst</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Burst</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bursting</conjf>. The past participle <it>bursten</it> is obsolete.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bersten</ets>, <ets>bresten</ets>, AS. <ets>berstan</ets> (pers. sing. <ets>berste</ets>, imp. sing. <ets>b&aelig;rst</ets>, imp. pl. <ets>burston</ets>, p. p. <ets>borsten</ets>); akin to D. <ets>bersten</ets>, G. <ets>bersten</ets>, OHG. <ets>brestan</ets>, OS. <ets>brestan</ets>, Icel. <ets>bresta</ets>, Sw. <ets>brista</ets>, Dan. <ets>briste</ets>. Cf. <er>Brast</er>, <er>Break</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To fly apart or in pieces; of break open; to yield to force or pressure, especially to a sudden and violent exertion of force, or to pressure from within; to explode; <as>as, the boiler had <ex>burst</ex>; the buds will <ex>burst</ex> in spring</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>From the egg that soon<br/>
+<qex>Bursting</qex> with kindly rupture, forth disclosed<br/>
+Their callow young.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>Often used figuratively, as of the heart, in reference to a surcharge of passion, grief, desire, etc.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>No, no, my heart will <qex>burst</qex>, an if I speak:<br/>
+And I will speak, that so my heart may <qex>burst</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To exert force or pressure by which something is made suddenly to give way; to break through obstacles or limitations; hence, to appear suddenly and unexpectedly or unaccountably, or to depart in such manner; -- usually with some qualifying adverb or preposition, as <xex>forth</xex>, <xex>out</xex>, <xex>away</xex>, <xex>into</xex>, <xex>upon</xex>, <xex>through</xex>, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Tears, such as angels weep, <qex>burst</qex> forth.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And now you <qex>burst</qex> (ah cruel!) from my arms.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A resolved villain<br/>
+Whose bowels suddenly <qex>burst</qex> out.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>We were the first that ever <qex>burst</qex><br/>
+Into that silent sea.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To <qex>burst</qex> upon him like an earthquake.</q> <rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 195 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Burst</hw> <pr>(b&ucirc;rst)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To break or rend by violence, as by an overcharge or by strain or pressure, esp. from within; to force open suddenly; <as>as, to <ex>burst</ex> a cannon; to <ex>burst</ex> a blood vessel; to <ex>burst</ex> open the doors</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>My breast I'll <qex>burst</qex> with straining of my courage.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To break.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>You will not pay for the glasses you have <qex>burst</qex>?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He <qex>burst</qex> his lance against the sand below.</q> <rj><qau>Fairfax (Tasso).</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To produce as an effect of bursting; <as>as, to <ex>burst</ex> a hole through the wall</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bursting charge</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Charge</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Burst</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A sudden breaking forth; a violent rending; an explosion; <as>as, a <ex>burst</ex> of thunder; a <ex>burst</ex> of applause; a <ex>burst</ex> of passion; a <ex>burst</ex> of inspiration</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Bursts</qex> of fox-hunting melody.</q> <rj><qau>W. Irving.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any brief, violent exertion or effort; a spurt; <as>as, a <ex>burst</ex> of speed</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A sudden opening, as of landscape; a stretch; an expanse.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> &ldquo;A fine <xex>burst</xex> of country.&rdquo; <rj><au>Jane Austen.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A rupture or hernia; a breach.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Burst"en</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <def><pos>p. p.</pos> of <er>Burst</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos></def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Burst"er</hw> <pr>(b&ucirc;rst"&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One that bursts.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Burst"wort`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant (<spn>Herniaria glabra</spn>) supposed to be valuable for the cure of hernia or rupture.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Burt</hw> <pr>(b&ucirc;rt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Birt</er>.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"then</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. &amp; v. t.</pos> <def>See <er>Burden</er>.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"ton</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OE. &amp; Prov. E. <ets>bort</ets> to press or indent anything.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A peculiar tackle, formed of two or more blocks, or pulleys, the weight being suspended to a hook block in the bight of the running part.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Burundi</hw> <hw>Burundian</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Burundi; <as>as, the <ex>Burundi</ex> capital</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Burundian people; <as>as, the <ex>Burundian</ex> population</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Burundian</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a native or inhabitant of Burundi.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>burunduki</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a terrestrial Siberian squirrel (<spn>Eutamius asiaticus</spn> or <spn>Eutamius sibiricus</spn>).</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> baronduki, baranduki, barunduki.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"y</hw> <pr>(b&ebreve_;r"r&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See 1st <er>Borough</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A borough; a manor; <as>as, the <ex>Bury</ex> of St. Edmond's</as></def>; -- <note>used as a termination of names of places; <as>as, Canter<ex>bury</ex>, Shrews<ex>bury</ex></as>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A manor house; a castle.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To this very day, the chief house of a manor, or the lord's seat, is called <qex>bury</qex>, in some parts of England.</q> <rj><qau>Miege.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bur"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Buried</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Burying</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>burien</ets>, <ets>birien</ets>, <ets>berien</ets>, AS. <ets>byrgan</ets>; akin to <ets>beorgan</ets> to protect, OHG. <ets>bergan</ets>, G. <ets>bergen</ets>, Icel. <ets>bjarga</ets>, Sw. <ets>berga</ets>, Dan. <ets>bierge</ets>, <ets>Goth</ets>. <ets>ba&iacute;rgan</ets>. &radic;95. Cf. <er>Burrow</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cover out of sight, either by heaping something over, or by placing within something, as earth, etc.; to conceal by covering; to hide; <as>as, to <ex>bury</ex> coals in ashes; to <ex>bury</ex> the face in the hands</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And all their confidence<br/>
+Under the weight of mountains <qex>buried</qex> deep.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Specifically: To cover out of sight, as the body of a deceased person, in a grave, a tomb, or the ocean; to deposit (a corpse) in its resting place, with funeral ceremonies; to inter; to inhume.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Lord, suffer me first to go and <qex>bury</qex> my father.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. viii. 21.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I'll <qex>bury</qex> thee in a triumphant grave.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To hide in oblivion; to put away finally; to abandon; <as>as, to <ex>bury</ex> strife</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Give me a bowl of wine<br/>
+In this I <qex>bury</qex> all unkindness, Cassius.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Burying beetle</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the general name of many species of beetles, of the tribe <spn>Necrophaga</spn>; the sexton beetle; -- so called from their habit of burying small dead animals by digging away the earth beneath them. The larv&aelig; feed upon decaying flesh, and are useful scavengers.</cd> -- <col><b>To bury the hatchet</b></col>, <cd>to lay aside the instruments of war, and make peace; -- a phrase used in allusion to the custom observed by the North American Indians, of burying a tomahawk when they conclude a peace.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To intomb; inter; inhume; inurn; hide; cover; conceal; overwhelm; repress.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bur"y*ing ground`</hw>, <hw>Bur"y*ing place</hw> }</mhw>. <def>The ground or place for burying the dead; burial place.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Abbreviated from omni<ets>bus</ets>.]</ety> <def>An omnibus.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>busbar</hw>, <hw>bus-bar</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an electrical conductor that makes a common connection between several circuits.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> busbar, bus.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bus"by</hw> <pr>(b&ubreve;z"b&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Busbies</plw> <pr>(b&ibreve_;z)</pr>.</plu> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A military headdress or cap, used in the British army. It is of fur, with a bag, of the same color as the facings of the regiment, hanging from the top over the right shoulder.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bus"con</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp., a searcher, fr. <ets>buscar</ets> to search.]</ety> <def>One who searches for ores; a prospector.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bush</hw> <pr>(b&usdot_;sh)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bosch</ets>, <ets>busch</ets>, <ets>buysch</ets>, <ets>bosk</ets>, <ets>busk</ets>; akin to D. <ets>bosch</ets>, OHG. <ets>busc</ets>, G. <ets>busch</ets>, Icel. <ets>b&umacr;skr</ets>, <ets>b&umacr;ski</ets>, Dan. <ets>busk</ets>, Sw. <ets>buske</ets>, and also to LL. <ets>boscus</ets>, <ets>buscus</ets>, Pr. <ets>bosc</ets>, It. <ets>bosco</ets>, Sp. &amp; Pg. <ets>bosque</ets>, F. <ets>bois</ets>, OF. <ets>bos</ets>. Whether the LL. or G. form is the original is uncertain; if the LL., it is perh. from the same source as E. <ets>box</ets> a case. Cf. <er>Ambush</er>, <er>Boscage</er>, <er>Bouquet</er>, <er>Box</er> a case.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A thicket, or place abounding in trees or shrubs; a wild forest.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; This was the original sense of the word, as in the Dutch <xex>bosch</xex>, a wood, and was so used by Chaucer. In this sense it is extensively used in the British colonies, especially at the Cape of Good Hope, and also in Australia and Canada; as, to live or settle in the <xex>bush</xex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A shrub; esp., a shrub with branches rising from or near the root; a thick shrub or a cluster of shrubs.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To bind a <qex>bush</qex> of thorns among sweet-smelling flowers.</q> <rj><qau>Gascoigne.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A shrub cut off, or a shrublike branch of a tree; <as>as, <ex>bushes</ex> to support pea vines</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A shrub or branch, properly, a branch of ivy (as sacred to Bacchus), hung out at vintners' doors, or as a tavern sign; hence, a tavern sign, and symbolically, the tavern itself.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>If it be true that good wine needs no <qex>bush</qex>, 't is true that a good play needs no epilogue.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Hunting)</fld> <def>The tail, or brush, of a fox.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To beat about the bush</b></col>, <cd>to approach anything in a round-about manner, instead of coming directly to it; -- a metaphor taken from hunting.</cd> -- <col><b>Bush bean</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a variety of bean which is low and requires no support (<spn>Phaseolus vulgaris</spn>, variety <varn>nanus</varn>). See <er>Bean</er>, 1.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Bush buck</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>Bush goat</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a beautiful South African antelope (<spn>Tragelaphus sylvaticus</spn>); -- so called because found mainly in wooden localities. The name is also applied to other species.</cd> -- <col><b>Bush cat</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the serval. See <er>Serval</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bush chat</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a bird of the genus <gen>Pratincola</gen>, of the Thrush family.</cd> -- <col><b>Bush dog</b></col>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Potto</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bush hammer</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Bushhammer</er> in the Vocabulary.</cd> -- <col><b>Bush harrow</b></col> <fld>(Agric.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Harrow</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bush hog</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a South African wild hog (<spn>Potamoch&oelig;rus Africanus</spn>); -- called also <altname>bush pig</altname>, and <altname>water hog</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bush master</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a venomous snake (<spn>Lachesis mutus</spn>) of Guinea; -- called also <altname>surucucu</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bush pea</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a variety of pea that needs to be bushed.</cd> -- <col><b>Bush shrike</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a bird of the genus <gen>Thamnophilus</gen>, and allied genera; -- called also <altname>batarg</altname>. Many species inhabit tropical America.</cd> -- <col><b>Bush tit</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a small bird of the genus <gen>Psaltriparus</gen>, allied to the titmouse. <spn>Psaltriparus minimus</spn> inhabits California.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bush</hw> <pr>(b&usdot_;sh)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To branch thickly in the manner of a bush.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>bushing</xex> alders.&rdquo; <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bush</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bushed</conjf> (b&usdot_;sht); <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bushing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To set bushes for; to support with bushes; <as>as, to <ex>bush</ex> peas</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To use a bush harrow on (land), for covering seeds sown; to harrow with a bush; <as>as, to <ex>bush</ex> a piece of land; to <ex>bush</ex> seeds into the ground</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bush</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. <ets>bus</ets> a box, akin to E. <ets>box</ets>; or F. <ets>boucher</ets> to plug.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>A lining for a hole to make it smaller; a thimble or ring of metal or wood inserted in a plate or other part of machinery to receive the wear of a pivot or arbor.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In the larger machines, such a piece is called a <xex>box</xex>, particularly in the United States.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gun.)</fld> <def>A piece of copper, screwed into a gun, through which the venthole is bored.</def> <rj><au>Farrow.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bush</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To furnish with a bush, or lining; <as>as, to <ex>bush</ex> a pivot hole</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>bush baby</hw>, <hw>bush"ba*by</hw></mhw> <pr>(b&usdot_;sh"b&amacr;*b&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>any of several agile long-tailed nocturnal African lemurlike primates of the genus <gen>Galago</gen> with dense woolly fur and large eyes and ears; -- called also <altname>galago</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bush"buck`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>antelope with white harnesslike markings and twisted horns.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> guib, Tragelaphus scriptus.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bush"boy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Bushman</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bushed</hw> <pr>(b&usdot_;sht)</pr>, <pos>pred. adj.</pos> <def>very tired from exertion.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> all in(predicate), beat(predicate), dead(predicate), dead tired(predicate), knocked out(predicate).</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bush"el</hw> <pr>(b&usdot_;sh"&ebreve_;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>buschel</ets>, <ets>boischel</ets>, OF. <ets>boissel</ets>, <ets>bussel</ets>, <ets>boistel</ets>, F. <ets>boisseau</ets>, LL. <ets>bustellus</ets>; dim. of <ets>bustia</ets>, <ets>buxida</ets> (OF. <ets>boiste</ets>), fr. <ets>pyxida</ets>, acc. of L. <ets>pyxis</ets> box, Gr. <grk>pyxi`s</grk>. Cf. <er>Box</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons, or thirty-two quarts.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The Winchester bushel, formerly used in England, contained 2150.42 cubic inches, being the volume of a cylinder 18<frac>1/2</frac> inches in internal diameter and eight inches in depth. The standard bushel measures, prepared by the United States Government and distributed to the States, hold each 77.6274 pounds of distilled water, at 39.8&deg; Fahr. and 30 inches atmospheric pressure, being the equivalent of the Winchester bushel. The imperial bushel now in use in England is larger than the Winchester bushel, containing 2218.2 cubic inches, or 80 pounds of water at 62&deg; Fahr.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A vessel of the capacity of a bushel, used in measuring; a bushel measure.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Is a candle brought to be put under a <qex>bushel</qex>, or under a bed, and not to be set on a candlestick?</q> <rj><qau>Mark iv. 21.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A quantity that fills a bushel measure; <as>as, a heap containing ten <ex>bushels</ex> of apples</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In the United States a large number of articles, bought and sold by the bushel, are measured by weighing, the number of pounds that make a bushel being determined by State law or by local custom. For some articles, as apples, potatoes, etc., heaped measure is required in measuring a bushel.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A large indefinite quantity.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The worthies of antiquity bought the rarest pictures with <qex>bushels</qex> of gold, without counting the weight or the number of the pieces.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The iron lining in the nave of a wheel. <mark>[Eng.]</mark> In the United States it is called a <xex>box</xex>. See 4th <er>Bush</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bush"el</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Busheled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Busheling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. G. <ets>bosseln</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Tailoring)</fld> <def>To mend or repair, as men's garments; to repair garments.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bush"el*age</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A duty payable on commodities by the bushel.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bush"el*man</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A tailor's assistant for repairing garments; -- called also <altname>busheler</altname>.</def> <mark>[Local, U.S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bush"et</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bosket</er>.]</ety> <def>A small bush.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bush"fight`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One accustomed to bushfighting.</def> <rj><au>Parkman.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bush"fight`ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Fighting in the bush, or from behind bushes, trees, or thickets.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bush"ham`mer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A hammer with a head formed of a bundle of square bars, with pyramidal points, arranged in rows, or a solid head with a face cut into a number of rows of such points; -- used for dressing stone.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bush"ham`mer</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To dress with bushhammer; <as>as, to <ex>bushhammer</ex> a block of granite</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bu"shi`do`</hw> <pr>(b&oomacr_;"sh&emacr;`d&omacr;`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Jap. <ets>bu</ets> military + <ets>shi</ets> knight + <ets>d&omacr;</ets> way, doctrine, principle.]</ety> <def>The unwritten code of moral principles regulating the actions of the Japanese knighthood, or Samurai; the chivalry of Japan.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Unformulated, <qex>Bushido</qex> was and still is the animating spirit, the motor force of our country.</q> <rj><qau>Inazo Nitob&eacute;.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bush"i*ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The condition or quality of being bushy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bush"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See 4th <er>Bush</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The operation of fitting bushes, or linings, into holes or places where wear is to be received, or friction diminished, as pivot holes, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>A bush or lining; -- sometimes called a <altname>thimble</altname>. See 4th <er>Bush</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bush"less</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Free from bushes; bare.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>O'er the long backs of the <qex>bushless</qex> downs.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bush"man</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bushmen</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Cf. D. <ets>boschman</ets>, <ets>boschjesman</ets>. See 1st <er>Bush</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A woodsman; a settler in the bush.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>One of a race of South African nomads, living principally in the deserts, and not classified as allied in race or language to any other people.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bush"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>busshement</ets> ambush, fr. <ets>bush</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A thicket; a cluster of bushes.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Raleigh.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An ambuscade.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T. More.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bush"ran`ger</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who roams, or hides, among the bushes; especially, in Australia, an escaped criminal living in the bush.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bush"whack`</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>to lie in ambush for, lie in wait for.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ambush, scupper, lie for, waylay, lurk, ambuscade.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bush"whack`</hw> <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>to live in the bush as a fugitive or as a guerilla.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>to cut one's way through the woods or bush.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bush"whack`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One accustomed to beat about, or travel through, bushes.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They were gallant <qex>bushwhackers</qex>, and hunters of raccoons by moonlight.</q> <rj><qau>W. Irving.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A guerrilla; a marauding assassin; one who pretends to be a peaceful citizen, but secretly harasses a hostile force or its sympathizers.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark> <rj><au>Farrow.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bush"whack`ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Traveling, or working a way, through bushes; pulling by the bushes, as in hauling a boat along the bushy margin of a stream.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark> <rj><au>T. Flint.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The crimes or warfare of bushwhackers.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bush"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From 1st <er>Bush</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Thick and spreading, like a bush.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Bushy</xex> eyebrows.&rdquo; <rj><au>Irving.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Full of bushes; overgrowing with shrubs.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Dingle, or <qex>bushy</qex> dell, of this wild wood.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bus"i*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a busy manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Busi"ness</hw> <pr>(b&ibreve_;z"n&ebreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Businesses</plw> <pr>(b&ibreve_;z"n&ebreve_;s*&ebreve_;z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[From <er>Busy</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which busies one, or that which engages the time, attention, or labor of any one, as his principal concern or interest, whether for a longer or shorter time; constant employment; regular occupation; <as>as, the <ex>business</ex> of life; <ex>business</ex> before pleasure</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Wist ye not that I must be about my Father's <qex>business</qex>?</q> <rj><qau>Luke ii. 49.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any particular occupation or employment engaged in for livelihood or gain, as agriculture, trade, art, or a profession.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>business</xex> of instruction.&rdquo; <rj><au>Prescott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Financial dealings; buying and selling; traffic in general; mercantile transactions.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It seldom happens that men of a studious turn acquire any degree of reputation for their knowledge of <qex>business</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Popteus.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>That which one has to do or should do; special service, duty, or mission.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The daughter of the King of France,<br/>
+On serious <qex>business</qex>, craving quick despatch,<br/>
+Importunes personal conference.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>What <qex>business</qex> has the tortoise among the clouds?</q> <rj><qau>L'Estrange.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Affair; concern; matter; -- used in an indefinite sense, and modified by the connected words.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It was a gentle <qex>business</qex>, and becoming<br/>
+The action of good women.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Bestow<br/>
+Your needful counsel to our <qex>business</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Drama)</fld> <def>The position, distribution, and order of persons and properties on the stage of a theater, as determined by the stage manager in rehearsal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Care; anxiety; diligence.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To do one's business</b></col>, <cd>to ruin one.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> <au>Wycherley.</au> -- <col><b>To make (a thing) one's business</b></col>, <cd>to occupy one's self with a thing as a special charge or duty.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> -- <col><b>To mean business</b></col>, <cd>to be earnest.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Affairs; concern; transaction; matter; engagement; employment; calling; occupation; trade; profession; vocation; office; duty.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Busi"ness*like`</hw> <pr>(b&ibreve_;z"n&ebreve_;s*l&imacr;k`)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>In the manner of one transacting business wisely and by right methods; practical and efficient.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>serious and purposeful.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Busi"ness*man`</hw> <pr>(b&ibreve_;z"n&ebreve_;s*m&abreve;n`)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>a person employed in a business at a managerial level, especially an executive or proprietor.</def> <note>This term is seldom applied to technical specialists, unless they are part of upper management.</note><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>businesswoman</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a female businessman.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Busk</hw> <pr>(b&ubreve;sk)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>busc</ets>, perh. fr. the hypothetical older form of E. <ets>bois</ets> wood, because the first busks were made of wood. See <er>Bush</er>, and cf. OF. <ets>busche</ets>, F. <ets>b&ucirc;che</ets>, a piece or log of wood, fr. the same root.]</ety> <def>A thin, elastic strip of metal, whalebone, wood, or other material, worn in the front of a corset.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Her long slit sleeves, stiff <qex>busk</qex>, puff verdingall,<br/>
+Is all that makes her thus angelical.</q> <rj><qau>Marston.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Busk</hw> <pr>(b&ubreve;sk)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Among the Creek Indians, a feast of first fruits celebrated when the corn is ripe enough to be eaten. The feast usually continues four days. On the first day the new fire is lighted, by friction of wood, and distributed to the various households, an offering of green corn, including an ear brought from each of the four quarters or directions, is consumed, and medicine is brewed from snakeroot. On the second and third days the men physic with the medicine, the women bathe, the two sexes are taboo to one another, and all fast. On the fourth day there are feasting, dancing, and games.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Busk</hw>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Busked</conjf> <pr>(b&ubreve;skt)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>busken</ets>, fr. Icel. <ets>b&umacr;ask</ets> to make one's self ready, rexlexive of <ets>b&umacr;a</ets> to prepare, dwell. Cf. 8th <er>Bound</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To prepare; to make ready; to array; to dress.</def> <mark>[Scot. &amp; Old Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Busk</qex> you, <qex>busk</qex> you, my bonny, bonny bride.</q> <rj><qau>Hamilton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To go; to direct one's course.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Ye might have <qex>busked</qex> you to Huntly banks.</q> <rj><qau>Skelton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Busked</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Wearing a busk.</def> <rj><au>Pollok.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>busk"er</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a person who entertains people for money in public places (as by singing or dancing).</def> <mark>[Chiefly British]</mark><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bus"ket</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bosket</er>, <er>Bouquet</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A small bush; also, a sprig or bouquet.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A part of a garden devoted to shrubs.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bus"kin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. from OF. <ets>brossequin</ets>, or D. <ets>broosken</ets>. See <er>Brodekin</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A strong, protecting covering for the foot, coming some distance up the leg.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The hunted red deer's undressed hide<br/>
+Their hairy <qex>buskins</qex> well supplied.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A similar covering for the foot and leg, made with very thick soles, to give an appearance of elevation to the stature; -- worn by tragic actors in ancient Greece and Rome. Used as a symbol of tragedy, or the tragic drama, as distinguished from comedy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Great Fletcher never treads in <qex>buskins</qex> here,<br/>
+No greater Jonson dares in socks appear.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bus"kined</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Wearing buskins.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Her <qex>buskined</qex> virgins traced the dewy lawn.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Trodden by buskins; pertaining to tragedy.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>buskined</xex> stage.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bus"ky</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Bosky</er>, and 1st <er>Bush</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buss</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>basse</ets>, fr. L. <ets>basium</ets>; cf. G. <ets>bus</ets> (<ets>Luther</ets>), Prov. G. <ets>busserl</ets>, dim. of <ets>bus</ets> kiss, <ets>bussen</ets> to kiss, Sw. <ets>puss</ets> kiss, <ets>pussa</ets> to kiss, W. &amp; Gael. <ets>bus</ets> lip, mouth.]</ety> <def>A kiss; a rude or playful kiss; a smack.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 196 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Buss</hw> <pr>(b&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bussed</conjf> <pr>(b&ubreve;st)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bussing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To kiss; esp. to kiss with a smack, or rudely.</def> &ldquo;Nor <xex>bussed</xex> the milking maid.&rdquo; <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Kissing and <qex>bussing</qex> differ both in this,<br/>
+We <qex>buss</qex> our wantons, but our wives we kiss.</q> <rj><qau>Herrick.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buss</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>busse</ets>, Pr. <ets>bus</ets>, LL. <ets>bussa</ets>, <ets>busa</ets>, G. <ets>b&uuml;se</ets>, D. <ets>buis</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A small strong vessel with two masts and two cabins; -- used in the herring fishery.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The Dutch whalers and herring <qex>busses</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bust</hw> <pr>(b&ubreve;st)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>buste</ets>, fr. It. <ets>busto</ets>; cf. LL. <ets>busta</ets>, <ets>bustula</ets>, box, of the same origin as E. <ets>box</ets> a case; cf., for the change of meaning, E. <ets>chest</ets>. See <er>Bushel</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A piece of sculpture representing the upper part of the human figure, including the head, shoulders, and breast.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Ambition sighed: she found it vain to trust<br/>
+The faithless column, and the crumbling <qex>bust</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The portion of the human figure included between the head and waist, whether in statuary or in the person; the chest or thorax; the upper part of the trunk of the body.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <specif>Especially:</specif> <def>A woman's bosom{2}.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bust</hw> <pr>(b&ubreve;st)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To arrest, for committing a crime; -- often used in the passive; <as>as, the whole gang got <ex>busted</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[informal]</mark><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bust</hw> <pr>(b&ubreve;st)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To break or burst.</def> <mark>[informal]</mark><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Card Playing)</fld> <def>In blackjack, to draw a card that causes one's total to exceed twenty-one.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To go bankrupt.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>to go bust</b></col> <cd>to go bankrupt.</cd> <col><b>or bust</b></col> <cd>or collapse from the effort; -- used in phrases expressing determination to do something; <as>as, Oregon <ex>or bust</ex>, meaning &ldquo;We will get to Oregon or die trying.&rdquo;</as></cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bus"tard</hw> <pr>(b&ubreve;s"t&etilde_;rd)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. &amp; Prov. F. <ets>bistarde</ets>, F. <ets>outarde</ets>, from L. <ets>avis tarda</ets>, lit., slow bird. <au>Plin. 10, 22</au>; &ldquo;proxim&aelig; iis sunt, quas Hispania <ets>aves tardas</ets> appellat, Gr&aelig;cia <grk>'wti`das</grk>.&rdquo;]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A bird of the genus <gen>Otis</gen>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The <xex>great</xex> or <stype>bearded bustard</stype> (<spn>Otis tarda</spn>) is the largest game bird in Europe. It inhabits the temperate regions of Europe and Asia, and was formerly common in Great Britain. The <stype>little bustard</stype> (<spn>Otis tetrax</spn>) inhabits eastern Europe and Morocco. Many other species are known in Asia and Africa.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>busted</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Inoperable due to damage; broken; -- of a machine; <as>as, the coke machine is <ex>busted</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[informal]</mark><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Arrested for committing a crime; -- of a person; <as>as, the rock star was <ex>busted</ex> for coke possession.</as>.</def> <mark>[informal]</mark><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <mark>[predicate]</mark> <def>same as <er>demoted</er>; -- said especially of military rank, and often folowed by <ptcl>to</ptcl>; <as>as, he was <ex>busted</ex> to corporal for being AWOL</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <mark>[predicate]</mark> <def>same as <er>exhausted</er>; -- of people.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bus"ter</hw> <pr>(b&ubreve;s"t&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Something huge; a roistering blade; also, a spree.</def> <mark>[Slang, U.S.]</mark> <rj><au>Bartlett.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bus"tle</hw> <pr>(b&ubreve;s"s'l)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bustled</conjf> (-s'ld); <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bustling</conjf> (-sl&ibreve_;ng).]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. OE. <ets>buskle</ets>, perh. fr. AS. <ets>bysig</ets> busy, <ets>bysg-ian</ets> to busy + the verbal termination <ets>-le</ets>; or Icel. <ets>bustla</ets> to splash, bustle.]</ety> <def>To move noisily; to be rudely active; to move in a way to cause agitation or disturbance; <as>as, to <ex>bustle</ex> through a crowd</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And leave the world for me to <qex>bustle</qex> in.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bus"tle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Great stir; agitation; tumult from stirring or excitement.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A strange <qex>bustle</qex> and disturbance in the world.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bus"tle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kind of pad or cushion worn on the back below the waist, by women, to give fullness to the skirts; -- called also <altname>bishop</altname>, and <altname>tournure</altname>.</def><!-- out of fashion by the 1900's --><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bus"tler</hw> <pr>(b&ubreve;s"sl&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An active, stirring person.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bus"tling</hw> <pr>(b&ubreve;s"sl&ibreve_;ng)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Agitated; noisy; tumultuous; characterized by confused activity; <as>as, a <ex>bustling</ex> crowd</as>.</def> &ldquo;A <xex>bustling</xex> wharf.&rdquo; <rj><au>Hawthorne.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bus"to</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bustoes</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[It.]</ety> <def>A bust; a statue.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bust-up</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a serious quarrel (especially one that ends a friendship).</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>With some antick <qex>bustoes</qex> in the niches.</q> <rj><qau>Ashmole.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bus"y</hw> <pr>(b&ibreve_;z"z&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>busi</ets>, <ets>bisi</ets>, AS. <ets>bysig</ets>; akin to D. <ets>bezig</ets>, LG. <ets>besig</ets>; cf. Skr. <ets>bh&umacr;sh</ets> to be active, busy.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Engaged in some business; hard at work (either habitually or only for the time being); occupied with serious affairs; not idle nor at leisure; <as>as, a <ex>busy</ex> merchant</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Sir, my mistress sends you word<br/>
+That she is <qex>busy</qex>, and she can not come.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Constantly at work; diligent; active.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Busy</qex> hammers closing rivets up.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Religious motives . . . are so <qex>busy</qex> in the heart.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Crowded with business or activities; -- said of places and times; <as>as, a <ex>busy</ex> street</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To-morrow is a <qex>busy</qex> day.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Officious; meddling; foolish active.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>On meddling monkey, or on <qex>busy</qex> ape.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Careful; anxious.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Diligent; industrious; assiduous; active; occupied; engaged.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bus"y</hw> <pr>(b&ibreve_;z"z&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Busied</conjf> <pr>(b&ibreve_;z"z&ibreve_;d)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Busying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>bysgian</ets>.]</ety> <def>To make or keep busy; to employ; to engage or keep engaged; to occupy; <as>as, to <ex>busy</ex> one's self with books</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Be it thy course to <qex>busy</qex> giddy minds<br/>
+With foreign quarrels.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>busybodied</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>intruding unasked into the affairs of others.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> interfering, meddlesome, meddling, officious, busy.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bus"y*bod`y</hw> <pr>(-b&obreve_;d`&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Busybodies</plw> <pr>(-b&obreve_;d`&ibreve_;z)</pr>.</plu> <def>One who officiously concerns himself with the affairs of others; a meddling person.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And not only idle, but tattlers also and <qex>busybodies</qex>, speaking things which they ought not.</q> <rj><qau>1 Tim. v. 13.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>busyness</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity; <as>as, they manifested all the <ex>busyness</ex> of a pack of beavers</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>busywork</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>active work of little value, performed merely to occupy time, avoid boredom, or to look busy; <as>as, while he was waiting he filled the days with <ex>busywork</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> make-work.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>But</hw> <pr>(b&ubreve;t)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos>, <pos>adv. &amp; conj.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bute</ets>, <ets>buten</ets>, AS. <ets>b&umacr;tan</ets>, without, on the outside, except, besides; pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>&umacr;tan</ets> outward, without, fr. <ets>&umacr;t</ets> out. Primarily, <ets>b&umacr;tan</ets>, as well as <ets>&umacr;t</ets>, is an adverb. &radic;198. See <er>By</er>, <er>Out</er>; cf. <er>About</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Except with; unless with; without.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>So insolent that he could not go <qex>but</qex> either spurning equals or trampling on his inferiors.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Touch not the cat <qex>but</qex> a glove.</q> <rj><qau>Motto of the Mackintoshes.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Except; besides; save.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Who can it be, ye gods! <qex>but</qex> perjured Lycon?</q> <rj><qau>E. Smith.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In this sense, <xex>but</xex> is often used with other particles; as, <xex>but for</xex>, without, had it not been for. &ldquo;Uncreated <xex>but for</xex> love divine.&rdquo; <rj><au>Young.</au></rj></note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Excepting or excluding the fact that; save that; were it not that; unless; -- elliptical, for <xex>but that</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And <qex>but</qex> my noble Moor is true of mind . . . it were enough to put him to ill thinking.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Otherwise than that; that not; -- commonly, after a negative, with <xex>that</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It cannot be <qex>but</qex> nature hath some director, of infinite power, to guide her in all her ways.</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>There is no question <qex>but</qex> the king of Spain will reform most of the abuses.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Only; solely; merely.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Observe <qex>but</qex> how their own principles combat one another.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>If they kill us, we shall <qex>but</qex> die.</q> <rj><qau>2 Kings vii. 4.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A formidable man <qex>but</qex> to his friends.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>On the contrary; on the other hand; only; yet; still; however; nevertheless; more; further; -- as connective of sentences or clauses of a sentence, in a sense more or less exceptive or adversative; <as>as, the House of Representatives passed the bill, <ex>but</ex> the Senate dissented; our wants are many, <ex>but</ex> quite of another kind</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Now abideth faith hope, charity, these three; <qex>but</qex> the greatest of these is charity.</q> <rj><qau>1 Cor. xiii. 13.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>When pride cometh, then cometh shame; <qex>but</qex> with the lowly is wisdom.</q> <rj><qau>Prov. xi. 2.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>All but</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>All</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>But and if</b></col>, <cd>but if; an attempt on the part of King James's translators of the Bible to express the conjunctive and adversative force of the Greek &unr_;.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>But and if</qex> that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; . . . the lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him.</q> <rj><qau>Luke xii. 45, 46.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>But if</b></col>, <cd>unless.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Chaucer.</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]<pbr/>
+<q>But this I read, that <qex>but if</qex> remedy<br/>
+Thou her afford, full shortly I her dead shall see.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>But</er>, <er>However</er>, <er>Still</er>.</syn> <usage> These conjunctions mark <xex>opposition</xex> in passing from one thought or topic to another. <xex>But</xex> marks the opposition with a medium degree of strength; <as>as, this is not winter, <ex>but</ex> it is almost as cold; he requested my assistance, <xex>but</xex> I shall not aid him at present</as>. <xex>However</xex> is weaker, and throws the opposition (as it were) into the background; <as>as, this is not winter; it is, <ex>however</ex>, almost as cold; he required my assistance; at present, <ex>however</ex>, I shall not afford him aid. The plan, <ex>however</ex>, is still under consideration, and may yet be adopted.</as> <xex>Still</xex> is stronger than <xex>but</xex>, and marks the opposition more emphatically; <as>as, your arguments are weighty; <ex>still</ex> they do not convince me.</as> See <er>Except</er>, <er>However</er>.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; &ldquo;The chief error with <xex>but</xex> is to use it where <xex>and</xex> is enough; an error springing from the tendency to use strong words without sufficient occasion.&rdquo;</note> <rj><au>Bain.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>But</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>But</er>, <pos>prep., adv. &amp; conj.</pos>]</ety> <def>The outer apartment or kitchen of a two-roomed house; -- opposed to <contr>ben</contr>, the inner room.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>But</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See 1st <er>But</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A limit; a boundary.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The end; esp. the larger or thicker end, or the blunt, in distinction from the sharp, end. Now disused in this sense, being replaced by <er>butt</er>{2}. See 1st <er>Butt</er>.</def> <br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>But end</b></col>, <cd>the larger or thicker end; <as>as, the <ex>but end</ex> of a log; the <ex>but end</ex> of a musket.</as> See <er>Butt</er>, <pos>n.</pos></cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>But</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Butted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Butting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>See <er>Butt</er>, <pos>v.</pos>, and <er>Abut</er>, <pos>v.</pos></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>butacaine</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a white crystalline ester (<chform>C18H30N2O2</chform>) that is applied to mucous membranes as a topical anesthetic. Chemically it is <chname>3-(di-n-butylamino)-1-propanol 4-aminobenzoate</chname> (<chform>H2N.C6H4.CO.O.(CH2)3N(C4H9)2</chform>). It is usually used as the sulfate salt.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> butacaine sulfate.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>butadiene</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a gaseous hydrocarbon <chform>C4H6</chform>; -- it is used as a monomer unit in making synthetic rubbers.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bu"tane</hw> <pr>(b&umacr;"t&amacr;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>but</ets>yrum butter. See <er>Butter</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An inflammable gaseous saturated hydrocarbon, <chform>C4H10</chform>, of the marsh gas, or paraffin, series.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>butanol</hw> <pr>(b&umacr;t"&abreve;n*&asuml_;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>a flammable alcohol (<chform>C4H9.OH</chform>) derived from butane and used as a solvent.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> butyl alcohol.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>butch</hw> <pr>(b&usdot_;ch)</pr>, <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>markedly masculine in appearance or manner; -- used of men.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> macho.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>same as <er>lesbian</er>.</def> <mark>[pejorative]</mark><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>butch</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a lesbian who is noticeably masculine.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> dyke.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Butch"er</hw> <pr>(b&usdot_;ch"&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bochere</ets>, <ets>bochier</ets>, OF. <ets>bochier</ets>, F. <ets>boucher</ets>, orig., slaughterer of buck goats, fr. OF. <ets>boc</ets>, F. <ets>bouc</ets>, a buck goat; of German or Celtic origin. See <er>Buck</er> the animal.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who slaughters animals, or dresses their flesh for market; one whose occupation it is to kill animals for food.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A slaughterer; one who kills in large numbers, or with unusual cruelty; one who causes needless loss of life, as in battle.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Butcher</xex> of an innocent child.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Butcher's meat</b></col>, <cd>such flesh of animals slaughtered for food as is sold for that purpose by butchers, as beef, mutton, lamb, and pork.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Butch"er</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Butchered</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Butchering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To kill or slaughter (animals) for food, or for market; <as>as, to <ex>butcher</ex> hogs</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To murder, or kill, especially in an unusually bloody or barbarous manner.</def> <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>[Ithocles] was murdered, rather <qex>butchered</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Ford.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>to bungle badly; to botch; -- used also when an object is damaged (literally or figuratively) in an activity; <as>as, the new choir <ex>butchered</ex> the hymn</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mangle.</syn>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>butcher bird</hw>, <hw>butcher-bird</hw>, <hw>butcherbird</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>any species of shrike of the genus <gen>Lanius</gen>, so called because they impale their prey on thorns.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>large carnivorous Australian bird with the shrikelike habit of impaling prey on thorns.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The <spn>Lanius excubitor</spn> is the common butcher bird of Europe. In England, the bearded tit is sometimes called the <stype>lesser butcher bird</stype>. The American species are <spn>Lanius borealis</spn>, or <stype>northern butcher bird</stype>, and <spn>Lanius Ludovicianus</spn> or <stype>loggerhead shrike</stype>. The name <ex>butcher bird</ex> is derived from its habit of suspending its prey impaled upon thorns, after killing it.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Butch"er*ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The business of a butcher.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of slaughtering; the act of killing cruelly and needlessly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>That dreadful <qex>butchering</qex> of one another.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Butch"er*li*ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Butchery quality.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Butch"er*ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a butcher; without compunction; savage; bloody; inhuman; fell.</def> &ldquo;The victim of a <xex>butcherly</xex> murder.&rdquo; <rj><au>D. Webster.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>What stratagems, how fell, how <qex>butcherly</qex>,<br/>
+This deadly quarrel daily doth beget!</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Butch"er's broom`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of plants (<gen>Ruscus</gen>); esp. <spn>Ruscus aculeatus</spn>, which has large red berries and leaflike branches. See <er>Cladophyll</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Butch"er*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bocherie</ets> shambles, fr. F. <ets>boucherie</ets>. See <er>Butcher</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The business of a butcher.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Murder or manslaughter, esp. when committed with unusual barbarity; great or cruel slaughter.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The perpetration of human <qex>butchery</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A slaughterhouse; the shambles; a place where blood is shed.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Like as an ox is hanged in the <qex>butchery</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Fabyan.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Murder; slaughter; carnage. See <er>Massacre</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Butea</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of East Indian trees or shrubs: dhak.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Butea</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>butene</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>any of three isomeric singly unsaturated hydrocarbons <chform>C4H8</chform>; all are used in making synthetic rubbers; -- called also <altname>butylene</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buteo</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>a genus of broad-winged soaring hawks.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Buteo</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>buteonine</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>relating to or resembling a hawk of the genus <gen>Buteo</gen>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>buteonine</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>any hawk of the genus <gen>Buteo</gen>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>But"ler</hw> <pr>(b&ubreve;t"l&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>boteler</ets>, F. <ets>bouteillier</ets> a bottle-bearer, a cupbearer, fr. LL. <ets>buticularius</ets>, fr. <ets>buticula</ets> bottle. See <er>Bottle</er> a hollow vessel.]</ety> <def>An officer in a king's or a nobleman's household, whose principal business it is to take charge of the liquors, plate, etc.; the head servant in a large house.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>butler</qex> and the baker of the king of Egypt.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. xl. 5.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Your wine locked up, your <qex>butler</qex> strolled abroad.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>But"ler*age</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(O. Eng. Law)</fld> <def>A duty of two shillings on every tun of wine imported into England by merchant strangers; -- so called because paid to the king's butler for the king.</def> <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>But"ler*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office of a butler.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>But"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Abbreviation of <er>Abutment</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A buttress of an arch; the supporter, or that part which joins it to the upright pier.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Masonry)</fld> <def>The mass of stone or solid work at the end of a bridge, by which the extreme arches are sustained, or by which the end of a bridge without arches is supported.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Butment cheek</b></col> <fld>(Carp.)</fld>, <cd>the part of a mortised timber surrounding the mortise, and against which the shoulders of the tenon bear.</cd> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Butt</hw>, <hw>But</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>but</ets> butt, aim (cf. <ets>butte</ets> knoll), or <ets>bout</ets>, OF. <ets>bot</ets>, end, extremity, fr. <ets>boter</ets>, <ets>buter</ets>, to push, butt, strike, F. <ets>bouter</ets>; of German origin; cf. OHG. <ets>b&omacr;zan</ets>, akin to E. <ets>beat</ets>. See <er>Beat</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A limit; a bound; a goal; the extreme bound; the end.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Here is my journey's end, here my <qex>butt</qex><br/>
+And very sea mark of my utmost sail.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; As applied to land, the word is nearly synonymous with <xex>mete</xex>, and signifies properly the end line or boundary; the abuttal.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The larger or thicker end of anything; the blunt end, in distinction from the sharp end; <as>as, the <ex>butt</ex> of a rifle</as>. Formerly also spelled <asp>but</asp>. See 2nd <er>but</er>, <pos>n.</pos> sense 2.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A mark to be shot at; a target.</def> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The groom his fellow groom at <qex>butts</qex> defies,<br/>
+And bends his bow, and levels with his eyes.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A person at whom ridicule, jest, or contempt is directed; <as>as, the <ex>butt</ex> of the company</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I played a sentence or two at my <qex>butt</qex>, which I thought very smart.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A push, thrust, or sudden blow, given by the head of an animal; <as>as, the <ex>butt</ex> of a ram</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A thrust in fencing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To prove who gave the fairer <qex>butt</qex>,<br/>
+John shows the chalk on Robert's coat.</q> <rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A piece of land left unplowed at the end of a field.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The hay was growing upon headlands and <qex>butts</qex> in cornfields.</q> <rj><qau>Burrill.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A joint where the ends of two objects come squarely together without scarfing or chamfering; -- also called <altname>butt joint</altname>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The end of a connecting rod or other like piece, to which the boxing is attached by the strap, cotter, and gib.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The portion of a half-coupling fastened to the end of a hose.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Shipbuilding)</fld> <def>The joint where two planks in a strake meet.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>10.</sn> <fld>(Carp.)</fld> <def>A kind of hinge used in hanging doors, etc.; -- so named because fastened on the edge of the door, which <xex>butts</xex> against the casing, instead of on its face, like the strap hinge; also called <altname>butt hinge</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>11.</sn> <fld>(Leather Trade)</fld> <def>The thickest and stoutest part of tanned oxhides, used for soles of boots, harness, trunks.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>12.</sn> <def>The hut or shelter of the person who attends to the targets in rifle practice.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>13.</sn> <def>The buttocks; <as>as, get up off your <ex>butt</ex> and get to work</as>; -- used as a euphemism, less objectionable than <altname>ass</altname>.</def> <mark>[slang]</mark><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ass, rear end, derriere, behind, rump, heinie.</syn><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Butt chain</b></col> <fld>(Saddlery)</fld>, <cd>a short chain attached to the end of a tug.</cd> -- <col><b>Butt end</b></col>. <cd>The thicker end of anything. See <cref>But end</cref>, under 2d <er>But</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Amen; and make me die a good old man!<br/>
+That's the <qex>butt end</qex> of a mother's blessing.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>A butt's length</b></col>, <cd>the ordinary distance from the place of shooting to the <xex>butt</xex>, or mark.</cd> -- <col><b>Butts and bounds</b></col> <fld>(Conveyancing)</fld>, <cd>abuttals and boundaries. In lands of the ordinary rectangular shape, <xex>butts</xex> are the lines at the <xex>ends</xex> (F. <xex>bouts</xex>), and <xex>bounds</xex> are those on the <xex>sides</xex>, or <xex>sidings</xex>, as they were formerly termed.</cd> <au>Burrill.</au> -- <col><b>Bead and butt</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Bead</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Butt and butt</b></col>, <cd>joining end to end without overlapping, as planks.</cd> -- <col><b>Butt weld</b></col> <fld>(Mech.)</fld>, <cd>a butt joint, made by welding together the flat ends, or edges, of a piece of iron or steel, or of separate pieces, without having them overlap. See <er>Weld</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Full butt</b></col>, <cd>headfirst with full force.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> &ldquo;The corporal . . . ran <xex>full butt</xex> at the lieutenant.&rdquo; <au>Marryat.</au></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Butt</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Butted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Butting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>butten</ets>, OF. <ets>boter</ets> to push, F. <ets>bouter</ets>. See <er>Butt</er> an end, and cf. <er>Boutade</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To join at the butt, end, or outward extremity; to terminate; to be bounded; to abut.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>but</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And Barnsdale there doth <qex>butt</qex> on Don's well-watered ground.</q> <rj><qau>Drayton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To thrust the head forward; to strike by thrusting the head forward, as an ox or a ram. [See <er>Butt</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A snow-white steer before thine altar led,<br/>
+<qex>Butts</qex> with his threatening brows.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Butt</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To strike by thrusting the head against; to strike with the head.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Two harmless lambs are <qex>butting</qex> one the other.</q> <rj><qau>Sir H. Wotton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Butt</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>botte</ets>, <ets>boute</ets>, LL. <ets>butta</ets>. Cf. <er>Bottle</er> a hollow vessel.]</ety> <def>A large cask or vessel for wine or beer. It contains two hogsheads.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; A wine <xex>butt</xex> contains 126 wine gallons (= 105 imperial gallons, nearly); a beer <xex>butt</xex> 108 ale gallons (= about 110 imperial gallons).</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Butt</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The common English flounder.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Butte</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>Butt</er> a bound.]</ety> <def>A detached low mountain, or high rising abruptly from the general level of the surrounding plain; -- applied to peculiar elevations in the Rocky Mountain region.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The creek . . . passes by two remarkable <qex>buttes</qex> of red conglomerate.</q> <rj><qau>Ruxton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 197 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>But"ter</hw> <pr>(b&ubreve;t"t&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>botere</ets>, <ets>butter</ets>, AS. <ets>butere</ets>, fr. L. <ets>butyrum</ets>, Gr. <grk>boy`turon</grk>; either fr. <grk>boy`s</grk> ox, cow + <grk>turo`s</grk> cheese; or, perhaps, of Scythian origin. Cf. <er>Cow</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An oily, unctuous substance obtained from cream or milk by churning.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any substance resembling butter in degree of consistence, or other qualities, especially, in old chemistry, the chlorides, as <xex>butter of antimony</xex>, sesquichloride of antimony; also, certain concrete fat oils remaining nearly solid at ordinary temperatures, as <xex>butter of cacao</xex>, <xex>vegetable butter</xex>, <xex>shea butter</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Butter boat</b></col>, <cd>a small vessel for holding melted butter at table.</cd> -- <col><b>Butter flower</b></col>, <cd>the buttercup, a yellow flower.</cd> -- <col><b>Butter print</b></col>, <cd>a piece of carved wood used to mark pats of butter; -- called also <altname>butter stamp</altname>.</cd> <au>Locke.</au> -- <col><b>Butter tooth</b></col>, <cd>either of the two middle incisors of the upper jaw.</cd> -- <col><b>Butter tree</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a tree of the genus <gen>Bassia</gen>, the seeds of which yield a substance closely resembling butter. The butter tree of India is the <spn>Bassia butyracea</spn>; that of Africa is the Shea tree (<spn>Bassia Parkii</spn>). See <er>Shea tree</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Butter trier</b></col>, <cd>a tool used in sampling butter.</cd> -- <col><b>Butter wife</b></col>, <cd>a woman who makes or sells butter; -- called also <altname>butter woman</altname>.</cd> <mark>[Obs. or Archaic]</mark></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>But"ter</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Buttered</conjf> (&unr_;); <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Buttering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cover or spread with butter.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I know what's what. I know on which side<br/>
+My bread is <qex>buttered</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Ford.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To increase, as stakes, at every throw or every game.</def> <mark>[Cant]</mark> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Butt"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, butts.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Butter and eggs</hw>, <hw>butter-and-eggs</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos><fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <def>a name given to several perennial plants having showy flowers of two shades of yellow, or of yellow and orange, such as <spn>Narcissus incomparabilis</spn> in Europe, and the toadflax (<spn>Linaria vulgaris</spn>) in the United States; the latter is a naturalized weed in North America.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> toadflax, wild snapdragon, devil's flax, Linaria vulgaris.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>But"ter*ball`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The buffel duck.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a fat person or animal.</def> <mark>[informal]</mark><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>a lump of butter rounded into a ball.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <ety>[Trademark]</ety> <def>a plump chicken or turkey prepared for cooking.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>But"ter*bird`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The rice bunting or bobolink; -- so called in the island of Jamaica.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>But"ter*bump`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>buttur</ets> the bittern + 5th <ets>bump</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The European bittern.</def> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>But"ter*bur`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A broad-leaved plant (<spn>Petasites vulgaris</spn>) of the Composite family, said to have been used in England for wrapping up pats of butter.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>But"ter*cup`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant of the genus <gen>Ranunculus</gen>, or crowfoot, particularly <spn>Ranunculus bulbosus</spn>, with bright yellow flowers; -- called also <altname>butterflower</altname>, <altname>golden cup</altname>, and <altname>kingcup</altname>. It is the <altname>cuckoobud</altname> of Shakespeare.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>butterfat</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the fatty substance of milk from which butter is made.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>but"ter*fin`gered</hw>, <hw>But"ter-fin`gered</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Apt to let things fall, or to let them slip away; not skillful in using the hands; slippery; careless.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bumbling, bungling, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, left-handed.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>butterfingers</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>someone who drops things (especially one who cannot catch a ball); a person who is butter-fingered.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>But"ter*fish`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A name given to several different fishes, in allusion to their slippery coating of mucus, as the <spn>Stromateus triacanthus</spn> of the Atlantic coast, the <spn>Epinephelus punctatus</spn> of the southern coast, the rock eel, and the kelpfish of New Zealand.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>butterflower</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>any of various plants of the genus <gen>Ranunculus</gen>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> buttercup, crowfoot, goldcup, kingcup.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>But"ter*fly`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Butterflies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Perh. from the color of a yellow species. AS. <ets>buter-fl&emacr;ge</ets>, <ets>buttor-fle&oacute;ge</ets>; cf. G. <ets>butterfliege</ets>, D. <ets>botervlieg</ets>. See <er>Butter</er>, and <er>Fly</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A general name for the numerous species of diurnal Lepidoptera.</def> <note>[See <xex>Illust.</xex> under <er>Aphrodite</er>.]</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Asclepias butterfly</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Asclepias</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Butterfly fish</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the ocellated blenny (<spn>Blennius ocellaris</spn>) of Europe. See <er>Blenny</er>. The term is also applied to the flying gurnard.</cd> -- <col><b>Butterfly shell</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a shell of the genus <gen>Voluta</gen>.</cd> -- <col><b>Butterfly valve</b></col> <fld>(Mech.)</fld>, <cd>a kind of double clack valve, consisting of two semicircular clappers or wings hinged to a cross rib in the pump bucket. When open it somewhat resembles a butterfly in shape.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>butterflyfish</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>tropical gurnardlike fish with huge fanlike pectoral fins for underwater gliding; unrelated to searobins.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> flying gurnard, flying robin.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>But"ter*ine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A substance prepared from animal fat with some other ingredients intermixed, as an imitation of butter.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The manufacturers ship large quantities of oleomargarine to England, Holland, and other countries, to be manufactured into butter, which is sold as <qex>butterine</qex> or suine.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson's Cyc.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>But"ter*is</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[The same word as <ets>buttress</ets>, noun, in a different application, F. <ets>bouter</ets> to push.]</ety> <fld>(Far.)</fld> <def>A steel cutting instrument, with a long bent shank set in a handle which rests against the shoulder of the operator. It is operated by a thrust movement, and used in paring the hoofs of horses.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>But"ter*man`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Buttermen</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <def>A man who makes or sells butter.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>But"ter*milk`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The milk that remains after the butter is separated from the cream.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>But"ter*nut`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An American tree (<spn>Juglans cinerea</spn>) of the Walnut family, and its edible fruit; -- so called from the oil contained in the latter. Sometimes called <altname>oil nut</altname> and <altname>white walnut</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The nut of the <spn>Caryocar butyrosum</spn> and <spn>Caryocar nuciferum</spn>, of S. America; -- called also <altname>Souari nut</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>butter-print</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia having velvety leaves and yellow flowers and yielding a strong fiber; naturalized in SE Europe and US.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> velvetleaf, velvetweed, Indian mallow, China jute, Abutilon theophrasti.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>But"ter-scotch`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kind of candy, mainly composed of sugar and butter.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> <rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>But"ter*weed`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An annual composite plant of the Mississippi valley (<spn>Senecio lobatus</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>But"ter*weight`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Over weight.</def> <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Formerly it was a custom to give 18 ounces of butter for a pound.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>But"ter*wort`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of low herbs (<spn>Pinguicula</spn>) having simple leaves which secrete from their glandular upper surface a viscid fluid, to which insects adhere, after which the margin infolds and the insects are digested by the plant. The species are found mostly in the North Temperate zone.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>But"ter*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the qualities, consistence, or appearance, of butter.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>But"ter*y</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Butteries</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>botery</ets>, <ets>botry</ets>; cf. LL. <ets>botaria</ets> wine vessel; also OE. <ets>botelerie</ets>, fr. F. <ets>bouteillerie</ets>, fr. <ets>boutellie</ets> bottle. Not derived from <ets>butter</ets>. See <er>Bottle</er> a hollow vessel, <er>Butt</er> a cask.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An apartment in a house where butter, milk and other provisions are kept.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>All that need a cool and fresh temper, as cellars, pantries, and <qex>butteries</qex>, to the north.</q> <rj><qau>Sir H. Wotton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A room in some English colleges where liquors, fruit, and refreshments are kept for sale to the students.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And the major Oxford kept the <qex>buttery</qex> bar.</q> <rj><qau>E. Hall.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A cellar in which butts of wine are kept.</def> <rj><au>Weale.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Buttery hatch</b></col>, <cd>a half door between the buttery or kitchen and the hall, in old mansions, over which provisions were passed.</cd> <rj><au>Wright.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Butt" hinge`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>See 1st <er>Butt</er>, 10.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>But"-thorn`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The common European starfish (<spn>Asterias rubens</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>But"ting</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An abuttal; a boundary.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Without <qex>buttings</qex> or boundings on any side.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Beveridge.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>But"ting joint`</hw>. <def>A joint between two pieces of timber or wood, at the end of one or both, and either at right angles or oblique to the grain, as the joints which the struts and braces form with the truss posts; -- sometimes called <xex>abutting joint</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Butt" joint`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A joint in which the edges or ends of the pieces united come squarely together instead of overlapping. See 1st <er>Butt</er>, 8.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>But"tock</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Butt</er> an end.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The part at the back of the hip, which, in man, forms one of the rounded protuberances on which he sits; the rump. Often used in the plural -- see <er>buttocks</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> cheek.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The convexity of a ship behind, under the stern.</def> <rj><au>Mar. Dict.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>but"tocks</hw> <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>the fleshy part of the human body at the back of the hip, on which a person sits.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>But"ton</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>boton</ets>, <ets>botoun</ets>, F. <ets>bouton</ets> button, bud, prop. something pushing out, fr. <ets>bouter</ets> to push. See <er>Butt</er> an end.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A knob; a small ball; a small, roundish mass.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A catch, of various forms and materials, used to fasten together the different parts of dress, by being attached to one part, and passing through a slit, called a <xex>buttonhole</xex>, in the other; -- used also for ornament.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A bud; a germ of a plant.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A piece of wood or metal, usually flat and elongated, turning on a nail or screw, to fasten something, as a door.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A globule of metal remaining on an assay cupel or in a crucible, after fusion.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Button hook</b></col>, <cd>a hook for catching a button and drawing it through a buttonhole, as in buttoning boots and gloves.</cd> -- <col><b>Button shell</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a small, univalve marine shell of the genus <gen>Rotella</gen>.</cd> -- <col><b>Button snakeroot</b></col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The American composite genus <gen>Liatris</gen>, having rounded buttonlike heads of flowers.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>An American umbelliferous plant with rigid, narrow leaves, and flowers in dense heads.</cd> -- <col><b>Button tree</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a genus of trees (<gen>Conocarpus</gen>), furnishing durable timber, mostly natives of the West Indies.</cd> -- <col><b>To hold by the button</b></col>, <cd>to detain in conversation to weariness; to bore; to buttonhole.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>But"ton</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Buttoned</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Buttoning</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>botonen</ets>, OF. <ets>botoner</ets>, F. <ets>boutonner</ets>. See <er>Button</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To fasten with a button or buttons; to inclose or make secure with buttons; -- often followed by <xex>up</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He was a tall, fat, long-bodied man, <qex>buttoned</qex> up to the throat in a tight green coat.</q> <rj><qau>Dickens.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To dress or clothe.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>But"ton</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be fastened by a button or buttons; <as>as, the coat will not <ex>button</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>But"ton*ball`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See <er>Buttonwood</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>But"ton*bush`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A shrub (<spn>Cephalanthus occidentalis</spn>) growing by the waterside; -- so called from its globular head of flowers. See <er>Capitulum</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>buttoned</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>furnished with buttons or something buttonlike. Opposite of <ant>unbuttoned</ant>.</def> [Narrower terms: <stype>botonee, botonnee</stype>; <stype>button-down</stype>; <stype>closed</stype>]<br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>buttoned-down</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>conservatively formal and businesslike in dress and manner.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> button-down, conservative.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>a colorful character in the <ex>buttoned-down</ex>, dull-gray world of business.</q> <rj><qau>Newsweek</qau></rj></p>
+
+<p><hw>buttoned-up</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>taciturn. Opposite of <ant>voluble</ant>.</def> <mark>[British colloquial]</mark><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>conservative in professional manner; <as>as, employers are looking for <ex>buttoned-up</ex> types</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>But"ton*hole`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The hole or loop in which a button is caught.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>But"ton*hole`</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To hold at the button or buttonhole; to detain in conversation to weariness; to bore; <as>as, he <ex>buttonholed</ex> me a quarter of an hour</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>But"ton*mold`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A disk of bone, wood, or other material, which is made into a button by covering it with cloth.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>buttonmould</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Fossil buttonmolds</b></col>, <cd>joints of encrinites. See <er>Encrinite</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>But"tons</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A boy servant, or page, -- in allusion to the <xex>buttons</xex> on his livery.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> <rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>But"ton*weed`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The name of several plants of the genera <gen>Spermacoce</gen> and <gen>Diodia</gen>, of the Madder family.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>But"ton*wood`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The <spn>Platanus occidentalis</spn>, or American plane tree, a large tree, producing rough balls, from which it is named; -- called also <altname>buttonball tree</altname>, and, in some parts of the United States, <altname>sycamore</altname>. The California buttonwood is <spn>Platanus racemosa</spn>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>But"ton*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Ornamented with a large number of buttons.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>buttony</xex> boy.&rdquo; <au>Thackeray.</au> &ldquo;My coat so blue and <xex>buttony</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>W. S. Gilbert.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>But"tress</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>butrasse</ets>, <ets>boterace</ets>, fr. F. <ets>bouter</ets> to push; cf. OF. <ets>bouteret</ets> (nom. sing. and acc. pl. <ets>bouterez</ets>) buttress. See <er>Butt</er> an end, and cf. <er>Butteris</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A projecting mass of masonry, used for resisting the thrust of an arch, or for ornament and symmetry.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; When an external projection is used merely to stiffen a wall, it is a <xex>pier</xex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Anything which supports or strengthens.</def> &ldquo;The ground pillar and <xex>buttress</xex> of the good old cause of nonconformity.&rdquo; <rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Flying buttress</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Flying buttress</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>But"tress</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Buttressed</conjf> (&unr_;); <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Buttressing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To support with a buttress; to prop; to brace firmly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To set it upright again, and to prop and <qex>buttress</qex> it up for duration.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Butt" shaft`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <def>An arrow without a barb, for shooting at butts; an arrow.</def> <altsp>[Also <asp>but shaft</asp>.]</altsp> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Butt" weld`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>See <xex>Butt weld</xex>, under <er>Butt</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Butt"weld`</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To unite by a butt weld.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>But"ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>One who mines by contract, at so much per ton of coal or ore.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bu"tyl</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>but</ets>yrum butter + <ets>-yl</ets>. See <er>Butter</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A compound radical, regarded as butane, less one atom of hydrogen.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bu`tyl*am"ine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>But</ets>yric + <ets>-yl</ets> + <ets>amine</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Org. Chem.)</fld> <def>A colorless liquid base, <chform>C4H9.NH2</chform>, of which there are four isomeric varieties.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>butylate</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>to introduce the butyl group into (a chemical compound).</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bu"ty*lene</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Butyl</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Any one of three metameric hydrocarbons, <chform>C4H8</chform>, of the ethylene series. They are gaseous or easily liquefiable; -- called also <altname>butene</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the hypothetical divalent radical <chform>-(CH2)4-</chform>; -- used in combining forms; <as>as, <ex>butylene</ex> diamine</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>bu"tyl mer*cap"tan</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A volatile liquid, <chform>C4H9.SH</chform>, having a strong odor like that of a skunk; also called <altname>butanethiol</altname>. All three isomers, normal, sec-, and tert-butanethiol possess the skunk odor.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bu`ty*ra"ceous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>butyrum</ets> butter. See <er>Butter</er>.]</ety> <def>Having the qualities of butter; resembling butter.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bu"ty*rate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of butyric acid.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bu*tyr"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or derived from, butter.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Butyric acid</b></col>, <cd><chform>C3H7.CO2H</chform>, an acid found in butter; an oily, limpid fluid, having the smell of rancid butter, and an acrid taste, with a sweetish aftertaste, like that of ether. There are two metameric butyric acids, called in distinction the <xex>normal-</xex> and <xex>iso-butyric</xex> acid. The normal butyric acid is the one common in rancid butter.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bu"ty*rin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>A butyrate of glycerin; a fat contained in small quantity in milk, which helps to give to butter its peculiar flavor.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bu`ty*rom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>butyrum</ets> butter + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for determining the amount of fatty matter or butter contained in a sample of milk.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bu"ty*rone</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Butyr</ets>ic + <ets>-one</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A liquid ketone obtained by heating calcium butyrate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bu"ty*rous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Butyraceous.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bu"ty*ryl</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Butyr</ets>ic + <ets>-yl</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The radical (<chform>C3H7.CO-</chform>) of butyric acid.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bux"e*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>buxeus</ets>, fr. <ets>buxus</ets> the box tree.]</ety> <def>Belonging to the box tree.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bux"ine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An alkaloid obtained from the <spn>Buxus sempervirens</spn>, or common box tree. It is identical with <altname>bebeerine</altname>; -- called also <altname>buxina</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bux"om</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>buxum</ets>, <ets>boxom</ets>, <ets>buhsum</ets>, pliable, obedient, AS. <ets>b&omacr;csum</ets>, <ets>b&umacr;hsum</ets> (akin to D. <ets>buigzaam</ets> blexible, G. <ets>biegsam</ets>); <ets>b&umacr;gan</ets> to bow, bend + <ets>-sum</ets>, E. <ets>-some</ets>. See <er>Bow</er> to bend, and <er>-some</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Yielding; pliable or compliant; ready to obey; obedient; tractable; docile; meek; humble.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>So wild a beast, so tame ytaught to be,<br/>
+And <qex>buxom</qex> to his bands, is joy to see.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I submit myself unto this holy church of Christ, to be ever <qex>buxom</qex> and obedient to the ordinance of it.</q> <rj><qau>Foxe.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having the characteristics of health, vigor, and comeliness, combined with a gay, lively manner; stout and rosy; jolly; frolicsome.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A daughter fair,<br/>
+So <qex>buxom</qex>, blithe, and debonair.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A parcel of <qex>buxom</qex> bonny dames, that were laughing, singing, dancing, and as merry as the day was long.</q> <rj><qau>Tatler.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>having a pronounced womanly shape.</def> <mark>[chiefly dialect]</mark><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bosomy, curvaceous, full-bosomed, sonsie, sonsy, voluptuous.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Bux"om*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Bux"om*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buxus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the type genus of the <fam>Buxaceae</fam>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Buxus</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buy</hw> <pr>(b&imacr;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bought</conjf> <pr>(b&asuml_;t)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Buying</conjf> <pr>(b&imacr;"&ibreve_;ng)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>buggen</ets>, <ets>buggen</ets>, <ets>bien</ets>, AS. <ets>bycgan</ets>, akin to OS. <ets>buggean</ets>, Goth. <ets>bugjan</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To acquire the ownership of (property) by giving an accepted price or consideration therefor, or by agreeing to do so; to acquire by the payment of a price or value; to purchase; -- opposed to <recipr>sell</recipr>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Buy</qex> what thou hast no need of, and ere long thou wilt sell thy necessaries.</q> <rj><qau>B. Franklin.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To acquire or procure by something given or done in exchange, literally or figuratively; to get, at a cost or sacrifice; <as>to <ex>buy</ex> pleasure with pain</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Buy</qex> the truth and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.</q> <rj><qau>Prov. xxiii. 23.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To buy again</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Againbuy</er>.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Chaucer.</au> -- <col><b>To buy off</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To influence to compliance; to cause to bend or yield by some consideration; <as>as, <ex>to buy off</ex> conscience</as>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To detach by a consideration given; as, <xex>to buy off</xex> one from a party.</cd> -- <col><b>To buy out</b></col> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To buy off, or detach from.</cd> <au>Shak.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To purchase the share or shares of in a stock, fund, or partnership, by which the seller is separated from the company, and the purchaser takes his place; <as>as, A <ex>buys out</ex> B</as>.</cd> <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>To purchase the entire stock in trade and the good will of a business.</cd> -- <col><b>To buy in</b></col>, <cd>to purchase stock in any fund or partnership.</cd> -- <col><b>To buy on credit</b></col>, <cd>to purchase, on a promise, in fact or in law, to make payment at a future day.</cd> -- <col><b>To buy the refusal</b></col> (of anything), <cd>to give a consideration for the right of purchasing, at a fixed price, at a future time.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buy</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To negotiate or treat about a purchase.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I will <qex>buy</qex> with you, sell with you.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buy"er</hw> <pr>(b&imacr;"&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who buys; a purchaser.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>buying</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the act of buying; <as>as, <ex>buying</ex> equipment for the trip took several hours</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> purchasing.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>buy"out</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Business, Finance)</fld> <def>the acquisition of ownership of a company by purchasing a controlling percentage of its stock.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> takeover.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>buy out</hw>, <hw>buy-out</hw></mhw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>to take over ownership of; -- of corporations and companies.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> take over, buy up.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buz</hw> <pr>(b&ubreve;z)</pr>, <pos>v. &amp; n.</pos> <def>See <er>Buzz</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buzz</hw> <pr>(b&ubreve;z)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Buzzed</conjf> <pr>(b&ubreve;zd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Buzzing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[An onomatop&oelig;ia.]</ety> <def>To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings. Hence: To utter a murmuring sound; to speak with a low, humming voice.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Like a wasp is <qex>buzzed</qex>, and stung him.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>However these disturbers of our peace<br/>
+<qex>Buzz</qex> in the people's ears.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buzz</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To sound forth by buzzing.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To whisper; to communicate, as tales, in an under tone; to spread, as report, by whispers, or secretly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I will <qex>buzz</qex> abroad such prophecies<br/>
+That Edward shall be fearful of his life.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To talk to incessantly or confidentially in a low humming voice.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Phonetics)</fld> <def>To sound with a &ldquo;buzz&rdquo;.</def> <rj><au>H. Sweet.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buzz</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A continuous, humming noise, as of bees; a confused murmur, as of general conversation in low tones, or of a general expression of surprise or approbation.</def> &ldquo;The constant <xex>buzz</xex> of a fly.&rdquo; <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 198 --></p>
+
+<p><q>I found the whole room in a <qex>buzz</qex> of politics.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>There is a <qex>buzz</qex> all around regarding the sermon.</q> <rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A whisper; a report spread secretly or cautiously.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>There's a certain <qex>buzz</qex><br/>
+Of a stolen marriage.</q> <rj><qau>Massinger.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Phonetics)</fld> <def>The audible friction of voice consonants.</def> <rj><au>H. Sweet.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buz"zard</hw> <pr>(b&ubreve;z"z&etilde_;rd)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos><ety>[O.E. <ets>busard</ets>, <ets>bosard</ets>, F. <ets>busard</ets>, fr. <ets>buse</ets>, L. <ets>buteo</ets>, a kind of falcon or hawk.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A bird of prey of the Hawk family, belonging to the genus <gen>Buteo</gen> and related genera.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>In the United States, a term used for the <er>turkey vulture</er> (<spn>Cathartes aura</spn>), and sometimes indiscriminately to any vulture.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The <spn>Buteo vulgaris</spn> is the common <xex>buzzard</xex> of Europe. The American species (of which the most common are <spn>Buteo borealis</spn>, <spn>Buteo Pennsylvanicus</spn>, and <spn>Buteo lineatus</spn>) are usually called <xex>hen hawks</xex>. -- The rough-legged buzzard, or <xex>bee hawk</xex>, of Europe (<spn>Pernis apivorus</spn>) feeds on bees and their larv&aelig;, with other insects, and reptiles. -- The moor buzzard of Europe is <spn>Circus &aelig;ruginosus</spn>. See <er>Turkey buzzard</er>, and <er>Carrion buzzard</er>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bald buzzard</b></col>, <cd>the fishhawk or osprey. See <er>Fishhawk</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A blockhead; a dunce.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It is common, to a proverb, to call one who can not be taught, or who continues obstinately ignorant, <qex>a buzzard</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buz"zard</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Senseless; stupid.</def> <mark>[R. &amp; Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buz"zard*et`</hw> <pr>(-&ebreve_;t`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A hawk resembling the buzzard, but with legs relatively longer.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buzz"er</hw> <pr>(b&ubreve;z"&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, buzzes; a whisperer; a talebearer.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And wants not <qex>buzzers</qex> to infect his ear<br/>
+With pestilent speeches of his father's death.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buzz"ing*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a buzzing manner; with a buzzing sound.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Buzz"saw`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <def>A circular saw; -- so called from the buzzing it makes when running at full speed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>BVD's</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[a Trademark.]</ety> <def>men's underwear.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>BW</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>biological warfare; the use of bacteria or viruses or toxins to destroy men and animals or food.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> biological warfare.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>BWR</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a boiling water reactor; a type of nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator; -- the steam produced can drive a steam turbine and produce electrical power.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> boiling water reactor.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>By</hw> <pr>(b&imacr;)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bi</ets>, AS. <ets>b&imacr;</ets>, <ets>big</ets>, near to, by, of, from, after, according to; akin to OS. &amp; OFries. <ets>bi</ets>, <ets>be</ets>, D. <ets>bij</ets>, OHG. <ets>b&imacr;</ets>, G. <ets>bei</ets>, Goth. <ets>bi</ets>, and perh. Gr. <grk>'amfi`</grk>. E. prefix <ets>be-</ets> is orig. the same word. &radic;203. See <pos>pref.</pos> <er>Be-</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In the neighborhood of; near or next to; not far from; close to; along with; <as>as, come and sit <ex>by</ex> me</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>By</qex> foundation or <qex>by</qex> shady rivulet<br/>
+He sought them both.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>On; along; in traversing. Compare 5.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Long labors both <qex>by</qex> sea and land he bore.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>By</qex> land, <qex>by</qex> water, they renew the charge.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Near to, while passing; hence, from one to the other side of; past; <as>as, to go <ex>by</ex> a church</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Used in specifying adjacent dimensions; <as>as, a cabin twenty feet <ex>by</ex> forty</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Against.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Tyndale [1. Cor. iv. 4].</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>With, as means, way, process, etc.; through means of; with aid of; through; through the act or agency of; <as>as, a city is destroyed <ex>by</ex> fire</as>; profit is made <xex>by</xex> commerce; to take <xex>by</xex> force.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>To the meaning of <xex>by</xex>, as denoting means or agency, belong, more or less closely, most of the following uses of the word: <sd>(a)</sd> It points out the author and producer; as, &ldquo;Waverley&rdquo;, a novel <xex>by</xex> Sir W.Scott; a statue <xex>by</xex> Canova; a sonata <xex>by</xex> Beethoven. <sd>(b)</sd> In an oath or adjuration, it indicates the being or thing appealed to as sanction; as, I affirm to you <xex>by</xex> all that is sacred; he swears <xex>by</xex> his faith as a Christian; no, <xex>by</xex> Heaven. <sd>(c)</sd> According to; by direction, authority, or example of; after; -- in such phrases as, it appears <xex>by</xex> his account; ten o'clock <xex>by</xex> my watch; to live <xex>by</xex> rule; a model to build <xex>by</xex>. <sd>(d)</sd> At the rate of; according to the ratio or proportion of; in the measure or quantity of; as, to sell cloth <xex>by</xex> the yard, milk <xex>by</xex> the quart, eggs <xex>by</xex> the dozen, meat <xex>by</xex> the pound; to board <xex>by</xex> the year. <sd>(e)</sd> In comparison, it denotes the measure of excess or deficiency; when anything is increased or diminished, it indicates the measure of increase or diminution; as, larger <xex>by</xex> a half; older <xex>by</xex> five years; to lessen <xex>by</xex> a third. <sd>(f)</sd> It expresses continuance or duration; during the course of; within the period of; as, <xex>by</xex> day, <xex>by</xex> night. <sd>(g)</sd> As soon as; not later than; near or at; -- used in expressions of time; as, <xex>by</xex> this time the sun had risen; he will be here <xex>by</xex> two o'clock.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>In boxing the compass, <xex>by</xex> indicates a pint nearer to, or towards, the next cardinal point; as, north <xex>by</xex> east, <it>i.e.</it>, a point towards the east from the north; northeast <xex>by</xex> east, <it>i.e.</it>, on point nearer the east than northeast is.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>With</xex> is used instead of <xex>by</xex> before the instrument with which anything is done; as, to beat one <xex>with</xex> a stick; the board was fastened by the carpenter <xex>with</xex> nails. But there are many words which may be regarded as means or processes, or, figuratively, as instruments; and whether <xex>with</xex> or <xex>by</xex> shall be used with them is a matter of arbitrary, and often, of unsettled usage; as, to a reduce a town <xex>by</xex> famine; to consume stubble <xex>with</xex> fire; he gained his purpose <xex>by</xex> flattery; he entertained them <xex>with</xex> a story; he distressed us <xex>with</xex> or <xex>by</xex> a recital of his sufferings. see <er>With</er>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>By all means</b></col>, <cd>most assuredly; without fail; certainly.</cd> -- <col><b>By and by</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>Close together (of place).</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;Two yonge knightes liggyng [lying] <xex>by and by</xex>.&rdquo; <au>Chaucer.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Immediately; at once.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;When . . . persecution ariseth because of the word, <xex>by and by</xex> he is offended.&rdquo; <au>Matt. xiii. 21.</au> <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>Presently; pretty soon; before long.</cd> <note>In this phrase, <xex>by</xex> seems to be used in the sense of <xex>nearness in time</xex>, and to be repeated for the sake of emphasis, and thus to be equivalent to &ldquo;soon, <xex>and soon</xex>,&rdquo; that is instantly; hence, -- less emphatically, -- pretty soon, presently.</note> -- <col><b>By one's self</b></col>, <cd>with only one's self near; alone; solitary.</cd>- <col><b>By the bye</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Bye</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>By the head</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>having the bows lower than the stern; -- said of a vessel when her head is lower in the water than her stern. If her stern is lower, she is by the stern.</cd> -- <col><b>By the lee</b></col>, <cd>the situation of a vessel, going free, when she has fallen off so much as to bring the wind round her stern, and to take her sails aback on the other side.</cd> -- <col><b>By the run</b></col>, <cd>to let go <xex>by the run</xex>, to let go altogether, instead of slacking off.</cd> -- <col><b>By the way</b></col>, <cd>by the bye; -- used to introduce an incidental or secondary remark or subject.</cd> -<mcol><col><b>Day by day</b></col>, <col><b>One by one</b></col>, <col><b>Piece by piece</b></col>, etc.</mcol>, <cd>each day, each one, each piece, etc., by itself singly or separately; each severally.</cd> -- <col><b>To come by</b></col>, <cd>to get possession of; to obtain.</cd> -- <col><b>To do by</b></col>, <cd>to treat, to behave toward.</cd> -- <col><b>To set by</b></col>, <cd>to value, to esteem.</cd> -- <col><b>To stand by</b></col>, <cd>to aid, to support.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The common phrase good-by is equivalent to <xex>farewell</xex>, and would be better written <xex>good-bye</xex>, as it is a corruption of <xex>God be with you</xex> (<xex>b'w'ye</xex>).</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>By</hw> <pr>(b&imacr;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Near; in the neighborhood; present; <as>as, there was no person <ex>by</ex> at the time</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Passing near; going past; past; beyond; <as>as, the procession has gone <ex>by</ex>; a bird flew <ex>by</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Aside; <as>as, to lay <ex>by</ex>; to put <ex>by</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>By</hw> <pr>(b&imacr;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Out of the common path; aside; -- used in composition, giving the meaning of something aside, secondary, or incidental, or collateral matter, a thing private or avoiding notice; <as>as, <ex>by</ex>-line, <ex>by</ex>-place, <ex>by</ex>-play, <ex>by</ex>-street</as>. It was formerly more freely used in composition than it is now; <as>as, <ex>by</ex>-business, <ex>by</ex>-concernment, <ex>by</ex>-design, <ex>by</ex>-interest, etc.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>By"ard</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A piece of leather crossing the breast, used by the men who drag sledges in coal mines.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>By"-bid`der</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who bids at an auction in behalf of the auctioneer or owner, for the purpose of running up the price of articles.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark><!-- a type of <altname>shill</altname> --><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>By"-blow`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A side or incidental blow; an accidental blow.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>With their <qex>by-blows</qex> they did split the very stones in pieces.</q> <rj><qau>Bunyan.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An illegitimate child; a bastard.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The Aga speedily . . . brought her [his disgraced slave] to court, together with her pretty <qex>by-blow</qex>, the present Padre Ottomano.</q> <rj><qau>Evelyn.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>By"-cor`ner</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A private corner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Britain being a by-corner, out of the road of the world.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>By"-de*pend`ence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An appendage; that which depends on something else, or is distinct from the main dependence; an accessory.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>By"-drink`ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A drinking between meals.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bye</hw> <pr>(b&imacr;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A thing not directly aimed at; something which is a secondary object of regard; an object by the way, etc.; as in <xex>on</xex> or <xex>upon the bye</xex>, <it>i. e.</it>, in passing; indirectly; by implication.</def> <mark>[Obs. except in the phrase <it>by the bye</it>.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The Synod of Dort condemneth upon the <qex>bye</qex> even the discipline of the Church of England.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Cricket)</fld> <def>A run made upon a missed ball; <as>as, to steal a <ex>bye</ex></as>.</def> <rj><au>T. Hughes.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>In various sports in which the contestants are drawn in pairs, the position or turn of one left with no opponent in consequence of an odd number being engaged; <as>as, to draw a <ex>bye</ex> in a round of a tennis tournament</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Golf)</fld> <def>The hole or holes of a stipulated course remaining unplayed at the end of a match.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>By the bye</b></col>, <cd>in passing; by way of digression; apropos to the matter in hand.</cd> <altsp>[Written also <asp>by the by</asp>.]</altsp></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bye</hw> <pr>(b&imacr;)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>b&ymacr_;</ets>; cf. Icel. <ets>byg&eth;</ets> dwelling, <ets>byggja</ets>, <ets>b&umacr;a</ets>, to dwell &radic;97.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A dwelling.</def> <rj><au>Gibson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In certain games, a station or place of an individual player.</def> <rj><au>Emerson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>By"-e*lec"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An election held by itself, not at the time of a general election.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Byelorussia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a European country east of Poland, formerly a part of the Soviet Union. After the breakup of the Soviet Union the name was changed to <altname>Belarus</altname>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Belarus, Belorussia, White Russia.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Byelorussian</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a native or inhabitant of Byelorussia.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Belorussian, White Russian.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the language spoken in Belarus.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Belarusian.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>By"-end`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Private end or interest; secret purpose; selfish advantage.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>bye-end</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>&ldquo;Profit or some other <qex>by-end</qex>.&rdquo;</q> <rj><qau>L'Estrange.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>By"gone`</hw> <pr>(b&imacr;"g&obreve_;n`; 115)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Past; gone by.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Bygone</xex> fooleries.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>By"gone`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Something gone by or past; a past event.</def> &ldquo;Let old <qex>bygones</qex> be&rdquo; <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Let bygones be bygones</b></col>, <cd>let the past be forgotten.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>By"-in`ter*est</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Self-interest; private advantage.</def> <rj><au>Atterbury.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>By"land</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A peninsula.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>By"land*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Bilander</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>By"-lane`</hw> <pr>(b&imacr;"-l&amacr;n`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A private lane, or one opening out of the usual road.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>By"-law`</hw> <pr>(b&imacr;"-l&asuml_;`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Sw. <ets>bylag</ets>, D. <ets>bylov</ets>, Icel. <ets>b&ymacr_;arl&ouml;g</ets>, fr. Sw. &amp; Dan. <ets>by</ets> town, Icel. <ets>b&aelig;r</ets>, <ets>byr</ets> (fr. <ets>b&ucirc;a</ets> to dwell) + the word for <ets>law</ets>; hence, a law for one town, a special law. Cf. <er>Birlaw</er> and see <er>Law</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A local or subordinate law; a private law or regulation made by a corporation for its own government.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>There was likewise a law to restrain the <qex>by-laws</qex>, or ordinances of corporations.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The law or institution; to which are added two <qex>by-laws</qex>, as a comment upon the general law.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A law that is less important than a general law or constitutional provision, and subsidiary to it; a rule relating to a matter of detail; as, civic societies often adopt a constitution and <xex>by-laws</xex> for the government of their members. In this sense the word has probably been influenced by <xex>by</xex>, meaning <xex>secondary</xex> or <xex>aside</xex>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>By"-name`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A nickname.</def> <rj><au>Camden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>By"name`</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To give a nickname to.</def> <rj><au>Camden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>By"-pass</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>A by-passage, for a pipe, or other channel, to divert circulation from the usual course.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>By"-pas`sage</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A passage different from the usual one; a byway.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>By"-past</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Past; gone by.</def> &ldquo;<xex>By-past</xex> perils.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>By"path`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bypaths</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <def>A private path; an obscure way; indirect means.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>God known, my son,<br/>
+By what <qex>bypaths</qex>, and indirect crooked ways,<br/>
+I met this crown.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>By"-place`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A retired or private place.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>By"play</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Action carried on aside, and commonly in dumb show, while the main action proceeds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>By"-prod`uct</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A secondary or additional product; something produced, as in the course of a manufacture, in addition to the principal product.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Byre</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf, Icel. <ets>b&uuml;r</ets> pantry, Sw. <ets>bur</ets> cage, Dan. <ets>buur</ets>, E. <ets>bower</ets>.]</ety> <def>A cow house.</def> <mark>[N. of Eng. &amp; Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>By"-re*spect`</hw> <pr>(b&imacr;"r&euptack_;*sp&ebreve_;kt`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Private end or view; by-interest.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>By"road`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A private or obscure road.</def> &ldquo;Through slippery <qex>byroads</qex>&rdquo; <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>By"ron`ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or in the style of, Lord Byron.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>With despair and <qex>Byronic misanthropy</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Thackeray</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>By"-room`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A private room or apartment.</def> &ldquo;Stand in some <xex>by-room</xex>&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>By*smot"ter*ed</hw> <pr>(b&iuptack_;*sm&obreve_;t"t&etilde_;r*&ebreve_;d)</pr>, <pos>p.a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Besmut</er>.]</ety> <def>Bespotted with mud or dirt.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>By"-speech`</hw><pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An incidental or casual speech, not directly relating to the point.</def> &ldquo;To quote <xex>by-speeches</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Hooker.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>By"-spell`</hw><pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>bigspell</ets>.]</ety> <def>A proverb.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Byss</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Byssus</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 1.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bys*sa"ceous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Byssus</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Byssuslike; consisting of fine fibers or threads, as some very delicate filamentous alg&aelig;.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bys*sif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Byssus</ets> + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Bearing a byssus or tuft.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bys"sin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Byssus</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 1.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bys"sine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>byssinus</ets> made of byssus, Gr. <grk>by`ssinos</grk> See <er>Byssus</er>.]</ety> <def>Made of silk; having a silky or flaxlike appearance.</def> <rj><au>Coles.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bys"soid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Byssus</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <def>Byssaceous.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Bys"so*lite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.&unr_; See flax + <ets>-lite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>An olive-green fibrous variety of hornblende.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>&Verbar;<hw>Bys"sus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> E. <plw>Byssuses</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; L. <plw>Byssi</plw>.</plu> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <ety>[L. <ets>byssus</ets> fine flax, fine linen or cotton, Gr. <grk>by`ssos</grk> .]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A cloth of exceedingly fine texture, used by the ancients. It is disputed whether it was of cotton, linen, or silk.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>byss</asp> and <asp>byssin</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A tuft of long, tough filaments which are formed in a groove of the foot, and issue from between the valves of certain bivalve mollusks, as the <spn>Pinna</spn> and <spn>Mytilus</spn>, by which they attach themselves to rocks, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An obsolete name for certain fungi composed of slender threads.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Asbestus.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>By"stand`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>By</ets> + <ets>stander</ets>, equiv. to <ets>stander-by</ets>; cf. AS. <ets>big-standan</ets> to stand by or near.]</ety> <def>One who stands near; a spectator; one who has no concern with the business transacting.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He addressed the <qex>bystanders</qex> and scattered pamphlets among them.</q> <rj><qau>Palfrey.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Looker on; spectator; beholder; observer.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>By"-street`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A separate, private, or obscure street; an out of the way or cross street.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He seeks <qex>by-streets</qex>, and saves the expensive coach.</q> <rj><qau>Gay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>By"-stroke`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An accidental or a slyly given stroke.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>By"-turn`ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An obscure road; a way turning from the main road.</def> <rj><au>Sir P. Sidney.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>By"-view`</hw><pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A private or selfish view; self-interested aim or purpose.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>No <qex>by-views</qex> of his own shall mislead him.</q> <rj><qau>Atterbury.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>By"-walk`</hw><pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A secluded or private walk.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He moves afterward in <qex>by-walks</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>By"-wash`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The outlet from a dam or reservoir; also, a cut to divert the flow of water.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>By"way`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A secluded, private, or obscure way; a path or road aside from the main one.</def> &ldquo; Take no <xex>byways.</xex>&rdquo; <rj><au>Herbert.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>By"-wipe`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A secret or side stroke, as of raillery or sarcasm.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>By"word`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>b&iuml;word</ets>; <ets>b&iuml;</ets>, E. <ets>by</ets> + <ets>word</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A common saying; a proverb; a saying that has a general currency.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I knew a wise man that had it for a <qex>byword</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The object of a contemptuous saying.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Thou makest us a <qex>byword</qex> among the heathen.</q> <rj><qau>Ps. xliv. 14</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>By"work</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Work aside from regular work; subordinate or secondary business.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Byz"ant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Byz"an*tine</hw> <pr>(-&abreve;n"t&imacr;n)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> }</mhw><ety>[OE. <ets>besant</ets>, <ets>besaunt</ets>, F. <ets>besant</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>Byzantius</ets>, <ets>Byzantinus</ets>, fr. <ets>Byzantium</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Numis.)</fld> <def>A gold coin, so called from being coined at <city>Byzantium</city>. See <er>Bezant</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>By*zan"tian</hw> <pr>(b&ibreve_;*z&abreve;n"sh&aitalic_;n)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <def>See <er>Byzantine</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>By*zan"tine</hw> <pr>(b&ibreve_;*z&abreve;n"t&ibreve_;n)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to <city>Byzantium</city>.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of <city>Byzantium</city>, now <city>Constantinople</city>; sometimes, applied to an inhabitant of the modern city of Constantinople.</def></def2> <altsp>[Written also <er>Bizantine</er>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Byzantine church</b></col>, <cd>the Eastern or Greek church, as distinguished from the Western or Roman or Latin church. See under <er>Greek</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Byzantine empire</b></col>, <cd>the Eastern Roman or Greek empire from <sc>a. d.</sc> 364 or <sc>a. d.</sc> 395 to the capture of Constantinople by the Turks, <sc>a. d.</sc> 1453.</cd> -- <col><b>Byzantine historians</b></col>, <cd>historians and writers (Zonaras, Procopius, etc.) who lived in the Byzantine empire.</cd> <au>P. Cyc.</au> -- <col><b>Byzantine style</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>a style of architecture developed in the Byzantine empire.</cd> <note>Its leading forms are the round arch, the dome, the pillar, the circle, and the cross. The capitals of the pillars are of endless variety, and full of invention. The mosque of St. Sophia, Constantinople, and the church of St. Mark, Venice, are prominent examples of Byzantine architecture.</note></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Byzantinism</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The doctrine that the state is supreme over the church in ecclesiastical matters.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Erastianism, Caesaropapism.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Byzantium</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>An ancient city on the Bosporus founded by the Greeks. It was later renamed <altname>Constaninople</altname> in honor of the emperor <persfn>Constantine</persfn>, and renamed <altname>Istanbul</altname> by the Turks, which name it still retains.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 199 --></p>
+
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+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!DOCTYPE dictionary [
+
+<!-- I have used ISO 8879 entity names when they exist.
+ Otherwise, I made up a name ending with an underscore. -->
+
+<!-- Unicode 0000 - 007F C0 Controls and Basic Latin -->
+ <!ENTITY amp '&#x26;#x0026;'> <!-- ISOnum, ampersand -->
+ <!ENTITY lt '&#x26;#x003C;'> <!-- ISOnum, less-than sign -->
+ <!ENTITY gt '&#x003E;'> <!-- ISOnum, greater-than sign -->
+<!-- Unicode 0080 - 00FF C1 Controls and Latin-1 Supplement -->
+ <!ENTITY nbsp '&#x00A0;'> <!-- ISOnum, no-break space = non-breaking space -->
+ <!ENTITY pound '&#x00A3;'> <!-- ISOnum, pound sign -->
+ <!ENTITY sect '&#x00A7;'> <!-- ISOnum, section sign -->
+ <!ENTITY uml '&#x00A8;'> <!-- ISOdia, diaeresis = spacing diaeresis -->
+ <!ENTITY deg '&#x00B0;'> <!-- ISOnum, degree sign -->
+ <!ENTITY para '&#x00B6;'> <!-- ISOnum, pilcrow sign = paragraph sign -->
+ <!ENTITY iquest '&#x00BF;'> <!-- ISOnum, inverted question mark = turned question mark -->
+ <!ENTITY Auml '&#x00C4;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin capital letter A with diaeresis -->
+ <!ENTITY AElig '&#x00C6;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin capital letter AE = latin capital ligature AE -->
+ <!ENTITY Ccedil '&#x00C7;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin capital letter C with cedilla -->
+ <!ENTITY Eacute '&#x00C9;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin capital letter E with acute -->
+ <!ENTITY ETH '&#x00D0;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin capital letter ETH -->
+ <!ENTITY times '&#x00D7;'> <!-- ISOnum, multiplication sign -->
+ <!ENTITY Uuml '&#x00DC;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin capital letter U with diaeresis -->
+ <!ENTITY agrave '&#x00E0;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter a with grave = latin small letter a grave -->
+ <!ENTITY aacute '&#x00E1;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter a with acute -->
+ <!ENTITY acirc '&#x00E2;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter a with circumflex -->
+ <!ENTITY atilde '&#x00E3;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter a with tilde -->
+ <!ENTITY auml '&#x00E4;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter a with diaeresis -->
+ <!ENTITY aring '&#x00E5;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter a with ring above = latin small letter a ring -->
+ <!ENTITY aelig '&#x00E6;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter ae = latin small ligature ae -->
+ <!ENTITY ccedil '&#x00E7;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter c with cedilla -->
+ <!ENTITY egrave '&#x00E8;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter e with grave -->
+ <!ENTITY eacute '&#x00E9;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter e with acute -->
+ <!ENTITY ecirc '&#x00EA;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter e with circumflex -->
+ <!ENTITY euml '&#x00EB;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter e with diaeresis -->
+ <!ENTITY igrave '&#x00EC;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter i with grave -->
+ <!ENTITY iacute '&#x00ED;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter i with acute -->
+ <!ENTITY icirc '&#x00EE;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter i with circumflex -->
+ <!ENTITY iuml '&#x00EF;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter i with diaeresis -->
+ <!ENTITY eth '&#x00F0;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter eth -->
+ <!ENTITY ntilde '&#x00F1;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter n with tilde -->
+ <!ENTITY ograve '&#x00F2;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter o with grave -->
+ <!ENTITY oacute '&#x00F3;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter o with acute -->
+ <!ENTITY ocirc '&#x00F4;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter o with circumflex -->
+ <!ENTITY ouml '&#x00F6;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter o with diaeresis -->
+ <!ENTITY divide '&#x00F7;'> <!-- ISOnum, division sign -->
+ <!ENTITY ugrave '&#x00F9;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter u with grave -->
+ <!ENTITY uacute '&#x00FA;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter u with acute -->
+ <!ENTITY ucirc '&#x00FB;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter u with circumflex -->
+ <!ENTITY uuml '&#x00FC;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter u with diaeresis -->
+ <!ENTITY thorn '&#x00FE;'> <!-- ISOlat1, latin small letter thorn with -->
+<!-- Unicode 0100 - 017F Latin Extended-A -->
+ <!ENTITY amacr '&#x0101;'> <!-- ISOlat2, latin small letter a with macron -->
+ <!ENTITY abreve '&#x0103;'> <!-- ISOlat2, latin small letter a with breve -->
+ <!ENTITY cacute '&#x0107;'> <!-- ISOlat2, latin small letter c with acute -->
+ <!ENTITY ccaron '&#x010D;'> <!-- ISOlat2, latin small letter c with caron -->
+ <!ENTITY emacr '&#x0113;'> <!-- ISOlat2, latin small letter e with macron -->
+ <!ENTITY ebreve_ '&#x0115;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter e with breve -->
+ <!ENTITY imacr '&#x012B;'> <!-- ISOlat2, latin small letter i with macron -->
+ <!ENTITY ibreve_ '&#x012D;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter i with breve -->
+ <!ENTITY Omacr '&#x014C;'> <!-- ISOlat2, latin capital letter o with macron -->
+ <!ENTITY omacr '&#x014D;'> <!-- ISOlat2, latin small letter o with macron -->
+ <!ENTITY obreve_ '&#x014F;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter o with breve -->
+ <!ENTITY OElig '&#x0152;'> <!-- ISOlat2, latin capital ligature OE -->
+ <!ENTITY oelig '&#x0153;'> <!-- ISOlat2, latin small ligature oe -->
+ <!ENTITY umacr '&#x016B;'> <!-- ISOlat2, latin small letter u with macron -->
+ <!ENTITY ubreve '&#x016D;'> <!-- ISOlat2, latin small letter u with breve -->
+ <!ENTITY uring '&#x016F;'> <!-- ISOlat2, latin small letter u with ring above -->
+ <!ENTITY zdot '&#x017C;'> <!-- ISOlat2, latin small letter z with dot above -->
+<!-- Unicode 0180 - 024F Latin Extended-B -->
+ <!ENTITY aemacr_ '&#x01E3;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter ae with macron (ash) * -->
+ <!ENTITY yogh_ '&#x021D;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter yogh -->
+ <!ENTITY adot_ '&#x0227;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter a with dot above -->
+ <!ENTITY ymacr_ '&#x0233;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter y with macron -->
+ <!ENTITY schwa_ '&#x0259;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter schwa -->
+<!-- Unicode 02B0 - 02FF Spacing Modifier Letters -->
+ <!ENTITY asper_ '&#x02BD;'> <!-- non-SGML, modifier letter reversed comma -->
+ <!ENTITY breve '&#x02D8;'> <!-- ISOdia, breve -->
+<!-- Unicode 0370 - 03FF Greek -->
+ <!ENTITY Alpha '&#x0391;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter alpha -->
+ <!ENTITY Beta '&#x0392;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter beta -->
+ <!ENTITY Gamma '&#x0393;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter gamma -->
+ <!ENTITY Delta '&#x0394;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter delta -->
+ <!ENTITY Epsilon '&#x0395;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter epsilon -->
+ <!ENTITY Zeta '&#x0396;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter zeta -->
+ <!ENTITY Eta '&#x0397;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter eta -->
+ <!ENTITY Theta '&#x0398;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter theta -->
+ <!ENTITY Iota '&#x0399;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter iota -->
+ <!ENTITY Kappa '&#x039A;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter kappa -->
+ <!ENTITY Lambda '&#x039B;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter lambda -->
+ <!ENTITY Mu '&#x039C;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter mu -->
+ <!ENTITY Nu '&#x039D;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter nu -->
+ <!ENTITY Xi '&#x039E;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter xi -->
+ <!ENTITY Omicron '&#x039F;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter omicron -->
+ <!ENTITY Pi '&#x03A0;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter pi -->
+ <!ENTITY Rho '&#x03A1;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter rho -->
+ <!ENTITY Sigma '&#x03A3;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter sigma -->
+ <!ENTITY Tau '&#x03A4;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter tau -->
+ <!ENTITY Upsilon '&#x03A5;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter upsilon -->
+ <!ENTITY Phi '&#x03A6;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter phi -->
+ <!ENTITY Chi '&#x03A7;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter chi -->
+ <!ENTITY Psi '&#x03A8;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter psi -->
+ <!ENTITY Omega '&#x03A9;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek capital letter omega -->
+ <!ENTITY alpha '&#x03B1;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter alpha -->
+ <!ENTITY beta '&#x03B2;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter beta -->
+ <!ENTITY gamma '&#x03B3;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter gamma -->
+ <!ENTITY delta '&#x03B4;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter delta -->
+ <!ENTITY epsilon '&#x03B5;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter epsilon -->
+ <!ENTITY zeta '&#x03B6;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter zeta -->
+ <!ENTITY eta '&#x03B7;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter eta -->
+ <!ENTITY theta '&#x03B8;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter theta -->
+ <!ENTITY iota '&#x03B9;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter iota -->
+ <!ENTITY kappa '&#x03BA;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter kappa -->
+ <!ENTITY lambda '&#x03BB;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter lambda -->
+ <!ENTITY mu '&#x03BC;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter mu -->
+ <!ENTITY nu '&#x03BD;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter nu -->
+ <!ENTITY xi '&#x03BE;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter xi -->
+ <!ENTITY omicron '&#x03BF;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter omicron -->
+ <!ENTITY pi '&#x03C0;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter pi -->
+ <!ENTITY rho '&#x03C1;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter rho -->
+ <!ENTITY sigmav '&#x03C2;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small ketter final sigma -->
+ <!ENTITY sigma '&#x03C3;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter sigma -->
+ <!ENTITY tau '&#x03C4;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter tau -->
+ <!ENTITY upsilon '&#x03C5;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter upsilon -->
+ <!ENTITY phi '&#x03C6;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter phi -->
+ <!ENTITY chi '&#x03C7;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter chi -->
+ <!ENTITY psi '&#x03C8;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter psi -->
+ <!ENTITY omega '&#x03C9;'> <!-- ISOgrk3, greek small letter omega -->
+ <!ENTITY digamma_ '&#x03DD;'> <!-- non-SGML, greek small letter digamma -->
+<!-- Unicode 1E00 - 1EFF Latin Extended Additional -->
+ <!ENTITY dsdot_ '&#x1E0D;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter d with dot below -->
+ <!ENTITY hsdot_ '&#x1E25;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter h with dot below -->
+ <!ENTITY lsdot_ '&#x1E37;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter l with dot below -->
+ <!ENTITY mdot_ '&#x1E41;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter m with dot above -->
+ <!ENTITY msdot_ '&#x1E43;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter m with dot below -->
+ <!ENTITY ndot_ '&#x1E45;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter n with dot above -->
+ <!ENTITY nsdot_ '&#x1E47;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter n with dot below -->
+ <!ENTITY nsmacr_ '&#x1E49;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter n with line below -->
+ <!ENTITY rsdot_ '&#x1E5B;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter r with dot below -->
+ <!ENTITY tsdot_ '&#x1E6D;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter t with dot below -->
+ <!ENTITY usuml_ '&#x1E73;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter u with diaeresis below -->
+ <!ENTITY zsdot_ '&#x1E93;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter z with dot below -->
+ <!ENTITY etilde_ '&#x1EBD;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter e with tilde -->
+ <!ENTITY usdot_ '&#x1EE5;'> <!-- non-SGML, latin small letter u with dot below -->
+<!-- Unicode 2000 - 206F General Punctuation -->
+ <!ENTITY mdash '&#x2014;'> <!-- ISOpub, em dash -->
+ <!ENTITY Verbar '&#x2016;'> <!-- ISOtech, double vertical line -->
+ <!ENTITY lsquo '&#x2018;'> <!-- ISOnum, left single quotation mark -->
+ <!ENTITY ldquo '&#x201C;'> <!-- ISOnum, left double quotation mark -->
+ <!ENTITY rdquo '&#x201D;'> <!-- ISOnum, right double quotation mark -->
+ <!ENTITY dagger '&#x2020;'> <!-- ISOpub, dagger -->
+ <!ENTITY Dagger '&#x2021;'> <!-- ISOpub, double dagger -->
+ <!ENTITY bull '&#x2022;'> <!-- ISOpub, bullet = black small circle -->
+ <!ENTITY prime '&#x2032;'> <!-- ISOtech, prime = minutes = feet -->
+ <!ENTITY Prime '&#x2033;'> <!-- ISOtech, double prime = seconds = inches -->
+ <!ENTITY asterism_ '&#x2042;'> <!-- non-SGML, asterism -->
+<!-- Unicode 2190 - 21FF Mathematical Operators -->
+ <!ENTITY rarr '&#x2192;'> <!-- ISOnum -->
+<!-- Unicode 2200 - 22FF Mathematical Operators -->
+ <!ENTITY nabla '&#x2207;'> <!-- ISOtech, nabla = backward difference -->
+ <!ENTITY radic '&#x221A;'> <!-- ISOtech, square root = radical sign -->
+ <!ENTITY cuberoot_ '&#x221B;'> <!-- non-SGML, cube root -->
+ <!ENTITY int '&#x222B;'> <!-- ISOtech, integral -->
+<!-- Unicode 2300 - 23FF Miscellaneous Technical -->
+ <!ENTITY frown '&#x2322;'> <!-- ISOamsr, frown -->
+ <!ENTITY smile '&#x2323;'> <!-- ISOamsr, smile -->
+<!-- Unicode 2600 - 26FF Miscellaneous Symbols -->
+ <!ENTITY sun_ '&#x2609;'> <!-- non-SGML, sun -->
+ <!ENTITY ascendnode_ '&#x260A;'> <!-- non-SGML, ascending node -->
+ <!ENTITY descendnode_ '&#x260B;'> <!-- non-SGML, descending node -->
+ <!ENTITY hand_ '&#x261E;'> <!-- non-SGML, white right pointing index -->
+ <!ENTITY mercury_ '&#x263F;'> <!-- non-SGML, mercury -->
+ <!ENTITY male '&#x2642;'> <!-- ISOpub, male sign -->
+ <!ENTITY jupiter_ '&#x2643;'> <!-- non-SGML, jupiter -->
+ <!ENTITY aries_ '&#x2648;'> <!-- non-SGML, aries -->
+ <!ENTITY taurus_ '&#x2649;'> <!-- non-SGML, taurus -->
+ <!ENTITY gemini_ '&#x264A;'> <!-- non-SGML, gemini -->
+ <!ENTITY cancer_ '&#x264B;'> <!-- non-SGML, cancer -->
+ <!ENTITY leo_ '&#x264C;'> <!-- non-SGML, leo -->
+ <!ENTITY virgo_ '&#x264D;'> <!-- non-SGML, virgo -->
+ <!ENTITY libra_ '&#x264E;'> <!-- non-SGML, libra -->
+ <!ENTITY scorpius_ '&#x264F;'> <!-- non-SGML, scorpius -->
+ <!ENTITY sagittarius_ '&#x2650;'> <!-- non-SGML, sagittarius -->
+ <!ENTITY capricorn_ '&#x2651;'> <!-- non-SGML, capricorn -->
+ <!ENTITY aquarius_ '&#x2652;'> <!-- non-SGML, aquarius -->
+ <!ENTITY pisces_ '&#x2653;'> <!-- non-SGML, pisces -->
+ <!ENTITY flat '&#x266D;'> <!-- ISOpub, music flat sign -->
+ <!ENTITY natur '&#x266E;'> <!-- ISOpub, music natural sign -->
+ <!ENTITY sharp '&#x266F;'> <!-- ISOpub, music sharp sign -->
+<!-- Unicode 2700 - 27BF Dingbats -->
+ <!ENTITY sext '&#x2736;'> <!-- ISOpub, six pointed black star -->
+<!-- Unicode FB00 - FB4F Alphabetic Presentation Forms -->
+ <!ENTITY filig '&#xFB01;'> <!-- ISOpub, latin small ligature fi -->
+ <!ENTITY fllig '&#xFB02;'> <!-- ISOpub, laton small ligature fl -->
+ <!ENTITY ffllig '&#xFB04;'> <!-- ISOpub, latin small ligature ffl -->
+<!-- Unicode FFF0 - FFFF Specials -->
+ <!ENTITY Crev_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY aitalic_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY asuml_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY auptack_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY csdot_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY deletemark_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY eitalic_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY euptack_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY iuptack_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY ltilde_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY mtilde_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY ncirc_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY nsmallcap_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY oobreve_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY oomacr_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY ouptack_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY pause_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY thlig_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY unr_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY uuptack_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY withdot_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY ybreve_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY dotted2_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+ <!ENTITY dotted3_ '&#xFFFD;'>
+
+ <!ELEMENT CAPTION (b)*>
+ <!ELEMENT H1 (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT H2 (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT I (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT TITLE (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT a (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT ab (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT ab.entry (ab|ab.full)*>
+ <!ELEMENT ab.full (#PCDATA|it)*>
+ <!ELEMENT abbr (#PCDATA|it|sc)*>
+ <!ELEMENT adjf (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT altname (#PCDATA|asp|class|col|colf|cref|ecol|er|fam|gen|hw|ord|spn|sub|subclass|sup)*>
+ <!ELEMENT altnpluf (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT altsp (#PCDATA|abbr|as|asp|au|er|ets|ex|grk|hw|it|pluf|plw|pos|pr|sd|wf)*>
+ <!ELEMENT amorph (#PCDATA|adjf|au|er|ex|it|pos|pr|qex|xex)*>
+ <!ELEMENT ant (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT antiquetype (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT as (#PCDATA|altname|ant|au|chform|city|col|contr|corpn|cref|ecol|er|ex|examp|exp|fam|film|fld|frac|fract|gen|grk|hascons|it|mark|mathex|mcol|ord|org|partof|persfn|person|pos|ptcl|qex|sc|sd|sig|spn|styp|stype|subs|universbold|xex)*>
+ <!ELEMENT asp (#PCDATA|fam|gen|hw)*>
+ <!ELEMENT au (#PCDATA|i|mark)*>
+ <!ELEMENT au.entry (au|au.see|au.who|au.work)*>
+ <!ELEMENT au.see (#PCDATA|i)*>
+ <!ELEMENT au.who (#PCDATA|i)*>
+ <!ELEMENT au.work (#PCDATA|i)*>
+ <!ELEMENT b (#PCDATA|br|ex|i|it|plain|xex)*>
+ <!ELEMENT bar EMPTY>
+ <!ELEMENT bio (#PCDATA|booki|br|city|date|edi|er|it|note|org|pbr|persfn|person|pr|publ|sc)*>
+ <!ELEMENT biography (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT blacklettertype (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT body (note|p)*>
+ <!ELEMENT bold (#PCDATA|xex)*>
+ <!ELEMENT boldfacetype (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT book (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT booki (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT bourgeoistype (#PCDATA|xex)*>
+ <!ELEMENT boxtype (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT br EMPTY>
+ <!ELEMENT branchof (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT caption (#PCDATA|er|note|qex|spn|xex)*>
+ <!ELEMENT cas (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT causedby (#PCDATA|gen|spn)*>
+ <!ELEMENT causedbyp (spn)*>
+ <!ELEMENT causes (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT cd (#PCDATA|a|abbr|altname|altsp|ant|as|asp|au|book|br|cas|chform|chname|city|class|cnvto|col|compof|contr|country|cp|cref|ecol|er|ets|etsep|ety|ex|examp|exp|fam|fexp|figref|fld|frac|fract|gen|geog|grk|illust|isa|it|itran|mark|mathex|matrix2x5|member|members|note|ord|part|partof|parts|pbr|persfn|person|pluf|pos|pr|prod|prodby|prodmac|ptcl|sc|sd|ship|sig|source|specif|spn|state|styp|stype|subclass|supr|table|trademark|universbold|var|varn|xex)*>
+ <!ELEMENT cd2 (#PCDATA|au|cd|ex)*>
+ <!ELEMENT centered (#PCDATA|point16|point18|point26)*>
+ <!ELEMENT chform (#PCDATA|sups)*>
+ <!ELEMENT chname (#PCDATA|it)*>
+ <!ELEMENT chreact (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT city (#PCDATA|etsep)*>
+ <!ELEMENT clarendontype (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT class (#PCDATA|er)*>
+ <!ELEMENT cnvto (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT col (#PCDATA|b|cd|it|plain)*>
+ <!ELEMENT colbreak EMPTY>
+ <!ELEMENT colf (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT colheads (coltitle)*>
+ <!ELEMENT colp (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT colret EMPTY>
+ <!ELEMENT coltitle (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT column1 (#PCDATA|vertical)*>
+ <!ELEMENT comm (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT comp (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT company (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT compof (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT conjf (#PCDATA|i|pr)*>
+ <!ELEMENT conseq (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT consof (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT contains (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT contr (#PCDATA|colf|cref|er|i)*>
+ <!ELEMENT contxt (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT corpn (#PCDATA|etsep)*>
+ <!ELEMENT corr (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT country (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT cp (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT cref (#PCDATA|i)*>
+ <!ELEMENT cs (#PCDATA|altname|altsp|au|bold|br|cd|cd2|chreact|col|cref|def|er|ety|ex|fld|it|mark|mcol|note|pbr|plu|pluf|pos|pr|q|qau|qex|rj|sd|see|sn|source|specif|spn|stype|subclass|table|wordforms|xex)*>
+ <!ELEMENT ct (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT date (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT datey (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT decf (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT def (#PCDATA|a|abbr|altname|altnpluf|altsp|ant|as|asp|au|b|book|booki|boxtype|br|branchof|causedby|causedbyp|causes|cd|chform|chname|chreact|city|class|cnvto|col|colf|colp|comp|company|compof|contains|contr|corpn|corr|country|cref|date|datey|divof|ecol|er|ets|etsep|ety|ex|examp|exp|fam|fld|frac|fract|funct|gen|geog|grk|grp|hascons|haspart|hw|hwf|hypen|i|illu|inv|iref|isa|it|itrans|jour|kingdom|mark|markp|mathex|mcol|member|memberof|members|membof|methodfor|mord|note|ord|org|part|partof|parts|persfn|person|phylum|plu|pluf|plw|pos|pr|prod|prodby|ptcl|publ|q|qex|recipr|river|rj|sansserif|sc|sd|sfield|sig|simto|singf|singw|sn|source|specif|spn|stage|stageof|state|street|styp|stype|sub|subclass|subfam|subord|suborder|subphylum|subs|subtypes|sup|sups|tr|tradename|tran|unit|universbold|usage|usedby|usedfor|uses|var|varn|wordforms|xex|xlati)*>
+ <!ELEMENT def2 (#PCDATA|au|def|ety|fld|hw|mark|plu|pluf|pos|pr|rj|sd|see|singf|specif|xex)*>
+ <!ELEMENT dictionary (body|front)*>
+ <!ELEMENT div0 (H1|H2|ab.entry|au.entry|p)*>
+ <!ELEMENT divof (org)*>
+ <!ELEMENT ecol (b)*>
+ <!ELEMENT edi (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT emits (#PCDATA)>
+ <!ELEMENT englishtype (#PCDATA|sc)*>
+ <!ELEMENT er (#PCDATA|as|it|pos)*>
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+<p><!-- Begin file 11 of 26: Letter K (Version 0.46)
+
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+<p><!-- p. 808 --></p>
+
+<p><centered><point26>K.</point26></centered><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>K</hw>, <pr>(k&amacr;)</pr>, <def>the eleventh letter of the English alphabet, is nonvocal consonant. The form and sound of the letter <hwf>K</hwf> are from the Latin, which used the letter but little except in the early period of the language. It came into the Latin from the Greek, which received it from a Ph&oelig;nician source, the ultimate origin probably being Egyptian. Etymologically <hwf>K</hwf> is most nearly related to <it>c</it>, <it>g</it>, <it>h</it> (which see).</def></p>
+
+<p> <note>In many words of one syllable <xex>k</xex> is used after <xex>c</xex>, as in <xex>crack</xex>, <xex>check</xex>, <xex>deck</xex>, being necessary to exhibit a correct pronunciation in the derivatives, <xex>cracked</xex>, <xex>checked</xex>, <xex>decked</xex>, <xex>cracking</xex>; since without it, <it>c</it>, before the vowels <it>e</it> and <it>i</it>, would be sounded like <it>s</it>. Formerly, <xex>k</xex> was added to <xex>c</xex> in certain words of Latin origin, as in <xex>musick</xex>, <xex>publick</xex>, <xex>republick</xex>; but now it is omitted.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>See <xex>Guide to Pronunciation</xex> , &sect;&sect; 240, 178, 179, 185.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>K2</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mountain in Northern Kashmir; it is one of the highest in the world, 28,250 feet high.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Godwin Austen, Dapsang.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ka</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Hinduism)</fld> <def>An unknown god; an epithet of Prajapati and Brahma.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ka</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Ancient Egyptian Religion)</fld> <def>A spiritual aspect of the individual, living within the body during life, and surviving the body after death. It was believed to be one of two spirits inhabiting the body, the other being the <contr>ba</contr>, which deserts teh body at death.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ka*a"ba</hw> <pr>(k&adot_;*&amacr;"b&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[Ar. <ets>ka'bah</ets>, lit., a square building, fr. <ets>ka'b</ets> cube.]</ety> <def>The small and nearly cubical stone building, in the court of the Great Mosque at Mecca, toward which all Mohammedans must pray. It contains a sacred black stone, believed by Mohammedans to be one of the precious stones of paradise, and to have been brought to Abraham when he was contructing the Kaaba, by the Angel Gabriel. The Kaaba itself predates Mohammed, having been a pantheon which contained Arab idols, which were destroyed by Mohammed.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>caaba</asp>, <asp>kaabeh</asp> and <asp>kaabah</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kaa"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The hartbeest.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kab"a*la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Cabala</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ka*bas"sou</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Cabassou</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ka*bob"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. &amp; v. t.</pos> <def>See <er>Cabob</er>, <pos>n. &amp; v. t.</pos></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ka*book"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(min.)</fld> <def>A clay ironstone found in Ceylon.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ka*byle"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar. <ets>qab&imacr;la</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>A Berber, as in Algiers or Tunis. See <er>Berber</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kad"der</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Caddow</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The jackdaw.</def></p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ka"di</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ka`di*as"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A Turkish judge. See <er>Cadi</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ka*fal"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The Arabian name of two trees of the genus <gen>Balsamodendron</gen>, which yield a gum resin and a red aromatic wood.</def></p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Kaf"fir</hw> <pr>(k&abreve;f"f&etilde_;r)</pr>, <hw>Ka"fir</hw> <pr>(k&auml;"f&etilde_;r)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar. <ets>k&amacr;fir</ets> infidel, pagan, fr. <ets>kafara</ets> to be skeptical in religious matters; -- a name given to certain infidel races by the Mohammedans. Cf. <er>Giaour</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>One of a race which, with the Hottentots and Bushmen, inhabit South Africa. They inhabit the country north of Cape Colony, the name being now specifically applied to the tribes living between Cape Colony and Natal, including the Ponda, Xosa, and Tembu; but the Zulus of Natal are true Kaffirs.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>One of a race inhabiting Kafiristan in Central Asia.</def> <altsp>[Spelt also <asp>Caffre</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any Black African; -- a disparaging and offensive term used by white South Africans.</def> <mark>[South Africa]</mark> <br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> kaffir, caffer, caffre.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Kaffir corn</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a Cape Colony name for Indian millet.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kaf"fle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Coffle</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&Verbar;Ka"fi*lah</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Cafila</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>kafir</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Kaffir</er>.</def> <mark>[South Africa]</mark> <br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> kaffir, caffer, caffre.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kafka</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def><person>Franz Kafka</person>, a writer, b. 1883, d. 1924.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Franz Kafka.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kafkaesque</hw> <pos>prop. a.</pos> <ety>[fr. <person>Franz <etsep>Kafka</etsep></person>, novelist; especially from his novels such as "The Trial".]</ety> <def>Frightening, threating, and bewildering in a vague and unexplicable way; -- of situations or regulations. Often used to describe illogical bureaucratic entanglements with no reasonable solution.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kaf"tan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. &amp; v.</pos> <def>See <er>Caftan</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kage</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A chantry chapel inclosed with lattice or screen work.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&Verbar;Ka"gu</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A singular, crested, grallatorial bird <spn>(Rhinochetos jubatus)</spn>, native of New Caledonia. It is gray above, paler beneath, and the feathers of the wings and tail are handsomely barred with brown, black, and gray. It is allied to the sun bittern.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ka`gu*an"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The colugo.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&Verbar;Ka"ha"ni</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kind of notary public, or attorney, in the Levant.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ka*hau"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name, from its cry.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A long-nosed monkey (<spn>Nasalis larvatus</spn>, formerly <spn>Semnopithecus nasalis</spn>), native of Borneo. The general color of the body is bright chestnut, with the under parts, shoulders, and sides of the head, golden yellow, and the top of the head and upper part of the back brown. Called also <altname>proboscis monkey</altname>. It is now an endangered species.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>kaha</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kail</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A kind of headless cabbage. Same as <er>Kale</er>, 1.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any cabbage, greens, or vegetables.</def> <mark>[OE. or Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A broth made with kail or other vegetables; hence, any broth; also, a dinner.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Kail yard</b></col>, <cd>a kitchen garden.</cd> <mark>[Scot.]</mark></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&Verbar;Kai`ma*cam"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Caimacam</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kain</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld> <def>Poultry, etc., required by the lease to be paid in kind by a tenant to his landlord.</def> <rj><au>Wharton (Law Dict.).</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kai"nit</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Trade name, fr. <ets>kainite</ets>.]</ety> <def>Salts of potassium used in the manufacture of fertilizers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kai"nite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; recent.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A compound salt consisting chiefly of potassium chloride and magnesium sulphate, occurring at the Stassfurt salt mines in Prussian Saxony.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kai`no*zo"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Cenozoic</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ka*ique"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>See <er>Caique</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kai"rine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A pale buff or white crystalline alkaloid derived from quinoline, and used as an antipyretic in medicine.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kai`ro*line</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An organic base obtained from quinoline. It is used as a febrifuge, and resembles kairine.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kai"ser</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr., fr. L. <ets>Caesar</ets>. Cf. <er>Kesar</er>, and <er>Czar</er>.]</ety> <def>The ancient title of emperors of Germany assumed by <person>King William of Prussia</person> when crowned sovereign of the new German empire in 1871.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ka"ka</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Maori <ets>kaka</ets> a parrot; -- so named from its note.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A New Zealand parrot of the genus <gen>Nestor</gen>, especially the <stype>brown parrot</stype> (<spn>Nestor meridionalis</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The <stype>mountain kaka</stype>, or <stype>kea</stype> (<spn>Nestor notabilis</spn>), is remarkable for having recently acquired carnivorous habits. It attacks and kills lambs and pigs, sometimes doing great damage.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Night kaka</b></col>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <cd>The kakapo.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ka`ka*po"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A singular nocturnal parrot (<spn>Strigops habroptilus</spn>), native of New Zealand. It lives in holes during the day, but is active at night. It resembles an owl in its colors and general appearance. It has large wings, but can fly only a short distance. Called also <altname>owl parrot</altname>, <altname>night parrot</altname>, and <altname>night kaka</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kak`a*ral"li</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kind of wood common in Demerara, durable in salt water, because not subject to the depredations of the sea worm and barnacle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kak`is*toc"ra*cy</hw> <pr>(k&abreve;k`&ibreve_;s*t&obreve_;k"r&adot_;*s&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>ka`kistos</grk> worst + <grk>kratei^n</grk> to rule.]</ety> <def>Government by the worst men.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ka*kox"ene</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Cacoxene</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kalahari</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A desert in Southwestern Africa, most of which is located in the country of <partof>Botswana</partof>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Kalahari Desert.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ka*lan"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The sea otter.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>kalantas</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A Philippine timber tree (<spn>Toona calantas</spn> or <spn>Cedrela calantas</spn>) having hard red fragrant wood.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Philippine mahogany, Philippine cedar, <spn>Toona calantas</spn>, <spn>Cedrela calantas</spn>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ka`la*sie"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A long-tailed monkey of Borneo (<spn>Semnopithecus rubicundus</spn>). It has a tuft of long hair on the head.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kale</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Scot. <ets>kale</ets>, <ets>kail</ets>, <ets>cale</ets>, colewort, Gael. <ets>cael</ets>; akin to Ir. <ets>cal</ets>, W. <ets>cawl</ets>, Armor. <ets>kaol</ets>. See <er>Cole</er>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A variety of cabbage in which the leaves do not form a head, being nearly the original or wild form of the species.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>kail</asp>, and <asp>cale</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>See <er>Kail</er>, 2.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Sea kale</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a European cruciferous herb (<spn>Crambe maritima</spn>), often used as a pot herb; sea cabbage.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ka*leege"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of several species of large, crested, Asiatic pheasants, belonging to the genus <gen>Euplocamus</gen>, and allied to the firebacks.</def></p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ka*lei"do*phon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ka*lei"do*phone</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; beautiful + &unr_; appearance, form + &unr_; sound.]</ety> <fld>(Physics.)</fld> <def>An instrument invented by <person>Professor Wheatstone</person>, consisting of a reflecting knob at the end of a vibrating rod or thin plate, for making visible, in the motion of a point of light reflected from the knob, the paths or curves corresponding with the musical notes produced by the vibrations.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ka*lei"do*scope</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; beautiful + <grk>e'i^dos</grk> form + <ets>-scope</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument invented by <person>Sir David Brewster</person>, which contains loose fragments of colored glass, etc., and reflecting surfaces so arranged that changes of position exhibit its contents in an endless variety of beautiful colors and symmetrical forms. It has been much employed in arts of design.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Shifting like the fragments of colored glass in the <qex>kaleidoscope</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>G. W. Cable.</qau></rj></p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ka*lei`do*scop"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ka*lei`do*scop"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or formed by, a kaleidoscope; variegated.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kal"en*dar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Calendar</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kal`en*da"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Calendarial</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kal"en*der</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See 3d <er>Calender</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kal"ends</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Calends</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&Verbar;Ka"li</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Skr. <ets>kali</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Hind. Cosmog.)</fld> <def>The last and worst of the four ages of the world; -- considered to have begun <sc>B. C.</sc> 3102, and to last 432,000 years.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&Verbar;Ka"li</hw>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[Skr. <ets>k&amacr;l&imacr;</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Hind. Myth.)</fld> <def>The black, destroying goddess; -- called also <altname>Doorga</altname>, <altname>Anna Purna</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ka"li</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar. <ets>qali</ets>. See <er>Alkali</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The glasswort (<spn>Salsola Kali</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>kalian</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water. See also <er>hookah</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> hookah, hubble-bubble, narghile, water pipe.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ka"lif</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Caliph</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ka"li*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Kali</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Formed like kali, or glasswort.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ka*lig"e*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Kali</ets> + <ets>-genous</ets>. See <er>Alkali</er>.]</ety> <def>Forming alkalies with oxygen, as some metals.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ka"li*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Kali</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Potassium; -- so called by the German chemists.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&Verbar;Kal"ki</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Skr.]</ety> <def>The name of Vishnu in his tenth and last avatar.</def> <rj><au>Whitworth.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&Verbar;Kal"mi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. Named in honor of <person>Peter <etsep>Kalm</etsep></person>, a Swedish botanist.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of North American shrubs with poisonous evergreen foliage and corymbs of showy flowers. Called also <altname>mountain laurel</altname>, <altname>ivy bush</altname>, <altname>lamb kill</altname>, <altname>calico bush</altname>, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kal"muck</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>See <er>Calmucks</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A kind of shaggy cloth, resembling bearskin.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A coarse, dyed, cotton cloth, made in Prussia.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ka*long"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A fruit bat, esp. the Indian edible fruit bat (<spn>Pteropus edulis</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ka*loy"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Caloyer</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&Verbar;Kal"pa</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Skr.]</ety> <fld>(Hind. Myth.)</fld> <def>One of the Brahmanic eons, a period of 4,320,000,000 years. At the end of each Kalpa the world is annihilated.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kal"so*mine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. &amp; v. t.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Calcimine</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kam</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From Celtic; cf. Gael., Ir., &amp; W. <ets>cam</ets>. Cf. <er>Jamb</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>Crooked; awry.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;This is clean <xex>kam</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&Verbar;Ka"ma</hw> <pr>(k&auml;"m&auml;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Skr. <ets>k&amacr;ma</ets> love, the god of love.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The Hindu Cupid. He is represented as a beautiful youth, with a bow of sugar cane or flowers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Desire; animal passion;</def> -- <note>supposed to create the <col><b>ka"ma ru"pa</b></col> <pr>(r&oomacr_;p&adot_;)</pr> <ety>[Skr. <ets>r&umacr;pa</ets> shape, image]</ety>, a kind of simulacrum or astral likeness of a man which exists after his death in an invisible plane of being, called <col><b>ka"ma lo"ca</b></col> <pr>(l&omacr;"k&adot_;)</pr> <ety>[Skr. <ets>l&omacr;ka</ets> space, world]</ety>, until the impulses which created it are exhausted and it finally fades away.</note><!-- not the same as karma --><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ka*ma"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The red dusty hairs of the capsules of an East Indian tree (<spn>Mallotus Philippinensis</spn>) used for dyeing silk. It is violently emetic, and is used in the treatment of tapeworm.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>kameela</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kame</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A low ridge.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark> <see>See <er>Eschar</er>.</see><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kamet</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A mountain in India and Tibet, 25,447 feet high.</def> <mark>[proper name]</mark><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&Verbar;Ka"mi</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[Japanese, <tr>god</tr>.]</ety> <def>A title given to the celestial gods of the first mythical dynasty of Japan and extended to the demigods of the second dynasty, and then to the long line of spiritual princes still represented by the mikado.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ka"mi*chi</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A curious South American bird (<spn>Anhima </spn> <it>or</it> <spn>Palamedea cornuta</spn>), often domesticated by the natives and kept with poultry, which it defends against birds of prey. It has a long, slender, hornlike ornament on its head, and two sharp spurs on each wing. Although its beak, feet, and legs resemble those of gallinaceous birds, it is related in anatomical characters to the ducks and geese (<ord>Anseres</ord>). Called also <altname>horned screamer</altname>. The name is sometimes applied also to the <altname>chaja</altname>. See <er>Chaja</er>, and <er>Screamer</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kamp*tu"li*con</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; to bend + &unr_; material, fr. &unr_; wood, matter.]</ety> <def>A kind of elastic floor cloth, made of India rubber, gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kam"py*lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; bent, curved, fr. &unr_; to bend.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A variety of mimetite or arseniate of lead in hexagonal prisms of a fine orange yellow.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>campylite</asp>.]</altsp></p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Kam*sin"</hw>, <hw>Kham*sin"</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar. <ets>khams&imacr;n</ets>, fr. <ets>khams&umacr;n</ets>, oblique case <ets>khams&imacr;n</ets>, fifty; -- so called because it blows for about fifty days, from April till June.]</ety> <def>A hot southwesterly wind in Egypt, coming from the Sahara.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Khamseen</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kam"tscha*dales</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[from the older spelling <ets>Kamtschatka</ets> for Kamchatka.]</ety> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>An aboriginal tribe inhabiting the southern part of the Kamchatka peninsula; called also <altname>Kamchadals</altname> and <altname>Itelmen</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To know; to ken.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <see>See <er>Ken</er>.</see><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Khan</er>.</def></p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ka*nack"a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ka*na"ka</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name, prop., a man.]</ety> <def>A native of the Sandwich Islands.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kanawha</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>The Kanawha River, a tributary of the Ohio River.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Kanawha River.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>kan"chil</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Malay <ets>canch&imacr;l</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small chevrotain of the genus <gen>Tragulus</gen>, esp. <spn>Tragulus pygm&aelig;us</spn>, or <spn>Tragulus kanchil</spn>, inhabiting Java, Sumatra, and adjacent islands; a deerlet. It is noted for its agility and cunning.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kanchanjanga</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>same as <er>Kanchenjunga</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Kanchenjunga, Kinchinjunga.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kanchenjunga</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A mountain in <country>India</country> and <country>Nepal</country>, 28,146 feet high.</def> <mark>[proper name]</mark><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Kanchanjanga, Kinchinjunga.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>kand</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>Fluor spar; -- so called by Cornish miners.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>kan"ga*roo"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Said to be the native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any one of numerous species of jumping marsupials of the family <fam>Macropodid&aelig;</fam>. They inhabit <country>Australia</country>, New Guinea, and adjacent islands, They have long and strong hind legs and a large tail, while the fore legs are comparatively short and feeble. The giant kangaroo (<spn>Macropus major</spn>) is the largest species, sometimes becoming twelve or fourteen feet in total length. The tree kangaroos, belonging to the genus <gen>Dendrolagus</gen>, live in trees; the rock kangaroos, of the genus <gen>Petrogale</gen>, inhabit rocky situations; and the brush kangaroos, of the genus <gen>Halmaturus</gen>, inhabit wooded districts. See <er>Wallaby</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 809 --></p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Kangaroo apple</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the edible fruit of the Tasmanian plant <spn>Solanum aviculare</spn>.</cd> -- <col><b>Kangaroo grass</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a perennial Australian forage grass (<spn>Anthistiria australis</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>Kangaroo hare</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the jerboa kangaroo. See under <er>Jerboa</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Kangaroo mouse</b></col>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <cd>See <cref>Jumping mouse</cref>, under <er>Jumping</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>kangaroo rat</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A jumping rodent of the genus <gen>Dipodomys</gen> of the family <fam>Heteromyidae</fam>, which lives in arid regions of Mexico and the western U. S.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>An Australian mammal of the genus <gen>Notomys</gen>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>a small ratlike Australian kangaroo of the genus <gen>Potorous</gen>, also called the <altname>potoroo</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>kangaroo's-foot</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A sedgelike spring-flowering herb (<spn>Anigozanthus manglesii</spn>) of Australia, having clustered flowers covered with woolly hairs.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> kangaroo paw, kangaroo-foot plant, Australian sword lily, <spn>Anigozanthus manglesii</spn>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kansan</hw> <pos>prop. a.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to Kansas.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kansan</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>a resident of Kansas.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kan"sas</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A state of the central United States, bordering the Mississippi River to the west.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kan"sas</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n. pl.</pos> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>A tribe of Indians allied to the Winnebagoes and Osages. They formerly inhabited the region which is now the State of Kansas, but were removed to the Indian Territory.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kant</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def><person>Immanuel <etsep>Kant</etsep></person>, a German philosopher (1724-1804).</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Immanuel Kant.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kant"i*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to <person>Immanuel <etsep>Kant</etsep></person>, the German philosopher; conformed or relating to any or all of the philosophical doctrines of <person>Immanuel Kant</person>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kant"i*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A follower of Kant; a Kantist.</def></p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Kant"i*an*ism</hw>, <hw>Kant"ism</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The doctrine or theory of Kant; the Kantian philosophy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kant"ist</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A disciple or follower of Kant.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kant"try</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Cantred</er>.</def></p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ka"o*lin</hw>, <hw>Ka"o*line</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Chin. <ets>kao-ling</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A very pure white clay, ordinarily in the form of an impalpable powder, and used to form the paste of porcelain; China clay; porcelain clay. It is chiefly derived from the decomposition of common feldspar.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The name is now applied to all porcelain clays which endure the fire without discoloration.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ka`o*lin`i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The process by which feldspar is changed into kaolin.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ka"o*lin*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To convert into kaolin.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&Verbar;Ka*pel"le</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A chapel; hence, the choir or orchestra of a prince's chapel; now, a musical establishment, usually orchestral.</def> <rj><au>Grove.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&Verbar;Ka*pell"meis`ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>See <er>Capellmeister</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ka"pi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>The fossil resin of the kauri tree of New Zealand.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kap"no*mar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See <er>Capnomor</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ka*pok"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. fr. the native name.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A silky wool derived from the seeds of <spn>Ceiba pentandra</spn> (syn. <spn>Eriodendron anfractuosum</spn>), a bombaceous tree of the East and West Indies.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kar"a*gane</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Russ. <ets>karagan'</ets>]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A species of gray fox found in Russia.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ka"ra*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Doctrines of the Karaites.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ka"ra*ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Heb. <ets>q&amacr;r&amacr;</ets> to read.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>A sect of Jews who adhere closely to the letter of the Scriptures, rejecting the oral law, and allowing the Talmud no binding authority; -- opposed to the <contr>Rabbinists</contr>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&Verbar;Ka`ra*kul"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[Russ. <ets>karakul'</ets> curly fleece of Bokhara and Khiva sheep.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A type of Astrakhan, esp. in fine grades, obtained from the Karakul sheep. See sense 2 and cf. <er>Caracul</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A hardy coarse-haired sheep of central Asia, bearing a soft curly fleece that is black in the young lambs, but which grows brown or gray when adult; the lambs are valued for their soft curly black fur.</def> <wns>[wns=1]</wns><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> broadtail, caracul.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A large lake in the Pamirs of Central Asia, lying 13,200 feet above sea level.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Karat</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75 2.122e-314old; 24-karat gold is pure gold.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> carat.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ka*ra"tas</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A West Indian plant of the Pineapple family (<spn>Nidularium Karatas</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ka*ra"te</hw> <pr>(k&auml;*r&auml;"t&auptack_;)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Japanese, <tr>empty hand</tr>.]</ety> <def>a traditional Japanese system of unarmed combat; sharp blows and kicks are given to pressure-sensitive points on the body of the opponent.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Karen</hw>, <hw>Karenic</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A language spoken in the Thai-Burmese borderlands.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kar"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Skr.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Buddhism, Hinduism)</fld> <def>One's acts considered as fixing one's lot in the future existence.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Theos.)</fld> <def>The doctrine of fate as the inflexible result of cause and effect, especially the principle by which a person is rewarded or punished in a subsequent incarnation for deeds in the previous incarnation; the theory of inevitable consequence.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>One's destiny; fate.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Mysticism)</fld> <def>The supposed non-physical emanations that a person gives off, which may affect other people; vibrations.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kar*ma"thi*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One of a Mohammedan sect founded in the ninth century by Karmat.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Karn</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cornish. Cf. <er>Cairn</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>A pile of rocks; sometimes, the solid rock. See <er>Cairn</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ka"rob</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Carat</er>.]</ety> <def>The twenty-fourth part of a grain; -- a weight used by goldsmiths.</def> <rj><au>Crabb.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ka*ross"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <def>A native garment or rug of skin sewed together in the form of a square.</def> <mark>[South Africa]</mark></p>
+
+<p><q>The wants of a native . . . are confined to a <qex>kaross</qex> (skin cloak) or some pieces of cotton cloth.</q> <rj><qau>James Bryce.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kar"pho*lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; rice straw + <ets>-lite</ets>: cf. F. <ets>carpholithe</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A fibrous mineral occurring in tufts of a straw-yellow color. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and manganese.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kar*roo"</hw> <pr>(k&adot_;r*r&oomacr_;")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Karroos</plw> <pr>(k&adot_;r*r&oomacr_;z")</pr>.</plu> <def>One of the dry table-lands of South Africa, which often rise terracelike to considerable elevations.</def> <altsp>[Also <asp>karoo</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>The Great Karroo</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>The Karroo</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a vast plateau, in Cape Colony, stretching through five degrees of longitude, at an elevation of about 3,000 feet.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kar"sten*ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Anhydrite</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kar"vel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <def>See <er>Carvel</er>, and <er>Caravel</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&Verbar;Kar"y*o*ki*ne`sis</hw> <pr>(k&abreve;r`&ibreve_;*&ouptack_;*k&iuptack_;*n&emacr;"s&ibreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>ka`ryon</grk> a nut, kernel + <grk>kinei^n</grk> to move.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The indirect division of cells in which, prior to division of the cell protoplasm, complicated changes take place in the nucleus, attended with movement of the nuclear fibrils; -- opposed to <contr>karyostenosis</contr>. The nucleus becomes enlarged and convoluted, and finally the threads are separated into two groups which ultimately become disconnected and constitute the <xex>daughter nuclei</xex>. Called also <altname>mitosis</altname>. See <cref>Cell development</cref>, under <er>Cell</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The changes that occur in the nucleus of a cell, especially movements of the chromosomes, in the process of cell division.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kar`y*o*ki*net"ic</hw> <pr>(k&abreve;r`&ibreve_;*&ouptack_;*k&iuptack_;*n&ebreve_;t"&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to karyokinesis; <as>as, <ex>karyokinetic</ex> changes of cell division</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&Verbar;Kar`y*om"i*ton</hw> <pr>(k&abreve;r`&ibreve_;*&obreve_;m"&ibreve_;*t&obreve_;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., Gr. <grk>ka`ryon</grk> a nut + <grk>mi`tos</grk> a thread.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The reticular network of fine fibers, of which the <xex>nucleus</xex> of a cell is in part composed; -- in opposition to <contr>kytomiton</contr>, or the network in the <xex>body</xex> of the cell.</def> <rj><au>W. Flemming.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>kar`y*o*plas"m</hw> <pr>(k&abreve;r`&ibreve_;*&ouptack_;*pl&abreve;z"'m)</pr>, <hw>kar`y*o*plas"ma</hw></mhw> <pr>(k&abreve;r`&ibreve_;*&ouptack_;*pl&abreve;z"m&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>ka`ryon</grk> a nut + <grk>pla`sma</grk> a thing molded.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The protoplasmic substance of the nucleus of a cell; nucleoplasm; -- in opposition to <contr>cytoplasm</contr>, the protoplasm of the cell.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&Verbar;Kar`y*o*ste*no"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>ka`ryon</grk> a nut, kernel + &unr_; a being straitened.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Direct cell division (in which there is first a simple division of the nucleus, without any changes in its structure, followed by division of the protoplasm of the cell); -- in opposition to <contr>karyokinesis</contr>.</def> <br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kar`y*o*ste*not"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or connected with, karyostenosis; <as>as, the <ex>karyostenotic</ex> mode of nuclear division</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ka*sack"</hw> <pr>(k&abreve;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Cossack</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kat</hw> <pr>(k&auml;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An Arabian shrub (<spn>Catha edulis</spn>) the leaves of which are used as tea by the Arabs.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>kat`a*bol"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to catabolism; same as <er>catabolic</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ka*tab"o*lism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; down + &unr_; to throw.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Destructive or downward metabolism; regressive metamorphism; same as <er>catabolism</er> (now the more common spelling); -- opposed to <contr>anabolism</contr>. See <er>Disassimilation</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kat"a*state</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. (&unr_;) down + (&unr_;) to cause to stand.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>A substance formed by a catabolic process; -- opposed to <contr>anastate</contr>. See <er>catabolic</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The brambling finch.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>katharsis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>purging of emotional tensions; -- usually spelled <asp>catharsis</asp>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> catharsis, abreaction.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kath"e*tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; a perpendicular line. See <er>Cathetus</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>Making a right angle; perpendicular, as two lines or two sides of a triangle, which include a right angle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kath`e*tom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Cathetometer</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Katsuwonidae</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A natural family of fish which in some classifications is considered a separate family comprising the oceanic bonitos.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Kasuwonidae</fam>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Katsuwonus</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A genus of oceanic bonitos; in some classifications it is placed in its own family <fam>Katsuwonidae</fam>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Katsuwonus</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kat`ti*mun"doo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A caoutchouc-like substance obtained from the milky juice of the East Indian <spn>Euphorbia Kattimundoo</spn>. It is used as a cement.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ka"ty*did`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A large, green, arboreal, orthopterous insect (<spn>Cyrtophyllus concavus</spn>) of the family <fam>Locustid&aelig;</fam>, common in the United States. The males have stridulating organs at the bases of the front wings. During the summer and autumn, in the evening, the males make a peculiar, loud, shrill sound, resembling the combination <xex>Katy-did</xex>, whence the name.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&Verbar;Ka"u*ri</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A tall coniferous tree of New Zealand <spn>Agathis australis</spn>, <it>or</it> <spn>Dammara australis</spn>), having white straight-grained wood furnishing valuable timber and also yielding one kind of <prod>dammar resin</prod>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>kaudi</asp>, <asp>kaury</asp>, <asp>cowdie</asp>, and <asp>cowrie</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kau"ri</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Kauri resin.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <specif>By extension,</specif> <def>any of various species of <gen>Dammara</gen>; <as>as, the red <ex>kauri</ex> (<spn>Dammara lanceolata</spn>)</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Kauri resin</hw>, <hw>Kauri gum</hw>, <it>or</it> <hw>Kauri copal</hw> }</mhw>. <def>A resinous product of the <prodby>kauri</prodby>, found in the form of yellow or brown lumps in the ground where the trees have grown. It is used for making varnish, and as a substitute for amber.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>kaury</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>kauri</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> kauri, <spn>Agathis australis</spn>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ka"va</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Polynesian.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A species of <gen>Macropiper</gen> (<spn>Macropiper methysticum</spn>), the long pepper, from the root of which an intoxicating beverage is made by the Polynesians, by a process of mastication; also, the beverage itself.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>kawa</asp>, <asp>kava</asp>, and <asp>ava</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ka*vass"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it></plu> <plw>Kavasses</plw> <pr>(#)</pr> <ety>[Turk. <ets>k&amacr;vv&amacr;s</ets>]</ety> <def>An armed constable; also, a government servant or courier.</def> <mark>[Turkey]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kaw</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i. &amp; n.</pos> <def>See <er>Caw</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ka*wa"ka</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>a New Zealand tree, the Cypress cedar (<spn>Libocedrus Doniana</spn>), having a valuable, fine-grained, reddish wood.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kawn</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An inn.</def> <mark>[Turkey]</mark> <see>See <er>Khan</er>.</see><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kay"ak</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A light canoe, made of skins stretched over a frame, and usually capable of carrying but one person, who sits amidships and uses a double-bladed paddle. It is peculiar to the Eskimos and other Arctic tribes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kay"ak*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who uses a kayak.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kay"ko</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The dog salmon.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kayles</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[Akin to Dan. <ets>kegle</ets>, Sw. <ets>kegla</ets>, D. &amp; G. <ets>kegel</ets>, OHG. <ets>kegil</ets>, whence F. <ets>quille</ets>.]</ety> <def>A game; ninepins.</def> <mark>[Prov Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Carew.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kay"nard</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>cagnard</ets>.]</ety> <def>A lazy or cowardly person; a rascal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ka*zoo"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Etymol. uncertain.]</ety> <def>A kind of toy or rude musical instrument, as a tube inside of which is a stretched string or membrane made to vibrate by singing or humming into the tube.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ke"a</hw> <pr>(k&amacr;"&adot_;; <it>colloq.</it> k&emacr;"&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Maori.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A large New Zealand parrot (<spn>Nestor notabilis</spn>), notorious for having acquired the habit of killing sheep; -- called also <altname>mountain parrot</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>kebab</hw>, <hw>kebob</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>kabab</er> and <er>kabob</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Keck</hw> <pr>(k&ebreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Kecked</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Kecking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. dial. G. <ets>k&ouml;cken</ets>, <ets>k&ouml;ken</ets>.]</ety> <def>To heave or to retch, as in an effort to vomit.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Keck</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An effort to vomit; queasiness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kec"kle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i. &amp; n.</pos> <def>See <er>Keck</er>, <pos>v. i. &amp; n.</pos></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kec"kle</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Keckled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Keckling</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To wind old rope around, as a cable, to preserve its surface from being fretted, or to wind iron chains around, to defend from the friction of a rocky bottom, or from the ice.</def> <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kec"kling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Old rope or iron chains wound around a cable. See <er>Keckle</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kec"klish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>keck</ets>, <ets>keckle</ets>.]</ety> <def>Inclined to vomit; squeamish.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Keck"sy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Kecksies</plw> <pr>(-s&ibreve_;z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Properly pl. of <ets>kex</ets>. See <er>Kex</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The hollow stalk of an umbelliferous plant, such as the cow parsnip or the hemlock.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>kex</asp>, and in <pluf>pl.</pluf>, <asp>kecks</asp>, <asp>kaxes</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Nothing teems<br/>
+But hateful docks, rough thistles, <qex>kecksies</qex>, burs.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Keck"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Resembling a kecksy.</def> <rj><au>Grew.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&Verbar;Ked"dah</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Malay <ets>kedah</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>qadah</ets> hole.]</ety> <def>An inclosure constructed to entrap wild elephants; an elephant trap.</def> <mark>[India]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kedge</hw> <pr>(k&ebreve_;j)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Kedged</conjf> <pr>(k&ebreve_;jd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Kedging</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. dial. Sw. <ets>keka</ets> to tug, to drag one's self slowly forward; or perh. fr. <ets>ked</ets>, and <ets>kedge</ets>, <pos>n.</pos>, for <ets>keg anchor</ets>, named from the <ets>keg</ets> or cask fastened to the anchor to show where it lies.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To move (a vessel) by carrying out a kedge in a boat, dropping it overboard, and hauling the vessel up to it.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kedge</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Kedge</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A small anchor used whenever a large one can be dispensed with. See <er>Kedge</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, and <er>Anchor</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kedg"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A small anchor; a kedge.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ked"lock</hw> <pr>(k&ebreve_;d"l&obreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. dial. G. <ets>k&ouml;ddik</ets>, <ets>k&uuml;dik</ets>, <ets>kettich</ets>, <ets>keek</ets>, Dan. <ets>kidike</ets>, E. <ets>charlock</ets>, and AS. <ets>cedelc</ets> the herb mercury.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See <er>Charlock</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kee</hw> <pr>(k&emacr;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> of Cow. <ety>[AS. <ets>c&ymacr_;</ets>, pl. of <ets>c&umacr;</ets> cow. See <er>Kine</er>.]</ety> <def>See <er>Kie</er>, <er>Ky</er>, and <er>Kine</er>.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Gay.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Keech</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Prov. E. <ets>keech</ets> a cake.]</ety> <def>A mass or lump of fat rolled up by the butcher.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Keel</hw> <pr>(k&emacr;l)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>c&emacr;lan</ets> to cool, fr. <ets>c&omacr;l</ets> cool. See <er>Cool</er>.]</ety> <def>To cool; to skim or stir.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>While greasy Joan doth <qex>keel</qex> the pot.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Keel</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A brewer's cooling vat; a keelfat.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Keel</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. AS. <ets>ce&oacute;l</ets> ship; akin to D. &amp; G. <ets>kiel</ets> keel, OHG. <ets>chiol</ets> ship, Icel. <ets>kj&omacr;ll</ets>, and perh. to Gr. <grk>gay^los</grk> a round-built Ph&oelig;nician merchant vessel, <grk>gaylo`s</grk> bucket; cf. Skr. <ets>g&omacr;la</ets> ball, round water vessel. But the meaning of the English word seems to come from Icel. <ets>kj&ouml;lr</ets> keel, akin to Sw. <ets>k&ouml;l</ets>, Dan. <ets>kj&ouml;l</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Shipbuilding)</fld> <def>A longitudinal timber, or series of timbers scarfed together, extending from stem to stern along the bottom of a vessel. It is the principal timber of the vessel, and, by means of the ribs attached on each side, supports the vessel's frame. In an iron vessel, a combination of plates supplies the place of the keel of a wooden ship. See <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Keelson</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: The whole ship.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A barge or lighter, used on the Tyne for carrying coal from Newcastle; also, a barge load of coal, twenty-one tons, four cwt.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The two lowest petals of the corolla of a papilionaceous flower, united and inclosing the stamens and pistil; a carina. See <er>Carina</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Nat. Hist.)</fld> <def>A projecting ridge along the middle of a flat or curved surface.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Aeronautics)</fld> <def>In a dirigible, a construction similar in form and use to a ship's keel; in an a&euml;roplane, a fin or fixed surface employed to increase stability and to hold the machine to its course.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bilge keel</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a keel peculiar to ironclad vessels, extending only a portion of the length of the vessel under the bilges.</cd> <au>Ham. Nav. Encyc.</au> -- <col><b>False keel</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>False</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Keel boat</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A covered freight boat, with a keel, but no sails, used on Western rivers.</cd> <mark>[U. S.]</mark> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A low, flat-bottomed freight boat. See <er>Keel</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 3.</cd> -- <col><b>Keel piece</b></col>, <cd>one of the timbers or sections of which a keel is composed.</cd> -- <col><b>On even keel</b></col>, <cd>in a level or horizontal position, so that the draught of water at the stern and the bow is the same.</cd> <au>Ham. Nav. Encyc.</au> -- <col><b>On an even keel</b></col> <pos>a. &amp; adv.</pos>, <cd>steady; balanced; steadily.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Keel</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Keeled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Keeling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To traverse with a keel; to navigate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To turn up the keel; to show the bottom.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To keel over</b></col>, <cd>to upset; to capsize.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Keel"age</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>guillage</ets>, fr. <ets>guille</ets> keel; of German or Scand origin. See 3d <er>Keel</er>.]</ety> <def>The right of demanding a duty or toll for a ship entering a port; also, the duty or toll.</def> <rj><au>Bouvier. Wharton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Keeled</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Keel-shaped; having a longitudinal prominence on the back; <as>as, a <ex>keeled</ex> leaf</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having a median ridge; carinate; <as>as, a <ex>keeled</ex> scale</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Keel"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See 3d <er>Keel</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One employed in managing a Newcastle keel; -- called also <altname>keelman</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A small or shallow tub; esp., one used for holding materials for calking ships, or one used for washing dishes, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Keel"fat`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Keel</ets> to cool + <ets>fat</ets> a large tub, a vat.]</ety> <fld>(Brewing)</fld> <def>A cooler; a vat for cooling wort, etc.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>keelvat</asp>.]</altsp> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Keel"haul`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Keelhauled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Keelhauling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[<ets>3d keel</ets> + <ets>haul</ets>: cf. LG. &amp; D. <ets>kielhalen</ets>, G. <ets>kielholen</ets>. ]</ety> <altsp>[Written also <asp>keelhale</asp>.]</altsp> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To haul under the keel of a ship, by ropes attached to the yardarms on each side. It was formerly practiced as a punishment in the Dutch and English navies.</def> <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kee"ling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Icel. <ets>keila</ets>, Sw. <ets>kolja</ets>, Dan. <ets>kulle</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A cod.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kee"li*vine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Gael. <ets>cil</ets> ruddle.]</ety> <def>A pencil of black or red lead; -- called also <altname>keelyvine pen</altname>.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Keel"man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> -<plw>men</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <def>See <er>Keeler</er>, 1.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>keel` o"ver</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To drop down in a faint, or as if dead; to die.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> <br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Keel"rake`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Keelhaul</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Keels</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>Ninepins. See <er>Kayles</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Keel"son</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Akin to Sw. <ets>k&ouml;lsvin</ets>, Dan. <ets>kj&ouml;lsviin</ets>, G. <ets>kielschwein</ets>; apparently compounded of the words <ets>keel</ets> and <ets>swine</ets>; but cf. Norweg. <ets>kj&ouml;lsvill</ets>, where <ets>svill</ets> is akin to E. <ets>sill</ets>, <pos>n.</pos> ]</ety> <fld>(Shipbuilding)</fld> <def>A piece of timber in a ship laid on the middle of the floor timbers over the keel, and binding the floor timbers to the keel; in iron vessels, a structure of plates, situated like the keelson of a timber ship.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Cross keelson</b></col>, <cd>a similar structure lying athwart the main keelson, to support the engines and boilers.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 810 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Keel"vat`</hw> <pr>(k&emacr;l"v&abreve;t`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Keelfat</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Keen</hw> <pr>(k&emacr;n)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <adjf>Keener</adjf> <pr>(k&emacr;n"&etilde_;r)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Keenest</adjf>.]</amorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>kene</ets> sharp, bold, AS. <ets>c&emacr;ne</ets> bold; akin to D. <ets>koen</ets>, OHG. <ets>kuoni</ets>, G. <ets>k&uuml;hn</ets>, OSw. <ets>kyn</ets>, <ets>k&ouml;n</ets>, Icel. <ets>k&aelig;nn</ets>, for <ets>k&oelig;nn</ets> wise; perh. akin to E. <ets>ken</ets>, <ets>can</ets> to be able. &radic;45.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Sharp; having a fine edge or point; <as>as, a <ex>keen</ex> razor, or a razor with a <ex>keen</ex> edge</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A bow he bare and arwes [arrows] bright and <qex>kene</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>That my <qex>keen</qex> knife see not the wound it makes.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Acute of mind; sharp; penetrating; having or expressing mental acuteness; <as>as, a man of <ex>keen</ex> understanding; a <ex>keen</ex> look; <ex>keen</ex> features.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To make our wits more <qex>keen</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Before the <qex>keen</qex> inquiry of her thought.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Bitter; piercing; acrimonious; cutting; stinging; severe; <as>as, <ex>keen</ex> satire or sarcasm</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Good father cardinal, cry thou amen<br/>
+To my <qex>keen</qex> curses.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Piercing; penetrating; cutting; sharp; -- applied to cold, wind, etc.; <as>as, a <ex>keen</ex> wind; the cold is very <ex>keen</ex>.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Breasts the <qex>keen</qex> air, and carols as he goes.</q> <rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Eager; vehement; fierce; <as>as, a <ex>keen</ex> appetite</as>.</def> &ldquo;Of full <xex>kene</xex> will.&rdquo; <rj><au>Piers Plowman.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>So <qex>keen</qex> and greedy to confound a man.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Wonderful; delightful; marvelous; <as>as, that would be <ex>keen</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[slang]</mark><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Keen</xex> is often used in the composition of words, most of which are of obvious signification; as, <xex>keen</xex>-edged, <xex>keen</xex>-eyed, <xex>keen</xex>-sighted, <xex>keen</xex>-witted, etc.</note></p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Prompt; eager; ardent; sharp; acute; cutting; penetrating; biting; severe; sarcastic; satirical; piercing; shrewd.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Keen</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To sharpen; to make cold.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Cold winter <qex>keens</qex> the brightening flood.</q> <rj><qau>Thomson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Keen</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ir. <ets>caoine</ets>.]</ety> <def>A prolonged wail for a deceased person. Cf. <er>Coranach</er>.</def> <mark>[Ireland]</mark> <rj><au>Froude.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Keen</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To wail as a keener does.</def> <mark>[Ireland]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Keen"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A professional mourner who wails at a funeral.</def> <mark>[Ireland]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Keen"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a keen manner.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Keen"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being keen.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Keep</hw> <pr>(k&emacr;p)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Kept</conjf> <pr>(k&ebreve_;pt)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Keeping</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>k&emacr;pen</ets>, AS. <ets>c&emacr;pan</ets> to keep, regard, desire, await, take, betake; cf. AS. <ets>copenere</ets> lover, OE. <ets>copnien</ets> to desire.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To care; to desire.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I <qex>kepe</qex> not of armes for to yelp [boast].</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To hold; to restrain from departure or removal; not to let go of; to retain in one's power or possession; not to lose; to retain; to detain.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>If we lose the field,<br/>
+We can not <qex>keep</qex> the town.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>That I may know what <qex>keeps</qex> me here with you.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>If we would weigh and <qex>keep</qex> in our minds what we are considering, that would instruct us.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To cause to remain in a given situation or condition; to maintain unchanged; to hold or preserve in any state or tenor.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His loyalty he <qex>kept</qex>, his love, his zeal.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Keep</qex> a stiff rein, and move but gently on.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In this sense it is often used with prepositions and adverbs, as to <xex>keep away</xex>, to <xex>keep down</xex>, to <xex>keep from</xex>, to <xex>keep in</xex>, <xex>out</xex>, or <xex>off</xex>, etc. &ldquo;To <xex>keep off</xex> impertinence and solicitation from his superior.&rdquo;</note> <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To have in custody; to have in some place for preservation; to take charge of.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The crown of <persfn>Stephanus</persfn>, first king of Hungary, was always <qex>kept</qex> in the castle of Vicegrade.</q> <rj><qau>Knolles.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To preserve from danger, harm, or loss; to guard.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Behold, I am with thee, and will <qex>keep</qex> thee.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. xxviii. 15.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To preserve from discovery or publicity; not to communicate, reveal, or betray, as a secret.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Great are thy virtues . . . though <qex>kept</qex> from man.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>To attend upon; to have the care of; to tend.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden, to dress it and to <qex>keep</qex> it.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. ii. 15.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In her girlish age, she <qex>kept</qex> sheep on the moor.</q> <rj><qau>Carew.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>To record transactions, accounts, or events in; <as>as, to <ex>keep</ex> books, a journal, etc.</as>; also, to enter (as accounts, records, etc. ) in a book.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>To maintain, as an establishment, institution, or the like; to conduct; to manage; <as>as, to <ex>keep</ex> store</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Like a pedant that <qex>keeps</qex> a school.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Every one of them <qex>kept</qex> house by himself.</q> <rj><qau>Hayward.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>10.</sn> <def>To supply with necessaries of life; to entertain; <as>as, to <ex>keep</ex> boarders</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>11.</sn> <def>To have in one's service; to have and maintain, as an assistant, a servant, a mistress, a horse, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I <qex>keep</qex> but three men and a boy.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>12.</sn> <def>To have habitually in stock for sale.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>13.</sn> <def>To continue in, as a course or mode of action; not to intermit or fall from; to hold to; to maintain; <as>as, to <ex>keep</ex> silence; to <ex>keep</ex> one's word; to <ex>keep</ex> possession.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Both day and night did we <qex>keep</qex> company.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Within this portal as I <qex>kept</qex> my watch.</q> <rj><qau>Smollett.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>14.</sn> <def>To observe; to adhere to; to fulfill; not to swerve from or violate; to practice or perform, as duty; not to neglect; to be faithful to.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I have <qex>kept</qex> the faith.</q> <rj><qau>2 Tim. iv. 7.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Him whom to love is to obey, and <qex>keep</qex><br/>
+His great command.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>15.</sn> <def>To confine one's self to; not to quit; to remain in; <as>as, to <ex>keep</ex> one's house, room, bed, etc.</as>; hence, to haunt; to frequent.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>'Tis hallowed ground;<br/>
+Fairies, and fawns, and satyrs do it <qex>keep</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>J. Fletcher.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>16.</sn> <def>To observe duly, as a festival, etc.; to celebrate; to solemnize; <as>as, to <ex>keep</ex> a feast</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I went with them to the house of God . . . with a multitude that <qex>kept</qex> holyday.</q> <rj><qau>Ps. xlii. 4.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To keep at arm's length</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Arm</er>, <pos>n.</pos></cd> -- <col><b>To keep back</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To reserve; to withhold.</cd> &ldquo;I will <xex>keep</xex> nothing <xex>back</xex> from you.&rdquo; <au>Jer. xlii. 4.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To restrain; to hold back.</cd> &ldquo;<xex>Keep back</xex> thy servant also from presumptuous sins.&rdquo; <au>Ps. xix. 13.</au> -- <col><b>To keep company with</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To frequent the society of; to associate with; <as>as, let youth <ex>keep company with</ex> the wise and good</as>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To accompany; to go with; <as>as, to <ex>keep company with</ex> one on a voyage</as>; also, to pay court to, or accept attentions from, with a view to marriage.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> -- <col><b>To keep counsel</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Counsel</er>, <pos>n.</pos></cd> -- <col><b>To keep down</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To hold in subjection; to restrain; to hinder.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Fine Arts)</fld> <cd>To subdue in tint or tone, as a portion of a picture, so that the spectator's attention may not be diverted from the more important parts of the work.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>To keep good hours</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>To keep bad hours</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to be customarily early (or late) in returning home or in retiring to rest.</cd> -- <col><b>To keep house</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To occupy a separate house or establishment, as with one's family, as distinguished from <contr>boarding</contr>; to manage domestic affairs.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Eng. Bankrupt Law)</fld> <cd>To seclude one's self in one's house in order to evade the demands of creditors.</cd> -- <col><b>To keep one's hand in</b></col>, <cd>to keep in practice.</cd> -- <col><b>To keep open house</b></col>, <cd>to be hospitable.</cd> -- <col><b>To keep the peace</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>to avoid or to prevent a breach of the peace.</cd> -- <col><b>To keep school</b></col>, <cd>to govern, manage and instruct or teach a school, as a preceptor.</cd> -- <col><b>To keep a stiff upper lip</b></col>, <cd>to keep up one's courage.</cd> <mark>[Slang]</mark> -- <col><b>To keep term</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Eng. Universities)</fld> <cd>To reside during a term.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Inns of Court)</fld> <cd>To eat a sufficient number of dinners in hall to make the term count for the purpose of being called to the bar.</cd> <mark>[Eng.]</mark> <au>Mozley &amp; W.</au> -- <col><b>To keep touch</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Touch</er>, <pos>n.</pos></cd> -- <col><b>To keep under</b></col>, <cd>to hold in subjection; hence, to oppress.</cd> -- <col><b>To keep up</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To maintain; to prevent from falling or diminution; <as>as, to <ex>keep up</ex> the price of goods; to <ex>keep up</ex> one's credit</as>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To maintain; to continue; to prevent from ceasing.</cd> &ldquo;In joy, that which <xex>keeps up</xex> the action is the desire to continue it.&rdquo; <rj><au>Locke.</au></rj></cs></p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To retain; detain; reserve; preserve; hold; restrain; maintain; sustain; support; withhold.</syn> -- To <er>Keep</er>. <usage> <er>Retain</er>, <er>Preserve</er>. <xex>Keep</xex> is the generic term, and is often used where <xex>retain</xex> or <xex>preserve</xex> would too much restrict the meaning; as, to <xex>keep</xex> silence, etc. <xex>Retain</xex> denotes that we <xex>keep</xex> or <xex>hold</xex> things, as against influences which might deprive us of them, or reasons which might lead us to give them up; as, to <xex>retain</xex> vivacity in old age; to <xex>retain</xex> counsel in a lawsuit; to <xex>retain</xex> one's servant after a reverse of fortune. <xex>Preserve</xex> denotes that we keep a thing against agencies which might lead to its being destroyed or broken in upon; as, to <xex>preserve</xex> one's health; to <xex>preserve</xex> appearances.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Keep</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To remain in any position or state; to continue; to abide; to stay; <as>as, to <ex>keep</ex> at a distance; to <ex>keep</ex> aloft; to <ex>keep</ex> near; to <ex>keep</ex> in the house; to <ex>keep</ex> before or behind; to <ex>keep</ex> in favor; to <ex>keep</ex> out of company, or out reach.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To last; to endure; to remain unimpaired.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>If the malt be not thoroughly dried, the ale it makes will not <qex>keep</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Mortimer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To reside for a time; to lodge; to dwell.</def> <mark>[Now disused except locally or colloquially.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Knock at his study, where, they say, he <qex>keeps</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To take care; to be solicitous; to watch.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Keep</qex> that the lusts choke not the word of God that is in us.</q> <rj><qau>Tyndale.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To be in session; <as>as, school <ex>keeps</ex> to-day</as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To keep from</b></col>, <cd>to abstain or refrain from.</cd> -- <col><b>To keep in with</b></col>, <cd>to keep on good terms with; <as>as, <ex>to keep in with</ex> an opponent</as>.</cd> -- <col><b>To keep on</b></col>, <cd>to go forward; to proceed; to continue to advance.</cd> -- <col><b>To keep to</b></col>, <cd>to adhere strictly to; not to neglect or deviate from; <as>as, <ex>to keep to</ex> old customs; <ex>to keep to</ex> a rule; <ex>to keep to</ex> one's word or promise</as>.</cd> -- <col><b>To keep up</b></col>, <cd>to remain unsubdued; also, not to be confined to one's bed.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Keep</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or office of keeping; custody; guard; care; heed; charge.</def> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Pan, thou god of shepherds all,<br/>
+Which of our tender lambkins takest <qex>keep</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being kept; hence, the resulting condition; case; <as>as, to be in good <ex>keep</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The means or provisions by which one is kept; maintenance; support; <as>as, the <ex>keep</ex> of a horse</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Grass equal to the <qex>keep</qex> of seven cows.</q> <rj><qau>Carlyle.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I performed some services to the college in return for my <qex>keep</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>T. Hughes.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>That which keeps or protects; a stronghold; a fortress; a castle; specifically, the strongest and securest part of a castle, often used as a place of residence by the lord of the castle, especially during a siege; the dungeon. See <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Castle</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The prison strong,<br/>
+Within whose <qex>keep</qex> the captive knights were laid.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The lower chambers of those gloomy <qex>keeps</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Hallam.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I think . . . the <qex>keep</qex>, or principal part of a castle, was so called because the lord and his domestic circle <qex>kept</qex>, abode, or lived there.</q> <rj><qau>M. A. Lower.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>That which is kept in charge; a charge.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Often he used of his <qex>keep</qex><br/>
+A sacrifice to bring.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>A cap for retaining anything, as a journal box, in place.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To take keep</b></col>, <cd>to take care; to heed.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Chaucer.</au></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Keep"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, keeps; one who, or that which, holds or has possession of anything.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who retains in custody; one who has the care of a prison and the charge of prisoners.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>One who has the care, custody, or superintendence of anything; <as>as, the <ex>keeper</ex> of a park, a pound, of sheep, of a gate, etc.; the <ex>keeper</ex> of attached property;</as></def> <specif>hence,</specif> <def>one who saves from harm; a defender; a preserver.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The Lord is thy <qex>keeper</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Ps. cxxi. 6.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>One who remains or keeps in a place or position.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Discreet; chaste; <qex>keepers</qex> at home.</q> <rj><qau>Titus ii. 5.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A ring, strap, clamp, or any device for holding an object in place;</def> <specif>as:</specif> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The box on a door jamb into which the bolt of a lock protrudes, when shot.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A ring serving to keep another ring on the finger.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A loop near the buckle of a strap to receive the end of the strap.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A fruit that keeps well; <as>as, the Roxbury Russet is a good <ex>keeper</ex></as>.</def> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>Anything perishable that remains in good condition longer than usual.</def> <rj><au> Downing.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>An iron bar that is placed on the poles of a horseshoe magnet, and held in place there by the magnetic force, to preserve the strength of the magnet when not in use.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Keeper of the forest</b></col> <fld>(O. Eng. Law)</fld>, <cd>an officer who had the principal government of all things relating to the forest.</cd> -- <col><b>Keeper of the great seal</b></col>, <cd>a high officer of state, who has custody of the great seal. The office is now united with that of lord chancellor.</cd> <mark>[Eng.]</mark> -- <col><b>Keeper of the King's conscience</b></col>, <cd>the lord chancellor; -- a name given when the chancellor was an ecclesiastic.</cd> <mark>[Eng.]</mark> -- <col><b>Keeper of the privy seal</b></col> (styled also <altname>lord privy seal</altname>), <cd>a high officer of state, through whose hands pass all charters, pardons, etc., before they come to the great seal. He is a privy councillor, and was formerly called <altname>clerk of the privy seal</altname>.</cd> <mark>[Eng.]</mark> -- <col><b>Keeper of a magnet</b></col>, <cd>a piece of iron which connects the two poles, for the purpose of keeping the magnetic power undiminished; an armature; called also <altname>keeper</altname>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Keep"er*ship</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office or position of a keeper.</def> <rj><au>Carew.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Keep"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A holding; restraint; custody; guard; charge; care; preservation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His happiness is in his own <qex>keeping</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Maintenance; support; provision; feed; <as>as, the cattle have good <ex>keeping</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The work of many hands, which earns my <qex>keeping</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Conformity; congruity; harmony; consistency; <as>as, these subjects are in <ex>keeping</ex> with each other; his levity is not in <ex>keeping</ex> with the seriousness of the occasion</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Paint.)</fld> <def>Harmony or correspondence between the different parts of a work of art; <as>as, the foreground of this painting is not in <ex>keeping</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Keeping room</b></col>, <cd>a family sitting room.</cd> <mark>[New Eng. &amp; Prov. Eng.]</mark></cs></p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Care; guardianship; custody; possession.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Keep"sake`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Anything kept, or given to be kept, for the sake of the giver; a token of friendship.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Keesh</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Kish</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Keeve</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>c&unr_;f</ets>, fr. L. <ets>cupa</ets> a tub, cask; also, F. <ets>cuve</ets>. Cf. <er>Kive</er>, <er>Coop</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Brewing)</fld> <def>A vat or tub in which the mash is made; a mash tub.</def> <rj><au>Ure.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bleaching)</fld> <def>A bleaching vat; a kier.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>A large vat used in dressing ores.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Keeve</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Keeved</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Keeving</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To set in a keeve, or tub, for fermentation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To heave; to tilt, as a cart.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Keev"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Keeve</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kef"fe-kil</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>See <er>Kiefekil</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kef"ir</hw> <pr>(k&ebreve_;f"&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An effervescent liquor like kumiss, made from fermented milk, used as a food and as a medicine in the northern Caucasus.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ke*fir"ic</wf> <pr>(k&ebreve_;*f&ibreve_;r"&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A sour fermented milk drink, used in various regions of Asia, made by addition of <gen>Streptococcus</gen> or <gen>Lactobacillus</gen> cultures to cow's or goat's milk; it is considered by some as a form of yoghurt.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kefir grains</hw>. <def>Small hard yellowish aggregations found in the Caucasus region, and containing various yeasts and bacteria. They are used as a ferment in preparing kefir.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Keg</hw> <pr>(k&ebreve_;g)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Earlier <ets>cag</ets>, Icel. <ets>kaggi</ets>; akin to Sw. <ets>kagge</ets>.]</ety> <def>A small cask or barrel.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Keil"hau*ite</hw> <pr>(k&imacr;l"hou*&imacr;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A mineral of a brownish black color, related to titanite in form. It consists chiefly of silica, titanium dioxide, lime, and yttria.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Keir</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Kier</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&Verbar;Keit*lo"a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A black, two-horned, African rhinoceros (<spn>Atelodus keitloa</spn>). It has the posterior horn about as long as the anterior one, or even longer.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Keld</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Cavl</er>.]</ety> <def>Having a kell or covering; webbed.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kele</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Keel</er> to cool.]</ety> <def>To cool.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kell</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kiln.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kell</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A modification of <ets>kale</ets>.]</ety> <def>A sort of pottage; kale. See <er>Kale</er>, 2.</def> <rj><au>Ainsworth.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kell</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Caul</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The caul; that which covers or envelops as a caul; a net; a fold; a film.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I'll have him cut to the <qex>kell</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Beau. &amp; Fl.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The cocoon or chrysalis of an insect.</def> <rj><au> B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ke"loid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>cheloid</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[F. <ets>k&eacute;lo&iuml;de</ets>, from Gr. <grk>chhlh`</grk> crab's claw + <ets>-oid</ets>: cf. F. <ets>k&eacute;lo&iuml;de</ets>, <ets>ch&eacute;lo&iuml;de</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Applied to a variety of tumor forming hard, flat, irregular excrescences upon the skin, or to keloid scar tissue.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ke"loid</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>cheloid</asp>.]</altsp> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A keloid tumor.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An abnormally large scar tissue growing at the site of a cut or surgical incision.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ke*lot"o*my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>See <er>Celotomy</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kelp</hw> <pr>(k&ebreve_;lp)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Formerly <ets>kilpe</ets>; of unknown origin.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The calcined ashes of seaweed, -- formerly much used in the manufacture of glass, now used in the manufacture of iodine.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Any large blackish seaweed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <gen>Laminaria</gen> is the common kelp of Great Britain; <spn>Macrocystis pyrifera</spn> and <spn>Nereocystis Lutkeana</spn> are the great kelps of the Pacific Ocean.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Kelp crab</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a California spider crab (<spn>Epialtus productus</spn>), found among seaweeds, which it resembles in color.</cd> -- <col><b>Kelp salmon</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a serranoid food fish (<spn>Serranus clathratus</spn>) of California. See <er>Cabrilla</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kelp"fish`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small California food fish (<spn>Heterostichus rostratus</spn>), living among kelp. The name is also applied to species of the genus <gen>Platyglossus</gen>.</def></p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Kel"pie</hw>, <hw>Kel"py</hw> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Kelpies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Cf. Gael. <ets>cailpeach</ets>, <ets>calpach</ets>, <ets>colpach</ets>, a heifer, steer, colt, <ets>colpa</ets> a cow or horse.]</ety> <fld>(Scotch Myth.)</fld> <def>An imaginary spirit of the waters, horselike in form, vulgarly believed to warn, by preternatural noises and lights, those who are to be drowned.</def> <rj><au>Jamieson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kelp"ware`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Kelp</er>, 2.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kel"son</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Keelson</er>.</def> <rj><au>Sir W. Raleigh.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kelt</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Kilt</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def> <rj><au>Jamieson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kelt</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Icel. <ets>kult</ets> quilt.]</ety> <def>Cloth with the nap, generally of native black wool.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark> <rj><au>Jamieson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kelt</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A salmon after spawning.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kelt</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Celt</er>, one of Celtic race.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kel"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Gael. &amp; Ir. <ets>cealt</ets> clothes, Gael. <ets>cealltair</ets> spear, castle, cause, Prov. E. <ets>kilter</ets> tool, instrument. Cf. <er>Kilt</er>.]</ety> <def>Regular order or proper condition.</def> <altsp>[Usually written <asp>kilter</asp> in th U. S.]</altsp> <mark>[Colloq., chiefly British spelling]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>If the organs of prayer be out of <qex>kelter</qex> or out of tune, how can we pray?</q> <rj><qau>Barrow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kelt"ic</hw> <pr>(k&ebreve_;lt"&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Celtic</er>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kel"vin</hw> <pr>(k&ebreve_;l"v&ibreve_;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[from Lord <ets>Kelvin</ets>, English physicist.]</ety> <def>The SI unit of temperature, defined as being 1/273.16 of the triple point of water; abbreviated <abbr>K</abbr>. The melting point of water at 760 mm pressure is 273.15 Kelvins, and the boiling point 373.15 Kelvins. One degree Kelvin is equal to one degree Centigrade, and <frac>9/5</frac> degrees Fahrenheit.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 811 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Kemb</hw> <pr>(k&ebreve_;m)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Kembed</conjf> <pr>(k&ebreve_;md)</pr> or <conjf>Kempt</conjf> (k&ebreve_;mt; 215); <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Kembing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>kemben</ets>, AS. <ets>cemban</ets>, fr. <ets>camb</ets> comb.]</ety> <def>To comb.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His longe hair was <qex>kembed</qex> behind his back.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kem"e*lin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Prov. E. <ets>kemlin</ets>, <ets>kimlin</ets>, <ets>kimmel</ets>, a salting tub, any tub, <ets>kembing</ets> a brewing tub, G. <ets>kumme</ets> bowl, basin, W. <ets>cwmman</ets> a tub, brewing tub.]</ety> <def>A tub; a brewer's vessel.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj></p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Kemp</hw> <pr>(k&ebreve_;mp)</pr>, <hw>Kemp"ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Coarse, rough hair in wool or fur, injuring its quality.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kem"pe</hw> <pr>(k&ebreve_;m"p&eitalic_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Rough; shaggy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>Kempe</xex> hairs.&rdquo; <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kemps</hw> <pr>(k&ebreve_;mps)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[Etymol. uncertain.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The long flower stems of the ribwort plantain (<spn>Plantago Lanceolata</spn>).</def> <rj><au>Dr. Prior.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kempt</hw> <pr>(k&ebreve_;mt; 215)</pr>, <sn>1.</sn> <def><pos>p. p.</pos> of <er>Kemb</er>; combed.</def> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Neatly kept; tidy. Opposite of <ant>unkempt</ant>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ken</hw> <pr>(k&ebreve_;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Perh. from <ets>kennel</ets>.]</ety> <def>A house; esp., one which is a resort for thieves.</def> <mark>[Slang, Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ken</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Kenned</conjf> <pr>(k&ebreve_;nd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Kenning</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>kennen</ets> to teach, make known, know, AS. <ets>cennan</ets> to make known, proclaim, or rather from the related Icel. <ets>kenna</ets> to know; akin to D. &amp; G. <ets>kennen</ets> to know, Goth. <ets>kannjan</ets> to make known; orig., a causative corresponding to AS. <ets>cunnan</ets> to know, Goth. <ets>kunnan</ets>. &radic;45. See <er>Can</er> to be able, <er>Know</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To know; to understand; to take cognizance of.</def> <mark>[Archaic or Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To recognize; to descry; to discern.</def> <mark>[Archaic or Scot.]</mark> &ldquo;We <xex>ken</xex> them from afar.&rdquo; <rj><au>Addison</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>'T is he. I <qex>ken</qex> the manner of his gait.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ken</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To look around.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Burton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ken</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Cognizance; view; especially, reach of sight or knowledge.</def> &ldquo;Beyond his <xex>ken</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Longfellow.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Above the reach and <qex>ken</qex> of a mortal apprehension.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It was relief to quit the <qex>ken</qex><br/>
+And the inquiring looks of men.</q> <rj><qau>Trench.</qau></rj></p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ken"dal green`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <it>or</it> <hw>Ken"dal</hw>. }</mhw> <def>A cloth colored green by dye obtained from the woad-waxen, formerly used by Flemish weavers at <etsep>Kendal</etsep>, in Westmoreland, England.</def> <rj><au>J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>How couldst thou know these men in <qex>Kendal green</qex> ?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Kennedia</hw>, <hw>Kennedya</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A genus of Australian woody vines having showy red or purplish flowers.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Kennedia, genus <gen>Kennedia</gen>, genus <gen>Kennedya</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ken"nel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Channel</er>, <er>Canal</er>.]</ety> <def>The water course of a street; a little canal or channel; a gutter; also, a puddle.</def> <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ken"nel</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>kenel</ets>, (assumed) OF. <ets>kenil</ets>, F. <ets>chenil</ets>, LL. <ets>canile</ets>, fr. L. <ets>canis</ets> a dog. Cf. <er>Canine</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A house for a dog or for dogs, or for a pack of hounds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A dog sure, if he could speak, had wit enough to describe his <qex>kennel</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir P. Sidney.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A pack of hounds, or a collection of dogs.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The hole of a fox or other beast; a haunt.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ken"nel</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Kenneled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr> or <conjf>Kennelled</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Kennelling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To lie or lodge; to dwell, as a dog or a fox.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The dog <qex>kenneled</qex> in a hollow tree.</q> <rj><qau>L'Estrange.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ken"nel</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To put or keep in a kennel.</def> <rj><au>Thomson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ken"nel coal`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Cannel coal</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ken"ning</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Ken</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Range of sight.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The limit of vision at sea, being a distance of about twenty miles.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ke"no</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>quine</ets> five winning numbers, fr. L. <ets>quini</ets> five each, <ets>quinque</ets> five. See <er>Five</er>.]</ety> <def>A gambling game, a variety of the game of lotto, played with balls or knobs, numbered, and cards also numbered.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ken`o*gen"e*sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; new + E. <ets>genesis</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Modified evolution, in which nonprimitive characters make their appearance in consequence of a secondary adaptation of the embryo to the peculiar conditions of its environment; -- distinguished from <contr>palingenesis</contr>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>cenogenesis</asp> and <asp>c&aelig;nogenesis</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ken`o*ge*net"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to kenogenesis; <as>as, <ex>kenogenetic</ex> processes</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ken`o*ge*net"ic*al*ly</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ken"spec`kle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having so marked an appearance as easily to be recognized.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kent" bu"gle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[Probably named after a <person>Duke of <etsep>Kent</etsep></person>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A curved bugle, having six finger keys or stops, by means of which the performer can play upon every key in the musical scale; -- called also <altname>keyed bugle</altname>, and <altname>key bugle</altname>.</def> <rj><au>Moore.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ken"tle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Quintal</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <def>A hundred weight; a quintal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kent"ledge</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>cant</ets> edge, corner, D. <ets>kant</ets>. See <er>Cant</er> edge, angle.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Pigs of iron used for ballast.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>kintlidge</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ken*tuck"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>One of the United States.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Kentucky blue grass</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a valuable pasture and meadow grass (<spn>Poa pratensis</spn>), found in both Europe and America. See under <er>Blue grass</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Kentucky coffee tree</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a tall North American tree (<spn>Gymnocladus Canadensis</spn>) with bipinnate leaves. It produces large woody pods containing a few seeds which have been used as a substitute for coffee. The timber is very valuable.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kenya</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A country in East Africa, formerly a British colony.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kenyan</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of Kenya.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kenyan</hw> <pos>prop. a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Kenya; <as>as, <ex>Kenyan</ex> mountains; <ex>Kenyan</ex> coffee</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Kenya; <as>as, <ex>Kenyan</ex> soldiers</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kenyapithecus</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A genus of extinct primates having powerful chewing muscles along with large molars and small incisors; its fossils were found in Maboko in <country>Kenya</country>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Kenyapithecus</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>keph"a*lin</hw> <pr>(k&ebreve_;f"&adot_;*l&ibreve_;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>kefalh`</grk> the head; it was supposed by <person>Thudichum</person> to exist in brain tissue.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>One of a group of phospholipids (nitrogenous phosphorized fatty substances), present in all living cells and particularly noticeable in nervous tissue. Same as <er>cephalin</er>, which see.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>kep"i</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>k&eacute;pi</ets>, of G. origin.]</ety> <def>A military cap having a close-fitting band, a round flat top sloping toward the front, and a visor. As originally worn by the French in Algeria about 1830 it was tall and stiff with a straight visor. It is now lower, has a curved visor, and is frequently soft.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> peaked cap, service cap, yachting cap.</syn><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>kept</hw> <pr>(k&ebreve_;pt)</pr>, <def><pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> of <er>Keep</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Kept woman</b></col>, <col><b>Kept mistress</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a concubine; a woman supported by a man as his paramour.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&Verbar;K&eacute;p"vi*se*l&ouml;*h&aacute;z`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hung., fr. <ets>k&eacute;pvisel&ouml;</ets> representative + <ets>h&aacute;z</ets> house.]</ety> <mark>(Hungary)</mark> <def>See <er>Legislature</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ke*ram"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Same as <er>ceramic</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ke*ram"ics</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Ceramics</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ker`a*mo*graph"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>ke`ramos</grk> tile + <ets>graph</ets> + <ets>ic</ets>.]</ety> <def>Suitable to be written upon; capable of being written upon, as a slate; -- said especially of a certain kind of globe.</def> <rj><au>Scudamore.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ke*ra"na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A kind of long trumpet, used among the Persians.</def> <au>Moore (Encyc. of Music).</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ke*rar"gy*rite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Cerargyrite</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ker"a*sin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>A nitrogenous substance free from phosphorus, supposed to be present in the brain; a body closely related to cerebrin.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ker"a*sine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>ke`ras</grk> horn.]</ety> <def>Resembling horn; horny; corneous.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ker"a*tin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>ke`ras</grk>, <grk>-atos</grk>, horn.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>A sulfur-containing fibrous protein constituting the main structural protein of hard epidermal tissues, such as horn, hair, feathers, nails, claws, hoofs, and the like. It is an insoluble substance, and, unlike elastin, is not dissolved even by gastric or pancreatic juice. By decomposition with sulphuric acid it yields leucine and tyrosine plus various other acid-stable amino acids. The amino acid composition varies, but it usually has a high percentage of cystine, which stabilizes and insolubilizes the protein by forming intrachain linkages. A softer form of keratin is present in the epidermis and whalebone. Called also <altname>epidermose</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&Verbar;Ker`a*ti"tis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>ke`ras</grk>, <grk>-atos</grk>, horn + <ets>-itis</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Inflammation of the cornea.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ker"a*tode</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Keratose</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ker`a*tog"e*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>ke`ras</grk>, <grk>-atos</grk>, horn + <ets>-genous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Producing horn; <as>as, the <ex>keratogenous</ex> membrane within the horny hoof of the horse</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&Verbar;Ker`a*toi"de*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <grk>ke`ras</grk>, <grk>-atos</grk>, horn + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Keratosa</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ker"a*tome</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>ke`ras</grk>, horn + &unr_; to cut.]</ety> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>An instrument for dividing the cornea in operations for cataract.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&Verbar;Ker`a*to*nyx"is</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>ke`ras</grk>, <grk>-atos</grk>, horn + &unr_; puncture.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The operation of removing a cataract by thrusting a needle through the cornea of the eye, and breaking up the opaque mass.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ker"a*to*phyte</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>ke`ras</grk>, <grk>-atos</grk>, a horn + &unr_; a plant.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A gorgonian coral having a horny axis.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&Verbar;Ker`a*to"sa</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>ke`ras</grk>, <grk>-atos</grk>, a horn.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An order of sponges having a skeleton composed of hornlike fibers. It includes the commercial sponges.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ker"a*tose`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>ke`ras</grk>, <grk>-atos</grk>, horn.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>A tough, horny animal substance entering into the composition of the skeleton of sponges, and other invertebrates; -- called also <altname>keratode</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ker"a*tose`</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Containing hornlike fibers or fibers of keratose; belonging to the Keratosa.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ke*rau"no*graph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; thunderbolt + <ets>graph</ets>.]</ety> <def>A figure or picture impressed by lightning upon the human body or elsewhere.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ker`au*nog"ra*phy</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kerb</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Curb</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kerb"stone`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Curbstone</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ker"cher</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kerchief.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He became . . . white as a <qex>kercher</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. North.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ker"chered</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Covered, or bound round, with a kercher.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>G. Fletcher.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ker"chief</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Kerchiefs</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>coverchef</ets>, OF. <ets>cuevrechief</ets>, <ets>couvrechef</ets>, F. <ets>couvrechef</ets>, a head covering, fr. <ets>couvrir</ets> to cover + OF. <ets>chief</ets> head, F. <ets>chef</ets>. See <er>Cover</er>, <er>Chief</er>, and cf. <er>Curfew</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A square of fine linen worn by women as a covering for the head; hence, anything similar in form or material, worn for ornament on other parts of the person; -- mostly used in compounds; <as>as, nec<ex>kerchief</ex>; breast<ex>kerchief</ex>; and later, hand<ex>kerchief</ex>.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He might put on a hat, a muffler, and a <qex>kerchief</qex>, and so escape.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Her black hair strained away<br/>
+To a scarlet <qex>kerchief</qex> caught beneath her chin.</q> <rj><qau>Mrs. Browning.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A lady who wears a kerchief.</def> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj></p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ker"chiefed</hw>, <hw>Ker"chieft</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Dressed; hooded; covered; wearing a kerchief.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kerf</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>cyrf</ets> a cutting off, fr. <ets>ceorfan</ets> to cut, carve. See <er>Carve</er>.]</ety> <def>A notch, channel, or slit made in any material by cutting or sawing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ke"rite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>ke`ras</grk>, horn.]</ety> <def>A compound in which tar or asphaltum combined with animal or vegetable oils is vulcanized by sulphur, the product closely resembling rubber; -- used principally as an insulating material in telegraphy.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kerl</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Carl</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ker"mes</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar. &amp; Per. <ets>girmiz</ets>. See <er>Crimson</er>, and cf. <er>Alkermes</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The dried bodies of the females of a scale insect (<spn>Kermes ilices</spn> formerly <spn>Coccus ilicis</spn>), allied to the cochineal insect, and found on several species of oak near the Mediterranean; also, the dye obtained from them. They are round, about the size of a pea, contain coloring matter analogous to carmine, and are used in dyeing. They were anciently thought to be of a vegetable nature, and were used in medicine.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>chermes</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A small European evergreen oak (<spn>Quercus coccifera</spn>) on which the kermes insect (<spn>Kermes ilices</spn>, formerly <spn>Coccus ilicis</spn>) feeds.</def> <rj><au>J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <def>A genus of scale insects including many species that feed on oaks. The adult female resembles a small gall.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Kermes mineral</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Old Chem.)</fld> <cd>An artificial amorphous trisulphide of antimony; -- so called on account of its red color.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Med. Chem.)</fld> <cd>A compound of the trioxide and trisulphide of antimony, used in medicine. This substance occurs in nature as the mineral <altname>kermesite</altname>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ker"messe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>See <er>Kirmess</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kern</hw> <pr>(k&etilde_;rn)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ir. <ets>ceatharnach</ets>.Cf. <er>Cateran</er>. ]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A light-armed foot soldier of the ancient militia of Ireland and Scotland; -- distinguished from <contr>gallowglass</contr>, and often used as a term of contempt.</def> <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Now for our Irish wars;<br/>
+We must supplant those rough, rug-headed <qex>kerns</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any kind of boor or low-lived person.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Blount.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(O. Eng. Law)</fld> <def>An idler; a vagabond.</def> <rj><au>Wharton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kern</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Type Founding)</fld> <def>A part of the face of a type which projects beyond the body, or shank, such as in certain italic letters.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kern</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Kerned</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Kerning</conjf>. ]</vmorph> <fld>(Type Founding)</fld> <def>To form with a kern. See 2d <er>Kern</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kern</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Churn</er>. ]</ety> <def>A churn.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kern</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>cweorn</ets>, <ets>cwyrn</ets>. See <er>Quern</er>. ]</ety> <def>A hand mill. See <er>Quern</er>.</def> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kern</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Cf. G. <ets>kern</ets> kernel, grain; akin to E. <ets>corn</ets>. See <er>Corn</er>, <er>Kernel</er>. ]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To harden, as corn in ripening.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Carew.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To take the form of kernels; to granulate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It is observed that rain makes the salt <qex>kern</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dampier.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kern</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <altsp>[Written also <asp>kirn</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[Cf. D. &amp; G. <ets>kern</ets> kernal, E. <ets>kern</ets> to harden, <ets>kernel</ets>.]</ety> <mark>[Obs. or Prov. Eng. &amp; Scot.]</mark> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Kernel; corn; grain.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The last handful or sheaf reaped at the harvest.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The harvest-home.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kern baby</hw>. <def>A doll or image decorated with corn (grain) flowers, etc., carried in the festivals of a kern, or harvest-home. Called also <altname>harvest queen</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kerned</hw> <pr>(k&etilde_;rnd)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>Having part of the face projecting beyond the body or shank; -- said of type.</def> &ldquo;In Roman, <xex>f</xex> and <xex>j</xex> are the only <xex>kerned</xex> letters.&rdquo; <rj><au>MacKellar.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ker"nel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>kernel</ets>, <ets>kirnel</ets>, <ets>curnel</ets>, AS. <ets>cyrnel</ets>, fr. <ets>corn</ets> grain. See <er>Corn</er>, and cf. <er>Kern</er> to harden.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The essential part of a seed; all that is within the seed walls; the edible substance contained in the shell of a nut; hence, anything included in a shell, husk, or integument; <as>as, the <ex>kernel</ex> of a nut</as>. See <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Endocarp</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>'A were as good crack a fusty nut with no <qex>kernel</qex></q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A single seed or grain; <as>as, a <ex>kernel</ex> of corn</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A small mass around which other matter is concreted; a nucleus; a concretion or hard lump in the flesh.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The central, substantial or essential part of anything; the gist; the core; <as>as, the <ex>kernel</ex> of an argument</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ker"nel</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Kerneled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr> <it>or</it> <conjf>Kernelled</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Kerneling</conjf> <it>or</it> <conjf>Kernelling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To harden or ripen into kernels; to produce kernels.</def></p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ker"neled</hw>, <hw>Ker"nelled</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a kernel.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ker"nel*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of kernels; resembling kernels; of the nature of kernels.</def> <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kern"ish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Kern</er> a boor.]</ety> <def>Clownish; boorish.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;A petty <xex>kernish</xex> prince.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ker"o*lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Cerolite</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ker"o*sene`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; wax.]</ety> <def>An oil used for illuminating purposes, formerly obtained from the distillation of mineral wax, bituminous shale, etc., and hence called also <altname>coal oil</altname>. It is now produced in immense quantities, chiefly by the distillation and purification of petroleum. It consists chiefly of several hydrocarbons of the methane series, having from 10 to 16 carbon atoms in each molecule, and having a higher boiling point (175 - 325&deg; C) than gasoline or the petroleum ethers, and a lower boling point than the oils.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Kers</hw>, <hw>Kerse</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A cress.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Not worth a kers</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Cress</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ker"sey</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Kerseys</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Prob. from the town of <ets>Kersey</ets> in Suffolk, Eng.]</ety> <def>A kind of coarse, woolen cloth, usually ribbed, woven from wool of long staple.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ker"sey*mere</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[For <ets>cassimere</ets>, confounded with <ets>kersey</ets>.]</ety> <def>See <er>Cassimere</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ker`sey*nette"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Cassinette</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ker"seys</hw>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>Varieties of kersey; also, trousers made of kersey.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kerve</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To carve.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kerv"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A carver.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ke"sar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Kaiser</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kes"lop</hw> <pr>(k&ebreve_;s"l&obreve_;p)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>c&emacr;selib</ets>, or <ets>c&ymacr_;slyb</ets>, milk curdled; cf. G. <ets>k&auml;selab</ets>, <ets>k&auml;selippe</ets>. See <er>Cheese</er>, and cf.<er>Cheeselep</er>.]</ety> <def>The stomach of a calf, prepared for rennet.</def> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kess</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To kiss.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kest</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>imp.</pos> <def>of <er>Cast</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kes"trel</hw> <pr>(k&ebreve_;s"tr&ebreve_;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Castrel</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small, slender European hawk (<spn>Falco alaudarius</spn>), allied to the sparrow hawk. Its color is reddish fawn, streaked and spotted with white and black. Also called <altname>windhover</altname> and <altname>stannel</altname>. The name is also applied to other allied species.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; This word is often used in contempt, as of a mean kind of hawk. &ldquo;Kites and <xex>kestrels</xex> have a resemblance with hawks.&rdquo;</note> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ket</hw> <pr>(k&ebreve_;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Icel. <ets>kj&ouml;t</ets> flesh; akin to Sw. <ets>k&ouml;tt</ets>, Dan. <ets>kj&ouml;d</ets>.]</ety> <def>Carrion; any filth.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ke"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Perh. of Amer. Indian origin.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small salmon (<spn>Oncorhynchus keta</spn>) of inferior value, which in the autumn runs up all the larger rivers between San Francisco and Kamchatka.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ketch</hw> <pr>(k&ebreve_;ch)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. corrupted fr. Turk. <ets>q&amacr;&imacr;q</ets> : cf. F. <ets>caiche</ets>. Cf. <er>Ca&iuml;que</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An almost obsolete form of sailing vessel, with a mainmast and a mizzenmast, -- usually from one hundred to two hundred and fifty tons burden.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>In modern usage, a sailing vessel having two masts, with the main mast taller than the aftermost, or mizzen, mast.</def><br/>
+[<source>RH</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Bomb ketch</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Bomb</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ketch</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A hangman. See <er>Jack Ketch</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ketch</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Catch</er>.]</ety> <def>To catch.</def> <mark>[Now obs. in spelling, and colloq. in pronunciation.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To <qex>ketch</qex> him at a vantage in his snares.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ketch"up</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Probably of East Indian origin, because it was originally a kind of East Indian pickles. Cf. also Malay <ets>k&ebreve_;chap</ets> fish sauce. <au>MW10</au>.]</ety> <def>A pureed table sauce made predominantly from tomatoes, flavored with onions, sugar, salt and spices; called also <altname>tomato ketchup</altname>. The term is also applied to pureed sauces containing mushrooms, walnuts, etc., being called in such cases <altname>mushroom ketchup</altname>, <altname>walnut ketchup</altname>, etc.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>catsup</asp> and <asp>catchup</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ke"tine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Ketone</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>One of a series of organic bases obtained by the reduction of certain isonitroso compounds of the ketones. In general they are unstable oily substances having a pungent aromatic odor.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&Verbar;Ket`mie"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The name of certain African species of <gen>Hibiscus</gen>, cultivated for the acid of their mucilage.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>ketmia</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ke"tol</hw> <pr>(k&emacr;"t&omacr;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Ket</ets>one + ind<ets>ol</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>One of a series of series of complex nitrogenous substances, represented by methyl ketol and related to indol.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Methyl ketol</b></col>, <cd>a weak organic base, obtained as a white crystalline substance having the odor of f&aelig;ces.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ke"tone</hw> <pr>(k&emacr;"t&omacr;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Acetone</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>One of a large class of organic substances resembling the aldehydes, obtained by the distillation of certain salts of organic acids and consisting of carbonyl (<chform>CO</chform>) united with two hydrocarbon radicals. In general the ketones are colorless volatile liquids having a pungent ethereal odor.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The ketones are named by adding the suffix-<xex>one</xex> to the stems of the organic acids from which they are respectively derived; thus, <xex>acetic</xex> acid gives acetone; <xex>butyric</xex> acid, <xex>butyrone</xex>, etc.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 812 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Ke*ton"ic</hw> <pr>(k&euptack_;*t&obreve_;n"&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or derived from, a ketone; <as>as, a <ex>ketonic</ex> acid</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ket"tle</hw> <pr>(k&ebreve_;t"t'l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>ketel</ets>; cf. AS. <ets>cetel</ets>, <ets>cetil</ets>, <ets>cytel</ets>; akin to D. <ets>kjedel</ets>, G. <ets>kessel</ets>, OHG. <ets>chezzil</ets>, Icel. <ets>ketill</ets>, SW. <ets>kittel</ets>, Dan. <ets>kjedel</ets>, Goth. <ets>katils</ets>; all perh. fr. L. <ets>catillus</ets>, dim. of <ets>catinus</ets> a deep vessel, bowl; but cf. also OHG. <ets>chezz&imacr;</ets> kettle, Icel. <ets>kati</ets> small ship.]</ety> <def>A metallic vessel, with a wide mouth, often without a cover, used for heating and boiling water or other liguids.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Kettle pins</b></col>, <cd>ninepins; skittles.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Shelton.</au> -- <col><b>Kettle stitch</b></col> <fld>(Bookbinding)</fld>, <cd>the stitch made in sewing at the head and tail of a book.</cd> <au>Knight.</au></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ket"tle*drum`</hw> <pr>(-dr&ubreve;m`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A drum made of thin copper in the form of a hemispherical kettle, with parchment stretched over the mouth of it.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <ex>Kettledrums</ex>, in pairs, were formerly used in martial music for cavalry, but are now chiefly confined to orchestras, where they are called <altname>tympani</altname>.</note>
+<!-- illustr. of kettledrum here. --><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An informal social party at which a light collation is offered, held in the afternoon or early evening. Cf. <er>Drum</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 4 and 5.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ket"tle*drum`mer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who plays on a kettledrum.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&Verbar;Keu"per</hw> <pr>(koi"p&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>The upper division of the European Triassic. See <xex>Chart</xex> of <er>Geology</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kev"el</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prov. E. <ets>kevil</ets>, <ets>cavel</ets>, rod, pole, a large hammer, horse's bit; cf. Icel. <ets>kefli</ets> cylinder, a stick, mangle, and Dan. <ets>kievle</ets> a roller.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A strong cleat to which large ropes are belayed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A stone mason's hammer.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>cavil</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Kevel head</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a projecting end of a timber, used as a kevel.</cd></cs></p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Kev"el</hw>, <hw>Kev"in</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The gazelle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kev"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <def>To cover.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kev"er*chief</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kerchief.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kex</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[W. <ets>cecys</ets>, pl., hollow stalks.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A weed; a kecksy.</def> <rj><au>Bp. Gauden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Though the rough <qex>kex</qex> break<br/>
+The starred mosaic.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A dry husk or covering.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>When the <qex>kex</qex>, or husk, is broken, he proveth a fair flying butterfly.</q> <rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Key</hw> <pr>(k&emacr;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>keye</ets>, <ets>key</ets>, <ets>kay</ets>, AS. <ets>c&aelig;g</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An instrument by means of which the bolt of a lock is shot or drawn; usually, a removable metal instrument fitted to the mechanism of a particular lock and operated by turning in its place.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A small device which is inserted into a mechanism and turned like a key to fasten, adjust, or wind it; <as>as, a watch <ex>key</ex>; a bed <ex>key</ex>; the winding <ex>key</ex> for a clock, etc.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>One of a set of small movable parts on an instrument or machine which, by being depressed, serves as the means of operating it; the complete set of keys is usually called the <partof>keyboard</partof>; <as>as, the <ex>keys</ex> of a piano, an organ, an accordion, a computer keyboard, or of a typewriter.</as> The keys may operate parts of the instrument by a mechanical action, as on a piano, or by closing an electrical circuit, as on a computer keyboard. See also senses 12 and 13.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A position or condition which affords entrance, control, pr possession, etc.; <as>as, the <ex>key</ex> of a line of defense; the <ex>key</ex> of a country; the <ex>key</ex> of a political situation</as>.</def> <specif>Hence,</specif> <def>that which serves to unlock, open, discover, or solve something unknown or difficult; <as>as, the <ex>key</ex> to a riddle; the <ex>key</ex> to a problem.</as> Similarly, see also senses 14 and 15.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Those who are accustomed to reason have got the true <qex>key</qex> of books.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Who keeps the <qex>keys</qex> of all the creeds.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>That part of a mechanism which serves to lock up, make fast, or adjust to position.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A piece of wood used as a wedge.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The last board of a floor when laid down.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Masonry)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A keystone.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>That part of the plastering which is forced through between the laths and holds the rest in place.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A wedge to unite two or more pieces, or adjust their relative position; a cotter; a forelock.</def> See <xex>Illusts</xex>. of <er>Cotter</er>, and <er>Gib</er>. <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A bar, pin or wedge, to secure a crank, pulley, coupling, etc., upon a shaft, and prevent relative turning; sometimes holding by friction alone, but more frequently by its resistance to shearing, being usually embedded partly in the shaft and partly in the crank, pulley, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An indehiscent, one-seeded fruit furnished with a wing, as the fruit of the ash and maple; a samara; -- called also <altname>key fruit</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>10.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A family of tones whose regular members are called diatonic tones, and named key tone (or tonic) or one (or eight), mediant or three, dominant or five, subdominant or four, submediant or six, supertonic or two, and subtonic or seven. Chromatic tones are temporary members of a key, under such names as &ldquo; sharp four,&rdquo; &ldquo;flat seven,&rdquo; etc. Scales and tunes of every variety are made from the tones of a key.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The fundamental tone of a movement to which its modulations are referred, and with which it generally begins and ends; keynote.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Both warbling of one song, both in one <qex>key</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>11.</sn> <def>Fig: The general pitch or tone of a sentence or utterance.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>You fall at once into a lower <qex>key</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>12.</sn> <fld>(Teleg.)</fld> <def>A metallic lever by which the circuit of the sending or transmitting part of a station equipment may be easily and rapidly opened and closed; <as>as, a telegraph <ex>key</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>13.</sn> <def>any device for closing or opening an electric circuit, especially as part of a <partof>keyboard</partof>, as that used at a computer terminal or teletype terminal.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>14.</sn> <def>A simplified version or analysis which accompanies something as a clue to its explanation, a book or table containing the solutions to problems, ciphers, allegories, or the like;</def> <specif>or</specif> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>a table or synopsis of conspicuous distinguishing characters of members of a taxonomic group.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>15.</sn> <fld>(Computers)</fld> <def>A word or other combination of symbols which serves as an index identifying and pointing to a particular record, file, or location which can be retrieved and displayed by a computer program; <as>as, a database using multi-word <ex>keys</ex></as>. When the <ex>key</ex> is a word, it is also called a <stype>keyword</stype>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Key bed</b></col>. <cd>Same as <cref>Key seat</cref>.</cd> -- <col><b>Key bolt</b></col>, <cd>a bolt which has a mortise near the end, and is secured by a cotter or wedge instead of a nut.</cd> <col><b>Key bugle</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Kent bugle</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Key of a position</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>Key of a country.</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Key</er>, 4.</cd> -- <col><b>Key seat</b></col> <fld>(Mach.)</fld>, <cd>a bed or groove to receive a key which prevents one part from turning on the other.</cd> -- <col><b>Key way</b></col>, <cd>a channel for a key, in the hole of a piece which is keyed to a shaft; an internal key seat; -- called also <altname>key seat</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Key wrench</b></col> <fld>(Mach.)</fld>, <cd>an adjustable wrench in which the movable jaw is made fast by a key.</cd> -- <col><b>Power of the keys</b></col> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld>, <cd>the authority claimed by the ministry in some Christian churches to administer the discipline of the church, and to grant or withhold its privileges; -- so called from the declaration of Christ, &ldquo;I will give unto thee the <xex>keys</xex> of the kingdom of heaven.&rdquo;</cd> <au>Matt. xvi. 19.</au></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Key</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Keved</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Keying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To fasten or secure firmly; to fasten or tighten with keys or wedges.</def> <rj><au>Francis.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Computers)</fld> <def>To enter (text, data) using keys, especially those on a keyboard; to keyboard; <as>as, to <ex>key</ex> the data in by hand</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To adjust so as to be maximally effective in a particular situation; -- of actions, plans, or speech; <as>as, to <ex>key</ex> one's campaign speech to each local audience</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To furnish with a key or keys.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To key up</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <cd>To raise (the whole ring of an arch) off its centering, by driving in the keystone forcibly.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <cd>To raise the pitch of.</cd> <sd>(c)</sd> <specif>Hence,</specif> <mark>(fig.)</mark>, <cd>to produce nervous tension in; <as>as, the whole team was <ex>keyed up</ex> for the championship game</as>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>key</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Essential; most important; <as>as, the <ex>key</ex> fact in the inquiry; the president was the <ex>key</ex> player inthe negotiations</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Key"age</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>caiage</ets>, F. <ets>guayage</ets>. See 1st <er>Key</er>, <er>Quay</er>.]</ety> <def>Wharfage; quayage.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Key"board`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The whole arrangement, or one range, of the <parts>keys</parts>{3} of an organ, piano, typewriter, etc.; that part of a device containing the <parts>keys</parts>{3} used to operate it.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Key"-cold`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Cold as a metallic key; lifeless.</def> <mark>[Formerly, a proverbial expression.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au> <au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Keyed</hw> <pr>(k&emacr;d)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Furnished with keys; <as>as, a <ex>keyed</ex> instrument</as>; also, set to a key, as a tune.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Keyed bugle</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Kent bugle</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Key fruit</hw>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A samara.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Key"hole`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A hole or apertupe in a door or lock, for receiving a key.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Carp.)</fld> <def>A hole or excavation in beams intended to be joined together, to receive the key which fastens them.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>a mortise for a key or cotter.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Keyhole limpet</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a marine gastropod of the genus Fissurella and allied genera. See <er>Fissurella</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Keyhole saw</b></col>, <cd>a narrow, slender saw, used in cutting keyholes, etc., as in doors; a kind of compass saw or fret saw.</cd> -- <col><b>Keyhole urchin</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>any one of numerous clypeastroid sea urchins, of the genera <gen>Melitta</gen>, <gen>Rotula</gen>, and <gen>Encope</gen>; -- so called because they have one or more perforations resembling keyholes.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>keyless</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>lacking or not requiring a key; <as>as, a <ex>keyless</ex> lock operated by a series of pushbuttons</as>. Opposite of <ant>keyed</ant>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Keynes</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def><person>John Maynard Keynes</person>, the british economist (1883-1946) whose book &ldquo;The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money&rdquo; (Macmillan, 1936) had a strong influence on views of the government's role in the economy through the 1970's. See <er>Keynesian</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> John Maynard Keynes.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Keynesian</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to <person>John Maynard <etsep>Keynes</etsep></person>; conforming to the theories of Keynesianism; -- especially, the term is used to refer to the macroeconomic theories and politico-economic policies proposed by <persfn>Keynes</persfn> and his followers, especially in regards to their advocacy of governmental action to maintain low unemployment through government spending. Keynes's book &ldquo;The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money&rdquo; (Macmillan, 1936) had a strong influence on views of the government's role in the economy through the 1970's.</def> <wns>[wns=1]</wns><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A believer in the theories of Keynesianism.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Keynesianism</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>the macroeconomic theories and politico-economic policies of British economist <person>John Maynard <etsep>Keynes</etsep></person> (1883-1946) and his followers; -- used especially in reference to their advocacy of governmental action to maintain low unemployment through government spending. See <er>Keynes</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Key"note`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The tonic or first tone of the scale in which a piece or passage is written; the fundamental tone of the chord, to which all the modulations of the piece are referred; -- called also <altname>key tone</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The fundamental fact or idea; that which gives the key; <as>as, the <ex>keynote</ex> of a policy or a sermon</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Key"seat`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To form a key seat, as by cutting. See <cref>Key seat</cref>, under <er>Key</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Key"stone`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The central or topmost stone of an arch. This in some styles is made different in size from the other voussoirs, or projects, or is decorated with carving. See <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Arch</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Key"stone` State</hw>. <def>Pennsylvania; -- a nickname alluding to its having been the central one of the 13 original United States, at the time of formation of the Constitution.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Key" tone`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>See <er>Keynote</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Key"way`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <cref>Key way</cref>, under <er>Key</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>key"word`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A word used as an entry point into an index which serves to identify files, records, texts, or other data containing the key or some related word, such as a synonym. It is a type of <isa>key</isa>{15}; <as>as, a boolean combination of <ex>keywords</ex> is more effective for information retrieval than a single key{15}</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kha"ki</hw> <pr>(k&auml;"k&euptack_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Hind. <ets>kh&amacr;k&imacr;</ets>, lit., dusty, dust-colored, fr. Per. <ets>kh&amacr;k</ets> dust.]</ety> <def>Of a dull brownish yellow, or drab color; -- applied to cloth, originally to a stout brownish cotton cloth, used in making uniforms in the Anglo-Indian army.</def> <note>In the United States service the summer uniform of cotton is officially designated <ex>khaki</ex>; the winter uniform of wool, <xex>olive drab</xex>.</note><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kha"ki</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Any kind of khaki cloth; hence, a uniform of khaki or, rarely, a soldier clad in khaki. In the United States and British armies khaki or cloth of a very similar color is almost exclusively used for service in the field.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kha"liff</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Caliph</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Khalka</hw>, <hw>Khalkha</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the dialect of Mongolian that is the official language of the Mongolian People's Republic.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kham*sin`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Kamsin</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Khan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pers. &amp; Tart. <ets>kh</ets>&amacr;<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <altsp>[Also <asp>kan</asp>, <asp>kaun</asp>.]</altsp> <def>A king; a prince; a chief; a governor; -- so called among the Tartars, Turks, and Persians, and in countries now or formerly governed by them.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Khan</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Per. <ets>kh&amacr;n</ets>, <ets>kh&amacr;nah</ets>, house, tent, inn.]</ety> <def>An Eastern inn or caravansary.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>kawn</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Khan*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Dominion or jurisdiction of a khan.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kharkov</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A city in Ukraine; -- its former capital.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kha"ya</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A lofty West African tree (<spn>Khaya Senegalensis</spn>), related to the mahogany, which it resembles in the quality of the wood. The bark is used as a febrifuge.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&Verbar;Khe`dive"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>kh&eacute;dive</ets>, Pers. <ets>khediw</ets> a prince.]</ety> <def>A governor or viceroy; -- a title granted in 1867 by the sultan of Turkey to the ruler of Egypt.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Khen"na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Henna</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kho"lah</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The Indian jackal.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Khol"sun</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The dhole.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Khond</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A Dravidian of a group of tribes of Orissa, India, a section of whom were formerly noted for their cruel human sacrifices to the earth goddess, murder of female infants, and marriage by capture.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Khut"bah</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar.]</ety> <def>An address or public prayer read from the steps of the pulpit in Mohammedan mosques, offering glory to God, praising Mohammed and his descendants, and the ruling princes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ki</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>The Sumerian goddess personifying earth; the counterpart of Akkadian <persfn>Aruru</persfn>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>kiaat</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a deciduous South African tree (<spn>Pterocarpus angolensis</spn>) having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers; it yields a red juice and heavy strong durable wood.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bloodwood tree, <spn>Pterocarpus angolensis</spn>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ki`a*boo"ca wood`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Kyaboca wood</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ki*ang"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The <er>dziggetai</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kib"ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To bruise; to grind coarsely; <as>as, <ex>kibbled</ex> oats</as>.</def> <mark>[Prov.Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kib"ble</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A large iron bucket used in Cornwall and Wales for raising ore out of mines.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> <altsp>[Written also <asp>kibbal</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kib"blings</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>Portions of small fish used for bait on the banks of Newfoundland.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>kib*butz"</hw> <pr>(k&ibreve_;b*b&oobreve_;ts; k&ibreve_;b*b&oomacr_;ts)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Kibbutzim</plw>.</plu> <ety>[Modern Hebrew <ets>kibbutz</ets> gathering.]</ety> <def>an Israeli communal{2} form of agricultural settlement. Originally it was predominantly agricultural and practiced a very high level of sharing, including collective rearing of children. More recently (by 1998) industries have taken over a significant role in the Kibbutz economy, and the level of sharing has dropped significantly.</def> <note>Of several Modern Hebrew words designating unique Israeli forms of agricultural settlement, only the word <ex>Kibbutz</ex> found its way into English. This may reflect the fact that the Kibbutzim, and only they, have long practiced hosting foreign volunteers from all over the world: youngsters who work on the <ex>Kibbutz</ex> not for a salary but for boarding and food. Many volunteers come from English speaking countries, and probably via them the word <ex>Kibbutz</ex> entered modern English dictionaries.</note><br/>
+[<source>RP</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>kib*butz"nik</hw> <pr>(k&ibreve_;b*b&oobreve_;ts"n&ibreve_;k; k&ibreve_;b*b&oomacr_;ts"n&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>kibbutz</ets> + <ets>-nik</ets>.]</ety> <def>a member of a kibbutz.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kibe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[W. <ets>cib + gwst</ets> pain, sickness.]</ety> <def>A chap or crack in the flesh occasioned by cold; an ulcerated chilblain.</def> &ldquo;He galls his <xex>kibe</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kibed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Chapped; cracked with cold; affected with chilblains; <as>as, <ex>kibed</ex> heels</as>.</def> <rj><au>Beau. &amp; Fl.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&Verbar;Ki*bit"ka</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Kibitkas</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Russ.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A tent used by the Kirghiz Tartars.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A rude kind of Russian vehicle, on wheels or on runners, sometimes covered with cloth or leather, and often used as a movable habitation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kib"lah</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Keblah</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ki"bosh</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Nonsense; stuff; also, fashion; style.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Portland cement when thrown or blown into the recesses of carved stonework to intensify the shadows.</def></p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To put the kibosh on</b></col>, <cd>to dispose of; to squelch; to terminate; put an end to; to do for.</cd> <mark>[Slang]</mark></cs><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kib"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Affected with kibes.</def> <rj><au>Skelton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kich"il</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <def>See <er>Kechil</er>.</def> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kick</hw> <pr>(k&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Kicked</conjf> <pr>(k&ibreve_;kt)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Kicking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[W. <ets>cicio</ets>, fr. <ets>cic</ets> foot.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To strike, thrust, or hit violently with the foot; <as>as, a horse <ex>kicks</ex> a groom; a man <ex>kicks</ex> a dog.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He [Frederick the Great] <qex>kicked</qex> the shins of his judges.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To evict or remove from a place or position, usually with <ptcl>out</ptcl> or <ptcl>off</ptcl>; <as>as, they <ex>kicked</ex> him off the staff; he was <ex>kicked</ex> out of the restaurant; the landlord <ex>kicked</ex> them out of the apartment for making too much noise</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Sport)</fld> <def>To score (goals or points) by kicking; <as>as, they <ex>kicked</ex> three field goals in the game</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To discontinue; -- usually used of habitual activities; <as>as, to <ex>kick</ex> a habit; he <ex>kicked</ex> his drug habit</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To kick the beam</b></col>, <cd>to fit up and strike the beam; -- said of the lighter arm of a loaded balance; hence, to be found wanting in weight.</cd> <au>Milton.</au> -- <col><b>To kick the bucket</b></col>, <cd>to lose one's life; to die.</cd> <mark>[Colloq. &amp; Low]</mark> -- <col><b>To kick oneself</b></col>, <cd>to experience strong regret; <as>as, he <ex>kicked himself</ex> for not investing in the stock market in 1995</as>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kick</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To thrust out the foot or feet with violence; to strike out with the foot or feet, as in defense or in bad temper; esp., to strike backward, as a horse does, or to have a habit of doing so.</def> <specif>Hence,</specif> <mark>(figuratively)</mark>: <def>To show ugly resistance, opposition, or hostility; to spurn.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I should <qex>kick</qex>, being kicked.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To recoil; -- said of a musket, cannon, etc.; also called <altname>kick back</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Football)</fld> <def>To make a kick as an offensive play.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To complain strenuously; to object vigorously.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To resist.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kick</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A blow with the foot or feet; a striking or thrust with the foot.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A <qex>kick</qex>, that scarce would move a horse,<br/>
+May kill a sound divine.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The projection on the tang of the blade of a pocket knife, which prevents the edge of the blade from striking the spring. See <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Pocketknife</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Brickmaking)</fld> <def>A projection in a mold, to form a depression in the surface of the brick.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The recoil of a musket or other firearm, when discharged.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A surge of pleasure; a thrill; -- usually used in the phrase <ecol><b>get a kick out of</b></ecol>; <as>as, I always get a <ex>kick</ex> out of watching an ice skater do a quadruple jump</as>.</def> <mark>[informal]</mark> <br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bang{3}.</syn><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kick"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable or deserving of being kicked.</def> &ldquo;A <xex>kickable</xex> boy.&rdquo; <rj><au>G. Eliot.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kick`a*poos"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>; <sing>sing. <singw>Kickapoo</singw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></sing>. <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>A tribe of Indians which formerly occupied the region of Northern Illinois, allied in language to the Sacs and Foxes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>kick"back`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>recoil, of a gun or machine, as in older automobile engines when started by turning a crank.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A secret, and usually illegal, payment, by a recipient of money paid for goods or services, to a facilitator of the transaction, of a portion of that money;</def> <specif>specifically,</specif> <def>any portion of a gain made by the seller in a commercial transaction which is returned surreptitiously and illegally to a person (such as a purchasing agent) who authorized or recommended the purchase. It is generally considered a form of <isa>bribe</isa>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>kick` back"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To recoil; -- of guns and machines.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>kick` back"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To pay (a kickback); <as>as, they <ex>kicked back</ex> five percent of the sales price</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kick"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, kicks.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A fact, condition, or circumstance, sometimes concealed or not obvious, which reduces or eliminates the benefit of an apparently advantageous situation; a joker{5}; <as>as, under the Soviet system, bread was good and cheap, but the <ex>kicker</ex> was that you waited in line for hours to get any, if it was available</as>.</def> <mark>[informal]</mark> <br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>An unforeseen added expense or additional cost; <as>as, the printer was cheap, but the special paper it needed was an expensive <ex>kicker</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>kicking</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of delivering a blow with the foot.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> kick, boot.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>alive and kicking</b></col> <cd>alive and vigorously active.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>kickoff</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Football)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the time at which an event or activity begins.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> beginning, commencement, first, outset, start, starting time, offset.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>kick` off"</hw> <pos>v. i.</pos> <fld>(Football)</fld> <def>To kick the football from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score; <as>as, they <ex>kicked off</ex> at two o'clock</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>kick` off"</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>to begin; to commence; <as>as, they <ex>kicked off</ex> the rally with a playing of the national anthem</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> begin, commence, start.</syn><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kick"shaw`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Kickshaws</er>, the correct singular.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kick"shaws`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it></plu> <plw>Kickshawses</plw> <pr>(#)</pr> <ety>[Corrupt. fr. F. <ets>quelque chose</ets> something, fr. L. <ets>qualis</ets> of what kind (akin to E. <ets>which</ets>) + <ets>suffix</ets> <ets>-guam</ets> + <ets>causa</ets> cause, in LL., a thing. See <er>Which</er>, and <er>Cause</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Something fantastical; any trifling, trumpery thing; a toy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Art thou good at these <qex>kickshawses</qex>!</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A fancy dish; a tidbit; a delicacy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Some pigeons, . . . a joint of mutton, and any pretty little tiny <qex>kickshaws</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Cressy was lost by <qex>kickshaws</qex> and soup-maigre.</q> <rj><qau>Fenton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kick"shoe`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kickshaws.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj></p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Kick"sy-wick`sy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Kick"y-wisk`y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which is restless and uneasy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Kicky-wicky</xex>, or, in some editions, <xex>Kicksy-wicksy</xex>, is applied contemptuously to a wife by Shakespeare, in &ldquo;All's Well that Ends Well,&rdquo; ii. 3, 297.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kick"sy-wick`sy</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Fantastic; restless; <as>as, <ex>kicksy-wicksy</ex> flames</as>.</def> <rj><au>Nares.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kick"up</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The water thrush or accentor.</def> <mark>[Local, West Indies]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kid</hw> <pr>(k&ibreve_;d)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. <ets>ki&eth;</ets>, Dan. &amp; Sw. <ets>kid</ets>; akin to OHG. <ets>kizzi</ets>, G. <ets>kitz</ets>, <ets>kitz</ets>chen, <ets>kitz</ets>lein.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A young goat.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The . . . leopard shall lie down with the <qex>kid</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Is. xi. 6.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A young child or infant; hence, a simple person, easily imposed on.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark> <rj><au>Charles Reade.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A kind of leather made of the skin of the young goat, or of the skin of rats, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Gloves made of kid.</def> <mark>[Colloq. &amp; Low]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A small wooden mess tub; -- a name given by sailors to one in which they receive their food.</def> <rj><au>Cooper.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Among pugilists, thieves, gunfighters, etc., a youthful expert; -- chiefly used attributively; <as>as, <ex>kid</ex> Jones</as>.</def> <mark>[Cant]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kid</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Kidded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Kidding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To bring forth a young goat.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kid</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. W. <ets>cidysen</ets>.]</ety> <def>A fagot; a bundle of heath and furze.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Wright.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kid</hw>, <pos>p. p.</pos> <def>of <er>Kythe</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Gower.</au> <au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kid</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See <er>Kiddy</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos></def> <mark>[Slang]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kid"de</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <def><pos>imp.</pos> of <er>Kythe</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kid"der*min`ster</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kind of ingrain carpeting, named from the English town where formerly most of it was manufactured.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kid"di*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OSw. <ets>kyta</ets> to truck.]</ety> <def>A huckster; a cadger.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kid"dle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. LL. <ets>kidellus</ets>, Armor. <ets>ki&amacr;el</ets>]</ety> <def>A kind of basketwork weir in a river, for catching fish.</def> <altsp>[Improperly spelled <asp>kittle</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kid"dow</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The guillemot.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>kiddaw</asp>.]</altsp> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kid"dy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To deceive; to outwit; to hoax.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark> <rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kid"dy</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A young fellow; formerly, a low thief.</def> <mark>[Slang, Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kid"dy*ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Frolicsome; sportive.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kid" fox`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A young fox.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kid"ling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Kid</ets> + <ets>-ling</ets>: cf. Sw. <ets>kidling</ets>.]</ety> <def>A young kid.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kid"nap`</hw> <pr>(k&ibreve_;d"n&abreve;p`)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Kidnaped</conjf> <pr>(k&ibreve_;d"n&abreve;pt`)</pr> or <conjf>Kidnapped</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Kidnaping</conjf> or <conjf>Kidnapping</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[<ets>Kid</ets> a child + Prov. E. <ets>nap</ets> to seize, to grasp. Cf. <er>Knab</er>, <er>Knap</er>, <er>Nab</er>.]</ety> <def>To take (any one) by force or fear, and against one's will, with intent to carry to another place.</def> <rj><au>Abbott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>You may reason or expostulate with the parents, but never attempt to <qex>kidnap</qex> their children, and to make proselytes of them.</q> <rj><qau>Whately.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Originally used only of stealing children, but now extended in application to any human being, involuntarily abducted.</note></p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Kid"nap`er</hw> <pr>(k&ibreve_;d"n&abreve;p`&etilde_;r)</pr>, <it>or</it> <hw>Kid"nap`per</hw> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who steals or forcibly carries away a human being; a manstealer.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>kidnapping</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kid"ney</hw> <pr>(k&ibreve_;d"n&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Kidneys</plw> <pr>(k&ibreve_;d"n&ibreve_;z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>kidnei</ets>, <ets>kidnere</ets>, from Icel. <ets>koi&eth;r</ets> belly, womb (akin to Goth. <ets>gipus</ets>, AS. <ets>cwi&thorn;</ets> womb) + OE. <ets>nere</ets> kidney; akin to D. <ets>nier</ets>, G. <ets>niere</ets>, OHG. <ets>nioro</ets>, Icel. <ets>n&ymacr_;ra</ets>, Dan. <ets>nyre</ets>, Sw. <ets>njure</ets>, and probably to Gr. <grk>nefro`s</grk> Cf. <er>Kite</er> belly.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 813 --></p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A glandular organ which excretes urea and other waste products from the animal body; a urinary gland.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; In man and in other mammals there are two kidneys, one on each side of vertebral column in the back part of the abdomen, each kidney being connected with the bladder by a long tube, the ureter, through which the urine is constantly excreted into the bladder to be periodically discharged.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Habit; disposition; sort; kind; <as>as, a man of a different <ex>kidney</ex></as>.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>There are in later times other decrees, made by popes of another <qex>kidney</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Barrow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Millions in the world of this man's <qex>kidney</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>L'Estrange.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Your poets, spendthrifts, and other fools of that <qex>kidney</qex>, pretend, forsooth, to crack their jokes on prudence.</q> <rj><qau>Burns.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; This use of the word perhaps arose from the fact that the <xex>kidneys</xex> and the fat about them are an easy test of the condition of an animal as to fatness. &ldquo;Think of that, -- a man of my <xex>kidney</xex>; -- . . . as subject to heat as butter.&rdquo;</note> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A waiter.</def> <mark>[Old Cant]</mark> <rj><au>Tatler.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Floating kidney</b></col>. <cd>See <cref>Wandering kidney</cref>, under <er>Wandering</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Kidney bean</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a sort of bean; -- so named from its shape. It is of the genus <gen>Phaseolus</gen> (<spn>Phaseolus vulgaris</spn>). See under <er>Bean</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Kidney ore</b></col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>a variety of hematite or iron sesquioxide, occurring in compact kidney-shaped masses.</cd> -- <col><b>Kidney stone</b></col>. <fld>(Min.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Nephrite</er>, and <er>Jade</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Kidney vetch</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a leguminous herb of Europe and Asia (<spn>Anthyllis vulneraria</spn>), with cloverlike heads of red or yellow flowers, once used as a remedy for renal disorders, and also to stop the flow of blood from wounds; lady's-fingers.</cd></cs></p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Kid"ney-form`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Kid"ney-shaped`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the form or shape of a kidney; reniform; <as>as, a <ex>kidney-shaped</ex> leaf; a <ex>kidney-shaped</ex> swimming pool</as>.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kid"ney*wort`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A kind of saxifrage <spn>(Saxifrage stellaris)</spn>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The navelwort.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>kidskin</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat; kid{3}.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> kid.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kie</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Kee</er>.]</ety> <def>Kine; cows.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kie"fe*kil</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Per. <ets>keff</ets> foam, scum + <ets>gil</ets> clay, mud.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A species of clay; meerschaum.</def> <altsp>[Also written <asp>keffekil</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kier</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Icel. <ets>ker</ets> a tub.]</ety> <fld>(Bleaching)</fld> <def>A large tub or vat in which goods are subjected to the action of hot lye or bleaching liquor; -- also called <altname>keeve</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&Verbar;Kie"sel*guhr`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G., fr. <ets>kiesel</ets> flint + <ets>guhr</ets> an earthy deposit or sediment in water.]</ety> <def>Siliceous earth; diatomaceous earth; specifically, porous infusorial earth, used as an absorbent of nitroglycerin in the manufacture of dynamite.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kie"ser*ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Named after <person>Prof. <etsep>Kieser</etsep></person>, of Jena.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Hydrous sulphate of magnesia found at the salt mines of Stassfurt, Prussian Saxony.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kieve</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Keeve</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kiggelaria</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A small genus of South African shrubs or small trees.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Kiggelaria</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kike</hw> <pr>(k&imacr;k)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Cf. D. <ets>kijken</ets>, Sw. <ets>kika</ets>.]</ety> <def>To gaze; to stare.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kike</hw> <pr>(k&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <def>To kick.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj></p>
+
+<p><hw>kike</hw> <pr>(k&imacr;k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A derogatory name for a <sig>jew</sig>, usually intended and taken as disparaging and offensive.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>kildeer</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>killdeer</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> killdeer, killdeer plover, Charadrius vociferus.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kil"der*kin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OD. <ets>kindeken</ets>, <ets>kinneken</ets>, a small barrel, orig., a little child, fr. <ets>kind</ets> child; akin to G. <ets>kind</ets>, and to E. <ets>kin</ets>.]</ety> <def>A small barrel; an old liquid measure containing eighteen English beer gallons, or nearly twenty-two gallons, United States measure.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>kinderkin</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kil"erg`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Kilo-</ets> + <ets>erg</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>A unit of work equal to one thousand ergs.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>kiley</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>An Australian boomerang, having one side flat and the other convex.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> kylie.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kil*ken"ny cats</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Two cats fabled, in an Irish story, to have fought till nothing was left but their tails. It is probably a parable of a local contest between Kilkenny and Irishtown, which impoverished both towns.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kill</hw> <pr>(k&ibreve_;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kiln.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kill</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. <ets>kil</ets>.]</ety> <def>A channel or arm of the sea; a river; a stream; <as>as, the channel between Staten Island and Bergen Neck is the <ex>Kill</ex> van Kull, or the <ex>Kills</ex></as>; -- used also in composition; <as>as, Schuyl<ex>kill</ex>, Cats<ex>kill</ex>, etc.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kill</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Killed</conjf> <pr>(k&ibreve_;ld)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Killing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>killen</ets>, <ets>kellen</ets>, <ets>cullen</ets>, to kill, strike; perh. the same word as <ets>cwellen</ets>, <ets>quellen</ets>, to kill (cf. <er>Quell</er>), or perh. rather akin to Icel. <ets>kolla</ets> to hit in the head, harm, <ets>kollr</ets> top, summit, head, Sw. <ets>kulle</ets>, D. <ets>kollen</ets> to kill with the ax.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To deprive of life, animal or vegetable, in any manner or by any means; to render inanimate; to put to death; to slay.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Ah, <qex>kill</qex> me with thy weapon, not with words !</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To destroy; to ruin; <as>as, to <ex>kill</ex> one's chances; to <ex>kill</ex> the sale of a book.</as></def> &ldquo;To <xex>kill</xex> thine honor.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Her lively color <qex>kill'd</qex> with deadly cares.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To cause to cease; to quell; to calm; to still; <as>as, in seamen's language, a shower of rain <ex>kills</ex> the wind; new sound insultation <ex>killed</ex> the loud noises from outside</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Be comforted, good madam; the great rage,<br/>
+You see, is <qex>killed</qex> in him.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To destroy the effect of; to counteract; to neutralize; <as>as, alkali <ex>kills</ex> acid</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To waste or spend unprofitably; -- usually used of time; <as>as, he <ex>killed</ex> an hour waiting for the doctor to see him</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To cancel or forbid publication of (a report, article, etc.), after it has been written; <as>as, they <ex>killed</ex> the article after getting threats of a lawsuit</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To kill time</b></col>, <cd>to busy one's self with something which occupies the attention, or makes the time pass without tediousness.</cd></cs></p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To murder; assassinate; slay; butcher; destroy. -- To <er>Kill</er>, <er>Murder</er>, <er>Assassinate</er>. To <xex>kill</xex> does not necessarily mean any more than to deprive of life. A man may <xex>kill</xex> another by accident or in self-defense, without the imputation of guilt. To <xex>murder</xex> is to kill with malicious forethought and intention. To <xex>assassinate</xex> is to <xex>murder</xex> suddenly and by stealth. The sheriff may <xex>kill</xex> without <xex>murdering</xex>; the duelist <xex>murders</xex>, but does not <xex>assassinate</xex> his antagonist; the assassin <xex>kills</xex> and <xex>murders</xex>.</syn></p>
+
+<p><hw>Kill</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of killing.</def></p>
+
+<p><q>&ldquo;There is none like to me!&rdquo; says the cub in the pride of his earliest <qex>kill</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Kipling.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An animal killed in the hunt, as by a beast of prey.</def></p>
+
+<p><q>If ye plunder his <qex>kill</qex> from a weaker, devour not all in thy pride.</q> <rj><qau>Kipling.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>killable</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>fit to kill, especially for food.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Kill"dee`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Kill"deer`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[So named from its notes.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small American plover (<spn>Charadrius vociferus</spn>, formerly <spn>&AElig;gialitis vocifera</spn>) of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cry. The adult has two black bands around the neck and upper breast, but the young chick has only the breast band. It ranges from Canada to Mexico and the West Indies.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> kildeer, killdeer plover, <spn>Charadrius vociferus</spn>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; It is dark grayish brown above; the rump and upper tail coverts are yellowish rufous; the belly, throat, and a line over the eyes, white; a ring round the neck and band across the breast, black.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kill"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who deprives of life; one who, or that which, kills.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A voracious, toothed whale of the genus <gen>Orca</gen>, of which several species are known; called also <altname>killer whale</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The <xex>killers</xex> have a high dorsal fin, and powerful jaws armed with large, sharp teeth. They capture, and swallow entire, large numbers of seals, porpoises, and dolphins, and are celebrated for their savage, combined attacks upon the right whales, which they are said to mutilate and kill. The common Atlantic species (<spn>Orca gladiator</spn>), is found both on the European and the American coast. Two species (<spn>Orca ater</spn> and <spn>Orca rectipinna</spn>) occur on the Pacific coast.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kill"er whale`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>see <er>killer{2}</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kil*lesse"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Coulisse</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A gutter, groove, or channel.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A hipped roof.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Parker.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kil"li*fish`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any one of several small American cyprinodont fishes of the genus <gen>Fundulus</gen> and allied genera. They live equally well in fresh and brackish water, or even in the sea. They are usually striped or barred with black. Called also <altname>minnow</altname>, and <altname>brook fish</altname>. See <er>Minnow</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kil"li*grew</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The Cornish chough. See under <er>Chough</er>.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng. &amp; Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kil`li*ki*nick"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Kinnikinic</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kill"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Literally, that kills; having power to kill; fatal; in a colloquial sense, conquering; captivating; irresistible.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Kill"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Those eyes are made so <qex>killing</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Nothing could be more <qex>killingly</qex> spoken.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>kill"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of causing a living organism to die.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An unusually large gain in a financial or business transaction or enterprise; <as>as, she made a <ex>killing</ex> trading cattle futures</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kill"-joy`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who causes gloom or grief; a dispiriting person; a spoilsport.</def> <rj><au>W. Black.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kil"lock</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Scot. <ets>killick</ets> &ldquo;the flue [fluke] of an anchor.&rdquo; <au>Jamieson.</au>]</ety> <def>A small anchor; also, a kind of anchor formed by a stone inclosed by pieces of wood fastened together.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>killick</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kil"low</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prov. E. <ets>kollow</ets> the smut or grime on the backs of chimneys.]</ety> <def>An earth of a blackish or deep blue color.</def> <rj><au>Woodward.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kiln</hw> <pr>(k&ibreve_;ln <it>or</it> k&ibreve_;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>kilne</ets>, <ets>kulne</ets>, AS. <ets>cyln</ets>, <ets>cylen</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>kylna</ets>; prob. from the same source as <ets>coal</ets>. See <er>Coal</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A large stove or oven; a furnace of brick or stone, or a heated chamber, for the purpose of hardening, burning, or drying anything; <as>as, a <ex>kiln</ex> for baking or hardening earthen vessels; a <ex>kiln</ex> for drying grain, meal, lumber, etc.; a <ex>kiln</ex> for calcining limestone.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A furnace for burning bricks; a brickkiln.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kiln"-dry`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To dry in a kiln; <as>as, to <ex>kiln-dry</ex> meal or grain</as>.</def> <rj><au>Mortimer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kiln"hole`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The mouth or opening of an oven or kiln.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ki"lo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Kilos</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>An abbreviation of <er>Kilogram</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kil"o-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <pos>pref.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>kilo-</ets>. See <er>Kilogram</er>.]</ety> <def>A combining form used to signify <sig>thousand</sig> in forming the names of units of measurement; <as>as, <ex>kilo</ex>gram, <ex>kilo</ex>meter, <ex>kilo</ex>watt, etc.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Kil"o*gram</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Kil"o*gramme</hw> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>kilogramme</ets>; pref. <ets>kilo-</ets> (fr. Gr. <grk>chi`lioi</grk> a thousand ) + <ets>gramme.</ets> See 3d <er>Gram</er>.]</ety> <def>A measure of weight, being a thousand grams, equal to 2.2046226 pounds avoirdupois (15,432.34 grains). It is equal to the weight of a cubic decimeter of distilled water at the temperature of maximum density, or 39&deg; Fahrenheit.</def></p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Kil"o*gram*me`ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Kil"o*gram*me`tre</hw> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>A measure of energy or work done, being the amount expended in raising one kilogram through the height of one meter, in the latitude of Paris.</def></p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Kil"o*li`ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Kil"o*li`tre</hw> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>kilolitre</ets>. See <er>Kilogram</er>, and <er>Liter</er>.]</ety> <def>A measure of capacity equal to a cubic meter, or a thousand liters. It is equivalent to 35.315 cubic feet, and to 220.04 imperial gallons, or 264.18 American gallons of 321 cubic inches.</def></p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Kil"o*me`ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Kil"o*me`tre</hw> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>kilometre</ets>. See <er>Kilogram</er>, and <er>Meter</er>.]</ety> <def>A measure of length, being a thousand meters. It is equal to 3,280.84 feet, or 0.62137119 of a mile.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kil"o*stere`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>kilostere</ets>. See <er>Kilogram</er>, and <er>Stere</er>.]</ety> <def>A cubic measure containing 1000 cubic meters, and equivalent to 35,315 cubic feet.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kil"o*volt`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Kilo-</ets> + <ets>volt</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>A unit of electromotive force equal to one thousand volts.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kil"o*watt</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Kilogram</er> and <er>Watt</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>One thousand watts.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kil"o*watt` hour</hw>. <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>A unit of work or energy equal to that done by one kilowatt acting for one hour; -- approximately equal to 1.34 horse-power hour.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kilt</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <def><pos>p. p.</pos> from <er>Kill</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kilt</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OGael. <ets>cealt</ets> clothes, or rather perh. fr. Dan. <ets>kilte op</ets> to truss, tie up, tuck up.]</ety> <def>A kind of short petticoat, reaching from the waist to the knees, worn in the Highlands of Scotland by men, and in the Lowlands by young boys; a filibeg.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>kelt</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kilt</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Kilted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Kilting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To tuck up; to truss up, as the clothes.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kilt"ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having on a kilt.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Plaited after the manner of kilting.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Tucked or fastened up; -- said of petticoats, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>kil"ter</hw> <pr>(k&ibreve_;l"t&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Gael. &amp; Ir. <ets>cealt</ets> clothes, Gael. <ets>cealltair</ets> spear, castle, cause, Prov. E. <ets>kilter</ets> tool, instrument. Cf. <er>Kilt</er>.]</ety> <def>Regular order or proper condition. Same as <er>kelter</er>, but <er>kilter</er> is the more common spelling in the U. S. Used chiefly in the phrase <ecol><b>out of kilter</b></ecol>, meaning out of order or irregular in some manner.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>kelter</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kilt"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Dressmaking)</fld> <def>A perpendicular arrangement of flat, single plaits, each plait being folded so as to cover half the breadth of the preceding one.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kim"bo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Akimbo</er>.]</ety> <def>Crooked; arched; bent.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>kimbow</asp>.]</altsp> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kim*me"ri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Cimmerian</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kim"nel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A tub. See <er>Kemelin</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>She knew not what a <qex>kimnel</qex> was</q> <rj><qau>Beau. &amp; Fl.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ki*mo"no</hw> <pr>(k&ibreve_;*m&omacr;"n&omacr;; Jap. k&ibreve_;m"&omacr;*n&omacr;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>-nos</plw> <pr>(k&ibreve_;*m&omacr;"n&omacr;z)</pr></plu>. <ety>[Jap., <tr>article of clothing</tr>, fr. <ets>ki</ets> to wear + <ets>mono</ets> thing.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A kind of loose robe or gown tied with a sash, worn as a traditional outer garment by Japanese women and men. Women may wear it with a broad sash called an <er>obi</er>, having a large bow in the back. At present (1998), most Japanese wear it only at home or on ceremonial occasions, western-style clothing being more common in the workplace.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A similar gown worn as a dressing gown by women of Western nations.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kim"ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Cymry</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>-kin</hw> <pr>(-k&ibreve_;n)</pr> <pos>suff.</pos> <ety>[Of Low German origin; cf. G. <ets>-chen</ets>, LG. -- <ets>ken</ets>.]</ety> <def>A diminutive suffix; <as>as, mani<ex>kin</ex>; lamb<ex>kin</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kin</hw> <pr>(k&ibreve_;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A primitive Chinese instrument of the cittern kind, with from five to twenty-five silken strings.</def> <rj><au>Riemann.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kin</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>kin</ets>, <ets>cun</ets>, AS. <ets>cynn</ets> kin, kind, race, people; akin to <ets>cennan</ets> to beget, D. <ets>kunne</ets> sex, OS. &amp; OHG. <ets>kunni</ets> kin, race, Icel. <ets>kyn</ets>, Goth. <ets>kuni</ets>, G. &amp; D. <ets>kind</ets> a child, L. <ets>genus</ets> kind, race, L. <ets>gignere</ets> to beget, Gr. <grk>gi`gnesqai</grk> to be born, Skr. <ets>jan</ets> to beget. &radic;44. Cf. <er>Kind</er>, <er>King</er>, <er>Gender</er> kind, <er>Nation</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Relationship, consanguinity, or affinity; connection by birth or marriage; kindred; near connection or alliance, as of those having common descent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Relatives; persons of the same family or race.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The father, mother, and the <qex>kin</qex> beside.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>You are of <qex>kin</qex>, and so a friend to their persons.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Kin</hw> <pr>(k&ibreve_;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> Also <hw>Kine</hw> <pr>(k&imacr;n)</pr> }</mhw>. <ety>[Gr. <grk>kinei^n</grk> to move.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>The unit velocity in the C. G. S. system -- a velocity of one centimeter per second.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kin</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of the same nature or kind; kinder.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Kin</xex> to the king.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kin`&aelig;*sod"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Kinesodic.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>kin`aes*the"sia</hw>, <hw>kin`aes*the"sis</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>kinei^n</grk> to move + &unr_; perception.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The perception attendant upon the movements of the muscles; the sensation accompanying movement of the muscles.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>kin`es*the"sia</asp> and <asp>kin`es*the"sis</asp>.]</altsp> <rj><au>Bastian.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Kin`&aelig;s*thet"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Kin`es*thet"ic</hw> }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or involving, kinaesthesia.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ki"nase</hw> <pr>(k&imacr;"n&amacr;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Biochemistry)</fld> <def>One of a class of enzymes that catalyze transfer of a phosphate group from ATP to another molecule; it is a type of <isa>phosphorylase</isa>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ki"nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>kinate</ets>. ]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See <er>Quinate</er>.</def> <mark>[Obsolescent]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kinchinjunga</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>same as <er>Kanchenjunga</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Kanchenjunga, Kanchanjanga.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kin"cob</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>India silk brocaded with flowers in silver or gold.</def> -- <def2><pos>a.</pos> <def>Of the nature of kincob; brocaded.</def> <au>Thackeray.</au></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kind</hw> <pr>(k&imacr;nd)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <adjf>Kinder</adjf> <pr>(k&imacr;nd"&etilde_;r)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Kindest</adjf>.]</amorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>cynde</ets>, <ets>gecynde</ets>, natural, innate, prop. an old p. p. from the root of E. <ets>kin</ets>. See <er>Kin</er> kindred.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Characteristic of the species; belonging to one's nature; natural; native.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It becometh sweeter than it should be, and loseth the <qex>kind</qex> taste.</q> <rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having feelings befitting our common nature; congenial; sympathetic; <as>as, a <ex>kind</ex> man; a <ex>kind</ex> heart.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Yet was he <qex>kind</qex>, or if severe in aught,<br/>
+The love he bore to learning was his fault.</q> <rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Showing tenderness or goodness; disposed to do good and confer happiness; averse to hurting or paining; benevolent; benignant; gracious.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He is <qex>kind</qex> unto the unthankful and to evil.</q> <rj><qau>Luke vi 35.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>O cruel Death, to those you take more <qex>kind</qex><br/>
+Than to the wretched mortals left behind.</q> <rj><qau>Waller.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A fellow feeling makes one wondrous <qex>kind</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Garrick.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Proceeding from, or characterized by, goodness, gentleness, or benevolence; <as>as, a <ex>kind</ex> act</as>.</def> &ldquo;Manners so <xex>kind</xex>, yet stately.&rdquo; <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Gentle; tractable; easily governed; <as>as, a horse <ex>kind</ex> in harness</as>.</def></p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Benevolent; benign; beneficent; bounteous; gracious; propitious; generous; forbearing; indulgent; tender; humane; compassionate; good; lenient; clement; mild; gentle; bland; obliging; friendly; amicable. See <er>Obliging</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kind</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>kinde</ets>, <ets>cunde</ets>, AS. <ets>cynd</ets>. See <er>Kind</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Nature; natural instinct or disposition.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He knew by <qex>kind</qex> and by no other lore.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Some of you, on pure instinct of nature,<br/>
+Are led by <qex>kind t'</qex>admire your fellow-creature.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Race; genus; species; generic class; <as>as, in man<ex>kind</ex> or human<ex>kind</ex></as>.</def> &ldquo;Come of so low a <xex>kind</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Every <qex>kind</qex> of beasts, and of birds.</q> <rj><qau>James iii.7.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>She follows the law of her <qex>kind</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Here to sow the seed of bread,<br/>
+That man and all the <qex>kinds</qex> be fed.</q> <rj><qau>Emerson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Sort; type; class; nature; style; character; fashion; manner; variety; description; <as>as, there are several <ex>kinds</ex> of eloquence, of style, and of music; many <ex>kinds</ex> of government; various <ex>kinds</ex> of soil, etc.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>How diversely Love doth his pageants play,<br/>
+And snows his power in variable <qex>kinds</qex> !</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>There is one <qex>kind</qex> of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds.</q> <rj><qau>I Cor. xv. 39.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Diogenes was asked in a <qex>kind</qex> of scorn: What was the matter that philosophers haunted rich men, and not rich men philosophers?</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>A kind of</b></col>, <cd>something belonging to the class of; something like to; -- said loosely or slightingly.</cd> <col><b>In kind</b></col>, <cd>in the produce or designated commodity itself, as distinguished from its value in money.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Tax on tillage was often levied <qex>in kind</qex> upon corn.</q> <rj><qau>Arbuthnot.</qau></rj></p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Sort; species; type; class; genus; nature; style; character; breed; set.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kind</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Kin</er>.]</ety> <def>To beget.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kin"der*gar`ten</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G., lit., children's garden; <ets>kinder</ets> (pl. of <ets>kind</ets> child, akin to E. <ets>kin</ets> kindred) + <ets>garten</ets> garden.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A class within a primary school or a separate school for young children, usually between the ages of four and six years, designed to adapt children to the classroom environment before beginning academic training, on the theory that education should be begun by gratifying and cultivating the normal aptitude for exercise, play, observation, imitation, and construction; -- a name given by <person>Friedrich Froebel</person>, a German educator, who introduced this method of training, in rooms opening on a garden.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kin"der*gart`ner</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who teaches in a kindergarten.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kind"-heart`ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having kindness of nature; sympathetic; characterized by a humane disposition; <as>as, a <ex>kind-hearted</ex> landlord</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To thy self at least <qex>kind-hearted</qex> prove.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kind"-heart`ed*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being kind-hearted; benevolence.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kin"dle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>kindlen</ets>, <ets>cundlen</ets>. See <er>Kind</er>.]</ety> <def>To bring forth young.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The poor beast had but lately <qex>kindled</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kin`dle</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Kindled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Kindling</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Icel. <ets>kyndill</ets> candle, torch; prob. fr. L. <ets>candela</ets>; cf. also Icel. <ets>kynda</ets> to kindle. Cf. <er>Candle</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To set on fire; to cause to burn with flame; to ignite; to cause to begin burning; to start; to light; <as>as, to <ex>kindle</ex> a match, or shavings</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His breath <qex>kindleth</qex> coals.</q> <rj><qau>Job xii. 21.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: To inflame, as the passions; to rouse; to provoke; to excite to action; to heat; to fire; to animate; to incite; <as>as, to <ex>kindle</ex> anger or wrath; to <ex>kindle</ex> the flame of love, or love into a flame</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>So is a contentious man to <qex>kindle</qex> strife.</q> <rj><qau>Prov. xxvi. 21.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Nothing remains but that I <qex>kindle</qex> the boy thither.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Kindling</qex> her undazzled eyes at the full midday beam.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Could swell the soul to rage, or <qex>kindle</qex> soft desire.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj></p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Enkindle; light; ignite; inflame; provoke; excite; arouse; stir up.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 814 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Kin"dle</hw> <pr>(k&ibreve_;n"d'l)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To take fire; to begin to burn with flame; to start as a flame.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>When thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame <qex>kindle</qex> upon thee.</q> <rj><qau>Is. xliii. 2.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <mark>(Fig.)</mark>: <def>To begin to be excited; to grow warm or animated; to be roused or exasperated.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>On all occasions where forbearance might be called for, the Briton <qex>kindles</qex>, and the Christian gives way.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kin"dler</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, kindles, stirs up, or sets on fire.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Kindlers</xex> of riot.&rdquo; <rj><au>Gay.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kind"less</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Destitute of kindness; unnatural.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>Kindless</xex> villain.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kind"li*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Natural inclination; natural course.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The quality or state of being kindly; benignity; benevolence; gentleness; tenderness; <as>as, <ex>kindliness</ex> of disposition, of treatment, or of words</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In kind a father, but not in <qex>kindliness</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sackville.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Softness; mildness; propitiousness; <as>as, <ex>kindliness</ex> of weather, or of a season</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Fruits and corn are much advanced by temper of the air and<br/>
+<qex>kindliness</qex> of seasons.</q> <rj><qau>Whitlock.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kin"dling</hw> <pr>(k&ibreve_;n"dl&ibreve_;ng)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of causing to burn, or of exciting or inflaming the passions.</def></p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Materials, easily lighted, for starting a fire, such as small twigs or paper; -- also used in the <pluf>pl.</pluf>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kind"ly</hw> <pr>(k&imacr;nd"l&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <adjf>Kindlier</adjf> <pr>(k&imacr;nd"l&ibreve_;*&etilde_;r)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Kindliest</adjf>.]</amorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>cyndelic</ets>. See <er>Kind</er>, <pos>n.</pos> ]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>According to the kind or nature; natural.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>kindly</qex> fruits of the earth.</q> <rj><qau>Book of Com. Prayer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>An herd of bulls whom <qex>kindly</qex> rage doth sting.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Whatsoever as the Son of God he may do, it is <qex>kindly</qex> for<br/>
+Him as the Son of Man to save the sons of men.</q> <rj><qau>L. Andrews.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Humane; congenial; sympathetic; hence, disposed to do good to; benevolent; gracious; kind; helpful; <as>as, <ex>kindly</ex> affections, words, acts, etc.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The shade by which my life was crossed, . . . <br/>
+Has made me <qex>kindly</qex> with my kind.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Favorable; mild; gentle; auspicious; beneficent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In soft silence shed the <qex>kindly</qex> shower.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Should e'er a <qex>kindlier</qex> time ensue.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; &ldquo;Nothing ethical was connoted in <xex>kindly</xex> once: it was simply the adjective of <xex>kind</xex>. But it is God's ordinance that <xex>kind</xex> should be <xex>kindly</xex>, in our modern sense of the word as well; and thus the word has attained this meaning.&rdquo;</note> <rj><au>Trench.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kind"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Naturally; fitly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Chaucer.</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Examine how <qex>kindly</qex> the Hebrew manners of speech mix and incorporate with the English language</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In a kind manner; congenially; with good will; with a disposition to make others happy, or to oblige.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Be <qex>kindly</qex> affectioned one to another, with brotherly love.</q> <rj><qau>Rom. xii. 10. </qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kind"ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Kind</er>. <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state or quality of being kind, in any of its various senses; manifestation of kind feeling or disposition beneficence.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I do fear thy nature;<br/>
+It is too full o' the milk of human <qex>kindness</qex><br/>
+To catch the nearest way.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Unremembered acts<br/>
+Of <qex>kindness</qex> and of love.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A kind act; an act of good will; <as>as, to do a great <ex>kindness</ex></as>.</def></p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Good will; benignity; grace; tenderness; compassion; humanity; clemency; mildness; gentleness; goodness; generosity; beneficence; favor.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kin"dred</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>kinrede</ets>, <ets>kynrede</ets>, <ets>kunreden</ets> (with excrescent <ets>d</ets>), fr. AS. <ets>cynn</ets> kin, race + the termination <ets>-r&aemacr_;den</ets>, akin to AS. <ets>r&aemacr_;dan</ets> to advise, G. <ets>rathen</ets>. Cf. <er>Hatred</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Relationship by birth or marriage; consanguinity; affinity; kin.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Like her, of equal <qex>kindred</qex> to the throne.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Relatives by blood or marriage, more properly the former; relations; persons related to each other.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I think there's no man is secure<br/>
+But the queen's <qex>kindred</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj></p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Kin; kinsfolk; relatives; kinsmen; relations; relationship; affinity.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kin"dred</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Related; congenial; of the like nature or properties; <as>as, <ex>kindred</ex> souls; <ex>kindred</ex> skies; <ex>kindred</ex> propositions.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>True to the <qex>kindred</qex> points of heaven and home.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kine</hw> <pr>(k&imacr;n)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[For older <ets>kyen</ets>, formed like <ets>oxen</ets>, fr. AS. <ets>c&ymacr_;</ets>, itself pl. of <ets>c&umacr;</ets> cow. See <er>Cow</er>, and cf. <er>Kee</er>, <er>Kie</er>.]</ety> <def>Cows.</def> &ldquo;A herd of fifty or sixty <xex>kine</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj></p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Kin`e*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Kin`e*mat"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to kinematics.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Kinematic curves</b></col>, <cd>curves produced by machinery, or a combination of motions, as distinguished from mathematical curves.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kin`e*mat"ics</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. (&unr_;),(&unr_;) motion, fr. <grk>kinei^n</grk> to move.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>The science which treats of motions considered in themselves, or apart from their causes; the comparison and relation of motions.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Kinematics forms properly an introduction to mechanics, as involving the mathematical principles which are to be applied to its data of forces.</note> <rj><au>Nichol.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kine"pox`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>See <er>Cowpox</er>.</def></p>
+
+<p>Kin"e*scope <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Kinetoscope</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kin`e*si*at"rics</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. (&unr_;) motion (fr. <grk>kinei^n</grk> to move) + (&unr_;) pertaining to medicine, fr. (&unr_;) a physician.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A mode of treating disease by appropriate muscular movements; -- also termed <altname>kinesitherapy</altname>, <altname>kinesipathy</altname>, <altname>lingism</altname>, and the <altname>movement cure</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kin`e*sip"a*thy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; motion + <grk>pa`qos</grk> suffering.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>See <er>Kinesiatrics</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kin`e*si*ther"a*py</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; motion + &unr_; to heal.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>See <er>Kinesiatrics</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kin`e*sod"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; motion + &unr_; way: cf. F. <ets>kin&eacute;sodigue</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Conveying motion; <as>as, <ex>kinesodic</ex> substance</as>; -- applied esp. to the spinal cord, because it is capable of conveying doth voluntary and reflex motor impulses, without itself being affected by motor impulses applied to it directly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ki*net"ic</hw> <pr>(k&ibreve_;*n&ebreve_;t"&ibreve_;k <i>or</i> k&iuptack_;*n&ebreve_;t"&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>kinhtiko`s</grk>, from <grk>kinei^n</grk> to move.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>Moving or causing motion; motory; active, as opposed to latent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Kinetic energy</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Energy</er>, <pos>n.</pos> 4.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>kin`es*the"sia</hw>, <hw>kin`es*the"sis</hw> <hw>kin`es*thet"ic</hw> <def>See <er>kinaesthesia</er>, <er>kinaesthesis</er>, and <er>kinaesthetic</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>kin`es*thet"ics</hw> <pr>(k&ibreve_;n`&ebreve_;s*th&ebreve_;t"&ibreve_;ks)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The ability to feel movements of the limbs and body.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> kinesthesis, kinaesthesis, kinesthesia, kinaesthesia, muscle sense, sense of movement.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ki*net"ics</hw> <pr>(k&ibreve_;*n&ebreve_;t"&ibreve_;ks <i>or</i> k&iuptack_;*n&ebreve_;t"&ibreve_;ks)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>See <er>Dynamics</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ki*ne`to*gen"e*sis</hw> <pr>(k&iuptack_;*n&emacr;`t&ouptack_;*j&ebreve_;n"&euptack_;*s&ibreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>kinhto`s</grk> movable + E. <ets>genesis</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The doctrine or hypothesis that animal structures have been produced, directly or indirectly, by animal movements.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ki*ne"to*scope</hw> <pr>(k&iuptack_;*n&emacr;`t&ouptack_;*sk&omacr;p; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>kinhto`s</grk> movable + <ets>-scope</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for producing curves by the combination of circular movements; -- called also <altname>kinescope</altname>.</def> <rj><au>Cope.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ki*ne"to*graph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; movable + <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A camera for making chronophotographs.</def> <mark>[obsolescent]</mark> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A machine for the projection of chronophotographs upon a screen for the purpose of producing the effect of an animated picture.</def> <mark>[obsolescent]</mark> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A combined animated-picture machine and phonograph in which sounds appropriate to the scene are automatically uttered by the latter instrument. It has been superseded by recording techniques allowing the sounds to be recorded directly on the motion-picture film.</def> <mark>[obsolescent]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ki*ne"to*phone</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Kinetic</er>, <er>Phone</er>.]</ety> <def>A machine combining a kinetoscope and a phonograph synchronized so as to reproduce a scene and its accompanying sounds. It has been superseded by recording techniques allowing the sounds to be recorded directly on the motion-picture film.</def> <mark>[obsolescent]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ki*ne"to*scope</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Originally a tradename, 1894.]</ety> <def>An obsolete form of moving picture viewer, in which a film carrying successive instantaneous views of a moving scene travels uniformly through the field of a magnifying glass. The observer sees each picture, momentarily, through a slit in a revolving disk, and these glimpses, blended by persistence of vision, give the impression of continuous motion. It has been superseded by more recent versions of movie projector and electronic video viewers.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>kin"folk`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Relatives; kindred; kin; kinsfolk; persons of the same family or closely related families.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>King</hw> <pr>(k&ibreve_;ng)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A Chinese musical instrument, consisting of resonant stones or metal plates, arranged according to their tones in a frame of wood, and struck with a hammer.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>King</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>cyng</ets>, <ets>cyning</ets>; akin to OS. <ets>kuning</ets>, D. <ets>koning</ets>, OHG. <ets>kuning</ets>, G. <ets>k&ouml;nig</ets>, Icel. <ets>konungr</ets>, Sw. <ets>konung</ets>, Dan. <ets>konge</ets>; formed with a patronymic ending, and fr. the root of E. <ets>kin</ets>; cf. Icel. <ets>konr</ets> a man of noble birth. &radic;44. See <er>Kin</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A chief ruler; a sovereign; one invested with supreme authority over a nation, country, or tribe, usually by hereditary succession; a monarch; a prince.</def> &ldquo;Ay, every inch a <xex>king</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Kings</qex> will be tyrants from policy, when subjects are rebels from principle.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>There was a State without <qex>king</qex> or nobles.</q> <rj><qau>R. Choate.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>But yonder comes the powerful <qex>King</qex> of Day,<br/>
+Rejoicing in the east</q> <rj><qau>Thomson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, holds a supreme position or rank; a chief among competitors; <as>as, a railroad <ex>king</ex>; a money <ex>king</ex>; the <ex>king</ex> of the lobby; the <ex>king</ex> of beasts.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A playing card having the picture of a <ex>king{1}</ex>; <as>as, the <ex>king</ex> of diamonds</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The chief piece in the game of chess.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A crowned man in the game of draughts.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>The title of two historical books in the Old Testament.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <ex>King</ex> is often used adjectively, or in combination, to denote <xex>pre&euml;minence</xex> or <xex>superiority</xex> in some particular; as, <xex>king</xex>bird; <xex>king</xex> crow; <xex>king</xex> vulture.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Apostolic king</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Apostolic</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>King-at-arms</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>King-of-arms</b></col></mcol>, <cd>the chief heraldic officer of a country. In England the <xex>king-at-arms</xex> was formerly of great authority. His business is to direct the heralds, preside at their chapters, and have the jurisdiction of armory. There are three principal kings-at-arms, viz., Garter, Clarencieux, and Norroy. The latter (literally <xex>north roy</xex> or <xex>north king</xex>) officiates north of the Trent.</cd> -- <col><b>King auk</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the little auk or sea dove.</cd> -- <col><b>King bird of paradise</b></col>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>See <er>Bird of paradise</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>King card</b></col>, <cd>in whist, the best unplayed card of each suit; <as>thus, if the ace and king of a suit have been played, the queen is the <ex>king card</ex> of the suit</as>.</cd> -- <col><b>King Cole</b></col> , <cd>a legendary king of Britain, who is said to have reigned in the third century.</cd> -- <col><b>King conch</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a large and handsome univalve shell (<spn>Cassis cameo</spn>), found in the West Indies. It is used for making cameos. See <cref>Helmet shell</cref>, under <er>Helmet</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>King Cotton</b></col>, <cd>a popular personification of the great staple production of the southern United States.</cd> -- <col><b>King crab</b></col>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The limulus or horseshoe crab. See <er>Limulus</er>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The large European spider crab or thornback (<spn>Maia squinado</spn>).</cd> <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>A large crab of the northern Pacific (<spn>Paralithodes camtshatica</spn>), especially abundant on the coasts of Alaska and Japan, and popular as a food; called also <altname>Alaskan king crab</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>King crow</b></col>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A black drongo shrike (<spn>Buchanga atra</spn>) of India; -- so called because, while breeding, they attack and drive away hawks, crows, and other large birds.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The <spn>Dicrurus macrocercus</spn> of India, a crested bird with a long, forked tail. Its color is black, with green and blue reflections. Called also <altname>devil bird</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>King duck</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a large and handsome eider duck (<spn>Somateria spectabilis</spn>), inhabiting the arctic regions of both continents.</cd> -- <col><b>King eagle</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>an eagle (<spn>Aquila heliaca</spn>) found in Asia and Southeastern Europe. It is about as large as the golden eagle. Some writers believe it to be the imperial eagle of Rome.</cd> -- <col><b>King hake</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>an American hake (<spn>Phycis regius</spn>), found in deep water along the Atlantic coast.</cd> -- <col><b>King monkey</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>an African monkey (<spn>Colobus polycomus</spn>), inhabiting Sierra Leone.</cd> -- <col><b>King mullet</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a West Indian red mullet (<spn>Upeneus maculatus</spn>); -- so called on account of its great beauty. Called also <altname>goldfish</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>King of terrors</b></col>, <cd>death.</cd> -- <col><b>King parrakeet</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a handsome Australian parrakeet (<spn>Platycercys scapulatus</spn>), often kept in a cage. Its prevailing color is bright red, with the back and wings bright green, the rump blue, and tail black.</cd> -- <col><b>King penguin</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>any large species of penguin of the genus <gen>Aptenodytes</gen>; esp., <spn>Aptenodytes longirostris</spn>, of the Falkland Islands and Kerguelen Land, and <spn>Aptenodytes Patagonica</spn>, of Patagonia.</cd> -- <col><b>King rail</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a small American rail (<spn>Rallus elegans</spn>), living in fresh-water marshes. The upper parts are fulvous brown, striped with black; the breast is deep cinnamon color.</cd> -- <col><b>King salmon</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the quinnat. See <er>Quinnat</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>King's counsel</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>Queen's counsel</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld>, <cd>barristers learned in the law, who have been called within the bar, and selected to be the king's or queen's counsel. They answer in some measure to the advocates of the revenue (<xex>advocati fisci</xex>) among the Romans. They can not be employed against the crown without special license.</cd> <au>Wharton's Law Dict.</au> -- <col><b>King's cushion</b></col>, <cd>a temporary seat made by two persons crossing their hands.</cd> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> <au>Halliwell.</au> -- <col><b>The king's English</b></col>, <cd>correct or current language of good speakers; pure English.</cd> <au>Shak.</au> -- <mcol><col><b>King's evidence</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>Queen's evidence</b></col></mcol>, <cd>testimony in favor of the Crown by a witness who confesses his guilt as an accomplice. See under <er>Evidence</er>.</cd> <mark>[Eng.]</mark> -- <col><b>King's evil</b></col>, <cd>scrofula; -- so called because formerly supposed to be healed by the touch of a king.</cd> -- <col><b>King snake</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a large, nearly black, harmless snake (<spn>Ophiobolus getulus</spn>) of the Southern United States; -- so called because it kills and eats other kinds of snakes, including even the rattlesnake.</cd> -- <col><b>King's spear</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the white asphodel (<spn>Asphodelus albus</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>King's yellow</b></col>, <cd>a yellow pigment, consisting essentially of sulphide and oxide of arsenic; -- called also <altname>yellow orpiment</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>King tody</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a small fly-catching bird (<spn>Eurylaimus serilophus</spn>) of tropical America. The head is adorned with a large, spreading, fan-shaped crest, which is bright red, edged with black.</cd> -- <col><b>King vulture</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a large species of vulture (<spn>Sarcorhamphus papa</spn>), ranging from Mexico to Paraguay, The general color is white. The wings and tail are black, and the naked carunculated head and the neck are briliantly colored with scarlet, yellow, orange, and blue. So called because it drives away other vultures while feeding.</cd> -- <col><b>King wood</b></col>, <cd>a wood from Brazil, called also <altname>violet wood</altname>, beautifully streaked in violet tints, used in turning and small cabinetwork. The tree is probably a species of <gen>Dalbergia</gen>. See <er>Jacaranda</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>King</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Kinged</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Kinging</conjf>). ]</vmorph> <def>To supply with a king; to make a king of; to raise to royalty.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Those traitorous captains of Israel who <qex>kinged</qex> themselves by slaying their masters and reigning in their stead.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>King"bird</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A small American bird (<spn>Tyrannus tyrannus</spn>, or <spn>Tyrannus Carolinensis</spn>), noted for its courage in attacking larger birds, even hawks and eagles, especially when they approach its nest in the breeding season. It is a typical tyrant flycatcher, taking various insects upon the wing. It is dark ash above, and blackish on the bead and tail. The quills and wing coverts are whitish at the edges. It is white beneath, with a white terminal band on the tail. The feathers on the head of the adults show a bright orange basal spot when erected. Called also <altname>bee bird</altname>, and <altname>bee martin</altname>. Several Southern and Western species of <gen>Tyrannus</gen> are also called king birds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The king tody. See under <er>King</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>King"bolt`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A vertical iron bolt, by which the forward axle and wheels of a vehicle or the trucks of a railroad car are connected with the other parts.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>King Charles span"iel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A variety of small pet dogs, having, drooping ears, a high, dome-shaped forehead, pug nose, large, prominent eyes, and long, wavy hair. The color is usually black and tan.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>King"craft</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The craft of kings; the art of governing as a sovereign; royal policy.</def> <rj><au>Prescott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>King"cup`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The common buttercup.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>King"dom</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>cyningd&omacr;m</ets>. See 2d <er>King</er>, and <er>-dom</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The rank, quality, state, or attributes of a king; royal authority; sovereign power; rule; dominion; monarchy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Thy <qex>kingdom</qex> is an everlasting <qex>kingdom</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Ps. cxiv. 13. </qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>When Jehoram was risen up to the <qex>kingdom</qex> of his father, he strengthened himself.</q> <rj><qau>2 Chron. xxi. 4. </qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The territory or country subject to a king or queen; the dominion of a monarch; the sphere in which one is king or has control.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Unto the <qex>kingdom</qex> of perpetual night.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>You're welcome,<br/>
+Most learned reverend sir, into our <qex>kingdom</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An extensive scientific division distinguished by leading or ruling characteristics; a principal division; a department; <as>as, the mineral <ex>kingdom</ex></as>. In modern biology, the division of life into five <ex>kingdoms</ex> is widely used for classification.</def> &ldquo;The animal and vegetable <xex>kingdoms</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Animal kingdom</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Animal</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Kingdom of God</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The universe.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>That spiritual realm of which God is the acknowledged sovereign.</cd> <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>The authority or dominion of God.</cd> -- <col><b>Mineral kingdom</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Mineral</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>United Kingdom</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>United</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Vegetable kingdom</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Vegetable</er>.</cd></cs></p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Realm; empire; dominion; monarchy; sovereignty; domain.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>King"domed</hw> <pr>(k&ibreve_;ng"d&ubreve;md)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a kingdom or the dignity of a king; like a kingdom.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>&ldquo;Twixt his mental and his active parts,<br/>
+<qex>Kingdom'd</qex> Achilles in commotion rages<br/>
+And batters down himself.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>King"fish`</hw> <pr>(k&ibreve_;ng"f&ibreve_;sh`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An American marine food fish of the genus <gen>Menticirrus</gen>, especially <spn>Menticirrus saxatilis</spn>, or <spn>Menticirrus nebulosos</spn>, of the Atlantic coast; -- called also <altname>whiting</altname>, <altname>surf whiting</altname>, and <altname>barb</altname>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The opah.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The common cero; also, the spotted cero. See <er>Cero</er>.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>The queenfish.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 815 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>King"fish`er</hw> <pr>(k&ibreve_;ng"f&ibreve_;sh`&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any one of numerous species of birds constituting the family <fam>Alcedinid&aelig;</fam>. Most of them feed upon fishes which they capture by diving and seizing them with the beak; others feed only upon reptiles, insects, etc. About one hundred and fifty species are known. They are found in nearly all parts of the world, but are particularly abundant in the East Indies.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The belted king-fisher of the United States (<spn>Ceryle alcyon</spn>) feeds upon fishes. It is slate-blue above, with a white belly and breast, and a broad white ring around the neck. A dark band crosses the breast. The common European species (<spn>Alcedo ispida</spn>), which is much smaller and brighter colored, is also a fisher. See <er>Alcedo</er>. The wood kingfishers (<fam>Halcyones</fam>), which inhabit forests, especially in Africa, feed largely upon insects, but also eat reptiles, snails, and small Crustacea, as well as fishes. The giant kingfisher of Australia feeds largely upon lizards and insects. See <cref>Laughing jackass</cref>, under <er>Laughing</er>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>King"hood</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being a king; the attributes of a king; kingship.</def> <rj><au>Gower.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>King"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having no king.</def> <rj><au>F. Lieber.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>King"let</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A little king; a weak or insignificant king.</def> <rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any one of several species of small singing birds of the genus <gen>Regulus</gen> and family <fam>Sylviid&aelig;</fam>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The golden-crowned kinglet (<spn>Regulus satrapa</spn>), and the rubycrowned kinglet (<spn>Regulus calendula</spn>), are the most common American species. The common English kinglet (<spn>Regulus cristatus</spn>) is also called <altname>golden-crested wren</altname>, <altname>moonie</altname>, and <altname>marigold finch</altname>. The kinglets are often popularly called <altname>wrens</altname>, both in America and England.</note></p>
+
+<p><hw>King"li*hood</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>King-liness.</def> <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>King"li*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being kingly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>King"ling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Kinglet</er>, 1.</def> <au>Churchill.</au><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>King"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <adjf>Kinglier</adjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Kingliest</adjf>.]</amorph> <def>Belonging to, suitable to, or becoming, a king; characteristic of, or resembling, a king; directed or administered by a king; monarchical; royal; sovereign; regal; august; noble; grand.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Kingly</xex> magnificence.&rdquo; <au>Sir P. Sidney.</au> &ldquo;A <xex>kingly</xex> government.&rdquo; <au>Swift.</au> &ldquo;The <xex>kingly</xex> couch.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>kingliest</qex> kings are crowned with thorn.</q> <rj><qau>G. Massey.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Leave <qex>kingly</qex> backs to cope with <qex>kingly</qex> cares.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj></p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Regal; royal; monarchical; imperial; august; sovereign; noble; splendid.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Kingly</er>, <er>Regal</er>. <xex>Kingly</xex> is Anglo-Saxon, and refers especially to the character of a king; <xex>regal</xex> is Latin, and now relates more to his office. The former is chiefly used of dispositions, feelings, and purposes which are <xex>kinglike</xex>; as, <xex>kingly</xex> sentiments; <xex>kingly</xex> condescension; &ldquo; a <xex>kingly</xex> heart for enterprises.&rdquo; <au>Sir P. Sidney.</au> The latter is oftener applied to external state, pomp, etc.; as, <xex>regal</xex> state, <xex>regal</xex> title, etc. This distinction is not observed by our early writers, but is gaining ground.</usage><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>King"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a kingly or kinglike manner.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Low bowed the rest; he, <qex>kingly</qex>, did but nod.</q> <rj><qau>Pore.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Although this citation, one from Paradise Lost, and one from Shakespeare's ll4th Sonnet are given by lexicographers as examples of adverbial use, it is by no means clear that the word is not an adjective in each instance.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>King"-post`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Carp.)</fld> <def>A member of a common form of truss, as a roof truss. It is strictly a tie, intended to prevent the sagging of the tiebeam in the middle. If there are struts, supporting the main rafters, they often bear upon the foot of the king-post. Called also <altname>crown-post</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>King's Bench</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Formerly, the highest court of common law in England; -- so called because the king used to sit there in person. It consisted of a chief justice and four puisne, or junior, justices. During the reign of a queen it was called the <altname>Queen's Bench</altname>. Its jurisdiction was transferred by the judicature acts of 1873 and 1875 to the high court of justice created by that legislation.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>King"ship</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state, office, or dignity of a king; royalty.</def> <rj><au>Landor.</au></rj></p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>king-size</hw> <hw>king-sized</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>extra large; <as>as, a <ex>king-size</ex> bed</as>.</def> <wns>[wns=1]</wns><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; A king-size bed is the largest size generally sold commercially; it is larger than a <contr>queen-size</contr>, which in turn is larger than a <contr>full-size</contr> (or double) bed, and that in turn is larger than a <contr>twin-size</contr> (or single) bed. The mattress for a king-size bed is typically about 76 inches wide and 80 inches long.</note><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a king-size bed; suitable for a king-size bed; <as>as, a king-size bedcover</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>King"ston</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>King"stone`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The black angel fish. See <cref>Angel fish</cref>, under <er>Angel</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>King"ston met"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <def>An alloy of tin, copper, and mercury, sometimes used for the bearings and packings of machinery.</def> <rj><au>McElrath.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>King"ston valve</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Marine Steam Engin.)</fld> <def>A conical valve, opening outward, to close the mouth of a pipe which passes through the side of a vessel below the water line.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>King"truss`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Carp.)</fld> <def>A truss, framed with a king-post; -- used in roofs, bridges, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ki"nic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>kinique</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See <er>Quinic</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kink</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. <ets>kink</ets> a bend or turn, or Sw. <ets>kink</ets>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A twist or loop in a rope or thread, caused by a spontaneous doubling or winding upon itself; a close loop or curl; a doubling in a cord.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An unreasonable notion; a crotchet; a whim; a caprice.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> <rj><au>Cozzens.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kink</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Kinked</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Kinking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To wind into a kink; to knot or twist spontaneously upon itself, as a rope or thread.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kink</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Chincough</er>, <er>Kink-haust</er>.]</ety> <def>A fit of coughing; also, a convulsive fit of laughter.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kin"ka*jou`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>kinkajou</ets>, <ets>quincajou</ets>, from the native American name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A nocturnal carnivorous mammal (<spn>Cercoleptes caudivolvulus</spn>) of South America, about as large as a full-grown cat. It has a prehensile tail and lives in trees. It is the only representative of a distinct family (<fam>Cercoleptid&aelig;</fam>) allied to the raccoons. Called also <altname>potto</altname>, and <altname>honey bear</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kink"haust`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prov. E. <ets>kink</ets> to gasp (cf. <er>Chin cough</er>) + <ets>haust</ets> a cough (akin to E. <ets>wheeze</ets>).]</ety> <def>Whooping cough.</def> <mark>[Obs.or Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kin"kle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as 3d <er>Kink</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kink"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Full of kinks; liable to kink or curl; <as>as, <ex>kinky</ex> hair</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Queer; eccentric; unconventional; crotchety.</def> <mark>[Colloq. U.S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kin`ni*ki*nic"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Indian, literally, a mixture.]</ety> <def>Prepared leaves or bark of certain plants; -- used by the Indians of the Northwest for smoking, either mixed with tobacco or as a substitute for it. Also, a plant so used, as the osier cornel (<spn>Cornus stolonijra</spn>), and the bearberry (<spn>Arctostaphylus Uva-ursi</spn>).</def> <altsp>[Spelled also <asp>kinnickinnick</asp> and <asp>killikinick</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kin"it</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>kinei^n</grk> to move.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>A unit of force equal to the force which, acting for one second, will give a pound a velocity of one foot per second; -- proposed by <person>J. D. Everett</person>, an English physicist.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ki"no</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The dark red dried juice of certain plants, used variously in tanning, in dyeing, and as an astringent in medicine.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The chief supply is from an East Indian leguminous tree, the <spn>Pterocarpus Marsupium</spn>. Other sources are the African <spn>Pterocarpus erinaceus</spn>, the tropical American sea grape (<spn>Coccoloba uvifera</spn>), and several Australian Eucalypti. See <cref>Botany bay kino</cref>, under <er>Botany bay</er>, <cref>Gum butea</cref>, under <er>Gum</er>, and <er>Eucalyptus</er>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ki*nol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>kinei^n</grk> to move + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>That branch of physics which treats of the laws of motion, or of moving bodies.</def>
+<!-- kinetics? mechanics? --><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ki"none</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See <er>Quinone</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ki"noyl</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <def>See <er>Quinoyl</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kin"rede</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Kindred.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kins"folk`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Relatives; kindred; kin; kinfolk; persons of the same family or closely related families.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They sought him among their <qex>kinsfolk</qex> and acquaintance.</q> <rj><qau>Luke ii. 44. </qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kinshasa</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>the capital city of Zaire, formerly named <altname>Leopoldville</altname>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Leopoldville.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kin"ship</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Family relationship.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kins"man</hw> <pr>(k&ibreve_;nz"m&aitalic_;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Kinsmen</plw> <pr>(k&ibreve_;nz"m&eitalic_;n)</pr>.</plu> <def>A man of the same race or family; one related by blood.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kins"man*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Kinship.</def> <rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kins"wom`an</hw> <pr>(k&ibreve_;nz"w&oobreve_;m`&aitalic_;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Kinswomen</plw> <pr>(k&ibreve_;nz"w&ibreve_;m`&ebreve_;n)</pr>.</plu> <def>A female relative.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kint"lidge</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>See <er>Kentledge</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ki*osk"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Turk. <ets>kiushk</ets>, <ets>ki&ouml;shk</ets>, Per. <ets>k&unr_;shk</ets>.]</ety> <def>A Turkish open summer house or pavilion, supported by pillars.</def></p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A light ornamental structure used as a news stand, band stand, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A small roofed structure, typically located on a sidewalk and sometimes in a parking lot, with one or more open sides, used to vend merchandise, such as newspapers or beverages, or services, such as key duplication or film developing.</def> <au>(MW10 s. 2)</au><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ki"o*ways`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>; <sing>sing. <singw>Kioway</singw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</sing> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>A tribe of Indians distantly related to the Shoshones. They formerly inhabited the region about the head waters of the North Platte.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kip</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The hide of a young or small beef creature, or leather made from it; kipskin.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Kip leather.</b></col> <cd>See <er>Kipskin</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kip</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. G. <ets>kippe</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A sharp-pointed hill; a projecting point, as on a hill.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gymnastics)</fld> <def>A method or feat of raising the body when hanging or swinging by the arms, as for the purpose of mounting upon the horizontal bar. The legs are swung forward and upward by bending the hips, then suddenly down again, which gives the upward impulse to the body.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kipe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OE. <ets>kipen</ets> to catch, Icel. <ets>kippa</ets> to pull, snatch. Cf. <er>Kipper</er>.]</ety> <def>An osier basket used for catching fish.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kipling</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def><person>Rudyard Kipling</person>, English author (1865-1936). He was born at Bombay, India in 1865, the son of John Lockwood Kipling, who was formerly head of the Lahore School of Industrial Art. He was educated in England and returned to India in 1880 as editor of the &ldquo;Lahore Civil and Military Gazette.&rdquo; He returned to England about 1889, and lived several years in the United States. While in India he published stories, sketches, and poems descriptive of India and Anglo-Indian military and civil life: &ldquo; Departmental Ditties, etc.&rdquo;, &ldquo;Plain Tales from the Hills&rdquo;, &ldquo;Mine Own People&rdquo;, &ldquo;Soldiers Three&rdquo;, &ldquo;Barrack-room Ballads, etc.&rdquo;, and others. After leaving India he published &ldquo;The Light That Failed,&rdquo; &ldquo;Naulahka&rdquo; (with Balestier), &ldquo;Many Inventions,&rdquo; &ldquo;The Jungle Book,&rdquo; &ldquo;The Second Jungle Book,&rdquo; &ldquo;The Seven Seas,&rdquo; &ldquo;Captains Courageous,&rdquo; &ldquo;The White Man's Burden,&rdquo; &ldquo;Kim,&rdquo; &ldquo;The Man Who Would Be King and Other Stories,&rdquo; and others.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Rudyard Kipling.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> + <source>Century Dict. 1906</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kiplingesque</hw> <pos>prop. a.</pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or in the style of <person>Rudyard <etsep>Kipling</etsep></person>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kip"per</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. <ets>kippen</ets> to hatch, snatch, seize. Cf. <er>Kipe</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A salmon after spawning.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A salmon split open, salted, and dried or smoked; -- so called because salmon after spawning were usually so cured, not being good when fresh.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Kipper time</b></col>, <cd>the season in which fishing for salmon is forbidden.</cd> <mark>[Eng. &amp; Scot.]</mark></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kip"per</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Kippered</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Kippering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To cure, by splitting, salting, and smoking.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Kippered</xex> salmon.&rdquo; <rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kip"per</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Amorous; also, lively; light-footed; nimble; gay; sprightly.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><!-- = chipper? --> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kip"per*nut`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A name given to earthnuts of several kinds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kip"skin`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Kip</ets> + <ets>skin</ets>.]</ety> <def>Leather prepared from the skin of young or small cattle, intermediate in grade between calfskin and cowhide.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kirghizia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A country in Central Asia, formerly an Asian Soviet. It borders on Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, China, and Tajikistan.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Kirghiz, Kyrgyzstan, Kirghizstan.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kirk</hw> <pr>(k&etilde_;rk)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Scot.; cf. Icel. <ets>kirkja</ets>, of Greek origin. See <er>Church</er>.]</ety> <def>A church or the church, in the various senses of the word; esp., the Church of Scotland as distinguished from other reformed churches, or from the Roman Catholic Church.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark> <rj><au>Jamieson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kirked</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Etymol. uncertain.]</ety> <def>Turned upward; bent.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Rom. of R.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kirk"man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Kirkmen</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A clergyman or officer in a kirk.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A member of the Church of Scotland, as distinguished from a member of another communion.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kirk"yard`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A churchyard.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kir"mess</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. <ets>kermis</ets>; cf. G. <ets>kirmes</ets>; prop., church mass. See <er>Church</er>, and <er>Mass</er> a religious service.]</ety> <def>In Europe, particularly in Belgium and Holland, and outdoor festival and fair; in the United States, generally an indoor entertainment and fair combined.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kirsch"was`ser</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G., fr. <ets>kirsche</ets> cherry + <ets>wasser</ets> water.]</ety> <def>An alcoholic liquor, obtained by distilling the fermented juice of the small black cherry.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kir"some</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Corrupted from <ets>chrisom</ets>.]</ety> <def>Christian; christened.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I am a true <qex>kirsome</qex> woman.</q> <rj><qau>Beau. &amp; Fl.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kir"tle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>kirtel</ets>, <ets>curtel</ets>, AS. <ets>cyrtel</ets>; skin to Icel. <ets>kyrtill</ets>, Sw. <ets>kjortel</ets>, Dan. <ets>kiortel</ets>, <ets>kiole</ets>.]</ety> <def>A garment varying in form and use at different times, and worn both by men and women.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Wearing her Norman car, and her <qex>kirtle</qex> of blue.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The term is still retained in the provinces, in the sense of &ldquo;an outer petticoat.&rdquo;</note> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kir"tled</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Wearing a kirtle.</def> <rj><au>Byron.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ki*rum"bo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A bird of Madagascar (<spn>Leptosomus discolor</spn>), the only living type of a family allied to the rollers. It has a pair of loral plumes. The male is glossy green above, with metallic reflections; the female is spotted with brown and black.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. G. <ets>kies</ets> gravel, pyrites.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A workman's name for the graphite which forms incidentally in iron smelting.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kislev</hw> <pr>(k&ibreve_;s"l&ubreve;f; k&ibreve_;s"l&ubreve;v; k&emacr;s*l&ebreve_;v")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Heb.]</ety> <def>the third month of the Jewish civil year; the ninth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, occupying a part of November and a part of December.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>Chislev</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kis"met</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Per. <ets>qismat</ets>.]</ety> <def>Destiny; fate.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>kismat</asp>.]</altsp> <mark>[Oriental]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kiss</hw> <pr>(k&ibreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Kissed</conjf> <pr>(k&ibreve_;st)</pr>;<pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Kissing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>kissen</ets>, <ets>cussen</ets>, AS. <ets>cyssan</ets>, fr. <ets>coss</ets> a kiss; of uncertain origin; akin to D. <ets>kus</ets>, G. <ets>kuss</ets>, Icel. <ets>koss</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To salute with the lips, as a mark of affection, reverence, submission, forgiveness, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He . . . <qex>kissed</qex> her lips with such a clamorous smack,<br/>
+That at the parting all the church echoed.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To touch gently, as if fondly or caressingly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>When the sweet wind did gently <qex>kiss</qex> the trees.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kiss</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make or give salutation with the lips in token of love, respect, etc.; <as>as, <ex>kiss</ex> and make friends</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To meet; to come in contact; to touch fondly.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Like fire and powder,<br/>
+Which as they <qex>kiss</qex> consume.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Rose, rose and clematis,<br/>
+Trail and twine and clasp and <qex>kiss</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Kissing comfit</b></col>, <cd>a perfumed sugarplum to sweeten the breath.</cd> <mark>[Obs or Prov. End.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kiss</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>kiss</ets>, derived under the influence of the verb from the older form <ets>coss</ets>, AS. <ets>coss</ets>. See <er>Kiss</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A salutation with the lips, as a token of affection, respect, etc.; <as>as, a parting <ex>kiss</ex>; a <ex>kiss</ex> of reconciliation.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Last with a <qex>kiss</qex>, she took a long farewell.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Dear as remembered <qex>kisses</qex> after death.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A small piece of confectionery.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kiss"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who kisses.</def> <rj><qau>Beau. &amp; Fl.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the face or mouth.</def> <mark>[slang]</mark><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kiss"ing bug`</hw>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any one of several species of blood-sucking, venomous Hemiptera that sometimes bite the lip or other parts of the human body, causing painful sores, as the cone-nose (<spn>Conorhinus sanguisuga</spn>).</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>kiss"ing cous"in</hw>. <def>A cousin sufficiently well acquainted to be greeted with a kiss; a type of <isa>kissing kin</isa>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kiss"ing*crust`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Cookery)</fld> <def>The portion of the upper crust of a loaf which has touched another loaf in baking.</def> <rj><au>Lamb.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A massy fragment from the rich <qex>kissingcrust</qex> that hangs like a fretted cornice from the upper half of the loaf.</q> <rj><qau>W. Howitt.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>kiss"ing dis*ease"</hw>. <def>Infectious mononucleosis; -- so called because often spread by kissing.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>kiss"ing kin`</hw>. <def>Any relative more distant than the immediate family, sufficiently well acquainted to be greeted with a kiss, such as a <er>kissing cousin</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kiss"ing strings`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Cap or bonnet strings made long to tie under the chin.</def></p>
+
+<p><q>One of her ladyship's <qex>kissing strings</qex>, once pink and fluttering and now faded and soiled.</q> <rj><qau>Pall Mall Mag.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>An annual (<spn>Polygonum orientale</spn>) with broadly ovate leaves and slender drooping spikes of crimson flowers; it is native to Southeastern Asia and Australia, and naturalized in North America.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> prince's-feather, prince's feather, princess feather, prince's-plume, <spn>Polygonum orientale</spn>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kist</hw> <pr>(k&ibreve_;st)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Chest</er>.]</ety> <def>A chest; hence, a coffin.</def> <mark>[Scot. &amp; Prov. End.]</mark> <rj><au>Jamieson.</au> <au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar. <ets>gist</ets>.]</ety> <def>A stated payment, especially a payment of rent for land; hence, the time for such payment.</def> <mark>[India]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kist"vaen</hw> <pr>(k&ibreve_;st"v&amacr;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[W. <ets>cist-faen</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch&aelig;ol.)</fld> <def>A Celtic monument, commonly known as a <altname>dolmen</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kit</hw>, <pr>(k&ibreve_;t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Kitte</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To cut.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kit</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Kitten</er>.]</ety> <def>A kitten.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Kit fox</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a small burrowing fox (<spn>Vulpes velox</spn>), inhabiting the region of the Rocky Mountains. It is brownish gray, reddish on the breast and flanks, and white below. Called also <altname>swift fox</altname>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kit</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gf. AS. <ets>cytere</ets> harp, L. <ets>cithara</ets>. Cf. <er>Guitar</er>.]</ety> <def>A small violin.</def> &ldquo;A dancing master's <xex>kit</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Grew.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Prince Turveydrop then tinkled the strings of his <qex>kit</qex> with his fingers, and the young ladies stood up to dance.</q> <rj><qau>Dickens.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kit</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. D. <ets>kit</ets> a large bottle, OD. <ets>kitte</ets> beaker, decanter.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A large bottle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A wooden tub or pail, smaller at the top than at the bottom; <as>as, a <ex>kit</ex> of butter, or of mackerel</as>.</def> <rj><au>Wright.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A straw or rush basket for fish; also, any kind of basket.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A box for working implements.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>A collection of tools or other objects to be used for a specific purpose, often contained in a box which may be carried conveniently; a working outfit, as of a workman, a soldier, and the like; <as>as, a plumber's <ex>kit</ex>; a doctor's <ex>kit</ex>; a cosmetic <ex>kit</ex>; a first-aid <ex>kit</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A group of separate parts, things, or individuals; -- used with <xex>whole</xex>, and generally contemptuously; <as>as, the whole <ex>kit</ex> of them; the whole <ex>kit</ex> and kaboodle</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>kitambilla</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A small shrubby spiny tree (<spn>Dovyalis hebecarpa</spn>) cultivated for its maroon-purple fruit with sweet purple pulp tasking like gooseberries; it is native to Sri Lanka and India.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ketembilla, kitembilla, ketembilla tree, Ceylon gooseberry, <spn>Dovyalis hebecarpa</spn>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A maroon-purple gooseberrylike fruit of India having a tart-sweet purple pulp used especially for preserves.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ketembilla, kitembilla.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>kitbag</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a knapsack (usually for a soldier).</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> kit bag.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kit"cat`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Designating a club in London, to which Addison and Steele belonged; -- so called from <person><etsep>Christopher Cat</etsep></person>, a pastry cook, who served the club with mutton pies.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Designating a canvas used for portraits of a peculiar size, viz., twenty-eight or twenty-nine inches by thirty-six; -- so called because that size was adopted by <person>Sir Godfrey Kneller</person> for the portraits he painted of the members of the <etsep>Kitcat</etsep> Club.</def> <rj><au>Fairholt.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kit"cat`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A game played by striking with a stick small piece of wood, called a <xex>cat</xex>, shaped like two cones united at their bases; tipcat.</def> <rj><au>Cotton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Kitcat roll</b></col> <fld>(Agric.)</fld>, <cd>a roller somewhat in the form of two cones set base to base.</cd> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kitch"en</hw> <pr>(k&ibreve_;ch"&ebreve_;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>kichen</ets>, <ets>kichene</ets>, <ets>kuchene</ets>, AS. <ets>cycene</ets>, L. <ets>coquina</ets>, equiv. to <ets>culina</ets> a kitchen, fr. <ets>coquinus</ets> pertaining to cooking, fr. <ets>coquere</ets> to cook. See <er>Cook</er> to prepare food, and cf. <er>Cuisine</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A room equipped for cooking food; the room of a house, restaurant, or other building appropriated to cookery.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Cool was his <qex>kitchen</qex>, though his brains were hot.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A fat <qex>kitchen</qex> makes a lean will.</q> <rj><qau>Franklin.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A utensil for roasting meat; <as>as, a tin <ex>kitchen</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The staff that works in a kitchen.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Kitchen garden</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Garden</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Kitchen lee</b></col>, <cd>dirty soapsuds.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;A brazen tub of <xex>kitchen lee</xex>.&rdquo; <au>Ford.</au> -- <col><b>Kitchen stuff</b></col>, <cd>fat collected from pots and pans.</cd> <rj><au>Donne.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kitch"en</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To furnish food to; to entertain with the fare of the kitchen.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kitch"en*er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kitchen servant; a cook.</def> <rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kitch`en*ette"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Kitchen</ets> + <ets>-ette</ets>.]</ety> <def>A room combining a very small kitchen and a pantry, with the kitchen conveniences compactly arranged, sometimes so that they fold up out of sight and allow the kitchen to be made a part of the adjoining room by opening folding doors.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kitch"en*maid`</hw> <pr>(k&ibreve_;ch"&ebreve_;n*m&amacr;d`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A woman employed in the kitchen.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 816 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Kitch"en mid`dens</hw> <pr>(k&ibreve_;ch"&ebreve_;n m&ibreve_;d`d'nz)</pr> <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[Dan. <ets>kj&ouml;k-kenm&ouml;ddings</ets> kitchen leavings; cf. Scot. <ets>midden</ets> a dunghill.]</ety> <def>Relics of neolithic man found on the coast of Denmark, consisting of shell mounds, some of which are ten feet high, one thousand feet long, and two hundred feet wide. The name is applied also to similar mounds found on the American coast from Canada to Florida, made by the North American Indians.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kitch"en*ry</hw> <pr>(k&ibreve_;ch"&ebreve_;n*r&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The body of servants employed in the kitchen; the staff of a kitchen.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>kitchenware</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Implements for use in a kitchen, or for cooking, such as pots, pans, ladles, measuring cups, etc.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kite</hw> <pr>(k&imacr;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>kyte</ets>, AS. <ets>c&ymacr_;ta</ets>; cf. W. <ets>cud</ets>, <ets>cut</ets>.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any raptorial bird of the subfamily <fam>Milvin&aelig;</fam>, of which many species are known. They have long wings, adapted for soaring, and usually a forked tail.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The European species are <spn>Milvus ictinus</spn> and <spn>Milvus migrans</spn>; the pariah kite of India is <spn>Milvus govinda</spn>; the sacred or Brahmany kite of India is <spn>Haliastur Indus</spn>; the American fork-tailed kite is the <spn>Nauclerus furcatus</spn>.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: One who is rapacious.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Detested <qex>kite</qex>, thou liest.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A light frame of wood or other material covered with paper or cloth, for flying in the air at the end of a string.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A lofty sail, carried only when the wind is light.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>A quadrilateral, one of whose diagonals is an axis of symmetry.</def> <rj><au>Henrici.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Fictitious commercial paper used for raising money or to sustain credit, as a check which represents no deposit in bank, or a bill of exchange not sanctioned by sale of goods; an accommodation check or bill.</def> <mark>[Cant]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The brill.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A form of drag to be towed under water at any depth up to about forty fathoms, which on striking bottom is upset and rises to the surface; -- called also <altname>sentry</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Flying kites</b></col>. <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Flying</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Kite falcon</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>an African falcon of the genus <gen>Avicida</gen>, having some resemblance to a kite.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kite</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To raise money by &ldquo;kites;&rdquo; <as>as, <ex>kiting</ex> transactions. See <er>Kite</er>, 6</as>.</def> <mark>[Cant]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kite</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The belly.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng. &amp; Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kite"fly`ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mode of raising money, or sustaining one's credit, by the use of paper which is merely nominal; -- called also <altname>kiting</altname>.</def> -- <hw>Kite"fli`er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Kite</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 6.</def> <mark>[Cant]</mark> <rj><au>McElrath.</au> <au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kith</hw> <pr>(k&ibreve_;th)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>kith</ets>, <ets>cu&eth;</ets>, AS. c&ymacr_;&eth;&eth;e, c&ymacr_;&eth;, native land, fr. <ets>c&umacr;&eth;</ets> known. &radic;45. See <er>Uncouth</er>, <er>Can</er>, and cf. <er>Kythe</er>.]</ety> <def>Acquaintance; kindred.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And my near <qex>kith</qex> for that will sore me shend.</q> <rj><qau>W. Browne.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The sage of his <qex>kith</qex> and the hamlet.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Kith and kin</b></col>, <cd>kindred more or less remote.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&Verbar;Kith"a*ra</hw> <pr>(k&ibreve_;th"&adot_;*r&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Cithara</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kithe</hw> <pr>(k&imacr;&thlig_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <def>See <er>Kythe</er>.</def> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kit"ish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Like or relating to a kite.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kit"ling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Kit</ets> a kitten + <ets>-ling</ets>: cf. Icel. <ets>ketlingr</ets>.]</ety> <def>A young kitten; a whelp.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Scot.]</mark> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kit"te</hw> <pr>(k&ibreve_;t"t&eitalic_;)</pr>, <def><pos>imp.</pos> of <er>Kit</er> to cut.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kit"tel</hw> <pr>(k&ibreve_;t"t'l)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See <er>Kittle</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kit"ten</hw> <pr>(k&ibreve_;t"t'n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>kiton</ets>, a dim. of <ets>cat</ets>; cf. G. <ets>kitze</ets> a young cat, also a female cat, and F. <ets>chaton</ets>, dim. of <ets>chat</ets> cat, also E. <ets>kitling</ets>. See <er>Cat</er>.]</ety> <def>A young cat.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kit"ten</hw>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Kittened</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Kittening</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To bring forth young, as a cat; to bring forth, as kittens.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au> <au>H. Spencer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>kit"ten*ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Resembling a kitten; playful; <as>as, a <ex>kittenish</ex> disposition</as>.</def> <rj><au>Richardson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>-- <wordforms><wf>kit"ten*ish*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>kit"ten*ish*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>kitten-tails</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a plant of the genus <gen>Besseya</gen> having fluffy spikes of flowers.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kit"ti*wake</hw> <pr>(k&ibreve_;t"t&ibreve_;*w&amacr;k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A northern gull (<spn>Rissa tridactyla</spn>), inhabiting the coasts of Europe and America. It is white, with black tips to the wings, and has only three toes.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kit"tle</hw> <pr>(k&ibreve_;t"t'l)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Kit</er> a kitten.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>To bring forth young, as a cat; to kitten; to litter.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng. &amp; Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kit"tle</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. AS. <ets>citelian</ets>; akin to D. <ets>kittelen</ets>, G. <ets>kitzeln</ets>, Icel. <ets>kitla</ets>, Sw. <ets>kittla</ets>, <ets>kittsla</ets>, Dan. <ets>kildre</ets>. Cf. <er>Tickle</er>.]</ety> <def>To tickle.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng. &amp; Scot.]</mark> <altsp>[Written also <asp>kittel</asp>.]</altsp> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au> <au>Jamieson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kit"tle</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Ticklish; not easily managed; troublesome; difficult; variable.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng. &amp; Scot.]</mark> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au> <au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kit"tlish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Ticklish; kittle.</def> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kit"ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A kitten; also, a pet name or calling name for the cat.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <ety>[Etym. uncertain.]</ety> <fld>(Gaming)</fld> <def>The percentage taken out of a pool to pay for refreshments, or for the expenses of the table;</def> <specif>by extension,</specif> <def>any pool of money aggregated from small contributions.</def> <rj><au>R. F. Foster.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kit*ty*sol"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>quitasol</ets>.]</ety> <def>The Chinese paper parasol.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ki"va</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hopi name, sacred chamber.]</ety> <def>A large chamber built under, or in, the houses of a Pueblo village, used as an assembly room in religious rites or as a men's dormitory. It is commonly lighted and entered from an opening in the roof.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mash vat. See <er>Keeve</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kiv"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cover.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A cover.</def> <mark>[<plain>Disused except in illiterate speech.</plain>]</mark></def2></p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ki`vi*ki"vi</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ki`wi*ki"wi</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Kivikivies</plw> (&unr_;), <plw>Kiwikiwies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any species of <gen>Apteryx</gen>, esp. <spn>Apteryx australis</spn>; -- so called in imitation of its notes. More commonly called <altname>kiwi</altname>. See <er>Apteryx</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&Verbar;Kjoek"ken moed`dings</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[Dan.]</ety> <def>See <er>Kitchen middens</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kla"maths</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n. pl.</pos>; <sing>sing. <singw>Klamath</singw></sing> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>A collective name for the Indians of several tribes formerly living along the Klamath river, in California and Oregon, but now restricted to a reservation at Klamath Lake; -- called also <altname>Clamets</altname> and <altname>Hamati</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Klansman</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a member of the <membof>Ku Klux Klan</membof>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>klatch</hw>, <hw>klatsch</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>An informal group that gathers more or less frequently, especially for conversation; <as>as, a coffee <ex>klatsch</ex>; a sewing <ex>klatsch</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>klavern</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A local chapter of the <partof>Ku Klux Klan</partof>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>klavier</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a stringed instrument that has a keyboard, especially a piano, harpsichord, or clavichord; also, the keyboard of such an instrument. Same as <er>clavier</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> clavier.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>klaxon</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> claxon.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>kleagle</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>An officer, especially an attorney, of the <membof>Ku Klux Klan</membof>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kleene"boc`</hw> <pr>(kl&emacr;n"b&obreve_;k`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. <ets>kleen</ets> little, small + <ets>bok</ets> buck.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An antelope (<spn>Cerphalopus pygm&aelig;us</spn>), found in South Africa. It is of very small size, being but one foot high at the shoulder. It is remarkable for its activity, and for its mild and timid disposition. Called also <altname>guevi</altname>, and <altname>pygmy antelope</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kleenex</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[Trademark]</ety> <def>A piece of soft absorbent tissue paper (usually two or more thin layers) used as a disposable handkerchief; -- still a current trademark, but often used generically.</def> <mark>[Trademark]</mark> <br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> tissue.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Klep`to*ma"ni*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>kle`pths</grk> thief + E. <ets>mania</ets>.]</ety> <def>A propensity to steal, claimed to be irresistible. This does not constitute legal irresponsibility.</def> <rj><au>Wharton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Klep`to*ma"ni*ac</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person affected with kleptomania.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Klick</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. &amp; v.</pos> <def>See <er>Click</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Klick"et</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Clicket</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A small postern or gate in a palisade, for the passage of sallying parties.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>klinket</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Klink"stone`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Clinkstone</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kli*nom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Clinometer</er>.</def></p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Klip"das</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Klip"dachs`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. <ets>klip</ets> cliff + <ets>das</ets> badger, akin to G. <ets>dachs</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small mammal (<spn>Hyrax Capensis</spn>), found in South Africa. It is of about the size of a rabbit, and closely resembles the daman. Called also <altname>rock rabbit</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Klip"fish`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Dried cod, exported from Norway.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>clipfish</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Klip"spring`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D., lit., cliff springer.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small, graceful South African antelope (<spn>Nanotragus oreotragus</spn>), which, like the chamois, springs from one crag to another with great agility; -- called also <altname>kainsi</altname>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>klippspringer</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&Verbar;Kloof</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. See <er>Clove</er> a cleft.]</ety> <def>A glen; a ravine closed at its upper end.</def> <mark>[South Africa]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Klo`pe*ma"ni*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>kloph`</grk> theft + E. <ets>mania</ets>.]</ety> <def>See <er>Kleptomania</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knab</hw> <pr>(n&abreve;b)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Knabbed</conjf> <pr>(n&abreve;bd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Knabbing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[See <er>Nab</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, and cf. <er>Knap</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To seize with the teeth; to gnaw.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Knabbing</xex> crusts.&rdquo; <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>L'Estrange.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To nab. See <er>Nab</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos></def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knab"ble</hw> <pr>(n&abreve;b"b'l)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Freq. of <ets>knab</ets>.]</ety> <def>To bite or nibble.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Horses will <qex>knabble</qex> at walls, and rats gnaw iron.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knack</hw> <pr>(n&abreve;k)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Prob. of imitative origin; cf. G. <ets>knacken</ets> to break, Dan. <ets>knage</ets> to crack, and E. <ets>knock</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To crack; to make a sharp, abrupt noise to chink.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To speak affectedly.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knack</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A petty contrivance; a toy; a plaything; a knickknack.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A <qex>knack</qex>, a toy, a trick, a baby's cap.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A readiness in performance; aptness at doing a specific task; skill; aptitude; facility; dexterity; -- often used with <ptcl>for</ptcl>; <as>as, a <ex>knack</ex> for playing the guitar</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The fellow . . . has not the <qex>knack</qex> with his shears.</q> <rj><qau>B. Jonson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The dean was famous in his time,<br/>
+And had a kind of <qex>knack</qex> at rhyme.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Something performed, or to be done, requiring aptness and dexterity; a trick; a device.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>knacks</xex> of japers.&rdquo; <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>For how should equal colors do the <qex>knack</qex> !</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knack"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who makes knickknacks, toys, etc.</def> <rj><au>Mortimer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One of two or more pieces of bone or wood held loosely between the fingers, and struck together by moving the hand; -- called also <altname>clapper</altname>.</def> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knack"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Icel. <ets>hnakkr</ets> a saddle.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a harness maker.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who slaughters worn-out horses and sells their flesh for dog's meat.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knack"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Trickish; artful.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> -- <wordforms><wf>Knack"ish*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Dr. H. More.</au></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knack"-kneed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Knock-kneed</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knack"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a knack; cunning; crafty; trickish.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng. &amp; Scot.]</mark> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knag</hw> <pr>(n&abreve;g)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Prov. G. <ets>knagge</ets> a knot in wood, Sw. <ets>knagg</ets>, Dan. <ets>knag</ets> a hook to hand clothes on, a bracket; Gael. &amp; Ir. <ets>cnag</ets> peg, knob.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A knot in wood; a protuberance.</def> <rj><au>Wright.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A wooden peg for hanging things on.</def> <rj><au>Wright.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The prong of an antler.</def> <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The rugged top of a hill.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knag"ged</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of knots; knaggy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knag"gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Knotty; rough; figuratively, rough in temper.</def> <au>Fuller.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>Knag"gi*ness</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knap</hw> <pr>(n&abreve;p)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>cn&aelig;p</ets>, <ets>cn&aelig;pp</ets>, top, knob, button; cf. Icel. <ets>knappr</ets> knob, Sw. <ets>knapp</ets>, Dan. <ets>knap</ets> button, W., Gael., &amp; Ir. <ets>cnap</ets> knob, button, and E. <ets>knop</ets>.]</ety> <def>A protuberance; a swelling; a knob; a button; hence, rising ground; a summit. See <er>Knob</er>, and <er>Knop</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The highest part and <qex>knap</qex> of the same island.</q> <rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knap</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Knapped</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Knapping</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[D. <ets>knappen</ets> to chew, bite, crack, take hold of; prob. of imitative origin.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To bite; to bite off; to break short.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Prov. Eng. ]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He will <qex>knap</qex> the spears apieces with his teeth.</q> <rj><qau>Dr. H. More.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He breaketh the bow, and <qex>knappeth</qex> the spear in sunder.</q> <rj><qau>Ps. xlvi. 9 (Book of Common Prayer.)</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To strike smartly; to rap; to snap.</def> <mark>[Chiefly Brit.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knap</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To make a sound of snapping.</def> <rj><au>Wiseman.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knap</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A sharp blow or slap.</def> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knap"bot`tle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The bladder campion (<spn>Silene inflata</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knap"pish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Knap</er> to strike.]</ety> <def>Snappish; peevish.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Grafton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knap"ple</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Freq. of <ets>knap</ets>, <pos>v.</pos>, cf. D. <ets>knabbelen</ets> to gnaw.]</ety> <def>To break off with an abrupt, sharp noise; to bite; to nibble.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knap"py</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having knaps; full of protuberances or humps; knobby.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Huloet.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knap"sack`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. <ets>knapzak</ets>; <ets>knappen</ets> to eat + <ets>zak</ets> a bag. See <er>Knap</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, and <er>Sack</er>.]</ety> <def>A case of canvas, leather, nylon, or other sturdy fabric, fitted with straps, for carrying on the back the food, clothing, or other supplies for a soldier or a traveler; <as>as, to hike up the mountain with lunch in a <ex>knapsack</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And each one fills his <qex>knapsack</qex> or his scrip<br/>
+With some rare thing that on the field is found.</q> <rj><qau>Drayton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knap"weed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The black centaury (<spn>Centaurea nigra</spn>); -- so called from the knoblike heads of flowers. Called also <altname>bullweed</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knar</hw> <pr>(n&auml;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Gnar</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knarl</hw> <pr>(n&auml;rl)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A knot in wood. See <er>Gnarl</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knarled</hw> <pr>(n&auml;rld)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Knotted. See <er>Gnarled</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knarred</hw> <pr>(n&auml;rd)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Knotty; gnarled.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>knarred</qex> and crooked cedar knees.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knar"ry</hw> <pr>(n&auml;r"r&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Knotty; gnarled.</def> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knave</hw> <pr>(n&amacr;v)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE., boy, servant, knave, AS. <ets>cnafa</ets> boy, youth; cf. AS. <ets>cnapa</ets> boy, youth, D. <ets>knaap</ets>, G. <ets>knabe</ets> boy, <ets>knappe</ets> esquire, Icel. <ets>knapi</ets>, Sw. <ets>knape</ets> esquire, <ets>kn&auml;fvel</ets> knave.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A boy; especially, a boy servant.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Wyclif. Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>O murderous slumber,<br/>
+Lay'st thou thy leaden mace upon my boy<br/>
+That plays thee music ? Gentle <qex>knave</qex>, good night.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any male servant; a menial.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He's but Fortune's <qex>knave</qex>,<br/>
+A minister of her will.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A tricky, deceitful fellow; a dishonest person; a rogue; a villain.</def> &ldquo;A pair of crafty <xex>knaves</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In defiance of demonstration, <qex>knaves</qex> will continue to proselyte fools.</q> <rj><qau>Ames.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; &ldquo;How many serving lads must have been unfaithful and dishonest before <xex>knave</xex> -- which meant at first no more than boy -- acquired the meaning which it has now !&rdquo;</note> <rj><au>Trench.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A playing card marked with the figure of a servant or soldier; a jack; <as>as, the <ex>knave</ex> of hearts</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Knave child</b></col>, <cd>a male child.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj></cs></p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Villain; cheat; rascal; rogue; scoundrel; miscreant.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knav"er*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Knaveries</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The practices of a knave; petty villainy; fraud; trickery; a knavish action.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This is flat <qex>knavery</qex>, to take upon you another man's name.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Roguish or mischievous tricks.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knave"ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A small due, in meal, established by usage, which is paid to the under miller.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knav"ess</hw> <pr>(n&amacr;v"&ebreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A knavish woman.</def> <rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knav"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Like or characteristic of a knave{3}; given to knavery; trickish; fraudulent; dishonest; villainous; <as>as, a <ex>knavish</ex> fellow, or a <ex>knavish</ex> trick</as>.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Knavish</xex> politicians.&rdquo; <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Mischievous; roguish; waggish; rascally.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Cupid is <qex>knavish</qex> lad,<br/>
+Thus to make poor females mad.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knav"ish*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In a knavish manner; dishonestly; fraudulently.</def> <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Mischievously; waggishly; roguishly.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Knavishly</xex> witty.&rdquo; <rj><au>Gayton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>knav"ish*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being knavish; knavery; dishonesty.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knaw</hw> <pr>(n&asuml_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See <er>Gnaw</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T. More.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knaw"el</hw> <pr>(n&asuml_;"&ebreve_;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Akin to G. <ets>knauelk</ets>, <ets>kn&auml;uel</ets>, prop., a ball of thread, coil. Cf. <er>Clew</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A low, spreading weed (<spn>Scleranthus annuus</spn>), common in sandy soil.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knead</hw> <pr>(n&emacr;d)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Kneaded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Kneading</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>kneden</ets>, As. <ets>cnedan</ets>; akin to D. <ets>kneden</ets>, G. <ets>kneten</ets>, Sw. <ets>kn&aring;da</ets>, Icel. <ets>kno&eth;a</ets>; cf. OSlav. <ets>gnesti</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; esp., to work, as by repeated pressure with the knuckles, into a well mixed mass, as the materials of bread, cake, etc.; <as>as, to <ex>knead</ex> dough</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>kneading</qex>, the making of the cake, the heating of the oven, and the baking.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: To treat or form as by kneading; to beat.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I will <qex>knead</qex> him : I'll make him supple.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To press repeatedly with the hands or knuckles, sometimes with a twisting or squeezing motion; -- performed for example on the body of a person as a form of massage.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Kneading trough</b></col>, <cd>a trough or tray in which dough is kneaded.</cd> <rj><au>Ex. viii. 3.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>knead</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To perform movements like kneading, with the paws; -- said of cats, which may knead{3} a master's body when stroked, presumably a sign of contentment; <as>as, a cat <ex>kneading</ex> and purring in his master's lap</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knead"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That may be kneaded; capable of being worked into a mass.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knead"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who kneads.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knead"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the manner of one kneading.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kne"bel*ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From Major von <ets>Knebel</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A mineral of a gray, red, brown, or green color, and glistening luster. It is a silicate of iron and manganese.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kneck</hw> <pr>(n&ebreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Etymol. uncertain.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The twisting of a rope or cable, as it is running out.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knee</hw> <pr>(n&emacr;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>kne</ets>, <ets>cneo</ets>, As. <ets>cne&oacute;</ets>, <ets>cne&oacute;w</ets>; akin to OS. <ets>knio</ets>, <ets>kneo</ets>, OFries. <ets>kn&imacr;</ets>, G. &amp; D. <ets>knie</ets>, OHG. <ets>chniu</ets>, <ets>chneo</ets>, Icel. <ets>kn&emacr;</ets>, Sw. <ets>kn&auml;</ets>, Dan. <ets>kn&aelig;</ets>, Goth. <ets>kniu</ets>, L. <ets>genu</ets>, Gr. <grk>go`ny</grk>, Skr. <ets>j&amacr;nu</ets>, &radic;231. Cf. <er>Genuflection</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In man, the joint in the middle part of the leg.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The joint, or region of the joint, between the thigh and leg.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>In the horse and allied animals, the carpal joint, corresponding to the wrist in man.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mech. &amp; Shipbuilding)</fld> <def>A piece of timber or metal formed with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when bent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A bending of the knee, as in respect or courtesy.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Give them title, <qex>knee</qex>, and approbation.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Knee breeches</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Breeches</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Knee holly</b></col>, <col><b>Knee holm</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>butcher's broom.</cd> -- <col><b>Knee joint</b></col>. <cd>See in the Vocabulary.</cd> -- <col><b>Knee timber</b></col>, <cd>timber with knees or angles in it.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Knee tribute</b></col>, or <col><b>Knee worship</b></col></mcol>, <cd>tribute paid by kneeling; worship by genuflection.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>Knee tribute</xex> yet unpaid.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 817 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Knee</hw> <pr>(n&emacr;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To supplicate by kneeling.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Fall down, and <qex>knee</qex><br/>
+The way into his mercy.</q> <rj><qau>Shak</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knee"brush`</hw> <pr>(n&emacr;"br&ubreve;sh`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A tuft or brush of hair on the knees of some species of antelopes and other animals; -- chiefly used in the plural.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A thick mass or collection of hairs on the legs of bees, by aid of which they carry the collected pollen to the hive or nest; -- usually in the plural.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>knee"cap`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A roundish, flattened, sesamoid bone in the tendon in front of the knee joint; the patella; the kneepan.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A cap or protection for the knee.</def></p>
+
+<p><hw>knee"cap</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>to break the knees of, especially by shooting in the kneecap; -- often done by criminal or terrorist groups as a warning or punishment.</def> <note></note><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> knee-cap.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knee"-crook`ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Obsequious; fawning; cringing.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Knee-crooking</xex> knave.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kneed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having knees;- used chiefly in composition; <as>as, in-<ex>kneed</ex>; out-<ex>kneed</ex>; weak-<ex>kneed</ex>.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Geniculated; forming an obtuse angle at the joints, like the knee when a little bent; <as>as, <ex>kneed</ex> grass</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knee"-deep`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Rising to the knees; knee-high; <as>as, water or snow <ex>knee-deep</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Grass <qex>knee-deep</qex> within a month.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Sunk to the knees; <as>as, men <ex>knee-deep</ex> in water</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Where <qex>knee-deep</qex> the trees were standing.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knee"-high`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Rising or reaching upward to the knees; <as>as, the water is <ex>knee-high</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knee jerk</hw>. <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>A jerk or forward kick of the lower part of the leg produced by a blow or sudden strain upon the patellar tendon of the knee, which causes a sudden contraction of the quadriceps muscle; the patellar reflex.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knee jerk</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>emotional and predictable; -- of certain people and their reactions to events.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knee jerk liberal</hw>. <def>a person of strong liberal convictions who reacts predictably and emotionally to certain events.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knee jerk reaction</hw>. <def>an immediate unthinking emotional reaction produced by an event or statement to which the reacting person is highly sensitive; -- in persons with strong feelings on a topic, it may be very predictable.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knee"joint`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The joint of the knee.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>A toggle joint; -- so called because consisting of two pieces jointed to each other end to end, making an angle like the knee when bent.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knee"joint`ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Geniculate; kneed. See <er>Kneed</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, 2.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kneel</hw> <pr>(n&emacr;l)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Knelt</conjf> <pr>(n&ebreve_;lt)</pr> or <conjf>Kneeled</conjf> (n&emacr;ld); <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Kneeling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>knelen</ets>, <ets>cneolien</ets>; akin to D. <ets>knielen</ets>, Dan. <ets>kn&aelig;le</ets>. See <er>Knee</er>.]</ety> <def>To bend the knee; to fall or rest on the knees; -- sometimes with <ptcl>down</ptcl>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The act of kneeling, when performed in front of a person, is often done as a sign of respect, humility, or supplication. It has a similar significance when performed in front of religious objects, such as an altar or shrine.</note><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And he <qex>kneeled</qex> down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge.</q> <rj><qau>Acts vii. 60.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>As soon as you are dressed, <qex>kneel</qex> and say the Lord's Prayer.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kneel"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who kneels or who worships by or while kneeling.</def> <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A cushion or stool to kneel on, such as one attached to a pew in a church.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>A name given to certain catechumens and penitents who were permitted to join only in parts of church worship.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kneel"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a kneeling position.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knee"pan`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A roundish, flattened, sesamoid bone in the tendon in front of the knee joint; the patella; the kneecap.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knee"piece`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A piece shaped like a knee; <as>as, the <ex>kneepieces</ex> or ears of a boat</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Kneipp"ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> Also <hw>Kneipp's cure</hw>, <it>or</it> <hw>Kneipp cure</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <def>Treatment of disease by forms of hydrotherapy, as walking barefoot in the morning dew, baths, wet compresses, cold affusions, etc.; -- so called from its originator, <person>Sebastian <etsep>Kneipp</etsep></person> (1821-97), a German priest.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knell</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>knel</ets>, <ets>cnul</ets>, AS. <ets>cnyll</ets>, fr. <ets>cnyllan</ets> to sound a bell; cf. D. &amp; G. <ets>knallen</ets> to clap, crack, G. &amp; Sw. <ets>knall</ets> a clap, crack, loud sound, Dan. <ets>knalde</ets> to clap, crack. Cf. <er>Knoll</er>, <ets>n. &amp; v.</ets>]</ety> <def>The stroke of a bell tolled at a funeral or at the death of a person; a death signal; a passing bell;</def> <specif>hence,</specif> <mark>(figuratively)</mark>, <def>a warning or harbinger of, or a sound indicating, the passing away of anything; -- also called <altname>death knell</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The dead man's <qex>knell</qex><br/>
+Is there scarce asked for who.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The curfew tolls the <qex>knell</qex> of parting day.</q> <rj><qau>Gray.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knell</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Knelled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Knelling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>knellen</ets>, <ets>knillen</ets>, As. <ets>cnyllan</ets>. See <er>Knell</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>To sound as a knell; especially, to toll at a death or funeral; hence, to sound as a warning or evil omen.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Not worth a blessing nor a bell to <qex>knell</qex> for thee.</q> <rj><qau>Beau. &amp; Fl.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Yet all that poets sing, and grief hath known,<br/>
+Of hopes laid waste, <qex>knells</qex> in that word, &ldquo;alone&rdquo;.</q> <rj><qau>Ld. Lytton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knell</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To summon, as by a knell.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Each matin bell, the baron saith,<br/>
+<qex>Knells</qex> us back to a world of death.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knelt</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <def><pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> of <er>Kneel</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knew</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <def><pos>imp.</pos> of <er>Know</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knick"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. <ets>knikker</ets>.]</ety> <def>A small ball of clay, baked hard and oiled, used as a marble by boys in playing.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng. &amp; U. S.]</mark> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au> <au>Bartlett.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knick"er*bock`er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A linsey-woolsey fabric having a rough knotted surface on the right side; used for women's dresses.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knick"er*bock`er</hw>, <mark>[capitalized]</mark> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[From Diedrich <etsep>KNickerbocker</etsep>, the fictional author of <it>The History of New York</it>, in fact written by <person>Washington Irving</person>.]</ety> <def>A descendent of the early Dutch colonists of the New York City area; -- used mostly as a nickname for an inhabitant of New York state or especially New York City.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knick"er*bock`ers</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>The name for a style of short breeches; smallclothes; called also <altname>knickers</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>knick"ers</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The name for a style of loose-fitting short trousers, gathered in and ending at the knees; smallclothes; called also <altname>knickerbockers</altname>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> breeches, knee breeches, knee pants, knickerbockers.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Underpants, especially of women; panties.</def> <mark>[British]</mark><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bloomers, pants, drawers.</syn><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knick"knack`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Knack</er>.]</ety> <def>A trifle or toy; a bawble; a gewgaw; a tchotchke.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knick"knack`a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A collection of knickknacks.</def> <rj><au>Richardson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knick"knack`er*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Knickknacks.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knife</hw> <pr>(n&imacr;f)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Knives</plw> <pr>(n&imacr;vz)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>knif</ets>, AS. <ets>cn&imacr;f</ets>; akin to D. <ets>knijf</ets>, Icel. <ets>kn&imacr;fr</ets>, Sw. <ets>knif</ets>, Dan. <ets>kniv</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An instrument consisting of a thin blade, usually of steel and having a sharp edge for cutting, fastened to a handle, but of many different forms and names for different uses; <as>as, table <ex>knife</ex>, drawing <ex>knife</ex>, putty <ex>knife</ex>, pallet <ex>knife</ex>, pocket<ex>knife</ex>, pen<ex>knife</ex>, chopping <ex>knife</ex>, etc.</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A sword or dagger.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The coward conquest of a wretch's <qex>knife</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Knife grass</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>a tropical American sedge (<spn>Scleria latifolia</spn>), having leaves with a very sharp and hard edge, like a knife.</cd> -- <col><b>War to the knife</b></col>, <cd>mortal combat; a conflict carried to the last extremity.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knife</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Knifed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Knifing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Hort.)</fld> <def>To prune with the knife.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To cut or stab with a knife.</def> <mark>[Low]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Fig.: To stab in the back; to try to defeat by underhand means, esp. in politics; to vote or work secretly against (a candidate of one's own party).</def> <mark>[Slang, U. S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knife"board`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A board on which knives are cleaned or polished.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knife"-edge`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>A piece of steel sharpened to an acute edge or angle, and resting on a smooth surface, serving as the axis of motion of a pendulum, scale beam, or other piece required to oscillate with the least possible friction.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Knife-edge file</b></col>. <cd>See <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>File</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knife switch</hw>. <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>A switch consisting of one or more knifelike pieces hinged at one end and making contact near the other with flat gripping springs.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knight</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>knight</ets>, <ets>cniht</ets>, knight, soldier, AS. <ets>cniht</ets>, <ets>cneoht</ets>, a boy, youth, attendant, military follower; akin to D. &amp; G. <ets>knecht</ets> servant; perh. akin to E. <ets>kin</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A young servant or follower; a military attendant.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>In feudal times, a man-at-arms serving on horseback and admitted to a certain military rank with special ceremonies, including an oath to protect the distressed, maintain the right, and live a stainless life.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>One on whom knighthood, a dignity next below that of baronet, is conferred by the sovereign, entitling him to be addressed as <xex>Sir</xex>; as, Sir John.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark> <specif>Hence:</specif> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A champion; a partisan; a lover.</def> &ldquo;Give this ring to my true <xex>knight</xex>.&rdquo; Shak &ldquo;In all your quarrels will I be your <xex>knight</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Knights</qex>, by their oaths, should right poor ladies' harms.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Formerly, when a knight's name was not known, it was customary to address him as <xex>Sir Knight</xex>. The rank of a knight is not hereditary.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A piece used in the game of chess, usually bearing a horse's head.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A playing card bearing the figure of a knight; the knave or jack.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Carpet knight</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Carpet</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Knight of industry</b></col>. <cd>See <cref>Chevalier d'industrie</cref>, under <er>Chevalier</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Knight of Malta</b></col>, <col><b>Knight of Rhodes</b></col>, <col><b>Knight of St. John of Jerusalem</b></col></mcol>. <cd>See <er>Hospitaler</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Knight of the post</b></col>, <cd>one who gained his living by giving false evidence on trials, or false bail; hence, a sharper in general.</cd> <au>Nares.</au> &ldquo;A <xex>knight of the post</xex>, . . . quoth he, for so I am termed; a fellow that will swear you anything for twelve pence.&rdquo; <au>Nash.</au> -- <col><b>Knight of the shire</b></col>, <cd>in England, one of the representatives of a county in Parliament, in distinction from the representatives of cities and boroughs.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Knights commanders</b></col>, <col><b>Knights grand cross</b></col></mcol>, <cd>different classes of the Order of the Bath.</cd> See under <er>Bath</er>, and <er>Companion</er>. <col><b>Knights of labor</b></col>, <cd>a secret organization whose professed purpose is to secure and maintain the rights of workingmen as respects their relations to their employers.</cd> <mark>[U. S.]</mark> -- <col><b>Knights of Pythias</b></col>, <cd>a secret order, founded in Washington, D. C., in 1864, for social and charitable purposes.</cd> -- <col><b>Knights of the Round Table</b></col>, <cd>knights belonging to an order which, according to the legendary accounts, was instituted by the mythical King Arthur. They derived their common title from the table around which they sat on certain solemn days.</cd> <rj><au>Brande &amp; C.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knight</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Knighted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Knighting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To dub or create (one) a knight; -- done in England by the sovereign only, who taps the kneeling candidate with a sword, saying: Rise, Sir ---.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A soldier, by the honor-giving hand<br/>
+Of C&oelig;ur-de-Lion <qex>knighted</qex> in the field.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knight"age</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The body of knights, taken collectively.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knight" bach"e*lor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Knights bachelors</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <def>A knight of the most ancient, but lowest, order of English knights, and not a member of any order of chivalry. See <er>Bachelor</er>, 4.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knight" ban"ner*et</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Knights bannerets</plw>.</plu> <def>A knight who carried a banner, who possessed fiefs to a greater amount than the knight bachelor, and who was obliged to serve in war with a greater number of attendants. The dignity was sometimes conferred by the sovereign in person on the field of battle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knight" bar"o*net</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Baronet</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knight"-er`rant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Knight-errants</plw>, or <plw>Knights-errant</plw>.</plu> <def>A wandering knight; a knight who traveled in search of adventures, for the purpose of exhibiting military skill, prowess, and generosity.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knight"-er`rant*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Knight-errantries</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <def>The character or actions of wandering knights; the practice of wandering in quest of adventures; chivalry; a quixotic or romantic adventure or scheme.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The rigid guardian [<it>i. e.</it>, conscience] of a blameless heart<br/>
+Is weak with rank <qex>knight-erratries</qex> o'errun.</q> <rj><qau>Young.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knight"-er-rat"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to a knight-errant or to knight-errantry.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Quart. Rev.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knight"head`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A bollard timber. See under <er>Bollard</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knight"hood</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Knight</ets> + <ets>hood</ets>: cf. AS. <ets>chihth&amacr;d</ets> youth.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The character, dignity, or condition of a knight, or of knights as a class; hence, chivalry.</def> &ldquo;O shame to <xex>knighthood</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>If you needs must write, write C&aelig;sar's praise;<br/>
+You 'll gain at least a <qex>knighthood</qex>, or the bays.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The whole body of knights.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>knighthood</qex> nowadays are nothing like the <qex>knighthood</qex> of old time.</q> <rj><qau>Chapman.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; &ldquo;When the order of <xex>knighthood</xex> was conferred with full solemnity in the leisure of a court or court or city, imposing preliminary ceremonies were required of the candidate. He prepared himself by prayer and fasting, watched his arms at night in a chapel, and was then admitted with the performance of religious rites. <xex>Knighthood</xex> was conferred by the <xex>accolade</xex>, which, from the derivation of the name, would appear to have been originally an embrace; but afterward consisted, as it still does, in a blow of the flat of a sword on the back of the kneeling candidate.&rdquo;</note> <rj><au>Brande &amp; C.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knight"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Unbecoming a knight.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>Knightless</xex> guile.&rdquo; <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knight"li*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The character or bearing suitable for a knight; chivalry.</def> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knight`ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>cnihtlic</ets> boyish.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to a knight; becoming a knight; chivalrous; <as>as, a <ex>knightly</ex> combat; a <ex>knightly</ex> spirit.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>For <qex>knightly</qex> jousts and fierce encounters fit.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>[Excuses] full <qex>knightly</qex> without scorn.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knight"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a manner becoming a knight.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And why thou comest thus <qex>knightly</qex> clad in arms.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knight" mar"shal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld> <def>An officer in the household of the British sovereign, who has cognizance of transgressions within the royal household and verge, and of contracts made there, a member of the household being one of the parties.</def> <rj><au>Wharton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Knight" serv"ice</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> Also <hw>Knight's service</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Feud. Law)</fld> <def>The military service by rendering which a knight held his lands.</def></p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Eng. Feud. Law)</fld> <def>A tenure of lands held by knights on condition of performing military service. See <er>Chivalry</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 4.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>By far the greater part of England [in the 13th century] is held of the king by <qex>knight's service</qex>. . . . In order to understand this tenure we must form the conception of a unit of military service. That unit seems to be the service of one knight or fully armed horseman (<qex>servitium unius militis</qex>) to be done to the king in his army for forty days in the year, if it be called for. . . . The limit of forty days seems to have existed rather in theory than practice.</q> <rj><qau>Pollock &amp; Mait.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Service such as a knight can or should render; hence, good or valuable service.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knight's fee</hw>. <fld>(Feudal Law)</fld> <def>The fee of a knight; specif., the amount of land the holding of which imposed the obligation of knight service, being sometimes a <er>hide{1}(b)</er> or less, sometimes six or more hides.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knight" Tem"plar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Knights Templars</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <def>See <er>Commandery</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 3, and also <er>Templar</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 1 and 3.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>knish</hw> <pr>(k'n&ibreve_;sh")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Russian and Jewish Cookery)</fld> <def>A fried, or sometimes baked, turnover made from a round or square sheet of dough containing a filling, usually of meat or potatoes.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knit</hw> <pr>(n&ibreve_;t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Knit</conjf> or <conjf>Knitted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Knitting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>knitten</ets>, <ets>knutten</ets>, As. <ets>cnyttan</ets>, fr. <ets>cnotta</ets> knot; akin to Icel. <ets>kn&ymacr_;ta</ets>, Sw. <ets>knyta</ets>, Dan. <ets>knytte</ets>. See <er>Knot</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To form into a knot, or into knots; to tie together, as cord; to fasten by tying.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A great sheet <qex>knit</qex> at the four corners.</q> <rj><qau>Acts x. 11.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>When your head did but ache,<br/>
+I <qex>knit</qex> my handkercher about your brows.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To form, as a textile fabric, by the interlacing of yarn or thread in a series of connected loops, by means of needles, either by hand or by machinery; <as>as, to <ex>knit</ex> stockings</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To join; to cause to grow together.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Nature can not <qex>knit</qex> the bones while the parts are under a discharge.</q> <rj><qau>Wiseman.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To unite closely; to connect; to engage; <as>as, hearts <ex>knit</ex> together in love</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Thy merit hath my duty strongly <qex>knit</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Come, <qex>knit</qex> hands, and beat the ground,<br/>
+In a light fantastic round.</q> <rj><qau>Milton (Comus).</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A link among the days, to<qex>knit</qex><br/>
+The generations each to each.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To draw together; to contract into wrinkles.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He <qex>knits</qex> his brow and shows an angry eye.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knit</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To form a fabric by interlacing yarn or thread; to weave by making knots or loops.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To be united closely; to grow together; <as>as, broken bones will in time <ex>knit</ex> and become sound</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To knit up</b></col>, <cd>to wind up; to conclude; to come to a close.</cd> &ldquo;It remaineth to <xex>knit up</xex> briefly with the nature and compass of the seas.&rdquo; <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knit</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Union knitting; texture.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knit"back`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The plant comfrey; -- so called from its use as a restorative.</def> <rj><au>Dr. Prier.</au></rj></p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Knitch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Knitch"et</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Knit</er>.]</ety> <def>A number of things tied or knit together; a bundle; a fagot.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>When they [stems of asphodel] be dried, they ought to be made up into <qex>knitchets</qex>, or handfuls.</q> <rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knits</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[Prob. same word as <ets>nit</ets> a louse's egg.]</ety> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>Small particles of ore.</def> <rj><au>Raymond.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knit"ster</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A woman who knits.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knit"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, knits, joins, or unites; a knitting machine.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knit"ting</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The work of a knitter; the network formed by knitting; knitwork.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Union formed by knitting, as of bones.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Knitting machine</b></col>, <cd>one of a number of contrivances for mechanically knitting stockings, jerseys, and the like.</cd> -- <col><b>Knitting needle</b></col>, <cd>a stiff rod, as of steel wire, with rounded ends for knitting yarn or threads into a fabric, as in stockings.</cd> -- <col><b>Knitting sheath</b></col>, <cd>a sheath to receive the end of a needle in knitting.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knit"tle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Knit</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A string that draws together a purse or bag.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Wright.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>See <er>Nettles</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>knitwear</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>knitted clothing.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>knit"work`</hw> <pr>(n&ibreve_;t"w&ucirc;rk`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A network of yarn created by interlacing threads of yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine; knitting.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> knit, knitting.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knives</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <def><pos>n. pl.</pos> of <er>Knife</er>. See <er>Knife</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knob</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A modification of <ets>knop</ets>. Cf. <er>Nob</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A hard protuberance; a hard swelling or rising; a bunch; a lump; <as>as, a <ex>knob</ex> in the flesh, or on a bone</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A knoblike ornament or handle; <as>as, the <ex>knob</ex> of a lock, door, or drawer</as>.</def> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A rounded hill or mountain; <as>as, the Pilot Knob</as>.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark> <rj><au>Bartlett.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>See <er>Knop</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Knob latch</b></col>, <cd>a latch which can be operated by turning a knob, without using a key.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knob</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To grow into knobs or bunches; to become knobbed.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Drant.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knobbed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Containing knobs; full of knobs; ending in a nob. See <xex>Illust</xex> of <er>Antenna</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The horns of a roe deer of Greenland are pointed at the top, and <qex>knobbed</qex> or tuberous at the bottom.</q> <rj><qau>Grew.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knob"ber</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Knobbler</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knob"bing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Stone Quarrying)</fld> <def>Rough dressing by knocking off knobs or projections.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knob"bler</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The hart in its second year; a young deer.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>knobber</asp>.]</altsp> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He has hallooed the hounds upon a velvet-headed <qex>knobbler</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knob"bling fire</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bloomery fire. See <er>Bloomery</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knob"by</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Knob</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Full of, or covered with, knobs or hard protuberances.</def> <rj><au>Dr. H. More.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Irregular; stubborn in particulars.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The informers continued in a <qex>knobby</qex> kind of obstinacy.</q> <rj><qau>Howell.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Abounding in rounded hills or mountains; hilly.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark> <rj><au>Bartlett.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>knob"ker`rie</hw>, <hw>knob"ker`ry</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Boer D. <ets>knopkirie</ets>, fr. D. <ets>knop-</ets>hout, knotty stick + Hottentot <ets>k&iuml;rri</ets> club.]</ety> <def>A short wooden club with a knobbed end used as a missile weapon by Kafir and other native tribes of South Africa.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knob"stick`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who refuses to join, or withdraws from, a <colp>trade union</colp>.</def> <mark>[Cant, Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A stick, cane, or club terminating in a knob; esp., such a stick or club used as a weapon or missile; a knobkerrie.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knock</hw> <pr>(n&obreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Knocked</conjf> <pr>(n&obreve_;kt)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Knocking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>knoken</ets>, AS. <ets>cnocian</ets>, <ets>cnucian</ets>; prob. of imitative origin; cf. Sw. <ets>knacka</ets>. Cf. <er>Knack</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To drive or be driven against something; to strike against something; to clash; <as>as, one heavy body <ex>knocks</ex> against another</as>.</def> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To strike or beat with something hard or heavy; to rap; <as>as, to <ex>knock</ex> with a club; to <ex>knock</ex> on the door.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>For harbor at a thousand doors they <qex>knocked</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Seek, and ye shall find; <qex>knock</qex>, and it shall be opened unto you.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. vii. 7.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To practice evil speaking or fault-finding; to criticize habitually or captiously.</def> <mark>[Slang, U. S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To knock about</b></col>, <cd>to go about, taking knocks or rough usage; to wander about; to saunter.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>Knocking about town</xex>.&rdquo; <au>W. Irving.</au> -- <col><b>To knock up</b></col>, <cd>to fail of strength; to become wearied or worn out, as with labor; to give out.</cd> &ldquo;The horses were beginning to <xex>knock up</xex> under the fatigue of such severe service.&rdquo; <au>De Quincey.</au><!-- (b) to make pregnant (vulgar) --> -- <col><b>To knock off</b></col>, <cd>to cease, as from work; to desist.</cd> -- <col><b>To knock under</b></col>, <cd>to yield; to submit; to acknowledge one's self conquered; -- an expression probably borrowed from the practice of <xex>knocking under the table</xex> with the knuckles, when conquered.</cd> &ldquo;Colonel Esmond <xex>knocked under</xex> to his fate.&rdquo; <au>Thackeray.</au></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 818 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Knock</hw> <pr>(n&obreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To strike with something hard or heavy; to move by striking; to drive (a thing) against something; <as>as, to <ex>knock</ex> a ball with a bat; to <ex>knock</ex> the head against a post; to <ex>knock</ex> a lamp off the table.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>When heroes <qex>knock</qex> their knotty heads together.</q> <rj><qau>Rowe.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To strike for admittance; to rap upon, as a door.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Master, <qex>knock</qex> the door hard.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To impress strongly or forcibly; to astonish; to move to admiration or applause.</def> <mark>[Slang, Eng.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To criticise; to find fault with; to disparage.</def> &ldquo;Don't <xex>knock</xex> it if you haven't tried it.&rdquo;<br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>To knock in the head</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>To knock on the head</b></col>, <cd>to stun or kill by a blow upon the head; hence, to put am end to; to defeat, as a scheme or project; to frustrate; to quash.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> -- <col><b>To knock off</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To force off by a blow or by beating.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To assign to a bidder at an auction, by a blow on the counter.</cd> <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>To leave off (work, etc.).</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> -- <col><b>To knock out</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to force out by a blow or by blows; <as>as, to <ex>knock out</ex> the brains</as>.</cd> -- <col><b>To knock up</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To arouse by knocking.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To beat or tire out; to fatigue till unable to do more; as, the men were entirely <xex>knocked up</xex>.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> &ldquo;The day being exceedingly hot, the want of food had <xex>knocked up</xex> my followers.&rdquo; <au>Petherick.</au> <sd>(c)</sd> <fld>(Bookbinding)</fld> <cd>To make even at the edges, or to shape into book form, as printed sheets.</cd> <sd>(d)</sd> <cd>To make pregnant. Often used in passive, "she got knocked up".</cd> <mark>[vulgar]</mark></cs></p>
+
+<p><hw>Knock</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A blow; a stroke with something hard or heavy; a jar.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A stroke, as on a door for admittance; a rap.</def> &ldquo; A <xex>knock</xex> at the door.&rdquo; <rj><au>Longfellow.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A loud cry or some great <qex>knock</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Knock off</b></col>, <cd>See <er>knock off</er> in the vocabulary.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knock"a*bout`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A small yacht, generally from fifteen to twenty-five feet in length, having a mainsail and a jib; a sloop with a simplified rig and no bowsprit. All knockabouts have ballast and either a keel or centerboard. The original type was twenty-one feet in length. The next larger type is called a <contr>raceabout</contr>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A knockabout performer or performance.</def> <mark>[Theat. Slang]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A man hired on a sheep station to do odd jobs.</def> <mark>[Colloq., Australia]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>knock"a*bout`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Marked by knocking about or roughness.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of noisy and violent character; marked by farce, pratfalls, and horseplay; <as>as, <ex>knockabout</ex> comedy</as>.</def> <mark>[Theat. Slang]</mark><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> boisterous, slapstick.</syn><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Characterized by, or suitable for, knocking about, or traveling or wandering hither and thither; suitable for use in rough activity; suited for everyday use; -- used especially of clothing.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> casual, everyday.</syn><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>That does odd jobs; -- said of a class of hands or laborers on a sheep station.</def> <mark>[Collog., Australia]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knock" down`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To strike down; to fell; to prostrate by a blow or by blows; <as>as, <ex>to knock down</ex> an assailant</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To assign to a bidder at an auction, by a blow or knock of the auctioneer's hammer; to sell at an auction; <as>as, the vase was <ex>knocked down</ex> at two thousand dollars</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To take apart; to dissassemble; <as>as, to <ex>knock down</ex> a rifle for cleaning</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To reduce or discount the price of; <as>as, the dresses were <ex>knocked down</ex> to twenty dollars</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To earn (an income).</def> &ldquo;plumbers who <xex>knock down</xex> over a hundred thousand a year.&rdquo;<br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knock"down`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which knocks one down; something that overpowers or overwhelms, as strong liquor; specif., a kind of ale or beer that is very strong.</def> <mark>[Slang.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A knocking down; a felling by a knock, as of a combatant, or of an animal; a blow that overwhelms; also, a fist fight.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Something that knocks down, or takes apart, for packing or removal, as a piece of furniture; also, state of being knocked down, or taken apart.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knock"down`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of force sufficient to fell or completely overthrow; <as>as, a <ex>knockdown</ex> blow; a <ex>knockdown</ex> argument.</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Designating a rivet end to be formed into a head by upsetting in fastening.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the act of knocking down at an auction; specif., designating the price below which an article will not be disposed by the auctioneer.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Made or constructed so as to be capable of being knocked down or taken apart, as for transportation.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>knock-down-and-drag-out</hw>, <hw>knockdown-dragout</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>marked by extreme violence; -- of fights; also used metaphorically of fierce contests; <as>as, a <ex>knock-down-and-drag-out</ex> fight; a <ex>knockdown-dragout</ex> competition for the browser market</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ferocious, fierce, knockdown-dragout, tearing.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>knocked-out</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>damaged; -- not used of persons; <as>as, the gym has some of the most <ex>knocked-out</ex> equipment since Vic Tanny</as>. Opposite of <ant>undamaged</ant>.</def> <mark>[prenominal]</mark><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> knocked out.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>knock"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, knocks; specifically, an instrument, or kind of hammer, fastened to a door, to be used in seeking for admittance.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Shut, shut the door, good John ! fatigued, I said;<br/>
+Tie up the <qex>knocker</qex>; say I'm sick, I'm dead.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A person strikingly handsome, beautiful, or fine; one who wins admiration; a &ldquo;stunner.&rdquo;</def> <mark>[Slang.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A species of large cockroach, especially <spn>Blabera gigantea</spn>, of semitropical America, which is able to produce a loud knocking sound.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <mark>[usually used in pl.]</mark> <def>a woman's breast.</def> <mark>[vulgar]</mark><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knock"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A beating; a rap; a series of raps.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The . . . repeated <qex>knockings</qex> of the head upon the ground by the Chinese worshiper.</q> <rj><qau>H. Spencer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knock"ings</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>Large lumps picked out of the sieve, in dressing ore.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>knock"-knee`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A condition in which the knees are bent in so as to touch each other in walking; inknee.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> knock-knees, genu valgum.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>knock"-kneed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the legs bent inward so that the knees touch in walking.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>knack-kneed</asp>.]</altsp></p>
+
+<p><hw>knock-knees</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>knock-knee.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> knock-knee, genu valgum.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>knock off</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>a device in a knitting machine to remove loops from the needles.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>knock off</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i. &amp; t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>to quit (working).</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>to accomplish; -- frequently used when the task is accomplished rapidly.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>to kill; to defeat (opponents).</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>to discount, to deduct (a sum from a price).</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>to rob.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> knock over.</syn><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>to make a knockoff of; to copy or imitate, usually without permission or admission of copying.</def> <au>[MW10]</au><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>knock"off</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A cheap imitation of something popular, produced illegally without a license from the trademark owner, and of inferior materials.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>knock-off</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knock"-off`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Act or place of knocking off; that which knocks off;</def> <specif>specif.</specif> <fld>(Mach.)</fld>, <def>a cam or the like for disconnecting something, as a device in a knitting machine to remove loops from the needles.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A <er>knockoff</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knock"-off`</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That knocks off; of or pertaining to knocking off.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knock"-out`</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That knocks out; characterized by knocking out; <as>as, a <ex>knock-out</ex> blow; a <ex>knock-out</ex> key for knocking out a drill from a collet</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>knock"out`</hw>, <hw>knock"-out`</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Act of knocking out, or state of being knocked out; the act of rendering a person unconscious by a blow.</def> <wns>[wns=1]</wns><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a blow which causes a person to become unconscious.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> knockout blow, knockout punch.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Boxing)</fld> <def>the winning of a boxing contest by rendering the opponent unable to stand for a specified period, usually a count of ten; -- in contrast to a win by a <contr>decision</contr>; <as>as, Muhammed Ali won by a <ex>knockout</ex> in the first round</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>a strikingly beautiful woman.</def> <mark>[Informal]</mark><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>knockout drops</hw>, <hw>knock-out drops</hw></mhw> <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>Drops of any drug, used to a person to fall asleep or become unconscious or stupefied for the purpose of robbery, etc.; they are usually mixed into a drink so that the person consuming it does so unknowingly. One compound used for this purpose is <styp><er>chloral hydrate</er></styp>.</def> <mark>[Slang, U. S.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> + <source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knock"stone`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>A block upon which ore is broken up.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knoll</hw> <pr>(n&omacr;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>cnoll</ets>; akin to G. <ets>knolle</ets>, <ets>knollen</ets>, clod, lump, knob, bunch, OD. <ets>knolle</ets> ball, bunch, Sw. <ets>kn&ouml;l</ets>, Dan. <ets>knold</ets>.]</ety> <def>A little round hill; a mound; a small elevation of earth; the top or crown of a hill.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>On <qex>knoll</qex> or hillock rears his crest,<br/>
+Lonely and huge, the giant oak.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knoll</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Knolled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Knolling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>knollen</ets>, AS. <ets>cnyllan</ets>. See <er>Knell</er>.]</ety> <def>To ring, as a bell; to strike a knell upon; to toll; to proclaim, or summon, by ringing.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Knolled</xex> to church.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Heavy clocks <qex>knolling</qex> the drowsy hours.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knoll</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To sound, as a bell; to knell.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>For a departed being's soul<br/>
+The death hymn peals, and the hollow bells <qex>knoll</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knoll</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The tolling of a bell; a knell.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Byron.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knoll"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who tolls a bell.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sherwood.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knop</hw> <pr>(n&obreve_;p)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>knop</ets>, <ets>knoppe</ets>; cf. D. <ets>knop</ets>, <ets>knoop</ets>, G. <ets>knopf</ets>, Dan. <ets>knap</ets>, <ets>knop</ets>, Sw. <ets>knapp</ets>, <ets>knopp</ets>, button, bud, Icel. <ets>knappr</ets>, and E. <ets>knap</ets>, <pos>n.</pos> Cf. <er>Knap</er>, <er>Knob</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A knob; a bud; a bunch; a button.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Four bowls made like unto almonds, with their <qex>knops</qex> and their flowers.</q> <rj><qau>Ex. xxv. 21.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>Any boldly projecting sculptured ornament; esp., the ornamental termination of a pinnacle, and then synonymous with <altname>finial</altname>; -- called also <altname>knob</altname>, and <altname>knosp</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Knop sedge</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the bur reed (<gen>Sparganium</gen>); -- so called from its globular clusters of seed vessels.</cd> <rj><au>Prior.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knopped</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having knops or knobs; fastened as with buttons.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Rom. of R.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knop"pern</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. G. <ets>knopper</ets>. See <er>Knop</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A kind of gall produced by a gallfly on the cup of an acorn, -- used in tanning and dyeing.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knop"weed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Knapweed</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Knur</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knosp</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. G. <ets>knospe</ets> bud, E. <ets>knop</ets>, <ets>knar</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Knop</er>, 2.</def> <rj><au>Milman.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knot</hw> <pr>(n&obreve_;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>knot</ets>, <ets>knotte</ets>, AS. <ets>cnotta</ets>; akin to D. <ets>knot</ets>, OHG. <ets>chnodo</ets>, <ets>chnoto</ets>, G. <ets>knoten</ets>, Icel. <ets>kn&umacr;tr</ets>, Sw. <ets>knut</ets>, Dan. <ets>knude</ets>, and perh. to L. <ets>nodus</ets>. Cf. <er>Knout</er>, <er>Knit</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A fastening together of the parts or ends of one or more threads, cords, ropes, etc., by any one of various ways of tying or entangling.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A lump or loop formed in a thread, cord, rope. etc., as at the end, by tying or interweaving it upon itself.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>An ornamental tie, as of a ribbon.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The names of knots vary according to the manner of their making, or the use for which they are intended; as, <xex>dow</xex>knot, <xex>reef</xex> knot, <xex>stopper</xex> knot, <xex>diamond</xex> knot, etc.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A bond of union; a connection; a tie.</def> &ldquo;With nuptial <xex>knot</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Ere we knit the <qex>knot</qex> that can never be loosed.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Hall.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Something not easily solved; an intricacy; a difficulty; a perplexity; a problem.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Knots</qex> worthy of solution.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A man shall be perplexed with <qex>knots</qex>, and problems of business, and contrary affairs.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A figure the lines of which are interlaced or intricately interwoven, as in embroidery, gardening, etc.</def> &ldquo;Garden <xex>knots</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Flowers worthy of paradise, which, not nice art<br/>
+In beds and curious <qex>knots</qex>, but nature boon<br/>
+Poured forth profuse on hill, and dale, and plain.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A cluster of persons or things; a collection; a group; a hand; a clique; <as>as, a <ex>knot</ex> of politicians</as>.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Knots</xex> of talk.&rdquo; <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>His ancient <qex>knot</qex> of dangerous adversaries.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Palms in cluster, <qex>knots</qex> of Paradise.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>As they sat together in small, separate <qex>knots</qex>, they discussed doctrinal and metaphysical points of belief.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott. </qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A portion of a branch of a tree that forms a mass of woody fiber running at an angle with the grain of the main stock and making a hard place in the timber. A loose knot is generally the remains of a dead branch of a tree covered by later woody growth.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A knob, lump, swelling, or protuberance.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>With lips serenely placid, felt the <qex>knot</qex><br/>
+Climb in her throat.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>A protuberant joint in a plant.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>The point on which the action of a story depends; the gist of a matter.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I shoulde to the <qex>knotte</qex> condescend,<br/>
+And maken of her walking soon an end.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>10.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>See <er>Node</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>11.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A division of the log line, serving to measure the rate of the vessel's motion. Each knot on the line bears the same proportion to a mile that thirty seconds do to an hour. The number of knots which run off from the reel in half a minute, therefore, shows the number of miles the vessel sails in an hour.</def> Hence: <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A nautical mile, or 6080.27 feet; <as>as, when a ship goes nautical eight miles an hour, her speed is said to be eight <ex>knots</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>12.</sn> <def>A kind of epaulet. See <er>Shoulder knot</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>13.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A sandpiper (<spn>Tringa canutus</spn>), found in the northern parts of all the continents, in summer. It is grayish or ashy above, with the rump and upper tail coverts white, barred with dusky. The lower parts are pale brown, with the flanks and under tail coverts white. When fat it is prized by epicures. Called also <altname>dunne</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The name is said to be derived from King Canute, this bird being a favorite article of food with him.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>knot</qex> that called was Canutus' bird of old,<br/>
+Of that great king of Danes his name that still doth hold,<br/>
+His appetite to please that far and near was sought.</q> <rj><qau>Drayton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knot</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Knotted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Knotting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To tie in or with, or form into, a knot or knots; to form a knot on, as a rope; to entangle.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Knotted</xex> curls.&rdquo; <rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>As tight as I could <qex>knot</qex> the noose.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To unite closely; to knit together.</def> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To entangle or perplex; to puzzle.</def> <mark>[Obs. or R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knot</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To form knots or joints, as in a cord, a plant, etc.; to become entangled.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Cut hay when it begins to <qex>knot</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Mortimer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To knit knots for fringe or trimming.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To copulate; -- said of toads.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knot"ber`ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The cloudberry (<spn>Rudus Cham&aelig;morus</spn>); -- so called from its knotted stems.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knot"grass`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>a common weed with jointed stems <spn>(Polygonum aviculare)</spn>; knotweed.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The dog grass. See under <er>Dog</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; An infusion of <spn>Polygonum aviculare</spn> was once supposed to have the effect of stopping the growth of an animal, and hence it was called, as by Shakespeare, &ldquo;hindering <xex>knotgrass</xex>.&rdquo;</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>We want a boy extremely for this function,<br/>
+Kept under for a year with milk and <qex>knotgrass</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Beau. &amp; Fl.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knot"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Free from knots; without knots.</def> &ldquo;Silver firs with <xex>knotless</xex> trunks.&rdquo;
+ <rj><qau>Congreve.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knot"ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Full of knots; having knots; knurled; <as>as, a <ex>knotted</ex> cord; the <ex>knotted</ex> oak.</as></def> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Interwoven; matted; entangled.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Make . . . thy <qex>knotted</qex> and combined locks to part.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Having intersecting lines or figures.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The west corner of thy curious <qex>knotted</qex> garden.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Characterized by small, detached points, chiefly composed of mica, less decomposable than the mass of the rock, and forming knots in relief on the weathered surface; <as>as, <ex>knotted</ex> rocks</as>.</def> <rj><au>Percival.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Entangled; puzzling; knotty.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>They're catched in <qex>knotted</qex> lawlike nets.</q> <rj><qau>Hudibras.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knot"ti*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Knotty</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or state of being knotty or full of knots.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Difficulty of solution; intricacy; complication.</def> &ldquo; <xex>Knottiness</xex> of his style.&rdquo; <rj><au>Hare.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knot"ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <adjf>Knottier</adjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Knottiest</adjf>.]</amorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Full of knots; knotted; having many knots; <as>as, <ex>knotty</ex> timber; a <ex>knotty</ex> rope.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hard; rugged; <as>as, a <ex>knotty</ex> head</as>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Rewe.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Difficult; intricate; perplexed.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A <qex>knotty</qex> point to which we now proceed</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knot"weed`</hw> <pr>(n&obreve_;t"w&emacr;d`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See <er>Knotgrass</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knot"wort`</hw> <pr>(n&obreve_;t"w&ucirc;rt`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A small, herbaceous, trailing plant, of the genus <gen>Illecebrum</gen> (<spn>Illecebrum verticillatum</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knout</hw> <pr>(nout <it>or</it> n&oomacr_;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Russ. <ets>knut'</ets>; prob. of Scand. origin; cf. Sw. <ets>knut</ets> knot, knout, Icel. <ets>kn&umacr;tr</ets> knot: cf. F. <ets>knout</ets>. See <er>Knot</er>.]</ety> <def>A kind of whip for flogging criminals, formerly much used in Russia. The lash is a tapering bundle of leather thongs twisted with wire and hardened, so that it mangles the flesh.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knout</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To punish with the knout.</def> <rj><au>Brougham.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Know</hw> <pr>(n&omacr;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Knee.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Know</hw> <pr>(n&omacr;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Knew</conjf> <pr>(n&umacr;)</pr>; <pos>p. p.</pos> <conjf>Known</conjf> <pr>(n&omacr;n)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Knowing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>knowen</ets>, <ets>knawen</ets>, AS. <ets>cn&auml;wan</ets>; akin to OHG. <ets>chn&auml;an</ets> (in comp.), Icel. <ets>kn&auml;</ets> to be able, Russ. <ets>znate</ets> to know, L. <ets>gnoscere</ets>, <ets>noscere</ets>, Gr. <grk>gighw`skein</grk>, Skr. <ets>jn&amacr;</ets>; fr. the root of E. <ets>can</ets>, <pos>v. i.</pos>, <ets>ken</ets>. &radic;45. See <er>Ken</er>, <er>Can</er> to be able, and cf. <er>Acquaint</er>, <er>Cognition</er>, <er>Gnome</er>, <er>Ignore</er>, <er>Noble</er>, <er>Note</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To perceive or apprehend clearly and certainly; to understand; to have full information of; <as>as, to <ex>know</ex> one's duty</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>O, that a man might <qex>know</qex><br/>
+The end of this day's business ere it come!</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>There is a certainty in the proposition, and we <qex>know</qex> it.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Know</qex> how sublime a thing it is<br/>
+To suffer and be strong.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To be convinced of the truth of; to be fully assured of; <as>as, to <ex>know</ex> things from information</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To be acquainted with; to be no stranger to; to be more or less familiar with the person, character, etc., of; to possess experience of; <as>as, to <ex>know</ex> an author; to <ex>know</ex> the rules of an organization.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>He hath made him to be sin for us, who <qex>knew</qex> no sin.</q> <rj><qau>2 Cor. v. 21.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Not to <qex>know</qex> me argues yourselves unknown.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To recognize; to distinguish; to discern the character of; <as>as, to <ex>know</ex> a person's face or figure</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Ye shall <qex>know</qex> them by their fruits.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. vil. 16. </qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And their eyes were opened, and they <qex>knew</qex> him.</q> <rj><qau>Luke xxiv. 31.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To know<br/>
+Faithful friend from flattering foe.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>At nearer view he thought he <qex>knew</qex> the dead.</q> <rj><qau>Flatman.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To have sexual intercourse with.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And Adam <qex>knew</qex> Eve his wife.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. iv. 1.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Know</xex> is often followed by an objective and an infinitive (with or without to) or a participle, a dependent sentence, etc.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And I <qex>knew</qex> that thou hearest me always.</q> <rj><qau>John xi. 42.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The monk he instantly <qex>knew</qex> to be the prior.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>In other hands I have <qex>known</qex> money do good.</q> <rj><qau>Dickens.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To know how</b></col>, <cd>to understand the manner, way, or means; to have requisite information, intelligence, or sagacity. <xex>How</xex> is sometimes omitted.</cd> &ldquo; If we fear to die, or <xex>know</xex> not to be patient.&rdquo; <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Know</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To have knowledge; to have a clear and certain perception; to possess wisdom, instruction, or information; -- often with <ptcl>of</ptcl>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Israel doth not <qex>know</qex>, my people doth not consider.</q> <rj><qau>Is. i. 3.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>If any man will do his will, he shall <qex>know</qex> of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.</q> <rj><qau>John vii. 17.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The peasant folklore of Europe still <qex>knows</qex> of willows that bleed and weep and speak when hewn.</q> <rj><qau>Tylor.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To be assured; to feel confident.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To know of</b></col>, <cd>to ask, to inquire.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo; <xex>Know of</xex> your youth, examine well your blood.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Know"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That may be known; capable of being discovered, understood, or ascertained.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Thus mind and matter, as known or <qex>knowable</qex>, are only two different series of phenomena or qualities.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Hamilton. </qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Know"a* ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being knowable.</def> <rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Know"-all`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who knows everything; hence, one who makes pretension to great knowledge; a wiseacre; a know-it-all; -- usually ironical.</def> <mark>[Colloq. or R.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Know"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who knows.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>know"how`</hw>, <hw>know"-how`</hw></mhw> <pr>(n&omacr;"hou`)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the knowledge and skill required to do something; practical knowledge for a specific task.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> knowhow.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Know"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Skilful; well informed; intelligent; <as>as, a <ex>knowing</ex> man; a <ex>knowing</ex> dog.</as></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>knowing</qex> and intelligent part of the world.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Artful; cunning; <as>as, a <ex>knowing</ex> rascal</as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Know"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Knowledge; hence, experience.</def> &ldquo; In my <xex>knowing</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This sore night<br/>
+Hath trifled former <qex>knowings</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Know"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>With knowledge; in a knowing manner; intelligently; consciously; deliberately; <as>as, he would not <ex>knowingly</ex> offend</as>.</def> <rj><au>Strype.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>By experience.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Know"ing*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being knowing or intelligent; shrewdness; skillfulness.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Know"-it-all`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who knows everything;</def> <specif>hence,</specif> <def>a person who makes pretension to great knowledge, especially one whose didactic conversational habit conspicuously reveals his belief that he has superior knowledge on many subjects; a wiseacre; a know-all; -- usually ironical.</def> <mark>[Colloq. &amp; pejorative]</mark> <note>the use of this term implies that the speaker disapproves of this behavior, and may think that it is unjustified</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knowl"eche</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. &amp; v.</pos> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <def>See <er>Knowledge</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>We consider and <qex>knowleche</qex> that we have offended.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 819 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Knowl"ech*ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Knowledge.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knowl"edge</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>knowlage</ets>, <ets>knowlege</ets>, <ets>knowleche</ets>, <ets>knawleche</ets>. The last part is the Icel. suffix <ets>-leikr</ets>, forming abstract nouns, orig. the same as Icel. <ets>leikr</ets> game, play, sport, akin to AS. <ets>l&amacr;c</ets>, Goth. <ets>laiks</ets> dance. See <er>Know</er>, and cf. <er>Lake</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>, <er>Lark</er> a frolic.]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or state of knowing; clear perception of fact, truth, or duty; certain apprehension; familiar cognizance; cognition.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Knowledge</qex>, which is the highest degree of the speculative faculties, consists in the perception of the truth of affirmative or negative propositions.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is or may be known; the object of an act of knowing; a cognition; -- chiefly used in the plural.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>There is a great difference in the delivery of the mathematics, which are the most abstracted of <qex>knowledges</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Knowledges</qex> is a term in frequent use by Bacon, and, though now obsolete, should be revived, as without it we are compelled to borrow &ldquo;cognitions&rdquo; to express its import.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Hamilton.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To use a word of Bacon's, now unfortunately obsolete, we must determine the relative value of <qex>knowledges</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>H. Spencer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That which is gained and preserved by knowing; instruction; acquaintance; enlightenment; learning; scholarship; erudition.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Knowledge</qex> puffeth up, but charity edifieth.</q> <rj><qau>1 Cor. viii. 1.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Ignorance is the curse of God;<br/>
+<qex>Knowledge</qex>, the wing wherewith we fly to heaven.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>That familiarity which is gained by actual experience; practical skill; <as>as, a <ex>knowledge</ex> of life</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Shipmen that had <qex>knowledge</qex> of the sea.</q> <rj><qau>1 Kings ix. 27.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Scope of information; cognizance; notice; <as>as, it has not come to my <ex>knowledge</ex></as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldst take <qex>knowledge</qex> of me?</q> <rj><qau>Ruth ii. 10.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Sexual intercourse; -- usually preceded by <it>carnal</it>; same as <cref>carnal knowledge</cref>.</def></p>
+
+<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Wisdom</er>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knowl"edge</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To acknowledge.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;Sinners which <xex>knowledge</xex> their sins.&rdquo; <rj><au>Tyndale.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>knowledgeable</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>thoroughly acquainted with and skilled in something through study or experience; <as>as, <ex>knowledgeable</ex> in classical languages</as>. Opposite of <ant>unversed</ant>, <ant>unacquainted</ant>, and <ant>unfamiliar</ant>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> versed.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>fully informed.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>highly educated; having information or understanding.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> enlightened, learned, lettered, literate, well-educated, well-read.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p>-- <wordforms><wf>knowledgeability</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> -- <wf>knowledgeably</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>knowledgeableness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>knowledge engineering</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The application of computerized data and text manipulation to manage and interpret large bodies of knowledge, or find useful information in large bodies of data. The study of methods for knowledge engineering is generally considered as a branch of <partof>artificial intelligence</partof>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>knowledge-intensive</hw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Requiring access to and manipulation of large quantities of knowledge; <as>as, <ex>knowledge-intensive</ex> labor</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>knowledge worker</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person whose occupation is predominantly concerned with generating or interpreting information, as contrasted with manual labor.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Known</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>p. p.</pos> <def>of <er>Know</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Know"-noth`ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A member of a secret political organization in the United States, the chief objects of which were the proscription of foreigners by the repeal of the naturalization laws, and the exclusive choice of native Americans for office.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The party originated in 1853, and existed for about three years. The members of it were called <xex>Know-nothings</xex>, because they replied &ldquo;I don't know,&rdquo; to any questions asked them in reference to the party.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Know"-noth`ing*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The doctrines, principles, or practices, of the Know-nothings.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knubs</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>Waste silk formed in winding off the threads from a cocoon.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knuc"kle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>knokel</ets>, <ets>knokil</ets>, AS. <ets>cuncel</ets>; akin to D. <ets>knokkel</ets>, OFries. <ets>knokele</ets>, <ets>knokle</ets>, G. <ets>kn&ouml;chel</ets>, Sw. <ets>knoge</ets>, Dan. <ets>knokkel</ets>, G. <ets>knochen</ets> bone, and perh. to E. <ets>knock</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The joint of a finger, particularly when made prominent by the closing of the fingers.</def> <rj><au>Davenant.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The kneejoint, or middle joint, of either leg of a quadruped, especially of a calf; -- formerly used of the kneejoint of a human being.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>With weary <qex>knuckles</qex> on thy brim she kneeled sadly down.</q> <rj><qau>Golding.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The joint of a plant.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>The joining parts of a hinge through which the pin or rivet passes; a knuckle joint.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Shipbuilding)</fld> <def>A convex portion of a vessel's figure where a sudden change of shape occurs, as in a canal boat, where a nearly vertical side joins a nearly flat bottom.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A contrivance, usually of brass or iron, and furnished with points, worn to protect the hand, to add force to a blow, and to disfigure the person struck; -- called also <altname>knuckle duster</altname>, <altname>knuckles</altname> or <altname>brass knuckles</altname>.</def> <mark>[Slang.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Knuckle joint</b></col> <fld>(Mach.)</fld>, <cd>a hinge joint, in which a projection with an eye, on one piece, enters a jaw between two corresponding projections with eyes, on another piece, and is retained by a pin which passes through the eyes and forms the pivot.</cd> -- <col><b>Knuckle of veal</b></col> <fld>(Cookery)</fld>, <cd>the lower part of a leg of veal, from the line of the body to the knuckle.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knuc"kle</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Knuckled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>;; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Knuckling</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To yield; to submit; -- used with <ptcl>down</ptcl>, <ptcl>to</ptcl>, or <ptcl>under</ptcl>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>To knuckle to</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To submit to in a contest; to yield to.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> <see>See <cref>To knock under</cref>, under <er>Knock</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos></see> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To apply one's self vigorously or earnestly to; <as>as, <ex>to knuckle to</ex> work.</as></cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knuc"kle</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To beat with the knuckles; to pummel.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Horace Smith.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knuc"kled</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Jointed.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>knuc`kle un"der</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To yield; to submit; -- usually used with <ptcl>to</ptcl>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>knuc"kles</hw> <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>a small metal weapon, worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand; called also <altname>brass knuckles</altname> and <altname>knuckle duster</altname>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> brass knucks, knucks, brass knuckles, knuckle duster.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>knucks</hw> <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>same as <er>knuckles</er>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> brass knucks, brass knuckles, knuckles, knuckle duster.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knuff</hw> <pr>(n&ubreve;f)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Gnof</er> a churl.]</ety> <def>A lout; a clown.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The country <qex>knuffs</qex>, Hob, Dick, and Hick,<br/>
+With clubs and clouted shoon.</q> <rj><qau>Hayward.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knur</hw> <pr>(n&ucirc;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Knurl</er>.]</ety> <def>A knurl.</def> <rj><au>Woodward.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knurl</hw> <pr>(n&ucirc;rl)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Knar</er>, <er>Gnar</er>.]</ety> <def>A contorted knot in wood; a crossgrained protuberance; a nodule; a boss or projection.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, is crossgrained.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knurl</hw> <pr>(n&ucirc;rl)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To provide with ridges, to assist the grasp, as in the edge of a flat knob, or coin; to mill.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knurled</hw> <pr>(n&ucirc;rld)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Full of knots; gnarled.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Milled, as the head of a screw, or the edge of a coin.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knurl"y</hw> <pr>(n&ucirc;rl"&ybreve_;)</pr>, <amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <adjf>Knurlier</adjf> <pr>(n&ucirc;rl"&ibreve_;*&etilde_;r)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Knurliest</adjf>.]</amorph> <ety>[See <er>Knur</er>, and cf. <er>Gnarly</er>.]</ety> <def>Full of knots; hard; tough; hence, capable of enduring or resisting much.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Knur"ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of knots.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>KO</hw>, <hw>K.O.</hw>, <hw>k.o.</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a knockout; a blow that renders the opponent unconscious; -- used especially in boxing.</def> <mark>[acronym]</mark><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> knockout.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>KO</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>KO'd</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>KO'ing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To knock out; to deliver a blow that renders (the opponent) unconscious; -- used especially in boxing.</def> <mark>[acronym]</mark><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> knockout.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ko*ai"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Coaita</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ko*a"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A tailless furry marsupial (<spn>Phascolarctos cinereus</spn>), found in Australia. The female carries her young on the back of her neck. Called also <altname>Australian bear</altname>, <altname>koala bear</altname>, <altname>native bear</altname>, and <altname>native sloth</altname>. The <ex>koala</ex> lives almost all of its life in trees, moves sluggishly like a sloth, and eats eucalyptus leaves almost exclusively.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Kob</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ko"ba</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any one of several species of African antelopes of the genus <gen>Kobus</gen>, esp. the species <spn>Kobus sing-sing</spn>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ko"balt</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Cobalt</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ko"bel*lite</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <person>Franz von <etsep>Kobell</etsep></person>, of Munich.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A blackish gray mineral, a sulphide of antimony, bismuth, and lead.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ko"bold</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G., perh. orig., house god, hose protector. See <er>Cobalt</er>]</ety> <def>A kind of domestic spirit in German mythology, corresponding to the Scottish brownie and the English <person>Robin Goodfellow</person>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>KO'd</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <ety>[from <er>KO</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>rendered unconscious, usually by a blow.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> knocked out(predicate), kayoed, out(predicate), stunned.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ko"da*chrome`</hw> <pr>(k&omacr;"d&abreve;*kr&omacr;m`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A trademark.]</ety> <def>A brand of photographic transparency bearing a positive color image.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kodagu</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A Dravidian language.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ko"dak</hw> <pr>(k&omacr;"d&abreve;k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[An invented name.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A kind of portable photographic camera, esp. adapted for snapshot work, in which a succession of negatives is made upon a continuous roll of sensitized film; -- originally a trademark name of the Eastman Kodak Company, but from early 1900's through the 1930's it was popularly applied to almost any hand camera.</def> <mark>[Trademark]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A photograph taken with a kodak.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ko"dak</hw>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Kodaked</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Kodaking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To photograph with a kodak; hence, to describe or characterize briefly and vividly.</def> <mark>[obsolescent]</mark> <br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kodiak</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Kodiak bear</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kodiak bear</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A large brown bear (<spn>Ursus middendorffi</spn> syn. <spn>Ursus arctos</spn> <varn>middendorffi</varn>) of coastal Alaska and British Columbia related to the grizzly bear; called also <altname>Kodiak bear</altname>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Alaskan brown bear, Kodiak, <spn>Ursus middendorffi</spn>, <spn>Ursus arctos</spn> <varn>middendorffi</varn>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&Verbar;Ko"el</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name in India.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any one of several species of cuckoos of the genus <gen>Eudynamys</gen>, found in India, the East Indies, and Australia. They deposit their eggs in the nests of other birds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Koellia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The genus comprising the American mountain mint, synonymous with <gen>Pycnanthemum</gen>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Pycnanthemum, genus <gen>Pycnanthemum</gen>, genus <gen>Koellia</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Koff</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. <ets>kof</ets>.]</ety> <def>A two-masted Dutch vessel.</def></p>
+
+<p><hw>&Verbar;Koft`ga*ri"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Hind. <ets>koft gar&iuml;</ets> goldbeating. fr. Per. <ets>koft</ets> beating + <ets>gar&iuml;</ets> trade.]</ety> <def>Ornamental work produced by inlaying steel with gold, -- a variety of damascening much used in the arts of India.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kogia</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The genus comprising the pygmy sperm whales.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Kogia</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Koh`i*noor"</hw>, <hw>Koh`*nur</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(k&omacr;`&ibreve_;*n&oomacr_;r")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Per. <ets>koh-i-n&umacr;r</ets>, lit., mountain of light.]</ety> <def>A famous diamond, surrendered to the British crown on the annexation of the Punjab. According to Hindu legends, it was found in a Golconda mine, and has been the property of various Hindu and Persian rulers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kohl</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Alcohol</er>.]</ety> <def>A mixture of soot and other ingredients, used by Egyptian and other Eastern women to darken the edges of the eyelids.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kohl"-ra`bi</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Kohl-rabies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[G. Cf. <er>Cole</er>, <er>Rape</er> the plant.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A variety of cabbage, in which the edible part is a large, turnip-shaped swelling of the stem, above the surface of the ground.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&Verbar;Ko*ka"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The gemsbok.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ko"klass</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any pheasant of the genus <gen>Pucrasia</gen>. The birds of this genus inhabit India and China, and are distinguished by having a long central and two lateral crests on the head. Called also <altname>pucras</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ko*koon"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The gnu.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ko"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Kola nut</hw> }</mhw>. <def>Same as <er>Cola</er>, <er>Cola nut</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ko*la"ri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>An individual of one of the races of aboriginal inhabitants which survive in Hindustan.</def> -- <def2><pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Kolarians.</def></def2><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ko*lin"sky</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Russ. <ets>kolinski</ets> of Kola, a district in northeasten Russia where the finest minks abound.]</ety> <def>Among furriers, any of several Asiatic minks; esp., <spn>Putorius sibiricus</spn>, the yellowish brown pelt of which is valued, esp. for the tail, used for making artists' brushes. Trade names for the fur are <altname>red sable</altname> and <altname>Tatar sable</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>kol*khoz"</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Russian, concatenated from <ets>kol</ets>lektivnoye <ets>khoz</ets>yaistvo, <tran>collective farm</tran>.]</ety> <def>A collective farm owned by the communist state, in the former USSR.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>kol`khoz"nik</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a member of a kolkhoz.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ko*lusch"an</hw>, <hw>Ko*lush"an</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From Russ. <ets>kalyushka</ets> piece of wood (worn in the nether lip).]</ety> <def>Designating, or pertaining to, a linguistic stock of North American Indians comprising the Tlinkit tribes of the Alexander Archipelago of southeastern Alaska and adjacent coast lands. Their language bears some affinity to Mexican tongues.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kolkwitzia</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A Chinese genus having only one species, the beauty bush.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Kolkwitzia</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ko*me"nic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Prob. G. <ets>mekon</ets>in (by transposition of letters) + <ets>-ic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to, or designating, an acid derived from meconic acid.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>comenic</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>komondor</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A Hungarian breed of large powerful shaggy-coated white dog, used also as guard dog.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kom"tok</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An African freshwater fish (<spn>Protopterus annectens</spn>), belonging to the Dipnoi. It can breathe air by means of its lungs, and when waters dry up, it encases itself in a nest of hard mud, where it remains till the rainy season. It is used as food.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To know. See <er>Can</er>, and <er>Con</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Ye <qex>konnen</qex> thereon as much as any man.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>konini</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>An erect deciduous shrub or tree (<spn>Fuchsia excorticata</spn>), native to New Zealand, growing up to 10 feet, with maroon-flushed flowers.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> tree fuchsia, native fuchsia, <spn>Fuchsia excorticata</spn>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ko"nite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>See <er>Conite</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kon*seal"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. formed from <ets>conceal</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A form of capsule for inclosing a dose of medicine that is offensive, caustic, or the like.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Konze</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A large African antelope (<spn>Alcelaphus Lichtensteini</spn>), allied to the hartbeest, but having shorter and flatter horns, and lacking a black patch on the face.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Koo"doo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A large South African antelope (<spn>Strepsiceros kudu</spn>). The males have graceful spiral horns, sometimes four feet long. The general color is reddish or grayish brown, with eight or nine white bands on each side, and a pale dorsal stripe. The old males become dark bluish gray, due to the skin showing through the hair. The females are hornless. Called also <altname>nellut</altname>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>kudu</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Koo"koom</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The oryx or gemsbok.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>kookaam</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Koo`lo*kam"ba</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A west African anthropoid ape (<spn>Troglodytes koolokamba</spn>, or <spn>Troglodytes Aubryi</spn>), allied to the chimpanzee and gorilla, and, in some respects, intermediate between them.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kool"slaa`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Coleslaw</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Koord</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Kurd</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Koord"ish</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Kurdish</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Koo*ril"i*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a &amp; n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Kurilian</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&Verbar;Kop</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[South Afr. D., fr. D. <ets>kop</ets> head, akin to G. <ets>kopf</ets> and prob. to E. <ets>cop</ets> top.]</ety> <def>Hill; mountain.</def> <mark>[South Africa]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>ko"peck</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> Eng. <plw>kopecks</plw>, Russ. <plw>kopeek</plw>.</plu> <ety>[Russ. <ets>kopeika</ets>.]</ety> <def>A small Russian coin, continued as a unit of currency within the Soviet Union. One hundred kopecks make a ruble. The ruble was worth about sixty cents (U. S.) in 1910; in 1991 a two-kopeck coin could be used for a local telephone call at a pay telephone. After the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1993, the exchange value of the ruble declined rapidly and by the end of 1994 the ruble was worth three hundredths of a cent, and by 1997 two hundredths of a cent. By 1993, the kopek had become of such small value that it was obsolete and no longer minted.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>kopek</asp>, <asp>copec</asp>, and <asp>copeck</asp>.]</altsp><!-- ##?? After the revaluation of the Ruble in 1998, the kopeck was ?? --><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>kop"je</hw>, <hw>kop"pie</hw></mhw> <pr>(k&obreve_;p"&ibreve_;)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[South African D., dim. of <ets>kop</ets>. See <er>Kop</er>.]</ety> <def>A hillock; a small kop, especially a small hill rising up from the African veld.</def> <mark>[South Africa]</mark><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The colloqual Dutch pronunciation as here given is the usual one in South Africa.</note><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>kor</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A Hebrew unit of capacity.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> homer.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ko"ran</hw> <pr>(k&omacr;"r&aitalic_;n <it>or</it> k&ouptack_;*r&auml;n"; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar. <ets>qor&amacr;n</ets>; with the Ar. article, <ets>Alkoran</ets>, <ets>Alcoran</ets>; = Turk. Pers. <ets>qur&acirc;n</ets>, from Ar. <ets>quran</ets>, <ets>qoran</ets>, book, reading, from <ets>q&acirc;r&acirc;</ets>, read. See <er>Alcoran</er>.]</ety> <def>The Scriptures of the Muslims, containing the professed revelations to Mohammed; -- called also <altname>Alcoran</altname>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Kuran</asp> or <asp>Quran</asp>, Also rarely <asp>Coran</asp> and <asp>Core</asp>.]</altsp></p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The <ex>Koran</ex> is the sacred book of the Muslims (sometimes called <it>Mohammedans</it> by non-Muslims, a term considered offensive by some Muslims). It is the most important foundation on which Islam rests and it is held in the highest veneration by all Islamic sects. When being read it must be kept on a stand elevated above the floor. No one may read it or touch it without first making a legal ablution. It is written in the Arabic language, and its style is considered a model. The substance of the Koran is held to be uncreated and eternal. Mohammed was merely the person to whom the work was revealed. At first the Koran was not written, but entirely committed to memory. But when a great many of the best Koran reciters had been killed in battle, Omar suggested to Abu-Bekr (the successor of Mohammed) that it should be written down. Abu-Bekr accordingly commanded Zeid, an amanuensis of the prophet, to commit it to writing. This was the authorized text until 23 years after the death of the prophet. A number of variant readings had, however, crept into use. By order of the calif Osman in the year 30 of the Hejira, Zeid and three assistants made a careful revision which was adopted as the standard, and all the other copies were ordered to be burned. The Koran consists of 114 <parts>suras</parts> or divisions. These are not numbered, but each one has a separate name. They are not arranged in historical order. These suras purport to be the addresses delivered by Mohammed during his career at Mecca and Medina. As a general rule the shorter suras, which contain the theology of Islam, belong to the Meccan period; while the longer ones, relating to social duties and relationships, to Medina. The Koran is largely drawn from Jewish and Christian sources, the former prevailing. Moses and Jesus are reckoned among the prophets. The biblical narratives are interwoven with rabbinical legends. The customs of the Jews are made to conform to those of the Arabians. Islamic theology consists in the study of the Koran and its commentaries. A very fine collection of Korans, including one in Cufic (the old Arabic character), is to be found in the Khedival Library at Cairo, Egypt.</note><br/>
+[<source>Century Dict. 1906</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Korea</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>An Asian peninsula off Manchuria.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Korean Peninsula.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Korean</hw> <pos>prop. a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Korea; <as>as, <ex>Korean</ex> handicrafts; the <ex>Korean</ex> war</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ko"rin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The gazelle.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Korinthos</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[Greek.]</ety> <def>A city in Greece; the modern city is near the site of the ancient city that was 2nd only to Athens in size and power in ancient Greece.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Corinth.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&Verbar;Kor"ri*gum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A West African antelope (<spn>Damalis Senegalensis</spn>), allied to the sassaby. It is reddish gray, with a black face, and a black stripe on the outside of the legs above the knees.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>kos</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an Indian unit of length having different values in different localities.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> coss.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ko"sher</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[heb. <ets>kosh&euml;r</ets> fit, proper.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Ceremonially clean, according to Jewish law; -- applied to food, esp. to meat of animals slaughtered according to the requirements of Jewish law. Opposed to <ant>tref</ant>. For food to be officially <ex>kosher</ex>, it must be certified fit to eat by a Rabbi, according to Jewish ritual law; <as>as, <ex>kosher</ex> food</as>.</def> <specif>Hence,</specif> <def>designating a shop, store, house, etc., where such food is sold or used; <as>as, a <ex>kosher</ex> restaurant</as>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> cosher, ritually fit, sanctioned.</syn><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Proper; seemly; appropriate; legitimate; <as>as, it's not <ex>kosher</ex> to do it that way</as>.</def> <mark>[colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Genuine.</def> <mark>[colloq.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ko"sher</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Kosher food; also, a kosher shop.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the practise of adherence to the Jewish ritual law; used mostly in the phrase <col>keep kosher</col>, <pos>v. i.</pos>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>keep kosher</b></col> <cd>To adhere to the rules for eating only kosher food and handling it properly.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ko"sher</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Koshered</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Koshering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To prepare in conformity with the requirements of the Jewish law, as meat.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kos"mos</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Cosmos</er>.</def> <rj><au>Gladstone.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kosteletzya</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A small genus of herbs of the Southeastern U. S. and tropical America and Africa.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Kosteletzya</gen>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ko*tow"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Chinese, knock head.]</ety> <def>The prostration made by mandarins and others to their superiors, either as homage or worship, by knocking the forehead on the ground; a kowtow. There are degrees in the rite, the highest being expressed by three knockings.</def> <mark>[China]</mark> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>kowtow</asp>.]</altsp> <rj><au>S. W. Williams.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ko*tow"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Kotowed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Kotowing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To perform the kotow. Now usually spelled <er>kowtow</er>.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>kowtow</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&Verbar;Kou"lan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A wild horse (<spn>Equus onager</spn> <it>or</it> <spn>Asinus onager</spn>) inhabiting the plains of Central Asia; -- called also <altname>gour</altname>, <altname>khur</altname>, and <altname>onager</altname>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>kulan</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; It is sometimes confounded with the dziggetai, to which it is closely related. It is gray in winter, but fulvous in summer. It has a well defined, dark, dorsal stripe, and a short, erect mane. In size, it is intermediate between the horse and ass.</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kou"miss</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Russ. <ets>kumys</ets>; of Mongolian origin.]</ety> <def>An intoxicating fermented or distilled liquor originally made by the Tartars of central Asia from mare's or camel's milk. It can be obtained from any kind of milk, and is now largely made in Europe.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>koumyss</asp>, <asp>kumiss</asp>, <asp>kumis</asp>, <asp>kumish</asp>, and <asp>kumys</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q><qex>Koumiss</qex> has from time immemorial served the Tartar instead of wine or spirits.</q> <rj><qau>J. H. Newman.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kous"so</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An Abyssinian rosaceous tree (<spn>Brayera anthelmintica</spn>), the flowers of which are used as a vermifuge.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>cusso</asp> and <asp>kosso</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>kowhai</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A shrub or small tree (<spn>Sophora tetraptera</spn>) of New Zealand and Chile having pendulous racemes of tubular golden-yellow flowers; it yields a hard strong wood.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> <spn>Sophora tetraptera</spn>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kow*tow"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Chinese, knock head.]</ety> <def>The prostration made by mandarins and others to their superiors, either as homage or worship, by knocking the forehead on the ground; same as <er>Kotow</er>. There are degrees in the rite, the highest being expressed by three knockings.</def> <mark>[China]</mark> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>kowtow</asp>.]</altsp> <rj><au>S. W. Williams.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kow*tow"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Kowtowed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Kowtowing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To perform the kowtow. Same as <er>Kotow</er></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I have salaamed and <qex>kowtowed</qex> to him.</q> <rj><qau>H. James.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kr</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The chemical symbol for the element <sig>krypyon</sig>, one of the six noble gasses.</def> <mark>[abbrev.]</mark> <br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> krypton.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A long-tailed ape (<spn>Macacus cynomolgus</spn>) of India and Sumatra. It is reddish olive, spotted with black, and has a black tail.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kraal</hw> <pr>(kr&auml;l <it>or</it> kr&asuml_;l; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D., a village, inclosure, park, prob. fr. Pg. <ets>curral</ets> a cattle pen; the same word as Sp. <ets>corral</ets>. See <er>Corral</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A collection of huts within a stockade; a village; sometimes, a single hut.</def> <mark>[South Africa]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An inclosure into which are driven wild elephants which are to be tamed and educated.</def> <mark>[Ceylon]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&Verbar;Krait</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A very venomous snake of India (<spn>Bungarus c&oelig;ruleus</spn>), allied to the cobra. Its upper parts are bluish or brownish black, often with narrow white streaks; the belly is whitish.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kra"ken</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. from OSw. <ets>krake</ets>, or ODan. <ets>krage</ets> the trunk of a tree, the branches of which are not entirely cut off, to which it was likened by the Norwegian mariners.]</ety> <def>A fabulous Scandinavian sea monster, often represented as resembling an island, but sometimes as resembling an immense octopus.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>To believe all that has been said of the sea serpent or <qex>kraken</qex>, would be credulity; to reject the possibility of their existence, would be presumption.</q> <rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Like a <qex>kraken</qex> huge and black.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kra*ko"wi*ak</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A lively Polish dance. See <er>Cracovienne</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&Verbar;Kra*me"ri*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[NL. So called after the German botanists, <person>J. G. H. Kramer</person> &amp; <person>W. H. <etsep>Kramer</etsep></person>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of spreading shrubs with many stems, from one species of which (<spn>Krameria triandra</spn>), found in <country>Peru</country>, rhatany root, used as a medicine, is obtained.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kra*mer"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or derived from, <gen>Krameria</gen> (rhatany); <as>as, <ex>krameric</ex> acid, usually called <ex>ratanhia-tannic</ex> acid</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Krang</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. D. <ets>kreng</ets> a carcass.]</ety> <def>The carcass of a whale after the blubber has been removed.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>crang</asp> and <asp>kreng</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Krang"ing hook`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Whaling)</fld> <def>A hook for holding the blubber while cutting it away.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>cranging hook</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kre*at"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Creatic</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kre"a*tin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See <er>Creatin</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kre*at"i*nin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See <er>Creatinin</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kreel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Creel</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Krem"lin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Russ. <ets>kremle</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The citadel of a town or city; especially, the citadel of Moscow, a large inclosure which contains imperial palaces, cathedrals, churches, an arsenal, etc.</def> <mark>[Russia]</mark></p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>The government of Russia (or, 1920-1992, of the Soviet Union).</def> <mark>[metonymical]</mark><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Krems</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A variety of white lead. See <cref>Krems lead</cref>, under <er>Lead</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kreng</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Krang</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kre"o*sote</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See Creosote.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kreut"zer</hw> <pr>(kroit"s&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G. <ets>kreuzer</ets>.]</ety> <def>A small copper coin formerly used in South Germany; also, a small Austrian copper coin.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>kreuzer</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&Verbar;Kriegs"spiel`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G., fr. <ets>krieg</ets> war + <ets>spiel</ets> play.]</ety> <def>A game of war, played for practice, on maps.</def> <rj><au>Farrow.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kris</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A Malay dagger. See <er>Creese</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&Verbar;Krish"na</hw> <pr>(kr&ibreve_;sh"n&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Skr. <ets>k&rsdot_;sh&nsdot_;a</ets> ' The black.'.]</ety> <fld>(Hindu Myth.)</fld> <def>The most popular of the Hindu divinities, usually held to be the eighth incarnation of the god Vishnu.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; <persfn>Krishna</persfn> is a well-known Hindu deity. Originally the ethnic god of some powerful confederation of Rajput clans, by fusion with the Vishnu of the older theology Krishna becomes one of the chief divinities of Hinduism. He is indeed an avatar of <persfn>Vishnu</persfn>, or Vishnu himself. In his physical character mingle myths of fire, lightning, and storm, of heaven and the sun. In the epic he is a hero invincible in war and love, brave, but above all crafty. He was the son of <persfn>Vasudeva</persfn> and <persfn>Devaki</persfn>, and born at Mathura, on the Yamuna, between Delhi and Agra, among the Yadavas. Like that of many solar heroes, his birth was beset with peril. On the night when it took place, his parents had to remove him from the reach of his uncle, <person>King Kansa</person>, who sought his life because he had been warned by a voice from heaven that the eighth son of <persfn>Devaki</persfn> would kill him, and who had regularly made away with his nephews at their birth. Conveyed across the Yamuna, Krishna was brought up as their son by the shepherd <persfn>Nanda</persfn> and his wife <persfn>Yashoda</persfn>, together with his brother <persfn>Balarama</persfn>, 'Rama the strong,' who had been likewise saved from massacre. The two brothers grew up among the shepherds, slaying monsters and demons and sporting with the Gopis, the female cowherds of Vrindavana. Their birth and infancy, their juvenile exploits, and their erotic gambols with the Gopis became in time the essential portion of the legend of Krishna, and their scenes are today the most celebrated centers of his worship. When grown, the brothers put their uncle <persfn>Kansa</persfn> to death, and Krishna became king of the Yadavas. He cleared the land of monsters, warred against impious kings, and took part in the war of the sons of <persfn>Pandu</persfn> against those of <persfn>Dhritarashtra</persfn>, as described in the Mahabharata. He transferred his capital to Dvaraka ('the city of gates'), the gates of the West, since localized in Gujarat. There he and his race were overtaken by the final catastrophe. After seeing his brother slain, and the Yadavas kill each other to the last man, he himself perished, wounded in the heel, like Achilles, by the arrow of a hunter. The bible of the worshipers of Vishnu in his most popular manifestation, that of Krishna, consists of the <er>Bhagavatapurana</er> and the <er>Bhagavadgita</er>. See these words.</note><br/>
+[<source>Century Dict. 1906</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Hare Krishnas</b></col> <cd>A popular name for the group <altname>International Society for Krishna Consciousness</altname> (abbreviated <altname>ISKCON</altname>), devotees of Krishna, founded in 1966 by <person>A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada</person> (born 1896, died 1977). They are called thus because of their frequent public chanting of the words &ldquo;Hare Krishna&rdquo;.</cd></cs><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 820 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Kri"tarch*y</hw> <pr>(kr&imacr;"t&auml;rk*&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>krith`s</grk> judge + <grk>'archh`</grk> beginning, government.]</ety> <def>The rule of the judges over Israel.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Samson, Jephthah, Gideon, and other heroes of the <qex>kritarchy</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Southey.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kro*kid"o*lite</hw> <pr>(kr&ouptack_;*k&ibreve_;d"&ouptack_;*l&imacr;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>See <er>Crocidolite</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&Verbar;Kro"ne</hw> <pr>(kr&omacr;"n&auptack_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Dan.]</ety> <def>A coin of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, of the value of about twenty-eight cents (in 1913). See <er>Crown</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 9.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kroo"man</hw> <pr>(kr&oomacr_;"m&aitalic_;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Kroomen</plw> <pr>(kr&oomacr_;"m&eitalic_;n)</pr>.</plu> <def>One of a negro tribe of Liberia and the adjacent coast, whose members are much employed on shipboard.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Krul"ler</hw> <pr>(kr&ubreve;l"l&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Cruller</er>.</def></p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Krumm"horn`</hw>, <hw>Krum"horn`</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(kr&oomacr_;m"h&ocirc;rn`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G. <ets>krummhorn</ets> cornet; <ets>krumm</ets> crooked + <ets>horn</ets> horn.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A reed instrument of music of the cornet kind, now obsolete (see <er>Cornet</er>, 1, <pos>a.</pos>).</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A reed stop in the organ; -- sometimes called <altname>cremona</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Krupp` gun"</hw> <pr>(kr&oobreve_;p`g&ubreve;n")</pr> <pos>n.</pos>. <def>A breech-loading steel cannon manufactured at the works of Friedrich <etsep>Krupp</etsep>, at Essen in Prussia. Guns of over eight-inch bore are made up of several concentric cylinders; those of a smaller size are forged solid.</def> <mark>[obsolescent]</mark> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Krupp"ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Kruppized</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Kruppizing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <fld>(Metal.)</fld> <def>To treat by, or subject to, the Krupp process.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Krupp process</hw> <pr>(kr&oobreve_;p)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Iron Metal.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A process practiced by <person>Friedrich <etsep>Krupp</etsep></person>, Essen, Germany, for washing pig iron, differing from the Bell process in using manganese as well as iron oxide, and performed in a Pernot furnace. Called also the <altname>Bell-Krupp process</altname>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A process for the manufacture of steel armor plates, invented or practiced by <etsep>Krupp</etsep>, the details of which are secret. It is understood to involve the addition of chromium as well as nickel to the metal, and to include a treatment like that of the Harvey process with unknown variations or additions. The product is mentioned by some authors, as <xex>improved Harvey</xex>, or <xex>Harvey-Krupp</xex> armor plate.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kry"o*lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>See <er>Cryolite</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kryp"ton</hw> <pr>(kr&ibreve_;p"t&obreve_;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>krypto`n</grk>, neut. of <grk>krypto`s</grk> hidden.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An inert gaseous element of the argon (<isa>noble gas</isa>) group, of atomic number 36, occurring in air to the extent of about one volume in a million. It was discovered by <persfn>Ramsay</persfn> and <persfn>Travers</persfn> in 1898. Boiling point, -152.3&deg; C.; melting point, -156.6&deg; C.; symbol, <it>Kr</it>; atomic weight, 83.8.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ksar</hw> <pr>(z&auml;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Czar</er>.</def></p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ksha"tri*ya</hw> <pr>(ksh&adot_;"tr&euptack_;*y&adot_;)</pr>, <hw>Ksha"tru*ya</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Skr. <ets>kshatriya</ets> one belonging to the military caste.]</ety> <def>The military caste, the second of the four great Hindu castes; also, a member of that caste. See <er>Caste</er>.</def> <mark>[India]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&Verbar;Ku"da</hw> <pr>(k&oomacr_;"d&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The East Indian tapir. See <er>Tapir</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&Verbar;Ku"dos</hw> <pr>(k&umacr;"d&obreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>ky^dos</grk> glory.]</ety> <def>Glory; fame; renown; praise.</def> <rj><au>W. H. Russel.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ku"dos</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To praise; to extol; to glorify.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Kudos'd</xex> egregiously.&rdquo; <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Southey.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&Verbar;Ku"du</hw> <pr>(k&oomacr_;"d&oomacr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Koodoo</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ku"fic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Cufic</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&Verbar;Ku*kang"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <def>The slow lemur. See <er>Lemur</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Ku`klux"</hw>, <hw>Ku` Klux"</hw>, <hw>Ku` Klux" Klan</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The name adopted in the southern part of the United States by a secret political organization, active for several years after the close of the Civil War, and having for its aim the repression of the political power of the freed negroes; -- called also <altname>Kuklux Klan</altname> and <altname>the Klan</altname>. It exerienced a revival in the 1920's, in the north as well as the south, and persists as a weak organization into the 1990's. Its goals were primarily anti-negro and anti-Catholic, and its tactics included terrorist attacks on negroes for the purpose of intimidation with the goal of continuing segregation. The signature activity of the Klan was the burning of a cross, either at rallies of Klansmen, or on the property of African-Americans which they hoped to intimidate.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ku"lan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Koulan</er>.</def></p>
+
+<p><hw>Kul*tur"kampf`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G., fr. <ets>kultur</ets>, <ets>cultur</ets>, culture + <ets>kampf</ets> fight.]</ety> <fld>(Ger. Hist.)</fld> <def>Lit., culture war; -- a name, originating with <persfn>Virchow</persfn> (1821 - 1902), given to a struggle between the Roman Catholic Church and the German government, chiefly over the latter's efforts to control educational and ecclesiastical appointments in the interest of the political policy of centralization. The struggle began with the passage by the Prussian Diet in May, 1873, of the so-called <col><b>May laws</b></col>, or <col><b>Falk laws</b></col>, aiming at the regulation of the clergy. Opposition eventually compelled the government to change its policy, and from 1880 to 1887 laws virtually nullifying the May laws were enacted.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ku"mish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ku"miss</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Koumiss</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kum"mel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G. <ets>k&uuml;mmel</ets> cumin, caraway seed, L. <ets>cuminum</ets>. Cf. <er>Cumin</er>.]</ety> <def>A Russian and German liqueur, consisting of a sweetened spirit flavored with caraway seeds.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>kum"quat</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Chin. <ets>kin keu</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>any of several trees or shrubs of the genus <gen>Fortunella</gen> (formerly <gen>Citrus</gen>) of the rue family (<fam>Rutaceae</fam>) (especially <spn>Citrus Japonica</spn>) growing in <country>China</country> and <country>Japan</country> bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp; also, any of the small acid, orange-colored citrus fruits of such plants, used mostly for preserves.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>cumquat</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&Verbar;Kup"fer*nick"el</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G. See <er>Copper</er>, and <er>Nickel</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Copper-nickel; niccolite. See <er>Niccolite</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>kurakkan</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>An East Indian cereal grass (<spn>Eleusine coracana</spn>) whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> finger millet, ragi, ragee, African millet, coracan, corakan, <spn>Eleusine coracana</spn>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>kurchatovium</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <person>Igor <etsep>Kurchatov</etsep></person>, a Russian scientist who worked on the atomic bomb.]</ety> <def>A transuranic element of atomic number 104, symbol <it>Ku</it>; also called <altname>rutherfordium</altname>, symbol <it>Rf</it>. It is produced in very small quantities by nuclear reactions. In November 1993 the nomenclature committe of the American Chemical Society approved the name <altname>rutherfordium</altname> for element 104. Russsian investigators who claim to have first discovered element 104, isotope 260 (half-life 0.3 seconds) in 1964 at Dubna proposed the name <ex>kurchatovium</ex>. However, investigators at Berkely in 1969 produced several isotopes of element 104 but were unable to produce isotope 260; they reported finding isotope 257, with a half-life of 4-5 seconds, isotope 259 with a half-life of 3-4 seconds, and isotope 258 with a shorter half-life.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> rutherfordium, Rf, Ku, unnilquadium, Unq, element 104, atomic number 104.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>kurchee</hw>, <hw>kurchi</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A tropical Asian tree (<spn>Holarrhena antidysenterica</spn> syn. <spn>Holarrhena pubescens</spn>) with hard white wood and bark formerly used as a remedy for dysentery and diarrhea.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ivory tree, conessi, kurchee, <spn>Holarrhena pubescens</spn>, <spn>Holarrhena antidysenterica</spn>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kurd</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A member of a people who inhabit a mountainous region of Western Asia, sometimes referred to as Kurdistan, spread over an area including adjoining parts of Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Syria. The people of this region speak Kurdish and are mostly Moslem.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Koord</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kurd"ish</hw>, <pos>prop. a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Kurds, the Kurdish language, or Kurdistan.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Koordish</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kurd"ish</hw>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>The language of the Kurds; it is related to Farsi, the modern Iranian language.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Koordish</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ku*ril"i*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Kurile Islands, a chain of islands in the Pacific ocean, extending from the southern extremity of Kamchatka to Yesso.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native or an inhabitant of the Kurile Islands.</def></def2> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Koorilian</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&Verbar;Ku"ro-Siwo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Jap. <ets>kuroshio</ets>; <ets>kuro</ets> black + <ets>shio</ets> tide.]</ety> <def>See <er>Japan Current</er>, above.</def><br/>
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&Verbar;Kur"saal`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G.]</ety> <def>A public hall or room, for the use of visitors at watering places and health resorts in Germany.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ku`si*man"se</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A carnivorous animal (<spn>Crossarchus obscurus</spn>) of tropical Africa. It its allied to the civets. Called also <altname>kusimansel</altname>, and <altname>mangue</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kus"kus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <ety>[Per. &amp; Hind. <ets>khaskhas</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See <er>Vetiver</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kus"si*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A Turkish instrument of music, with a hollow body covered with skin, over which five strings are stretched.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>kussir</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ku*tauss"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The India civet (<spn>Viverra zibetha</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kutch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Goldbeating)</fld> <def>The packet of vellum leaves in which the gold is first beaten into thin sheets.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kutch</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Catechu</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kwajalein</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A battle of World War II (January 1944); American forces landed and captured a Japanese airbase.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Kwan yin</hw>, <hw>Kwan-yin</hw></mhw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Buddhism)</fld> <def>A female Bodhisattva; often called Goddess of Mercy and considered an aspect of the Bodisattva Avalokitesvara; identified with Japanese Kwannon.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Kuan Yin.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kwannon</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>Japanese counterpart of the Chinese Kuan Yin.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>kweek</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A trailing grass (<spn>Cynodon dactylon</spn>) native to Europe, now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in the Southern U. S. and India. Called also <altname>Bahama grass</altname> and <altname>Bermuda grass</altname>.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Bermuda grass, devil grass, Bahama grass, doob, scutch grass, star grass, <spn>Cynodon dactylon</spn>.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>kwela</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kind of danceable music popular among black South Africans; it includes a whistle among its instruments.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ky</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>Kine.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark> <see>See <er>Kee</er>, <er>Kie</er>, and <er>Kine</er>.</see><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ky`a*bo"ca wood`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Amboyna wood.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Sandalwood (<spn>Santalum album</spn>).</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ky"ack</hw> <pr>(k&imacr;"&abreve;k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A pack sack to be swung on either side of a packsaddle.</def> <mark>[Western U. S.]</mark></p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A <er>kayak</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ky"a*nite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Cyanite</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ky"an*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Kyanized</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Kyanizing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[From Mr. <etsep>Kyan</etsep>, the inventor of the process.]</ety> <def>To render (wood) proof against decay by saturating with a solution of corrosive sublimate in open tanks, or under pressure.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ky"a*nol</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Cyanite</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Aniline.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A base obtained from coal tar.</def> <rj><au>Ure.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ky*an"o*phyll</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Cyanophyll</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kyar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Cocoanut fiber, or the cordage made from it. See <er>Coir</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kyaw</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A daw.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kyd</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <def><pos>p. p.</pos> of <er>Kythe</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kyd"de</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <def><pos>imp.</pos> of <er>Kythe</er>, to show.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; Spenser erroneously uses <xex>kydst</xex> to mean &ldquo;knowest.&rdquo;</note><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kyke</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[See 1st <er>Kike</er>.]</ety> <def>To look steadfastly; to gaze.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <altsp>[Written also <asp>kike</asp>, <asp>keke</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>This Nicholas sat ever gaping upright,<br/>
+As he had <qex>kyked</qex> on the newe moon.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Ky"ley</hw>, <hw>ky"lie</hw></mhw> <pr>(k&imacr;"l&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an Australian boomerang, having one side flat and the other convex.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> kiley.</syn><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ky"loes</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>The cattle of the Hebrides, or of the Highlands.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kym"nel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Kimnel</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chapman.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ky"mo*graph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; wave + <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>An instrument for measuring, and recording graphically, the pressure of the blood in any of the blood vessels of a living animal; -- called also <altname>kymographion</altname>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ky`mo*graph"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to a kymograph; <as>as, a <ex>kymographic</ex> tracing</as>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kym"ric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a &amp; n.</pos> <def>See <er>Cymric</er>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos></def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kym"ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Cymry</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kyn"rede</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Kindred.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ky`nu*ren"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, dog + &unr_; urine.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from the urine of dogs. By decomposition the acid yields a nitrogenous base (called <xex>kynurin</xex>) and carbonic acid.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>cynurenic</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kyr"i*e</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Kyrie eleison</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kyr"i*e e*lei"son</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <pos>n. &amp; interj.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>ky`rie 'elei^son</grk> .]</ety><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <def>Greek words, meaning &ldquo;<sig>Lord, have mercy upon us</sig>,&rdquo; used in the Mass, the breviary offices, the litany of the saints, etc.</def> <rj><au>Addis &amp; Arnold.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The name given to the response to the Commandments, in the service of the Church of England and of the Protestant Episcopal Church.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kyr`i*elle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>kyrielle</ets>.]</ety> <def>A litany beginning with the words, &ldquo;Kyrie eleison.&rdquo;</def> <rj><au>Shipley.</au></rj></p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Kyr"i*o*lex`y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Kyr`i*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;. See <er>Curiologic</er>.]</ety> <def>The use of literal or simple expressions, as distinguished from the use of figurative or obscure ones.</def> <rj><au>Krauth-Fleming.</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kyr`i*o*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Curiologic</er>.]</ety> <def>Serving to denote objects by conventional signs or alphabetical characters; <as>as, the original Greek alphabet of sixteen letters was called <ex>kyriologic</ex>, because it represented the pure elementary sounds</as>. See <er>Curiologic</er>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>curiologic</asp> and <asp>kuriologic</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note>&hand_; The term is also applied, as by Warburton, to those Egyptian hieroglyphics, in which a part is put conventionally for the whole, as in depicting a battle by two hands, one holding a shield and the other a bow.</note></p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Kythe</hw>, <hw>Kithe</hw> <pr>(k&imacr;&thlig_;)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Kydde</conjf>, <conjf>Kidde</conjf> <pr>(k&ibreve_;d"d<it>e</it>)</pr>; <pos>p. p.</pos> <conjf>Kythed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>, Kid; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Kything</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>kythen</ets>, <ets>kithen</ets>, <ets>cu&eth;en</ets>, to make known, AS. <ets>c&ymacr_;&eth;an</ets>, fr. <ets>c&umacr;&eth;</ets> known. &radic;45. See <er>Uncouth</er>, <er>Can</er> to be able, and cf. <er>Kith</er>.]</ety> <def>To make known; to manifest; to show; to declare.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>For gentle hearte <qex>kytheth</qex> gentilesse.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kythe</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To come into view; to appear.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>It <qex>kythes</qex> bright . . . because all is dark around it.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&Verbar;Ky*tom"i*ton</hw> <pr>(k&iuptack_;*t&obreve_;m"&ibreve_;*t&obreve_;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <grk>ky`tos</grk> a hollow vessel + <grk>mi`tos</grk> a thread.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>See <er>Karyomiton</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>&Verbar;Ky`to*plas"ma</hw> <pr>(k&imacr;`t&ouptack_;*pl&abreve;z"m&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>ky`tos</grk> a hollow vessel + <grk>pla`sma</grk> thing molded.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>See <er>Karyoplasma</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><!-- p. 821 --></p>
+</dictionary>
+
diff --git a/dict/kc.xml b/dict/kc.xml
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+<dict>
+<p><hw >Kaffle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Coffle</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>(?)Kafi*lah</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Cafila</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>kafir</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Kaffir</er>.</def> <mark>[South Africa]</mark> <br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> kaffir, caffer, caffre.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kafka</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def><person>Franz Kafka</person>, a writer, b. 1883, d. 1924.</def><br/>
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Franz Kafka.</syn><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kafkaesque</hw> <pos>prop. a.</pos> <ety>[fr. <person>Franz <etsep>Kafka</etsep></person>, novelist; especially from his novels such as The Trial.]</ety> <def>Frightening, threating, and bewildering in a vague and unexplicable way; -- of situations or regulations. Often used to describe illogical bureaucratic entanglements with no reasonable solution.</def><br/>
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kaftan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.(?) v.</pos> <def>See <er>Caftan</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kage</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A chantry chapel inclosed with lattice or screen work.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>(?)Kagu</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo(?)l.)</fld> <def>A singular, crested, grallatorial bird <spn>(Rhinochetos jubatus)</spn>, native of New Caledonia. It is gray above, paler beneath, and the feathers of the wings and tail are handsomely barred with brown, black, and gray. It is allied to the sun bittern.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kail</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A kind of headless cabbage. Same as <er>Kale</er>, 1.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any cabbage, greens, or vegetables.</def> <mark>[OE. or Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A broth made with kail or other vegetables; hence, any broth; also, a dinner.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Kail yard</b></col>, <cd>a kitchen garden.</cd> <mark>[Scot.]</mark></cs><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>(?)Kai`ma*cam</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Caimacam</er>.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kain</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld> <def>Poultry, etc., required by the lease to be paid in kind by a tenant to his landlord.</def> <rj><au>Wharton (Law Dict.).</au></rj><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Kainit</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Trade name, fr. <ets>kainite</ets>.]</ety> <def>Salts of potassium used in the manufacture of fertilizers.</def><br/>
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+</dict>
+
diff --git a/dict/memo.xml b/dict/memo.xml
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+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
+<memo>hello
+<title to ="he">With Usura Hath no Man a House of Good Stone</title>
+<date form="ISO-8601">2003-02-01</date>
+<to>The Art World</to>
+<body>
+It appears that with the unfortunate recent United States
+Supreme Court ruling in <cite>Eldred vs. Ashcroft</cite>, the
+basis for creative expression, and the general gain of society
+in such expression is <strong>forfeit</strong> to crude commercial
+interest.
+</body>
+
+<title to ="he">With Usura Hath no Man a House of Good Stone</title>
+<date form="ISO-8601">2003-02-01</date>
+<to>The Art World</to>
+<body>
+It appears that with the unfortunate recent United States
+Supreme Court ruling in <cite>Eldred vs. Ashcroft</cite>, the
+basis for creative expression, and the general gain of society
+in such expression is <strong>forfeit</strong> to crude commercial
+interest.
+</body>
+
+<title to ="he">With Usura Hath no Man a House of Good Stone</title>
+<date form="ISO-8601">2003-02-01</date>
+<to>The Art World</to>
+<body>
+It appears that with the unfortunate recent United States
+Supreme Court ruling in <cite>Eldred vs. Ashcroft</cite>, the
+basis for creative expression, and the general gain of society
+in such expression is <strong>forfeit</strong> to crude commercial
+interest.
+</body>
+
+</memo>
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
+<!DOCTYPE note SYSTEM "Note.dtd">
+<note>
+<to>Tove</to>
+<from>Jani</from>
+<heading>Reminder</heading>
+<body>Don't forget me this weekend!</body>
+</note>
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+++ b/dict/tdict.xml
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+<?xml version ="1.0"?>
+<dictionary>
+<word>community
+ <description>
+ <definition>Group of people sharing a common understanding</definition>
+ <usage>null</usage>
+ </description>
+ <level>3<level>
+ <image>./resource/group of people.gif</image>
+ <is_incorrect>0</is_incorrect>
+ <phoneme></phoneme>
+ <correct-incorrect>0-0</correct-incorrect>
+</word>
+
+
+
+
+
+</dictionary>
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